"How old are you this year?" Su Cheng asked the little boy after taking a sip of tea.
Although the little boy is a little beggar, he does not look very thin. He even looks a bit strong. Maybe he has a way of life.
"Sir, I am 9 years old this year." The little boy replied.
Su Cheng was a little surprised. In his opinion, the child opposite him was at least eleven or twelve years old, but he didn't expect that he was not yet ten years old.
Maybe it’s because he has been messing around in society for a long time and looks mature.
I lost my mother two years ago, that is to say, I was only 7 years old at the time, and I became an orphan at the age of 7. It was indeed miserable.
In Su City now, although his mother died early, his father was always there when he was a child, and his family was still wealthy.
This is the way this world is. There is no so-called fairness, and there are things worse than the life experience of a little boy.
"It seems like your daily life is pretty good, right? You should eat meat often, right?" Su Cheng looked at his figure and asked curiously.
“I have known a truth since I was very young. If you want to survive, you must be in good health, otherwise you will be weak and easy to get sick. People like us don’t have money to treat us when we get sick. I died of a serious illness, but I didn’t want to die so early, so I would try every means to make money. Every time I made money, I would use it to improve my food. If I couldn’t make any money, I would go to the sea. Go fish and bake them, or pick up some small sea fish that the fishermen don't want and cook them, because I heard others say that if you want to be strong, you must eat more meat!" The little boy said in a somewhat stubborn tone.
His answer shocked Su Cheng, and even Brother Wu next to him looked at the little boy with a different look.
"This little guy is a good seedling with a strong ability to survive. If he joins the army when he grows up during the war, he will definitely become a battlefield killer." Brother Wu commented rarely.
Su Cheng nodded, agreeing very much with what Brother Wu said.
It is amazing enough to have such survival ability at such a young age.
"Are there many orphans like you in the entire Haojiang River?" Su Cheng continued to ask.
"More, I have been living in the Haojiang Peninsula for so long. I know only one hundred and two orphans like me, and there are even more I don't know. Besides, apart from the Haojiang Peninsula, Taipa Island There are some over there, but not as many as on the Haojiang Peninsula,” the little boy replied.
Su Cheng was a little surprised and continued to ask: "Can you count?"
"My mother taught me before that I can not only count numbers, but also more than a thousand As for writing, my mother said that knowing words is very important if you want to live well in this society, so I have been trying to learn as many words as possible over the years, and I even know a few words in Mandarin," the little boy said with some pride.
"If you were given a chance to go to school, would you be willing to go to school?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.
The little boy’s eyes lit up, but soon he became depressed again.
"Studying is my wish, but it is just a dream. Now that I can earn a living and survive, it is already very good. And I also know that there is no if in this world. My destiny is in my hands. It was already doomed when I was born. If I want to change this fate, I can only rely on my own hard work to create a future. My only goal now is to survive and grow up smoothly. When I grow up, I will be able to work and return to a normal life!" said the little boy.
At this time, both Su Cheng and Brother Wu were shocked by the answer of the little boy in front of them.
Such an answer really does not sound like a little boy who has never been to school and is only 9 years old.
Su Cheng thinks about himself, how could he know these things when he was 9 years old!
"If I gave you a chance, I would let you study so that you no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat, and when you grow up, I would let you work for me for ten years, would you be willing?" Su Cheng smiled. asked.
"Not to mention working for ten years, I am willing to work my whole life. Originally, I also wanted to join a club, but these clubs thought I was too young and did not give me the chance to join. If I joined the club, I would not have to pay two wages every day. The meal is so troublesome!" The little boy's eyes lit up. The gentleman in front of me might not have said it casually!
Having been involved in society for many years, he knows that if there is an opportunity, he must seize it.
Brother Wu glanced at Su Cheng. He probably understood why his boss wanted to chat with this little beggar.
"If you were given time to gather all the orphans you know together, how long would it take?" Su Cheng continued to ask.
"In a few hours at most, it won't take long. Our information will be very well-informed!" the little boy said with certainty.
"This is the 100 Haojiang coins promised to you. Here it is. You go and call all the orphans now. As long as they are willing to come and work for me for 10 years when they grow up, I will accept them all." Su Cheng said directly.
"Sir, I know a few disabled friends. They are very pitiful. Can you accept them?" The little boy looked directly at Su Cheng and asked cautiously.
“Take them all, take them all, as long as they are orphans, I will take them all so that you can have books to read and don’t have to starve!” Su Cheng said with a smile.
People who have been trained since childhood are definitely much more loyal than those who are recruited randomly.
Being able to do good things and cultivate talents for yourself is simply killing two birds with one stone.
"Sir, where are you waiting for me?" the little boy asked.
“Look, just the beach in front!” Su Cheng pointed to the beach in front and said.
"Sir, you won't lie to me. If I call them all but you are not here, then it will be impossible for me to hang out in Haojiang in the future." The little boy said worriedly asked.
Su Cheng was even more surprised. He didn't expect this little boy to be able to consider so many issues at such a young age.
"I'm Su Cheng from the Su Group. You should have heard of my name. I won't lie to people casually!" Su Cheng said with a smile.
"Ah, so you are Mr. Su Cheng!" the little boy said in shock.
He has naturally heard of the name Su Cheng, and he hears it often.
Especially since Su Cheng has recently become the chief economic architect of Haojiang, there are always people talking about Su City in the streets.
So, as a little beggar, the little boy also understood very well that the adult in front of him was normally a big shot that he would never be able to reach in his life.
Unexpectedly, this big shot actually chatted with him for a long time in person.
At this time, the little boy was very excited.
Although he knew how to read, he didn't read the news very much. After all, given his situation, finding ways to make money and not starve himself was the most important thing, so he didn't recognize Su Cheng for a while.
However, sometimes there will always be newspapers discarded on the ground on the street, and there will be photos of Sioux City on them.
At this time, the little boy tried hard to recall the appearance of Su Cheng in the photo he had inadvertently seen, and then compared it with the big man in front of him.
Right! (End of this chapter)