"Is this thing really sold for seven or eight yuan in Luzhou and thirteen or fourteen yuan in the special district?”
Carrying the bag of fish and prawns, Xia Jianhua's worldview was greatly impacted.
To him, Xia Qi's words had shattered his worldview.
Why was this thing so valuable in the city?
However, this was reality.
In this era, the people's mindset was old-fashioned, and their hearts were simple and honest. In addition, transportation remained unchanged, and information was closed.
Many people might not have been to the county town in their entire lives.
In addition, in this era, the word merchant was still very new.
Doing business was looked down upon by others. They thought that it was speculation and that only idle people would do it.
There was gold everywhere and no one picked it up. Or rather, their knowledge and worldview made them unable to see the wealth everywhere.
Xia Qizhen nodded seriously." This is indeed true. Dad, if you don't believe me, you should be on vacation these two days. Sometimes, you can go to Luzhou to take a look. You'll know when you see it with your own eyes!”
"Alright, I'll go and take a look! Tomorrow!"
His father was also a decisive person, and he was also a person who did not know his place. Otherwise, in his previous life, he would not have resigned a few months before the tide of the sea and walked at the forefront of the times.
Even with Ma Si's provocation and Uncle Donghai's instigation.
However, in this era, giving up the iron rice bowl of being a teacher required an immense amount of courage.
Looking at Xia Qi, Xia Jianhua threw away the cigarette butt that was a little hot.""Continue. What happened after that?"
"Later on, Dad, you earned some money by selling fish and prawns. In 1992, you became a millionaire. However, Dad, you didn't know how to hide it.
As a result, many people in his hometown learned from him, causing the price of fish and prawns in the nearby towns to skyrocket and the profits to fall. However, he could still go to other places to collect them or sell them in other cities.
By the time it was 1994, you had earned tens of thousands of yuan.”
Hearing that, Xia Jianhua smiled.
Because from his son's words, although he had been detained and sent back for a disgraceful moment, he had finally made a name for himself!
As for the fact that his son was hiding something, causing the price of fish and prawns at home to skyrocket, he did not have any thoughts about it.
"What about after 1994?
Did I do something else after that?”
Xia Qi nodded." With the change of times, the number of people who go into business has increased day by day. It's not easy to sell fish and prawns. Although there are still profits, they are very small. So, Dad, you went to 1995 to get a driver's license.
Think about the job that was still very popular and even very decent and very profitable at the time, driving a taxi!”
"I'll drive a taxi!"
His father's eyes suddenly seemed to glow.
Xia Qi looked at it and sighed in his heart.
Even the smile on her face disappeared. She said in a bleak tone,"That's right! Dad, you're driving a taxi to Shanghai. With your English, you're always pulling in foreigners at Shanghai Airport. You earn more than anyone else.”
"That's great!" Xia Jianhua didn't care about Xia Qi's change in tone and expression. Instead, he smiled longingly.
A taxi driver was the most popular profession in this era.
His father's school principal had a relative who drove a taxi outside.
It was a glorious scene.
In this environment where the average person's monthly income was tens to hundreds of yuan, he earned a few thousand yuan a month. His family had a western-style house and even bought a house in the city.
An absolute winner in life!
It could be said that being a taxi driver in this era was definitely the career that all young people wanted to do the most. It was better than any golden rice bowl.
And his father also had such a dream.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have driven a taxi after making money from his business.
"What happened after that?”
His father was no longer as calm as he was at the beginning. As Xia Qi described it, his father couldn't wait to know how wonderful his life would be in the future.
However, reality would always give people a head-on blow.
"After that, Dad, you became a taxi driver in Shanghai and worked as a vice-driver. In 1996, you even helped me find a stepmother.”
Xia Qi's tone was very complicated.
Xia Qi's mother had passed away when she gave birth to Xia Qi.
In this era, medical conditions were very poor. Moreover, in this era, children were basically delivered at home by midwives.
Giving birth was a high-risk matter in this era.
Unfortunately, Xia Qi was born under such a background.
His mother couldn't take it, and she suffered a lot of bleeding during the difficult labor. As a result, Xia Qi had never really seen his mother clearly.
This was a lifelong regret.
"I..."
Xia Jianhua was rendered speechless by Xia Qi's words.
He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
After all, helping Xia Qi find a stepmother was obviously letting down his son.
Moreover, that was a matter for the future. Now, his wife had only left for more than two years, and the wound in his heart had not completely healed.
At this moment, Xia Jianhua's eyes flashed with nostalgia and pain.
Xia Qi had already let go of this matter. He collected his emotions and continued,"Actually, this stepmother was quite good at the beginning. After you bought a house in Shanghai in 1997, she even brought me from my hometown to live with you.
However, as her stepmother secretly sent the family's money into the stock market, she even secretly pawned her house to make up for the loss. In the end, when she couldn't pay back the money, the loan company came to visit.
That time, the two of you had a very fierce argument. After that, you borrowed money everywhere to keep the house. However, she promised you very well, but after that, because her family had debts to pay off, her standard of living declined. She couldn't stand the poor life. A few months later, she divorced you and found a local old man with a pension.
“.....”
Xia Jianhua listened to Xia Qi's story, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions. If it wasn't for the self-restraint of a teacher, he would have cursed out loud.
What kind of woman was this? Did he find her?
He must be blind!
It was very depressing.
Xia Qi looked at him and waited for a moment before continuing.
"After that, Dad, you continued to drive your taxi to pay off the debt left behind by your stepmother and take me with you.
It's just that because of this incident and the debt, Dad, you're driving very hard.
He often held his pee and drove. Later on, he finally paid off his debt, but he didn't live a good life for a few years.
In 2010, you contracted uremia because you drove for a long time. Our family collapsed again!
I sold the house and sent you back to your hometown to recuperate. As for myself, after graduating from university, I stayed in Shanghai to work.
However, due to the pressure of life, I also worked overtime for a long time. Last night, I worked overtime until midnight. When I went home and lay down, when I woke up again, I was already small!”
His father fell silent.
This short exchange described his entire life.
In his early years, he could be considered ambitious, but later on, his miserable life…
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