A South Korean Busan restaurant in Shanghai IFC Shopping Center.
"So you're hired? There's no probation period?" Lin Shirui's roommate and best friend Lily asked while eating.
"Well, I was hired directly. Here is the contract." In order to make her best friend believe it, Lin Shirui took out the employment contract.
"Let me take a look." Lily wiped her hands, took the contract and read it item by item.
Lily, also a Shanghainese migrant, is from Tonghua, Jilin Province. Her full name is Zhang Xiaoli, and she graduated from a modest university in Shanghai. The two met at the same company, where their shared experiences made them bond. Of course, there's also a reason why Shanghainese migrants stick together to avoid being bullied by locals in the company.
Then they both resigned because their boss harassed Lin Shirui and had Lili beat him up. The beating was so severe that a tooth was knocked out. The boss, concerned about his reputation, chose to settle out of court.
The two people who lost their jobs could not pay the rent, so they had to move out of the house near the city center and then share an old one-bedroom house in a remote location.
During that period, the two of them worked in various part-time jobs, but in the end, Lin Shirui couldn't keep any of them for long. It wasn't because she didn't work hard, but because she was pretty and no one wanted to hire her.
Some people may not believe this. Why is it difficult to find a job even though you are beautiful?
Because of my academic qualifications, I cannot get a job in a big company, and big companies are very competitive. There is no difference between hiring a receptionist with an 8-point appearance and hiring a receptionist with a 7-point appearance but with internal connections.
Small companies are also unwilling to hire her, thinking that sooner or later she will be pursued by someone else and then quit. Not only will the initial investment in training be wasted, but it will also be difficult to find someone to take over.
But this was Shanghai after all, and if she wanted to make some quick bucks, it would be easy with Lin Shirui's qualifications, but she didn't dare go. After all, she had prioritized her studies in college and even turned down numerous suitors. Although life was difficult after graduation, she wasn't about to fall into depravity so quickly.
More importantly, it was the warning from my best friend Lily.
After changing jobs several times, Lily went to work part-time in a bar as an atmosphere manager. After putting on makeup, she could be considered a beauty in a dim place like a nightclub, which was enough.
Unlike Lin Shirui, Lily had a younger brother, so to make money she had to work in a mixed-race environment. However, with her outgoing personality and drinking capacity, she thrived and earned a decent income.
It’s not that Lily is a brother-supporting woman, but her parents have emptied their family savings to let her go to college. In their village where girls don’t have to go to college, her parents’ actions have touched her deeply.
Receiving money from her every month was the only thing her parents could boast about, as it proved how right they had been to let her go to college. Half of the money went to her brother's education, and the other half was saved for Lily's dowry.
Lily often tells Lin Shirui about what happened to her in the bar, fully showing her the dark side of society. She can't let her be easily deceived.
For example, a few days ago, Lily witnessed a shocking scene in a bar. A friend of hers, a second-generation rich man, was being bullied in the bar. He immediately brought people over and broke the other person's arms and legs. To "get rid of the bad luck" for his friend, he directly prescribed a "Dragon Set" and asked for two extra bottles of Spade Ace.
In two words, rich, in four words, arrogant. The hotel manager was as respectful as a grandson, and the salesperson who booked the table was so excited that he almost fainted.
"So you see, none of the rich second generation are good people. They will break your hands and feet if they disagree with you. They will say sweet words to you when they are chasing you, but then they will throw you away like a worn-out shoe. You have to keep your eyes open." This was the example Lily used to warn Lin Shirui at the time.
After reading the contract, Lily looked incredulous. "Sister, your salary is too high, isn't it? Does this company have too much money to spend?"
"The treatment written in the contract is indeed better than what I saw in the job advertisement, but I also did my homework on this company beforehand. It's a formal company with a good reputation in the industry. There shouldn't be any problem, right?" Since it is a legitimate company and it is a formal contract with legal effect, there should be no problem no matter how you look at it.
"There's definitely no problem with the contract, but I don't understand why they offer you such favorable terms. Is it because you're taller than me and have longer legs than me?" Lily knew this was true, but she still said it jokingly.
"Because I'm good-looking." All the people who went for the interview were waiting together, and it was more or less possible to guess why she stayed.
"Hey, shareholder secretary, the shareholders of the company are all rhodium, cesium and beryllium, right? You have to be careful." Lily said casually.
"The company has three shareholders in total, and one of them was present during the interview. The company boss said that although I am nominally the shareholder's secretary, I only need to be responsible to this shareholder." Lin Shirui explained.
"I was right, wasn't I? An old man hired you into the company because you're pretty, and he wants to do something to you. If not, we'll just quit." Lily said whatever she thought.
"He's not an old man. This shareholder doesn't look more than 20 years old. He's probably still in college. I was also surprised when I first saw him."
"Fuck, life is so unfair. At such a young age, I'm already a shareholder of an investment company. How can I justify this?" Lily was so shocked that she cursed.
"To be honest, this job pays really well. You've paid the rent for the past few months, and I can't go on like this." Sometimes bad luck comes one after another. Lin Shirui hasn't found a stable job for several months, and her income is barely enough to make ends meet.
"Okay, sister, stop doing this useless thing between us. Promise me that you won't do it if things don't go well." Lily said nonchalantly. Girls from Northeast China are so generous.
"Okay. After we finish eating, go clothes shopping with me."
"What clothes should I buy? The company doesn't provide work clothes?" Lily was very surprised. Most companies would make custom work clothes and of course collect a deposit, which would be returned to you once you have worked for a certain period of time.
"The company doesn't care about work clothes. They gave me 50,000 yuan to buy my own clothes. Tomorrow is my first day at work, so I have to finish packing today."
"How much? Fifty thousand!" It's no wonder Lily was scared. She had never heard of any company doing this.
"Yeah, I was scared at first too. The company requires that the clothing must be from first-line brands." Lin Shirui nodded in empathy.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go spend some money." Lily couldn't wait any longer.
"I have money now, so I can give you the rent I owe you first." Lin Shirui said as she was about to transfer the money to her.
"Are you stupid? You spent the money I gave you for clothes elsewhere. What are you going to do when the finance department asks you for the invoice? You usually seem pretty smart, so why are you being stupid now?"
"I wasn't thinking..."
"Okay, stop thinking about it. Eat quickly if you haven't finished yet, and go buy clothes when you're done."
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