Chapter 43 My Heart is Harmonious, No Taboos (5K2)

After Xia's mother finished speaking, Xia An understood everything almost immediately.

My dad must have noticed that the Shanghai Composite Index has been doing very well recently, and he also saw that the stock number with the strongest momentum coincided with his birthday. It would be strange if he wasn't upset and angry.

But Xia An firmly believed that even if Dr. Peng was included and five stocks were selected and placed in front of his father, he would not buy the birthday number.

It’s like lottery: only novices who have no interest in studying trends and are just trying to get lucky will buy special numbers.

As for people like my dad who claim to be pure technical masters...luck? Haha.

This is the fact, Xia An is right.

Today, Friday, Dr. Peng’s stock price hit the daily limit in the 13th minute after the market opened.

At that time, Xia Kangning, who had just brewed a pot of jasmine tea, was reading a newspaper in the office.

Xiaowei, the apprentice, walked in as he was getting ready to go home after his night shift.

While changing into work clothes, I discussed recent stock market experiences with my master.

Young people all have the dream of getting rich quickly. In terms of lathe technology, Xiaowei has learned the true skills from Xia Kangning.

His current ideal is to learn his master's brilliant stock trading skills as soon as possible.

Over the past two or three years, Xia Kangning's words and deeds have helped Wu Xiaowei's simulation trading steadily grow from an initial capital of 5000 yuan to yuan.

Oh my god, three hundred thousand!

Wu Xiaowei regretted that he had not invested the 5,000 yuan in real money. Otherwise, with 300,000 yuan in his hand now, he could go back to the countryside and immediately marry a fair, tender and juicy young wife.

Wu Xiaowei once asked Xia Kangning why he didn't do it for real?

Xia Kangning always smiled faintly, raised his face 45 degrees, and said that the time had not come yet.

Look, this is the attitude of a master!
My master is the stock god!
As long as my master takes action, Buffett and Soros will be no match for him.

Holding the fried dough stick in his mouth and chewing it inch by inch, Wu Xiaowei put on his shoes and held his cell phone in front of Xia Kangning who was sitting with her legs crossed.

"What a coincidence, Master. I think the time has come for you to take action."

"Oh?"

Xia Kangning raised his eyes from behind his glasses and glanced around.

Everything is red.

"Look at this. It's your birthday. It's hit the daily limit for five consecutive days. Here, it's 600804."

Xia Kangning saw it.

My first reaction was to choke on the tea.

There is a vague feeling in my heart, a mixture of heaviness and emptiness.

Then he smiled calmly and told his apprentice: "It's feudal superstition, don't think about it."

After Wu Xiaowei left, Xia Kangning continued reading the newspaper.

I sat there for two hours, but not a single word entered my mind.

Forty-six-year-old Xia Kangning felt like he was back in elementary school, unable to concentrate at all.

There are two old little people arguing in my heart.

One said, "What's the use of buying it? It may not even go up in value after you buy it."

Another said, bullshit, you only have 7 yuan, how can you affect the market?
First of all, what then? If I didn’t buy it, then what’s the use of regretting it?

Another said, why don’t people regret it if it’s useless?
Even until lunch, Xia Kangning was still distracted.

Repeatedly wavering between "calm down, I'm losing my life" and "***".

After drinking the second pot of tea in the afternoon, the accumulated depression became so severe that the fire in his heart suddenly ignited and he had a high fever.

When Wei Xiaofang returned home, Xia Kangning had already covered himself with two layers of quilts, had taken various fever-reducing medicines, and was lying motionless in bed, muttering only.

He kept repeating "birthday" and "600804" over and over again.

Wei Xiaofang was terrified and couldn't wake her husband up no matter what she did.

The first person she thought of was not 120, but her son.

The symptoms of my son's fever a few days ago were very similar to those of the dead old man.

Also, my son has become unusually mature in recent days!
Yes, it’s probably because of evil spirits!
The second thing that comes to mind is...

Does Sister Wu from the next door know a spirit medium?

……

……

I came in a hurry and only ate half a mouthful of meat.

It was obvious that he would very likely swallow Tang Wan whole tonight.

Xia An felt depressed.

Tang Wan saw through his thoughts at a glance and tiptoed to kiss him.

"Virtue, what is yours is always yours. How can I run away?"

She told Xia An to hurry back and asked him if he needed to drive the Bentley.

Xia An refused.

Dad was just anxious and angry. There was no need to speed so much. He should have just driven normally.

While waiting for Lin Jiajia in the lobby, Tang Wan noticed that there were several boutiques on the first floor.

She took Xia An into a famous watch store.

"Buy me a watch?" Xia An asked.

"Ah."

Tang Wan nodded and leaned over the counter to look at the styles.

She always remembered that day at the Marriott in the provincial capital when she heard Xia An say that she liked Nautilus, but Patek Philippe was not sold there.

