Chapter Twenty-Seven: Brave New World
Qian Zhen raised his head, he looked at the sky, the sun was like fire, and it looked so dazzling in front of this empty gate. There was a black sedan parked not far away, and when I saw Qian Zhen come out, the door of the sedan was opened, and a man wearing a blue polo shirt and black-rimmed glasses walked out from inside, and the man walked straight to Qian Zhen and stopped when he walked in front of Qian Zhen.
Qian Zhen looked at the man in front of him, with fair skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which was in stark contrast to him. Qian Zhen opened his arms, and the man immediately stepped forward and hugged him.
"Brother, you have finally come out!Our brothers are finally together again!" Qian Gui said in a choked voice.
"Well, we're together again, it's a good thing that my brother was released from prison today, don't be sad!" Qian Zhen patted Qian Gui's back and said.
"I know, it's a good thing, today is a good day, I'm happy. Qian Gui let go of Qian Zhen, wiped his tears with his hands, and said to Qian Zhen with a serious expression: "Brother, our brothers will not be separated in the future, okay?"
"Well, don't separate!" Qian Zhen patted Qian Gui's shoulder and said.
The two of them drove on the way to the city, Qian Zhen looked at the scenery outside the window, it was no different from the appearance two years ago, but with the passage of time, a layer of obsolescence was added, the city was no longer in its prime, but like an old man, his vitality was gradually fading with the passage of time. The sparse cars on the streets also show the loneliness of the city.
"Brother, let's settle down today, find a hotel to stay for one night, and let's go to Tanghua tomorrow, anyway, there are no relatives here except for our two brothers, so there is no need to stay in this small place anymore." After finishing speaking, Qian Gui looked at Qian Zhen in the rearview mirror, and after seeing Qian Zhen nodding, he continued: "I didn't waste the money you left for me, I used it to invest, and we are now also people with a company! From now on, we will never have to live a hard life again, and we will definitely get better and better in the future!"
Qian Zhen turned his head, glanced at Qian Gui from the rearview mirror, and said with a smile: "That's because your good brother has the ability, but it's a pity that my brother is not angry and embarrassed you!"
Qian Gui frowned slightly and said: "Brother, why are you ashamed, aren't you just going to prison, you are forced by life, back then, our two brothers sent people under the fence, and were bullied every day, you were forced to deviate, I don't think you have anything to be ashamed of, what is embarrassing is that this society, this world, can't tolerate a poor child." ”
Qian Zhen looked at Qian Gui calmly, and said lightly: "There is no need to mention the previous things again, I am to blame, and I can't blame others." ”
Qian Gui also wanted to defend Qian Zhen's behavior, but seeing that Qian Zhen was no longer willing to dwell on the rights and wrongs of the past, Qian Gui didn't say more, he said to Qian Zhen: "Yes, the past is over, turn the page, let's live well in the future!"
After the two of them arrived at the hotel room, Qian Gui said to Qian Zhen: "Brother, you rest for a while, and I'll call you when we eat." After saying that, Qian Gui closed the door and went out.
Qian Zhen stayed alone in the hotel room, he pressed the mattress with his hand, and the touch was very soft, which was completely different from the hard bed he had in it. He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, his past flashing through his mind like a movie film.
It was his past, unbearable but indelible. Brave and ruthless, fighting, usury, extortion, these were all reproduced in his mind again, the quarrels of his parents, the crying of his younger brothers, the ridicule of children, and the contempt of adults, all appeared in front of his eyes one by one.
Slowly, Qian Zhen fell asleep, and in his sleep, he felt that someone was gently touching his head and kissing him: "Our little Qian Zhen is the kindest, so he will forgive those ignorant children, right?"
