Return to 2001 to pursue dreams

After coming down from the Great Wall, it was already dusk. Everyone was so exhausted that they still had the energy to visit other places. The convoy rushed back to the capital in a mighty manner. Roland had already booked the hotel's banquet hall, with twenty tables, and reserved a private room for himself to entertain his boyfriend's family.

Since the big boss is here in person, he must be invited to say a few words. Gao Hongda didn't talk much. He just wanted to thank everyone for their hard work over the past few months, which has contributed to the company's rapid expansion and created another big piece of cake for everyone. Describing the company's great prospects, the eyes of these energetic young people shone brightly.

What surprised everyone even more was that the proprietress led five beautiful classmates to give everyone an impromptu concert. With the hotel's high-quality audio equipment and their professional-level performances, the pre-dinner atmosphere was pushed to a climax, like a The small concert was very exciting. As for what the boss said just now, those who went to play had long forgotten, but they remembered that each of the six boss wives was very beautiful!

During the meal, Xia Sisi sat at the same table with her classmates and Meng Meng, while Gao Hongda accompanied Lao Luo and his wife to meet Roland's boyfriend and his family in a small private room.

It was also the first time that Gao Hongda met Roman's boyfriend. He was a very energetic young man with clear facial features. He didn't look like a coward at first glance. He sat with Roland with his hands on his knees, looking very much like a primary school student. I was a little nervous and my legs were shaking slightly. Sitting next to him are his parents. Judging from the clothes they wear, you can tell that they are authentic Shanxi farmers. Their simplicity is written on their faces. Perhaps it is the first time they have come to such a high-end hotel. I am curious about everything, including the electric turntable on the table that can rotate by itself, and dishes that cannot be named.

The young man’s name is Wang Wendong. According to his own statement, a small mountain village in his hometown of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province is said to be a village, but there are only three families left. The barren land cannot feed the villagers, so those with connections choose to leave, preferring to go to the city. I don't want to work here to take care of the two acres of mountain land. The income is too low. I can't support the elderly or the children. I can only make ends meet. He has the opportunity to go to college, thanks to his parents' hard work, farming, and sheep herding. Over the years, he has been able to work and study abroad, just to reduce the pressure on his family. His younger sister also dropped out of school early to support her brother in school. Work in a restaurant to make money. Fortunately, the young man is quite competitive. Although he cannot compare with his classmates in terms of family background, his performance in other aspects is excellent. This is the reason why he is favored by Roland.

According to Luo Jianqiang, filial piety comes first. As long as a child can understand the hard work of his parents, his character will not be bad. Although the young man's family only brought him some worthless local specialties as gifts, he did not dislike it at all.

But when Roland asked Wang Wendong to call Gao Hongda uncle, he was a little hesitant. The young man in front of him was a few years younger than him, which made him unable to open his mouth. His father didn't tolerate him and slapped him on the head: "Gewa, seniority does not depend on age. Your young master in our family is only three years old. I have to kowtow to him during the Chinese New Year!"

The young man blushed and stood up to toast Gao Hongda in embarrassment. Gao Hongda waved his hand to stop him, stood up, held the wine glass and said respectfully to the royal father: "First of all, you are welcome to come all the way for the children's wedding. I will lend you this glass of wine." I welcome you both, and secondly, I sincerely admire all the hard work you have put in for your children’s future.”

The royal father grabbed the queen mother and quickly stood up and bowed: "That's too polite, his uncle. Children are ignorant, so don't be angry! Let's drink this wine."

Putting down the wine glass, Wang Fu said awkwardly: "You're a countryman, you haven't seen much of the world, don't be surprised!"

Gao Hongda waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Don't say that. My family has been poor farmers for generations, and I have a good foundation. It's just that I have a little better luck and have some minor achievements. Today we are going to talk about the life-long events of our two children. Let's not do this." You're welcome."

The king's father murmured: "Okay, let's talk about business, let's talk about business."

The Queen Mother took out a plastic bag from the cloth bag and opened it. Inside was a cloth bag. Inside the cloth bag was a handkerchief with a sense of the times. She opened the handkerchief and found thirty thousand yuan in it. She handed the money to her with trembling hands. own husband. The king's father was even more embarrassed and said: "I told you that I'm not afraid of your jokes. Poor families with broken homes really can't get much betrothal gifts for their children, let alone buy a house in the capital. I sold the family's sheep a few days ago to raise money for them." Give them some money and let them buy some clothes." After saying that, he stood up and handed the money to Roland. Roland refused with red eyes. After several pushes, Gao Hongda persuaded him: "Roland, you accept this money, this is If you don’t accept your parents’ kindness, they will feel very uncomfortable!”

