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Chapter 16 Inauguration Activities Before the Opening Ceremony of the Real Estate

In the winter of 2020, in a certain city in the south.

The winter of this year is extremely cold, even in the south.It is different from the northern city where I have lived for a long time. The winter in the north is cold and dry, while the winter in the south is cold and wet.Such a contrast will inevitably make me feel a little uncomfortable.

One afternoon, I sat in the office with a cup of black tea.The content of the work at this stage is extraordinarily leisurely, because the previously busy projects have all ended, so it is only in exchange for these few days of precious breathing time.I watched the short videos with my mobile phone, the content in them was similar, and the copywriting was all vulgar plots, which would feel very boring after a long time.I went back to the WeChat page, and there was a small red dot on the upper right corner of the part-time job group in the same city. I clicked on the messages in the group boringly, but I found a very good part-time job.

The handover ceremony of a certain real estate is imminent, and ten part-timers are urgently needed to help.The working hours are from 90:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm. The work content is light and simple, and there is no heavy physical work.The salary is [-] yuan, daily settlement, and lunch is provided.Contact number XXXX, WeChat synchronization.I know the team leader who sent this message. He is the team leader I contacted when I first came to this city to work as a logistics factory-"Fei".Because of the previous cooperation, I know that this team leader has a high degree of integrity and does not default on wages.In the part-time circle, it is very rare to meet such a team leader.Appearance, character, and temper are not so important in the face of integrity.

I forwarded this job posting to Fei and asked him if he was still hiring.After a while, he replied to me that the quota for this job was full and there was no need for anyone for the time being.I felt a little regretful, and I continued to look at other part-time jobs, either too far away or jobs that required a longer construction period.In short, no other suitable ones were found.It doesn't matter if there is no suitable one.At this time, my mind was peaceful, and I was no longer as irritable and restless as I was a few years ago.Although we can't talk about being rich, let alone wealth freedom, we should at least have enough food and warm clothes.The whole family is not hungry when they are full.

Things turned around half an hour later. "Fei" sent me a message saying that one of the people who had originally made an appointment had quit due to a temporary errand the next day, and asked me if I still wanted to do it.After I gave him an affirmative answer, he sent me a location information and pulled me into the work group where I had to work part-time the next day.There are a total of twelve people in the group, all boys, and "Fei" himself is also in this group.The WeChat name of the group leader is the person from the real estate activity party who is going to work. Excluding him and "Fei", there are exactly ten people.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the group owner sent a group announcement.The content of the announcement is very simple, it is the working time and his phone number, plus asking everyone not to be late, if you have something to do or if you can't find a place after you arrive, you can call him.Affected by the daily work group, I immediately replied "received" in the group, and everyone began to respond.The group owner sent another location message in the group, which is the same as the one sent to me by "Fei" before.In order to facilitate contact, the group owner asked us to change the group nickname in the group to the form of our own name and mobile phone number.In fact, this can clearly distinguish who each member is, and to a certain extent, it can also reduce the probability of being released as a pigeon, but it can only reduce the probability a little, nothing more.

Early the next morning, I rode a shared bicycle to work.The place where I work is not very far from where I live, but it takes about 10 minutes to ride there.I was driving according to the route of the mobile phone navigation, which is located at the junction of the two jurisdictions, and I have not been there before.

After passing bridges and various intersections, I arrived near my destination.It was very cold in the morning, and my hands were slightly numb.It is inconvenient to look at mobile phone navigation if you wear gloves to ride a bike, and your hands will freeze if you don’t wear gloves. This is a very contradictory existence. What I do now is to rely on my youth to endure the pain as much as possible.But who knows if this is a kind of life overdraft?

This community has just been built, and the size of the park is the same as that of a normal-sized community, with about a dozen high-rise buildings.The sales office outside the gate of the community is open, and there are also staff in white shirt uniforms working inside.Since he is wearing a uniform, it means that he is a person from the sales office, not a part-timer.

I sent a "arrived" message in the work group and took a picture of the door of the sales office and sent it together.After a while, another person also returned a message saying that he had also arrived here.That person did not change his group nickname to his real name, but continued to use his WeChat name, called "Super Pretty Boy".

"Fei" posted a message in the group and said that after a while, the person in charge of the community will lead us and assign work tasks for us, and all of us must cooperate carefully to complete today's work.Before that, everyone will listen to the "Super Pretty Boy" for the time being, and when everyone arrives, the "Super Pretty Boy" will gather us up and count them before taking them to the sales office.

After "Super Pretty Boy" sent a location in the group, Aite called everyone, and asked everyone to go to him to gather and sign in when they arrived.I clicked on the location and saw that he was on a street not far from the sales office, which made me, who was about to enter the sales office, reluctantly turn back to find the location of this "super handsome guy".

