Chapter 9: Be a Rich Man

After taking a bath, Hong Yanwu poured two large bowls of cereal soaked in milk, and then returned to the bedroom where he was imprisoned. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

To tell the truth, he has been trapped inside for more than six months. As soon as he thought of this, he wanted to vomit out of his stomach. But even if he hated it, he had to come back once. Because although the house had been ransacked, there was a treasure hidden in the floor under the bed, which only he knew.

The dimly lit cell will always feel like a tomb. The windows of the "cells" were welded and the curtains were sewn together. Fortunately, there was also the light of the small lamp at the bedside, which allowed Hong Yanwu to barely identify the camel hair carpet at the foot of the bed.

Now he was pulling open the carpet and kneeling on the floor, leaning over and groping under the bed, looking for a depression that only he knew.

Soon, he found it. As the index finger reached in and pressed hard, the floor was lifted.

Gold is always gold, and it shines brightly in such a dimly lit room.

He took out all the treasures under the floor. There were 10 investment gold bars of 500 grams, plus a small bag of diamonds and 50,000 cash. In addition to this, there is a forged spare passport and a spare ID card.

They were all laid out on the carpet, and after only a moment of contemplation, he could not help but pick up a gold bar from it, rub it with both hands, and stick it to his chest.

The attraction of wealth to Hong Yanwu has always been extraordinary. His first taste of money was in junior high school. During that time, he and Chen Liquan often were bored on the road with cigarettes in their mouths. At that time, he took advantage of his friendship and only did a very simple mobilization work, and Chen Liquan was abducted by him on an evil path of exchanging violence for money.

"It's so boring. "Hong Yanwu is listless.

"It's boring. Chen Liquan agreed.

"Eat, drink, and be merry. ”

"There's no money. ”

"The master (black language, referring to the restless people in society who can fight, and later evolved to refer to male hooligans) and the courtyard school (black language, referring to the children of cadres living in government dormitories and military compounds) all rely on 'washing the Buddha' (black language, referring to robbing thieves) to make money, and we will also 'wash the Buddha'. ”

"Just the two of us?"

Hong Yanwu patted his lower back, and he was so angry. "What are you afraid of, I got a three-edged scraper. ”

Chen Liquan's bulging eyes widened, "What should I do if something happens?"

Hong Yanwu sneered sideways. "Anyway, I'm a 'bitch', and I'm going to be finished sooner or later. ”

Chen Liquan frowned, "I'm afraid I can't." ”

Hong Yanwu deliberately pretended to be disdainful, "If you are afraid, forget it, it's boring." ”

Chen Liquan has always been not good at words, and his face turned red in the speech.

Hong Yanwu had actually eaten Chen Liquan's honest and righteous temperament, and at this time he deliberately softened his tone. "Go ahead, I'll be a buddy like you. ”

Chen Liquan couldn't do it, so he could only nod. "Okay, I'll go get our rolling pin, wedge people. ”

On their first hunt, the two of them blocked their prey in a long and secluded alley - a little playmaster with two Buddhas.

At this time, Hong Yanwu used "plugging" (black words, referring to daggers, knives and other murder weapons) for the first time, and when he moved the guy, because of his inexperience, the three-edged scraper had not had time to be pulled out, and he himself was slashed by the opponent first.

As soon as Chen Liquan saw Hong Yanwu bleeding, he went crazy at that time, picked up the rolling pin and wedged it. That kid was not an opponent at all, crying for his father and calling his mother, and quickly broke up and fled.

Chen Liquan refused to give up, and single-handedly drove the boy two miles. not only beat them with a big bag, knelt on the ground and called grandpa, but also made them always remember who was "Chen Dabanggavel".

In the end, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan snatched meat from someone else's bowl for the first time. The little brothers used the loot to buy a delicious roast chicken. They gobbled and tore and shared the spoils together.

At that time, the whole society was poor, so people's imagination was also limited when it came to food. Like the poorest and most extravagant traitors and devils in the movie, they are just gnawing on a chicken leg.

And what about them? own a whole chicken!

Hong Yanwu took off his vest and tied it to his arm to stop the bleeding, and the chicken thigh in his mouth was enough to compensate for the hot pain. This is their unprecedented extravagant consumption.

