Code Name: Flame

Chapter 5 Zhongwei Shipping Company
After a few days of living like a pig, eating and sleeping, he finally found a job in a newspaper that he thought was suitable.

Zhongwei Shipping Company is recruiting senior translators. Check the conditions. Except for fluent English, the other conditions are quite satisfactory...

Bad, I haven't graduated from university yet, where did I get my diploma?Besides, even if there is, is there a Shanghai University in this era?Let alone a college diploma now, he doesn't even have a primary school diploma.

Lying on the bed and rolling his eyes for a long time, he finally made up his mind.Regardless of whether he has a diploma or not, he just said that he just came back from abroad.

Chen Jia is an activist, he just picked up the newspaper and went out.After inquiring all the way, I changed to two trams and arrived at the Zhongwei Shipping Company on Sichuan Road.

When he entered the gate, he was stopped by someone. After questioning, he knew that he was here for an interview, so he took Chen Jia to a reception room on the second floor.

After waiting about 10 minutes, a man in his 30s hurried in in a robe.

"I'm Chen Heng, manager of Zhongwei Shipping Company. Are you here for an interview?"

Chen Jia quickly stood up and took hold of the other party's outstretched hand, and then released it with light force, "Chen Jia, Er Dong Chen, I commend you."

The man looked at Chen Jia with some surprise, smiled and motioned him to sit down and talk.

"Did you bring Mr. Chen's personal information?"

Chen Jia covered her mouth with her hands and coughed lightly, and then she showed an embarrassed smile, "I'm sorry, for some special reasons, I... I didn't bring a diploma. However, the steward can test me, English, mathematics, Chinese, etc. Yes. I... I am studying in a university abroad."

Chen Heng's smile, which was gradually cooling down, couldn't help but cheer up when he heard the last sentence, "Are you studying in a university abroad? What school, what major?"

"University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mechanical Engineering."

Chen Heng was dizzy, how did he know the name of the American university, what the hell is the mechanical major?

"Our school is very famous and has a history of more than 100 years. I studied there for two years. Later, because my parents... had an accident, I thought about going to Shanghai to join my relatives. I didn't know until I came. I went to Germany a year ago, so..."

This lie was told with deep affection, and tears were almost shed at the emotional part.

The highest state of lying is that he believes it deeply. On the way here, he has practiced it countless times, so he is naturally familiar with it now, and his feelings are deep.

Chen Heng was convinced. It wasn't that Chen Jia's words were flawless, but that when he saw Chen Jia, he felt that this person was different, that he didn't feel like a Chinese.

Especially in the handshake just now, Chen Jia's force was very appropriate. It's not as good as the handshake ceremony that is popular among Chinese people now, and they feel that the more force they express, the more enthusiastic they are.

Chen Heng has dealt with foreigners before, and he knows that the etiquette of foreigners is the best.So he decided that the young man in front of him was not lying, he was definitely someone who came back from overseas.

His eyes fell, and he suddenly focused. He saw that the watch on Chen Jia's wrist seemed to be a cheap item, and he felt a little suspicious.

Chen Jia is so clever. Seeing Chen Heng's gaze on his watch, the originally peaceful smile stiffened a little, and he immediately explained: "The money I brought has been spent, so I sold the original watch and exchanged it for a new one." It's a cheap watch. I'm not used to telling the time without a watch."

"Hahahahaha, yes yes. How about this, the person we are looking for is mainly to do translation work. When we sign a contract with a foreign company, someone must translate into Chinese. I wonder if there is any difficulty for the little brother?"

"No, no. I can do it. I can translate it for you right now."

"Okay, okay, I'll ask someone to give you a contract later, and you can translate it for me to see. You sit down for a while, and I'll get the contract."

Chen Heng didn't talk too much, and came back shortly after he went out, with a contract, a stack of paper and a pen in his hand.

Chen Jia took it with a bow, browsed it roughly, and felt a big stone in his heart, it was not bad, there was no problem at all.

Chen Jia was also straightforward, picked up a pen and started writing.

It was a bit jerky at first, but then he wrote faster and faster. After more than 20 minutes, he stopped writing, dried the ink, and handed it to Chen Heng respectfully with both hands.

Chen Heng was very surprised. The original translator of his company took at least an hour to do the same thing, which was far inferior to this young man. It seems that this young man should be telling the truth.

Picking up the paper and reading it again, um, it's all right, there is no mistake at all, it's just this word... so-so.I think I don't have much chance to practice calligraphy in the United States.

