For those who have lived in Shenzhen for a long time, how do you feel?

I feel that the happiness of living in Shenzhen is very high, mainly from three aspects:

First, income and expenditure. I am retired and my salary is twice as high as that of my mainland classmates. In addition, I don’t have too complicated interpersonal relationships, and I don’t have too many favors to reciprocate. In daily life, I go to the surrounding agricultural markets to buy vegetables, laundry detergent, paper towels and other daily necessities. I can stock up on holiday discounts. , consumption is actually not high.

Second, public *** resources are for my use. The stadium track is open to the public free of charge. For a few dollars, you can take Line 9 to Shenzhen Bay Park to see large groups of fish competing for the upper reaches. A little further, you can go to Sea World to experience a circle of young people feasting and being passionate. Shenzhen To the east, you can go to Wutong Mountain by bus. As long as you are willing to spend a day, there is a youth concert on the top of the mountain. The branch road can turn to the Fairy Lake Botanical Garden. If you are not willing to climb the mountain, there are more than 1,000 parks in Shenzhen, such as Yangtai Mountain and Lotus. Mountains, Xiangmi Lake, etc., I can’t even finish them all.

Third, medical care and education. A few years ago, the minimally invasive surgery for my uterine fibroids cost 10,000 yuan, and the reimbursement ratio was 90. I only had to pay 1,000 yuan. Last month, the tooth root canal treatment, three treatments, cost 3,800 yuan, all with the medical insurance card. Maybe you will think It’s expensive, but you really get what you pay for. My relative from my hometown had the same surgery, but the effect after suturing was not very good. A year later, her teeth had to be pried open and repaired.

Not to mention education. If you go to any school and ask, many teachers are double 985. The physics teacher in my son’s class is a graduate student at Tsinghua University and a general teacher. He is awesome. .

I am not saying this to show off, but I really feel the benefits. I was afraid that I had not made any contribution to Shenzhen, so I did my best to volunteer. I escorted the children after school on the school section. The red flag waved, the whistle blew, the moving vehicles stopped slowly, and the children passed safely. , no matter how bright the sun is, I don’t feel the sun.

As for the sidewalk excavation you mentioned, this is something I often see. I talked to the shop owners of the shops facing the street. Their business has also been affected to a certain extent, but they said that the repairs are all necessary. It is to enhance the appearance of the city and improve the surrounding environment. In the long run, in the near future, more people will come here to spend money.

By accident, it has been nine years since I came to Shenzhen!

I remember a long time ago, I was chatting with my friends at a roadside food stall over casserole porridge and beer. We came up with a question: Why do so many people prefer to earn five or six thousand a month and commute to get off work by taking the subway? How much money do you have left to live in a so-called big city like Shenzhen?

I thought about it for a long time before I understood this——

Because there is no better place. Choice, also because you can't bear greater risks.

Eight years ago, I moved south from the northwest countryside and came to Shenzhen.

At that time, my school was poor, my grades were poor, and my job search was not going well.

In Xi'an, a city with many famous schools, I wanted to find a place where I could fully support myself, so I went to all the job fairs.

When I was in a state of despair, I heard from my relatives who were working as migrant workers that people in Shenzhen were looking for jobs, so they packed their bags and went out without any preparation.

When I was looking for a job, my first requirement was “food and housing”.

My first job was as an ordinary test employee in an electronics factory. After I became a full-time employee, my salary was 2,600. After working for a year, I wanted to increase my salary to 2,800 but was rejected.

Disappointed and resigned, I joined the second job for 3300, and a year later it was 4300. With such figures, in Shenzhen, where billionaires are like crucian carp, I am afraid that I am not even qualified to be a loser.

The salary is low, the office atmosphere is not classy, ??there are no elites around, and you will never be able to contact the upper class society.

No matter how I look at it, there is no need for me to stay. People around me who are similar to me have returned to their hometowns one after another.

Some find a job with a lower salary in their hometown in the provincial capital city and live quietly, some start their own business, and some find connections to join the system.

Life is like a silent referee, silently and coldly looking at all living beings, leading to the same ending in similar ways.

I have been staying here, like a lonely rock, watching the waves come and go.

It’s not that I am strong-willed or that I am content with the status quo, but my family background is different from theirs, leaving me with no way out.

The night before I left for Shenzhen, my parents not only helped me pack my heavy luggage, but also stuffed my head with a note.

