Three days passed by in a flash, and Na Wei also started to find a job again, trying to make back the one million he had been cheated out of.
It was only after he visited a few acquaintances that he discovered that the economy was indeed in a slump. Many of the companies of his old friends were either laying off employees or tightening expenditures, making life extremely difficult.
Three days passed in a row, and not only did Na Wei not find a job, but he also spent thousands of dollars just to treat old friends to dinner and socialize.
After Shen Lin received the credit card information, she scolded Na Wei when she got home.
"Are you crazy? You know that your family has no money now, but you still go out to eat and drink." Shen Lin took out her mobile phone and roared at Na Wei: "You actually ate more than a thousand in one meal."
Na Wei said innocently: "I asked my old friends about work, but I can't let them pay the bill!"
Shen Lin shouted angrily: "Have you found a job?"
Na Wei said shamefully: "No, Lao Li's life is not easy now. The company has moved to the suburbs just to save some rent."
Shen Lin became even more angry when she heard this: "You mean the money was wasted."
Na Wei felt ashamed and said, "You can't say that. Lao Li promised to help me pay attention to my work."
Shen Lin said speechlessly: "Isn't this just perfunctory with you?"
Na Wei was unconvinced and said: "Based on my relationship with Lao Li, he is not that kind of person."
Shen Lin rolled her eyes and said, "Old Li can't even protect himself, so how can he have time to take care of you?"
After saying that, Shen Lin pulled out a lot of bills and calculated this month's expenses.
"Monthly payment for the house, water, electricity, gas, heating bills, excellent tuition and miscellaneous fees, nanny's salary..."
The more Shen Lin calculated, the darker her face became. Then she took out her family's savings and compared them, and finally came to a conclusion.
"If you can't find a job again, my family's savings and my salary can only support you for another four months."
Na Wei was surprised and said: "How could it be possible? Didn't I remember that there is still a time deposit of 200,000 yuan at home?"
Shen Lin spread the bill in front of Na Wei and said, "Don't you think how much the family's expenses are? The mortgage payment alone is 8,000 per month, the nanny's salary is several thousand more, and the daughter's tuition fee is 18,000 per month. , and the money to honor the elderly on both sides, all added together, it costs at least fifty or sixty thousand a month."
The more Na Wei listened, the more he listened, and then he realized the seriousness of the problem.
"My monthly salary is only 7,000, and I can't afford the family expenses at all." Shen Lin said with a bitter face.
Na Wei said guiltily: "Honey, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for trusting Qin Lingling and being cheated out of a million dollars. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so difficult at home."
Shen Lin sighed and said: "I don't want to blame you, but I want to tell you that the family is in financial difficulty now, and you can't spend money so lavishly in the future."
Na Wei nodded and said: "I understand, I will never dare to do it again."
Shen Lin said seriously: "I plan to fire the nanny at home. From now on, we will do the housework and cooking ourselves. We can save a lot every month."
"Okay, I will listen to you. Now I have plenty of time at home, so I will do the housework." Na Wei nodded and agreed.
Although Shen Lin was angry with Na Wei for being a prodigal, she never thought of leaving him. Husband and wife should be able to share wealth and adversity together.
?Na Wei gradually adjusted his mentality and stopped pretending to be an uncle at home. He just had free time, which relieved Shen Lin a lot.
"If you don't find a job within four months, we may have to transfer our daughter to another school." Shen Lin said with a grimace.
"No." Na Wei said excitedly: "It's okay for us adults to suffer a little, but we can't suffer for the children."
"The tuition of the private school that Zhuo Zhuo is currently studying at is too expensive. There are also training class fees every semester. Plus the money for making up classes, we really can't afford it now." Shen Lin said seriously:
"I have calculated that if my daughter transfers to a public school, she can save a lot on tuition fees."
Na Wei assured: "Don't worry about work. After all, your husband has been the vice president of the company for so many years and has some connections. Finding a job is not easy."
Seeing Na Wei's confident look, Shen Lin didn't want to hurt him.
