Although Long Corporation was a private enterprise, it was the leading real estate company in Xiangfu City. Mu Zixi applied to be the manager's secretary here. When she submitted it, she saw 823 people competing with her for this position on Carefree Future. It was as slim as hitting the jackpot. When someone called her for an interview, she couldn't believe it. She had submitted her resume with the mentality of being selected.
No one would be lucky forever, and no one would be unlucky forever. Mu Zixi really agreed with that sentence. Even if it was the probability of winning the lottery, she had also won. After five days, she, who had no hope of getting a job at the Long Corporation, was about to go to work at night when she received a call from the Long Corporation's human resources department at 5 p. m. informing her that she had passed the interview. She would never forget the feelings she had felt at that time.
"I'm Mu Zixi. Are you sure Mu Zixi has been hired by your company?”
"Yes, it can't be wrong. I notified him according to the list.”
Mu Zixi hung up the phone and washed her face with cold water. She calmed down and sobered up a little. Then, she turned on her phone and looked at the number again and again. For the first time in her life, she felt that the beautiful world was so close to her. She could not suppress the excitement in her heart and only stared at the string of phone numbers. It was as if the string of numbers hid her entire glorious life, but also as if it was not a phone number, but the fruits of her fame and fortune.
Everything was like a dream, the most beautiful dream of her life! She was grateful for everything that had given her this dream.
On that day, she was interviewed by the chairman's wife and the head of the human resources department. They were two middle-aged women with elegant temperaments and exquisite makeup. Compared to other companies, his performance that day was terrible. Because it was a big company and a good job, she cared a lot about it and was too nervous. The night before the interview, she tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep all night, so she went to the interview with a pair of big panda eyes. Even though his panda eyes were covered by a thick layer of low-quality BB cream, he was shocked by the dignified temperament of the chairman's wife during the interview and completely performed abnormally. Dizzy, she was extremely nervous and dull until the end of the interview. If he were to put himself in her shoes, he would definitely not want a bad job seeker like her. As she walked out of the Long Corporation's main door, a cool breeze blew over. Her mind immediately cleared up and she decisively decided to go to work.
She had actually passed such an interview. Mu Zixi could only excitedly believe that on that day, the smoke from her ancestral grave must have been released, and the god of luck must have descended upon her. She finally felt that fate was favoring her. The benefactor in her life had appeared. She even believed that all the hard work and suffering in the past was to welcome the arrival of this day. From then on, her fate would be reborn, and she would step from an unfortunate life to the peak of happiness. She closed her eyes and saw a red light in front of her. It was an auspicious light that made her heart feel warm.
After settling down in Muzi Creek Town, she first called the human resources department to inform him that she would not be working there. When the HR assistant asked her for the reason, she simply said that she had been hired by the company that she had previously interviewed for. That company did not need to work the night shift, so she still wanted to go to that company after weighing the pros and cons. Although she said it very tactfully and did not mention the Long family, which could be said to be very low-key, a sense of happiness and pride rose in her heart.
After the call, she immediately rode her bicycle to the market to buy half a catty of meat. To an ordinary person, buying meat might be a common thing and not worth mentioning, but to her, it was extremely exciting. This was the second time she had bought meat in her life. The first time was the day she and Shen Xiangmi successfully rented this cheap house. Although the house was dilapidated, the residents said that the first meal in the house should be good. Only then would the money be smooth and the life be happy, just like what the villagers said about entering the fire. Therefore, she was ruthless enough to buy meat and fish.
Buying meat today was a joyous occasion, so how could he not be happy? She rode her bicycle briskly and hummed a folk song happily with a smile on her face. She wanted to repay this beautiful world with a smile. Soon, they arrived at the market, which was filled with the smell of all kinds of vegetables. The ground was in a mess, and the crowd had dispersed. Some people had started to pack up their stalls. Mu Zixi pushed the cart straight to the meat stall. When she saw the pork neatly arranged on the chopping board, she immediately took a fancy to the reddest and slightly fatty lean meat. Although her mother used to buy meat at home, she had inherited her mother's teachings. She knew which part of the pig's meat smelled good. Live meat was fragrant (that is, the place where pigs moved a lot). The color of the meat would be red, like pig butt meat. Although it was thin, it was rigid and did not taste good. She had been influenced by her own eyes and ears. Now, she knew which piece was delicious and which piece was empty. Then, it was time to bargain.
