Chapter 5

Ye An came to the city and first found a small hotel to stay in the few shanty towns in the city, because it was cheap, and it cost 30 yuan a night.

The hotel is a brick-concrete house decades ago, with mottled exterior walls, stairs without street lights, disrepair, damp and dark, especially when you move in this season, what is the situation when you have washed clothes in the room, and what is the situation after three days, you can twist it hard and you can even twist it out of water.

There is no need to mention the poor conditions, there is no hot water yet. When washing up in the cold winter, Ye An felt that he was an Antarctic penguin and a polar warrior.

If the physical perception of the outside world does not touch the physiological limit, it will become dispensable to Yean.

Ning An even felt not cold enough when taking a bath with the tap water from the toilet in the small hotel, because at the moment when Hua Mantong left without saying goodbye, Ye An had already experienced the endless abyss of the world below the freezing point.

When Ye An called Yang Fei for the first time since graduation, it was more than three months after Ye An came to the city. During these three months, Ye An did three things and applied for a job at a construction company to work. He went back to his hometown during the Spring Festival to bury his father in his hometown public fund. Finally, Ye An developed the habit of taking a cold shower.

Ye An rented a one-bedroom and one-living house near the company. This was Ye An's first nest in the city. Ye An used his first month's salary to pay the rent for the first quarter.

Ye An called Yang Fei to invite Yang Fei to dinner. When Yang Fei was in college, he was the brother who slept on his upper bunk. Now he is his best friend in this city.

In fact, Ye An was almost penniless after paying the rent at this time. The money he was going to take Yang Fei to dinner was won by going to the chess stall to return to his old business.

Brother Lu from the chess stall was still setting up a chess stall. He was very happy to see Ye An come to the door. After Ye An finished his business, he still insisted on treating Ye An to hot pot. When he was eating hot pot, Brother Lu complained that the chess stall would not be able to set up and could not make much money now. He said that he and his friends wanted to open a tea room, secretly building a private casino, and asked Ye An if he would do it together.

Ye An politely declined and said that he was working in a construction company now. Brother Lu heard what Ye An mean was that he wanted to do something serious and not to do evil things.

Brother Lu came out of society after graduating from junior high school. When he understood society, Brother Lu believed that he was naturally different from Ye An, who had just left the society, and it must be deeper. So Brother Lu gave Ye An a serious guidance: Brother, you have just graduated from college and came from society. It is understandable that you are full of beautiful ideals for this society, but there is a saying that ideals are beautiful, and reality is skinny...

In fact, Ye An had already experienced the skinnyness of reality when taking the civil service exam in his hometown. Ye An smiled helplessly and didn't say anything.

I mean, the eldest brother is the one who earns money in this society. Brother Lu continued, this society is very realistic. How much does it cost to graduate from school and join the company?To be honest, I definitely can't compare to my chess stall, otherwise you wouldn't have come to make money by playing chess. If you have no background or resources in this world, you work in the company step by step, and don't say too much, you calculate your salary, and you can only buy a house in the city in the year of the monkey and horse.You have no house, no car, no savings, no background, no status, will that fucking woman follow you?

Hearing this, Ye An felt a heavy blow, although Ye An firmly believed that Hua Mantong did not leave him because she had no money or status, but just came from an ordinary family in a county town.

So brother, to be realistic, your intelligence is too strong, and you have such a good talent in gambling, it would be a pity not to use it to make some money.Moreover, it is okay for you to insist on working in the company, and you can use your spare time, which does not affect your work in the company.

It can be seen that Brother Lu really cherishes his talent. In Brother Lu's eyes, Ye An is the most talented player he has ever seen in this circle.

Thank you Brother Lu, I think about it, can I think about it?

Ye An's answer was very tactful, but in fact Ye An had already made a decision in his heart. Ye An felt that his casino was the big stage of life, not a small card table.

