Chapter 16: Words of Wisdom
The gold bottle sake bucket is ten thousand, and the jade plate is shy and ten thousand dollars.
I couldn't eat when I stopped throwing my cup, and I was at a loss when I drew my sword and looked around.
If you want to cross the Yellow River and ice congestion river, you will climb the snow-filled mountains of Taihang.
Idle fishing on the blue river, suddenly back to the boat dream side.
It's hard to walk! It's hard to walk! Duoqi Road, where is it today?
There will be times when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds will sail into the sea.
Sister Chen pouted to the backyard, "My dad is exercising in the back." ”
Only then did I find out that Sister Chen was wearing a set of snow-white long-sleeved sportswear, probably just moving, with a little beads of sweat on her forehead, spots on her nose, and a slight rise and fall on her chest.
"Sister Chen, isn't she also exercising?"
"yes, what, can't I move? Again, this is not the preserve of the elderly. Sister Chen smiled slightly and looked at me.
"If you want to maintain a good body, you have to lay the foundation from a young age, and when you are older and your health is poor, it will be too late to think about exercising." She began her sermon as a doctor again.
However, what she said is very reasonable, when she was young, she did not pay attention, indulged in a colorful life, and squandered it without hesitation while she was in good health, but she was afraid that her body would be weak before she reached old age. couldn't help but agree with her statement and nodded frequently.
"Dad has been paying attention to taking care of his body for many years, and he has worked so hard, but he has never forgotten to exercise, so his body is still very good."
"Uncle Qi is worth learning from." Sincerely admired. Think of our parents as a lack of entertainment facilities when they were young, unlike today's children who stay in front of the TV and computer all day long. If nothing else, no one will be surprised to walk on the street today and meet children of a few years old wearing glasses, let alone school students.
When I was a child, my seniors didn't help the adults with their work, and they would run outside to play with their friends, instead of sitting in one place and not moving their bodies all day. So when they get older, their health is probably good, but when young people are old, it's really hard to say.
How could Sister Chen think that just a few words would trigger so much emotion in me, interrupting my thinking with a smile, and said, "Poor mouth, people who don't know still think you are a big cadre." ”
Hearing that she was interesting, I didn't reply, and asked again, "What about Sister Yun and Brother Kecheng?" ”
"People, I went back to my mother-in-law's house on the thirtieth day, leaving me alone to accompany my father at home, how boring. They may not be back until this afternoon. After speaking, he pouted.
As long as she is at home, she is very much like a child. I held out a finger and wiped the small beads of sweat from the wing of her nose.
Sister Chen didn't react, she was startled, "What are you doing?" ”
"Sister Chen, don't be so nervous!" Shake his hand exaggeratedly, as if there were many drops of sweat.
"Kind." Sister Chen disagreed, "you, you're getting more and more disagreeable now." ”
"No, I haven't changed at all." Sister Chen's anger and anger gave me a feeling of wanting to hug her.
"Don't mess with you, Dad is coming back soon."
"Then let's go see Uncle Qi and see what he's doing?"
"I'm not going to accompany you, I have to prepare breakfast, go by yourself." By the way, did you have breakfast, would you like to have one? ”
***
Soon I saw Uncle Qi exercising in the backyard, I thought he was doing Tai Chi or something, but I didn't expect that he was playing with a spear, and he was playing with a tiger and tiger, which was quite imposing.
I couldn't help but shout: "Okay! ”
Hearing the praise, he posed and put away the gun,
Seeing that he stopped, he shouted, "Uncle Qi has a good New Year, please disturb your Yaxing." ”
"Heh, it's Xiaoyu here, wow, it's just that there's nothing to do today, let's have a good chat later." He took a towel and wiped his sweat and walked in front of me.
"Uncle Qi is in such good spirits, he looks very good, and the business must be going well."
"It's okay, I'm at this age, and I won't be able to listen to it for long. But you, why did it take so long to remember to come and see me? ”
"I'm not afraid that you're busy, I'm free for the New Year, so I'll come to disturb you."
"Haha, you're going to fool me in college. Just kidding, I'm willing to work and laugh with young people now, and when I see you, I feel like I'm younger too, let's go, let's go. ”
After sitting on the sofa for a while, Qi Yongnian took a shower and came out with a change of clothes. At this time, Sister Chen prepared breakfast and brought it to the table.
