Chapter 206

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Qin Dingjun was unwilling to become the Lan family's upper-door son-in-law, and this choice of his can be said to have changed the lives of three people.

Qin Dingjun himself thereby missed an opportunity to cross class.

Lan Yunfang consequently lost the man she fell in love with at first sight, and this made her decide that she would lose weight, get plastic surgery, and make herself beautiful, real or fake, as long as she was pretty.

And Wang Dashan consequently lost the Lan family's support; what followed was unsurprising — he was sued in court by that pyramid scheme ringleader, and it was only at this time that he learned the ringleader's name was Zhang Zhanggui.

Because Wang Dashan had no money to hire a lawyer, couldn't lie, had no one backing him behind the scenes, and was unwilling to spend money to settle, the final result was unsurprising.

The court sentenced him for the crime of intentional injury; considering Wang Dashan had meritorious conduct during the police enforcement process, he was ultimately sentenced to one year fixed-term imprisonment with one year probation.

Wang Dashan accepted the judgment and did not appeal further, because as far as he understood, his assault was a fact with solid evidence, and according to the law he indeed would be sentenced to bear certain responsibility.

The so-called one year probation means the punishment of imprisonment is temporarily not executed, granting a one-year probationary period.

In this situation, as long as no other illegal or criminal acts occur within this year, as long as performance is good, he reports regularly to the relevant department for supervision, and abides by the law, he will not need to go to prison again.

Although Wang Dashan does not need to go to prison, his file has been blackened because of this.

The stain of his conviction will be permanently branded on his life file.

Wang Dashan knew this might affect his children's civil service exams and such in the future, but that was a very distant matter; he no longer had the energy to consider things so far off. He only considered the present now — as long as he didn't have to go directly to prison, he was already infinitely grateful.

He applied to the local police to return to Guangzhou for work; the local police knew he wasn't a bad person, so they approved it readily, only requiring him to report to the Tianhe Public Security Bureau once a month from now on.

This matter took Wang Dashan nearly two months from start to finish.

During this period Wang Erhai called many times asking when he would return to Guangzhou; Wang Dashan only ever said he would return in a few days.

About his sentencing, he decided to keep it secret, not letting his parents at home know, nor his two younger brothers.

Some might think a conviction cannot be hidden from family, believing the police or court would surely notify the family.

But in reality, anyone who has been convicted and served prison knows that as long as you are not sent to prison, even if convicted, the court usually will not proactively notify the family, unless you request it yourself.

For adults, when the court renders judgment, it usually does not proactively notify family to appear in court, and legal provisions do not clearly stipulate that family must be notified.

And after sentencing, only when sent to prison to serve the sentence will the prison notify the family, for the convenience of family visits.

Wang Dashan had one year probation and did not need to be sent to prison to serve, so naturally the family would not be notified.

"Brother, how come you were gone so long before coming back?"

When Wang Dashan returned to Guangzhou, Wang Erhai had already been working in the computer store for two months.

His sales performance wasn't outstanding, but it was passable, not bad like Zhu Zhiming's.

Because of Wang Dashan, Zhang Zhihao treated Wang Erhai quite well.

So Wang Erhai stayed on.

"Ran into some things, delayed a bit of time." Wang Dashan laughed off his experience in Beihai, then hurriedly changed the subject: "How have you been these two months?"

"Pretty good, Hao Ge treated me very well, didn't shortchange me. Not long after you left, he proactively gave me a base salary. Last month base plus commission, I earned over three thousand, nearly four thousand yuan!"

Wang Dashan patted Wang Erhai's shoulder:

"Not bad, work hard. Once we've saved up money, let's start a business together!"

Wang Erhai was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

When Wang Dashan went to Beihai, Wang Erhai had once shouted to Wang Dashan, saying they'd start a business together when he returned; he thought Wang Dashan wouldn't take it to heart.

He didn't expect Wang Dashan to bring up starting a business together so seriously now!

"Yeah, good! Save up money and start a business together!"

Wang Erhai nodded heavily.

