Total solar eclipse
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That day was the summer of 2009, at the end of July.
That day coincided with the transition period when the sun transitioned from Cancer to Leo.
The old replaces the new, the morning mist dissipates, and miracles descend.
At 9:11 in the morning, the sky, which should have been bright, was pitch black. On the street, some people looked up, squinted at the sun, and cried out in surprise.
"It's started! The moon is eating the sun!"
The total solar eclipse began. The sun was bitten into a hollow by the moon. A diamond ring was hanging in the dark and deep sky, shining so brightly that it was beyond words.
"Mist sees micro!"
Halfway through the conversation, a scolding voice rang out in the suddenly silent office: "Are you even listening to me?"
"I'm listening. What's wrong?" Wu Jianwei stared at the diamond ring obsessively, not even turning his head. "It's worthy of being a total solar eclipse that attracts global attention. These Baily's beads are absolutely beautiful."
"Bailey's beads?"
Yuan Qing had no interest in the bizarre astronomical phenomenon. She pushed her glasses up and said impatiently, "I think it's your abacus beads. What on earth are you thinking? If you miss this opportunity, not only will you miss this store, you won't even have a window."
"Sister Yuan, don't be anxious."
At about 9:14, the sun began to shine. If she continued looking, she would be blinded. Wu Jianwei quickly shifted her gaze back. The agate red beaded earrings on her earlobes swayed gently as she tilted her head.
Wu Jianwei said with lingering satisfaction, "This is the longest total solar eclipse in the 21st century. Watching it for two seconds won't delay anything. The next one will be in 2034. However, according to forecasts, there will be another total lunar eclipse with excellent observing conditions on September 7, 2025. It will be a blood moon. Sister Yuan, don't you want to see it?"
"No." Yuan Qing sat in her office chair. "Two seconds are up, and you haven't finished reading yet?"
"I've finished watching it." Kirimi Wei's two seconds was not said casually, she really only watched it for two seconds.
When the moon almost completely blocks the sun, sunlight shines through the annular gap at the edge of the moon, forming a string of bright light spots, like diamond rings. This is Baily's beads, which only appear for a second or two.
When Wu Jian raised her eyes slightly, she happened to see it, so she didn't respond to the question of Human Resources Director Yuan Qing in time, which made her angry.
"Are you really determined to leave?" The printer on Yuan Qing's desk spit out a piece of A4 paper, which was still warm. She took out the official seal from the drawer and knocked it on the solid wooden table. In fact, she wanted to knock it on Wu Jianwei's head.
"Once your resignation certificate is stamped, you won't have a chance to regret it. I've seen plenty of people like you quit on impulse. It's so soon after graduation that you're aiming for something bigger. Don't be the next second saying your old employer is still the best."
Wu Jianwei is not a hot-headed person. She is very clear-headed. This day has been planned for a long time. In the last month of the handover, she showed her true colors. She spoke human words to people and spoke vile words to vile people. This feeling of relief was so refreshing.
She never regrets it.
"Sister Yuan, thank you for taking care of me over the past year." Wu Jianwei looked reluctant, but she was very happy in her heart. The new job paid 800 more, and it was a coal mining enterprise with a large scale, a cafeteria, stable development, and close to her new home. Everything was good.
There is another particularly attractive advantage: the boss is said to be old.
"Don't give me that. I didn't tell you anything." Yuan Qing stamped the document neatly, pressed her finger against the resignation certificate, folded it in half along the dotted line, and tore off the remaining copy smoothly. She left the other employee copy to her. "Alright, then. I wish you a bright future."
"Okay..." Before she could say "Yeah", Kirimi lowered her head slightly and glanced at the text message. Her attention was instantly caught by the title and her eyes darkened.
There were two text messages, one was a mobile phone newspaper, and the other was a text message from Fu Li informing her that she had found a shop.
Her hand, which had not yet touched the certificate of resignation, stopped in the air, her fingertips trembling, and an idea popped into her mind.
"Well... I can't bear to leave you!" Wu Jianwei's eyes were warm, as if infected by the A4 paper, and the residual warmth transferred to her face. "Sister Yuan, you are still far-sighted. Am I a little impulsive? Although there are high-paying poachers outside, I have feelings for the company."
"Did you...take the wrong medicine, or did the moon eat your brain just now?"
Yuan Qing stuffed the resignation certificate into her hand, pushed the swivel chair back, picked up the folder, and signaled her that she could pack up and leave.
"Sister Yuan, are you busy now?" Wu Jianwei didn't curl her fingers, but spread out her resignation certificate, and her eyes suddenly flashed with tears. She was born with tear incontinence, and she felt like she had cried even if she was blown by the wind.
"Sister, when have I ever been idle?" Yuan Qing said as she knocked the folder on the table a few times. She was now going to take Lu Shimei from the administrative department to report to the general manager's office.
