Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 18: Meal Supplement

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The weather turned cold. Zhang Siyi got a head cold and was afraid of transmitting it to everyone. On Monday, he brought a large box of medicinal teas to the office and paid attention to keeping warm.

Thinking about the past weekend’s conversation with his friends, he couldn’t help but compare his work environment to that of his friends. Overall, he found the atmosphere of Borderless to be particularly harmonious. Everyone was very hard-working and helpful. There was no such thing as a person who loved to chew on the back of the tongue.

Although Gu Yu did not let his colleagues help Zhang Siyi on the drawing, Zhu Hongzhen gave him a reference book. Bi Lele also quietly taught him how to use the atlas in the company’s data room. In reality, he wasn’t actually isolated.

The day he had a hangover, Du Rui gave him a bottle of honey flower tea, saying that it can alleviate the symptoms after drunkenness. In addition, colleagues who have brought delicious food will also share with each other. Not only in their group A, but also next door in Group B. Last week they brought 2 watermelons at their own expense and gave one away. Everyone is exceptionally friendly.

Unlike his friends work environment, Zhang Siyi feels that Borderless is mostly like a warm family.

Zhu Hongzhen gnawed at his breakfast buns on the side while browsing through Archidaily’s newly released design and greeted Zhang Siyi. He was discussing the new works by a Danish firm.

Zhang Siyi, holding the hot tea, could not help but sigh: “The atmosphere of our company is very good.”

Zhu Hongzhen chuckled: “Yes, I agree.”

However, Zhang Siyi is also feeling the environment is too good. It’s a bit strange. Even when he is studying abroad, there are people like Qi Rui. There are one or two unstable factors in any environment. How can they be so harmonious here?

On the opposite side, Bi Lele seemingly knowing Zhang Siyi’s thoughts, added: “recently its very good, but it hasn’t always been so.”

Zhang Siyi: “Really?”

Bi Lele looked around the room in a conspiratorial manner and said, “When there isn’t harmony, our Boss is quick to remedy it.” She put her hand up to her neck and made a cutting motion.

Zhang Siyi: “…”

Zhu Hongzhen was shocked: “Is there such a thing?”

Bi Lele glanced at Zhu Hongzhen and replied, “Other than work, you don’t have a mind to pay attention to your surroundings.”

Zhu Hongzhen： “……”

Yuan Zhicheng, who kept mainly to himself, looked up at Bi Lele suspiciously: “What’s going on?”

Bi Lele: “Do you still remember from last year, Little Li who came to the company?”

Zhu Hongzhen: “I do. He was a very good designer. But he was only here three months. What’s wrong with him?”

Bi Lele nodded: “He was quite bullish and proud. He thought he was too good for small work. After a few projects, a few people privately complained. Then Boss talked to him directly and said he isn’t suitable to work at Borderless.”

Zhu Hongzhen shocked: “Crouching groove!” He was kicked out, wasn’t he? I thought he was so bullish that he couldn’t see our company and walked on its own.”

“I said that you are stupid and sweet,” Bi Lele snorted. “There aren’t a lot of firms in Haicheng that have as good of treatment as we do here. My classmates who graduated at the same time don’t have as high of salary as I do. Little Li came to Borderless based on our company’s excellent reputation, but his own arrogance got in the way. He wasn’t participating fully with the group. Our projects are mostly teamwork, so naturally he couldn’t fit in.”

Bi Lele said again: “There is another one called Xiao Qi. She left at the end of last year. Remember?”

Zhu Hongzhen: “Yes, a little beauty, and worked very hard… Don’t you tell me she was fired, too?”

Bi Lele: “Yes, she secretly had a crush on our boss.”

Zhu Hongzhen: “There’s something wrong with having secret love here? Isn’t there a lot of secret love for the Boss?”

Zhang Siyi: “…” Yes! Du Rui also secretly loves Gu Yu!!! (#°Д°)

Bi Lele rolled her eyes: “You don’t understand! You also know that our boss will usually work with employees. She deliberately stayed so late every day just to let Gu Yu accompany her. She was fired on the grounds that her work efficiency is too low.”

