"Luo Yingtao, it's not that I've become vicious. This is the experience I've summed up from more than ten years of social experience. 'No venom, no hero.' Don't think that if you treat people sincerely and make money honestly, you will get corresponding rewards. To tell you the truth, in this materialistic society, whoever has money is the king. As long as you have money, no one will care whether the channel of your income is legal. In the eyes of many people, whatever rich people do is right. Even if someone ignores you, when you get rich, they will look at you like a bee seeing pollen, sticking to you and can't be driven away. Do you know? This is the true nature of human beings. They like to use a magnifying glass to find the shortcomings of the poor and a microscope to find the advantages of the rich. In the eyes of many people, rich people are full of advantages, and whatever poor people do is wrong. To be honest, I've had enough of being bullied over the years."
Gao Huai's sophisticated theoretical analysis on money made Luo Yingtao feel the same. He was right. In today's society, many people laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes. They will try to please whoever has money. When she was at K University, her family had the best financial conditions among all the female classmates in the class. At that time, she was the center of attention in the eyes of her classmates. Now her situation is destitute. Except for Lan Dujuan who occasionally sends her messages to say hello, all other classmates have disappeared. It has to be said that money is the best experimental subject to test human nature and friendship.
Thinking of the past glory and looking at the current desolation and desolation, Luo Yingtao couldn't help feeling extremely sad. Although she did not agree with Gao Huai's extreme views, she had to admit that what he said was true.
"Gao Huai, hasn't your family always been well off? Why do you have these insights? What have you experienced over the years?" Luo Yingtao asked puzzledly.
When Gao Huai mentioned the past, his face showed an unconcealable sadness. He sighed and said, "Luo Yingtao, more than ten years can make a teenager become middle-aged, and can also make the sea turn into mulberry fields. Everything I had back then has long since changed. I'm the same as you. The experiences of these years after graduation have been like a roller coaster. My parents died in accidents one after another. In order to treat their illnesses, I emptied all my savings, and our family's financial situation plummeted. When they were alive, my parents were well off in business. Our home was so lively then. Now there are few horses and saddles in front of the door. No one asks me if the porridge is warm. I have nowhere to vent my loneliness and bitterness. I had no way out, so I quit my job at school and came to Nanyou City to work. In those years, I really saw through the ways of the world and changed my attitude towards life. As long as I have money, I don't have to worry about being looked down upon, and I don't have to beg for pity from others like a dog. I will try every possible way to make money. This is the ultimate goal of the rest of my life."
Gao Huai's thin face was gloomy, and his eyes revealed the indifference and sophistication of having experienced many vicissitudes of life. While he was telling the story, he roared angrily from time to time, as if venting his dissatisfaction. His voice was not very loud, but it sounded heavy, enough to shock Luo Yingtao's heart. Time is like a sharp and ruthless knife, which not only changed his and Luo Yingtao's youthful appearance, but also faded their innocent nature.
"Did both your parents die in accidents?" Luo Yingtao asked with concern.
"Alas, that was the most painful experience in my life. I don't want to mention it anymore. Let's talk about something else." Gao Huai closed his eyes in pain. He tried hard to forget the disaster that changed his family's fate.
Luo Yingtao understood and comforted him, "Gao Huai, this is the true nature of human beings, the darkness and reality. When you are short of money, it is the best time to test human nature. We have all suffered enough from the disparity in our circumstances. If you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it. Let the unhappy things pass."
Luo Yingtao was deeply touched by Gao Huai's experience. She couldn't help but think of the time when her mother passed away, and then her father and brother fell ill one after another. Her relatives treated them as if they were the plague god and tried to avoid them, let alone provide help to their family.
Seeing Luo Yingtao's mood had calmed down a bit, Gao Huai took the opportunity to say, "Don't feel guilty about Mingdan Company being reported. It was Wang Mudan who wronged you. I'm just helping you vent your anger. What's wrong with letting them suffer a little? In comparison, they've suffered far more than you have."
At Gao Huai's instigation, Luo Yingtao's remaining trace of guilt towards Wang Mudan quickly vanished, replaced by a sense of disappointment at the huge economic disparity: "They've already been worth over 100 million yuan. A few million won't shake the foundation of Mingdan Company. Si Mingda still has the upper hand among his classmates."
"It's good that you can think this way. Don't feel guilty about them. When Simingda gave you pocket money, he benefited from you. It wasn't given for free. But Wang Mudan asked for it all back. Are you the one who suffered the loss?"
Gao Huai's intentional or unintentional instigation of discord further aroused Luo Yingtao's hatred towards Wang Mudan. She sorted out the trajectory of the reporting incident and found that the root cause was that Wang Mudan was too pushy. Otherwise, she would not have complained to Gao Huai, and Gao Huai would not have reported Mingdan Company, resulting in them being fined and Si Mingda being imprisoned for half a year. All of this was their own fault.
Thinking of this, Luo Yingtao felt more balanced. She looked at Gao Huai, who looked dejected, and asked, "Gao Huai, how much bonus did the tax authorities give you for reporting Mingdan Company?"
"Luo Yingtao, talking about money is meaningless. Tell me the truth, what do you want from me today?"
Gao Huai is very cunning. As soon as Luo Yingtao mentioned the reward for reporting, he quickly changed the subject. It was obvious that he wanted to avoid something. Luo Yingtao felt that he had indeed changed a lot in the past ten years. He was no longer the sunny, cheerful and kind-hearted boy in her memory. The experiences of these years made him reborn like a different person. His personality became gloomy and treacherous. It was obvious that he did not reveal the truth when he talked about his parents' experience just now. If it was just his parents who had an accident, why did his family's financial situation decline so quickly?
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