A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 184 is too profound.

He Mengjuan sighed, "Childhood was the best time! Carefree, innocent, and without having to worry about life."

Liao Kongjun said, "Yes, the innocent and carefree days of childhood are the truly happy times. As you grow up, all sorts of things come one after another, and you have to face them all. Sometimes I wonder, what is the purpose of living? The reason people feel so tired is that they often waver between persistence and giving up, unable to make a decision. In life, there will always be things worth remembering, and things that must be given up. Giving up and persisting are attitudes that everyone faces when dealing with life's problems. Being brave enough to give up is a kind of magnanimity, and daring to persist is also a kind of courage. Who can say for sure which is right and which is wrong? If we could understand how to choose, and persist in what we should persist in, and give up what we should give up, how wonderful that would be."

He paused, then continued, "I remember someone once said: Don't let your heart get tired. You should learn to let go, take things lightly, learn not to force things, and learn to keep things to yourself. Don't let your heart get tired. Relax yourself from time to time, find ways to vent, and relieve the pressure on your weary soul. The reason people have troubles is that they have too good a memory. What should be remembered and what shouldn't be remembered will all remain in our memories. And we often remember things we should forget and forget things we should remember. Why do some people say that fools are cute and laughable? Because they forget the ridicule and indifference people show them, forget the grudges and grievances of the world, forget worldly fame and fortune, forget everything in this world. So they live in their own world, doing whatever they want, happy and silly."

"Therefore, people would rather be unhappy than be a fool. How wonderful it would be if we could remember what we should remember and forget what we should forget, or forget the past and treat each day as a new beginning. But it's easier said than done; the reason people suffer is that they pursue too much. In life, it's impossible for everything to go smoothly. Don't always feel unfortunate; in fact, there are many people in the world who are suffering more than us. Knowing that some ideals will never be realized, some questions will never have answers, some stories will never have endings, and some people will always remain familiar strangers, we still pursue, wait, and fantasize relentlessly. In fact, suffering is not brought to you by others, but by your own lack of self-cultivation and insufficient capacity to bear it. If you insist on making simple things seem serious and complicating simple things, you will suffer greatly. Learn to let go, let go of some so-called mental burdens, face everything calmly, and let everything take its natural course; only then will you be at ease."

He Mengjuan shook her head and smiled, saying, "Anyone can say such things, anyone can say them, but who can really do what you say? Many people live for others, living out a different kind of life, but they forget what their own soul is like."

Tang Qianqian nodded and said, "That's right. People are often like this. Their souls travel too fast and can't keep up with their pace. They can't find their direction or their way home. Air Force Brother, you've said so much, so let me ask you, are you content? Are you happy?"

Upon hearing this, Liao Kongjun laughed and said, "Of course I'm content, of course I'm happy."

Su Haijun laughed and said, "You can only have such thoughts if your material and spiritual conditions allow it. If one day you suddenly become penniless, can you still calmly say such things?"

Liao Kongjun laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I'll put myself in his shoes and find my own happiness too."

Chu Ziyan shook her head and smiled, jokingly saying, "Alright, let's not talk about this useless stuff! Navy Brother, what you just said was too profound. Let's go back and think about it slowly in bed!"

Su Haijun laughed and said, "Exactly, exactly. It's rare for everyone to get together like this. After you all have your own careers, it will be difficult to sit down and chat like this again! Let's talk about something happy!"

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After the meal, Su Haijun said, "Would you like to come to my bar for a drink?"

Chu Ziyan said, "Mengjuan and I are planning to go shopping! We'll buy a few clothes while we're at it. Maybe another day!"

Su Haijun nodded, then asked Liao Kongjun and Tang Qianqian, "And what about you two?"

Liao Kongjun laughed and said, "I'm not going either, I think..."

He glanced at Chu Ziyan intentionally, and He Mengjuan immediately joked, "Air Force Bro, you want to be so-and-so's protector, don't you!"

Liao Kongjun chuckled, while Chu Ziyan blushed. Su Haijun understood and said with a smile, "Alright, let's do it another day! Kongjun, come to my bar tomorrow, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Liao Kongjun asked, "What's up?"

"Of course it's a good thing."

"Ok."

"Qianqian, what about you?"

"I...I'm going home. I've been busy all day and I'm exhausted. I want to go home and rest as soon as possible."

"Alright then." Su Haijun had intended to see her off, but considering that she was accompanied by several bodyguards, he decided against it. Watching her departing figure, Su Haijun suddenly smiled, then whispered, "In this life, we cannot be together, but in the next life, I will definitely not give up easily."

At Dillon Bar, Liao Kongjun arrived at Su Haijun's office and asked, "Haijun, is there something you need?"

Su Haijun smiled and said, "Have a seat first, I'll tell you later."

Su Haijun took two wine glasses from the shelf behind him and poured two glasses of red wine. He then picked up the two glasses of red wine and sat down in front of the sofa. He offered one to Liao Kongjun, who naturally did not stand on ceremony. The two gently clinked their glasses together and took a sip at the same time.

"Air Force, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

Liao Kongjun said, "How would I know if you didn't tell me?"

Su Haijun smiled and said, "I recently took on a huge business deal, but I can't handle it all by myself, so I'd like to ask you to come and help me."

Liao Kongjun asked, "What kind of business?"

Su Haijun smiled, seemingly trying to avoid the topic, and held up five fingers, saying, "This is all the income I make from this business in a year."

"Five million?"

Su Haijun shook his head and smiled, saying, "What's five hundred thousand? It's five hundred billion."

Upon hearing this, Liao Kongjun exclaimed in surprise, "So many? What kind of business is so profitable?"

Su Haijun laughed and said, "Air Force, are you interested in helping me? We brothers can each take half."

Half for each of them, that's 25 billion. Liao Kongjun was tempted for a moment, but then he realized that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and such a good deal wouldn't be available to him. So he laughed and said, "Navy, when did you learn to talk big? 50 billion, what kind of concept is that?"