splendid star

Chapter 25 Siyi Li Hang Graduation
In 2008, the global economic environment worsened, and employer demand shrank, making the already difficult employment situation even worse due to the expansion of university enrollment.There is a strong atmosphere of anxiety permeating major campuses across the country.
During the graduation season, the familiar graduation song "Gardenia Blossoms" sounded again on the campus of Beijing E University, and He Jiong's unique voice came out:
"Gardenias bloom
so beautiful so white
this is the season
we will leave
It’s hard to leave you
shy girl
like a scent
lingering in my heart——
Gardenias bloom
如此 可爱
wave goodbye
joy and helplessness
Time seems to flow fast
Day and night also irrigate our youth
......"
Siyi was walking on campus, listening to the song and recalling: When I heard this song two years ago, I didn't feel much about it. This year, every time I heard it, I felt like crying!Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, I will graduate from college in four years.
She recalled the time when she fought hard with her parents and insisted on repeating her studies five years ago. At that time, E University was like a beautiful dream to her. Although she didn't know whether it could be realized, she would try her best. Try your best to fight for it.Later, I got my wish and got admitted to University E. I came to this beautiful campus and started my four years of university life.
Here, she met many people and had many things happen, including happiness, sadness and pain. However, all of these will pass away quietly with graduation and become the experiences and memories of her own life.
Now, after graduation, I have reached a crossroads again. Is it better to go back to my hometown to work in a stable but unlikely passionate job, start a family, have children, and live my life like my parents? , even if you may achieve nothing in the end, at least you have worked hard. If you choose to go back then, at least you will not regret it.
Siyi thought as she walked and returned to the dormitory unknowingly.
"My biggest wish now is that a job will fall from the sky and hit me on the head. I no longer have to wait passively like casting a net in the sky." Xiao Lin, who failed in the postgraduate entrance examination, said to Siyi while putting the book on his head. "Our employment situation is not good this year, and the number of people taking postgraduate entrance examinations has increased significantly. Alas... so much time has been wasted, and the golden period of recruitment has been missed."
"Don't say that. At least you tried hard, right? I don't even have the courage to take the postgraduate entrance examination." Siyi comforted her roommate Xiao Lin.
"I heard that many companies are laying off employees now, and it's harder to find jobs now. I don't want to go back to my hometown!" Xiao Lin's tone was full of helplessness.
"My parents also asked me to go back to my hometown and said they had arranged a job for me, but I don't want to go back either." Siyi echoed.
"Do you regret quitting that job as assistant to the general manager now? What a great condition, isn't it just sexual harassment? I heard that some girls even beg for support!" Xiao Lin told Siyi mysteriously.
"Bah, bah, bah, that was someone else. I would never do that even to death. Rather than working there, I would rather choose to be unemployed." Siyi was disgusted with what Xiao Lin said.
"You are just too conservative. If I were as beautiful as you, I would have found a job long ago. When the time comes, I can choose to take a roundabout way." At this point, Xiao Lin winked at Siyi.
"Xiao Lin, why do you have so many weird ideas? Don't let it go bad!" Siyi reminded Xiao Lin worriedly.
"Don't worry, even if I want to be a bad person, I don't have the capital!" After Xiaolin said this, he started to draw lots to choose whether to stay in Beijing or return to his hometown to develop.
Seeing Xiao Lin like this, Siyi felt a little bored and asked Li Hang how his job search was going.
"Hey, Li Hang, how's your job search going?" Siyi asked.
Li Hang was overjoyed when he received a call from Siyi and quickly replied: "I haven't found it yet. What about you? What are your plans next?" Li Hang asked.
"My parents asked me to go back to my hometown to work, but I want to stay in Beijing."
"I listen to you. If you choose to stay in Beijing, then I will sacrifice my life to accompany you as a gentleman and accompany you to Beijing." Li Hang promised firmly.
"Li Hang, don't say that. I remember you mentioned to me before that your parents wanted you to go back and take the civil service exam. Civil servants are so good!" Siyi suggested that Li Hang return to his hometown.
"Then your parents still want you to go to a public institution? Why don't you go?" Li Hang asked back.
"I want to stay outside for two more years while I'm young and see the world. I don't want to go back to my hometown and work in a job where I can see my age at a glance."
"For girls, there is nothing wrong with being a salted fish. But if you want to stay in Beijing for a few more years, I will accompany you. Anyway, you can apply for civil servants before the age of 35."
"Okay, graduation means we are unemployed!" Siyi sighed.
"Don't think so much, you will always find a job." Li Hang comforted Siyi.
"Siyi, are you busy with things at school? When do you plan to come back?" Siyi's mother called right after she finished chatting with Li Hang.
"Mom, didn't I tell you that I don't want to go home now? Why are you still urging me?" Siyi replied angrily.
"You kid, you've got your stubborn temper again! I heard that it's very hard to find a job this year. Why are you staying alone in Beijing? Damn it, come back to work quickly!" Hearing her mother's tone, she became a little angry.
"Mom, I don't want to do that kind of job right now. Why are you pushing me so hard! Besides, I'm not alone. All my good friends are in Beijing. We agreed to do Beidiao together. , we share the blessings and the hardships, anyway, I won’t go back!” Siyi’s attitude was firm.