Having a meal with Yang Fei was Yang Fei decided to have a place where he was in a high-end restaurant. The two of them asked for a luxurious private room, which made Ye An feel a little uncomfortable. He also weighed whether the amount of his WeChat wallet was enough to pay for the meal.

But Ye An’s concerns were unnecessary. Yang Fei only needed to sign a contract when he came here, and in the end it was the contract that Yang Fei insisted on signing.

I am now in the Municipal Urban Construction Bureau.

At the dinner table, Yang Fei introduced his current situation to Ye An. Yang Fei's tone did not mean to show off at all, but was just saying the facts. Ye An never mentioned to Yang Fei that he was cheated of taking civil servants from the Urban Construction Bureau in his hometown.

But there is no comparison and no harm. Is this a slap in the face of Brother Lu’s face that the ideal is full and the reality is skinny?Ye An knew that Yang Fei's father was the deputy district mayor of a district in the main city, and his father...

When he returned to his hometown to bury his father during the Spring Festival, Ye An put a bottle of wine in front of his father's tomb, then took out a chess and silently placed the blind chess that he played with his father for the first time in front of the tomb. However, dying was the last step of his father's veteran. Ye An was reluctant to put the chess piece on the chessboard for a long time. Ye An stared at the photo of his father on the tombstone until the cold drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizzle drizz

Yang Fei complained that Ye An didn't tell him why his father died so much. Ye An didn't say anything and punished himself for a glass of wine. He was a brother who had been in college for four years. Yang Fei knew that Ye An was a person who was unwilling to cause trouble for others.

Then Yang Fei told Ye An that he had been asking about Hua Mantong for him, but there was no result.

Ye An was very moved. Ye An believed that Yang Fei could be brothers for the rest of his life.

This reminded Ye An of another lifelong brother, the man who once dragged his drowning self out of the river, Black Cow.

After all, the sentence of Hei Niu should be over soon.

Winter is gone and spring is coming. In a blink of an eye, Ye An has expired at the construction company's three-month probation period. Ye An successfully became a formal employee of the company. Soon, Ye An has become a catfish in the company, usually the catfish in the catfish effect people call it.

Ye An's work spirit is extremely fierce, as if he is never tired. In addition to eating and sleeping twenty-four hours a day, Ye An is either on the construction site or on the way to the construction site.

Machine is the nickname given to this new employee by a colleague.

Except for work matters, Ye An communicates with his colleagues almost no communication.

Ip Man does not care about complaints or hard work, and shows extraordinary talent and ability in his work. Ye An gradually became a topic of conversation between colleagues from an intern who was not paid much attention to at the beginning, thus attracting various gazes from colleagues, including but not limited to: praise, vigilance, disdain...

And admiration.

A catfish, a catfish with the title of D-Ryowei, disrupted the order and tranquility of the original pond, and it is normal to gain such a look.

One day, he was about to get off work, and Ye An was still busy with his work in the office. Zhang Qin, the company's personnel manager, came to Ye An's seat.

Zhang Qin is a company flower privately judged by her colleagues. In addition to the appearance that a certain flower is necessary, Yang Qin has a petite figure, gentle personality, soft on the outside and soft on the inside, never rushing or popular, and looks like a standard template for a good Chinese wife.

Zhang Qin was indeed not married, and she became the company's personnel manager in her early twenties. She is also a template for a good Chinese wife, so there are naturally many single dogs that are both inside and outside the company.

But the company's single dogs think a lot, but none of them dare to think about it, because Zhang Qin is the niece of Mr. Zeng, the boss of the company.

Ye An, don’t be busy leaving after get off work, Mr. Zeng has something to ask you for trouble.

Zhang Qin's voice was very gentle, and the eyes that looked at Ye An were admirable.

It took more than three months to observe and understand that in Zhang Qin's mind, Ye An is not a catfish, but a college graduate who is serious and responsible in his work, outstanding ability, knowledgeable, smart, handsome, but for some reason he is very melancholy.