It's so good! It's worth it, it's worth it when you're dead!

After a period of time, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan went into the water completely, and they began to become majestic, prominent, and open in the "specific circle".

In a short period of time, the two of them not only subdued all the big and small toys in the vicinity of their home (black language, referring to the player), but also gathered a group of half-sized children in the alley with their fists, and listened to their shouting and drinking all day long.

They take this group of people every day, without any scruples, and wander around the world to play. Either to wash the Buddha or to fight and pat the mother-in-law (black language, referring to chasing women). Depressed was stomped under his feet, his troubles were kicked on the roof, someone committed a photo (black language, referring to provocation with his eyes) and hammered, scolded whoever was unhappy, and whoever dared to hand over Ge would do it.

Hong Yanwu became more and more familiar with the way of money in society, and soon, he and Chen Liquan also had a "Buddha" who relied on them to protect and make regular offerings. After that, the meal was like a banquet, smoking high-end cigarettes, drinking spicy wine, and living like a fairy. They were rampage through a chaotic society, and it was a time of ups and downs.

At the same time, in this memorable and nostalgic life process, Hong Yanwu also began to become pretentious, began to be obsessed with the pleasure of giving orders and the pleasure of squandering wealth, he was no longer willing to be a "dog cub" at the bottom of the society, but wanted to become a leader. It's a pity that all delusions ended because he was forced to work.

In the days of Chadian, it was a kind of torture for Hong Yanwu at first. When he drinks cold water to quench his thirst, he thinks of the red and white wines on the wine table. When he smokes a "cannon" made of shoddy tobacco leaves, he will be reminded of the endless high-end cigarettes of the past. When he picks up the pickles, he will naturally think of the sumptuous dishes of the past.

And only in countless dreams can he and his little buddies go together and eat and drink with an open stomach in a time-honored restaurant. Order a few traditional dishes such as kung pao chicken, dry croquettes, sweet and sour carp, braised lion's head, and a few liters of loose beer.

As for the future outlook on life, Hong Yanwu's imagination at that time was extremely limited. It's just a big bowl of wine and meat, and then a good job, and if you can live in a unit with a toilet and kitchen, that's the highest ideal.

Contrary to this naΓ―ve expectation, the times are always advancing. Slowly, society has become only recognizant of money and not of people. Money is no longer just a material pleasure, it is even a moral and personal buy-off.

After Hong Yanwu was kicked out of the house by his brothers, he was keenly aware of this change at the first time. Money can not only cover up the disgraceful experience of people like him, but also allow people like him to regain social recognition and respect from others. With his hopeless future, there is a possibility of change.

Not long after, Gao Ming appeared in front of Hong Yanwu and proposed to cooperate in smuggling cigarettes. This was the most lucrative business of the year, and Hong Yanwu agreed without much thought.

Gao Ming pays the capital, and there are also sources of goods and buyers. And Hong Yanwu only has a pair of fists, so he has to go and bet on the goods.

The source of goods is far away in Huacheng, and it will take two days and three nights one way, and if you are unlucky to catch the train in the middle of the group, you may have to wait for a few more days. And for the safety of the goods, people have to hide in the freight car when they return to Beijing. In the rhythm of the train, the smell of animal feces and the flying hair, it is needless to say that the hard work along the way.

Fortunately, the money is paid on arrival, and Hong Yanwu was divided into two piles of great unity on the first trip. This made him completely immersed in complacency, not realizing at all that these two thousand yuan were just a fraction of the profits, just leftovers from Gao Ming's almsgiving. To make matters worse, it also made him addicted.

Hong Yanwu was too short of money, so in the following days, he ran around the Beijing-Guangdong line almost non-stop. But precisely because of the frequent running and the large volume of goods, he was soon targeted by the anti-smuggling. He didn't run a few times, and he was imprisoned again for smuggling.

When he was released from prison again, to Hong Yanwu's surprise, Gao Ming, who was already looking like a big sum, took the initiative to come to the door again. After a sumptuous banquet. Hong Yanwu, who was still unable to resist the temptation of money, not only dispelled his sense of revenge, but was also happily pulled into the real estate industry by Gao Ming, and became a partner with Gao Ming again.

