Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 559 Persuasion after the funeral
Yuan Lihong's funeral was very simple. It's not that I don't want to do it grandly, but I don't know what to do?How many people did she know before she was alive, and how many people will come.I only notified three people, one was her assistant, and the other was her elder brother Sun Shengguo. His phone was still disconnected, so I had no choice but to send him a message: Yuan Lihong died of illness.The last one is the second brother, but he can't be contacted at all.

In addition, I published an obituary in the newspaper, announcing Yuan Lihong's death and the time and place of the funeral.

To my surprise, many people came to the funeral, including Yuan Lihong's colleagues, unit leaders, and students she had taught.I saw my classmates from the business school again, which surprised me. After all, Yuan Lihong didn't teach them for a long time and didn't have many courses.

I saw a lot of familiar faces, such as Principal Pan and Director Qin of our Business School, my classmates Qiao Rui, Dongfang Tianqi, Cao Yu and so on.

Principal Pan walked up to me and comforted me sadly: "My condolences. I didn't expect Professor Yuan to leave. You sent her to me. The world is impermanent, so cherish your present!"

I nodded and said thank you.

Director Qin came over and held my hand and said, "Heaven is jealous of Yingcai, you are so young, I never thought that you should pay more attention to your body!"

I hummed and said thank you.

Or seeing that I was too lonely standing alone, Qiao Rui took the initiative to stand by my side to help greet the guests, but she just made eye contact with me, and didn't say anything else.

Dongfang Tianqi also stood up, and the three of us just greeted the funeral bearers.

After it was over, I sent the old man back to rest. The old man didn't say a word the whole time, nor did he show any sad expression. He just stood there blankly, which made me feel extremely distressed.I know this numb pain is far more painful than crying out loud.

Dongfang Tianqi and Qiao Rui didn't leave, they followed me back to the old man's house, and sat on the sofa with me to chat when the old man fell asleep.

Qiao Rui said: "I really didn't expect that the student Teacher Yuan hated the most was actually her deathbed person."

Dongfang Tianqi immediately said: "Don't say that, Teacher Yuan actually likes Fade Chen the most. We all know it."

I smiled lightly and said, "Whether I like it or not, everyone is gone. I wish I could be less angry with her at that time, and it's too late to regret it now."

Dongfang Tianqi asked me again: "Why didn't you see the rest of their family?"

I shook my head and said, "I can't even get in touch. My wife is in Japan now. I didn't call her. I'll tell her when she comes back!"

Qiao Rui said: "If you don't tell Sheng Nan, will she blame you? Also, what about Teacher Yuan's family?"

I shook my head and said, "Teacher Yuan's family now only has the old man and me. If Shengnan blames me, I will admit it, so what if she comes back? Everyone is dead, and mourning is the same everywhere. "

The two nodded at the same time.

Qiao Rui said suddenly: "Shiyang also wanted to come over, but she thought that Sheng Nan would be there, so she didn't come, and asked me to say goodbye to you and Sheng Nan."

I hummed and said, "Thank her for me, how is she, okay?"

Qiao Rui nodded and said: "She's pretty good, it's not easy to get out of a relationship, but she's very strong!" Then she looked at me and explained: "The relationship I'm talking about is not about you and her. It's hers and someone else's! Her fiancé's!"

I groaned and asked, "Fiance? Didn't you say you're married?"

Qiao Rui didn't seem to want to say too much, so she simply replied: "It didn't work out. She agreed to get married at the beginning, but it was because of you. Her fiancé also knew Shiyang's purpose, but she still agreed. Wait for your matter to pass." Yes, her fiancé knew that Shiyang didn't like her, so he proposed to break up with her, and her fiancé did it badly."

I looked at Qiao Rui in amazement, I didn't know what to say for a while, and then I said, "Am I a very jerk?"

Qiao Rui nodded and said, "Yes! I think you're quite an idiot, and I'm sorry for the three of you all at once, but no one can tell about the relationship!" After finishing speaking, he looked at Dongfang Tianqi again.

Dongfang Tianqi's face turned red all of a sudden, and he lowered his head.

