Chapter 350 What stood up was not the flag, but the father's waist
Chapter 350 What stood up was not the flag, but the father's waist
The market street in the country town is lined with messy shops on both sides.
Some are high, some are low, and it doesn’t look very clean and tidy, but it is full of the breath of life.
Although every household has a car nowadays, most of them are ordinary A-class cars costing tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The elegant and luxurious silver Mercedes-Benz S-Class appeared so abruptly on the streets of the small town, naturally attracting a lot of attention.
Soon, several familiar neighbors and shop owners gathered around and looked at this place in surprise and envy.
Rural areas are a relatively traditional social environment, where people have a more intuitive understanding of wealth and success.
Of course, this is also one of the marks of the times. After all, the Tiger Head Benz had a profound influence in that era.
In the eyes of many of them, the Mercedes-Benz is a standard for wealthy people and is also a significant symbol of status.
For example, in important occasions such as weddings, a Mercedes-Benz is usually chosen as the lead car.
"This is... Tang Song? I haven't seen you for over a year. I almost didn't recognize you. Oh, you look so good now!"
"Good morning, ma'am."
"Xiao Song, I heard that you are developing in Yancheng. What job do you do now?"
"I started a business. I opened a live streaming e-commerce company."
"Sister-in-law, is this your son's car? Wow, he's driving a Mercedes-Benz! It's incredible!"
"Hey, Tang Song is a smart kid with good potential. I just need to watch him since he was young!"
...
Xu Feng held her son's arm, stood next to the Mercedes-Benz and chatted loudly with them, her face full of happy wrinkles from smiling.
During a video chat before, my son told me that the company he and others founded in partnership is doing extremely well. It now has dozens of employees and has even bought a car.
Although they knew nothing about live streaming sales, women's clothing, etc., they had searched online and even asked some people, and knew that this industry is indeed very popular now.
They have no skills and have dragged their son down, so they have always felt guilty.
Now seeing my son full of vigor, tall and handsome, my heart is filled with emotion and relief.
After all, most people come to the market to do something, and they can't just chat here all the time.
Li Ranran has turned off the live broadcast and is standing obediently outside the store, staring straight in the direction of Tang Song.
"Snapped--"
Sister Guo next to her patted her on the butt and said unhappily, "Don't you think highly of her? Isn't it inappropriate? Do you regret it?"
Li Ranran shrank her neck and whispered, "Mom, keep your voice down!"
"Haha, now you know how to save face?" Sister Guo said angrily, "You just said it was inappropriate and you randomly matched her up in front of her mother, but you offended her!"
Li Ranran's face turned red and she stammered, unable to speak.
Who would have thought that after not seeing each other for more than half a year, Tang Song would become like this?
A tall, rich and handsome male god, who starts a business and becomes a boss, and drives a Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
"You little girl! Originally, I was thinking of asking Tang Song to introduce you to a job."
"Well...how about I go and apologize? After all, I'm also doing live streaming now, maybe Brother Tang Song needs someone like me?"
Sister Guo gritted her teeth and said, "I don't see what talent you have!"
She really had no way to help her daughter. She had been staying at home for more than two months, just eating and waiting to die every day.
Although the family did not need the money she earned, they felt embarrassed in the village because a college graduate who had just graduated was so unmotivated.
Many people started spreading rumors behind the scenes.
This is a good opportunity to educate her.
Li Ranran said in a discontented voice: "Mom, I am a beauty after all. How can I be as bad as you say!"
Sister Guo nodded her head and said, "Instead of having those little ideas, why not ask others for their live broadcasting experience?"
She had often heard people talk about how so-and-so became an Internet celebrity and how much money they made online, but since they were not people around her, she did not feel much about it.
Seeing Tang Song driving a Mercedes-Benz at this time, I couldn't help but feel shocked.
It would be great if my daughter could also make money through live streaming.
Looking at the calm, confident and handsome Tang Song not far away, Sister Guo said to herself, "What a pity."
If I had a son-in-law like this, I would wake up laughing in my dreams.
It's a pity that my daughter is really not worthy of him.
