Know what I mean

Shen Duoyi set the alarm clock for seven o'clock, but was woken up at ten past six.

He regretted that he chose cotton gauze curtains that were still light even with two layers. He should have chosen thicker ones that could absorb sound.Sitting on the edge of the bed with his head down, he took a nap, with one foot on the slipper and the other directly on the carpet.

The noise didn't stop during the whole washing process, and the rhythm of his brushing teeth seemed to be lost by the "buzzing" vocal cord.After spitting out the last mouthful of foam, he quietly looked at himself in the mirror, and then showed a standard smile.

"Hi, I'm Shen Duoyi."

The source of the sound was in the kitchen. Shen Duoyi walked over with his sleeves rolled up, and saw the soybean milk machine working on the cooking table, and Mr. Shen who was reading the morning newspaper next to him.

He leaned over to watch it together, wondering, "Grandpa, why do you read the price information every day?"

"It's too hard for you to repay the mortgage every month. Let me see if there is a cheaper one. Let's sell this place." Shen Lao pushed the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Get out of the way, it blocks the light."

Shen Duoyi moved back to the cooking table, just as the soy milk had been ground, he filtered out the bean dregs and poured it into a bowl, and said, "The high housing prices here are justified, and there are hot springs and clear water lakes, which are suitable for the elderly. Besides , I can afford the mortgage, so don't worry about it."

Old Shen took the bowl of hot soybean milk, blew along the edge of the bowl, and said worriedly: "But didn't you quit your job?"

Shen Duoyi took the newspaper while Elder Shen was drinking soy milk, and he read it and said, "But don't I have an interview today?"

The soy milk was no longer so hot. He took a thick porcelain bowl and walked to the French window to drink it, just in time to enjoy the clear sky outside the window.The [-]th floor is far away from the ground, and people's hot chats and greetings cannot be heard, and most of the time it is extremely quiet.Thinking of this, Shen Duoyi thought of the pain when he was woken up, but a sip of soy milk flowed into his stomach, and most of the pain was relieved.

"Grandpa, why don't you go downstairs to buy breakfast recently?"

"I feel dizzy from taking the elevator. It just so happens that the soymilk maker issued by your unit has never been used, so I grind soymilk by myself every morning."

Shen Duoyi groaned in his heart, but there was no expression of reluctance on his face. He turned his head to look at Elder Shen with the sunlight against his silhouette: "Grandpa, did you get stimulated while fishing last week?"

The clear water lake in the apartment can be used for fishing. Every morning in spring, autumn and summer, there are old men sitting by the lake to fish. Mr. Shen even bought a new deck chair for this purpose.

"You're going to tease me again after you've said that." Old Shen sighed softly, with envy in his tone that couldn't be concealed, "A bunch of old men talk about their grandchildren besides their children, and after talking about their grandchildren, they talk about their great-grandchildren."

Shen Duoyi pretended to be confused with understanding, and said deliberately: "My parents have been away for many years, so don't miss them."

Old Shen's eyelids were already loose, but he still stared hard: "I'm worried about what they are doing. I'm worried about you. You have graduated and worked for several years. When will you start a family? When will you find a suitable partner?"

Shen Duoyi walked into the living room from the window, the sunlight was gradually falling on the floor by him, he teased, "I don't even have a job now."

Old Shen said angrily: "Go and change now, go out for the interview early!"

The thick cyan porcelain bowl was put into the sink with a layer of soy milk foam, Shen Duoyi went back to the room to change clothes as if fleeing from famine, to avoid the old man's nagging.

There are three layers of drawers on the left side of the desk, from bottom to top are the certificates obtained in the third stage of elementary school, junior high school, and high school, and in the cabinet on the right are various certificates from the university period.After everything was packed, he put the materials he needed into his bag and was ready to go.

The moment the door closed, I received a message: "Brother, I wish you a smooth interview. Let's have lunch together after the end?"

Shen Duoyi edited: "Okay, I'll treat you."

The person who sent the message was Shen Duoyi's junior, named Meng Liang.Meng Liang's uncle is an executive of an insurance company and has been Shen Duoyi's boss for the past four years.Nowadays, better jobs in all walks of life require relationships, and they also need to maintain a certain network of contacts at work, but Shen Duoyi cut off the relationship and handed in his resignation letter without hesitation.