I saw some clues, but at this time, I was really not interested in asking them, so I just smiled lightly.

The three of them sat for a while, and it seemed that there was nothing to talk about, and I was too lazy to find a topic. First, I was not in a good mood, and second, I was indeed a little tired.

He said directly: "Thank you for coming to accompany me today. I have nothing to do. Don't worry, you can go back. Don't waste time with me here. I will take the old man back to Zhuhai in a few days."

Qiao Rui stabbed Dongfang, Dongfang blushed, but still refused to speak.

I know that Dongfang Tianqi's character is relatively introverted. If it is not his field of expertise, or if he is not familiar with people, he will not talk too much.

I didn't want him to be too embarrassed, so I said directly: "Just talk about it if you have anything."

Dongfang still refused to open his mouth. Qiao Rui looked anxious, so he took the initiative to say: "Let me tell you, Dongfang's brother, I want him to tell you about the matter of asking you to join their Zhongjing camp. I also know it's useless, Dongfang I have also rejected his brother many times, but in the end, there is no way, his father has spoken, so come over and try."

I groaned and said, "I will definitely give my classmates face, so let's persuade them."

The two of them suddenly became embarrassed.

I smiled and said: "I don't mean anything else. In fact, in this business war, I am insignificant. Why do you have to win me over? My existence has no meaning at all. The problem is not with me, in fact Zhongjing and Wanzhong can co-exist, and it is not impossible to win-win. In such a large market in China, why must one company dominate? Besides, it is impossible for Zhongjing to dominate alone. The market is not divided, it needs to be What is obtained through fair competition is the decision-making issue of Beijing."

Qiao Rui nodded and said: "I very much agree with your point of view, it is indeed the case, there were problems with Zhongjing's decision-making before, but now they have changed the leadership team and started to reshuffle the cards. I think this is a good thing for you. Opportunity, I believe that someone will come looking for you in the near future. Brother Dongfang will take you first, so that his position in Zhongjing can still be maintained. Be his most solid support, he asked his brother to convey the greatest kindness to you."

I was stunned for a moment and asked: "There is a change in the top management of Zhongjing, why don't I know about it?"

Qiao Rui was also stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you know? If it wasn't for his brother, we would definitely not have known such news!"

I smiled and said, "Who's family can't have a few undercover agents? Don't spread the word to me!"

The two nodded at the same time.

Dongfang Tianqi said: "I understand what my brother means, and he also knows that the relationship between me and you won't do anything. He just wants to express his goodwill to you and hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with you in the future. He is also forced to do some things, if there is something wrong, I hope it will be erased like chalk."

I sighed and said, "The greatest kindness your brother can give me now is, don't bother with me anymore, doing your own thing is better than anything else. Most people in this world attribute their failures to others , instead of thinking about my own problems, am I a stumbling block to his success? I can’t get along with him. Isn’t it enough for him to perform on such a big stage? He came to steal my job and steal my job In this market, I have been on the defensive all the time, I have given in again and again, I am not Jesus, if you hit me on the left cheek, I have to give him the right cheek again!"

Dongfang Tianqi shook his head and said: "I don't know about your grievances. I do know a little about his character. He seems to be indifferent to the world, but he is very competitive. How about you? It seems that you have to fight for everything. , but actually don’t care about anything. Everyone has their own world, and no one can hinder the other, but he thinks you are too aggressive, so he will take measures in advance.”

I don't want to discuss these issues anymore. Yuan Lihong's body is still alive, so it's a bit ridiculous and sad to talk about these things now.

Then he issued a deportation order and said: "I have received the information you conveyed to me. No matter what, you are not on anyone's side. I am very happy. Let's do this for today. In the future, you will not come to be lobbyists." No, you are not suitable!"

Qiao Rui smiled slightly and said: "Yeah, I thought you owed me a favor at first, and hoped that you would sell me some face, but now it seems that it is useless, so let's just pretend that we have never been here."

Dongfang Tianqi also stood up and said, "I'm sorry to bother you. I also know that today's occasion really shouldn't be said. It's just that I can't find a better time to talk to you."