While she put down the milk and went to get other things, Qi Yongnian smiled at me, "How is it, Xiaoyu, my daughter is not bad." ”
Being stared at by those eyes that knew the world, my face turned red. With his experience, saying such a thing naturally has a deep meaning, and I don't know how to answer.
"Young man, don't be like this, manly man, but beg to look up to the sky, be worthy of your heart, don't think too much, I wasn't as shy as you were then."
Free and easy, I can only use two words to evaluate Uncle Qi, but I can't think of anything to respond to him. asked himself to gradually enter the WTO, but in front of an old fox like him in the shopping mall, he still looked very immature.
Fortunately, Sister Chen walked out again and set up the cups and spoons. Seeing my dad laughing happily and I blushing. glared at Qi Yongnian, "Dad, you're teasing him again." ”
Qi Yongnian was happy, but he didn't answer his daughter's question, and took the lead in picking up chopsticks, "Come, eat, eat, and taste my daughter's craftsmanship." ”
There is only milk, bread, and a few small dishes on the table, how can we talk about craftsmanship, Uncle Qi's words are also a bit funny. But it can also be seen that their father and daughter get along very well, as a business tycoon, Qi Yongnian is just a loving father at home, and the warm atmosphere at home is as good as mine in my own home.
It seems that my mother is still wise, and if the family is not talking about making trouble together, it will not be like a family.
"Dad." Sister Chen picked up a glass of milk and stuffed it into Uncle Qi's mouth, trying to block his mouth.
Don't forget to glance back at me, "Eat yours." "Hey, what does this have to do with me, it's also involved.
***
During a rare leisure time, it can be seen that Uncle Qi is in a good mood, making a good pot of tea, and setting up a "dragon gate array" with me. In fact, it's been a long time since I've chatted like this. This kind of idle time feels also beautiful, with the wise Uncle Qi talking together, and the flower-like Sister Chen is fueling the troubles.
"Xiao Yu can play Go, accompany me to a game."
"I just know how to move, I studied in the Children's Palace for a while when I was a child, and then I haven't touched the chess pieces for several years, and I've almost forgotten it, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to have fun."
"Hehe, it doesn't matter, I was a master when I was in the army, and I rarely had time to play, let's just half a catty and eight taels, Chenchen, go and take out my Go."
"I'll be the referee, Dad, you are not allowed to play tricks." Sister Chen put the chessboard on the small square table.
"Listen to what these are all about, there is such a thing about your father, when did you say that you saw me cheating?"
Sure enough, I felt rusty at first, and I only thought about the most basic things. And although Uncle Qi claims to play rarely, he has an opponent, so he must still find time to play a few games, and the level back then was quite high.
At the end of the first set, I lost a mess. Even Sister Chen was beside her and said, "Oh, it's so stinky, it's not as good as me." ”
The interest is surprisingly high, Uncle Qi didn't want to play because my level was not high, but said that I had a few very interesting hands, which showed that I was still very talented, and I had to fight a few games with me.
I can't let him underestimate it too much, use my abilities, see what he's thinking in his head, and if I have a purpose, I may be very rewarding.
Sure enough, all of a sudden, the situation looked much better. Sister Chen appeared behind me and Uncle Qi in turn, lying behind me for a while, and one kneeling on my father's shoulder, expressing her opinion.
Suddenly, I found a problem, when he entered the long exam and was very concentrated, I couldn't see what was going on in his heart. It seems that my abilities still have limitations, and when people's energy is highly concentrated, they can't be traversed.
Another discovery surprised me, because I was a slow player, and Uncle Qi couldn't relate to doing business when he wanted to play chess.
It is said that "shopping malls are like battlefields", but in fact, it is not as good as playing chess, and when it reaches a certain level, it is not only a test of chess strength, but also a battle of wits between two opponents.
It is no wonder that he is such a successful businessman, and his style can be seen on the chessboard, with a grand opening and closing at the beginning, and at the pinch, he is cautious for fear of a mistake, but it is precisely because of this that it also limits his ability to play to the maximum, and at some point, he will miss a good opportunity.
I applied my thinking to playing chess, linked it to ordinary things, looked at the big picture and played small, and I could feel it, and there was a significant improvement in chess skills, which is an amazing change. It seems that chess is also about talent, that is, the understanding of chess, not just the game itself. Talking about things is a weakness of people's surnames, and drawing inferences from one case and bypassing others is the prerequisite for Dacheng.
