8 million North drifters, why are you still staying in Beijing?

I came to Beijing in August 2001, and in the blink of an eye, I have been drifting north for almost 17 years. I have some say in this topic.

Let me tell you why I came to Beijing.

My hometown is a well-known oilfield city in Northeast China, Daqing, a comfortable but closed city. Because I like new things, I majored in computer science and went to university in Harbin. When I graduated, I was faced with a choice. As a child of the oilfield, I could go back to my hometown, a state-owned enterprise, but I am afraid that it would be difficult for me to give full play to my major. Another choice was to go to a first-tier city such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. break.

Maybe my personality is not suitable for a stable life, plus my girlfriend's parents back then, some looked down on me as a poor boy. Her father is a powerful cadre, and my parents are ordinary workers. I also wanted to go out and make a mess. The naive look that came out came to Beijing...

At the beginning, of course, it was not easy. It took more than a month to find the first job. The monthly salary was only 1,500 yuan, which was not enough to live on. During this period of time, it may not be an exaggeration to call it living like an ant, but maybe I was young and didn't feel bitter.

What makes me happy is that I also came to Beijing when I was young. Every now and then, everyone would get together, drink, drink, and chat, as if life was okay. Beijing is a very inclusive city, no matter how much money you make, you can survive.

It took me almost three years to do my first job. I quit my job, and my salary has doubled. After that, I went from manager to director, from director to starting a business with friends, until today. Beijing took root.

It's not like I've been gritting my teeth and persevering no matter what the difficulties are. After more than a year in Beijing, my college girlfriend was forced by family pressure and we broke up. My mother felt that it was not a long-term solution for me to drift away. State-owned enterprise recruitment...

During that time, I was also a little disheartened. Later, I made a choice for myself and went back to take the exam and recruit! I try my best to take the exam but don’t do review. If I pass the exam, I will stay in my hometown and never go back to Beijing. If I don’t pass the exam, I will continue to work hard when I come back.

In the end, I missed the entrance exam by a few points. I felt that my fate should be like this. I will continue to be my North Drift.

Later, I got married and had a child. Now the child is eight years old. It’s not that I occasionally thought about going back to my hometown, but what can I do when I go back? I work in the computer industry, and I’m basically a waste in my hometown. It doesn't seem that easy.

Moreover, in Beijing, there are conveniences that other cities do not have. As long as you have money, you can consume a lot of things. The child likes to watch children's dramas, yes; the wife likes to listen to concerts, yes; the mother likes to listen to Henan opera, yes...

Cultural life is unparalleled in China.

Children go to school with superior educational resources. You want to start a business, this is the best place, there is so much talent. What do you want to eat, there are delicacies from all over the world. The convenience of this city is undeniable.

I love this city, it has left my youth and my people.

I am still in this city, working hard, struggling, dreaming, moving forward...