Chapter 284 Not seeking improvement
February 14, 1988, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Sunday.
Another Valentine’s Day.
According to the practice of previous years, Chen Tao had to have a candlelight dinner to deepen his relationship with Miss Xue.
But tonight someone is treating me, so I have to wait until the meal is finished before going back to get sticky.
The guest is Liu Haizhong. His wife, the second aunt, is 70 years old this year. He must celebrate well and show off his strong financial resources.
After several years of hard work, he and Xu Damao made a lot of money. It is estimated that their respective savings will not be less than 100,000, or even 150,000.
Putting aside the cheating Chen Tao, this number is already astonishing. After all, even if wages have jumped in recent years, the average salary per capita will only be about 2,000 yuan per year.
If you want to earn 150,000 yuan, it will take you 75 years!
However, even so, Xu Damao was still not satisfied. He also wanted to find a wife and go abroad for in vitro fertilization.
The cost of these two things is not low, I'm afraid the money is not enough!
Therefore, not only did he not buy a mobile phone worth tens of thousands of yuan, he also wanted to persuade Liu Haizhong to expand the scale of investment.
But Liu Haizhong did not agree.
Such a good business, can't you do it yourself? Why get an extra portion!
Liu Haizhong wanted to kick Xu Damao and go it alone.
Xu Damao was a human spirit, so he guessed what he was thinking and felt very unhappy.
Of course, he is a scheming person. He will not fall out with Liu Haizhong directly, but will secretly dig holes to make the other party fall into trouble.
Half past six in the evening.
Chen Tao's family of three went out for a banquet.
The restaurant Liu Hai decided on was right opposite the entrance of the alley, so there was no need to drive and it could be reached on foot in about a quarter of an hour.
So everyone went over together, talking and laughing.
This does not include people from the Jia family.
Although there is no evidence, the Jia family has determined that Liu Guangfu's kick was the culprit that caused the death of Bangge.
Therefore, they will not attend the Liu family's happy event.
Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi naturally had to take care of the Jia family's mood and did not attend.
Otherwise, would you have the nerve to go to Jia’s house for dinner in the future?
By the way, Aunt Yi eventually forgave Yi Zhonghai and remarried him.
Because Lao Yi did have his own difficulties and was deceived miserably by Qin Jingru, he naturally gained her understanding and sympathy.
Besides, she doesn't have a few years left, so there's really no need to worry about it anymore. The most important thing is to finish the last part of the journey safely and with mutual support.
In addition, Xiaodang Huaihua did not participate.
After all, on the surface, they are still part of the Jia family, and Grandpa He does not ask for it, so they will naturally not get involved.
This made Qin Huairu and Banggian feel quite comforted.
"Mom"
The fourth child held Miss Xue's hand and asked innocently: "When will Dad celebrate his birthday?"
"Your dad did it last year! It was at your brothers' place. Our whole family had dinner together, and your dad drank a whole bottle of wine. Don't you remember?"
Miss Xue said with a smile.
Compared with her three brothers, this youngest is cuter and more pleasing to her. She will definitely keep him by her side in the future.
After hearing what his mother said, the fourth child said oh, and then said with some envy:
"My brother's house is so big and there are so many toys. Mom, when can we go play again?"
The eldest is in business school at the University of Pennsylvania, and the second is in law school, so Chen Tao bought them a villa in Philadelphia, and the family lived there for most of the first half of last year.
Chen Tao's 70th birthday was naturally celebrated there.
"My brothers have to go to school, and we can't affect their studies now. In a few months, when they have summer vacation, mom will take you to play with them, okay?"
Ms. Xue has already made plans for this year's summer vacation. She will first go to the United States to see her baby son, and then travel to various European countries with her uncle.
"Yeah! I like mom the most!"
The little thing is very good at pleasing people. As soon as these sweet words came out, Miss Xue was immediately elated.
If there weren't so many people at the moment, I would definitely have to hold him in my arms and love him very much.
Inside the hotel.
Liu Haizhong was beaming with joy, and together with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law, they welcomed friends, dogs, and birds in the compound.
"Lao He, Teacher Xue, hurry up, come and sit here."
Liu Haizhong was very enthusiastic after meeting Chen Tao and Miss Xue.
In this place today, Chen Tao and Miss Xue have the highest status. After all, one of them is a retired leader and rich man, and the other is a university professor, absolutely the most prominent figures.
"You're so polite, Old Liu! We are all old neighbors, there's no need to be so polite. I can just sit at the same table with Jie Cheng and the others."
Chen Tao doesn't want to make friends with Liu Haizhong.
"Okay, okay... Jie Cheng! Help me entertain your Uncle He and have a few more drinks with him."
The bangs are not forced either.
A quarter to seven p.m.
As Liu Haizhong finished his last opening remarks and finished pretending to beep, the birthday banquet officially began.
This meal is really good.
After all, if someone runs a restaurant, even if their craftsmanship is slightly inferior, it is not much worse. Otherwise, the customers will definitely vote with their feet and the restaurant will close down.
