Chapter 65 Xu Shu's Sister
I gently pulled my right hand back and adjusted the quilt for her. Then I went to the kitchen to find a broom and dustpan and swept the cigarette butts and ashes on the floor in front of the bed. When I saw that there was nothing to clean up, Gu Ruoyan was also sleeping soundly in bed. I looked at my watch and it was already 11:46 in the evening.
I turned off the bedside lamp, tiptoed out of the bedroom, opened the outer door, and went out, then gently closed the door.
It was more than half an hour later when I got a taxi and returned home. Everyone in the family had fallen asleep, and I dragged my tired body back to my room and lay on the bed, still thinking about what had happened in the past half month.
I opened the bedside table, took out a pack of cigarettes, opened it and lit one. As I smoked, I thought about who was better, Qiu Jieqin or Hua Jingjing.
Halfway through smoking a cigarette, I suddenly burst out laughing, thinking, "Tang Qian! Do you still think you are a love saint? All the beauties are lining up for you to choose? Haven't you made up your mind a long time ago? You should cherish the person in front of you! Qiu Jieqin treats you so well, what else can you ask for? Now you are still indecisive here, it's really wrong. How can you be worthy of her devotion? Instead of thinking about these things, why not think more about what you can do after resigning!"
I shook my head, threw away all those romantic thoughts, and began to think seriously about how I was going to support myself from now on.
I analyzed it and realized that I had no business acumen and no capital. There was basically no future for me to start something on my own. I also didn't know what kind of business I should do. After thinking about it, I realized that I didn't seem to have any special expertise, except that I had learned more physics and chemistry than the average person.
But I am also very confident in my expertise. I have rich professional knowledge in studying the liquid chemical composition of beverages, and I have unique skills in grasping the taste and nutritional blending of liquids. If I am given enough funds and equipment, I am confident that I can develop many popular beverages with unique flavors.
Of course, everything is just wishful thinking now. Without the publicity of the brand and the group, no one will buy the delicious beverage. But how long will it take for me to establish a capital group and build a well-known brand? I may not achieve anything in my lifetime. Then where will my professional knowledge be useful?
So I think I should be more realistic, abandon those unrealistic ideas of going out on my own , and find a stable job first.
I think with my diploma and professional knowledge, it shouldn't be too difficult to find a job in the Chinese beverage industry? If I can develop one or two best-selling products, my reputation and future will be bright. If I am rich and open a small company, I may be able to gain a foothold in the fiercely competitive beverage market with my reputation and the uniqueness of my new products.
However, it is easy to think about it, but when I really do it, I don’t know how many difficulties and setbacks there will be. Maybe in the end I will still accomplish nothing and have nothing. But if I don’t do it, I will get nothing. I put out my cigarette butt and gradually made up my mind. Starting tomorrow, I will look for a job that can be involved in product development in the laboratory.
It was very late at night. I yawned, took off my clothes and went to sleep.
The next morning when the whole family was having breakfast, I announced two things, one good and one bad. The good thing was that I already had a girlfriend, her name was Qiu Jieqin, who was my high school classmate. The bad thing was that because my performance had not improved for several consecutive months, I felt that I had no future in the company, so I resigned.
Although my parents had been prepared for the fact that I had a girlfriend, they were still very excited when they heard about it. They also knew that my performance was not good, so although they were surprised by my resignation, they were not too surprised. They just comforted and encouraged me a few words, and asked me to bring my girlfriend home someday so that they could meet her.
Only the younger sister Tang Ying felt very strange. She asked, "Didn't you say that the beautiful lady driving the Ferrari sports car was your boss? I think she treated you very well! Why did you resign? Did you have a fight?"
I couldn't explain, so I just scolded her: "What are you talking about, little girl? Eat your steamed buns!"
Tang Ying was quite unconvinced. She made a face at me and took a big bite of the steamed bun in her hand.
I said to my parents again, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to see if I can find a job in the next two days. When I find one, I'll bring Qiu Jieqin back and let you take a good look at her then!"
My parents agreed with a smile. After dinner, my little sister went to school with her schoolbag on her back, my mother went to wash the dishes, and my father sat next to me and talked to me.
He mainly talked to me about work, told me some things to pay attention to when looking for a job, and advised me not to be too ambitious, not to be dismissive if the salary is not high, but to see if the new job is suitable for me. If it is really suitable, then it doesn't matter if the salary is a little lower.
I nodded and agreed. After a short rest, I went to my room and found my university diploma and some award certificates, and put them in a bag. I was going to go to the Talent Exchange Center to see if there was any suitable job for me.
