Chapter 153: Old Classmate Who Made Money
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Miao's mother called and asked Xia Miao to go home.
He Shu stopped a car and took her to the gate of the community.
"How about you come to my house and sit for a while?"
Xia Miao suddenly invited, but He Shu was not ready yet: "Let's do it another day."
Xia Miao lowered her head and smiled secretly: "Okay, then you go back. I won't come to see you tomorrow. We will both do our homework at home."
" Um."
He Shu kept a smile on his face as he watched Xia Miao looking back every three steps and waving as she walked with him.
He Shu left after he could no longer see him. He called his godfather and when he found out that he was still busy in the store, he went to the car wash.
Aunt Liu and her colleagues usually pack up and go home at this time, but they are still busy today.
When He Shu saw this, he changed his shoes and came out to help.
Zhang Qiang was wiping the car on the other side. After taking a few glances, he felt that He Shu was the smartest one.
He is good at flattering and currying favor with people. An orphan without parents is now relying on Zhao Qishui.
It has been so many years since Zhao Qishui's biological son was found, so he must be gone. When Zhao Qishui gets old, won't all the property belong to He Shu?
While washing the car, Zhang Qiang lamented that he was not so lucky.
Without a rich person to help him, his own father only discourages him every day.
Just as I was thinking about these things angrily, a Mercedes drove over.
A fat man got off the car. He was wearing a mink coat with his shirt open, and a big gold chain as thick as a thumb hung outside his sweater.
Zhang Qiang was looking at him with envy when he suddenly felt that the fat man looked familiar.
Before he could remember who this person was, the fat man was also stunned when he saw him, and then a strange smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, Brother Qiang?"
"What? Don't you recognize me? I'm Lin Dong."
Zhang Qiang was stunned for a moment. Lin Dong? Then he gradually regained his memory from this fat face: "Lin Dong? Is it you?"
Lin Dong is Zhang Qiang’s junior high school classmate. He was not this fat before, and he dropped out of school before Zhang Qiang. I heard that he went to work in the south.
"Where did you make your fortune? Great, you drive such a nice car, and I didn't recognize you with your outfit."
Zhang Qiang took off his gloves and touched Lin Dong's mink coat: "This coat is expensive, right?"
Lin Dong sighed: "It's not much, maybe tens of thousands."
Tens of thousands of yuan, when spoken by Lin Dong, just sounded like a few dollars.
"Brother Qiang, why are you doing this? Is this your business?"
Lin Dong's words made Zhang Qiang feel a little embarrassed . He hesitated for a few words and couldn't bring himself to say that he was washing the car here.
Although he had been seen, Zhang Qiang was a man who cared a lot about his reputation, especially in front of his former classmates who were not as good as him. He could not afford to embarrass himself.
"Oh, no, this is my relative's. They are busy during the New Year, so I came to help out for a few days."
"That's what I said. How can our Brother Qiang do such a job? Let's go. It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. How many years have we not seen each other? Let's find a place to drink."
Lin Dong pulled Zhang Qiang and was about to leave. Zhang Qiang hesitated for a moment, fearing that he would be exposed and lose face.
So he asked Lin Dong to wait for a while while he changed his clothes.
Zhang Qiang went inside, changed his shoes, put on his coat, and found Zhao Qishui: "Uncle Zhao, I have something to ask for a leave of absence."
Zhao Qishui frowned and looked outside: "The work is not finished yet, where are you going?"
"My old friend is looking for me, Uncle Zhao. I'll talk to you later."
After saying that, Zhang Qiang didn't care whether Zhao Qishui agreed or not. He ran out in two or three steps, got into Lin Dong's car and followed him.
Zhao Qishui walked outside and saw Zhang Qiang had only washed half of the car. He was so angry that he cursed at him.
He Shu heard this and hurried over to persuade his godfather: "Don't be angry, godfather. I'll wash this one."
He Shu heard what Zhang Qiang and Lin Dong had just said. He picked up the rag that Zhang Qiang had thrown on the ground and put the water gun and foam machine aside.
I have a feeling that Zhang Qiang won't be here for long.
On the other side, Zhang Qiang got into the big Mercedes, looked at Lin Dong who was driving, and asked with a smile: "Why are you so fat? When you were in school, you were as thin as a stick."
"Hey, we were so poor that we didn't have enough to eat. How could we not be thin?"
Lin Dong looked both ways while driving, trying to find a place to eat.
"Nowadays, I have to drink with those big bosses every three or five days. It's all because of the alcohol."
At this point, Zhang Qiang couldn't help but ask Lin Dong: "What are you doing now? Why are you doing so well?"
"As for me, I invested in a small project in another place. The big boss took the lion's share, and I just got a small share."
When Zhang Qiang heard the word "investment", he remembered the time when he was involved in a pyramid scheme in Dadu.
Lin Dong parked the car at a seafood restaurant. The prices here were quite high and it was a famous high-end restaurant in Danhe. Zhang Qiang had never been here once.
Today, I followed Lin Dong in, and when I heard the etiquette ladies on both sides, who were still wearing stockings in the middle of winter, bowing and saying "Welcome to the boss", I unconsciously straightened my chest.
Zhang Qiang really enjoyed this feeling. Looking at Lin Dong, who was looking very stylish with a bag tucked in front of him, he became even more envious.
This is the life he wants.
"Come on, old classmate, don't be polite today, order whatever you want, it's my treat."
"No, no, it's rare for you to come back, how can I ask you to treat me?"
Zhang Qiang subconsciously started to act big, but he regretted it the moment he said it. Looking at the lobsters and abalone in the aquarium, how could Zhang Qiang afford that with the coins in his pocket?
"Hey, stop saying such polite things and come and order some food."
How could Zhang Qiang order food? He gave in, and in the end Lin Dong ordered a lobster and some other expensive seafood, including abalone, sea cucumber, and sashimi dragon boat.
The two found a private room and sat down. Lin Dong took out a pack of good cigarettes from his bag and threw it to Zhang Qiang: "Want a smoke? Try this."
Zhang Qiang took it with a smile, pulled out a cigarette, but he felt very uncomfortable.
He was too embarrassed to take out the four-dollar pack of cigarettes in his pocket.
"Brother Qiang, what are you busy with?"
"I'm not busy. I just came back from Dadu."
"Oh, you're going to the capital? What big deal are you doing?"
Zhang Qiang stammered and told Lin Dong that he and his friends had gone into business together and lost a lot of money.
Once he started telling lies, he couldn't stop. He told Lin Dong that he had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and sold his car.
As Zhang Qiang spoke, he began to believe it. He also secretly felt that he was really cunning. Compared with having achieved nothing, losing hundreds of thousands in business was considered a face-saving thing. It also indirectly reflected his current predicament.
"Hey, Brother Qiang, please call me. We were best friends when we were in school. Why don't you ask your brothers to help you?"
Hearing Lin Dong's generosity, Zhang Qiang felt very happy and quickly asked Lin Dong what project he had invested in.
Lin Dong’s face was so fat that his eyes were almost invisible. He smiled and talked about his story of making a fortune in the south.
It turned out that he was in partnership with someone in the health care product business and had set up a company, which now has several hundred people under its name.
"If it weren't for the New Year's Eve when my parents insisted that I come back, this would be a great time for me to make money."
"But I've made enough money in the past two years, so I should take a break."
Lin Dong smiled and patted Zhang Qiang on the shoulder. "By the way, I have several boxes in my car. I'll get you a few boxes after dinner. You can take them back and let your dad try them."