As soon as I walked to that street, I saw two dirty and fat people standing on the side of the street laughing.This street is surrounded by real estate under construction. Since it is under construction, the surroundings of the real estate are surrounded, so there are basically no vehicles or pedestrians.

I walked towards the two of them, and at this time another person trotted from behind me and came to my side and asked if I was here to work part-time.He looked like he was in his thirties, his skin was in poor condition, and he looked like someone who had been working night shifts for a long time.I nodded, and he told me that he was also here for a part-time job, then pointed to the two fat guys and said that they should be there to gather.Then he walked there with me.

He was wearing black business leather shoes, and he walked with a "click" and "click" sound.The casual blue denim jacket on his upper body and the blue jeans on his lower body obviously do not match with such business leather shoes, but this set is actually worn on him.Wearing such a thin coat in such weather made him hug his chest tightly with his arms while walking, and kept breathing.I think he probably has nothing to wear.

The two of us walked to the place where the two fat men were. They were around 20 or 1.7 years old, and they should be students who are still in school. "Cowboy Man" asked the two of them if they were working part-time. They both nodded and said nothing. "Cowboy" then asked "Super Handsome" if it was you?One of the fat guys in the hat said he was.He is about [-] meters tall, and has a large "plateau red" on his left and right cheeks, which should be due to the cold weather.He was wearing an oil-stained baseball jersey-style padded jacket and sweatpants, and a pair of originally white sneakers on his feet were now so dirty that they looked more like gray-black graffiti.The overall appearance and image temperament have nothing to do with the word "beautiful boy". Perhaps "super handsome boy" is just an expectation he has for himself.

If the other fat man standing with him really wanted to describe it, he could only use the word "greasy" to explain it.It wasn't because of his size that he was labeled as such.

There is no shortage of fat people in life. They are often humorous, strong and quick to do things without making people feel bored or greasy.And the reason why the fat man in front of him is greasy is entirely because of his words and deeds and his actions.

He has long hair with bangs covering his eyes.He was wearing a black slipper sports jacket, dark blue sweatpants and a pair of equally dirty sneakers.His long hair is in bunches, which is the result of being dominated by hair oil because he hasn't washed his hair for a long time.He always likes to use the most popular Internet slang when he talks, and likes to imitate some idol stars in his actions, flicking his "greasy" bangs while talking, looking deliberate and artificial.But the most greasy thing is that he is very willing to talk about his so-called "pickup" experience, which makes people know that it is some pornographic scenes stolen from some irregular websites.All he does is cover up his inner self-confidence and low self-esteem about his overall appearance.

We stood there waiting for other people to arrive, and the "cowboy" kept chatting with me, asking me where I was from, where I worked, and so on.He talks a lot, and he also likes to express superficial views on various realities of the moment and try to make you accept them.And the "greasy fat" standing on the side was shaking his fat body with his mobile phone, showing off the photo of a new girl he met on social software to the "super handsome boy", and affectionately called the girl "Little Sweet" .That look is simply the perverted appearance reported in the Japanese news.

"Cowboy" chatted with me for a while and then started chatting with "Super Handsome" and the other two fat guys.The three of them are still very energetic. "Greasy Fat" is constantly looking for opportunities to chat about colorful topics, while "Cowboy Boy" plays the role of "human soul teacher". The way the lecture speaks out.He mentioned several well-known rich men and two political leaders in the country, and then said: "From outsiders' perspective, they have as many women as they want, and they don't bring heavy things to play every day! But in fact, they are busy every day. If you're going to die, how can you have the time and energy to play with women?"

I looked at their overall attire and their behavior when they stood there and chatted.I couldn't help thinking for a while, everyone is a different individual, perhaps the happiness and freedom that everyone pursues is different, and the differences between individuals constitute this complete society.

People arrived here one after another, except for the "cowboy man" and a man in his 40s who came to work part-time this day, the rest were all young people.

The man in his 40s walked up to me with a mean smile and asked me which real estate developed and built the community today. I pointed to the slogan on the wall and answered him.He continued to sneer with disgust and complained to me: "What kind of broken real estate company is this? It has no reputation at all! It's not as good as the big developers of XX Real Estate and XX Real Estate!"

He was wearing very old and very old clothes, and was carrying a dirty cloth bag in his hand.Just looking at his smile will make people not want to approach him, and hearing his way of speaking will make people not want to have any further communication with him.Personally, I hate him, I don't know why he looks like him, and I hate what he says even more.

Seeing that I didn't continue talking, he turned around to chat with other people.Others don't like to continue communicating with him after speaking a few words with him.He asked "Super Pretty Boy" if he could go inside the sales office? "Super Pretty Boy" replied with a look of disdain that there is still one person who has not arrived, and he will go when everyone is here.He also expressed that it would be good to just go to the sales office and wait!Why wait here?It's still so cold! "Super Pretty Boy" looked at him directly and threw out a sentence: "Are you the team leader or am I the team leader? Listen to you or mine?"