"Boss, how much is a pound of meat?"
"Eight yuan."
"So expensive." Mu Zixi frowned and pretended to leave.
"Young lady, this is your first time buying meat at the market, right? You don't know the market price. Pork nowadays only costs 8 yuan at night and 10 yuan in the morning!”the butcher said sincerely.
"Uncle, look, it's getting late now. There are fewer people coming to buy vegetables. Moreover, the weather is hot. If the meat is sold tomorrow, it won't be fresh anymore.”
"I'll sell it to you for 6 yuan per catty."
"Thank you, Uncle." Mu Zixi was very happy to see that she had successfully negotiated the price. She had not learned the elective business negotiation for nothing.
"Young lady, it's not that you're right. It's just that my daughter is a little younger than you. I've seen you come to buy vegetables a few times, but I've never seen you come to buy meat. You just graduated from university, right? Life is not easy, right?”
When Mu Zixi, who was feeling smug, suddenly heard this, she was stunned.
The butcher said as he swiftly weighed the meat. Mu Zixi was used to looking at the scales no matter what she bought, but this time, she didn't look. Her eyes warmed up and she lowered her head. A strange emotion surged in her heart.
"Yes, thank you." Mu Zixi choked.
"Alright, it's a total of 4.2 yuan.”
"Thank you."
Mu Zixi paid 4 yuan and left the meat stall. Her heart was filled with gratitude. In the past, she had always thought that bargaining could not only save money, but also train one's eloquence and improve one's reputation. However, she was wrong. Filthy, this word popped out in her heart, and she was shocked. Although she was being pitied and giving him a discount was a certain distance from being filthy, she still hated herself now. He was almost fifty years old and sold his meat, and he could think for himself. In the past, no matter who he met, he would ask for the price of whatever he bought. No matter how much the price was, he would cut it down, afraid that the item would be expensive and not worth it. In fact, these vegetable and meat sellers only earned a few hard-earned money. This was the first time she felt that bargaining was not a matter of course, not necessary, but something that needed to be considered.
When she recovered in the future, she would definitely visit this uncle often and not bargain anymore. She silently made up her mind.
When Shen Xiangmi returned home, Mu Zixi had already prepared the meal. As soon as she entered, she saw meat on the table.
"Zixi, you have to go to work. Which company is it?”
"I was supposed to go for an audition, but then the Long family called to tell me that I passed the interview.”
"Wow, that's great. That's a big company. Congratulations.”Shen Xiangmi congratulated sincerely.
"Thank you. Hurry up and eat! It's already past mealtime."
"Yes, alright." Mu Zixi was busy putting meat into Shen Xiangmi's bowl.
Shen Xiangmi had mixed feelings when she saw the delicious meat. She was happy that Mu Zixi had found such a good job, but at the same time, she was sad for her disappointment today.
She went to a five-star hotel today to apply for the position of assistant director. The director of the hotel was a woman in her fifties. After the interview, she was rejected tactfully. This was nothing. She was used to it. However, when she was about to leave, the director said to her,"Miss Shen, you're beautiful. What do you think of being a hostess in our company?”
"Oh, no." When Shen Xiangmi heard that an undergraduate student was going to be a hostess, she was furious. To think that she could think of such a thing. She had underestimated herself. If she had to rely on her looks to make a living, why would she go to college?
"Think about it. The salary is the same as my assistant. I'll give you a higher salary than others.”
"No, thank you." So what if she had a lot of money? How could she do such a worthless job? Even if there was no distinction between noble and lowly jobs, what if Jiang Qing or someone who knew Jiang Qing saw it? What if he was pestered? Sometimes, she really disliked her pretty face. It brought her a lot of trouble. She would never consider such a job.
'Am I really only suited to rely on my looks to make a living?' Shen Xiangmi thought to herself, feeling inferior. She pulled her thoughts back and looked at Mu Zixi enviously.
"Zixi, you should eat more meat too. Don't just give it to me.”Seeing Mu Zixi putting more meat into her bowl, Shen Xiangmi quickly said.
"You were in a daze just now. I've eaten a lot. Why? Are you missing your Jiang Qing again?”
"No, I haven't."
"Hehe, alright, hurry up and eat!" Mu Zixi wanted to bring it up, but she didn't bring up the matter of Jiang Qing from that day.
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