Each time my boss drives the screw into his employees, he repeats the same thing: "Which pieces of Chinese onion do you think you are? Put a hand on your heart, which one of you dares to tell me he or she is too good to be replaced?
An Jinlei removes the earth with a pickaxe to reveal plastic sheets left from last year. He picks them up and stashes them in a big bag. Most farmers don't take so much trouble. They simply drive through the fields with tractors when spring comes and the plastic is buried deep underground.
Sinking in the sofa, Yang Guang tells his manager, a slim man standing by: "Tell them, that's the price." When he hears footsteps, he rises quickly. "Hello," he offers a hand.
It has been a few months since my baby was born. As our parents were unwilling to lend a helping hand, we resorted to outside help. We quickly discovered that finding a suitable nanny is just as hard as finding the love of one's life.
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