1

The night is dark, the streets are empty, and every house has hung brand new Spring Festival couplets in front of their doors, pasted with the word "Fu" to welcome the New Year, and the sound of crackling firecrackers can be heard far or near. It was another Chinese New Year's Eve, and since Zhao Guoping's family moved to Puxi, they would return to Pidgin Street almost every Spring Festival to have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and observe the New Year at Sun Mingfang's house. For many years, this seems to have become a habit.

After eating, Zhao Haiying took the rice balls wrapped by his grandmother and returned to the small courtyard where he rented a house. Wu Yibai worked overtime, Zhang Xiang's hometown was too far away, so he simply stayed in Shanghai for the New Year.

It's late at night, there are still occasional sparse firecrackers in the alley, and the food in the small courtyard is not ambiguous, there are a lot of glutinous rice balls, dumplings, chicken, duck and fish.

Halfway through the wine, Zhao Haiying stood up, with a look of longing for the future, and said impassionedly: "Students, opportunity!" Opportunity! Opportunity is knocking! The opportunity that belongs to us, the era that belongs to us is coming soon! Did you hear that? We can no longer sit idly by, it's time to take the initiative. ”

Although there were only two in the audience, it did not affect Zhao Haiying's mood at all, he shouted and asked Wu Yibai: "Did you hear it?" ”

"I hear you!" Wu Yibai shouted excitedly.

Zhao Haiying asked again: "Zhang Xiang, did you hear it?" ”

Zhang Xiang was obviously drunk, and his voice was a full octave higher: "Zhao Haiying, Wall Street is beckoning to you, you are the darling of Wall Street's future financial circles and China's future Buffett." ”

Zhao Haiying shouted loudly with the strength of the wine: "I have a strong premonition that Wall Street will open up a completely different world for me." I already have a very perfect plan, and the first step of my plan is to enter Salomon Brothers and become a real ace trader. ”

"Salomon Brothers?" Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang's eyes widened at the same time, "Then the competition with you will be the talented students of Harvard and Yale." Are you confident? ”

"What about Harvard, what about Yale?" Zhao Haiying looked nonchalant, "You forget, I was also a high-talent student of Shanghai Finance and Economics back then, will our Chinese universities lose to foreigners?" He swore by it.

"Yes, we won't lose to anyone!" Wu Yibai was infected by Zhao Haiying, and with the magic of alcohol, he also made a bold statement, "When you gain a firm foothold on Wall Street in the future, you must reveal more insider information to me, my dream is to become the first financial writer in China to appear in Forbes." ”

"Of course, when the time comes, your book will definitely be named 'the ten most influential business books of this century' by Forbes, and you will also be rated as the most influential financial writer in contemporary China, and I will definitely recommend your book to Buffett when the time comes." Zhao Haiying should be reconciled. Zhang Xiang also joined in the fun: "My dream is to become the first 'Zhang Million' in the Chinese stock market. ”

As he spoke, the three of them put their hands on each other's shoulders, talked about their ambitions, imagined their hopes for the future, and laughed out loud when they were excited. It's the words of a few young people chasing their dreams, and the legend of Wall Street has always inspired the brave to keep going.

However, things were not as easy as Zhao Haiying thought, and his TOEFL test score was a few points away from the passing line, only a few points, which made him miss the United States and completely shattered his dream. In his case, if he wants to apply to the United States, he usually goes to a language school for one year and then takes the exam. However, generally speaking, the risk of attending a language school is relatively high, and it is still a question whether you can get into it after reading. At the same time, the most important thing is that the cost is too high, which is a big burden for an ordinary Chinese family.

Chen Menglei also took these questions into consideration, and after thinking about it, she finally came up with a "good way".

"Get married!" Chen Menglei's eyes lit up, and she even said as if she had been planning for a long time, "After I go abroad, you will go abroad in the form of visiting relatives." ”

When Zhao Haiying heard this, his face was full of shock: "You mean now?" Right away? ”

"yes, don't you want to marry me?" Chen Menglei said dissatisfiedly that Zhao Haiying's reaction made her heart instantly cold a lot, which was not a good taste. Originally, the matter of marriage was already quite strange when it came out of the girl's mouth, to put it bluntly, she was clearly proposing to Zhao Haiying! If it weren't for the urgency, she wouldn't have taken the initiative.

Zhao Haiying immediately realized his gaffe and hurriedly said: "Of course I am willing, I will not marry you!" Zhao Haiying loves Chen Menglei deeply, he is very sure of this, but he has never considered getting married at present, after all, their conditions are not yet ripe: his job is just stable, Chen Menglei is still studying, and the economic foundation is too weak, not to mention anything else, the marriage room alone is enough to give him a headache. He then explained: "But marriage is a big deal, it's not that simple, and there are still many procedures to go." We need our parents to agree, and of course my mom is fine, she likes you very much, but your dad has always been against us dating, and we haven't officially met. When he said this, Zhao Haiying himself was a little weak-hearted, because of his work as a security guard, his mother had a little misunderstanding of Chen Menglei, and Zhao Haiying didn't have time to explain. It's good now, on one side is his mother, and on the other side is Chen Menglei's father, one is difficult to deal with, and when he thinks of this, Zhao Haiying broke out in a cold sweat.

Chen Menglei thinks that Zhao Haiying thinks too much, mother-in-law. She thinks that marriage is complicated and complicated, but it is actually very simple, as long as they go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate, they are legally legal husband and wife, even if their father Chen Jianhua has no way to stop it.

"But I can't let you do that." Seeing Chen Menglei's sincere look, Zhao Haiying was even more firm in his attitude. "Because you are the woman I love dearly, I want your marriage with me to be blessed by everyone, especially your father, who is your only relative in the country," he explained. If you don't even get his blessing in your marriage, then you will sacrifice too much for me. If I can't give you even the most basic happiness, then how can I be worthy of your life? ”

Zhao Haiying's words moved Chen Menglei greatly, she felt that she was the happiest woman in the world, and she could have a man who loved her so much. Just because of Zhao Haiying's words just now, Chen Menglei assured him that she would definitely convince her father.