The gentle and kind woman, the woman who was as warm as the sun made Qian Zhen feel that he was also loved and happy, but the woman's face gradually blurred, no matter how Qian Zhen screamed and screamed, it still slowly disappeared, and in an instant, Qian Zhen came to the door of his former home again, he saw that the police put cold handcuffs on his drunken father, and was about to take him to the police car, Qian Zhen's eyes were full of tears, he roared and roared: " Murderer, why did you kill Teacher Hao? Go to hell, you murderer!"
A roar woke Qian Zhen from his sleep, and he sat up from his bed. Qian Zhen looked left and right, and saw that he was sitting on the bed in the hotel, and then he knew that he was just having a dream. He touched his cheek and realized that he had just cried, his eyes still moist.
At this time, the door remembered the knock on the door, and Qian Zhen asked, "Who?"
"Brother, it's time to eat!" said outside the door.
"You go down first, and I'll wash my face and go over." Qian Zhen shouted outside.
After that, Qian Zhen got out of bed, walked to the bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror, and he saw that there were tears on his face. Qian Zhen turned on the faucet, washed his face, and walked out of the door.
Qian Zhen came to the hotel's restaurant, looked around, and saw Qian Gui waving at him in the corner, and then walked over. He sat in his seat and watched Qian Gui pick up the menu and order a bunch of dishes. After the waiter left, Qian Gui and Qian Zhen said: "Brother, let's go to Tanghua when we wake up tomorrow, go home first, rest and rest, and then buy you a body and take you to our company to see!"
Qian Zhen looked at his younger brother with a smile, and suddenly felt that the little child who pulled the hem of his clothes all day long and followed him to school had grown up and become a young man.
No matter in terms of appearance, dress, or temperament, his younger brother is no longer the young man in the small city he once was, not a poor boy, but more like a young talent from a big city. Qian Zhen was proud to have such a younger brother in his heart.
Qian Zhen smiled and said to Qian Gui: "You have been fine in the past two years, you haven't been bullied, right?"
Qian Gui shook his head and said, "No, how can your brother and I be so easy to bully!"
Qian Zhen asked again: "Are you married?"
Qian Gui replied: "You are still suffering inside, how can I have the heart to think about marriage?"
Qian Zhen couldn't help but twitch in his heart, he felt that because of himself, Qian Gui had delayed his life's events. He had just been released from prison and had no job, so let others know that Qian Gui had such an older brother, how could anyone be willing to marry his daughter to Qian Gui? Qian Zhen's brows couldn't help but wrinkle.
"Brother, what's wrong with you, why are you suddenly unhappy?" Qian Gui saw Qian Zhen's frowning and hurriedly asked.
"Nothing. Qian Zhen looked at his younger brother and said: "I thought about it in the room just now, Tang Hua still won't go, you can go back by yourself, I'm used to staying in Yanbei, I don't want to move the place." I'm not used to living in a big city!"
Qian Gui looked at Qian Zhen suspiciously and said, "Brother, didn't we say that we would go to Tanghua together?
Qian Zhen replied: "After all, I have been here for so many years, all my relatives and friends are here, and it is better to stay here if I am not familiar with Tang Hua's life." ”
Qian Gui asked puzzledly: "Where do you have any relatives and friends here, you and your uncle have nothing to do with Ben, the only relative is me, where do you still have relatives here when I leave, as for those friends of yours, who went to see you when you were in prison? What kind of friends are they?"
"Then I want to stay here too, after all, home is here. Qian Zhen said with some annoyance.
Qian Gui looked at Qian Zhen with his eyes, but Qian Zhen avoided his gaze. Qian Gui suddenly knew why Qian Zhen was suddenly reluctant to go to Tang Hua, he straightened up and said to Qian Zhen coldly: "Where do you have a home here? You don't even have a place to live!"
After a pause, Qian Gui continued: "Brother, I know why you are reluctant to go to Tanghua, you are afraid of dragging me down. I'm your brother, you're my only relative, what can't you say to me?"
