After quitting 996, I became the master of the deserted planet

April 2024, 7, sunny.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the lights in H City were bright and there was still a constant flow of cars on the streets, as if the night had no effect on this city that never sleeps.

Chu Jiao dragged her tired body back to her rental house, a small one-bedroom apartment of about 30 square meters. The rent of this small apartment took up one-third of her salary every month.

Chu Jiao felt that she couldn't save on this expense. The environment of the community where the apartment was located was relatively good, and one needed to swipe a card to register to enter and exit the community. It was relatively safe for her as a woman living alone. It was also close to her workplace, only a fifteen-minute walk away. It was a relatively ideal residence in this bustling big city.

Chu Jiao was born in a small county town in Jiang Province. She had good grades since childhood and performed well in the college entrance examination, and was admitted to a university in H City.

I started working in a foreign trade company in H City directly after graduating from university. I have been living a corporate life for two years. In order to keep up with the work progress, I often work overtime until late at night. Today I got off work early.

In order to catch up with the work progress today, I just ate a small piece of bread for dinner. After submitting the work, I went straight home. Now I feel uncomfortable in my stomach.

Not wanting to bother with any more trouble late at night, Chu Jiao ordered a bowl of porridge for takeout. She curled up on the sofa and was about to watch some videos while waiting for the takeout when her mother called her on video.

"Jiaojiao, are you busy at work? Have you eaten well? Have you lost weight again?"

Hearing her mother's voice and looking at her familiar face, Chu Jiao's eyes suddenly turned red. "Mom!" Chu Jiao shouted and couldn't help sobbing.

Mother Chu was worried. She wondered if her daughter had been bullied. She was so far away from home, and it was hard to get over something all at once. "Jiaojiao, did someone bully you? Mom will ask Dad to drive to pick you up right away. It's really worrying for a girl to work so far away from home."

"Mom, I'm fine, I just miss you a little." Chu Jiao said coquettishly.

"If you can't make it, you should just quit and go home. Find a job closer to home. Even if the pay is lower, at least you'll have food, drink, and someone to take care of you at home. You said you're just stubborn, with the same temper as your father. It would be so much better to just find a comfortable job at home after graduation. Why do you insist on suffering outside? I'm really scared when I see the news about those girls living alone getting into trouble."

Mother Chu was getting angry when she said this. Her daughter's personality was not that strong and hard to bully. She was more honest and didn't like to talk to others since she was a child. Her communication skills were very poor. How could she not make people worry when she was outside? When the epidemic was so serious two years ago, she asked her to go home but she refused to listen. Was her daughter's rebellious period coming?

Chu Jiao felt her heart calm down as she listened to her mother's familiar nagging. She laughed, "Mom, I have a stubborn temper like Dad, so I must have inherited my intelligence from you."

Mother Chu laughed when she heard this, "That's right, my grades weren't bad when I was in school, so he must be like me."

At this time, the doorbell rang. It was the takeaway. Chu Jiao took the takeaway and ate porridge while listening to her mother talking about family matters. After hanging up the phone with her mother, Chu Jiao cleaned up the table and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower, she used a hair dryer to blow dry her hair and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. Her long hair, which was once black and shiny, was now dry and withered. Her pale and bloodless face had serious dark circles around her most admirable big eyes. This was a serious sub-health condition. Suddenly, an idea popped up in her mind: it is not impossible to quit her job and go home.

She is not the type of career woman and has a slight social anxiety. She just does her job quietly in the company and only socializes with colleagues politely at work. When she sees her boss, she wishes she could disappear. After two years, her boss probably doesn't have much impression of her.

At that time, she stayed in H City to work and followed the trend of her classmates to submit resumes for internships. Her classmates all had goals and ambitions and wanted to gain a foothold in this big city, but she had no work ambition. The consumption level in H City was high, and after working diligently for two years, her savings were still in the five figures.

When she saw the news in the university classmates group that someone had been promoted and received a raise, she felt that this high-intensity workplace was really not suitable for her. It made her extremely nervous every day and she was about to collapse.

I tossed and turned in bed, the urge to quit became stronger and stronger, and I couldn't suppress it anymore. I didn't know when I fell asleep.

Chu Jiao, who hadn't slept much at night, woke up early in the morning. After washing and changing her clothes, she realized it was still early for work. She took a deep breath and sent a message to her mother, "Mom, I've decided to quit my job and go home. If you can't find a job at home, be prepared to be left alone."

Not long after I sent the message, a voice message came from Chu's mother: "Hahaha, don't worry, even though your dad is not very successful, he can still support you. Have you really decided to resign? Are you going to resign today? When will you be home? Do you want me and dad to pick you up?"

Chu Jiao sent a voice message back, "Mom, no thanks. I'm going to hand in my resignation today. I don't know when I can complete the resignation procedures. I also need to sort out the rented house here. When I'm done, I'll pack my luggage and send it back. I'll take the high-speed rail there. You can ask Dad to pick me up at the high-speed rail station. I'm going to the company now. I'll reply to you after I finish the procedures."

Chu Jiao ordered a bowl of millet porridge and an egg at the breakfast shop at the entrance of the community, accompanied by sour appetizers. She felt warm in her stomach, and the idea of ​​quitting her job suddenly became more urgent.

After making the decision, she felt eager to go home and wished she could go home right away, but she still had to go through the procedures and formalities. Chu Jiao sighed and slowly walked towards the company.

After entering the company and saying hello to my colleagues, I went to my desk, turned on the computer, wrote a resignation report, printed it out, and went directly to my boss's office to hand in the resignation letter.

The resignation process went smoothly. For a small employee like her whose business ability was not particularly outstanding, the company just signed and approved her resignation after a symbolic attempt to retain her.

The work at hand had just been completed and submitted by working overtime the day before, and there was nothing to hand over. The Human Resources Department directly completed the resignation procedures for me, settled the remaining salary, packed up my personal belongings, and left the company in the surprised eyes of my colleagues.

It was already noon when Chu Jiao returned to the apartment. She first sent a message to Chu's mother to explain the situation. Her stomach was growling with hunger, so she quickly took out her phone to order some takeout and then called the landlord to ask him to come over tomorrow to inspect the house and cancel the lease. She packed up this afternoon and sent back everything that could be sent. The remaining suitcase should be almost done, and she would start work after lunch.

In the afternoon, Chu Jiao asked a courier to come to her house and send the two large packages home. Looking at the small house where she had lived for two years, she didn't feel reluctant to leave at all. She still felt more comfortable sleeping in the big bed at home.

Chu Jiao bought a high-speed train ticket for 3:30 p.m. tomorrow and made an appointment to come over at 10 a.m. to inspect the house and cancel the lease. After that, she went directly to the high-speed rail station to wait for the train. She called Chu's mother to arrange a time to pick her up, then took a shower and went to bed. She didn't sleep much the night before, and now that everything was done, she felt sleepy.

The next day, after a smooth inspection of the house, the landlord returned the deposit. Since it was only a few days into the month, he also returned part of the rent. It was a pleasant surprise. Since it was a temporary check-out, I thought I would have to pay the rent myself. The landlord is so kind.

After saying goodbye to the landlord, Chu Jiao pushed her suitcase and took the subway directly to the high-speed rail station. She had a quick bite to fill her stomach at the station, but she couldn't eat too much. She arrived home in more than an hour, so she saved some space for her mother's loving meal.

After the high-speed train departed, Chu Jiao felt relieved as she watched H City drift further and further away. She was also vaguely excited and expectant. I’m home!!!