After consideration, Hu Rongqiang finally decided to let Xiang Nan go.
First of all, Xiang Nan holds the reward agreement in his hand. If there is a lawsuit, he is sure to lose, and he will also lose money when the time comes.
Secondly, Xiang Nan is talented and outstanding. It can be seen from this project that his strength is much higher than A Dong.
As the saying goes, keep a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. If there is a project that cannot be solved in the future, there may be a time to ask Xiang Nan for help. Just like a list like Deli Real Estate.
It was really not worth it to him to tear his face apart for a mere 80,000 yuan.
"Okay, who makes you my brother? No matter how difficult it is for my brother, I can't make it difficult for my brother, right?" Hu Rongqiang smiled and nodded, looking like he was forever loyal. "If you have any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me. Brother, here you are. The door is always open for you."
Xiang Nan nodded, received 80,000 yuan, went through the resignation procedures, and walked out of Hu's.
…
After leaving Hu's, Xiang Nan first booked a ticket online, and then called Cheng Feng, Wu Di, and Fei Si to go out for drinks in the evening.
"Oh, the sun is rising in the west today." When Cheng Feng saw Xiang Nan, he laughed and joked, "You Shi Xiaomeng can actually save wine."
Although Shi Xiaomeng, Cheng Feng, Wu Di, and Fei Si are all friends, they often drink and eat together. However, every meal was arranged by someone else, and he was invited to be a guest, but he never took the initiative to invite guests.
First of all, he really has no money. In order to save one yuan on bus fare, he would rather walk to work. Three years after graduation, I haven’t bought a single piece of clothing. Being so frugal, asking him to spend money to treat everyone to dinner is like scraping the flesh off a mosquito's legs.
Secondly, the brothers knew that he had no money, so they were very considerate of him and never forced him to treat him. In addition, Cheng Feng, a second-generation rich man, always wanted to be in the limelight. He always rushed to pay for every party and was not happy when others paid, so Shi Xiaomeng never invited guests.
This is the first time he has saved up for a meal in the seven years since we have known each other.
"Yes, it was you who invited me before, and today it's time for me to go back to the East." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Come on, let me toast you all first. I don't say thank you for the kindness, it's all in the wine."
"Okay, it's all in the wine." Everyone said with a smile.
"Xiao Meng, tell me, why did you remember to treat us today?" Wu Di asked curiously.
"Brother, I resigned today and will no longer be a cowboy." Xiang Nan explained with a smile, "Shouldn't we celebrate it properly?"
"Okay, I've advised you to leave that meat grinding company a long time ago." Cheng Feng smiled and nodded, "In that company, you got up earlier than chickens, ate worse than pigs, and cooked more than cows. Resign. That’s right.”
"Then what are your plans next?" Wu Dize asked with concern,
"I want to write something. Internet articles have become popular in the past two years. I took a look at it and thought I could write it too." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
Internet articles have indeed become very popular in the past few years, such as "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp", "Tomb Robbery Notes", "Zhu Xian", "Piaomiao Journey", "Buddha Is the Way", etc., are all very popular.
When they were in college, the rental bookstore was full of such books.
"Okay, Xiaomeng, you can write it, I'm optimistic about you." Fei Si smiled and agreed, "You were the top pick in our class back then, and your academic performance was the best. Now I think you can do it on the Internet."
"Xiao Meng, do you need my buddy to come up with some ideas for you?" Cheng Feng also said coquettishly, "I guarantee that the world will be shocked and ghosts and gods will cry, and it will become popular as soon as I write it."
"Forget it, just keep your creativity for yourself." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, then took out three envelopes and handed them to Cheng Feng, Wu Di and Fei Si respectively.
"What is this?!" Everyone took it and looked at it, but it was a wad of money.
"Xiao Meng, what do you mean?" Cheng Feng asked in confusion.
"This is how much you have paid for my meals, tuition, and miscellaneous expenses since we met. I recorded them all in my book one by one. I will return them to you today, and I paid the highest interest rate in the bank." Xiang Nan explained with a smile. .
"What are you doing? Don't you disgust us?" Wu Di frowned and said after hearing this.
"Yes, we are all brothers, why do we know so clearly?" Fei Si also complained.
"Listen to me, it is not a happy thing to owe someone money. I will feel guilty and ashamed. It has woken me up from my dreams many times." Xiang Nan explained, "You are good friends and are willing to help me. But if I take the money as I should and take it calmly without thinking about repaying you, then am I still a human being?
Brothers, would you please accept the money? You can do me a favor, make me feel more comfortable, and let me sleep more soundly. "
After hearing what he said, everyone accepted the money.
…
After a while, Xiang Nan took the train back to southern Yunnan.
In 2010, there was no high-speed rail connection from Yanjing to Spring City, so the journey by car took forty-four hours, two days and two nights. It can be said to be quite difficult.
Fortunately, Xiang Nan still had money and could buy a sleeper ticket directly, so things were a little easier.
After arriving in Chuncheng, Xiang Nan changed to a long-distance bus and arrived at Ailao.
After arriving in Ailao, Xiang Nan took a minibus to Heshun Town, and then took a motorcycle all the way to Xiaozhuang Village.
Shi Xiaomeng's home is in Xiaozhuang Village, Heshun Town, Ailao City.
After entering the village, the villagers recognized Xiang Nan.
"The stone is back~"
"Tou Shi is back from the big city~"
"Stone, when did you come back?"
They greeted Xiang Nan one after another.
There have never been many college students in Xiaozhuang Village. Only Shi Xiaomeng went to Yanjing, so the villagers thought he had a lot of potential.
"Hi, Third Aunt~Fourth Uncle~Second Uncle~I'm going home first, and we'll talk later." Xiang Nan greeted them all the way and returned home on his motorcycle.
"Dad, Mom, I'm coming back." Xiang Nan shouted at the top of his lungs as soon as he entered the house.
"The stone is back~ The stone is back." As soon as Shi Xiaomeng's mother Xu Guifen saw her son, she happily ran forward to greet her, "My son, my son~"
She happily held Xiang Nan's hand and looked at him intently, her eyes full of tears.
Xiang Nan felt a little sad when he saw this scene.
In the seven years since he was admitted to college in 2003, Shi Xiaomeng only returned to his hometown once after the end of his junior semester in order to save travel expenses.
Although it was a last resort, it was indeed cruel for the old man not to see his son for four years.
"Mom, don't cry, it's me who's back." Xiang Nan smiled and comforted, "It's your stone that's back."
…
"My dear, why are you back suddenly? Why don't you make a phone call?" Shi Xiaomeng's father, Shi Suoze, asked with concern.
"Dad, don't I want to give you a surprise?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I was promoted in the company to the manager of the planning department, with an annual salary of 300,000 yuan."
"Okay, our baby has a future." Shi Suo smiled from ear to ear when he saw that his son had been promoted and could earn 300,000 yuan a year.
"Yes, dad, wait until I make some more money, and then I will take your two elders to the capital to enjoy themselves." Xiang Nan said with a smile again.
"No, no, you can just get along well in the capital. Your mother and I are used to staying in the village, but we are not used to it when we go to the big city." Shi Suo waved his hand quickly.
