The women’s director introduced Chen Maidong to a lady who was related to her mothers’ family. At the moment, Chen Maidong was taking her around Xiaxi Village.
The girl followed him for three minutes without saying a word. She liked Chen Maidong very much, and the only thing she was dissatisfied with was his career, but she didn’t really worry about that. She would ask him to change jobs, if they fell in love. Although she is a nurse, she still could not accept her husband being a mortician.
Chen Maidong looked at her sideways, “Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?”
The girl blushed slightly and joked half-seriously, “If I mind you won’t smoke?”
Chen Maidong touched the cigarette and nodded.
The girl was very happy and said: “My aunt said you were born in 1990 and I was born in 1993. We are three years apart.”
Chen Maidong glanced at her and asked her, “How many years have you been working?”
“I have been working for five years.” The girl said, “The medical school I attended was in the city hospitals. They have very high standards, later I went back to the central hospital in town.”
“I could have paid to go to the city hospital, but my father was reluctant to spend money, and our family’s financial status is average. I also have a younger brother.”
“The town hospital is also good.” Chen Maidong said.
“It depends on how you see it.” The girl said: “One of my friends went to the city hospital, and the bonuses and benefits there are incomparable with those in the town. And their hospital has a corresponding school, so they don’t have to worry about their children’s education in the future.”
“I think it’s good to stay in town, but if the education and environment are not good, the children will easily suffer in the future.” After finishing speaking, the girl looked at him, hesitated for a moment and asked, “I heard that you have a registered permanent residence in the city?”
Chen Maidong nodded.
“You can smoke if you want. I don’t mind the smell.” The girl smiled and said, “My dad smokes at home all day.”
Chen Maidong took out the cigarette and focused on a pear tree on the slope.
“You see, the town is growing, and there are more and more rich people. I think they are all really uneducated, uncultured people. They will only focus on making money all day long, and compare themselves to others: someone else’s car or house, etc. Then, look at the people in the city. They take their children to museums and opera houses on weekends, go to the library, go camping and watch the stars, or go connect with nature. Children nurtured in this kind of environment will never be bad.”
Chen Maidong laughed and asked her, “Have you ever lived in the city?”
The girl felt that he was looking down on her, so she said with reason: “I have never worked in the city, but I know that the city can enjoy all kinds of social resources. No matter how rich the townspeople are, they will go to the city to spend money.”
“You’re right.” Chen Maidong took a puff on his cigarette.
The girl thought she had convinced him, so she peeked at him and asked boldly, “What do you think of me?”
Chen Maidong looked at her seriously. He viewed her as the type of person who wanted to get married and live a happy life.
She continued: “My aunt probably told you about my family’s conditions. That is just how my family is, and there is nothing to worry about. I think you are a nice person, and I can even accept you working in a funeral home, but you have to be 100% nice to me. “ Read the latest chapters at NovelPing.
Chen Maidong didn’t answer.
The girl felt that he had acquiesced, and then said: “I heard about your past, but the prodigal son never comes back with gold. Who hasn’t made a mistake?” She had already found out that he accidentally injured someone and ended up in a juvenile detention center all because he made bad friends. A man robbed his girlfriend, and he got into a fight and hurt them.
Her thinking was different from others. From the incident that happened, she saw Chen Maidong was a dedicated and responsible man. He didn’t run away because he hurt someone, even though all his friends ran away. She admires such people. She imagined that if something happened to her in the future, he would definitely be the first one to rush forward.
AMoreover, among their group of gangsters back then, Chen Maidong was considered to be more promising. Although he works in a funeral parlor, he is well-established and has a registered residence in the city. Her mother explained everything for her at home, and Chen Maidong is a high-quality blind date, at least compared to their family’s situation. A mortician or not, everything cannot be perfect.
Chen Maidong was lost in his own thoughts. He was thinking about what Zhuang Jie said to him. Her voice seemed to be everywhere, it was deafening. The girl talked to him for a long time, but he was so zoned out that he didn’t realize what she was talking about.
The girl asked him, “What do you think?”
Chen Maidong suddenly thought of Zhuang Jie’s words: I like you, but I like Shanghai more.
*
Zhuang Jie lived a happy life, like a fish in the water. She was waiting at the traffic light with her breakfast in hand. Even the red light was pleasing to the eye. Opposite the red light is the hospital she used to work with – she didn’t get the contract back then because of her lack of experience. At that time, she wasn’t aware that the former dean’s sister-in-law was medical professional too.
