Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 2 A New Beginning (1)
Tao Jie entered BR smoothly beyond imagination, in the second month after she arrived in Beijing.

At that time, she was struggling to find a job. Although the university she attended was not too bad, her major was too ordinary. In a metropolis full of talented people like Beijing, finding a relatively stable and decent job was very difficult for a person who only had one person. For a girl with half a year of work experience and mediocre performance, it is really not an easy task.

After being squeezed in the talent market for nearly a month, she didn't get a job, but her confidence was crushed. Therefore, when Li Yaoming saw a job offer for BR on the Internet and urged her to try it, she was not interested at all.

"What are you kidding!" She shouted to Li Yaoming almost angrily, "BR is a well-known American-funded company, and it ranks among the top [-] companies in the world. Make it clear that you want me to be cannon fodder?"

Li Yaoming is Tao Jie's boyfriend. They both study at the same university, but they are not in the same college. Tao Jie is studying Chinese, and Li Yaoming is a computer department, and she is one year higher than her.

They fell in love with each other when they were sophomores, and it was a coincidence that Tao Jie's best friend was from the same town as Li Yaoming, and they went out for a meal by chance, and the two fell in love with each other.And this conversation lasted for more than four years, and the relationship was so good that they couldn't separate the two of them even after graduation.Tao Jie came to Beijing to join Li Yaoming.

At this moment, Li Yaoming didn't take her seriously, "Why don't you try it? It's good to increase your interview experience. I heard that BR's recruitment test paper is very typical, and some people posted it on the Internet as a template! Besides, you are lucky It's always been good, otherwise, how could a handsome young man like me obediently bow to you?"

Tao Jie was amused by his nonsense, and after thinking about it, idleness is idleness, and it's good to kill boredom.

That night, Li Yaoming helped her to polish and beautify her resume based on the original one, and then put it into the mailbox designated by BR.

Two days after the resume was submitted, Tao Jiemao avoided the scorching heat at home, and by the way, did all the BR written test papers that could be found online.

Probably because of her sincerity, on the third day, she actually received an interview notice from BR's personnel department.

On a dizzyingly hot afternoon, Tao Jie walked into the administrative building of BR.

Two of the interviewees were women, one was from the HR department, and the other looked older and claimed to be Betty. If Tao Jie was successful in the job, she would be her future boss, the training director.

Tao Jie breathed a sigh of relief during the interview process. There was no tricky written test and no oral English test. The two interviewers asked her a few questions as if they were commonplace. Difficult, as she answered, she murmured in her heart, is the popular interview process on the Internet just a legend?

Every time it is Betty's turn to speak, she always likes to stand up, take a whiteboard marker and scribble on the whiteboard, and draw her pitiful work experience into a seemingly complicated structure according to Tao Jie's dictation. picture.

It was only later that Tao Jie realized that Betty was not only in charge of the big and small matters of the training department, she was also a trainer herself.

Betty deftly drew on the board with a pen, and took out a paper towel to wipe where she made a mistake.With sharp eyes, Tao Jie saw that the whiteboard eraser had actually fallen on the corner of the wall behind the whiteboard, so, taking a certain gap, she boldly walked over, picked up the eraser and handed it to Betty.

Betty took it in her hand, but she didn't respond, she didn't even say "thank you", and used it very smoothly.

After returning home, Tao Jie replayed the interview several times in her mind. She felt that there were too few bright spots in her studies and resume, and she felt that it was most likely hopeless.

Unexpectedly, a week later, she received a notice from the personnel department asking her to take the re-examination the next afternoon.After hanging up the phone, Tao Jie felt like she had won a lucky lottery.

Unexpectedly, this lucky lottery was the top prize. On the day of the re-examination, she was admitted. It is said that Betty was very satisfied with her. After seeing dozens of people, she finally accepted her with mediocre qualifications.

Tao Jie came out of the HR department with tears of gratitude, probably because she was too excited, her disorientation problem relapsed again, and she couldn't find her way in the office building of Nuoda University.

The administrative hall of BR is divided into three areas by two walls, but the aisles are not neat and orderly like drawing a cake. There is one on the left and one on the right, like a maze. Tao Jie ran back and forth twice like a catwalk but did not find the main exit position.There were several glances at her in the cubicle, which made her sweat like crazy, and she really didn't have the courage to run around like a chicken without a head, so she hurriedly stopped the BR staff who came out of an office behind her to ask .

