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Zhang Haidi felt a little guilty when her son grabbed her hand because she hadn't bought the Tsingtao beer that her son had recommended.

Old Qian bought Tsingtao Beer and has been showing it off to him lately.

Because Tsingtao Brewery's price has increased from 6 yuan to 8 yuan, in terms of profit, it is currently slightly higher than the profit margin of Yian Technology, which he bought.

Not many, but Tsingtao Brewery is safe now, while its Yian Technology could collapse at any time.

"Son, did I do something wrong?" Zheng Haidi trembled as she tried to pull her hand back.

"Dad, you're amazing! I admire you so much! You're a true stock market genius; you even managed to catch such a winning stock."

Zheng Jinxin was so excited that he didn't realize he had let something slip, but luckily his father didn't react in time.

"Hehe!" Zheng Haidi felt relieved and began to feel smug.

"It's a pity I didn't buy them all. You mean the price can still go up?"

"What? You bought something else too?" Zheng Jinxin only cared about the first part of the sentence and ignored the second.

"Forget about any other stocks you bought, switch them all to Yian Technology after the National Day holiday. This market trend is so strong that no other stock can compete; it's basically the Yian Technology market."

"But?" Zheng Haidi hesitated.

"Kaidi Electric only made one yuan. After all that trouble, it feels like we've lost money."

"How about we wait until Kaidi Electric's price goes up before switching?"

Old Zheng still wants to save Kaidi Electric.

"Absolutely not!" Zheng Jinxin said with unwavering determination.

"No matter what stocks you hold, you're all to be exchanged for Yian Technology, no questions asked."

"Son, you can't be so domineering. You're acting like your father."

Zheng Haidi is exceptionally tolerant of her son.

"Your dad doesn't care about the money, it's just that your stock picking isn't very reliable. We can't afford to waste money like that, can we?"

"Your dad's money will be yours sooner or later. If Dad earns more, you can use it to buy a house after you graduate from college."

Zheng Jinxin: "Dad! I know how good you are to me, and I want you to have a better life too."

"In the past, I didn't know which stocks to pick, and the ones I heard were all unreliable. It's better to pick them yourself; I know that very well."

"So, I haven't interfered with what stocks you buy, right? This time is different. In my whole life, I'm only asking you to listen to me this once: buy this stock with all your funds."

"Once you buy this, I won't interfere with what stocks you buy next time, or anything else you do."

"Not interfering in anything?" Zheng Haidi chuckled twice. "It's not like I'd find you a stepmother."

Zheng Jinxin fell silent upon hearing this.

He knew his father was joking when he said that, but he actually had his own reasons.

There's a reason why Zhuang Xuehua is rarely mentioned here.

Because Zhuang Xuehua's workplace is quite far from home, about 10 kilometers away from their residential area.

That place belongs to another company within our organization, and it's also a base.

The company provides shuttle buses to take employees home every day, and there are also shuttle buses here to take employees back to the other side, so there are employees who have settled down in both places.

Zhuang Xuehua was too lazy to go every day, so she went home about once a week. She had a dormitory there.

The relationship between Zheng Haidi and her husband is now rather distant, mainly because of Zhuang Xuehua's hobbies: she loves dressing up, dancing, and traveling.

After marriage, the two had different views on life, especially after Zheng Jinxin went to school, they spent less and less time together, and even mentioned divorce several times.

Ultimately, considering the child's schooling, the matter was dropped.

Now they're practically estranged, living together like roommates, only occasionally having a meal together as a formality.

In his previous life, Zheng Jinxin's father took care of his daily life during his school years.

He later went to university, but before he graduated, his parents divorced.

He only learned about many things about his mother later. He had a distant relationship with his mother and was closer to his father.

Taking all these factors into account, Zheng Jinxin made a tough decision.

"Dad! I don't know much about what's going on between you two. If there's any chance to salvage your relationship with Mom, you should try your best."

"I'm not on my mom's side. To be honest, I don't really like dancing, especially for men and women who are already married."

"If things have reached a point of no return for you two, then you should get a divorce and not consider me."

"Not considering you? Heh." Zheng Haidi gave a helpless, bitter laugh.

"If I get a divorce, I'll basically leave with nothing. Your mother will want this house, so where will you live then?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jinxin's face hardened.

"This is not an excuse for you. Anyway, you are not allowed to use me as an excuse in the future. Your relationship is between the two of you."

"I'm living at school now, so even if I come back, my mom can't kick me out of this house because I'm still a minor."

"Once I go to university, I won't come back."

"Now you need to consider whether to save this marriage and prepare to grow old together."