Of course, she had no intention of buying it even if it was available.

"You just started college, there's no need to wear something too nice."

Xia An smiled and said, "I don't need to wear a watch."

Tang Wan looked at him with a smile and said, "Dad loved watches when he was alive. I remember Mom told him that every man should have a nice watch. You've never worn one?"

Xia An shook his head.

Tang Wan said, "Then I'll give you the first watch, okay?"

Xia An agreed.

Then he put his arms around her from behind and whispered in her ear, "I'll give you half of the time."

Tang Wan blushed and her heart beat fast.

The female salesperson who had been following them since they entered the door was stunned.

Brother and sister? Obviously not.

Object? Apparently.

Just started college?

What a mess.

The saleswoman smiled and asked Tang Wan, "Ma'am, what price range would you like to buy?"

Tang Wan didn't quite understand, so she asked Xia An if there were any styles she liked.

of course not.

These boutiques may display the names of famous watches, but they actually only sell second- and third-tier brands like Longines and Tissot.

In comparison, Longines is better than Tissot.

But Longines is not stable and Xia An doesn't like it.

But he didn't want to reject Tang Wan's love.

He nodded and told Tang Wan to choose.

Tang Wan looked around and asked him if he liked steel belts.
Xia An said she liked the belt.

Tang Wan still couldn't pick one.

The female salesperson took over the conversation at the right time, pointing to another glass cabinet and saying that there were also Omega and IWC, but with fewer styles.

“It’s a bit more expensive.”

Tang Wan came over and immediately fell in love with the Omega Constellation.

She pointed at the glass window and asked Xia An, "This one? I fell in love with it at first sight."

Xia An nodded: "Then it has to be the one I like at first sight."

The two looked at each other lovingly.

The saleswoman rolled her eyes secretly, took out the watch and said, "This one is 8 after the discount..."

Before she finished speaking, Tang Wan had already put the watch on Xia An's wrist.

I looked left and right and was very satisfied.

She told the saleswoman: "I'm giving it to my boyfriend, I don't want a discount."

The saleswoman blinked and felt like she was hallucinating.

Tang Wan looked at Xia An and said, "I'm not extravagant. I can't give you a discount on the first gift."

Xia An nodded.

Think this is the first gift?
The first gift should obviously be you.

It took about fifteen minutes to look, choose, and pay with a card.

The saleswoman swallowed.

The woman is beautiful, the man is handsome, and they are rich. They spend 100,000 yuan without blinking an eye?
This is a match made in heaven.

Looking at Tang Wan and Xia An walking away with the bag, the saleswoman sighed that it would be great if she could make an impulse purchase like this one someday.

……

Tang Wan is such a person.

It’s more enjoyable to spend money on your loved one than on yourself.

After Lin Jiajia hurried down to the lobby, Tang Wan told them to drive slowly and be careful, then she returned to the rental house alone.

The first thing I saw were the two sunflowers in the sunset.

The petals that had accumulated a day's sunshine seemed to be smiling at her.

The warmth filled the room instantly.

Tang Wan was so happy that she jumped for joy.

The sheets hanging in the living room were still wet and swayed gently in the sunset.

Just like the hostess's beating heart.

……

Lin Jiajia sat cross-legged in the passenger seat, peeling an orange and eating it.

She saw the watch on Xia An's hand.

Even if he didn't see it, he couldn't ignore the watch box and handbag that Tang Wan took away.

"Did she give it to you? It's so sour. Eat it."

"Hmm. Damn, that's so sour. I won't eat it."

"Take it off and let me see it."

Xia An handed her hand over and let her unbutton her clothes herself.

Lin Jiajia took a few glances at it. She knew nothing about watches, so she asked how much it cost.

Xia An said one hundred thousand and eight hundred.

Lin Jiajia took a deep breath and said, "It's worth more than your house."

Then he returned the watch to Xia An and said, "I won't look at it anymore. I'll take the agent to look at it next time."

Xia An laughed.

When they were about to get off the highway, Lin Jiajia woke up and silently looked at the dark suburban rice fields outside the window.

After a while, I called Lao Zhou and said calmly, "I'm back. See you tomorrow."

In the pitch-black carriage, Xia An turned his head and saw Lin Jiajia's blurry and lonely face through the glass window.

Xia An said nothing. ...

When they arrived downstairs at Xingfu Home, he wanted to ask Lin Jiajia to cooperate with him in explaining the stock matter, but he swallowed his words.

Xia An obviously noticed that Lin Jiajia was not in a good mood, so she advised her to go home and rest and not to follow her upstairs.

Lin Jiajia nodded, sat in the driver's seat and looked at Xia An and asked:
"Xia An, when will you come play with me again?"

Xia An was happy, "Anytime."