The crowd gathered at the door of the store for a long time, said a lot of nice things, and also indirectly asked about Tang Song's current company and income, and then dispersed with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
However, the news that Tang Jianying and Xu Feng's son had successfully started a business and was driving a Mercedes-Benz spread in a small circle without anyone noticing.
It has become a topic of conversation and an object of envy for many people after dinner.
...
It’s a small hardware store with a compact and orderly layout.
To Tang Song, this place looked more like a warehouse.
The shelves are densely packed with all kinds of hardware tools.
From screws, nuts, washers, to pipes and plumbing materials, to some common daily necessities.
It can be said that everything is available, and the shelves have also expanded from the original 4 groups to 6 groups.
It can be seen that the parents run the business very attentively.
Tang Song retracted his gaze, looked at his smiling mother, and asked, "Mom, where's my dad? Is he out working?"
Hardware stores often provide door-to-door service.
For example, replacing a faucet, locks, etc.
My father had experience working in a decoration team and was quite good at it, so he was able to run such a store.
"Well, he went to collect a debt. I think he'll be back before noon."
Tang Song was surprised and asked, "What account?"
Xu Feng sighed helplessly, "You had remitted more than 100,000 yuan to your family before, so your father became ambitious again. In order to attract more work, he agreed that the decoration team could get goods from our store and pay them once a month. In the end, the biggest customer did not keep his word and just dragged his feet and refused to pay..."
The biggest cost for hardware stores is the backlog of inventory. If customers continue to delay payment, it will be even more difficult.
If Tang Song hadn't sent a lot of money home, their small business would have definitely collapsed and they wouldn't be able to replenish their stocks.
However, for the couple, it was hard to bear to spend their son's money to fill the hole.
Tang Jianying, as a father, was afraid of being embarrassed in front of his son, so he went over to block the door and demand the debt.
Generally speaking, when things get to this point, they are basically broken up.
The decoration team will definitely not come to their store to purchase goods in the future.
At this moment, Sister Guo came in with her daughter, smiling.
Li Ranran held the phone in his hand and said shyly, "Brother Tang Song, I heard Aunt Xu say that you were doing live streaming e-commerce before, and I didn't expect it to be so successful now. I've also been working on this recently. What is your company's account? I'll pay attention to it and study it carefully in the future. If there is anything I don't understand, I hope you can guide me."
Tang Song said cheerfully: "Sure, our company currently has 4 live broadcast accounts, the main operating account is [He Yiyi], you can search it."
With the knowledgeable Li Ranran around, his mother can better understand his current achievements, saving him the trouble of explaining them.
Hearing the name "He Yiyi", Li Ranran's pupils trembled, and she asked in a sharp voice: "He Yiyi? Is it the He Yiyi who sells women's clothing?"
"It should be the one you mentioned." Tang Song had a faint smile on his face.
Sister Guo was stunned and asked in surprise: "What's wrong, Ranran? Is this account of Xiao Song's company very famous?"
Xu Feng also showed a look of surprise.
My son has only been in business for 4 months, how could he be so famous already?
Li Ranran's chest rose and fell violently, and his face was excited as he said, "Of course... You don't know, some time ago He Yiyi was ranked first on the Douyin hot list! The live broadcast room was super popular!
The main reason was that she ran into the top star Bei Yuwei during her outdoor live broadcast..."
Then, Li Ranran quickly recounted what he knew.
Sister Guo and Xu Feng were stunned when they heard this.
Although they don’t understand live streaming to sell goods, they watch TV dramas!
I have also watched the recently popular "Listening to the Rain" on TV.
Everyone was shocked to hear that the anchor of Tang Song Company actually met "Chu Ruolin" during the live broadcast.
The hardware store was busy for a while.
Li Ranran looked at Tang Song with sparkling eyes and said admiringly, "Brother Tang Song, I didn't expect you to be so awesome now! I've been following He Yiyi for a while. The live broadcast effect and clothing reviews are very good. She definitely has the potential to become a big hit."
She has been studying this recently and knows very well what it means to have such an internet celebrity IP.
"Then I'll take your good words, Ranran." Tang Song smiled and raised his wrist to check the time, "Mom, why hasn't my dad come back yet?"
