Chapter 1,216 Down and Out

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"I'm sorry, I've been messing around day and night recently and haven't done much to clean myself up." Huang Daqiang saw Xu Taiping staring at him and scratched his head in embarrassment.

His hair is very long and a little oily.

"Why did you move here?" Xu Taiping asked.

"I went bankrupt and the house was sold. Later, my father became ill and all the money at home was spent. My father passed away half a month ago, and I went out to find a living on my own." Huang Daqiang said.

"Oh." Xu Taiping nodded and said nothing more.

"Let's go and sit at my house." Huang Daqiang said, leading Xu Taiping to the alley next to him.

The alley was very dirty and messy, garbage was thrown carelessly on the roadside, there was a lot of sewage on the road, and there was a slight smell of urine.

After walking about ten meters into the alley, an iron gate appeared on Xu Taiping's left hand side. The iron gate was not fully opened, only a small door was opened.

"Go here." Huang Daqiang said, bending down and walking into the small door, followed by Xu Taiping.

Inside the small door is a small parking lot. An old man in uniform is lying on a recliner and squinting his eyes. A local opera from Xiahai City is playing on the radio next to him.

Because it was noon, there was no one in the parking lot, only a few cars.

"Go this way." Huang Daqiang led Xu Taiping into a nearby staircase.

The stairs are very old and made of stone. Even the handguards are made of stone, and some of them are cracked.

"Don't look at this place. There is still a lot of traffic on the road. I chose this place because it faces the road and I can hang my advertisement there." Huang Daqiang said, speeding up the climb. footsteps.

Soon, the two arrived at the fourth floor, and then Huang Daqiang took Xu Taiping into the corridor.

The corridor is about one meter wide, but people can only walk half a meter apart, because there are a lot of debris piled on both sides of the corridor, as well as some flower pots and the like.

"These are the landlord's things." Huang Daqiang explained, then came to the outside of the third room in the corridor and opened the door of the room.

A strange smell wafted out of the room.

"The only bad thing about this place is the ventilation. The exhaust fan in the toilet is broken, and the smell of the toilet will drift out. But it will be better if the door is opened more or less." Huang Daqiang said.

Xu Taiping followed Huang Daqiang into the room.

This is a very ordinary single apartment, a small living room with a worn-out couch. In front of the couch is an equally old glass coffee table. On the coffee table are boxes of instant noodles and some fast food boxes.

"You sit down first, and I'll put things away." Huang Daqiang said as he packed up the things on the table, and then screwed them out of the door along with the garbage in the room, and then returned to the room.

"Do you live alone?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Well, the rent here is eight hundred yuan a month, which is very cheap in a place like Xiahai City." Huang Daqiang said.

"How is the driving business?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Not bad." Huang Daqiang said with a smile, "I just started doing it, and within half a month, I already made more than 2,000 yuan. Now I feel that money is really hard to make. I used to go to a bar and earn 2,000 yuan." One yuan is not enough to drink for half an hour.”

"Why didn't you tell me you changed your phone?" Xu Taiping asked.

"How can I tell you that your current identity is very different from my current identity? Moreover, when we separated for the first time, I told you that I would start the company on my own, but the company collapsed. , I also felt too embarrassed to contact you again, so I didn’t tell you." Huang Daqiang explained.

"Even when you were at your peak, your status was very different from mine." Xu Taiping said unceremoniously.

"But at least I still had some confidence at that time." Huang Daqiang scratched his head and said.

"Is this the so-called vanity of you rich kids?" Xu Taiping asked with a smile.

"Every kid from a rich family who has once been glorious has this kind of vanity. They don't want others to see their downfall, and I am the same. When I sold my number, I called many friends. I asked them to save my new number. However, when they knew that I was so depressed that I had to sell my number, they were all afraid that I would ask them to borrow money. I was heartbroken, so they didn’t bother to give me my new number. I told my number to others." Huang Daqiang explained.

"It's good to be like this now. At least you can support yourself, right?" Xu Taiping said with a smile.

"Well, work harder. I'll try to recruit a few people in a month and start a driving company directly. In fact, the cost of driving is very low. A small battery car is enough. Now I mainly rely on low prices to attract customers. "Yuan, although I don't make much from one order, as long as I can retain customers, I have succeeded!" Huang Daqiang said with a smile.

"But you still have to pay attention to your health." Xu Taiping said, "Always staying up all night is very harmful to the body."