Zhang Siyi： “……”

Zhu Hongzhen: “the boss is too hard……”

Bi Lele gave a few more examples. Someone provoked a colleague behind his back. After being discovered by Gu Yu, he forced him to work straight for two months. Later, he was overwhelmed by his work assignments, so he resigned. There was another who was excused because they were careless and shirked their duties. Those who came and went in a hurry and disappeared inexplicably could all be said by Bi Lele.

Zhu Hongzhen: “You love gossip so much. Why didn’t the Boss do something to you?”

Bi Lele shrugged: “Because I have not violated the principle of the problem. It doesn’t affect both the work and relationships between colleagues.”

She can draw pictures while joking with them gossip, but also a capable person!

Yuan Zhicheng sighed weakly and summed up the routine of work: “Anyway, following a rule is always right – do more things, less bitching.” Then he buried his head and began to draw.

Zhu Hongzhen shrunk his neck and quickly began to work.

Zhang Siyi suddenly became fearful. Even seemingly good, well-educated and hardworking persons could be eliminated.

What should he do? He said bad things about Gu Yu in front of Du Rui and he quietly threatened Gu Yu’s cactus. Could he live well if Boss found out? Life is so hard!

Zhang Siyi finished his work on Friday and had not receives a new assignment yet. He was flipping through the atlas in the gallery, waiting to be summoned.

However, the call from the finance department came first. “It’s time to recover your meal expenses. Please send each group to the finance room.”

All around the room, there is a rustling sound. One after another, his colleagues are opening their desk drawers and pulling out a pile of receipts. With a jubilant expression they head to the finance room to collect their money.

Stunned and surprised, Zhang Siyi didn’t know the routine. “What receipt? I thought it was a salary card?”

Zhu Hongzhen: “No, it’s during company hours.”

Zhang Siyi puzzled: “But we aren’t ordering the company’s package.”

Zhu Hongzhen scratched his head and said: “It’s not the same thing. The receipts are used to avoid taxes. It has nothing to do with the actual food and beverage consumption. Anyway, you should contribute to the company.”

However, Zhang Siyi did not get a single receipt!

The phone shook a bit and received a spam message. Zhang Siyi looked –

“Free software development tickets/receipts please call xxxx…”

These harassing phone calls and small ads are ubiquitous. Ah!

Zhang Siyi put another number in his blacklist. Seeing everyone coming back with their credits, he felt envious and worried. It was then that the call of Gu Xiao came along.

Zhang Siyi went to Gu Yu office with uncertainty. He gave him a task of painting core functions again! He was a little anxious, and could not help but whisper a word: “How can I paint this again?”

But as soon as the words expressed, Zhang Siyi regretted it. The pile of examples that Bi Lele had just reported made him feel scared!

I didn’t expect Gu Yu to be calm: “Don’t want draw that? Then I’ll change it.”

Zhang Siyi is happy, so simple?

Gu Yu flipped through the information on the edge of his desk and took a piece of paper and handed it to him. He smiled and asked, “How about the parking lot?”

Zhang Siyi: “…” What is the difference?! He wants to make his own design plan.

Regardless of whether he objected or not, Gu Yu directly told him: “Arrange the parking spaces under the most economic conditions for this underground parking lot of a large shopping mall in City X. Also draw a section of the ramp to the entrance and exit of the parking lot at night.”

With mixed emotions, Zhang Siyi nodded. Although the parking lot isn’t what he wanted, it is better than drawing more toilets.

As he was about to get up and go out, Gu Yu said: “Go directly to the financial office. I have helped you hand in this month’s receipts.”

Wondering about the rare warmth of Gu Yu, Zhang Siyi’s emotions welled up: “Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me,” Gu Yu moved away from his sight to look at the work content on his screen. “I got receipts for last weeks dinner. 500 of them are yours. Next month, remember to prepare them.”

…… It’s so ruthless that it makes people clench their teeth!

Going to the finance room and receiving his first “subsidy” in life, Zhang Siyi’s feeling of depression was quickly relieved.

In the afternoon of the same day, he also got a message from the bank that his paycheck was deposited. Although it was only four thousand and five, Zhang Siyi felt a full sense of happiness.

Ah~~ It feels so good to have a job!

He happily drew the parking lot for the day, but before leaving work, Zhang Siyi went to Gu Yu. He had an unpredictable expression and made Zhang Siyi uneasy.

