1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 148 I want to be the richest man!
Xu Yuexin gently stroked Shen Qingru's back with a look of pity.

"Have you eaten? If not, let's eat together."

"Um……"

Shen Qingru said with tears in her eyes.

"Wash your face."

After saying this, Xu Yuexin walked towards the bathroom, poured a basin of water for Shen Qingru, and tested the water temperature himself.

Shen Qingru followed him silently, picked up the face towel and put it in the basin, then wiped her eyes and face.

After she poured out the water, Xu Yuexin took her out for dinner.

"What do you want to eat? Tell me."

"I can not eat……"

"How long have you not eaten?"

"I haven't eaten since noon yesterday..."

"No, you have to eat even if you can't eat."

"Don't get sick from hunger."

Xu Yuexin gave Aunt Shen a mandatory order and took her to a noodle restaurant.

Considering that Aunt Shen had been hungry all day and might not be able to handle eating meat right away, Xu Yuexin ordered a bowl of vegetarian noodles, two steamed buns, and a plate of boiled tofu for her.

After a while, the noodles for two people were served.

Aunt Shen didn't have much appetite at first and kept eating in small bites.

"Eat quickly, otherwise the noodles will be soaked in water for too long and won't taste good."

"Uh-huh……"

It was not until Xu Yuexin urged her that Aunt Shen ate faster.

When people are hungry for a long time, they tend to lose the sense of hunger.

Aunt Shen didn't feel hungry when she saw the noodles at first, but as she ate more, she felt increasingly hungry.

After Xu Yuexin finished his noodles, he sat down and waited for Shen Qingru to finish eating.

Noodles, steamed buns, and finally boiled tofu...

Even though Aunt Shen chewed slowly, she actually finished all the food after a long time.

After eating, Aunt Shen had enough strength, so Xu Yuexin took her for a walk outside.

The two walked slowly along the road and finally came to a quiet park.

"Thank you for the money."

After walking into the depths of the park, Shen Qingru stopped and stared at the ground with a sad look in her eyes. "My parents just arrived in the United States and didn't have time to buy insurance. They spent a lot of money on medical treatment and owed a lot of medical bills."

"If it weren't for your money, our house would have been auctioned off."

Speaking of this, Shen Qingru still felt scared.

Once a house enters the auction process, the price will no longer be based on normal market conditions.

In addition, there are appraisal fees, legal fees... In the end, it is very likely that the medical expenses cannot be paid off after the house is sold.

"Just keep the house."

Xu Yuexin comforted Shen Qingru and said, "Have you paid off all your debts?"

"There's still some left, but it doesn't matter. I can find a way to get the money together."

"Oh, then I'll give you another 50,000 dollars."

"Really? I can mortgage my house for some money, and then pay it back slowly when I make money in the future."

"It's fine, why mortgage the house?"

Xu Yuexin held Shen Qingru's shoulders with both hands and said, "Be good, take the money."

Shen Qingru quickly avoided Xu Yuexin's gaze: she felt a little embarrassed to be treated like this by a man twelve years younger than her.

After taking a walk in the park, Xu Yuexin and Shen Qingru returned to the courtyard where she lived and sat on chairs to talk about her future plans.

"Do you still plan to stay in the United States?"

“…I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Shen Qingru shook her head hesitantly.

Since the death of her parents, a series of misfortunes have caused Shen Qingru to lose her direction and her mind is in a mess.

Seeing that Shen Qingru was hesitant, Xu Yuexin thought about how to persuade her to come back.

"The death of my parents made me realize the true warmth and coldness of human nature."

At this moment, Shen Qingru spoke.

Xu Yuexin knew that Aunt Shen had something to say, so he looked into her eyes and said, "Go ahead."

"When my parents were seriously ill, my eldest and second brothers were unwilling to pay for their medical expenses, and we had many arguments about this."

"Later, we finally shared the medical expenses, but when my parents passed away one after another, the family got into a big fight over the division of the inheritance."

"This time, more people participated, including many relatives who we don't usually interact with and didn't visit when our parents were sick."

"Our entire family is torn apart over the inheritance."

"I never thought they would be so shameless..."

Speaking of this, Aunt Shen began to shed tears silently again.

Xu Yuexin hurried to persuade him.

"Throughout history, there have been many cases of such incidents in large families."

"Well... the final solution to the old couple's inheritance is also ridiculous."

"The whole family quarreled for a while, and then the bank came to collect the debt."

"Everyone then realized that my father had lost a lot of money in private investments, and the inheritance was not enough to pay off the debts."

“At this point, all the relatives disappeared.”