"Either we leave as soon as possible, so neither of us wastes the other's time. I'm even willing to stay in your dormitory when I come back for vacation."

"Let's talk about this later, don't get involved." Zheng Haidi sighed, lit a cigarette, and took a long drag.

Zheng Jinxin firmly replied, "Fine! I won't get involved in your mess. But there's one thing, Dad! This is serious business: exchange all your shares for Yian Technology. If you don't listen to me, I'll drop out of school. I won't budge on that."

"Okay, let's switch them all to Yian Technology."

It wasn't that Zheng Haidi approved of Zheng Jinxin's stocks; it was mainly that he was disappointed with his marriage.

They thought that no matter how much money they made, it would all be taken away eventually.

Given Zhuang Xuehua's personality, she would never suffer any loss.

After the National Day holiday, Zheng Jinxin returned to school. On the first day of the market reopening, Zheng Haidi prepared to switch stocks.

"Hey! You want to sell your stocks? Are you going to liquidate your entire position now?"

Old Qian followed up with concerned inquiries; now, whenever they were at the stock market, they were inseparable partners.

Old Qian is fully prepared this time, ready to stand with Zheng Haidi through thick and thin.

"Don't sell all your shares, switch to other stocks." Zheng Haidi said, and began selling her shares.

"Selling Kedi Electric after only making one yuan in profit isn't like you. Why?"

"My son said that we must sell all of Kaidi Electric and buy the stocks he likes, otherwise he will get angry with me."

As Zheng Haidi spoke, she noticed that Kaidi Electric had been gradually sold off in her account.

"Heh heh! Serves you right! I've never seen a father like you, taking your son's words so literally. If I were your son, I'd get angry too. What? Buy all Tsingtao beer?"

After saying that, Lao Qian felt that something was wrong with what he had said, and he felt like he had been taken advantage of.

"Tsingtao Beer? My son said that beer doesn't taste good, so we can throw it all away and replace it all with Yian Technology beer."

"Yian Technology? Didn't you say a while ago that Yian Technology was very dangerous? How dare you increase your holdings?"

Old Qian watched as Zheng Haidi made her purchases. "Old Zheng, be careful!"

Zheng Haidi pressed the confirmation button and then logged out of her account.

"Anyway, I haven't hidden anything from you about my operations. I'm betting everything this time, and I'm not going to advise you. You can decide what to do with your stocks yourself."

After Zheng Haidi finished buying, she stood next to the trading machine watching the market.

Old Qian opened his account and looked at the two stocks he held.

Three thousand shares of Tsingtao Brewery and one thousand shares of Kaidi Electric Power.

He used half of his funds for each of these two stocks at the time.

Back then, all his funds could have bought about 2,000 shares of Shenzhen Jinxing (formerly Yian Technology). Now that Tsingtao Brewery has made more than 2 yuan, 3,000 shares of Tsingtao Brewery can be exchanged for about 1,000 shares of Yian Technology, but 1,000 shares of Kaidi Electric Power can't be exchanged for that, which is almost 6 yuan per share.

After much deliberation, he sold his profitable shares of Tsingtao Brewery and bought 1,000 shares of Yian Technology at 26.01 cents.

He felt that exchanging for Kaidi Electric was a bad deal, so he kept holding onto it.

From then on, their lives became "uncomfortable".

Because, in the days that followed, Yian Technology grew too rapidly.

Zheng Haidi is doing better because her son comes home every weekend, which puts her mind at ease.

But Lao Qian didn't get that treatment; he spent every week when the stock market opened in a state of high anxiety.

Although he regretted not switching from Kaidi Electric to Yian Technology, the stock performed reasonably well, outperforming many other stocks, though it was far behind Yian Technology in terms of performance.

"It's over fifty years old, the price has doubled, and your son still won't let you sell it. You should probably stop while you're ahead."

Old Qian is holding onto profitable stocks, which is unsettling.

He had never earned so much before, and the pressure was immense.

"My son said it's still early; the market is doing fine right now, and it's far from peaking."

Compared to Lao Qian, Zheng Haidi is much more composed.

Old Qian was suffering, the kind of suffering that comes from never having made a lot of money before. It was too agonizing!

He now wishes he could make Zheng Haidi's son quit school and spend all his time with them at the stock market lobby.

Although Zheng Haidi would comfort him every Monday, the problem is that there are five trading days between Monday and Friday.

Zheng Haidi's son is in school, so he doesn't have any communication devices and can't check the stock market every day! If the stock market crashes one day, he won't even have time to run away.

He doesn't have Zheng Jinxin's cheat code, and he's filled with uncertainty about the future.

