I want to talk to you for a while.

After graduating from Su Dong University, I didn't find a job for a long time. On this day, he saw an advertisement for "chatting with men" in the newspaper, thought about it all night, and went to apply for the job the next day, but he didn't expect to succeed in one fell swoop.

What he didn't expect was that after several "chats", he tasted the sweetness. He is good at listening and speaking, and with his handsome appearance, he is like a duck to water in this business and is very popular with female customers.

One noon, Su Dong was taking a lunch break. Suddenly, the phone rang. He picked it up and looked at it. This is a strange number, and his heart suddenly exulted. He must be here on business. After doing this job, what he wants most is that the mobile phone rings, because there is an agreement with the operator, as long as he answers the phone, he will make money.

Su Dong pressed the answer key and said enthusiastically, "Hello, welcome to chat with me!"

The other party let out a cry of "Ah", as if surprised, and asked, "What did you say?"

Su Dong zheng, is it chatting with yourself? He asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

The other party was surprised and said, "I'll find you." I just wanted to talk to someone and dialed a random number. "

Su Dong is a bit funny. Isn't this a coincidence? It seems that this guest is embarrassed to admit that he is looking for someone to chat with. He didn't say anything, so he said, "Then you were right to come to me. You are very welcome to call me. Don't say a few words, it's okay to say hundreds or thousands of sentences. "

The other party listened, but stopped talking. Su Dong is in no hurry. His phone is charged by the time, and he is not afraid to wait until noon tomorrow.

After stopping for half a minute, the other party carefully asked, "You didn't hang up, did you?"

Su Dong said, "Of course not. As long as you don't hang up, I won't hang up."

The other party seemed surprised and said gratefully, "Thank you for listening to me."

Su Dong smiled and said, "Of course I know. That's what I do. I eat by chatting with people. "

The other party was surprised and asked, "Really? There are lines to chat with people? "

Since answering the phone, Su Dong has been thinking about how to mobilize people to talk to each other, because meeting and talking are expensive. So, he said, "Of course, if you want, we can meet and talk. Just like friends, we can talk about whatever we want. "

The other party hesitated and said, "That's not necessary. I am very satisfied with talking to you like this. " Ok, that's all for today. Bye. "Say that finish, before Su Dong objected, he quickly hung up the phone.

Su Dong looked at the time. In less than three minutes, he didn't earn any money at all. He was depressed: why did this man hang up after talking nonsense?

Annoying telephone chat

At 0: 30 the next day 12: 30, Su Dong was awakened by the telephone ringing. Look at the number. It's the same phone call yesterday. The first sentence was: Hello, it's me again. Su Dong said happily, Hello! The other person's second sentence is: Did you have a good day? Su Dong thought that the other party was looking for a topic to chat, and responded that it was nothing. What about you? The other party said: I'm fine, thank you for your concern. Nice talking to you. Goodbye. Then he hung up again.

The call took less than a minute.

Next, for more than a month, this woman called Su Dong every day 12: 30, rain or shine. She can either chat or say a few words casually, but it will never exceed five words. If the time is less than two minutes, she will say goodbye quickly and then hang up. ...

Every day during my lunch break, I have to answer such an inexplicable short phone call, and Su Dong is about to collapse: this is not a chat, it is simply harassment!

Su Dong decided to give up this customer!

At noon that day, the phone rang again on time, and Su Dong connected the phone: "What are you doing?" His voice was a little harsh, and the other person's voice became timid: "Nothing, just want to talk to you for a while. Didn't you say you were welcome to call me? "

"It is not welcome now. Do not call me again. Leave me alone! " When Su Dong finished speaking, he pressed the stop button.

Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, the phone rang again, or that number. Su Dong angrily pressed the answer key and shouted, "Why are you still calling?" ? Are you out of your mind? "

The other person said, "I'm not crazy, I just want to talk to you for a while." After a silence, she asked, "Do you have time? Can you come to my house? I want to meet you and chat. "

Su Dongda was surprised-I racked my brains to mobilize the right side to speak, but I didn't expect the other side to take the initiative to mention it.

Unexpected face-to-face chat

According to the address provided by the other party, Su Dong came to an upscale and secluded community. After Su Dong rang the doorbell, his heart beat a little faster while waiting to open the door: What kind of woman can open the door? Young? Is it beautiful?

The door opened and Su Dong stood there-he never imagined that it was an old lady with a mane of cranes! Judging from his age, he is not 80 years old, but also in his early seventies. The old lady is affable: "Are you Xiao Su? Come in. "

Su Dong came into the room, a little at a loss. In the past, most of his female clients were in their thirties and forties, and some were younger, but never over 50. Facing such an old lady at the moment is really beyond his imagination. At this age, it is not appropriate for him to be called aunt, but should be called grandma. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and stammered, "Auntie … your voice is so young."

The old lady asked Su Dong to sit down, poured him a glass of water, and then said shyly, "Xiao Su, I just realized today that I have bothered you for so long. So I invite you to apologize in person. Don't worry, I will pay at the price of your chat. "

Su Dong asked doubtfully, "Auntie, why do you call me every noon?"

The old lady took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry, I am used to it. I used to talk to my son at this time. "

It turned out that the old lady's son's family of three immigrated to the United States five years ago, and she became an empty nester. At first, my son usually calls every few days to say hello, and the old lady stays at home and has nothing to do. She missed her son and grandson and took the initiative to call. Later, it developed into a phone call every day. Actually, it's nothing. She's so lonely. She only listens to her son and grandson. Overseas calls are more expensive, so the old lady hangs up every time she says a few words.

But last year, the old lady's son's family unfortunately suffered a car accident and died in a foreign country. The old lady has no other relatives and lives alone in this house. In addition to loneliness, she deeply misses her children and grandchildren. Every day, she will still get used to staying by the phone, expecting it to ring. Of course, she is always disappointed when she waits. ...

Coincidentally, the old lady called Su Dong: that day, she happened to have a newspaper with an advertisement for chatting with Su Dong etiquette company, with several contact numbers on it. The old lady didn't see the advertisement, but when she saw a phone number, she couldn't help dialing one of them, which happened to be Su Dong's mobile phone number. ...

After explaining to Su Dong, the old lady said gratefully, "Xiao Su, thank you for taking my call these days. Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. " Then, she took out 200 yuan money from the drawer and put it in Su Dong's hand. "This is the fee for your face-to-face chat with me today. Is that enough?"

At this time, after listening to the old lady's story, Su Dong felt hot eyes, sour heart and wanted to cry. Holding back his tears, he put the money back into the old lady's hand and said seriously, "Aunt, you are welcome to call me again later, but … that call was more expensive. So, I'll give you another number, you can call me every day, no matter what time, I will accompany you to talk ... "

A few days later, the city radio station opened a caring service program called "Talk to you for a while", and the host was Su Dong who just joined the radio station.

Soon, this program became the favorite of old friends.

The Evening News also published a public service advertisement for this program: Dear uncles, aunts, grandparents, if you feel lonely and want to talk to someone, please pick up the phone at hand and call our hotline. ...

This hotline is completely free. ...

-Excerpted from the story "Meeting Huang Sheng"