Chapter 159 Extra 2
Yao Weimin saw Yu Qingqing again at her concert. His current girlfriend liked Yu Qingqing and insisted on dragging him there.
Yu Qingqing was very comfortable on stage; she was already used to this kind of stage.
Yao Weimin and his girlfriend bought front-row tickets. When Yu Qingqing on stage saw a girl excitedly rush into Yao Weimin's arms, Yu Qingqing was clearly stunned for a moment.
People's pursuits may differ at different times. Yu Qingqing, in her teens and twenties, was extremely vain, wanting fame and fortune, and took many detours, but remained steadfast in her goals.
Yu Qingqing, in her thirties, has achieved financial freedom through her own hard work. Having fought her way out of a world of pretense and deceit, she now realizes that true love is something you can only hope to find. Over the years, it seems that Yao Weimin is the only one who has truly cared for her. But it seems that Yao Weimin is no longer waiting for her.
Yao Weimin patted the person clinging to him, looked at the radiant Yu Qingqing on stage, and made up his mind to settle down. After a boisterous concert, Yao Weimin proposed to his girlfriend. She excitedly jumped onto him, asking for a diamond ring and insisting on flowers as well.
That evening, Yang Liu came to ask Yao Weimin to drink.
Yang Liu had considered leaving the factory years ago. That year, he played the stock market and bet all his money on it, making a fortune. He was so arrogant back then, thinking he was incredibly capable and that no one was qualified to point fingers at him.
As the saying goes, "A true man cannot remain subservient to others for long!" Yes, that's exactly what Yang Liu was thinking at the time. He planned to pull off another big heist and then become his own boss.
Knowing that Yang Liu had made a fortune, Zhong Er couldn't sit still any longer. He sought out Yang Liu to learn stock trading techniques, intending to buy stocks with him. He also dragged Yao Weimin into it.
At the time, Jiang Wei advised Yao Weimin, saying that it was gambling and there was no guarantee of success.
Upon hearing that it involved gambling, Yao Weimin backed down. The mere mention of gambling conjured up images of losing. He never won when he got into a gamble; he always lost. Small bets were one thing, but the thought of losing thousands or tens of thousands at once terrified him. Even losing a few dollars in the past had filled him with regret and remorse, making him wish he'd never even sat down at the card table.
Having accumulated a history of losing at cards, Yao Weimin now avoids gambling whenever he sees the word "betting".
Therefore, Yao Weimin refused, not wanting to participate in stock trading.
"How can you only think about losing money? What if you make a lot of money? Can't you make a lot of money? Yang Liu made a lot of money, didn't he? What are we lacking compared to Yang Liu?" Zhong Er was full of wishful thinking; he had won more than once in his gambling career. Zhong Er tried to persuade him earnestly. If this wasn't his brother-in-law, he wouldn't have bothered with him at all. "If you don't want to invest in stocks, why don't you lend me your money? I'll give you interest when I make money."
"I bought a house with my money."
Zhong Er hung up the phone, gritted his teeth, took out all his savings, and invested with Yang Liu.
As a result of the stock market volatility, both of them bought at the peak, got trapped, and suffered huge losses. If they hadn't both had jobs, they might have ended up separated from their family.
Zhong Er, who had always been successful at gambling, suffered a crushing defeat this time. His first foray into the stock market ended in a major setback, leaving him with a psychological trauma and causing him to stay away from the stock market for many years afterward.
Yao Weimin did have some money at the time. If Zhong Er had asked to borrow money for other things, he would have lent it to him, but he wouldn't have liked it if Zhong Er used it for gambling. Upon learning that Yao Weimin had refused to invest in stocks with Yang Liu, the precocious Jiang Ming praised his uncle's foresight. After some flattery, he brought up the matter of getting Yao Weimin to contribute money. Jiang Ming also wanted money for stock trading, but he didn't specify. He only said he had his eye on a project and wanted to invest, promising to share the profits, assuring Yao Weimin that he could confidently hand over his money.
Jiang Ming dabbled in stocks, but his own father didn't support him. Wu Peng only symbolically sponsored him with 1,000 yuan to practice, clearly showing a lack of trust. After much pleading, Yao Fanghua sponsored more, but this was far from enough to satisfy his ambitions. He was currently seeking investment everywhere, and this time he approached Yao Weimin. Under Jiang Ming's persuasive and eloquent persuasion, Yao Weimin gave him all the money left over from buying a house.
Jiang Wei's intention was to make this kid pay for a bloody lesson, so as to cut off his speculative ways since childhood and make him focus on practical studies in the future. So he didn't stop him. Who would have thought that the brat would actually make money and show off in front of him for a long time.
Aside from buying a house, Yao Weimin has kept all his spare money with Jiang Ming over the years.
Over the years, Yao Weimin is now the richest among the brothers.
Zhong Er settled down to a comfortable life in Beijing, while Yang Liu's stock market fortunes had fluctuated wildly over the years, causing his wife countless arguments and frequent threats of divorce. Yang Liu now not only envied Yao Weimin for having saved money, but he also envied Yao Weimin for having a beautiful young girlfriend. He regretted his haste in getting married; dating a young girl would have been so much better.
Feeling bored at home, Yang Liu would often go to Yao Weimin for a couple of drinks to vent his frustrations.
After learning that Yao Weimin was planning to get married, he met with Yao Weimin and said, "At the age when my buddies are getting divorced, you're finally getting married. Congratulations!"
After drinking a glass, Yao Weimin advised him to control his temper and say a few sweet words to coax him, as if he were still the one being fought over by several young girls back in the day.
"What are you saying? I'm getting snatched up by young girls now." Looking back, he regrets not choosing someone who was devoted to him and whose heart and soul were completely his. His wife is career-oriented; she's steadily climbed the corporate ladder over the years, earning just as much as him now. But with more money comes a bigger temper. You think you're busy? She's even busier. You think you prioritize work? She considers work her life. In short, he's the one complaining about her neglecting the family. He always has to give in, he always has to understand. And she doesn't take him seriously either; if he ever mentions divorce, she actually does it.
He couldn't win an argument, and if he dared to smash a bowl, the other person would dare to overturn the table. Yang Liu was bullied at home and felt he had suffered all kinds of injustices. This life was so stifling.
Yang Liu couldn't help but cry and complain, "Is it because I don't want to coax her? Is it because I don't want to come home? You can't coax her at all. You know that. She's even more of a tigress than a tigress now."
He took a swig of his drink. "If I had married Yan'er or Dongsheng back then, they definitely wouldn't be like this. They would have served me every day. They would have done my laundry and cooked for me, and even prepared my foot bath water. Unlike now, I have to cook and do all the housework, and they still don't like me. If I don't do it well, they argue with me. I'm a man, after all. My life is so hard..."
Yao Weimin: ...
Yao Weimin has become somewhat afraid of marriage because of Yang Liu's nagging. It has to be said that Yang Liu deserves a lot of credit for Yao Weimin's ability to withstand the pressure and remain unmarried all these years.
Halfway through his drink, Yang Liu's phone rang. He heard a soprano voice on the other end, then wiped his face and happily went home.
He spouted a bunch of nonsense, but one phone call from his wife and he still left his brothers behind and went home.
Once again, Yao Weimin was left all alone, feeling cold and lonely. Fortunately, he was getting married soon, and from then on, no matter where he was or where he went drinking, someone would call him home.
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