Reboot 2003

Chapter 348 132: When you have money, you become bad (three-in-one)

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange. Chen Qin was stunned for a moment and bumped Xu Lingling's arm with his elbow. This was obviously not what he had promised.

Lao Xu was sincere: "Dad is wrong. From now on, I will only love Lingling and grandma, and stop looking for these messy women, okay?"

Xu Lingling pouted: "Who won't let you find me?"

Lao Xu said: "Then you like your Aunt Yu, right? Her words are okay..."

"You don't like her, I don't want to be embarrassed between you..."

"My dear Lingling, your dad has also been under too much pressure at work recently. Besides, we have always known that Lao Xu has always been most concerned about your feelings."

Lou Xuemei quickly tried to smooth things over, but they really couldn't understand the content of the quarrel between father and daughter. When Xu Lingling said this, she became angry: "I just feel uncomfortable. If he really wants to give I'm looking for a stepmother, it's too late for me to be happy, if things continue like this, I'd rather stay in Longshan."

Lao Xu seemed a little unhappy. He looked at the steak worth hundreds of dollars in front of him and said, "Why don't I really want to find it? It's just that your dad has always had a bad taste. You are smarter than me. Which aunt do you think is better? You can do it." Tell me."

Xu Lingling became angry: "How can I care about you? If someone listened to what I said, my mother wouldn't have left us."

"you……"

"Ouch."

Lao Xu seemed to be angry, but then the drink next to him spurted out - it was Xiao Chen who did it. The Xu family's father and daughter saw that the atmosphere of the conversation was a bit off. He was eating steak happily and opened a bottle of Coke. As a result, the Coke sprayed out, not only on himself, but also on Lao Chen's suit pants next to him. .

Old Chen was numb and quickly wiped the table with a paper towel: "I've convinced you. I eat steak and drink Coke. Can you be less annoying?"

Chen Qin chuckled and took the napkin: "Oh, it's okay. This is the atmosphere in the restaurant. Uncle Xu is so busy, so we have to be considerate of him, right Lingling?"

Xu Lingling puffed up her little face and said nothing, but Lao Xu laughed and said, "It's also my fault."

"Then let's eat. Lingling feels sorry for Uncle Xu. Now that we're talking, Uncle Xu invites us to go to the water park and it'll be even. Is that okay?"

Of course Lao Xu didn't care, Xu Lingling said helplessly: "Aqin said yes, of course I can."

Lao Chen quickly said: "That's okay, then Lao Xu will take a trip to the water world tomorrow, and my family will take a river cruise again. I still remember that our two families came to Lin'an together 03 years ago. From now on, we will come to Lin'an every year. Come to Xiaoqin, give us all a drink, let’s have a drink!”

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Lao Chen intervened in time to smooth things over, which was able to put this minor conflict behind him.

Of course, my son didn’t know what he was doing, and Lao Chen still didn’t understand. He came out of the western restaurant that day and entered the five-star hotel that Lao Xu booked. The place that collapsed was a high-end business suite with a swimming pool. Lao Chen’s house Three people live in one room, and old Xu and his daughter live in one room.

Lao Chen's Rolls-Royce was opened. This was his first time staying in this kind of hotel. When he entered the door, let alone himself, even Xiao Chen, who had always been calm, probably found it novel. He looked around in the cracks in the wall and in the bathroom again and again. look.

Of course, Lao Chen would not be as unstable as him and asked him directly: "What did you do just now? Did you deliberately cause trouble with the shaken Coke?"

Chen Qin said: "Isn't this because they are too tense and want to liven up the atmosphere?"

Lao Chen lectured him: "Are you as lively as you are? Lingling said good things to her at first, but suddenly she stopped replying. I don't know what to do."

Lou Xuemei also said: "Originally, she was angry that Lao Xu was looking for a female star. In the end, she said that Lao Xu was not looking carefully, but now she is not satisfied with the one she found. I don't understand what this father and daughter are talking about."

Chen Qin said: "This is what rich people are like. Uncle Xu is a big shot now after all, and Lingling also cares about him."

Lao Chen was confused: "Didn't he go to a foreign country to find a female star? He turned around and made Lingling so angry. I thought Lingling didn't like his continued relationship."

"This matter..."

Mr. and Mrs. Chen were probably really confused. Chen Qin sat on the leather sofa, picked up a bottle of red wine from the table next to him, and read the words on it: "Actually, when Uncle Xu was looking for his first partner, Xu Lingling is still very happy, she has a good relationship with that woman now, and her cat was given to her by the other woman."

Lao Chen leaned against the decorated jewelry shelf and said, "So she likes the first one and doesn't like the later ones?"

"Yes, after all, she thought that the first one would be her stepmother." Chen Qin said, "But people of your generation are afraid that your brothers and sisters will compete with you for food. We, who grew up in fine clothes and fine food, don't have such worries. As long as Lao Xu He likes the person he is looking for and doesn't make things difficult for her, so there is no reason why she shouldn't like the next one."