By the end of the third game, the two were tied, "Xiaoyu is really a genius at chess, he has made too fast progress, and he has a chance." If you continue like this, I will soon be no match for you. ”
Listening to his praise, I was a little embarrassed, said a few words modestly, and looked at him with a little humility.
Uncle Qi squeezed his eyes at me, and I smiled knowingly. Sister Chen leaned on his shoulder and smiled proudly. Who knows, she is the only one who is kept in the dark.
In the middle of this game, she secretly removed one of Uncle Qi's chess pieces, and not only did I notice it, but he also noticed that the master had suddenly disappeared from a wonderful trick he had laid out, how could he not know anything. Although Sister Chen thought she was doing it without knowing it.
When she left to pour water, Uncle Qi smiled at me, "Xiaoyu, people say that girls are outgoing, which is not false at all." "I just looked down and pretended to think, and I didn't hear what he said.
When we go down, the gap between us is not very big, and the time for each of us to take the long test has increased. Originally, playing chess was for entertainment, and she didn't fight for a moment, and Sister Chen mixed up from time to time, and talked through chess.
"Uncle Qi, the residential community you built is almost finished, right?"
"It's coming, it's going to be capped soon. By the way, I promised to give you a unit. ”
"Dad, everyone said they didn't want to." Sister Chen interjected on the side.
"No, no, no, I will be rewarded for my merits, and I will be punished for my mistakes. I, Qi Yongnian, are trustworthy. ”
"Uncle Qi, don't be too outward, if you really insist, I really want to buy it then, you can let your subordinates sell it to my head office at the best price."
"Let's not talk about that. Recently, I have received a lot of projects, and I have to buy some new construction equipment, no, yesterday on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I also signed a contract, invite foreign businessmen to dinner. ”
"These guys didn't know that we were celebrating the New Year of the League, and they were still here to make trouble." I blurted out.
"They don't care, as long as it's not their own legal rest, they will make trouble all over the world, and they don't care if others can't spend the New Year." Sister Chen also had a lot of complaints.
"Who told us to line up to buy other people's things!" Qi Yongnian let out a long sigh helplessly.
Patents and technologies are in the hands of others, and it is indeed difficult to complete relatively large projects without imported machinery. Therefore, knowing that he was giving money to others, he had to look happy and be willing to be slaughtered.
I can't help but think stupidly: When will our country become rich and strong, science and technology will be developed, everything will be mastered, and everyone else will have to act according to our faces. When it comes to our statutory holidays, the world will be closed for us, because this is when the major suppliers and pioneers are resting. When the Chinese New Year is there, see who dares to disturb us!
"What do you want? Such a giggle. "I don't know when, Sister Chen has already arrived behind me.
"Oh, no." turned his eyes to the chess game, and continued the topic just now, and said to Qi Yongnian: "No matter what happens to foreigners, your business is getting bigger and bigger. ”
"Let me tell you, I have a secret to doing business, you two listen, don't talk nonsense, or you'll get me in if you don't." He made a joke.
"Tell me the secret." My curiosity was piqued.
"Dad, you're like a child again, just tell him. Of course we won't talk nonsense. Sister Chen was angry.
"Okay, tell you. If you want to be developed, the most important thing is to do a good job in the 'two cities'. ”
"Two cities, what two cities?" I couldn't turn around all of a sudden.
"There are two markets, one is the market, which is the root of everything, and without the market, everything is in vain. The other is the mayor, only if the contact is good, everything can be done with half the effort. ”
I pricked up my ears, it was unheard of. "Now that some mechanisms are not perfect, if you don't have a good relationship with the political axe department, it will be difficult to move an inch. However, there are too many authorities in this department, and you have to move around one link at a time, but it is too difficult, and if you accidentally miss one, accidents may happen immediately. Therefore, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the main leaders directly, and what happens will ......."
was listening energetically, when suddenly his ears hurt, "Sister Chen, what are you doing?" ”
Pulled my ear, "You kid, you're young, don't be so aggressive about these dark things, okay?" Life is still much brighter, and if you listen to these negative things too much, you will lose confidence in a better life. "She obviously didn't want me to imagine society like that.
"Chenchen, how is this darkness?" I didn't react to my daughter's abuse of me, but protested against his words.
