Chapter 530 Tao Yang's Past
When Tao Yang got excited, he poured out all his grievances to Qiao Xing.
He never did well in school, and after entering university, he became even more lazy, thinking about how to just coast through his days and graduate.
He and Shen Boyan shared a dormitory, and their relationship was alright, but not to the point of being like brothers.
One day, he asked his father for two thousand yuan, but he never received the money from his father.
He was a freshman in college at the time and didn't really understand the concept of making money. He was very angry and called home to question his father about why he hadn't sent him money.
The person on the other end of the phone told him that the person who had helped his father transfer money before had passed away, and since his father didn't know how to transfer money, he had come to deliver the money to him personally.
Tao Yang still remembers the feeling at that time, as if his heart had been hit hard by something, and the suffocation and panic left him at a loss.
His father is illiterate. What if he gets lost after traveling so far alone?
So he asked his roommates to help him go out and look for the person. The other two made excuses and refused to go out, but Shen Boyan agreed to help him.
Chongqing is too big. They searched for two days but couldn't find him. They went to the police station but they couldn't get their case because they couldn't confirm whether his father had come to Chongqing.
Shen Boyan continued to comfort him.
After searching for several days, Tao Yang received a call from a stranger. It was a kind person who made the call on behalf of his father, which helped him find his father.
When Tao Yang saw his father, he could hardly believe it was his father. He was dressed in rags, with disheveled hair, and everyone avoided him when he stood on the road.
His father took a train and stood for a full 48 hours to arrive in Chongqing. After getting off the train, the unfamiliar city frightened him. He wanted to ask someone to help him make a phone call, but no one helped him.
He finally met someone, but it turned out to be a scammer. The scammer lured him to a remote place, robbed him of his money, and even cut his leg during the argument.
He had nothing left, except for a phone number he knew by heart.
But he had no money left and dared not contact his son, so he had to find a way to raise his living expenses.
So he could only pick up trash and drag his injured leg to work as a laborer on construction sites, but he was kicked out because he was too slow.
He fainted while picking up trash by the roadside, and despite the large number of people around, not a single person went to help him.
When he said this, even a grown man couldn't help but wipe away his tears.
“But some kind people still helped him, helped him up, and wanted to take him to the hospital, but he said he had no money and refused to go. It took the person a long time to find out that he had come to see me.”
Tao Yang said, "Now, when I imagine him lying on the street, surrounded by people who look at him coldly, it feels like a huge stone is lodged in my heart..."
Qiao Xing was also somewhat moved; she had never known that Tao Yang had such a background.
I always thought he was cheerful and sunny, and that he must have a very happy family.
"And then what?"
"Later, that person got my phone number and called me, and I found him. When I found him, his foot was already festering."
It was Shen Boyan who didn't mind that his father was dirty and helped him take his father to the hospital. At that time, he didn't have a penny, and Shen Boyan helped pay for the medical expenses. If it weren't for him, his father might have had his limbs amputated or even lost his life.
Shen Boyan paid for his medical expenses and ate nothing but boiled water and steamed buns for more than a month.
"Sometimes I think I'm pretty awful. I've only ever known how to ask for money since I was little. I never thought about where their money came from. I always thought making money was easy."
“They used all the money they earned from farming and selling grain to pay for my education, so that I could have new clothes, new schoolbags, and nice cell phones, just like other children. I never even thought about whether their annual income would be enough for me to buy those things.”
After that incident, he secretly vowed that he would never let his parents worry again and that he would make something of himself.
When he was a sophomore, Shen Boyan took him to do some jobs to earn his own living expenses. Because he was not doing well in his studies, Shen Boyan was willing to take him under his wing and taught him step by step.
Later, when he was able to earn more money, he would send the extra money home so that his parents wouldn't have to work so hard.
This is why he followed Shen Boyan without any regrets, even when they were heavily in debt and everyone else had left, he did not.
After listening, Qiao Xing realized how important Shen Boyan was in his life.
"What about Miaomiao?"
Tao Yang sighed, his expression returning to normal. He said, "Her? She's just socially awkward, afraid to go out and interact with others, so she's been following me around."
Her family was ordinary, but not tragic.
Qiao Xing nodded, "I understand, things will get better and better from now on."
"I think so too. After all, Shen Boyan was my idol when I was in school. I always felt that he could achieve great things."
"I think so too."
It was almost noon when the two finished chatting. Sun Miao woke up and came downstairs. When she learned that Li Ya had made the payment, she was so happy that she almost jumped for joy.
Her voice was so loud that it woke up Shen Boyan in the conference room.
After he came out, the atmosphere in the room fell silent for a brief moment.
Qiao Xing glanced at the time and suggested, "Now that you're all awake, let's go out for dinner."
No one objected, and the group found a restaurant downstairs.
The company's development was discussed at the dinner table. Shen Boyan needed to repay his loan, so when the money was withdrawn, a portion should be reserved for him to repay it, so that they could focus on their own projects.
Qiao Xing had no objections; the main concern was getting through the current difficulties so the company could continue to develop.
If you start worrying about who gets what and who gets less now, it will be hard to go far.
Tao Yang and Sun Miao had known Shen Boyan for a long time and had a good relationship with him, so supporting this proposal was no problem for them. What they didn't expect was that Qiao Xing also supported this proposal.
This inevitably earned Qiao Xing even more recognition in their hearts.
Only those who share the same ideals can come together; there is a saying that goes, "Those who have different ideals cannot work together."
The company is just starting out, and what we need most is unity. If we have disagreements about money from the beginning, we are destined to not be able to work together in the end.
"Okay, it's settled then. Come on, let's have a drink together." Tao Yang stood up and poured drinks for everyone.
When it was Qiao Xing's turn, she quickly raised her hand to stop them and took a bottle of juice for herself. "I'm not in a good mood to drink alcohol today, so I'll have juice instead."
Tao Yang smiled and said, "Sure, juice is fine too."
Qiao Xing picked up her cup and glanced at Shen Boyan.
He had been silent the whole time, barely saying a word, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
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