The leisurely life of rebirth.

On the morning flight, it is easy to see the thick cumulus clouds being shone golden by the sun. Fang Monan looked at the huge clouds in the distance that seemed to be emitting golden light from the center.She looked up and saw that the tumbling sea of ​​clouds was just like the majestic scenes she saw in the G movies back then, but it was more real and beautiful than that.She saw the excited expressions on the faces of Auntie and Mo Bei. This time, Qi Qiushi also came along randomly. One was to send them off;

Qi Qiushi held a book of business English in his hand, and his aunt held general philosophy books. Under the leadership of Fang Monan, the whole family has the habit of reading.My aunt read more, and asked Muran to make a long list of books every time.Among them are psychology, macroeconomics, business psychology, and even love letter quotes from around the world.At a certain point, some of the breakthrough ideas come from these usual accumulations.

After flying for more than ten hours, even though Fang Monan was not tired, he felt suffocated, not to mention that everyone else had already fallen asleep.She looked at the people around her, and found some people who were pushing on blankets, so she covered them up.The stewardess was very gentle. Seeing that she was still taking care of her family with her eyes open, she only said that she was sensible and always came to ask her if she needed any help. Lights to pass the time.

The time to arrive in Philadelphia was in the early morning, because of the [-]-hour time difference with Beijing, it made people feel as if the time on the plane was wasted, because it was about the same time when they boarded the plane.

Before getting off the plane, except for Fang Monan who was in high spirits, everyone else was breathing heavily, as if they hadn't woken up, their eyes were sleepy.They didn't have much luggage, and Cheng Shigui had already prepared an apartment for them, with all the applications, but just packed a few clothes in the suitcase, which was not so unusual. [

After leaving the airport hall, Fang Monan saw a big American boy holding a big sign with her name on it.Brown hair, blue eyes, tall, wearing a baseball cap.

"Alan! I didn't expect you to come to pick up the plane!" Qi Qiushi stepped forward to hug and let go quickly. If he was asked to hug and say hello, it's better for him to come first and end quickly.

"Qi, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." Alan laughed.He likes to see Asians look uncomfortable and reluctant, it's fun!

"Hi Miss Nan!" Allen said respectfully. "Let's go! The car is outside." He took the luggage and walked to the car first.

The one who came to pick Fang Monan and the others was a six-seater commercial vehicle, which was spacious and comfortable.

With country music playing in the car late at night, Allen was chatty, telling them about Philadelphia, with a focus on the two schools they attended.The city of Philadelphia is not big, and you can drive around in half an hour, and soon the car will drive into the west of the city. This is a university town, where there are famous institutions of higher learning such as the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. , their apartment is in this area.

The apartment that Fang Monan and the others bought was a red brick four-story old house with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The appearance was very ordinary, but the interior was luxuriously decorated by Allen, revealing a simple atmosphere, a new Chinese style, warm and comfortable , Allen said there were some things he had copied in Chinatown.Especially in restaurants, all kinds of kitchen appliances are high-end products, which are expensive.It seems that she is good at cooking, that's why the kitchen is so luxurious, with a smooth marble floor.

The aunt looked at it and called out: "It's like returning to Huaxia's home."

"Just as long as you are satisfied!" Allen said with a smile. The president told him to follow the construction on the drawings and make sure the people who lived there were satisfied. "That's good! You guys rest first! Get rid of the jet lag. I'll come back at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

After Allen left, Auntie and the others assigned a room after visiting the house, washed up and rested.Fang Monan and Mo Bei share a room.After inserting the door, Fang Monan entered the space.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Allen came on time and took them to the Wharton School of Business. My aunt visited her professor and she was about to start her studies soon.

My aunt's professor is a thin old man who is very energetic. When he saw them coming, he greeted them warmly.As soon as we met, we chatted. From the itinerary to the studies, we completely forgot the time, and forgot to accompany the two big and two small ones.Fortunately, the professor's wife likes Murnan's two elf-like and lovely children, just like their grandchildren.Two clever children, with sweet looks and sweet mouths, made the old lady shut her mouth from ear to ear, especially Mo Nan can cook Chinese delicacies, a few people fiddled around the kitchen for a long time, and it can be regarded as a table of Chinese and Western dishes. , full of color, fragrance and taste, it makes people move their index fingers when they smell it.

Everyone enjoyed the meal.The few home-cooked dishes Fang Monan cooked even cleaned the bottom of the plate.The old professor heard that Mobei, the youngest, was going to be admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music, so he became interested and offered to be the piano accompanist for Mobei, and held a small family recital.Afterwards, he gave a thumbs up and boasted, "It's great, I'll definitely pass the exam." Hearing Leonard smiled, he looked very proud, and he felt very comfortable. Of course, he was his student. Can it be bad!My aunt also smiled when she heard it, and she felt that she had face on her face.

A room full of people continued to make noise until the lights of thousands of houses were turned off.Fang Monan and the others returned to the apartment. After Alan left, they relaxed and soon fell asleep.

