"Yes, that's the truth. As long as there is a 1% chance, you should treat it as a 100% chance. This is the way to success." He said, as if he was gearing up, "Feng Xiao, let's go out
How about a drink? I'm very happy today."
"This..." I said. I thought that Chen Yuan was at home and Zhuang Qing might be arriving soon. Although I don't need to receive them tonight, what if she wants to see me?
"Let's go. Let's drink less and talk while drinking. It's rare to be so happy today. By the way, you guy, why are you giving my wife something? Aren't you making things difficult for me? We are classmates, so send it here and here.
It’s very troublesome, you know? Let me tell you, from now on we should not give each other gifts, that will be very troublesome,” he said.
"Okay." I said, "I think I only thought of doing that when I met your wife for the first time. Anyway, it wasn't something I bought, it was a gift from Chen Yuan when I got married. Haha! Don't talk about that.
Come on, let’s go have a drink.”
In a small restaurant just below the teahouse, he and I ordered a few cold dishes, a pot of spicy loach, and a bottle of local liquor, and then we started drinking slowly.
"Feng Xiao, what do you think we live for?" Kang Demao suddenly asked me after chatting for a while.
I was startled, "Isn't this too big a problem? Living is just living, there is no other reason why. Some people say that living is just to wait for death, and others say that living is because our parents gave us birth. I don't bother to think about it.
What about these questions, because I think thinking about such questions is completely asking for trouble and is meaningless."
"How can it be meaningless? Only when you understand some problems can you have a goal and live a more nourishing life. Don't you think so?" he said with a smile.
Now I was surprised, "Then tell me, what are we living for?"
He smiled faintly, and then clinked glasses with me, "I think we live to experience joys and sorrows, birth, old age, illness and death, and to realize our own ideals, pursuits, goals, desires and values. Living is very tiring and hard.
Because of the unfairness of society, life is very helpless. It is sad because life is like this. No one's life is smooth sailing. As long as you work hard, it will be wonderful. When you encounter anything, you must be optimistic and keep a normal mind. Just remember this
If you don’t give up for a second, there will be a miracle in the next second. This is how I have been through these years. You know my previous situation, it was really difficult at that time. My family is in a rural area, with a total of five brothers and sisters. My parents simply
He couldn't afford to send all our children to study, but he did it. He made it possible for all our children to finish high school. However, we could only go to normal or agricultural schools, because these are the only schools that don't cost money. So.
I respect my parents very much. If it weren’t for them, I would never be where I am today. You asked me why I don’t hate Teacher Kang. Let me tell you the truth. I hate him. I still hate him to this day, but I am grateful.
Him, because he made me know one thing, that is, no matter how good your grades are, if you have no money, you will always be looked down upon by others. So, he gave me the motivation to develop myself. Whenever I am depressed
, whenever I was at a low point in my life, I would always think of the way he looked at me, so I said to myself, Kang Demao, you must work hard and stop being looked down upon.
So, even though I have overcome all difficulties. Feng Xiao, you have not experienced a life like mine, so you may not understand the pain I suffered in the past few years. No matter how good I am now, I am finally free, at least not
I will no longer be worried about not being able to afford food or housing. But I hope that I can do better. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will try my best to work at the grassroots level and become the county magistrate and secretary of a county. I have always
I have a dream, that is, if I really have that opportunity, I must do something practical for the local people, especially not to let the children from poor families suffer anymore. Feng Xiao, haha! My requirements are not high.
?”
I was moved by his words, shook my head and said, "It's not high, but it's very practical. It would be great if all the officials now think like you."
"Although it sounds simple, it is actually very difficult to do that." He sighed, "The current system in our country is like this. Officials can easily be kidnapped. Kidnapped by money, women, family affection, etc., and then they have to do it.
Some things that go against my will. So, I want to make more money while I have the opportunity now. Although some ways of making money are not very reasonable and legal, it is better than making money through my own position and power, right? I have only one purpose.
, that is to reduce the chance of being kidnapped. In fact, for a person's weakness, the temptation of money is the biggest. If I had money, this problem would not exist."