The notes were densely written with words like: Auntie’s several thousand, Second uncle’s tens of thousands. There were probably more than ten items, which added up to a total of about 80,000 to 90,000.

I understand it very well. Here we look at the debts my brother and I borrowed when we went to school.

My younger brother was deceived into a pyramid scheme by his classmates and has not yet come out. The children of these relatives are also in school waiting for money.

It seems that the money in our entire small mountain village is just that little, and it is just rotated among different families.

Now that the baton has been passed to me, it is time to repay my benefactors.

In the first two years after I arrived in Shenzhen, I lived in a kissing building in a village in the city that had to turn on the lights during the day.

Go to work, work overtime, get off work, save money, pay off debts...

Yes, you can find the same job in Xi'an as in Shenzhen, but the salary is only half of that in Shenzhen;

Yes, Xi'an may have similar opportunities to start a business as Shenzhen, but I am not the kind of person who can start a business;

Yes, the agency in my hometown is recruiting civil servants every year, but it needs to be practical As long as I can help...

I am burdened with debt and there are not many places I can go.

So, I can only stay.

I have no better choice, which is the only reason I have to stay.

Because this problem will not change just because I change places.

If you don’t want to continue because the subway is crowded, your income is meager, and you have to work overtime and you are miserable and desperate, then you have seen other opportunities.

Once you see clearly where you really are and where you should go.

You no longer need a reason to leave, and you will definitely stay if you stay.

What’s getting better and better is that among the students who have interviewed in the past few years, no one has ever had to go through the same experience as I did.

- Confessions of a person who has been riding the subway in Shenzhen for many years and is still in Shenzhen today.

The biggest feeling is that no matter what you do, as long as your information and documents are complete, no one in the government department will get stuck. There are not many people and sophistication. If you have a house that you don’t have to pay for, you can In Shenzhen, you don’t have to wake up early and live a dull life.

I am a second-generation rich person, but unfortunately I am not a rich second-generation person.

My parents came to Shenzhen to work hard when I was born in the 1990s. Later, they took me to Shenzhen to study in order to prevent me from staying behind. My parents were not as lucky as other parents of the second generation in Shenzhen. They lost a lot of money in business. Fortunately, they managed to get a small property right without doing business, and they were able to continue to develop as a family in Shenzhen.

Let’s talk about your feelings as a second-generation student. I have been studying in Shenzhen since I was a child. I suffered a disadvantage in the high school entrance examination because I was not from Shenzhen and went to a technical school. The Shenzhen High School Entrance Examination is more difficult for non-Shenzhen residents to get into high school than it is to get into the college entrance examination to get an undergraduate degree.

I worked in Shenzhen after graduation. Whenever I talk about growing up in Shenzhen, everyone thinks that my family is very rich and that my family should be a rent collector [tears] [tears]. However, the reality is that there is only one Small property rights for self-occupation (currently moved out to rent a house by oneself).

Sometimes it feels like there is more pressure than themselves.

They say that if you can’t survive in Shenzhen, you can go back to your hometown or a second-tier city. However, we are second-generation Shenzhen families with very ordinary families (there are many families around me who are still renting houses in Shenzhen). They have no land or house in their hometown. They don’t know where to go. Their parents’ abilities are limited and they can’t help. too much. You can only continue to work hard on your own. [Crying loudly]

I have stayed in Shenzhen for thirty years, and my feelings are hard to describe in words.

In 1992, I wanted to go back to school to make some money. But when I came to Shenzhen, I realized that I couldn't make any money at all, and my plan to go back to study came to nothing.

In August of that year, I followed someone to a handicraft factory in the Third Industrial Zone of Longhua, Shenzhen. Every day I went in and out of the factory gate when the guard was not paying attention, and sneaked into the employee dormitories and dormitory rooms with other people's brand names. There were more than ten beds inside, each with colorful bed curtains. I hid in one of the beds for three days. I was embarrassed to bother others, so I had to find a factory to work first. Tu's factory provided food and accommodation, and he began to work as a horse rider.

Later, I moved to Songgang and worked in two or three factories before finally settling down.

One letter after another from my family urged me to send money back. Every letter from my father accused me of my ignorance. Other people’s children would send money home as soon as they went out to work, but I had been out for a year. I only sent a few hundred yuan back.

But his old man never mentioned to me in his letters the two notices that my family received a year ago that were related to my life and destiny.

In this way, I drifted away from going home to study.