More than three months have been enough for a girl to grow acacia grass.

But Zhang Qin did not deliberately approach Ye An except for normal contact at work. Zhang Qin was afraid that the acacia grass would grow too fast and her heart would not be able to hold a wildly growing acacia grass.

Mr. Zeng, Zeng Youzhong, the legal person and general manager of the company, the boss of this construction company, wanted to have a meal with Ye An alone.

Mr. Zeng asked Ye An for this meal to be considered as a public-private and private consideration, because Mr. Zeng had long seen the thoughts of his niece Zhang Qin.

Ye An felt a little panic about Zeng Zheng's invitation to dinner, and Ye An felt even more panic about Zhang Qin's gentle and envious gaze, but soon Ye An calmed down. He was an Antarctic penguin, adapting to the life of glaciers at a temperature of dozens of degrees below zero. Under zero, it was the temperature of his heart now.

This temperature is enough to discourage all girls.

Since this dinner is both public and private, Zhang Qin is naturally indispensable. The dinner for two people became three people.

Xiaoye, what wine should I drink?Can you drink white wine?

In a private room in a restaurant near the company, the dishes were almost ready. There was a bottle of unopened Moutai on the table and a pack of open Huazi. Zeng asked Ye An.

Mr. Zeng, I can... drink a little.The boss said, "I can't drink anymore, and Ye An knew that he couldn't say no."

Zhang Qin, who was standing by, heard that he quickly opened the Moutai and filled the wine glasses of Mr. Zeng and Ye An.

OK, then I'll have some drinks with me today.Mr. Zeng nodded, then picked up the wine glass and clinked it to Ye An and had a drink.

Thanks to Mr. Zeng.

This is Ye An's second time drinking Moutai.

This made Ye An think of his father again. The first time was when Ye An saw half a bottle of Maotai left by his father at home. Ye An secretly opened it and drank two sips. It was also the only time Ye An saw Maotai at home.

Later, Ye An learned that it was the gift his mother bought for her father on his 50th birthday.

Xiaoye, do you know why I asked you to drink with me today?Mr. Zeng inadvertently glanced at Zhang Qin beside him.

There are many things I have done poorly in my work, and I always need to teach me personally.Ye An's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and his expression was still a little nervous.

Mr. Zeng smiled: Xiaoye, you are too serious. I am the boss in the company, but outside the company I prefer to be friends with employees. Xiaoqin knows my temper. I often ask them to drink with me, so don’t be nervous.

Zhang Qin also smiled and said to Ye An: Yes.

But this is the first time I have found Xiaoqin with me. Mr. Zeng looked at Xiaoqin and said something, Xiaoye, that's right. You have been in the company for more than three months. This group of fresh college students are the first time our company has recruited publicly. There are four or five people who joined the company with you this time, but now you are the only one who stays.I know why the other college students left, because our salary during the probation period is very low, and the work assigned to you during the probation period is heavy and tiring, and even some dirty and tiring work that is not consistent with your college students' identities. I deliberately instructed the following to arrange it like this. Nowadays, college students are too optimistic and have too low hands. Those college students who leave should not be able to endure this hardship, but you stayed. I have been observing you. I feel that the demands on you during the probation period are a bit unhuman, but you have almost no complaints. I have also read your resume. You are very excellent and have strong abilities at work. In fact, you can choose a better company based on your conditions. Today I want to ask why you chose to stay?

Thanks to Mr. Zeng for his trust. Mr. Zeng talked about the company and his work made Ye An calmer. What Ye An was afraid of was that Mr. Zeng talked about Zhang Qin to himself, and also thanked the company for giving me this opportunity. In fact, I think this approach during the company's probation period is appropriate. It is very hard to do in the construction industry. Don't choose this industry if you can't endure hardships. I was not prepared. When I was choosing a major in college, I didn't know how to choose civil engineering, and now I won't choose to apply for our company...

