"Miss, it's okay. Is this correct?"
The second sister-in-law went to the supermarket to buy toiletries that day. There were so many people in the Kang family and it only cost two to three hundred yuan. When she checked out, she said she was shopping. If you spend over 200, you can participate in the lottery. She went to the front desk to fill in the lottery tickets. The staff at the front desk took the lottery ticket handed over by the second sister-in-law and said: "It's no problem. After the lottery is drawn, just use the lottery ticket and this tail coupon to redeem the prize."
The second sister-in-law collected the lottery ticket. Heweiquan was about to leave. When she turned around, she saw a very familiar face, "Sister?" She called tentatively, and the person turned to look at her. Then both of them looked surprised. It turned out that the second sister-in-law It was when she met her cousin Sudan Hong.
"Wait a moment." After Sudan Hong quickly filled out the lottery ticket and handed it to the person at the front desk, he pulled his second sister-in-law and said: "Oh, you haven't changed at all, sister, you are still young. You're beautiful, and you know how to take care of yourself."
"You are getting more and more beautiful now that I am several decades old." The second sister-in-law praised, and then asked: "What's wrong with you? Are you going to play at home?”
Sudan Hong shook his head and said, "No, I work in a supermarket now."
"Supermarket? You work in a supermarket and you still come here to buy things?" the second sister-in-law asked doubtfully. Sudan Hong replied: "My supermarket is very far away. I didn't want to carry it that far, so I came back here to buy it."
That's it, the second sister-in-law chatted with her for a few more words and left. I went home, and before leaving, I asked her to come and play at home when she had time.
As a result, only one day later, Sudan Hong came to Kang's house with Father Su and Mother Su. After everyone exchanged brief greetings for a while, Su's father told him about Sudan Red being fired from the supermarket. The second sister-in-law understood immediately when she heard it, "It must be because of her name that they fired her."
"How could it be? The name Sudan Red is so classic, and it has connotations when it is said. It's really A perfect example of combining Chinese and Western styles. Her father gathered the whole family together for several days to discuss the name," Su's father couldn't stop talking about the past. "You read the above, Sudan, it's so mysterious and mysterious. It has a western style, red color, and a classical cheerfulness, and it can be sung by any singer. ”
After saying this, Su's father stood up and sang: "Shandandan is in bloom, red and gorgeous." Su's mother quickly grabbed him and pushed him back to the sofa, and then said: "Although he is exaggerating, Danhong, her old Dou Gang When she chose this name, she had read Feng Shui and said she was a wealthy and prosperous person."
The second man waved his hands and said, "Do you know what Sudan Red is now?" Su's father, Su's mother, and Sudan Hong both shook their heads, and the second brother revealed the answer: "It's an industrial pigment. A few days ago, on March 4th, 'Sudan Red No. 1' was detected in the chili sauces in Beijing and Shonan." , I don’t know how many restaurants and food stalls have been closed down. Now the whole catering industry is turning red.”
“So her name is taboo, and she must be fired.”
So that’s the case, Su’s mother said worriedly: “Then she will definitely not be able to find a job?”
“How could that be? Have you forgotten what we came for today? "Su's father smiled mysteriously, then looked at the second brother and said, "Azong, can you let her go to work at your place?"
"Come to work in Ruhao?" The second guy looked shocked. He instinctively wanted to refuse. The three words "Sudan Red" are too destructive at the moment. Others don't care who you are. As long as they hear these three words, they will be scared.
It’s just that he can’t beat four hands with just one fist. Su’s father, Su’s mother, and the four old men, Lao Dou, mother, and son joined the battle. He was quickly defeated and agreed to let Sudan Hong come to work in the tea restaurant. , he could only ask Sudan Hong not to tell others what his name was when he went to the tea restaurant, and just say his name was A Hong.
Sudan Hong went to work at Ruhao Tea Restaurant for less than a week, and the tea restaurant was almost closed down several times. Mainly because people called her Ah Hong and she didn’t agree. She didn’t realize that they were calling her Ah Hong. Jiao asked her what her full name was, and she told everyone that her name was Sudan Hong.
Everyone called her to work. Only when they called Sudan Hong did she realize they were calling her. When they called A Hong, she didn’t respond at all. Because of this, it was heard by many people who came to eat, making everyone think that you were using Sudanese red for cooking. Some people will listen to your explanation and then forget about it, while others will directly call the health bureau to report it.
In one week, people from the Health Bureau came three times. In the end, not only the second brother was annoyed, but also the people in the health bureau were annoyed, and asked the second brother to solve the problem quickly. The second brother called Sudan Hong to the office, but he didn't say anything. Sudan Hong said he wanted to resign.
"Oh, Ah Hong, actually I can't help it. It's really difficult to deal with your name." The second brother was a little embarrassed to see her resigning, "But people's words are terrible, and they don't care what the real situation is. If you pass it on ten times, it will become Sudan Red even if you don’t have Sudan Red.”
“I understand, brother-in-law.” Sudan Hong smiled and said, “So I plan to go back and change it. name, and then come out to look for a job."
"Change your name?" Erlao was stunned for a moment, and then he strongly agreed: "This is a good idea, Ahong, if you change your name, I welcome you back here at any time.”
