So I asked doubtfully, "Are you going on a business trip?"
She replied: "It's not a business trip, it's a development in other places, but it's not far. It is a small town 0/00 km away from Shanghai/Kloc, doing fabric business. "
I then asked, "Do you come back every week?"
She paused and said, "I come back once every two weeks. I usually go to Shanghai on Sunday and go to work on Tuesday."
I said, "It's hard to run back and forth. I usually leave home for two days and then start to miss home. "
She said thoughtfully, "I may be used to it." Life is very helpless. I can't hold the baby when I pick up the brick. " Putting down bricks can't feed the baby, no way. "
In my impression, this kind of "separated" family, mostly men work hard outside, women take care of the house with their babies and do logistics, and husbands will come back for reunion regularly. Of course, this is also a Tale of Two Cities that many people have to choose for their lives.
However, Hui is an independent woman I seldom see. To tell the truth, if the separation from her husband is reluctant, then children will always be a woman's weakness. How helpless and strong a woman will be if she can leave her children and live alone outside.
I sighed: "That must be very difficult! Everyone who works hard on their own has a lot of hardships, not to mention a woman who works hard alone. "
She replied indifferently: "Fortunately, it is relatively stable now. If it weren't for this sudden epidemic, everything would be better. "
I am not only interested in Hui's experience, but also deeply admire it. Therefore, I listened to her patiently. Although she is so indifferent at the moment, I know that it must be the precipitation of years and the careful polishing of life.
She is very modest and has repeatedly said, "I'm just an ordinary stranger working hard in Shanghai. I don't have many stories I will talk to you at will and recall the past ten years. "
Hui graduated from the Department of Textile in 2002. In 2006, she became a floating family in Shanghai with youthful dreams. She shared an 89-square-meter house with 17 girls and rented 260 yuan every month. After seven months of group renting, she shared a single room of 14 square meter with two other girls, and rented 280 yuan every month.
She said that when she first arrived in Shanghai, she was very bitter. When she got off the train, it was only 5 16 yuan. Later, she spent 260 yuan to rent a house. Fortunately, she lives not far from work, and she walks back and forth, saving bus money.
When I changed jobs at the end of 2007, I rented a single room with a kitchen renovation, about 6 square meters, and the rent was 400 yuan. Only one bed can be put, and there is no place to put the wardrobe. Clothes can only be piled on the bed. However, I have an independent space and feel the long-lost freedom.
Later, I met a boy, also from the countryside, and now she is her husband. They started from scratch and have no parents to rely on. 20 13, she resigned and started a business. At that time, there was no office and no staff, so Hui took on all the roles by himself.
When I was pregnant for more than 5 months, I accompanied my customers to see the factory for fear of letting them know that I was pregnant. I'm worried that my clients will think that childbirth and breastfeeding will affect their work. I stepped on 5CM high heels and struggled to help my clients with their computers, so I forced myself to become a professional woman.
Five hours before labor, she stayed up late in the factory to catch the delivery date. Hui said she should belong to the kind of girl who can bear hardships and stand hard work. Maybe she never thought of herself as a woman.
Hui said with a little relief: "Life has improved now. Shanghai bought two suites and had two lovely children. Looking back, I can go to today by my own death. "
Hui went on to say: "We foreigners want to gain a foothold in a first-tier city like Shanghai, and we have to pay double or even more sweat. I'm glad that everything I have now is the result of our own efforts.
Our next generation may not have to work as hard as we do. They can start from a higher level and have more choices than we do. "
I said, "Yes, now you can slow down and feel life."
Hui took a deep breath and said, "I have been running since graduation, and I have never stopped to have a rest. Sometimes I feel very tired, sometimes I am confused. But who is not confused in youth? " Fortunately, I survived, and I always had a belief in my heart: tomorrow will be better than today. "
"I always said to myself: Don't compare with others, just compare with yourself. Frankly speaking, there are too many difficulties in the entrepreneurial stage, whether it is capital, customers or business entering a bottleneck period, but I think those difficulties that can be solved are not difficult. "
So, I asked, "How is the company now? It should be very smooth? "
Hui pondered for a moment and said in a slightly dignified tone: "This year's epidemic has a great impact, but I believe I can survive. Not long ago, I sold a suite originally invested in a second-tier city and mortgaged another house in Shanghai at the bank. "
Finally, when Hui mentioned her husband and children, her eyes were wet. She said, "Sometimes I feel sorry for my husband and children, but I am glad that my husband has always given me the greatest encouragement and support. Now he has to take care of two underage children at home full time. His in-laws are in poor health, one is Alzheimer's disease and the other is cerebral hemorrhage, which is not easy. "
I comforted: "Your husband must be very distressed by you. After all, it is really not easy for a woman to work hard outside and her family is not around. "
Hui nodded and said, "Yes, my husband has always been very distressed by me."
After arriving, Hui also said to me, "Actually, I don't need to write. I'll talk to you casually. I am an ordinary person and my story is the most ordinary one. "
However, what touches us and touches our deepest soul is not the story of a group of ordinary people, because we are all ordinary people walking in the bustling world. Maybe we don't have too many infinite scenery, but we live really, and we all dance in our ordinary world.
Hui's story continues. This epidemic made Hui, who could have breathed a sigh of relief, choose to set sail again, but no matter how many thorns there are ahead, I believe Hui will be able to carry it through. Every stranger floating in Shanghai has a little-known story, but their hearts are sensitive and strong.
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Essay on story optimization
The story optimizes the contribution channel of Liner members.
Stories are preferred by other members who have won silver medals or above.
This article is selected by the story and edited by Miss Red Ear Rabbit.
The story had better be a special topic founded by Lin, a member partner.
This topic recommends Lin members and outstanding writers to be on the list.
Theme Creation: Lin Er
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