My 26-year-old Female Tenant

  It was already 11 o'clock at night when I got home. I thought my father and mother had already rested, but I didn't want them both to sit in the living room and watch TV.

  I closed the door and took off the slippers from the shoe rack to put on. My mother turned down the volume of the TV and asked me, "Zhaoyang, did you have dinner with that girl tonight?"

   "Well, I took her to eat the ground pot." After speaking, I was afraid that they would continue to ask, and then added, "She will return to Suzhou tomorrow."

  Mom nodded and she stopped asking questions and focused on the TV series that was broadcasting.

   Before I had time to breathe a sigh of relief, Dad suddenly asked: "Did she come to ask you to go back to Suzhou to work?"

   "That's what I mean." I gave Ban Dad an answer ambiguously.

   "How did you lose your job in Suzhou? Why did she say that your job loss had something to do with her?"

   "Ban Dae, I don't plan to go back to Suzhou to work anymore, it doesn't make much sense for you to ask again, does it?"

  Ban Dad said with a stern face: "You can stay in Xuzhou, find the job yourself, don't expect me to help you arrange it."

  I said helplessly: "I've been looking for it by myself recently, don't worry, I don't need to trouble you about work."

  Ban Dae ignored me and focused on the TV series that was broadcasting on TV.

  …

Back in my room, I leaned on the bed, lit a cigarette, and couldn’t help thinking about the work problems that need to be solved recently. If I can, I still hope to work in a department store, but the department stores in Xuzhou can’t do without fingers. It can be counted, and the demand for personnel is not strong. It is estimated that it is not easy to find a previous job. If it is not possible, we can only lower the requirements and find some low-paying planning jobs.

In the depression of not seeing the future, I thought of Mi Cai again. It is true that going back to Suzhou with her is a good choice for the time being, but that city really makes me very tired, and I hardly have any sense of expectation. I don't want to go back and walk the road I have traveled again.

Sometimes people are like this. Before I decided to leave Suzhou, I still had unwillingness and nostalgia. When I really made the departure a reality, those unwillingness and nostalgia gradually faded away, and this is the most fundamental reason for my refusal to return to Suzhou. reason.

  The next day, according to the agreement with Mi Cai, I arrived at the hotel where she was staying before 7:00, and we bid farewell in the early morning sunshine.

  I handed a box in my hand to Mi Cai and said, "This is our Xuzhou specialty, children's crispy candy. You can chew and play when you are bored at night, and you won't get fat."

  Mi Cai took the box from my hand and looked at it, then smiled and said "Thank you."

   "Drive slowly on the road, and go to the service station to sleep for a while if you are sleepy." I was a little worried about Mi Cai driving long distances alone, and told me.

"I know."

"that…"

   Mi Cai looked at me, waiting for me to continue.

   "Well, come to our Xuzhou to play again when you have time."

  Mi Cai showed a hint of disappointment on her face, but still nodded with a smile, and then said to me: "Yes, if there is a chance, I hope to come to your place to eat earth pot."

   "Well, then say goodbye and take care."

"Take care of yourself!"

  After Mi Cai finished speaking, she walked towards her car, and I finally remembered what I wanted to say, and shouted at her back: "Mi Cai, be careful of your uncle Mi Zhongde, he won't stop so easily."

  Mi Cai stopped at the same spot, but did not turn around, nodded, and without stopping, started the car and drove out of the hotel parking lot.

Watching the car gradually drive away with the traffic flow, I felt an inexplicable loss in my heart. I didn't want to think too deeply about this loss, so I opened the car door with a light sigh, got in the car, and then drove the car and Mi Cai to complete the journey. Drive in the opposite direction.

  …

  During the whole day, I applied for a few more companies. As before, some were satisfied and some were not. As for the final application result, I still need to wait for the notification.

  It was already evening, I found the phone number of Li Xiaoyun, the first blind date in my life, and then dialed it.

  The phone was connected after a while, and I said to Li Xiaoyun straight to the point: "Are you free tonight? I want to treat you to dinner seriously, and I will return the money I lent you last time."

   "I'll be off work later, where are you going to eat?" Li Xiaoyun said without refusing.

   "You decide the place, it depends on what you like to eat."

  Li Xiaoyun thought for a while and said, "Let's go eat Japanese food. Recently, there is a new Japanese restaurant on Fashion Avenue. I heard it's good."

   "Okay, which advertising company do you work for? I'll pick you up."

   "No, I drove the car by myself today, and we can just meet at the restaurant."

   "ok."

  …

I first came to the newly opened restaurant on Fashion Avenue. After booking a seat, I waited for Li Xiaoyun outside the restaurant. About a quarter of an hour later, a red Focus hatchback stopped in front of me, and then Li Xiaoyun got out of the car. He came out, waved to me, and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

   "Just a short while, the location has been set, let's go in."

  Li Xiaoyun nodded and followed me into the restaurant.

  In the private room for two, Li Xiaoyun and I were sitting opposite each other, and the food that we ordered would be served after a while. In fact, I can’t say that I like cooking, but Li Xiaoyun has such a request, so I still have to maintain a manly demeanor to satisfy her.

  We were eating and talking, and Li Xiaoyun suddenly asked me: "Zhaoyang, do you know that we were eating in a coffee shop that day, and my mother and your mother were sitting behind us?"

   "I know, otherwise I wouldn't be able to return the money to you so quickly. My mother scolded me a lot, but Aiko eagerly gave me the pocket money." I laughed.

  Li Xiaoyun smiled slightly and said, "Do you know what my mother said about you?"

   "Certainly not a positive comment."

  Li Xiaoyun laughed "haha" and said: "My mother said that she has a lot of experience, and it is the first time she sees someone who will ask a girl to borrow money during a blind date."

  I sighed and said: "Oh! Your mother just rejected me like this. It seems that our marriage will not work out, but I can't blame your mother for this, it's because I am not sensible."

   "Don't be so pessimistic..."

  I asked with a smile, "You mean we still have fun?"

   "Er... that's not what I meant either."

   "Then you don't need to comfort me, let's eat this dinner in a happy mood today."

  Li Xiaoyun nodded and said: "Then let's not talk about this, by the way, are you looking for a job recently?"

   "Yeah, I've been bothering about this for over a week."

Li Xiaoyun was a little surprised and asked: "I heard that you graduated from Soochow University, which is a pretty good school, and your father is a section chief in a state-owned enterprise. Is it difficult?"

   "Don't mention it, I was brought back by him!" I said a little depressed.

  Li Xiaoyun smiled and didn't pay attention to this, and asked again: "You were doing planning work before, right?"

   "Why, are you going to introduce me to a job?"

  Li Xiaoyun nodded, and said: "It can be said that the planning department of our advertising company is currently recruiting business planning. With your experience in planning in large department stores, the advertising company's planning work should be able to handle it, right?"

   "It's not a big problem. The essence of the work between the two is similar, and you can get started soon." I said confidently.

   "Okay, send me a resume later, and I'll hand it over to the planning director of our planning department tomorrow. If he thinks it's okay, he can make an appointment for an interview." Li Xiaoyun said.

   "Okay, I'll trouble you then."

"Why are you being so polite? Our two families are very familiar with Aunt Zhang (the aunt who introduced me to Li Xiaoyun on a blind date), so I will do my friend a favor. By the way, I have a good relationship with Director Zhou of our company's planning department. It shouldn't be a big problem with work." Li Xiaoyun said with a smile.

   "Then I won't say thank you to you. After finishing the work, I will treat you to dinner again."

   "Actually, I would prefer that you treat me to dinner after you have made achievements at work. The meal at that time may be more delicious."

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