Chapter 205: A Country Woman with No Background
People who come to work at various windows have already sat down at their seats. Some have started selling tickets, some are still organizing documents on their desks, and others are leisurely drinking water and chatting about their newly acquired hair scarves.
The person who picked up Shen Meng was a middle-aged woman in her forties. Her superiors had arranged for a person from a military family to come to work here, and had not mentioned whether or not special care was needed. So she specifically inquired about Shen Meng's background. Knowing that she was just an ordinary military family, she did not take it too seriously. After all, there are many military families in the world, and it is good enough for them to have such a good job. If they wanted special care, it would be a bit too much.
"Hello, comrade Shen Meng. I'm the director of the ticket office. My last name is Fu Meili. Come with me. You will work at window number three from now on, responsible for the four buses between the provincial capital and Ning County. We take turns cleaning the office. Originally, the newcomers would clean on the first day, but you came late, so you will clean tomorrow. Xiao Wei, come and take care of the new comrade. By the way, let her get her work clothes first."
"Hey, Director, I'm coming."
Shen Meng smiled, not at all angry because of her casualness. She looked at her teacher who was walking towards her with a twisted waist. Well, he was also a master of face changing.
"Are you the new one?"
"Ah? I don't know. I didn't see anyone else next to the director just now?" If there was, it must be a ghost.
Wei Jia was stung by Shen Meng's smiling words. He rolled his eyes at her and led her to another place.
"Auntie, this is a new colleague. The director asked me to come over to get some stuff. What's your name? Please fill out the form and tell me the size!"
"Okay, my name is Shen Meng, what's your name?"
"Wei Jia, you can just call me Sister Wei. I'll tell you about the ticket sales in a moment. I'll only tell you once. If you can't remember and make a mistake, it's your own fault."
"Okay!"
After filling out the form, I handed it to the aunt in charge. The aunt went into the warehouse with a sullen face and cursed. After a while, she came out with a bunch of things, including a set of work clothes, a work hat, and other washbasins, towels, enamel pots, and hanging bags.
Shen Meng was too lazy to make friends with the aunt who brought things to her. She was scolding her on New Year's Day. Maybe she was just unlucky. She didn't want to be scolded!
"Sister Wei, thank you for your help. I'm new here and I don't know if there's anything I need to be careful of. I hope you can take the trouble to give me some pointers."
As Shen Meng spoke, he took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his pocket and stuffed them directly into Wei Jia's hand. The latter's eyes lit up, thinking that this was a lively person, and while no one was paying attention, he stuffed the candies directly into his trouser pocket.
"Hey, what's the point of giving advice? Let me tell you, our director is a good person to talk to. As long as we work quietly, she won't interfere with our affairs. See, windows one and two are already busy. They are our laborers. The people chatting over there are responsible for windows five and above. There are fewer vehicles and more free time. They are all people with connections. It's a good idea to make more friends with them. If there is something going on at home, you can ask for help. I see that you are smart, so think about it yourself!"
"Hey, thank you, Sister Wei."
Shen Meng took out a bag of White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket and handed it to Wei Jia.
"Sister Wei, please help distribute some to everyone. It's my gift to you. You can keep the remaining ones for yourself. I'll tidy up my seat. Thank you!"
"If you don't go, it's a great opportunity to get to know everyone. They can help you out in the future. The people I just told you about really have connections, don't you want to make some friends?" "Hey, I'm just an office worker. What do I need to make friends with? Thank you, Sister Wei, for thinking of me."
Wei Jia: “.”
I'm not thinking about you, I just want to find a follower!!!
Shen Meng put all the things distributed today on the ground, took out a small towel from her bag, wiped the tables and chairs, then took out her thermos, paper and pen, lunch box, small mirror, a small box for snacks, and a small retractable trash can, and put them all in place.
Wei Jia, who had just returned from distributing milk candies, looked at the things on Shen Meng's desk and was secretly amazed. Could it be that this newcomer also has a background? Otherwise, why are the things she uses so good so far? The director just now clearly said that she was a country woman, but just looking at that little round mirror, you can tell how good the quality is. It's definitely not something a country woman would be willing to use.
"Hey, Xiao Shen, you've prepared everything!"
"I prepared this randomly, Sister Wei. This was sent by my male comrade-in-arms. He said it was milk tea, sweet and with a milky taste. I brought two small packets, and I'll give you one to try."
"Ah, how can I ask you for so many things? My pockets are full. I'm really embarrassed."
Shen Meng directly put the paper-wrapped milk tea in Wei Jia's hand, "You are my master now. I think the time is almost up. Sister Wei, please teach me how to get this ticket."
It may be said that Wei Jia was just perfunctory before, but now he is 80% sincere, and the remaining 20% remains to be seen.
The bus tickets from Ning County to the provincial capital and back are very easy to sell. After she sells all the tickets, she just asks the driver to check the tickets while driving. If there are people who evade the fare, they will be kicked off directly. Those who want to take the bus still have to buy tickets from her. She is only responsible for this, and she is not responsible for other matters.
Fortunately, she was in charge of Ning County and the provincial capital. If she was traveling by car between Ning County and other counties or passing through the countryside, she would have to go to the carriage to check the tickets and occasionally even follow the car. It would be a lot of trouble and very stressful.
The first batch of tickets she sold started at 8:30, and Wei Jia stayed by her side for the sake of milk tea to make sure she didn't make any mistakes. When Shen Meng faced her work, she was serious, which she had never been when she was a social animal in her previous life. She worked actively, served with a smile, and did her job conscientiously, which made the people who bought the tickets feel a lot more at ease.
Wei Jia shook his head, thinking that Shen Meng had just arrived and had not yet adapted. Look at the windows behind her, the people being yelled at are sore in the ears, and the people buying tickets are being scolded like dogs. Shen Meng will become like this in the future.
Shen Meng didn't know what Wei Jia was thinking. The people who came to buy tickets were all on the road with big and small bags. Their eyes revealed nervousness when they were buying tickets. Life was already not easy, so why should she make things difficult for others? If she could calm others' nervous mood by saying a few words at this time, she would be happy to do it.
It was almost noon when Shen Meng stretched. This job was not bad. It only lasted for a short while when it was busy, and after selling a carload of tickets, it would be idle for a long time.
Wei Jia asked her to heat up the rice, and she happily followed with her lunch box. Today her lunch box contained pork chop and ham rice, which smelled delicious. She was so happy thinking about making a cup of milk tea later.
"Comrade Shen Meng is looking for someone."
When the people in the office heard this, they all looked in the direction of the person who came.
Hu Biao waved towards Shen Meng while holding two lunch boxes and said, "Sister Meng, Sister Meng, I'm here to bring you food."