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From the age of three, Yu Dong played with children, and was often pushed down by strong children and cried. Father Yu Zhenqiang saw it, pulled him aside and educated him, he said, son, don't be afraid, you are taller than that little friend, he can push you, won't you push him?
Yu Dong wiped his tears and doubted the letter, walked to the little friend who pushed him down, looked at it for half a moment, but did not dare to move, Yu Zhenqiang stood aside and sighed. He knew that his son's personality was too cowardly and difficult to change for a while.
Yu Dongsheng entered junior high school, the results are generally in the middle and upper reaches, Yu Zhenqiang is clear with his son's qualifications, such achievements, it is already valuable. Yu Zhenqiang always wants to reverse his son's timid personality, so when his son was on summer vacation, he collected a stack of magazines and books from the bookcase, and said to his son, XiaoDong, I see that there are a few middle school students selling old books under the bridge next to our house, you go to try it, exercise yourself, take these old books out, see if you can sell a few dollars? Sell it, and you'll buy ice cream and eat it.
Yu Dong looked through the window of his living room and looked at the bridge, and there were indeed several teenagers selling old books at stalls. He silently agreed to his father.
Yu Zhenqiang watched his son go out carrying the stack of old books and smiled with relief. He thought that if his son took this step, his courage would become bigger; if he slowly exercised, he would change a lot.
But when he followed his son and quietly observed, he found that his son just put the book there, and it didn't matter whether anyone bought it; some people bent down to browse, but he didn't look at anyone; the son actually bowed his head shyly, as if he couldn't see anyone. Yu Zhenqiang, under a street lamppost more than ten meters away, watched his son for about ten minutes, and did not hear his son communicate with the person who turned the book; and the three teenagers next to him were very open, and a boy kept saying: Uncle, you want to like, ten yuan and three books, as you choose; another boy can't help but shout: The middle school entrance examination review materials, cheap, give money to sell!
Compared with his son's Mu Ne, Yu Zhenqiang couldn't help but sigh, he knew that his son's temperament was difficult to change for a while. On the second night, he personally led his son and showed him how to sell old books and periodicals.
Yu Dong's personality is too shy, which has always been a piece of Yu Zhenqiang's heart disease. He feels that this is not conducive to the healthy growth of his son in the future. For the purpose of cultivating his son's sense of self-reliance, Yu Zhenqiang did not personally send his son to report to the university like many parents in the year when his son was admitted to college.
This time, Yu Zhenqiang's experiment was a success. After Yu Dong reported to the university, when he called him, he proudly said to him: Dad, do you know, the counselor counted: we are all in the department, and there are only eleven parents who report to the university without parents accompanying us! I am one of them.
Well, son, Yu Zhenqiang praised his son, this is like a man, eighteen years old, go to college to let his parents accompany, then can you still be independent? You're doing a good job, but you'll have to exercise your independence more in the future.
Yu Dong was in his sophomore year, two days before the summer vacation, Yu Zhenqiang rushed to his son's university.
Before meeting his son, Yu Zhenqiang first went around his son's university and found that a store called "Hezhuang Hotel" was relatively large. He deliberately asked the male manager of the lobby, asked for the other party's business card, looked at it, Manager Ye, I want to ask, our store recruits summer vacation college students temporary workers ah?
Manager Ye said that we generally do not recruit temporary workers here.
Yu Zhenqiang handed Manager Ye a cigarette, lit a smile for him, and said: My son, just next to the university, sophomore, I want him to use the summer vacation exercise exercise, see your management is quite standardized, I don't know if you can provide an opportunity?
Well, newcomers, untrained, we don't dare to use this easily.
Do you think this will work? Yu Zhenqiang smiled and whispered to Manager Ye.
Okay, Manager Ye said, for your sincerity, I said hello to the boss, in two days, you let your son come to me.
Okay, please, Manager Ye, thank you.
At five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Yu Zhenqiang went to his son's college campus. He called Yu Dong, and Yu Dong quickly rushed to the rockery on campus.
