Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Li Zhao was so excited that his pen trembled when he wrote.

My teeth even feel a little sensitive.

In fact, many people have had the fantasy of "if I could go back in time, I would make a lot of money by taking advantage of information asymmetry".

Aside from legitimate business battles, other ways to make money boil down to just a few things: skyrocketing stock prices, real estate, lotteries, and sports betting.

Those who have been reborn know that as long as you have some capital and the timing of your rebirth is early enough, even knowledge gained from reading the news is enough to achieve financial freedom.

Moreover, someone like Li Zhao, who has served as a senior executive in a large company, has a much better memory of stock information than the average person.

Aside from the limitations imposed by his status as a primary school student, Li Zhao only had to consider "how quickly to make money" and "how much he could earn before it was over."

Li Zhao wrote faster and faster. His past fantasies were about to become reality, which was even more exhilarating than his wedding night or passing the imperial examination!

He set several deadlines for himself: before the housing prices skyrocketed in 15, he needed to have enough capital to buy luxury homes in prime locations and make a quick buck from the rich, the sooner the better.

13 and 17 were two peak years for cryptocurrencies, so he needed to hold a stable amount of Bitcoin before 13 to wait for the two super bursts in 13 and 17.

This November presents a good opportunity to buy stocks in two waves for medium- and long-term investment. After this point, the return on investment will plummet, so he must get his stock account sorted out and accumulate capital before then.

There may be a super short-term trading opportunity at the end of April, focusing on agricultural stocks. If you manage your account well, you should be able to double or triple your assets.

Then, the thought process becomes very clear.

I plan to make a few tens of thousands of yuan in capital by trading agricultural stocks at the end of April, and then sell them at a high point in May to get a hundred thousand yuan in capital.

In November, at the bottom, I allocated funds proportionally to Moutai and Tencent as long-term support, and then bought Ping An Optoelectronics.

If you sell Ping An Optoelectronics at its peak at the end of 10, you can make more than ten times your initial investment.

During this period, acquire cryptocurrency simultaneously, distribute it across multiple local wallets for encrypted holding, and wait for it to develop.

In 11, he sold some of his shares in Tencent and Moutai to buy real estate in prime locations, waiting for the market to boom in 15 before selling it to wealthy people.

At the end of 12, there were two stocks that performed very well. Li Zhao didn't know the exact multiples, but he just bought them. By 15, they had exploded more than tenfold...

After 13 years, it's time to sell cryptocurrency!

Li Zhao laughed as he wrote this.

He was laughing like a fool.

You don't even need to work, and your money can grow so much—I wouldn't even dare to dream of that.

The key point is that, according to his calculations, even if he can't make it through cryptocurrency, he can still achieve financial freedom by selling his stocks and house in 15.

When was that?

Li Zhao was a senior in high school in the first half of the year, and went to university in the second half.

Friends, can you imagine the college life of a handsome guy who is financially independent?

Li Zhao glanced at the planning drawings on the desk again.

If we can find a way to persuade our parents to buy that store, we can at least cover up the fact that "our family is rich."

Li Zhao was also able to use this example, combined with the success of various "small investments" that followed, to gradually get his parents to accept the fact that they had given birth to a genius son.

This also provides corresponding solutions to various problems that may exist in reality.

Moreover, once these operations are completed, they will inevitably lead to a fixed result, so he doesn't need to worry or exhaust himself.

At the end of November 2008, the moment he completed his stock purchase, financial freedom was already a certainty.

Extreme returns, simple operation, and stable results – this is actually the impossible triangle of making money.

This is not a problem for Li Zhao.

Li Zhao felt as if he were floating on air.

If this is what a happy life looks like, isn't it?

……

Why wasn't happiness increased?

Li Zhao looked at the completed plan and gradually calmed down.

The plan is brilliant, but both the stock trading account and the initial capital need to be redeemed using happiness points.

To put it simply, when it comes to happiness, Li Zhao just needs to love herself and make herself happy.

But he didn't actually know the criteria for adding happiness points.

For him, "happiness" was actually a somewhat abstract concept.

For example, he thought it would be awkward for a 36-year-old to act pretentious among children, but in reality, he was happy.

