Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Received a Huge Sum of Money
A clear and gentle voice of "Young Master" came into my ears, with a hint of joy in it.
Cheng Wanting stopped walking into the car, stood up and looked back, and saw the woman he had seen last night appear in front of him.
It was a bright afternoon. Lin Keying was wearing a dark blue floral jacket with several patches on it. The collar and cuffs were washed white. Her two shiny black braids swayed as she ran quickly.
The sunlight seemed to shine into those clear and bright eyes, making them sparkle.
"Master, Secretary Yang, are you going back to your villa in Mid-Levels?" Lin Keying was happy when she thought that she had saved a dollar on bus fare.
Although the engagement is going to be cancelled, you should be prepared to let your fiancée take a ride.
Secretary Yang was surprised why Master Chen's child bride came here. After asking a few questions, he learned that Miss Lin came out for a walk on her own. She just nodded and looked at the eldest master.
Cheng Wanting naturally understood the implication of his cousin's child bride's words, that this person wanted to take his car back to the villa halfway up the mountain.
He got into the Rolls-Royce Shadow neatly, and the moment the door closed, he told his secretary: "Minghui, call a car to take Miss Lin back home."
"Yes." Secretary Yang knew in his heart that there was no way the young master would take an unrelated woman back, not to mention that this person was the child bride of the young master's cousin!
Although she didn't get on her fiancé's luxury car, she saved the bus fare and the long travel time. Lin Keying happily took a taxi back to her villa in Mid-Levels.
Seeing how her fiancé was avoiding her child bride, it was only a matter of time before the compensation amount increased to one million!
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Two days later, the Hong Kong stock market was changing dramatically. Lin Keying looked at the newspapers delivered to her villa in Mid-Levels every day. Although she could not write traditional Chinese characters, she seemed to be born with the ability to understand traditional Chinese characters, just like most Chinese people.
After understanding what was said in the newspaper, Lin Keying was sure that Wharf Holdings' shares were being bought in large quantities by some mysterious force and were starting to rise in price, having already doubled from HK$10 per share two days ago to HK$25 per share.
She left the Mid-Levels villa and went to the public housing estate where He Xiuyun lived. The two of them discussed it and decided that she would make the decision and wait for a while before selling the property.
He Xiuyun is not very courageous. Since she bought the stocks, she has been unable to sleep every day. The first thing she does when she opens her eyes is to check the stock quotes of Hutchison Whampoa. She is really anxious and in great pain.
Seeing that the stock price has really risen, my first reaction is happiness, but I am also worried and anxious whether it will fall sharply in the afternoon or fall again tomorrow.
"It's very painful to buy stocks. I'm happy when the price goes up, but I'm also sad because I can't decide when to sell." She looked so worried that she didn't look like someone who had bought a bull stock. "After I pay Tingting's medical expenses, I don't want to buy this stuff anymore."
Lin Keying was a little surprised, but He Xiuyun saw it clearly. Playing the stock market is about human nature, and it is also a test of human nature.
She remembered that her boss once said that Wharf Holdings shares were bought up in large quantities in a short period of time, increasing sixfold. Since she calculated that the multiple had not yet been reached, she dared to hold on to the shares.
A few days later, Wharf Holdings' stock price continued to rise sharply, reaching $61 per share.
Lin Keying asked He Xiuyun to sell the stocks. He Xiuyun's 500 original capital turned into 3050 Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Keying's 37 original capital turned into 225.7 Hong Kong dollars!
The two of them divided the money, and He Xiuyun gave a little extra to make it a whole amount for Lin Keying, handing her two hundred and thirty Hong Kong dollars. "Keying, thank you so much for this time. Tingting said she would treat you to some candy."
Lin Keying went to Queen Mary Hospital with Sister He with a smile on her face. She saw Tingting, who was bedridden due to illness and looked a little pale, and Aqiang, who was wearing a school uniform and concentrating on doing homework.
