When they drove back to the compound, there was a light on in the living room and the TV was on, but silent. Miao Lishan, who was alone at home, her eyes lit up when she saw the two of them.
Zhou Jiao thought of her father, who was always busy with his affairs, and sighed secretly. It was the weekend, and who could bear to see him working overtime like this?
"Mom, have you eaten yet?"
"Mom, didn't you go shopping with your aunt today?"
Facing the couple's simultaneous question, Miao Lishan chuckled, "I've already eaten. I went to the market with your aunt and saw nothing good to buy. We have everything we need at home."
"What about her?"
"We bought a few pounds of wool yarn. The wind was quite strong in the evening, so we came back directly." Miao Lishan poured two cups of tea and pushed them in front of them. "Have you finished your work? What did the wives say?"
Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing smiled at each other when they heard this, "Mom, they still insist on being the same, which means they still listen to their various men.
Before I came back, I had already agreed with the four of them that, in addition to donating 10%, I would send the remaining balance back home for use, and the remaining funds would be invested.”
"Tell me slowly, I'm getting dizzy." Miao Lishan quickly waved her hands. "Invest again? What are they investing in this time? Let's not talk about their small amount of money, what about yours?"
Zhou Jiao winked at Zhang Guoqing amusedly and said, "Did you see that? Mom also said it was just that little money, and they're so nervous they're afraid of being conspicuous."
"That's right. Compared to your funds, it's just a drop in the bucket." Miao Lishan suddenly laughed. "Do you remember that money from abroad?"
Zhou Jiao nodded in understanding.
"At that time, I thought it was a lot, enough for our family to spend for a lifetime. How much is the rice? A little over ten cents. How much is the watermelon? Less than five cents.
Even if it is placed abroad, how much is a famous watch? How much is a villa? I didn’t expect that my daughter is really a golden child. Turning around, she has more than I dare to imagine.
Zhang Guoqing laughed heartily with joy.
"But it's not fun to have too much money. Take the Friendship Store for example. I used to think tickets were rare, but now I'm numb to them."
"Mom, you didn't show off in front of your aunt, did you? She would hate you to death."
Miao Lishan glanced at her sideways and said, "How dare I say that? But after a while, once we donate the money, I guess we won't be able to hide it from your aunt. I'm just racking my brains over how to explain it."
"No need to explain. If anyone asks you, just tell them to come to me. I'm running out of money anyway, and soon all the remaining funds will be put into the stock market."
Upon hearing this, Miao Lishan slapped her forehead and asked, "By the way, which country are we investing in this time?"
Zhou Jiao raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Mom, shouldn't you first ask me if we have any capital left after investing it?"
"You're my son, how could I not understand you? Investment is investment, what if you lose money? You must have kept some of our family's savings."
So it's possible to infer this way! Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded, agreeing with her idea. "I really did turn it over and over again, and it's still this amount of money."
As she spoke, she glanced outside and whispered in Miao Lishan's ear, "Mom, I'm going to tell you a secret. Don't tell anyone except Dad. This time, the funds are being withdrawn from Italy. Apart from buying some US stocks as a reserve, all will be invested in the Japanese."
"Mom won't tell. But, Jiaojiao, don't tell Dayi and the others when they play with you, okay?"
"Foreign funds have already begun to flow in. Once all of them are in, I will tell these four people. The others must remain confidential."
Miao Lishan stood up straight. "So you still can't leak the secret? Are you afraid it will get to the Japanese?"
"Ah?" Zhou Jiao hesitated, intending not to tell her about the unusual developments in Italy, lest she worry. "Yes, that's the main reason."
Miao Lishan nodded in agreement, "As you should. So you're about 70% to 80% sure you won't lose money this time?"
Zhou Jiao glanced at Zhang Guoqing who was laughing sullenly, "Hehe, that's for sure."
"Okay! Then agree to one request from Mom."
"you say."
"I'll leave some money for my three children and invest the rest. If God has mercy on me, I'll multiply it tenfold, and that'll be my revenge!"
Zhou Jiao looked at her hesitantly, "Mom, if we lose it, it's all gone. Are you sure?"
"One hundred percent sure! Isn't this just robbing the Japanese? How much did they steal from our country back then, and how many people did they kill?
Haven't you seen how fast their country is rising? That's all our country's hard-earned money. Although we have restored diplomatic relations now, those beasts are not human. Mom saw with her own eyes that people in whole villages were slaughtered.
In fact, Zhou Jiao couldn’t understand.
Not only her mother, but almost all the elderly people in China who are of her mother's age have a strong hatred towards that island country.
It's just that this emotion is not often expressed. Those old people wish that all the invaders would be destroyed. That would be the justice of heaven and retribution.
What does that little bit of hatred in the future mean? If I knew that there would be descendants who admire Korea and Japan, I would probably be so angry that I would die now.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
"How about we not donate money for now... No, if we fall behind, we'll get beaten..."
Zhou Jiao glanced at her mother who stood up and walked around, then looked at Zhang Guoqing: How about making her heartless mother lose her composure? Why don't you try to persuade her?
Zhang Guoqing shook his head slightly at her. He wanted to let his mother-in-law recover slowly first. If that didn't work, he would try to divert her attention.
After turning around several times, Miao Lishan stopped and looked at Zhou Jiao, "How much is the inheritance the Miao family gave me worth now?"
"Probably around 10 million."
"Tsk, tsk, so little?"
If the atmosphere hadn't been so awkward, Zhou Jiao would have almost laughed out loud. What did this deep disdain mean?
"Forget it. Even if I think about it, I can't figure it out. It's okay as long as you have an idea in your mind." Miao Lishan sat down again. "Just now I thought our family had a lot of money, but in fact we are still poor."
Zhou Jiao found herself speechless.
Isn’t it just because we are so poor?
She is not Shen Wansan. No matter how rich she is, she dare not compete with a country in terms of financial resources. Haven't you heard that people have been shouting about buying the Statue of Liberty in the United States?
Zhang Guoqing quickly poured tea for his mother-in-law, "Mom, didn't our child call home today?"
"Oh, I actually forgot something. Luckily you mentioned it." Miao Lishan smiled apologetically at her son-in-law. "The children didn't call, but your second brother did call you before dinner."
Zhang Guoqing really didn't expect that the topic change was correct.
"I said you weren't there, did you want to call him later? He said it was almost time to get off work and it wasn't a big deal, so he asked you to contact him after you received the letter in a couple of days."
Zhang Guoqing nodded.
"Is your second sister-in-law going to open a restaurant soon? Seeing him hurriedly saying that your parents are doing well and then leaving, I didn't feel comfortable asking more."
"It should be that Mai Sui's wedding date has been set."
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