A foreign city, dear you

The result of the interview was that he was not accepted because of his insufficient academic qualifications and his old age. Of course, there was another more important reason.

Cao Xueqin was not very sad because finding a job was not a very urgent thing for him now.

However, Cao Xueqin had many feelings.

Life is like a dream, with ups and downs.

In the early years of working, he never thought that he would have his own factory one day; later, when he went to Tongxin Factory to manage the factory, he never thought that one day he would go back to looking for a job again.

Time flies and things in the world are unpredictable.

Before leaving Lijin, Cao Xueqin was a very sought-after project manager in the mobile phone industry and a top structural engineer.

After leaving Lijin, the mobile phone industry has undergone tremendous changes in six years.

It was for this reason that Tongxin Factory was hit, and finally, due to the factory's own internal reasons, it went bankrupt.

For Cao Xueqin personally, the huge changes in the mobile phone industry have also made it extremely difficult for him to find a job.

Smartphones have dominated the entire market, while feature phones have long since withdrawn from the stage of history, remaining only in the memories of older people.

Moreover, smartphones are becoming increasingly concentrated, dominated and developed by a few large companies, and these large companies have increasingly higher requirements for talent.

Cao Xueqin had been away from the mobile phone industry for five or six years and had long been unfamiliar with mobile phone research and development, let alone the much more complex smartphones that he had never come into contact with before.

Top students from universities across the country have been flocking to cities along the coast and to various employers, including mobile phone companies.

They are all young people, they all have high education, and they are the preferred talents of various companies. What can Cao Xueqin use to compete with them?

Cao Xueqin is neither pessimistic nor sad.

He knew that this was the law of nature.

In this world, no one is forever young, but there are always young people, let alone a young city like Yancheng.

The waves of the Yellow River are like waves upon waves, and the waves behind them always push the waves in front of them onto the beach.

Personally, it's brutal.

But a city, our human society, can only continue to thrive because of the continuous influx of new forces.

Therefore, we must accept reality and readjust our expectations and direction of work.

……

While driving, Cao Xueqin was thinking about what adjustments he should make in the direction of his job search.

*

After Cao Xueqin returned home and had dinner, Ye Lian took him to Shahong Park for a walk.

Cao Xueqin failed the interview. Although he didn't show it on his face, Ye Lian thought that he must be a little disappointed inside, so she wanted to accompany him to the park for a walk to relax.

As usual, the two of them walked around Anbao Middle School first. The bright lights in the teaching building were a kind of hidden power of struggle.

Cao Xueqin told Ye Lian about some of his experiences outside and some of his own thoughts.

Ye Lian also sighed, yes, our generation has grown old without realizing it, and it’s time to give this world to the young.

Cao Xueqin smiled and said that although he felt he was still young, his age was already there.

Ye Lian smiled at Cao Xueqin, and from what you said, you still refuse to accept your age?

Cao Xueqin defended himself by saying that it was not because he was unwilling to admit his age, but because he felt that he was not that old and could still do something.

Ye Lian said that if finding a job is really so unfriendly, don't be anxious, just wait for the opportunity. There is no need to rush anyway. At worst you can just take a rest. We can survive by tightening our spending.

Cao Xueqian looked ahead, his expression gloomy, and said, "You can't just sit there all the time. For a man in his early forties, you still have to do something and have dreams." Just as Stephen Chow said, if a man has no dreams, what's the difference between him and a salted fish?

Ye Lian could understand.

Men are different from women. Without a job, they can take care of the housework at home, take care of their husbands and children. A grown man cannot stay at home every day.

For men, work is not just to make money, it is also a way of life. Only at work can they better burst out their charm and energy.

Only in their work can they keep pace with the times;

Only at work can they have a stable social circle.

If a man stays at home for too long, he will become lazy and decadent mentally, and feel that his life is meaningless, like a salted fish.

……

The two came to Shahong Park and walked through the middle of the park.

As he walked, Cao Xueqin slowed down and looked at his mobile phone, as if he was replying to someone's message.

"Who are you chatting with?" Ye Lian asked when she saw Cao Xueqin put away his phone.

"A friend I met during the Li Jin period. He has now gone to Province H."

"What are you talking about?"

"He may have seen my job application information and asked me if I wanted to go to H Province with him, saying that the development momentum there is very good and he would give me a very good position if I went."

"Then what do you say?"

"I said think about it."

Ye Lian didn't even think about it and said, "Don't think about it. I won't go."