***
Jia family.
The family had finished dinner and were chatting in the house.
And this topic will inevitably come up at today's birthday banquet.
Mrs. Jia Zhang straightened her old face and said angrily:
"Liu Guangfu's little son kicked my grandson out of the family, but he got a son and a daughter. This is so unfair! God is so shitty that he didn't even let his family go out of business!"
Liu Guangfu does have children, but he usually does not live in the compound. Instead, he lives with his mother outside in a house assigned by his work unit.
The same goes for Liu Guangtian.
For them, Liu Haizhong is not home, but a workplace.
As for the job content, of course he plays the role of a dutiful son.
If the bangs fail one day, it means that the company will go bankrupt, and they can naturally give up the job immediately.
And without children around, it is more convenient to run away.
‘For God’s sake, we don’t know whether we ate it or not, but you, Jia Zhang, really ate shit back then, and you added high-protein condiments! ’
Everyone, including Yi Zhonghai and his wife, had this idea in mind.
"Grandma, I'm begging you, can you please don't say I'm dead? You say every day that even if I still have some hope, I'll have to be cursed to death by you!"
BangGeng said helplessly.
He knew very well that Jia Zhang often blurted out his words because he had already determined in his heart that he was a destitute person.
But he is obviously not completely extinct yet!
For example, he went for a checkup last week, and the results showed that his child's survival rate increased by two points, reaching 13%. Isn't this progress? Not hope?
As long as he keeps taking the medicine, he will one day fully recover.
So what if Widow Xiao Qin can't give birth?
He could definitely find another one.
"Okay, I won't curse you, I'll curse Liu Guangfu, Liu Guangtian and Liu Haizhong! I'll curse them to become paupers soon!"
Jia Zhang's words revealed some of her thoughts.
Obviously, she was a little jealous of the second aunt.
I am jealous that the second aunt has a husband, and this husband is not only capable of making a lot of money, but is also willing to spend money on birthdays.
And what about herself?
Not only did the old businessman die early, but the middle businessman died even earlier; the young businessman had no future and became destitute after taking out all the family money; the female businessman also became a supercilious wolf, refusing to let her grandmother enjoy the blessings.
Fortunately, there is a stupid guy who is actually willing to be her son and really supports her without asking for anything in return. Otherwise, this life would be impossible!
"Pauper? Haha, just be happy."
With that said, Banggan lit a cigarette.
He was too lazy to talk to Mr. Jia Zhang.
With this time, he might as well think carefully about going ice fishing there tomorrow!
Seeing that her grandson was silent, Qin Huairu continued the topic and said:
"Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao seem to have made a lot of money in the past few years. If we can know what kind of business they are doing, then we can give it a try."
Silly Zhu said disdainfully: "Both of them are not good people. How can they do serious business? They are crooked. No matter how much they can earn at the beginning, they will all be spit out in the end."
Banggeng disagreed: "Silly dad, what you said is wrong. If you want to make big money or quick money, there is no serious way to go! Just like Grandpa He, in the past, he was a big capitalist. Then you say, Is the business he’s doing right now really tight?”
Silly Zhu retorted: "Of course his business is serious, because it is allowed by law. But Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong are cheating and abducting, is this the same?"
Banggeng chuckled: "Don't lie to yourself, silly dad! They also make money by capital and connections, not by deceit and abduction. They are no different from Grandpa He. They are indeed not good people, but you have to admit that they have this ability. "
Silly Zhu was speechless.
What could he say?
No matter what I say, there is no way to refute the fact that Xu Damao is better than him at this stage.
Nowadays, everyone focuses on money. Being able to make money means that you are capable. Not to mention the people outside, even Qin Huairu probably thinks so.
This matter is easy to judge.
In the past, she would be very happy if I handed over my salary or extra money to her.
Occasionally, when he gets interested, he will be asked to take a shower and given some rewards.
But it's different now. Qin Huairu's attitude towards collecting money is obviously very perfunctory.
Although Silhu didn't want to admit it, he knew very well that Qin Huairu had been secretly blaming him for not quitting his job and then finding a job with a higher salary.
This means not seeking improvement.
That's right, even though Qin Huairu's own salary was less than one-fifth of Shazhu's, she just felt that Shazhu didn't seek advancement.
Well, that makes sense.
After all, according to the magic inequality conversion that three thousand is greater than twenty thousand, Qin Huairu's "hard-earned" salary is more than Silly Zhu.
Jia Zhang advised: "Zhuzi, why don't you quit your job in the factory! With your good skills, it's not difficult to make money! When you earn the capital, you can open a restaurant and you will definitely earn more than Xu Damao. many."
Silly Zhu sighed: "Okay, after this year, I will go out to find a job."
now it's right!
Widow Xiao Qin was secretly happy, feeling that she was really smart back then.
If it weren't for those shouts, she could only blackmail five thousand at most.
But now that Banggeng is a destitute, and the two sisters-in-law don't know how to fight for the family property, all the money Shazhu earns will belong to her and the child.
This is really delicious!