C180 When Winter Comes Eat Dumplings

Winter to this day, the weather is cloudy and cloudy, with a trace of very clear and cold sunlight. In the afternoon, there was no wind. There was a little snow, but it was not very cold. There were many people on the street, coming and going. They were in a hurry, carrying some things in their hands more or less.

Winter's Arrival, also known as Winter's Day, was one of China's 24 solar terms and one of the eight solar signs. It was in stark contrast to Summer's Arrival. Winter's Arrival started when the sun reached 270 degrees Celsius, and it was around 22nd day of December of the year. It was said that winter came on New Year's Day in history. It was once a very lively day.

Winter arrived on that day. The sun shot directly to the southernmost tip of the year, almost directly heading back to the south (23. 26 degrees Celsius South). On this day, the sun in the northern hemisphere was at least 50% less than in the southern hemisphere. The daytime in the northern hemisphere was the shortest, and the further north one went, the shorter the daytime would be.

Every year, on this day of the winter of the lunar calendar, dumplings were an essential holiday meal, regardless of the rich or the poor. As the saying went, "When winter comes, every household will eat dumplings. " It was rumored that this custom was left behind in memory of "Medical Sage," Zhang Zhongjing, giving up his medicine during winter.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing had once served as Changsha's Imperial Commander-in-Chief, visiting patients to apply medicine, and practicing medicine in the lobby. Later on, due to some things that he could not bear to see, he was unhappy and left his official post to return to his hometown to treat his neighbor's illness.

When he returned to his hometown, it was winter. He saw that the villagers on both sides of the Yellow River had yellow skin, thin skin, and were suffering from poor conditions. Many people's ears were frozen, and they couldn't bear it in their hearts. He let his disciple set up a medical shed in the Eastern Pass of the Southern Sun and set up a big pot to treat frostbite when winter arrived.

He put the mutton and some anti-cold herbs in the pot and boiled them. Then, he took out the mutton and herbs and cut them into pieces. The 'delicate ears' that were shaped like a piece of bread were cut into pieces. After he cooked them, he gave each of the people who came to ask for medicine two "lovely ears" and a big bowl of meat soup.

After they ate the "delicate ears" and drank the "cold removing soup," they felt warm all over their bodies. Their ears were hot, and their frozen ears were cured. As a result, the later generations copied the 'lovely ears' and wrapped them into food, also known as' dumplings'. They specially ate them on the day of winter's arrival to commemorate Mr. Zhang Zhongjing.

That afternoon, after school, Duan Xiangmei received her youngest son Fan Xueyi and rushed back home to make a lot of dumplings. She knew that her husband loved dumplings that were stuffed with mutton and radish. Every winter, he must eat them. This was a habit that he had developed over the past few decades.

When Fan Wenbin returned home, it was already dark. Fan Xuehua, Zhang Ling, had also arrived. The dumplings were cooked, and they were steaming hot. The family sat at the dining table, chatting and laughing as they ate the dumplings. They were very happy and satisfied.

Fan Xuehua told his father while eating the dumplings that a week ago, the Hu Yang Foundation's senior business manager, Li Fan, had specially inspected his pioneer company. He thought that it was a high-tech company with a bright future.

Yesterday, Li Fan called from the provincial capital Lan Zhou again. He excitedly said that the head of the Foundation, Yang Chongguang, was very satisfied after reading the evaluation report. He had agreed to invest 50 million RMB in Pioneer Company.

When he said these words, Fan Xuehua's face naturally revealed a sense of excitement. Student Xu Deen, in a short two months, after burning down all the company's profits, he actually left without saying a word. It made him angry and disappointed, and also very sad.

He used to be a classmate in the same class and a brother in a dormitory. Who would have thought that not long after he graduated, he would become like this? At the same time, he had a deeper understanding of the word "classmate. "

Xu Deen left without saying goodbye. It was no different from sprinkling salt on his wound and hitting his crippled leg with a stick. This caused Vanguard, which already had a lot of funds, to immediately fall into an extremely difficult situation.

Helplessly, Fan Xuehua went to the Hua Cheng Group headquarters to borrow money from his father. Unexpectedly, not only did he not receive a single cent, but he also received a stern scolding from his father. He could only escape in a sorry state.

