Chapter 470: A moment of reflection

As for Xiao Fang, I think choosing to go to Sijiucheng is correct for now.

Returning to Zaocheng, what can I do for her?

Director Shangguan is already dead.

She still doesn't know yet.

I think after I go back, I'll investigate the cause of Director Shangguan's death before saying anything.

By then, I'll notify Xiao Fang again.

The next morning,

I got up very early.

I came out of the room alone,

I came down from the building, I want to go outside for a run.

I am someone who really likes exercise,

When I have nothing to do, I like to go running.

Leaving Qianhu Haoting, walking outward is Zhangzhuang Road; leaving Zhangzhuang Road is Lao Tun Village.

Lao Tun Village is entirely engaged in wholesale auto parts.

The whole street is full of auto parts wholesale shops.

In the morning, many people crowd in to purchase parts.

From these crowded crowds, I can clearly feel that we now have money.

The auto parts business is booming, which shows that the number of cars is increasing.

People's primary concerns are food, clothing, housing, and transportation—these four things.

Actually, our wealth development over these years is precisely these few things.

First, food: in the early 1980s, daring to open a restaurant and putting effort into food could earn one's first fortune.

Next comes clothing,

Believe it or not, in the mid-1980s, developing clothing stores and reselling clothes also made a batch of people wealthy.

As long as one dares to seize opportunities and, in that era, dares to be ahead of the world, one can make a big fortune.

After entering the 1990s, it became the housing aspect.

Real estate developers and builders from this time stepped onto the historical stage.

They developed real estate, enclosed land, built buildings, sold houses, and all became billionaires.

I also got rich along with them.

I have always been a foreman, moving forward with the times,

From a small foreman to a large foreman, and then venturing into real estate development.

I achieved success.

Now the secret of wealth lies again in transportation.

After people have money, they need to broaden their horizons,

to go to farther places,

to make their own travel more convenient, so automobiles become the main choice.

I believe that in ten years,

the whole city will be the domain of automobiles, and at that time people will worry about parking.

They will be troubled by traffic congestion.

We are gradually stepping toward our own happy lives.

Actually, the so-called secret of wealth is simply to keep up with the times.

Of course, there is also a strong nation as a backing.

Without a strong nation, how could one possibly achieve success through personal effort alone?

When I was with He Zuming, he often said a phrase,

namely, "I would rather be a dog in a prosperous age than a person in a chaotic age."

Today is our prosperous age of Huaxia; we should all feel social stability and development.

In a chaotic age, no matter how great one's personal ability, what can it do?

One can only barely survive.

I ran slowly, thinking slowly,

feeling that He Zuming's words really make sense,

people in a chaotic age live worse than a dog,

while dogs in a prosperous age eat no worse than humans.

My growth process is the best witness to our society's development over these years.

I am an ordinary person,

able to achieve success in society,

besides personal effort, it also relates to the overall social environment.

Here, I should deeply thank my country's strength.

Without my country being strong, there would be no Zhao Jianqiang of today.

Of course, the later events of my group are also closely related to me personally.

After a person considers himself successful, he is prone to arrogance.

Actually, without their scheming.

With my management level,

Da Heng Group won't go far either; it will sooner or later run into trouble.

What I say is the truth,

After going through so much, I feel my mind has become a bit more mature.

This maturity is earned through weathering storms.

Such maturity is no longer about fighting for something.

I recall a line from the Dao De Jing: 'Only by not contending does no one under heaven contend with you.'

I never understood what it meant.

In the past I thought, if the world doesn't contend, how can it be mine?

Only today did I finally understand.

Only the struggle of non-contention is the highest realm.

Including giving up Da Heng Group, all of this is my way of non-contention.

Continuing to contend any longer has no meaning left.

I want to enter into a state of non-contention.

By now I already had sweat on me.

I stopped my steps and walked slowly.

In the years to come, I want to live like an ordinary person.

But being ordinary does not mean living mediocrely.

I still have a duty on me; I promised Zhu Sheng something, and I must fulfill it.

I keep this matter hidden in my heart.

Wait for the right opportunity, then do it.

Today I want to go see Qian Niang and Ru Meng, then bring them back to Zaocheng.

These days they've been drifting outside; I'm sure they're also tired.

After finishing my run, I ate a bowl of old tofu from the provincial capital; it was not bad, quite tasty.

Then I returned to the residential community.

Xiao Long, Xiao Fang, and Zhu Sheng had all gotten up.

Zhu Sheng's first words upon seeing me were,

"Jianqiang, take that money from yesterday; I don't need you to buy me a house."

I laughed,

"Zhu Sheng, before, I gave you money as a gift. Now giving you money is not a gift; it's sincerely to support you in your old age. Zhu Sheng, let's settle this like this—further arguing is pointless. Anyway, I've given you the money; I won't take it back."

"If you don't want it, then you think it's too little; otherwise I could give you all ten million."

"Jianqiang, you really don't understand my meaning." Zhu Sheng.

"Zhu Sheng, we can't keep arguing; today we still have a lot to do. Xiao Fang, you're going to Sijiucheng, right?" I said.

Xiao Fang nodded.

"Zhu Sheng, I want to pursue further studies and continue to specialize in my hosting profession." Xiao Fang said.

"Zhu Sheng, if Xiao Fang returns to Zaocheng, what could she do at that small TV station? The stage is too small; she can't always be planning real estate launches. She needs a bigger stage to expand her hosting career." I said.

"Zhu Sheng, Xiao Fang returns to Zaocheng; at that Zaocheng TV station, what can she do? The stage is so small, she can't always be planning real estate launch events; she needs to go to a bigger stage, to make her hosting career bigger." I said.

Xiao Long then said: "Xiao Fang sister, I'll take you to Sijiucheng in a bit."

Xiao Fang directly refused,

"I'll take the high-speed rail alone later. I want to walk freely by myself. No need for you to send me. I've already bought the ticket online."

"Well then, if I'm not sending, I'm not sending."

"Xiao Long, give Fang Jie some money to take to Sijiucheng so she can relax properly." I arranged.

Xiao Long quickly stuffed the money into Xiao Fang's bag.

Xiao Fang quickly laughed: "Brother Jianqiang, giving money to everyone you meet is just showing off."

"My money is for everyone to spend. Xiao Fang, don't be polite." I said.

Xiao Long stuffed two bundles of money into Xiao Fang, and Xiao Fang refused no matter what.

Zhu Sheng said: "Jianqiang, a girl going out shouldn't carry too much money."

"If she needs more, she can ask you again."

"Once in Sijiucheng, be sure to protect yourself."

"If you encounter any difficulties, let us know."

"I will definitely do so." Xiao Fang laughed,

She shook hands separately with Zhu Sheng, Xiao Long, and me.

Then she pulled her suitcase and left.

As she was about to leave, Xiao Fang glanced back at me once.

I clearly saw that Xiao Fang's eyes were red.

After seeing Xiao Fang off, Zhu Sheng asked me: "Jianqiang, is Xiao Fang going to Sijiucheng at Wen Han's suggestion?"

After seeing Xiao Fang off, Zhu Sheng asked me: "Jianqiang, Xiao Fang going to Sijiucheng, is that Wen Han's idea?"

"Yes, Zhu Sheng, I didn't tell you. Wen Han wants Xiao Fang to work at the TV station."

"Xiao Fang also really wants to go, so I didn't stop her."

Xiao Fang also really wanted to go. So I didn't stop her.