Chapter 970 The troublesome little guy
After chatting for a while, Song Chaoyuan asked about Zhang Jianguo and Zhang Hao.
Zhang's mother told Song Chaoyuan that actually there was nothing wrong between the father and son. It was just that some time ago Zhang Jianguo discovered that the money in the account given to Zhang Hao had suddenly decreased a lot. Because he was worried that Zhang Hao would spend money recklessly, Zhang Jianguo made an international long-distance call to inquire about Zhang Hao's situation abroad. Unexpectedly, when the long-distance call was made, he could not find Zhang Hao at school.
Because Zhang Jianguo didn't understand English, he asked someone who knew English to help him make a phone call and inquire. After a lot of twists and turns, he found out that Zhang Hao had rarely lived in the original dormitory in the past six months. He also learned from others that Zhang Hao, a classmate and several strangers had moved out of the original dormitory. No one knew what they were doing outside. They were so busy that they even delayed their normal studies.
Hearing about this, Zhang Jianguo immediately became anxious. You know, Zhang Hao was not like this before. Zhang Jianguo specially opened an account for Zhang Hao before he went abroad and deposited a large amount of money in it. This money was for Zhang Hao to study in the United States.
But after Zhang Hao went abroad, the money was never used. Zhang Hao was a very sensible child. He took odd jobs in between his studies to support his expenses. Because of this, Zhang Jianguo was very proud of his son. In his opinion, it was not easy for Zhang Hao to do this. Compared with those students who studied abroad with the help of their families, his son was much better.
But now, for some reason, Zhang Jianguo accidentally discovered that most of the money he had given to Zhang Hao in his account had been used up, and now only a small amount was left in the account. In addition, the news he had heard was like this, which made Zhang Jianguo worried.
Firstly, this is a large sum of money. For ordinary people, this is a lot of money. Secondly, as the most advanced capitalist country, the United States has everything in the world. Why did a young man like Zhang Hao suddenly use such a large sum of money? Was he confused by something? Or did he meet a bad friend and changed his previous attitude?
All parents in the world have the same heart. The more Zhang Jianguo thought about it, the more worried he became about Zhang Hao. Especially when he finally contacted Zhang Hao and asked him directly on the phone why he used the money and where the money went, Zhang Hao used some words to evade Zhang Jianguo, which made Zhang Jianguo even more worried about Zhang Hao.
The father and son had an unhappy argument on the phone about this matter. Zhang Jianguo was worried that his son's tone was not good, and Zhang Hao could not explain clearly where the money went for a while. He just told Zhang Jianguo that he definitely did not spend the money indiscriminately and that the money was used for investment.
Because it was a long-distance call, the two of them couldn't explain clearly, and Zhang Jianguo couldn't help getting angry. Zhang Hao also seemed a little impatient and didn't bother to explain more to Zhang Jianguo, and the call ended like this.
After the call, Zhang Jianguo was so angry that he couldn't help scolding his son at home, and even threatened to freeze Zhang Hao's account. It would have been fine if he hadn't said these words, but Sun Xia was unhappy when she said them. Sun Xia said that her son had always been very sensible, and that he had also said on the phone that the money was for investment. As a father, you didn't understand the situation at all and didn't ask clearly, but you got angry and didn't listen to your son's explanation. Isn't this a preconceived assumption that your son is not doing a good thing?
After Sun Xia said this, Zhang Jianguo became even more angry, and the couple started arguing about this at home. The argument was very fierce. Zhang Jianguo believed that Zhang Hao had made bad friends and squandered the money, and now he hardly even went to school. As a student, what else could this be?
Sun Xia disagreed with Zhang Jianguo and felt that Zhang Hao was definitely not such a person. He should trust his son when he grew up. Besides, as a father, why did you freeze his account without knowing the situation? What if he was really doing something important? Wouldn't that cut off his son's future?
If you, Zhang Jianguo, dare to do this, she will not recognize Zhang Jianguo as her husband. Besides, you can freeze it. Don't think you can be unreasonable just because you are the head of the family. Sun Xia has money herself. She has made as much money as Zhang Jianguo in recent years. At most, she can give money to Zhang Hao in the future. You don't need to control your son like this.
As a result, one said that a loving mother often spoils her son, and the other said that the other party was preconceived as a male chauvinist. The couple quarreled more and more fiercely, and finally it was only after Zhang's mother spoke up that the matter was barely suppressed.
"Mother, do you know what's going on with Zhang Hao?"
