Just then, a radio shop next door broadcast its midday news, and the announcer's voice was clear and articulate: "Gold prices have fallen below the 29 yuan mark!"
Ye Yun purchased the gold at a price of 31 yuan.
She invested all 200,000 yuan in gold, and in just ten days, she has lost nearly 14,000 yuan.
However, the 200,000 yuan was borrowed from Wu Yujun and invested in her name.
Therefore, Wu Yujun will not be held responsible for the loss.
As for Wu Yujun, seeing that she dared to be so bold, she followed her lead and invested 400,000 yuan.
Hey, we lost even more.
She lost twice as much as Wu Yujun, losing nearly 30,000 yuan in just ten days.
In an average family, three generations combined wouldn't earn 30,000 yuan by the time they die.
Just listening to the announcer's voice, Wu Yujun's face twitched repeatedly, and she looked at Ye Yun with an indescribable expression.
He wanted to speak but hesitated, yet he still wanted to speak.
Ye Yun was amused by her expression and couldn't help but gently pat the back of her hand, saying softly, "Sister Jun, don't panic, trust me."
Wu Yujun's lips twitched. "Sister Jun really wants to believe you, but Sister Jun's heart is still very uneasy."
How can I stop panicking?
"Gold prices have rebounded."
"Give me three days." Ye Yun didn't dwell on the previous request for her to wait any longer, and instead gave a specific date. "Three days from now, I will definitely show you the results."
Wu Yujun's expression was conflicted.
Two seconds later, she finally nodded firmly, took her hand and said, "I believe you. My happiness for the rest of my life is in your hands."
Ye Yun smiled at her, "Don't worry."
Her smile reassured Wu Yujun somewhat, but the thought of Li Yan'an, who was entangled with her, made her face darken again.
"What's going on with that guy surnamed Li lately? I never knew he had such abilities. He earned 30,000 yuan in just ten days. I heard he has a big deal tonight, with commissions of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Is he on steroids?"
"He used to be eager to divorce me, but now that I've given him what he wanted, he's not happy about it. What a spineless bastard!"
At this point, a hint of worry reappeared in Wu Yujun's eyes, and she murmured thoughtfully, "I have to earn 100,000 yuan before him as soon as possible, otherwise I will lose to him. Just thinking about spending the rest of my life with a person like him makes me feel like my whole body is crawling with black ants. It's disgusting."
Ye Yun shook her head and chuckled.
"Don't worry, I won't let him beat you."
The continuous decline in gold prices has naturally attracted the attention of others, including some professional hunters who like to buy items when prices are low and then sell them when prices are high.
However, when it comes to gold, not many people are willing to make a move at this time.
Even when Ye Yun and Wu Yujun were hoarding gold, they watched coldly from the sidelines, vaguely intending to watch a good show.
Gold has always been a hard currency; this principle has remained constant throughout history.
Gold and silver are not naturally currency; currency is naturally gold and silver. Although paper and pen are now the norm and gold has been withdrawn from the market as currency, its monetary attributes still exist.
In times of turmoil, gold, with its high value, can help people survive crises.
But now that the country is peaceful and prosperous, why would anyone need to hoard gold?
This is partly why gold prices have been falling, and also why these hunters disdain hoarding gold.
They felt it wasn't worth it.
In their view, Ye Yun and Wu Yujun's behavior was foolish and ignorant.
Considering their backgrounds, it's understandable.
One is a farmer's wife who climbed out of the mountains, and the other is a housewife who has been married and raised children for more than ten years. How much foresight can they have?
Several wealthy women who were acquainted with Wu Yujun even came over to advise her: "Take advantage of the fact that you haven't lost too much yet, and quickly sell the gold you have, otherwise you will lose more and more."
"We won't try to persuade you about your divorce, but we can't afford to waste money on it."
"And that Ye Yun, you're still associating with her. If it weren't for her, would you have ended up getting a divorce? What can we women do in this life? It's just getting married and having children. Why work so hard? Isn't it better to just be a happy, wealthy housewife?"
These words infuriated Wu Yujun.
“They only think about enjoying life as rich wives, but I’m not like them! A bunch of women who only think about living off their own men, forgetting their own names after getting married, their hearts and eyes are full of men and children, what’s the meaning of their lives? What’s the point of living?”
Upon seeing Ye Yun, Wu Yujun launched into a long, rambling rant.
Ye Yun, worried that she might get thirsty from talking, waved her hand to let Tian Xiaohui refill her tea and water, looking at her with appreciative and pleasant eyes.
She became increasingly clear-headed after the divorce.
Ye Yun was also busy for the past three days.
Having the Lantian Garment Factory in her hands, she had all the machines but no workers, so she posted recruitment information on TV stations and broadcasting stations.
Secondly, she also installed a landline in the pastry shop and made a phone call to the village.
The hometown has no shortage of women who know how to operate sewing machines. Ye Yun offered Qin Xiang'e a monthly salary of thirty yuan and asked her to find a suitable candidate. That very evening, Ye Yun received a call from Qin Xiang'e with good news.
In Heishui Village alone, more than 20 women signed up to come to the city.
Ye Yun had already made preparations to welcome these fellow villagers into the city, but the next morning she received another call from Qin Xiang'e.
"Yun, something terrible has happened!"
Ye Yun was on her way to the garment factory when she heard this and thought something terrible had happened at home.
The next second, Qin Xiang'e said on the phone, "Those older women can't go again! Their husbands don't want them to go, they're afraid they'll run away after they go out, so they insist that they bring their husbands along too!"
"What?"
Ye Yun was too shocked to utter a second word.
It wasn't the news that made her lose her composure, but rather that these overgrown-up men were truly an eye-opener for her!
Their wives go out to work and earn money, and they actually want to follow them? What kind of logic is that?
Qin Xiang'e was also very angry, her tone indignant: "They also said that Zhengzi should find them a job in the city, one that is easy and pays more than their wives, otherwise they will lose face!"
"They also said that Zhengzi has great potential in the city. If he can't even handle this small matter, then they won't let the women in their families go out and work with you. They're bullying us too much!"
The words had barely left his mouth when some noise and commotion broke in.
“Zhengzi! This isn’t our fault. Who would dare let their wife go to the city these days? People say there are all sorts of people in the city. What if they kidnap our wives?”
"Exactly, you know to follow your wife when she comes to the city, so shouldn't we men follow her too?"
"Besides, we men don't know how to cook. If all our wives leave, won't we men and our children and parents starve to death?"
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