Roland had no choice but to accept the money, bow to his future parents-in-law, and say with red eyes: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, I know it's not easy for you. We are all adults now, and we can use our own hands to build our own future. , please don’t work too hard.”

The Queen Mother was so moved that she almost shed tears. She waved her hands and said, "Oh, it's not hard work. It's all right. I just like you. You're so sensible. Our neighbor's wife spent hundreds of thousands on marrying her. We can't help it." You."

Father Wang patted his daughter-in-law on the shoulder to comfort him, then turned around and added: "Now you have just started working and have not graduated from graduate school. From now on, you will rent a house to live in. My parents-in-law will help you with the rent. We can still work. If you have children in the future, we will take care of them for you, so don’t worry.”

Gao Hongda observed the expressions of Luo Jianqiang and his wife. Lao Luo looked indifferent. His wife never had her own opinions and listened to Lao Luo in everything. She also looked at the future son-in-law with a smile. They said that the mother-in-law looks at the son-in-law, and the more she looks at her, the more pleasing she is. , not false at all. It is impossible to say that she has no prejudice against such a poor family, but neither her husband nor her daughter have any objections, so she does not dare to express her own opinions.

It seems that Lao Luo does not have any bad thoughts towards their in-laws.

As an outsider, Gao Hongda can only make jokes in the middle. He leaned closer to Lao Luo and asked, "Senior brother, do you have any opinion on this marriage? After all, today, you are the biggest!"

The three members of the Wang family stared at Lao Luo with very respectful eyes, fearing that he would say something unpleasant.

Luo Jianqiang nodded slightly and said: "It is said that young people should not be bullied by poverty. When I was young, I was broke. I lived my own life. Your parents can raise you and have fulfilled their responsibilities. But as parents, we all want our children to live well. , I am just a daughter who is like the apple of my eye. As long as she does not get angry in the future and lives a happy life, of course we as old people should bless her. I can also see that your Wang family is not unreasonable, so I will not marry my daughter. Don’t worry, it’s just that, I may not be able to accept my daughter going to live in a mountain village.”

Roland stood up and hugged his father's neck, kissed him on the face, and said with a cry: "Dad, thank you, I will not leave you too far, I will be by your side, and I will not go anywhere."

The king's father quickly comforted him and said, "Yes, in-laws, don't worry. Even if they want to go back, I will drive them out. What's so good about that broken ravine? We have been busy for several lifetimes and just want to get out of it. Now we can go back." ,outrageous!"

The Queen Mother also added: "That's right. From now on, my son will be your son. This is all we can give him. In the future, we will still rely on you for more guidance. Where to work and where to live in the future, we No objection."

Looking at this harmonious scene, Gao Hongda felt that it was completely unnecessary for him to come here, and there was no possibility of Lao Luo overturning the table.

Luo Jianqiang sighed and said: "This house is indeed a big problem. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I don't make much money by opening a martial arts school, and I can't help them much. In the future, it will be the best for the children in the capital." In such a place, they can only rely on the two of them to buy a house in the future.”

Gao Hongda motioned for Roland to come to him, and after whispering a few words in her ear, he said to Luo Jianqiang: "Brother, I have said before that I will take care of the children's house. Don't worry about it."

Luo Jianqiang waved his hand and said: "I appreciate your kindness. I am very grateful that you can give these two brothers and sisters a future, but it is inappropriate for you to leave the house again."

Roland returned to his seat and echoed: "My dad is right, we save money to buy the house ourselves. I can't live comfortably in your house!" After that, he turned to ask Wang Wendong next to him, "Wendong, what do you think? We have hands and feet, so we have to rely on ourselves for everything!"

Wang Wendong was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, taking your house for free will only make us inert. We will buy a house ourselves, but the housing prices in this capital are really high..."

Gao Hongda immediately asked: "Don't you have confidence in yourself? I am an investor. I can tell you clearly that the housing prices in Beijing are the lowest today. In a few years, the housing prices will be like riding a rocket."

