While eating and talking, Xia Zekai remembered something and said to his father: "Dad, guess who I met in the capital some time ago?"
"Who?" Xia Weicheng couldn't remember. How could he guess if this thing even had a range?
Besides, the capital is so big, how many people can he know?
Xia Zekai reminded: "The people in my hometown are about the same age as me."
Hearing what he said, Xia Weicheng thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Is it the Jianjun brother from your uncle Cheng's family?"
Xia Zekai shook his head: "He is almost 10 years older than me."
Xia Weicheng frowned: "But there are not many people your age in Xiazhuang who are still working in the capital. Or is it Jianguo who belongs to your brother Jianjun and his uncle's family?"
At this time, her mother Zhou Yinghong suddenly said: "Zekai, the person you met must be the Gao Ming from your uncle Gao Zhenyuan's family. The one you went to school with. I really want to remember that he was doing haircuts in the capital."
"Mom, you are so tall, you hit the nail on the head." Xia Zekai admired his mother so much.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yinghong directly scolded him: "In human terms, what do you mean by that?"
The corners of Xia Zekai's mouth twitched, and he quickly said: "Mom, I'm praising you for being so awesome. You guessed it right away."
Zhou Yinghong smiled and used the spoon in the soup bowl to dig out two meatballs for her daughter-in-law Luo Xiyun: "Xiyun, eat more."
These are pure meatballs made by Liu Chunhua herself, and they are completely different from those sold outside.
"Mom, you eat too." Luo Xiyun said.
In a short time, the bowl in front of her was already filled with meat and vegetables.
Zhou Yinghong put down the spoon and then said: "You really met Gao Ming. He is already thirty and not married yet."
"I have a girlfriend. I took Yatou and Tongtong to the aquarium last time, and I happened to meet him and his girlfriend there, and we even had dinner together." Xia Zekai said about this.
But after Zhou Yinghong heard this, she frowned slightly and said, "I heard Gao Ming's mother say that his girlfriend wanted to buy a house and a car in the city before she would get married. It seems that they haven't reached an agreement yet."
Hearing what his mother said, Xia Zekai immediately remembered that when he met Gao Ming, he did say something similar, saying that he wanted to save money to buy a house back in his hometown.
"I heard him mention this." Xia Zekai nodded.
Zhou Yinghong sighed: "He didn't tell you, does the woman's family still want a gift of 68,880?"
"He's buying a car, a house, and a betrothal gift. Gao Ming also has an older brother. Tell me where his parents got so much money."
"This..." Xia Zekai was stunned, but he really had never heard Gao Ming mention this matter.
At that time, he saw that the two of them looked very sweet, and he didn't ask any more questions.
When Zhou Yinghong said this, she suddenly looked at her mother-in-law, Liu Chunhua, and said with some excitement: "Sister, my family Zekai just fell in love with you. When he married Xiyun, you didn't ask for a cent of the bride price. This matter I’ve kept it in mind, and you can talk to me if I have anything to do in the future.”
Liu Chunhua did not expect that her mother-in-law would say these words. She waved her hand and said, "Sister Zhou, as long as the two of them live a good life, whether they want a betrothal gift or not, do you think so?"
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Xia Zekai came out of the villa area, thinking that his mother and mother-in-law were as affectionate as sisters, and the more they talked, the more topics they had to talk about. Thinking about the things his mother said he heard from his hometown, he didn't know if they were true. Fake, but obviously, he is lucky and has met a mother-in-law who understands justice well.
He went to the kindergarten to pick up Yatou and Tongtong from school.
After Wang Yi drove him to the kindergarten affiliated to the Experimental School of Foreign Languages, Xia Zekai got out of the car and strolled around.
He saw that the fence that was originally fenced over there had been removed, revealing the wisdom tree inside.
I also saw a very modern house with the word '3D' painted on it with an acrylic light box. I thought this was the '3D cinema' that Zhang Panpan had mentioned to him at that time.
I really don’t know what this thing is used for in a kindergarten, and what kind of experience can it have?
What opened Xia Zekai's eyes was that there were obviously many more animals in the kindergarten today. They were all furry and docile animals that would not attack people.
Like a little squirrel with a big tail, a cute alpaca, a small deer...
However, these slightly larger and docile animals are enclosed with high wooden fences and protected by iron fences around them, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the children.
