The night in the suburbs was cold and cold, and the cool breeze penetrated into the bedroom through the gap in the window and flew onto Wang Ling's cheeks.

She sneezed, and I closed the half-closed window, and when I came to the first floor, I saw Wang Wenwen sitting in front of the fireplace, where firewood had been lit, and the flames were faintly flickering, emitting a blue light, and wisps of green smoke drifted in the flue.

"Uncle hasn't slept yet?"

I walked over with my slippers and sat down beside him.

"When people get older, they have less need for sleep."

He faced the fireplace, and the light of the fire illuminated his cheeks, and a touch of desolation seemed to be added to his already old countenance.

I pursed my lips and didn't say a word, just followed his gaze to the firewood in the fireplace.

Time seems to have frozen, I have never been so close to Wang Wenwen, he is a calm-hearted, very deep old man, I don't know him, but he has already seen through me.

"Little Wang."

He broke the silence, his voice slightly hoarse, he twisted, and the bamboo chair he sat down squeaked and creaked.

I shifted my gaze to his cheeks, which were covered with vicissitudes, and hummed softly.

Wang Wenwen coughed lightly and said lightly: "Some people say that fate is a bastard, always favoring those who do evil and are full of evil, and good people are not all safe in life, what do you think of this matter?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, I didn't understand why he wanted to talk to me about such philosophical issues, I never thought about what fate is, what is good and good reward, some people scolded God for injustice, and my lifelong struggle could not withstand those little masters who were just born with a golden key in their mouths.

"I think everyone has a life."

I muttered, adding, "I don't believe in fate, and I can't see how fate plays tricks on people, there are many cynical and depressed people, most of them have regrets for life, and their origins are unknown, and how many people go against the sky to change their lives and live their personal lives?" ”

Wang Wenwen sneered, he sighed and said, "Change your life against the sky? In "Satan's Blacklist", the great detective Vance said to the prosecutor Mark Han that the reason why life can go on is that there will always be many things that cannot be eliminated, at least we should do one thing well in order to be worthy of ourselves. ”

The more he spoke, the more esoteric it became, and I was a little confused, so I lit a cigarette and took a puff.

Wang Wenwen glanced at me and said, "You are still young, just do the things of the moment, you have a good heart and a flexible mind, and you will not be too bad in the future." ”

"Thank you uncle for the compliment, I still have a lot to learn from you."

I took a puff of cigarette and leaned back in my chair in a breezy manner.

He took a long breath and said lightly: "After you marry Xiaoling, I will also go out to care for the elderly, just leave the big and small matters in the company to the professional team to deal with, Xiaoling She can't endure hardship, she can't be offended, and after giving birth to a child, you have to focus on the family, don't become a workaholic, life is composed of mixed flavors, and the family is your eternal destination, understand?" ”

I nodded and said, "Understood, uncle." ”

Wang Wenwen snorted, and slowly stood up and said: "There is one thing you need to remember, many people say that my Wang Wenwen has a lot of money and strength, and I will definitely be picky in every way in terms of finding a son-in-law, but in fact, it is really not, the quality of character is not something that can be understood overnight, and the family business that I Wang Wenwen has accumulated is earned through my unremitting efforts, so it has nothing to do with others." ”

He paused and continued: "Xiao Ling also brought a few boyfriends before, I don't comment too much, some are poor boys who don't want to be motivated, some are tall and handsome, and some are sour scholars, but they fall in love with Xiao Ling, and there is only one purpose, do you know what it is?" ”

I snuffed out my cigarette, raised my eyebrows, and said, "Is it because of your property?" ”

"That's right, although Xiaoling is an only daughter, she is pampered at home and flying outside, and the love concept she advocates is to follow her fate and never put herself in the shoes of this family property."

He pursed his dry lips and said with a smile: "So, my will has already been prepared, that is, after my death, all my personal property will be donated to the children in the poor mountainous areas, as for those who want to tie up my daughter and take the opportunity to take the position, it is better to break off that mind as soon as possible, instead of smiling and flattering with Xiao Lingmei, it is better to do my own business, so that I can afford him, understand?" ”

He told me a lot today, I don't understand, and quite confused, because since getting along with Wang Ling, I have never thought of taking her family wealth, Wang Wenwen no matter what kind of financial resources and family property, has nothing to do with me, Wang Ling is indeed a casual girl, now she is pregnant, with a strange temper, a pungent personality, suspicious, these I can tolerate, as Wang Wenwen said, family is the foundation of life.

"Uncle, I understand what you said, but I never thought of inheriting your inheritance, and I never deliberately flattered Wang Ling, we met by fate, and now we have become a legal husband and wife, my Wang Tao is not short of ambitions, and now I also have a career of my own, no matter how big or small, at least I will not let Wang Ling and me suffer."

I also stood up, but for some reason, my body trembled a little, and my emotions were quite excited.

