i'm not a bad man

Chapter 224
After dividing the venue according to the needs of the event, it is already evening. The evening of "Shuanglong Lake" is still as beautiful as a fairyland on earth. At this time, the lake is no longer as crystal clear as it is at noon. What color is the sunset in the sky? , the color of the lake water within sight is changing, and it keeps changing. Finally, when the sun is about to set, the lake water is dyed golden yellow, like a ball of flame burning at the bottom of the lake, burning, burning, and turning into It turned blue-grey... This also indicates that dusk is about to come to an end.

Chang Yuli and I just sat by the lake, smoking and watching the "Shuanglong Lake" gradually weakening with the arrival of night, as well as the city in the distance where street lights and neon signs lit up one after another.

There are only five or six tall buildings standing in the city, and there are no viaducts with busy traffic, so it does not cause a strong sense of oppression. Without the sense of oppression, the whole person feels relaxed.
It turns out that the beautiful night can really bring people the same pleasure as having sex. Indulging in this pleasure, I suddenly forgot all love, and even naively thought, if a few years ago, My first stop when I left was this small town. If other circumstances remained unchanged, I would stay by the "Shuanglong Lake" and watch the sunrise and sunset every day. Perhaps, I would not be so afraid of loneliness and need the company of a woman so much.

……

After extinguishing the cigarette in my hand, I finally took out my phone and checked the time, and then asked Chang Yuli beside me: "When is the last bus from Luoyang to your small town?"

"It's winter now and it's the off-season for tourism. The last bus should be at six o'clock."

"Give me the car keys. I have to go to Luoyang to pick up someone."

Chang Yuli gave me the car keys, and then asked reflexively: "Who are you going to pick up?"

"That's the woman you see in the photo."

"Does she really want to open a bakery in our scenic spot?"

"The equipment has been sent over. Is your question too redundant?"

"It's really not superfluous at all. Not to mention the bakery, there isn't even a restaurant open in the scenic spot now, so she will definitely lose money... Even if the scenic spot is built in the future, her bakery will most likely not make any money. , because the entire scenic spot does not follow the path of petty bourgeoisie. If she is determined to do this business, it is better to suggest her to open one in the city... I have an idle shop at home, and I can give it to her for free. "

I looked at Chang Yuli and didn't doubt his good intentions for Qiao Jiao, but in the end I shook my head and said to him: "She must like it here more, and she doesn't necessarily want to follow the petty bourgeoisie route..."

"Are you really not afraid of losing money?"

"Some people do their careers to make money, and some people do their careers to cultivate themselves. She should be the latter." After a pause, I said to Chang Yuli: "You can go to the hotel later and see, except for Qiao Jiao , and a few friends are coming too, you can arrange four rooms for me."

"Is this the Blackfoot brother you're talking about?"

"No, if Blackfoot comes, you have to prepare at least twenty rooms... These are my friends in Qingdao, and they also drove over in their RV to support us."

"Brother Chao, I'm really convinced by your appeal. I think it's completely unnecessary for my dad to give you this difficult problem!"

"It's not unnecessary. Let's show off our muscles in advance. Although we haven't been able to fight Guan Yubo resoundingly for the time being, at least we can't lose in terms of momentum."

"Yes, we must not lose in terms of momentum...Brother Chao, do you want to invite Guan Yubo to our bonfire party? Otherwise, he won't know how big our muscles are."

"Please, not only invite him, but also invite other colleagues in the tourism industry in your small town. Showing off your muscles is the second best. I hope to find opportunities for cooperation with them... Because Danangou cannot only have beautiful scenery, it needs Only with a complete ecological chain can we retain tourists, so we must attract various types of businesses to stay in the scenic spot so that we can achieve longer-term development."

I admit that when Chang Yuli mentioned Guan Yubo, I was a little repulsive at first, but when I thought about my identity as a businessman, I let go of this repulsion. I remember that my dad reminded me more than once that a person How far the business can be done depends entirely on his ambition, because there are no permanent friends in the business world, let alone permanent enemies. Today, Guan Yubo and I are in a competitive relationship in the tourism industry, but that does not mean that we are in a competitive relationship in other fields. , there is no possibility of cooperation.

Furthermore, I want Lu Xi to come to this bonfire party. I hope that she can see me as an equal to Guan Yubo, thus completely dispelling her doubts.

After she and Guan Yubo worked together, I could still find my own way of survival in the cracks. This is my motivation and ambition.

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In the night, I drove Chang Yuli's Mercedes-Benz G and sped towards the train station in Luoyang. On the way, I contacted Qiao Jiao again. She had already got off the plane and was on her way to the train station in Zhengzhou. , counting the distance from Zhengzhou to Luoyang, we should arrive at the train station in Luoyang in about the same time.Without delaying all the way, I finally arrived at the train station at [-]:[-]. Qiao Jiao was already standing at the exit waiting for me. She was wearing a baseball cap and a thin white sweater. She was so clean that she could Use handsome to describe it, but she may not like the word "handsome". She must miss her previous long hair now.

"Sister Jiao...this way!"

I opened the car window and waved to her. Qiao Jiao suddenly looked back and realized it was me. A down-to-earth smile appeared on her face that would appear only after landing safely.

Yes, she finally succeeded.

Qiao Jiao came to me briskly. I got out of the car and put her luggage in the trunk. Then the two of them got in the car together. She sat in the passenger seat and I held the steering wheel with both hands. The car was still idling state.

"Not bad, the big G is on!"

"Yeah, I met a rich friend. Not only does he drive a big G, but he also lives in a villa."

"No wonder Zuo Xiaowei left, but you're still hanging around. It turns out you're just greedy for glory and wealth, and worship the golden man!"

Qiao Jiao was in such a good mood that she had nothing to say. After scolding her like a joke, she opened another box of potato chips and started eating them.

I just started the car and drove towards the viaduct leading to the highway. I was not driving very fast. I only saw the street lights in the rearview mirror emitting a yellow halo. I was retreating leisurely, and Qiao Jiao also seemed to After the seal was completely released, she put the potato chips back into the storage compartment, opened the car window, and lay on the window edge in an extremely restless posture, looking at the street scene and the tall buildings in the distance; suddenly, a speeding car The passing garbage truck brought up a gust of air and almost blew her hat off...

She held onto her hat and turned to glare at me.

"If you don't scold the dump truck, why are you staring at me?"

"If you hadn't made me cut off my long hair, would I have needed to wear a hat?"

"I don't think it's necessary. You look good with short hair."

Qiao Jiao took off her hat and put it heavily on my head. I don’t know if she really cared about it. She turned to lie on the car window again, but changed the subject and said to me: "You know, this is This is my first time in Luoyang."

"Like it?"

"But what we are going to is not the small town below it. It doesn't matter whether we like it or not."

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to adapt to life in the new city?"

Qiao Jiao did not answer directly, but just asked: "Is there a large comprehensive shopping mall in that small town?"

"There is one in Luoyang, but not in small towns. There is only one large supermarket in the city, which sells daily necessities. There are no entertainment facilities or luxury goods."

"It's a pity that I was sneaky, otherwise, I would have encouraged my dad to build a complex there... I like shopping and playing so much!"

I was speechless, and after a long while I replied: "If you hold on to this idea, I think you should go study abroad as soon as possible."

Qiao Jiao turned to look at me. I thought she was going to have an attack, but she smiled brightly and said, "I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay there. Let's start a business together, drive a car together, and live in a villa together..." Because I am also a person who covets glory and wealth...hahahaha."

(End of this chapter)