Aunt Shen shook her head in self-mockery.

"The remaining debt..."

"The debt is gone. The bank in the United States took all of my father's inheritance to pay off the debt, and they don't have to worry about the remaining part."

"That's good, it saves a lot of trouble."

Xu Yuexin comforted.

"Yes... After this incident, all the ties between relatives have been severed."

Aunt Shen moved her gaze forward, sighed with red eyes.

“It’s better to see their true colors sooner rather than later.”

Xu Yuexin gently placed his big hand on the back of Aunt Shen's hand and said, "You don't have to rely on them to live anyway, so just cut them off if you want."

"Well... in the end, the only one who was good to me was you."

Aunt Shen said with mixed feelings, and when she looked at Xu Yuexin again, her eyes were full of emotion, "My house in the United States is still worth some money. After I sell the house, I will pay back the money I borrowed from you."

"No hurry, I don't have any money to spend right now."

Xu Yuexin put his arm around Aunt Shen's shoulders and said, "I'll tell you when I need money."

"By the way, I suggest you think carefully about whether to come back."

"These two years are the biggest bonus period for domestic master's and doctoral students. If you come back to get a degree and stay in China to develop, you will definitely have a future."

Aunt Shen is so elegant and beautiful, of course I have to find a way to keep her by my side.

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully."

Aunt Shen leaned in Xu Yuexin's arms and nodded solemnly.

In terms of the absolute level of income and daily life, American universities are naturally much better at the moment, otherwise there wouldn't be so many intellectuals wanting to go abroad.

The problem is that it takes a long time to graduate with a PhD in history in the United States and the graduation requirements are high. If you are not careful, you may not get the degree at all, and end up wasting your time for nothing.

And even if you graduate, you may not be able to find a tenured position...

Just when Aunt Shen was hesitating, Xu Yuexin hugged her tightly in his arms.

"Aunt Shen, I know what you are thinking."

"It's nothing more than that the current salary in the United States is high and the benefits are good."

"But you have to think clearly that the speed of domestic development is not comparable to that of the United States."

“Both in terms of socio-economics and education.”

"If you stay here, you will definitely gain more than you would over there."

Aunt Shen was completely shaken.

Aunt Shen knew how capable Xu Yuexin was.

Three years ago, Xu Yuexin was still an educated youth sent to the countryside, but now, he has grown into a tycoon who can easily come up with $50 to support himself.

His vision must be far beyond that of ordinary people.

"I spent a lot of effort applying for a PhD. If I give up now, wouldn't it be..." Aunt Shen was trying to make up her mind, her beautiful eyes full of confusion.

“The costs that have already been spent are called sunk costs in economics.”

“When making decisions, you should still focus on future benefits, and there is no need to take sunk costs into account.”

Xu Yuexin encouraged, "If you make up your mind now, you still have time to take the postgraduate entrance examination this year."

"If you hesitate, you will waste another year."

“Time is so precious.”

Hearing this, Aunt Shen trembled slightly and fell into final contemplation.

Xu Yuexin did not disturb Aunt Shen, but just waited quietly for the results of her thinking.

As time went by, Aunt Shen's originally confused eyes gradually became firm.

"Okay, I won't go back yet. I'll stay in the country and prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination."

"When the admission results come out, I will go to the United States to sell the house and take care of all the things over there."

"Be good, that's right."

After Xu Yuexin finished speaking, he stretched out his other hand and gently pinched Aunt Shen's nose.

"so rude."

Aunt Shen blushed and leaned her face on Xu Yuexin's shoulder.

The two of them just leaned quietly in their chairs, watching the clouds roll by in the sky.

"How are you? Are you feeling better?"

After a long time, Xu Yuexin asked.

"Well, it's much better with you here."

Aunt Shen hugged Xu Yuexin's arm and said, a hint of attachment appearing in her beautiful eyes.

"I'll come and accompany you often in the future."

"Don't...you are a family man."

"Well, you're one of my ladies."

Xu Yuexin kissed Aunt Shen on the forehead.

Aunt Shen's face felt hot, and she pushed him and closed her eyes.

She has been too tired recently and her emotions fluctuated too much today, so she no longer has the energy to argue with Xu Yuexin.

"I'm going back to bed, you should go back too."

"Ok."

Xu Yuexin stood up after Aunt Shen and walked towards the main courtyard with her.

Aunt Shen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she saw this.

"I'm asking you to go back to your own home."

"You are my wife, and this is my home."

"..."

Aunt Shen was speechless for a while, so she had to let Xu Yuexin go back to the main bedroom with her, take off her coat and go to bed.

