Chapter 1094 Rich Second Generation
It was already dark and the street lights were on.
Song Yangming drove slowly and soon found Huo Dawei who was sitting near the statue waiting for him.
Huo Dawei was sitting on the flower bed with a cell phone in his hand. Next to him was his luggage. There was a lot of luggage, including a large suitcase, a travel bag, and another travel bag on his shoulder.
Song Yangming lightly stepped on the accelerator and moved the car over, then lowered the right window and shouted to Huo Dawei who was still looking elsewhere.
"Old Huo!"
"Old Song?" Huo Dawei looked for Song Yangming when he heard the voice. When he saw Song Yangming's car nearby, he was stunned and stood up subconsciously.
After opening the car door, Song Yangming came to Huo Dawei, opened his arms and gave him a hug.
"You gave me a surprise. Didn't you say you would reply me once you were sure? Why did you come here out of the blue?"
"Haha, I made the decision in a hurry. I just finished the formalities this morning and then headed straight to the train station. I thought since I'm arriving soon, there's no need to call again." Huo Dawei replied with a smile. He took a look at Song Yangming's car and then said, "You gave me a surprise. You are really good. Where did you get this car? Did you buy it yourself or borrow it? You can even drive such a nice Audi?"
Song Yangming's car is an Audi. Audi cars look low-key, but they are actually not cheap, especially his A8, which is a new model. Huo Dawei has seen the world and knows how much this car is worth. He asked with a little surprise.
Song Yangming hesitated. He wanted to find a reason to explain it casually, but when the words came to his lips, Song Yangming still felt that it was better to tell the truth. After all, Huo Dawei would join Si Te next and become his colleague in the future. He couldn't keep his situation hidden from Huo Dawei, so if he didn't tell him now, he would know it later. Moreover, Song Yangming couldn't be sure what Huo Dawei would think by then. What if he fooled him now and made Huo Dawei feel uneasy? It would be better to make it clear now.
"This car is a gift from my dad. I drive it to and from work for convenience. Actually, I don't know much about cars." Song Yangming answered in a normal tone.
"Of course you can! I didn't know you were a second-generation rich kid for all these years? You can give me a car worth nearly a million dollars just like that? Your grandfather is a rich man, how can he give me a car like this just like that?"
"Haha, I'm doing some business. I'm lucky enough to catch the wave of reform and opening up and make some money. Come, put your luggage at the back. We can't stay here for long. If we continue chatting, the police will come and chase us away." Song Yangming replied with a smile.
He opened the trunk and moved the luggage in with Huo Dawei. Then he asked him to get in the car.
Sure enough, as soon as the car started, they saw a policeman looking over here from a distance. Fortunately, Song Yangming and his team ran fast. If they had stopped for another minute, he would have come over to chase them away, and they might have even gotten a ticket or something.
The car left the vicinity of the train station and Song Yangming drove towards his residence. Before coming, he had made up his mind to let Huo Dawei stay at his home for one night and then take him to the company tomorrow to go through the entry procedures.
Since Huo Dawei is here, there is no need to hide some things from him. Even if he doesn't know it today, he will know it tomorrow, and it will be bad if he waits until then.
Besides, Song Yangming wanted to have a good chat with Huo Dawei and listen to his opinions on his next work arrangements. Since he wanted to employ people, he had to have enough trust and honesty, and he and Huo Dawei were still friends.
As the son of Song Yuanchao, Song Yangming had heard a lot about his father's past since he was a child, especially the experience of his father and his uncles starting a business together.
Someone once said that all businessmen are dishonest. All businessmen pursue profit. In the eyes of businessmen, profit is the first priority. It is also written in books that " every pore of the capitalist is permeated with blood and filth." In fact, many businessmen in the business world are also like this. For the sake of profit, many businessmen have no bottom line, say one thing but do another, and act like villains behind the scenes. This kind of situation is not uncommon.
But Song Yuanchao is different. Although he has used many means in the business world, and even ruthlessly showed no mercy in competition, whether it is suppression, mergers, or competition for the market, Song Yuanchao has done a lot of these. But one thing cannot be denied, apart from normal business means and competition, Song Yuanchao has always maintained a moral bottom line in other aspects and never crossed the red line in his heart.
Especially for partners and friends, Song Yuanchao is recognized as admirable. No one who has been in contact with him for many years has bad things to say about Song Yuanchao. Even if some people lose to Song Yuanchao in business competition, they are still convinced by him. This is what makes Song Yuanchao different from ordinary businessmen. In fact, it is not only Song Yuanchao, but also Li Daqi, Qin Zhengguo, Luo Yang and others. What can be done and what cannot be done, these are clear in mind.
