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(Note: This article is purely fictional, if you have similar experiences, it is purely coincidental, please read it sensibly)
I am 63 years old this year, I have been retired for three years, I thought that retirement life would be easy, but I never thought that because of my few words, I am now miserable.
As the old saying goes, trouble comes from the mouth, no matter when and where, don't reveal too much to outsiders, even if you are close to people, you can't tell everything about it, you have to leave a glimmer of room for yourself and others.
The year I retired, it was just in time for the promotion in the previous two years, so the pension also went up a bit, adding up to 4,500 yuan.
When I was leaving, the group also held a small farewell party for me, and several old colleagues who are usually better also invited me to a meal alone.
I have a shortcoming, that is, I like to listen to compliments too much, and my old colleagues at the dinner table envy me and say a lot of things I like to hear.
At the dinner table, my colleague Lao Sun quietly asked me through the toast, Lao Jin, you just got promoted two years ago, this pension must be a lot, and I can get to the bottom of my old buddies, so that I can have a bottom of my pension.
In fact, before I came, my wife also told me not to tell others how much their pension is, if they asked, just tell a lie, anyway, just say it low.
I was so happy to be complimented that I had long forgotten my wife's words, and besides, I didn't want to hide it from these old colleagues at all.
We have been working together for so many years, and we are all clear, what is there to hide, besides, I am hiding it, people also have a way to know the real situation, rather than being poked and the relationship is broken, it is better to tell them directly and truthfully.
So, I followed the example of my grandson and said in his ear, my pension is not much, 4,500 yuan a month, just enough for me and my wife to eat and drink!
Lao Sun shouted in surprise, saying that you have so much, the old money in another department who has a similar position to you two days ago said that he only has 2,500 yuan, okay, you, Lao Sun.
I patted Lao Sun on the shoulder and said, don't you have three years to retire, work hard, work hard, and strive to go up a level, won't this pension go up!
Lao Sun shook his head and said, no, how can you have this ability, but then again, I heard them say that you have a good relationship with our superiors, and now that you have stepped down and the seat is vacant, or you can say a few words to me in front of the leader and promote me too.
Saying that, Lao Sun took me to the door of the box, patted his chest and said to me, Lao Jin, don't worry, as long as things can be done, I will definitely not treat you badly, and I will invite you to a big meal when the time comes.
If you want to say other requirements, I will definitely try my best to meet them, but this one is really difficult for me to do, and the last time I said a few words to the leader, it was only because of the light of my son, and my son helped the leader do something, so I could have the opportunity to talk to the leader.
Seeing that my face was embarrassed, Lao Sun's face changed suddenly, and he said to me in a blunt tone, if you don't want to help, don't help, why do you look sad, forget it, I'm still on my own!
After returning to the dinner table, Lao Sun didn't say a word to me, I took the initiative to talk to him, and he didn't pay attention to me, during which my colleague Lao Wang suddenly talked about my son.
Lao Wang said to me, Lao Jin, I remember you once said that your son works in a large company in the city, right, I heard that he was promoted the year before last!
Speaking of my son, I put all the worries just now, my son is my pride, he was admitted to a university with excellent grades, and he was successful in his graduate school, and after graduation, he was recommended by his mentor to work in a large company.
I didn't take any detours along the way, so I showed off how good my son was, but it was also a relative back home, and I didn't remember telling my colleagues.
Maybe it's been a long time to forget, I nodded in response to Lao Wang's words, and then Lao Wang said, your son has such a great ability, but it can't be separated from your cultivation, you see that our relationship is so good, if you have something to ask your son in the future, you must look at our past feelings, help us do it!
After listening to Lao Wang's words, I didn't know what to say for a while, but smiled awkwardly, if I want to say what Lao Sun asked me to do, I may have the courage to give it a try, then Lao Wang said this, I have no chance of winning at all.
Some people will say, your own son, it's not easy to talk to him, if you want to say that when you don't let him help my leader, it's still very simple, but after you help, it's not simple at all.
The year before last, our leader happened to say that he was worried about his grandson's schooling, and I happened to hear my son mention that a colleague in their office had something to do with the principal of that school.
