Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Judging from the girl's appearance, she probably didn't recognize me. She was wearing a mask downstairs that day, and when she went out today, she deliberately wore windproof black-framed glasses, so she didn't need a mask, so the girl didn't recognize her.

"How long have you been here?" Gu Tongwan quickened the pace of unlocking the door, fearing that the girl would freeze to death if he was any later.

Luo Mei replied softly: "Not long, just a moment."

Gu Tongwan continued to ask: "What time did you come?"

Luo Mei was stunned for a moment. She thought she would not continue after answering this question, but she did not expect Gu Tongwan to keep asking. This time she could only answer truthfully: "I came at 8:15."

That was half an hour early. The girl was honest and it was obvious that she was eager to get the job.

Gu Tongwan was not disgusted by the girl's eagerness. Instead, he felt that the girl cherished the opportunity of this interview very much. In addition, the way Luo Mei protected Luo Cheng that day also made Gu Tongwan have a better impression of this girl.

Luo Mei dressed up before going out today, at least she looked clean and energetic, and she also wore the only thick down jacket other than black. However, she knew that there would not be too few people interviewing this time. She had seen that the number of views of this recruitment post had reached more than 2,000, and there were hundreds of replies below.

In fact, job postings on forums nowadays, especially those for non-physical jobs, are generally popular positions, and the competition in the inner circle of jobs is very fierce.

Although this interview was only for a fruit and vegetable store, the location was good. After all, it was close to the administrative circle of the main city center, with dense communities and administrative units. Although the working hours seemed long, the peak customer flow of fruit and vegetable stores was generally concentrated in the morning, noon, and between 4 and 6 pm. The rest of the time was actually time to slack off. Anyway, there was only one person in the store, so I could do whatever I wanted. Moreover, the salary was not low. If it weren't for those college graduates who were arrogant and thought that being a salesperson in a fruit and vegetable store was a bit unworthy, I'm afraid this job posting would have exploded long ago.

I haven't been to the store for two days. The vegetables in the store are covered with a layer of plastic wrap. The green leafy vegetables have been thrown back into the space. The rest are some easy-to-store ones.

Gu Tongwan turned on the light in the room and pointed to a chair in front. "Sit over there first. Someone else will come for an interview later. But since you're here early, give me five minutes so I can get ready and start the interview."

"Ah? Don't we have to wait for others?" Luo Mei did not sit down immediately. Instead, she was a little surprised that she was the first person to be interviewed today.

Gu Tong arrived at the warehouse late and took out two more chairs and placed them outside the store. Fortunately, there was a canvas awning outside the store, and she only gave each person ten minutes for the interview. The interview time was previously notified to be between 8:45 and 9:15, but the interviewees could arrange whether to arrive early or late.

After pouring a cup of hot water and handing it to Luo Mei, Gu Tongwan only asked some simple questions, such as work experience and home address, and also asked Luo Mei to briefly talk about her understanding of the job and her expectations and requirements for salary.

During the conversation, I was surprised that Luo Mei already had two years of work experience at such a young age. Moreover, this girl's job scope was also very wide. She was not only a salesperson, but also had part-time experience as a logistics porter, food deliveryman, and restaurant waiter.

"Okay, go back and wait for notification. You will receive a phone call before four o'clock in the afternoon. If not... that means you did not pass the interview." Gu Tongwan said in a calm voice.

Luo Mei nodded obediently, stood up, rinsed the cup of water in the sink next to her, placed it on the table, and then turned and left.

Gu Tongwan glanced at the cup in front of him and fell into deep thought.

As Luo Mei walked out of the store, two young girls wearing imitation mink coats came towards her. Judging from their attire, these two girls should come from a well-off family, and one of them had just arrived at the previous intersection on a ride on a relative's motorcycle.

A family that can afford a motorcycle these days can be considered wealthy, especially since the base’s main means of transportation is bicycles. Motorcycles consume a lot of fuel, and not many people dare to ride them after buying one. That’s why it can be said that the girl’s family conditions are not too bad.

The two girls walked together. They knew each other before. It would be more accurate to say that one of them accompanied the other to the interview rather than that they came together for the interview.

The girl in the rose-red fake mink coat just raised her head and bumped into Luo Mei. She originally disliked Luo Mei's old-fashioned and dirty clothes, but when she saw Luo Mei's pretty face, her expression changed instantly.

