Chapter 286
The Chen family and the Jiang family are considered old and wealthy families in Hong Kong City. They have established their businesses in Hong Kong City since the previous generation and have a considerable foundation.
But no matter how strong their foundation is, they cannot withstand the turmoil. The heads of the two families in this generation are not very talented. After being tricked by Meng Huaiqing and Zhao Mingqian several times, their strength is not as strong as before. This time, they have already taken over Meng Huaiqing and their stocks at the end of their strength.
If the stock market falls, it will be a disaster for them.
To have come this far, although the two have shortcomings, they are not stupid.
Boss Chen was the first to react, downing the wine in his glass. "Why panic? This has been a bull market, so occasional dips are common. I actually see this as an opportunity."
Jiang Licheng's heart pounded at the look in his eyes. "You mean, take advantage of the opportunity to buy some more stocks?"
But this is a gamble. If they win, they will make a fortune, but if they lose, and the price continues to fall, they will be doomed.
Jiang Licheng was a little hesitant and indecisive.
"Of course." Boss Chen stood up immediately. "I'll leave now."
While Boss Chen was going back to raise funds, Jiang Licheng was also pondering this matter. Mao Xinhui spoke up at the right moment, "Master, I think what Boss Chen said makes a lot of sense. The stock market has been doing well this year. There's no reason why we should be affected by any small overseas development. I think we should follow suit."
Jiang Licheng paced back and forth in the room, "But financially, we are already in a difficult situation."
"What are you afraid of? Let's get through this period first, and then sell some when the market reaches a high point. Once we've raised the funds, what else do we need?" Mao Xinhui felt that one shouldn't be timid. Since they've already done it, there's no turning back. "We're keeping a close eye on the Chen family's movements. If they make a move, we'll act immediately."
Although there was another drop in the afternoon, many people still maintained an optimistic attitude, and even some wealthy families took the opportunity to buy, just waiting for the bottom to rebound.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, news came that the Chen family had made large purchases. Jiang Licheng gritted his teeth and directly used the funds he had just raised to make large purchases.
That night, Meng Huaiqing returned from overseas and went to see Zhao Mingqian first.
Zhao Mingqian told Meng Huaiqing what he had learned, "The Jiang and Chen families bought a lot of stocks at the bottom this afternoon."
"This is in line with their gambler mentality." Meng Huaiqing reached out to drink the tea. Seeing Zhao Mingqian handing him a cigarette, he shook his head, "Uncle Zhao, I don't smoke."
Zhao Mingqian laughed, "Your girlfriend doesn't like it?"
"No, it's me who doesn't like it." Meng Huaiqing retorted.
Zhao Mingqian stopped trying to persuade him and instead said, "Huaiqing, you've found a treasure."
Meng Huaiqing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Qin Xiang," Zhao Mingqian said, "the market started to fall at noon today. I have a bad feeling." He looked out the window at the night scene and said, "Hong Kong City is about to change."
Meng Huaiqing laughed, "It seems quite interesting to see a bunch of rich people become poor."
Meng Huaiqing did not have a good impression of those wealthy families. Instead, he had a good impression of those retail investors who might use the entire family's resources to invest in stocks. Once a stock market crash occurred, it would be catastrophic, and their lives would be plunged into despair.
He couldn't imagine or control this stock market crash, so he just smiled and said, "Having her as my wife is the blessing of my life."
After the two parted ways, Meng Huaiqing returned to the house where they had lived, but it was still a mess.
Qin Xiang had told him to have someone clean the room before coming in, but he didn't. He went into the room alone. Looking at the messy room, and imagining Qin Xiang's face full of joy and her crazy shouting, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Every corner was filled with traces of Qin Xiang's life. When she opened the refrigerator, there were even half-eaten grapes inside.
The grapes were cold to the touch. Meng Huaiqing picked one, washed it, and put it in his mouth. The cold touch made him frown.
When he wasn't looking, Qin Xiang didn't know how much ice cream she had secretly eaten.
After I cleaned up the room and lay down on the bed, it was already midnight.
