Chapter 1430 I’m just predicting (late update, sorry)
Because of the presence of the three old Li family members and Jin Peng and others, the originally noisy old Song family suddenly became much quieter. Even after the meal started, those drunkards who liked to play finger-guessing games restrained their tempers and drank quietly.
Although Jin Peng and others have begun to "win people over with virtue" in recent years, they no longer clash with people from one end of the street to the other as they did before,
But we are all from this place, and everyone knows what the Song family was like in the past. Now that so many relatives have suddenly appeared, it is like Sima Zhao's intention is known to everyone.
Just now, when Li Kaijian entered the door, he said, "There are so many relatives, how come I haven't seen them before?" If he were to continue to show off at this time and be caught by Jin Peng and others and scold them, he would be so embarrassed!
But when Old Song's granddaughter-in-law Che Nana brought out her big fat son and showed everyone her family achievements, these people became agitated.
Because the drunk Old Song took out a thick stack of banknotes from his bag and stuffed it into his grandson's wife's hand.
"Xiao Na! You are the hero of our family. A few years ago, Changchun and I lived in that shabby house. We had no food to eat and we might starve to death one day. If you say so, then so be it! Every night I dreamed that my ancestors scolded me.
My Qingshui Song family has been passed down for six hundred years, and now it’s almost extinct. After we die, we will be too ashamed to face our ancestors.”
"Grandpa, don't say that. This is what I should do. I can't take this money."
Che Nana subconsciously didn't dare to take the stack of money. Although she also liked money, in front of so many people, she still felt that it was a bit inappropriate to exchange so much money for giving birth to a child.
But Old Song insisted and said, "My dear granddaughter-in-law! Ever since you and Changchun got married and I couldn't come back, I have been saving this money. Giving it to you today is the fulfillment of my wish. If you and Changchun live a good life, I will be relieved even if I die."
“.”
Old Song talked a lot of "drunk words", and when he got to the emotional part, his tears and snot were all over his face, which made Li Ye bow down to him and admire him very much.
[This old guy should really be allowed to act in movies, his acting is really good!]
Because Lao Song had just told Li Ye the truth, Li Ye knew that the stack of banknotes Lao Song took out at this moment was a touchstone for testing human nature.
But others don’t know that Lao Song is acting!
And at this moment, few people looked at Lao Song's expression. Their eyes were all on the large stack of colorful banknotes.
"Oh my god, it's really frustrating to compare yourself to others. The girl from the Che family got so much money for giving birth to a child, but I didn't get a penny after giving birth to three children!"
"Go away, what does this have to do with having children? This is all because I have a good grandfather, otherwise I wouldn't get a penny for having eight children."
"Yes, yes, your grandfather died early, otherwise I would go back and fight him to the death."
"Okay, okay, look at the color of the money. Why does it feel wrong to me? I heard that some foreign money is just like the gold yuan coupons of the past. A bundle of money can only buy two eggs."
"Impossible! Old Song has always sent money to his grandson over the years. How could he possibly send gold yuan coupons in front of so many people?"
"That's obviously not RMB! If it were RMB, then a stack would be worth 50,000. Wow, if you give 50,000 for one child, wouldn't that be 500,000 for ten?"
"Now you can only have one child, that's why it's valuable"
"Bullshit, 50,000 for each child, I'll have more children every day"
“.”
The noise became more and more outrageous, and finally they instigated Song Changchun's father-in-law to go over and ask.
"Grandpa, what kind of money is this? Why doesn't it look like RMB?"
Old Song wiped his tears and said casually: "Oh, this is the US dollar, also called the American dollar, it's like the national food stamp, it's used all over the world.
According to the current exchange rate, one US dollar can be exchanged for about five or six RMB! However, it is usually not possible to exchange it for that. On the black market, the normal exchange rate is eight to ten RMB per US dollar.
"hiss"
Old Man Che couldn't help but take a breath, and then his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but look at the pile of money.
But at this time, Che Nana quickly grabbed the stack of money and stuffed it into her man's arms.
"Changchun, this is the money that grandpa saved for us children with great difficulty. You must keep it well."
