At the dinner table, Zhang Guoqing saw a hint of unnaturalness in his father-in-law's eyes, and he understood something. He quickly changed the subject and turned his attention to his three sons.

"Your mother has already prepared mugwort soup. Eat it and go take a bath."

"Okay. Dad, are there any dragon boat races in the south now?"

"Want to go?"

"Haha, since I can't leave, I just ask."

Zhang Guoqing didn't quite understand. "I think there is. Just ask your classmates in the south and you'll find out."

"We went there this morning. My master said today that it's warmer and we should go out for a walk. The old man wants to slip away again. Should I tell my mother?"

"Don't talk about it for now. I'm going to go over tonight and see if Mr. Tan and his family have any new tricks up their sleeves. Your mother is worried about you wanting to leave at such an old age."

"My brother and I have already asked, and Mr. Tan said that the old man just wants to hold a baby, and my brother should get married."

Ping'an, who was implicated, glanced at his younger brother and immediately buried his head in eating the rice dumplings: Well, rice dumplings are still delicious, glutinous but not sticky, and with just the right amount of salty and sweet.

Zhang Guoqing glanced at his youngest son with amusement, "Okay, as long as you convince your eldest brother. If you are filial, it would be better for you to find a wife."

"Me?" Wuyi pointed at himself and chuckled, "I'm the youngest. At least I have to wait until my younger brother gets married before considering this issue."

Liuyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "So you are unfilial!"

Zhou Xiaozheng listened to the conversation between father and son, smiled and shook his head.

When Miao Lishan hung up the phone and followed her daughter over, she heard the twins arguing and said with a cheerful laugh, "What are you two playing at now?"

The three brothers immediately replied in unison, "No."

This is a matter of personal interest, and not standing on the same side is a big deal. According to the three brothers' observation, their grandmother has recently been very jealous of those runny-nosed babies.

Ping An quickly placed the peeled rice dumplings in Miao Lishan's bowl. "Grandma, these are your favorite egg yolk rice dumplings. Eat them while they're hot; they taste even better."

"Yes, sweet ones are delicious when they are cold."

"You should eat more." Miao Lishan looked at Wuyi with some melancholy. "I wonder if you will be able to come back to celebrate the holidays this time next year?"

"Grandma, this is not like you. Have you forgotten? We have money and can come back whenever we want."

Miao Lishan smiled immediately after being teased by him.

Taking the rice dumpling handed to her by Zhang Guoqing, Zhou Jiao smiled at him. She felt as if she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it for a moment, so she shook her head and put it aside.

After lunch, the family took a mugwort bath and then took a nap. Zhou Jiao also felt sleepy and even forgot something. Before going to bed, she was thinking about the family dinner at the old house tonight.

Seeing that she started working non-stop in the early morning, the family did not wake her up when it was time to go to work in the afternoon. It happened that she had a day off today, so they decided to let her sleep a little longer.

In order to avoid having friends come to disturb her rest, the three Ping'an brothers even went to the old house with Aunt Chen in advance to help arrange the dinner.

Zhou Jiao slept soundly until Miao Lishan reminded her to leave early and then came back and left. She didn't notice anything and didn't say anything. When Zhang Guoqing went upstairs, he saw her sleeping with her mouth pouting and her face red.

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing was secretly anxious. He hurried forward and touched her forehead. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was just sleepy and not suffering from a cold.

After a good sleep, Zhou Jiao felt a familiar breath. She opened her hazy eyes and chuckled, "Why didn't you go to work? What time..."

Before she could finish her words, she immediately woke up, jumped up and looked out the window, only to see thick curtains covering the window. She glared at Zhang Guoqing in reproach.

"Don't worry, it's only a little after four. Mom and the kids are already there, so it's okay if you go a little later. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah, I feel refreshed." Zhou Jiao lifted the thin blanket and got out of bed. "I can't deny my age. I used to be fine staying up all night for several nights in a row."

"You think too much, my wife is still tender and fresh."

Zhou Jiao was so overjoyed by the compliment that her eyes curved in laughter. "Consider this as a birthday present for me. Wait, I'll wash my face and leave."

Zhang Guoqing watched her go into the bathroom with a smile, and did not refute that the birthday present had already been prepared in the small courtyard of his and her husband's old house.

Just treat it as a surprise.

Just as the couple packed up and went downstairs to leave, the phone rang again, neither too early nor too late.

When Zhang Guoqing heard that it was not his father-in-law's hotline, he picked up the phone in the living room. Before he could say anything, Miao Tianming's voice came from the other end.

"Sister, sister, is that you?"

Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows in surprise. "It's me, your Xiaowu brother. You were bitten by a dog. Tell me slowly, what happened that made you so excited?"

"Hey, brother, my brother, listen, do you hear the sound of the TV..."

Zhang Guoqing's face darkened. Was this idiot trying to make fun of him? Besides Russian and English, he didn't even understand what was going on on the other end of the phone.

"Where's my sister? Hurry up and call her over. The workers there are really on strike. The TV news is all about the local workers marching and demonstrating."

Zhou Jiao, who was standing by, clapped her hands together when she heard this. She said she seemed to have forgotten something. Today was June 25th, and things were about to happen. Her plan to pick up money was back!

"Wait." Zhang Guoqing handed her the phone. "Don't get excited!"

"Yes, yes, everything has just begun." Zhou Jiao took a deep breath, "It's me, calm down, you have to pay more attention to your safety from now on, don't go there!"

"Sister, I've already asked them to encrypt their calls abroad." Miao Tianming guessed that someone in China was specifically monitoring the calls. He didn't want to say anything more, so he said vaguely, "That country is in complete chaos. There's a nationwide general strike."

"The fun is just about to begin! Don't be impatient, just hold on."

"But I'm so excited. There are all kinds of noises in the market right now. If my wish comes true... Sister, well, hehe, my hands are shaking."

Knowing that he was excited, in fact, not only him, but even Zhou Jiao herself was a little excited. You know, she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

She had been preparing for this day for two years, and had them sneak in for more than half a year. During this period, Evra even took her salary for nothing.

"You have to stay calm. Money is just a number. Next, tell Evra and the others to be quiet and pay attention to safety. Don't attract attention, otherwise you won't be able to leave."

"Okay, what's the deadline this time?"

"Little brother, there's no deadline this time. I estimate it will last at least a year. You just need to remember the general trend."

"Sister, what do you mean?"

"Yeah, that's what I mean. If you still have funds coming in, hurry up and do it in the next day or two. Don't go in later, as you'll be easily targeted."

"Understood! Is there anything else you would like to add?"

"That's it. It's up to Evra and the others next."

After Zhou Jiao made some brief arrangements over the phone, she hung up.

She believes it.

With professionals like Evra, when they have a clear understanding of the short-selling operation, they know better than her, a half-baked person, how to get the most benefit.