阿成正在讀明天午市餐牌,看要把哪些食材從冷凍庫搬到冰箱解凍。保威此時走進來跟阿成打招呼。136Please respect copyright.PENANAmURDXpymXa
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「還回來上班,也就是說,你面試失敗?」阿成問。136Please respect copyright.PENANAq6tCxT3z3a
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「連門都進不去。」保威搖搖頭。「沒有履歷表。他都沒說要帶履歷表。」他委屈地說。136Please respect copyright.PENANAaX5mQSX7hV
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「不過其他人都帶了?我猜想還有人穿西裝?」136Please respect copyright.PENANAqy1jC0D0qh
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保威瞪大眼:「你偷偷去了?」136Please respect copyright.PENANAwDD2G7AJ6M
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「我偷偷去了?」阿成誇張地重覆保威的話。「因為你翹班,我昨天在這裡連捱早午晚三更,上班20小時。我偷偷去了?」136Please respect copyright.PENANA6EDFnlOuno
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「那你怎知道其他人都帶了履歷,還知道他們穿西裝?」136Please respect copyright.PENANAVUPc5qh9Ya
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「我早就說天高office boy不是你想像的office boy。他們送文件也不是開小貨車,而是最新款的Peregrine。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAczikeIK9TF
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保威一臉懵。136Please respect copyright.PENANAWtXDRSpjji
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「Pe——re——grine,那款自動駕駛汽車。」阿成搖搖頭,想着保威連天高出產的汽車都不懂,面試也一定不會過。136Please respect copyright.PENANAiNN057L1Qd
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「我後來找了間文具店把履歷表打印出來,回去的時候卻說已經滿額。」保威聳聳肩。136Please respect copyright.PENANAq2mYsgkvcG
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「就算沒有滿額,你也進不去⋯⋯話說回來,你怎麼會有履歷表?」應徵快餐店從來不用履歷表,面試也是兩三句帶過。136Please respect copyright.PENANAbvfZrvOHOU
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「嘿,你整天說垂頭喪氣的話,世界不會變得更好。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAhFUfeq5sPD
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「好好準備午餐的,卻是我這種說垂頭喪氣話的人,而不是你這種夢想家。過來幫忙啊夢想家。」阿成拿起冰凍堅硬的肉醬汁。136Please respect copyright.PENANAgETqqzsBus
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「昨天沒發生什麼特別事吧?」保威轉了另一個話題。136Please respect copyright.PENANAcKzMYKl4xD
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阿成想起前晚下班前在後巷遇見的高跟鞋女人。不過話題只要涉及「女人」,保威就會發瘋,就會開始說:男人最重要還是有一個家,有一個可以安心回去的家。136Please respect copyright.PENANA0hRNgFBPRf
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阿成於是說:「經理說你再翹班的話就不用再來上班了。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAF8jlBK9xOf
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保威不以為然地撥撥手:「不用上班?最好是這樣,誰不知道飲食業長期缺人。阿成,不如你做經理?」136Please respect copyright.PENANAZDoLXjAW8Z
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「然後你可以更肆無忌憚翹班?」136Please respect copyright.PENANAAVd6V2e8Aa
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「不,你可以向上爬啊。先是分店餐廳經理,然後是分區餐廳經理,說不定有一天還能入駐總部,在辦公室工作,有自己的房間,關上門想兩個新菜式,其餘時間打打電動,看一下股市。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAFtm52g3h3M
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「對啊,你應該走這條路才對,為什麼要去天高面試?」136Please respect copyright.PENANARY6V95g72C
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「我不像你,你有能力,體格強壯,頭腦也好,你只是不想努力。我呢,我就只能靠機遇和運氣翻身。」136Please respect copyright.PENANALg4DDT6sgq
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這次換阿成冷笑一聲:「一個中英文不及格的人,稱讚另一個中英文不及格的人聰明,真有趣啊。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAIHXzXNg6cm
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「我們只是不適應填鴨式教育,不等於我們真的笨。」保威頓了頓:「好了,可能我是真的笨,不過你絕對不是。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAINiMBfmhIg
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「阿成,有客人找你。」一牆之隔的同事朝廚房窗口往內喊。136Please respect copyright.PENANAgllGcNSzkH
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有客人找我?——阿成納悶,有誰會找自己呢?但腦海很快浮起穿着高跟鞋的長髮女子的輪廓。136Please respect copyright.PENANAH3siPbKdih
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「舅父!」結果是外甥女扭扭。阿成這才想起,對了今天星期六。輪更工作的壞處是常常忘記當天星期幾。136Please respect copyright.PENANAJWQeyRt93s
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「她說一定要來看你。」阿成的二姐說,然後低頭摸女兒頭顱:「你有什麼給舅夫?」136Please respect copyright.PENANA43YkB5uqx7
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扭扭遞出一粒用透明包裝紙包好的果汁軟糖,葡萄味。136Please respect copyright.PENANA2L8e7IxFXr
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「我們約了Connie姨姨飲茶。」二姐說。Connie是二姐初中開始認識的好朋友。136Please respect copyright.PENANAlhpyaGx02h
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「那好吧。」阿成把果汁軟糖放進褲袋,接着他低聲跟二姐說:「不要帶她來了,又不是什麼光彩的工作。」二姐苦笑一下,牽着扭扭離開。136Please respect copyright.PENANA5zWf7ffdQy
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「想像一下是你老婆帶着女兒來找你,那畫面多美好啊!」回到廚房,保威用力拍着阿成的肩膊說。阿成不意外,只要遇上女人和小孩,保威就會自動腦補出和諧美好家庭的畫面。136Please respect copyright.PENANAACJxvrIU2a
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昨天因為保威翹班,阿成多上一更,經理讓他星期六休半天,不是體貼,而是星期天不夠人,怕阿成病倒。阿成不會無故翹班,但只要一發燒,不管經理說什麼,他都不願離開床。136Please respect copyright.PENANAlVwBMK6vsB
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下午兩點剛過,阿成脫掉圍裙和膠帽子,換掉黑色膠靴,穿回他的舊球鞋。就在他離開快餐店,走在街上掏出煙盒時,有人喊他的全名:「龐萬成。」136Please respect copyright.PENANAgyd5DOw4xA
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那晚的香水氣味,真刺鼻。阿成心想。他逕自為這種氣味取名為八婆香水。這些女人怎麼不明白,塗抹這種香水算是空氣污染。