Thinking about all the past all the way, he didn't come back to his senses until he entered the business building.He registered his name at the front desk and said, "My surname is Shen, and I made an appointment with Mr. You for an interview in the morning."

The door of the meeting room on the twentieth floor was open, and there was a cup of coffee in front of each seat, which showed that the meeting had just ended.Shen Duoyi sat down on the empty seat, and waited for the secretary to close the door and said, "Hi Mr. You, I'm Shen Duoyi, do you need to rest for a while?"

"No need." You Zhe leaned on the back of the large chair, "We often work overtime all night in this line of work, drinking coffee is like drinking water, can you bear it?"

Shen Duoyi put his hands on the table, and he was very relaxed from his smile: "I'm not afraid of hard work."

You Zhe drank the coffee at the bottom of the cup in one gulp: "The insurance company belongs to a state-owned enterprise. You worked there for four years after graduation. I heard that the salary of an actuary is much better than that of other middle-level managers. Can you please satisfy me? curiosity?"

Shen Duoyi nodded slightly. He didn't expect that the first step would be to discuss money, but that's right, if you can't agree on money, it's useless to talk about other things.He replied neither humble nor overbearing: "I took the North American department. After having two years of work experience, I completed the final exam. So the first year of graduation is about 30, and the second year is 120. The annual salary before resignation is around [-] million."

"All my resumes have been sent to your email. These are a few papers I published during my work, mainly about asset-liability management and probability theory." Shen Duoyi pushed the information to the other party, "Overseas The financial industry has absorbed many actuaries, and the domestic situation is a bit behind, so I want to try it. And insurance is a kind of financial investment. If the company’s projects expand in the future, I can contribute more.”

You Zhe briefly glanced at the paper and said, "I'm going to take these back to the office for a closer look."

Shen Duoyi understood immediately, and he got up from his seat with a smile: "Then I won't bother you, I'll wait for your notice."

The tall commercial buildings stand on both sides of the central street, and the sunlight shines on the glass panels, reflecting the busy office workers and the vehicles coming and going on the street.

Shen Duoyi drove to the end of the street, and looked at the tallest building through the car window.

The traffic light turned from red to green, he looked away, and at the same time put the bustle and bustle behind him, and gradually drove away from Central Street.

Although it's still early, the promised treat cannot be broken.Shen Duoyi was ready to wait for others, but he didn't expect Meng Liang to arrive earlier than him.

"Brother, I'm not hungry yet, so I ordered two glasses of Combalanne first." Meng Liang got up slightly, and Shen Duoyi sat down on his shoulders when he passed by.

"It's so early if you're not hungry, are you absent from work?" Shen Duoyi sat down across the table, took a sip of his coffee, and then offered to explain, "The interview didn't take long, Mr. You had extra meetings all night, I guess he's very tired gone."

Meng Liang said: "You received the olive branch before resigning, so there should be no problem."

Shen Duoyi smiled: "They cast several hooks at once, whether to bite or not, the initiative is on me. But if I resign and bite the hook, the initiative is on them."

Meng Liang was a little disappointed: "But whether you are active or passive, you are determined to resign."

After a few words, it was already the restaurant's business hours. After reading his watch, Shen Duoyi waved to the waiter and changed the subject, "I only drank a bowl of soy milk in the morning. I'm hungry."

There were very few guests in the restaurant, and the two dined amidst the sound of soft music. Meng Liang's cell phone was hung on the table, and occasionally a little light leaked from the edge.Shen Duoyi saw it, but the other party ignored it, so he didn't make a sound.

Eating in silence saves time. When the last dish was used up, Meng Liang hesitated and said, "I want to have something sweeter, what would you like to eat?"

"I don't need it anymore." Kang Baolan was tired enough, and Shen Duoyi held a glass of water, "I'm afraid that after eating the sweet ones, you haven't said anything yet, and then you will have some salty ones?"

Meng Liang smiled embarrassedly, finally picked up his mobile phone, and said helplessly: "My uncle has urged me several times, this lobbyist is really hard to be."

Shen Duoyi has been taken by Meng Liang's uncle since he entered the industry. For four years, he has been the other's subordinate helper and also the other's student.He feels that senior actuaries are more than stable in the insurance industry, but underdeveloped. If they are in the financial industry, they will be exposed to more things.

But the above reasons just made him a little ready to move. What really made him decide to take this step was a blind date two months ago.

