"Young man, you are too naive!"
Walking out of the Internet cafe "Intel Net Tribe" at the door, Cheng Ran said to Yu Xiaoru in the light of setting sun.
Yu Xiao was also quite dejected. After the strategic game StarCraft came out, Yu Xiao had been fully prepared and had learned all kinds of moves, ready to let Cheng Ran see his abilities.
Since high school, the two of them went to the Internet cafe less and less often. Of course, Cheng Ran was far ahead in academic performance and was planning to prepare for the transfer exam to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School in the second half of the semester. Usually, Yu Xiao seldom saw Cheng Ran around.
So Yu Xiao devoted himself to studying StarCraft techniques and tactics, intending to give Cheng Ran a warning in this field, letting him know that studying well is useless, and the final result of not being able to play StarCraft is being despised and abandoned, and being out of touch with the times.
As a result, Yu Xiao, who was considered the "invincible of the East" in the nearby Internet cafes, lost three games in a row to Cheng Ran in front of everyone. He was so defeated that he had nothing left. The ones who cried out even more were the people in the Internet cafes who were used to making handicaps after the "masters" came on the field.
They usually made a lot of money by relying on the battles between "Oriental Invincible" Yu Xiao and nearby masters. When they saw Cheng Ran, a stranger today, they knew which side had a greater chance of winning. The few people who wanted to give it a try made a lot of money, while the rest made the wrong choice and lost money.
A few guys dressed like socialites said to Yu Xiao, "Dongfang Bubai has met a master!" They were thugs from the neighborhood, but they were quite caring towards Yu Xiao. It was because Yu Xiao was fast at playing games, had quick thinking, was decisive and ruthless in killing, and these thugs admired such masters.
Of course, he also lost a lot of money to Yu Xiao today. However, from the look on his face, he knew that Yu Xiao really couldn't beat this stranger friend, and he wasn't letting him win on purpose.
In fact, Cheng Ran's victory was not as calm as it seemed. He found out how powerful Yu Xiao was during the fight. This guy not only pushed him head-on, but also made all kinds of harassing moves. Cheng Ran's adrenaline rose involuntarily when he was mobilizing his troops. He was sweating profusely. Later, he had to use some tactics that he had never seen before to force Yu Xiao to defeat him.
StarCraft was only released this year, but it is still talked about 20 years later. It is destined to become an unavoidable masterpiece in the history of games. Many classic tactics have been derived from it. Yu Xiao lost at this level.
But in terms of competitive level, he is really a master with excellent comprehension. Reborn Qian Cheng Ran remembers that he fought against him ten times and lost seven times.
"How did you come up with those tactics? They're so cunning..." Yu Xiao pondered, revealing the thinking of a master. "Honestly, have you practiced secretly at home? Your ideas are really unique. Computer News teaches them in every issue, but I think yours are much more advanced... You can even write a letter to submit your article."
Yu Xiao was still brooding over the last game. What made him feel most humiliated was that he had clearly suppressed Cheng Ran's human race in the base, but when he was preparing to madly increase the number of troops, he found that the economy suddenly went bankrupt.
He was startled and looked back urgently, only to find that Cheng Ran had floated a heavy industry to the edge of the blind spot in his control area, built two Vulture mine vehicles, rushed into his mine and started a massacre, interrupting his economy, and then launched a direct counterattack on the front line. That game was very exciting, and when his base exploded after he was struggling to resist, the Internet cafe burst into cheers.
There was no video recording of the game at that time, and everything was done over a local area network, so everyone communicated by word of mouth. After this battle, the people who witnessed these tactics might be ahead of the rest of the region for a while.
"I just don't accept it. Give me some more time to practice. We can fight again after school starts. I'll practice swordplay during the last holiday. I don't believe I can't catch up with you!"
Yu Xiao is also a young man with a lot of ambition.
Cheng Ran said, "I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity. My dad is going to Rongcheng to open a company. The company's headquarters will be moved there, and I will go there when school starts. A house will be built there as welfare housing for Fulong employees, and your family will be allocated one by then. Maybe you will come over then."
Yu Xiao was stunned. For them, who had grown up together, separation and the changes in people's destiny were still somewhat strange and distant.
In the end, he could only scratch his ear and asked, "Have you contacted the school yet?"
Cheng Ran smiled and said, "I got admitted to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School."
Yu Xiao was stunned. After a moment, he almost jumped up. "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!... When did this happen?"
"He called me not long ago."
Yu Xiao immediately curled her lips, "You are stupid, maybe they called to scam you! Maybe you didn't pass the exam, and there are some scammers now... I don't know where they got your information, and they called you to scam you..."
"I also received a notice, so it should be true."
Yu Xiao's last hope was shattered, and he said tragically, "You damn kid... you actually got into Jiang Hongshao School!?"
"Ahh... Whatever, I'll treat you. Let's have a meal and have a high for three days!"
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Zhao Qing never thought that misfortune would befall him. When he looked through the door of the intensive care unit and saw his seven-year-old child lying in the hospital, his heart ached.
The child fainted suddenly. After an MRI, CT, and lumbar puncture, he was diagnosed with long QT syndrome and ventricular tachycardia at the Shanhai First People's Hospital. The medical opinion now is that a pacemaker must be implanted. There are currently no domestic substitutes, so only the best imported equipment can be used. Moreover, only the West China Hospital in Chengdu has this equipment and technology in the province. The entire operation is estimated to cost two hundred thousand yuan.
