A foreign city, dear you

The next day is Saturday, but for the employees of Shunda Factory, Saturday is nothing special and it is also a normal day to go to work.

It was a little after eight o'clock, and someone had already come to work.

Cao Xueqian was a little later.

Yesterday, when he came to the factory gate, he was worried and scared.

Today, when he came to the factory gate, he was no longer worried or afraid. Because he knew that the outcome was decided and he was destined to leave Shunda Factory.

Cao Xueqian was already standing at the factory gate.

"Shunda Plastic Mold Factory", these words made him feel infinite sadness.

Not long ago, he naively thought that this was the place where he could change his destiny. Perhaps, he could slowly move towards glory from here.

I never thought that now, I would be so miserable.

Today will be his last day here. In this way, Shunda Factory will be the place where he works the shortest time. He will be like a stone, rolling to other places without any direction.

Cao Xueqian's nose was a little sore.

I had no sleep last night. He had something on his mind but didn't want to tell Ye Lian. He didn't want her to be worried and sad, putting off another day after yesterday.

After officially leaving his job today, he didn't know how to tell her about it.

How will she panic when she first arrives?

Cao Xueqian slowly walked into the factory door and punched in as usual.

He came to the office and found that Zhao Dongping and Jia Liwen had not arrived yet.

He didn't know what to do, so he just wanted to clean up the office.

To be fair, he really made no contribution at all during these nearly ten days.

He wanted to clean up the office as a farewell.

As soon as Cao Xueqian picked up the broom in the corner, he heard Zhao Dongping talking to someone.

He quickly walked to the door to see that it was really Zhao Dongping.

"Good morning Xueqian." Zhao Dongping also saw Cao Xueqian and said hello while walking into the office.

"Good morning, brother Dongping." Cao Xueqian responded numbly.

Although he was looking forward to Zhao Dongping's appearance, although he had something to tell Zhao Dongping, he suddenly didn't know how to say it.

Brother Dongping, do you know what happened yesterday?

More than ten days ago, you gave me a beautiful vision. Now, this dream has vanished into nothing, replaced by a heavy blow from fate.

Cao Xueqian was thinking silently while sweeping the floor. As I thought about it, I felt sad again.

He thought about his previous job in the lighting factory, and how he wanted to show off his talents here, but was about to be unemployed... He couldn't help but feel sad: What a trick of fate!

But can he hate Zhao Dongping?

cannot! Zhao Dongping is a good person. He did it entirely out of good intentions, out of the appreciation and recognition he had given Cao Xueqian in the few interactions between the two of them.

Zhao Dongping still seems to be very busy.

He quickly got into work mode. But he instinctively felt that Cao Xueqian was a little different from before.

"Why are you so diligent today?" Zhao Dongping asked while operating the computer.

"Yeah" Cao Xueqian said vaguely.

He had already found a rag and was wiping the table.

"Why do I feel like something's wrong with you today?"

This question brought out Cao Xueqian's sadness.

After he waited for the sore nose to subside slowly, he said as calmly as possible;

"This is my last day here. I won't come tomorrow.".

"Why? What happened?" Zhao Dongping was surprised, and his eyes suddenly shifted from the computer to Cao Xueqian.

"You were not here yesterday. The boss is here. The two supervisors said that I don't know anything and that I am just doing nothing here..." Cao Xueqian said in a low voice.

He lowered his head and continued to wipe the table.

He didn't know when Jiali Wen came in.

Zhao Dongping immediately understood what was going on before Cao Xueqian finished speaking.

His narrowed eyes, which were always smiling, suddenly turned serious.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I didn't arrange it well." Zhao Dongping said continuously: "Don't worry too much. The boss will come again in the afternoon. I will explain the situation clearly to him then."

When Cao Xueqian saw what Zhao Dongping said, he swallowed the unfinished words.

It doesn't matter anyway, after everything is explained clearly, he will pack up and leave.

*

Not long after I went to work in the afternoon, I saw the fat figure of Boss Xu again.

After Zhao Dongping saw Boss Xu entering the office, he followed him in...

Cao Xueqian looked at the computer boredly.

He had spent a boring morning and continued to spend a boring afternoon. He didn't know what the conversation between Zhao Dongping and Boss Xu was like, but he was not in a hurry to pack his things now. Besides, there's nothing to pack.

Jia Liwen in the front was looking through his book during a break from work.

The two supervisors didn't come over today either.

The office was quiet.

He imagined that he had left Shunda Factory, running under the scorching sun from one employment agency to another or from one industrial area to another with his wife Ye Lian...

After a while, while Cao Xueqian was thinking wildly, Zhao Dongping came back.

Cao Xueqian looked at Zhao Dongping without asking any questions.

What's there to ask? Now that the situation is clear, he can leave.

Zhao Dongping sat down and took a sip of water. Then he turned the chair around and faced Cao Xueqian.

"I'm going to go through the resignation procedures right now?"

"No rush. Look, I explained the situation clearly to the boss and suggested that he not let you go. I said that you are a good seedling, but you really don't have much ability now, so you can be an apprentice first. The boss agrees ”

Zhao Dongping paused and then said: "It's all my fault. I haven't taken you with me since you've been here for so long. I won't be so busy in two days, and I can take you with me. What do you mean? I wish. What if you don’t want to be an apprentice? I feel a little wronged to you, and the salary is also very low, only six hundred yuan."

Downgraded from assistant engineer to apprentice? The salary dropped from two thousand three hundred to six hundred?

Cao Xueqian looked stunned.

Isn’t the salary of ordinary employees [-]? Am I worse than an ordinary employee?

"It's okay, just a temporary adjustment." Seeing Cao Xueqian's look of astonishment, Zhao Dongping quickly comforted him: "When you have real talent and learning and can stand on your own, you can come back. A man can bend and stretch, so why worry about temporary gains and losses? ?”

"You suggest I stay?"

"Yes. If you fall down here, get up here. I'm sure you'll be able to do it soon."

"You have so much confidence in me?"

Zhao Dongping had no doubt: "Of course. Otherwise, why would I ask you to come here? You have to have confidence in yourself."

Encouraged by Zhao Dongping, Cao Xueqian's depressed heart was cheered up again.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Cao Xueqian no longer hesitated and decided to follow Zhao Dongping's advice.

After all, he was still afraid of taking Ye Lian around to find a job.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this in the end.

Cao Xueqian was a little dizzy.

He felt like he had taken a vertical elevator. He didn't even have a chance to appreciate the scenery from above before he suddenly plummeted to the ground.

Life is unpredictable and unpredictable.

How should he tell Ye Lian about this unexpected incident?