Besides his anxiety, he started racking his brains, "Old Zheng, how about this? I have a pager with a Chinese character display (note: pager), but nobody uses it now. Can your son take it?"

"This app sends out closing prices and stock market information for individual stocks every day after the market closes, so I can keep track of the market anytime. The school shouldn't forbid me from bringing it, right?"

"This?" Zheng Haidi thought for a moment. "It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

"Okay, I'll ask him when he gets back."

Zheng Jinxin returned home this Friday, and early Saturday morning, Lao Qian rushed over to his house, carrying the pager he had just paid for.

After Lao Qian explained his purpose, Zheng Jinxin stared speechlessly at the pager in front of him.

This machine is too big. What would it look like for a junior high school student to carry this machine to school?

He remembered the image of a monkey carrying a pager.

He would never bring that machine to school, he knew they wouldn't allow it in class, and he was afraid it would get stolen if he left it in his dorm.

Besides, carrying this device around campus all the time looks ridiculous and is a complete joke.

He pushed the machine away. "Thank you, Uncle Qian, but I definitely won't bring this machine. What time is it? There's only a week left until the holiday. I'll be watching the market with you guys then. Can't you even wait a little while?"

Old Qian sat on the stool like a monkey, swaying back and forth as he spoke.

"A week isn't a long time, but the price is too high right now, and I'm always worried about something unexpected happening."

Zheng Jinxin smiled and said, "How much money do you have now? I really don't understand you guys. Making money looks worse than losing money."

Old Qian stared wide-eyed, unable to hide his smugness.

"Isn't this making too much money? Last week it even reached 60, then it dropped back to 55. That's five or six yuan a day round trip. I couldn't stand even five or six mao!"

"Looks like you guys made quite a bit! Old Zheng, I'm short on cash lately, can I have some?"

Zhuang Xuehua chimed in from the side.

Zhuang Xuehua went home this weekend. When she saw people coming to visit, she listened along.

"I just gave you five hundred last month, and I'm covering all the household expenses. Your expenses alone are now higher than the whole family's, so I can't be left without even money for cigarettes, can I?"

Zheng Haidi had reached her breaking point.

"It's not like you give it to me every month. I haven't enjoyed a single day of happiness following you around; I've only suffered. You make so much in the stock market, what's a few thousand to you?"

Zhuang Xuehua frowned, knowing she couldn't get angry in front of outsiders.

"That money wasn't mine; it mostly belonged to my parents. I used their retirement savings to invest in the stock market."

Zheng Haidi didn't dare tell the whole truth, only half of it.

Zhuang Xuehua chuckled.

"So the money your family earns has nothing to do with me. Okay, I have a lunch appointment with my girlfriends, so I won't be eating at home."

Zhuang Xuehua left with a sullen face.

The atmosphere was disrupted, and none of them were interested in continuing the conversation, resulting in an awkward silence for a while.

Finally, Zheng Jinxin broke the silence.

"Uncle Qian, don't worry about taking it this week. I'll keep an eye on it with you when I get back next week."

"Alright then." Old Qian felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Old Zheng! Next time your sister-in-law goes on a trip, why don't you take some time to go with her?"

Old Qian's parting words seemed like a kind expression of concern, but also like a subtle reminder.

......

A week later, Zheng Jinxin accompanied these two restless old men to the stock market, which calmed them down considerably.

During this period, Kaidi Electric was trading at around 50 yuan, and Zheng Jinxin advised Lao Qian to cash out and secure his profits.

On the day Yian Technology surged to 110, Zheng Jinxin instructed them to sell all their shares.

Seeing the two excited old men, Zheng Jinxin reminded them, "The market probably hasn't peaked yet, but I suggest you two stay away from the stock market for a while."

"If you really can't resist, my advice is to wait until at least this time next year before considering it."

"However, bull markets are short-lived and bear markets are long. After this bull market, there won't be any major market movements in the next three to five years; at most, there will be some individual stock rallies."

"Don't ask me about stocks until I go to college, and I won't be distracted by them anymore."

......

Time flies, and it was July 2005 in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Jinxin did not take the college entrance examination. Just as he had told his father, he was successfully admitted to Jiangnan University by participating in the Physics Olympiad.

Zheng Haidi was quite satisfied with her son's grades. That day, the father and son discussed Zheng Jinxin's school enrollment.

"Dad, I'm all grown up now. You don't need to worry about sending me to school. I can manage on my own."

Zheng Jinxin first offered his father some words of advice, then asked, "Dad, can you give me a heads-up? How much money do you have in the stock market right now?"

"Yeah, I would have told you this even if you hadn't asked me." Old Zheng put down his beer bottle.

