A pleasant surprise
Lin Yu'an was dumbfounded.
Holding the sticky note left by her sister, she said, "Yuan, I'm going to the United States. Doupi, please take care of me for a few years. I'll come back when I make some money. - Lin Jiating."
"Wuwaa ...
His rage was interrupted in time by deafening cries.
On the living room floor, there was a little boy wearing a T-shirt with an Ultraman pattern and overalls. His hair was messy like a bird's nest, his face was red from crying, and his face was covered with tears and snot.
His four-year-old nephew, nicknamed Doupi, was sitting on the ground, kicking his short legs to make noise, wiping his tears with the back of his hand, and making his snot everywhere.
Lin Yu'an scratched his already tangled hair in annoyance, and felt his temples throbbing.
He was both annoyed and aggrieved, and Doupi's crying was simply the three-dimensional surround background music for his mood at the moment.
He suddenly grabbed the phone on the sofa, and with murderous intent, he dialed the number that he knew by heart.
"Sorry, the user you dialed has turned off his phone. Please try again later..."
The cold female voice repeated over and over again, completely extinguishing the last spark of his "brotherhood".
"Lin Jiating!!" Lin Yu'an could no longer bear it. He roared angrily and threw his phone hard into the sofa, making a dull "bang" sound and knocking a pillow away.
"Burp!" Doupi was so frightened by the sudden loud noise that his crying stopped abruptly and he burped loudly.
The little body trembled, and the big eyes with tears looked at the furious uncle in horror. The little mouth pursed, and took a deep breath. The second wave of "stormy crying" was about to come.
“Tsk!”
Lin Yu'an kicked the bedroom door frame in annoyance, making a "bang" sound, successfully suppressing Doupi's "storm" and turning it into a burp.
Resigned to his fate, he rushed to Doupi with a dejected look on his face, squatted down, and tried to force out a "kind" smile that was uglier than crying: "Be good, Doupi, don't cry. Uncle will take you to find something delicious! Potato chips? Ice cream?"
Trying to appease with the temptation of junk food.
"Wow...I want mommy...hiccup...I want bear biscuits..." Doupi sobbed and made specific requests. It was obvious that he was not so easy to fool.
"Okay, okay, Bear Biscuit!"
Lin Yu'an quickly agreed, wondering how long the few hundred dollars left in his pocket would last.
He reached out to pull Doupi up, but the little guy, probably tired of crying, or perhaps felt safer sitting on the floor, twisted his body and refused to get up, pointing at the sofa: "Uncle, Xiongxiong!"
Only then did Lin Yu'an see a dirty brown teddy bear with droopy ears lying in the corner of the sofa. It was probably Doupi's "lifeline".
He picked up the bear and stuffed it into Doupi's arms.
The little guy immediately grabbed a life-saving straw, buried his face in the bear and wiped away his snot and tears, and his emotions finally calmed down a little.
"Get up, change your clothes and go out!"
Lin Yu'an took the opportunity to give orders.
Changing clothes for a four-year-old boy is definitely an extreme sport that tests one's patience and physical strength.
Doupi was holding the bear like an uncooperative sack. Lin Yu'an had to work very hard to take off his Ultraman T-shirt that was stained with snot and tears, and changed him into a relatively clean T-shirt.
Putting on pants was even more of a disaster. Doupi's short legs kicked back and forth, and he almost kicked Lin Yu'an's chin several times.
I finally managed to put on a pair of khaki overalls, but the suspenders were hung wrong way around.
Lin Yu'an looked at the "little refugee" in front of him, then looked at himself in the mirror with the same messy hair, dark circles under his eyes, and a look of despair, and sighed deeply.
"Let's go, ancestors!"
He picked up the soft and heavy bean curd.
The little guy immediately hugged his neck like an octopus and rested his head on his shoulder. He was probably tired from crying and looked listless.
On an early autumn afternoon, the shadows of trees swayed on the tree-lined avenue of the old community.
This should have been a good time for a leisurely walk, but Lin Yu'an, holding a four-year-old "weight", felt that every step was extremely heavy.
He was a bachelor who had just graduated, whose resumes had gone unanswered, whose bank balance was almost depleted, and who was barely able to support himself. Yet, overnight, he became the legal guardian of a four-year-old boy?