But she didn't expect that when she told her father the news that she was going to get married, Chen Jianhua didn't think about it, directly objected, and was furious.

Chen Menglei didn't expect Chen Jianhua's reaction to be so big, and besides, she didn't ask for advice, but just informed her father.

"I'm an adult, long past the legal age for marriage. Freedom of love and freedom of marriage, why is my father against me getting married? Which article or paragraph of the national law have I violated? ”

Chen Menglei said it reasonably, Chen Jianhua was difficult to refute, he was trembling with anger, he could only put on a crooked reason, pointed at his daughter and yelled: "You have not violated the laws of the country, you have violated the family laws of our Chen family!" ”

"Family law? How did I not know? Who decides? Chen Menglei was obviously disdainful of this reason.

"I'm going to do it!" Chen Jianhua slapped the table and shouted, "I am your father, I am qualified to manage you." Since I was a child, I have taken care of you eating and drinking, and I have taken care of your college, and now I have to care who you marry. Anyway, that security guard is not qualified to marry you. ”

Chen Menglei had a suddenly realized expression, in the final analysis, her father didn't look down on Zhao Haiying as a security guard. At this time, Chen Menglei is not happy, she hates others to call Zhao Haiying every day, even if it is her father, besides, Zhao Haiying is no longer a security guard: "Marriage is your love and my willingness, feelings are the basis of our union, my marital happiness is not a commodity transaction, I chose Zhao Haiying, he is more qualified than anyone else to marry me." ”

Listening to his daughter's words, Chen Jianhua was powerless to refute for a while. He was also young and impulsive, but it was one thing to fall in love, and another thing to get married. Marriage is not the ups and downs of falling in love, marriage has to have children, and you have to deal with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar every day. Once married, all the ups and downs will be covered by tedious chores, and the passion will eventually be worn away by the dull days. He thinks that his daughter and Zhao Haiying are not suitable at all, and he can't watch his daughter run a marriage that is doomed to fail.

Chen Jianhua tried to calm down his mood, he knew that if he continued to fight like this, it would only intensify his daughter's impulse to be with Zhao Haiying, and it would not solve any problems. Chen Menglei has been spoiled since she was a child, her temper is stubborn, and she eloped with Zhao Haiying in a fit of anger, and it was difficult to recover it at that time. He changed his strategy and said earnestly: "You went to the United States to further your studies, and you will have a lot to do in the future, whether you stay in the United States or return to China after completing your studies." What about Zhao Haiying, does he have a choice? He's a big man, and he won't have to rely on you to raise him in the future, right? ”

Her father's words halved Chen Menglei's momentum in an instant, and she tried to justify: "Although Zhao Haiying does not have a diploma, he has the ability, and it is impossible for the United States to only recognize a diploma but not ability." ”

"And what is the probability of this opportunity?" Chen Jianhua asked rhetorically. Chen Menglei stopped talking. Seeing that his daughter softened, Chen Jianhua struck while the iron was hot, and seemed to analyze very rationally: "You will be a master's degree from New York University in the future, and he doesn't even have an undergraduate diploma, if you go to the same company for an interview, is he qualified to compete with you on the same platform?" My father is from the past, and so many years of work experience have taught me that when I go to a completely unfamiliar environment, a diploma is first of all a person's face, and a diploma is a stepping stone. ”

Father's words are not unreasonable, every word pierces Chen Menglei's heart. She couldn't argue for a while, and she couldn't help but feel a little disheartened. This "war" finally ended with Chen Jianhua's victory, but he did not have a trace of the joy of victory, looking at his daughter's face full of disappointment and sadness, he felt distressed, and finally patted his daughter's shoulder and comforted: "Don't have those unrealistic fantasies, when you go to the United States, time will dilute everything, and you will forget him." ”

Listening to her father's words, Chen Menglei only felt that her heartache intensified, she couldn't say a word, and returned to the room silently. On this night, the lights in the Chen family's father and daughter's room were turned on overnight.

2

Chen Jianhua thought about it all night, thought of a thousand ways to destroy his daughter's marriage to Zhao Haiying in his mind, and finally chose the most lethal one: directly find Zhao Haiying's mother Zhou Hui.

The sky had not yet dawned, and the pale cyan sky was still studded with a few sparse remnant stars.

Zhou Hui had just gotten off the night shift, and as soon as she left the hospital gate, she saw Chen Jianhua standing at the door, with a tired face and two big black circles on his face. Zhou Hui was very surprised: "Why are you here?" What's uncomfortable? ”

"Got time? I'd like to talk to you individually. Chen Jianhua said slowly.

When Zhou Hui learned the news of her son's marriage from Chen Jianhua's mouth, she was really taken aback, but she was very calm on the surface, and there was no trace of emotion on her face: "I just found out that they were going to get married." ”

Speaking of which, the two are also old friends, Chen Jianhua didn't talk nonsense, and directly explained his intentions: "I came to you with a cheeky face, just to beg you to persuade your son and let my daughter go." ”

"Spare it?" These two words are too heavy for Zhou Hui, "Please pay attention to your wording, what do you mean to let go?!" The two of them are in free love, and Seahawk is not what you think, although he didn't get a college diploma, but he is still very down-to-earth and capable. Speaking of this, Zhou Hui suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly added: "He is no longer a security guard, he is now an official stockbroker in Jing'an." ”

Chen Jianhua also knew that his words were a little inappropriate, and he apologized and explained: "I'm sorry, I may have spoken more directly, but I really think the two of them are inappropriate, and I can't agree with Zhao Haiying's way of doing things and being a person." ”

Zhou Hui understood as soon as she heard that Chen Jianhua was referring to what happened when Zhao Haiying was in college. She defended her son: "Seahawk did make mistakes when he was in college, but he has paid a great price, and as a person, as a mother, I can assure you that Seahawk is definitely an upright and trustworthy child." After speaking, Zhou Hui suddenly asked in a questioning tone: "Or do you think there is something wrong with me?" ”

Zhou Hui's last sentence gave Chen Jianhua a fierce response, Chen Jianhua was a little overwhelmed, kept hunching his waist, and apologized again and again.