Two hundred thousand.
What a concept! In this age when even a house only costs 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, 200,000 yuan is enough to crush a family.
Zhao Qing scraped together the money from all over the place. He never wanted to ask for help from others, so he bothered his relatives. The tens of thousands of yuan he had collected in the early stage was still a drop in the bucket compared to this amount...
When Zhao Qing saw his son, who was covered in tubes and lying on the bed, looking at him as if he was looking at all the hope in his life, he knew he couldn't give up. He never asked for help from others in the company and didn't want to cause trouble to others. When he was desperate, he decided to find the boss Cheng Feiyang, hoping to get help.
However, just when he made up his mind and flipped through the address book to call Vice President Tian Feng, he saw a person he would never have expected to appear in the hospital.
"Cheng Ran... why are you here?"
The person standing in front of Zhao Qing was the young master that everyone in Fulong knew. Of course, Zhao Qing and Cheng Ran were very familiar with each other. He came to Huatong Company when he was in his twenties and had been working in the company for nearly ten years. When Cheng Ran was young, he picked him up and put him on his neck. Sometimes he helped Cheng Feiyang, who was busy on business trips, to look after Cheng Ran and took him to ride the rotating slide in the amusement park. It can be said that he watched him grow up.
"I heard about Little Stone, so I came to see..."
Xiao Shitou is Zhao Yuehang, Zhao Qing's son. Many people have heard about the fainting in the workplace, so some colleagues came to see him and gave him some gifts, but only Zhao Qing himself knew what kind of disease his child had and how much money he needed.
Now that Cheng Ran is here, he can contact his father directly. Zhao Qing was a little happy. He hesitated and said, "Cheng Ran, Uncle Zhao has something to ask you. I wonder if I can trouble you..."
"Is it that Xiao Shitou needs money? Do you want to ask my dad and the company for help?"
"Yes, Xiao Shitou's surgery will cost a lot of money, and I can advance my salary and pay it back in parts."
"Uncle Zhao, I know your situation. Your parents in your hometown are also suffering from illness. Aunt Jiang and your salary are also used to support their medical treatment... It's already difficult in itself."
"So what? The disease must be treated. Even if we don't have money, we will sell everything we have, even our blood, to save Xiao Shitou... You didn't understand until the time came. I believe that if it was you who was sick today, your father would be like me." Zhao Qing's eyes were full of tears.
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that you can also launch a company fundraising campaign. Isn't that better than deducting your meager salary every month? After Xiao Shitou is cured, he still needs to go to school. The whole family has various expenses to pay. If you only have the basic living expenses left in the future, you will not be able to withstand any impact."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao, you don't need it. I know donations can indeed help people in urgent need, but I can't accept it. I have hands and feet, and I'm a grown man. It's just a small matter and I'm asking everyone to donate. It always feels like I'm handing my son's life to everyone... I'm Xiao Shitou's father, my own son, I can save him myself. Even if it's a little harder and more tiring, the previous cram school can be cancelled, and if he has any hobbies, he can read books and teach himself, and he can go to school normally. Don't blame his parents for not being able to provide him with good conditions. Which parent in the world doesn't want to give their children the best? It's not that they don't want to give it, but that they can't. This is fate. I, Zhao Qing, was born in poverty. My parents supported me out of the mountains. I was born with a cheap life. Xiao Shitou also has a cheap life, so he has to accept his fate."
"It's good to be alive."
These words made Cheng Ran feel upset.
He also remembered that Zhao Qing once put him on his neck and took him everywhere to play. Even when he was naughty, Zhao Qing was always patient. He once said that if he had a son in the future, he would raise him like Cheng Ran. His affinity and love for children really showed his love.
Cheng Ran knew that in the previous life, Zhao Qing’s son Xiao Shitou could not be saved due to lack of money. At that time, Huatong Company collapsed and everyone was in trouble. Xiao Shitou fell seriously ill and Zhao Qing simply could not raise enough money. Later, the child died, which was a great blow to him.
It is said that Zhao Qing later made a name for himself with his own abilities, and he himself is a very capable person. But this is how the world is, even if you can get everything in the future and lack nothing.
But when you are too weak to retain many things, some things in life are lost and gone at that time, and they are gone forever.
Cheng Ran took out a passbook and handed it to Zhao Qing.
Zhao Qing opened it with confusion, and when he saw the amount of three hundred thousand, his face was extremely shocked.
"There's no need to alert my dad about this. I have money here, of course it's borrowed. You don't have to go through Fulong's salary advance system, which is long and slow. I can pay this money back slowly. I may need Uncle Zhao Qing to help me in the future, so you don't have to worry about not being able to repay the favor..."
When Zhao Qing's eyes were already trembling, and he seemed to be looking at Cheng Ran, whom he had seen since childhood, with a new look of recognition, he continued, "Don't worry, I'm running my own board game business, and the money comes from this. After you arrange for Xiao Shitou, I'll take you to have a look... I'm leaving Shanhai, and there are some things that I need you to keep an eye on."
It is irresponsible to say that this is the first update.