The dialogue between these two people is really amazing!Obviously they all come out to work part-time, but one speaks out loud, and the other proclaims himself the leader of the team!Thinking determines the upper limit of a person.The reason why people have been at the grassroots level or even at the bottom level for a long time may be because of the way of thinking, including myself.

People finally arrived.Most of the part-timers wear dirty and old shoes.On the one hand, it is because it is inevitable that some dirty work will be encountered when working part-time. It is a pity to wear worn-out shoes and get dirty.On the other hand, people who work part-time often have more or less difficulties, and their financial capabilities are relatively limited.

We were led by "Super Pretty Boy" and "Greasy Fat" to the sales office. The developer of this community and the property owner are the same company.The contact person at the sales office asked us to go to a storage room to get some materials. These are the things we need to use in the work. After getting them, we went to the park to get ready to start working.

The types of materials I just got are Chinese knots, small gift boxes, small rolled scrolls and invisible sticky hooks.These are small gifts prepared for the owners during the handover ceremony.

Today's work content is actually very simple, the main trouble is that it needs to go forward layer by layer.We need to paste an invisible hook next to the door of each family in each building, and then hang a scroll and a small gift box on it.Each floor has an open-air safe passage corridor, and we need to paste an invisible hook on the designated balcony of each floor corridor to hang Chinese knots.If the portals and corridors of every building in the park are hung according to this standard, today's task will be considered complete.

The staff in the sales office specially completed the work of a building as a sample for our reference.This community is all high-rise residential buildings, each with two elevators and four households. After entering the unit, there is an elevator on the left and right sides. Starting from the second floor, each floor has an open-air fire corridor.There is a Chinese knot hanging on the left and right sides of each aisle, which looks very festive from a distance.The Chinese knot is an ancient traditional hand-woven handicraft in my country, which heralds unity, happiness and peace, especially its exquisite workmanship is deeply loved by the public.I believe that the owner will feel particularly comfortable when he sees the handover gift prepared by the property for him.Although it may not necessarily change the efficiency of future property management, it can at least give people a sense of surprise and a good impression.

I was assigned to a group with a boy in a hat, a "cowboy boy" and a "chubby classmate". We took some materials and went to work in a building first.The older man I spoke to in the morning formed another group with three others and went to work in another building.While "Super Pretty Boy" and "Greasy Fat" continued to move materials from the storage room to the park.In such a park, with so many households, the materials we took earlier were obviously not enough.

After assigning tasks, start working immediately.The four of us went to the top floor first in the elevator, and then went to the next floor in turn after the work on each floor was done. The "cowboy boy" is looking for "little chubby classmate" to chat about all kinds of strange topics, but he still likes to be a "life mentor".The boy in the hat and I listened quietly.

During their chat, I learned that the "cowboy boy" is from an ancient city in the north. He has been in this city for more than two years. During these two years, he has done a lot of work but did not make money.Now I don’t have a regular job, so if I come out to do a part-time job, I can earn a decent salary for one day.Although I still have no money as before, I am free.His biggest ideal now is to wait for the day when the society will achieve common prosperity. Although it is difficult, he still believes that it will be realized in his lifetime.

"Little Fat Classmate" is a local. He is ten years younger than "Cowboy Boy". He is only 21 years old this year.I just graduated from college this year, and I don’t have a job. My family runs a shop, and sometimes I help look after the shop.This part-time job is because the place of work is very close to his home, so I came to participate.The same fat figure, although the appearance is also very ordinary, but the "little chubby classmate" is not greasy at all.

The "cowboy" wants me and the boy in the hat to look at the materials in the elevator, and keep the elevator on this floor by the way, so as not to go down to the bottom floor.He and the "little chubby classmate" took the things they needed and went to work from door to door. Although the "Cowboy Man" talks a lot and likes to instill his ideas and cognitions in others, he is very diligent and conscientious in his work, never lazy, and knows how to be considerate of others.It can be seen that he is actually a very down-to-earth and kind-hearted person.

The "cowboy boy" and "little fat classmate" will continue to talk every time they return to the elevator after running a floor, basically "the cowboy boy is talking, and "little fat classmate" is echoing or just laughing. What does he say? It is said that when it comes to everything in the universe, it scares the status quo of society.