Wang Wendong sighed and said, "I'm not afraid of your ridicule, uncle. I haven't even found an internship unit yet. I have relied on Roland's support to persist until now. I have no confidence in myself and feel that I am particularly useless."

Of course Gao Hongda asked what his major was, and the answer he got was "e-commerce."

As far as current e-commerce is concerned, this major is indeed useless. In 1999, Hangzhou Ma founded Alibaba. The first thing he did was BiTubi. However, there is currently no mature payment platform and he can only do some information work. Alibaba took off after 2005. Before that, E-commerce is just a concept in the eyes of many people. It became one of the most difficult jobs to find a job at that time, ranking first.

Gao Hongda tapped his fingers on the table and closed his eyes to think. Everyone at the table stared at him as if they were watching a master perform his martial arts, not knowing what this guy was thinking about.

When he opened his eyes, he saw everyone's curious looks. He quickly pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Everyone is eating vegetables! What are you looking at me doing?"

Roland poked Wang Wendong in the arm. This young man was very discerning and immediately stood up to toast Gao Hongda: "Thank you, uncle, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend our engagement banquet. I'll do it first as a token of respect."

He was about to drink it in his mouth, but Lao Luo stopped him sternly: "There are no rules, why do you do it first to show respect? In front of elders, there is no saying to do it first to show respect! Go over, pick up your uncle's wine glass, and then Call it a toast!”

Wang Wendong's face turned red from Xiong Di, and his father gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, it's an unruly thing!"

Roland also pinched his arm and scolded him: "You are such an adult, do you still need to be taught?"

The young man was even more embarrassed after being scolded by everyone. Gao Hongda pointed at Roland and said, "Okay, General Manager Luo, don't set a trap for me! Say what you have to say, and don't get involved in red tape!"

Roland was also a little embarrassed, and said with a red face: "I can't hide anything from my uncle. I want you to give Wendong some guidance on the path of life. I know that you are an amazing god, with far-sightedness and courage. You are a little kid but a big kid... "

Luo Jianqiang coughed dryly and said with a sullen face: "What are you talking about? What do you call a brat? He is a cunning old man! He can't even flatter you!"

Gao Hongda was really speechless. He really couldn't listen to the compliments of you two, so he stopped talking and pointed to Wang Wendong: "Amazon in the United States is already a model of success, and our country will soon usher in the spring of e-commerce. It is even more prosperous than any other country, and it will directly affect the economic structure of an era. It is only a matter of time that the real economy will be completely destroyed. So, don’t worry, I will introduce you to a person, my fellow countryman, he is here The company was established in 98, but it has been in recession. This year, I got the agency rights of memory from me. Now it has become an agent with amazing influence. The current sales volume is second to none in the country. This person's vision and insights are quite unique. I can introduce you to cooperate with him and start his company. The future will be immeasurable."

Roland immediately asked: "Are you talking about Brother Dong from Zhongguancun? His sales volume is indeed unmatched!"

Gao Hongda nodded in confirmation.

Roland quickly pushed Wang Wendong and urged: "You wood, hurry up and bring wine to your uncle. Whether you can support me in the future depends on whether you have good eyesight!"

After Wang Wendong came to his senses, he happily ran over to serve Gao Hongda a drink to thank him.

This meal was truly a harmonious one. Unfortunately, Luo Man and his girlfriend Meng Linlin acted as mute spectators throughout the whole meal and did not have the chance to say a complete sentence. Her mother was so enthusiastic about Meng Linlin, picking up vegetables and pouring water.

However, Gao Hongda also discovered a scene that made Luo Jianqiang particularly embarrassed. Wang Wendong's parents actually had the habit of licking plates and bowls. This action is not unfamiliar to Gao Hongda. When he was a child, he saw his grandparents licking the bowl clean every time they finished eating. This is something that people who have experienced the hungry era are used to doing. Gao Hongda also learned to do this.

Later, his parents discovered that this action was very bad and would make people laugh. We were no longer in an era when food and clothing were scarce. It took them a long time to correct Gao Hongda's habit.

Although Wang Wendong secretly reminded his parents many times not to do this, it was embarrassing, but when the couple saw there was leftover soup on the plate and refused to lick it, they felt uncomfortable. The conditioned reflex in their bones still made them ignore any dignity and still lowered their heads to lick the bowl in their hands clean.

Alas, China's rural people have experienced too much suffering.