The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Shen Lin sat in the conference room holding her resume, feeling a little nervous. This was the second company she had interviewed today. If she was unsuccessful again, she wanted to give up looking for a job!
Since deciding to re-enter the workplace, Shen Lin has submitted at least dozens of resumes, but few companies agreed to interview her, and most of them were rejected in the first round.

Today, this company is Shen Lin’s last choice after repeatedly lowering her requirements.

Originally, Shen Lin was quite casual about working outside, but ever since her husband, Wang Ruizhi, the boss of Na Wei's company, became a monk and the company was taken over by the boss's wife, Shen Lin saw the crisis.

Although Na Wei has not lost his job yet, he is always on the verge of unemployment. Shen Lin can see that her husband is becoming more and more cautious in his attitude towards work, fearing that he will make mistakes and be fired by the company with an excuse.

Therefore, Shen Lin urgently needs an income and also to have an alternative plan.

There weren't many people coming for the interview today, but Shen Lin looked around and saw that they were all young girls under 30 years old. To be honest, her only competitive advantage was her work experience.

Shen Lin now regrets very much that she stayed at home for five years and stayed away from the workplace for five years in order to have a second child.

In the workplace, five years is really too long.

Looking at the work experience section of her resume, Shen Lin sighed slightly.

At this time, the company's front desk brought in another woman. Shen Lin subconsciously looked up and was stunned for a moment.

"Why is she here too?"

The person Shen Lin saw was actually Xie Meilan.

Xie Meilan seemed to have noticed Shen Lin's gaze as well. When their eyes met, there was surprise in both of their eyes.

"Long time no see." Shen Lin finally decided to say hello.

Xie Meilan responded rather awkwardly, and then, under the guidance of the company's front desk, sat next to Shen Lin.

"Are you here for an interview too?" Shen Lin saw Xie Meilan also holding a resume in her hand.

"Yes, I'm here to apply for the position of investment manager." Xie Meilan responded reluctantly.

"I'm here to apply for the position of human resources manager." Shen Lin said with an awkward smile.

Xie Meilan felt very uncomfortable and wanted to leave.

Xie Meilan has not had a good time during this period. Ever since she was fired from her previous company and did not receive a penny of compensation, Xie Meilan's financial situation has been in big trouble.

Previously, Xie Meilan had almost emptied her family's savings in order to pay for her mother's medical treatment and nursing home fees.

After the divorce, Xie Meilan thought she could rely on Lu Jie, so she chose to leave the house with nothing, as she didn't have much money to begin with.

As it turned out, Lu Jie was arrested, his assets were seized, and he was in a lot of trouble. Now he has to rely on the money from his mother selling the house to make ends meet. He has no way of providing Xie Meilan with a good life.

In order to survive, Xie Meilan had no choice but to start looking for a job, but because she was fired from her previous job in a very undignified manner, almost no one in the industry would hire her again, making Xie Meilan's job search extremely bumpy.

Lu Jie is now overwhelmed by the lawsuit and is unable to help Xie Meilan, so she can only try to find a job on her own.

Unfortunately, the workplace is really unfriendly to women over 30. Once people hear that she is not married, has no children, and is still single, they don't even give her a second round of interviews.

In fact, the main reason is that Xie Meilan has high salary requirements. Her previous job had a monthly income of more than 20,000 yuan, so she required a salary of no less than 18,000 yuan.

This salary level is not particularly high in Beijing, but it is not low either. Unless you are working for a very large company or a leadership position, there is basically no chance of getting the job.

Today was also the second company that Xie Meilan interviewed. It was one of the few companies that made it to the second round of interviews. Unexpectedly, she met her ex-husband’s sister.

After the two greeted each other, no one spoke and the atmosphere was very awkward for a while.

Shen Lin didn't know how to start, while Xie Meilan was simply ashamed.

Xie Meilan never regretted the divorce. She felt that Wang Gang could not give her the life she wanted, and the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger, so divorce was inevitable.