At this time, the real estate industry was in its infancy, and it was very non-standardized. At that time, there was no private property rights, and the house worms resold the right to live in public property, and the price was not stipulated, and it was all up to the buyers and sellers to bargain and pay back on the spot. In fact, this is speculation. However, since there was no clear law to punish this kind of behavior at the time, this business was indeed a shortcut to riches. Gao Ming made a lot of money in a very short period of time by reversing the house and making seams. However, Gao Mingla's cooperation with Hong Yanwu is not good-intentioned, mainly because the tree is big and the fat pig is looking for slaughter.

To put it bluntly, everyone had their eyes on money back then. For this reason, a large number of hooligans are looking for trouble with large sums of money, and Gao Ming has long been targeted by these people. However, since Hong Yanwu has become Gao Ming's door god, Gao Ming no longer has to worry about being calculated by those gangster big brothers. Because the old guns who knew Hong Yanwu were invited to drink and face each other. And those bastards who don't know what to do, if they dare to find trouble, they will either break their arms or break their legs. And Hong Yanwu also has another ability, that is, when arguing with his peers about sweet deals, he can use tricks such as knife holder neck to snatch it brutally.

Hong Yanwu's violence and Gao Ming's shrewdness can be said to be a match made in heaven, and they have gradually become famous among the house worms. Two years later, they were favored by the "big guys" and began to establish a formal real estate company, completely completing the primitive accumulation of small fish into predators in the business world.

The management and operation mode of the regular company soon made Hong Yanwu reborn. In essence, though, he was just a ruffian who caught up with the onset of reforms, starting out by his opportunistic nature and violent means. But since the day he became the chairman of Xinjing Group, his dress and demeanor have changed dramatically. Solemn, sophisticated, with a big money demeanor, just a little poor and rich. Of course, this change is far from superficial, after working together for a long time. Gradually, Hong Yanwu also learned various tricks of success from the "big man" and Gao Ming.

It turns out that viciousness and shamelessness are the most effective ways to accumulate money. No matter how upper-class a person is, his essence is nothing more than the same as using his money to show off in front of others, and then laughing at the poverty of others.

This world is a world of cannibalism, and if you want to live well, you have to bite others. The meat is all bloody, don't be fishy if you want to eat it, and you can't even eat hot if your hands are slow.

A smart person must never take the conscience of right and wrong as the basis for placing himself in society, but scheming is the most important. I'm not afraid that you're bad, as long as you're so bad that the law can't punish you.

And among all the tricks learned, what Hong Yanwu appreciates the most and understands the most is undoubtedly a popular sentence in the hooligan world - playing with the wrist and walking with the face.

Hong Yanwu has always felt that this sentence is the absolute truth. On the surface, the "big man" treats him well, and Gao Ming also admires him, and they seem to cooperate with each other and are like a family. But in reality, they are just interested in each other, and each takes what he needs. On the contrary, if it is for the sake of profit, they can also turn their faces at any time, and even calculate each other. As for righteousness and morality, that's all nonsense. You may be able to use it when you need it, but it's just for show, for your own purpose.

Hong Yanwu had an epiphany, and his devouring of other people's flesh became more and more ferocious. After making a fortune, he did not hesitate to make up for himself with money, so as to comfort his broken heart due to the loss of emotion.

"Poor" and "rich" are only half a word different, but in reality there is a world of difference.

First of all, it is reflected in food, clothing, housing and transportation, Hong Yanwu spent more money on clothing and food after purchasing a mansion and a luxury car. He began to despise the ordinary clothes of non-international brands, and he no longer disdained to patronize home-cooked restaurants that served the public. Bird's nest stewed with rock sugar is a must-have breakfast every day, and abalone and shark fin have become home-cooked dishes on the dinner table. He enjoyed the pleasure of riches while eating and drinking.

The gap between the rich and the poor is not only material, but also changes social status.

When Hong Yanwu went in and out of star-rated hotels and duty-free shopping malls, the courtier's respect and the attentiveness of the service staff greatly satisfied his vanity. Not to mention that someone bowed and saluted when he entered the door, and there was someone to serve him when he got on the elevator, and even when he did some pickling in the bathroom, someone rushed up to smooth his clothes, massage his shoulders and hand him a tissue. The kind of comfort that makes people feel heartfelt is not something that words can express. No one cared about his disgraceful past, nor did anyone care where the money came from, and as long as he could afford to pay the bills, everyone treated him with respect and courtesy.