Tingting heard her mother say that it was Sister Lin who helped the family buy the right stocks, and now they have money to continue buying medicine and treatment. She hurriedly took out the red candy wrapped in red candy paper from the drawer and said, "Sister Lin, please have some candy."
Before Lin Keying could take it, she saw Tingting's brother, high school student Aqiang, pushing his sister's hand back and taking out a similar red candy from his school uniform pocket: "Sister Lin, have this."
Turning around, Aqiang said to his sister expressionlessly, "Keep yours for yourself."
Finally, Sister He found two red candies from the bottom of the drawer, so that everyone could have candies. Everyone was happy: "Last time, Tingting's teachers and classmates from school came to visit and gave her some candies. The child loved it."
Lin Keying sat beside the hospital bed and talked to the little girl. She found that although she was suffering from heart disease, she was very optimistic and cheerful. She even talked to her about Hong Kong's most popular star, her eyes sparkling.
"I like to listen to "Below the Lion Rock." - "Me too! And "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li"!"
"My favorite TV series last year was "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang"" - "Yazhi and Shaoqiu acted well!"
Lin Keying and Tingting talked about everything from Hong Kong TV dramas to songs, and they were so happy that they seemed to have found a soulmate. However, when she saw the little girl talking about it like a star-chaser, she hurriedly comforted her: "Don't get excited, calm down! Take care of your heart~"
Tingting: QAQ
After Lin Keying left the hospital, Tingting said goodbye to Sister Lin reluctantly and promised to make sweet soup for her after she recovered.
While the eldest son was in the hospital taking care of his younger sister, He Xiuyun still had to set up a stall to make money after returning from the hospital. Sister He set up the sweet soup stall, allowing Lin Keying to enjoy a feast.
The stock market is full of twists and turns. It can lift people to the sky, or it can throw them into the abyss.
Although she made a profit this time, Lin Keying would not take any risks unless she was absolutely sure.
After finally getting out for a stroll, Lam Keying wandered the streets of Central, looking at all kinds of citizens, both men and women, office workers in suits and ties, and ordinary people who were fashionable and beautiful, becoming the brightest stars in this prosperous and developed city of Hong Kong.
When she arrived in Hong Kong, what attracted Lin Keying the most was the dessert shop.
He Xiuyun's dessert shop is not actually a formal store. The housing prices in Hong Kong are high, so the rent is naturally high. She set up a stall to sell desserts, and under the hundreds of street signs slanting diagonally, it is like a unique landscape, dazzling the eyes.
He Ji's dessert stall continues to be prosperous between a few cans of dessert and three low tables and stools.
Although she had smuggled herself to Hong Kong, He Xiuyun had stayed there for twenty-one years. After learning the craft, she started her business with real skills. She could not make a lot of money, but the neighbors liked her cheap and delicious dessert, so she could barely make ends meet.
The bean curd has a strong bean aroma, and is cooked together with the fragrant and glutinous coix seeds and rock sugar until it becomes thick. Lin Keying took a sip from the bowl, the aroma was fragrant in her nose and throat, sweet but not greasy, and the taste was mellow, which was very memorable.
"Sister He, this sweet soup tastes really good. I think it's no worse than the ones in the big restaurants out there."
He Xiuyun's face was full of joy. While busy serving sugar water to customers, she said with a smile: "You are flattering me. How can my small stall compare with those in big restaurants?"
He Xiuyun really likes talking to Lam Keying. After all, she has been in Hong Kong for many years, and unless she meets illegal immigrants from the mainland, few people can speak Mandarin with her.
"Sister He, don't underestimate yourself. Your place is just too small. You can't display your skills. Maybe you can become bigger and stronger in the future." Lin Keying has also drunk a lot of sweet soup in her later life. To be fair, He Xiuyun's cooking skills are really good.
After drinking the sweet soup, Lin Keying packed three servings of bean curd and barley sweet soup and a serving of iced mung bean soup and took them back to the villa. Before leaving, she put fifteen dollars on He Xiuyun's stall while she was busy greeting customers and quickly left.