Xie Meilan was ashamed of having had an abortion without permission, but she didn't know that Wang Gang had never mentioned the matter of having a child to Shen Lin.

In fact, Shen Lin still believed that her brother and sister-in-law divorced purely because of emotional discord, so she did not have much resentment towards Xie Meilan, but of course she did not have much good feeling towards her either.

"Are you doing well?" Shen Lin finally broke the silence.

"I'm OK." Xie Meilan said awkwardly. Shen Lin also realized that she had asked a stupid question. If Xie Meilan was doing well, how could she come for an interview? If she was not doing well, she would not tell her.

"How is Shen Lei doing recently?" Xie Meilan asked tentatively.

"He's quite good. He was recently transferred to the Financial Regulatory Bureau. He is highly regarded by the director and even bought a new car." Shen Lin said proudly:
"The books written by Shen Lei have good sales. I heard that he will get a lot of copyright fees at the end of the year."

Xie Meilan raised her eyebrows slightly. She knew that Wang Gang was writing a book. She had laughed at Wang Gang for doing nothing, but she didn't expect that the book would be published so soon!
"Meilan." Shen Lin wanted to ask Xie Meilan if there was a chance for her to get back together with her brother, but the interviewer came in and called for people.

"Ms. Shen Lin, it's your turn."

Shen Lin was stunned, responded subconsciously, and then said to Xie Meilan: "Let's talk later."

"Oh, okay." Xie Meilan said politely.

Shen Lin said goodbye to Xie Meilan and walked into the interview venue, where an interviewer in his thirties was waiting for her.

"Sister Lin, long time no see."

Seeing the interviewer, Shen Lin was surprised: "Hailey?!"

The interviewer turned out to be an old acquaintance of Shen Lin, her former subordinate Hu Haili. After not seeing her for a few years, she had become a very successful professional woman.

"Sister Lin, when I first saw your resume, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." Hu Haili warmly invited Shen Lin to sit down.

"It's great that you can stand on your own now." Shen Lin sighed.

In the past, Hu Haili was a newcomer in the workplace, and Shen Lin taught her everything, and the two had a very good relationship.

The two chatted for a while and then entered the interview phase.

"Sister Lin, do you know what position you are interviewing for today?" Hu Haili asked Shen Lin in a relaxed manner.

"Isn't he the Human Resources Manager?" Shen Lin asked doubtfully.

"It's a human resources manager, but there's a difference between it and the manager of the human resources department. To put it bluntly, a human resources manager is actually a human resources specialist, but he's just given the title of manager, which sounds better, but he makes less money every month."

"How much exactly is that?"

"About 6,000, not counting subsidies."

"Ah! So low."

Shen Lin backed off as soon as she heard about the salary. Five years ago, her income was nearly 20,000 yuan, but it suddenly dropped to 6,000 yuan, which was far from her psychological expectation!

Hu Haili also knew Shen Lin's ability, but still said: "Sister Lin, you have been away from the workplace for five years. It is difficult to come back and get the same treatment as before. In addition, the current economic environment is very bad. Many small and medium-sized enterprises have laid off employees and cut salaries. This is also a realistic problem."

Shen Lin said dejectedly: "I know, I know."

Hu Haili crossed her fingers and gave Shen Lin some time to think.

"Haley, can I ask you as a friend about the prospects of this company?" Shen Lin said.

"Sister Lin, our company actually has a good development prospect. If you are willing to condescend, you will have the opportunity to be promoted in the future."

Shen Lin nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."

Hu Haili smiled and said, "That's great. I can be a colleague with Sister Lin again."

Shen Lin also smiled and said: "Haili, I am also very happy to be your colleague. Now it is your turn to be my leader.

By the way, are you single now? Do you have a partner?

"Ah!" Hu Haili said in surprise: "I'm single!"

Shen Lin smiled even more and said, "What a coincidence! My brother is also single now. I'll introduce him to you if I have a chance. You two are about the same age, so you will definitely be able to get along well." (End of this chapter)