"I know this, but there is no other way. Only doing business in the evening is better. Everyone goes to rest in the early morning. At this time, I am still taking orders, so I can develop customers more easily!" Huang Daqiang said.

"That's true." Xu Taiping nodded.

At this moment, Xu Taiping suddenly heard a burst of yelling and cursing.

The yelling and cursing was very clear and came from next door. It seemed like a couple were quarreling.

"The soundproofing here is not very good. The couple next door quarrel every day. The landlord refuses to listen. There is nothing we can do." Huang Daqiang said with some embarrassment.

"I still have a lot of friends in Xiahai City. Looking back...I'll ask them to hand over all the driving business to you. Many nightclubs in Xiahai City have direct business contacts with driving companies." Xu Taiping said.

"I'm alone now. I can't even do a nightclub business. I appreciate your kindness, but I want to test myself." Huang Daqiang shook his head and rejected Xu Taiping's proposal. Then he stood up, picked up the broom and left. He went to the wall aside, banged the broom on the wall hard, and then shouted, "It's such a quarrel in the middle of the day, so others don't have to take a nap, right?"

"We are quarreling in our house, are we bothering you? Son of a bitch, we are going to have a bubble game in a while. Just listen quietly and don't make any noise." A woman's strong voice came from next door.

Huang Daqiang sighed helplessly, put the broom aside, walked to the sofa and sat down and said, "The people who live here are all very tough, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Haha, if the conditions are better, please change to another place. There is a mixed crowd here, and it is not good to live here, especially if you are not at home at night." Xu Taiping said.

"There's nothing in my house that people can miss, it's okay." Huang Daqiang said.

Xu Taiping smiled. He knew that Huang Daqiang had a strong self-esteem, so he didn't mention it again.

The two talked casually, and after a while, a familiar face from Xu Taiping appeared at the door of Huang Daqiang's house.

"What did you do? You didn't close the door?" The man said, twisting the big and small bags and walking inside.

"Li Susu?!" Xu Taiping looked at the man carrying large and small bags in surprise.

"Ah?!" Li Susu, who was walking in from the door, heard the voice and looked at Xu Taiping.

"Isn't this the boss?!" Li Susu looked at Xu Taiping in surprise, threw the things in her hands to the ground, then ran to Xu Taiping excitedly, looked at Xu Taiping with shining eyes and said, "Boss, what are you doing? Come on, you know Da Qiang is being bullied, so you come to help Da Qiang stand up?"

"Being bullied? Who bullied Huang Daqiang?" Xu Taiping frowned and looked at Huang Daqiang.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. Who can bully me? Those people in the club before know about my relationship with you, and they don't dare to bully me." Huang Daqiang explained.

Li Susu on the side frowned and hesitated to speak. Huang Daqiang shook his head slightly and signaled Li Susu not to say anything. Li Susu had to swallow the words.

Xu Taiping was a very talented person, and he could see all Li Susu's expressions. However, Xu Taiping didn't get to the bottom of it. After all, not everyone in this world needs help. Sometimes if you help someone too much, it will end up hurting you. It's hurting his self-esteem.

"How did you get together with Daqiang?" Xu Taiping asked.

"It's amazing. One night I worked until midnight and drank a lot. I drove to work that day, so I had to find a substitute driver. I saw Huang Daqiang riding a folding battery scooter outside the bar. I was holding a Master Huang in my hand as a driving agent, and that’s when I found out that he started driving as a driving service. I was thinking that he was not your friend, boss, so it would be right to get closer to him, right?" Li Susu said with a smile. .

"You are really sincere. Could it be that you two had an affair?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Susu and I are just ordinary friends, and to be honest, I don't like her who can't even afford a couple." Huang Daqiang said with a smile.

"You are just a couple, but all the women in your family are a couple!" Li Susu said angrily.

"Are you still buying something for Daqiang?" Xu Taiping asked, looking at the things at the door. They included food, drink, and some daily necessities.

"He used to reward me a lot when he was very successful. People always have to have a conscience, right?" Li Susu said.

"Indeed." Xu Taiping nodded and said, "You are the most conscientious of the girls I have seen in nightclubs."

"Thank you for the compliment, boss." Li Susu bowed to Xu Taiping with a smile. The loose collar was slightly opened, and you could clearly see that under the small chest underneath, there was a vast area.

It’s really a pair that can’t afford it!

When Xu Taiping couldn't help but sigh, there was suddenly a violent knock on the door. Along with the knock on the door, a man's voice also came from outside the door:

"Huang Daqiang, open the door for me, I'm here to collect interest!"