The man was less than 40 years old, wearing a beige gray shirt, with one hand on his waist, the cuffs were buttoned up meticulously, his hair was cut super short, and there was a work card on his chest. The yellow broadband tether was eye-catching. .He looked at Tao Jie's eyes showing a trace of surprise, but there was an unusual insight in his eyes, probably because he felt that she was unfamiliar.

Tao Jie was easily embarrassed in an unfamiliar environment, so she had to stammer and explain, "I'm here to apply for the job, and I'm not familiar with the layout here..."

The man pointed in one direction with the document in his hand, "You can go there." The voice sounded pleasant, but his next words made Tao Jie want to hide on the spot.

"There are at least two 'emergency evacuation maps' posted on every wall here—you can refer to them."

His tone of speech was unhurried, without the slightest hint of condemnation, and could even be said to be a kind reminder, but Tao Jie still blushed.

At the same time, I rejoiced in my heart, thanks to the fact that Betty didn't bump into her, otherwise would I regret my affirmation of her "blind road" on the spot?

When she walked out along the path pointed out by the other party, she saw several layout drawings posted on the wall, and the little yellow smiling face marked her current standing position.

"I must recite this picture in the future!" She gritted her teeth and thought to herself.

On the first day of entering BR, she soon learned that the guide was called Mai Zhiqiang, and he was the director of the marketing department of BR.

Face to face with Mai Zhiqiang again, it was when Betty took Tao Jie to the relevant department to make a recommendation. Tao Jie remembered the oolong last time, and her cheeks inevitably turned red. In his eyes, would he think that he was recruited by mistake? of?

Mai Zhiqiang joked with her very easily, "In the ten years since I joined BR, this is the first time I have been stopped by a strange beauty in the office!"

Although Tao Jie's face was still red, she secretly respected him. How many people can stay in a company for ten years these days?
Li Yaoming didn't expect that Tao Jie's job could be found so smoothly, "You are really lucky!"

For this reason, he also got off work on time, and brought out a few close friends to celebrate Tao Jie.

In fact, when Tao Jie came to Beijing, 1 people in her family were unwilling. Her father is a high school math teacher, and her mother is an attending physician in a hospital in M ​​City. Her family conditions are good, and she is an only daughter. Around her, her mother had already spotted several future son-in-laws, but her daughter was unwilling and went to Beijing against all odds.

On the day she was leaving, her mother, who was pretending to read a newspaper in the bedroom, refused to say a few words to her, but just patted the table twice and said angrily, "Don't come back crying in the future!"

Tao Jie was so wronged that she almost cried on the spot, but her father coaxed her into a taxi anyway. Her family is a typical loving father and strict mother.

She hid the matter of defecting to Li Yaoming from her parents, because they opposed their relationship from the very beginning.

Before coming, Li Yaoming promised her that a friend of his had already arranged the work for her.

Unexpectedly, the plan is not as good as the change.On the first day in Beijing, Tao Jie hadn't recovered from the shock of the simple old house rented by Li Yaoming, and then she was told that her job was a thing of the past.

"The buddy who introduced you said that their company's situation is not very good this year, and the head office has started to get stuck. Since last week, all the quotas for new employees have been frozen. My buddy can't protect himself!"

It was the spring of 2009, and the financial crisis at the end of 08 had a great impact on global companies. The stock prices of many large companies plummeted, and a wave of layoffs may hit at any time, making people panic.

The blow was too great, Tao Jie couldn't help feeling discouraged, Li Yaoming took a lot of words to stabilize her, "The important thing is that we can be together again, don't you think so?"

Tao Jie tilted her head to look at Li Yaoming's handsome face under the moonlight. For a year and a half, didn't she think about being able to stay with him all day long?As for work—she forced herself to be optimistic—there was always something to be found.

It was because of the support of this firm belief that Tao Jie entered BR as she wished, which was a bright and smooth path for her. She also changed from a supporting role to a leading role at the dinner party.

Wang Fei and Zhang Jian had known each other before Tao Jie at school. They were both Li Yaoming's classmates. Zhang Jian and Li Yaoming lived in the same dormitory. They were nicknamed "Old Wolf" because of their obscene looks, but they were quite honest. At today's party, he brought his girlfriend Gu Jia along.