Seeing that he was not dissatisfied at all, Chen Jia felt relieved.In order to learn traditional Chinese characters, he has copied several newspapers these days. If there are any typos, he will not recruit them.

He only knows simplified Chinese, but if he didn't work hard to study, he would actually be semi-literate, which is ridiculous.

"Very good, very good. Mr. Chen, on behalf of Zhongwei Shipping Company, I welcome you. You can come to work tomorrow, 80 yuan per month. If you perform well, you will get a raise in the future. One day off a week, arrive at [-]:[-] every morning The company, get off work at [-] pm, with a two-hour break in between."

Chen Jia's heart was filled with joy.

When he walked out of the building, he felt as if he was stepping on cotton, feeling indescribably comfortable.

80 yuan, no overtime, only eight hours a day... No, no, actually only six hours.

No, I am happy today, extra meal!
In the past few days, he has already figured out the market.

The salary polarization in Shanghai is very serious. The low-level rickshaw drivers only earn a dozen yuan after a month of hard work, which is only enough to feed their hunger.

The salary of the general working class is not much better. The salary is between 20 and 30 yuan, plus various subsidies, it is more than [-]. If a family does not have an income of [-] yuan, one can imagine the hardship of life.

Suddenly thinking of my own rent, I feel a bit disadvantaged no matter how I think about it, at least five yuan was cheated, right?There is also that woman who wants to share half of my utility bills, which is unreasonable.

Calculated that I spent more than 100 yuan on shopping these days, if I didn't find this job, I would have to sit and eat sooner or later.

He returned home in a happy mood, but the woman hadn't come back yet.Hurry up and go to the kitchen to cook as soon as possible, so as not to eat until midnight.

"Stir-fry a little shredded pork, stir-fry a little green vegetable, have a sip of wine and a sip of vegetables, you have a beautiful day..."

Humming the tunes I made up, I cooked all the meals.Just as he took off his apron and was about to sit down, the door slammed open and the woman walked in.

Chen Jia saw that she was still wearing the cheongsam she had seen for the first time, like a blooming lily, extremely elegant.

"Oh, you're back? It's quite early today."

Seeing Chen Jia's smiling face, the woman frowned slightly, and looked down at the two stir-fried vegetables and two bottles of beer on the table, slightly surprised.

Chen Jia didn't have a stable life before, so he basically ate vegetarian dishes with rice, which was cheap.It's a bit strange that there is wine and meat today.

"I found a job today, and the Zhongwei Shipping Company is doing English translation, so I'm going to celebrate. I don't know if I can give it a credit, so let's celebrate together. Oh, by the way, this is the money for utilities, please keep it."

Chen Jia took out a few banknotes and handed them to the woman. The woman seemed a little embarrassed and her cheeks were slightly red.I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but the speed of getting money is quite fast.

Seeing that the woman didn't give him a cold face, Chen Jia felt a little light all over his body, "I'll make another dish, why don't you go and change your clothes first, I'll be fine in a while."

The woman hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, "I'll be down in a while."

Chen Jia was overjoyed, quickly put on her apron, ran to the kitchen to stir-fry another vegetable dish, and made a bowl of pickled vegetable and egg soup.When he was busy bringing out the dishes, the woman just came downstairs.

"Come, come, try my craft. I'm not bragging. It's absolutely at the level of a chef."

Chen Jia washed the chopsticks and handed them to the woman. He picked up the beer bottle and was about to open it. With a glance, he saw the woman's eyes opened slightly, and immediately knew the reason.

Quickly picked up the chopsticks to open the bottle cap, filled both glasses, watching the beer froth rising, a strong malt aroma overflowed.

"Good guy, German stout."

Chen Jia was a little strange. The bottle clearly said British beer, but why did it turn out to be German stout?
"Have you drunk?"

The woman lifted up another bottle and glanced at it, then asked strangely, "Isn't it written on British beer?"

Chen Jia rubbed his nose and said with a embarrassed smile: "I've drank German stout before, and the smell is the same as this beer, so it's a bit strange."

The woman didn't speak, took the cup from Chen Jia, touched it lightly with Chen Jia, took a sip, and immediately frowned.

"It's a bit bitter, isn't it? You can't taste this wine lightly, you have to take a big sip. The stronger the burnt malt aroma, the more mellow it is. It's very good after a sip of it.

The woman dubiously took a sip and swallowed it, hehe recollected it for a while, then nodded and smiled: "That's right, it's interesting."

(End of this chapter)