Just after Christmas, and towards the end of the year, the migrant workers who have worked hard all year finally find a chance to treat themselves.
It's just that under the strong festive atmosphere, there will inevitably be long queues when going out to eat, and various exhibitions will inevitably be crowded.
Young people who are keen to find a new lifestyle have recently touted the new favorite of comfortable experiences, foot spas, as the first choice for leisure activities.
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In the past, the static health activity of foot massage could not enter their eyes at all, but once it was stained with the smell of class, every mature migrant worker would officially open the door of the foot massage shop one day.
It's not that they can't afford to go to restaurants and cinemas, but this kind of "integrated service" that can enjoy food, drinks, massages, movies, and a special person to chat with them is more cost-effective. The foot massage shop is a well-deserved happy hometown for migrant workers.
In the name of washing feet, it was briefly "shut down".
Although they shout all day that they can't save money, the budget for the enjoyment of the body of contemporary social animals will never increase. Without him, the work is hard enough, so you have to treat yourself after work.
Mei Yan, who has been drifting north for 5 years, fell in love with pedicure from the beginning of her work. "This is the most intuitive and effective way to relieve fatigue, as long as the feet are comfortable, the whole body is comfortable. ”
Mei Yan visits the pedicure almost every week. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
Unlike bathhouses and hot springs, where guests are treated completely naked, the service of the foot spa is simple and straight to the point. Guests only need to take 60-90 minutes to quickly return to their daily routines after enjoying themselves.
Changing into comfortable, soft clothes and soaking your feet in warm water can only be regarded as a primary enjoyment, and the choice of more than a dozen different effects of foot wash water is enough to make it difficult for young people to choose for the first time, not to mention a series of dazzling massage techniques such as "Tongluo, Soothing, Thai, Head Therapy".
There is no terrible sound of bone clicking, and there is no need to apply essential oil on the back, and the technician has already done a full set of shoulder and neck massage within ten minutes of foot soaking. Middle-aged people may feel that the time is not enough, but young people feel that this sense of boundary is just right.
As soon as I entered the store, I took the fruit and chrysanthemum tea, which immediately soothed the irritability of the workers. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
After checking in to more than a dozen foot massage shops, Mei Yan finally got a card in a store near the community. "Over time, ordinary pedicure technicians can become their own personal physiotherapists, and the health care effect is immediate. "Arranging a budget of two or three thousand yuan on the foot massage project from time to time is a small way for Mei Yan to reward herself.
When 24-year-old Xiaotang first entered the foot spa shop, she didn't have any expectations. As a southerner who has no need for pedicure, her impression of the pedicure shop is still a small foot massage workshop run by two or three technicians in a small roadside storefront.
Unexpectedly, today's foot massage shops have long since lost the filter of "exclusive to the middle-aged and elderly", but firmly grasped the "one-stop leisure" style loved by young people.
In a private room equipped with a projection screen and high-quality audio, washing your feet while watching a movie is just a basic operation. Who would have thought that after washing their feet, free fruits, staple foods, and desserts are also available?
It's the first time Xiao Tang has eaten a meal in a pedicure shop. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
For a massage of more than 100 yuan**, you can not only enjoy a foot massage, but also get more than a dozen kinds of unlimited** treatment. After the service is completed, you don't have to leave in a hurry, you will not be driven away if you sleep leisurely in the room, and your aunt will even cover you with a quilt intimately.
After trying it once, my friend and I immediately began to regret why we didn't come sooner. I used to say that I was in good health and didn't need a foot massage, and I didn't know how much happiness I missed!”
After the massage, watch a movie, eat and drink enough, and get a good night's sleep. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
In the eyes of Jason, a part-time worker of Party B, the foot massage shop can bring a valuable "Party A experience".
After an hour of communicating with the client, the conclusion was that he asked me to make a colorful black, but after chatting with the eldest sister in the foot massage shop for an hour, she was able to praise me from head to toe, just to get me a good review. ”
Occasionally, when he meets a big brother or sister who likes to teach the truth of life, Jason will also play the role of a junior and listen carefully. Young people who live every day in the line between companies and rental houses need stories from completely different industries and backgrounds to break through the information cocoon.