Carrying four servings of sweet soup in her hand, Lin Keying took a taxi back to the villa. Now she could barely pronounce some simple and key Cantonese words, such as the address of her residence, Villa No. 5, Mid-Levels.
In the villa, the servants had already finished dinner and cleaned up. When Lin Keying returned, she found Uncle Zhong, Aunt Hua and Ah Mei, who usually took good care of her: "I bought some sweet soup, everyone can try it."
The few people were naturally delighted to see the ready-made sweet soup. They shared three bowls and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This tastes good. I'm afraid it's from some big restaurant."
Lin Keying smiled and said, "It's a dessert stand called He Ji. It's not a big place but the food is good and tastes good, it's not worse than a big restaurant."
Mrs. Hua put the remaining green bean paste into the refrigerator and tried to speak in a rather plastic Mandarin: "It's hot, keep this for yourself."
It took Lin Keying a full minute to understand what Mrs. Hua said.
This plastic Mandarin is so funny that it makes people smile unconsciously.
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The port city is hot in summer, and the night wind seems to be wrapped in heat. The sky gradually darkens and the villa is quiet.
Before returning to her room, Mrs. Hua whispered to the housekeeper, Ah Zhong, "Will the eldest young master come over today?"
In the past, on the anniversary of his wife’s death, the eldest master would not return to the Cheng family after paying homage at the cemetery, but would always come to the villa halfway up the mountain.
But today is different. The sun has already set, but no one has arrived yet.
Uncle Zhong didn't know what happened, but the young master's years of habits would not change: "He will definitely come. He will have sharper ears at night."
"Okay." Mrs. Hua murmured to herself, "I remember to remind Miss Lin that the young master will not be in a good mood tonight. She should go to bed early and not disturb the young master."
As soon as she turned around, Mrs. Hua was called by several young servants to inquire about the food supply in the villa, and she forgot about this matter.
After nightfall, a domineering and majestic Rolls-Royce Silver Thor drove into the villa halfway up the mountain and sped along the winding mountain road.
There are two villas in this place. The housekeeper and servants live in the side houses, while the main villa has guest rooms and the master bedroom.
At this moment, Lin Keying was enjoying the air conditioning in the bedroom on the first floor. She couldn't help but sigh again at the prosperity of Hong Kong City today. It was a blessing in disguise for her to be here. After all, all kinds of home appliances were available, especially refrigerators, air conditioners, and flush toilets. Her quality of life had not declined too much.
While reading a Hong Kong newspaper, Lin Keying suddenly felt hungry.
We didn’t have a proper dinner today, but just ate sweet soup and egg waffles on the street. Lin Keying went to the kitchen and saw fresh mugwort, so she decided to make some hometown snacks by herself.
Mix the cooked and crushed mugwort with glutinous rice flour, add a little white sugar, knead it into dough and steam it.
The mugwort glutinous rice cake is tender, fragrant and glutinous, especially with the fragrance of mugwort, which is particularly refreshing. Lin Keying shared it with other people in the villa, and finally there was one left for herself. I think it would be a great dish with iced mung bean paste!
At eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Keying took the mung bean paste out of the refrigerator and put it on the dining table. She moved out a dining chair and sat down. She first counted today's income, which increased sixfold! After paying back Uncle Zhong 50 Hong Kong dollars, he now had 181 Hong Kong dollars in private property!
Lin Keying was happy. Nothing was reliable except money. It's a pity that she worked hard for ten years, but in the end she got nothing. Holding her first pot of gold in the 1980s, she counted the money three times. The feeling of the banknotes in her hand was much more real than the cold numbers on various mobile payment methods in later generations.
As I was counting, a sinister gaze suddenly seemed to come from the front.
Lin Keying looked up and saw the man who had not appeared for several days. Her first reaction was to take the money back and put it in her pocket!
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