Our company is engaged in import and export trade. When we are busy, it is common that the front chest can't stick to the back. Most newcomers complain and even disappear after a few days. Xiaohui has been doing a lot of typing and copying and serving tea and water since she started doing odd jobs in the office, but what you hear from her is more: "ok", "come right away" and "wait a minute", which also breaks my consistent view of fresh graduates.
After becoming a full member, she chose a salesman between an administrative clerk and a salesman. It is normal for salesmen to work overtime, especially when communicating with foreign customers, they often have to adapt to each other's working hours, and staying up late is also common. Xiaohui University is a non-English major. Although she has a certain English foundation and some differences in business English communication, this does not prevent her from getting away from this seemingly weak Northeast girl. Every morning, we can see her studying hard at her desk. As an old man in the office, I am also the one who is most disturbed by her. Every time after consulting me, I can receive a cup of health tea made by her, which makes me "love and hate" her, and there is nothing I can do.
Soon, she adapted to the salesman's high-intensity work rhythm, worked tirelessly and skillfully. After two years of precipitation and accumulation, her performance has stabilized at the top of the team and naturally became the right-hand man and "female hero" of our team. Her deeds also made the company boss appreciate her very much and made other colleagues sit up and take notice. Under a halo, she can always find various reasons to attribute her achievements to the team. She still silently adheres to her consistent style, hard work, enthusiasm and initiative every day.
One day, I worked late, and only the light in the boss's office was still on. I turned off the computer and the lights on the table, cleaned up the fatigue of the day and walked out of the office building. I was about to walk into the pedestrian tunnel on Shennan Avenue when a beautiful and familiar voice came from my ear. I slowed down and enjoyed the beauty of the sound penetrating my heart. In this colorful city, in this high-spirited city, in this city where success and failure are staged every day, we walk in a sea of people, walk through spacious streets and live a tense and cautious life. I don't know how long it's been since I was moved by a refreshing song. I walked forward step by step, and a familiar and strange girl caught my eye. Is that her? Yes, it is Xiaohui.
I stopped and stood there at a distance, looking at Xiaohui, who I couldn't find at ordinary times. A worn-out guitar, a lovely "BB face", a pair of crystal clear eyes and a pair of exquisite glasses, guitar straps hanging on her thin body, singing the song "38 degrees 6" in her mouth. I can't help asking myself: What kind of girl is she? Three or five passers-by gathered in front of her, and they all cast "approval" eyes. Someone threw a hundred-dollar bill into the piano box, someone threw ten dollars, someone threw twenty dollars. ........................................................................................................................................................ silently stepped forward and left 200 dollars. When she wanted to bow to thank me, we were all silent, and the embarrassed expression was fixed at 60 cm from the ground.
"Brother Hua, how are you?" She broke the awkward situation and said.
"I just came out from the company and happened to be attracted by your singing. You touched me. " I looked at her admiringly and said.
"how about it? The income is good. Do you still sing? Can I have something to eat with you? "
"I'm just hungry, but China elder brother, you have to wait for me for a while. I haven't finished singing. " I looked around at passers-by and heard her say firmly.
"Embrace this oasis, this warm tenderness, I gave up the whole forest, leaving nostalgia and sadness. Just like the first time I saw your eyes, time stopped going backwards, I burned the universe, and the temperature seemed to be full of current. At 38 degrees 6 ... "I was immersed in the songs of her and passers-by. At night in this city, her voice is like a beautiful meteor that cuts through the night sky and warms our hearts like a winter fire.
"Thank you for listening, thank you for someone who likes to listen to me sing, thank you, bow!" As the song came to an abrupt end in her ear, she said emotionally.
She was carrying a piano box and a worn-out guitar. I helped her pull the stereo out of the tunnel and walk in the busy street. I don't know if I'm still immersed in Xiaohui's singing, or if I've fallen into great meditation and kept silent all the way. Suddenly, she asked me, "Brother Hua, what shall we eat? Have you prepared your wallet? I ate a lot. " I replied awkwardly: grilled fish, eat it? She said with a little excitement: OK ... OK!
There happens to be a little-known grilled fish shop behind the building, and the boss is also from the northeast. Their grilled fish is delicious and smells like cumin. I think you'll like it. We found a table to sit down and ordered a signature grilled fish and some side dishes. I asked her if she had been drinking. She shook her head and said after a while, a can of beer! The boss brought two cans of beer. We opened it, touched one and drank it.
"Xiaohui, home is so far away, why did you come to Shenzhen?"
"In your dreams, my parents have worked in the local state-owned coal yard all their lives. I am the only child in my family. Living under the care of parents since childhood, I have always dreamed of living alone and creating my own future. So as soon as I graduated from college, I ignored my parents' arrangement and set foot on the train to Shenzhen alone. Although I feel very guilty, I firmly believe that my choice is correct. "
"Today, I think I need to get to know you again. I didn't expect your voice to be so beautiful after work. You sing better than a singer. "
"I like singing since I was a child. This guitar was exchanged with my father in junior high school. After all, they are my 10 years old friends. Usually busy with work, I play and sing at home. Recently, I sang to people in pedestrian streets and snack stalls. On holidays, I occasionally go to pubs and music restaurants to sing. "
"Just because of hobbies, go outside to sing? Is it difficult at home, do you need help? "
"No ... no ... no, first of all, I like singing. At home, I always sing and listen to myself, and I don't know if I sing well, so I got up the courage to buy equipment and sing on the street. Secondly, it's ... one day when I was video chatting with my parents, I found them old! Although there is not a word of comfort in my mouth to go back to my hometown, the expectation in their eyes breaks my heart. Therefore, from that day on, I made up my mind to buy a house in Shenzhen by my own efforts and pick up my parents to live together. "
My heart is pounding when I hear this. How many "heroes" did "buying a house in Shenzhen" scare away? Why can't I scare a woman who looks weak in front of me? The firmness in her eyes and the confidence in her words made me see a dream that will definitely come true. The girl in front of me is like a Hulk, who is about to carve out a world for herself and her parents in Shenzhen. In the delicious grilled fish pot, the hot air stirred ripples in my calm heart; In the usual bitter beer, I tasted a strange sweetness.
Everyone has a dream. The once great dream may be defeated by reality, but it did exist. Dreams are always out of reach. Should we give them up? It's another season in bloom. Where are you?
Struggle is the best "Shenzhen spirit", and not giving up is the most eye-catching "Shenzhen energy". And these two points are exactly what I saw from this weak girl who sang 38 degrees 6.
After seeing Xiaohui home, I sat in a taxi and watched the city come to a close bit by bit, while my life seemed to be starting.