Delicacy

"Yesterday, our account manager went to a meeting. Xiao Wang from the sales department didn't come. I found out later that she asked for leave. It's said...it's depression."

One night after get off work, several people at the branch were waiting for a car, and they got together to chat when they had nothing to do. Lin Juan was telling her colleagues the gossip she had inquired about.

Chenggong was playing with his mobile phone, and he laughed when he heard the words: "Depression? What a spoiled child. Your account manager just holds meetings every day to contact your big customers. You don't need to go to the OTC or go out to market, and you still have depression? Just idle. Yes, if you are so busy, you won't have time to be depressed."

Lin Juan glared at him: "Don't fart, don't we rely on us to find customers to complete the tasks at the end of the month and quarter? And we have meetings with President Li in the luggage every day. You don't know who she is. She has no quality, and I don’t know how she became the president.”

Tang Lili followed suit and nodded: "Yeah, I'm scared every time I see her, the scolding is too harsh, has Xiao Wang been scolded by her for depression?"

"So what if you call it depression? You don't care if you call it dead." Chenggong said angrily, "Also, the task of depositing money is no longer just for your account manager. I, a person who goes out every day, also has tasks. What is it called... the integration of tellers, right? Shit, isn’t it just making people work for nothing?”

Yang Xiaoyu sat on a chair and rubbed her legs for a whole day: "It's really difficult for the bank now. I saw a news two days ago that a teller in another city killed his supervisor, which shocked me."

Chenggong glared at Tang Yan intentionally: "Did you hear that? If you come to me again in the future, I'll take a knife to your house too!"

Tang Yan glared at him: "What's the use of killing the supervisor? The supervisor is also one of the oppressed members of the industry, okay? If you have the ability, you can kill Li Xiaoxiao, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."

Li Xiaoxiao is one of their city presidents, that menopausal pervert who curses people fiercely.

Everyone was complaining to each other when their mobile phones suddenly rang collectively.Ding Wen glanced at it and shouted: "Wow, the salary is paid! I can finally pay off my credit card!"

Qin Yuanmu also took out his mobile phone and took a look. It was indeed a text message to remind the account, but when he saw the amount, he was stunned. Is he blind?Why so few?

The room immediately burst into sighs, and Yang Xiaoyu jumped up from the chair: "Damn! Why do I only have more than 2000? Have I been complained by a hundred people?"

Tang Yan frowned: "I'm also less than three thousand, what's going on this month?"

Feng Fei had been sitting in a corner in a daze, and hadn't participated in their complaints just now, and now he said slowly: "We said in the last meeting that all the performance of this year will be halved because the company department's loan cannot be recovered."

As soon as this remark came out, the house was filled with mourning.

Ding Wen scolded a few words: "Feng Fei, why don't you talk to the leader, what do you do with sending so much this month? My nephew works in an Internet cafe during summer vacation and pays [-] for a month!"

Feng Fei was also very annoyed: "Fucking other branch managers don't dare to say anything, what's the use of me going? The president said "Why is it only you who have an opinion" and sent me away, what can I do?"

"Fuck!" Ding Wen has an extroverted personality, and because she has worked with Feng Fei for a long time, she has always been open-minded, "Close the door! I will give you two thousand for working hard every day. There is a limit to shamelessness, right? Feng Fei me I'm going to be on vacation next week, so you can let the leader do all the shit about the company!"

Tang Yan clicked her tongue: "What does the problem of the company department have to do with the outlets? They didn't say they would share it with us when they made money, so why should we bear their problems?"

Feng Fei sneered: "Why? We don't have these three words in our business."

Everyone's complaints are still going on, but no matter what they say, it's useless, at most they can vent their emotions.Even if no money is given, there will be no less work that should be done or should not be done.Qin Yuanmu looked at his salary this month and wanted to resign and leave again.

This is no longer just a matter of disproportionate income and payment, but that the leaders in the industry don't treat them as human beings at all. Why do they stay in this kind of unit?Waiting to die?

Qin Yuanmu didn't say a word about today's complaints, but the more this happened, the more it proved that he was more irritable. Feng Fei obviously saw it, and quickly sent Wu Fenfang a message, wanting him to enlighten Qin Yuanmu.So when Qin Yuanmu returned home, Wu Fenfang poured him another bowl of chicken soup.

"Is your salary very low this month? It doesn't matter. The temporary trough is not permanent. As a newcomer, don't worry about your salary all the time. You should study more and work harder..."

As soon as Wu Fenfang made a start, Qin Yuanmu got into his room, he didn't want to listen to such foolish words.Isn't the purpose of going to work to make money? What's the point of saying so many high-sounding words?Qin Yuanmu only knew that his efforts had not been rewarded, and that he had been taken for granted, so how could he not be angry?Moreover, this crappy job was not what he liked, and the thought of leaving once again took root in his mind.

