Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

The stock market saw a massive sell-off after He Yuzhu's arrival, and the Hang Seng Index did not hold until March.

In mid-February, ten days after the Lunar New Year, a sharp drop occurred. Zhao Youcai still instructed his various underlings to sell stocks, completely disregarding whether the stock market was falling or whether the stocks could be sold.

He's deliberately crashing the market to trap even more people!

Starting from Valentine's Day on February 14th, the stock index fell from 1312 points to 1022 points in ten trading days, immediately breaking through the 1000-point mark.

On the 27th, news broke that the stock exchange's review of listed companies was not strict enough, leading to fake stock incidents in the market, with Hehe Stock being found to be fraudulent.

Modern stock exchanges are entirely manual. Individuals or traders bring their stocks to the front desk to trade, or they bring money and a buy order to the front desk to buy stocks.

It's normal for fake stocks to appear; fake money exists all the time, doesn't it? There are rumors circulating, but no evidence is available.

Whether it's true or false is unclear, but the stock market continued to fall until late March, when the index started to decline slowly around 800 points, effectively halting the sharp drop.

The daily trading volume shrank to less than ten million, with sell orders everywhere and fewer and fewer buy orders. Many people were watching and waiting.

Many people were crying their eyes out, while others were practicing freefall.

Entering April, the stock market turnover was only around one million, but there were still people who were not afraid to enter the market.

Over the course of four years, Dongda Group made a total profit of 30 billion yuan in the stock market, slightly higher than the company's net income.

Let's celebrate!

April 16th. Because they couldn't find an auspicious wedding date in March, He Yushui's wedding date was set for today!

The wedding procession started with a very lively affair, and the marriage between He Jian was only slightly different from the marriage between He Zhou back then, as both were marriages between people from the political and business worlds.

Today is not Sunday, but due to the influence of the port city, more than 400 guests came to the wedding.

The event was even grander than He Yuzhu's wedding to Zhou Songyu. The groom wasn't very famous; he was just a small-time lawyer. But He Yushui was very famous.

Few people have actually seen her. She often attends gatherings of young ladies, but there are legends about her in the community.

At 2:30 p.m., He Daqing and his two wives, He Yuzhu, Zhou Songyu, Qin Huairu and the children left the wedding banquet hotel together.

He Daqing left to work at his restaurant. The man, who is almost sixty years old, is still very active and feels that he is in good health and can do the work at the restaurant. He does not want to retire at home.

He Yuzhu returned home, changed his clothes, and sat on the living room sofa in a daze.

"Zhu Zi, are you thinking about Yu Shui? You've raised her from a cub to adulthood for over twenty years, and you're still reluctant to part with her on her wedding day?"

"It's not that I'm reluctant to part with her, but I feel like time is flying by. She's almost thirty, and I'm almost forty. That dashing young man from back then has become a greasy middle-aged man. How pathetic!"

"Haha, you're not a greasy old man, you're quite handsome. You look only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, not even thirty yet."

"He was admiring himself and secretly gloating. At the wedding banquet, several of my uncle's friends, all over sixty years old, praised him for looking young, even though they were already old."

"We're not old at all. Today's wedding was very lively, but the only downside is that Yushui is too tall, and Xiaojian is a bit short, so it's only noticeable when they stand together."

"That brat is incredibly tall, and she's only got taller than me, standing at 1.79 meters, a centimeter taller than me. How many men in Hong Kong are taller than her? As long as she can get married, that's all that matters!"

"Don't always be jealous of Yu's small stature. Today, quite a few ladies asked me if your company is lending money; I guess there's some trouble in the stock market again. I said I didn't know, I don't work for the company!"

"I have more than a dozen wives asking me the same thing, and I can only say I don't know. These companies probably misappropriated company money to speculate in stocks and got trapped."

Last Sunday I visited my aunt, and she said, "You and my uncle teamed up to swindle Jardine Matheson. My uncle not only saved the milk ice factory but also made a net profit of 200 million!"

"I told your uncle a few years ago that because the milk ice factory has a lot of land for raising cattle, real estate companies would be interested in it. We two have always held 50.1% of the shares, which prevents them from acquiring it."

Making money involves contacting people at the stock exchange who own shares in the milk ice factory during a stock market downturn, buying the shares at a low price, and then selling them for 180 yuan!

"You've trapped a bunch of people again. I bet you don't trade stocks yourself, but you're helping Huai Ru and the others trade stocks. You know stocks, but you don't trade stocks; our company does."

Tell me how much money our company made this time? I'll give you a compliment this time.

"You're really showing off. It's a given that the company invests in stocks, especially the company's banking department, as it's a significant source of their revenue."

Total profits of 30 billion over four years, not much!

It's about the same as our company's net income!

A wealthy individual wants to sell shares worth 100 billion, but the stock market can't handle it; 30 billion is the maximum they can offer.

"Another 30 billion? It seems like you guys make money so easily. I don't understand?"

"We have plenty of money, and making money is easy for us."

"Zhu Zi, what should we do with the stocks we didn't sell? Just hold onto them and wait for the next opportunity."

"No, they are all shares of our company anyway, so selling a little less doesn't matter. At least for the company, it's safe and we don't have to worry about being acquired."

We should sell when the market is better; our stock market still has too little liquidity.

"Let's not talk about the stock market anymore. Everyone except me seems so bored with stock trading. Hui'er, you're going to university soon, aren't you going to Niu Niu? You want to go to the Chinese University of Hong Kong!"

"Auntie, I don't want to go abroad. Studying here is great. I attend university classes during the day and come back to learn other things in the evening. It's better than studying abroad."

"The teaching staff is still a bit weaker than those abroad. You need to think this through."

"It's a pity you don't like scientific research, otherwise I would have sent you back to your hometown to study. The Seven Sons of National Defense are a very good choice."

"I like literature, but I'm not good at scientific research."

"Yuzhu, are the 'Seven Sons of National Defense' really that good? I'm referring to the seven military science and technology universities in my hometown."

"They are from seven military science and technology academies in my hometown, and their academic level is very high. They come out to contribute to the country's development."

"If Hui'er doesn't like it, then so be it."

"Daddy, when I grow up, can I go to military school and become a soldier?" He Mingyi, who has loved military models since he was a child, wants to be a soldier.

"Becoming a soldier is fine, but you need to think carefully about which branch of the military you want to join, which military academy you should attend, and then enlist. Besides, military life is tough; aren't you afraid?"

"Which branch of the military? I haven't decided yet. Let me think about it. I'm not afraid of hardship."

"Take your time, you still have a few years."

"Daddy, when I grow up I want to be a scientist so I can build weapons for my little brother to fight off my older brother. He bullies me." The youngest daughter, He Mingyue, complained about her brother.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Making weapons for Mingyi to beat up his brother, Mingyue, how did Mingli bully you?" Zhou Songyu laughed heartily.

"He used to be the first one to find me during hide-and-seek, but now he steals my snacks and toys. Daddy beats him because he doesn't listen."

"Mingyue, making weapons to fight him over such a trivial matter is a bit of an exaggeration. Considering his age and that he's your brother, forgive him this time, but don't beat him up again."

"Okay, I'll forgive him this time, but I'll beat him up next time." The little girl holds a grudge.

"They'll all be going to school soon. Time flies. They're growing up, and we're getting old."

"Why are you making such a fuss? You can go rest and do your own things, or better yet, spend some time with the children."

"Play with them for a while!"