Chapter 23

Chen Fangzhou glanced at it and didn't give any evaluation, just said, "It's different from the picture book

Jiang Xiaoyuan said, "The one in the picture book is prone to appearing embarrassed

This is a little trick she played. Although it is safer and more secure to stick to the script, it is not impressive enough.

Mr. Chen quietly poured water for her, and Jiang Xiaoyuan was initially delighted. However, after washing Lily's hair halfway, she realized that Chen Fangzhou did not really want to test her.

I don't know if she was influenced by the top scorer in this time and space, but these days Jiang Xiaoyuan feels like her brain has come to life. She quickly figured out Chen Fangzhou's intention - Mr. Chen doesn't believe that she can truly reach the level of an intern technician in less than a month. Even if the intern technician is just helping others, the opportunity to interact with customers is much greater than that of a hair washer.

Although Manager Chen is sometimes inconsistent, his attitude towards customers is very cautious and responsible. He doesn't want to give Jiang Xiaoyuan, an intern technician, a badge at all.

He must have also found out through some channels about Jiang Xiaoyuan and Xiao K's arrogance. He couldn't let her pass the assessment and had to protect her from losing face. So he had to do this. First, he secretly lowered the difficulty for her while hiding from others, making people convinced. Then he firmly said, 'The working time is too short, I don't have the qualification to intern as a technician,' and refused to let her pass.

In this way, others will not think that she is not capable, but will only feel that the store manager is unfair for her, which not only saves Jiang Xiaoyuan's face, but also does not undermine the high standards and strict requirements of the store... Maybe they can take advantage of the sympathy of everyone for a moment to let Jiang Xiaoyuan, this various mischievous child, integrate into the colleagues as soon as possible.

Mr. Chen has a somewhat unremarkable wrist, and Jiang Xiaoyuan has realized that she is not ungrateful in the future. However, she still feels a sense of frustration that her efforts have been ignored, and she also wants to give it a try.

Jiang Xiaoyuan looked at Chen Fangzhou nervously, not knowing what he thought of her improvement. However, Mr. Chen's face was calm and composed, without expressing any opinions. She just waved her hand and called for the next one.

Jiang Xiaoyuan stepped aside with a heavy heart, even more nervous than before she didn't pass the exam.

Lily came over at some point and sweetly took the initiative to chat with Jiang Xiaoyuan, saying, "Have you worked elsewhere before? You did a great job in styling

Jiang Xiaoyuan forced a smile and said, "No, it's just fooling around. I don't think Mr. Chen might let me pass

Xiao K and a small group of people often spread rumors that "Jiang Xiaoyuan looks down on people and is difficult to talk to". Lily heard this hearsay and never had a good impression of her until she actually spoke up and realized that Jiang Xiaoyuan was actually quite approachable.

Lily's heart was a bit big. In the blink of an eye, she had already forgotten her shameless "brave man cut off his hair" declaration just now. She leaned over to Jiang Xiaoyuan and said, "Can I ask you to blow my hair before I close for shopping in the future

Jiang Xiaoyuan glanced at Lily and thought to herself, "Don't you want to cut it short

But in the end, she swallowed back the choking words - Jiang Xiaoyuan didn't want to be accepted either, she just couldn't put down her face and couldn't do anything to voluntarily surrender after being initially rejected.

She nodded and felt that her attitude was stiff and unfriendly, so she added stiffly, "Your hair is pretty good

The follow-up assessment was long and agonizing for Jiang Xiaoyuan. By the time everyone had finished the exam, it was almost 11 o'clock at night. Lili yawned three times in a row, and everyone who participated in the assessment stood in a row, tired and nervous, with a mournful expression, waiting to hear Mr. Chen's verdict.

Chen Fangzhou: "Hu Xiaoxue, become a technician, and change the badge tomorrow; John, become a trainee technician. Oh, you are still the champion of this month's performance, and you should pay attention to maintaining it next month; Xiao K, no, you should continue to practice, and you should also grow Dim sum all day long, so as to reduce the unnecessary; Jiang Xiaoyuan..."

Jiang Xiaoyuan began to have inexplicable dry mouth.

Chen Fangzhou looked up at her and said, "Your performance this month is at the bottom and not qualified. All performance bonuses will be deducted

Jiang Xiaoyuan's heart sank coldly.

