Chapter 1396
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The car stopped in front of the restaurant and the two got off.
There were many people in the restaurant, but it was not noisy. There were no private rooms, so he could accept sitting in the hall.
Qiu Liang entered the restaurant with Ivanov's two bodyguards and sat not far away. When he saw Li He frowning, he was scared out of his wits and walked out of the restaurant under the curious gaze of the waiter.
"Let's see what you want to eat. You order." Li He handed the menu to Fu Yao.
"You are the guest. You order." Fu Yao did not take it.
"You order. Don't be so shy." Li He stuffed the menu into his hand. "Everyone on earth knows that I can't order."
Fu Yao lowered his head and smiled. He quickly ordered four dishes, thanked the waiter, and gave the menu to the waiter.
Li He held a teacup and occasionally glanced at him. He could not help but feel proud. Although his son was a little thin, he was indeed a handsome young man. The most important thing was that his hairstyle was the same as his.
Short-cut.
Good looking.
He could not deny it.
"Drink some?" When Li He saw him nod, he opened a bottle of beer for him. "That's right. When I was your age, conditions weren't good. I didn't have the money to drink even if I wanted to. It was only after I went to university that I was able to drink to my heart's content. I would first drink baijiu, and after that, I would drink beer. Every day, I would get drunk."
"Uncle, you are a good drinker." Fu Yao did not have a deep impression of Li He. In the past two years, when his mother returned to China from time to time, he would follow her and visit some of his mother's old friends, including Uncle Li.
"I can't drink anymore. I'm old and my body is not as good as before." Li He urged, "Pour the beer. Come, let's have a toast."
"Thank you, Uncle Li." The dishes had not been served yet. Fu Yao emptied his stomach.
"Not bad. You haven't changed your expression." Li He gave him a thumbs up. "Do you drink normally?"
Fu Yao said shyly, "Not often. Sometimes I drink when I have a gathering with friends or when I'm upset."
"What's so bothersome about being young?" Li He pressed down his wine glass. "It's not good to drink on an empty stomach. Wait for the dishes to come. Eat a few bites before drinking."
"A little." Fu Yao gestured for the waiter to serve the dishes. "Thank you."
"Can you tell me about it?" His son's troubles were Li Lao Er's troubles.
"Uncle, it's nothing. I can handle it myself. Thank you for your concern."
"What about you? Your family background is not bad, and you are smart. I believe you can solve it." Li He did not force his son to tell him.
"You eat." Fu Yao just smiled and didn't say much. "Uncle, please forgive me. I'm not good with words. Maybe my EQ is a little low."
"Don't put too much faith in EQ, connections, and relationships. Don't sacrifice yourself to please others. Just be yourself." Li He put a piece of braised meat in his bowl. "Look at me. I don't know how to deal with people. On the contrary, I'm stupid and have a low EQ. Young people like you must hate elders like me who don't achieve anything at my age but still like to educate young people."
"Uncle, you must be joking." Fu Yao really laughed this time. He was amused. "Then what do you think is the most important?"
"Do you understand what I mean when I say 'upright'?" Li He filled his glass with wine and continued, "You have to be upright and do things well. Do you know Ceng Guofan? "
"I seem to have seen this person's name when I was studying. He should be a high-ranking official in the Qing Dynasty." Fu Yao said uncertainly.
"He was a very powerful high-ranking official. He was a very mediocre person. He was not smart at all. But this person did succeed in the end and became a very, very important official." The older he was, the more Li He liked people like Ceng Guofan. Ceng Guofan used his own experience to comfort the minds of these people who were not smart. It was not scary to be average. Greatness was achieved through hard work. So what if you were a little stupid?
The most important thing was to see who could survive in the end. I'm afraid you'll die even if I have to work hard! "Many of his ways of doing things are worth learning. He said to be simple and honest. The smartest way to be a person is to let others trust you."
Fu Yao scratched his head. He was very unfamiliar with this idiom.
"Haha, forget it if you don't understand." Li He smiled carelessly and did not explain further. "These methods are too old-fashioned. They are a little aloof from worldly affairs. They are not suitable for you. Young people should have young people's thoughts. They should have their own vitality and be happy. "
"Your words are very meaningful to me, although I don't quite understand them." Fu Yao handed a piece of tissue to Li He and continued, "But I can understand the meaning in it. It is to be an honest person and do things."
"It's enough that you can understand these." Li He asked the waiter to take away the empty plates. He ordered peanuts and cucumber with garlic sauce and then asked Fu Yao, "How much do you earn a month as a delivery boy?"
Fu Yao said, "I only work part-time on days off or when I don't have classes. Including my salary and tips, I can make about 100 US dollars a day."
"Do you have those conflicts with your mother?"
Why did he not want the living expenses that Fu Xia gave him?
Fu Yao pursed his lips and was silent for a while before he raised his head and said, "My mother is very nice and cares about me very much. However, she always treats me like a child. I remember that when I was in high school, I was not in a relationship. I was just close to a girl who cared about me. My mother was afraid that it would affect my studies. She also knew that she was doing it for my own good, but she shouldn't have gone to the girl's parents alone. It made me very embarrassed. After that, the girl never spoke to me again.
I don't have many friends. "
"Is that why you insisted on studying in the United States?" Li He asked.
"Yes." He wanted to leave his mother, although he missed her very much.
"Anything else?"
"She always thought that anyone who dated me was after our family's money. She would send people to investigate anyone who got along with me." Fu Yao smiled embarrassedly. "She thinks too badly of people."
"This is really distressing." Li He had never thought that such a thing would happen.
"I'm sorry, Uncle. I shouldn't have said so much to you." Fu Yao touched his slightly hot cheeks. "Maybe I drank too much and like to talk nonsense."
"I have some business in the United States." Li He thought for a while and said, "I can provide you with some job opportunities in New York. Are you willing to give it a try?"
"No, thank you." Fu Yao rejected without hesitation. This was his mother's friend and relying on his mother. It was not considered true independence.
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