The four of us cooperated in this way, until all the materials we brought were used up, and there were still a few floors left.At this time, I suddenly realized that without knowing it, the "cowboy boy" and "little chubby classmate" were running around working all the way.And the two of us have been enjoying the happiness in the elevator, and suddenly we feel a little bit sorry.I told the "cowboy" that the handsome guy in the hat and I will do the work later, and you two just look at the materials in the elevator. "Cowboy" said it's okay, the two of you can finish the rest of the work in this building, and the two of us will go directly to the next building, we will work separately, try to finish it as soon as possible, and get off work early in the afternoon.I say yes.

When we came to the ground to pick up the materials, we learned an interesting thing, that is, "Super Pretty Boy" and "Greasy Fat" didn't go to work when they went to pick up the materials, but ran off to nowhere, and neither of them disappeared up.No matter how you send a message or make a phone call, you can't get in touch.Good guy!Those who claimed to be the team leader just quit, not only lost contact, but also disappeared from the world.Thinking about it is inexplicably ironic.

In fact, the amount of tasks today is not too big, and the remaining eight of us can complete it.The guy in the hat and I started working with the materials.When I heard his accent, I knew where he was from. When I asked him, as expected, he was from my hometown, from the same place as me but in a different city.His surname is Yang and he is 25 years old.Xiao Yang is not tall, has fair skin and looks very handsome.He works in a factory in this city. He usually works on a three-week break and one-day system, and occasionally comes out to work part-time during his breaks.I like chatting with him very much, and he is also a fellow, so it is very comfortable to chat with him.During the chat, I learned that he graduated from a junior college and majored in graphic design. After graduation, he worked in a printing and graphic store in his hometown.The salary level there was not high, and there was no prospect of development, so he came to the city to work with his classmates.Last year, Xiao Yang's family paid the down payment for the house in his hometown. Now he relies on the housing provident fund and part of his salary to repay the mortgage.He plans to return to his hometown to live after paying off the mortgage.

From twelve noon to one o'clock in the afternoon is the time for lunch and lunch break.The staff at the sales office ordered takeaway for us, which is a normal meal and dish.The types of dishes are different for each dish, you can choose the type of dishes according to your favorite food.I chose duck leg rice, while Xiao Yang chose saliva chicken.The food is not a big meal, but it is very delicious.This is already a very good configuration for a part-time job that includes lunch.

After lunch, everyone was sitting in their seats playing games or watching short videos, and I was no exception.Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining, sweeping away the haze of the past.Weekends like this should be a good time to go out and play, but I have nowhere to go, and I don’t even have a partner to go out with, so I can only rely on doing odd jobs to pass the time.It seems that unconsciously, I became more and more lonely, and I feel a little sad when I think about it.

In the afternoon, I continued to work with Xiao Yang, who told me some things he encountered during his part-time delivery.When I first delivered food, I often ran out of time because I was not familiar with the routes and various communities and buildings. He told me that the job of delivering food is not easy, and I need to learn to squat and grab orders.It is even more difficult to work as a part-time delivery man. In many cases, not only do they not make money, but they also lose a lot of money.In short, this is not what everyone imagines, nor is it a job suitable for everyone.

He also told me about all kinds of people he met in part-time jobs. There are many people who have entered middle age but have no serious work to do. They go out to do part-time jobs for a long time. They believe in the so-called " Freedom", I don't know whether it is an excuse made by the helplessness of reality or I really like that so-called "freedom".They "have wine today and get drunk today, and drink cold water tomorrow without wine." I thought about it carefully, and this is actually the same as the situation of many people I met when I was working part-time.And why not in the muddle-headed time when I just graduated from university?Even if it's short, it's just a transition period.But I really experience the feeling of living that kind of life, that is despair.It's the kind of despair that you don't even know what you're going to do in the next second.

When Xiao Yang and I came across a clean water room that was being renovated or the door was open when we were working, we would take a look inside and visit it.Get to know the big houses and talk about the small houses.Imagine how it would be decorated if this were your own house.Working with young people full of positive energy is always full of hope.In this way, the afternoon passed quickly.

Before six o'clock in the afternoon, the eight of us had completed all the tasks.Both Xiao Yang and we feel that this is a very easy part-time job, and this kind of part-time job is rare.

Frankly, the "cowboy" has more work to do today than the rest of us.Our workload is collective and he is the one who takes on more responsibility in the collective.For that, I have the utmost respect for him.

I left the gate of the park after get off work and wanted to ask me where I live and how to get home?I said that I live not very far from here, and he said he could ride an electric car for me.I smiled and told him that there are traffic policemen on the road, and I can just scan a shared bicycle and go back.Let's leave it at that.Although we are only extremely short-lived passers-by in our respective lives, it is enough to leave all pleasant experiences during the time we can work together.

I don't know how they are doing now, most likely they are still working and living in their own way step by step.I hope that they can all live a good life, and that they can all receive a little gift from fate and be accompanied by good luck.This blessing is also given to everyone who has worked part-time with me.

(End of this chapter)