Li Zhao had to admit that his past life experiences had left him somewhat hollow.

Even if they know they "should love themselves," they don't know what it means to love themselves in practice.

A usable bank card costs 25 points, and 10,000 yuan costs 10 points. So how much does a usable stock trading account cost? And how much does it cost to accumulate 50,000 yuan in capital?

He only has 14 points right now. How can he accumulate enough points before November, or even by the end of April?

Li Zhao suddenly gave a bitter laugh.

"Feeling happiness" is actually a concept that needs to be explained.

Becoming stronger, making money, family, friendship, love, self-actualization...

Li Zhao was about to list and tally all the points he had added, but before he could even put pen to paper, he let out a sigh.

Treating this problem as a math problem to be solved is fundamentally incorrect.

It was 6 p.m. when weary footsteps sounded outside the door. Li Changlin and Zhou Xiaoyun had returned home.

"We're back."

Li Zhao put down his notes and left the room, only to find Zhou Xiaoyun carrying a KFC bag.

No wonder there was a familiar scent just now; Li Zhao had thought his nose had been irritated by the smoke.

"I was a bit busy tonight and didn't have time to cook, so your mom said she'd buy KFC for us to eat together."

"Is this a reward for getting first place?" Li Zhao asked casually.

"I wanted to eat it, and I thought you probably wanted to eat it too, so I bought it."

[If Mom doesn't say "I bought all of this for you," happiness level +1, total 15]

My parents seem to have really changed.

Although it has only been a few days since I was reborn, the results have been excellent.

The change in his parents was the result of his proactive efforts as a sixth-grade elementary school student.

"Thank you, Mom. I really want to eat it."

"I knew it, what kid doesn't like this?"

The family was enjoying a rare, cheerful meal together. As Li Zhao savored the familiar aroma of fried chicken, a different scene was playing in his mind.

In his past life, after working overtime, he passed by KFC and, thinking he hadn't had burgers and fried chicken in a long time, bought some to take home. His pregnant ex-wife threw them away, leaving behind a sentence that Li Zhao remembered for a long time:

"Don't you know I can't eat these kinds of 'heaty' foods because I'm pregnant?"

Li Zhao actually bought it for himself; he hadn't had dinner yet.

His ex-wife later gave a dry, "How was I supposed to know you were only thinking about buying it for yourself?" as an apology.

……

After finishing his meal, while Li Zhao was taking a shower, all sorts of unpleasant scenes from his past life kept replaying in his mind, stirring up the anger in his heart.

Li Zhao suddenly clenched his fist and slammed it against the toilet wall.

A sixth-grader's body is still very weak, so hitting the wall doesn't hurt as much as it would when they were an adult.

It's your own fault, Li Zhao. You don't love yourself at all.

If you don't cherish yourself and don't actively pursue happiness, how can others take your happiness seriously?

He should have been angry a long time ago.

The deep resentment from his past life was swallowed down with each glass of wine he drank at home, and then suppressed by his rebirth.

But it has always existed.

Li Zhao had previously refused to face the truth, even believing that since he had been reborn, all he needed to do was pursue happiness again.

Let bygones be bygones. Parents can be changed. Your ex-wife is nowhere to be found right now. What good is being angry?

So what if there's revenge?

no.

The past can be left behind, but past emotions must be resolved.

Face it, break it down, change it.

Only in this way can Li Zhao fill the emptiness within himself and see things that have been overlooked.

For example, each time He Shuyao participates, her happiness level increases by 3.

Li Zhao took a deep breath, and hot water flowed continuously down from the top of his head, causing his clenched fists to gradually loosen.

"Zhao! Don't take too long in the shower!"

"good!"

Li Zhao felt exceptionally refreshed as he stepped out of the bathroom.

He wants to actively pursue his own happiness.

Well, it's definitely not just about the happiness of redeeming accounts and principal.

On Monday, Li Zhao arrived at the classroom early and, as he passed He Shuyao's seat, secretly placed a small note on her desk.

Then, as soon as He Shuyao arrived in the classroom, she cleaned her desk and carefully threw away the strange note as trash.