The news that Cheng Ran's father was the founder of the Fulong Company that had recently been in the news in Shanhai City and had signed a contract with the Post and Telecommunications Bureau to serve as the front line in the communications field to ensure that Shanhai would become a tourist city in the future spread like wildfire.
In fact, this was almost inevitable. Not only had Cheng Ran's past events in the first grade of junior high school been leaked, but his family was still being secretly inquired about among the students.
Someone came over and asked, "Cheng Ran, was your family the Huatong Company before? Your father restructured it and it became the Fulong Company. Our post office wants to buy equipment from your company?"
The two people who were questioning him were from the post and telecommunications system. Cheng Ran's family background had actually been known among the students, but there was a contrast. A few days ago, Cheng Ran went to Qin Xizhen's music classroom for rehearsal and his trouser legs were torn. Yao Beibei said something derogatory about him, which made people think that Cheng Ran's family was not well off. After hearing the news, people like Zhang Feng who had sympathized with Cheng Ran before, or had some feelings about him, or had a psychological advantage over him, suddenly felt that they had missed a step.
No matter whether Cheng Ran's family was rich or not before... at least this incident happened, and it is probably no longer within the scope of an ordinary working-class family.
For many people, this was probably just a news event. But for the two students whose families worked in the post and telecommunications system, they could clearly feel the impact.
The adults in the family were talking about this. Mayor Li Jingping was very happy. For the first time in history, he added more special funds to their Post and Telecommunications Bureau... The Post and Telecommunications Bureau has always been sick and half-dead due to historical limitations. It has been scolded by the city and citizens as a veteran. After replacing the equipment of Fulong Company, the situation has improved a lot compared to before. Because this incident was released as a news release, many citizens deliberately and carefully experienced the situation of Shanhai City’s telephone system after the upgrade, and found that it was indeed much smoother than before.
As a result, the social pressure on the Post and Telecommunications Bureau was immediately alleviated a lot.
Firstly, the new director Jiang Jin's prestige has been enhanced and he has received a lot of praise from the society. Secondly, many people who were not optimistic about Fulong Company in the Post and Telecommunications Bureau have changed their views. The most simple argument is that Shanhai City now has a local company that can produce equipment with performance configurations that are no less than first-tier products, but at a price much lower than first-tier brands.
This Fulun company has great potential.
The student from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, who had received these judgments from his family, naturally felt more friendly towards Cheng Ran.
Facing the two students' questions, Cheng Ran nodded, "I think so. That was done by my father, I don't know much..."
The people around who were listening to their questions laughed out loud, "Then Cheng Ran, your family must be making a lot of money! It is said that the Post and Telecommunications Bureau is going to allocate financial resources..."
Shanhai City is not big, and many students of the First High School come from various units. These different units also spread the news about the officialdom of Shanhai. What they hear from home is actually an enlightenment of these students' social outlook.
"Ah, my dad told me that we haven't made any money yet..." Cheng Ran said.
One of the students from the post and telecommunications system said with embarrassment, "It's said to be paid in installments, but your company has to install the first batch of equipment first... It's like your company is still losing money on this project. My dad said that the mayor has approved it, but the financial department is not moving fast. We are begging them to get the funds in place as soon as possible... It will be good if it can be in place in the first quarter of next year."
At this moment, someone suddenly realized something and looked at Yao Beibei and Yang Xia.
Chen Ruoting couldn't stand Yao Beibei's targeting of Cheng Ran, so she said calmly, "Yao Beibei, you and Cheng Ran are in the same company, right? So, does that mean your family is working for Cheng Ran's family?"
Yao Beibei seemed to have her tail stepped on, and like a hedgehog being challenged, all the thorns on her body stood up, and she said in a ridiculous way, "Are you kidding me! How could my family work for Cheng Ran's family? My dad works outside and has his own company! It's just that after the original unit was restructured, my family took over the shares... We are shareholders!"