Looking at Chen Jianhua's appearance, Zhou Hui's heart also softened, she understood Chen Jianhua, how can there be a parent in the world who doesn't want their children to be happy? She herself didn't agree with Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei being together, but Zhao Guoping often enlightened her and made her think a lot. But Chen Jianhua could only endure silently by himself, Chen Menglei's mother left them very early, leaving Chen Jianhua alone to be a father and a mother, raising Chen Menglei, and she didn't have to think about the hardships to know.

If the person Chen Jianhua said was replaced by any other person, Zhou Hui would definitely be on Chen Jianhua's side, but now Chen Jianhua is talking about her own son, she originally loves face, Zhao Haiying did not graduate and became a security guard, which has made her unable to raise her head in front of her friends, but now it's okay, the old friend came to the door in person and disliked her son. Chen Jianhua deserves sympathy, but who understands her feelings as a mother? There is no way, she is the only one to bear everything, she persuaded: "During this time, I watched the sea eagle work so hard, and the two children encouraged and helped each other, I felt that I had no reason to object to anything." One more thing to say, Haiying and Menglei have come all the way from college, it is not easy to maintain a relationship, if we as parents easily destroy the beauty between our children, it will leave them with a lifetime of regrets. ”

But Chen Jianhua's attitude is still resolute: "If I don't oppose it in time and let them stop the precipice, it will leave Menglei with a lifetime of regret." Chen Jianhua has a bitter heart, since he was a child, he has always loved Chen Menglei as a pearl in his palm, he hopes that his daughter can find someone who can take care of her, he feels that his hope is not too much. But no one could understand him, his daughter couldn't, and his friends couldn't, Chen Jianhua was completely disappointed.

Disagreed, it was useless to say more, Chen Jianhua said goodbye to Zhou Hui, and before leaving, he left five words categorically: "I won't agree." ”

Looking at the back of Chen Jianhua leaving, Zhou Hui didn't feel good in her heart. Chen Jianhua kept saying that Chen Menglei was the "pearl in the palm of her hand", so Zhao Haiying was still pulled by her with a handful of and urine! When he was in school, Zhao Haiying was originally an honor student, and he was a candidate to stay in school, if something hadn't happened, he would have gone to the United States for further study, and at that time, Chen Menglei was not worthy of Zhao Haiying. It's good to be picked on like this now. Thinking of this, Zhou Hui was angry. She directly found the culprit of this matter, her baby son Zhao Haiying, and was ready to ask what happened.

As soon as she saw her son, Zhou Hui was angry, her eyes were like fire, and she asked, "What do you think about such a big thing as getting married?" I still know from other people's mouths that it's really ......" Zhou Hui was so angry that she couldn't breathe, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhao Haiying was also a little distressed when he saw his mother's appearance, serving tea and water, and his face was full of apologies: "Mom, I haven't thought about this yet, so I ......"

"Didn't think about it?" Zhou Hui, who drank a sip of water, seemed to have regained her strength all of a sudden, and all her grievances and anger were vented on her son, "Then why did Chen Menglei's father come to the door?" I was speechless when asked, and I didn't know where to put this face. ”

When Zhao Haiying heard that Chen Jianhua had actually looked for Zhou Hui, he was startled, and he was stunned for a long time.

Zhao Guoping, who was sitting next to Zhou Hui, had been observing Zhao Haiying, and it could be seen that Zhao Haiying did not seem to be very firm about getting married, he knew his son, and he would consider it carefully before making any decision, and once decided, there would be absolutely no hesitation. He speculated that there might be something else going on in the marriage. After thinking about it for a long time, he thought it might be related to going abroad. He asked his son if it was because he went abroad, but Zhao Haiying did not deny it, which was tantamount to acquiescence. He expressed his attitude to Zhao Haiying: "I have no objection to you being together, but it is probably not very good to talk about marriage on the basis of going abroad." You are both too young, your career has not started yet, you are getting married at this time, have you ever thought about what the state of married life is? ”

Before Zhao Haiying could answer, Zhou Hui couldn't sit still: "No matter what the state, you can't go abroad by getting married, right?" Seahawk, where has your ambition gone? Besides, what can you do when you go abroad? Do you go to a restaurant to wash dishes and wash dishes to support your family? ”

Zhou Hui's original unintentional words completely hurt Zhao Haiying's only remaining humble self-esteem, in the final analysis, it was not that he felt that he was unproductive: "Mom, the street of Wall Street is less than 600 meters, but it has changed the fate of many people. It's full of financial companies, it's full of opportunities, it's full of ideals and desires, especially young people like us who should go to Wall Street to pursue their dreams. My classmate Xie Tianyang is already working at Morgan Stanley's headquarters. ”

"You only see the prosperity of Wall Street, and you don't analyze your own real situation well." At this time, even Zhao Guoping began to refute him, in his opinion, what Zhao Haiying said was completely the arrogant words of a stinky child, not mature at all, and the reality was far more difficult than he imagined, "Wall Street is not a hotbed, let alone a paradise, this matter must be analyzed and pondered." You're doing a good job in Jing'an now, and you're just getting better at work, so it's a shame to give up so soon. Sometimes it's so ambitious, in exchange for a bamboo basket to draw water. Zhao Guoping said pertinently.

Zhao Haiying couldn't listen to these words at all, he only felt that his parents didn't understand him, and he said a little angrily: "Even if I go to serve dishes, I can still learn something." Although I used to work as a security guard at Jing'an, I met all kinds of people every day and learned a lot, and in some ways, even more than I gained in a university class. ”

The conversation ended unhappily.

It was another sunny day, and three young figures shuttled on the old basketball court in Lujiazui.