Qian Zhen still avoided Qian Gui's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, I'm afraid of dragging you down, you also know, your brother and I have just come out of prison, and I don't have any skills, what can I do if you let me go to Tanghua? And if you let others know that you have a brother who has been in prison, what will others think of you? What about your life's events?"
Qian Gui looked at Qian Zhen, he didn't feel a taste in his heart, he said to Qian Zhen: "Brother, you look at me, you look at my eyes, I don't care what others say, but you are my own brother, my only relative, this is something that no one can change." ”
"If it weren't for you, I might have starved to death, and it's because of you that I can have it now, aren't all the money I earned back to start a company? The company also has a share of you! Why are you dragging me down, are you going to help me, in the future, we two brothers will be together, what hurdles will we not be able to over? Don't leave me alone, go to Tanghua with me, and we brothers will work together, okay?"
Qian Zhen looked at his younger brother's sincere appearance, he knew that for Qian Gui, he was his brother, this was an unchangeable fact, even if he wanted to, he couldn't hide it, and it was impossible to hide the fact that he had been in prison. Moreover, Qian Gui is working hard alone in Tanghua's strange big city, with no relatives and a lonely person, which is indeed difficult for him.
Even if I can't help my brother a lot, at least I can take care of my brother's diet and daily life, I have hands and feet, and I won't starve to death when I get to Tanghua, so I can't go to the construction site to work, at least I still have the strength. So Qian Zhen nodded to Qian Gui and agreed to go to Tanghua with him.
The two of them stayed in the hotel for one night, and flew to Tanghua by flight early the next morning. After arriving in Tanghua, Qian Gui first took Qian Zhen back to the house he rented, the two of them rested for a while, had a meal, and then Qian Gui took Qian Zhen out to go shopping, and bought Qian Zhen a suit.
The metropolis really has the style of a metropolis, with a lot of traffic and a shuttle of people. Towering buildings, a dazzling array of goods, and a variety of people all make this city full of vitality.
Qian Zhen is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden here, dazzling and overwhelmed. This place is really different from his hometown, it is too prosperous, too beautiful, when he first arrived in Tanghua, Qian Zhen was shocked by the style here, and he felt that he was full of vitality here.
The next day, Qian Gui took Qian Zhen to the company, and when Qian Zhen raised his head and saw the skyscraper full of glass and towering into the sky, he couldn't help but sigh that this metropolis was really too different, if it weren't for Tang Hua, he might never have seen such a tall and beautiful building in his life.
Qian Zhen couldn't help swallowing his saliva and asked Qian Gui, "Brother, this building is all a company?"
Qian Gui looked at Qian Zhen and couldn't help laughing, and said, "Brother, if this whole building is a company, then the two of us don't have to do anything, just travel abroad every day, and the beauty of the fragrant car will do." This is the best location in Tanghua, on the edge of Tanggang, the house price of one square meter is more than 200,000 yuan, how can we afford such a big building? It is true that we rent a floor, but you can see the beautiful sea view in the office, which is also good!"
Qian Zhen listened to Qian Gui's words and was still shocked, a square meter house price is more than 200,000, in his hometown, he can buy a house, he has done so many years of deviation, and the money he earned is not enough to buy a toilet here, Qian Zhen suddenly found that he was really too lonely and unheard of before, and he knew that the difference between the metropolis and his hometown was so big, even if he wanted to come here, then he could earn more money for his younger brother, and it was really not worth it to work hard in his hometown for so many years.
followed Qian Gui to the elevator, looking at the sea opposite from the landscape elevator, Qian Zhen's little heart was shocked again, the sea himself has not seen, his hometown has it, but the sea in his hometown is more choppy, and the waves crash on the shore, which is a kind of majestic beauty.
But here is different, the sea here is much gentler, the blue ocean is like a huge mirror, reflecting the beautiful sky in front of people's eyes, and the occasional seagull flying by softly sings, adding another layer of elegance to the city.