Lou Xuemei was also listening carefully: "You mean the following..."

"The girl who gave us a gift last time, do you think she is a good person?"

"It feels like there may be some scheming... and he was also cold to us at first." Old Chen said thoughtfully.

Chen Qin shook his head: "That's also to please Uncle Xu. Besides, being cold and unfair to others means that only Uncle Xu is in his eyes. I feel that aunt is not very bad."

Old Chen was confused: "Then why does Lingling hate her?"

"I'm not sure about the specifics." Chen Qin said, "But I remember last year or the year before that. When Lao Xu just talked to the first wife, he seemed to have taken her to some event in Pengcheng immediately, but unfortunately no one touched it. Arrived, not long after I came back, I probably saw the woman driving the Mercedes-Benz and went after her again."

Old Chen shook his head: "Who would have thought that Old Xu would become like this."

Chen Qin laughed and said, "Yes, men become bad when they have money."

Lao Chen nodded, vaguely feeling that he did not understand what Chen Qin was trying to imply, and that he was probably on the right track: "Not necessarily, it might have something to do with Lao Xu's previous experience."

Chen Qin held a bottle of red wine, looked at the stamp on the bottle cap and said: "Yes, it has something to do with his previous experience. After all, what do you think, why did you go to Pengcheng to participate in the event? And Aunt Yu is from Xiangjiang Yes, he doesn’t take anyone with him when he goes abroad, but what’s the point of bringing someone with him when he returns home?”

Lou Xuemei said in surprise: "You mean you brought it to Xiao Duan specifically?"

Chen Qin said: "Maybe the two at the back were talking specifically to his ex-wife."

The guess seemed to be a bit outrageous, and Lao Chen frowned: "That's not true."

Then he said: "What do you know? He has succeeded to this point now, who would still miss the old things from back then."

Chen Qin put the wine back and said, "So men become bad when they have money."

Lao Chen didn't turn around for a while: "But now it's about finding a partner. Isn't it right for Lao Xu to look for women everywhere..."

Chen Qin corrected him: "That's right. He's divorced now, and he's a diamond king. What's wrong with falling in love seriously?"

Now Lao Chen came to his senses: "You mean he is looking for these women just to be angry with Xiao Duan? But does that matter?"

Chen Qin then asked: "Why not? Dad, think about it, if you have money, how many wives will you find?"

Old Chen shrank his neck: "Of course I won't look for it. You are so old. What are you talking about?"

"Yes, so I think Uncle Xu is actually the same," Chen Qin lowered his voice and gossiped to his parents, "I think he just didn't want to find a partner at all, but maybe he thought that if there was a chance It’s not good to meet my ex-wife, so I’m looking for so many now…”

Lao Chen tried to accept his point of view: "It's not impossible. After all, it was the person he met Xiao Duan in Yanjing that caused such a big fuss, and now he is looking for actresses and celebrities... "

Lou Xuemei still didn't understand: "Then why is Lingling angry?"

Lao Chen continued to speculate: "Ling Ling probably thinks it's strange that he is like this. That child has been smart since he was a child. Maybe he didn't understand it at first. He quite likes the Xiangjiang woman named Yu, but this year after he found the third one, he may be I really felt uncomfortable, so I came to our house."

"Hiss." Lou Xuemei took a breath of air, "But this is too outrageous. Is it possible? Are you going to this point just to be angry with Xiao Duan?"

Lao Chen leaned against the decorative shelf and said thoughtfully: "That's why it is said that men become bad when they have money. Lao Xu is getting older, has a career to work for, and has too much energy. I don't think he has a leisurely partner to date. "

"It's just that there are a large group of women around me casually. For the sake of the knot in my heart, I don't take other people's feelings seriously. No wonder Lingling can't stand it anymore... Then everything makes sense."

"..." Lou Xuemei thought for a moment and had nothing to say, but she still glared at her husband and son, "It sounds true. Why don't I believe it is so mysterious?"

Then he urged: "Quickly change your dirty pants. You keep saying these things every day. The clothes I just washed for you two are in such a mess..."

The father and son of the Chen family went to change their pants, and there was a tacit agreement not to discuss the matter again. In the evening, Chen Qin went to the video game room downstairs to play with Xu Lingling, and Lao Xu invited Lao Chen to the terrace of the hotel. Have two drinks.

After Lao Chen came back, Lou Xuemei asked. It was said that Lao Xu only talked about work, investment, the health of his mother and the cat his daughter raised. It seemed that he was not worried about those objects.

But now that all is said and done, the problem still lies with Xu Lingling. She had promised to go home, but now she suddenly regretted it. Lao Xu also didn't know what to do. Lao Chen and his wife thought of Chen Qin again. Solution: "Go and talk to Lingling. Now that we're done, our family can't really keep Lingling, so go and talk to her!"