Zhao Haiying was sweating profusely, his clothes were already soaked, he broke through the interception of Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang with the ball, and scored a layup in three steps. Next, Wu Yibai got the basketball, but in the blink of an eye, the ball was successfully intercepted by Zhao Haiying, and it became Zhao Haiying's control of the ball, he successfully shook off Zhang Xiang with a feint, and turned around with a beautiful three-point shot. Zhao Haiying played very wildly, and seemed to be playing with desperate strength, venting his emotions in this way.

Zhao Haiying shot and hit one after another, but his mind was filled with the turmoil caused by his marriage these days, and everything that happened flashed through his mind one by one. When he dribbled, his father Zhao Guoping's dissatisfied face flashed in his mind, and when he hit the basket, his mother Zhou Hui's grievances and cries were in his ears...... The more he thought about this, the more Zhao Haiying couldn't calm down.

The whole court only saw Zhao Haiying shooting frantically, and Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang seemed to have become decorations. It wasn't until he was physically exhausted that Zhao Haiying stopped this "one-man basketball game".

This time, Zhao Haiying really hesitated, what did he do? Is it to marry Chen Menglei and go to the United States? Or do you do what everyone says, work on the ground? Chen Menglei's expectant voice sounded in her ears: "I have already chosen the date, and next Monday, we will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate on that day." "Growing up, he's never been so entangled. Love is a matter of two people, but marriage is a matter of two families. Without the understanding of his parents and the approval of Chen Menglei's father, Zhao Haiying fell into a difficult choice.

There are only two days left before Chen Menglei said that the day of obtaining the certificate is left, and these two days are like years for Zhao Haiying.

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Facing the rising sun, the sky seems to have been washed, a piece of blue, and the mood seems to be exceptionally good.

Chen Menglei came to the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau early in the morning, holding her household registration book tightly in her hand, which she "stole" when her father was on the night shift. She looked at the red household registration book in her hand, thinking that she was about to become Zhao Haiying's legal wife, and a feeling of happiness came to her heart.

But Zhao Haiying, who is about to become her husband, has not come for a long time. The appointed time had passed, and Chen Menglei began to be a little worried, because Zhao Haiying was never late. Time passed minute by minute, watching the couple walk into the Civil Affairs Bureau holding hands, and then holding hands and coming out with marriage certificates, Chen Menglei suddenly had an ominous premonition. She called the unit, and Sister Wang said that Zhao Haiying had taken leave. She called Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang separately, and everyone didn't know where Zhao Haiying went.

At this time, Chen Menglei's face turned pale, and a thought flashed in her mind: Zhao Haiying ran away from marriage. Sure enough, in the end, she didn't wait for Zhao Haiying, but waited for the parents of both sides.

When Chen Jianhua tidied up the room as usual, he accidentally found that a small crack had opened on the bedside table, and he immediately felt a buzzing in his head. I opened the drawer and found that the household registration book was gone. Chen Jianhua didn't think about it, and directly called Zhou Hui's unit, and Zhou Hui on the other end of the phone was also anxious when he heard it, so he called Zhao Guoping and rushed directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

However, when the three of them came to the Civil Affairs Bureau, they only saw Chen Menglei sitting on the steps dejectedly, thoughtful.

"Leilei!" A familiar voice came from her ears, Chen Menglei had red eyes, and saw her father walking towards her angrily, followed by Zhou Hui and Zhao Guoping.

When Chen Menglei saw her father, she was first surprised, then at a loss, and before she could react, her arm was pulled up by Chen Jianhua fiercely. "Come home with me!" As he spoke, he pulled Chen Menglei back vigorously.

Chen Menglei's tears could no longer be controlled, and the grievances and uneasiness of the morning all broke out at this moment: "I'm not leaving!" However, his body was dragged by Chen Jianhua. Walking in front of Zhou Hui and Zhao Guoping, Chen Jianhua stopped, he looked at the two, his eyes were full of anger: "Please discipline your son in the future, don't take my daughter badly." ”

Chen Jianhua's words made Zhou Hui speechless for a moment, and before she could refute it, Chen Jianhua pulled her daughter away angrily.

Only Zhao Guoping looked around and said curiously: "Where did the sea eagle go?" ”

At this time, Zhao Haiying, the hero of the incident, was hiding in the unit where Zhang Xiang worked, Yongkang Medical Machinery Factory, with a sad face, looking at the dazzling red household registration book in his hand, and it was difficult to choose. ……

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day when Chen Menglei goes abroad. For a whole week, she didn't see Zhao Haiying.

The entire waiting hall was full of people, some came to see them off, and some came to pick up people. Before boarding, Chen Jianhua checked his daughter's things one by one, and specially instructed: "After you arrive, you must call your father first to report your safety, and call me regularly every month." ”

Seeing that her father had obviously become a lot haggard because of his own affairs recently, Chen Menglei was a little distressed. Before entering the boarding gate, Chen Menglei kept looking in the direction of the airport gate, she hoped to see the person, the person who owed her an explanation, but in the end she was disappointed. She turned, wiped tears from her face, and walked into the gate.

At this moment, Zhao Haiying was standing outside the airport, watching the plane fly by, and shed tears.

After Chen Menglei left, for a long time, Zhao Haiying's life seemed to be lost, and it seemed that nothing had happened on the surface, but Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang knew that he was panicked with grievances. One day, Zhao Haiying was so drunk that he kept shouting: "Ame."

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The Wall Street dream was torn apart by reality and became unattainable again. In the dark, Zhao Haiying was lonely and desperate. He wept for his precious youth, for the gorgeous love, and for the frivolous yesterday. The more he swallowed the bitter wine of life, the greater the pain, and the more sober he became. The 300-year transformation of New York City is not the end of chasing his dreams, and the 600-meter Wall Street is no longer a transit point for his destiny, and he will set sail again with his dreams.

3

On June 5, 1989, the United States announced "comprehensive sanctions" against China, and exchanges between the two countries came to an abrupt end. This is the lowest point in the relationship between China and the United States since the formal establishment of diplomatic relations in 1979. At this point, Sino-US relations broke down again.