I stayed in that chemical factory for 14 years. In addition to working overtime and working in the dormitory every day, I basically repeated the two-point-one-line life every day.

In terms of feelings, those fourteen years were like living in an invisible cage. However, for the sake of my own responsibilities, I have to bear it no matter how hard or tired I am. Who asked me to be reincarnated into such a family?

Of course, I also gained something during those fourteen years. I obtained a college diploma by myself while working hard. During the SARS period, I bought a small apartment with only the right of residence and moved my household registration to Shenzhen. Moving my registered permanent residence to Shenzhen was also a temporary measure because I couldn't go back to my hometown and there was no other place to go. From this point of view, I would also like to thank Shenzhen for taking me in.

Later, I left the chemical factory and found a small company in Shenzhen, where I stayed for another 14 years.

In May 2021, I retired.

I have worked in Shenzhen for nearly thirty years and received a pension of less than 3,000 yuan. This is a joke in the eyes of many people.

Yes, I am from Shenzhen, but my life has little to do with the prosperity of Shenzhen. However, this cannot be blamed on Shenzhen. I can only blame myself for my lack of ability and insufficient struggle when I was young. They can only live a meager life.

Here, I would like to say to some people who want to settle down when they are young, we had better think about whether we have the capital to settle down. If we settle down when we are young, what will we do when we get old?

During the ordinary days in Shenzhen, I also have some personal feelings:

1. The weather here is comfortable.

Although the summer here is hot, it is humid and rainy. Compared with the dry and hot summer in the Sichuan Basin, it is a little more comfortable. There is no wind and frost in winter. It is warm as spring all year round, and flowers bloom all year round.

2. The relationship here is simple.

There are no three aunts and six wives who have family problems. As long as you don't break the law, you can live how you want, and no one will interfere with your life.

3. The living expenses of ordinary people here are not high.

If you are diligent, make three meals a day, and live an ordinary life, your consumption will not be high. Of course, if you want to go out for a big meal every day, if you want to go out to have fun every day, then you have to fight hard.

4. There are many parks here and the greening is very good. You can see green all year round.

There are more than a thousand free parks in Shenzhen, just near my home. There are two large parks and four small parks within a ten-minute walk. When you have nothing to do, you can just walk to any park. OK.

5. The medical conditions here are much better than those in my hometown.

There is a major hospital within half an hour's walk, and a community hospital within five minutes' walk. For minor illnesses and pains, just swipe your medical card, no need to pay cash. More than 80% of the reimbursement for serious illness hospitalizations. Of course, if you unfortunately get a difficult-to-treat disease, you may have to pay more. I think this way, if I unfortunately get some incurable disease, I don’t want to be treated. Not only is it a matter of money, but more importantly, I don’t want to suffer.

6. The transportation here is convenient.

There are buses extending in all directions within a few minutes of leaving home. In a year and a half, you will be able to take the subway within a few minutes of leaving home. Therefore, you will not feel inconvenienced even if you don't have a car.

7. It is convenient to do things here.

Whether you are applying for Shenzhen household registration that year or going through retirement procedures this year, it is very convenient and smooth.

8. There are many volunteers here, and Red Vest will help you whenever needed. I am also doing volunteer work myself now.

9. The house prices here are too high and the rent is too expensive.

If I had not prepared a place for myself when I was young, I would not be able to stay in Shenzhen now, because my pension is not enough to pay the rent.

10. This place does not pay much attention to the lives of the elderly, especially the elderly at the bottom, because what is needed here are capable young people and what is needed here are high-level talents. What is needed are innovative talents, and what is needed here are talents who can change the world.

When I was young, I was just a migrant worker. I was not the talent Shenzhen needed at all, but I spent all my youth and sweat here. Now that I am old, I can only stay in Shenzhen, because I There is no other place to stay.

I currently live in Shenzhen. My children are all registered residents of Shenzhen. Due to social security reasons, I still retain the household registration of my original place of residence. It has been more than ten years since I came to Shenzhen, and it is impossible to go back. In fact, Shenzhen is not as high-end as some people describe, and the housing prices are well known to be high, but the cost of living is not inferior to that of second- and third-tier cities. If you pay attention to saving, the cost of living is not high. Of course, if you do not buy a house in Shenzhen, If you don't have your own house, you may need to put in more effort if you want to get a foothold here. A house costing several million is too expensive. If you don't have the ability to buy a house, settling down in Shenzhen requires courage, wisdom and more dedication.

