After Xu Yun left the Korean snack bar, he got into President Song's car and asked the driver to take him around.
The Korean driver, who had never been out of the country, had a confident look on his face. He drove Xu Yun on the busiest street in Korea's Jiangnan District with an inexplicable sense of pride.
His body language seemed to be saying: See, this is our Korea. Isn't it very prosperous?! Isn't it awesome?! Very gorgeous!
However, Xu Yun wasn't interested in this place. It felt like a county town. Not to mention the international metropolises like Hua Xia, Hua Xia, any second-tier city could beat this place!
No, saying that a second-tier city was overestimating this place. Even an ordinary prefecture-level city could beat the busiest place in Korea.
Jiangnan District, which had always been hyped up, really gave Xu Yun a sense of Hua Xia's county town. It couldn't even be compared to the top 100 counties in Hua Xia.
What surprised Xu Yun even more was that in the capital of Korea, the slums and the wealthy were only separated by a road …
It felt like heaven on one hand and hell on the other. He really didn't understand what right the Koreans had to laugh at the huge gap between the rich and poor in Hua Xia.
Most of the residents in the slums were old people who lived alone. They lived in simple and crude huts that lacked electricity and heating equipment. They had to burn coal to stay warm in winter.
This was completely different from what he imagined Korea to be. Xu Yun was actually quite surprised.
"Drive there and take a look," Xu Yun said indifferently.
The driver was stunned. "There's nothing to see there. Cars can't even enter."
"Cars can't even enter?" Xu Yun was stunned. "What is this place?"
"This … this … is Jiulong Village." The driver didn't seem to want to talk about the slums. This place was a huge mockery to the bustling Jiangnan District. Its existence here affected the city's appearance!
It must be known that when the fatty was dancing, he was in a luxurious skyscraper with dozens of floors … They all lived in Jiangnan District, but not everyone could live like Jiangnan.
"You've never been here before, right?" Xu Yun asked.
The driver was embarrassed. "There are huge safety hazards in the gas tanks and various circuits. Who would go there for no reason?"
Xu Yun gestured for the driver to pull over. He carefully observed the situation of this' slum '. This was a true reflection of a country's economic ability.
Some of the houses in the slums were actually covered with old plastic sheets. These poor houses were in sharp contrast to the skyscrapers not far away.
This was not an exception. Almost all the houses were made of plywood, scrap metal, plastic sheets, and cardboard … Cars could not pass through the small roads. Even if two people walked across each other, they would have to lean their shoulders against each other.
Nowadays, most of the villages in Hua Xia no longer had such small roads. They were only roads that could allow two cars to pass each other.
"The people here shouldn't have much income, right? Isn't the government going to do something about it? How much is the subsidy? "Xu Yun asked.
The driver shook his head. "How are we going to compensate them? There are no subsidies … Look at the economy now. The country has no money. "
Xu Yun thought for a long time before he thought of a slum that was even worse than this place. It was the slums of Brazil in South America. Apart from the lack of drugs, gangs, violence, and other factors that made one's hair stand on end, it was not much better.
Of course, there was no danger in the slums in Korea, but it was not the same in Brazil. Ordinary people should not go to the slums alone. If they really wanted to go, they had to be led by the locals. Otherwise, the trip to the slums would become a nightmare.
However, the advantage of the slums in Brazil was that they were better than the houses here. At least there were many brick houses. Although the houses were extremely close together, many of them had a sea view.
Compared to the houses in Brazil, which were built in rows without any order and were so densely packed that it was suffocating, the slums in Korea did not seem to be so densely packed, and there were not many people living there.
In some houses, only the elderly lived there, and the children had already moved out. Very few young people could stand the living environment in such a place.
Although the street in front of Xu Yun was considered clean, it was not neat. There was a mess of junk and garbage piled up. There were even some gas tanks thrown on the side of the street like obstacles. It was an eyesore.
The air was densely filled with privately built wires, which made Xu Yun feel very uncomfortable. This was indeed very dangerous.
A small country of 100,000 kilometers with only a few tens of millions of people was actually managed like this? How dare they compare themselves with Hua Xia all day long?
China was such a big country with a population of more than a billion people. For it to be able to maintain its current order and development, it could be said to be hundreds of times stronger than Korea.
If Korea was really attached to Hua Xia like in ancient times, it would definitely be at the level of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. How could it be compared to today? It was a different world just a street away. There was actually a slum in the heart of the capital …
"Boss Xu, there's nothing to see here. I'd better take you to Ou Ting. That's a suitable place for you." The driver strongly recommended.
Xu Yun smiled. "The shopping center sells high-end goods. It's said that tourists from Hua Xia especially like to shop there."
"Yes, that place is the fashion center. That place is in line with the national temperament of our Korea!" The driver said seriously.
"What about this place? Is this the place that Goryeo abandoned? The stain of the city? " Xu Yun: "If that's the case, then deal with it as soon as possible. Don't tell me you don't even have the money to deal with such a small slum? Hua Xia's demolition village is probably several times bigger than this place. "
Other than embarrassment, there was no other expression on the driver's face. He was in a hurry to leave, but Xu Yun was still looking outside.
Suddenly, a woman in a very old Korean dress appeared. The woman looked to be in her fifties. When she saw the car, she walked over in a panic.
The driver in the car did not seem to notice this scene, but Xu Yun was very curious. He wondered if Koreans also knew how to scam people.
The woman really walked to the front of the car, which made Xu Yun even more curious. He didn't expect the woman to come to him and bow to him. She carefully pointed to the driver's seat. "Sir, can I have a few words with him?"
The moment the woman spoke, the driver in the driver's seat seemed to have been struck by lightning.
He turned around abruptly and saw the woman outside the car. His expression changed.
"Son!" The woman's voice was very gentle, but it deeply agitated the suited driver!
The driver flew into a rage. He opened the car door and walked out. He quickly walked towards the woman. "Why are you out? Hurry up and go back! This is our company's VIP! You can't disturb him! "
"Son, I haven't seen you for two months. I didn't expect to see you driving here. I don't mean to disturb this gentleman. I just want to talk to you." The woman's eyes were red.
Her son's disdain made her feel a piercing pain in her heart. This really made her feel very uncomfortable.
"It's working hours now! Can you understand me? I'm working! If I do something else during working hours and get fired, what will I eat in the future?! Will you take care of me?! "The attitude of a son was often so unbridled.
This was perhaps a problem that every son would ignore.
It seemed that every son would be unscrupulous towards their mother. It was because they had been endlessly tolerated and endlessly loved since they were young that led to such a situation.
This situation did not only happen to unfilial people. It often happened to filial people. They would erupt completely unintentionally and say things that hurt their mother.
This son was suddenly angry at this moment because his mother had embarrassed him in front of a Hua Xia boss.
However, this mother did not know all of this. She really just wanted to see her son. She had no other thoughts.
What she did not expect was that her unintentional act of eagerness would cause her son to complain like this.
Anyone would feel uncomfortable if they were in her shoes.
After all, this angry complaint came from her son. If it were someone else, her heart might not be so piercing at this moment. However, because it was her son, her pain would only be infinitely magnified.
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