That night, Qin Yuanmu suffered from insomnia again unsurprisingly, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart, wondering if the 2000 yuan was enough for him to buy sleeping pills.

When he woke up the next day, Qin Yuanmu felt like he hadn't slept all night and had no energy at all, so he took out his mobile phone and asked Feng Fei for a morning off.Fortunately, he was not the cash teller in charge of the big warehouse, otherwise even if he was to be dragged to the rescue, he would have to go to the unit to hand over the cash box first.

Qin Yuanmu slept for a while, then drove out slowly, found a place to have lunch, bought some Valium at the pharmacy, and then went to work.

When Qin Yuanmu was changing clothes in the locker room, he happened to catch up with the successful shift and went to eat, and the two chatted for a while.

"Damn it, the wages are so low, you still don't let you rest." Chenggong cursed while changing clothes, "There will be a new building opening next month, and the mortgage department will send people to assist in disbursement when every branch is closed on weekends." Mortgage, Feng Fei has already arranged shifts, and none of them can escape!"

"If you don't give money and don't let you rest, it's my style." Qin Yuanmu sneered, and after cursing a few words with Chenggong, he went out to go to the cabinet.

"Oh..." Qin Yuanmu had just sat down when he heard Tang Lili sigh, "I planned to accompany my child to get an injection next weekend, but I have to go to the real estate, it's disgusting!"

Qin Yuanmu asked while transferring money: "Is this always the case in our business?"

Tang Lili continued to sigh and said, "Actually, almost every bank is like this now, but we go too far. Other banks either have high salaries or have a detailed division of labor. It's not like us. We just throw everything to the bank. Basic-level outlets, wages are still low, you have to inspect the service and efficiency, and from time to time you will make an audit mistake, and you still don’t stand by the employees when you encounter unreasonable customers... Ah, I can’t say it anymore, the more I talk, the more I feel. want to cry!"

Qin Yuanmu comforted her: "The junk bank will close down sooner or later."

Tang Lili looked at him: "Wouldn't it be possible to lose [-] a month after closing down?"

Qin Yuanmu asked: "Do you want to earn this money?"

Tang Lili thought for a while and said, "Let it close down...give me back my freedom."

The two of them didn't chat for a few words, and a large wave of customers flooded into the hall again, and the two of them got busy in silence.The little sleep in the morning didn't help at all. Qin Yuanmu felt dizzy when he was doing things, and he just wanted to swallow a bottle of tranquility and sacrifice himself at work.

After Qin Yuanmu called the next number, he made the prescribed gesture of waving, but he didn't see anyone.Anyway, it doesn't matter who comes, doesn't it all serve people?

But when Qin Yuanmu saw who it was, he was still taken aback, this person...is really different.

"Zhang Qing?" Qin Yuanmu watched for a long time before calling out his name.

Zhang Qing was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let me just say, why did you look so familiar just now, is it really you? Yes, you work in a bank now?"

Qin Yuanmu nodded, looked at the large bag of change in Zhang Qing's hand, and subconsciously asked, "What business do you handle?"

Zhang Qing smiled even happier: "Old Qin, don't be so polite, just speak normally."

The old Qin's voice and the sunny smile on Zhang Qing's face brought Qin Yuanmu's memory back to the first year of high school in an instant.That's right, since he said what he shouldn't have said, he has never seen Zhang Qing with such a sunny smile.

Now that I think about it, maybe I am a person who is easily negative, so I have a good impression of sunny people. Zhang Qing and Xu Tao are all like this.And... Lian Xiao.

The appearance in Zhang Qinghe's memory hasn't changed much. Although his face is less childish, he still has a baby face. If you tell others that he is a student, no one will believe him.She doesn't seem to be very tall, and she is as small and exquisite as a porcelain doll.

Qin Yuanmu looked at him for a long time, then smiled and said, "Really, long time no see..."

Zhang Qing followed with a smile: "Yeah, it must be six or seven years... Can you save the money for me first, our boss is very urgent."

Qin Yuanmu took the large bag of change he stuffed in, and counted it skillfully: "Why so much change? What work are you doing now?"

"Running for sales," Zhang Qing reported to a foreign trade company that Qin Yuanmu had never heard of, "It's not as good as you, so let's just earn a living."

Qin Yuanmu thought that they could hardly afford food and clothing, but Zhang Qing's confident expression was still the same as before, and he didn't feel that he was inferior, and he could speak out about his work openly.

It's not about running low-end sales, but it sounds like it's definitely not as good as a bank. If the two roles were reversed, Qin Yuanmu wouldn't be able to say it so calmly in view of the shit that happened back then.