When they arrived at the company, Qian Gui and Qian Zhen said: "Brother, you take a look around first, I'll go say hello to our partner, and I'll come to you later!" After speaking, Qian Gui called a female secretary and asked her to accompany Qian Zhen to take a look, familiarize herself with the company's office environment, and separate herself from Qian Zhen.
Qian Zhen looked at the female secretary in front of her, her skin was fair, white and red, she looked a little immature, her long black hair was coiled behind her head, and she was wearing a white shirt and a short black skirt, which made her a little more charming.
Qian Gui just said that the secretary's surname is Wen, so Qian Zhen said to her: "Trouble you Secretary Wen, take me to visit!"
Secretary Wen said, "Okay, please come with me." ”
Qian Zhen started the visit to the company with Secretary Wen. The first stop was naturally the office area where they were located, and now it was noisy with people, the sound of phone calls, the sound of keystrokes, and the sound of chat software, all kinds of voices mixed together to form a hodgepodge.
Secretary Wen looked at Qian Zhen's puzzled eyes and explained to him: "This is the company's sales and marketing office, which is the company's largest office area, where the sales department and marketing department are located, and they are mainly responsible for the company's product sales, market expansion and market strategy. Please follow me. After the secretary finished speaking, he walked out the door, and Qian Zhen also followed her footsteps and left the large office area.
Walking next door to the large office area, Secretary Wen pushed open the door and welcomed Qian Zhen in, Qian Zhen saw here the opposite way of working, there were many fewer people than in that office, and it was no longer a small cubicle, everyone had a large desk, and there were at least three screens on the table, and even as many as six displays.
Secretary Wen explained: "This is our R&D and risk control department, our company's various financial products are researched by them, and they are also responsible for our company's risk control, our company is engaged in financial services, risk control is naturally extremely important." ”
Qian Zhen looked at the high-tech in front of him, and listened to the terms that Secretary Wen said, he felt that he didn't understand it at all, but he just felt that it was really too powerful, and it was really a place where a high-achieving student like his younger brother should stay, and it seemed a little unusual for an old man like himself to stay here.
Secretary Wen took Qian Zhen to visit the public relations department, legal department, technical department, staff rest area, coffee room and other places in turn.
He felt that this was a life that he had never seen before, even on TV, he had never seen such a company, so many high-achieving students, so many high-tech, in his opinion, his younger brother simply formed a behemoth, it was really shocking.
Qian Zhen and Secretary Wen were walking and heard the sound of a quarrel, it was his brother's voice, and Qian Zhen couldn't help but follow the sound and walked over.
"Zhu Qiyu, are you going too far? That's my brother, I'm also one of the shareholders here, you asked my brother to work as a driver for Li Jinlong in the public relations department? You're too bullying, aren't you?" Qian Gui's voice came from the room.
"Qian Gui, don't be ignorant, don't forget that I am the major shareholder here, you are just my follower, don't forget what your identity is, let him be Li Jinlong's driver is to give you face, what can you say your brother can do? What is his specialty? Which of us here is not a graduate of a prestigious school, and which school is your brother? Why did he enter the company?" Zhu Qiyu said.
"Then tell me which prestigious school Li Jinlong graduated from? Don't think I don't know, he's just your lover's brother!" Qian Gui said angrily.
"Qian Gui, you pay attention to your attitude, don't forget that the company's current development is because of my relationship, if it weren't for me, you think you can have your current status? With your million, it's enough to buy a toilet!" Zhu Qiyu said.
Hearing Zhu Qiyu say this, Qian Gui was speechless, didn't say anything more, and threw the door away angrily.
When Qian Gui came out of Zhu Qiyu's office and saw Secretary Wen and his brother standing outside the door, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and said: "Brother, Secretary Wen, why are you here? I'm sorry Secretary Wen, I'm not in a good mood today, you have to worry more about things in the company!"
After speaking, ignoring Secretary Wen's stunned expression, Qian Gui pulled Qian Zhen and left the company.