"How should I know this? I'm just an old woman who can barely read and write. I don't even understand what's going on in China, so how can I know what's going on in the United States? But I believe that our Zhang Hao is not an ignorant child. Yuanchao, you watched Zhang Hao grow up, and you know what kind of person he is. By the way, why don't you ask someone to help find out what Zhang Hao is doing in the United States? How can he spend so much money just like that? I'm not worried about anything else, but I'm just afraid that he will be cheated when he's young..." Zhang's mother said to Song Yuanchao with some concern.
Song Chaoyuan nodded, comforted Zhang's mother, and told her that he would inquire about the matter and asked her not to worry. However, he still had to ask Zhang Jianguo about the situation. After all, it was Zhang Jianguo who called Zhang Hao. He still didn't fully understand why the father and son parted unhappily.
In the evening, Sun Xia returned home first. She was very happy to see Song Yuanchao at home. She asked Song Yuanchao not to leave in a hurry today, as she hadn't seen Song Yuanchao for a long time. She asked to prepare some delicious dishes and have dinner at home in the evening.
Song Chaoyuan didn't want to leave, and he came here today to ask about Zhang Hao, so he agreed immediately. By the way, Sun Xia went to the kitchen to work, and Song Chaoyuan rolled up his sleeves to help, while asking about Zhang Hao's situation.
While chatting with Sun Xia, Zhang Jianguo also came back. He was stunned when he saw Song Yuanchao, and then he greeted him with a smile. However, Sun Xia did not treat Zhang Jianguo well. She glanced at him indifferently, as if she did not take him seriously at all, and chatted with Song Yuanchao.
Zhang Pingping lives on campus and usually only comes back on weekends. Today is not the weekend so she doesn't go home.
During the break in cooking, Song Yuanchao found an excuse to go to the bathroom. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Zhang Jianguo sitting in the living room smoking. Song Yuanchao glanced towards the kitchen and saw that Sun Xia was still busy. Song Yuanchao walked towards the living room and gave Zhang Jianguo a wink when he got close.
Zhang Jianguo stood up deliberately, and the two of them walked through the living room to the corridor at the back. They followed the corridor to a door, pushed it open, and it was Zhang Jianguo's back garden.
The back garden is not big, much smaller than Song Chaoyuan's, but it is well decorated. Zhang's mother and Sun Xia both like flowers, and they have planted a lot of flowers in the small garden. Now it is summer, and many flowers are blooming beautifully. In addition, there are many grapes on a vine in the garden. Although these grapes are not big and much smaller than the Kyoho grapes sold outside now, these are authentic rose grapes. This grape vine was specially obtained from a family in the suburbs after Zhang Jianguo bought the house. It has been planted for several years to look like it today.
When they arrived at the back garden, Zhang Jianguo took the cigarette handed to him by Song Chaoyuan, and then subconsciously glanced towards the room.
"Don't look, mother and aunt are busy in the kitchen. " Song Chaoyuan said this, took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Zhang Jianguo, then lit one for himself.
" What's wrong with Zhang Hao? Why did a quarrel break out at home out of the blue?" Song Chaoyuan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.
"This brat! I get angry whenever I mention him!" Zhang Jianguo took a deep puff of his cigarette and couldn't help but start talking.
Song Yuanchao is not an outsider, so it is normal to tell Song Yuanchao about these things. Moreover, Zhang Jianguo had quarreled with Sun Xia over Zhang Hao's matters these days, and he was very angry. Chatting with Song Yuanchao was a good opportunity to vent his anger.
While Zhang Jianguo was talking, Song Chaoyuan did not interrupt him and just listened quietly.
After Zhang Jianguo finally finished talking for a long time, Song Chaoyuan also roughly knew what happened to Zhang Hao.
The basic situation is similar to what Zhang's mother said before, but there are some differences in the details.
According to Zhang Jianguo, the amount of money Zhang Hao used in the account was not a small amount. This account was specially set up for Zhang Hao by Zhang Jianguo before Zhang Hao went abroad. There was a deposit of 300,000 US dollars in it, which was not a small amount. For ordinary people, it was an astronomical figure.
The three hundred thousand U.S. dollars is for Zhang Hao to study in the United States. Zhang Hao's living expenses in the United States are much higher than in China. Considering Zhang Hao's academic needs and daily life needs, Zhang Jianguo prepared this account for him.
If it was used normally, Zhang Jianguo would not care at all, because the money was enough for Zhang Hao to complete his studies in the United States and live a good life.