"You still don't quite understand that if you look at these famous big multinational companies in the world, they didn't make their fortunes on political axes, they all have special departments that have relations with their own political axes and foreign political axes. The history of expansion of these large companies is inseparable from the political axe. You see, [International Business Machinery] is now engaged in high-tech industries, but in fact, they made their fortune by producing munitions and military communication equipment during World War II. ”
Uncle Qi took a sip of water and forgot to play chess, "And that [international airline], don't look at the many planes flying in the sky are produced by them, but the real money-making industry is the production of military aircraft." Therefore, these large companies are in very close contact with the political axe, and many political parties pay for their election campaigns. ”
I have seen most of these allusions in books, but there has never been a time when Uncle Qi came out of Uncle Qi's mouth like this, and it shocked me so much. With his interpretation, the meaning is different. Doing business together, it's really mysterious!
"Dad, it's over." Looking at me dumbfounded, Sister Chen said, "A good young man was ruined by you like this." Looking at his appearance, he is completely enchanted. Seeing that saliva was about to flow, Sister Chen reached out to wipe her mouth for me, forgetting to care about her father's eyes.
"Xiaoyu, what Chenchen said is not unreasonable. I also think it's a bit of a shame for you to go into business now. I've heard that you've already run two stores, and you're doing pretty well. ”
I was quite proud to get the praise of this business tycoon, so I didn't listen to the first half of the sentence carefully. "yes, it's not bad now."
"But you're still young, and it's not necessarily a good thing to enter the business world so early."
"Why?" I was taken aback.
"Young man, I joined this circle after I was 30 years old, and I still know the samadhi very well. As the saying goes, 'no business, no annihilation', and the hard work is difficult for outsiders to know. This shopping mall is a point of no return, since you do business, you have to devote yourself wholeheartedly, only in this way, can there be development. Although it is said that 'the heart of harming others is not to be had', but 'the heart of guarding against others is indispensable', you have to be careful everywhere, and the human feelings will gradually become cold, and the cruel reality requires you to do so. ”
I listened to him and didn't say anything, but the slightest hint of pride in Shicai was completely gone.
"After being in this circle for a long time, there are very few real friends, which is why I like to associate with you, it always reminds me of those innocent times. When you see people, you always have to smile with three points, but you have your own little ninety-nine in your heart, this is the business world. ”
"Dad!" Sister Chen screamed emotionally, but didn't say anything else.
"Listen to me, kids. Xiaoyu, you are young now, you may not recognize it. If you enter this early, your sincerity will slowly be worn out, and you don't know, the most important thing to be a man is to keep a pure heart. It is said that doing business should pay attention to integrity, but in fact, this is just an advertising slogan, and businessmen are asking for profit. As long as you start a business, no matter what your original intention is, in the end, everything must be for profit, which is the beginning of your natural surname. ”
"Uncle Qi, you taught right." I can't help but say that this is his heartfelt words.
"That's all from the bottom of my heart, so I hope you can enjoy life while you're young. Wait a little bigger, it's not too late to finalize everything, and I know that you won't be willing to be lonely. But there is always a benefit to entering early. Chenchen told me that you are very talented in many aspects, so it is best to do more technical things and accumulate a lot. It's impossible to do something like I want to do now, sadly. ”
"Uncle Qi, don't say that, everyone says that you have done a very successful job."
"Success." There was a bit of sadness in his voice, "Yes, it's a success." Chenchen's mother left us early, but it was quiet, but I was outside, in order to make money, in order to socialize, I had to act on the spot, am I worthy of her? The nostalgia for his deceased wife was overflowing, and his eyes were a little red.
"Don't talk about it, Dad." Sister Chen was already sobbing softly. I shook her hand gently, and she didn't resist, letting me soothe her.
"Look at me, an old man, talking about these frustrating things during the New Year." Uncle Qi sensed his gaffe and changed his words, "Xiaoyu, have you noticed that many guys who are successful in business nowadays generally don't let their children get involved in this circle anymore. It's all about spending money to turn them to the direction of technology development, and if they are wrong, how can they do it again, 'it's not too late to make amends'. ”
I nodded silently.
"So, although I am very optimistic about your talent, I don't want you to focus all your energy on this too soon, and occasionally do it, of course, there is nothing wrong with it." Sister Chen had stopped her grief, and he laughed too.