Chen Fangzhou continued, "I have passed the assessment. I will be promoted to intern technician and change my badge tomorrow. I warn you that if you continue to do this next month, there will be no performance bonus. Whether you are promoted or not is the same

Jiang Xiaoyuan only heard half of it, and as everyone was in an uproar, she seemed to float up. Whether or not she would receive a prize later, she would listen in both ears.

Chen Fangzhou casually drew a question card, gathered it up and smashed it on her forehead: "What are you staring at? Can you hear me

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "Huh

In this way, Jiang Xiaoyuan became the shortest probationary shampoo worker in the store and successfully broke the ice with a small group centered around Lily. She realized that she and these colleagues were not completely speechless, talking about weight loss, clothes, and even teasing Mr. Chen behind their backs.

Jiang Xiaoyuan's ability to paint also caught everyone's attention as she wished. On a whim, she painted a portrait for everyone that didn't look like her - no one cared about whether it looked like her or not, as long as it was beautified.

Jiang Xiaoyuan changed her badge to "intern technician", and she felt very guilty about it, afraid that others would see that she didn't live up to her name. Fortunately, the intern technician was basically playing tricks and didn't have to handle it alone. She could handle it for a while. Jiang Xiaoyuan pretended to be confident while continuing to make up for it privately.

Of course, there are also things that turn happiness into sadness. Due to her lack of performance bonuses, she only received a meager basic salary that month, which was a drop in the bucket compared to her "huge" external debt. Jiang Xiaoyuan gritted her teeth and took out three-quarters as the first installment to pay Qilian.

She still doesn't have money to buy clothes, so she may be destined to wear that crazy black down jacket over her summer clothes for the winter.

Jiang Xiaoyuan's precious youth was immersed in a quagmire of poverty, unaware that it would take a monkey year and a horse month to climb out.

Anyway, Jiang Xiaoyuan began to get used to the life in the hair salon and tasted the benefits of "habit" - these two words are too magical and can alleviate most of the pain in the world.

Since she arrived in this world, she has been constantly in the midst of chaos and turmoil, and these days have finally settled down.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xiaoyuan's peaceful years only lasted for a few weeks.

That day happened to be the weekly business day, and it was snowing heavily outside, making it extremely cold. The room where Jiang Xiaoyuan lived had poor heating, so she secretly ran to the store to take advantage of the air conditioning - sorry for taking advantage of it for nothing, she had to pretend to study hard, blowing warm air while casually holding a dozen notes to practice on her paper.

Halfway through the practice, someone suddenly called at the door. Jiang Xiaoyuan went out to take a look and was startled to see a young man outside blocking the entrance. He was particularly tall and muscular, standing over 1.9 meters tall. As he approached, he looked like a pagoda, blocking the sunlight of half of the road.

Jiang Xiaoyuan didn't dare to let him in and cautiously poked her head out, "May I ask what you need

The young man curled up his shoulders, accommodating her height, trying to make their eyes level, and his posture appeared submissive. Trembling in the wind and snow, he asked, "Sister, didn't you go to work today

Jiang Xiaoyuan looked at him warily and said, "Let's take a day off today. Who are you looking for

Young man: "So... do you have a stylist here

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "No

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, the tall man, who was nearly two meters tall, shifted his gaze left and right for a moment before standing at the door and sobbing.

Jiang Xiaoyuan's hand, which was about to close the door, stopped in mid air.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Xiaoyuan washed her face clean, wrapped her bug shell like down jacket tightly, and followed the crying burly man to the wedding photography studio across the street.

That studio may be on the verge of bankruptcy, coming up with many unethical ways to increase revenue and reduce expenses, and to risk their own employees. The most unethical thing is to require photographers to be responsible for their own profits and losses. They have to find clients themselves, sign contracts themselves, and settle at the end of the month. If there are too few clients for the month, photographers will have to deduct money as equipment "depreciation fees" for the month.

But in this cold winter, who would have nothing to show their big shoulders and take wedding photos?

During the off-season, people's livelihoods are very difficult. This photographer has just started working and finally signed his first pair of clients. They made an appointment for today, but the makeup artist who works tirelessly at the studio called early in the morning and refused to come.