Song Changchun was a little caught off guard, and said softly, "You should keep it."
Che Nana glanced around and said firmly, "Just keep it!"
“.”
After this little incident, the banquet at Old Song's house could no longer remain quiet. Everyone kept talking about the same topic - how to spend such a large stack of US dollars.
Old Song came to Li Ye's table with his wine glass and toasted Li Zhongfa: "Director Li, I have to thank you for finding me such a wonderful granddaughter-in-law."
Li Zhongfa also smiled and said, "Old Song, you're really ruthless!"
"Hehehehe~Hehehehe~"
In fact, looking at the looks of the people around him, the experienced Li Zhongfa could imagine that Che Nana would soon have conflicts with her natal family.
Old Song has not been at home for these years, and Song Changchun has no backbone, so the "relatives" on Che Nana's side have become a little inflated. It can be said that when Old Song threw out this stack of dollars, the first thing he tested was the loyalty of his granddaughter-in-law Che Nana.
This kind of test is really cruel.
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After Li Ye finished drinking at Old Song's house, he did not go home immediately, but strolled on the streets of Qingshui County with Jin Peng, Wang Jianqiang and Li Dayong.
Ten years ago, they often strolled around like this. Occasionally, when they saw a pretty girl, they would even dare to take a look at her. As long as they didn't whistle, they were not considered hooligans.
After strolling for a while, Wang Jianqiang kicked the potholes on the street and said, "We've been walking here for so many years, and this county hasn't changed much! Isn't it said that our county's tax revenue is the highest in the city?"
Jin Peng snorted coldly and said, "When you come back next year, it will be different. The county has contracted this street to me and asked me to make it a Normal School Road."
Wang Jianqiang looked at Jin Peng and didn't respond.
In fact, if you think about it, Jin Peng's wife opened a clothing factory and a textile factory before, and now she is about to open a metal smelting plant. Such a large private enterprise must do something good for everyone in addition to normal taxes!
Li Dayong pursed his lips and muttered, "It's all because of money. When we had no money, nothing happened, but now that we have money, all kinds of problems have come.
Look at those relatives of Old Song's family just now. It seems like they want to eat Song Changchun. Old Song is not afraid of attracting wolves and harming his grandson. "
"Old Song is much smarter than you."
Li Ye said calmly, "Old Song said that those hundreds of thousands of dollars were given to his grandson to temper his character. When he squanders it all, he'll realize how treacherous people can be."
After Li Ye said this, everyone understood.
"Wow, this old guy is really weird. Just wait and see! It won't be long before someone comes to Song Changchun to exchange dollars."
"Exchanging for US dollars is fine, but I'm worried about borrowing directly from him, the kind of thing where you don't pay it back."
Li Ye smiled and said nothing more. Although Old Song's method was too weird, he was not at home all day and had no time to teach his grandson personally, so this method was the only solution he had.
However, when Li Ye heard the word "exchange for dollars", he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, in recent years, our RMB has been depreciating. This year, the exchange rate with the US dollar is almost 6, so please pay attention. I am afraid that there will be an accelerated depreciation process in the future."
In 1993, the exchange rate of USD to RMB was about 5.7, but in 1994, it was 8.6, so Li Ye informed Jin Peng and Li Dayong in advance so that they could be prepared.
Jin Peng had business dealings with Su'e and was very sensitive to things like exchange rates. He immediately asked, "Xiao Ye, do you have any news?"
Li Ye’s teacher Zhang Qiyan is now in a core position, so Jin Peng thought about that first.
Li Ye said calmly: "I haven't received any news. I am just making predictions based on the laws of economics. I can't be sure."
Jin Peng glanced at Li Ye with disdain and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you are an economics expert. Your predictions are amazing, even better than Old Huai!"
Wang Jianqiang chuckled and said, "We can't come back many times a year, why don't we go and pay our respects to Old Huai!"
"Let's go, let's go and pay our respects to Old Huai."
The brothers laughed and walked towards the old locust tree, just like they did many years ago, to pray to the old locust tree to bless them to find a good job and a good wife.
(End of this chapter)
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