"I'll call your dad and ask him to come back quickly." Xu Feng took out his cell phone with excitement and dialed the number directly.
The couple never imagined that their son would build such a big business without any effort.
Now I drive a Mercedes and the company is developing so well.
My heart was filled with pride and excitement, and I just wanted to call my husband back as soon as possible so that we could celebrate and chat together as a family.
"Beep, beep, beep—" The phone rang for a while, but no one answered.
"This old Tang, it's useless to buy him such a nice new phone. He can't be found when the critical moment comes!"
"Mom, don't worry." Tang Song stood up and said, "Do you know where my dad is? I'll go pick him up and give him a surprise."
"In the big yard opposite the farm machinery factory, the decoration team usually stays there. He drives his electric tricycle over there, so there's no need to pick him up."
"It's okay, you can park the tricycle there first. I'm leaving, mom. I'll be back soon. Aunt Guo, Ranran, bye."
Tang Song waved his hand, turned and walked out.
He actually missed his father quite a lot after not seeing him for such a long time.
With the roar of the engine, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class flexibly reversed and started, driving towards the agricultural machinery factory in the east.
Standing at the door, Li Ranran squeezed the phone tightly and couldn't help but sigh again at the earth-shaking changes in this neighbor brother.
At the same time, I can't help feeling a little lost.
……
The large courtyard made of red bricks was originally the office of a cardboard factory.
A bungalow with three sides, wrapping around a factory building.
However, with the closure of the factory a few years ago, this place became a slum and was rented out sporadically.
There are people doing decoration, selling stainless steel, small restaurants and small shops.
In a house on the west side, there was smoke and constant noise.
The door and windows were wide open, and two floor fans were whirring.
Several burly men were sitting around a mottled brown desk playing cards.
The sound of cards falling on the table was particularly harsh.
After another round, Tang Jianying stood up from the bench and shook his head, saying, "I'm not going to play anymore. My son is coming back from Yancheng today and should be home soon."
After that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and pressed it on the desk. "This is the list of goods you took from me before. Please check if there is any problem."
Hu Zi, who was tall, fat and strong, stood up and patted Tang Jianying on the arm.
He laughed heartily and said, "Jianying, it's not that I don't want to pay you on purpose. The two decoration companies we've been working with recently are dragging their feet on paying the balance, and I'm really struggling. Let's wait until next month and settle it all together then."
Tang Jianying shook her head and said, "Huzi, you know the situation of my store. If everyone does this, we won't be able to continue."
He knew Li Zhaohu's situation. He made a lot of money by running a decoration team in the past few years. He bought an Audi and a house in the county town.
Even if the decoration company delayed paying his balance, he would still be able to come up with 20,000 yuan.
Ultimately, it’s because you don’t take yourself seriously.
I think it doesn't matter even if I offend myself, I can use this money to make cash flow. If it is delayed, it will probably be until the end of the year.
Hu Zi took a puff of his cigarette and said, "We have known each other for so many years and we are from the same village. I can't deny my debt. Don't worry."
Tang Jianying took a deep breath and said excitedly, "Huzi, when you first started working, you were a laborer for me. I treated you as a friend, so I let you delay for two months. You have to be conscientious."
"Pah--" Hu Zi casually threw the playing cards on the table, his tone cold, "Jianying, if I can get hardware from you, isn't that taking care of your business? Shouldn't you thank me? Just because I'm having trouble with capital turnover, you sarcastically call me heartless?"
"That's not how you take care of business."
Seeing the two people's sharp attitudes, several people around them quickly stood up and tried to persuade them.
"Huzi, Jianying, stop arguing. We are all family, so please talk to each other properly."
"Yeah, that's not necessary."
...
Although they worked with Hu Zi, they were also from the surrounding villages and were acquaintances of Tang Jianying.
Among them is his cousin Tang Xianli.
He also learned from Tang Xianli that Hu Zi had no social engagements today and was staying here.
Tang Xianli persuaded Tang Jianying for a few words, and said to Li Zhaohu: "How about this, Huzi, you give Jianying some money first, so that he can feel at ease. Jianying's family is also in a difficult situation. His wife was sick before and spent a lot of money, and he just paid off the debt."