This is the first time I have talked about such an issue with an official. It was impossible to talk about this matter when I was with Lin Yu and Duanmu Xiong before. But today, Kang Demao made me understand something: In fact, there are still officials who want to talk about this issue.
The problem is whether the organization will give such officials the opportunity to do practical things for the people. So, I secretly thought in my heart: If I have the ability, I must help him. This is not because he is my classmate.
s reason.
I raised my glass to him and said, "De Mao, to be honest, I really didn't know you very well. Now I know that it's not easy for you and you deserve my respect. Because everything you have now is the result of your own struggle.
Although my parents are not rich, I have never suffered as much as you since I was a child, and everything has been going smoothly. Maybe this is also the reason why I don’t seek to make progress. To be honest, what happened to Zhao Menglei last time almost made me
I'm broken, I almost can't accept that reality. But now it seems that I am still too fragile, and I am very ashamed. Come on, let me toast you, thank you for telling me these things today. I really thank you."
"Thank you for understanding me. Hey! In fact, I am also very tired. It's better for you. Not only is your income considerable, but there are so many beauties around you. The most important thing is that you don't care, because you are not an official, so no one will care about you.
.I can't do it. I can only like beautiful women in my heart, but I don't dare to act on them. I know all the tricks you mentioned to treat women, but I don't dare to put them into practice. I am a man,
All men like beautiful women, this is human nature. But you see, this Ning Zong is our fellow countryman. I thought it would be safer, but he didn't want to. It's troublesome!" He sighed immediately.
I laughed and thought he was actually very funny, "Demao, I think it doesn't matter no matter how beautiful a woman is, once she gets her, maybe you feel better now."
"I don't think so." He shook his head. "We are men. We have to get something to satisfy our inner sense of conquest. If we don't get it, we will always feel like failure. Don't you think so?"
I was startled and felt that what he said seemed quite right. I laughed immediately and said, "Yes, it makes sense."
"Feng Xiao," he suddenly looked at me, "You guys don't want to take her down by then, right?"
I was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, "That's hard to say. She is not your wife, nor is she your lover, so I have no scruples. Think about it, where are such good resources, if you and I don't use them?
Isn't it such a pity? Unless you take her down right away, I really can't guarantee that I will be able to control it by then." Of course, I was completely joking with him. Now, I have begun to be deliberate in my heart.
I hate beautiful women.
He looked at me with his mouth wide open, then showed a pitiful look, "Feng Xiao, please, please let her go and keep her for me, okay?"
I laughed and said, "Okay, I'll keep it for you. But as I said just now, it would be a pity if none of us can go. You have to know that beautiful women are rare animals and resources are in short supply. So, I can only ask
How about you promise not to touch her within five years? She will be old after five years. It would be a pity to be old."
He was startled for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, five years, five years!"
I felt that my joke was a bit too big, "De Mao, I was joking with you just now. You think, I am an obstetrician and gynecologist, and I have a strong immunity to beautiful women. Don't worry, Wu
She will still be yours after this year, and I will never touch her."
He was overjoyed, "Really? That's great. Feng Xiao, you are such a buddy."
I didn't expect him to be serious, "Haha! I'm really joking with you. So don't worry. But have you ever thought about it? Even if I don't have any thoughts about her, maybe other men will have thoughts about her.
Yes. After all, she is a beauty and very attractive. Don’t you think so?"
"Yes." He said blankly, "Then what do you think we should do? Please help me come up with an idea."
I smiled bitterly, "What ideas can I have? Do you dare to attack her overlord?"
"I won't be so shameless, right?" He smiled bitterly.
"Let me ask you, does she really not like you at all?" I asked.
"This... doesn't seem to be right? I think she still likes me a little bit, but maybe she is too conservative, so she is not willing to have close contact with a married man like me? By the way, her original man was also because of
She only filed for divorce when there was a woman outside," he said.
"Demao, I'm asking you a question. Don't be angry." I said, because I suddenly thought of a question and felt a little strange.
"Tell me. Which of us is following whom?" He smiled.
"You said that as a woman, she was able to make her business as big as it is now. Is it just because of her step by step? Especially in the real estate industry now, if she... Demao, do you understand what I mean?" I