Wang Wenwen nodded with satisfaction and said, "I hope I didn't mistake you, go upstairs and rest early." ”

With that, he walked away slowly.

I'm a little confused, Wang Wenwen seems to have changed a person today, and talked to me about a lot of life philosophy, I can fully understand the problems he is worried about, as the saying goes, ugly things come to the fore, but not a little too sensitive, especially on the eve of my wedding day with Wang Ling.

I shook my head and reluctantly went back to sleep.

After breakfast the next day, Wang Wenwen accompanied me and Wang Ling to the wedding venue, which was basically arranged, I put the things prepared in advance, all in the hands of the wedding leader, she made a little prompt, and took us to meet the pastor, this profession is very popular in the West, he presided over the wedding and funeral, spread the faith, promote religion, but in China, can meet an orthodox priest, still a little curious.

The time I made an appointment with Boss Feng was at ten o'clock in the morning, and when I came out of the wedding scene, I sent Wang Ling to the store, picked up Qin Li, and hurried to the appointment.

In the middle of the way, the mobile phone rang, it was Brother Scumbag calling, and after answering, I heard Brother Scumbag's rare excited voice.

"Du Chenyu has agreed to rent you office space, haha."

"Really, that's great, you go and talk to him about it, the lease is longer, and the rent is higher than other companies."

I glanced at Qin Yan, and he also looked at me with excitement on his face.

Brother Scumbag pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Actually, Wen Lan also has a lot of credit for facilitating this matter, if she hadn't said all the good things in the middle, Du Chenyu would not have changed her mind." ”

"Yes, I will repay her well in the future."

I muttered, thinking of Du Chenyu's cold and godless appearance yesterday, I felt a little Gengjie in my heart, but fortunately, he was able to lend a hand again and forgive me for my previous mistakes, and Du Chenyu's personality can be seen from this alone.

The car stopped downstairs in Boss Feng's company, walked into the hall on the first floor, and at the bar counter, I saw Zhou Ziran, who was wearing a set of casual clothes, his face was a little haggard, and he was looking down at a few forms.

"Brother Zhou, are you back from a business trip?"

I walked over with a smile on my face.

He raised his head and glanced at me, and said lightly, "Why are you here?" ”

"I've been busy calling you before, so I'll come and see you."

I feel like my ability to make up nonsense is increasing day by day, and I don't blush.

Zhou Ziran squirmed his Adam's apple and said, "Is there something wrong with calling?" ”

"Yes, I made an appointment with your chairman."

I had a flattering smile on my face.

"Oh, let's go upstairs and talk about it."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and laid out the dense forms.

Qin Li and I took the elevator to Boss Feng's living room, and as soon as we walked in, we saw him talking with a man about thirty-five years old, who had delicate facial features and a dull expression, like Boss Feng's subordinate, he kept nodding his head or shaking his head, like a student who had done something wrong, and was being punished by the teacher.

"Xiao Wang is here, sit here for a while, and wait for me to deal with this matter."

Feng Buyi waved his hand at me and motioned for me to wait for a moment.

Qin Yan and I walked to the sofa, sat down behind us, and heard the man say.

"Chairman, I have been working with you since I graduated, although I don't have too good performance, but I have done my best, you laid me off today, is it a little too ruthless?"

The man choked softly, as if he had a great grievance and wanted to confide in.

But Feng Buzhi was unusually calm, he smiled wryly and said: "This society is like this, natural selection, survival of the fittest, every year there is new blood injected into the company, and those dull, no performance of employees, will be eliminated, I am a very affectionate person, the enterprise is an economic organization for the purpose of profit, if employees are like you, muddy, sluggish, then no matter how good the leader, can not create much benefit." ”

The man's cheeks flushed, and he stood up with a hula, unusually emotional.

"You are an out-and-out capitalist, who has worn out the ambitions of young people, squeezed out the hard work of old employees, and said that it is love, what kind of relationship do you have to talk to me? It's nothing more than that I work for you, you pay me a salary, I work hard, I work hard, which eye do you see me messing around? ”

He roared angrily, Zhou Ziran trotted over, patted the man's shoulder and said, "If you have anything to say, it is normal for companies to lay off people, don't be too excited." ”

"Haha, it's funny, the blind man tells stories to the deaf, and the lame man puts shoes on the able-bodied person, this is society, forcing people to have no way out, and smiling and saying that natural selection is natural."

He shouted in complete disregard of his image, and his voice was mournful and desolate, with a hint of weeping.