In Song Yangming's mind, Song Yuanchao is Song Yangming's idol since childhood. Song Yangming has been learning from his father over the years, and it can even be said that he imitates Song Yuanchao in many aspects.
Especially in terms of treating friends and subordinates, Song Yuanchao always trusted people when he employed them, and would not employ people if he doubted them. He boldly employed capable people and gave them full trust. Xu Hui, Xiao Qi, and Zheng Guoyuan later were the best examples. Although the Zhu Weizhou incident happened not long ago, Song Yuanchao was not primarily responsible for that incident. The key point was that Zheng Guoyuan misjudged the person and recommended the wrong person.
In addition, Song Yuanchao never tries to test people's hearts, and he will not use this method to judge whether his subordinates are loyal to him like some self-righteous bosses. Because Song Yuanchao knows very well that people's hearts cannot be tested. Once you do so, it will lead to cracks. In this world, except for people with IQ problems, ordinary people are not stupid, and people have greed and their own ideas. Once the benefits paid are great enough, no one knows whether people's hearts can be maintained.
In addition, doing so will inevitably cause the other party to be disgusted, thus leading to alienation. How can one test something as unpredictable as the human heart? Song Yuanchao was very clear about this and had discussed similar topics with Song Yangming. He also warned Song Yangming not to try these things, and not to think that he had the confidence to control the people's hearts, because once you think so, then alienation and disloyalty are not far away.
Just like now, Huo Dawei quit his previous job at the invitation of Song Yangming and resolutely came to Jinling to seek refuge with Song Yangming. In this case, it would be meaningless for Song Yangming to continue hiding things from Huo Dawei. There are some things that Huo Dawei will definitely know once he enters the Sit. Rather than embarrassing the two of them at that time, or planting a rift in Huo Dawei's heart, it is better to take this opportunity today to tell everything clearly.
They drove home quickly, and when they arrived and saw Song Yangming's current residence, Huo Dawei was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out.
Although Jinling is not a super first-tier city like Shanghai, Yanjing, and Pengcheng, it is undoubtedly a big city as the capital of Jiangsu Province. What does it mean for a big city like this to have a small Hui-style courtyard with a single door and a single household in the urban area?
Huo Dawei has been working for so many years, but he still doesn't own his own house (not counting the one in his hometown). He has never had a girlfriend. In addition to being busy with work and having no time, material shortage is also a big reason. Huo Dawei also admitted this when he was drinking with Song Yangming last time.
And now, Song Yangming actually told him that this house was his current residence. Huo Dawei was simply unbelievable. He entered the yard and looked at the layout inside. Even though this was just a small courtyard that was not too large, it was still difficult for ordinary people to own it.
Moreover, the car Song Yangming drove just now also proved this point. Huo Dawei knew how much an Audi A8 was worth. To be able to afford such a car and live in such a small courtyard, what kind of family did Song Yangming come from? Huo Dawei was a little confused for a while. He had known Song Yangming for many years. He had rented a house in the village in the city. He had slept in Song Yangming's bed many times when he got drunk at a party. But now, everything in front of him gave him a great subversion. What was going on?
"I'll tell you in detail later. Put your things down first. It's getting late. I'm going to order some food." Song Yangming said with a smile as he took Huo Dawei to the guest room. Then he made a gesture of making a phone call and went to the living room.
Huo Dawei looked around and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had always thought that Song Yangming was a child from an ordinary family like himself, but he never expected that everything he saw today would overturn his imagination. Song Yangming's family situation was beyond his expectations. If he hadn't come to Jinling, he wouldn't have known about this situation.
But what is strange is that Song Yang obviously came from a well-off family, but how come he was just like everyone else in Pengcheng back then, earning a low salary, living in a rented house in an urban village, and his clothes and consumption did not seem like he was rich at all? What was going on?
With doubts, Huo Dawei simply packed up and then went to the living room. When he arrived at the living room, Song Yangming had already called a nearby restaurant. Because it was late, it was not so fast to cook by himself. In addition, Huo Dawei had just arrived, so Song Yangming had to pick him up anyway. He thought it would be more convenient to have the restaurant deliver it .
Seeing Huo Dawei coming out, Song Yangming asked him to sit down. After he sat down, Song Yangming smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "I'm sorry, Lao Huo, there are some things I didn't deliberately hide. You have also seen the situation in my family, so..."
"So you are a hidden rich second generation?" Huo Dawei asked.
Song Yangming smiled awkwardly and nodded: "You can say that, I am indeed one of the rich second generation you mentioned, but I didn't mean to hide it from you. It was my father's request that I went to Pengcheng. I went to work in the company to train myself. To be honest, I really had no money in my pocket at that time. My bank card and other things were all taken away by my family. Like you, I lived on those wages."