The dash for cash
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yinan">Yinan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="family">family</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="status">status</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recruiter">recruiter</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="recounted">recounted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="reposted">reposted</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="hails">hails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Fujian">Fujian</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="sarcastically">sarcastically</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> 100-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>. (<span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="products">products</span>.)</p><p>"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="indigence">indigence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Essentially">Essentially</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stigma">stigma</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="crawl">crawl</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="stink">stink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meme">meme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>", <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="erdai">erdai</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>" <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="erdai">erdai</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p>
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