Chapter 19: The Fateful Moment
Tang Xiaoru seemed to be speechless by my words, staring at me with a very unhappy expression. I looked at her straight as if I didn't care, and I didn't feel that I had offended her again.
In my mind, there is no expectation that any miracle will happen to continue to work here. Whether or not I express myself and get appreciated by my leaders doesn't matter to me at all. So, what I think in my heart, I basically say it. Anyway, I'll take the money and leave after a while, and I don't need to say anything nice to cater to this woman's preferences.
However, Tang Xiaoru did not get angry or have a seizure in the end. At work, she seems to be really calm and self-controlled. I saw her take a deep breath, flick her wrist, and close the file that had been spread out. Then, she took a piece of white paper that had been lying beside her, handed the pen in her left hand to her right hand, lowered her eyes and looked at me, and said, "Okay, last question, if, I mean if!" If you are retained by the company, you will be given another opportunity to choose one of your former colleagues to stay with you. So, who would you choose? What is the rationale? ”
I was stunned, but I didn't expect this woman to ask such a question. What do you mean? It's obviously impossible to keep me, so what's the point of asking me such useless questions?
I couldn't help but say, "I'm sorry Mr. Tang, does this question have any special meaning?" ”
Tang Xiaoru still didn't look at me, the signature pen in her hand clicked a few times somewhere on the white paper, and said, "Every question I ask you has meaning." I'm working, not at home. Of course, you can answer this question or choose not to answer it. But if you answer, I want you to be serious and think about it clearly, is that okay? ”
I groaned for a moment, thinking that it didn't matter to me if I didn't answer, but if I could help others, why wouldn't I?
At this time, a colleague flashed in my mind. Almost without hesitation, I blurted out, "If I had a choice, I would choose Zhao Ming, a colleague from our business department, to stay and work with me." ”
"Zhao Ming......" Tang Xiaoru wrote Zhao Ming's name on the white paper, and said, "What is the reason?" ”
I said seriously, "He needs this job!" This person is usually taciturn and introverted, so his performance has never been very good. But as far as I know, he is a top student in the computer science department of KL University. Originally, his talent was in the computer field, but our original company let him work as a salesman. is obviously talented but does not get the opportunity to display it, you can imagine how depressing his work must be. But that's not the main reason I chose him. Zhao Ming's wife was found to have liver cancer in the first half of the year. In order to treat his wife's illness, he sold almost all his family property. He also has a three-year-old daughter, and now he has no money to put in kindergarten, so he has to let his elderly mother take it at home. He needs this job, he needs to have the financial resources to continue to treat his wife and support the family. Actually, Mr. Tang, it doesn't matter if I can stay and work, but this colleague, please think about it, if you can take care of it, please take care of it as much as possible, okay? ”
Tang Xiaoru's pen that had been writing on the white paper suddenly paused, and then, she raised her head, looked at me thoughtfully, and after a long while, she said softly: "Zhao Ming's family, I also knew something about it before I came. We will think about his whereabouts and stays. But...... There are so many employees in your company, but you are the only one who chooses to stay and work with him. ”
I was stunned for a moment and said, "Have you asked all of us this question?" ”
Tang Xiaoru didn't answer, but began to bow her head again and write something on the white paper. At the same time, she ended the conversation with me and said, "Okay, let's stop here." Now, you can go out and wait for our announcement. ”
I let out an oh and stood up with some relief. It's finally over, and I'll be notified of my severance pay in a moment, even if I officially say goodbye to the place where I've worked for almost a year. To be honest, deep down in my heart, I'm really a little reluctant. Because here I am, there have been joys, there have been joys. I get along very well with most of my colleagues. Now that I am suddenly separated from them, there will always be a sense of loss in my heart.
When I opened the office door, I had just walked out, and the few people who had come with Tang Xiaoru outside immediately entered and closed the door. I think it's going to be a little bit of a long time before they start researching and finally deciding where we are going to stay.
It was quiet outside, and the old company seemed to know that the moment to decide their fate was coming, and they all sat in their places nervously, quietly waiting for the announcement to come.
I pulled out a cigarette and slowly sat back in my seat, I thought, among those of us at this moment, I am probably the only one who is the most relaxed in my heart, right? People do get nervous and uneasy when they don't know what their fate will be. But once you already know or anticipate it, it will calm down.
As I expected, less than ten minutes later, the door to the general manager's office opened again, and the people inside came out again. The female assistant and a man with a leather bag walked up to everyone and looked at all of us with blank expressions. Then, the female assistant picked up a blank piece of paper that had been in her hand when she came out, and said to us while looking at it: "Next, announce the list of employees retained by the company." If you have your name, please come back to work on time tomorrow. The company will rearrange everyone's work and positions reasonably, and hope that you can continue to work together to make efforts for the development of the new company. If you are not named, unfortunately the company will no longer hire you, please come to this gentleman next to me after the list is announced, and receive your original two months' basic salary. I wish you all the best in the way you go. ”
PS: Today, oh no, it should be said yesterday now. During the day, my grandmother was stuck in her trachea with a mouthful of phlegm, and she had difficulty breathing and almost lost her breath. Fortunately, the rescue was timely, and it was out of danger. Not long after dinner, my daughter ate a strawberry and suddenly her tooth hurt so much that she had to take her to the hospital for treatment. However, if there is a small problem, it will be washed by the doctor and put some painkiller medicine. But this is not over, when I went home and hurried to code, my father, who had been catching a cold for the past two days, suddenly launched a high fever, and measured his body temperature, it turned out to be thirty-nine degrees nine! I had to rush to the hospital to hang the bottle and toss until late. I spent most of my day in the hospital. In the end, everything was fine, and the time came the next day, that is, in the early hours of this morning. Continue to code the word and rush a chapter to upload. Don't scold me, I can't help it. Everyone will always encounter a little unexpected situation and can't finish what needs to be done on time, maybe today, I still have to take care of my father, and I can't guarantee two chapters a day. Let's understand a lot, there are old men and young men, and it's not so easy!
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