Mr. Zeng nodded, especially satisfied with Ye An calling the company our company. It means that in just a few months, Ye An has already had a sense of ownership and a sense of belonging to the company.

There are two main points I chose to stay. Ye An continued, First, in the past few months, I have visited the construction site of several projects of the company. There are so many projects started at the same time, which shows that the company's business is good and has a promising future. Why don't I choose to stay in a promising company?Second, I just came out of school. The theories and knowledge I learned need to be realized through practice. I think our company can provide such opportunities for practice. In my eyes, the value of this opportunity is not entirely measured by the salary.

Ye An talked freely, but his speech was not fast. When it comes to work, Ye An felt that he had changed from an Antarctic penguin to a passionate fighter.

Xiao Ye, I am very happy. You are not only a professional, but also the first college student to graduate from 211 universities in our company. I am very clear about the current situation of our company. Now we can only call it the engineering team. If the company wants to develop to a higher level, we need young and promising talents like you. Mr. Zeng pointed a Huazi and handed it to Ye An. I also agree with your philosophy very much. The company is also ready to reuse young people like you who have professional skills, ambitions and responsibility. Now you are a formal employee of the company. I hope you can do your best!When the company develops, I will not treat everyone badly.

Mr. Zeng, don’t worry, I will do my best to do my best to the development of the company!

Ye An said seriously. In fact, the reason why Ye An stayed was because he saw that there were too many unsatisfactory and needed improvements in the company's project construction. Ye An felt that this was a stage that allowed him to show his strength.

Ye An likes to challenge and does things that cannot be done. At present, what Ye An has done seems cannot be done includes playing blind chess, including using his efforts in his last year of senior year to get an admission notice from 211 University...

Now, Ye An knew that a bigger challenge was waiting for him.

So which department do you think is suitable for you now?

Mr. Zeng made Ye An choose the department so directly that Ye An felt that Mr. Zeng attached great importance to him, but Ye An was very clear. All this was not entirely due to Mr. Zeng's trust and ability, because Zhang Qin, who was still sitting next to him with a gentle look at him.

Ye An's judgment is correct. Mr. Zeng saw his niece Zhang Qin's favor for Ye An. After a few months of preliminary observation, he only passed the first level of trust for Ye An. Today, he brought Zhang Qin. Mr. Zeng's signal was already very obvious. First let Ye An experience his recognition and attention to him, and then let Ye An realize that if he could agree to be with Zhang Qin, Ye An's future in the company will be unlimited.

But Ye An knew that he could not pick such a big fruit. It was not that Zhang Qin was not beautiful enough or gentle enough. The template for such a good Chinese wife was not a good girl. It was Ye An knew that the temperature that his heart could feel now was felt by only the penguins in Antarctica. This temperature was devastating to any girl who felt it.

Mr. Zeng, I am still more suitable for me in the engineering department. Only on the construction site can I feel full of energy.

Ye An’s words have two meanings, one is literal, and the other means that now you can’t think of anything except work.

Ye An finally drank the bottle of Moutai with Mr. Zeng. Ye An didn't drink much white wine before, but after that, Ye An only drank Moutai whenever he drank white wine. Ye An didn't know whether this was because of the magical magic of Moutai itself, or the charm and pattern of a boss that Mr. Zeng showed today.

Or at this moment, Moutai has become a metaphor for success in Ye An's mind.

After dinner, Mr. Zeng took the opportunity to leave first, leaving Ye An and Zhang Qin behind.It can be seen that this script has always been thought of.

Ye An, you rented a house near the company, not far from here. After you drink wine, I'll take you back.At the entrance of the restaurant, Zhang Qin pointed to the direction of Ye An's residence.

No, no, I should give it to you!Ye An stopped quickly, but his eyes kept on, and this was always from today's dinner, so he didn't dare to look at Zhang Qin.

It's okay, you don't need any gentlemanly today, okay, if you didn't drink, you'll give it to me.I'll take you to my residence later, and I'll take a taxi and go back.