“Can you drive?” Gu Yu looked for a long time, suddenly asked.

“I have a license.” Zhang Siyi graduated from high school and got his driver’s license to go abroad, but he never had the chance to use it.”

“It’s still being done like this?” Gu Yu frowned and with a pencil he circled several figures and positions. One by one commented on them. “Is this enough? There isn’t enough space on the end. Are you having parallel parking here? This space is too small. And this section, since the car can come from another direction, why add an extra road?”

“……,” too much was said for Zhang Siyi to life his head.

Gu Xiao quickly counted a few parking spaces and said: “This underground garage in theory can have 510-520 parking spaces in a row, but you only lined up 450.” He shook his head and sighed, tore a large piece of parchment paper and covered Zhang Siyi drawing. He personally demonstrated and drew a section with appropriate traffic flow and parking positions.”

Zhang Siyi stared at his hand holding the marker moving steadily drawing straight lines perfectly. Gu Yu did not use a ruler. Finally, the main position of the parking was framed.

When finished, Gu Yu looked up at Zhang Siyi, gave him the papers, and didn’t say anything. He only shoo-ed him away to let him work on the layout on his own.

Zhang Siyi returned to his seat with a gray face and glanced at the drawings. With just a few simple lines, there is an inexplicable attraction. This is from the hands of an expert.

Zhang Siyi frantically stretched out his arms in the air for a while. He was angry but needed the resolve to finish.

If life only had the expense of eating, drinking, and playing, then Zhang Siyi thinks that he can be very happy, and he can bear more in his work. The biggest burden is always rent. If you want to enjoy the city’s most prosperous location, you must pay the price. Even more problematic, Zhang Siyi has only been paid for one month on a probationary salary. In the fourth month of returning to China, Zhang Siyi is about to face a major economic crisis: rent overdraw!

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Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 17: Threats

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However, Zhang Siyi doesn’t have time to think about it too deeply. He has only one choice now.

In the current economical downturn, if he left Borderless, without experience and better education, he might not find another job.

Su Yuan saw Zhang Siyi frowning, and did not say any more. She is just a newcomer to the workforce and don’t know the ins-and-outs of the domestic construction market. There is always a reason for the boss to bring in subordinates. The good reputation of Borderless doesn’t come from thin air.

She shifted the subject: “But you are so busy that you have very little time now and you aren’t even active online.”

Originally, Zhang Siyi had the nickname “second praises Little prince” in his social media circle of friends. Like clockwork, Zhang Siyi was the first to respond to friend’s posts and offer praise or encouragement. His friends often wondered if he isn’t holding the mobile and constantly refreshing the news feed all the time. But since he has been at work, his attitude towards his social media account has changed. His nickname went from “Second Praises Little Prince” to “Centralized Review”. Once Su Yuan opened her social media and received a ‘week in review’ from Zhang Siyi.

“I don’t have time to look at the phone!” Zhang Siyi said bitterly. When his Boss gives him a job, there is often a deadline assigned as well. He is very strict. When I’m very busy I feel like going to the bathroom is a waste of time. Besides, the Directors office is right behind me. He often comes over to my desk silently and looks at my work.  If he found out that I still had time to play with my mobile phone, I would die!”

Everyone: “…” Poor fellow.

Su Yuan asked: “Is your boss the one that graduated from high school with you?”

Zhang Siyi: “Yes, but he is six years my senior. He already had graduated for several years while I was there.

Remembering the adoption of the plant in the company, he said to everyone, “He gave me one of his cactus plants. Colleagues think I am special to him, but I think he just wants to give me a hard time. He messaged everyone in his department telling them not to help me.”

His friends silently gave Zhang Siyi a sympathy tear.

Ren Mengyu asked: “Was he the one who got splashed by coffee by your girlfriend before?”

“It’s him! At the company dinner, he got everyone to give me a toast. I couldn’t stand up that day. Now, Zhang feels like a bully who got in trouble for bullying a kid. “The coffee was spilled on him, but I really doubt he is retaliating against me. He is a good person.”

Fu Xinhui touched his chin and said: “The person who made me call you that day is him.”

Ren Mengyu curiously asks: “Heartless Han has seen him? What does he look like?”

