Chapter 420


    Although it was easier to find a job after the new year, Crystal submitted many resumes but no


    response.


    This morning, she received two calls to interview. She got up early and arrived at the venue with


    exquisite makeup and suitable clothes. Unfortunately, before she met the interviewer, her enthusiasm


    faded away because of the long line in front of her.


    "Why are there so many people?"


    Christina, who followed Crystal out to enrich her experience, was shocked by the long queue of people.


    "How long will it take?"


    "The first round of interviews are mass-election. It''s not easy to enterrgepanies." Crystal had


    more social experience.


    So when Crystal graduated and joined the IP&G Group, she was envied by her schoolmates.


    Unfortunately, she offended Barbara and lost her job. Although she pretended to be generous, she still


    felt irritated in her heart.


    Christina nced at her and asked, "Do you want to go back to IP&G Group?"


    Crystal quickly refused. "No, I want to find a job on my own."


    If Christina lent her a hand, it would not be a problem for her to find a job, and she could even join the


    Secretary Office on the top floor of IP&G Group. However, she didn''t want to pull some strings.


    "You did well in IP&G Group. Barbara made trouble on you and forced you to resign due to me."


    Christina remembered the past and looked a little angry. "Now that you go back to IP&G, even if you


    meet Barbara Parker, she won''t dare to say anything."


    Crystal and Christina lined up as they chatted. "Last time in Switzend, you helped Barbara in the


    avnche. Did she still secretly trouble you?"


    "No, I heard that she took a month off with a leg injury and applied for a transfer to the US subsidiary."


    Crystalughed. "It''s tragic that Barbara met a rival in love like you. She''s not purely evil, and I think


    she haspletely given up now."


    Christina insisted on waiting in line from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.


    It was finally Crystal''s turn to sit in the waiting room, but a tall and beautiful female employee walked


    out and said, "That''s all for today''s interview. The rest cane tomorrow morning."


    Suddenly, the people in the waiting room were frustrated, and some people cursed in a low voice.


    Christina''s face darkened. She immediately stood up and wanted to stop that employee. How could


    they let her wait for such a long time in vain?


    "That''s what bigpanies do." Crystal immediately stopped her and sighed. "In the present poor


    economic climate, a stable and reputablepany like this is a hot property in the eyes of new


    graduates."


    An applicant beside them also sighed. "It doesn''t matter if wee a few more times. The most


    disgusting thing is jumping the queue by pulling some strings."


    Another woman, dressed more maturely, snorted. "What''s disgusting about that. It''s enviable that they


    can rely on their connections. To put it bluntly, when we meet a well-connected individual of such a


    A group of people discussed in a low voice.


    Christina looked back and found that the line was still long. Although disappointed, these young people


    immediately braced themself up and left, ready toe back tomorrow morning.


    It was the first time Christina had attended an interview with so many people like this. ncing at the


    candidates, she felt a little uneasy. After calming down, she asked Crystal, "Shall we go for lunch


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    now?" After all, it was almost noon.


    After signing in at the counter, Crystal walked over and looked down at the time on her phone. Then


    she looked up to Christina with a bit of hesitation.


    "How about you have lunch first, and I''ll go to the secondpany to apply for the job alone?"


    Christina was suddenly in the mood to apany her for the interview today.


    She had waited for a few hours in vain. It would be her fault if she left Christina hungry. Before going


    out, Mrs. Stephenson specifically reminded her to take care of Christina.


    Initially, Crystal was familiar with Christina and felt it unnecessary, but the Stephenson family''s people


    emphasized Christina''s gentility several times.


    Even if Christina didn''t mind, the Hopkins family''s protective nature could clean away these ordinary


    people who hurt her easily.


    "When do you have an appointment with the secondpany? Where is it? I''m not very hungry. Let''s


    go and have lunch together."


    Christina was not a spoiled person. She knew that Crystal''s appointment was at 2 p.m, and there were


    still 3 hours left. However, she immediately left with Crystal in case that they had to queue up.


    Crystal was led to a taxi by her in a hurry, and Christina did not forget to urge the driver, "Sir, please


    drive fast."


    Looking at her serious expression, the driver thought there was something urgent and did not dare


    dy. He stepped on the elerator and rushed to the destination quickly.


    It took only fifteen minutes to get to the entrance of the secondpany. Crystal got out of the car and


    burst intoughter. "We needn''t be in such a hurry."


