Sū Shān yālì hěn dà. 她 (tā) had had enough of 她的(tāde) zhàngfū coming home late from work and the háizi not returning 她的 calls, these things meant Sū Shān yālì hěn dà. 她 had had enough of 她的 jīnglǐ at the office constantly nagging 她 to do the little things 他(he)  thought were important but in the bigger picture didn’t really matter. 

她的 jīnglǐ at work always had a way of making 她的 problems, Susun’s problems. A good sign of a bad jīnglǐ. 

Sū Shān would xǐng lái at six o’clock to begin 她的 day. 她的 zhàngfū had already left for work or had not come home the night before. The háizi were asleep in their rooms. 她 knocked on each of their doors and recited the daily “Gary qǐchuáng, Jenna qǐchuáng, it’s time to get ready for school.” 她 would get the usual replies, which were mainly grumbles. 

After brushing 她的 teeth and washing 她的 face, Sū Shān would stumble into the bedroom to put 她的 makeup on and brush 她的 hair. After this routine was breakfast. Same thing as every day. Toast and honey and a cup of instant coffee. Maybe an orange if 她 had time. 

The drive to work was typically slow and boring. Lots of Jiāotōng on the main roads and plenty of Jiāotōng on the smaller ones. It typically takes over an hour to get to work and a couple of hours to return home. Sū Shān would like to listen to podcasts and audiobooks in 她的 car and would find some escape through this practice. 

The office Sū Shān worked in had plain white walls with a blue carpet. Everyone sat in cubicles and tapped away on their computers all day everyday. This became very boring very quickly. They are given a twenty one days holiday package for working there and Sū Shān made sure 她 took every last minute. Including 她的 seven sick days too. 

Sū Shān took regular coffee breaks and stood in the kitchen staring at the kettle. 她 dreamed of being in the sun somewhere, breathing the fresh air of the countryside or paddling in the shallow sea. 

Sū Shān would also like to míngxiǎng at night time, just before shuìjiào shíjiān. 她 would use 她的 controlled breathing exercises to calm down. 

Sū Shān yālì hěn dà. It was time for a change. 

One day, Sū Shān decided 她 was going to change 她的 life for the better. 她 went into work that morning with a spring in 她的 step knowing full well what 她 was about to do. 她 marched straight into 她的 jīnglǐ’s office, first thing in the morning and told 他(him) that 她 was handing 她的 notice in and 她 would be leaving in one month. Sū Shān 的 jīnglǐ was shocked as 她 had been working there for sixteen years. 

“What will you do?” 她的 jīnglǐ asked, still in shock. 

“I don’t know yet, I just know it’s time for a change”. 

At the end of the day after sitting in the normal jiāotōng on the way home 她 spoke to 她的 zhàngfū. 她 revealed all 她的 hidden feelings of yālì and sadness and opened up about wanting to change the way 她 feels by changing the way they live. 她的 zhàngfū was also shocked by the conversation but was also motivated and re-invigorated. 

他們(tāmen) planned together to travel across America and visit all fifty states. 他們 also agreed to have a date night every week on a Thursday night where 他們 would do something special together while the háizi were with grandma and granddad. 

他們 then sat down with the háizi and tried to explain why not answering when 他們 call is dangerous and hěn dānxīn. Surprisingly the háizi understood and agreed to always answer 他們的 calls in the future. Communication helped Sū Shān relieve her yālì.