That day Wang Dashan first went to the Tianhe Public Security Bureau to report, then in the evening he treated Zhang Zhihao to a meal, thanking Hao Ge for taking care of his second brother these two months.

Zhang Zhihao smiled broadly, and when Wang Dashan toasted him, he just said modestly:

"What polite words are these? I didn't take care of your second brother; he's capable of sticking with it, so he stuck with it. If he couldn't hack it, he'd leave on his own even if I didn't say anything, just like that Zhu Zhiming before!"

"Hao Ge, let me toast you another cup!"

Wang Dashan was grateful to Zhang Zhihao from the bottom of his heart.

"Hao Ge, I just started working and got to meet such a good boss as you — it's my fortune. Your kindness to me, I'll remember for a lifetime!"

Zhang Zhihao downed it in one gulp, hurriedly waving his hand:

"I said don't say polite words; you talk like this and it's sickeningly sweet, I can't take it. Don't say these things. I heard your second brother say you brothers plan to save up and start a business together — what project are you planning?"

Zhang Zhihao asked casually.

He felt Wang Dashan had quite the potential to be a boss; Wang Dashan treated people sincerely and generously, had a heroic personality, took responsibility and knew how to communicate. In today's favorable environment for mass entrepreneurship, if he joined the entrepreneurial wave, he would very likely succeed.

Who knows, Wang Dashan might earn far, far more than Zhang Zhihao in the future!

So Zhang Zhihao thought, if Wang Dashan really went to start a business, he wouldn't force him to stay, and if the project was good, he planned to invest a small sum in Wang Dashan.

Anyway, he had some spare cash on hand right now; leaving it in a bank card earning interest wouldn't make much, and he didn't play stocks, so investing in Wang Dashan as a personal favor should be quite worthwhile.

"Actually I've had an idea in mind for a long time, just lacked the money. I figure, once I've saved up, I'll open a real estate agency. Real estate is developing so well now, being a real estate agent is sure to make big money!"

Wang Dashan said this.

In the half year since he demobilized into society, he hadn't neglected keeping an eye on real estate; housing prices are climbing steadily, everyone is talking about buying houses, and he felt doing this line of work definitely wouldn't lose money.

Actually he also wanted to open a computer store like Zhang Zhihao, or start an online shopping business like Du Xiaojuan, but he knew his own limitations — his computer knowledge wasn't enough, a computer store would definitely flop; and this online shopping thing, he hadn't even been exposed to it yet, so that would definitely flop too.

He hadn't done real estate agency either, but he felt doing real estate agency and doing computer sales were the same principle — just need to sell the product. There's common ground, and he'd definitely do it well.

"That would probably require investing quite a lot of money!"

Zhang Zhihao couldn't help but stare blankly.

He didn't expect Wang Dashan to have such great ambition.

He thought Wang Dashan only wanted to start a small catering shop, that kind of entrepreneurship.

"I don't know exactly how much money it will take, but I'm confident that as long as I save up enough capital, I'll definitely be able to get this matter done!"

Seeing Wang Dashan full of confidence, Zhang Zhihao said:

"How about this, another day you go apply at a real estate intermediary, do sales for a few months first, get a clear grasp of the real estate intermediary business, and after you're familiar with the real estate intermediary business, I'll see if I can pull Du Xiaojuan in to invest in you."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan immediately froze, his face showing unexpected delight:

"Hao Ge, you're going to invest in me? Are you serious? You're not joking with me, right!"

Zhang Zhihao said with a serious face:

"Brother, I'm not joking. I think highly of you, I feel you'll definitely succeed!"

Wang Dashan, however, hesitated a bit:

"But, if I leave, what about your computer store, Hao Ge?"

Zhang Zhihao laughed and scolded:

"You damn well don't worry blindly for me. My computer store now has your second brother and Xiao Ying, two salespeople, that's already enough. You, kid, coming back would actually be a bit superfluous. Tomorrow you just hurry up and scram off to apply at the real estate intermediary!"