urban life

Chapter 346 Right!

Seeing the disappearance of the group of middle-aged men, the entire third floor of the hotel exploded, discussing with each other in amazement.

[Hiss, is that secretary Yin from our town? 】

【Yes, you are not mistaken. 】

[It’s not right, it’s not right, Secretary Yin usually looks solemn and solemn when he meets anyone, as if someone owes him millions. Even if Zhou An’s father is a civil servant, Secretary Yin doesn’t have to be so gentle with Zhou An, right? There is even a bit of flattery in the smiling face.. 】

[Although our Taohua Town is poor and backward, Secretary Yin is the leader after all. I have never seen such a big storm, so I need to please Zhou An? 】

[Based on my experience, there must be a conspiracy in it! 】

[Guess, guess, guess a hammer!Just use your brain, you can understand one thing, the most essential reason is that Zhou An is a good guy, so he will naturally be respected by others. 】

[Hey, that's right, career is the reason why a man is respected.But what is Zhou An doing now?I really want to know. 】

【.】

Everyone turned their heads with a tacit understanding, and their eyes were cast on Zhou An's fiancée, whose eyes were filled with anticipation.

Hou Mengting smiled sweetly and said, "He's just an ordinary person."

During the time when we first met, Zhou An always had the title of ordinary person in his mouth. Hou Mengting thought he was a bit pretending, but the two were together. Since living together, Hou Mengting has gradually accepted that her buddy is the title of ordinary person, and then told others I introduce myself like this, because Zhou An is indeed an ordinary person who couldn't be more ordinary.

In this era of rapid development, no matter whether you are poor or rich, they are all products of this era, and essentially do not leave their own traces in the long river of time.

Can money leave traces?

can!
But 100 billion is definitely not possible.

After hearing the words, all the students contemptuously said in unison: "Cut!"

What about coaxing children?

"Just right!" An optimistic and cheerful female classmate walked up to Hou Mengting, patted Hou Mengting on the shoulder, and said teasingly, "Zhou An is gone, I have to investigate the malicious act of robbing my male god."

"How to pursue?" Hou Mengting smiled with her lips pursed.

"drink!"

"Row!"

Not to mention the story of the two heroines fighting for wine, Zhou An walked to the second floor of the hotel under the guidance of Yin Keyong, surrounded by teachers and colleagues.

At the first glance, I noticed that Mr. Zhou at the main table was still calm and calm, sipping his wine and chatting with colleagues around him from time to time.

Yin Keyong dragged Zhou An to the main table and sat next to Teacher Zhou.

While Yin Keyong and the waiter were ordering more bottles of wine, Mr. Zhou looked at the superior, leaned towards Zhou An, and whispered, "You can do whatever you want, leave me alone, I don't need you to worry about it."

"?" Hearing this, Zhou An frowned, and a ray of light flashed through the darkness in his heart, as if he understood something.

"Why are you so stupid!" Zhizi Moruo father, Teacher Zhou saw his son's face, and instantly knew that he was still confused, "You are still a college student."

What's wrong with college students?
College students have to learn your Mandarin, right?I don't enter the system, how can I know so many twists and turns, a group of people are always restless and kind, Zhou Anxin thought.

While complaining, he also understood that this banquet was not a good banquet, but a grand banquet.

"What are you two talking about, father and son? You have such a happy chat." Yin Keyong turned around and poured a bottle of wine for Zhou An. It’s too bad for you, but you don’t talk about martial arts, you pee all over me.”

Everyone at the table suddenly smiled.

"Uncle Yin, I will come and I will come. I can't stand you pouring wine." Zhou An quickly took Yin Keyong's bottle of wine, "Just treat it as my apology, and I hope you don't mind."

Jingle!

The two clinked glasses, and then drank it down.

"Good drinking capacity!" Yin Keyong gave a thumbs up and praised, "With your drinking capacity, no matter what you do, everything will be smooth sailing."

If achievement is judged by the amount of alcohol, drunkards are the most successful in their careers. Listen to your terrible compliments, and Zhou An complains from the bottom of his heart.

Despite his rebellious heart, he still maintained his 'good boy' image and kept his mouth shut.

Compared with the reunion of classmates, this group of old fritters' reunion is much smoother. It makes people feel like a spring breeze when they talk and do things. Even the restrained Teacher Zhou maintains etiquette.

But——Zhou An felt very uncomfortable. The chat topics of this group of people revolved around him. They were all elders who had watched him grow up.

So angry!

"How many years has Xiaoan graduated?" Yin Keyong raised his black-rimmed glasses, reflecting the light under the light.

"More than two years." Zhou An replied.

"More than two years." Yin Keyong seemed to be quite surprised by this time, and repeated several times in a soft voice, then smiled, and gave a thumbs up again, "In just two years, we can build a world in the magic city, amazing! The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead! We old people should retire."