As soon as I saw my father, Yu Dong said, Dad, in two days there will be a holiday, why are you here at this time?
I'll come and see you, you're a sophomore, and I haven't seen what your college campus is like.
In the evening, when Yu Zhenqiang and his son were hanging out outside the school, he pretended to be careless and led his son into the "Hezhuang Hotel".
Yu Zhenqiang pretended to be very fresh, observed the facilities of this store and said, the environment is not bad?
Well, this hotel is a public hotel, yu host, I and two fellow villagers came here twice, the price is moderate, the taste is not bad, sometimes have to queue it.
Oh, it seems, we've come to the right place. Yu Zhenqiang laughed.
Yu Zhenqiang asked his son to recruit a waiter, and he asked his son to order. While accompanying his son to dinner, he talked about his thoughts. He said to his son: Xiao Dong, you still have more than two years to go to society and work independently. Don't you want to exercise yourself ahead of time? I think that the summer vacation this year and next year is a good opportunity.
Oh, you mean, let me not go home during the summer vacation and work outside the home?
Yes, Yu Zhenqiang said, you are now a sophomore, home is fine, it is better to use this opportunity, find a job, adapt in advance, or lay the foundation for the next step of employment.
Well, I majored in linguistics, and I couldn't find a suitable place to intern for a while?
Practical exercise does not necessarily have to match your own profession, the emphasis is on experiencing the feeling of integration into society, do you understand?
You mean, as long as you can find a job, you can do anything?
For example, the shop where we eat, as a waiter is good, contact with more people, can experience a lot of things, is not very good?
Oh, then I can only do some work of serving dishes and bowls.
Hey, you don't underestimate it, there is also learning here, including politeness, courtesy, manners, etc., it is not easy to be a qualified waiter.
Short-term work, I don't know if people want it?
Wouldn't you ask?
Yu Zhenqiang saw that his son was a little embarrassed, he got up and waved to Manager Ye in the lobby, Manager Ye came over, smiled and asked, Sir: What are the commands?
Oh, Yu Zhenqiang pretended not to know Manager Ye, Mr. Gui's surname? What do you call it?
I am the manager of this lobby and my last name is Ye. Manager Ye looked at Yu Zhenqiang and smiled.
Manager Ye, hello, hello, I would like to ask, your hotel can recruit college students for short-term workers? Well, this is it, my son, Yu Zhenqiang pointed to his son, he is about to take summer vacation, he wants to find a place to work and study, earn some pocket money.
Oh, so, Manager Ye looked at Yu Dongdao, boy, do you want to work for a short time?
Yu Dong stood up, smiled, and said, Yes, it's me.
Well, I think the young man is quite capable, and he is a college student, if you want, we can make an exception to recruit you to do short-term work. You see, which day can you come over?
Well, the day after tomorrow, tomorrow we're off, and I'll clean up the dorms first.
Well, boy, you came to me later.
Okay, thank you Manager Ye.
After Manager Ye turned and walked away, Yu Zhenqiang said to his son, see? As long as you want, there are many opportunities. However, I can state that Dad does not expect you to earn much money, mainly because he wants you to exercise and get in touch with society early, do you understand?
I understand, Dad.
The next day, Yu Zhenqiang confessed to his son and returned to his hometown.
The next day, Yu Dong came to the "Hezhuang Hotel" to find Manager Ye to report. Manager Ye handed him over to a foreman, gave a day of basic common sense training, and Yu Dong was officially put on the job.
On the fourth day of his job in Dongdong, when pouring red wine for a guest, he accidentally broke a goblet, which was fortunately empty. He apologized to the guests one after another, but the middle-aged man did not spare him: Is there a little eye color? Won't look at the dots?
Manager Yu in the aisle patrol, just heard the middle-aged man's scolding, busy to relieve Yu Dong, he said, sorry, sir, I apologize to you on his behalf, he is new, not well, please forgive me!
Yu Dong bowed again and again, I'm sorry, sir!
Walking, walking, the middle-aged man said impatiently.