After saying that, he waved his hand and ran into the doorway.

There is a yellow talisman on the lintel of the second floor.

There is a smell of incense when you open the door.

Brightly lit, there is a standing mirror in the living room.

It can make people look like monkeys.

Mother Xia clasped her hands together respectfully and knelt beside the bed.

There were two layers of bedding on the bed, and inside was Xia An's old father who had been feverish and confused.

the following,

After returning home, Xia An quickly ran through the synopsis of "Stock Crisis" in three minutes:

In the middle of the bedroom, there was a female cultivator in Taoist robes, ringing a bell and jumping around the bed, muttering to herself.

Xia's mother Wei Xiaofang turned around in surprise when she heard footsteps.

Pointing at Xia An, he said to the nun: This is my son.

Xia An glared at the demon Taoist and was about to speak when he saw the female cultivator forming a sword with her two fingers and pointing it in the distance.

——If you are really an evil creature, stop being so rampant!

Xia An was very frugal with words and only asked how much his mother's ritual cost.

After hearing Sanqian, he was furious and walked to his father's pillow and whispered:
Dad, I know I was wrong. A few days ago, I made a deposit into a fake account, but later I realized it was a real account...

I am so deeply afraid that I dare not tell you the truth.

Who would have thought that today I heard Miss Lin say, hey, it has gone up.

Open your eyes and take a look!

Xia An held up the screen and placed it in front of his father.

The old father opened his eyes weakly...

Tea time.

The old man was so shocked that he seemed to be possessed by the stock god. He sat up in shock on his sickbed, grabbed the phone and looked at it again and again.

——Hey, it’s destiny for me!
He then angrily scolded his wife: "You have long hair but little knowledge. Quickly drive away this evildoer who is misleading people. Then go and light the fire. I can eat three bowls."

If the ritual is not completed, the fee will be reduced by half.

Xia's mother anxiously waited outside the door to ask for the fifteen hundred yuan back.

End (300 words).

……

During the meal, Xia Kangning, who had recovered and even had a rosy complexion, asked Xia An:

"Have you learned anything from this?"

Xia An picked up a piece of potato chips with chopsticks and said:

"I understand, Dad. I will never lie to you again. It could put my life in danger. Money is a small matter. Life is the most important thing."

Xia Kangning said "eh" and tapped the plate with his chopsticks.

“You’re thinking in the wrong direction.

"If I hadn't taken an extra day off and happened to be at home that day, would you have asked me about stocks?

“If I hadn’t studied it for many years, would I have been able to teach you how to operate it before your mother came back with lunch?
"If you don't know how to operate, can you accidentally bet all your family savings?

"Of course, your filial piety also plays a role here, otherwise you wouldn't buy all those stocks.

“Filial piety is the first of all virtues, and good deeds will be rewarded.

"Understood?"

Xia An put down his chopsticks. To be honest, he didn't understand what his father wanted to say.

Xia Kangning looked at the lamp and sighed, saying, "Karma and retribution are determined by heaven. This is the wealth and prosperity that I, Xia Kangning, am destined to have. If nothing unexpected happens, mother, son, our family may become rich."

"From now on, I think our family of three should remember this moment and those previous moments of hardship, and remind ourselves not to squander our money and continue to be upright and responsible people."

Xia Yu: "..."

Mother Xia, who had been silent the entire time and had been blaming herself for wasting fifteen hundred yuan for an hour, now murmured weakly, "She just said she wouldn't promote feudal superstition..."
-
People are happy when they are happy.

This weekend, the three members of the Xia family had a great time together, spending all their time with their family.

Xia An went to Zhang and Liu's basement early on Saturday morning and moved the computer back.

Xia Kangning hid in the house and watched the odds for three hours.

The red floating profit in the account seemed to be imprinted in his heart.

Because Lao Zhou called, the party was postponed to Monday night.

Xia Kangning immediately took charge of the family's finances again after many years.

He allocated 25,000 yuan (Xia An’s tuition reserve) and took his wife and children out to spend money.

Xia Kangning didn't want anything for himself and suggested buying a laptop for his son.

Xia An said that death was useless and lied:

"I asked seniors in my major on the campus website, and they suggested that we all order desktops collectively after school starts. They have better specs than laptops and are cheaper."

Xia Kangning thought it made sense.

Wei Xiaofang praised her son for his ability to live a good life.

Xia Kangning suggested again that he buy a camera for his son.

Xia An's major requires a SLR camera by her sophomore year.

But Xia An still refused, on the grounds that this thing was being updated very quickly.

Wow, a DSLR and a similar lens might not cost 25,000 yuan.

He didn't want his parents to pay for this.

In order to buy a Canon 5D and a red lens for Xia An, Yuanshi and his wife lived frugally for two years.

The money I saved was not used to buy a camera before it was blown up along with the wardrobe on the second floor.

