After settling in Yangcheng, Jiang Can received an interview invitation from a company.
The interview went smoothly, and she soon started working at the new company. After work, she would go home to take care of her mother, and on weekends she would visit Xiaocheng at school and bring him some daily necessities.
Days went by in a cycle, as if we had returned to that simple and peaceful time.
Huo Zhixing quietly accompanied her without ever disturbing her life, only frequently visiting her home to help her with housework.
Most of the time, he can't really be considered "helping," because Jiang Can often has to do the things he did again.
When she's in a good mood, it's fine, but if she's under a lot of work pressure, working overtime, or having her period... even the gentlest person can become prickly.
Whenever Jiang Can yelled at him, it was Yin Wenxi who stepped in to stop her.
"What are you yelling about! Can't you speak properly to Zhixing?"
Or it would be something like, "If you have the energy to yell at him, why don't you do it yourself? Why are you being so mean to Zhixing?"
Or—"Don't think you can act recklessly just because Zhixing likes you! I'm not happy about you yelling at him like that!"
Jiang Can was completely confused. Whose biological mother was this person?
Huo Zhixing also calls her "Mom" repeatedly, making people who don't know the situation think they are a real mother and son.
Jiang Can shook her head helplessly and chuckled softly.
...
She worked at a newspaper, and on her first day, her supervisor told her, "Young people should train themselves more, be hardworking and dedicated!"
In fact, everyone else ignored these words, but Jiang Can took them seriously and worked really hard.
The consequence was that everyone assumed she was cheap and easy to use, so her job wasn't limited to writing press releases; she also had to be an editor, layout designer, graphic designer, and do countless odd jobs in the office...
Even when the pothos was almost withered, her colleagues would still ask her to water it.
Not to mention helping them send and receive documents and pick up packages every day.
What bothered her most was that her colleagues at the company all had an innate sense of superiority as people from the city, looked down on her because she was from out of town, and always ostracized her, intentionally or unintentionally.
For example, sometimes in the break room, she would just go to get a glass of water and be surrounded by a bunch of gossipy women in the company.
"Hey Xiao Jiang, do you have a boyfriend yet?"
Jiang Can almost burned her mouth. She smiled awkwardly and was about to leave when the fat woman grabbed her.
"It's not like you have to rush to work, come chat with us for a while! Heh... Xiao Jiang, if you don't have a boyfriend, we can introduce you to one!"
"No……"
"Hey, Fatty, why are you worrying about this!" Another woman said, cracking sunflower seeds as she looked Jiang Can up and down. "Ha, does little Jiang really have trouble finding a boyfriend?"
"That's hard to say!" another chimed in. "If it were me choosing a daughter-in-law, I wouldn't want someone from out of town!"
"Exactly! People from other places are hard to get along with, and their lifestyles are different from ours! What if we find someone from a poor family? Wouldn't that just be 'poverty alleviation'?"
"Xiao Jiang, I heard you have a mother and a younger brother at home?"
Jiang Can took a deep breath. Where did these people get their information from? They're so well-informed!
"Oh dear, having a younger brother... this is like a bottomless pit!" Someone looked at her with disdain, speaking sarcastically, "Heh, if someone marries an outsider like this, they're really doing charity!"
Jiang Can clenched her small hands into fists, then released them, taking several deep breaths.
She slowly walked to the door, her back to them. Just as she was about to leave, she seemed to feel those arrogant eyes staring at her from behind...
From the moment she joined the company, she became the subject of their conversation. In their eyes, people from other places didn't seem to be human.
Jiang Can sneered, turned around, and swept her cold gaze across everyone's faces.
"Ladies, you're right," she said softly. "I also think there are too many outsiders in Yangcheng."
The women exchanged glances, unsure of what she meant.
“Ha,” Jiang Can continued, “Out-of-towners really shouldn’t come, and they certainly shouldn’t have built this city so well! Leave some of the dirty and hard work to the locals; you’d probably feel more accomplished that way!”
It took those old women a while to realize the meaning behind her words.
Jiang Can has this ability; she can scold people while smiling.
The women's expressions changed almost simultaneously, they rolled their eyes countless times, and were about to leave the tea room when they heard Jiang Can continue speaking:
"Yangcheng is an international metropolis, a very inclusive place. I simply can't believe that such an inclusive city would have such narrow-minded thinking as yours!"
"Ha, what's so great about them!" The fat woman shook her head. "Out-of-towners are out-of-towners, they can't compare to us local girls!"
"Hey, the package has arrived!" someone said, checking their phone.
Normally, when packages are left at the front desk, Jiang Can's colleagues ask her to retrieve them.
At this moment, these old women couldn't change their ways and shouted in unison, "Little Jiang, go get it..."
"Take what?" Jiang Can sneered. "None of these packages are mine, why should I take them?"
“We’re colleagues!” another woman stepped in to smooth things over. “Shouldn’t colleagues help each other?”
“When they need me to do something, I’m a colleague; when they don’t, I’m just a despicable ‘outsider’!” Jiang Can smiled as she looked at everyone.
But her smile didn't reach her eyes, and those people couldn't help but shiver.
"I'm sorry," Jiang Can said coldly, "it's better for you 'locals' to pick up these packages yourselves! 'Outsiders' can't help with this!"
"Besides, forget about your good intentions, I don't need a boyfriend!" she said, emphasizing each word. "I have a husband!"
After saying that, Jiang Can turned and left, leaving the remaining women standing there dumbfounded.
Sometimes you really can't be too easy to talk to, otherwise you'll give others an excuse to bully you.
Jiang Can didn't go to lunch. Instead, she went to a small park not far from the company, bought a bag of bread, and sat on a bench to feed the pigeons with breadcrumbs.
Not long after, a pair of black leather shoes appeared in front of me.
She looked up and a gentle smile appeared on her sharply defined face.
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