The relationship between the two was very good at the beginning, and they almost went to bed, and then when Qin Yuanmu made a request to go to bed, the friendship between the two broke.I haven't seen each other for so many years. After the initial greetings, Qin Yuanmu didn't know what to say.On the other hand, Zhang Qing, as if he had lost his memory, kept looking at Qin Yuanmu and smiling.

After so many years, even though Qin Yuanmu no longer had that kind of thought, Zhang Qing couldn't help laughing at him all the time, and couldn't help cursing softly, "What are you laughing at?"

Zhang Qing smiled even happier: "I'm so happy, I didn't expect to see you again. You seem to be a lot more mature than before, not so two hundred and five."

Qin Yuanmu is autistic. His previous impression of Zhang Qing was two hundred and five?Well, almost understandable...

I don't know what kind of sales Zhang Qing is in. The change is not only miscellaneous but also broken. Qin Yuanmu counted it for almost half an hour before saving it for him.

After signing and getting the receipt, Zhang Qing handed in his ticket number, with a string of phone numbers written on it: "Please leave my mobile phone number, and I will contact you when you are free."

If you have time to keep in touch, generally speaking, after saying this sentence, you will never see him again.Qin Yuanmu accepted it with a smile, and said, "Then are you free tonight? I mean, let's have dinner together."

Because of his criminal record, Qin Yuanmu emphasized the word eating.

Zhang Qing understood what he meant, and when he looked at him again, his eyes became more playful: "Okay, my old friend invites me to dinner. I have to be free to say anything tonight. What time do you get off work?"

"Maybe, I'll contact you when the time comes." Qin Yuanmu smiled.

Zhang Qing nodded, it was inconvenient to say something here, so he smiled and got up and left.Seeing Zhang Qing's not-so-wealthy back, Qin Yuanmu smiled. Today can be regarded as the happiest day since he joined the job.

Qin Yuanmu was in a good mood all afternoon, not because he wanted to do something with Zhang Qing that would affect the friendship, but because he had recovered the once precious friendship.It's like finding 200 yuan in the pocket of an old clothes, happy!

When changing clothes after get off work, Yang Xiaoyu saw Qin Yuanmu singing quickly, and couldn't help joking: "Xiao Qin, why are you so happy today? Are you going on a date?"

"It's just to meet a friend." Qin Yuanmu said with a smile, Yang Xiaoyu looked at the smile on his face, and really couldn't find where the word "just" came from.

Qin Yuanmu originally intended to find a restaurant with a good environment, but he didn't know if Zhang Qing was afraid of him having a convulsion and insisted on going to the night market. Qin Yuanmu checked the balance on his card and agreed to him.

At the appointed place, Zhang Qing has already arrived, and is reporting to the boss on his own initiative. When he saw him, he raised his eyebrows, smiled and waved his arms: "Old Qin, here!" Then he turned to the boss and said, "Boss, Please put more cumin, my friend is tricky."

The boss naturally agreed, and personally served a cold beer.

Of course Zhang Qing and the owner of the night market didn't know each other before, but they quickly became friends, and those who didn't know thought they were old friends who had known each other for many years.Zhang Qing is such a person. The word self-confidence seems to be engraved in his bones. It was like this when he was a freshman in high school. He is short and has average grades, but he can treat everyone around him without being humble or overbearing. He is very popular.

Qin Yuanmu suddenly realized that what attracted Zhang Qing most was not his cute appearance, but his character of self-confidence.And self-confidence is what he lacks the most.In fact, thinking about it now, when he was painting, he was full of disdain for the outside world, and even looked down on Lian Xiao. To put it bluntly, he was not confident enough.It's a pity that I only realized it now, it seems to be too late.

The sound of the beer cap falling to the ground brought Qin Yuanmu back to running away, and then he sat down with a smile and said to Zhang Qing: "I want so much beer, can I finish it?"

Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment: "You bankers socialize every day, shouldn't you be able to drink?"

Qin Yuanmu smiled: "Outsiders are always full of misunderstandings about our bank."

"It doesn't matter," Zhang Qing waved his hand, "If you can't drink it all, you can return it. You're not a kid anymore. Don't try to be brave. Come and smoke one."

Zhang Qing took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, which was cheaper than the one Qin Yuanmu used to smoke.Qin Yuanmu took it over, looked at Zhang Qing's skillful lighting action and said with a smile: "Are you smoking now?"

Zhang Qing let out a white mist and sighed: "I can't help it. If you are in sales, you must not smoke or drink alcohol. Otherwise, who will talk to you about business? In the past, you only smoked when you were socializing, but now you can't quit."

Qin Yuanmu nodded and said nothing, the table suddenly fell silent, making the lively voices around him particularly harsh.