Of course, because of the matter of Xu Deen, Zhang Ling was so angry that she quarreled with him fiercely. She cried and cried, demanding Fan Xuehua to return the money she had invested in the company, to withdraw from the company, to return to Ji Nan's hometown, and never paid any attention to him, the prodigal son.

All of this made Fan Xuehua anxious and helpless. In the end, he found Wang Shao Lan and smiled. After much discussion, he borrowed a sum of money from her and barely managed to keep Zhang Ling. Only then did he manage to keep the company from closing down.

In order to survive, he was at his wit's end. One morning, Li Fan walked into Vanguard with a smile and told Fan Xuehua that he wanted to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the company. If the evaluation passed, Hu Yang Foundation would invest a large sum of money to help develop one arm of the company.

This time, it was like a drowning person grabbing onto the last straw. Fan Xuehua could not bear to let go. He accompanied Li Fan and spent an entire week to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the company. He also submitted a detailed development plan and described the future prospects of the company.

After doing all of this, he felt very tired. It was the kind of extreme exhaustion that he felt physically and mentally. It was also an indescribable tiredness and tiredness. After sending Li Fan away, he laid on the bed and slept for a day and night with his head covered. Only then did he recover a trace of energy.

Yesterday, after receiving a call from Li Fan from Lan Zhou, Fan Xuehua felt that he had regained his spirit and confidence. He once again regained the ambition to do something big. Tonight, after receiving a call from his mother asking him to go home to eat Winter's End Dumplings, he pulled Zhang Ling along and came over like a wisp of smoke.

After listening to his son's narration, Fan Wenbin was slightly stunned. At the same time, he thought to himself, the head of the Hu Yang Foundation, Yang Chongguang, with his Fiery Golden Eyes, saw through the false account of Hua Cheng Corporation and refused to invest in it. However, he also aimed his gaze at his son's Vanguard Company and even promised to invest.

In this series of events, Li Fan, the high-level investment manager, played a big role. Although, because he failed in financing, he had a negative opinion of Li Fan. However, Li Fan did not care about his past grievances and supported his son's career. That bit of unhappiness in his heart dissipated along with it.

"Xue-Hua, this is a very rare opportunity. You must grasp it tightly. " Fan Wenbin swallowed a dumpling and exhorted. "As far as I know, the Hu Yang Foundation is rich and has invested in many projects. The boss, Yang Chongguang, is also a dark horse in the investment world. "

During Li Fanlai's visit to Hucheng Group, he had a very detailed understanding of the Hu Yang Foundation. At the same time, he also had a comprehensive understanding of Yang Chongguang, a mysterious venture capitalist. He was very respectful in his heart.

Although Yang Chongguang refused to invest in Hucheng Group, his legendary history had still attracted Fan Wenbin's great interest. From there, he was certain that this was a true capitalist at the bottom of the water.

Yang Chongguang's vision, courage, and even his decisiveness were no less than Sun Zhengyi of the Soft Feather Group. He could also stand shoulder to shoulder with Gong Hongjia, who was reputed to be the 'most outstanding angel investor in China'. As a result, he was called the 'Soros of Daan' by the martial arts world, and was worthy of his name.

With the financial backing of the Poplar Foundation and the guidance of Yang Chongguang, his son's pioneer company would welcome the spring of development. Who knows, in a few years, it might even surpass Hucheng Group and look down on everyone.

And all of this was the good news brought by an old friend, Li Fan. Regarding this, not only was Fan Wenbin so certain, Fan Xuehua was even more confident. In his heart, he saw Li Fan as the savior of Vanguard Company.

"Dad, I will seize this opportunity. " As he spoke, Fan Xuehua poured a glass of wine for his father and also poured himself a glass of wine. Then, he raised the glass and said loudly, "Dad, with your auspicious words, let me toast you. "

Ever since the establishment of his own company, Fan Xuehua had gradually learned how to drink. Furthermore, his alcohol tolerance had increased day by day, and he drank more than once. Up until today, if he was in a good mood, he would be able to drink about half a kilogram of white wine. However, his alcohol tolerance was very good. After getting drunk, he did not make any noise nor did he cause any trouble. He just slept with his head covered.