Zhou An still looked cute, and replied calmly: "I'm fooling around."

"Tsk tsk tsk, modesty!" Yin Keyong said, "A person bought a car and a house in Shanghai, settled down, established a company, and now becomes the owner of the company. The achievement of fooling around has already exceeded 90.00% of nine people, just like you can get into an excellent university without studying all day in high school."

After a pause, he continued, "I'll mess around with you another day."

"Okay!" Zhou An nodded, "As long as uncle is willing, our company has a security position, waiting for your old man to visit at any time."

"Fuck you!" As soon as the words came out, everyone around laughed out loud, Yin Keyong laughed and scolded, "You boy is really capable of doing it, you wait for me to take your dad together to be a security guard, see if you have a thick skin No."

Zhou An touched his chin and thought, "That's fine too!"

Teacher Zhou rolled his eyes at this unfilial son, his face was full of contempt.

With chatting and joking, time passed slowly, and night fell quietly. Because of the poor local economic conditions, only a few main streets had street lights, and the rest of the roads had no street lights, and darkness shrouded the small town.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Yin Keyong changed his seat, sat next to Zhou An, and said slowly: "Xiao An, you have been in our Taohua Town for nearly ten years, no, within 20 years, you have the best career when you leave this small town, not one of them. You have been clever since you were a child, I didn't expect you to grow up to this point now, you are blind."

"Stupid." Zhou An still answered the above.

"Stop fooling around." Yin Keyong waved his hands, "There must be a limit to being low-key."

Speaking of this, Yin Keyong raised his eyes to look at Zhou An, and took a deep breath. The people around him seemed to know that the leader was speaking, and they were all silent. Their eyes were fixed on Yin Keyong and Zhou An. down.

"Xiao'an, you have been growing up in Peach Blossom Town, what's your view on this town?" Yin Keyong said in a deep voice.

"Comfortable, idle, enthusiastic, hospitable, pure and simple, weather-beaten, rich in history." Zhou An replied.

"Just some clichés." Yin Keyong rolled his eyes and replied bluntly, "Your kid is getting more and more hypocritical."

No matter how hypocritical I am compared with you, that is nothing but a big deal. In order to achieve the goal in my heart, the ink has been blotted for a long time tonight, and I still have the face to criticize me?Zhou An thought to himself.

These guys are really double standards!

He said succinctly: "Poverty, backwardness!"

"Hey! Yes!" After hearing the words, Yin Keyong sighed, looked up at the dark and deep night sky, as if caught in some kind of memory, "Our Taohua Town is neither near the mountains nor near the sea. No, I don’t know what to do, except for poverty, there are only some pointless efforts left.”

"Since I started working, I have always wanted to lead the residents of the town to live a good life. Unfortunately, Uncle Yin and I are not capable enough. After all these years, I still look like this."

In fact——Yin Keyong is an excellent leader. For the development of the town, he has been traveling all over the world. He is not inferior to those leaders on the coast, and even works harder. However, his own efforts cannot make up for the disadvantage of the town like a gap.

The economic development of Peach Blossom Town cannot be blamed on him, it is the trend of the times.

After rambling for about a minute, Yin Keyong withdrew his gaze from the night sky, and the memories of the past also disappeared, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao An, I don't want to ink with you, to be honest, I hope you can donate to Taohua Town in a relaxed and wealthy situation. Some money."

Seeing the poor dagger, it belongs to yes.

Yin Keyong showed his kindness like that before, and treated Zhou An, the junior whom he watched and grew up, with an almost courteous attitude. He changed from serious to gentle, and what he did was naturally to seek Zhou An's support.

Teacher Zhou has been in the system for many years, and when he thought about it, he instantly knew what the superior leader was thinking, so he reminded his son.

After the head of Taohua Town finished speaking, all the civil servants on the second floor of the hotel seemed to know what was going on. Xiang Zhouan, this young, handsome and successful junior.

Zhou An's father, Mr. Zhou, put down the bowls and chopsticks, leaned back, and leaned on the back of the chair in a comfortable posture, staring at his son with burning eyes, but he didn't speak, just watched.

Sensing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhou An shook his head slightly uncomfortably. These are his elders.

Now that the skylight was open, he also spoke bluntly, and said in a serious and serious manner: "Uncle Yin, can I ask a question?"

"Of course!"

"Can donations solve the poverty in Peach Blossom Town?"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding air seemed to be emptied, and everyone on the second floor suddenly felt a sense of suffocation, making it hard to breathe.

Yin Keyong frowned suddenly, like a wave, then smiled and said: "I really want to deceive you, but——I can't!"

"Donation can't solve the essential problem." Zhou An shrugged, "What's the point?"

Does Peach Blossom Town have a future?
No!