I told my parents and left. Since I was unemployed, my time belonged to me and I could spend it freely, so I was not in a hurry. I first found a copy shop to make several copies of my certificates, then bought a morning newspaper and paid attention to national affairs. Of course, more importantly, I paid attention to the job search and recruitment columns below.
I took bus No. 28 again and came to the Talent Exchange Market. It was almost the end of the year, and the market was no longer as crowded as it was after the Spring Festival and during the summer vacation. There were not many companies recruiting employees here, and only some employment agencies were still busy.
I didn't sign up and pay the fee right away. I just looked at each company one by one to get familiar with them. I'm not a migrant worker, and I'm not in a hurry to find a job. What I need is a company that suits my expertise.
I visited several employment agencies and looked at the companies that were recruiting within my company. Most of them were recruiting laborers, and only a few were recruiting technical personnel, but none of them were related to my major.
There were also staff from an employment agency who came to ask what services I needed. After I told them my general intentions, they shook their heads at first, then asked me to register, saying that they would help me contact the people, but I had to pay a certain registration fee first.
I didn't really trust these employment agencies, so I refused to register and moved on to the next one.
So I walked around the market for the whole morning, but I didn't even see any jobs related to my specialty. I had no choice but to come out, eat something, and then go to other job exchange markets.
When I reached the intersection, I saw a blind old man standing at the zebra crossing. He was leaning on a long bamboo pole, listening to the sound of cars coming and going on the road, but he didn't dare to cross.
I stood beside him and asked him, "Old man, are you crossing the road?"
When the blind man heard this, he nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I've been standing here waiting for you for a long time."
I asked curiously, "Wait for me? Do you know me?"
The blind man came to his senses: "Oh, aren't you a traffic policeman? I'm sorry, every time I passed by here before, there was always a traffic policeman to help me through, I'm used to it. Today I stood for a long time waiting for them, and when you asked, I thought they were here!"
I smiled and said, "It's okay. If the traffic police don't come, I'll help you get there. Come, I'll hold your arm and you follow me."
"Hey! Thank you! Thank you! Oh, there are still many good people in this world."
I saw the green light on the opposite side, so I helped the old man across the road. The old man kept thanking me, and I smiled and said, "It's nothing, your eyes are inconvenient, and we who have good eyesight have the responsibility to help you! Where do you live? Or I can take you home."
The old man hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I have walked this road blindly all my life, and I know clearly where there are pitfalls and where there are passages. No need to trouble you, young man, you are a kind person, may the Buddha bless you."
"You really don't need me to take you there?"
"That's really not necessary. Go and do your work, young man. Goodbye!"
The blind old man insisted that I didn't want him to see him off, so I had no choice. As I watched him walk away, I realized that he was very familiar with the route, so I felt relieved and stopped thinking about it. I turned around and looked around to see if there was a fast food restaurant or something, because I was a little hungry.
Suddenly, I felt a pat on the back of my shoulder, and a voice called out, "Hey! Uncle Lei Feng, what a coincidence! I see you again."
I was startled and when I turned around, I saw a giggling girl standing behind me. Her beautiful face, as clear as a spring, made me swallow back the curse that was about to come out of my mouth.
I turned around and took a closer look. The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, in the prime of her youth. She was very tall and wearing a winter school uniform. Wasn't this Xu Shu's sister? How did I meet her here?
The girl saw me looking at her doubtfully and said angrily, "No way? We just met yesterday. Have you forgotten me so quickly?"
I said, "No, I remember you are Xu Shu's sister, but I was scared by you just now, and my soul hasn't come back yet, so I can't react."
The girl laughed again and said, "You are so funny! By the way, my classmates and I are drinking coffee upstairs. Why don't you come up and have a cup too!"
I looked up at the upstairs, it was a high-end coffee shop, I normally wouldn't dare to go to such a place to spend money. I said, "Today is not a holiday, you are not in school, why did you run so far to come here to drink coffee?"
The girl said, "No, a few of us classmates came here to participate in a competition. The lunch boxes arranged by the school are terrible, so we sneaked out to eat steak. Haha, since we ran into you, we are destined to meet. Have you had lunch? If not, I will treat you."
I said, "I didn't eat it, but I don't need to. Steak in places like that is expensive. How can I let a girl spend money? I can take care of it myself."
The girl said, "Oh! Why are you so fussy? I've already told you that I'm treating you, why are you still being so polite? Come on, come on, I have something to say to you!" As she said that, she grabbed my hand and led me into the building without saying anything.