Yao Beibei's reaction was simply that she was unable to adapt to the sudden change in circumstances of Cheng Ran's family, which had never been as good as her own family, and even seemed to have surpassed her in every way.
She heard her father's discussion about Cheng Feiyang throughout the whole process. At first, he was certain that they could not break into the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. Later, after signing the contract, he was still certain that the Post and Telecommunications Bureau could not come up with the money, and Fulong Company would just suffer losses and benefit others.
But Yao Beibei was aware of the sour and uncertain tone in her father's words.
Yao Beibei and Chen Ruoting started to argue with each other secretly.
Yang Xia and Liu Ying ignored the quarrel between Yao Beibei and Chen Ruoting. They just stared at Cheng Ran in a daze.
What I just said reminded them.
It seemed that... all the families in their yard had already been subtly and vaguely attached to Cheng Feiyang.
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After school in the afternoon, Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao went out to eat. Because they had to attend evening self-study, many students did not go home for dinner. Every afternoon after school, dozens of restaurants outside the school, from noodle shops to fried rice restaurants, were crowded.
Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao went to the restaurant near the Bell and Drum Tower. Cheng Ran's daily bus and dinner expenses were seven yuan, and Yu Xiao's were a little more, twelve yuan. At that time, the bus in Shanhai City was still fifty cents per trip for students. After deducting the two yuan for the daily round trip home, the two spent five and ten yuan on dinner respectively.
In this era when noodles and fried rice only cost three dollars, and a stir-fried dish with meat also costs three dollars, it is no problem to eat your fill. Occasionally, you can splurge a little and order two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a soup for two people, and still enjoy the meal.
Of course, compared with the girls in the unit like Yang Xia and Liu Ying, their living expenses were nothing. I remember that Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao called Yang Xia a rich woman because she had 600 yuan in pocket money a month.
Of course, Yang Xia is kind and generous, and has many friends. Maybe she is good-looking and has good popularity. Students from not only their class nine, but also several other classes are proud to know her. Some boys want to smoke but have no money, so they can only swallow their pride and ask her to borrow cigarettes. Basically, they can borrow them. If they don’t pay them back, it’s up to fate. Yang Xia won’t remember to ask for them. For many boys at this time, Yang Xia is simply the goddess who saves them from danger... It is not without reason that she is called the class flower in private.
However, Yu Xiao recently discovered that Cheng Ran has also become a wealthy man, and now he treats them to meals every day.
It would be fine if he didn't know, but Yu Xiao knew that Cheng Ran only had 7 yuan a day for food, so if there was any expense, he would have to eat at a cheaper price. He had more than 12 yuan, and sometimes his family would give him dozens more, so Yu Xiao was well-off. Usually, Yu Xiao always asked them to pool their money for meals.
In fact, if you put them together, there are many dishes that can be ordered.
Cheng Ran can naturally also rely on him and eat better.
"Your mother has changed her ways recently and is giving you more money every day? But you can't be that rich, right? Where does the money come from?"
Cheng Ran said, "My brothers have started some business. Anyway, they may not be short of these small amounts of money in the future... Don't you want to save money to buy a Nintendo game console? I won't lend you the money for the game console, but you can save the money. This way, the things you buy will be more precious and meaningful... I'll treat you during this period."
Yu Xiao's eyes suddenly turned red, "You... you really are the one who never forgets the well-digger!"
As a result, Yu Xiao's feeling of being touched only lasted for a few seconds.
Yao Beibei, Liu Ying, and Yang Xia happened to pass by the restaurant entrance, and then they were sandwiched in the middle. Liu Ying, holding Yang Xia with one hand and Yao Beibei with the other, pulled the two of them back and leaned towards the restaurant.
"Yeah, Cheng Ran, Yu Xiao, the food is delicious! We'll treat you!"
"Ah... okay."
Yu Xiao suddenly had the urge to smash the bowl. How could he agree so easily... It would be so expensive to invite them!
(I'm in a meeting these two days, so I'll report to you all. I get up in the morning and go home at night, so the update is not very good. I will resume the update tomorrow.)