The boss didn't seem to have much confidence in me, but he was also desperate, and he was ready to die as a horse doctor, so he let me try.
After I went back, I called my son, and my son's reaction was what I expected, that is, I refused, I pretended to be angry and told my son, I have already boasted to the leader, what should I do if you don't help me call me.
After hearing this, my son was a little embarrassed, I knew that my son was a little shaken, so I took the opportunity to tell him, you are within your own ability, help me, if not, the leader also knows that we did our best, and he can also remember us.
My son thought about it for a while and said to me, okay, I'll give it a try, and if it doesn't work out in the end, don't blame me, after all, I don't have any friendship with people.
Later, my son made a lot of efforts to get a place for the leader's little grandson, and the leader invited me to a meal for this matter, which is why my colleagues think that I have a good relationship with the leader.
Later, a colleague from another department also came to ask me to help get a place for his nephew, and I think my son did it last time, and he will definitely be able to do it this time.
So I called my son again, and unlike last time, he was very tough this time and refused to help no matter what I said.
I said to my son angrily, raising you so big, I can't ask you for a favor now, what use do I want your son!
After my son heard this, he yelled at me, help, you think that this thing can be done by touching your upper and lower lips, for this matter, I invited people to dinner, gave gifts, and gave up the promotion opportunity at my fingertips, this has to take advantage of other people's love, if you think it's simple, you can find your own way, don't come to me, I don't have that ability anyway, and I don't have that spare money.
After speaking, my son hung up the phone, leaving me stunned, and since this incident, my son has never taken the initiative to call me, and he has told his wife about everything, and called his wife.
I didn't do this for others, so I could only say sorry helplessly, who knew that person actually said that I, only knew that I was complimented to the leader, and I didn't even care about them when I met them, I was really wronged!
I wanted to ease the relationship with my son, and took the initiative to call my son, who either said that he was working overtime, or had a meeting or a business trip, and anyway, there was no time to be idle, so I hung up the phone without saying a word.
The relationship between father and son is in jeopardy, I can't wait to use eighteen kinds of martial arts to make others happy, where do I dare to ask others to help me!
This dinner ended in my helplessness and helplessness, except for me, every old colleague ate very happily, only I didn't know the taste.
On the way back, I was blown a little sober by the wind, and I suddenly realized that this is a farewell party for me, isn't this a Hongmen banquet, I only hate that I woke up too late!
More than a week after the end of the "Hongmen Banquet", my wife told me that she wanted to go back to her hometown to see, but she hadn't gone back for so many years.
It's just that this matter was messed up by me again, and after I went back, the villagers saw me and asked, Lao Jin, I heard that you are retired, and the pension is a lot.
I had the heart to show off, and I told them the truth, not much, not much, only 4,500 yuan. When the villagers heard this, they all said, this is not much, you see we don't have it, we can only live on the little money given by the old man and his children every month.
You don't do anything this month, it's easy to get another 4,500 yuan, and you're not satisfied, I shook my head and said, it's just enough for me and my wife, just don't trouble my son.
Hearing me talk about my son, a neighbor suddenly said, Lao Jin heard that your son is a big leader in the company, and his power should be quite high, you see that my daughter also graduated from a famous university, can you ask your son to give my daughter a position in the company.
After listening to this, I was silent for a moment, and then said, my son is just an ordinary employee, and he doesn't have much power, you have to apply through formal channels, and my son shouldn't be able to help.
After saying that, I hurried out of the place, and the next morning I heard people in the village talking about me, saying that I had lived in the city for decades, and that when I came back, I looked like I was on top of it, and I didn't help me find a job.
Yes, this neighborhood relationship is completely messed up by me, and the relationship between relatives is also not good for me, because of excessive show-offs, relatives come to me for help whenever they have something, borrow money, find a job, borrow everything, make my wife and I miserable.
These big and small things have also taught me a painful lesson, that is, keep your mouth shut, don't tell outsiders everything, and don't show off your life and your family excessively.
I hope that the old comrades can take me as a warning, remember the truth that misfortune comes from the mouth, and be able to have a relaxed retirement life!