For this matter, Zhang Ling was so angry that she reminded him several times. There were even a few times when she cried. But it had no effect. Later on, he no longer urged him to go. He could drink whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't die from drinking.

Fan Wenbin and his son clinked their glasses loudly, and raised their heads. Then, he stared at his wife and repeatedly praised, "The wine you bought tastes quite good, and when put together, it's very comfortable and fragrant. " Then, he said, "Come, son. Today is winter's arrival. Let's drink to the sky and rest. "

After he said that, he quickly glanced at Zhang Ling and thought, A man who doesn't know how to drink in a place like Daan will be mocked by others. According to grandfather's words, how could men from the Yellow River not know how to drink?

At this time, his youngest son, Fan Xueli, used a slightly dissatisfied tone and said in all seriousness, "Dad, you only know how to drink with my brother, and you don't even want to have a few drinks with me?" As he spoke, he picked up the bottle and was about to pour wine into his own cup.

Seeing this scene, Duan Xiangmei held his hand tightly and looked at her youngest son with a pained expression. She advised, "Xueli, you only know how to drink with my brother, and you don't even want to drink with me? Your father and your brother are both adults. It's normal for them to drink some wine, but you're still young, so you don't dare to drink. Be careful not to get drunk.

"I'm drunk. I'm not afraid either. I'll be fine after a nap. " Fan Xueli spoke heroically. He wanted to push his mother's hand away, but unexpectedly, Duan Xiangmei's face suddenly darkened. He said sternly, "Why aren't you listening? You said you weren't allowed to drink, yet you insisted on drinking?

Seeing his son pouting and looking very unhappy, he said with a smile, "Xueli, you can have a toast with your father and brother, but you want to drink plain water, okay? When you grow up, you can drink whatever you want. Mom won't care.

"Boil water then. " Fan Xueli instantly smiled and poured a large cup of water. He raised it high up and knocked it loudly with his father and brother. After that, he drank a large cup of water in one go. He then let out a long breath and said with regret, "If it was wine, then it would be perfect for me to drink. "

Fan Xuehua smiled and said, "Scholarly, when you grow up. . . I'll drink with you every day. Your current task isn't to drink, but to study well and strive to get into a good university in the future, just like a big brother, and do a grand and magnificent career.

Seeing Fan Xuehua's face brimming with an unconcealable pride, Zhang Ling was very dissatisfied and interrupted, "Still doing a big career? Bragging. Even your money was cheated by that classmate of yours called Xu Deen. What's the use of doing a big business?"

When she thought of Fan Xuehua's university classmate, Xu De'en, Zhang Ling was furious. At that time, she was strongly against hiring Xu Deen, but Fan Xuehua did not listen to her advice at all. He was headstrong and willful, and in the end, he lost everything.

"Don't worry about my matter. " Seeing Zhang Ling mentioning whatever she wanted to say, Fan Xuehua could not hold it in any longer. He shot a fierce glance at her and retorted rudely.

Then, he said excitedly and heroically, "How much did Xu Deen spend? This time, Hu Yang Foundation wants to invest 5 million. With this 5 million, I want to build Vanguard into an aircraft carrier that will never sink.

Seeing Zhang Ling's unhappy face, Duan Xiangmei was worried that she would leave because of anger. She hurriedly said to her son, "Xughua, what Little Zhang said makes sense. You have to learn from experience and don't trust others easily. You have to know that society is very complicated nowadays. It's not as simple as the school.

Even though Zhang Ling, a girl from Ji Nan in Shandong, was not satisfied in any way, But at this moment, seeing her son speak in such a manner, Duan Xiangmei couldn't bear it anymore. She had no choice but to blame her son.