    She thought that the Stephenson family didn''t know Christina well, and how could Patrick fall in love


    with a spoiled girl?


    The secondpany was small, and they didn''t need to line up, but they arrived at 11: 30, when the


    employees were having noon break, so they rushed for nothing.


    "The size of thepany is not important. Although somepanies are small, the personnel are not


    They bought some water and two pieces of bread at a nearby store and sat down casually, chatting


    while eating.


    Christina opened the bottle cap and asked, "Then you want to work in a smallpany?"


    Crystal gave a wry smile and joked. "I don''t want to go out to work at all."


    Christina raised her head and looked puzzled.


    "Since you don''t want to work, why do you struggle in interviewing everywhere?"


    Christina now understood that it was not easy to find a stable job. Maybe Chandler asked her to get


    money to support the family. However, the Stephenson family didn''t seem to be short of cash.


    "I''m joking," Crystal gave a forced smile and took a big sip of water. She said in her usual soft tone, "It''s


    just that I''ve been a little discouraged from not receiving any reply recently. Chandler asked me to


    Christina did not doubt it and confided in her, "Patrick and Senior Mr. Hopkins also asked me to work


    yesterday."


    "They asked you to go to work?" Crystal was a little surprised.


    "Senior Mr. Hopkins said that nowadays a woman must have her source of ie and can''t rely on


    her husband or son. A woman''s happinesses from her wealth."


    "Does Patrick agree?"


    Christina told the truth. "His face darkened."


    Crystal chuckled.


    "That''s good. Then let''s find a job in the samepany, work together as colleagues and go shopping


    on weekends, living like white-cor workers. Besides, we can spend the money we earn and


    asionally travel abroad together."


    This kind of life was quite remarkable.


    The two women lost in fantasy happily and didn''t want to be a housewife.


    For a moment, they were filled with anticipation and felt that it was good to be together in this small


    At half-past one, the employees of this smallpany came back to work one after another. There


    were more than ten employees in this smallpany, and there were not so many rules for the


    interview. It was the proprietress of thispany who acted as the interviewer.


    Crystal submitted her resume online in advance. She had studied abroad on a schrship at that time,


    and she had worked in a superrge group, so the interviewer asked a few questions and immediately


    hired her.


    Because this smallpany still needed to recruit more people, Christina also participated in the


    interview.


    Crystal was waiting outside. Now they were only looking for a job to idle away their time. Although the


    benefits and sry of the smallpany were not high, the staff structure was simple. Moreover, she


    thought Christina might aim to experience life, so it was much more convenient for them to leave


    suddenly in a smallpany.


    When Crystal was ready to celebrateter, Christina came out of the interview room with a gloomy


    face, "She doesn''t want me."


    "How could that be?"


    Crystal couldn''t believe her ears. Christina had an elite education since she was a child, and her


    academic qualifications were naturally first-ss. How could a smallpany have such high


    requirements?


    The staff outside the door whispered to them, "Our boss doesn''t like beautiful people the most."


    Crystal was in a daze for a moment and then understood that if the couple ran apany together, the


    wife would reject beautiful girls if she was jealous.


    "It''s okay. Just look for another job. She doesn''t know how excellent you are."


    Crystal also decisively rejected the job.


    "Crystal, you can work here yourself. Ignore me."


    "It''s just a smallpany. I sent out bulk applications, and I don''t like this smallpany very much."


    Christina gazed at her suspiciously. "I just heard some employees say that the economy is not good


    this year. Even bigpanies areying off workers, and those fresh graduates who have no


    connections can''t find a good job. They also say that married women without children are the most


    difficult to find a job because maternity leave affects the work." As she spoke, she was a little annoyed.


    "It''s discrimination. The men and women should be equal."


    Hearing this, Crystal was a little disappointed. It was indeed the most difficult to find a job for a married


    woman who had not given birth to a child. Besides, thoserge groups preferred to hire fresh graduates


    to train slowly. As for others, they had to have superior strength or strong background.


    "Nothing. We don''t need to support the family anyway. Just take your time." Crystal patted her on the


    shoulder tofort her.


    Christina was a little depressed that she was busy for nothing.


    They called a taxi and were supposed to go home. For some reason, Christina said she was going to


    the IP&G Group.


    This morning in the Hopkins family, she vowed not to rely on connections and wanted to find a job by


    herself. However, she was busy in vain and in a bad mood, so she suddenly wanted to see Patrick.