Chapter 278 Meeting Ji Pengwei Again
“Old Ji?!
Why are you here? "
After lunch, Fang Xiang had nothing to do, so he took Liu Shuying to the department store.
Fortunately, today is not the weekend, so there are not many people in the department store.
When the two walked to the clothing area on the second floor, planning to buy some clothes for the changing season.
Fang Xiang actually ran into an old acquaintance, Ji Pengwei.
"Fang... Fang Xiang?!
Come shopping?"
Ji Pengwei, who was standing at the staff position, blushed immediately when he saw Fang Xiang and Liu Shuying who was holding his arm.
"Do you work here?"
Fang Xiang glanced around and saw that this area sold women's clothing.
"Um...
The school was suspended and I didn’t get my diploma.
Naturally, there was no job assigned, so the street office found a job for me.”
The embarrassed expression on Ji Pengwei's face became more and more obvious.
“Don’t your family members work in the ministry?
Didn't I arrange a job for you?"
Fang Xiang asked subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong.
If I remember correctly, Ji Pengwei's family lived in a compound and his father was a director.
Even if Mizuki didn't get his diploma because his classes were suspended, he definitely wouldn't be able to work in the department store, right?
When Professor Xu said that he would recruit a group of students who had not obtained their graduation certificates to go to Luoyi, he also mentioned this.
I guess many people will look down on this place, so don't set your expectations too high.
This shows that even if these students do not have a diploma, they will still be given great attention when they return to their hometowns after the classes are suspended.
After all, Shuimu's name is still very valuable, and students who can be admitted to such a university are definitely not people who have gained the name for nothing.
Even if we can't give him the treatment of a university graduate, it's no problem to give him the treatment of a technical secondary school graduate and make him an ordinary cadre.
How come when he got to Ji Pengwei, he went to work as a salesperson in a department store?
Or women's clothing?
"Something happened at home...
My father has now applied for medical retirement and is recuperating at home. The neighborhood committee where my mother used to work has also allowed her to go home and rest.
I am just... "
In their class, Fang Xiang was the first to get his diploma, and he even taught a class for them last year.
As a roommate with very close relationships, Ji Pengwei naturally knew about it.
Later, Fang Xiang went to Luoyi, and he felt sorry for Fang Xiang.
I feel that for a Beijing native, going to a remote place like Henan Province to work on the Third Front construction is a huge difference from his previous performance.
But I didn't expect that a year later, I fell from heaven to earth.
But seeing Fang Xiang's current situation, Ji Pengwei thought that maybe with the help of their previous relationship, he could escape from the fire pit he was in now.
Just disclose your current situation and the truth.
“Have you eaten yet?
Let’s go find a place to chat.”
Fang Xiang was speechless for a moment, looking at Ji Pengwei in the dark blue liberation uniform.
This is very different from his impression that people wear formal Zhongshan suits all year round.
Although Ji Pengwei has various shortcomings and is somewhat immature and childish.
But after all, we were classmates, and we had a very good relationship at the beginning.
To put it another way, Ji Pengwei's academic performance is also very good.
At the same time, as a class monitor, he is also very qualified.
In Shuimu's current class, if we were to talk about someone with extensive connections, Ji Pengwei would definitely be one of them.
“I’ve eaten, I’ve eaten.
There is a staff rest area over there, just in case you dislike it...”
Ji Pengwei first waved his hand, then pointed to an empty corner not far away where there was a door.
If you don't pay attention, you may not be able to see it.
After saying hello to the staff nearby, he led Fang Xiang over there.
"What's there to be disgusted about?"
Fang Xiang didn't realize what Ji Pengwei meant at this time, and followed Ji Pengwei to the staff lounge.
"vomit..."
As soon as I opened the door, a mixture of stinky feet and various smells hit me in the face.
Liu Shuying, who was holding Fang Xiang's arm, immediately couldn't help but feel like vomiting.
"I'll just say it..."
Ji Pengwei's face became redder and he couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Bring out some chairs."
Fang Xiang pulled Liu Shuying back a few steps and saw the dim light in the small room, without even a window.
The wooden cabinets either had no doors or were half open.
The room was filled with a mess of clothes, shoes and unknown things.
No wonder the taste is so strong...
However, when he saw there were chairs inside, he opened his mouth and made a suggestion.
“You work in this environment?
Why not change to a factory or research institute or something?"
Wait until Ji Pengwei pulled out three chairs and closed the door.
Several people sat in a corner, three meters away from the nearest light.
Fang Xiang took out an unopened pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and threw it into Ji Pengwei's arms.
"It's so easy to get in...
Without a diploma, I am just an ordinary high school graduate.
Is it my turn to have such a good thing?
It’s good enough that I haven’t been kicked out of the compound yet...”
Ji Pengwei opened the package, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.
He took a deep breath and waited for a long time before exhaling a large cloud of smoke.
"So you plan to stay like this?"
Fang Xiang hesitated for a long time and felt that Ji Pengwei would become a useless person in just a few months in this environment.
Any student who leaves the academic environment will basically forget most of what he has learned within a year at most.
This point is well illustrated by the fact that many students who have just finished the college entrance examination need a period of adaptation when they first enter university.
Ji Pengwei's grades were pretty good at the beginning, if he could continue to stay here.
It’s hard to say whether I can get back on my feet in the second half of my life, but in the next few years, I can see that I basically can’t turn things around.
"if not?
After all, it's a job, and I can at least earn twenty or so dollars a month.
I am the only one in my family who has a job now.
My parents’ salaries have stopped a long time ago. How long can they live on their savings alone?
People can’t be suffocated to death by urine...”
Ji Pengwei flicked the ash off his cigarette and took another deep puff.
At this moment, his eyes seemed to have lost focus and were staring blankly ahead.
"Aren't you from the same courtyard as Sister Qiu?
Director Yin has retired now, and your family is in the same situation.
Is it your compound?"
Fang Xiang suddenly remembered that Director Yin and Ji Pengwei were from the same courtyard.
The last time I went to Director Yin’s house, I forgot to visit Ji Pengwei’s house.
“Well, it’s strange to say.
It's probably the evil spirit from the capital. Almost half of the people in our courtyard have come down.
My job is still considered good, at least it's a formal job in a department store.
Many people my age still have to rely on their families for support. . . ”
Ji Pengwei lowered his head and played with the cigarette in his hand, as if there was something interesting on the cigarette.
"Have you ever considered a change of scenery?"
Fang Xiang hesitated for a long time, but finally said this.
Although compared with other students, he is a flower bud grown in a greenhouse.
The environment he grew up in made him arrogant enough in his bones.
But on the other hand, it also made him develop a bad habit of always looking down at people.
But after all, Ji Pengwei is still a capable person, otherwise he would not have been admitted to Shuimu on his own merits.
And it is Shuimu’s ace department.
Now that his family has suffered a blow, it is also a test for him.
He was not overwhelmed by the blow, but became more resilient.
If you can't change the environment, then change yourself.
This sentence can describe him very well.
Fang Xiang was willing to give Ji Pengwei, whom he knew quite well, a chance.
"Where are we going? To Luoyi with you?"
Ji Pengwei raised his head and a light began to appear in his eyes.
Just now, I didn't hesitate to throw my face to the ground and step on it twice. Wasn't this what I was waiting for?