Seeing that his mother was biased towards Zhang Ling and gave him another look, Fan Xuehua laughed self-deprecatingly. He put a dumpling into Zhang Ling's bowl and repeatedly said, "My mother's dumplings are really delicious. Little Zhang, quickly eat a few more while it's hot. It won't taste good if it's cold. "

Seeing this, Fan Xueli blinked his eyes. His gaze swept back and forth between the few people. Then, he smiled tacitly, raised his cup, and said very enthusiastically to Zhang Ling, "Sister, I'll have a drink with you. I'll apologize to you on behalf of my brother. "

Zhang Ling glanced at Fan Xuehua with a slightly dissatisfied gaze, then raised her cup as well. She smiled and said, "Xueli is still sensible. Come, let me have a drink with this little brother of yours. "

Fan Xueli also smiled and said, "Elder sister is really my good elder sister. She's much better than my brother. " After drinking the water, he solemnly said to Fan Xuehua, "Older brother, you have to listen to older sister in the future. You can't make her angry. Otherwise, I won't be polite to you. "

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll listen to you. " Fan Xuehua said to Zhang Ling again, "Little Zhang. From now on, you will be the chairman and general manager of Pioneer Company. Everything will be up to you. As for me, I only care about lowering my head to work and earn money. Is that alright?

Zhang Ling could not hold it in anymore. She stared at Fan Xuehua with a different gaze. After a moment, she actually burst into laughter. She secretly kicked Fan Xuehua and repeatedly said, "That's more like it. You know how to respect me. You look like a man.

These words immediately made everyone laugh. For a moment, the room was filled with air that was very lively. Just like that, a conflict that was about to erupt was quickly dispersed by Duan Xiangmei and Fan Xueli's smart persuasion.

After dinner, Fan Wenbin took advantage of the opportunity when Duan Xiangmei was cleaning up the kitchen to call Fan Xuehua to his study room and had a very short and deep conversation with him about the Hu Yang Foundation investing in Vanguard Company.

"Xuehua, Hu Yang Foundation wants to invest 5 million yuan. I wonder if there are any conditions?" He was worried that his son would fall into someone else's trap again, so he asked in a worried tone, "If there is, tell me. Let me hear it. "

Fan Xuehua thought for a while and looked at his father. He said seriously, "Li Fan did not say what conditions he had. " He added, "On the phone, he only told me that Yang Chongguang was interested in the evaluation report and agreed to invest 5 million in Pioneer Company. "

Seeing that his father was deep in thought, he said, "Li Fan also said that he will come to Da An in a few days and want to sign an investment contract with me. At that time, I was very happy, so I agreed immediately.

That day, after receiving a call from Li Fan from Lan Zhou, Fan Xuehua was so happy that he wished he could. A bungee jumping was eighty feet high! He secretly felt very proud of himself. With this 5 million yuan capital, he could go all out and have a big fight.

After a moment, Fan Wenbin said very calmly, "When you sign the contract, you have to be more vigilant. Look at every word clearly. Don't fall into their trap. "

He knew that after more than ten years of ups and downs in the securities and futures market, Yang Chongguang had become an expert in operating capital. It could be summarized with a very appropriate word, and it was unfathomable.

For every investment, Yang Chongguang would make full use of his deep economic insight and his sharp and decisive decision-making to distinguish a unicorn from a thousand mile horse in the treacherous risk-investing world. His way of thinking was very different from ordinary people.

This point was very similar to Gong Hongjia, who was reputed to be the "most outstanding angel investor in China. " It was said that Gong Hongjia preferred to invest in unpopular projects, as well as entrepreneurs with ordinary backgrounds. At the same time, there was also the famous "Three Nothingness" principle. Only those who don't want to do, don't want to do, and don't dare to do anything can do it.

There was an example here that could very well explain his investment style. In 2010, at a small-scale investor gathering, everyone unknowingly began to talk about a hot topic that was quite popular back then.

A man named Li Hongtao was sentenced to death due to two jailbreaks. However, he escaped death by relying on the invention patent of the "Non-Shower Electromagnetic Motor. " Later on, he had also helped the prison improve its management system based on his experience in jailbreak. Now, he had been released from prison.

Just as everyone was sighing endlessly over Li Hongtao's legendary experience, Gong Hongjia suddenly said something that shocked everyone, "I want to find this person. If he wants to start a business, I'll invest"

No matter what happened afterwards, based on this point, it could be seen that Gong Hongjia's investment thinking was very different from other investors. Perhaps, this was where he was superior to other investors.

Finally, Fan Wenbin stared at his son's tender face and said in a deep voice, "If needed, when signing the contract, I will let lawyer Su Bingde Su help you. " Then, he said, "He is an expert in this area. "