Lin Baiwei knew Zhou Yueyun wasn't lying. She knew women like that too—rich and single, who kept young, handsome, strong, and obedient men who lived off them. The women were attracted to the men's bodies, and the men wanted the women's money. Everyone got what they wanted, and they lived quite harmoniously.
Does she want to be like these women?
"Actually, it's good that people have an open mind. Why care about other people's opinions? As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. I'll chat with Qingqing more in the future. Don't underestimate her just because she's the youngest of the three of us. She's the most insightful about life," Zhou Yueyun said with emotion.
Lin Bai nodded slightly. She thought so too. Although Ye Qing was young, he was very insightful and understood life.
The two hailed a taxi to go back. The taxi driver was very talkative and spoke Mandarin quite well. He had moved from the mainland, so he felt especially close to his fellow countrymen.
"Things are much better inland now. I went back to my hometown two years ago, and my uncles are all doing very well. They're all bosses now!" the driver said enviously.
His family used to be the best off, and his parents would often send money back to their hometown to help their relatives. But now the situation has reversed, and his family has become the most ordinary. Last year, his relatives even pooled their money to buy his family a new house here, saying it was to thank his parents for their help over the years.
It's true what they say, fortunes change every thirty years!
“My parents have already gone back to their hometown. I will go back after I retire. No matter how good it is outside, it is not as good as my hometown. If it weren’t for the fact that my children don’t want to go back, my wife and I would have gone back to our hometown long ago.”
The driver was about forty or fifty years old. He came here more than thirty years ago. His children grew up here. His hometown was too unfamiliar to them, so it was understandable that they didn't want to go back. Moreover, the driver's children represented the thoughts of most young people in Hong Kong. On the contrary, people of the driver's age have a deep affection for the mainland.
“It’s good to go back. Leaves fall back to their roots. No matter how far you drift, you’ll feel more at ease when you’re old,” Lin Baiwei agreed.
"That's exactly right. The older you get, the more uneasy you feel. Even though I bought a house and got an ID card here, I always feel like my feet aren't on the ground. I don't feel like I'm a master of this city. It's more like I'm a guest here. Sigh!"
The driver sighed. He was speaking from the heart. Even though he had lived in this city for over thirty years, he still felt like a guest. His home wasn't here. His wife had the same experience; she had moved here halfway through her life, and she felt the same way.
Encountering a traffic jam on the road, with shops and snack stalls lining both sides of the street, Zhou Yueyun noticed a luxury car parked in front of a braised food shop. Seeing the gleaming gold figure on the car, she couldn't help but ask, "Is that a Rolls-Royce? I heard you can afford to buy one but can't afford to drive it, is that true?"
The driver laughed, "This car is so expensive, you can't even afford to buy it. Even though it's a car, the license plate alone is too expensive for most people. Do you know whose car this is?"
Lin Baiwei's interest was piqued. The license plate was all eights, which was definitely unaffordable. The owner must be someone of extraordinary status. You could tell from the driver's tone that he was definitely not from an ordinary wealthy family.
"Could it be the family of Hong Kong's richest man?" Lin Baiwei joked, half-jokingly.
The driver shook his head. "No, but this family is even more famous than the richest man in China. Have you heard of Mrs. Miao, the Asian gambling queen? This car belongs to her family."
Zhou Yueyun looked bewildered; she had never heard of any gambling queen or gambling king. But Lin Baiwei's expression changed. Of course, she knew Miao Tianxiang; she was a legendary figure whose wealth was no less than that of the richest gambling tycoon. This was because Miao Tianxiang had many hidden assets that only she knew about and could not be counted.
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