With the acceleration of urbanization, the old people are getting old, the young people stay in the city, and the population is lost. Sooner or later, a poor town like Taohua Town will be eliminated. nothing.

Seeing the silence around him, and even a silver needle falling on the ground could be heard, Zhou An continued: "Let me be clear first. I don't lack money, so I can donate it, but you have to tell me a reason, a moving one." My reason. As long as you convince me, my reward will be beyond your imagination."

The voice of these words was slightly raised, and everyone present could hear them clearly. There was a gleam in the eyes looking at Zhou An, and the words were loud and loud. Many old bastards in the system faced Zhou An, a junior, as if they were facing each other. The sense of tension, oppression, and suffocation caused by the inspection by superior leaders.

30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, such a child at that time has grown into a towering tree, and everyone is amazed by his words and deeds.

Look at other people's children, and then look at your own children.

Labor and management must beat that kid tonight. Some people envy Mr. Zhou, while those who are active are already thinking about how to beat their own children.

"You grew up in Peach Blossom Town." A close friend of Mr. Zhou, who is also very familiar with Zhou An and bought him toys and firecrackers, said softly.

"Uncle, it's not enough!" Zhou An shook his head, "I'll donate five thousand."

"The residents of Peach Blossom Town are all neighbors, and they don't see each other when they look down," another person said.

"Ten thousand."

"Well, everyone often takes care of your mother's business."

"Fifteen thousand."

"Peach Blossom Town used to be a relative of your old Zhou family."

"Twenty thousand."

"You kid is playing with us, right?" The elder next to him was a little annoyed. He patted Zhou An's head and waited for him with vicious eyes.

How could anyone treat the big benefactor like this?You bastards, Zhou An shrank his head, thinking.

Seeing the cannibalistic eyes of many elders, he hesitated and said, "How about [-]?"

"Hey! I have a bad temper." Before the words finished, the elder next to him stood up immediately, his voice raised several degrees, "I'll tell you, I beat you up when I was young, and today you won't give me a hundred and eighty thousand dollars!" , definitely can’t escape.”

Tut tut, forced donations.

There are still such absurd things in the world.

Zhou An wanted to call the police, but the director of the Taohua Town Police Station was sitting opposite him.

How does it feel to report to the wolf den?
Helpless, sad, hurt, wronged.
"Hee hee!" Zhou An had a hippie smile on his face, and quickly stood up and gently stroked the back of the irritable elder, "Don't be angry, I'm just kidding, just based on the relationship between the two of us, 100 million. First of all, Bo (bei), I'm just looking at your face, you have to remember my love."

The donator has to comfort the recipient.

I'm just so humbled.

"Good boy!" The irascible elder burst into a smile and patted Zhou An on the shoulder. "Your uncle, I saw you right. You know how to repay your kindness. Buy me a drink another day."

"Huh? Why am I asking you?"

"I invite you, do you dare to drink?"

"."

After 100 million words were spoken, the air on the second floor of the hotel suddenly flowed again, filled with a joyous atmosphere.

100 million sounds like a lot, but it is actually a small amount. With housing prices in second- and third-tier cities and a down payment in first-tier cities, it is difficult to buy a bedroom in Shanghai.

However, for Peach Blossom Town, it is not a small fortune, because it is a poor town.

Is there a tax of 100 million a year?
Need to put a question mark.

Of course, the source of income for the Taohua Town government is the appropriation from the higher authorities, and the tax revenue is not the bulk, and most people do not meet the minimum standard for tax collection.

100 million is already a lot, and this is a free income.

Everyone present was already satisfied. This money was the largest donation that Peach Blossom Town had received in recent years.

There are brilliant people in this town, but it is really very rare that they can repay their hometown.

What kind of bicycle do you want?

The atmosphere on the second floor of the hotel was active again, and everyone drank and chatted happily, as if nothing had happened just now.

The face-changing skills of these people are always so superb.

However——only Yin Keyong next to him kept frowning, from Zhou An asking him the reason until now, he has not said a word, that question seemed to ask the other party's soul, and fell into deep thinking.

Zhou An shook his wine glass, sighed and said, "Uncle Yin, you have nothing to blame. You earn thousands of dollars a month and do dirty work. Others think you live a relaxed and glamorous life. It's quite embarrassing. It's better to be free and unrestrained in this life."

"You are neither corrupt nor engaged in pornographic transactions. You are worthy of that salary, and you will not be in arrears with anyone."

Economically active areas will inevitably lead to power-money transactions. Taohua Town is economically backward, and it is so poor that it is almost like pants. How can there be so many corruption cases, because the town relies on relatives and neighbors, and most of the civil servants maintain their jobs. The attitude of serving the people.

The system provides civil servants with excellent living security, coupled with the easy-going character of the townspeople, there are not so many people who are corrupt.