Shen Duoyi smiled apologetically, and said, "It's fine to be Uncle Meng's subordinate or student, but not son-in-law, I can't do it."

After paying the bill and packing another dessert for the other party, Shen Duoyi drove home and turned the stereo louder than usual in an attempt to disturb his thinking.

In fact, it doesn't need to be messy enough.

He can't be someone else's son-in-law, he can't be someone else's husband.

Can't even have a boyfriend.

Shen Duoyi gripped the steering wheel tightly, and when turning a corner, his parents' faces flashed in his mind.He was still young when his parents passed away, so the two are always young in his memory.

Occasionally, he wondered for a moment, if his parents were still alive and knew that he was unusual, would he nag like Mrs. Xianglin or sternly accuse him?

After much deliberation, it turned out that his parents didn't even bother to come.

Shen Duoyi turned down the stereo again, the sign of Wenhu Apartment is not far away, he wants to go home and have a good sleep, he may just be notified by You Zhe after waking up.

Coffee couldn't relieve You Zhe's drowsiness, but the thin stack of papers on asset-liability management in his hand kept him energized. After reading it sentence by sentence, he couldn't help but go back and touch the wonderful passages several times.

The sudden ringtone of the incoming call finally made him put down the information, and after connecting, he joked: "Contact me 5 minutes later, and the position will be given to someone else."

The buildings outside the window were already lit, and the night seemed brighter than the day. You Zhe sighed at the thesis after talking on the phone, and pressed the dial at the same time.

"President Qi, are you busy?"

"busy."

"Where are you busy?"

“Tokyo bar.”

"Don't do business, call me a drink and see you in 10 minutes." You Zhe left in a hurry and left the paper he wanted to bring on the desk.

Tokyo Bar is at the end of Central Street, the owner is not from Tokyo, and the whole bar has nothing to do with Tokyo.It is said that the name of the store is chosen randomly, and the wine is also adjusted randomly. This indifferent attitude makes the big crocodiles and small fish entrenched in this street very yearning, but the small fish can't afford it, so they just become big crocodiles. The decompression holy place.

The flowers on each table are changed every day, and there are no duplicates for a week. A customer doesn’t like the fragrance of flowers, and doesn’t like to put his long legs on the seat, so the high chair in front of the bar becomes his booth.

You Zhe saw the other party outside the door, and when he walked to the door, he was the first to say: "Qi Shi'an, your car has been stuck."

The man called "Qi Shi'an" was sitting in front of the bar, wearing a crisp suit, his brows were more than cold, and it was hard to see gentleness.His expression didn't change at all. He took a sip of the martini in his hand, put down the glass and picked up the lighter on the bar to play with, saying, "I don't drive at all."

The joke was exposed, and You Zhe sat down on the high chair next to him. He only saw the lighter, but didn't smell a trace of smoke. He asked in surprise, "Really quit?"

"Well, I didn't have much addiction at all." Qi Shi'an threw the lighter to the bartender, "Here you go, the next time you drink, rely on the right way, don't make it so sweet."

You Zhe said: "I had a meeting all night last night, went home to sleep after having a drink. What's the matter with you, are you going to change the scene later?"

Qi Shi'an looked at his watch: "The night market will open tonight, I'll go back to the company later."

"Okay, then don't delay anyone." You Zhe finished his drink, "Didn't I say to recruit someone from elsewhere, but the other party has been hanging around, so I met another one, and I have a good impression."

Qi Shi'an didn't listen carefully, and said perfunctorily, "Then choose another one."

You Zhe said with regret: "Before I came here, I was the first one to contact me. He has ten years of experience and has been working in the financial industry. He is considered a master, so I still choose him. Regarding the second one, to be honest, I am quite reluctant." , so ask if your company needs it?"

Qi Shi'an said impatiently: "I don't care about these, just ask Zhang Yiming."

"Who knows where he is." You Zhe tapped the screen, "I'll send you the resume and detailed information, take a look when you have time. I'm so sleepy, I have to go home and sleep."

He took his coat and prepared to leave: "Remember to look, the other party's name is Shen Duoyi."

"what?"

Shen Duoyi.

Qi Shi'an's hand holding the wine glass suddenly tightened, and an indescribable numbness spread from his knees to his throat. Could it be that the stamina of the martini has increased?

Or did he remember the words "Shen Duoyi" too clearly?