Fu Xinhui: “I am almost as tall, looks very young and handsome, and a kind of cool.””

Su Yuan: “…What is the strange description of ‘sexual coldness’?”

“He just looks like a very clean-cut, straight-laced person.” Fu Xinhui said. Then to illustrate his point, he relaxed his facial muscles, like a facial paralysis, causing everyone to laugh.

Jiang Hai joked: “You could look for an opportunity to retaliate back.”

Zhang Siyi said: “How am I going to get revenge?”

Fu Xinhui squinted His eyes and came to a somber sentence: “Kill his cactus.” (╰_╯)

Zhang Siyi: “Hey!!”

Conspiring together, his friends excitedly plotted revenge. One idea was to kill the cactus slowly by watering it a little bit every day. Some thought that way would be too gentle, and a direct approach is better. Then they thought up a scheme to take advantage of the late hours to directly pull up the root and leave it at his office door. Zhang Siyi listened to the discussion of his friends, clutching his stomach and almost laughing. Of course, these are all jokes. … Anyway, as soon as his ball dies, he won’t be able to get the ‘I love my job’ bonus.

Life is like this. Everyone gathers together and complains about their woes. It is nothing more than trying to ease the pressure of work. When tiered after the work week, just have a drink with friends and laugh the week away and all the troubles will be gone.

Last dinner gathering, Jiang Hai didn’t have the best things to say about his boss. This time, there were several design companies to talk about: “Our company gave clear design requirements on the project, but the other party didn’t adhere to the guidelines. I changed some areas and indicators and handed it in without changing the name of the project. There are just too many people working the project all injecting their own ideas like the business center’s plan and the design company. As a result, they have created a post-modern Zha style, twisted and twisted. They convince themselves there are benefits to the plans. The project keeps growing, but there is a limited budget. No matter how good things are, if there isn’t money, you can’t build something out of air. My boss loves the talk big on paper, but now I know there are even more unprofessional design companies out there. The boss will be finished sooner or later!”

Su Yuan: “So the most important thing is communication!”

Jiang Hai: “Yes, our Head boss also compared the relationship to love. He said side A and side B needed to understand each other in order to have a good ‘ love ‘.”

Zhang Siyi laughed and listened, but also secretly recorded this in his heart.

As for Fu Xinhui, his family hasn’t pressured him to either return home or find a job. Although he doesn’t have much direction, his family is big, and his parents are exposed to investment, real estate, all kinds of officials, and wealthy people. His intuition is good, so he can contribute to the conversation from time to time and express his views.

In addition to working life, everyone also talked about the development and status quo of other students who are still studying abroad. Who is in love, who broke up, and who is playing the demon.

There is a good relationship between their classmates except for one. One of their classmates, Yu Rui, is somewhat alienated by the other classmates. She looks pretty and continues to study in the UK for a master’s degree but has unattractive personality and a black history.

For example, she is very vain and only will go out with young rich men, she got between friends and caused them to be estranged, and she gave gifts and bribes to the professor. Also, she had no fewer than five boyfriends during university. She used up each one of them for a specific reason, like helping with a design or a written paper. After their value was used up, she would mercilessly shake them off.

Once Ren Mengyu was very generous to say that her father taught her “smart woman should step on a man to climb up” … Moreover, who are they to remark about her methods because the good results prove themselves; a good degree, a graduate school offer, and a good job in the future. Except for one missing point: Good relationships.

With ill feelings towards Yu Rui, they will naturally not be very connected after graduation, but they were all still very curious what kind of development and outcome will happen in the end.

Ren Mengyu is the most energetic. She currently works in a design consulting company, mainly to translate some architectural planning tenders and competitions at home and abroad to hang them on their company’s platform, so that the global architectural design firms can share project resources. In the end, they are a little of building design. It is more like an intermediary work. This kind of company has a good environment, work is easy, with good wages, but there is almost no room for improvement.

Fortunately for Ren Mengyu she also has little to worry about money. Her family has helped her rent a small bungalow in the city and with resources to purchase brand-name bags and clothes. It’s a life without economical pressure, but she works in a high-end environment with girls in a similar situation so there is a lot of petty drama. Like watching a talk show, the others watch her motions and listen to her lively stories.

