Liu Xinke rode the motorcycle all the way to the end of the urban-rural fringe, and he recognized the place.
This place is not far from where she lives. She still clearly remembers that she found a job picking fruits here, and she also remembers the new dormitory for Tianya Village employees very clearly.
This is a large house that stands out among a group of buildings. It is four stories high and has a longer horizontal front with more than ten rooms. The whole house looks like a piece of tofu standing on a concrete floor. It is a show-off work of a rich man who returned home after making money.
At that time, the rich man said that he wanted to build a large factory in the village, which attracted the villagers to invest... Later, for some unknown reason, he ran away with the money, and the villagers were so angry that they smashed his grave.
This unsociable house became a non-performing asset that no one in the village cared about.
But now it seems that there is a sucker who has taken over.
Motorcycles were parked in front of the house. New employees had already settled in and the place was bustling with activity. The upstairs was still being renovated, but downstairs, the employee cafeteria, new toilets, and even the library and electronic reading room for employees to rest were all ready.
"Xiao Xinke is finally here!" A familiar employee greeted Liu Xinke.
Liu Xinke quickly returned the greeting and called her sister obediently. Third Sister Jiang explained:
"The South City store has opened, and some people from our Plaza store have been transferred here as the backbone! Xinke, you can work there at noon, and you can also work here at night!"
"In the first month of the new store opening, old employees will receive a new store subsidy of 50% of their salary, so you are also considered an old employee!"
"New store opening?" Liu Xinke was stunned.
It was such a big thing, but she didn't even know about it.
"It's normal that you don't know. After all... it was opened in a hurry!"
Third Sister Jiang couldn't help but complain about her own chairman.
I have seen businesses opening quickly, but I have never seen one where one decides on a store and then decides to open it directly on the weekend.
I don’t know how those people on the construction team can ensure such outrageous efficiency without any complaints...but it would be strange if they had any complaints.
After all, the chairman of our company is always so likable in many aspects that people can't help but give themselves a lot of encouragement.
Upon learning that the Tianya Village Food Nancheng store was located in a newly opened shopping mall nearby, Liu Xinke couldn't help but feel delighted, because it was very close to home, which undoubtedly made it much more convenient.
While she was thinking about it, Third Sister Jiang pulled her into a meeting room.
The meeting room was filled with people she was familiar with - old employees transferred from the Plaza Store, and on the long table in the meeting room was a large cake with 'Happy Birthday' clearly written on it.
"Happy birthday, Xiao Xinke!"
"Happy birthday to you!"
The birthday wishes that came to her ears made Liu Xinke feel a little dazed.
Like most people in China, she only counted her birthday according to the lunar calendar and not the solar calendar. She felt that no one else would know her birthday... She only remembered that during the interview, Sister Jiang San carefully asked about her date of birth, and she didn't think much about it.
I didn't expect that someone still cares about me!
"Xinke! Here you go!"
Third Sister Jiang stuffed a red envelope into Liu Xinke's hand. Seeing her puzzled look, she said in a gentle tone, "It's an employee benefit, everyone gets one on their birthday! Take it!"
Everyone held hands and sang the birthday song. Liu Xinke just held the red envelope in his hand blankly, as reserved as a little ostrich released from the zoo into the nature.
My eyes couldn't help but feel moist.
real,
It really feels like a dream.
…
At night, Third Sister Jiang rode a motorcycle to take Liu Xinke to a road not far from home. Liu Xinke got off the motorcycle and thanked him, "Thank you, store manager. I can walk back by myself in the remaining few steps!"
"Wait a moment!"
Third Sister Jiang called Liu Xinke and asked, "Xinke, do you like fried chicken, burgers and French fries the most?"
"Ah? No..."
"But the chef in the kitchen said that every time you see these things, your eyes are always focused and sometimes dazed."
Third Sister Jiang said as she took out a bag hidden in front of her and handed it over: "This is a set meal specially made for you by the kitchen! Take a look and see if it's the same as KFC. I guarantee it tastes better than theirs."
Liu Xinke was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on the bag for a few seconds, before he came to his senses and said, "Thank you, manager!"
"As long as you like it!"
The roar of the motorcycle gradually faded away, and Liu Xinke picked up the fast food and took a look - it was really the same as KFC, even the ketchup packets inside were the same style as KFC.
She hung the bag on her schoolbag and walked under the old electric pole. It was unknown how long the pole had been standing there, and it didn't look much different from five years ago.
The moonlight shone through the cracks in the eaves, like the Milky Way pouring out a stream of crystal silver sand. Liu Xinke raised her hand and caught the silver sand in her hand, as if she was really holding the moonlight in her palm.
From the deep road came the sound of a man singing a lullaby tenderly. She seemed to hear the night when the stars and moonlight intertwined in her memory five years ago.
That night——
Dad held her little hand and said he would take her to eat the KFC she had longed to eat for a long time.
She was so happy that she skipped out of the house. The moonlight covered the ground and illuminated her way. The stars in the sky were like cheering elves, and they all shone their light on her.
Although she had walked a long way, she was not tired at all. She circled around her father, sometimes running in front, sometimes squatting behind, and sometimes grabbing strange-looking stones on the roadside and giggling, like a little ostrich known for its endurance and long-distance running.
Finally, we arrived at the fast food restaurant.
Even at night, this place was crowded with people. The newly arrived foreign fast food restaurant could hardly curb the enthusiasm of the customers. After a long time, we finally got a seat.
Dad bought a set meal and watched her eat.
The taste she had never tasted before was unforgettable to her. She ate the chicken wings greedily, and then took a bite of the hamburger... She didn't like the taste of the hamburger, as there was a strange sour sauce in it, but she still swallowed the burger whole bite by bite.
Then, she ate the French fries one by one. The taste of the French fries was completely different from the fried potato shreds made by her father. They were fragrant and crispy.
After she finished eating all the French fries, she found a packet of ketchup underneath. She looked at others and realized pitifully that French fries should be eaten with ketchup.
She took the packet of ketchup home and ate it. It was so sour and salty, just like the taste of tears...That night, Dad left and never came home again.
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