Gu Jia's experience is exactly the same as Tao Jie's. She also came to Beijing with her boyfriend and is now working as a non-staff member in a certain bank.

Tao Jie remembered that Gu Jia was also an alumnus of their school, from the Department of Finance and Economics, with an average appearance. In Li Yaoming's words, "She and Lao Lang look like a husband and wife."

Tao Jie laughed for a long time after hearing this, and then scolded Li Yaoming for being poisonous.

It's not the first time that everyone has come out for dinner, chatting and telling jokes are very casual.Tao Jie is sincerely lucky to be able to join a famous company in this critical moment, of course, except Lao Lang, who is a staunch supporter of self-employment, and often puts "sooner or later" on his lips like a mantra Sing.

Among the present, Zhao Zhicheng is the most taciturn. He has been colleagues with Li Yaoming and Wang Fei for a year, and the relationship between the three has always been very good. It's just that he is quiet by nature, so he is still in his original unit, unlike Li Yaoming and the others, who have already danced. It's been two or three times.Tao Jie's job was introduced by him at the beginning, so it was inevitable that he felt a little owed to Li Yaoming. This time, when he heard that Tao Jie's work had been implemented, he was the happiest among idlers, and he insisted on paying for the meal.

Faced with the bluffs of her friends, Tao Jie always had a smile on her face, immersed in the triumphant victory.

Being able to enter BR made Tao Jie feel dizzy from being hit by a stuffed pie. The salary is not high, after all, it is a job as a handyman, but what she has won is a sense of pride that no amount of high salary can replace , she got some kind of recognition, and the self-confidence she lost in the job hunting process returned to her.

However, how could she have expected that in the days to come, her self-confidence would suffer serious setbacks again.

Tao Jie works as a training assistant in the BR training department and reports directly to Betty. To put it bluntly, she is doing chores and helping Betty with all trivial matters related to training.

The reason why she was able to apply for this position was that Alice, the previous training assistant, was promoted. After two years of special training, she was finally upright. She was promoted from an assistant to a supervisor, and was responsible for the two Skim the low end management training.This undoubtedly showed Tao Jie a promising career development path.

The exact age of the boss, Betty, is unknown. She should not be younger than 40 years old, but her figure is not out of shape at all, and her dress is also very fashionable. She must have looked good when she was young, but the years are ruthless. No matter how much powder is used, the wrinkles on her face cannot be covered. .

Betty works in a hurry, and often disappears before finishing a sentence. After half an hour, she will suddenly appear in front of you and ask if she has completed what she just explained. Tao Jie was confused by her several times. He was dumbfounded and at a loss, and soon discovered that this boss was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.

"If you don't understand anything, hurry up and ask Alice!" This is Betty's catchphrase to Tao Jie, she seems not satisfied with Tao Jie.

Tao Jie has just started working, and she does need her predecessor Alice to hand over many things.

Alice looks to be about the same age as Tao Jie, she has the temperament of a female elite in the workplace, her clothes are exquisite like a Barbie doll, but her eyes often reveal the kind of vigilance and shrewdness that Barbie dolls don't have.When handing over the work, she also assigned Tao Jie a lot of things that she should do by herself. BR's organizational structure is very flat, and the number of employees is also very tightly controlled. Only managers above the director level are eligible. Equipped with a secretary or assistant, so although Alice is in charge of two projects independently, she has only one soldier under her command.

How did Tao Jie, who had just arrived here, figure out that she was actually being plotted against? For the things Alice told her, she followed the principle that all the vegetables in the basket were picked, and she did them one by one. Betty was even more dissatisfied with her because she delayed Betty's work because of Si's work.

By the time Tao Jie understands what's going on, it's already too late. In BR, no matter what, once you get your hands on it, you won't be able to get rid of it. What's more, Tao Jie still asks Alice. How dare she refuse her request? I can do it while worrying silently.

Tao Jie couldn't keep things in her heart, and she always wanted to vent to others after suffering from being dumb, but apart from Li Yaoming, there seemed to be no suitable partner for her emotional trash can.

