今晚不宜

Old Li was feeling troubled recently. His company was being restructured and he was facing layoffs. He was busy looking for a job during the day and couldn't sleep at night due to anxiety. He believed in a saying: it's not advisable to make major decisions at night. He saw this saying online, attributed to experts, who claimed the brain tends to be impulsive and judgment is impaired at night.

This night, Old Li was sleepless again. He tossed and turned, his mind filled with words like "layoff," "re-employment," "mortgage," and "children's tuition." He forced himself not to think, but those thoughts were like rampant weeds, the more he pulled, the more grew.

At two in the morning, Old Li couldn't bear it anymore and opened his phone to scroll through short videos. Suddenly, an ad popped up: "Only 998, help you get a new life! Join the XX Entrepreneurship Camp, earning over 10,000 a month is not a dream!"

Old Li scoffed. He had seen plenty of this kind of scam. But, on a whim, he clicked on the link. In the ad, a suit-clad "successful person" was giving a passionate speech, with thunderous applause from the audience. The successful person said: "As long as you dare to think, dare to do, you can change your destiny! Join us, the next millionaire is you!"

Old Li's heart fluttered. He thought, since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well learn more. He added the other party's WeChat.

The other party quickly replied, enthusiastically introducing the "advantages" and "success stories" of the entrepreneurship camp. Old Li asked many questions, and the other party answered them one by one, appearing very professional. They chatted until four in the morning, and Old Li was completely convinced. He felt that this was an opportunity to change his destiny, not to be missed.

He looked at the balance in his bank card, gritted his teeth, and transferred 998 yuan.

After transferring the money, Old Li's mood calmed down. He felt that he had made the right decision. He believed that as long as he worked hard, he would succeed.

The next morning, Old Li woke up with a headache. He picked up his phone, wanting to check the course schedule of the entrepreneurship camp. He found that the other party had already blocked him.

Old Li was dumbfounded. He realized that he had been scammed.

He wanted to call the police, but he felt ashamed. A honest man like him had been deceived by such a low-level scam, wouldn't he be laughed at?

He silently turned off his phone, feeling a mix of emotions.

At noon, the unit leader found Old Li, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Old Li, this time, considering your actual situation, the organization has decided to arrange a better position for you."

Old Li was stunned. He thought he had misheard.

The leader smiled and said: "You are usually conscientious and responsible in your work, hardworking and have a good reputation among the masses. After research, it was decided to promote you to chairman of the labor union, enjoying the treatment of a section-level cadre."

Old Li could hardly believe his ears. He had always thought he was unknown and unappreciated, but he didn't expect the organization to be paying attention to him.

He excitedly shook the leader's hand and thanked him repeatedly.

In the evening, Old Li treated his colleagues to dinner to celebrate his promotion. After a few rounds of drinks, everyone was a little tipsy. A colleague asked Old Li: "Old Li, I heard you've been looking for a job recently? How's it going?"

Old Li waved his hand and said with a smile: "What job am I looking for? I got promoted!"

Everyone was stunned and congratulated Old Li one after another.

After the dinner, Old Li walked home alone, feeling a mix of emotions in his heart. He thought of what happened during the day, and then of the 998 yuan he was scammed of last night. He suddenly felt that life was like an absurd drama, full of unexpected twists and turns.

He took out his phone, wanting to post about this on his WeChat Moments. But he hesitated again. He thought, if others knew he had been scammed, wouldn't it affect his glorious image?

He finally gave up. He silently turned off his phone and looked up at the starry sky.

Suddenly, he saw a text message: "Congratulations on obtaining the 'XX Entrepreneurship Camp' free course experience qualification, please click the link to claim it."

Old Li's fingers trembled. He wondered, should he try again? Anyway, he had already been scammed once, what difference would it make to be scammed again?

He looked at the time, two in the morning.

He remembered the saying the expert said: it's not advisable to make major decisions at night.

He took a deep breath, turned off his phone, and threw it in the trash can.

Then, he strode home, fell into bed, and went to sleep.

The next morning, Old Li woke up and found himself lying on the bed in the police station.

The police told him that he was drunk last night, ran naked in the street, and shouted loudly, disturbing public order.

Old Li completely collapsed.

He finally understood that it really wasn't advisable to make major decisions at night.