Beat Generation

On the last day of the two-week vacation, Zhuang Mei, who was cleaning the room, received text messages from Manager Wang and Wen Xi at the same time. She read it three times before she figured it out—she was transferred again.

Transferred to a remote branch, when Zhuang Mei received the text message, she seemed to see the long yellow sand, the jingle of camel bells, and the end of the endless desert. She was the only one walking alone wearing a turban.

She sighed, and it took a long time before she replied to the text messages from Wen Xi and Manager Wang.

Manager Wang replied that she didn’t need to go back to the company to make a handover. Her personnel appointment announcement was sent directly by her superiors. She can take the train and then fly there tomorrow. Half of the rent can be reimbursed every month.

Wen Xi did not reply to her.

Zhuang Mei started to pack her bags. Su Wei felt surprised, so she leaned against the door and said, "You've been working for this company for so many years? Why haven't you been promoted, and you've been transferred here and there? Have you raised your salary?"

Zhuang Mei shook her head, and Su Wei took her hand, "Are you coming to work in my company? I also know people in the personnel department. I can even arrange for you in the administration department."

Zhuang Mei shook her head again, and Fang Zhiling also walked in at this time, "Hey, are you leaving? The house is not rented, is it? Then we need to find a new tenant."

"Shampoo, can you have a conscience, anyway, we have rented together for half a year."

Fang Zhiling stuck out his tongue, "Zhuang Mei is stubborn, and insists on dying in that financial company. How can we help?"

An indescribable sadness lingered in Zhuang Mei's heart. She blinked her eyes, and her eye sockets immediately turned red. Su Wei herself was in public relations. She thought about it and persuaded: "Actually, do you have someone in the company?" gone?"

Zhuang Mei smiled wryly again, "Don't guess. My father owes a lot to the boss of this company. Even if I work for them all my life, I can't pay it off. I envy you, you can change jobs, change bosses, and change jobs at any time .I...for the rest of my life, that's the way it is."

The luggage is empty, but there are some changes of clothes and daily necessities.

After a long journey, after saying goodbye to Fang Zhiling and Su Wei, she boarded the train that night. On the train, she found herself a one-bedroom house near the new company, which was remote and the rent was not expensive.

I got off the train and got on the plane again, non-stop all the way, and finally arrived at Mokri, a city very close to the desert, the day before the arrival date.

It is said to be a city, but at a glance, it is just a place similar to a county in the middle of the country.

She first went to the place where she lived to meet the landlord.

"Little girl, don't your parents worry about you coming to work in such a far place alone?" The landlord is a 56-year-old woman with rosy cheeks, iron-red skin, clear eyes, and hearty laughter. The introduction of Mokley is over.

"They've passed away. I also... have no siblings."

"Oh. My place is very close to the police station, and the law and order are very good. Well, I own a restaurant. I often come to eat, and I will give you a discount." The landlady handed over her business card, "Your company has just started, I I know, the store is very impressive, what are you doing in there?"

"Personnel... manager."

"You're the manager." The landlady was full of admiration, "I don't even know a few big characters. You're really amazing."

Zhuang Mei smiled. After finishing the conversation, she started to clean up. After cleaning up, she cooked noodles for herself.

The night in Mokri is very quiet, the street is filled with the smell of kebabs, but no shouting can be heard, she leans against the window, looking at the night sky - she will start again from here.

Over the years, whenever Zhuang Mei stayed in a city for more than half a year, Wen Xi would transfer her. This time, earlier, it should have been in March next year.

The next day, she arrived at the branch office half an hour earlier to report, but the staff of the branch office had not yet been recruited. As soon as she entered the office, she became busy. She made [-] phone calls inviting people to come for an interview in the morning. Managers interview candidates for each position together.

At the end of the day, exhausted.

The branch manager is called Zhao Huilin, a woman in her early thirties, a local, capable and calm, and speaks concisely. Zhuang Mei likes to communicate with such people.

When she got off work, Zhao Huilin asked Zhuang Mei to have dinner, Zhuang Mei declined, she said that she was quite tired and needed to adjust for a few days, Zhao Huilin gave her a woolen scarf hand-woven and dyed by local people, and said many kind words, which made Zhuang Mei feel uncomfortable. reject.

After one week, all the positions were finally recruited. In the next week, the company started to open for business. Zhao Huilin's secretary hadn't been found yet. Zhuang Mei had already interviewed seven or eight people, and Zhao Huilin was not very satisfied.

At noon that day, Zhao Huilin asked Zhuang Mei to go downstairs for a cup of coffee.

"What kind of secretary is Manager Zhao looking for? After so many interviews, you are not satisfied?"

"You don't mind if I smoke?" Zhao Huilin asked the waiter for a lighter and lit a cigarette, "Do you smoke?"

Zhuang Mei shook her head, she shrugged, "Didn't you want to talk to me about work, you scared me, thinking there was something wrong with my work, Manager Zhao wanted to talk to me."

"Where would it be? You have been here for less than two weeks, and the company is alive. In fact, my branch has just started, the market has not yet opened, and there is not much profit. It is good to pay the rent every month. We don't have to do this I'm in a hurry to recruit some secretary, I'm still busy." Zhao Huilin smoked a little anxiously, "Besides, the higher-ups told me that once my staff is full and the operation is normal, you will go back to the headquarters? I It's also selfish. I want to keep you longer."

"You made a mistake. I will stay here for at least a year. Wait for me, I'll ask Manager Wang." Zhuang Mei immediately dialed the phone, and after asking clearly, she looked at Zhao Huilin, "It's nothing .I'm stuck in Mokley."

"That's right. You are a special commissioner sent by the headquarters." Zhao Huilin's eyes crooked with a smile, and the corners of Zhuang Mei's mouth also curled up. The two looked at each other. Zhao Huilin's heart skipped a beat. She asked, "Xiao Zhuang, are you You are from?"

"Huai'an." Zhuang Mei opened her eyes and said nonsense, Zhao Huilin thought for a while, "Are you from the south?"

Zhuang Mei nodded, Zhao Huilin shook his head, "But, sometimes you speak with an authentic Beijing accent."

"... Oh." The capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven... Zhuang Mei didn't want to think about the most untouchable cold city in her heart, she said with a dry smile: "You don't know, most of the headquarters are from the capital, I was caught by their tone I was abducted in. Hehe."

Catching the unnaturalness in her eyes, Zhao Huilin asked in a low voice, "Is your ex-boyfriend from Beijing?"

Zhuang Mei nodded along the way, and stopped talking.

"Tomorrow and weekend, shall I drive out of the city?" Zhao Huilin put out his cigarette, smiling like a hibiscus blooming in spring.

"Aren't you going to spend the weekend with your family?"

"My younger brother and mother immigrated, and I live with my dad, but he is over 70 and lives in a nursing home. He usually hangs out with those old ladies and doesn't bother to be with me."

"I mean you..."

"I'm not married yet, I don't have a boyfriend, and I'm single." Zhao Huilin looked at her with a smile on his face, "What else do you want to ask?"

"why are you laughing?"

"...Today, the weather is good and the mood is good. It's worth a smile. Let's talk, weekend, promise?"

"I..." Zhuang Mei pursed her lips. Between the first week and the second week of the first month of the transfer, Wen Xi would always come to her city once. Usually, she would tell her in advance that this time , she didn't say, maybe, she won't come to this desolate town.

"Ok."

"I'm sweating from fright. I'm afraid you'll reject me." Zhao Huilin whispered, but Zhuang Mei didn't hear this.