Jiang Che stared at the balance number in the mobile banking APP - 276.3 Yuan. The light from the screen reflected in his eyes, making the weak light particularly dazzling. The windows of the rental house were not closed tightly, and the cold wind of early autumn brought in the smell of oil smoke from the restaurant downstairs. It fell on the bowl of instant noodle soup that had already cooled down on the table, stirring up a circle of tiny oil splashes.
Today is his thirtieth day of unemployment.
Thirty days ago, he was still working a nine-to-five operation job at an Internet company. Although the salary was not high, at least he could pay the rent on time and send living expenses to his mother. Until the department suddenly announced layoffs and he walked out of the office building with the pitiful compensation, he didn't realize that the pressure of life would come so quickly.
"Ding dong——" A text message popped up on the phone, from the landlord: "Xiao Jiang, the rent is due this month. If you can't make it up the day after tomorrow, you should think of other ways." The indifference in the text was like an ice pick, making Jiang Che's fingertips numb. He held his cell phone and looked through his address book, but he didn't know who to send a message for help - his parents were working as farmers in his hometown, and his mother had rheumatism recently, and he didn't want to worry his family; his friends had either just started a family and were under great pressure, or they were struggling with unemployment themselves, so they couldn't help at all.
Jiang Che threw his phone on the sofa and collapsed into the wrinkled quilt. The ceiling fan on the ceiling had accumulated a layer of dust, and it made a "squeaking" sound when it turned, as if it was mocking his embarrassment. He recalled how high-spirited he was when he graduated from college. At that time, he looked in the mirror and said that he wanted to establish a firm foothold in this city. But now, there is no one who can protect him from the wind and rain.
