Wednesday afternoon is when Shen Qingqing gets out of elementary school early, so she usually finishes her homework at school before going home.
Moreover, for her now, doing first-grade homework is not something that requires her to use her brain at all.
"Qingqing, do you want some chocolate?" Chen Man, who was doing her homework, suddenly leaned close to Shen Qingqing and asked in a low voice.
School had just let out, and it was still early. Many children chose to stay at school to do their homework before their parents got off work. Chen Man didn't want others to know, so she could only ask in a voice so soft it was barely a whisper.
Shen Qingqing's childhood memories of chocolate are still those of gold ingots and coins wrapped in gold foil in supermarkets during Chinese New Year.
When she was little, Shen Qingqing loved to eat it, but because it was cheap, the ingredients were very ordinary and a lot of additives were added.
Chen Man's family owns a supermarket, and Shen Qingqing assumed it was like that too, so she shook her head and said, "No, you can eat it yourself."
Chen Man blinked. She clearly remembered that Qingqing loved chocolate. Undeterred, she asked again, "Really? My uncle brought this back from abroad, and it even has nuts inside!"
Um?
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqing immediately perked up like a roe deer, "From abroad?"
Seeing that Shen Qingqing was interested, Chen Man smiled smugly and reached into her schoolbag under the desk to take out a box.
When Shen Qingqing saw the mark on the box, the way she looked at Chen Man changed.
Ferrero in 2006!
No, just what level is Chen Man's family?
Let alone Ferrero Rocher now, even if it were Ferrero Rocher twenty years from now, she wouldn't be willing to buy such a big box at once!
Chen Man opened the box, quickly scooped out three Ferrero Rocher chocolates and placed them on Shen Qingqing's desk, then quickly scooped out three for herself before hurriedly stuffing the chocolate box back into her schoolbag.
"I knew you'd love chocolate! My uncle brought some over yesterday, it's absolutely delicious! You have to try it!"
Shen Qingqing has loved sweets since she was a child, and she quickly tore one open and put it in her mouth.
The aroma of hazelnuts paired with rich, smooth chocolate inexplicably reminded Shen Qingqing of a Dove commercial.
The fragrant and silky chocolate melts slowly in your mouth, and the hazelnuts mixed with the chocolate sauce after being chewed are simply divine.
It's decided, I'm going to make her dad cling to Chen Man's uncle's coattails!
While they were eating, Shen Qingqing saw the homeroom teacher walk in with a stack of newspapers. After placing them on the podium, the teacher said to the children, "These are newspapers subscribed to by the school. There's a section for student reading materials, which includes picture-based writing assignments, good words and phrases, and so on. You can borrow them to read during breaks, but don't damage them. If you do, you'll have to pay fifty yuan!"
Hmm? A newspaper?
Shen Qingqing's roe deer head perked up again.
Shen Qingqing ran up to the podium in a few steps and saw the newspaper that the homeroom teacher had mentioned.
I flipped through the dates, and they were all the latest. My gaze swept across the page, and I saw a column about stock market summaries just below the header on the far right.
Shen Qingqing saw a red screen sticker of a securities firm in Shanghai that was posted there.
Stocks! How could she have forgotten about this whole year!
The stock market boom of 2006 remains a memorable one for future generations!
Many people turned their lives around that year.
The A-share market has ushered in an unprecedented period of growth, with one shareholder even turning "four million into six hundred million" into a stock market legend.
It's only September 2006 now. The stock market surged in 2006 and achieved a super bull market of 6,000 points in 2007. So as long as you sell before the financial crisis in 2008, not only can you improve your living conditions, but you can also make enough to buy an apartment!
Shen Qingqing's eyes lit up as she looked at the newspaper.
"Qingqing? Qingqing! Shen Qingqing!!"
A loud shout exploded in her ears, startling Shen Qingqing. She turned around and saw Chen Man standing next to her. She put down her newspaper and asked, "Manman, what are you doing?"
Chen Man pouted: "I should be asking you that! I've been calling you for ages. I wanted to tell you that it's my birthday this Sunday, and I'd like to invite you to my house for the celebration!"
“Sure! But I don’t know where you live, I only know where your supermarket is.” Shen Qingqing glanced at the clock on the wall and answered while packing her things.
Chen Man pulled her backpack out of the desk and put it on, waiting for Shen Qingqing to get ready: "Then you can go to my family's supermarket. My house is very close to my family's supermarket. I'll wait for you at the supermarket and then take you to my house!"
“It’s a date! I’ll come to your supermarket at 3 p.m. on Sunday!” Shen Qingqing reached out her hand and pinky swear with Chen Man.
"That's great!" After making a pinky promise with Shen Qingqing, Chen Man excitedly hugged her. "I also have good friends coming to my house to celebrate my birthday!"
Shen Qingqing was stunned. Her distant memories from her past life suddenly seemed to be blown by the wind, revealing clear traces.
In her past life, Chen Man seemed to always be alone, because she came from a wealthy family and had seen far more advanced things. But ordinary children would never have seen what she was talking about.
The more she talked about it, the less people had actually seen it, so they assumed she was just bragging.
Over time, Chen Man stopped liking to play with other children.
Although she would listen attentively to what Chen Man said back then, she never took it seriously and treated it as just a little story.
After Chen Man graduated from elementary school, she went abroad to study, and they never saw each other again.
Shen Qingqing's heart softened, and she hugged Chen Man back, "Next summer vacation, I'll invite you to my house for my birthday!"
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