Chapter 15: Don’t Want to Work Overtime

Chapter 15: Don’t Want to Work Overtime

Chapter 15: Don’t Want to Work Overtime (Part )

Wang Juan, a very ordinary name.

It just so happened that Wang Juan also felt that she was just an ordinary woman.

She lives in an inconspicuous corner of the city, has a very ordinary job, is married to a very ordinary man, and has a very ordinary marriage. The two of them have a dull life and don't have many common topics. Occasionally they would quarrel because the soy sauce bottle was not put away properly or the toilet seat was not lifted up, but she felt that there was nothing to complain about. Isn't everyone's marriage like this?

It was not until she became pregnant that she began to feel a glimmer of hope in her life.

The child was born, a daughter, and she was very cute.

She named her daughter "Yi Yu". She still remembered that when she was a girl with a dream of literature, she once copied a poem: "The sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly". She hoped that her daughter could replace her, roam freely in the vast sea and sky, and have an extraordinary life.

She thought this would be the beginning of her extraordinary life.

So she tried very hard to take care of Yi Yu, but no matter what she did, Yi Yu would always get sick every now and then. She took leave in the morning to take her child to the hospital, rushed back to work in the afternoon, fed her daughter and took medicine at night, and was disturbed by her daughter's crying and making trouble at night, but she was still happy to do it.

Because this is her hope!
Later, the factory where she worked changed its name and leadership due to restructuring, and she was also replaced.

Wang Juan, 35, lost her job.

She wanted to find another partner, but her parents, her husband, and her husband's parents all advised her not to look for one and to just stay at home to take care of the child. The child was only seven years old and had just started elementary school. He was weak and sick all the time, and needed care. Anyway, her husband's salary was enough to support the family.

There always has to be someone sacrificed in the family.

It doesn’t matter. Although her life is like this, Yi Yu still has an unlimited future.

Wang Juan thought that this was just right for her so she could focus on taking care of Yi Yu and always keep a close eye on her to prevent her from going astray.

If you take one wrong step in life, all of them will be wrong. I have made too many wrong steps.

In primary school, you should focus on your studies and not develop bad habits of playing around.

In middle school, the most important thing is to study hard and get into a good university. She should not let bad friends get close to her, especially boys, and premature love is absolutely not allowed.

I finally got into college, but my exam results were not ideal. I will continue to encourage me to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

It’s good to be admitted to a prestigious graduate school. Now you can focus on finding a job.

I got a job now. Fortunately, I was able to get into such a good big company through connections. Otherwise, I would have been unable to get in even if I had tried my best. Many children of my relatives and friends can't find jobs now.

Next, I can think about finding a partner. The previous one was really not a good option. My parents were uneducated and did odd jobs. They had no pension after retirement, and they would be a burden if I got married. Fortunately, I helped them break up.

Little by little, she thought she was finally getting closer to her ideal life.

But now, why does it seem to be getting more and more out of control?

On this day, Wang Juan got up at 6:30 and prepared breakfast as usual.

I accidentally made one extra portion and forgot that my daughter worked overtime last night.

At seven o'clock, Wang Juan and her husband finished their breakfast in silence, and then her husband went out to work.

What followed was her alone time, which was also the happiest time for her in these years.

Fortunately, her husband will retire in a few years, otherwise she doesn’t know how she would face him at home all day.

She hummed a little tune as she threw all the clothes into the washing machine, then began to clean the house and wipe the stove.

After doing all this, she took down the dried clothes, folded them and hung them up. The clothes had just been washed, so she hung them up.

After finishing these things, she can take a break, sit down and make a cup of tea, and then go out to buy groceries after a short rest.

"Xiaoyu should be at work now. She hasn't been in a good state recently. Send her a message to encourage her."

[Xiaoyu, work hard at work today! ]

By the way, I sent her the short video I watched yesterday so that she can learn and understand it, and let her know that she still has a lot of shortcomings now, and that she should be hardworking and persevering in doing things. It is so difficult to find a job nowadays, so she can't complain about this and that every day.

After thinking about it, Wang Juan swiped a few times and clicked on a software hidden in the folder.

When I opened it, I saw a map with a small green light dot flashing on it. On the light dot were two small words "Yi Yu" and "Guo Sheng Building" behind it.

Fortunately, she is going to work obediently.

Wang Juan breathed a sigh of relief.

I should have listened to her. It's so hard to find a job these days.

Although Xiaoyu often complains about being tired, that's just because young people can't stand hardship.

You see, if you just hold on, you will get through it, right?
It’s almost time to go out and buy groceries.

Wang Juan picked out the most colorful one from a bag of eco-friendly bags.

I'm in a good mood today, so I'll use this.

When I left the house, I felt that the weather was good today.

After a walk around the market, I bought a sea bass and a cube of tofu to make fish soup for Xiaoyu to nourish her, and also bought some spare ribs and water spinach.

This should be enough for dinner, Wang Juan thought.

When I walked out of the vegetable market, I happened to meet Aunt Zhang who lived in the same community.

"Xiaoyu's mother, why are you dressed so beautifully today?" Aunt Zhang laughed exaggeratedly.

Wang Juan quickly said, "No way, Sister Zhang looks good today."

"Your clip is beautiful! Young girls seem to like this now." Aunt Zhang pointed at Wang Juan's head.

Wang Juan responded with a smile and touched the clip on her head.