"Why?" Seeing Ye Lian said it so straightforwardly, Cao Xueqin couldn't help but ask.

"There are many reasons." Ye Lian said, "Look, we finally settled down in Yancheng, why do we have to drift to other places? Isn't the purpose of making money to have a stable life? Now we throw away our stable life for the sake of making money? It's not worth it, right?"

"That's right." Cao Xueqin nodded.

"Besides, we have been in Yancheng for more than ten years. We are familiar with this city and have feelings for it. Especially you, your network of contacts is all here. If we change places, it means that everything will have to start from scratch again, which is definitely not worth the loss. Besides, how many cities in the country can compare with Yancheng?"

"What you said makes so much sense. You are truly my divine wife." Cao Xueqin said exaggeratedly.

"Don't give me that." Ye Lian knew that Cao Xueqin was just trying to make her happy. How could he not understand these principles?

"Okay then, listen to my wife and don't consider it."

"Well, anyway, we won't try to make money outside of the city. There's no end to the money in this world."

……

Cross Shahong Park and come to the outer circle of the park away from Anbao Middle School.

There is a residential area here, just across the road from Shahong Park.

This community is larger than Jiayuyuan, with better conditions, and higher house prices and rents. Even so, it is often difficult to find a room. When Ye Lian came here to look for a house, there were no vacancies to rent.

There are several real estate agencies on the first floor of the community.

"Let's take a look at the current housing prices." Ye Lian suddenly became excited.

Of course Cao Xueqin had no objection.

Ye Lian then took Cao Xueqin's arm and crossed the road.

In coastal cities, almost every citizen pays close attention to housing prices.

In recent years, housing prices along the city have risen wave after wave.

Every time, when you think that housing prices have reached their peak, they suddenly go up again.

In 2015, Ye Lian felt that the housing prices along the city were high enough, and was tempted to sell the house in Jinjinghuayuan and put millions of cash in her pocket. She felt like a millionaire, but then she thought, what if she couldn't buy it back after selling the house? So she didn't sell it.

As expected, housing prices have continued to rise in the past two years, and the rise has been sharp. Fortunately, Ye Lian did not sell the house in Jinjinghuayuan, otherwise, she would have to look for medicine to regret it everywhere.

It seems that the housing prices along the city never reach the highest, but only get higher.

The two people crossed the road and came to a real estate agency in the community.

Although it was night, the agency office was still busy. The long desk was filled with computers, and the salesmen were sitting close to each other, busy typing on their computers or making phone calls.

Seeing Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin appear at the door, a salesperson immediately came out to greet them warmly.

Cao Xueqin pretended to ask if there were any vacant houses for rent in the community?

The salesperson shook his head and said that this was a school district house and it would be rented out as soon as it became vacant.

Cao Xueqin asked again if there were any houses for sale?

The salesperson immediately said, "Hey, you asked at the perfect time. There is a house that has just been put up for sale. It has three bedrooms and is over 80 square meters. It is very practical. If you want to buy it, hurry up, otherwise the owner may raise the price tomorrow, or someone else may buy it." He made it sound like the house was free.

Cao Xueqin asked about the price and said he would consider it.

The salesman seemed very worried for Cao Xueqin, saying that if he wanted to buy, he still had to consider this? The price of houses along the city changes every day. If the owner was not going abroad with his daughter, he would not be willing to sell it. What a good opportunity? At this price, it was a perfect bargain.

Cao Xueqin thanked the salesperson for his kindness and said he would make a decision as soon as possible.

……

"The housing prices are still rising." After the salesman entered the office, Ye Lian said, "Last year, it was more than 8 million yuan, but this year it's over 10 million yuan, and they still say it's a good deal. It's incredible."

Cao Xueqin also glanced at the prices of the properties listed at the agency door and nodded in agreement.

"It feels like there's no end in sight to the rise in housing prices," Ye Lian sighed.

"Should we buy another one?" Cao Xueqin asked with a smile.

"Forget it. The housing price increase is too horrible and unreasonable. Most people can't afford a house even if they don't eat or drink for a lifetime. Let's not join in the fun. We can still get by without buying a house, but if we buy it, we will be suffocated. Besides, we don't have the money and quota."

Cao Xueqin smiled and was just saying that.

The two crossed the road again, returned to Shahong Park, walked around twice more, and then went home.

……

In the following days, Cao Xueqian was still looking for a job...