Chen Qin had no choice but to listen to Lao Chen and inquire about Xu Lingling. He had seen everything about Lao Xu's family from beginning to end, and now he had no choice. That night, he took Xu Lingling to play with the claw machine in the hotel. Xu Lingling listened. He sounded very adamant: "I'm not going back. Anyway, it's the same with or without me at home..."

But he regretted it the next morning: "Chen Qin, Chen Qin, I am going back to Xiangjiang with my father tomorrow."

Chen Qin thought that the father and daughter had talked again in the evening, and thought that was fine, but Xu Lingling said: "Actually, there was a friend over in Xiangjiang who heard that I had a quarrel with my father, so he came to see me." Chen Qin Curious: "Why didn't I know you had friends? You told me last time that you didn't know anyone from Xiangjiang."

"It's still a little bit, don't worry, it's a girl."

Xu Lingling said mysteriously, and Chen Qin didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and told Lao Chen. Lao Chen went to tell Lao Xu again. Now the two families' brows relaxed, and then they went to the water together the next day. Paradise, and went to the river to take a boat that night. On the third day, Lao Xu was ready to go back to Xiangjiang. Xu Lingling didn't say anything more, as she was finally going home with her father.

This morning, Lao Chen drove his Rolls-Royce to the airport early in the morning. Both families breathed a sigh of relief on the way. They arrived at the airport without talking. In the waiting hall, Lao Xu said there was no need to send him off, and Lao Chen was a little tired. But seeing Xu Lingling holding Chen Qin's hand and following behind today, the two adults were afraid that she would regret it again, so they entered a VIP room and planned to wait until the plane took off.

Xu Lingling was probably a little reluctant to let go. Chen Qin was closely watched this time when she came back, and the two seemed to have entered into the familiar rhythm of keeping their distance again. But today she sat with Chen Qin in the car, and after getting off the car, she also pulled up. The adults of the two families were not surprised that she had taken action, but she was probably really reluctant to let go.

And he was about to leave. As a little drama queen, there were a lot of dramas at this time: "Chen Qin, have you saved the photos from yesterday?"

I went to the water park yesterday, and the photos of them playing together were naturally kept as well as the swimsuit photos from last time. Chen Qin was just thinking about how to answer, when several men across from the VIP room saw this and came over: "Hello , are you the teacher Xiao Chen who created Super Smash Bros.?"

Chen Qin was stunned: "Yes, you are?"

"I am Zeng Qiang from Sinovation Ventures, and this is our President Li. I was honored to hear your speech at the last information conference."

A group of people came to shake hands with Chen Qin, and then the adults around Chen Qin. Xiao Chen was very polite, and Old Chen became proud again: "I am his father."

"It's such a fate that I met our teacher Xiao Chen here. The speech that day was really impressive."

Then it was Lao Xu's turn - "Hello, I am Xu Tao from San Diego."

"Are you that Mr. Xu?!"

"It turns out to be Mr. Xu, I didn't recognize him just now!..."

Only then did a group of people recognize Lao Xu's identity. Those who had just shaken hands shook his hand again, and chatted with him enthusiastically. They were all a little embarrassed for some reason, and left after chatting for a few words.

After Lao Xu finished talking, he came back and asked Chen Qin: "Is it because of your game? These people are not simple. I didn't expect them to recognize Xiao Qin."

The second half of the sentence was also addressed to other people. Old Chen asked curiously: "Who are they?"

"The man in the middle is Li Kaifu. He has had some dealings with us in the past." Lao Xu said, "In terms of qualifications, this man is the number one Chinese in Silicon Valley today."

Lao Chen said: "Probably because of last year's Galaxy Software Annual Conference."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, scratched his head and added: "Although there was nothing special, I just talked about some technology related to his game at the seminar, but it probably also made these people Let’s have some impression.”

Saying that Old Chen was somewhat proud, Old Xu nodded, but Chen Qin looked at the direction in which those people were leaving at this time: "The number one person in the industry, what exactly did you do?"

Lao Xu explained: "Actually, it was a long time ago. In terms of achievements, it may not be very conspicuous. Nowadays, his inspirational articles are more famous, and he frequently changes jobs, so his reputation is not very good. As for There are certainly some exaggerations in his achievements, but he has served as a core executive at Apple, Google and Microsoft, which is an unquestionable achievement..."

As Lao Xu explained this, he suddenly frowned vaguely, as if he remembered something. Chen Qin continued to ask: "What about now?"

"Recently, he probably felt the prospects of the mobile Internet. He left Google to start his own business and opened an incubator company. It is actually venture capital, but it has its own channels. It is somewhat similar to our company's model."

Chen Qin asked: "How about this incubator?"

