Female classmate working in pedicure shop (1)

One day, I went to sell products. I was really tired after walking all day. I happened to see a foot massage shop and wanted to go in and soak my feet.

I met my elementary school classmate, Liqun, in the store. In her memory, she has snow-white skin, a round face, and a long ponytail. When she walks, her ponytail always jumps on her back. Looking at her makes people feel affectionate.

Several years passed. Later, after we graduated from elementary school and separated, we didn’t have much contact because we went to different middle schools. After that, we had less and less contact. I later went to college. .

I only heard that her mother was always sick, and her father was a man who didn't care about his family. Her father only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, and never cared about the life or death of his wife and children.

Every time her mother got sick, it was Liqun who took her to the hospital. Her grades were pretty good at that time, but her mother kept getting sick. Besides, her father had said that even if Liqun was admitted to high school, he would not let her go. Her father always said: "Having a daughter will bring bad luck to three generations."

Liqun lived in such a family and returned home right after graduating from junior high school. She had very good grades at that time, but what was the use of it? Her father couldn't afford a penny for her to go to school.

Her father just hopes that Liqun can make money as soon as possible, support herself, and stop being a burden to him.

But in this family, who is burdened by whom? Liqun remembers that when she was very young, she had to learn to work like an adult. Because my mother is always sick at home, she always does everything she can.

After graduating from junior high school, Liqun looked at the four-walled home, her father who drank, smoked, and played cards, and her mother who had been bedridden for many years, and she thought, what can I do? How am I going to live?

After I met Liqun in the pedicure shop, because we were all classmates and we hadn’t seen each other for several years, the two of us chatted very enthusiastically.

I asked her: "Liqun, how did you come to work in a pedicure shop?"

Liqun said: "What can I do? At that time, my mother was sick all day long. I was going to be hospitalized in a few days. My father didn’t care. At that time, I just thought I could find a job and make money soon.”

“I didn’t even think about working in a pedicure shop at that time. , a girl from the village also wanted to find a job in the city. The two agreed and came together. "

"When we get to the city, are there any suitable jobs for us girls? We have no academic qualifications and no expertise. All we can do is work hard."

"The two of us arrived in the labor market first, and we were all in need of nannies, handouts of flyers, or people who knew how to use computers. You know, how can we work with computers?"

"We discussed it together and decided to be a nanny first!"

"So the two of us were nannying. After walking around and waiting for a few days in the market, I finally settled on a home. I thought it would be better to let Xiao Hong go first! She is smaller than me and has a thin body, so I should take care of her. "

"At that time, I was walking alone on the street. I was very anxious and told myself, I must find a place where I can make money, otherwise I will starve to death. Is my mother still waiting for my good news?”

“They say girls are good for doing physical work, but they can’t do anything like that for men.” No."

"Later, I saw a mission to distribute leaflets, so I distributed them for a few days. I didn't get much money, but I finally got a few days' worth of food."

"But this is not a solution. We have to find a long-term solution. I happened to pass by a pedicure shop one day and saw that they were recruiting pedicurists, so I went in and asked."

I asked the store manager: "Do we still need to recruit people now?" The store manager said: "Yes, our store will need to recruit people for a long time." "Because for a store like ours, if you can continue to work in a store like this, you need to To have a good attitude, you must be able to withstand the difficulties of guests, secondly, you must have a good image, and thirdly, you must be able to endure hardships and stand hard work.

Fourth, you have to work until twelve o'clock every night. If there are guests, it will be even later. Can you bear it? "(To be continued)