“I told you, our company has a woman that acts like a little girl. A few days ago, I asked which country is going to start discounting since I never bought discounted good, she came to help, and I ended up with good results. Another colleague is buying from eBay and she insists that she help make the purchase for designer boots from five years ago in order to save shipping costs.”

Su Yuan has always been thrifty and can’t express any opinions. Jiang Hai and Zhang Siyi are people who have no psychological needs for famous brands. Therefore, Fu Xinhui can also make a few words with her in the presence: “Five years ago? Is it free to purchase?”

Ren Mengyu: “Yes, that colleague is not happy! She is about the same size as me. The boots from five years ago are very old and worn. They are not in style anymore.”

Fu Xinhui: “You need a good relationship to make purchases after all. Especially for the named-brand bags and shoes. I only brought items home from England for my sister. It was too troublesome to buy things for other classmate’s friends.”

Ren Mengyu: “Yes, the knee-high boots must be deducted from customs duties. I don’t know how much to ship from Canada.”

Su Yuan nodded: “Thousands of luxury goods and famous brands, it is really necessary to do what you can.”

Ren Mengyu continued: “”She didn’t say she didn’t buy a discount before, I don’t like this kind of money! Ren Meng scoffed, and then said to Su Yuan sitting with crossed arms looking irritated,” look at our Su Yuan, although in general, she doesn’t have lot of money, she is so charming! “

Su Yuan smiled and pushed away Ren Mengyu: “Are you complimenting me or insulting me!?”

A burst of laughter, indeed, Su Yuan is very good with people.

After that, Su Yuan also gave a few examples of the arrogance that economic and social gaps bring at her firm.

Ren Mengyu: “Our company has a pretty girl that only smiles to male colleagues. “I heard that she was not familiar with some of the work, so she went to find the boss to ask him. The boss was calling his family. Unbeknown to him, she stood on the side of the room smiling, listening to the boss on the phone for one hour. Later, when the boss turned to see her in the room, he was angry.”

Everyone heard a sly look, and Zhang Siyi stupidly helped the girl: “Maybe the sister’s emotional intelligence is lower?”

With cold, vertical eyebrows, Ren Meng addressed Zhang Siyi and said: “Don’t be silly! What low EQ! Over the years, witnessing such events, now I can see that the other party is playing. You are so stupid and deceived, maybe you have been targeted!”

Zhang Siyi: “…”

After the weekend, Zhang Siyi returned to the company to go to work. When he went in, he saw the size of the cactus on the landscape frame and couldn’t help but think of the topic that everyone talked about this past weekend.

He looked around, quietly approached, staring at the big cactus, let his eyes slowly released murderous intent and whispered: “abuse me again I will use the eyes to kill you!””

Cactus: “…”

Zhang Siyi threatened, grinned, and happily began a new week’s work.

Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 16: Gathering

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That night, Zhang Siyi was curious about housing prices, so he took out the business card of the intermediary and called.

“Mister, where do you want to buy a house. What size are you looking for? There are different prices in different locations for similarly sized homes. I’m mainly responsible for the area around your company. The market is pretty saturated so there aren’t new houses, but there are good second-hand homes….” The person also carefully askes, “Do you live alone, or are you planning on buying a wedding room?”

Zhang Siyi did not understand the market, and thought about his own situation, then responded: “Of course, I live alone, and the marriage is still far away. I want something near CBD with an area of about 100 square meters.”

The agent enthusiastically said: “Oh! Then I have two sets of houses that meet your conditions. One set is a subway house in a community. The total price is less than 8 million. The location is…”

“What! What do you say?” Zhang Siyi thought he had heard it wrong and interrupted him. “Eight million?”

Intermediary: “Yes, this is the second-hand housing prices, the average price of each unit is seventy thousand, an area of one hundred……”

“Sorry, I am not interested, we will talk again in another day!” Zhang Siyi was so scared that he hung up the phone and shouted “Shit”!

Fu Xinhui raised his eyes and said, “What happened?”

“A set of 100 flat houses for 8 million! Oh, my God!!” With his current salary, Zhang Siyi would have to stop eating and drinking for a hundred years before he could afford a place like that. It is simply too crazy!

Fu Xinhui looked at him strangely: “You want to buy a house?”

