Chapter 803 Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot
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Suddenly, a scream came from the second floor of the villa. Qiu Chu and his wife were having breakfast downstairs when they heard the sound and looked up in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Qiu Chu put down his phone, got up and went upstairs. Mrs. Qiu quickly followed him.
Just as they reached the room door, Qiu Keying opened it and was about to rush out. Qiu Chu grabbed his daughter and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Keying?"
Qiu Keying looked anxious, almost crying: "Dad, the actor's career has collapsed! The lead actor in the movie I invested in has collapsed!"
Qiu Chu frowned, but said calmly, "Don't rush, sit down and talk slowly."
Back in the room, the family of three sat together. Qiu Keying quickly showed the news to her father, her voice trembling with tears, "What should I do, Dad? This kind of thing will definitely be banned. Why am I so unlucky? My first investment project has encountered this kind of thing."
After reading the news, Qiu Chu had a general idea of what was going on.
A thousand yuan is not a small amount for anyone. Even for a wealthy family like the Qiu family, it's impossible for them to lose a thousand yuan without feeling any pain.
When Qiu Chu made the promise to his daughter, he actually believed deep down that the project would be profitable.
But seeing his daughter crying, Qiu Chu felt even more sorry for her, so he could only comfort her, "Oh, it's okay. No one can predict such unexpected situations."
"Dad, it's a thousand yuan. Can we get it back?" Qiu Keying asked.
Qiu Chu shook his head: "Of course we can't get it back. But if we've lost it, we've lost it. Investment is inherently risky, and there are many uncertain factors. It's not guaranteed that we'll make a profit."
"It's just that we were a bit rushed this time and didn't think things through properly. Let's take this as a lesson and learn from it in the future."
Mrs. Qiu patted her daughter on the shoulder: "Your father is right. Nobody wants to lose money, but if there's a chance, it means it might happen. There's no such thing as a 100% guaranteed profit from an investment."
Having never experienced much hardship, Qiu Keying couldn't help but cry. She felt bad about losing a thousand yuan, but the way things were going and the taste of failure were also unacceptable to her.
Moreover, she has already boasted about this to everyone, and now everyone is laughing at her.
How could she be so unlucky? It was clearly a sure-fire investment, but something like this happened.
Is it really as Shen Ci said, that she has some kind of "congenital weakness" and is most averse to investing?
The thought of Shen Ci made Qiu Keying even angrier. She had never intended to make any investments; it was only to annoy Shen Ci that she suddenly had the idea to snatch the project.
If she hadn't snatched this investment, Shen Ci would have been the one who lost out, and now it would be Shen Ci sitting at home crying, not her!
They really shot themselves in the foot!
Thinking about it this way, Qiu Keying felt as if her heart was covered by something, and she cried even louder.
Shen Ci, who was far away in Funan, also saw this news.
As I watched the news, those hazy memories gradually overlapped with my own.
It really is this time?
She smiled unconsciously, not knowing whether Qiu Keying had cried or not.
A thousand dollars, and not a single sound is heard. No one could remain indifferent, right?
"What are you looking at? Why are you so happy?"
Auntie suddenly came over, and Shen Ci looked up, smiled, and shook her head: "It's nothing, just a funny news story. Has my mom picked one out yet?"
"I've made my choice. The sales assistant's introduction made me dizzy, so I picked the expensive one."
As she spoke, Shen Yingying looked at Shen Ci and smiled, then whispered, "You're so smart. You made sure your mother didn't have to hide anything when she came back this time. I won't say anything about your maternal grandmother, but your eldest uncle, your second uncle, and your two aunts all have completely different attitudes."
“Your second uncle accompanied us the whole time today. Your mother and I never received such treatment before. Sometimes when we come back, we only see him at dinner time, and he never shows up during the day.”
Shen Ci said, "There's nothing to hide. It's ours to begin with. We didn't steal or rob it, so why should we hide it?"
“I also told my mom that no matter whether other people are sincere or not, at least we don’t have to suffer anymore or have to look at other people’s faces.”
Because these people have to pretend to be kind, that's the power of money.
Shen Jingjing paid the bill and came out of the store. Shen Chengcheng followed behind her happily: "Sister, you are so thoughtful. You changed Mom's mattress and bought her a TV. When we get home tonight, the old lady will be so happy that she won't be able to stop smiling."
Shen Jingjing glanced at the time and said, "Go pick Mom up in a bit. Let's eat out for lunch. Neither my sister-in-law nor Zheng Hong are coming home for lunch, so don't bother cooking."
Before returning home, she promised her daughter that she wouldn't do any chores during this trip back to her hometown, aiming to completely change her status within the family.
So for lunch, if no one cooks, she'll just go out to eat; she's not going to cook.
Shen Chengcheng was naturally delighted to hear this, as he loved eating out the most.
"Okay, where shall we eat?" Shen Chengcheng asked.
Shen Jingjing said, "You definitely know better than me, which restaurants in Longyang are good right now?"
Shen Chengcheng grinned, already having a plan in mind. His sister wasn't short of money, so he was definitely going to mooch a good meal off her: "It has to be Longyang Restaurant, that's where big leaders and big bosses go."
"That Longyang Restaurant that's been around since we were kids?"
"Yes, but things are very different now. The decor is so old-fashioned now, and there are even king crabs, alive!"
Shen Jingjing isn't particularly fond of seafood, having lived in Shenzhen and Hong Kong for so many years, but live, high-quality seafood is indeed a rarity in Longyang.
Thinking that her mother must have never eaten this before, she deliberately did it according to Aci's wishes, because everything had to be the best in order to completely impress people.
So he nodded: "Then let's go try it."
Shen Chengcheng's eyes lit up immediately: "Then I'll take you there first, then go back and pick up Mom. It's not far, just two intersections ahead."
Upon arriving at the Longyang Hotel, the so-called grand decorations that Shen Chengcheng had described were actually just marble flooring with some chandeliers and indoor water features.
However, it's considered quite upscale for such a small place, with many luxury cars parked at the entrance, including Land Rovers and Mercedes-Benzes.
Shen Chengcheng quickly hailed a taxi to pick up the old lady, afraid that if he returned late, he would miss the opportunity to order food.
Shen Jingjing and the others went to the restaurant's seafood tank area to look at the seafood: "Aci, is there anything you want to eat?"
"I'll just have pan-fried ribbonfish and sea cucumber rice, you guys can order the rest," Shen Ci said casually.
Shen Jingjing then asked her younger sister, Shen Yingying, who was indifferent to seafood and shook her head, saying she was fine with eating anything.
Just then, a man and a woman who had just passed by suddenly turned back, staring at Shen Jingjing for a long time but not daring to recognize her.
Shen Jingjing looked back at the other person, and finally exclaimed in surprise, "Xiaoyan?!"
(End of this chapter)
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