Chapter 579: Chapter 579
During the National Day holiday, the stock exchange had closed, making it impossible to sell stocks. Without selling, money couldn’t be transferred into one’s brokerage account, and even if it could be transferred, it would be in a frozen state and couldn’t be withdrawn immediately; it would take at least a day or two.
Yiyi had no money and had to give up. Luckily, at this time, the old man woke up, which relieved everyone. After the consultation with the specialists, it was confirmed that Mr. Zheng did not suffer from hemiplegia, but his future movements and speech would still be somewhat hindered, which is the common post-stroke syndrome.
He would likely need long-term medication due to frequent dizziness and his limited scope of activities in daily life, which was heart-wrenching to think about.
Yiyi stayed in the hospital for two days, taking care of the old man, allowing the master and uncle to catch their breath. Considering the future medication expenses for the master, which involved long-term issues, Yiyi said she would transfer the money in a couple of days. Uncle Zheng instinctively wanted to refuse, but Yiyi simply stated,
"Uncle, Master helped me when I was in my most difficult times. Now that he needs money, there’s no reason for me not to help. The money I have is enough for my university, so please accept these twenty thousand yuan no matter what. It’s my duty."
With those words, the master, with tears in her eyes, expressed her gratitude to her.
Yiyi returned to L city the same night and went early the next morning to ask for leave from the teacher’s office, then went to the securities exchange to sell two shares worth about twenty-five thousand yuan. It would take a day or two for the money to reach her bank card, so Yiyi only spent a couple of hours before going back to the classroom.
By Wednesday, she took another two hours off, went to the bank to transfer twenty thousand yuan to Uncle Zheng’s account, and kept the remaining five thousand for her own use. She then called him to confirm the transfer before returning to school.
Mr. Zheng was hospitalized for over half a month before returning home. Yiyi visited whenever she had school breaks, running back and forth, making Mr. and Mrs. Zheng feel awkward but deeply appreciative of her gratitude. Uncle Zheng, Auntie, and her cousins regarded Yiyi with even more respect and civility than before.
Although Mr. Zheng’s speech wasn’t as clear as before, and one side of his body didn’t respond as well, every time he saw her, he appeared peaceful. He was even able to face the current changes calmly, saying that having lived to his age was a blessing. He advised her to focus on her studies and not to travel back and forth as much since he was doing well.
Yiyi bought a wheelchair and a massage device for Mr. Zheng, which cost all of the five thousand yuan. Mr. and Mrs. Zheng felt sorrowful about this expense, but Yiyi felt it was worthwhile. However, this made the Zheng family feel even more indebted to her.
Only Yiyi knew that without Mr. Zheng’s support all this time, she wouldn’t be where she was today, and some things simply couldn’t be measured with money.
In December, Zhou Mo went again to the capital to participate in a physics competition. He participated in a senior contest as a junior and secured third place. Coupled with his previous victories, his recommendation to Qingbei University was secured.
In other words, from the second semester of his junior year, Zhou Mo was out of the woods, as his homeroom teacher had already confirmed his recommendation. Google seaʀᴄh N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
But Zhou Mo was not one to give up until the very end. He even said that even if he were recommended, he would still take the national college entrance examination with everyone else. Life without the examination would be incomplete, which may have frustrated many of his classmates.
Once Zhou Mo’s official recommendation approval was issued, the physics teacher began delegating some tasks such as supervising exams and grading papers to him. Zhou Mo became an invaluable assistant to the physics teacher and used his free time to tutor his classmates selflessly, though his explanations were often too straightforward and clinical, yet they were delivered in the simplest way to solve the most difficult formulas.
The mathematics and chemistry teachers regretfully asked him why he didn’t attend competitions in their subjects.
When Zhou Mo answered, "not interested," they were left speechless. Yet, if you said he was biased towards certain subjects, his performance in chemistry and mathematics was very good, often achieving full marks, but why wouldn’t he participate in competitions?
They would have been much happier to share in the glory.
The last thing they wanted was for the physics teacher to brag in front of them, but the young man’s answers really left them speechless.
Yiyi found that since Zhou Mo had his recommendation secured, he seemed to keep a closer eye on her, frequently grabbing her to review her homework, which was quite torturous for her.
However, the efficient studying indeed paid off, as she felt much more relaxed during the final exams.
After the final exams, Yiyi had originally planned to go to Beijing to continue studying with Mr. Qin. However, after the accident with her master, she hesitated.
On one hand, although her teacher indeed needed care, sometimes she wasn’t able to be there conveniently, and with the upcoming Spring Festival, as an outsider, it wasn’t appropriate for her to stay in someone else’s home, and feeling financially insecure made her uneasy. After much consideration, Yiyi decided to go to Yiwu, where there is a large wholesale market. She planned to buy goods in bulk and resell them, potentially making a substantial profit during the festive season, much like she had the last New Year’s, when she made a fortune just from one temple fair.
Therefore, after the holidays, she first visited the old man and then told him she needed to go to the South and would visit him when she returned.
Having turned 15 around New Year’s, Yiyi, as a young lady who had visited major cities like Shanghai and Beijing, took advice from her master and was allowed to venture out independently.
Before leaving, Yiyi sold two more stocks, obtaining fifty thousand yuan. By this time, she had about seventy thousand yuan in her account, effectively earning some money back since Mr. Zheng’s accident.
With Gong Mingxia’s memories from her previous life, Yiwu was not unfamiliar to Yiyi at all.
With the fifty thousand yuan, she shopped around Yiwu for seven to eight days until New Year’s Eve when the stalls closed.
She spent fifty thousand yuan on items like children’s toys, girls’ accessories, makeup, socks, snacks, and roasted nuts. Laden with these goods, she boarded the train home, essentially spending New Year’s on the train, where she even enjoyed six complimentary dumplings provided onboard, bringing warmth to her heart.
In hindsight, she regretted not bringing more money, but she also knew that being too greedy could lead to failure. Therefore, with the fifty thousand yuan investment, she needed to research the market to set the selling prices effectively, but making a 100% profit was undoubtedly feasible. That is, for the fifty thousand yuan, she could easily make up to one hundred thousand yuan. After all, Yiwu’s products were abundant, diverse, and inexpensive. In an era before eCommerce took off, her small retail venture could very well flourish.