Compared to Na Wei, Shen Lin is much more sensible. She knows that Na Wei's so-called connections are actually based on the premise that the company is still around every day.
Now that the company has collapsed, the boss is in jail, and the wife of the boss has run away, who cares about him as the vice president!
"Hurry up and find a job! I will also contact the headhunter you know." Shen Lin took out her mobile phone and called her old classmate.
The couple tried their best to survive the immediate crisis, but reality gave them a blow again.
For three months in a row, Na Wei couldn't find a job. Seeing that his family's savings were being used up less and less, Shen Lin not only had to be busy with work every day, but also had to take care of her family. She was very haggard. Na Wei saw it in his eyes and felt anxious in his heart.
During this period, Wang Gang expressed his willingness to help his sister and brother-in-law, but he was rejected by the two of them. They really didn't want to trouble their brother anymore until they were at the end of their rope.
Until that day, the excellent school called for tuition payment. Shen Lin and Na Wei saw the bill of 18,000 yuan and began to have difficulties.
"My family's savings are less than 50,000 yuan, so I have to pay for the outstanding cram school." Shen Lin said to Na Wei while holding her bankbook.
Na Wei gritted his teeth and said, "You pay the tuition first, and I'll go find Na Juan to borrow some."
Shen Lin shook her head and said: "It's better to ask my brother to borrow money from that Juan, because there is nothing like chicken feathers over there."
Since Na Juan was diagnosed with panic disorder, it has slowly begun to affect his work. Every time he takes medicine, his head feels dizzy and he cannot type code at all.
In order to keep his job, Na Juan had no choice but to stop taking his medication, but his symptoms of panic disorder worsened and he even openly contradicted his boss at the company.
Li Xiaoyue kept urging Na Juan to resign and receive treatment, but Na Juan refused, thinking that he would just stay on for a while, but he didn't know that the company's president, Mr. Lu, had already noticed his problem.
Mr. Lu didn't want to fire Na Juan and pay him a large severance package, so he used various means to exclude Na Juan. Not only did he kick him out of the project team, but he also didn't notify him of meetings, and he also moved his work station to a place near the toilet. Na Juan was disgusted and forced to do it himself. Resign.
Na Juan naturally hid all this from his family, but Li Xiaoyue and Shen Lin are now colleagues and get along day and night, so naturally they can't hide it.
"Okay, let's ask Xiao Lei for help!" Na Wei finally lowered his proud head and was completely defeated by reality.
Shen Lin called Wang Gang and asked him to come home.
Wang Gang happily went to the appointment and brought one million to his sister.
"Sister, my copyright fee has come down. It's 4.2 million after tax. I'll transfer you 1 million first as an emergency." Wang Gang said cheerfully:
"As for my brother-in-law's job, I said hello to my friend and asked him to go to the CBD for an interview tomorrow."
Looking at the bank cards in front of them, Shen Lin and Na Wei felt a lot.
In the past, when Shen Lei was working in the archives, the couple took care of him. Unexpectedly, now it was the other way around, and it was their turn to need their younger brother to take care of him.
"Xiao Lei, thank you. My brother-in-law is too embarrassed to see you." Na Wei said in shame.
"Brother-in-law, don't say that. We are all relatives, and we should support each other. You and my sister have helped me a lot before." Wang Gang smiled and said: "You should keep the money first, and don't feel any burden. You Now there is news about the money that was cheated."
Na Wei's eyes lit up and he asked: "Have you found Qin Lingling?"
Wang Gang nodded and said: "I received news that Qin Lingling is in Singapore. I will find a way to get your money back."
Na Wei and Shen Lin were overjoyed.
"Xiao Lei, how did you find Qin Lingling?" Shen Lin asked.
"It's a coincidence. I went to the detention center yesterday and met a man, and he provided me with the information."
The person Wang Gang was talking about was Lu Jie.
Lu Jie took the initiative to find Wang Gang and wanted him to stop Xie Meilan.