Chapter 283 The tension is getting heavier

The wind was howling outside. Xu Yue looked at the series of messages sent by Shen Xuewei. The words seemed to be coated with a layer of warm candy, giving her a rare warmth in this lonely city.

Bright Moon in the Clouds: Oh dear, everyone says I'm rich now and don't need your money.

Bright Moon in the Clouds: If I ever run out of money, I won't be polite. I'll immediately send you my bank account number and urge you to transfer the money.

Become a rich woman as soon as possible: You'd better do that.

Become a rich woman soon: Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. The teacher is coming to check on the dorms, and I should go to sleep. Otherwise, I won't have any energy for class tomorrow.

Bright Moon in the Clouds: Okay, goodnight, let's chat again sometime.

The bright moon shines through the clouds: Goodbye.

There was no further reply from the other end, and Xu Yue stared at her phone screen for a long time.

She curled up and closed her eyes to sleep only after the screen went dark.

More intimate noises came from next door; it was a young couple who had recently moved in.

The soundproofing here is terrible; if you fart loudly inside, the neighbors might hear you...

Xu Yue had gotten used to the various noises coming from next door; after all, her neighbors also had to get used to her.

She occasionally gets roles with one or two lines, and she'll practice those lines with herself at home, habitually talking to herself.

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With the end of the final exams, Shen Xuewei updated her books for five consecutive days, writing more than 60,000 words, before finally putting down her keyboard again.

She opened her stock account to check the day's stock price fluctuations.

When she has free time, she reads the news, browses various posts, and keeps track of stock market trends.

Seeing the continuously booming stock market, some investors are holding onto their stocks and are reluctant to sell them.

The result was that the stocks in hand plummeted, shrinking rapidly, resulting in repeated losses and even further losses.

Some people even chased the highs and lows, pouring their entire fortune into the stock market.

In a very short time, the rich man became a debtor.

Unable to withstand the high-speed stimulation, some jumped off buildings, while others jumped into the river.

The global financial crisis triggered a continuous decline in the stock market, but as economic stimulus plans were implemented, the stock market began to rebound.

Since selling all her stocks before October 2007, Shen Xuewei did not buy any stocks again throughout the entire year of 2008.

As the stock market recovered at the end of 2008, Shen Xuewei was also looking for an opportunity to enter the market.

After studying various policies and reading through countless news reports, the date arrived at January 20th, 2009.

She finally decided to buy stocks in the infrastructure, finance, and resources sectors.

She wasn't particularly impressed with this bull market and didn't know which stocks were performing best.

Therefore, for stocks in various sectors that one is optimistic about, one should allocate one's funds equally, with roughly the same amount invested in each sector.

After the Chinese New Year, as required by the school, the senior high school students returned to school early once again.

When the first and second year high school students returned to school, Shen Xuewei stood in the line and was stunned when she saw the principal on the stage.

She was about to whisper a few words to Ren Qinan in front of her when a voice came from behind her.

"Strange, in less than a month, the principal has grown hair? And he looks younger?"

Shen Xuewei turned to look at the person behind her and said, "Is it possible that the principal has been replaced?"

Although they were similar in build, both the new and old principals were fat.

However, one is a bald, fat old man, and the other is a plump, white man with thick hair; they are not the same person.

The man behind him glanced at the stage again, scratched his head, and said:

"So that's why things were different, the principal has changed..."

With a new principal, the problems that students had been complaining about were quickly resolved.

For example, there is much more hot water in the water room than before. Even Shen Xuewei, who could only get hot water a few times last semester, can now get hot water seven or eight times out of ten.

For example, the food in the cafeteria has visibly improved.

The system changed from deducting money whether students ate or not to deducting money for each meal they ate, which reduced the pressure on students and parents.

Even various workbooks have decreased, saving students a significant amount of money on materials.

During their breaks, Shen Xuewei and Ren Qinan each did their calculations and found that they could actually save more than a hundred yuan a month compared to before.

Ren Qinan grinned. "It's good that there's a new principal. This way, I can save more money."

Her family doesn't give her much living expenses each month; her parents have already calculated it out in advance.

Aside from fixed living expenses and material costs, she basically had no pocket money.

Shen Xuewei was at school, and I never saw her go to the convenience store.

Most people in her class have cell phones, but she still doesn't.

Seeing her happily calculating the money, Shen Xuewei asked her in a low voice:

"I recently got a new phone, I don't use my old one anymore, do you want it?"

Shen Xuewei's last cell phone was a gift from Chen Fangyang, which she used for three years.

Apart from some paint chipping on the outer shell, it functions perfectly.

The reason for changing phones was simply that Shen Xuewei was shopping in a mall and saw a new side-sliding phone with a full keyboard.

Shen Xuewei fell in love with it at first sight and immediately decided to buy it, using it that very day.

Ren Qinan wanted it, but was too embarrassed to take it for free.

"I'll give you the money. I've secretly saved up a little over two hundred over the past two months. I don't know if it'll be enough..."

Shen Xuewei knew that the woman probably wouldn't accept the money unless she paid, so she said:

Give me twenty.

Seeing that Ren Qinan was about to speak, she quickly said, "From the first year of high school to the third year, I've asked you so many questions and owe you such a big favor. Please don't say anything else to me."

Shen Xuewei glared at her, looking like she'd beat someone up if she dared to say anything.

Ren Qinan shut his mouth and handed Shen Xuewei a twenty-yuan note.

"Okay, I won't say."

Shen Xuewei accepted the money and said with a smile, "That's more like it. It'll be Saturday in two days. I'll go home tonight and bring it back to school for you."

"Okay, sure."

The school bell rang, and as the teacher's footsteps approached, the two stopped talking and turned their attention to their textbooks.

The countdown to the college entrance examination on the blackboard has gone from three digits to two digits, and now to fifty days.

As everyone in the class watched the countdown dwindle day by day, the tension in their hearts grew heavier and heavier.

With various major and minor exams and mock tests coming one after another, Shen Xuewei was feeling a bit dizzy and overwhelmed.

In the first and second years of high school, we get two days off every two weeks to go home.

By the time students reach their senior year of high school, they only get two days a month to relax.

Shen Xuewei has been away for more than two months since the start of the new semester, but she has only returned to Fuxing Village once.

By the end of April, the school finally took pity on her and gave her a weekend off. Shen Xuewei carried her schoolbag, left the school listlessly, and took a bus to Chen Fanglan's house.

Getting back to Fuxing Village by bus would be a hassle, so she just wanted to rest nearby and was too lazy to go back.

When she arrived at Chen Fanglan's home, she casually put her schoolbag on the sofa, then collapsed into bed and slept soundly until the next morning.