After saying goodbye to Sister Liu, Wang Man happily took Tuantuan home.
Just as Sister Liu was about to ride away, another woman behind her patted her on the shoulder.
"What are you doing, Lao Cai? You scared me!"
Sister Liu, clutching her chest, said to the woman with great dissatisfaction.
Old Cai didn't care about Sister Liu's complaints and winked in the direction Wang Man left.
"What does Wang Man want with you? Is it to borrow money?"
Sister Liu adjusted the work bag on her shoulder, shook her head and said, "Why would you want to borrow money from me? My family is all waiting to eat, I don't have any money to lend you."
"So what's wrong with her?"
For these middle-aged women in the factory, gossip and idle chatter are their biggest topic of conversation during their leisure time.
They were naturally even more curious about a woman as eye-catching as Wang Man.
"It's all because of her husband. He's still unemployed, so Wang Man asked me to ask my husband, Lao Sun, if their forging factory is hiring any temporary workers!"
Sister Liu didn't take it seriously and casually mentioned Wang Man's request.
"Hiring temporary workers? Like her husband?!"
Upon hearing Sister Liu's response, Old Cai exclaimed.
"What are you doing? Why are you so startled?"
Sister Liu rolled her eyes and said with a hint of helpless reproach.
"Hey Lao Liu, are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"
Old Cai looked at Sister Liu with a surprised expression.
"Don't know what?"
"Wang Man's husband, is he that young man named Hu Yuan?"
"His name is Hu Yuan. What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Sister Liu asked with a curious look.
"Is there anything else?! Old Liu, don't bring this up, that guy in their family is no good, a gambler, a womanizer, and a whore..."
"Is that so?! Old Cai, tell me properly. If it's really as you say, I can't let my old Sun get into trouble..."
Wang Man was overjoyed, thinking that Hu Yuan had secured a job, but little did she know that the matter she had asked of him had fallen through due to interference from others.
...
Hu Yuan, who was tidying up the house, glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly noticed the newspapers scattered on the ground.
"Huh..."
Hu Yuan bent down to pick up the newspaper from the ground and began to read it intently.
"Notice Regarding Relevant Matters Concerning the Issuance of Treasury Bonds in 1990..."
On the newspaper, still smelling of ink, Hu Yuan spotted the headline immediately and read it aloud.
"Treasury bonds... Treasury bonds!" Upon seeing this, Hu Yuan's eyes lit up, and his mind immediately began to race.
"Haha! How could I have forgotten about this amazing money-making tool!"
Excited, Hu Yuan slapped his forehead and laughed loudly.
The government began issuing treasury bonds in 1981, but for a considerable period of time, treasury bonds lacked liquidity and were therefore not popular.
Left with no other option, many local officials began to impose treasury bonds, and civil servants and factory workers across the country were forced to do so.
However, for a long time, treasury bonds, which lacked liquidity, were sold off at half or even 60% of their face value, and this trend continued to spread and could not be stopped.
It wasn't until the spring of 1988 that the government issued the "Pilot Implementation Plan for Opening the Treasury Bond Transfer Market," which explicitly allowed the long-existing bonds to be listed and traded.
When the transfer of treasury bonds was first piloted in 7 cities, it was later expanded to 54 cities. It was at this time that the price difference between different locations for buying and selling treasury bonds emerged.
The then-famous Yang Baiwan made his fortune by taking advantage of this opportunity, increasing his assets to millions.
Hu Yuan, in his previous life, was all too familiar with this miracle in business history; he had even studied Yang Baiwan's methods in detail.
Most importantly, he perfectly exploited information asymmetry, profiting handsomely from regional price differences.
Although more than a year has passed since Yang Baiwan's incident, and many people know about his treasury bond dealings, only a small number of people still do the same thing as him.
"According to reports, the redemption price of treasury bonds has increased significantly this year, but that doesn't mean there's no business to be had. As long as I can make some profit from it, it will be enough for what I need at this stage..."
While rubbing his chin, Hu Yuan pondered to himself.
When Wang Man returned home from get off work, she found Hu Yuan rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for something.
The scenes from the past resurfaced before her eyes, and her good mood was replaced by disgust.
"Stop looking! We really have no money left!"
A cold voice came from behind him, and Hu Yuan turned around.
"You're back?"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Hu Yuan stood up with a smile.
Seeing the other person staring at him coldly, Hu Yuan could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.
"I'm not looking for money..."
What are you doing if you're not giving change?
Wang Man maintained a cold demeanor, clearly not believing Hu Yuan's words at all.
"Do you have any of the treasury bonds that you distributed before at home? I'm looking for those."
Hu Yuan shrugged and explained quite frankly.
Treasury bonds?
Wang Man frowned, her face full of suspicion.
She naturally knew about treasury bonds. Although the washing and chemical plant wasn't a large factory, it was still a legitimate local state-owned enterprise.
Therefore, Wang Man and other employees also had the task of allocating treasury bonds.
Over the years of working, Wang Man had accumulated some treasury bonds, but she simply couldn't sell them.
That's why Wang Man didn't take these treasury bonds seriously, so when Hu Yuan brought them up, she naturally looked puzzled.
"Let's not talk about that now. Find me our family's treasury bonds. I need them urgently, really!"
Hu Yuan greeted Wang Man with an excited expression.
Seeing his appearance, Wang Man, who was puzzled, did not ask any further questions.
Since he wasn't looking for money to gamble, Wang Man naturally wouldn't care about something as insignificant as treasury bonds.
Wang Man took a cardboard box off the top of the wardrobe in the room, blew off the dust on the top of the box, and took out the treasury bonds she had accumulated over the years.
Looking at the colorful treasury bonds in his hand, Hu Yuan was extremely excited.
"What do you need these things for? They can't be used as money."
As she packed her things, Wang Man was completely bewildered, having no idea why Hu Yuan was so happy.
"Who says this can't be used right now? This is all money!" Hu Yuan laughed heartily.
He then scooped up the curious Tuantuan in his arms, spun her around several times, and exclaimed, "Tuantuan, Daddy can buy you delicious food and fun toys now!"
"Dad, really?" Tuantuan stared wide-eyed at Hu Yuan with a look of surprise and delight.
"Of course! Dad would never lie to Tuantuan!" Hu Yuan laughed heartily as he lifted Tuantuan above his head.
Wang Man naturally didn't believe Hu Yuan's words, but seeing how excited the father and daughter were, she didn't say anything more, shook her head, and went into the kitchen.
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