Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 29 The Weakness of Middle-Aged People
Resignation application?

Hear this.

Everyone assumed that Lao Zhang, whom Zhou Yang mentioned, was going to resign, so they listened even more attentively.

"Old Zhang had just typed two words when his wife suddenly called."

She said that she had to pay the mortgage again this month, and there were also the children's tutoring fees that she hadn't paid to the teacher yet.

"Old Zhang's mother needs to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination due to cancer. I need to take her there this weekend. They also need to pay for the medical expenses. I haven't visited my parents-in-law in a long time. If I don't have time, I'll send some money back home."

"After hanging up the phone, Lao Zhang silently deleted the resignation application document and then opened his mobile banking app."

"I checked my bank account balance, and it's only a little over 7,000 yuan. I still have 4,000 yuan left to pay on my mortgage, so the remaining 4,000 yuan is definitely not enough. My child's tutoring fees alone cost 3,000 yuan..."

"There was nothing I could do, so Lao Zhang started sending WeChat messages to people and asking his friends for money, but everyone was struggling financially, and after going around asking around, no one would lend him any money."

"Just then, the manager called him and told him to get to the manager's office. Old Zhang sighed and went to the manager's office."

"As soon as I got to the office, the manager threw a folder at me containing a client's information. He told me I had to find a way to close this deal that night, or I'd be fired!"

"Seeing how harsh the manager was, Lao Zhang didn't dare to argue and quickly agreed. He couldn't afford to lose his job now."

"Just as the manager was telling him to get out, Lao Zhang hesitated and asked the manager to borrow five thousand yuan. The manager gave Zhang a disgusted look and told him to get an advance on next month's salary from the finance department."

"Old Zhang thanked the manager and humbly withdrew from the office."

"After getting off work in the afternoon, Lao Zhang called his wife to explain the situation, and then took his subordinates to a business dinner. At the dinner table, Lao Zhang drank glass after glass of baijiu to please his clients."

"At 10 p.m., Lao Zhang was still drinking with clients."

"His wife called to urge him on, complaining and yelling at him. To avoid being laughed at by his clients, Lao Zhang immediately hung up the phone."

"At 11 p.m., the customer finally agreed to sign the order. After seeing the customer off, Lao Zhang rode his bicycle home alone."

"Upon arriving at the entrance of the residential area, Lao Zhang bought a strawberry tart that his wife wanted, a hamburger that his child liked, and for himself, a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes costing a little over ten yuan."

"After arriving downstairs, Lao Zhang did not go upstairs immediately. He leaned against the stairwell and smoked a cigarette."

"After smoking, he went upstairs to go home, and his wife beat and scolded him, asking him why he came home so late and how he dared to hang up on him!"

"Old Zhang endured the beatings and scoldings, smiling as he took the strawberry tart out of his pocket, saying it was a gift to apologize. His wife, however, angrily said she could smell the cigarette on him and told him not to smoke. Why was he smoking again? We have so much money at home, and cigarettes are so expensive!"

"As she spoke, his wife reached into Lao Zhang's pocket, ready to confront him, but when she saw that it was only a Hongtashan cigarette worth a little over ten yuan, she fell silent."

……

Upon hearing this, sobs could be heard from the audience.

Many audience members were already in tears.

Director Hu Wen was very professional; he immediately had the camera switched to record the audience's reactions.

The viewers in the live stream were also moved to tears and speechless.

At this moment, there were no comments.

Because they had been drawn into Lao Zhang's emotions, this story wasn't just about Lao Zhang, but also about them.

Or.

Everyone is like Lao Zhang!

Many people seemed to see themselves in the words, and some even hoped that Zhou Yang would stop talking.

Because every word Zhou Yang said seemed to reveal the secrets that this group of people most wanted to hide.

but.

They wanted Zhou Yang to continue speaking.

Let everyone know that Chen Siyu's carefree and happy life doesn't represent everyone else. They also need to have their voices heard!
……

Zhou Yang pondered for a moment.

Continue speaking.

"Old Zhang's wife put away his cigarettes and told him to smoke no more than one a day from now on, saying that he was the pillar of the family and that if he were gone, the family would be gone."

"I also told him not to buy her any more gifts. The family is short of money right now, so every little bit helps." Old Zhang nodded with a smile.

"After washing up, the two lay in bed. The wife started counting on her fingers, calculating how much money she would need for the month. Old Zhang told his wife not to worry about the money, and then transferred the advance payment of his salary to her, but he lied and said it was this month's bonus."

"His wife immediately kissed him happily and praised him for being great. Old Zhang smiled happily, but his heart was filled with even more bitterness."

"My wife was so happy that she said she would reward Lao Zhang with a class, but Lao Zhang was too tired and couldn't do it. He could only say that he was sleepy and would come next time."

The next day, Lao Zhang came to the company.

"He overheard people in the company talking and said that a few young people quit because they were unhappy with the manager scolding them."

"Old Zhang was a little envious after hearing this. He wished he could be so carefree one day, but he couldn't because of his family."

"He had only been working for a short while when the manager suddenly called him into the office."

"The manager said that several new employees had just left, and he planned to hand over their work to Lao Zhang so that Lao Zhang could complete it. Because Lao Zhang is a long-term employee, he must take on the responsibility."

"Old Zhang's face instantly turned ugly. This was clearly bullying an honest man. Seeing that Old Zhang was unwilling, the manager directly made some harsh words."

"Either you resign and leave, or you'll have to increase your workload in the future, just like today."

"Old Zhang was so angry he wanted to beat up the manager and just leave."

"But when he thought of his wife and children, the mortgage and car loan, the anger in Lao Zhang's heart was instantly extinguished. He immediately put on a smile and said that he would guarantee to complete the tasks assigned by the manager and not hold the company back."

"The manager's expression immediately changed. He smiled and patted Lao Zhang on the shoulder, saying that as long as he worked hard, the company would compensate him and give him a raise in the future."

"This is the story of Old Zhang's life in a day and a half."

"And this program documents most of the middle-aged people."

"They're all about the same as Lao Zhang."

"They all have weaknesses!"

After saying that.

Zhou Yang looked at Chen Siyu.

"Host, after hearing this story, do you think that middle-aged people are really in a good situation? Are they happy? Are they resilient? Are they really stronger than young people?"

This……

Zhou Yang's question left Chen Siyu speechless.

She now realizes that she really knows too little about this world, something she had always thought she did.

What you see is the world.

I never imagined that such a large segment of the world's population lived such difficult lives.

"I……"

Chen Siyu opened her mouth several times, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.

Words in the face of reality.

Too pale.

(End of this chapter)