No one would believe this plot if it were made into a TV series!
Doupi's attention was quickly attracted by the colorful world outside.
Seeing a puppy wagging its tail on the side of the road, he excitedly twisted in Lin Yu'an's arms: "Uncle! Dog! Woof woof!"
Seeing the older kid whizzing by on a scooter, his eyes lit up: "Uncle! Scooter! I want Doupi too!"
Seeing the colorful balloon arch at the entrance of the convenience store, he pointed excitedly: "Uncle! Balls! Red ones! I want Doupi!"
Lin Yu'an's head ached from the noise, so he quickened his pace and rushed to the entrance of the community, to the familiar 24-hour convenience store.
The goal was clear: to finish quickly, buy something to fill my stomach, and then hurry home to think about life.
The air conditioning in the convenience store is turned on very high.
Lin Yu'an put Doupi on the ground and warned him sternly, "Doupi, don't run around! Follow your uncle! Otherwise, there will be no bear biscuits!"
Food threats are particularly effective with four-year-olds.
Doupi immediately grabbed onto Lin Yu'an's trouser leg like a little tail, tilted his little face up, and his big eyes were filled with desire for cookies.
Lin Yu'an pushed a shopping cart and rushed to the instant noodle shelf with a clear goal.
Just then, the glass door of the convenience store was pushed open and the crisp sound of high heels was heard.
A young woman wearing a well-tailored dark gray suit and meticulously made-up walked in.
She held a folder in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed.
As she passed the small shelf at the door with promotional flyers, she casually pulled out a piece of A4 paper.
"Baby, I really don't want to go to Gu Group, but my mom insists that I go for an internship. It's really annoying." It seemed that she was complaining about the job she was about to face.
"You mean, I can pretend that the interview invitation is missing?"
She nodded thoughtfully: "Well... As long as I can get through the interview tomorrow morning, there's no point my mom scolding me!"
"You know what? I asked someone to investigate. Although the Gu Group has high salaries and good development prospects, the boss, Gu Lin, is a complete freak! He's been the president for three years and has had dozens of secretaries! Why doesn't he apply for a Guinness World Record?"
While complaining, she took the water, paid, and left. The whole process took no more than a minute. She didn't notice Lin Yu'an, who was squatting in front of the shelf, studying the flavors of instant noodles and dragging a "leg pendant".
Lin Yu'an had just picked up a pack of braised beef noodles when the "pendant" on his leg suddenly loosened.
"Bean skin?"
Lin Yu'an looked down and saw the little guy standing on tiptoe and stretching out his chubby little hands to reach the fruit candies on the bottom layer.
"No, that won't work. It'll hurt my teeth!"
Lin Yu'an quickly stopped him and reached out to pull the tofu skin back.
At the moment he bent down and stretched out his hand, something unexpected happened!
Doupi couldn't reach the candy, his little mouth pouted, and he probably felt aggrieved, so he kicked his little feet out of habit!
As luck would have it, the kick landed right on the small rack where the flyers were placed!
Crash—all the promotional flyers and discount advertisements on the shelves were kicked up like flowers from heaven, floating all over the floor.
"Oh!" the cashier lady exclaimed.
Lin Yu'an's eyes went dark, and he felt that his social death was coming at this moment!
He hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's not a careful thing, kid!"
Hurry and bend down to pick it up.
Doupi probably realized that he had gotten into trouble. He looked at the papers scattered all over the floor, stunned for a moment, and then...
Maybe it's just for fun? Or a strange kind of "help"?
He also squatted down, quickly grabbed the piece of paper on the ground with his little hands, and stuffed it into Lin Yu'an's arms without caring about anything!
"Uncle! Paper! Here you go!"
Doupi grabbed a supermarket advertisement with a huge "SALE" printed on it and stuffed it into the collar of Lin Yu'an's T-shirt as if he was showing off a treasure.
"Doupi! Stop making trouble!"
Lin Yu'an frantically tried to stop him from stuffing advertisements into his clothes, and was about to pick up the flyers on the ground, looking very embarrassed.
He felt like a clown performing a farce.
The cashier lady looked at the chaotic scene, held back her laughter and came over to help clean up.