Zhang Siyi: “No way, but you may be able to afford it! At noon, I came across a sales agent. We exchanged business card. I was curious, so I asked.”

Fu Xin-Hui peered at the card in Zhang Siyi’s hand and scolded: “Idiot! Don’t casually give your business card to others! An intermediary no less? Are you not afraid? You will be harassed with phone calls in the future!”

“It’s impossible …” that’s when Zhang Siyi’s phone rang again.

Zhang Siyi: “…”

Fu Xinhui: “…”

Even though Zhang Siyi hung up the phone on him, the intermediary was not discouraged, and steadily called for the second time. Once connected, he continued to say warmly: “Mr. Zhang I found a house that is perfect for you. The area is small, but the price is less than six million. Think about it!  This house is very close to the supermarket and you can buy it directly…”

“I have no money!” I’m not thinking about it! Sorry! Don’t call me again! “Zhang Siyi hurriedly finished and hung up the phone. He placed the phone number on his blacklist with a sigh of relief.  It will be ok.”

Without saying anything Fu Xinhui looked at him with pity.

Since Zhang Siyi probationary period was over and he was promoted to a full staff member, he found a reason to ask his friends out for dinner again. This time he dares not make a mistake and he confirmed ahead of time that he would not be working overtime.

A total of 5 classmates returned to China and lived in Haicheng. In the past three months, surprisingly, there has not been a single member who has gathered together. Thus, when Zhang Siyi called everyone to initiate a proposal, they all eagerly agreed and decided in advance.

At this moment, Zhang Siyi and Fu Xinhui discussed the best way to meet.

The five of them have their own ideals so it’s hard to pick the right restaurant. The Cantonese restaurant selected by Fu Xinhui last time was said to be excellent, but in their eyes, it was nothing new. Most Chinese restaurants in the UK are Cantonese cuisine so they are sick of eating it.

Fu Xinhui thought of a 5-star restaurant he has been to in Haicheng. There are a lot of people on the waiting list to get in. Knowing the expense, Zhang Siyi doesn’t think he can enjoy it.

Zhang Siyi was annoyed: “I haven’t received my paycheck yet. I am very poor now. I can’t afford high-end luxury.”

When the words were finished, his cell phone rang again.

Zhang Siyi glanced at it and saw that it was a strange call. He thought he already put the intermediary on the blacklist. He pressed the answer button with a watchful face and heard a gentle and sweet female voice: “Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Siyi, from Borderless architectural design firm?”

Zhang Siyi cautiously: “Yes, it’s me, who are you?”

Female voice: “We are xx credit service company. Do you need to apply for a loan soon? Once the bank issues your money, we guarantee that there are no fees and no charge……”

Zhang Siyi: “…” Fuck!

He hung up the phone again and put the number on the blacklist. A little afraid Zhang Siyi said: “That intermediary actually gave my phone to the credit company!”

Fu Xinhui smirked: “Idiot, do you think your business card was just sent to an intermediary?” This is the era of big data. Your phone number has now been exposed to the full Haicheng service platform: insurance company, medical company, used car company and so on. Tele-marketers will call you all the time. Take my advice and quickly change the number.”

Feeling forlorn, Zhang Siyi said: “I just got a whole box of new business cards printed. how can I change it now? Ahh!”

Fu Xinhui laughed at him again, then he switched to their initial discussion. “What if they came over. We can go to the supermarket and buy something to make ourselves. We used to do this a lot in the UK.”

Zhang Siyi slapped his thigh and quickly asked in the group. The two girls had seen the photos of their homes and had never had the chance to visit them. This idea immediately won their approval.

The house they rented was on the 20^th floor in a prosperous place, and the transportation was convenient. From the balcony, Jingnan Road can be seen. There is a commercial building and an old house with the unique taste of Haicheng. The scenery is excellent.

However, asking someone to come over to a place lived in by three boys is a bit of a problem.

The places where the boys live are definitely not as clean and careful as the girls, especially Zhang Siyi. Since he started working, he didn’t have much time to take care of his private life.

In his room is a single sofa he bought from IKEA. Initially, he thought that he would have a place to sit and read and think about life, but the results in less than two weeks, is not what he thought. The sofa has become the place where he piles his clothes. It has never reflected its value as a “seat.”