"So what should I buy?"

Xia Kangning muttered, "Let me think about what other children need to prepare for college..."

Xia's mother suggested buying Xia An a watch and pointed at Xia An's wrist and said, "Don't wear a fake watch. People will laugh at you. Even if we can't afford a good one, we can buy an ordinary, real one."

Xia Kangning was right and said that children should wear Casio.

"Dad will take you to buy the real thing, so you can wear this on me."

"..."

Xia An refused again.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to part with the money, but I’m reluctant to part with Tang Xiaowan’s kindness.

In the end, all of Xia Kangning's suggestions for this trip were overturned by the accompanying mother and son.

Xia's mother bought Xia An a set of autumn sportswear and asked him to wear it to school in exchange for the one Xiao Youzi had given him.

Bought a shirt and a pair of leather shoes for Xia Kangning.

The pair of shoes I was wearing, which I bought five years ago and had iron soles nailed on them twice, were thrown away directly.

Xia's mother bought herself a handkerchief, saying it was for work.

With the rest, he bought a lot of things for Zuo You and asked Xia An to take them to school to give to her sister.

In the midsummer of 2006, low-rise bungalows were still everywhere on the streets.

The old square buses still roam the streets, but they are on the verge of being phased out.

Bicycles are still the main means of transportation for people in plain cities.

There is a large loudspeaker hanging outside the two-dollar store, playing promotional slogans in a loop.

Small stationery stores and music stores play the hottest pop songs.

You can listen to all the popular songs by walking along the 500-meter commercial street.

Jay Chou’s “Hair Like Snow” is the most popular.

The second is Xue Zhiqian’s "Serious Snow", which became popular again more than ten years later.

Xia's mother usually hates these fashionable tunes.

But today he started humming along, and then said to himself with a smile: "It's summer, and there's only snow."

Xia Kangning spent three dollars to buy three fresh-cut Hami melons, one for each of the three members of his family.

More than ten years later, the amount of these three will be at least twenty-five.

Xia An deliberately slowed down his pace and followed two meters behind his parents.

Watching them walking slowly in the mottled light and shadow under the shade of the trees, the world in his eyes became blurred.

From joining the WTO in 01 to the initial signs in 03, it took another three years to settle down.

In early 2006, a huge amount of capital flowed into the heavy industry sector.

This has caused the national investment in steel, electrolytic aluminum and cement to almost double.

For the first time since the reform and opening up, heavy industry has grown faster than light industry.

It has had a profound impact on China's overall economic and industrial structure in the future.

Marx once said:

When a country's heavy industry develops rapidly, with the large-scale use of energy and mechanical equipment, its manufacturing capacity will also expand rapidly, producing products far exceeding its own needs.

Therefore, the country must look for broader overseas markets.

Xia An clearly knew that in the next twenty years, "Made in China" would go global and become the only country in the world with independent industrial manufacturing.

Infrastructure drives transportation, real estate, light industry, entertainment, and the internet...

This wind will blow down all the bungalows in front of you and create towering buildings on the spot at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It will drive the Internet and electronic technology manufacturing industries to advance at the speed of light, until they become the world's leaders.

It will blow up countless pigs in the wind.

What I can do is to take advantage of the fact that my parents’ hair is not yet completely gray and their backs are still straight, ride the wind, sit firmly on the clouds and don’t fall down.

At this moment on the street, the smell of memories fills my nose.

Xia An was wearing slippers, shorts, and a small vest, chewing a cantaloupe that cost one yuan each, and wearing a watch worth one hundred thousand yuan.

Looking at my healthy parents in front of me, I swore an oath under an ordinary old locust tree:

[In this life, I only seek to make my mind harmonious and open. Apart from this, there are no taboos.]

Mother Xia noticed that her son was lagging behind, and turned around and greeted him with a smile:
"What are you planning? Do you want to buy anything else?"

"I'm not planning anything. I'm just happy. I don't want to buy anything. I'll earn money for what I want to buy later."

Xia An grinned and shook his head.

When Xia Kangning turned around, he tripped over a bump on the sidewalk. After he stood firm, he gave his son a thumbs up.

"Good job, as long as you have ambition, mom and dad will wait and see."

Xia's mother said, "My son will be the richest man in the future."

Most parents are like this.

I have little education and I believe everything people say.

The only thing I don’t believe is that my children are worse than others.
-
On Monday morning, Tang Wan called Xia An and said that Zhang Chunmin had made an appointment with Xia An.

Xia An thought for a moment and said, "Tell him to meet at noon tomorrow. I'll text you the address later."

That night, the dinner that Lao Zhou had originally planned to invite the three members of the Xia family to had was changed to a family dinner that the Xia family hosted for Lao Zhou.

Also, Lin Jiajia didn’t come.

(End of this chapter)