The sanctions imposed by the United States have made China's reform and opening up face unprecedented challenges. Zhao Guoping, as the head of the Pudong Development Research Group, was called to the municipal party committee to discuss countermeasures.

As soon as he met Zhao Guoping, his adviser Zhuo Lao chatted with him about the recent international popularity of the article, "The End of History" written by the Japanese-American scholar Fukuyama, which was published in the American magazine "The National Interest".

After the end of the Cold War, how to evaluate the capitalist system and the socialist system and their respective destinies has become an issue of general concern in the theoretical circles of the East and the West. In this context, Fukuyama threw out the so-called "final conclusion of history", the core of which is the "theory of the defeat of communism", in his view, the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War, all of which marked the end of communism. There is only one way for the development of history, and that is the market economy and democratic politics in the West.

In response to Fukuyama's remarks, Zhuo Lao believes that the content of the book can represent the views of a considerable number of Western politicians and scholars. Western politicians generally believe that the liberal democratic system practiced by Western countries may be "the end of the development of human ideology" and "the last form of human rule". This is undoubtedly a provocation against communism. Speaking of this, Zhuo Lao paused and said earnestly: "Comrade Xiaoping proposed at the Central Committee that we should further spread the banner of reform and opening up and do more things conducive to reform and opening up, and he hoped that we would show the world that China's determination and policy for reform and opening up have not changed. ”

"Zhuo Lao, you are in such a hurry to come to me, is there a new instruction on the development work of Pudong?" Zhao Guoping heard the mystery from Zhuo Lao's words and asked directly.

Zhuo Lao explained: "Since the establishment of the Pudong Development Research Advisory Group in 1987, we have submitted the idea of Pudong development to the central government. In the past two years, the development of Pudong has remained in the research stage, and Comrade Xiaoping has great expectations for Shanghai. He made an analogy: for example, the arrest of Shanghai is a big measure. Shanghai is our trump card, and it is a shortcut to make Shanghai up. Zhuo Lao paused, "I think the key to whether Shanghai can seize this opportunity lies in the development of Pudong." ”

Zhuo Lao's words coincided with Zhao Guoping's thoughts, as a native of Shanghai, he watched the development and changes of Puxi for so many years, while Pudong has been stagnant. Since he became the head of the Pudong Development Research Advisory Group two years ago, he has repeatedly reported to the city leaders that he feels that Shanghai's current urban function is like that of an old man with a heart failure, overwhelmed by disorderly sprawl and poor infrastructure. Many Shanghai citizens make this analogy, saying that Shanghai is like a cake with flowers, vivid and vivid. Decades of urban construction have caused houses, factories, shopping malls, schools, etc. to be mixed in a disorderly manner, with overflowing feces, mountains of garbage, traffic congestion, and housing tensions, which are about to explode. At the same time, the narrow space has also squeezed the horizons and minds of Shanghainese, and "calculating" has become an adjective for outsiders to ridicule Shanghainese. Shanghai in front of me looks like a giant who "stands up to the sky", but in fact he is a patient with "poor health", and it has come time not to change!

Zhao Guoping told Zhuo Lao about something: "Just a few days ago, I received a Taiwanese businessman, and one of his questions left me speechless. He said, 'I heard that you Shanghainese eat, sleep, and even take a bath in one room? I don't know how to answer, 800,000 coal stoves, 800,000 toilets, per capita greening is the lowest in the country. Speaking of this, Zhao Guoping sighed helplessly and stopped talking.

"Only by building a 'new Shanghai' can we reduce the pressure on the 'old Shanghai'." Zhuo Lao said earnestly. He took out a document from his desk and handed it to Zhao Guoping, "So our advisory group wrote a plan for the central government to seize the opportunity to develop Pudong." Your research office will come up with an opinion as soon as possible, and we will report to the municipal party committee first. ”

When Zhao Guoping was about to go out, Zhuo Lao stopped him again: "Guoping, I hope that this plan is not only to build a few bridges in Pudong and Puxi, transfer a few factories, and functionally disperse the burden of the city, but to have a grand idea, a new idea that can have a long-term impact on the future of Shanghai and even the country's reform and opening up." ”

4

Since coming to the United States, Chen Menglei has put all her energy into studying, and she is so tired that she falls asleep every day. On the contrary, Xie Tianyang seems to have endless energy every day, while studying, he interns at Morgan Stanley headquarters, and he is very busy.

On weekends, two people will meet together for a meal, a cup of coffee, and a relaxation.

"Last month, a project that Childe handled had just been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and angel investors had received a return of nearly 100 times, which was even reported in the New York Times. Now, Child's company is at the top of Wall Street. If you can do an internship at Child's company, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Xie Tianyang looked at Chen Menglei with bright eyes while drinking coffee, and it could be seen that it was not a day or two that he had this idea.

Listening to Xie Tianyang's description, Chen Menglei also looked forward to it, after all, she had a relationship with Mr. Child before, and she could be regarded as acquaintances. After that, they went straight to Child's company with the attitude of giving it a try.

Before I saw Child, I was stopped by the front desk lady. Xie Tianyang pleaded for all kinds of intercessions, but it was useless, and the front desk lady politely refused: "I'm sorry, sir, you didn't make an appointment, and Mr. Childe is not there." ”

At this time, Xie Tianyang and Chen Menglei had no idea, and the little dream they had just had was shattered before they even started. Xie Tianyang came out of the building dejectedly, and Chen Menglei didn't know what to say, so she sighed and followed behind.

"It's not what it used to be, how could a big man like Child look down on us poor students?" Xie Tianyang said helplessly.

Looking at Xie Tianyang's appearance, Chen Menglei suggested, "Let's try it somewhere else." ”

Just when Chen Menglei and Xie Tianyang were almost desperate, Childe was already standing behind them and said in surprise: "Miss Chen Menglei, why are you here?" ”

Chen Menglei couldn't believe her ears, and turned to see Child, who was full of surprise.