After moving into the new home, Alan and Qi Qiushi left after everything was arranged. When Alan left, he left a passbook of 100 million US dollars and a modified second-hand Ford car.Fang Monan and the others turned around. Philadelphia is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the United States, and historical sites can be seen everywhere. There is a small central square not far from the apartment, which is usually empty and crowded. , when Fang Monan did morning exercises in the morning, there were many people doing morning exercises here.

And every evening, a small market will be automatically formed here, with clothing, shoes, socks and accessories, and most of them sell melons, fruits, vegetables and food. After all, there are some households around.Those peddlers, with their own products, start selling things after paying a rent to the square management office, one rent per day, and the liquidity is very high.And the management of the square is also very loose, as long as the money is paid, a sign will be issued, and the rest will be ignored.Of course, if there is a dispute or something, they still have to come forward.This, Fang Monan thought it was fun.

My aunt will start school soon, and she is so busy that she leaves early and returns late every day. Fortunately, she is close to the school.I also know that the two nieces will go to the market for a change of air and brain in the evening when Leonard is with them.She has been there twice, and seeing that the law and order are good, and the distance is so close, she can just go out, so she is relieved.

There are police patrolling next to it every night, accompanied by Leonard, so there is no danger.In addition, my aunt sees Mo Bei playing the violin for too long every day, with a pale face, so it's good to go for a stroll.

The closer Mo Bei got to the interview, the more anxious he became. He was always worried about his gains and losses, fearing that he would lose face and be slandered if he did not perform well.Seeing this, Fang Monan went to the square with her holding the violin, erhu, and Leonard, and it was considered a street performance when he opened his posture. [

Mobei and Leonard played together, one big and one small, especially the youngest was a cute little girl who was as long as an elf, and immediately attracted the neighbors and vendors walking in the square.

The melodious music of "Introduction and Rondo Capriccio" sounded, and Ludwig Olivier stood in the crowd and was surprised to find that Mo Bei had improved a lot after not seeing him for a few months. A feeling of lightness and ease, neither flamboyant nor dry, there is no deliberate feeling at all!The whole piece is full of two emotions, hesitant desolation and radiance intertwined, affecting the mood of the listener, enthusiasm and sadness coexist, lyricism and sighing coexist.It's not like a child can firmly grasp two conflicting and harmonious emotions.

It was already a song, and Ludwig wished he could grab the violin in her hand now, and just play a song to see the difference.

"Huh, huh, huh", the enthusiastic applause and smiling faces greatly satisfied Fang Mobei's vanity, which had been empty for a long time, and he couldn't help but smile a little more cutely. He bowed to the crowd and kept saying thank you for the compliment.The stage is indeed an addictive thing.In his heart, Mo Bei reminded himself to be calm, to smile a little smaller, and not to be complacent.She saw Ludwig and Ms. Stacey in the crowd and nodded to them.

Fang Monan also saw them, pulled the two of them to whisper, she took Leonard's erhu, and Mobei looked at each other, the gorgeous, noble and moving tango music "One Step Away" sounded Come.

Leonard bowed his head and invited Stacey to dance a tango.

The classic soundtrack in this movie, the steel and soft melody seems to adapt to the psychology of each character and the foreshadowing of any scene.After a song is finished, the melody is lingering in my head, like a dance that has not been fully enjoyed, always only missing the last step, always feeling lost.Listen to it, and you will never miss it again.

Leonard and Stacey's dance is also so perfect.From the dance steps and the violin, I can deeply feel a kind of romance, a kind of melancholy, a kind of passion, and a kind of beauty!It seems that every note is actively conveying and telling soft feelings, and it seems that a simple and capable attitude towards life is displayed between the sound and shadow.

"Wow!" The crowd burst into warm applause, which is simply fantastic.

"Be careful..." Leonard helped Stacy who was staggering, "Are you okay!"

"It's okay, I accidentally tripped over it." Stacey pretended to say, and he helped her onto the pony.

Fang Mobei looked at her worriedly, and Stacey said: "It's okay, Belle (she likes to call Mobei like this, Chinese is not easy to speak) is doing well. But it would be better to say something like this here."

Mobei's attention was diverted by her, and Fang Monan's eyes sharply caught a trace - Stacey was injured and hit hard, so that she spent all her energy in tango just now.Now is not a good time, wait and see.

The three of them had a heated discussion about the gains and losses just now.Fang Monan saw the crowd dispersed, and Ludwig also disappeared into the crowd.

The sky was getting dark and the street lights were turned on one by one. They lost track of the time when they were talking. At this time, Fang Monan came to invite them to go home for dinner.

It is a very rich Chinese food, and Fang Monan specially made a medicinal meal to relieve Stacey's pain.After the meal, Stacey curiously asked questions about the erhu. A genius is a genius, and she quickly got used to it, and even played a song with great interest.

It was getting late, Leonard drove her back.Stacey was very surprised why she exercised so much today, and her pain was not as severe as before.Thinking left and right can't figure it out, no longer embarrass your own head.

Mobei went to Curtis for an interview and was accompanied by Leonard, so Fang Monan knew nothing about the specific process.It happened to be March 3th. After Mobei and Leonard left, Fang Monan and his aunt took a taxi to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (phlx).Founded in 10 as the first organized stock exchange in the United States, the Philadelphia Exchange was founded in 1790. With a history of 1790 years, it is the oldest stock exchange in the United States and is currently one of the three largest option exchanges in the United States.It's not right to make money if you don't take advantage of such good conditions.