In fact, the most essential difference between the poor and the rich lies in the attitude of others.

There is an eternal truth, which is true everywhere people put down their dishes. In order to prove his success, Hong Yanwu often entertains the little brothers of the past and the new friends of the present. Those who despised him in the past all looked up to him, and attracted more acquaintances and people around him. These people of all kinds either begged him for help with errands, or begged him to borrow money to help him in emergencies, and praised him all day long. The honorific title of "Hong Dong" replaces the old name and nickname. And this way of raising his status and status made him enjoy it very much, and he once loved to listen to it very much.

It's all about the power of money!

Those who have tasted seafood must know that the taste of boiled shrimp and blanched radish in boiling water are different. Hong Yanwu not only doesn't want to live the poor life of the past, but also is no longer satisfied with the general well-off life. This led him to develop a pathological mentality, forever whipping himself to get more money in order to guarantee that he would always enjoy his present life.

Life is often unpredictable and full of coincidences. At the most proud moment of Hong Yanwu's life, a chance encounter in the mall, his girlfriend Fang Ting, who had abandoned him, appeared in front of him again.

Fang Ting is very beautiful, but she is a worldly woman. She is the kind of woman who is typical, fashionable, trend-loving, and will do whatever it takes. And Hong Yanwu can't understand this too well.

Fang Ting is the "mother-in-law" he "patted" long before the labor camp. At that time, Fang Ting was not interested in what he was doing every day, she had always only cared about the fashionable clothes and gifts he sent. But she never bothered to think about where these valuable things came from and by what means, she is a typical "take-it-or-leave-it-ism".

Their relationship did not last long, and as soon as she heard the news that he was being re-educated through labor, Fang Ting did not hesitate to join someone else's arms. And after the dismissal, when he went to find Fang Ting again, not only did he not get a trace of warmth, but he was also ridiculed.

Hong Yanwu really didn't expect to meet again, and it was when he was in high spirits. With his famous brand, he has obviously provoked Fang Ting's eyes to shine.

If there's one trick to sure success, it's more power and wealth, and of course, charm. Generally speaking, the former is more important than the latter, as long as you have wealth and power, you will naturally have charm. So, after a few visits to high-end hotels and restaurants, they rekindled their old relationship.

Hong Yanwu was generous, buying clothes, jewelry, and going in and out of high-end song halls and dance halls at will. This kind of drunken lifestyle made Fang Ting change her old coldness, and she became enthusiastic, gentle and obedient.

Hong Yanwu also took Fang Ting on a tour of his residence. The newly renovated luxury villa completely convinced Fang Ting, and she began to take the initiative to give her arms and meet all his requirements wholeheartedly.

Soon after, Fang Ting took out a pregnancy certificate issued by the hospital, and they got married naturally. The wedding pomp and circumstance are amazing and eye-catching.

Hong Yanwu thought that he had exchanged money for love, and he was extremely satisfied with his married life. But he didn't know that Fang Ting was pregnant before marrying him, and he had raised children for others for seven years. It wasn't until he took his daughter with a fever to the hospital by chance that he discovered the truth about the blood type on the test sheet.

In the unusual anger and rage, Hong Yanwu almost drove the fast car all the way back home through the red light, and when he got out of the car, he rushed into the bedroom with the scared crying child. A moment later, Fang Ting, who was holding the child, was rushed to the living room by him.

"Bitch, you've lied to me for seven years!" Hong Yanwu was furious, and his voice was full of viciousness.

"Daddy......" The daughter, who was still a little feverish, curled up in her mother's arms, trembling with fright from his abnormality.

Hong Yanwu couldn't help but feel heartache in his eyes. But as soon as he thought that this was not his daughter at all, he immediately hardened his heart and his eyes were red.

"Whose seed is she?"

Tears couldn't stop flowing down Fang Ting's cheeks, she didn't answer, she just rubbed her twisted arm.

The nanny and cook at home were wise to hide far away at this time, and no one dared to approach. This kind of thing is mixed in, and the job is smashed when it is smashed.