Since Childe met Chen Menglei at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, he was deeply impressed by her confident and hearty personality, and of course, the beautiful appearance of a unique oriental woman. When he just came out of the company, he saw a girl who was very similar to Chen Menglei from a distance, and hurriedly walked over, but he didn't expect it to be her.

"Wall Street is my dream, and I'm here to pursue my dream." Faced with Child's question, Chen Menglei answered proudly.

Childe looked at Chen Menglei, his eyes full of eager hope, and her beauty and confidence attracted him. His eyes always stayed on Chen Menglei, and he didn't notice Xie Tianyang next to him at all. The sensitive Xie Tianyang immediately discovered that Chard's special affection for Chen Menglei was born, and an idea quickly generated in his mind.

In October every year, the flu is the season of high influenza, and the flu in 1989 came extremely violently, with patients with influenza A in North America, Europe and Asia, and dozens of influenza patients have been found in New York alone. Chen Menglei, who is far away in the United States, has also encountered the biggest problem since going abroad.

How did Chen Menglei know what influenza A was, at first she felt very uncomfortable, the whole person was groggy, and her body was hot like a fireball, but she still felt very cold. She struggled to get up from the bed and poured herself a glass of water to drink, but her limbs were sore and weak, and the hand holding the cup slipped, and the glass fell to the ground and shattered. Dragging the groggy sick body, Chen Menglei squatted down to clean up the glass shards, because her mind was dizzy, her hand was cut by the glass at once, and she pressed her bleeding fingers to the kitchen to flush the faucet.

The headache continued, and Chen Menglei vaguely remembered that when she left home, her father took her a lot of spare medicine, and after rummaging through it for a long time, she finally found it in the corner of the drawer. She was so excited that she was about to cry, so she quickly ate two pills, but she didn't expect to feel a burst of nausea, and vomited all the medicine she had just taken.

It wasn't until she saw the news of influenza A from the dormitory administrator's room that Chen Menglei realized the seriousness of her condition. The administrator advised her to be hospitalized as soon as possible, but she opened her purse to find that there was not much money left. At this moment, she was scared, she was penniless in a foreign land, there was no family around her, and there was no lover around her, she missed her motherland, her father, and Zhao Haiying even more. Chen Menglei pursed her lips, struggled for a long time, made a lot of determination, and finally pressed a string of numbers, which was the phone of the securities business department of the Jing'an Exchange, and there was a beeping sound from the earpiece. Chen Menglei was nervous and scared, after going abroad, she and Zhao Haiying had no contact again, but at this moment, she longed to hear Zhao Haiying's voice, it seemed that his voice had a kind of magic that could allow her to overcome the fear in her heart. At this time, the sound of "hey" came from the other end of the phone.

"Jing'an? I'm looking for Zhao Haiying. Chen Menglei's voice was a little weak.

It was Sister Wang who answered the phone, and Sister Wang suddenly heard the voice on the other end of the phone: "Are you Chen Menglei?" Wait a minute. He was about to call Zhao Haiying, but he saw that Zhao Haiying and the manager were chatting enthusiastically.

At this time, Zhao Haiying seemed to have become a celebrity on the Jing'an Exchange, she showed envy, picked up the microphone again and said: "Zhao Haiying is busy now, I don't have time to answer the phone......

"Did you say I called?" Chen Menglei was unwilling and continued to ask.

Sister Wang was obviously a little impatient, and said perfunctorily: "Say, he's really busy, you can fight again at another time." After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

Chen Menglei's eyes were blurred with tears, and her heart was stabbed fiercely.

After a long while, Chen Menglei wiped away her tears and dialed another phone: "Xie Tianyang, can you come here?" ”

Xie Tianyang, who hung up the phone, picked up something and was about to go out, when suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, he hesitated for a moment, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.

When Childe and Xie Tianyang arrived at Chen Menglei's dormitory, Chen Menglei had already collapsed to the ground, and it was the dormitory administrator who opened the door. Seeing Chen Menglei who fell to the ground, Cialde's face turned pale, and he rushed to her and shouted, "Miss Chen, are you okay?" ”

Before Chen Menglei could speak, her body could no longer hold on, and she fainted all of a sudden and fell into Child's arms. Child's heart tightened suddenly, he didn't say a word, picked up Chen Menglei downstairs, and drove directly to his personal doctor's office.

"Be sure to treat Miss Chen with the best medicine." Childe told the doctor like an order, he turned to Xie Tianyang, his tone was obviously different from before, and even with some pleading, "Xie Tianyang, I am about to go back to the company to deal with a project, can Miss Chen please take care of you first?" ”

Childe spoke to himself so politely, this was something Xie Tianyang had never seen before, which made him a little flattered, he was afraid of missing the opportunity to tie up, and tried his best to show his concern for Chen Menglei: "Of course, Mr. Child, please rest assured, Menglei and I have always been like brothers and sisters, she is so sick now, I will definitely take care of her, but ......"

Xie Tianyang hesitated for a moment, and Childe was a little curious, Xie Tianyang turned to smile and said, "But is your project really that important?" ”

Childe didn't understand what Xie Tianyang meant, Xie Tianyang explained with a smile: "Now that Chen Menglei needs to be taken care of the most, if you can put down important things to take care of her, does it seem more important for her?" ”

Xie Tianyang's words were so straightforward, how could Chalder not understand, he continued with Xie Tianyang's words: "I know that she has a boyfriend in China, I think it doesn't seem appropriate for me to do this." ”

Xie Tianyang didn't expect Child, who was dominating in the mall, to have such a tangled side, he analyzed: "Mr. Child, now that the two of them are far apart, it may be difficult to relive the mandarin dream." What's more, now her boyfriend is just a small trader, with your status, your charisma, if you compare with his boyfriend, I think your chances are a little bigger. ”

"So......" Child waited for Xie Tianyang to continue.

"So I think you should stay, take care of this girl who is not deeply involved in the world, with such a handsome and mature, former idol to take care of, I think her illness can get better faster." Xie Tianyang finished his words in one go, and he was sure that Childe had already moved his heart.