"Hu——" Hu Zi exhaled a puff of smoke and put out the cigarette butt.
She curled her lips, took her handbag out of the cabinet, took out a wad of cash from it and threw it on the table.
"Okay, this is 10,000 yuan, which is considered the advance payment for the last cycle. Please write me a receipt."
Tang Jianying's lips moved and she was about to say something.
Tang Xianli next to him quickly pulled him and gave him a wink.
After hesitating for a moment, Tang Jianying sighed and walked to the table.
He counted the money first, then picked up a pen and paper and wrote a receipt.
Putting the ten thousand yuan in his pocket, Tang Jianying whispered, "Then I'll leave first."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
Hu Zi also came out, leaned against the door frame of the office, and said condescendingly: "Jianying, we have worked together for so many years, and you are still like this.
I have two decoration teams under me, and they get nearly ten thousand yuan worth of hardware from you every month.
After this, I will definitely not buy goods from your store in the future.
If you ask me, you are just too petty and don’t know how to do business, so you haven’t made it yet.”
Tang Jianying paused, feeling a sense of depression in his chest.
In the early years, he was a foreman in a construction team, and Li Zhaohu was a laborer under him.
So hearing him say this now is particularly harsh and frustrating.
At this moment.
"Beep beep--" a deep and short whistle sounded from the side.
Immediately afterwards, the shiny new silver Mercedes stopped beside Tang Jianying.
The smooth lines of the car body still exude a unique metallic texture under the light of a cloudy day.
The streamlined body still shines with a low-key and luxurious luster in the dim light.
The car's paintwork, in space-time silver, is shiny and bright, like a mirror, reflecting the somewhat dilapidated factory environment around it.
"Click——" the car door was pushed open casually.
Tang Song looked at his father in front of him and shouted, "Dad."
My father, who is not even 50 years old, already has a lot of white hair.
He was wearing a not-so-clean work suit. Years of hard work had left his back slightly bent and his face covered in wrinkles.
However, from his dignified and three-dimensional facial features, we can still tell that he was also a handsome man in the area when he was young.
Following his shout, Hu Zi and others who were looking over here were a little stunned.
"Xiao Song!? You..." Tang Jianying looked at his son in front of him with a look of surprise and astonishment on his face.
He looked at the silver Benz next to him, and then at his strong and tall son.
Tang Song had a big smile on his face, "What's wrong, Dad, don't you recognize me?"
"Good boy, you are really energetic." Tang Jianying came to her senses and patted her son on the shoulder, saying with a smile: "You are really strong, almost catching up with me when I was young. Now you are presentable, finally not as sloppy as before!"
"I told you all, I've been working out recently."
Then, Tang Jianying pointed at the Mercedes-Benz next to him and said hesitantly: "This car is..."
I heard from my son before that he was going to drive a new car back.
He was still mysterious and didn't tell them what kind of car it was.
But when he saw the sudden appearance of the silver Benz, he was no longer sure.
Tang Song smiled and said, "I just bought a Mercedes-Benz S450L. Isn't it beautiful?"
Tang Jianying's expression was dull and her eyelids were trembling.
It turned out to be the car my son bought!
Looking at the majestic chrome grille, Tang Jianying walked to the front of the car.
The majestic and luxurious Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has a bright chrome grille that sparkles with metallic luster and a unique three-pointed star logo that shines brightly.
Tang Jianying couldn't help but reach out and touch the exquisite Mercedes-Benz logo on the front of the car.
The clear and solid metal texture made his heart surge.
Before he lost his job, he worked as a freight driver in a flour mill and knew a lot about cars.
At that time, the boss of the factory drove a Mercedes-Benz.
Seeing Tang Song’s million-dollar luxury car at this moment, the emotion in my heart is indescribable.
Hu Zi, who was leaning against the door, twitched his mouth and his expression changed.
Several people in the office looked at each other.
In their perception, this young man driving the silver Benz not only has outstanding appearance, but also has a special aura.
He has a calm and unhurried temperament, which is fundamentally different from people like them.