I have been in Shenzhen for more than ten years. It was full of freshness at first, but then I felt more and more wrong, because as I grew older, I found that I no longer like shopping in shopping malls, accompanying customers, especially Park Bookstore on weekends. I hope Quiet, but after all, you can't escape the vulgarity and pretense! It feels like living under a mask! With the changing times, money has become vulgar for close friends, and they cannot escape the vulgar topic of house investment in a few words! I can’t go back to my hometown. After all, my circle is in Guangdong. I go to Nancheng, Dongguan to find a quiet place, set up camp, reduce all unnecessary entertainment and stress, and concentrate on studying my hobbies, reading, raising fish, growing flowers, walking, fishing, and painting. During the weekends, I visited Dongguan International Trade Center, and occasionally took the high-speed intercity rail to Guangzhou-Shenzhen to admire the international metropolis. I finally got rid of the arrogant attitude of those clients worth hundreds of millions of yuan, got rid of the arrogance of having a house, and got rid of the struggle to pay off the mortgage. Friends, as well as those young men who have unstable temperaments, sometimes show off, sometimes feel depressed, sometimes feel high-spirited, finally feel the difference between living and living. Facing Shenzhen, I still like Shenzhen more than ten years ago, the vitality, dreams, everything Shenzhen is full of unknowns! Just like a young girl who is innocent and ignorant, Shenzhen now is like a young woman with a wealthy family, covered in jewelry and tacky! Maybe in a few years Shenzhen will still be as charming and humble as the women who are nearly forty years old, exuding the grandeur and wisdom of an older woman, I hope!

No skills or education, just ordinary part-time workers.

I have been in Shenzhen for almost 30 years, and wages have increased, supplies have increased, rents have increased, and water and electricity prices have increased. A rising tide lifts all boats, and a sheep can never outrun a wolf, except for the moonlight in July and August.

What I feel most deeply when I come to Shenzhen is that Shenzhen is a beautiful and developed first-tier city. It is a paradise and an ideal holy land for the development of highly educated and cutting-edge technical talents. The future is boundless and bright!

If you are an ordinary migrant worker who earns a monthly salary of about 3,000 yuan without including food and accommodation, and works for a lifetime, buying a house in Shenzhen and reducing your income is just a dream, and it is more difficult than reaching the sky.

Thinking back to those days: Shenzhen is my home, and construction depends on everyone.

Today: Shenzhen is my home: Creation depends on everyone.

Remember back then: Shenzhen welcomes you!

Nowadays: you are from Shenzhen! Kind and touching!

There are two things I like most about it. One is that there is no comparison or exclusion, everyone is from outside, no one looks down on anyone, and they all dress low-key; There is a big difference between the way people in Shenzhen think about things when encountering problems. When people in Shenzhen encounter problems, they think, I will check what to do, and then handle the matter according to the rules and procedures. In other places, I will find out who to contact, and then Ask others to help. I'm a person who doesn't like to engage in interpersonal relationships, so this is what I like most about Shenzhen. I don't need to beg and beg, and my friends and relatives in the whole city know every little thing.

I came to Shenzhen with my parents in the late 1980s and have lived in Shenzhen for 30 years. It’s hard to describe my feelings.

I studied in Shenzhen and went to different schools. My feeling is that it is basically difficult to integrate into schools and classes with many local people. On the one hand, they speak Cantonese vernacular, which I don’t speak, so the language becomes a barrier. I studied in Shenzhen in middle school and university. The quality of education in Shenzhen is uneven, and its comprehensive competitiveness is not at the top of the list of major cities in the country.

If you work after graduation, have a Shenzhen household registration and have lived in Shenzhen for many years, these two items will have no effect if you are not a civil servant and a teacher. Shenzhen companies look at your ability to make money for them, and a Shenzhen registered permanent residence is not of much help.

Having lived in Shenzhen for many years, I feel that the city does not give much preferential treatment to its old residents. If you do not want to make progress and want to be comfortable and comfortable, then this city will not treat you as long as you stay here. , I will give you such a life.

This is a young, dynamic, and profitable city. If you want to live comfortably, stably, and live in peace and quiet, your life may be a little different from the tone of this city, and your life may feel a little lost and derailed by this city. Shenzhen is a city suitable for making money and starting a business, not a city with a perfect happiness index suitable for living and IKEA.