When Aunt Shen changed into a silk nightgown and lay down beside him, Xu Yuexin could still feel the weakness and powerlessness in her movements.

Having just experienced a major blow, even with Xu Yuexin's comfort, Aunt Shen was still very fragile inside.

"Go to sleep."

Xu Yuexin hugged Aunt Shen's body wrapped in a silk nightgown tightly in his arms and spoke in her ear.

Aunt Shen felt the broadness and warmth of Xu Yuexin's heart and did not try to push her away as she did before.

"Um……"

She nodded gently in Xu Yuexin's arms, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

……

In the following time, Xu Yuexin would take time out from time to time to visit Aunt Shen's house, talk to her, and comfort her when she missed her parents.

Soon, the day of the postgraduate examination arrived.

This year's summer postgraduate examination will be held earlier than usual, in mid-to-late June.

After the exam, Xu Yuexin came to Shen Qingru and asked her how she did.

"It feels okay."

Shen Qingru showed a hint of confidence and said, "I won't leave yet. I'll go to the United States after the results come out."

"No need for a retest?"

"Well, I asked a friend and found out that the History Department of Renmin University will not hold a re-examination this time."

"Then, please accompany me to Xiangjiang. I have something to do."

Xu Yuexin said, "It's a good opportunity for me to relax with you."

July is almost here, and he will go to Hong Kong to transfer the containers he has.

"Okay, thank you for considering me."

Aunt Shen raised the corners of her mouth slightly and thanked gracefully.

After making an appointment with Aunt Shen, Xu Yuexin returned home, when he received a telegram from Lin Qingxia.

The song "Sea" has been sold to a record company for 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

It's higher than expected, awesome.

When Xu Yuexin saw the telegram, he was so happy that he could hardly hold back his smile.

A few days later, he and Aunt Shen went to Hong Kong. The first thing he did after landing was to express his gratitude to Lin Qingxia and give her 10 yuan as tea money.

Lin Qingxia refused to accept the offer, but in the end she was unable to convince Xu Yuexin.

After thanking Lin Qingxia, Xu Yuexin deposited 190 million Hong Kong dollars into the account opened by Chen Yixiu in Hong Kong, and at the same time sent her a telegram to inform her of the news.

After dealing with all this, Xu Yuexin took Aunt Shen to Maersk’s office in Kwai Chung Terminal.

After getting off the taxi, Xu Yuexin introduced the purpose of the trip to Aunt Shen.

"I spent 2900 million to order a batch of containers at the beginning of the year. Now I plan to check the price and transfer them."

“It’s like making a profit from the price difference, right?”

"Yes, that's exactly the truth."

Xu Yuexin said, quickening his pace as he walked into the office building and went upstairs under the enthusiastic guidance of the front desk staff.

The general representative who received him today was the same one from last time. After meeting him, Xu Yuexin asked him about the current market situation.

“Freight rates from Kwai Chung Terminal to Yantian Port have been rising.”

"At the beginning of the year, the price of the container you ordered was 150 yuan a month, but now it has risen to 260 yuan."

"Boss Xu is really far-sighted."

The general representative praised with a smile on his face and gave him a thumbs up.

Aunt Shen also looked at him with admiration: From 150 yuan to 260 yuan, that's more than % profit.

Xiao Xu's 29 million will become 50 million.

Xiao Xu really has a good business sense.

"There should be a lot of people asking to order containers right now, right?"

Faced with praise and admiration, Xu Yuexin was neither arrogant nor proud, and asked calmly.

"That's right. The trade with the mainland is so hot right now that all the containers in Hong Kong have been booked. Boss Xu, are you planning to..."

"Please help me contact someone. I want to transfer all these containers."

"The price is slightly higher than the market price, 300 per container."

Since there are no counters in Hong Kong for sale, no one should think it's excessive if he raises the price a little bit, right?
It’s only 40 yuan.

"300 for one?"

The general representative was surprised at first, then nodded after thinking for a while, "Since Boss Xu wants to transfer it, why not transfer it to us?"

"We at Maersk have the ability to buy back these containers in one go."

"This way you don't have to contact the traders one by one, which can save you a lot of trouble."

When the girl at the front desk heard the offer from her general representative, her heart skipped a beat: 300 yuan for a container?
So much higher than the market price of 260 yuan?
What exactly was he thinking?
Shen Qingru calculated quickly.

The unit price has doubled from 150 yuan to 300 yuan.

Xu Yuexin can make another 29 million from this!

Among the people she knew, no one could match his ability to make money.

Shen Qingru exclaimed in admiration.

(End of this chapter)