"Nannan, what are we doing here?" Auntie looked at the red building, the stock exchange, and looked at her puzzled.

"Open an account, invest." Fang Monan said succinctly, and walked directly inside.

My aunt hurried to catch up, "You should study finance! Then you can experience true knowledge through practice." Fang Monan said eloquently, but she was actually in a hurry. "Besides, you can't just sit and eat!"

"If this is..." Before my aunt could finish her sentence, the service staff came up ahead. [

Fang Monan took her hand and looked at her, telling her clearly, 'You must listen to me. ’ With such a strong idea, Ding’s aunt finally said to the receptionist: “Let’s open an account.”

"How much?" The receptionist was a sweet-looking American girl.

"50 US dollars." Fang Monan said.

After hearing this, my aunt finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she didn't spend all her money.

The receptionist led them to open an account, named Mo Xueyan, and entered the big family room.After watching the receptionist go out, my aunt walked around in a daze.

Although Fang Monan looked a little rusty here, after all, he was looking at everything he was familiar with, sitting in the big family room, looking at the big computer. In the 20s and 70s, the development of computers changed the securities industry, and Philadelphia was the first to catch up with the electronic trading trend.Before the 18s, it was the commercial center of the United States. Although it was not as fast as New York in the 90th century, it still had an important commercial position.

Fang Monan turned on the computer familiarly, and operated it skillfully, "Don't shake it!"

"You can even do this, let me tell you, don't lose it all." Auntie covered the screen with her arm worriedly.

"Don't worry, we can trade here 24 hours a day, auntie, let's bet on this." Fang Monan pointed to the screen, "Microsoft's stock, it's listed today, bet it will rise to $28. If I win , you have to tell the people here, I can come here to play at any time - 'operation'. How about it."

Fang Monan knew that Microsoft listed at $21 on the first day of listing and closed at $28.She bought Microsoft shares at a price of $21 per share, and then, 26, 26, 5... Microsoft's stock price continued to rise.By the noon break, the stock had risen to $28.On the first trading day, stand firm at this price.

When the market finally closed, my aunt looked at the electronic screen, "Admit the bet and admit defeat, but you only have this money, and you are not allowed to enter after losing."

According to the past situation, Auntie, as long as Fang Monan wants to do something, no one can stop them, and they go home after the market closes.Mo Bei came back from the interview,

After Mo Bei and the others came back, they didn't see anything on their expressions?After all, the decision-making power is in the hands of others, and no matter how sure you are, there will be accidents.

There is still nearly a month to go. In order to avoid Mobei spending it in anxiety, Fang Monan and Leonard should discuss it and thoroughly visit every corner of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is indeed a city that should be calmed down and appreciated. It is the birthplace of the United States. The "Declaration of Independence" and the "U.S. Constitution" were signed here. It was the capital for ten years before moving to Washington. A place full of American historical memories.

Business center, Liberty Bell, Independence Palace, Museum of the United States Constitution and other places of interest.

At night, Fang Monan took them and his aunt to hang out in bars and discos, letting them see the decadent culture here and the dark corners of the city.There are a lot of black people here, the law and order is not very good, the slums are dirty and messy, cars are stolen to sell drugs, guns are smuggled, and there are fierce fights with knives and guns.They hid in the corner and watched it secretly. Auntie and the others have gained a lot of knowledge!

Sometimes people don't know what to do?Don't know what you want?But there are some things that Auntie and Mo Bei must know that they can't do it and have to avoid it.

Leonard's face was calm, but Auntie and Mo Bei felt very close, especially when they were standing in the red light district, blushing and heartbeating, watching the scene of a woman in revealing clothes soliciting customers by the side of the road, and wanted to run away.

Fang Monan pulled them, "Why do you look down on them?"

Mo Bei has learned much more from Mo Nan than her peers all year round, so she has such a full-bodied affection for music, and because of regular exercise, Mr. Lin also taught her and my aunt a set of military boxing. , to recruit the enemy at the vital point, but it has not been used so far.

"No!" My aunt organized her words and said, "It's not that I look down on them. In the face of survival, everything is so cheap." She paused and said: "After seeing the glamor and prosperity of this city, we didn't expect There is still such a dark corner." This is my aunt's emotion. I used to hear how good the United States is in China, but I didn't expect...

"Light and shadow, black and white." Fang Monan said almost coldly, "It's normal to be hungry and cold when you are full of warmth and thoughts, and it's human nature."

Leonard quit. He had long wanted to say, "Nannan, what did you bring them here for? You don't have to dirty your eyes."

"Let them get to know the real society as soon as possible, and know what to do and what not to do?" Fang Monan said calmly.

"That's right! These things I only saw in books before, I didn't expect them to exist in reality. The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel." Fang Mobei suddenly said philosophical words, which made Leonard shut his mouth in shock .

"Let's go! I'm showing you something." Fang Monan took them home.

Back home, Fang Monan took out something and handed it to his aunt.