"Anyway, I still have a little money, if you don't have money to spend, just tell me, it's not too difficult for yourself, anyway, I'm already like this, 'I don't go to hell, who will go to hell'?"
was amused by his words, and felt much better: "Uncle Qi, what you said, I also understand why 'the wealthy are so rebellious' is that they are harmed by more money." Those young masters squandered the money earned by their predecessors, they didn't know how to cherish it, and they couldn't get themselves into it, but it seemed that they still made less money and spent it steadily. ”
"Haha!" Qi Yongnian laughed, and Sister Chen also slapped me from behind.
"In the same way, I resolutely cannot ask for your gift."
"Good boy, with you, go around in circles with me, okay, I won't give it to you. I can't save myself from losing money, so it's better for me to spend it myself. "He's so funny, funny, funny.
"Come on, play chess, play chess. By the way, Chenchen, what to eat at noon? ”
***
In the afternoon, the three of us were still talking and laughing together, and the questions in our hearts were also taken the opportunity to ask Uncle Qi.
"Are my sister and brother-in-law back?" was talking happily, there was the sound of a car horn outside, and Sister Chen stood up and said.
At this moment, the door opened, and sure enough, Sister Qi Yun and Brother Kecheng came back.
"There are guests, it seems that we are not coming back, you are better off?" Sister Qi Yun saw me and said with a smile.
Sister Qi Yun always feels so comfortable, I stood up and shook hands with Brother Kecheng, and asked her by the way: "Sister Yun, what delicious food did you bring?" ”
Gave me a blank look, "You know how to eat." Pulling my sister, "Qi Yun, you are doing quite beautifully, but my father and I have nothing to eat at home." ”
"You are a lazy girl, you won't learn to do it, like this, who will marry you in the future." Qi Yun said and glanced at me. I opened the bag I was carrying, took out a bag of things and handed it over. I love the feeling of being homely.
"You have to take care of it." Sister Chen said to her sister unrelentingly. With that, the two sisters ran to the back room to whisper.
Huang Kecheng sat on the sofa, and I poured him a cup of tea.
"Brother Kecheng, it's been a long time, are you okay?"
"You two talk first, I'll make a call." Qi Yongnian went upstairs after speaking.
"Hey, it's okay." It was obvious that he was not in good spirits. I was very strange that Huang Kecheng was uncharacteristically this time and didn't talk to me about his IT affairs, which is not quite in line with his usual surname, isn't something happened?
Even when I asked him about this, I responded casually and lost my usual enthusiasm. He saw Go on the side, "Come, Yicheng, let's play a game." ”
Unexpectedly, he was the real master, and until dinner, I tried all kinds of methods, but I couldn't get a little bargain.
***
accompanied their family to have a warm dinner, this Sister Qi Yun did better than her sister, a big table was full, and she was much happier than at noon.
"My car won't drive, Xiaocheng, you can pull me back." Sister Chen looked lazy.
"You're leaving. We all live here, anyway, our family has a place to live. Sister Qi Yun kept it.
"No, sister, I'm going to work tomorrow, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon, you can make delicious food and wait."
"Alright, alright, let's go, don't bother me." Sister Yun made an angry look and pushed us outward, "It's better to never come back!" ”
Qi Yongnian and Huang Kecheng Weng's son-in-law were used to seeing the two sisters making trouble, so they both smiled and didn't speak. Just shake my hand and let me come often.
Qi Yun sent us to the yard, and I went to start the car.
"Oops, I forgot to take my bag, Xiao Cheng, you wait for me for a while." Sister Chen ran back again.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sister Qi Yun grabbed my arm and looked serious: "Yicheng, if I ask you a word, you have to answer truthfully." ”
I nodded, what was so serious.
"Let me ask you, did you do anything to our family Chenchen, I don't know why, for a while, I always felt that something was wrong with her, it was not the same as before."
My heart jumped, my brain sounded, her eyes were really powerful, and she said hard: "Sister Yun, it's nothing, we're fine." ”
Looking at my appearance, she laughed out loud, "You don't have to be so nervous, I don't blame you for anything." Stinky boy, tell you, our family Chenchen doesn't look a little older than you, but he is simply like a child. ”
No matter how old my sister is, in the eyes of my sister, she will always be a little girl. "No matter what, you can't let her down, care more about her, and you can't let others bully her. I think she's completely different to you than other boys, if you dare to bully her, I--"
"I'm coming." Sister Chen's cheerful voice jumped, and someone walked over.
"Go ahead, remember what my sister told you." I nodded wordlessly. What is the use of this, she said, how can I be sorry for my dear Sister Chen.
Thinking of this, my heart moved, is it okay tonight?
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