Chapter 137 Only hard work can help you get out of trouble
When there are more people, the work can be done faster.
He Shu looked at a few waiters who were working with cigarettes in their mouths, and putting some leftover dried fruits and other things in the private room into their pockets.
They ate and smoked, and then discussed who was lucky enough to get a tip that day, and which private room had a beautiful woman.
Some of them have been working here part-time for a long time and have regular customers. They said they would get commissions if they helped them book rooms next time.
Feng Haoxiang would occasionally discuss a few words with them and eat some dried fruits from the plate. Only He Shu worked silently.
The so-called cleaning also opened He Shu's eyes.
The wine glasses are washed in the sink in the bathroom, and the mop is also washed in that sink.
I used the washed mop to mop the table first, then the floor, and the place was cleaned up.
Feng Haoxiang knew that He Shu was a germaphobe, so he whispered to He Shu, "You still have to put the wine glasses in the sterilizer."
He Shu didn't say anything. Let it be whatever it wants. He wouldn't use it to drink water anyway, and he didn't want to come to this place a second time.
After all the private rooms in the corridor were cleaned up, it was almost time to get off work.
He Shu asked Feng Haoxiang where he slept at night ?
Feng Haoxiang waited until 3:30, took He Shu to sign the attendance card and leave work, and then collected the day's salary.
Then he took He Shu to change his clothes, led him out through the back door, and went up to the third floor along an external staircase.
"We're at Shuge. There's a staff dormitory here. We'll stay here for two or three hours."
Other people have already returned to the dormitory, which is divided into countless small rooms by thin wooden boards, each of which can accommodate two people.
Because there were too many rooms, ventilation was not considered at all and even the windows were blocked.
The whole space was filled with the smell of smelly feet and some smells like spoiled food.
Feng Haoxiang took He Shu to find a small uninhabited room. There was a double-decker iron bed with a thin mattress covered with stains of varying depths.
Apart from the bed, there was almost no other place to stand.
Feng Haoxiang climbed up there on his own initiative. Since there was no quilt or pillow, he just lay down on it with his clothes on.
He Shu sighed and sat on the bed.
Feng Haoxiang might be really tired, as he fell asleep after lying there for just a few minutes.
He Shu couldn't sleep, so he sat against the iron frame beside the bed.
The thin wooden walls have no sound insulation at all, and you can hear burps and farts clearly, not to mention talking.
He Shu even heard people next door talking about him. They didn't know He Shu's name, they were just discussing the two hundred yuan tip he earned that day.
Some of those who live here, like him and Feng Haoxiang, come here to work because of family difficulties.
There are also people who are not college students but have been working here for a long time.
Part-time jobs are fine, as these college students can return to campus after dawn.
But what about the long term? What can you learn from working in such a place?
Even though he could get a lot of tips every day, He Shu still felt it was not worth it.
Today he wanted to come and see Feng Haoxiang's part-time job, but what he saw was more than he expected.
For a moment, He Shu didn't know what kind of mood to use to express himself.
He only knows that studying hard is really the easiest way to success.
If he had dropped out of school early, would he have only been able to do jobs like this?
He kept his eyes open until dawn, and at 5:30, Feng Haoxiang woke up.
He looked down and was startled: "Brother Shu, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"
He Shu nodded and looked at him with lifeless eyes: "Let's go."
Feng Haoxiang hurried down from upstairs, without even washing his face, and pulled He Shu out of the bar's dormitory.
As soon as he came out of the dormitory, He Shu took a few deep breaths of fresh air and felt alive again.
"Brother Shu, if you had told me earlier that you couldn't sleep, I would have stayed in the inn with you."
He Shu shook his head, covered most of his face with his scarf, and put his hands in his pockets: "It's the same everywhere."
"Brother Shu, are you hungry? I'll treat you to breakfast?"
Feng Haoxiang pointed to the breakfast stall on the roadside, and He Shu did not refuse this time.
After ordering two bowls of thin-skinned wontons, He Shu held the bowl and drank a few sips of the soup. After the slightly hot soup entered his stomach, He Shu felt much more comfortable.
"Brother Shu, I don't think you are suitable for this kind of job. Don't come tomorrow."
He Shu nodded: "Don't come here either. Don't come to places like this again."
Feng Haoxiang put down the bowl, took off his glasses and wiped the fog off the lenses: "It's easy to make money here. I won't come here during the winter vacation. I'll be a tutor."
"It's good to be a tutor. It can also consolidate the basics."
After saying that, He Shu finally responded: "You're not going home during the winter break?"
Feng Haoxiang smiled bitterly and said, "It costs several hundred yuan to go back. I might as well stay in Dadu and make some money."
"Haoxiang, what happened at home? We're going to live together for a few more years. If you consider me a friend, tell me."
Feng Haoxiang held a spoon and kept stirring the wontons in the bowl.
"Brother Shu, I'm the youngest in our dormitory, but I'm the eldest at home."
"I have three younger sisters and one younger brother."
He Shu was very surprised: "You have so many brothers and sisters? How is that possible?"
At their age, they all benefited from the family planning policy. So why were Feng Haoxiang’s parents able to have so many children?
Feng Haoxiang smiled and said, "My family is relatively small. Other families have at least six or seven children. More children means more blessings."
"If I hadn't been good at studying, I would have gone to work in a factory screwing screws to earn money to support my siblings."
He Shu listened quietly and could also imagine the environment of Feng Haoxiang's home.
"Now that you've been admitted, the scholarship you can apply for every year should be enough for you to go to school with your grades."
Feng Haoxiang shook his head: "Brother Shu, I just enrolled. It's not easy to apply. I mostly earned money by working in a factory during the summer vacation."
"My dad got his foot pierced by a nail a while ago, but they didn't tell me. Now that his foot is infected and can't be saved, they told me that he has to have it amputated."
Feng Haoxiang lowered his head, his tears dripped onto the lenses and then slid into the bowl.
"Why don't you go back and take a look?"
"What's the use of seeing it? The surgery has already been done, and only one leg is left. I might as well send them more money. They just need money now."
After hearing this, He Shu could no longer say anything to stop Feng Haoxiang from working as a waiter in bars and nightclubs.
What is dignity compared to the needs of your loved ones?
After breakfast, Feng Haoxiang rushed to pay the bill. He said that He Shu treated him to dinner last night, so it was only right for him to treat He Shu to breakfast.
He Shu didn't fight with him for the food after hearing that. They both ate very well and walked slowly towards the school.
"Does your father have enough medical expenses?"
Feng Haoxiang shook his head: "It's enough, but I borrowed all of it from relatives and neighbors. I'll do more part-time jobs and pay it back slowly."
"If you need it urgently, I still have some here and I can lend it to you first."
Feng Haoxiang smiled and put his arm around He Shu's shoulders: "Brother Shu, I knew we were good brothers. If I asked you, you would definitely help me."
"But there's no rush now. If they had told me earlier, I would have definitely asked you for help and taken them to a big hospital for proper treatment. Maybe they could have saved their feet."
"Not now, I will slowly make money to help my family pay off the debt."