"I took your advice and tried to buy at the bottom of the market a few times over the past few years. I didn't dare to invest too much, just a small amount of money. My luck wasn't as good as before, but overall I still made a small profit. Now I have about 55 yuan in funds and stocks, and more than 40 yuan in available cash."

"Dad, you've done well. You've made around 100,000 yuan in the past few years," Zheng Jinxin praised, then tentatively asked, "Dad, I want to discuss something with you. Um, Dad, could you lend me some of the funds in the stock market while I'm in college?"

Zheng Jinxin consulted his father because he lacked confidence, as almost all the money he was making in the stock market came from his father.

His role was simply to exert some effort in the final push by Yian Technology.

Surprisingly, Zheng Haidi said without any hesitation, "I had the same thought even if you hadn't mentioned it."

Zheng Jinxin? What's going on? Did my dad get reborn along with me?

Zheng Haidi didn't notice Zheng Jinxin's expression and continued, "It doesn't matter if the amount of money is small, but it becomes a problem if it's large."

"Your mother will get her hands on this money sooner or later. She'll find out sooner or later that it's in my account."

"What I mean is, after you go to university, get yourself a bank account, and I'll deposit 300,000 yuan into it. Later, you can open a stock market account there, and we can trade stocks through that account."

"Three hundred thousand? Why not five hundred thousand?"

Zheng Jinxin didn't consider that his father was hiding things from his mother. The key point was that he felt that 300,000 was a bit too little. Although 500,000 was still a million short, it would still be half of the target.

"The maximum is only 300,000," Zheng Haidi said firmly.

"Half of the capital I used to invest in stocks came from your grandparents' money. I have to leave them at least 20 yuan, otherwise it would be too unfair."

"In addition, I prepared 10,000 yuan for you when you go to university. It should be enough for tuition and living expenses this semester."

Thirty thousand it is, at least it's better than nothing.

Speaking of tuition fees, Zheng Jinxin thought of the little money he had saved.

He said with great confidence, "Ten thousand yuan is enough for me to finish university. In addition, I will take those 26 80 edition 50 yuan notes with me. You don't need to worry about my expenses during my university years."

Old Zhang almost forgot about it if his son hadn't mentioned it.

He quickly ran back into the house and took the book where he kept the money out of the drawer.

"Huh? How come there are only 13 left?"

As soon as Zheng Jinxin opened the book, he felt that the quantity was wrong. After counting, he found that half of it was missing.

Zheng Haidi gritted her teeth in anger: "Your mother must have taken it secretly. I'll have a good talk with her when I get back this week."

.......

Friday night.

"I took them all, and used them to buy Amway products..."

"I asked you for money and you wouldn't give it to me, but you had so much money hidden in your book..."

"I haven't taken it all yet, only half. Besides, the Amway products I bought aren't just for me to use; they're kept at home for everyone to use."

Zhuang Xuehua shouted at Zheng Haidi with a righteous indignation.

"If you want this money, you can tell me. This isn't ordinary money; it's a collectible that my child is keeping specifically to increase its value."

Zheng Haidi couldn't win an argument, so she had to resort to reason.

"Hmph!" Zhuang Xuehua sneered, "You made money in the stock market before, and you wouldn't give me some when I asked you to. I'm telling you now, you're definitely not going to give me any more."

Zheng Jinxin watched from the side, and he really couldn't compliment his father's ability to argue.

He knew that it was best for his children not to get involved in their parents' conflicts, but this time he simply couldn't resist.

He yelled at Zhuang Xuehua.

"All you ever think about is spending money! Isn't your salary enough to cover your expenses?"

"Do you know how much each of those bills you took and spent is worth? Go ask the coin dealers outside the post office tomorrow; they'll give you a thousand dollars a bill!"

"That 750 yuan you spent was worth 13,000 yuan, you spendthrift woman."

"How dare you talk to your mother like that? You two have money now and want to rebel? I work hard and come home, and before I can even have a hot meal, you two are blocking my door and interrogating me? If you don't want to live like this, just say so. I'm not putting up with this anymore."

After saying that, Zhuang Xuehua slammed the door and left.

Alas! Every family has its own troubles.

Zheng Jinxin looked at his father, who was sitting there sulking, and walked over to pat him on the shoulder.

"Dad! You need to think about your own affairs; you don't need to consider my thoughts."

"I'm leaving this time, and I won't be coming back for summer or winter breaks very often. After graduating from university, I definitely won't go back to work here."

He has completed his task here, though it's not finished yet, but now it's time for him to move on to the university stage.

In his previous life, he couldn't help his father in the slightest. In this life, he can wait until he has the ability before offering to help his father.

Jiangnan University, hopefully that's where his new chapter will begin.