Childe could also see that Xie Tianyang was a smart person, but he didn't appreciate him. However, in order to express his gratitude, he still gave him his business card and said with a smile: "It seems that we will have more intersections in the future." ”

Walking out of the hospital gate, Xie Tianyang breathed a deep sigh of relief, the conversation with Child made him tired, but the result was always good. With his business card in his hand, he felt that he was one step closer to his dream.

5

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the middle of winter, and there has just been a light snowfall, and the branches and roofs have turned white.

At the beginning of 1990, he came to Shanghai again for a field trip. He has a special affection for Shanghai. In 1920, when he first arrived in Shanghai at the age of 16, he took a cruise ship from Shanghai and embarked on the road of work-study in France.

In order to welcome the arrival of the first class, Zhao Guoping specially came to Pudong for field research.

Pudong is located in the eastern part of Shanghai, covering an area of 552 square kilometers, which is about 1/10 of Shanghai's land area. As early as 1918, in the face of this wasteland, Sun Yat-sen once sighed: "If Pudong develops to the level of Puxi, then China will be in a bad situation." Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China, also expressed the same expectation: "Pudong is a virgin land. "But decades later, Pudong is still a virgin land, in stark contrast to Puxi. There are even more sayings in the market that "Puxi is the city, Pudong is the township", "there is a woman who does not marry Pudong Lang", "I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong".

The night is already deep, and the dark sky is lit up with fireworks from time to time, conveying the lively atmosphere of the festival.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, thousands of lights and firecrackers sounded.

Zhao Guoping did not go home, but stayed in the office. Since he went to Pudong for an investigation, his mood has not been calm for a long time. During the inspection, he was deeply impressed by a muddy road, which is a typical representative of Pudong's backwardness, with no eye-catching buildings on both sides of the road, and some dilapidated and low-rise rotten houses. He had heard that in the summer, when it rained heavily, the road was a veritable "mountain of water", and the water could reach his knees.

After doing his research, he collected all the materials about Pudong and stacked them more than a meter thick. Zhao Guoping looked at the materials carefully, sketched out the important places with a red pen when he saw them, and then copied down the important data, and forgot the time when he was busy.

This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is special for the Qian family, because this day is the day Qian Chunsheng was released from prison.

Just after noon, Qian Dongmei, Qian Qingqing and Zhao Haiying came to the gate of the prison and waited for Qian Chunsheng. The cold wind blew uncontrollably, like a sharp knife piercing their bodies, but they didn't feel it at all. After waiting for more than three hours, when it was close to dusk, the big iron door of the prison slowly opened, and I saw Qian Chunsheng, who had shaved his head, walking out with a simple small bag of luggage, and couldn't help but shrink his head in the cold wind.

Seeing this, the eldest sister Qian Dongmei hurriedly took out a hat from her bag and put it on her younger brother, looking at her younger brother's skinny appearance, Qian Dongmei's nose was sour and her eyes were red.

Zhao Haiying next to him hugged Qian Chunsheng, and the two patted each other's shoulders, but the emotion in their hearts was indescribable.

The sun drifts west, gradually disappearing by the chimneys of the alley, forming a rose-colored sunset. In the criss-crossed alleys, smoke rises from every house.

Sun Mingfang and the old lady's uncle were busy inside and out, and the meals were put on the table one by one.

The old lady counted the dishes on the table and said happily: "No more, no less, exactly 10 dishes, the circle is complete." ”

Sun Mingfang looked at the wall clock on the wall, it was already 6 o'clock, and the sky outside was dark, and he couldn't help but be a little worried. Since Qian Chunsheng was imprisoned, Sun Mingfang has also become timid and sensitive, and he is cautious on weekdays, for fear that something will happen. Just thinking about it, I heard Qian Qingqing's loud voice outside: "Mom! Brother is back! ”

The nervousness of Fang Cai was swept away, Sun Mingfang's eyes were red with joy, she wiped her eyes with her hands, and went out to greet her son.

At the dinner table, Sun Mingfang kept serving vegetables to his son, and Qian Chunsheng's mouth was stuffed for a while. Qian Dongmei poured wine for the old lady, and the old lady blushed from drinking. Qian Qingqing looked at her brother for a while, and then at her sister, leaving only a happy smile. This meal had a long-lost warmth, Zhao Haiying looked at everyone, very emotional, and couldn't help but be a little distracted. The Qian family was reunited, but he has never returned home since the incident of "stealing" the household registration book.

After coming out of Qian's house, Zhao Haiying passed by the door of a shopping mall, and a red coat came into view in the window. He stopped in front of the shop window, looked at it for a long time, and finally bought the coat.

When Zhao Haiying gave the coat to her mother, Zhou Hui was so moved, this was the first time Zhao Haiying gave her a gift when she was so old. Looking at her son, who was a head taller, Zhou Hui suddenly felt that her son had grown up.

"You still buy me clothes, mom's clothes are enough to wear, don't waste your salary, buy more clothes for yourself, buy delicious food." As she spoke, Zhou Hui had already put her clothes on.

Looking at the happiness on his mother's face, Zhao Haiying felt content, he smiled and said: "It is natural for my son to make money to buy clothes for his mother, and when I make a lot of money in the future, I will buy you brand-name clothes." Hearing Zhao Haiying say this, Zhou Hui was even more moved to the point that her eyes were red, and she looked back and forth in front of the mirror in her clothes.

At this time, Zhao Haiying noticed that he hadn't seen his father after entering the door for so long: "My dad is still working overtime?" ”

"Isn't it, I don't know what he's busy with every day, and he has to come back later and later." Zhou Hui's tone was obviously complaining, "I think he treats the unit as his home, and his home has become his hotel, and he doesn't care about this family at all." ”

Seeing that his mother was a little dissatisfied, Zhao Haiying defended his father and said: "Mom, my dad is giving up his small family to serve everyone and the construction of Dapudong, you are not allowed to talk about him anymore." ”

Mother and son haven't talked about family life like this for a long time, but as she spoke, Zhou Hui talked about Chen Menglei again: "Originally, you and Chen Menglei fell in love, I was very happy, but I didn't expect Chen Menglei to go abroad like this, are you still in touch now?" ”

In a word, when it came to Zhao Haiying's sore spot, his eyes suddenly lost their brilliance.

