Chapter 172: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 172: Du Xiaojuan's Late-Night Call

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Is computer sales really that easy to do?"

Wang Dashan and Zhu Zhiming were eating barbecue at an open-air barbecue restaurant.

Zhu Zhiming was quite depressed.

He had been working for over two years, changing jobs one after another, yet had never found a job with a salary exceeding three thousand yuan.

Yet Wang Dashan's current computer sales job actually got him five hundred yuan on the very first day!

If he could get five hundred every day, wouldn't that mean earning fifteen thousand yuan a month?

Simply terrifying!

For Zhu Zhiming to say he wasn't envious — that was impossible!

"I don't know if it's easy or not either; anyway, when customers come in, I just greet them. If a computer sells, I get commission; if it doesn't sell, no commission."

Wang Dashan ate grilled lamb skewers, laughing generously.

At this moment Zhu Zhiming suddenly blurted out:

"Why don't I go do sales at Computer City too!"

Wang Dashan froze, somewhat stunned:

"You're not continuing to learn the trade at Auto Parts City?"

Originally Zhu Zhiming chose to rent a house in Yuangang Village precisely because Yuangang Village was near Auto Parts City, making it convenient to live and work there.

He hadn't been learning for long, but now seeing Wang Dashan earn more, he immediately didn't want to learn anymore.

One can only say, young people are restless and impatient, unable to settle down and do things properly.

"The techniques at Auto Parts City are too complicated, and the boss there treats me with indifference, doesn't teach much; I haven't learned much. Not afraid to tell you the truth — I've been at Auto Parts City this long and still haven't fully figured out all the auto parts!"

The more Zhu Zhiming spoke, the more he felt he should go do sales at Computer City.

So he slapped his thigh:

"It's decided then; tomorrow I'll go tell the boss I'm quitting, and I'll go do sales at Computer City too!"

Wang Dashan really wanted to dissuade Zhu Zhiming, always feeling that Zhu Zhiming acting so impulsively was somewhat off, but his mouth moved slightly, yet he couldn't bring himself to say it directly.

In the end he could only say tactfully:

"How about this — don't quit yet. Go check out Computer City first, see if you can find a job. If you find one, then quit; if not, just keep working there. Just afraid you won't find one, then quit your job, and have nothing to do."

Zhu Zhiming, however, didn't take it to heart:

"Even someone like you, just out of society with little experience, can find a job at Computer City — I definitely can too! And I guarantee I'll do better than you!"

Wang Dashan laughed dryly:

"Hope so!"

Wang Dashan didn't know what to say, just couldn't help worrying for this good friend in his heart.

That evening, the two ate a lot of barbecue and drank quite a bit of beer.

Cost Wang Dashan a hundred-odd yuan.

Wang Dashan didn't feel the pinch either.

First day working, earned five hundred yuan; he felt spending money to celebrate was worth it.

Past eleven at night, the two returned to the rental house.

Zhu Zhiming fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

Wang Dashan, however, couldn't quite sleep.

His mind kept involuntarily recalling the face of Du Xiaojuan he'd met during the day.

Perhaps it was because he was in the prime of youth, hormones acting up; or perhaps because during his two years as a soldier he'd had little contact with girls, and now being able to meet a beautiful woman like Du Xiaojuan left a deep impression on him.

So Du Xiaojuan's face lingered in his mind, unable to be shaken off.

He unconsciously opened his mobile phone QQ Zone, clicked into Du Xiaojuan's space to look.

Saw Du Xiaojuan's daily life photos — exquisite, very beautiful. As he looked, a strange, contradictory feeling arose in his heart.

How to describe that feeling — it was both longing and inferiority, both burning hot and fearful.

In his heart he wanted to pursue such a beautiful girl.

But he, a lowly man from the countryside, always felt he wasn't good enough for Du Xiaojuan.

After all, she was an entrepreneurship big boss, had quite a lot of money — not someone a poor lad like him could compare with.

While his heart was struggling with contradiction, at this moment, "ding ding" — QQ sounded a notification.

Wang Dashan clicked open and discovered it was actually Du Xiaojuan who sent a message.

"Still not asleep?"

Wang Dashan's heart immediately raced.

This brief greeting made his thoughts race wildly, even leading to wild imaginings.

"Not yet. What's up?"

Du Xiaojuan didn't reply to Wang Dashan's message.

Instead she directly placed a call.

