Growing up, I always heard people say work hard pays; that working hard is a virtue. I never really understood the 1 of these words until I reached the age where my parents 2 giving me my monthly allowance and asked me to 3 a job.
New Year is a season of good news either for merrymakers or for business. My childhood friend was one of the 4. Although we grew up together, Mike and I were two sides of the same coin. Therefore, while I 5 the festive season as another time of the year when people overindulge (放任),he saw it as a 6 time to make money. 7, I needed this side of him, considering my present 8.
Mike was not of the "work hard pays" school of thought,but the "work smart" school of thought. When I 9 him about my difficulty, he saw a business 10. He told me about his business idea — making New Year presents and 11 them on credit. Of course, he 12 my disbelief and lack of 13 in his idea. At this point, he told me he had 14 and realized that only one shop sold New Year presents, and the price was very 15. To make the story short, we made our New Year presents and hit the road 16.
News about our New Year presents 17 like wildfire. Within three days,we had sold about 20 New Year presents, and as they say, the rest is history.
My parents' 18 to stop my monthly allowance served to teach me the 19 of work. However, it was my business adventure with Mike that taught me that working smart is 20 than working hard.