Sudan Hong didn’t expect to get a promise, so he happily went to Su’s father and mother’s house and told him that he wanted to return to his hometown to change his name. Su's father was unhappy when he heard this, "No, you can't change your name. As the saying goes, you can't change your name, but you can't change your surname. How can a person's name be changed at will?"
"That's true too. I have no choice. I don’t even understand that there are so many words in the dictionary but I don’t want to pick the word Sudan Hong, and I am not so lucky to win the prize.” When she mentioned her name, Sudan Hong had a look of resentment on her face. Su's mother was also advising Su's father: "Do you know that because of the name Sudan Red, the main store of Ruhao Restaurant was almost closed down yesterday? Who dares to hire her in such an environment with her name?"
“That’s right, uncle. Now when people hear the words Sudan Red, they shake their heads. I looked for so many jobs before but no one wanted them. I finally went to my brother-in-law’s restaurant thanks to Sister A’s relationship. "Have you seen the result? How can I survive if I don't change my name?" Sudan Hong stated the facts.
Father Su also had a headache after hearing this. He thought about it and decided to compromise: "How about this? How about changing a fake name?"
"Are you just talking big words?" Sudan Red asked. Su's father shook his head and corrected: "This is called adapting to circumstances."
This adapting to circumstances suddenly eliminated Sudan Red's work. She applied for a job in a supermarket, and the manager was very satisfied with her and even signed a contract with her. But when registering her ID card, Sudan Hong suddenly panicked and hesitated to take it out. Finally, the manager told her that she was canceling the contract, so she took out her ID card.
"Sudan Red? So your name is Sudan Red? Then why did you fill in Su Zhouhong on the form?" the supermarket manager asked doubtfully.
Sudan avoided the other party with red eyes and said nervously: "Maybe I wrote it wrong."
"Just now you said you forgot to bring your ID card, and now you even filled in your name wrong. I I miss you. If it’s not because of your poor work ability, it’s because you’re deliberately lying,” the supermarket manager said.
"No, no, I wrote it wrong because I was too nervous. You believe me, manager." Sudan Hong waved her hands and explained hurriedly. The supermarket manager smiled, shook his head and said: "Sudan Hong, you still don't tell the truth. Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. In fact, the name is a trivial matter, but our company will definitely not tolerate dishonest people like you." Please.”
Now Sudan Hong was more determined to change her name, and Su’s father finally agreed, but the condition was that she must change her name back to Sudan Hong after one year.
"What name do you want to change?" Father Su asked curiously after agreeing. Sudan Hong shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"I thought you had thought about it." Su's father thought for a while and continued: "Otherwise, Sudan Hong will remove one The word, Sudan or Su Hong, is easy to remember and sounds good."
Sudan Hong shook his head and refused: "Su Hong is all over the street, no, I want to be creative."
"How about we go to the Kang family's aunt and ask him for help? He is a professor of the Chinese Department. It is easy to come up with a nice name." Su's mother suggested, and Su's father agreed very much. Sudan Hong went out to Kang's house.
Kang Qirui happened to be at home today. After they came to the door, they exchanged a few words and went straight to the topic. After hearing this, Kang Qirui said: "Let me help you change your name? Let me express my opinion first. This is definitely no problem. It's easy. However, if you want to change it back to Sudan Red in a year, it will actually be really difficult. There’s no need to change it, right?”
Kang Qirui was afraid that Father Su and Mother Su would misunderstand that he did not want to help, so he spoke again: "If she really wants to change her name and will use a new name from now on, I will definitely help her think of a perfect name. But you If you want to change your name just because of the recent Sudan Red incident, and then change it back a year later, my suggestion is that it is really not necessary."
Sudan Hong sighed and said helplessly: "What if. I don't want to change it if I can. I've been using this name for decades and I'm used to it. But I can't find a job if I don't change my name. I can't just stay at home and grow old, right? ”
This problem is really not a problem in Kang Qirui’s opinion. He smiled and said: "If it's just for work, I'll give you two options. One is to work as a clerk in my friend Zhang Yongfang's clothing store, and the other is to work as an administrative assistant in my fourth brother's film and television company. These two positions are similar to It doesn’t matter what you eat, others naturally don’t care if you are called Sudan Hong or Su Zhouhong, hahaha.”
These two positions are the most basic positions. No matter which one you choose, Sudan Hong will not be mentioned. Employing nepotism, at best, she could take care of her relatives and give her a job that would make a living.
Sudan Hong thought about it seriously and said: "Then I'd better work as a clerk in a clothing store. I'm afraid I won't be able to be an administrative assistant. Those kind of companies should all use computers to work, right? I can't do it. ”
"Okay, then it's settled." Kang Qirui took out a piece of paper from under the tea table, wrote down the address of the first clothing store and Zhang Yongfang's phone number, then handed it to Sudan Hong and said, "This is The address of the clothing store and Zhang Yongfang’s phone number. Call her when you arrive tomorrow. She works in the office above the clothing store. She will arrange for you then.”
Father Su and the others left. The Kang family were all very happy. Sudan Hong finally found a job that didn't disapprove of her name, while Su's father was happy because his niece no longer had to change her name. (End of this chapter)