"Shuangshuang, what's wrong? Is it someone you know?" the girl in a black cotton jacket next to her asked curiously.

In fact, the person who came for the interview today was the girl in the black cotton-padded jacket. The girl named Shuangshuang came here to kill time because she was bored. She had applied for a job online based on her good friend's resume. Who knew that this small store would actually let her come for an interview? But what was even more surprising was that she would meet Luo Mei here.

"It's more like a fate than an acquaintance. Tan Weimin was put in solitary confinement at home just because of her." Ban Shuangshuang sneered, folded his hands over his chest, and looked at Luo Mei leisurely.

The girl in the cotton-padded jacket was shocked. It was said that the youngest son of the Tan family got into trouble some time ago. It seemed that he was driving drunk and driving a girl in the base, and ended up hitting her. The incident was exposed in a post on the forum, and it caused a sensation at the time. If it hadn't been for the extreme cold that came and diverted people's attention, causing the attention to this incident to decrease a lot, I'm afraid that Tan Weimin would have been criticized by hundreds of thousands of people by now.

The reason why Ban Shuangshuang was involved with Tan Weimin and Luo Mei was mainly because Ban Shuangshuang was Tan Weimin's ex-girlfriend, and the ex-girlfriend whom Tan Weimin dumped after three months of dating. The fuse for their breakup was also because Tan Weimin was obsessed with Luo Mei at the time, and even used many despicable means to force Luo Mei to date him. The person sitting in the car on the day Tan Weimin had the car accident was also Liu Cheng, who was somewhat similar to Luo Mei.

Whether it was the unwillingness after being dumped or the jealousy aroused by Luo Mei's beautiful appearance, it was enough to make Ban Shuangshuang feel strong disgust and hatred towards Luo Mei.

As the saying goes, enemies become jealous of each other when they meet. In fact, Luo Mei also knew that Ban Shuangshuang hated her and even did something behind her back to ruin several of her previous jobs.

But Ban Shuangshuang's family is well-off and has extensive connections, and she has relied on her family background to suppress Luo Mei many times. Even though Luo Mei was angry, she could only try her best to avoid places where Ban Shuangshuang was. But she didn't expect that the two would meet today.

Luo Mei also saw Ban Shuangshuang at this time, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She quickly lowered her head and pulled her scarf up, praying that Ban Shuangshuang didn't see her.

"What's wrong with the owner of this fruit and vegetable store? How can such a person come for an interview? Are the job requirements so low now?" Ban Shuangshuang said in a sarcastic tone, and deliberately stood in front of Luo Mei.

Luo Mei did not intend to engage in direct conflict with Ban Shuangshuang, so she planned to go around them, but Ban Shuangshuang continued to block them.

"Sorry, I'm blocking the road. Could you please move aside?" Luo Mei took a deep breath before raising her head. Her timid look changed and her tone became a little harder.

Ban Shuangshuang still tried to stop him, and even said unhappily, "I'm determined to stop you, what can you do? I've said before, if you dare to snatch a man from me, Ban Shuangshuang, then you'll be prepared to be killed by me."

"You, my dear, are the only one who knows Qin Weiming. I don't even know him, and he is the one who is pestering me!" Luo Mei's eyes were burning with anger. She had no idea how many times she had said this to Ban Shuangshuang. Unfortunately, Ban Shuangshuang not only didn't believe her, but also pushed all the responsibility of breaking up with Qin Weiming onto her.

Just when Luo Mei was thinking about how to deal with Ban Shuangshuang, a cold and distant voice instantly focused several people's attention on the store entrance.

"Aren't you here for an interview? Why are you lingering at the door? And you, Luo Mei, why are you not leaving after the interview is over?" Gu Tongwan heard the conversation when the two of them started arguing outside. It was mainly Qin Weiming's name that caught her attention. If she remembered correctly, she seemed to have heard this name from Yan Fan last time, and he was also the culprit of the accident a few days ago.

"I, I'll leave now." With Gu Tongwan's intervention, Luo Mei seemed to have found an opportunity to leave. She covered her face completely with the scarf and walked forward in a hurry.