"Shimei will officially take over your job starting today. We are all colleagues, so please don't delete us all once you leave this room. If there are any unclear points in the work, she will still ask you for advice."
Wu Jianwei took her arm and said, "Sister Yuan."
"What are you so anxious about?" Yuan Qing glared at her. "Your salary will be paid on time. What else is there?"
"You're right, I was just being impulsive." Kirimi smiled slightly. "There are only two of us in the office, so let's just pretend the resignation certificate never happened, okay?"
Yuan Qing exploded: "Are you crazy? I've deleted all your employee permissions from the system, and the resignation procedures are complete."
Wu Jianwei sighed secretly. How could she be so unlucky? The coal mine was closed down due to safety issues, and her already meager savings had to be used to buy a shop with Fu Li.
In fact, if you take a step back and think about it, this company is not bad. Although the boss is a cynical young second-generation who only cares about burning money and not running the company, the future development is in jeopardy under his leadership, but it is better than losing your job now and packing up and going back to Su Zhou.
"Sister Yuan, is there no way to make amends?" Wu Jianwei looked at her with a smile.
"You...ah..." Yuan Qing didn't pursue why she changed her mind. There were only a few reasons, and she was too lazy to ask.
In fact, she didn't want Wu Jianwei to leave. After all, after transferring Lu Shimei to the general manager's office, she would have to hire another administrator to replace Lu Shimei, which would increase her workload.
Wu Jianwei heard that there was a turning point and said, "Sister Yuan, our company's recruitment has been posted for a month, and you still haven't hired a suitable person. In the end, you transferred someone from within. This shows that being a secretary is not easy."
"The process is the process, and you have resigned now." Yuan Qing was angry that she didn't say it earlier, and was also angry for wasting time interviewing so many people this month.
Wu Jianwei took two steps forward and directly put the resignation certificate into the shredder, shredding it into slag: "The process is dead, but people are alive."
Yuan Qing slammed the table and said, "Lu Shimei was very willing to take your position, but now you don't want her to go. How is that possible? Do you think you can do whatever you want?"
"She's willing to go?" Wu Jianwei was surprised. "Did you fool her? Actually, I can swap positions with her. I can handle the administration."
Yuan Qing pondered for a moment. It was not that she had no other options, she just wanted to make sure that Wu Jianwei would not turn against her again.
"Whether they are willing or not is none of your business. Don't be so fickle with me. Do you think the company is your refrigerator, open and closed again?"
Kirimi's attitude softened slightly: "I've really thought it through. I've never been so clear-headed."
Yuan Qing held up the legs of her glasses with her hands, raised her eyes from behind the lenses, and finally confirmed, "You and Mr. Meng's romantic scandals, don't you mind anymore?"
How could she not mind? But she didn't have the money to mind at the moment. It was more important to keep her job first and find another one while she was still employed.
"Everyone has a mouth, and there are always some shameless people. I am upright and honest, so what do I have to be afraid of?" She answered calmly.
Yuan Qing was still worried: "Boss Meng's wife came to scold you again, aren't you afraid anymore?"
"Mr. Meng has already explained it clearly to his wife. It won't happen again."
"You really aren't leaving?"
"I swear." Kirijianwei raised a finger and pointed out the window. "The company is in its development stage. I can't leave now. If I say anything against my will, I will be struck by lightning."
Just as he finished speaking, a pale bolt of lightning struck outside the window. It was so powerful that even a branch of a century-old Bodhi tree deep in the jungle was chopped off. The lumberjacks treated it as ordinary wood raw material, loaded it into a metal cart, and sent it to the paper mill.
Accompanied by lightning, deafening thunder followed, and raindrops hit the floor-to-ceiling window glass madly.
Yuan Qing stared at Wu Jianwei and her face twitched.
Wu Jianwei was embarrassed for only a moment, then arched her eyebrows and said, "Even the heavens are moved by me."
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"Come with me to see Mr. Meng. I can't make the decision on this matter." Yuan Qing opened the door and glanced at her again. "Nice earrings. They suit you well."
"Thank you, Sister Yuan. I made it myself. If you like it, I can make one for you." Wu Jianwei gently closed the door and went to the general manager's office with Yuan Qing.
Yuan Qing always keeps her hair short and is very capable. She takes small steps but walks very fast.
As they walked through the open office area, Yuan Qing lowered her voice and asked her, "Are you not busy with your work? Do you still have time to make earrings?"
Wu Jianwei avoided the question and said instead: "Sister Yuan, brown is suitable for you. I will make it and bring it to you in two days." She spoke beautifully and she was also good-looking. Her shawl fell on her back in big waves, swaying with her graceful figure in stilettos.
Yuan Qing shook her head, her feet moving fast.
