If no one stopped them, they could keep on teasing each other late into the night. Zhang Guoqing had no choice but to keep quiet and hand them the list Zhou Jiao had given him before leaving.
Normally, when good friends interact with each other, no one cares about gains or losses. But when it comes to such a large sum of money, it’s different.
Zhang Guoqing didn't want to cause any rift in their friendship, which was closer than that of brothers, so the only way was to keep the accounts clear.
The contents of the four lists were the same. Zhou Jiao listed the closing price of gold at the end of each month. She even marked the recent trends and expected withdrawal prices.
The 40,000 yuan in cash they gave at the time really emptied the family's savings, and it also included the rent for the newly purchased yard to foreigners for half a year.
Although each couple has a salary and their parents and elders will not lack subsidies, they are all extravagant. Zhou Jiao is quite worried that they will not be used to it.
Everyone has their own aspirations. Some are adventurous, while others prefer a stable life. Their original motivation was more or less to support themselves and their spouse.
Because they entered the market early and invested in April, the price of gold rose to nearly $735 per ounce by New Year's Day.
The profits are staggering, and it feels like gambling.
In the short term, Zhou Jiao plans to withdraw from gold futures this month when it rises to around $850.
In this case, what will happen to their investment funds next will have to be decided after they discuss it with their wives.
Yi Jiefang and the other three had known for a long time that the price of gold had increased a lot, but they were truly shocked only when they saw the list in their hands.
The fact that Zhou Jiao listed it in such detail means that this profit really became a reality.
The four of them looked at each other and then looked at Zhang Guoqing.
"Why are you looking at me?" Zhang Guoqing raised an eyebrow. "My wife said it's enough, time to put the money in the bank. Should I ask for the money to be wired in?"
He didn't say what to do next, to give his friend some time to think. His wife was determined to maximize her profits and would invest in the oil futures market.
Yi Jiefang and the other three looked at each other and laughed out loud.
Zhang Guoqing flicked the table with his fingers, "What are you doing?"
"Tell us first, does your wife want to continue playing?"
"Let's just follow my sister. If she wants to transfer the funds back, we can go together."
Wan Dayong nodded in agreement. "That's exactly what I mean. Tell Jiaojiao not to feel any psychological burden. We brothers were prepared to lose everything from the beginning. Now, we've made a profit anyway. If we really lose, we'll just treat it as a windfall and play with her."
Zhang Guoqing was not surprised at his friend's words. They had known each other for almost twenty years, and he was confident that he and his wife would not have made a mistake in choosing the right person.
And he is not bragging. As the price of gold rises, many people want to get a piece of the pie. If he lets down his guard, the threshold of his house will probably be trampled down by others.
But the vilification must be mentioned first. He smiled and said, "If you walk too much at night, you're bound to encounter ghosts. It's not impossible to lose everything you have. Have you thought about it?"
"Of course, it's just like gambling. Who knows if a fight will break out out of nowhere."
"What are you afraid of? If I lose, I lose. I don't even have a salary right now, even the rent for the yard is enough to cover my expenses."
"Stop wasting time and do it this way."
Zhang Guoqing waited for them to finish speaking, pondered for a moment, and then suggested, "How about this? I can have the principal remitted back from abroad, and I can also save some overseas remittance vouchers for my family.
After all, we all make money, so we should make sure our wives and children are happy, right? I will invest the remaining funds with my wife.
After hearing what he said, Yi Jiefang raised his hand and signaled them to make their own decision.
He has a good relationship with Zhou Jiao, and his sister will share some of the overseas remittance coupons she has with him, and it doesn't matter whether she can get the principal back or not.
However, if Wan Dayong and the others followed Zhang Guoqing's advice, he would also move forward and backward with everyone for the sake of fairness.
There is a saying that goes, "It is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality of wealth."
It would be better if everyone lost everything. If the profit snowballs, his huge earnings will cause his brothers' wives to gossip about him behind their backs. It's not worth it to hurt relationships for a little money.
Among the five people, Ding Datou always likes to follow Wan Dayong, Geng Dazhi has no objection to whatever Zhang Guoqing says, and Wan Dayong just obeys Zhang Guoqing.
Yi Jiefang rolled his eyes. "What's there to think about? Money is nothing. You can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. You might as well take us hunting with this time."
"Well said!"
After being interrupted by them, the question was thrown back to Zhang Guoqing.
He shook his head speechlessly. "Why don't you ask first, if the funds are still kept abroad, where will they be invested next?"
"I don't understand anyway."
"Hey, Da Yi, this is not like you. If I remember correctly, you were bragging a few days ago that nothing in the world could stop you from getting the ball on your neck."
Ding Datou jokingly said, "That's because I haven't drunk enough yet."
"How about we change places and continue?"
Zhang Guoqing quickly raised his hand to stop him, as the topic would go off track if he continued.
"Let's get down to business first. My wife's interested in oil futures. As for why, you can figure it out on your own. As for the money, since you don't need it for the time being, just keep playing with it. Once you've cleared your positions and have the remaining balance, I'll have someone wire the change back to you. Is that okay with you?"
The four people nodded repeatedly.
"Then it's settled." Zhang Guoqing said, and then added, "If any of you are short of money someday, we can pool our money together."
He didn't say that if there was not enough money, he could help.
Even if they claimed to have 50,000 yuan, it was the family's savings plus the private money borrowed from Dr. Hu. His family really only lived on wages.
But they knew their own business. Although the wages of their family of four had not increased in the past ten years, the couple had committed a lot of robbery in private.
Zhang Guoqing didn't know how much cash he had collected during those years when he accompanied his wife to play whenever he felt like it, but he had a rough idea of it.
If it's not 40,000 yuan, it should be 30,000 yuan.
Otherwise, Zhou Jiao would not have said that the funds accumulated from the 50,000 yuan capital would be her first step towards charity.
——Ill-gotten gains come from the people, and they will eventually return to the people.
Instead of telling his friends directly that if they were short of money one day, he would find a way.
It's just that sometimes when something happens, everyone gets together, you contribute some, I contribute some, which is more conducive to deepening the relationship between each other.
Given his wife's fear of trouble, if the four of them had not delivered money to her door at the critical moment, she probably wouldn't even have had this opportunity.
Similarly, considering his wife's scholarly character of "a scholar is willing to die for his confidant", the four of them were protected under her wings like an old hen.
Ding Datou patted his chest exaggeratedly and said with a smile, "It's finally over. Now let's change places?"
“Virtue!”
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Zhang Guoqing also joined in the commotion. If they wanted to change the venue, then they could change the venue. Where could all these grown men get together and then change venues?
It’s nothing more than playing ball together and having a meal when we’re tired.
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