There was a thick layer of snow on the ground, and Ban Shuangshuang was wearing high-heeled boots. Even if she wanted to catch up, she couldn't catch up with Luo Mei's speed. So she could only stand there and stare at Luo Mei's gradually receding back with hatred.

Because of Gu Tongwan, he lost the opportunity to make things difficult for Luo Mei. After Ban Shuangshuang reacted, he turned around and looked up and down at the person leaning outside the door frame.

At this time, Gu Tongwan had taken off her scarf. Her bare face was still beautiful under the black-framed glasses, but her eyes were distant and cold. Her clothes and makeup were not fashionable, but the texture and materials of her clothes were excellent. Ban Shuangshuang had seen the military coat she was wearing in the mall. It cost two to three thousand points, and it was said to be very warm.

"Are you the boss?" After looking at Ban Shuangshuang for a while, he raised his eyebrows and asked.

Gu Tongwan nodded, which was considered an answer.

But then I heard Ban Shuangshuang say in an imperative tone: "The behavior of that woman just now is problematic. If you want to run your business well in the future, I suggest you don't hire such a person."

The girl in black robe next to Ban Shuangshuang stood aside awkwardly, as if she couldn't get involved in the topic. After all, it was she who came to the interview today, but Ban Shuangshuang ended up becoming the leader.

"I'm sorry, but I only have two principles for running a shop. One is to make money, and the other is to be happy. As for who I hire, I decide on my own. Don't bother you, little sister." Then he looked at the girl in the black jacket and raised his chin: "And you, are you still coming in for an interview?"

The girl in the black jacket glanced at Ban Shuangshuang, and seeing the displeasure on her face, she immediately swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Ban Shuangshuang nodded with a smile, "I want to see how long you can keep this store open." Then he glared at the girl in the black coat next to him, "This store is so small, and the salary is not high. I really don't know why you rushed here to be a salesperson. Otherwise, I will ask my uncle to introduce you to a clerical job. Do you know the Guardian Center? It's over there, with two days off on weekends and a salary of less than a thousand a month. Isn't it better than here?"

It was obvious that the girl in the black jacket was moved. After hesitating for a moment, she smiled in Gu Tongwan's direction and said, "I'm sorry, boss. I think the job of a salesperson may not be suitable for me. Besides, this place is a bit far from my home, so it's not very convenient to go to get off work."

Gu Tongwan just nodded indifferently about her choice: "I understand."

Soon after the two left, several more people came for interviews. However, three of the nine people did not come for the interview today. I guess they regretted it and didn't want to come.

None of the interviewees stood out. Instead, some kept asking about benefits and bonuses, some asked for a pay raise, and even more outrageous was that some said they had just given birth and asked for breastfeeding leave in the store. In extremely cold weather, they even suggested that breastfeeding leave should be doubled, meaning that in addition to being able to arrive at work an hour later, they also had to leave an hour earlier. They also requested one day of paid leave every month after working for a month.

In just over an hour, Gu Tongwan met several weirdos, one of whom even started asking about her background as soon as they met. He always tried to get her address, age, and marital status in some roundabout way, and even kept asking whether the car and old shop outside were her personal assets.

Gu Tongwan finally breathed a sigh of relief after the last interviewee left. Whenever she went to companies for interviews before, she always followed the pace of the HR manager. Why was it that now she was being asked questions by the interviewees all the time?

Moreover, the people who came later were not particularly suitable. Some of them were contemptuous and disgusted, some liked to pry into her privacy, and some even kept asking for a raise. As a result, Luo Mei, who came for the interview first, seemed too normal.

Liu Jinhua called to prepare lunch boxes. Perhaps she could hear the fatigue in Gu Tongwan's tone, so she couldn't help asking. After knowing what happened in the store just now, she smiled and said, "It's simple. If it's suitable, keep it. If it's not suitable, ignore it. And from what you said, the first girl is pretty good. What's there to be entangled about? It's not like you're looking for a partner. If it's not suitable, just fire her."

After noticing that Gu Tongwan didn't respond, Liu Jinhua continued, "But then again, if you're worried that the girl will cause you trouble, forget it. After all, your business is just starting out, so you'd better hire someone who's more reliable."

Gu Tongwan looked at the sink thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "Aunt, you are right. If it is suitable, you should stay, and I am not afraid of causing trouble."