She called Li Yaoming, hoping that he could go home early. He had been working overtime until ten o'clock at night for two consecutive weeks. If it wasn't for Tao Jie's strong objection, he wished he could sleep in the company.

Finally, Li Yaoming let go and said that he would go home on time. Tao Jie was immediately overjoyed. After getting off work, he went to the supermarket and bought several cooked foods, as well as fresh vegetables. She cooked meals for more than a month. Good at cooking.

The house Li Yaoming rents is located in a row of old-fashioned houses in Wanquanzhuang, Haidian District. A small room with an unobstructed view, at most twenty square meters, houses all household items such as beds, bookshelves, and wardrobes. It is obviously a living room and a living room. Dining room and bedroom, the bed is placed by the window, and the public corridor is separated by the window. The window pane is simply covered with paper, and the sun shines through the damaged dots, so there is no privacy at all.

The first time Tao Jie stepped into the door, she was so startled that her voice changed, "You live in this kind of place?"

She remembered that when she came to Beijing to see Li Yaoming, he still shared the apartment with others. Although the conditions were not very good, it would not be so dilapidated.

Li Yaoming scratched his head, feeling a little helpless, "The housing prices in Beijing are soaring now, and it is not easy to rent a decent house in the urban area. Once you come, I can no longer share the rent with others. This place is more suitable, there is a subway station nearby, close to the west gate of the National People's Congress, what a precious location! You really don't want to dislike it, just such a house, the rent is almost [-]! If it weren't for you, I really couldn't bear it. By the way, come and see!"

He pulled her to the right hand side of the room, pushed open a door, and a peculiar toilet smell rushed towards Tao Jie, and she instinctively raised her hand to cover her nose.

Li Yaoming was quite proud, "Our room also has a private bathroom, and there is a small kitchen at the back door, with gas, isn't it good!"

After explaining, seeing that Tao Jie still had an unbelievably shocked face, he could only try his best to smile, and comforted her: "It's a bit shabby, but it's all temporary. In the future, we have to buy a house by ourselves."

When the relationship between the two became strong, Li Yaoming once gave Tao Jie a passbook that he had kept properly for safekeeping. It contained all his savings since he came to Beijing, totaling more than 5 yuan.

"I'll leave this to you in the future. We'll buy a house when we have enough money to pay the down payment."

Tao Jie was immediately moved to death, and even the discomfort of living in this unsatisfactory dilapidated house suddenly disappeared a lot.

Although what she held in her hand was only 5 yuan, it was all that Li Yaoming had at that time, and he just gave it to herself without reservation. Nothing can match this kind of trust.

The next day, Tao Jie went to the bank and poured the remaining 1 yuan in her salary card into the passbook. Looking at the numbers on the passbook, she felt very clearly that her fate and that of Li Yaoming were closely linked from now on. together.

It takes only ten minutes to walk from the nearby supermarket to home, so Tao Jie considers it exercise.

After coming to Beijing, her living conditions have undergone tremendous changes. There is no one to wait for three meals a day, and she has to do laundry and cleaning by herself, but she does not feel that she has suffered or suffered because of this. Disaster.She imagined that she and Li Yaoming were like a pair of self-made birds, using their hardworking hands to build a solid nest and a beautiful tomorrow's world.

The food was ready and placed on the table. Tao Jie was afraid of getting cold, so she turned it upside down with a clean bowl and waited while watching TV. The news broadcast started, and Li Yaoming hadn't come back yet. She couldn't help calling him. People listened, she was impetuous.

Looking at the unheated food on the table, she was already hungry, and Tao Jie was reluctant to eat first. She hoped that Li Yaoming could fully taste her handicraft, from the sight to the taste.

She was so hungry that she opened the gaiwan and stuffed a piece of grilled chicken into her mouth to fill her stomach.

At 08:30, Li Yaoming called back. He apologized and said that he didn't bring his mobile phone with him. He went to attend an emergency meeting called temporarily and had a new task.

"You can eat first, don't wait for me." He hurriedly said a few words before choking.

Tao Jie ate the cold meal alone in disappointment, unable to taste the aroma at all.

When Li Yaoming got home, Tao Jie had fallen asleep on the sofa.

He carried her to the bed, and as soon as she put it down, she woke up, in a daze, still thinking about the food on the table, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll help you heat it up."

(End of this chapter)