She also secretly used the translucent crocodile clip that Xiaoyu placed in the bathroom. By clipping her hair up, the dry and frizzy hair was not so obvious.

"Sure enough, having a good daughter means being in a good state!" Aunt Zhang said with envy, "She studies well and works well!"

"It would be great if my daughter could be half as good as your Xiaoyu. She has nothing good except having a good husband."

Wang Juan clenched her teeth and forced a smile: "Yes, it's good to marry well."

After Aunt Zhang left, Wang Juan rolled her eyes at her back.

At this moment, a large lock of hair loosened and hung in front of her.

The clip seemed to be a little loose, so she gathered her hair with both hands.

Wang Juan didn't notice that it was a black tentacle that was helping her carry the heavy eco-friendly bag.

……

The time spent at home is like a diary, it passes by in a blink of an eye.

Prepare the food, clean the house, and finally watch a soap opera while waiting for my husband and children to come home.

But now Wang Juan fell asleep on the sofa without even finishing watching the soap opera.

This happens every time, and I have to go back and watch the episode I missed the next day.

It was the sound of the key opening the door that woke her up from her sleep.

She woke up, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said to Xiaoyu's father who walked into the house with a sad face: "You're back."

"Yeah." "We can eat soon. Let me ask Xiaoyu when she will be home."

"Ah."

Then the study door slammed.

Wang Juan didn't care. She was just thinking about the dream she had just had. She couldn't remember the details, but it was too sad.

But Xiaoyu didn't go home for dinner. Wang Juan saw the little green dot on her phone went to a place called Mango Restaurant.

I don’t know what to eat. Will it be just fruits and sweets?

Without Xiaoyu, Wang Juan and her husband's dinner table was very quiet.

With Xiaoyu, the two of them might even stand on the same front and teach Xiaoyu some life lessons.

But now, just finish your meal in silence.

Then Wang Juan washed the dishes and her husband went out for a walk.

Wang Juan poured a large pot of fish soup that she had specially reserved into the rice cooker and pressed the "keep warm" button.

Then send a message to Xiaoyu.

[I left some soup for you tonight, it’s in the rice cooker. ]

Thinking of Xiaoyu always looking unhappy, Wang Juan edited another message.

[Learn more from your boss how to socialize, and remember to smile more. You have a very bad face recently. No one will deal with someone who doesn't like to smile.]

Xiaoyu replied: [Okay.]

A little indifferent, but you should listen to it.

Putting down her phone, she felt the whole house was too quiet, then took out her phone and played Yu Huili's song.

Usually Xiaoyu always complains that Yu Huili's music style is too old-fashioned and insists that she listen to those cheerful and noisy music.

Thinking of this, Wang Juan smiled.

The darkness in the house seemed to dispel a little.

When did it start to get so dark? Wang Juan frowned as she recalled.

Didn't they turn on the lights during dinner?

Yu Huili's voice stirred the tentacles circling in the dark living room, gently falling into Wang Juan's heart, ironing out her anxiety and irritability...

No, the tentacles exploded.

Wang Juan suddenly sensed something.

Even Yu Huili's singing couldn't soothe the inner anxiety.

She took out her cell phone and saw the little green dot leaving Mango Restaurant.

No, where are we going? This is not the right time, the social event should not end so early.

【Xiaoyu, where are you going! 】

The little green dot did not respond and quickly left Mango Restaurant.

It's not the direction home either.

It’s not the direction of going back to work.

Wang Juan felt alarmed and thought that this was not possible.

Can't let her go.

【where are you going? 】

【Have you offended your leader? 】

【Are you going to run away from home? 】

【Aren’t you going to work tomorrow? 】

Then, a message flashed across the screen: "The other party's network is in poor condition, and the connection is disconnected."

The little green dot stopped halfway.

……

When Liu Sheng saw Wang Juan finally arriving, "Yi Yu"'s face showed a complicated look.

She is slightly plump and has a plain appearance. Her messy hair is held up by an alligator clip. She is wearing a short-sleeved pajama top with a floral pattern and shorts, and a pair of translucent crystal slippers on her feet.

Tentacles surrounded her body, blooming like a giant black lotus, and like the legendary nine-tailed fox, except that it had not just one tail, but countless tails.

The small tentacles on the ground and the tentacles hanging from the sky all bowed in submission.

Liu Sheng silently placed a small white flower in front of each tombstone.

"Mom, you haven't visited the graves for a long time, right?"

"Dad probably won't come either."

“No one sent us flowers.”

The huge eyes between the swirling dark clouds revealed a look of pain, and drops of black and red liquid dripped from the eyeballs.

"Because you forgot on purpose."

"Keep me in your world."

Every word Liu Sheng said touched Wang Juan's heart.

The stabbing made blood flow.

The things that Wang Juan deliberately forgot resurfaced.

……

At that time, looking at the little green dot that deviated from its track, she anxiously called Xiaoyu's boss.

"Yi Yu? She asked for leave. She said she would die if I didn't give her leave. Your daughter is really amazing." The boss sneered and hung up the phone.

and then?
She couldn't remember some of it.

At the seaside, there is a deserted reef with only a cell phone.

Also, the swollen and smelly body that was washed up on the beach didn't look like Xiaoyu at all.

The police unlocked the phone, found Xiaoyu's diary, read the chat records, and learned that Xiaoyu committed suicide.

This was also the first time Wang Juan saw these diaries.

I hope there will be no overtime in the new year

(End of this chapter)