Qin Yuancheng and his mother lived together in Xizhimen's Green Onion Shop Alley.
Li Lan was also very familiar with this area. His uncle, He Long, had bought a house nearby in order to get in touch with the officials and was still living there.
He teased, "So you guys are the rumored children of the big families. You're very arrogant."
Sitting beside him, Qin Yuancheng laughed and said, "Can you believe the jokes on the Internet? You should think of it this way. Who would squeeze into a big family if they have a bit of status? To put it bluntly, those who live on Chang 'an Street and Huangsi Street are similar to those of us who live in Xizhimen. As for the parents, they bury themselves in hard work and only get a house when they have enough seniority.
Then, there are people standing guard at the door. Outsiders think it's mysterious and spread false rumors. "
Li Lan laughed and said, "That's true."
He remembered the grandeur of his old neighbor, the Qin Family. Old Qin was just an ordinary museum worker and lived in a very grandeur. Although he had not seen the place where the old man's son, who was Qin Yuancheng's grandfather, lived, he knew that it was not a big family.
The car stopped at the parking lot near the entrance of the neighborhood. Li Lan sent her to the entrance.
"Do you want to go up and sit?" she asked with a smile.
"Is your mom here?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"Maybe next time." Li Lan shook his head.
He was not ready to meet her mother.
"Then, goodbye?" she said with a smile.
"Goodbye." Li Lan watched her enter the neighborhood and turned to leave.
It was already past ten o 'clock at night when he got home.
When he got home, he was shocked to see a figure sitting at the door.
He walked over and saw that it was his father.
"Dad, what are you doing here so late at night? It's scary. "
He could not understand why his father would come here in the middle of the night.
Li He waved his hand and said, "Did you send him back?"
Li Lan asked, "How did you know?"
He regretted asking the question. It was a little silly. He should have said it this way. Was there anything that his father did not know about?
For his privacy, he had negotiated with his father many times. His father had agreed on the surface but he did not know if he had sent people to investigate him.
Li He guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Don't think too much about it. When I first came, I saw you guys inside, so I didn't go in. When you left, I also knew."
Actually, he had not sent anyone to follow Li Lan.
"You didn't drive?" Li Lan asked curiously. He didn't see a car nearby.
Li He said, "I had a meal with your Uncle Su Ming and the others nearby, so I walked here on my way."
"Where are Song Gu and the others?" Li Lan asked.
"I'm alone, I sent them." Li He said.
Li Lan smiled and said, "I'll give Uncle Song Gu a call. I think they're looking for you all over the world."
Although Song Gu and the others were hired by his father, their wages were controlled by Qi Hua. The rewards and punishments were decided by Qi Hua, and the rules were decided by Qi Hua.
If Song Gu dared to lose his father, he had reason to believe that Song Gu would not be able to get his bonus for this year.
Song Gu was not short of money now. The annual bonus of more than a hundred thousand didn't affect him much. However, the security guards under Song Gu were still young, and their income was considered above average in the security industry. They didn't have a family, a house, or a car. If they lost their bonus, it would be terrible.
It was not that his father was inconsiderate, but his father was too arrogant and neglected these things.
Li He said, "Then let them wait outside."
He felt that his son had really grown up.
Li Lan nodded and gave Song Gu a call. Then, he hung up. In less than five minutes, the first car appeared at the intersection in front of them. However, it stopped there with its headlights on. It didn't come any closer.
Then, the second, the third, the fourth …
Li Lan didn't count. He estimated that there were at least ten cars and they were all caused by his father.
Li He sat on the doorstep and lit a cigar. He smiled and said, "What's wrong with your mother? She doesn't let me smoke, but she allows me to smoke cigars."
Li Lan smiled and said, "It's because you hate cigars. You won't want to smoke unless it's to a certain extent. Also, cigars don't go through your lungs. There won't be tar and carbon monoxide in your lungs. "
Li He smiled and said, "I don't feel anything from cigars. It's just a way to comfort myself. You're still young. Don't smoke if you can avoid it. "
Li Lan said, "When my mother asked you to quit smoking, you told her about the benefits of tobacco. You said that tobacco is a strategic resource during wars."
Li He smiled and said, "That's true. If there's a big war, nine out of ten people will have to quit smoking. It's not like the past when you could grow cigarettes in front of your house. Now that there are so many people, it's either you can't afford to smoke or you can't buy it. In short, you have to quit even if you don't want to.
It's good not to smoke. It saves money. If you save a pack of cigarettes every day, you'll be surprised to find that you've already saved ten packs of cigarettes in ten days. "
The thing that Li Lan admired the most about his father was that whenever he was spouting nonsense with a straight face, it would sound quite reasonable.
He finally understood why his mother liked his father. No woman would reject a man who was educated, rich, and had a good sense of humor.
"Okay, you're right." He really couldn't refute it.
Li He said, "How do you feel about work? Are there any problems? "
Li Lan said, "There's a lot of controversy and resistance to the de-real estate strategy that you're promoting."
Li He said, "I don't care about other people's opinions. What's your opinion? You're going to take over my position in the future. You can't just follow the crowd. You have to have your own ideas. "
Li Lan thought for a moment and said, "I think the real estate market is going down. It's right not to get involved. Also, in terms of social responsibility, it's not appropriate for us to continue getting involved. The real estate market is holding the real economy hostage. It's sucking blood … "
He heard his father's sigh and didn't continue.
Li He knocked his cigar against the door frame as if he was smoking a cigarette. After taking a puff, he teased, "What you said is the same theory that many people use to say that online stores have squeezed out 80% of the merchants.
This is a basic attribution error.
Real estate creates demand. People buy houses because they want a better life. You can't say that I'm sucking blood just because I'm making a lot of money from selling houses.
A broken bag, a perfume, a watch, some of them are almost as expensive as a house. Why isn't anyone saying that I'm sucking blood?
You make it sound like in the past few decades, when there was no commercial real estate under the planned economy, everyone had a better life.
If all the real estate developers in China died and no one was involved in development, would the real economy be better?
I'll tell you the truth, no! "
"But," Li Lan took a deep breath and said, "If the real estate bubble bursts, we'll be the next Japanese."
"Read more," Li He couldn't help but emphasize again, "The Japanese have never been China's opponent. To put it bluntly, after World War II, they were the economic puppets of the Americans.
As for us, we have the final say. No one's words matter.
Also, every industry will have a period of prosperity and decline. If the real estate market wants to burst, let it. If the internet wants to burst, let it. Even electronics, new energy, and photovoltaics have bubbles.
Our reference coordinate is the United States. The financial crisis looked scary and a few financial giants went bankrupt. But after that, the financial system is still impeccable and the US dollar is still very stable. "
Li Lan said awkwardly, "I'm not interested in real estate and I don't know much about it."
Li He said, "Every industry has its own reason to exist. What we need to do is to regulate, not criticize."
"I understand." His father hadn't talked to him so much in a long time.
Li He stood up and looked back at the house behind him. He then smiled and said, "Okay, I'm going back. Your mother will call in a few minutes. Oh, right, take good care of the house. Be diligent and clean it when you're free. If you don't like it, find a nanny."
Li Lan said, "I clean it every day. Don't worry."
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