Jason, who never writes reviews, wrote a short comment for his eldest sister with real feelings. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
The physiotherapy is over, and Jason's grievances from Party A seem to have gotten **. Although I know that most of the eldest sisters are also "acting on the spot", every time I think of the good times I have had, the young people who have been repeatedly frustrated in their work will always open the door of the foot massage shop again during the trough period.
The life of socializing without going to a foot spa shop is incomplete.
In the era of "per capita social fear", the private and warm attributes of the foot massage shop have become the most suitable secret base for i people's leisure. You can enjoy yourself in a private room by yourself, or you can cultivate a relationship with two or three friends. After all, the relaxation and honesty after taking off the shoes are enough to prompt friends to talk about topics that they can't usually talk about.
As soon as the door of the private room is closed, the real "heart-to-heart" link begins. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee).
It is undeniable that pedicure is indeed a very private one-on-one leisure activity, and it is probably close enough to be a friend of the pedicure partner. But a group of people have a pedicure together, in fact, there is another kind of fun.
The opportunity for Khakee, a newcomer in the workplace, to step into the foot massage shop for the first time is to participate in the team building of the department. The thought of being massaged with her usual nodding colleague makes Khakee feel embarrassed.
But when he saw everyone in fancy massage clothes and screaming under the technician's kneading technique, the nervousness that Khakee expected was completely gone.
Here, everyone is no longer the glamorous clothes in the cubicle, and everyone's shoulder and neck condition is the same, which is worrying. "Even if it's a big deal, you have to wait until the massage is over. ”
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No matter how senior the director sits during the day, and at night it is in the hands of the technician aunt of the foot massage shop, the leader and colleagues will be equally labeled as "a little empty". This wonderful sense of equality is the best lubricant in workplace relationships.
What's more, taking turns to watch the "pain masks" of colleagues being pressed out is also more fun than the pedicure itself.
Not only suitable for team building and socializing, as long as you relax, the foot massage shop can also be the best "negotiation field". Public relations person Mei Yan often takes clients to the foot massage salon together. "At first, we were a little embarrassed to make small talk, but the technician aunt was surprisingly familiar with the topic of the workplace. ”
I have to receive several tired social animal technicians every day, and I am obviously used to listening to all kinds of bizarre workplace news, and it is not a problem to occasionally help Mei Yan to be a "cheer". Between singing and harmonizing with the aunt, the customer's address to Mei Yan has changed from "teacher" to "dear".
Picture: "The King of Baths").
Since friends learned about Xiaotang's foot bathing experience, more and more people in the circle of friends have met with foot massage shops on weekends.
In the past, friends gatherings included eating, shopping, and having fun, and at least three destinations were prepared at a time. After starting work, I was already tired after eating, and I had nowhere to go so I had to scatter home. But at the foot massage parlor, you can spend the whole day lying down with your friends without any scruples. ”
Not only does it not have to waste the extremely scarce time of friends gathering after work, but the foot massage shop also undertakes the five-in-one function of "hotel + cinema + hotel + massage shop + chat". In this way, a pedicure may be the most suitable place for today's young people to socialize. Sugar said.
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For Khakee, who is wandering alone in a foreign land, the foot massage shop is not only a place for physical relaxation, but also a spiritual harbor for her.
After becoming a regular customer in the store, every time Khakee arrives at the store, the boss will take the initiative to ask her if she has eaten, and occasionally he will place a bowl of noodles for her.
Everyone cares about whether I fly high or not, only the aunt at the foot massage shop is still concerned about whether my heart is healthy or not when she pinches my feet. "In a strange city, there are always people who remember the small details related to you, isn't this a kind of fate?
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Today, when "young people are tired" has become a consensus, it is the foot massage shop that accepts them who are both mentally and physically "crispy".
Behind the change of young people's hobbies from dynamic stimulation to calm and healthy health, there are many people who live two points and one line every day, trying to find a respite in the unchanged life.
Whether it's a short escape from the daily routine or incorporating it into our routine, everything we experience in a pedicure is just about getting out of the shop and better engaging in our lives.
Written by Shepherd.
Edit Strawberry Crisp.
Proofread by Lai Xiaoni.
Typesetting Ren Xinyang.
Cover "Love Apartment".
Header picture "Love Apartment".