But after Zhang Hao went abroad to study, he did not use a penny of the money for more than a year. After Zhang Jianguo learned about it, he learned that in addition to studying, Zhang Hao also did some odd jobs. Of course, there was also the income from Zhang Hao's internship at Song Yuanchao's American company. Although these incomes were not high, they were enough to support Zhang Hao's studies and life.
In addition, Zhang Hao's life needs are very ordinary, and he does not have the idea of pursuing enjoyment like some young people nowadays. This is also the aspect that Zhang Jianguo is proud of for his son. In his opinion, his son can achieve this level, which is enough to make Zhang Jianguo proud. Many times, Zhang Jianguo even feels that Zhang Hao is a bit harsh on him. Even if he uses part of the money in the account to make his daily life more comfortable, it would be fine!
People are like this. In some cases, if you give him something and he doesn't use it, he may be unhappy verbally but feel comfortable in his heart. But once he uses it all, he will be unhappy verbally but feel happy in his heart.
This is what happened to Zhang Jianguo. When he suddenly discovered that a lot of money had been spent from Zhang Hao's account in just a few months, and only a few thousand dollars were left of the $300,000 originally in the account, Zhang Jianguo's brain exploded.
Nearly $300,000, such a large sum of money was spent in such a short time, how could Zhang Jianguo not worry? Not to mention that he could not contact Zhang Hao for a while, but he learned that Zhang Hao had moved out of his original dormitory and even went to school less often, which made Zhang Jianguo even more irritated.
After finally getting in touch with Zhang Hao, Zhang Jianguo asked his son directly where the money had gone. Zhang Hao told Zhang Jianguo on the phone that he had invested the money in a project. Zhang Jianguo asked what specific project it was. Zhang Hao said something that Zhang Jianguo could not understand at all, leaving Zhang Jianguo completely confused.
Then, Zhang Jianguo asked Zhang Hao why he moved out of his original residence and rarely went to school. Zhang Hao told Zhang Jianguo that it was inconvenient for him to live in his original place because of the project, so he rented a new place after discussing with his partners. As for the school, it was also because of the project. Anyway, American universities use the credit system. Zhang Hao has made rapid progress in studying in the United States for more than a year and has accumulated a lot of credits. However, he does not have enough time now, so he temporarily slowed down and dealt with the things at hand first. He will continue his studies at school after the project is on track. This situation is very normal in American universities, so Zhang Jianguo does not need to worry.
It would have been fine if Zhang Hao hadn't said that. How could Zhang Jianguo not be worried? He immediately became anxious, and Zhang Jianguo, who was used to being a father, was so concerned about his son that he started to yell at Zhang Hao after a few words. Zhang Hao tried to explain it to Zhang Jianguo at first, but Zhang Jianguo first understood what Zhang Hao's so-called project was about, and secondly, Zhang Jianguo was also concerned about Zhang Hao and worried that he would go astray. His tone of voice became more and more severe, so the father and son couldn't help but quarrel on the phone. After a few quarrels, Zhang Hao told Zhang Jianguo on the phone that since you don't understand, you don't have to judge your choice at random. He, Zhang Hao, is already an adult, and it's his own choice to do anything. If you don't understand, don't give orders blindly. Anyway, how he does it, whether he can do it or not, is his own business. Even if Zhang Jianguo is his father, he can't stop Zhang Hao's choice.
In this way, they parted unhappily. After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jianguo became more and more angry and worried, and he couldn't help scolding his son at home. Who would have thought that Sun Xia couldn't stand it, and then Zhang Jianguo and Sun Xia also quarreled about their son's matter, so the couple ignored each other for the past few days and sulked.
"Yuan Chao, tell me, how can I not worry about this? Three hundred thousand dollars! Is this a small amount? What's more, this money is my money! The money was spent on this kid, and I, as his father, can't even ask him ? Besides, I'm doing this for his own good. He goes to the United States to study, and instead of studying hard in school, he invests in some project? Who does he think he is? There are so many liars in this world, and he is so young and inexperienced. What if he gets cheated?" Zhang Jianguo became angry again and said to Song Chaoyuan while holding back his anger.
Song Chaoyuan nodded slightly. What Zhang Jianguo said was not wrong. Three hundred thousand US dollars was indeed not a small amount. The exchange rate of the US dollar has risen sharply this year. Now the exchange rate of the US dollar to the RMB has reached more than 6. Based on three hundred thousand US dollars, it is more than 1.8 million RMB!