Feng Buzhi leaned on the sofa, still looking calm and relaxed, he thought for a while, and said lightly: "Life should be like this, there is an old saying, no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, don't believe it but look at the wine in the banquet, the cup first respects the rich and noble, and the high-headed horse is tied in front of the door, not a pro is also a pro, if you want others to look at it, first of all, you have to have that strength, and all the faces that can be supported by you have to rely on yourself to fight, others can't help you." ”

After hearing this, the man snorted coldly and said: "Don't talk to me about any ghosts, you are not me, and you can't think about the problem from my point of view, you are now soaring and famous, no matter what you say, it is right, even if it is a fart, everyone will say that it tastes good." ”

He wiped the tears on his face and continued: "There is little to repay the world, but there are many ruthless people in the world, so it's not a big deal." ”

He sobbed for a few more moments, and then walked away without looking back.

Qin Yan and I looked at each other, and he shrugged his shoulders and said that he was also helpless.

Zhou Ziran brought three cups of tea, put them on the coffee table and said: "Chairman, don't worry about that kind of person, he is lazy by nature and does not seek progress, so there is no need to be angry with him." ”

Feng Buzhi sighed and said: "I think what he said really makes some sense, but running a large business is not based on personal dealings, and you can do it well by saying a few flattering words, right?" ”

He shifted his gaze to me, I coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "What Boss Feng said is extremely true, but an old employee was suddenly laid off, and there are still more or less complaints in my heart." ”

"Remember, the most taboo thing about starting a company is to be kind-hearted, once you let employees lead you by the nose, it means that you, the boss, are very unassertive, do you know why many family businesses are chaotic?"

Feng Buzhi picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and looked at me again: "That is, there is a blood relationship mixed in it, a veritable boss, looking at it, the whole company, are their own relatives, intrigue every day, fight for power, do not take the boss in their eyes at all, in such a chaotic environment, few people can stand out, even if there is, it is ruthless, regardless of the situation, completely cut off those useless people, in order to manage the company well." ”

He took a long breath and continued: "This truth is very similar to the ancient kings governing the government, a generation of emperors, especially those emperors who have climbed up from the bottom, what he values most is rights and thoughts, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, can be said to have killed a lot of court heroes, all the birds, good bows hidden, cunning rabbits died, lackeys cooked, this is the truth." ”

I don't seem to understand it, I just feel that I can't receive too much truth for a while, whether it's Wang Wenwen or Boss Feng, at least every time I meet them, they have to tell me about philosophical knowledge and business concepts, I really have some indigestion.

"Boss Feng is knowledgeable, I really admire him, after I go back, I must record what you said in the book, and your earnest teachings are not in vain."

I still say flattery, at least much better than my previous self.

Feng Buzhi smiled and said, "Brother Wang called me, I heard that you have established a clothing trading company?" ”

"Yes, it's in the preparation stage, and it will be ready for business soon."

I nodded, picked up my teacup and drank it down.

"How many employees does the company have and what is the registered capital? What is the quantity of the initial incoming? What is the budget amount? What is the estimated amount of the company's annual profit? ”

Feng asked me unhappily and slowly.

I glanced at Qin Li, and he said angrily: "Look at what I'm doing, I'm not the boss, you should prepare these things in advance." ”

I glared at him, then looked at Feng Buzhi and said, "I will let the employees count these, but I really need the supply of goods now, Boss Feng has a lot of supply channels overseas, as long as you introduce me to one or two more." ”

After Feng Buzhi heard this, he laughed, and even Zhou Ziran giggled.

I was a little confused, and I could only listen to him laugh in silence.

"Xiao Wang, there is a saying that peers are enemies, you used to make a small fuss about the stall, I don't pay attention to you, it doesn't hurt to sell you one or two batches of clothing, but you are now setting up a trading company, and you are slowly growing and growing, then I have to spend some time on guarding against you, we will become competitors in the future, but you run to a competitor's company, open your mouth and shut your mouth to overseas sources, do you think it is appropriate to do this?"

He still had that smiling expression, and after listening to what he said, I only felt my scalp tingling and my thoughts were confused, but then I thought about it, businessmen are like this, and there are only two words they value, and that is profit.

I know why he can become friends with Wang Wenwen, because the two of them are involved in different industries, there is no conflict of interest, and there is no way to conspire with each other, in other words, if Wang Wenwen also enters the clothing market, then the so-called friendship and close friends are impossible to talk about.

When he saw that I looked sluggish and his eyes were dull, he laughed and said, "Xiao Wang, I'm helping you for the last time, and I hope you can become my strongest competitor in the future, let Xiao Zhou arrange the rest." ”

I have mixed feelings in my heart, mixed tastes, I can't say whether it is happy or worried, the follow-up thing, is still me and Zhou Ziran docking, he introduced me to an American supplier, located in New York, most of the fashion brand clothing it produces, are very popular with current consumers, but the introduction is only one aspect, cooperation matters must be discussed by me personally, so I can't be happy too early.

Time seems to pass quickly, always in a hurry you inadvertently, the roses in the yard, the plane trees that have undergone the change of seasons, the eaves under the rain and the sun, are quietly changing, just as the Liangzhou minor song sings: The white peony fell into the river, and the fish ran slowly, and the world came up to make a good fuss, and the people were old.