"This kindergarten really cost a lot of money." Xia Zekai also found a little pony. He remembered that this thing should be produced in Australia. He had never heard of it in China.
But he was very happy. Yatou and Tongtong had rarely known these animals at close range since they were young. This kindergarten has allowed them to come into contact with some animals that they rarely come into contact with in daily life, which has increased their knowledge a lot, which is good.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xia Zekai heard school bells ringing from the building in the middle, and he hurried over.
After receiving Yatou and Tongtong, the two little guys jumped on Xia Zekai, one hugged Xia Zekai's neck and the other hugged his arm. The two sisters hung on him, looking like they didn't want to get down.
Before they left, they heard their teacher Mia say: "Xia Jingya's father, we plan to organize an autumn outing in the countryside soon. Do you have time?"
"When? Can you give me a specific date?" Xia Zekai asked her.
If his wife came for a check-up, Xia Zekai would definitely refuse.
Teacher Mia was not surprised when she heard him ask this question, and said: "We plan to go this Saturday, the 22nd."
If we put it off any longer, it won’t be an autumn outing, it should be called a winter outing, and the temperature has dropped significantly now. If it is delayed until the end of October, it will get even colder.
"Okay." Xia Zekai agreed.
He didn't ask where he would go for the autumn outing. He could just play along when the time comes. He just asked the parents to play a few games that didn't require 'IQ' to be considered.
Thinking like this, Xia Zekai already held the hands of Yatou and Tongtong and walked out.
After getting in the car, he smiled and said to his two daughters: "Girl, Tongtong, are you happy that your grandparents are here?"
"Really?" the two sisters asked almost in unison.
Xia Zekai nodded: "Really, I can still lie to you."
The girl nodded repeatedly: "I'm happy. Dad, where is grandma?"
"At our house, let's go home quickly. You will see your grandparents later." Xia Zekai said.
After he said this, both sisters started urging him.
When they returned home, when the two sisters saw their grandparents, they took off their schoolbags and threw them to their father who was walking behind, and then rushed towards their grandma.
In Xia Zekai's opinion, this scene was a memory that he would remember for a lifetime.
Before he finished his meal, Xia Zekai's cell phone, which he had placed on the armrest of the sofa, rang.
Xia Zekai also muttered: "It's already dinner time, who is so short-sighted to make a phone call at this time?"
Before he could get up and go to get his phone, the girl ran over first.
She came back holding the phone and handed it to Xia Zekai, laughing and saying, "Dad, your phone."
"Oh, you're such a good girl!" Xia Zekai said.
Luo Xiyun was puzzled and asked him: "Zekai, who is calling?"
"Lao Ma beat me." Xia Zekai was also puzzled. He and Lao Ma hadn't contacted each other for a long time, so why did he suddenly remember to call him today.
Luo Xiyun couldn't understand either. She said, "Hurry up and answer the call. After answering the phone, hurry up and eat."
, Xia Zekai went to the yard outside to answer the phone.
As soon as the call was connected, I heard Lao Ma's voice coming over.
"Lao Ma, what have you been busy with recently? I see that your loan incident was in the news some time ago." Xia Zekai asked him.
Jack Ma said with a smile: "Alibaba's B2B business unit has just been delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange."
"Yes, I saw you reached a cooperation agreement with the bank a few days ago and borrowed 10 billion, right?" Xia Zekai asked him back.
Lao Ma said 'hmm' and said: "I borrowed 13 billion yuan. There is no other way. I can't borrow money from you, so I can only go to the bank."
"That third-party payment license is really valuable." Xia Zekai mentioned.
He also had a lot of emotions. A comparison showed that Lao Ma is still very good now, but he can't do this, and he doesn't have any assets in his hand that can mortgage 10 billion yuan, let alone 13 billion yuan.
Old Ma suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of superiority, and he said: "It's nothing, that's all."
Xia Zekai didn't want to talk anymore. This B made Lao Ma pretend to be full marks.
"Lao Ma, do you have anything else to do?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Ma Yun said directly: "It's nothing, I just haven't contacted you for a long time. I want to chat with you today."
"You are so free, I've been so busy lately." Xia Zekai complained.
But who knew that Jack Ma also said: "I am also very busy, and Alibaba Group will consider the overall listing next."
