Enemies become relatives: an embarrassing wedding banquet in the workplace
Work is always full of accidents, when a pair of rival colleagues suddenly announce their marriage, the atmosphere in the whole office instantly becomes awkward. As a colleague, would you choose to go with the ceremony, and if so, how would you deal with the embarrassment of double portions?
My name is Zhang Tao, I am 30 years old this year, and I am an ordinary office worker. Do technical support in a company that is neither too big nor too small. Every day was plain and regular, until the day came, which completely broke the rhythm of my life.
Li Ting, my colleague, is a spicy, straightforward girl, and I have always been enemies at work. We are always arguing over trivial matters, and sometimes we even quarrel with red faces. In everyone's eyes, we are like a pair of natural opponents, and no one will let anyone.
However, it was such a pair of enemies who suddenly announced that they were going to get married one day! When the news came, the whole office exploded. My colleagues were talking, some were surprised, some ridiculed, and some secretly gave me and Li Ting a look, as if to say, "What are you two going to do now?"
To be honest, when I heard the news, I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I think Li Ting's choice is a bit unexpected, after all, our relationship is not harmonious, and on the other hand, I can't help but feel a little inexplicable embarrassment - as her colleague, should I go to the courtesy?
If you go, you will definitely meet Li Ting and her fiancé, what should you say when the time comes? Is it a blessing or a joke? If you don't go, it will seem unsociable, after all, everyone works in the same unit, and you can't look down and see you when you look up.
After thinking about it, I decided to go with the salute. After all, work belongs to work, life belongs to life, and everyone's feelings cannot be affected because of a small contradiction. Moreover, this wedding is also a major event in the unit, and it is really unreasonable if you don't go.
So, I carefully selected a gift and specially prepared a red envelope, hoping to express my blessings at the wedding.
However, when I walked into the wedding scene, I still felt a little embarrassed. Li Ting and her fiancé were busy greeting guests, and when they saw me in, they had an embarrassed but polite smile on their faces.
I walked over and embarrassedly squeezed out: "Congratulations, I wish you happiness!" Li Ting also smiled and said, "Thank you, you are here too." "Then, we were like two strangers, not knowing what to say.
In the days that followed, I tried to keep a low profile and avoid interacting with other colleagues. Whenever someone came over to greet me, I just smiled awkwardly and found an excuse to leave.
The most embarrassing moment is the casualty. I stood there with a double red envelope in my hand, and my heart was entangled. Which one should I give? If I give it to Li Ting, will it make her think that I am deliberately provoking? If I give it to her fiancé, it doesn't seem appropriate.
Just as I was hesitating, a colleague came over and saw the red envelope in my hand, and he jokingly said, "Yo, Zhang Tao, are you going to give a double portion?" At this moment, Li Ting walked over, she took the red envelope in my hand, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your blessings, we will accept this heart." ”
At that moment, I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Perhaps, this is a small episode in life. Although we were once enemies, at this special moment, we have all chosen to let go of our past conflicts and face each other with tolerance and understanding.
The subsequent wedding went very smoothly and I gradually integrated into the atmosphere of the scene. Seeing Li Ting and her fiancé happy, I am also sincerely happy for them.
This wedding gave me a deep appreciation of the vagaries of life. Perhaps, sometimes we need to learn to let go of past grievances and face all kinds of accidents in life with a more tolerant attitude. After all, life is like a journey, we will encounter all kinds of people and things, and only by feeling and experiencing with our hearts can we make our lives more colorful.
Today, when I think back to that wedding, I feel a touch of warmth and emotion. Perhaps, this is the best gift that life has given us - let us cherish those hard-won harmony and beauty even more after experiencing various contradictions and disputes.