"Hey!" Yin Keyong sighed helplessly, his brows still not loosened, and he muttered to himself, "Xiao An, have you ever seen a person who can't eat enough? I have! You have seen the cold wind, bare feet I have seen it! Have you ever seen a person who is precious and kind despite the hard life and grief? I have seen it! Have you ever seen an old man who picks up garbage holding my hand and a person who pays party dues? ?I have seen!"

Zhou An put down his wine glass and listened carefully to the elder's speech. These words were the precious experience of the other party's life.

Accompanied by every word, the lively atmosphere of the hotel suddenly disappeared, and only Yin Keyong's voice spread throughout the hotel.

Yin Keyong seemed unaware of the change in the atmosphere, and continued to speak: "Xiao An, do you know why gods make mistakes in TV dramas and are thrown into the world? Because the world is hell, and the moment of birth is the beginning of suffering. There are too many tragedies in this world And miserable, I thought I would be able to help people a little bit, but...it couldn't. Even if I tried everything, it would be in vain."

People like Yin Keyong are inexplicably responsible for their shoulders. He believes that since he is in the top position, he has a great responsibility to lead the residents of the town to live a better life, but reality and ideals are always very different.

After some words, the second floor was suddenly filled with the sound of rapid breathing and calm heartbeats.

"That's right!" Zhou An snapped his fingers, raised his voice a few degrees, and instantly pulled everyone out of his own world.

Teacher Zhou narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Are you sick?"

"Hee hee!" Facing his father's rare reprimand, Zhou An smiled, "Mr. Zhou, don't scold people, you are losing your style of a literati."

Turning to look at the senior official of Taohua Town, he coughed lightly and said seriously: "Uncle Yin, your reason is right, I like it very much."

"I hereby promise that I, Zhou An, will donate 1 million yuan to Taohua Town. That's right, 1 million yuan. This money will not be used for infrastructure construction, and it is not allowed to be misappropriated without authorization. It can only be used to improve people's lives and help the poor. The elderly and children are provided with necessary life assistance, limited to food and clothing, and are not allowed to use the rest.”

"Uncles, don't blame your nephew for being unreasonable. Let me say yes first. This amount of money is not a small amount. I will find a special team to watch over it. If there is any violation of law and discipline, I will directly report it to the province. What should I do then? , how to deal with it."

Peach Blossom Town is the place where he was born and raised, and he has deep feelings for his hometown in his heart.

Although Zhou An is not willing to take on the "old and rustic" responsibility of "if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world", but when you have money, you still hope to contribute your own strength to your hometown.

Of course, only in Peach Blossom Town.

Zhou An doesn't want his 'hard money' being spent on infrastructure, roads or schools.

First, although 1 million yuan is a lot, infrastructure construction costs more, which is no different from wasting water.What's more, there are too many twists and turns in construction and other projects, which are full of various corruption problems. Instead, they enrich private pockets and make the rich richer.

The second is that infrastructure construction is the responsibility of the state, and he, Zhou An, is just a common man, so he can't control so much.

The people regard food as their heaven.

Zhou An only hoped that his money would be used for food and clothing. Students had more eggs for breakfast and more clothes in winter, which already satisfied his ideas.

As for more, he couldn't do it.

After he finished speaking, the entire hotel was silent, as if his heart had stopped beating.

After about half a minute, it suddenly became lively, like a thousand or eight hundred ducks chirping.

【I heard it right? 】

【wrong!Big mistake!The fault is that my old eyes look down on people, this is Xiaoan, this is obviously the all-powerful Mr. Zhou. 】

【Let's just say, how much is [-] million? 】

【Can burn you to death, Xiaoan, don't you just tease us? 】

[What fun do you have?Can it be worth a billionaire's teasing, look at Lao Zhou's calm expression, don't take it to heart at all, okay? 】

【Paralysis, the gap between people is bigger than the gap between humans and dogs, that brat in my family will be beaten tonight. 】

【.】

One hundred million is a huge amount of property anywhere in the world, and it is easy to realize the freedom of wealth, but now it is easily donated without compensation, without greed for rewards, without asking for anything, just to help others.

What kind of feelings, what kind of thoughts, and what kind of assets are there to allow this junior to be so squandered.

In the past, they thought that Zhou An was just a small boss, but now it seems that this is a big boss, a big boss, a talent that Taohua Town is trying to attract business and investment.

There is a feeling that looking back suddenly, that person is in the dim light.

The entire civil servants on the second floor were shocked, and their previous demeanor was put aside to discuss the huge sum of money. Only Mr. Zhou was eating indifferently, as if he hadn't heard the news that his son was about to donate [-] million yuan .

"Hey, Lao Zhou, are you still eating?" A colleague next to him came back to his senses and patted his shoulder. "At this critical moment, you still pretend to be calm. If you don't speak, Xiao An will make a donation."

"That's his money, it's none of my business." Teacher Zhou said flatly.

(End of this chapter)