Zhang Siyi regarded this as an opportunity to clean up. Friday after work, he came straight home and started a different kind of ‘overtime’ work. He was busy for the night cleaning up, doing laundry, putting and his clothes away.  The process was tedious, but the sense of accomplishment after the completion of it is also fulfilling. The clean and refreshing environment will make Zhang Siyi’s sleep better.

Since he was accustomed to it, saturday morning Zhang Siyi got up early. He went to get Fu Xinhui up even though he normally sleeps in. He also called Jiang Hai and the three went to the grocery store together. They also went to a flower shop to select a few decorations and flowers.

In the living room, there is a melodious and exotic jazz tune. The coffee table is covered with a tablecloth of the same color as the sofa. There is plum colored, Australian decoration in the middle of the table. Surrounded by a beautiful circle of color, slender vials with scented candles on top stand tall. There are fresh cherries too.

This is an arrangement from boys who studied architectural design. There is nothing bad to say about the display. Even if they can hold off bathing for a month, when the situation comes, they too can be very romantic.

At eleven o’clock he girls arrived. When they came inside, they marveled at the room., “Oh my god, you boys are living the high life, aren’t you?” Su Yuan and Ren Mengyu looked around the bourgeoisie room and took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Posting the pictures to their respective social media accounts, they received all kinds of envy.

Su Yuan: “I don’t think I want to know how much the rent of this place is! Ten thousand?”

Fu Xinhui shrugged: “We each pay 4,000 for the apartment.”

Su Yuan said: “I only earned seven thousand after tax. If four thousand goes to my living expenses, then how will I be able to afford clothes and cosmetics?”

This sentence also struck Zhang Siyi’s nerve. Although he has been employed for one month, his paycheck isn’t issued until the 5^th. He hasn’t received a penny.

Depressed, Zhang Siyi inexplicably remembered the phone number of the loan company. Could it be that he had to borrow some money to spend money?

No, no, no! Zhang Siyi! That’s all lies! I Can’t Believe it! Just as he is thinking his ridiculous thoughts, the cell phone rang again. Stunned, Zhang Siyi instinctively went on alert.

He tentatively answered the phone call. There was an unfamiliar voice on the other side: “Hello Mr. Zhang, we are xx international English training institutions. Do you want to improve your foreign language skills? It will make you more competitive in the workplace.”

It may be that this past week he received too many harassing calls, so he was fed up with the harassment. Zhang Siyi yelled into the phone in English: “I’m the one that graduated from a University in the UK and have not spoken English ten times in a month since returning to China!”

“Oh? Really? Is Mr. Zhang interested in coming to our training school as a part-time teacher? If you don’t speak English for a long time, you will start to forget!”

“…forget English, my ass!” Zhang Siyi slammed the phone and put another number on the blacklist.

Su Yuan looked at him in amazement: “What’s the matter with you, eating dynamite?”

Fu Xinfei laughed on the edge of his seat: “Ignore this fool. He gave his business card to an intermediary, so he has been receiving harassing phone calls all week. He’s on the verge of collapse.”

Su Yuan. “……”

“Oh hey, my business card!” Zhang Siyi rushed back to his bedroom and grabbed two new business cards then proudly gave it them. With Zhang Siyi’s business card in view people are naturally going to start talking about their work.

Su Yuan’s job is at a foreign office and the work is very similar to what they have learned before.  She must check design materials, create various analysis charts, draw diagrams, and occasionally translate foreign texts. She had been going home on time every day as there is no overtime.

Zhang Siyi admired: “Hey, this is what normal internationally educated students should do. Why do I have to spend my days drawing toilets!”

Su Yuan laughed: “No, this is not the area we are good at.”

“Yes” Zhang Siyi nodded vigorously. He was frustrated over his work assignments. He thought once he became a full staff member, his tasks would change. Ever since the issue of using templates was brought to Gu Yu attention, he was doing the same thing for the past two days. He is starting to think that his job will only consist of these types of tasks.

Su Yuan wondered: “Is it because your boss graduated from a domestic university and treats you with the requirements of a domestic graduate?”

When hearing from Su Yu, Zhang Siyi is stunned. Is it really the right choice for him at Borderless?

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