On that day, I walked out of the door of the company with my colleague Zhang Lijuan. She had retired, and the news had long since spread in the company, but no one came to see her off, and no farewell events of any kind were held.
She is the senior financial director of the company, and she has been quietly dedicated. But in recent years, with the addition of new people and technological changes, she seems to have become a little marginalized.
All of this made her feel very lost and uneasy.
That day, when we walked to the subway together, she suddenly stopped, pulled me aside, and whispered, "This is the last time I will go to work with you, you have to take care."
I turned my head to look at her back, and suddenly an indescribable sourness swelled up in my heart. She has struggled in the company for so many years, and she doesn't even have the last trace of dignity.
A week later, I accidentally bumped into Zhang Lijuan's husband in the company's hallway, and his face was covered with tears. He told me that on the night of Zhang Lijuan's retirement, she burned all her work certificates and awards, picked up her notebook and threw it on the ground, so that he could see the despair in her heart.
When the leader heard the news, he remembered her. I was thinking that if the company had treated her with more respect and love, maybe none of this would have happened.
This incident made me feel a lot about the company and the relationship between people. There should be more understanding and tolerance among colleagues.
Before I knew it, I also realized that many of life's beautiful and ordinary moments deserve to be cherished.
A month later, I ran into Zhang Lijuan's husband again in the company's corridor. He seemed a little anxious and told me that Zhang Lijuan has been sullen lately and seems to have something on her mind.
When I got home, I called Zhang Lijuan, and her voice sounded a little tired, but she insisted that it was okay.
Eventually, she confided in me about the conflict between her and her son.
It turned out that Zhang Lijuan's son Xiaojie had difficulties at work and borrowed a sum of money from her, which he originally promised would pay off in a few months.
She tried to talk to her son several times, but each time it ended in an argument.
As I heard this, I felt a surge of pain in my heart. Zhang Lijuan once took care of her family like that and paid so much for her son, but her son was so ruthless to her.
Zhang Lijuan has always been reluctant to hurt her son, but this incident made her feel extremely painful.
In the face of such trivial matters, we will always seem powerless. I silently gave Zhang Lijuan some comfort, hoping that she could solve this problem as soon as possible.
Conflicts and conflicts in the family can often be exhausting.
A few days later, I received a call from Zhang Lijuan. Her voice trembled a little, "Can you please come over for a moment?" I immediately put down what I was doing and went to her house.
Zhang Lijuan took out a yellowed note with Wang Juan's message written on it: "Mom, I don't need your care and control.
Looking at this passage, Zhang Lijuan burst into tears, and she said helplessly: "She doesn't listen to me at all now, I really don't know what to do."
I comforted Zhang Lijuan and told her that my daughter may just be going through some stage problems in her life, and what she needs is understanding and support.
I can't help but lament the impermanence of life, and sometimes the family entanglements and conflicts in the family are more complicated than the deceit in the company.
I secretly hope that they can grow together in this challenge and finally resolve the conflicts between them.