Chapter 237

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Early the next morning, Wang Dashan came out with dark circles under his eyes. After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he put on the suit and leather shoes required of a salesperson, then hurried off to work.

He bought steamed buns and soy milk for breakfast on the way.

While eating the buns, hurrying along, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Cheng Cheng's number.

"Auntie Cheng, good morning!"

"Young man, have you figured it out? Decided to come accompany Auntie?"

On the other end of the phone came Cheng Cheng's gentle and sweet voice.

"Auntie Cheng, you misunderstand. I've decided to still work hard on my own. Thank you for thinking so highly of me. To be honest, you've been so good to me that I'm flattered. Refusing your kindness was a decision I made only after intense inner struggle. But I know that in this lifetime, one must follow one's true inner thoughts in doing things; otherwise, even if one gains money and fame, what meaning would that have?"

Wang Dashan spoke his inner thoughts very sincerely.

Put bluntly, in one sentence: he wanted to work hard on his own; he didn't want to be kept.

He believed that with his own abilities, he could definitely make a name for himself. Even though in the future he might not earn as much money in a lifetime as Cheng Cheng got by taking shortcuts, he would feel more at ease and more accomplished.

Hearing these words, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but laugh helplessly:

"Wang Dashan, Wang Dashan, so I poured my heart out to you that day, told you so much about the cruel essence of how society runs, and you didn't listen to a single word."

Wang Dashan could only apologize:

"I'm sorry, Auntie Cheng. Different people have different aspirations."

Cheng Cheng then said:

"You don't need to apologize to me. Everyone has the freedom to choose; as long as you take responsibility for the choices you make, that's fine."

Then Cheng Cheng also said:

"It's normal that you don't listen to advice. Which young person listens to advice? When I was young, I didn't listen to advice either. They all advised me not to marry an old man, saying it would be shameful, make me a laughingstock, and I might have to remain a widow for the rest of my life. But I refused to be ashamed, refused to be a laughingstock, refused to remain a widow, because poverty is the real evil ghost in life. Compared to poverty, nothing else is scary at all... By the way, did you suffer poverty when you were young?"

Cheng Cheng mistakenly thought Wang Dashan hadn't suffered poverty as a child, at least not lacking food and warmth.

However, she was wrong. Wang Dashan had suffered poverty as a child. His mother raised the three of them alone, working under the blazing sun to clear land and plant cassava; he still remembered it vividly.

"Auntie Cheng, I come from a rural area. My family has always been poor. But I know a person can be poor, but cannot lack backbone—especially a man, who should all the more have backbone. If I abandoned my principles for money and had no principles at all, I don't think Auntie Cheng would like such a me either."

Wang Dashan was as sincere as ever.

Hearing him say this, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but nod slowly in agreement.

Actually, the reason she had taken a liking to Wang Dashan, besides the fact that he was tall and handsome, was another important reason: the simple and sincere temperament he exuded.

"Fine then. Auntie won't make things difficult for you. Although we can't go further, being ordinary friends is still possible. You said you want to open a company, right? Auntie can invest in you."

Cheng Cheng said this.

Wang Dashan was stunned, somewhat surprised:

"Auntie Cheng, I've said all this, and you still want to invest in me?"

Cheng Cheng, however, smiled and said:

"I invest in you because I'm optimistic about your potential. This investment is almost sure to make money without losing. Why wouldn't I invest?"

Not only did Cheng Cheng not get angry because of his refusal, she even promised to keep investing in him. This was something Wang Dashan never expected.

He couldn't help but admire Cheng Cheng. This older auntie was truly different from other women. Other women were more emotional than rational, but she was more rational than emotional—one could even say she was terrifyingly calm.

One can only say that a woman who could marry herself off to a decrepit old man in his seventies or eighties at a young age must be a formidable person. And the most basic requirement of a formidable person is to always remain rational.

"When are you opening your company? Let's find a time to discuss the investment details in detail, and sign the contract along the way."

Wang Dashan said:

"I plan to open the company after the New Year."

"Fine. Then we'll talk specifically after the New Year."

Wang Dashan hung up Cheng Cheng's phone, arrived at the company, found Sales Director Liu Xiuxiu, and told her his idea of resigning at the end of the year.

"What? You actually want to resign?"

Liu Xiuxiu had a hint of surprise on her face.

"Dashan, you've only been at the company a short while, and you're doing well. Why suddenly want to resign?"

Wang Dashan didn't beat around the bush. He truthfully told her the real situation:

"Sister Xiuxiu, don't be afraid to hear the truth. Actually, even before I joined, I had already planned to resign at the end of the year. I came here to learn the operating model of a real estate agency, and then open my own agency."

Hearing this, Liu Xiuxiu was even more surprised.

"Opening an agency requires a lot of funds, and you need channel resources to get it started. You have no funds and no channel resources—the risk isn't small!"

Liu Xiuxiu was also kindly reminding him. Don't look at how booming the real estate industry is now, but competition is also fierce. Many small real estate agencies have sprung up like bamboo shoots after spring rain. Actually, not many make money. Most close down not long after opening, because the payment collection cycle for real estate agencies is relatively long—not something ordinary people can handle.

"You'd better just stay here, sell a few more luxury mansions and villas. When your funds are more ample, then go open a company. That would be more secure."

Liu Xiuxiu made this suggestion from the bottom of her heart, because she knew Wang Dashan came from a rural area and definitely didn't have much money on hand.

However, Wang Dashan then smiled and said:

"Funds aren't a problem. I've already found an investor. Sister Xiuxiu, if you want to switch jobs next year, welcome to join my company. I can give you a fifty percent raise in base salary, and additionally give you one more point in commission."

Wang Dashan extended an invitation to Liu Xiuxiu.

A middle-level talent like Liu Xiuxiu, who managed a small team, was exactly what Wang Dashan's company needed most when it was just starting out. If he could recruit Liu Xiuxiu, then in the process of building his team, he could definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Facing Wang Dashan's sincere invitation, Liu Xiuxiu showed a wry smile.

Although the conditions Wang Dashan offered were very tempting, there was also great risk.

Now she was a sales director at a small branch of Zhongyuan Real Estate, backed by a big platform, and everything was going smoothly. If she left this platform, everything would have to start from zero. Whether it could go so smoothly then was uncertain.

She knew well that her current achievements were due more to the platform than to her own ability.

So she said:

"Since you've made up your mind to leave, I won't try to keep you. I'll allocate it as soon as possible so you can finish all resignation procedures before the Spring Festival. As for the olive branch you've thrown me, I can only say, thank you for thinking so highly of me, but I still feel staying at Zhongyuan Real Estate is better. After all, this is a big platform and will be more stable. I have two children to raise; I can't go taking risks."

Seeing Liu Xiuxiu refuse him, Wang Dashan felt not a bit of displeasure. He just laughed it off:

"Fine, then I won't force you, Sister Xiuxiu. I wish you smooth work and a brilliant future!"

Liu Xiuxiu also smiled faintly:

"I also wish you a brilliant future. Although we can't be colleagues anymore, we can still be friends!"

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