They say three women make a drama, but three men are just as capable as a Zhuge Liang. Du Guoying basically took on most of the work, cleaning the house in an hour.
Of the three, he was the one with the least money and power, so naturally he wanted to show off a bit more.
At noon, firecrackers were already going off outside, crackling and popping. Kevin stood up and craned his neck to look outside, clearly curious about the custom of setting off firecrackers and wanting to take a picture, but unfortunately his camera was broken.
Lu Feng, while wrapping dumplings, glanced at him and said, "Kevin, do you know why we set off firecrackers during Chinese New Year?"
Kevin turned around and said with a hint of arrogance, "I do know this. It's related to the Nian beast. In ancient times, people believed that burning firecrackers could scare away the Nian beast."
"Then why put up couplets?" Du Guoying asked, puzzled. "To tell the Nian monster?"
"It's to ward off evil spirits!" Lu Feng finished wrapping the last dumpling and then asked Kevin, "Then why do we eat dumplings?"
"It's about exorcising evil spirits!" Kevin explained, "Anyway, the entire Spring Festival was a battle against evil spirits."
“Look at you, you just don’t understand our country’s culture.” Lu Feng patted the flour off his hands and looked at Kevin with the air of a teacher, saying, “Dumplings were originally called Jiaozi. They were a kind of medicinal food invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They were a kind of medicinal tonic. At first, they were soup dumplings, like wontons. As they developed, they became dumplings.”
"Then why do we eat it during the Lunar New Year?" Du Guoying asked curiously.
Kevin also looked at Lu Feng with curiosity.
"It's delicious! Who says we can only eat it during the New Year? If you have money, you can eat it whenever you want. We've wrapped the dumplings, you're in charge of cooking them!" Lu Feng instructed Kevin.
Du Guoying looked at the various sizes of basins filled with vegetables on the ground. Some had already been picked, while others were still in bags. He was a little overwhelmed. It was already noon, and if all these vegetables were cooked, it would probably be dinner time.
"Boss Lu, these dishes..."
"I'm not doing this anymore!" Lu Feng picked up a cigarette from the table and lit it.
"Shall we have dumplings then?"
"We need to get some food. Go out and get a whole table of food to go." Lu Feng took a drag of his cigarette, picked up his car keys, and muttered to himself, "It's fucking good to be rich."
Du Guoying followed behind Lu Feng and muttered, "This is fucking great."
Kevin went out and brought back a table full of food. He had successfully turned a pot of dumplings into a soup. Lu Feng looked at the pot of food, sighed, and said, "Let's set off some firecrackers!"
As the firecrackers crackled and popped, everyone took their seats, each with a bowl of soup in front of them. Lu Feng raised his glass and said to the two men, "Let's drink to our destiny!"
"Happy New Year!" Kevin said, then looked at Lu Feng. He hadn't mentioned the camera compensation at all that morning, so Kevin had to hint at it with words, saying, "This moment is truly wonderful. It's just a pity my camera is broken, otherwise I would definitely have taken a picture."
Du Guoying looked at Lu Feng, who clearly didn't want to linger there any longer and was going to finish his meal, take the money, and leave.
“By the way, speaking of cameras, I’m reminded of industrialization, and speaking of industrialization, we have to mention automobiles.” Lu Feng said to Kevin, “I couldn’t sleep last night because I was thinking about it. We met in this way, and I think that for this kind of fate, I have to give you a hand, brother.”
"What's wrong?" Du Guoying asked with a serious expression.
"Let's have one first." Lu Feng raised his glass, clinked it with everyone's, and downed it in one gulp. He smacked his lips, picked up a bite of food, and said, "It's still about your future. I don't know if you listened to my analysis yesterday. But, brother, I still want to remind you: choosing the right industry will make your success much easier."
When Kevin saw him trying this again, he picked up his bowl and said, "It's the New Year, let's not talk about this anymore, have some soup!"
“Let me finish. If you worked for a public transportation company or a freight trucking company, I would definitely support you. But what I see now is a pit of fire. I can't just watch you jump in!” Lu Feng said earnestly. “I have a good heart and I wouldn't harm you. Go out and ask around; we're all living Lei Fengs!”
"Brother, are you from Northeast China?" Du Guoying asked, puzzled.
"Doesn't it look like it?"
"You don't have an accent either!"
"Do we all have to talk like this back home? Do we have to speak in roundabout ways to be considered a Northeasterner?" Lu Feng turned to Kevin and said, "It's all for your own good. Don't overthink it, as if I'm trying to poach you. There's no such thing. Even if you go to another car company, I'll be happy for you."
“I think he makes sense. How old are you this year?” Du Guoying asked Kevin.
"I'm fifty-three."
"Look at him, he's over fifty and still not a boss, that's unacceptable." Du Guoying said with a hint of disdain, patting Lu Feng on the shoulder, "Look at him, twenty-seven, and he's a boss!"
The slowdown in global growth of passenger cars is an undeniable fact; otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a hurry to expand into the Asian market. Throughout the 1990s, the growth rate of trucks, vans, and minivans worldwide was very fast, while that of passenger cars was almost like a snail's pace.
As a work vehicle, it can create wealth and is in the strongest demand in developing countries, while the comfort and prestige of family cars are secondary.
In 1993, the national production of passenger cars was 220,000 units, including more than 100,000 Tianjin Dafa minivans. The sales of passenger cars were less than 50,000 units, many of which were models such as the Fukang, which were cheaper than the Volkswagen Jetta and Santana.
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