The people in the hospital told her last night that their equipment had problems for the second time this month! They couldn’t find the direct reason in the after-sales service, and the dean was furious!
If it wasn’t too late, Zhuang Jie could visit the dean as soon as possible. Now that the former dean had retired, she was familiar with the new dean who took over.
She adjusted herself and headed straight for the hospital in a hurry, but unexpectedly, she ran into the dean on the way there. When the dean saw her, he said unhappily: “The news is very bad.”
Zhuang Jie smiled and followed him to the office. She wanted to ask which link caused the problem., but the dean was busy talking on the phone,and getting angry, and had no time to pay attention to her.
She closed the door tactfully and went directly to the equipment department. She first learned about the equipment, and then called her company’s after-sales engineer to feed back the information one by one. After waiting for an hour, Zhuang Jie was chatting enthusiastically with the staff in the department, and the after-sales service came up to check the problem.
The equipment was bought by the hospital two years ago from a small manufacturer, and it cost hundreds of thousands. The hospital will not replace it easily.
Zhuang Jie stayed until almost noon, and left the hospital in a hurry after finding out the problem. On the way, she received a call from the dean. He told her to cast a long line to catch a big fish (make a bigger investment in order to gain a bigger reward). Why not sell the company’s equipment with such a good opportunity?
Zhuang Jie laughed, saying that this equipment can last for two years, and she could sell it when she went back the next time. Then she said: “Let me just say, this kind of equipment should be bought from a global company, so there will be no problems with service or after-sales…” Before she could finish talking, he hung up the phone.
Zhuang Jie learned from her predecessors in her early years, and had visited many hospitals: big hospitals, small hospitals, miles long hospitals, private hospitals, and specialist hospitals. Her family was not left behind. Every day she went out and about, whether to promote (products) or not, just to get familiar with people or learn some professional knowledge.
Being disabled herself, no matter if she runs to the office or department, and no matter whether it is the dean or a nurse, it is hard for anyone to look down on her openly. This business is inherently unpopular. This story is hosted at g.com.
Zhuang Jie took advantage of this, and was straightforward and enthusiastic. She usually did small favors for the department to help or buy snacks, and she was fairly popular, overall.
She is in a bit of a hurry to go to a different hospital, at the moment. It is one that she has been following for a long time, and they are getting ready to replace their equipment. Word is that the hospital intends to purchase domestic products, saying that it is now only supporting domestic products.
What a mess.
Zhuang Jie cursed as she walked.
When she arrived at the hospital, she met a colleague from a local hospital who was chatting with the department director with a smile on his face. Zhuang Jie felt a chill in her heart. To avoid embarrassment, she took a long detour to the dean’s office.
The dean was not there, she was told that he had gone to eat. Only then did Zhuang Jie subconsciously look at the time. It was already one o’clock.
She had a meal card for the hospital cafeteria and she queued up for a light meal. When she sat down to eat, a doctor she knew came over with a tray and chatted with her for a while, then she asked him how the conversation went?
He struggled for a while, then whispered to her: “The equipment has been ordered.”
Zhuang Jie looked at him in surprise.
He stopped and changed the subject to talk about something else.
Zhuang Jie was very grateful in her heart, and thanked him softly. He told her not to be discouraged, saying that it was not a problem of her professional ability, but a different reason. The specific reasons were unknown to him and he didn’t dare to talk nonsense.
Zhuang Jie came out of the hospital and went to a street shop to buy a hot drink. She had just taken a sip when she received a WeChat message from Wang Xixia, saying that a bird’s nest had been sent to her.
Zhuang Jie asked her where she got it.
She said Xu Qinghe sent it. He had also told her about the day when he ran into her when she was cursing on the street.
Zhuang Jie asked her, “What was Xu Qinghe’s reaction?”
Wang Xixia replied to her, “He went to talk with the property owner and they moved the trash can.”
Zhuang Jie gave her a thumbs up and said, “Excellent.”
Wang Xixia replied to her, “Let’s talk later, we have a meeting. We need to prepare for tomorrow’s training.”
Zhuang Jie never replied back. She glanced at the memo, and sure enough there was training at the end of the month.