My 26-year-old female tenant: Gufan on the Island

It was rare that I didn't drink and maintained a sober state of mind, but I became more and more afraid to answer my dad's call. I was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions when he asked about Jian Wei. I have been holding on for a long time, not showing up in front of others, but as long as I don't drink, the pain is like being poisoned by the most incurable poison in the world, and I am getting more and more desperate every day.

He lit up a cigarette and took a long puff. Then he mustered up the courage to answer the phone and asked with a smile: "Daddy (the reason for calling you so, there is an explanation in the original text), why are you still up so late?"

"Drinking some wine with some old brothers."

"Didn't drink much?"

"No."

Boss has always been like this. He never takes the initiative to find topics. Therefore, our conversations are always in the mode of me asking and him answering. I have become accustomed to it. Just when I was thinking about asking the next question, he suddenly took the initiative to ask me. Asked: "Are you coming back this year to celebrate the New Year?"

"Uh... I won't go back... It's not that I don't want to go back... As you know, the Chinese New Year is the busiest time for department stores every year."

The boss never liked force, but after a period of silence, he said: "After the New Year, if you have time, come back and stay for two days."

"Let's talk later."

As soon as I said these words, I felt guilty because I didn't go back during the Chinese New Year last year. I wasn't actually that busy, but I just didn't have the face to face them, especially during the Chinese New Year, when relatives gather together and like Comparing the harvest of a year, I always came up empty-handed, and I didn’t even buy them any decent gifts to show my filial piety...

"Dad, there's a good chance I won't be able to go back. Please pay more attention to your phone these days and I'll send you some New Year's goods."

"No, your mother has already prepared it."

"My mother prepares the usual stuff, I'll give you some hard stuff..."

"Your mother and I don't pursue these things, so don't spend money randomly... If you really want to spend it, buy yourself some decent clothes for the New Year."

"You really don't have to refuse. I work in the second best department store in Suzhou. I have all the good stuff. I pay employee prices when I buy things. I don't want this benefit to be free... Let's do it this way. I won't buy blindly. I'll give it to you." If you send two authentic Jinhua hams, it will be delicious as a snack!"

Only then did the boss say, "Okay."

I breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at the old objects in the old house habitually lost my mind. I have lived here for many days, but after all, this is not my home. I am just a passerby. It may not be long. It will welcome the next tenant, and the traces of my life here will soon be erased by the next tenant. It is like a rule. As long as there are wandering people, it will be constantly iterated and updated. .

"Zhaoyang, I haven't heard you mention Jian Wei for a few days."

I suddenly woke up and became restless...

The boss sighed and added: "Last time I went to Suzhou, I didn't see you buying lottery tickets again... Don't keep things in your heart. Tell your parents what you should tell them."

"I……"

I don’t know what’s wrong, but after saying this word, the corners of my eyes became hot and I felt bitter. No wonder my boss called me every day these days. He had seen through it a long time ago and was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to think about it, but I kept insisting. Don't say anything.

I lowered my head, laughed for a while, and said with choked sobs: "It's not that I don't try my best... but I can only get so far... I also... feel very uncomfortable... I don't know how to talk to you..."

The boss did not express any emotion, but said to me in his usual calm tone: "There is still a long way to go...walk slowly, realize slowly, wait slowly..."

I shed tears.

……

The boss had already hung up the phone, and I was still crying. It took me a long time to wipe it away, and then lit myself a cigarette to stabilize my mood. But on such a sad night, I couldn’t stop thinking about Jian Wei. .

We said we were going to get married, and we even thought about how many children we would have...

It hurts just because there were too many plans, too far ahead, but they came to an abrupt end without any warning.

……

After putting out the cigarette in the ashtray, I wanted to talk to the floor lamp next to me, but suddenly I found that its lamp pole seemed to be crooked... like a person leaning over to peek out.

It must have moved her heart again.

I laughed: "Don't look like you're infatuated every day... I didn't see that the curtains on the other side were closed, and I didn't even show you my farts!"

After saying that, I straightened the bent lamp pole.

……

When I arrived at the company the next day, I asked my colleagues in the fresh produce department about the price of Jinhua ham. A colleague told me: The best packaged ham costs 2,210 yuan per box. As an employee, I can get an internal price of 1,800 yuan.

My colleague asked me if I wanted it. If so, she would apply. I was stunned for a while and then told her to wait. However, there was really no time to wait because the Chinese New Year was approaching and the express delivery was about to stop.

……

After leaving the fresh food department, I went to the finance department.

I shamelessly asked the supervisor of the finance department if I could advance my salary for this month. The supervisor didn’t give me a good look and said that I was late for a total of five days this month. Anyone with a little self-awareness would not mention the advance of salary. What's more, the company's salary system cannot be destroyed. It will be paid when it is stipulated.

"This is a manifestation of inhumanity. The Zhuomei Department Store next door has never been like this. I heard that they paid out their employees' wages and benefits early before the year."

After I nagged like this, the supervisor gave me an even bigger look and said she wouldn't mind if I switched jobs to Zhuomei now, making it seem like she was the head of the HR department.

I also gave her a blank look. I didn't understand the principle of seeking political power in her position, and I didn't know how she got to the position of supervisor.

……

When I returned to my work place, I was restless and kept thinking about whether I should ask Fangyuan to borrow the money. Before I could make up my mind, I received a message from my landlord, Lao Li, urging me to pay last month's rent.

Embarrassment ensues...

So, I thought about the woman who made me spend 800 yuan in vain. Although she couldn't solve my immediate needs if she came back, it was better than nothing...

I decided to call CC and ask her not to let go of that freeloader.

Before making the call, I pushed Zhao Li at the next table and said, "If anyone comes to check on me later, just tell me that I went to the sales department to talk about the New Year's Day."

Zhao Li is a bit effeminate, and his voice is very soft, but you can still hear dissatisfaction: "Zhaoyang, you want to fish in troubled waters again... I beg you, can you not let me take the blame every time?... The day before yesterday, you also asked me to go to the purchasing department to discuss something, but I ended up hiding in the operation room and sleeping, and was caught by Mr. Chen..."

"It's just this one time. If I hadn't had insomnia, I wouldn't have caught up on my sleep... If I didn't catch up on my sleep, it would affect my work even more, right?"

"Come on, you have insomnia... Xiao Chen from the Finance Department saw you hanging out at the bar until after two o'clock before going back."

I sank my face and replied: "You have to compete with me, don't you?... Then don't blame me for telling Pan Xiaoyun (Zhao Li's girlfriend) that you found another girlfriend in the game... one wife at a time, It’s more intimate than calling me Pan Xiaoyun!”

Zhao Li shrank his head and looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "Are you peeking at me playing games again?"

"Just tell me if this happened?"

"Beast... you should leave quickly."

"Do you remember what I told you?"

"Remember, remember... go to the sales department to talk about the New Year's Festival."