"Alipay will also be merged into the Alibaba Group and be listed together as a package?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Xia Zekai's direct question was on point and very tricky, so Ma Yun stopped talking again.
Xia Zekai said to him: "Look, you didn't disclose the key information at all."
In Xia Zekai's view, Alibaba Group currently has two most valuable businesses, one is Taobao Mall, which has huge traffic, and the other is Alipay, which guarantees the smooth operation of the mall.
Without Alipay, a stable and reassuring third-party online payment system, Taobao would not be what it is now.
At this time, Ma Yun, who was far away in Hangzhou, wanted to give Xia Zekai a blank stare in person, but you said it lightly.
He said: "Alipay exists independently and will not be merged into Taobao Mall at any time."
"Lao Ma, I found that you are really smart!" Xia Zekai didn't hide it and said it directly into the phone.
Ma Yun was choked up by her. I wonder who you are scolding!
The next moment, he hung up the phone directly, not even bothering to talk nonsense to Xia Zekai.
Xia Zekai looked at the phone with a black screen and couldn't help but want to laugh.
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In the villa, Luo Xiyun asked him: "Zekai, what is Director Ma asking you for? Is it still borrowing money?"
"How is that possible? Let me tell you, wife, he will definitely not ask me to borrow money at this time. He is here to show off." Xia Zekai said.
He knew Lao Ma well, just as Lao Ma also knew him well. At this critical moment, he knew very well that Lao Ma would never ask him for money again.
"What are you showing off about? Alibaba's B2B delisting?" Luo Xiyun asked.
Xia Zekai shook his head again: "You guessed wrong again. He came to me to tell me about the Taobao Mall package and listing. Didn't I tell you before? This is a move he will make sooner or later."
Luo Xiyun was too lazy to think about what was going on here. She said, "Eat quickly and rest early after dinner. You can take your parents and grandpa out for a walk tomorrow."
It was an uneventful night. The next morning, Xia Zekai sent Yatou and Tongtong to the kindergarten as usual. After putting them down, he returned to the villa area with his parents and grandfather, and went to the nearby Beihai Park together to watch the last time.
Xia Zekai and his wife had not yet finished visiting other scenic spots, and Xia Zekai told them about the history here.
I heard that this place used to be a place where the emperor specially came to visit. Xia Weicheng and Zhou Yinghong were very surprised. They looked left and then again and found that except for some particularly beautiful buildings and neatly built flowers, plants and trees, they found nothing.
Is there anything so special about it?
"Son, I think this place is just like that. What is the emperor doing here if he has nothing to do?" Xia Weicheng continued to ask.
What would Xia Zekai say?
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At this time, Gao Ming was working in the No. 13 store called Tianfeng Beauty Salon Chain.
Unlike the usual times when I was very active in working as soon as I came here, Gao Ming was very listless today.
The store manager also asked him if he felt uncomfortable somewhere or if something had happened, but Gao Ming kept shaking his head and said, "It's okay."
"If you feel uncomfortable, go back and rest first." The store manager is quite nice.
Gao Ming still smiled and refused, saying, "Store manager, I'm pretty good."
"Okay, cheer up. Don't worry about anything else. The only real thing is to make money first." The store manager said with a smile.
For a moment, Gao Ming thought the store manager knew what he had been through.
He broke up with his girlfriend Yang Lili.
When he was still thinking about making money quickly, saving money, and then returning to his hometown to buy a house, who knew that Yang Lili suddenly told him that she was not willing to wait any longer, nor was she willing to continue renting a basement with him.
If they can't wait for real news, buying a house is like a natural chasm for them, with many hardships, let alone considering getting married, having children, and living together in the future.
The two of them had such a noisy breakup before, but finally got back together. Gao Ming thought it would be the same this time, but when he called his girlfriend Yang Lili this morning, he found that she had directly given her mobile phone number
Blocked.
"Ah……"
For a moment, Gao Ming felt that his heart was in a panic. It was so sudden and even somewhat inexplicable that the two-year relationship ended. Gao Ming felt a little unwilling.
But he himself also realized the problem.
"Let's break it up. I don't want to stay in this city anymore." Gao Ming felt a little disappointed. He decided not to wait any longer. He would finish the affairs here in the next few days and go back to his hometown to open his own barber shop.
