Bend down, just for a chance to hold your head high

Text/Zhu Chengyu

He is the CEO of a listed company and is wealthy. He hadn't been on a bus for a long time. One day, he had a sudden idea and wanted to experience the life of ordinary people. He put in the coin and found a seat by the window and sat down. He looked at the people around him curiously. In front of him was a pregnant woman, and behind him was an elderly man. These ordinary people crowded into buses and cars every day. Although their lives were miserable, they Still very happy.

There was a very beautiful woman opposite him, and he could admire her up close. When the car arrived at the next stop, more and more people came on, and the beauty was gradually obscured by others. He couldn't see her, so he closed his eyes and recalled the woman's graceful charm.

Suddenly, a sharp voice came to him: "Can't you give up your seat? A grown man is not a gentleman at all!" He opened his eyes and saw a woman holding a Baby, standing in front of him. And the woman who made the sharp voice continued to yell at him who was in a daze: "Why are you looking at me? I'm talking about you!" Everyone in the car looked at him, and his face was filled with light. He quickly stood up and gave up his seat to the woman holding the child. At the next stop, he escaped from the car in embarrassment. He never thought that he would make such a big ugly appearance. Before getting off the bus, he took a hard look at the ugly girl with sharp teeth and gritted his teeth with hatred. .

His company is recruiting, and during the interview, he personally checks the candidates. He saw a familiar person - it was her, the girl who made him look embarrassed. It's not that enemies don't get together, he is secretly proud in his heart that he finally has a chance to take revenge on her.

The girl also recognized him, her expression suddenly became tense, and sweat appeared on her forehead.

"If you polish each of our shoes, you can be hired." He said to her. She stood there, hesitating for a long time. Her family's finances were in dire straits and she needed this job so much. Although she is highly educated and capable, many companies have turned her away because of her ugly appearance. Now, the opportunity was right in front of her, as long as she put down her pride and shined their shoes once. But how could she exchange her dignity for it?

He concluded in his heart that this stubborn girl would not condescend, and continued to urge her provocatively. Unexpectedly, she actually agreed. She brought a shoe brush, squatted down, and began to clean the examiners' shoes. He thought proudly, aren't you amazing? Why is there no movement? When it was his turn, he deliberately crossed his legs.

Suddenly, he felt that he had gone too far. Although the girl hurt him in the car, she was essentially doing something good and was a bit chivalrous. He asked his subordinates for her file. She scored first in the written examination, far ahead of those behind her. The girls are outstanding in every way. Besides, I can't break my promise in front of everyone.

So, after she polished the shoes of several examiners, he announced in public that she was hired.

She didn’t look too excited, she just thanked the examiners slightly. Then he said to him word for word: "Counting you, I polished 5 pairs of shoes in one day. Each pair costs 2 yuan. Please pay me 10 yuan. Then I can come to work."

He never expected the girl to say this, but his decision to announce could not be changed. He had to reluctantly give her 10 yuan. What made him even more unexpected was that the girl took 10 yuan, walked to an old man who was picking up garbage at the door of the company, and gave the 10 yuan to the old man.

Some souls are destined to be noble, no matter how humble fate treats them. Just like this girl, although her dignity was hurt, she found a noble outlet for it.

From then on, he looked at this ugly girl with admiration. In fact, the girl did perform very well in her future work, with outstanding performance, and completed many seemingly impossible tasks for him.

One day, he couldn't help but ask her: "When I made it difficult for you, did you feel any resentment in your heart?"

The girl answered the question inappropriately: "I bent down just for Give me another chance to hold my head high."