He won 900 million in the lottery.

Chapter 319 The Long Family 2

Although my words were crude, they brought a smile to the lips of Xu Jingyan, who had been looking serious the whole time.

no way,

Long Ping'an is under too much pressure; no wonder Liu Zhaosheng lacks the confidence to compete.

"Brother Shen is truly a remarkable person; no wonder Liu Dongling values ​​you so highly."

"I come from a humble background and speak crudely, please forgive me, Brother Long."

"Hehe, I have a few friends in the military who are straightforward and speak just as crudely as Brother Shen, even more so, but it doesn't affect our friendship at all."

"Brother Long, you've gone to all this trouble not to make friends or build a friendship with me, have you?"

"I'm just here to discuss philosophy with Brother Shen, because I've discovered that you, like Liu Dongling, enjoy reading, and people who enjoy reading often enjoy discussing philosophy."

"Brother Long, you also enjoy reading?"

Long Ping'an smiled, and the lights in the room softened, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

"Mr. Shen probably doesn't know this, but Liu Dongling and I first met in the university library when we were undergraduates. There were so many people coming and going at the university, but she was the only one like me who went to the library to read books on time, all year round, rain or shine."

"My wife has never mentioned this."

"You and Liu Dongling are not yet married, so calling you fiancée is more appropriate."

"In my hometown, marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers; once you accept the marriage certificate, you're considered married."

"In the old feudal era, we now live in a society governed by the rule of law. You need a certificate recognized by the government and the law to be valid."

"Your brother just embezzled 10 billion yuan, and you're talking about government and law with me?"

The conversation ended.

First debate: Breaking the mind of Tao, a draw.

"I'm very curious, Brother Shen, with such outstanding talent, why don't you pursue a career in government?"

I rubbed my thumb and forefinger together: "Everyone in the world bows down for five pecks of rice. I spent the first half of my life in poverty and frustration, and was blinded by money for more than ten years. In the second half of my life, I can only toil and struggle for money."

"It's not too late now. The integrated livelihood project and the Three Kingdoms Entertainment City project—nationalization of any of them is a viable path. If Brother Shen is willing, I can help."

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Long, but I'm getting old, unlike you. I'm a few years behind, and those years can't be made up for."

Tea gets better with age.

People become less useful as they get older.

"So, you're going to go to such lengths to support Liu Dongling? A man willing to fight for a woman his whole life?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be called love, right?"

Long Ping'an took out an empty teacup.

"Liu Dongling, the Tan family mother and daughter, Bai Hua, Zhou Minyi, Chen Yitang, Ji Xin, and oh right, that little girl from the Wang family, who snatched food from Liu Zhaosheng's mouth."

Each time someone was mentioned, Long Ping'an would pour a little tea into the empty cup until it overflowed.

"Is the person next to Brother Shen also like this?"

"There's nothing I can do, I'm handsome, women all like someone like me, including Dong Ling."

Long Ping gently shook his head: "Verbal attacks have no effect on me. Brother Shen, do you know why Liu Dongling can't marry you?"

"Please advise?"

"A woman's career path is inherently difficult, unlike a man's. The higher a woman climbs, the more strictly she must regulate her family and marital relationships, ensuring they are clear and unambiguous, without the slightest flaw. Otherwise, she can easily become a political weapon for her opponents. With so many women, how can you possibly marry her?"

This guy is implying something to me, and he's also threatening me.

He knows all this all too well.

It's possible that this political opponent is him.

"I won't get married, who says I have to?"

"Brother Shen, don't you think women are naturally meant to depend on the strong? Liu Dongling is so outstanding. If we have the added advantage of marriage, with the man as the breadwinner and the woman as the homemaker, our Long family will be unparalleled in the country in terms of politics and wealth for the next 10 or even 20 years!"

"hehe."

I raised my teacup and took a sip of tea.

"What are you laughing at?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you and Dong Ling discussed philosophy when you first met, right?"

Long Ping'an nodded: "That's right, her talent is truly impressive."

"But after your discussion, did you stop communicating with each other?"

"Brother Shen, how did you know? Did Liu Dongling tell you all this?"

I shook my head: "I can guess that when you first met Liu Dongling, you fell in love at first sight. You went to the library to bump into her all year round, and finally, after enough time and sincerity, you started talking. You two, being highly educated, skipped the complicated routines of the world and went straight to discussing philosophy. But after discussing philosophy, there was no more afterward, right?"

Long Ping'an nodded: "That summer she went back to her hometown, and when she came back, there were rumors that she was engaged to you. At first I didn't care, thinking that once we graduated and everyone went on to pursue a career in politics, she would realize how much of a political advantage she would have if she were to marry me."

"As a result, your budding feelings of affection died before they even began."

From the very beginning of our conversation, I knew that Lingling was destined to look down on Long Ping'an.

This man made a mistake that most men make—he looked down on women and thought that women were born to serve men.

When Lingling and I first met, we directly touched on the topic of gender antagonism, but I cleverly changed it.

Later, my sincerity in bringing my bank card and savings to her door made her realize that I wasn't a traditional chauvinist.

That's how things slowly progressed...

I can imagine that Long Ping'an is very outstanding; in his first communication with Dong Ling, they went straight into discussing philosophical principles.

Next, Dong Ling's first impression of him became that although Long Ping'an was talented, he was no different from other men—a chauvinist...

This is fatal for a woman who wants to pursue a career in politics and is relatively independent.

I couldn't help but wipe the sweat from my brow... I still remember the first time we met, Dongling asked me if I minded driving her car... and we even talked about feminism...

There are pitfalls everywhere. If I take one wrong step, I'll end up like Long Ping'an.

Game over.

So, Long Ping'an wanted to use a man's ambition to awaken my male chauvinism?

He really overestimated me.

My wish is to sit back and watch others build their skyscrapers.

He sat idly by and watched his woman rise to high office.

He just sits there and watches his woman make a fortune.

I can just sit back and watch my woman support me...

In junior high, I swore that I would only be one of two kinds of people in my life—

Or, I'll keep someone as a sugar daddy.

Either I'll be kept by someone else.

Now, I've done it.

"Dong Ling has never mentioned you."

"That's impossible!"

Long Ping'an may doubt anything, but he will never doubt his own personal charisma.

The fact that Liu Dongling never mentioned him meant that, despite all that he had done, in her eyes, he was no different from any other man!

It was precisely this lack of difference that made it so difficult for him to accept!

What does it feel like when your proudest achievement is worthless in the eyes of others?