I also stood up and said: "You can come to me anytime you want. I have always regarded you two as friends. Thank you for coming to accompany me today. Sincerely, if you have other things in the future, you are welcome to come anytime." Find me!"

After seeing off two people, I was really tired, so I went back to my room to sleep.

Had a dream in the middle of the night and was awakened.

I wanted to find a glass of water, walked to the hall, saw a figure on the balcony, sitting on a small bench, I was startled, and after looking carefully, I saw clearly that it was the old man.

The old man turned his back to me, his body was trembling, and he was sobbing silently.

I was really sad when I saw it. He has been holding back this sadness all the time, not letting me see that this lonely old man no longer has a tall and straight body and a stalwart figure.

At this moment, I was so afraid to face him, I walked into the room silently.

Early the next morning, I got up and packed my things, booked a plane ticket, made breakfast for the old man, and woke him up.

After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. I was shocked and pushed open the door of his room, but no one was inside.

I broke out in a cold sweat from fright, thinking in my heart that he wouldn't be overwhelmed, right?
I really want to slap myself a few times, how could I still fall asleep yesterday, why didn't I keep an eye on him, I think the old man is too strong.Widowed in old age, a white-haired man gave away a black-haired man, and he was still suffering from illnesses, how could he withstand such a blow?

When I was in a hurry, the old man opened the door and came in, holding a few bags in his hand, and said to me: "Stop cooking, I'm going to buy fried dough sticks with soybean milk."

I said angrily: "It's so early in the morning, what kind of fried dough sticks should I buy? I don't know my body, I can't eat too oily food! I don't say hello when I go out, I don't know how to worry about you! If you get lost, what will I do?" Do it?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, not angry, put down the things in his hand, walked over and touched my head, and said: "Sorry, I made you worry!"

At this moment, my heart, which had been tense all the time, completely collapsed, and I hugged the old man Tao Tao and cried loudly.

I miss my teacher Professor Yuan, I regret not treating her well all the time, I miss that tall and stalwart old man, I regret not paying close attention to him all the time, I miss the days when the family could have been happy.I could have done more to improve the relationship between the two families, but I didn't try my best. I always indulged my emotions and didn't think about them at all.

The old man patted me on the shoulder and said: "Son, a man can only cry once, don't let others see it, the dead are gone, the living are like this, we have to move on!"

I hummed and said, "I see. Let's have breakfast, pack up our things together, and we'll go to Zhuhai in the afternoon."

On a sunny afternoon, the old man and I walked out of the pick-up gate. Yaoyang and my parents waved their hands excitedly with us. Seeing their bright smiles, the previous haze was swept away. After taking the luggage, Yaoyang Very politely said to the old man: "Grandpa, you are still so energetic!"

The old man looked at Yaoyang with a smile and said, "San'er, why are you here? When did you come here?"

Yaoyang was stunned for a moment, and immediately came to his senses, and said, "Didn't I hear that your old man is here? I'm also here to join in the fun."

The old man nodded and said, "I'm growing taller again."

When I saw my parents, I recognized them and said, "Mother-in-law, father-in-law, how are you!"

My parents responded enthusiastically: "Okay, okay, everything is fine, get in the car and go home."

Talking and laughing along the way, when I got home and went up to the sixth floor, I was stunned. On the corridor of the sixth floor, a security door was installed, and I asked strangely: "This is it?"

Yaoyang answered while opening the door: "Ah, I pretended, safety first."

I was puzzled and said: "Then what about the neighbors? Do they agree?"

Yaoyang replied with a grin: "He has moved away, what is there to disagree with? I bought their house."

I opened my mouth and went upstairs.

The entire sixth floor has been remodeled, with two households in one elevator, and now it has become one household in one elevator, and the two sides have been opened up. It has truly become a large flat floor. With the roof, it has become a small multi-storey garden. I visited a Quan said with emotion: "How much does this cost?"

Yaoyang smiled and said: "How much is it? There are many VIP buildings to have a restaurant? There is no one to live in such a big house, so they have to live here. There is no other way. We have to buy this place and let everyone live together. !"

(End of this chapter)