When there were only three people left in the living room, Fang Ting spoke, her voice was faint, and she didn't feel guilty at all. "It doesn't matter who it is, since you can't tolerate us, I'll take my daughter with me......"

A feeling of being deceived and fooled made Hong Yanwu furious, "You are quite generous, I helped you raise wild seeds for seven years for nothing!"

Fang Ting's voice is neither yin nor yang. "I married you for money, but you make me sick all the time. ”

"I think you're disgusting. Fuck off, fuck off!"

Hong Yanwu took the suitcase from the bedroom and threw it downstairs, the box was smashed open, and it was full of Fang Ting's clothes, scattered on the ground.

Fang Ting sorted out the smashed suitcase and wiped away her tears. "We'll go. However, I have been your slave day and night, and I have been your slave for seven years. How?"

"How do you want to calculate?"

"Even if you are a servant, you should have a regular salary. ”

"How much do you want?"

"I work twenty-four hours a day, two thousand yuan a month, and seven years of work, you can do the math. ”

"Twenty-four hours? You don't want to ask for more money. ”

"That's not all the money I sold you for sleeping!" Fang Ting exclaimed anxiously, and then shed tears again, "What is this money to you? I still have to raise my daughter." ”

Hong Yanwu had no mercy, but instead took a step forward with a fierce face, "I want you and this little bastard to starve to death!"

Fang Ting shouted hysterically, "I'll go to a lawyer now! I'm going to sue you!"

"I'm afraid you don't have the guts. ”

"I have. ”

"You've got a fart. I will sue you, I will accuse you of adultery, and defraud me of my money. Let everyone know you're a slut. ”

Fang Tingluo was stunned, and after a while, she silently wiped her tears, carried her luggage, and held the child tightly.

The daughter was forcibly pulled by Fang Ting to the door, suddenly turned to look at him, choked and stretched out her other little hand. "Dad, you don't want us anymore?"

Hong Yanwu clenched his teeth and turned his head, without saying a word.

Fang Ting was completely dead, pulling the child and pushing the door away. They have to walk at least two kilometres to get to the bus stop.

Twenty minutes later, Hong Yanwu drove to chase them.

Night, dark and cold.

Under the illumination of the headlights, Hong Yanwu saw the mother and daughter from a distance bowing their heads against the cold wind blowing from the treetops. A strong wind blew the child and staggered. Fang Ting held her daughter by her side, and the two hugged each other, moving their steps against the wind together.

The car overtook them and stopped, Hong Yanwu rolled down the window, and saw that Fang Ting was not sobbing or crying, with a cold expression, and did not look at him at all.

Hong Yanwu beckoned the mother and daughter to get into the car.

Fang Ting ignored it, didn't stop, didn't look back, and took the daughter who opened her hand to ask her father to hold and continued to walk forward.

Hong Yanwu held several stacks of banknotes in his hand and stuck out of the car window, but Fang Ting still ignored it.

Hong Yanwu got out of the car and forced the money into Fang Ting's arms, but she grabbed the banknotes and threw them on his face one by one.

The banknotes were scattered, blown by the strong wind, and the blue hundred-dollar bills blew a fierce rain of banknotes.

When the money was blown away by the wind, the mother and daughter in the wind were far away, and the child could be heard calling his father in the distance.

For some reason, Hong Yanwu's heart suddenly shook a little......

It takes courage to remember the past, especially the poignant ones.

In the filthy and chaotic bedroom, a pile of filthy gold and diamonds still shining. Hong Yanwu, on the other hand, has lost interest in appreciating them. At this time, he suddenly realized that the days when he was tormented by loneliness had actually begun when he drove away his wife and daughter, and the house had long been a prison.

After the divorce, he also imagined many times how happy he would have been if he hadn't chosen the beautiful Fang Ting, but married a good wife and mother-type wife and had a child of his own.

This thought made him have to admit that he was just attracted by Fang Ting's simple and beautiful appearance, skin, and body at the beginning. He thinks he has love, but in fact, all he gets is a prop to vent.

Today, he has no wife and children, no relatives, and no one to trust, but he has completely developed a dependence on wealth. Sadly, he has no choice at all, his escape still depends on these riches, and he will always be a slave to money.

In a depressed mood, Hong Yanwu stuffed all his wealth into a bag and left the room with everything he had.