Just when Lin Yu'an wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, Doupi's chubby little hand grabbed another piece of paper.
This piece of paper was obviously different from those crude promotional advertisements. The paper was thick and the printing was extremely exquisite. There was a gold-stamped "Gu Group" logo on it, which was shining under the lights of the convenience store!
"Uncle! Here! It's golden! It looks great!"
Doupi seemed to particularly like the texture of the paper. He held it under Lin Yu'an's nose like a treasure, with an expression of "praise me quickly" on his little face.
Lin Yu'an's eyes were dazzled by the paper that hit his face. He subconsciously took it and just wanted to clean up the mess and leave.
He haphazardly stuffed the messy stack of flyers that Doupi had stuffed into his shopping cart.
Then he quickly grabbed a few packets of instant noodles, a few bags of bear biscuits, two sausages, and two cartons of milk and threw them in. Holding Doupi who was still excitedly waving another flyer, he rushed to the cashier as if escaping.
When paying, the cashier looked at Lin Yu'an, who was holding a baby in her arms and whose shopping cart was filled with junk food and a pile of crumpled paper balls. Her eyes were full of sympathy and understanding, and she whispered, "It's not easy to take care of children."
Lin Yu'an smiled awkwardly, just wanting to leave this "social death scene" as soon as possible.
After returning home and settling Doupi, who was still chewing on the bear biscuits, on the sofa, Lin Yuan finally had time to deal with the pile of "trophies".
He unpacked the shopping basket and the crumpled ball of paper fell out.
He sighed, thinking about how to deal with these junk advertisements, while casually unfolding the pile of papers and preparing to throw them into the trash can.
The first one: "Buy two get one free toilet paper at XX supermarket!" - Knead the ball and throw it away.
The second one: "New store opening! 20% off on Malatang!" - Knead the dough and throw it.
The third person swims! Want to know? "——Knead the ball and throw it.
The fourth one: "..." Lin Yu'an's hand stopped.
He unfolded the piece of paper with the gold-stamped logo that Doupi had stuffed under his nose.
The paper is crisp and has an extraordinary texture, and it doesn't look like a promotional advertisement at all.
Above is a clear and concise interview invitation.
Lin Yu'an's eyes widened little by little, his mouth opened slightly, and his breathing stagnated.
Gu Group?!
The top business empire that could shake the city's economy with a stomp of its foot and that countless graduates are scrambling to get into?
Gu Lin? !
The legendary cold-blooded president with an overwhelming aura who can freeze his subordinates into ice sculptures?
The CEO's secretary?!
Even though it’s just a junior position…but it’s also the CEO’s office of Gu Corporation!
Salary negotiable! Extremely competitive! Generous benefits!
How... how did this interview invitation end up on the promotional shelf at the convenience store at the entrance of the residential complex?!
Doupi even kicked her away, and then stuffed her into his arms as a "treasure"?!
Lin Yu'an suddenly looked towards the sofa, where Doupi was concentrating on chewing a biscuit, his little feet swaying, completely unaware of his uncle's shock.
His mind was in a mess: that powerful woman in a suit who had just left in a hurry...
Did she sneak it in? Was she from Gu's? Was she from HR? Or someone from the CEO's office?
Why would they put a job posting in a place like a convenience store? Was it a deliberate test? Or was it simply a random place they found in a hurry?
Countless question marks swirled in Lin Yu'an's mind.
But one thing is extremely clear - this is an opportunity!
A golden opportunity that falls from the sky!
Gu Corporation! The CEO's secretary! Even if it's just a junior position! As long as he can get in, the salary and benefits, enough to support him and Doupi... wouldn't that be settled?!
There might even be some to spare!
"Bean curd!" Lin Yu'an's voice was a little distorted because of excitement.
"Hmm?" Doupi raised his head, his little face covered with biscuit crumbs, and he looked at his uncle innocently with his big eyes.
"...Are the cookies delicious?" Lin Yu'an swallowed and tried to calm down.
"Delicious!" Doupi nodded vigorously, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing.
Lin Yu'an took a deep breath and looked at the eye-catching date on the interview invitation.
He stood up suddenly, rushed into the bedroom and turned on the buzzing old computer.
Resume! Now! Right now! Edit! Print!
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