"Ding Dong", the text message sound of the mobile phone interrupted Xiao Li's thoughts. Xiao Li glanced up at the desk calendar, it turned out that it was the end of the month again, and the salary must have arrived. Xiao Li opened the text message on his mobile phone and looked at the 30,000 yuan that had arrived, and his brows couldn't help frowning.
It's the end of the month again, has the salary come in? The wife leaned over to look at Xiao Li's mobile banking.
It's here. Xiao Li clicked on the bank app, and the number of 30,000 was lying quietly in the balance.
Why is it 30,000 again, has the company raised its salary recently? The wife pouted.
The raise is an increase. Xiao Li muttered, "But the mortgage and car loan are repaid so much every month, and there is a few dollars left." He worriedly clicked on various apps, and the numbers in them made him even more upset.
Ay. The wife also sighed, "I feel that in this big city, it is so difficult to even afford the expenses of normal life, let alone save some money to improve our lives." ”
Xiao Li nodded, looked at his wife face to face, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
Yes, after graduating from university, I was full of ideals, thinking that I would enter the middle class when I arrived in a first-tier city. However, in the past few years, I have worked hard and have a car and a house, but my life is not as rich as I imagined. Watching the lives of other friends continue to improve, I feel as if I am stuck in place.
His classmate Xiao Zhang also showed off his newly bought business car a few days ago. Compared with the second-hand car that I am still paying in installments, it is really a nest.
A few days ago, he met a newcomer who had just joined the company, and when he talked about the monthly salary, the other party directly said a 4w number. This made Xiao Li can't help but beat his chest hard: he has been in the society for more than ten years, and his salary is lower than that of newcomers who have just joined the company, which is simply a shame to be thrown into his grandmother's house.
Thinking about it, Xiao Li was a little depressed. He's been working hard, but the money still doesn't seem to come in. His wife could see his worries at a glance. "Husband, this social pressure is too great. It's not easy either. But we're still young, and we still have a chance. Don't be too sad. ”
Well. Xiao Li replied softly.
In the past, he often enlightened himself: your efforts will eventually pay off. Now, he seems to have begun to doubt the veracity of this sentence: will his efforts really pay off in this big city where money is paramount and the environment is unfair?
Xiao Li couldn't lift his energy to look at the bill again. He sat down on the sofa with his wife in his arms and turned on the TV, hoping to forget about reality in the fake entertainment variety show.
At this moment, a post popped up on social networks: The average monthly salary in xx city is 12k, do you think it is enough?
What makes Xiao Li even more angry is the following comment:
My salary of 2w is enough for my usual expenses, but it is difficult to save some money. "I've recently gone up to 35w, barely enough. ”
I work in a foreign company, and 25k is a basic level, and this income is actually a well-off life. ”
My husband is in an Internet company, and he recently raised his salary to 30k, so we can already choose a better lifestyle with such an income.
Those numbers and comments were like a basin of cold water, splashing little Liss shivering. His salary of 30,000 yuan is really a lot of money! In this city where prices are skyrocketing, how can it be possible to save money and improve your life.
Xiao Li suddenly realized that he was not rich as he imagined, and the real middle-class life was still out of reach. That night, he had insomnia until four in the morning, his mind full of worries about the future.