I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 268 You never doubted your dad?

Four o'clock in the morning.

After exiting the highway, Su Cheng drove to the city center, and it took her about forty minutes to reach her residence.

He quickly tidied up and washed up, then lay down on the bed to catch up on sleep, not waking up until mid-afternoon.

evening.

Su Cheng was already waiting for Ye Li and the others at the entrance of Shengyue.

The three of them walked out of the main gate together, and Su Cheng took the initiative to get out of the car to meet them.

"Oh my, who's back?" Ye Li teased Su Cheng playfully. "I thought you'd gone back to your hometown to take over your dad's business!"

Su Cheng: ???
What's so great about inheriting a lousy renovation company?

To put it nicely, he's the boss.

To put it bluntly, I'm a self-employed individual, and when things get busy, I have to work as a laborer myself.

If anyone's going to inherit something, it should be the Emperor Group!

"Brother Cheng, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!" Qin Fen also seemed very excited.

"Why would you miss me? I'm not your girlfriend from high school. You can't help but miss me after not seeing me for so long." Su Cheng laughed and told Qin Fen a dirty joke to lighten the mood.

"So I just miss you? Can't I even miss you?"

"What are we having for dinner?" Su Cheng asked.

Zhang Yangwen explained, "Brother Cheng, we've already booked a private room. We're just waiting to welcome you back."

"Okay!" Su Cheng chuckled. "Let me tell you, I haven't eaten since last night, just waiting to eat your meal."

The four of them arrived at a new restaurant by car, and after sitting down, they began to chat.

"Why are you staying home for so long? Are you just resting?" Ye Li asked casually.

Su Cheng wanted to cry but had no tears.

He didn't get much rest.

Su Cheng was relatively unburdened during the time Ye Li was there, but as soon as Ye Li left, she was immediately forced into manual labor.

Then he had to visit relatives, fight with the old man, and finally help Zheng Jiawei with his father's funeral.

If you're talking about rest, then yes, Su Cheng was tired physically, but she just needed a good night's sleep.

If it's your brain that's tired, it won't recover for weeks.

"I originally planned to come back on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but a childhood friend's father passed away, so I stayed home for a few more days to help him," Su Cheng explained the reason for staying home for so long.

The three of them felt that Su Cheng and her childhood friend had a pretty good relationship.

To put it bluntly.

Su Cheng now charges a certain amount per hour for consultations; at the company, they charge by the minute.

The lines in movies and TV shows like "I make so much money every minute" aren't actually fake; they're just exaggerated.

Because that's not how it's calculated in reality.

Many people confuse the two, thinking that a minute is a minute and an hour is an hour.

This is not the case.

"Prime time" and "garbage time" are not priced at all.

The golden time refers to the time when you can concentrate fully on doing something and go all out.

Each person's prime time each day is at most four or five hours.

Garbage time is easy to understand; it's when your brain is completely exhausted, but you can still process repetitive, mechanical tasks.

The fact that Su Cheng could dedicate all her time to helping her childhood friend with funeral arrangements speaks volumes about their relationship.

When Ye Li was in Yuzhou, she met a few people with Su Cheng: "Who is it? Is it Zheng Jiawei?"

"Yes, it's him. His father has passed away."

"Uh, it was a bit sudden, but it didn't seem so sudden either? I could tell his dad wasn't doing well back then, but I thought he'd always been like that."

"Uh-huh."

Immediately afterwards, Qin Fen mentioned the Daokou roast chicken that Su Cheng had sent them: "Hey, Brother Cheng, your roast chicken is really delicious."

Zhang Yangwen agreed: "I also think it's delicious, and my parents both said it's delicious."

"My parents don't seem to have said much."

"Why? Doesn't it taste good?"

Qin Fen recalled that his parents seemed to have only eaten a little bit, and he seemed to have finished both roast chickens.

"Hahahaha, are you trying to make me laugh to death?" Ye Li couldn't stop laughing at Qin Fen.

Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen also brought gifts and local specialties from home, which they will bring to Su Cheng tomorrow.

Ye Li didn't go back to her hometown because she didn't have time.

After receiving the transfer order from headquarters, she immediately went to Shanghai to participate in the internal audit investigation of a branch company, without even taking a break during the Spring Festival.

Even if she had the time, Ye Li didn't want to go back; she preferred to stay in Jingzhou alone.

Ye Li returned to Beijing later than Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen; she came back on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, only two or three days earlier than Su Cheng.

"Oh, by the way, I've collected the gifts for the opening banquet for you. You can pick them up from me later," Ye Li instructed.

"it is good."

It's worth mentioning that Ye Li has taken some time out of her busy schedule these past few days to rent a new apartment, which is very close to her company.

"Sister Chestnut, you're not planning to buy a house anymore?"