"Old Qin, how have you been doing these years?" Zhang Qing turned his head to the side, as if he didn't dare to look Qin Yuanmu directly in the eyes.

Qin Yuanmu laughed: "Zhang Qing, can you stop asking such confusing topics? We are not young couples and broke up. Why do you ask this?"

Zhang Qing gave him a blank look: "Aren't I fucking worried about you? I don't know good people."

After this joke, the feeling of restraint between the two was completely released. Zhang Qing sighed and poured wine for Qin Yuanmu: "I have nothing to say today. Lao Qin, in fact, I have always regretted it at the beginning, and did not It's not that I regret not agreeing to you. After all, I really don't like this. If I force myself to be with you, you will not be happy. What I regret is that I chose to escape because of cowardice, and I didn't tell you. After so many years, this matter My son has always been a thorn in my heart. I always think, if I had been brave enough to refuse face-to-face instead of turning around and running away, maybe the relationship between you and me would not have deteriorated like that. In fact, a lot of things have been said, It’s also overturned.”

Qin Yuanmu took a sip of the wine with a smile, his teeth were sour from the cold: "What if it's not so easy to turn the page?"

Zhang Qing clinked glasses with him: "Now that we've talked about it, shouldn't we turn the page?"

Qin Yuanmu smiled without saying a word, and drank it down in one gulp.Zhang Qing put down his glass and said to him with some emotion: "Old Qin, this road is not easy."

Qin Yuanmu smiled wryly: "It's not certain whether we will take this road or not."

"Hey, don't fool me." Zhang Qing smiled, his eyes were very playful, "The campus of No. [-] Middle School is not small, and it is not big. I have met you a few times by accident. It's a pity. …A certain person was following a young boy at that time, he was not in the mood to watch the road, and of course he didn't notice me."

The corners of Qin Yuanmu's mouth froze. It should be Lian Xiao who Zhang Qing said.

Zhang Qing didn't even know that he had uncovered Qin Yuanmu's sad story, and he still said to himself: "You two are really good. For two years, every time I see you, you are so sticky. The relationship is really good. And on the day of graduation, you were still taking a group photo at the school gate... But what happened to that girl? Lao Qin, are you still gay?"

Qin Yuanmu forced himself to smile: "Go away, that's my brother."

Zhang Qing turned pale with shock: "Are you dating your brother?"

Qin Yuanmu was speechless: "The man is my partner, and the woman is my brother."

Zhang Qing felt that drinking a glass of beer was too much. He couldn't figure out the reason for this, so he could only shake his head and say, "Your circle is really chaotic, forget about it."

Just as Qin Yuanmu wanted to change the subject, Zhang Qing said again: "Then how are you doing now? I mean you and your partner."

Qin Yuanmu's hand holding the wine glass stopped. Zhang Qing understood what was going on, but he was still puzzled and said, "Why did you split up? Old Qin, I'm not gossiping, I'm just curious. You didn't even know that you were in love with each other at that time." It feels like it's unreasonable for the two of you not to be together, why did you break up?"

How is it divided?This question is too complicated, and Qin Yuanmu didn't know where to start, so he could only pick one of the reasons and said: "My family found out and disagreed."

Zhang Qing nodded clearly: "There's no other way... But Lao Qin, based on what I know about you, I thought you would be with him regardless."

"I used to think so too." Qin Yuanmu drank a glass of bitter beer, and the cold foam slid down his throat, feeling an indescribably refreshing feeling.

At this time, the barbecue that Zhang Qing wanted was on the table, and it was sprinkled with a layer of green cumin, which looked very ugly.

Zhang Qing picked up a bunch and handed it to Qin Yuanmu: "Eat it while it's hot. I remember you like cumin, right? When we went to drink for the first time in the first year of high school, you asked to put more cumin."

Qin Yuanmu pondered in his mind for a long time before he thought of the dusty past in his memory, and suddenly laughed: "Shit, I don't like this stuff at all. It's not you, that time I had to order some roasted lamb Waist, I can't stand the smell, so I put more cumin to suppress it."

"Damn it? Is this because I'm being self-indulgent?" Zhang Qing shrugged, "Let's make do with it."

Between pushing cups and changing cups, Qin Yuanmu really felt like he was back in the past. It was the same with Zhang Qing back then. They found a night market stall on a sultry evening, ate barbecue and drank cold beer, laughed and cursed and had a lot of fun.Later, after the relationship with Zhang Qing became tense, he met Lian Xiao. Now he and Lian Xiao have become strangers, but the relationship with Zhang Qing has reconciled as before.

It's like starting from a certain point in time and going back in time.

It would be great if time could really be turned back... Qin Yuanmu drank his beer and thought.