Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 826 A Brief Discussion of the Future

Xia Maosheng said, "Let Uncle Cheng's youngest daughter come in. We'll take 80% of the shares in Bingcheng, and give her 20%. She'll manage things normally."

Uncle Cheng said, "Forget it, I don't have that much money to invest. How much would four buildings cost?"

Xiao Wei said, "Not counting the building, just the sale, it's not much money." After calculating in his mind, he said, "Uncle Cheng, two hundred thousand should be about right."

Uncle Cheng asked, "How do you calculate the cost of the house? Is this how you all do accounting in Fengtian?"

Xiao Wei said, "We have a real estate company, and all the properties belong to the real estate company. We pay rent here normally. The shops in Fengtian are calculated the same way, with rent paid annually, which is slightly lower than the normal market price."

Uncle Cheng nodded and said, "You guys are very meticulous in your business. No wonder you've grown so big. Most people would think that since it's all their own property, paying rent is pointless. But this is how you do business. Okay, I agree. I'll have Cheng Jiao come over to meet you tomorrow. Oh, Xiao Hui." He winked at Chen Hui.

Cheng Hui said, "Okay, if she wants to fight with Chen Xiao, I'll side with her."

Xia Maosheng said, "Actually, I still don't understand why we have to pay rent to ourselves. Like Uncle Cheng said, isn't this just pointless?"

Uncle Cheng asked, "Who came up with this idea?"

Xia Maosheng pointed at Xiao Wei: "Him, he's the one who calls the shots in all business matters."

Uncle Cheng said, "I guessed so. Old Chen has mentioned Xiao Wei to me a few times. Let me tell you why you have to pay your own rent. It's for your health, understand? Although the business is yours, it has to be handled on a case-by-case basis. It should be in a normal state, so that no matter what, its finances will be healthy. If it weren't for paying this rent, I really wouldn't dare to come in, understand?"

Xiao Wei said, "I didn't think that much about it. I just felt that since they are all independent companies, even though they are all my own, the finances should be clear. That way, I can at least know which ones made money and which ones didn't, and why."

Uncle Cheng said, "That's right, that's the point. Being clear about finances is the minimum requirement. If you can't even meet that, then you shouldn't do anything else. You won't succeed. The bigger you try, the faster you'll fail."

Chen Hui said, "Uncle Cheng, do you know that Xiaowei didn't even finish junior high school? In fact, he hardly attended any classes in junior high. It's really discouraging."

Uncle Cheng said, "Education does not represent ability. Education broadens your horizons and teaches you knowledge and principles in many areas; it is something you cultivate later in life. But when it comes to ability, innate factors are too important. Mindset is also an important aspect."

Do you know why successful people often don't have high levels of education? Look at those who are successful and making money now, how many of them are college graduates? It's a different mindset. They didn't go to school, so they always felt inferior to others, always felt they knew less, so they learned and worked.

Conversely, what about college students? "I'm a college student! What can't I do? What can't I accomplish? Do you think I'm qualified to do that kind of work? I need to be sitting in a big office!" If you can't focus and concentrate, how can you succeed? You have to be down-to-earth and humble to get things done.

"Without 50 cents, where would the dollar come from?"

The door was gently pushed open, and Xiao Xiao Hui's big, adorable eyes looked in. When he saw his father, he grinned and raised his hands to scratch Chen Hui a few times: "Oh? Hmm."

Chen Xiao poked half his head in: "Are you done talking? Can I come in now?"

Uncle Cheng waved his hand: "Come in, come in, let me see the little guy."

Chen Xiao walked in carrying Xiao Xiao Hui and called out, "Uncle Cheng." Uncle Cheng had attended their wedding and their child's one-month celebration; he had met him before.

"He doesn't sleep much, and he's looking for his dad right now. If he doesn't come over, he'll bother me," Chen Xiao explained.

Xiao Xiaohui leaned forward with all his might, reaching out his hand to reach Chen Hui: "Oh, oh, ah?"

Chen Hui picked up Xiao Xiao Hui and placed him on his lap. Xiao Xiao Hui started jumping, and Chen Hui lifted him a few times, making him giggle. Chen Xiao said, "He just loves playing like this. I can't lift him up at all. You know, I hold him and coax him all day long, but it's not as good as Xiao Hui lifting him up a couple of times. That's how he gets along with me."

Uncle Cheng patted Xiao Hui's face a few times and said, "Boys are still closer to their mothers. He wants to play with his father because you and he are one person. Who wants to play by themselves?" He paused for a moment and sighed, "I'm really getting old. I remember when Xiao Hui was first born, we all fought over who would hold him. He peed all over me. In the blink of an eye, your children are all bigger than they were back then."

Chen Hui said, "That's nonsense. Have I ever wet the bed?"

Uncle Cheng said, "Which of us hasn't peed in bed? You still have the nerve to say that? You were a bedwetting freak back then."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Xiao Xiao Hui, after a moment of surprise, joined in the laughter.

Geng Hui also carried Xia Gengsheng in, saying, "Xia, you can hold him for a while. I really can't carry him anymore. He's so restless."

Xia Maosheng stood up and took the child: "Where are Auntie and Mom?"

Geng Hui smoothed her hair, her forehead beaded with sweat, and said, "I'm going out for a walk."

Uncle Cheng looked at Xia Gengsheng and said, "Hmm, you two are more cunning than Xiao Hui. You cry a lot, don't you? The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

The two little beans sat in their fathers' laps and faced each other, their big eyes staring at each other without blinking or moving.

After a long pause, Xiao Xiao Hui turned to look at Chen Hui and asked, "Oh?"

Chen Hui said, "This is your big toy, it can cry, it's so interesting."

Xia Maosheng kicked Chen Hui, saying, "Your house is the toy."

Xiao Wei said, "I'm afraid your child is destined to be a toy; Xiao Xiao Hui is more than half a year older than him."

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true. In the end, it's still uncertain whose child will get the toy." Xiao Wei's child is definitely the youngest, no doubt about it.

Uncle Cheng said, "Now that the children are grown up, they're lonely, each family with only one child. It's good that you're like this, having a playmate from a young age. Children like this grow up healthily. They have someone to be naughty with, someone to fight with, and even someone to comfort them when they get beaten up."

Chen Hui said, "See? If you want one, just ask for another one and pay the fine."

Uncle Cheng asked, "Don't you want to work here anymore? You can't get past the family planning hurdle; they're cracking down on it too hard now."

Chen Hui said, "Look, I can't say for sure right now. Let's wait until my dad moves."

Uncle Cheng said, "You're just lazy because your parents spoiled you too much. Otherwise, you'd at least be a director by now. You're just lucky."

Chen Hui chuckled and said, "Being lucky is enough, what more could you ask for?"

Uncle Cheng asked, "If your father goes to Beijing in the future, will you go with him?"

Chen Hui shook his head and said, "No, it's pointless. There's too much going on over there. What's the point of an outsider like me fighting for it? Isn't it good to stay in Fengtian? Old Chen can come back to Fengtian to retire in the future."

(End of this chapter)