"If there's nothing suitable, I'll keep looking. There are some old, run-down apartments that I don't like either."

This isn't like renting a place for tens of thousands of dollars, where you can change places later if you're not satisfied. Buying a house is a big deal; you have to be satisfied with the location, size, and layout.

Houses in Gyeongju are even more expensive; a slightly better house can easily cost eight figures.

Ye Li had to pick and choose, and also needed time to think carefully about whether to take out a loan to buy a larger one or not to take out a loan to buy a smaller one.
There are many issues involved here, so you definitely can't just buy it on a whim, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Last year was profitable and I was also lucky, as I encountered several big cases, so I received a lot of bonuses.

Earning several hundred in a year doesn't mean she can earn that much this year, and Ye Li certainly doesn't think she can earn that much every year.

Having lived in Jingzhou for so long, Ye Li has witnessed many middle-class people go bankrupt and fall back into poverty, mainly due to a precipitous drop in income, ultimately forcing them to sell their houses.

While current income is high and the economy is stable, this does not mean that it will remain at the same level five or ten years from now.

She remained clear-headed and wasn't blinded by economic considerations.

Su Cheng felt that Ye Li's worries were completely unnecessary.

As long as Ye Li doesn't make any mistakes within the group, even if her performance is mediocre, earning one or two hundred yuan a year is easy. She can work at Emperor Group until retirement.

However, it's not wrong for Ye Li to be conservative. Who can say for sure what will happen a few years from now? She's not a time traveler or a reincarnated person, so she doesn't know what will happen in the future.

Su Cheng really liked Ye Li's values ​​and her spending habits.

Su Cheng ate a few dishes and thought they tasted great: "This restaurant is nice, who picked the place?"

Zhang Yangwen raised his hand: "Me, me, me, I chose it."

"Excellent, excellent, you have a good eye!"

"So who's paying for today's meal?" Su Cheng asked again.

Ye Li replied, "Xiao Zhang is treating."

Was it Zhang Yangwen who was treating?

"Yes, it's my treat, Cheng-ge."

Zhang Yangwen smiled awkwardly and said that he received a lot of red envelopes when he came back for the Chinese New Year, so he thought he would treat them to a meal.

"How many red envelopes did you receive?" Su Cheng asked curiously.

"About 150,000? No, it should be around 160,000 or 170,000?"

Su Cheng: ???
Qin Fen: ???
Ye Li: ???
No.

Are Shanghainese men this generous with their New Year's money?
"My mom sent me 20,000 yuan, my dad sent me 20,000 yuan, my grandparents sent me 20,000 yuan, my maternal grandparents sent me 20,000 yuan, and my uncles and aunts, as well as my dad's friends, all sent me money."

“But my dad only left me 50,000 yuan. He took the rest, saying that the family business hadn’t caught up yet and he was borrowing it first.”

Su Cheng was slightly taken aback. Leaving Zhang Yangwen 50,000 was quite a lot!

"Young Master Zhang, your business hasn't caught up yet?"

"No, no, no, please don't call me that." Zhang Yangwen quickly refused the title of young master, as he couldn't accept it.

“Why can’t I call you young master? I think you really are your family’s young master.” Su Cheng teased. “Let me tell you, back in my hometown, my aunt would give me five hundred yuan and then leave me hanging for a while before giving it to me. I was still very grateful to her for that.”

Ye Li asked in confusion, "Didn't your father give her child a red envelope?"

Su Cheng replied, "It's open."

"Then why should I leave you hanging for a while?"

Qin Fen said he couldn't understand it.

Ye Li and Zhang Yangwen found it unbelievable.

emmmmm.

Su Cheng thought for a long time but still didn't know how to answer. In the end, she could only say, "That's how bad people are."

"Qin Fen, how much money did you receive?"

“I didn’t receive much New Year’s money. My parents said that I was working and could earn money, so they wouldn’t let me accept New Year’s money from others. My parents each gave me 1,000 yuan.”

Zhang Yangwen didn't quite understand: "Why can't we accept it? In our custom, anyone who isn't married is considered a child and receives New Year's money."

"Then we are not."

"Neither do I."

"Uh, it's not like that over there either..."

Zhang Yangwen: ? ? ?

what?
So he was the only one who got the New Year's money.

Ye Li didn't go home, but her parents sent her a red envelope on WeChat. Ye Li didn't accept it and pretended not to see it.

She received a New Year's bonus from the company, which was a compensation of about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan for employees who were still on duty during the Spring Festival. It was quite a lot.

"Xiao Zhang, your business still hasn't improved?"

Su Cheng had just been teasing Zhang Yangwen, but she was also shocked by his family's situation.