Yu Dong came out of the box, Manager Ye comforted him, it's okay, it's okay, a little quarrel, it's a common thing, but do it wrong, apologize in time, the attitude should be sincere, you know?
Okay, Manager Ye, Yu Dong said with a worried expression.
Manager Ye saw his uneasiness, patted his shoulder and said, It's okay, what can't be handled in the future, are you looking for me?
In the next few days, Yu Dong was reprimanded several times by the foreman, but he was persuaded by Manager Ye's kind words. Half a month later, Yu Dong started to serve, and became much more skilled, from expression to action, making people look comfortable.
The foreman even praised him in a different way, saying that he was a college student after all, and he understood quickly.
Soon, Yu Dong worked in this hotel for a month, and after calculating, there were still seven or eight days left, and he wanted to go back to his hometown.
He told Manager Ye his thoughts, and Manager Ye quickly agreed to his request. Manager Ye asked him to find a finance to receive wages.
After getting more than 4,000 yuan in wages, Yu Dong was very happy. He specially bought a cigarette for Manager Ye and spent more than two hundred yuan, Manager Ye said why not, Yu Dong threw it on his desk and ran away.
Yu Dong returned home, reported his work to his father, and showed his father the money he earned.
Yu Zhenqiang looked at it and smiled, good, good, there is a chance! The money is earned by you, you take it yourself.
Yu Dong also reported to his father that he had bought a cigarette for Manager Ye. Yu Zhenqiang said, you have done a lot, son, Zhi En Tu Bao, it sounds like Manager Ye is very concerned about you, next summer, you will go to their store for a month of internship.
Yu Dong nodded and happily agreed.
In the summer of the following year, Yu Dong went to the "Hezhuang Hotel" to find Manager Ye, and Manager Ye arranged a waiter position for him.
At this time, Yu Dong was familiar with the road, worked in an orderly manner, treated people and things, was polite and polite, and was very decent, just like an old waiter who had been working for many years.
This month, Yu Dong had a very good job. At the time of settlement, he received a total of more than 5,000 yuan in wages. He was very happy, and before leaving, he bought two bags of fruit for the foreman and a few good colleagues, and bought two cigarettes for Manager Ye, which were quietly installed in black plastic and hung on his coat rack. After that, he called Manager Ye and expressed his gratitude to Manager Ye.
In the year after graduating from university, Yu Dong applied to a public institution. More than two years later, he has started his work and is already handy. At this time, he remembered that the reason why he had made rapid progress was thanks to the exercise of treating people and things in Manager Ye's hotel before.
He picked up the mobile phone and dialed Manager Ye's phone to ask him about his recent situation, but the prompt was an empty number.
One weekend, Yu Dong took the high-speed train to Meicheng "Hezhuang Hotel", and when he asked, he learned that Manager Ye had left this hotel a year ago and gone to other places.
He asked a familiar foreman before he learned about Manager Ye's new phone number and work location. It turned out that Manager Ye went to the newly opened "New Town Huafu" hotel and became the lobby manager.
Yu Dong took a taxi to the "New Town Huafu", found Manager Ye, and said his work unit. Manager Ye smiled: Congratulations, less than, found a new job, good job!
Thank you Manager Ye, you let me get exercise for two summers.
Ha, thank you, or thank your dad, it was your dad's hard work, I arranged it.
Yu Dong was stunned. Manager Ye said what happened three years ago.
Listening to Manager Ye, he learned that the original summer vacation "Hezhuang Hotel" did not recruit short-term waiters, it was his father who begged Manager Ye and promised not to pay, and the "wages" of more than 4,000 yuan were handed over to Manager Ye by his father in advance.
Yu Dong suddenly understood, alas, how much effort his father had put into letting go of society as soon as possible.
Looking back, Yu Dong still said to Manager Ye, no matter what, Manager Ye, I still want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to exercise. Yu Dong stepped forward and put his arm around Manager Ye's shoulder and patted him.
Manager Ye smiled happily.