Zhang Qin smiled and said, in fact, Zhang Qin smiled beautifully and had very beautiful dimples, but Ye An didn't dare to have such a good reputation.

It was early summer and it was nine o'clock in the evening.There are some night markets on both sides of the street, and there are already swarms of moths under the street lights next to the night market.The wind is neither cool nor hot in early summer nights.

Almost half a pound of Moutai made Ye An's head a little dizzy, but fortunately he could walk independently. Ye An knew that he could not be stubborn about Mr. Zeng and Zhang Qin today. Ye An was also afraid that his insistence on sending Zhang Qin back would lead to unnecessary push and entanglement, so Ye An agreed to Zhang Qin to send him back to his residence.

The two walked side by side, and the obvious boundary between the figures of the two under the street lights was actually very close. Ye An could even smell the perfume smell on Zhang Qin, and you could cross it in one step...

It seems to be very far away.

How could it be not beautiful to stroll along the streets at night with a beautiful girl? But for Ye An, the girl next to him was either Hua Mantong or NBdy.

Ye An, you rented a house, why don’t you ask your girlfriend to come and live with Ah?How good it is to have someone to take care of.

Ye An didn't dare to look at Zhang Qin, but Zhang Qin dared to look at Ye An.

The girl in Zhang Qin's words has a shy beauty.

Oh, I don't have a girlfriend.Ye An stumbled and Ye An was counting the time in his heart. Five minutes had passed, and about five minutes left, he had arrived at his residence.

I don’t believe you are so outstanding and so handsome, how could you not have a girlfriend?Zhang Qin was secretly happy, but I didn’t know if this was the truth of Ye An, but Zhang Qin firmly believed that what Ye An said was true.

Really not.Ye An lowered his head and his nose twitched gently. Ye An smelled the charming fragrance of the woman beside him, but Ye An knew that it was not Hua Mantong's.

Ye An felt a little blurred in his eyes and suddenly felt a spasm in his heart.Despite being close at hand, Zhang Qin knew nothing about Ye An's sudden loss of composure.

My uncle... Oh, Mr. Zeng, Zhang Qin knew that she had made a mistake, so she changed her words quickly. Mr. Zeng has always valued you very much. Our company now lacks professional talents like you.

Uh, thank you Mr. Zeng for your cultivation.I just graduated and have no experience, but I will work hard.Ye An quickly recovered from his loss of composure.

Well, in the future, we need our department to cooperate, or if you need any help from me, you can say that, after all, I am familiar with the company.

Zhang Qin looked at Ye An with clear eyes and gradually slowed down her pace. Zhang Qin knew that after turning the corner of the street in front, Ye An's residence was here.

OK, thanks.Ye An's answer has reached the point where one word is missing, but Ye An has always insisted on such a minimalist answer.

Alas, do you know what nicknames your colleagues have given you?There is a sharp contrast here on Zhang Qin, and he tried to find and talk too much.

Well?Ye An was stunned.

Hehehe, machine!Zhang Qin laughed again, no wonder you speak accurately like a machine, without any extra word.

No...no.Ye An knew that what Zhang Qin was saying was the truth, but Ye An had no choice but to deny it helplessly.

Okay, your residence has arrived, you have drunk, go back and have a good rest, Bye!After saying that, Zhang Qin turned around and stopped Zhang's taxi.

Seeing Zhang Qin getting into the taxi, Ye An dared to look at the taxi. He suddenly remembered something and wanted to say something but didn't say it.

Ye An watched the taxi go away in a daze. Ye An originally wanted to ask Zhang Qin to come home to send a message to report his safety.

But more than 20 minutes after Ye An returned home, the message on Zhang Qin's WeChat came by himself: I'm safe, good night!

It took about ten minutes tonight, and Zhang Qin said more to Ye An than Ye An said in more than three months after he came to the company...