Old Zhang, Zhang Yangwen's father, probably doesn't think that it was already cruel of him to take 100,000 yuan of the 150,000 yuan New Year's money from Zhang Yangwen.

"Yeah, my dad said it hasn't gotten better yet, and it might not be good for us this year either."

"Didn't you ever suspect anything?" Su Cheng asked Zhang Yangwen indirectly.

"Hmm? Suspect what?"

Su Cheng put it more clearly: "It's just that... I suspect there's nothing wrong with your family business, but your dad just told you there was a problem?"

"Uh, no?"

Zhang Yangwen truly never had any doubts.

The key point is that his father had no such motive.

Why lie to him that his family business was experiencing cash flow problems?

Is it really just for the little bit of money he has?
It’s definitely impossible!

Zhang Yangwen had seen his family's company's financial statements before, and any one of them showed hundreds of millions in revenue.

His tens of thousands of yuan is nothing compared to his father's business; it's just a drop in the ocean.

When Su Cheng saw Zhang Yangwen's innocent and naive attitude, she felt that he was hopeless.

He continued, "Didn't you ever ask your dad what kind of business he was in?"

“I rarely ask. I don’t care much about his business, and I don’t understand it.”

"All right……"

Seeing this situation, Su Cheng realized that it would be difficult to break through Zhang Yangwen's trail anytime soon.

He couldn't possibly have guided Zhang Yangwen to investigate his father.

Su Cheng actually admired Zhang Yangwen quite a bit, admiring his strong ability to be insensitive.

If it were Su Cheng, she would have already dug up the old man's past and uncovered everything.

"By the way, Cheng-ge, should I transfer the money I borrowed from you to your card later?"

“Okay.” Su Cheng nodded. “But there’s no rush to pay it back. I have plenty of money.”

Ye Li and Qin Fen only then learned that Zhang Yangwen had secretly borrowed 20,000 yuan from Su Cheng for daily living expenses.

However, neither of them was surprised, given the way Zhang Yangwen spent money when he first arrived in Jingzhou; his expenses must have been considerable.

"Let's pay it back first. I feel uncomfortable always owing it."

"Okay, you've paid back 20,000 out of the 50,000, leaving you with 30,000. You can use that to pay rent or something, and you can stay a little longer."

"I don't have 50,000, I only have 30,000 on hand."

"Huh? Didn't your dad leave you 50,000?"

"They left me 50,000, but I took out another 20,000 for my dad. It's not a lot, but it's a token of my appreciation. At least it can help him make ends meet."

Su Cheng: ???
strong.

Zhang Yangwen even started thinking about his father.

This child is very filial.

Filial piety has its advantages.

Unlike Su Cheng, who, if she showed even the slightest hint of rebelliousness, would have to accept the blind filial piety indoctrination arranged by the old man.

It's so unbearable.

“I don’t plan to rent there anymore. The rent is a bit expensive. I’ll move to another place after this quarter.”

Qin Fen suddenly remembered: "Hey Xiao Zhang, I remember you signed a one-year contract, so the deposit must be over seven thousand?"

"Yes, I signed a one-year contract."

"Wouldn't that mean they'd deduct your deposit?"

"Yes, I thought about it for a long time before going home for Chinese New Year. Let them deduct it; it's a sunk cost."

"If I continue to rent, I'll have to pay another seven or eight thousand a month, which I can't afford..."

Eh?
Su Cheng felt that Zhang Yangwen had really made progress.

They even used the term "sunk cost".

Zhang Yangwen explained, "I even discussed this rental matter with my dad."

Su Cheng was curious about Lao Zhang's attitude: "So what did your dad say?"

“My dad said he doesn’t care and that I can handle it myself.”

ha?
Su Cheng felt that Lao Zhang was quite conflicted.

However, Su Cheng could accept this frugal upbringing method, which was much gentler than the old man's methods.

If the old man were like Old Zhang, Su Cheng probably wouldn't have such a strong rebellious attitude.

He didn't dare tell anyone back in his hometown that he had rented a house for over 10,000 yuan; he was afraid he would be beaten to death if he did.

He didn't say anything even when he was at his maternal grandparents' house. If he had, there would have been seven or eight mouths criticizing him.

Su Cheng could guess what they were saying.

If it were Dad, he'd say: 'Why are you renting such an expensive place? It's just a place to sleep, isn't it?'

If it were the aunt, she'd say sarcastically, "Oh, renting a place for over ten thousand? Our little Chengcheng's really doing well!"

"Hey, by the way, there's something you guys know?" Ye Li suddenly remembered, "I heard a couple of days ago that our company is going to have a big boss parachuted in."

Su Cheng's brows immediately furrowed, and she immediately suffered from PTSD.

Airborne?

lead?

Could it be related to the old man?
(End of this chapter)