Rebirth: Rewriting Youth

Chapter 319 Mixed
Sitting in a chair, feeling the cool night breeze.

Xu Anzhi looked at Shen Yu who was talking on the side, and found that Shen Yu was not looking at her, but was gazing deeply at the lights of thousands of homes in the distance.

Xu Anzhi's inner curiosity has always driven her to explore and understand the "mysterious awkwardness" of Shen Yu, but when she thought about the not-so-deep relationship between the two, she deeply suppressed her impulse.

The two of them just lay on the recliners, looking at the bright night sky, each holding a cup of hot lemon tea, drinking it silently.

"In fact, the most terrifying thing is not the life that has been arranged for you." Shen Yu said lightly: "It is the life that has been arranged by others, but you need to break through it yourself!"

"Oh?" Xu Anzhi gently shook the paper cup in his hand and replied with a smile: "You seem to have hit the nail on the head."

Shen Yu chuckled and said, "Isn't it? For example, your family is in Jiankang, so you should be considered a wealthy local family, right?"

"Hmm? I guess I can do it." Xu Anzhi replied calmly.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yu asked with a smile: "Reluctantly? You are being modest now."

Xu Anzhi glanced at Shen Yu with a half-smile and said, "It's just glamorous on the surface. Just like my dad, he's old, but he's just a small official in the municipal party committee."

Shen Yu's eyelids jumped when he heard this, but he was skeptical about Xu Anzhi's words. But what was certain was that Xu Anzhi must be humble to be able to serve as an official in the Municipal Party Committee.

After gathering his thoughts, Shen Yu smiled and said, "Look, my parents are both from the ordinary class who have just escaped from the poverty line. But your parents, your family resources, are considered the upper class with a stable job in Jiankang."

Shen Yu paused and continued, "The starting point of the path that your parents can arrange for you may be the end point that some ordinary people can only strive for in their entire lives. The upper class has closed the channel for social advancement, and ordinary people may not be able to achieve social class advancement in their entire lives."

Xu Anzhi looked at Shen Yu with a half-smile and said, "This is not conducive to unity. Your ideology needs to be improved!"

Shen Yu pursed his lips, gave a fake smile, and did not reply.

"In fact, all human problems are the same from a macro and micro perspective. They are all economic problems. If we dig deeper, they are problems of production capacity and technological development." Xu Anzhi said after pondering for a while.

"In fact, the pyramid structure is a reasonable social structure. It has not changed for thousands of years. It is only the surface form that is constantly changing. However, in all systems, the upward channel cannot be closed. If the upward channel is completely closed, then the system will not be far from destruction."

Seeing Shen Yu's indifferent expression, Xu Anzhi continued with a smile: "Class differentiation and oppression and exploitation are not bad things. Only with classes can people have the motivation to pursue advancement and progress. Let's imagine an ideal utopia where everyone is on the same plane, has a car and a house, lives and works in peace and contentment, and has everything they want. Would you still pursue a path to advancement? In such an environment, is it possible for society to progress? Comfort makes people degenerate, and only suffering can make people progress."

Hearing Xu Anzhi's point of view, Shen Yu couldn't help biting his lower lip and fell into a brief contemplation. The more he thought, the more he felt that Xu Anzhi's point of view seemed to make sense.

Coming back to his senses, Shen Yu opened his mouth, but finally stiffened his neck and tried to save his dignity: "That's because we are in different social classes, so the feelings must be different. If you don't believe me, wait another five or six years and you will see that social classes will gradually solidify, and it will become increasingly difficult to cross classes."

After saying that, Shen Yu couldn't help but look at Xu Anzhi, but found that he was being looked at by Xu Anzhi with interest, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Anzhi tilted his head and said, "I find that many of your ideas are very alternative, and they are also very awkward. I feel that they are somewhat out of tune with this era."

"Really? Is there?" Shen Yu avoided Xu Anzhi's probing gaze and looked into the distance, saying, "Maybe I am more of an angry young man." Xu Anzhi took a sip of hot lemon tea slowly and wondered, "You can write about thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west, your thoughts shouldn't be so negative."

Seeing that Shen Yu didn't respond, Xu Anzhi paused and continued, "Although people's social class concepts are rapidly changing, the idea of ​​money supremacy has already formed, and the amount of money they possess is redefining people's social status. But now the domestic economic situation is so good, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to get rich. Now that you are rich, isn't this the realization of the class leap you mentioned?"

"Maybe you are right now." Shen Yu hesitated and said, thinking for a while, and then said unconvincedly: "But this kind of rapid economic development in China is unique. Maybe in a dozen years, there will be no more dividends from this era of development. By then, won't the class be solidified?"

"Maybe." Xu Anzhi frowned and thought deeply: "Perhaps at that stage, what is more important than hard work is to be different and not take the ordinary path. The traditional economy is definitely not feasible. Only by taking the path that others cannot, dare not, and are unwilling to take can we achieve class leap, right? For example, the Internet, international trade, medical health, cultural and sports industries."

Before Xu Anzhi had finished speaking half of his words, Shen Yu couldn't help but look at him in surprise.

At that moment, Shen Yu felt an indescribable shock in his heart, and deeply felt the gap between people, or perhaps it should be said the gap between visions.

Although I have more than ten years of experience as a prophet, my vision is not much better than that of the bright and charming 18-year-old girl in front of me.

At this moment, a sense of frustration rose silently from Shen Yu.

"Hmm? Did I say something wrong?" Xu Anzhi vaguely sensed Shen Yu's change and asked in a calm tone.

"No, you are right. You have a much longer-term vision than me." Shen Yu sighed and replied with a wry smile.

Xu Anzhi thought for a moment, raised his lips, and said considerately: "You are also amazing. At the age of 18, you bought a car and a house by yourself, and now you are preparing to start a business. You are much better than me. It can even be said that you have surpassed 99% of your peers in the country."

Shen Yu, who knew his own situation, was too embarrassed to admit it, so he could only wave his hand and reply: "I'm not as powerful as you say."

Xu Anzhi encouraged: "Don't deny yourself. I think you will definitely achieve what you call class leap in the future."

Shen Yu turned his head to look at Xu Anzhi, and replied calmly: "Thank you, I will definitely do it."

Seeing this, Xu Anzhi smiled and didn't say anything else. The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became cold.

After a while, Xu Anzhi put down the half-empty paper cup in his hand, stroked his forehead, and slowly said: "It's getting late. I'm going to go back. I feel a little dizzy."

Seeing Xu Anzhi stand up, Shen Yu also quickly put down the paper cup and stood up, saying, "I'll see you off."

Xu Anzhi nodded and replied: "I'll trouble you with the follow-up at home. Thank you for the hot pot and lemon tea, they tasted great."

Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and replied, "I'll call you next time when we eat hotpot. I'll try the non-spicy kind."

"Okay." Xu Anzhi replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)