"Okay! You are determined not to come back, right? Then you wait." After saying that, my mother hung up the phone.
Siyi thought to herself, it’s over!Mom is really angry this time!what can we do about it?Why don't you go talk to Yuqing and ask her to give me some advice?
"Yuqing, where are you? I'm going to find you." Siyi called and asked.
"I'm at work! Come over here, I'll be waiting for you in the sales department."
"Okay, I'll leave then. See you soon." Siyi hung up the phone and left the dormitory.
Siyi was sitting in the taxi, looking at the bustling city outside, thinking: Beijing is so big, why is there no place where I, Siyi, work? ?
"Yuqing, I'm at your sales department, please come out." Siyi called Yuqing.
"Okay, please wait for me at the Starbucks opposite our company for a while. I will go out after finishing the work at hand."
Siyi came to Starbucks, found a seat and ordered two cups of coffee.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." After a while, Yuqing arrived at Starbucks and quickly apologized to Siyi after sitting down.
"It's a good thing to have a job and be busy. Like me, I am idle every day and am a homeless person." Siyi envied Yuqing, and at the same time felt upset that she had not found a job after graduation.
"What do you want from me?" Yuqing asked.
"I'm upset because I haven't found a job. My parents are still urging me to go back to my hometown." Siyi pouted and took a sip of coffee.
"Then what are your plans?" Yuqing asked.
"I want to stay in Beijing for two years and work hard. Anyway, I don't want to go back so early." After speaking, Siyi turned to look out the window.
"Hey... the situation here is not good either! I may lose my job soon." Yu Qing shook her head and smiled bitterly.
"Ah! No way? Why?" Siyi asked in confusion.
"The assessment standard of our head office is that if the assessment fails to meet the standard for three consecutive months, people will be voluntarily resigned. And I have not met the standard for three months, and Xiao Wu, who joined the company with me, has also been forced to leave. Manager Zhao said that if I Even if the assessment fails to meet the standards, he will not be able to smooth things over for me at the headquarters. But for new employees like us who have just worked for a short time, it is not that easy to achieve results under the current situation." After Yuqing finished speaking, he turned to He looked out the window, thoughtfully.
"It's so difficult!" Siyi sighed.
"How is Xiaoju? Have you contacted her recently?" Siyi asked Yuqing.
"I heard from Lulu that Xiaoju seemed to have found a job, but she didn't seem to have found one. I don't know what happened," Yuqing said.
Two days later, Siyi was taking a lunch break while lying on the bed in the dormitory when she received a call from her father: "Siyi, where are you?"
"I'm in the dormitory! What's wrong? Dad." Siyi wondered why her father asked this.
"Come out, your mother and I are at the gate of your university!" Siyi's father said with a smile.
"Dad, why are you and mom planning a surprise attack? I'll be out right away." Upon hearing this, Siyi sat up from the bed and walked out of the dormitory while making a phone call.
"Mom and Dad, why are you here? You didn't tell me in advance." Siyi scolded coquettishly.
"Your mother said that you refused to come back no matter what, so we had to come to the school to take you back." Siyi's father deliberately teased Siyi.
"Didn't you graduate? Why are you still in school?" Siyi's mother asked doubtfully.
"The dormitory hasn't kicked us out yet! One more day is just one more day. Isn't it because we haven't found a place to live outside yet?" Siyi shrugged.
"Don't stand and talk for now. Your mother and I found a hotel near the school and stayed there first. We came here just to discuss your stay and stay in person. Let's go find a place nearby to eat first."
After arriving at the hotel and sitting down, my father first asked: "Siyi, what are your plans?"
"I have thought carefully about it. I will not go back now. I will stay in Beijing to pursue my dream. Please give me two years. If I still achieve nothing after two years, then I will be willing to go back with you. Whatever you have to do, work, Get married, have children, and live the rest of your life peacefully.”
"Have you thought about it?" Siyi's mother asked.
"Yeah, I've thought about it!" Siyi nodded decisively.
"Well, I know that coming here is in vain. Your mother still doesn't believe it, so she has to drag me to Beijing to persuade you." Siyi's father pretended to be angry and complained to Siyi's mother.
"Don't think that I don't know. You came here because you missed your precious daughter." Siyi's mother said to Siyi's father with half anger and half resentment.
"We plan to stay here for a few days, help you find a house, move your luggage, and settle in, and then we will go home. Take care of yourself in Beijing and take good care of yourself. Don't worry about finding a job. Take your time. , Our family doesn’t expect your salary anyway. I will pay you your living expenses and rent on time, so you don’t have to worry about money.” Siyi’s father looked at his daughter, his tone full of distress and reluctance.
After several days of searching, Siyi finally found a one-bedroom apartment near Yuqing's residence, with a monthly rent of 2000 yuan.After everything was settled, Siyi's parents treated Yuqing, Guan Lu, and Xiaoju to a meal and asked them to take good care of Siyi, and then reluctantly left Beijing.
Next, Siyi began a revolving door job search journey. Remembering the lessons learned last time, she narrowed down her job search intentions and naturally lost many opportunities.Li Hang is a boy and found a job first. He works in sales in a private company. It is a hard job with almost no basic salary and relies entirely on performance commissions.
(End of this chapter)