"It's only been a few days, who knows if it will work. He just announced on Weibo this month that he left Google." Lao Xu said, "Just now he was probably trying to recruit people from our company, but he saw me next to him. So I didn’t dare to say anything serious and went back.”

Now Lao Chen also understood: "Fortunately, he still thinks highly of our Xiaoqin."

Chen Qin said: "He is more or less genuine. At least he understands management."

Lao Xu thoughtfully said: "Yes, and he has participated in the management of quite a few multinational companies. Later, he became the president of the Greater Tianchao District at Microsoft and Google."

Chen Qin asked again: "Do you understand semiconductors and software?"

"I probably understand, but I specialize in graphics and streaming media technology, and I'm also more software-oriented."

"What nationality is he from now?"

"I'm not sure. With this resignation, it seems that I gave up Melician's green card."

Chen Qin's eyes lit up: "So you have become a member of the Celestial Empire?"

"He is from Baodao."

"That's it..."

Chen Qin scratched his head in disappointment. Lao Xu looked at him and reacted: "Why do you ask these questions?"

Chen Qin said: "I'm curious and want to know more."

"I'm quite curious. I thought you and I were thinking about the same thing."

Lao Xu looked at the direction the other person was walking in and thought deeply. Chen Qin said: "If you are curious, just ask. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to get to know more people."

"Uh-huh."

Lao Xu thought for a while, got up and went to talk to those people, and Chen Qin himself followed behind to listen.

The two went there for a long time, leaving Lao Chen and his wife sitting there with Xu Lingling. Xu Lingling was fiddling with the tea leaves in the tea cup. After a while, the plane was about to take off. Lao Chen ran to call someone, and the two reluctantly left. When I came back, Lao Xu asked: "Do you still know about incubators?"

"Isn't that what you are doing, Uncle Xu? I heard that you also used Lingling's money to invest in Unity, which is a competitor to the Magic Sword engine we use..."

They were about to leave, but Lao Xu and Xiao Chen started chatting inexplicably in a place like this. Just like that, when they arrived at the security checkpoint, Chen Qin finally remembered that he had left half of a sentence unfinished. Xu Lingling followed obediently, but did not disturb him while chatting with Lao Xu.

"Go back to school and go to school, and we'll go play somewhere else on May Day."

Chen Qin helped her put on the scarf. Xu Lingling nodded obediently and said, "Don't forget our agreement."

"What agreement?"

"What, you forgot?"

"I haven't forgotten. How could I forget such an important thing..."

Chen Qin reflexively defended, and then Xu Lingling entered the airport with her father.

Finally sending the father and daughter away, Lao Chen sighed and took his wife and son out. When he sat in the cab of his Rolls-Royce, he said, "Having money is also troublesome. ."

Lou Xuemei teased: "I think you have sour grapes, don't you?"

"How can this be called sour grapes? I only have so much knowledge and ambition. When I bought that Audi A6, I thought this was the end of my life."

"You are driving this car now, and I see you are quite happy driving it."

Lou Xuemei said, but Lao Chen did not answer. Then in the rearview mirror, the couple turned their eyes to Xiao Chen, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Xiao Chen felt a little guilty and looked out the window.

That's right.

Whether one is rich or powerful, "turning bad" is certainly not a necessary condition. Even because money and power themselves are closely related to social order, if we only look at probability, the possibility of a rich person being a "good person" in the ordinary sense is probably higher than The average is a bit higher.

But what happens once you have enough power to do whatever you want? For this society, wealth and power are indeed such dangerous things. Just like Lao Xu, a very enterprising and good man, he would do it for a little bit of his past. The little pimple is trying to harm the hearts of innocent women in the entertainment industry. Are those female stars too easy to deceive? In fact, it is probably just that he is too rich, earning 100 million US dollars a year. A high-quality man can be a model good man even if he does not hand over his bank card to his wife. But if he has no intention of doing so, these bad relationships will appear naturally. Of course, his motives and actions can hardly be said to be moral anyway, but morality is not an opponent of power. As long as the stock price does not fall, who will really care about the gossip of bystanders.

Of course, it's okay after all. Lao Xu is a good man who loves his daughter very much. After being manipulated by his daughter like this, he probably won't have to do such meaningless things anymore.

And now looking at Chen Qin himself in the rearview mirror...

Chen Qin himself was in a daze. Just like that, the trip to Lin'an ended quickly. On the day the Chen family returned home, GlobalFoundries' acquisition passed the antitrust review. Mr. Liu and a group of directors who had joined the industry heard the news and went straight to California. , and although SUN's executives have not yet given in, IBM suddenly announced that it would withdraw from acquisition negotiations that day. SUN's stock price plummeted that day. After being forced to sit at the negotiating table with Galaxy Software again, it seemed that this incident would continue to have twists and turns. The acquisition case is finally coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)