Zhang Xuelian's words shocked not only He Jianwei, but also Zhang Xuemei and the police officers beside her.
"No, sister..."
“What do you mean it’s fake? It’s real. Don’t lie to me.” He Jianwei firmly believed that it was a white lie from his wife, just trying to trick him into coming down.
Ignoring everyone's strange looks, Zhang Xuelian angrily shouted at her husband, "You don't know anything! Anyway, come down here right now, the money is still here."
"Yes, brother-in-law, come down quickly, it's too dangerous up there, you could fall if you're not careful."
"He Jianwei, your wife said she doesn't blame you anymore, and you didn't lose any money. You're already lucky enough. Come down now," a policeman beside him continued to persuade.
He Jianwei was timid to begin with, and it was only in a moment of impulsiveness that he dared to sit on the edge of the rooftop and shout that he wanted to jump. In fact, he had already regretted it immensely.
Seeing that there was a way out and his wife had forgiven him, he hesitated and tried to move his legs, which were dangling outside, back inside. But as soon as he moved, he cried out with a pained expression, "Can anyone help me? My legs are numb and I can't move them."
Upon hearing this, several police officers rushed forward and carefully helped He Jianwei. Once his feet touched the ground, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
An older policeman patted He Jianwei on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "You'd better learn from this experience. There's no hurdle you can't overcome. Think about your family before making any decisions in the future. You're lucky to have escaped death today. Otherwise, you would have been half-crippled if you had fallen from the sixth floor."
He Jianwei wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied repeatedly, "This is enough. There won't be a next time. I'll never dare to do it again."
"He Jianwei, you've got some nerve, jumping off a building?" Zhang Xuelian strode forward, grabbed her husband's ear, and yanked hard.
"Ouch, it hurts! Xue Lian, let go! Didn't you say you forgave me? Why are you hitting me now?" He Jianwei tried desperately to reach for his ear, which was being pulled, hoping to free it.
Zhang Xuelian sneered, "I said I forgive you, but I didn't say I won't hit you. You're coming home with me."
"Ah, let go first, I can walk. Xuemei, quickly persuade your sister, my ears are about to be ruined."
"Sis, there are so many people watching, let's go home and talk about it."
Hearing her sister's words, Zhang Xuelian released her husband's ear. Then, she said gratefully to the police officers beside her, "Officers, thank you so much for your hard work. Look, I've caused you so much trouble. I'm so sorry."
The lead policeman waved his hand, "It's good that he's alright. It's our duty. Now that he's down, we should call it a day and head back to the station. Don't blame him too much when you get back. Money can be earned back, but a person is truly gone forever."
"Yes, yes, people are the most important thing. Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xue nodded repeatedly.
It's a bit awkward, but Zhang Xuelian's house happens to be on the sixth floor, just a few steps up to the rooftop.
"Others who want to commit suicide know to stay away from their own homes, but you, you did it right at your own doorstep. Aren't you afraid of scaring the children?" Zhang Xuelian glared at her husband. The man who would scream for ages over a small cut on his finger actually dared to jump off the building today.
"Alright, alright, sis, it's good that your wife is alright. By the way, what was that virtual stock trading thing you mentioned earlier? Was it just to comfort your husband?"
"Yeah, Xue Lian, are you trying to trick me into coming down here? That's why you said that on purpose. I'm not stupid. I can tell the difference between what's real and what's fake. If you don't believe me, look..." He Jianwei said as he rushed to the computer. The screen lit up as soon as he clicked the mouse. He looked carefully at the upper left corner and, wow, it really was virtual stock trading.
"No, when did you switch me to virtual stock trading? Could it be that I've been doing this all along..." He Jianwei was starting to doubt his life.
"Sister, brother-in-law can't be that confused, can he?" Zhang Xuemei was also a little incredulous. Could it be that he had been trading stocks for more than a year, but it was all done in a virtual stock trading platform?
Zhang Xuelian rolled her eyes at the two of them and said without curiosity, "Of course not. I was really serious before. Didn't you remind me a while ago? I paid a little attention afterward and saw that the speed at which the stock was falling was really scary. So I took advantage of your brother-in-law's inattention and sold them all. Later, I was afraid he would make a fuss, so I bought them back for him in the virtual stock trading."
Zhang Xuemei couldn't help but admire her sister for coming up with such a solution; she was truly a talented person.
"Oh, why didn't you say so sooner? You made me worry for so long. If you had come any later, I would have jumped down."
Even now, when He Jianwei thinks about the feeling of standing on the rooftop, his legs still tremble. At that time, he really wanted to jump; he felt like he had no will to live.
"I told you so earlier, why did you argue with me? Isn't everything fine now? You didn't jump off a building, and you still have the money."
"Sister, brother-in-law, you two have a good chat. I'll head back now." Zhang Xuemei saw that there wasn't anything serious going on here, so she let the couple talk it out and left after saying goodbye.
During dinner, Zhang Xuemei talked to her family about her brother-in-law jumping off a building, and even laughed as she talked about it.
"Oh my, is that true? Jianwei, thankfully he's alright. That's why I always say you shouldn't earn money that comes too easily; there are risks involved. You still have to heed the old saying."
When Granny Liu heard about the suicide attempt, her heart skipped a beat, and she clutched her chest; it was truly frightening.
Old Xu slapped his thigh suddenly. "Hey, I heard someone say today that a man tried to jump off his own building, but his wife persuaded him to come down, saying that all the stocks he'd been investing in were fake. You know, that fool didn't even know he'd been investing in fake stocks for so long." He then laughed twice.
"Dad, the idiot you're talking about is my brother-in-law."
"Oh, really? Haha, then your brother-in-law is really quite muddle-headed."
Zhang Xuemei sighed, "But he wasn't that confused. He really was trading stocks before. Just a few days ago, my sister sold all his stocks while he was sick with a fever during childbirth, but then she bought them back for him in virtual stock trading because she was afraid he would make a fuss. Today, he had a little more strength, so he got up to check his stocks. He probably didn't notice anything and was suddenly triggered."
"Then your second sister and the others are lucky. They're safe and sound, and all their money is still there." Even Granny Liu, who doesn't follow the news, knows how many families have been ruined and destroyed because of the stock market.
"Actually, there's something I haven't told you guys." Xu Minghan, who had been silent since dinner, suddenly spoke up.
"You're not trying to say that you're also involved in stock trading, are you?" Granny Liu stared intently at her third son.
Xu Minghan quietly extended one finger and said softly, "Not much. I only put in 10,000 yuan. And it wasn't just me; my older brothers also played."
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