When passing by the IT department, the person in charge, Zhou Lian'an, was pulling his hair. Several technicians wearing plaid shirts of different colors were sitting in a group, wondering why they hadn't predicted that there would be thunder and rain today.
Zhou Lian'an tapped away at his desktop computer, "I thought the weather forecast app, thanks to the 3G network, would attract a wave of users. But after just one day, the forecast was inaccurate. Luckily, no one blamed us."
"That's because there are no users." A soft voice came.
Several men raised their heads and looked at Wu Jianwei.
Wu Jianwei said this, smiled at them, and rolled her eyes. If Yuan Qing hadn't told her to leave quickly, she would have said a few more bad words.
After turning a corner and passing the administrative department, Lu Shimei stood up first. Yuan Qing called her over, and the two of them became three, and they entered the exclusive elevator that went directly to the top floor.
"Jianwei, are you resigning because of those rumors?" Lu Shimei was very perceptive and took the lead in pressing the button for the 26th floor.
Wu Jianwei explained to her apologetically: "No, I won't leave."
"Ah, why aren't you leaving again?" Lu Shimei looked at Yuan Qing, "Sister Yuan, what should I do?"
The elevator door opened, and Yuan Qing stepped out first: "It depends on what Mr. Meng thinks."
The 26th floor was very quiet. Except for the front desk, the general manager's office and the secretary's office, the rest of the offices were empty.
The general manager's office was at the end of the corridor. The receptionist knocked on the door twice, put his ear to the door, and confirmed that there was no sound before opening the door.
"Mr. Meng."
A group of three entered the general manager's office. Yuan Qing stood in front, Wu Jianwei and Lu Shimei stood in the back, each occupying one end. They formed an equilateral triangle, which was extremely stable.
But it’s useless to be stable. Meng Yanxiu is unstable. He is a lunatic.
But no one knows that the Meng Yanxiu in front of them is an imposter, and the real Meng Yanxiu has not yet appeared.
At this moment, the imitation Meng Yanxiu was sitting in a leather boss chair. After Yuan Qing finished reporting the situation, he kicked his feet and turned around.
The moment she saw him, Wu Jianwei subconsciously closed her eyes, and took two seconds to calm herself down before opening them again.
Lu Shimei had only been in the company for three months and this was her first time meeting the boss. She didn't control her expression well and accidentally bared her teeth.
"You've never seen the world." The imitation Meng Yanxiu pointed at Lu Shimei and said, "I don't need two secretaries here. Go back to the administration department."
"Okay, okay." Lu Shimei finally understood why she couldn't find the right person and why no one inside was willing to compete for the position. "I'll leave now."
Not only her, there are really not many people in the company who have seen Meng Yanxiu. He almost always stays in the office and doesn't even attend meetings. He even sits on a chair and doesn't want to stand up. The person who has the most contact with him is only his secretary.
Over time, rumors spread that Kirimi Wei and he had an improper relationship, otherwise why would the two of them be locked in the office all day?
"Jianwei, are you really not going to resign?" Yuan Qing and Wu Jianwei were left. The imitating Meng Yanxiu felt more at ease and stood up.
Wu Jianwei began to express her sincerity: "Boss Meng, although the headhunters are offering high salaries to poach me, I am not short-sighted. Under your leadership, the company's future prospects are very bright. How could I leave?"
"It's going to take time to adjust after changing people, and I don't think it's too much trouble." The imitation Meng Yanxiu shook his clothes, opened the wine cabinet behind him, took out a bottle of vodka, and weighed it in his hand. "Would you like a drink?"
"No, no." Yuan Qing waved her hands repeatedly.
"Really not drinking? You're holding it like this, just like my brother."
As he spoke, he put his mouth to the bottle and poured the liquid down his throat. His face was flushed red. With his yellow hair, a green stand-up collar short-sleeved shirt, and a hunched back, he looked like a pig with swine fever.
"Mr. Meng, take your time drinking. The food and drinks will be delivered in fifteen minutes. The club you go to every week has also been booked." Kirimi smiled slightly and paused. "If there is nothing else, I will be leaving first?"
He was drinking and flipping through the calendar on his desk, looking very worried: "Go ahead, all of you get busy."
After leaving the office, Wu Jian breathed a sigh of relief. Yuan Qing looked at her. She was the only one who could do this strange job. "Welcome back."
At the same time, the curse on the Meng family has quietly taken effect.
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There are two versions of Meng Yanxiu, real and fake. In the next chapter, the real Meng Yanxiu will appear, who was struck by lightning, cursed, and single.
Nagging:
The reference for the total solar eclipse comes from the total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009, which was the longest-lasting and most widely observed total solar eclipse in China in the 21st century and actually happened.
Coincidentally, this chapter is being published today, and today happens to be a total lunar eclipse.
A few small red envelopes will be dropped randomly. Thank you for reading~
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