Seeing that her son was silent, Zhou Hui couldn't help it again: "I don't think you should go to the United States, I have also learned about it, in a situation like yours, it is even more difficult to go out than in China." As for your current job, I don't understand, you are selling stocks again, a few years ago, it was speculation, maybe which wind is blowing, and if you say that it will be revoked, it will be revoked! ”

"Mom, what era is it, and you still look through the old imperial calendar."

Hearing that her son was a little impatient, Zhou Hui stopped talking about it with interest.

Time passed minute by minute, Zhao Haiying looked at his watch, the time agreed with Xie Tianyang was getting closer and closer, and it was inconvenient to call from the place where he rented a house, so he specially asked him to call home.

The phone rang suddenly, Zhao Haiying was so excited that he couldn't do it, and after a few words of greeting, he directly asked about Chen Menglei's news. He originally thought that on Chinese New Year's Eve, Chen Menglei would be with Xie Tianyang, but he learned from the phone that Chen Menglei was picked up by Child.

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Haiying felt lost. He could never have imagined that his good brother was bridging his girlfriend with other men.

Ever since Chen Menglei fell ill, Child has launched a fierce offensive against her. He learned from Xie Tianyang that he was going to eat dumplings on Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve night. He traveled most of New York and couldn't find dumplings. In the end, Xie Tianyang suggested that his bag be more sincere.

The deserted corridors of the student apartments have no festive atmosphere at all. After Chen Menglei finished calling her father, she returned to the dormitory, and she was ready to pass the time by writing her papers, ignoring unpleasant emotions. However, after just writing a few sentences, she couldn't write anymore, looking at a room of cold pots and cold stoves, she felt lonely like never before in a foreign country. Thinking about it, tears couldn't help but slide down.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, Chen Menglei wiped her tears, cheered up and went to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, I saw Child's driver. Chen Menglei was a little curious, and before she could speak, the other party actually said in fluent English: "Miss Chen, Mr. Childe asked me to pick you up and take you to a place." ”

Chen Menglei was a little surprised, she wanted to refuse, but considering that she was sick and relied on Mr. Child's care, she wanted to express her gratitude in person. She hurriedly packed up, followed the driver into the car, and came to Child's villa.

Chen Menglei has never seen such a big house, the villa has three floors, and the black marble floor is as bright as a mirror, making the whole living room look extraordinarily bright. Chen Menglei did not see luxurious furniture in the whole villa, only simple sofas, solid wood tables and chairs, and she knew the owner's taste at a glance, simple and elegant.

There was no one in the huge villa, Chen Menglei was a little curious, she walked a few steps inside, and asked, "Mr. Child, are you there?" ”

"You're here! I am here. The voice came from the kitchen, and Chen Menglei saw Child, whose hands and face were all stained with flour. What are you doing, Mr. Child? Chen Menglei looked surprised.

Child's face was full of happiness, and he raised his hands covered with flour: "I'm making dumplings, dumplings to eat in the Chinese New Year." ”

While speaking, Chen Menglei had already come to the kitchen door. The whole kitchen was carefully furnished, the room was full of roses, and there were candles lit in the kitchen. There was dumpling filling and flour on the kitchen counter, and Childe was mixing the noodles, but clumsily spilled the flour all over the place.

Child, who had only eaten dumplings once, was amazed at how there could be such interesting food in the world. He took the production method written to him by Xie Tianyang and prepared to do it step by step, but he couldn't even get the ratio of water and noodles in the first step. After a while, he turned his head and asked Chen Menglei, like a child who had done something wrong: "Did I mess up?" Why is flour so hard to make? ”

Seeing Child's embarrassed appearance, Chen Menglei couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Child, I didn't expect a big man like you to be so embarrassed on Wall Street. ”

Seeing that Chen Menglei finally smiled, Child was in a good mood and jokingly said, "Are you laughing at me for being stupid?" There was pampering in his tone.

Chen Menglei hurriedly denied: "No, I didn't laugh at you, I think your current appearance is very interesting, different from what I usually see you." Seeing that Child's face was confused, Chen Menglei explained: "You are a popular figure on Wall Street, and the newspapers say that you have a 'golden finger', because the investment projects you point to can make a lot of profits." ”

Childe heard Chen Menglei's admiration for him, he stretched out his hand stained with flour in front of her, pretending to be surprised: "You can help me find it, which one is the golden finger, I want to keep it safe." ”

After eating the dumplings, Child arranged entertainment, he turned on the stereo, melodious music slowly sounded, the two danced, and the atmosphere was a little ambiguous for a while.

Child gently hugged Chen Menglei's waist: "Menglei, you don't know, in fact, I will never forget you when I saw you for the first time." It's like Neruda's verse: 'I love you and I don't know I love you, I try to remember your ......'"

Chen Menglei realized something, pushed Childe away suddenly, and expressed her attitude: "Mr. Child, I really don't know how to thank you." I still haven't paid off the money I owed you last time when I was sick, and now I owe you such a big favor, I don't even know how to pay you back. ”

Chard stared at Chen Menglei, his eyes were full of desire: "What I need is not money, if you really want to repay my favor, it is better to promise by example, isn't it written in your Chinese drama lyrics?" ”

Chen Menglei was taken aback by Child's words and didn't dare to look up at him at all. Child took a step forward, and Chen Menglei took a step back. Child's step-by-step approach soon cornered her.

Chen Menglei raised her head, panicked, and before she could speak, Child forcibly kissed her, and the kiss was domineering and intense. Chen Menglei was startled, pushed Childe away hard, and suddenly coughed violently. This frightened Child. Chen Menglei's hand covering her mouth slowly opened, her palm was a mouthful of blood, her eyes were dark, and she fainted in Child's arms......