In the struggling studio, there is only one makeup artist, who is highly regarded and cannot afford to offend anyone.

But since the guest is coming today, can't we let them do their own makeup? The photographer had no choice but to rush to the hair salon across the street in a hurry to find someone - he was really unlucky, and the salon was also closed. He had to resort to picking up a Jiang Xiaoyuan with his nose and tears to make up for it.

Is that how you deal with customers? "Jiang Xiaoyuan asked half of her face tucked into her down jacket, with a hint of confusion." Your studio is operating so irregularly that it's almost closing down. Why are you working in this damn place

The photographer rolled up his fingers with his huge body and whispered softly, "My skills are not good, no one else wants it. I finally found the job

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "Then it's better to go to a restaurant and serve dishes

The photographer wiped away tears and pitifully said, "It's all the same

Jiang Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and was speechless. She could only admit that what she said made sense - these young people who had traveled thousands of miles away from home were all the same, without education or skills, rushing into various service industries such as hair washers and waiters. Their jobs were different, and their status and situation were similar. The customer was Wansui Ye, the boss was the general manager, and they were a group of small fish at the bottom of the food chain, being shouted at all day long.

In addition to the unlucky photographer, there was also a yawning cashier in the studio. The photographer greeted the cashier politely and asked Jiang Xiaoyuan to sit down. He then poured her a glass of water and walked over with a small step, saying, "I don't have money for you right now, okay

Jiang Xiaoyuan thought to herself, "Can't I tell you don't have money

She agreed, partly because she saw the man's pitiful condition, and partly because her hands were itching. Jiang Xiaoyuan is passionate about makeup. Since middle school, she has loved to apply makeup to her face, spending four to five hours putting it on and taking a few photos to wash and sleep.

Some people say that it takes ten thousand hours to become a genius in a field. Jiang Xiaoyuan has already spent more time on her face than this threshold. In ancient times, she must have been a master of disguise. Unfortunately, the craftsmanship was not put to good use. Since the master came to this time and space, she has been bare faced - she does not want to apply inferior cosmetics to her face, and cannot afford good ones, so she would rather be lacking than bare faced.

Today is finally another opportunity to return to the world.

Jiang Xiaoyuan finished the hot water in one breath and said tremblingly, "I don't have any cosmetics, don't tell me you don't even have any tools

The photographer quickly said, "Yes, I'll go get it for you

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "Wait, where is your air conditioner? Can you turn it up a bit? It's too cold

The photographer looked at her awkwardly and said, 'There are no guests, the boss won't let go.'

Jiang Xiaoyuan: "..."

It's really close to bankruptcy.

Jiang Xiaoyuan discovered that things are clustered together. When she wore gold and silver, she felt that the whole of China had already entered the ranks of super developed countries ahead of time. When she went out, luxury stores were full of compatriots.

And as she trembled and rubbed around on the air conditioner, she found that the whole world was full of poor people - not ordinary poor people, but the kind of poor people who were so poor that they jingled.

After waiting in the cold for about half an hour, a car slowly stopped at the door. Jiang Xiaoyuan jumped up excitedly and said, "Here we go! Turn on the air conditioning quickly

The big photographer was originally adjusting the lens, but upon hearing this, her hand trembled and she almost dropped the lens. The store was in chaos, and Jiang Xiaoyuan strode under the air conditioner, occupying the advantageous terrain and smiling as she set up a welcoming posture, watching a man and a woman push the door in.

The woman whispered to the man, "Why do you have to take photos this season? You're freezing to death, and you still have to book this rundown place. We're taking wedding photos, not one inch photos on your driver's license

Man: "Oh, is it cheap here

The woman said, "Huo Boyu, are you not mistaken? How many times can I get married in my lifetime? How many wedding photos can I take? Are you just using the word 'cheap' to pass me off

The man was very embarrassed and muttered, "It's all here, they're watching. Stop talking

The woman wanted face, so she scanned the two or three kittens in the store that were preparing to receive them, and with a cold expression, she remained silent.

Jiang Xiaoyuan was already stunned. She saw the young woman dressed in fashionable clothes take off her sunglasses and reveal a face that she recognized as gray - Feng Ruixue!