But I didn’t expect that he was Tang Jianying’s son.
Tang Xianli walked out quickly and looked at Tang Song in disbelief.
"Uncle Xianli, you are here too." Tang Song greeted him with a smile.
This is a relative of the family and also a neighbor, and he can be considered an elder who watched him grow up.
His son was also his childhood playmate, and the two families have always had a good relationship.
Tang Xianli swallowed his saliva and said in a muffled voice: "Xiao Song, are you... back from Yancheng?"
"Well, I just came back not long ago, so I came to see my dad."
"I heard before that you started your own business and became a boss. That's amazing. Now you drive a Mercedes-Benz. This car must be expensive, right?" Tang Xianli rubbed his hands and spoke carefully.
"It's OK, less than 150 million."
"Hiss~" a sound of people sucking in cold air was heard.
Tang Jianying was also startled.
Although I had roughly guessed the price, I still felt a little dizzy when I heard Tang Song say it in person.
A luxury car worth 150 million is absolutely shocking in their small town.
Only some factory owners can afford it.
And these bosses are undoubtedly the local upper class.
Tang Song smiled, went to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and took out a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine.
He walked up to Tang Xianli and said, "Uncle Xianli, I just happened to meet you here. I'll get you something."
Looking at the Huazi and Maotai in front of him, Tang Xianli swallowed hard, "This...this...I'm so sorry, thank you Xiao Song."
As he spoke, he still took it carefully.
There was no way he could refuse something worth nearly three thousand.
Moreover, after smoking and drinking for so many years, he has never touched Huazi and Moutai.
As Tang Xianli took the things, the eyes of the people around them looking at Tang Song and Tang Jianying changed again.
Through the open trunk, you can vaguely see boxes of cigarettes and alcohol, all of which are Moutai and Zhonghua.
Hu Zi's heart was beating fast and his expression was very complicated.
Hu Zi grinned and said in a dry voice, "Jianying, I'll transfer the remaining 10,000 yuan to you via WeChat later."
Hearing his words, Tang Jianying took a deep breath and said with full energy: "Okay."
Tang Song took out the car keys from his pocket and handed them to his father, saying with a smile: "Dad, don't you like Mercedes-Benz and Audi very much? Do you want to drive them for a try and see if what I bought is worth it?"
My father’s previous job was as a truck driver and his driving skills were impeccable.
I also like cars very much. After work, I often talk about cars with my colleagues.
After hesitating for a moment, Tang Jianying couldn't resist the temptation and reached out to take it, "Then give it a try."
Holding the high-quality car keys, Tang Jianying straightened his back, turned around and nodded to Hu Zi and the others, "We'll leave first."
"Yeah, go slow on the road."
"Okay, brother Jianying."
Amidst a flurry of farewells, Tang Jianying walked to the driver's seat.
He opened the car door and looked at the exquisite and luxurious interior, his face flushed.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
The car door was closed gently, the engine started, the Mercedes-Benz S turned around in the open space and drove out of the rusty factory gate.
In the quiet carriage.
Tang Song whispered to his father about the car's configuration and driving experience.
"The steering wheel is so precise, there is almost no dead space! The chassis is also very solid!"
"2.5L displacement, 6-cylinder turbocharged engine, maximum 367 horsepower... optional meteor shower headlights, very cool when turned on at night, you can try it when the time comes."
...
Looking at his radiant old father sitting in the driver's seat, Tang Song's eyes revealed pure warmth and smile.
In his memory, his father has always been a very great and strong man who used his shoulders to support their small family.
However, the long-term running around, hard work, and fawning gradually broke my father's back.
Now that I have the ability, I naturally want to make my family live a better and more comfortable life.
With his current IQ and EQ, he immediately guessed the whole story after hearing his mother's narration.
Rural towns are not as peaceful and tranquil as they appear.
A lot of times, it even feels like a jungle.
If you are too low-key, some people with ulterior motives will think you are weak and can be bullied.
You never know when they will bar their teeth at you and provoke you.
It is necessary to show strength and show off to tell the other party that I am not easy to mess with.
(End of this chapter)