This left Wang Dashan somewhat flustered, at a loss.

He hurriedly climbed off the bed, ran into the toilet, closed the door, and only then answered the call.

It was so as not to wake Zhu Zhiming, who was sleeping soundly.

He discovered that when he answered the phone, his hand actually couldn't help but tremble slightly.

You should know, back when he was in the army, even the first time he threw a hand grenade his hands didn't shake; he never expected that now, facing a phone call from a girl, his hands would actually shake.

Wang Dashan, oh Wang Dashan, you pull yourself together, don't have just this little ambition, otherwise you'll be looked down on!

Wang Dashan shouted in his heart, reminding himself like this.

He forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart and answered the call from Du Xiaojuan:

"Hello, good evening, that... is something the matter?"

Wang Dashan spoke somewhat haltingly.

He let his imagination run wild, thinking Du Xiaojuan had that kind of interest in him; otherwise she wouldn't call in the middle of the night.

"There is indeed something. Tell me, that computer store boss, how much salary does he give you?"

Du Xiaojuan directly asked this question in a calm tone, which left Wang Dashan baffled for a moment; at the same time, he couldn't help but feel secretly disappointed.

Although he didn't know why Du Xiaojuan asked this question, he could tell from her tone that Du Xiaojuan didn't have that kind of interest in him.

"What are you asking this for?"

Wang Dashan gave a dry laugh.

Du Xiaojuan just said:

"Nothing much, just asking casually. If you don't want to say it's fine; let's make friends first."

Wang Dashan answered truthfully:

"Hao Ge gives me a base salary of one thousand, plus eighty yuan commission per unit."

"Only this little?" Du Xiaojuan immediately spoke up for Wang Dashan: "At this wage level, even if you work harder, you'll earn at most around five thousand."

Wang Dashan smiled:

"Five thousand isn't little either; after all, I have no diploma and no skills, it's still much better than being a security guard."

Du Xiaojuan said at this time:

"How about this: you come work at my company. I'll give you a base salary of two thousand, plus commission. If you do well, earning over ten thousand a month isn't a problem. My company has several employees who regularly earn over ten thousand a month."

Wang Dashan was immediately stunned; he completely hadn't expected that Du Xiaojuan calling him late at night was actually to recruit him!

At this moment Wang Dashan finally understood; it turned out that during the day, Du Xiaojuan actively asked for his contact information precisely to make it convenient to recruit him under her wing.

Also, is what she said true? Can one really earn over ten thousand a month?

The current national average salary is only around three thousand; it might not even reach three thousand. Anyway, for young people like them just entering society, it's very hard to get above three thousand.

Following Du Xiaojuan, can one really earn over ten thousand a month? Is e-commerce money that easy to earn?

"By the way, what would you have me do at your company?"

Wang Dashan asked weakly; he wasn't familiar with Taobao e-commerce, didn't even have online shopping experience, and didn't understand this line of work much.

"Still sales, but not face-to-face customer sales; it's online sales."

Du Xiaojuan answered truthfully, and she also said:

"The current trend is on the internet. Following me will definitely have more prospects than doing traditional sales in Computer City. Later, once you're familiar with this whole internet playbook, you go start your own business — you might make big money."

Du Xiaojuan truly lives up to being a successful entrepreneurial boss; she speaks very persuasively.

Wang Dashan listened in a daze.

To tell the truth, this made Wang Dashan a bit tempted.

Wang Dashan knew in his heart that working for others can never make you rich; in the end you still have to start your own business. He also never planned to work for others forever; he had long since planned to start a business once he saved up some money.

Going to work for Du Xiaojuan would not only earn more money; most importantly, he could be with Du Xiaojuan day and night. Although Du Xiaojuan has no feelings for him now, who knows — maybe later they could really strike some sparks?

But thinking of how Hao Ge actually treats him pretty well, and it was only his first day working for Hao Ge, and Hao Ge gave him five hundred yuan as a reward — if he suddenly job-hopped now, wouldn't that be a bit immoral? Wouldn't it be too unconscionable?

As a veteran, he absolutely cannot lack morality, let alone extinguish his conscience.

"Can you let me think it over?"

In the end Wang Dashan didn't immediately accept the olive branch Du Xiaojuan extended, but said he wanted to consider it.

Du Xiaojuan didn't say anything more, only said:

"Alright then, you think it over. When you've decided, tell me. It's very late; go to sleep early. Goodbye!"