Smelling Qin Xiang's scent on the quilt, Meng Huaiqing fell asleep peacefully.
The next day was the weekend, and Meng Huaiqing got up early and the phone rang.
Qin Xiang stood on the street in Pengcheng and asked, "Mr. Meng, are you okay?"
Meng Huaiqing smiled, "Very good, I'm in a good mood. Where's Miss Qin?"
"Miss Qin is not bad either." Qin Xiang laughed.
The two did not mention the stock market crash, but only talked about their gains this time. They cheated the Jiang family and the Chen family. It can be said that these two families covered their stocks.
Large amounts of funds will be converted into US dollars and brought into the mainland, and Qin Xiang's era will begin.
Meng Huaiqing said, "I will pass the customs at noon, you wait for me."
"Aren't you waiting to finish it off in Hong Kong?" Qin Xiang was surprised. "I thought you would take this opportunity to expand your influence."
Meng Huaiqing laughed. "It doesn't make sense. I'm developing electronic technology and real estate, which is a completely different approach from the Chen and Jiang families. There's no room for real estate development in Hong Kong City anymore, so it can only be developed on the mainland. So Hong Kong City should just keep technology. Besides, the market is closed on weekends, so there's no point in me watching them sing their rondo songs here. It would be much more interesting to come back and watch on Monday."
Qin Xiang also laughed and joked, "I suspect you are trying to convince me that you will settle down in the mainland."
"You're right." Meng Huaiqing's gloomy heart brightened up because of Qin Xiang's words. "There's an old saying that the husband sings and the wife follows, but it seems that the wife singing and the husband following is also quite good. I hope Miss Qin will give me a chance."
"What chance? What other chance do you want?" Qin Xiang said helplessly, "I've already agreed to marry you. I can't push you too far."
Meng Huaiqing was helpless. "Well, my partner doesn't understand romance at all. I don't know what to say next."
"Then let's save it for when the time is right." Qin Xiang sighed and said, "I have to go back to the capital. I'll wait for you there."
It’s already October 17th, and the holiday is only a few days away.
Meng Huaiqing said hurriedly, "Didn't I say I'd be there at noon? At least wait for me to see you, and then I'll have someone send you back to the capital."
Qin Xiang was just trying to scare him, so she gave him the address and hung up the phone.
This is the last peaceful weekend. Even though the market index fell at the close of yesterday, no one noticed that it was a stock market crash.
This morning, I could still see on the news that some so-called experts in Hong Kong were still optimistic about the stock market, believing it was just an accident.
But in fact, America, which opened a little later than Hong Kong City, also saw a decline in the market early in the morning.
Qin Xiang returned to the hotel, washed and dressed herself, and put on some light makeup, which was a rare occasion.
Near noon, Qin Xiang gave Zhao Ping and the others a day off, and they would fly back to the capital tomorrow evening.
At around twelve o'clock, Meng Huaiqing arrived as promised. As soon as the door closed, the man hugged Qin Xiang and said, "I missed you so much."
In fact, if you count carefully, the two have not seen each other for only ten days, but so many things have happened in these ten days that they both feel like many years have passed.
Kissing and entanglement seem to be the only way to express the longing for each other.
Meng Huaiqing was still strong and exuded a pleasant smell, which Qin Xiang was addicted to.
The two of them argued for half the afternoon. Qin Xiang was hungry, so they got up and went to the restaurant to eat. Only then did they talk about Gangcheng.
"If we go to America and study it carefully, we'll find that there were signs of this a long time ago, but no one believes the market will fall, so it's still thriving." Meng Huaiqing pinched his brow helplessly and shook Qin Xiang's hand. "Qin Xiang, if it weren't for you, would I have failed miserably this time?"
Qin Xiang shook her head. "I don't know. Even in my dreams, I only dreamed that those few stocks would rise for a while. As for which ones would fall and to what extent, I have no idea."
Even after studying it, Qin Xiang only knew of a few representative stocks that rose before the market crash and then collapsed. Some other companies may have avoided it or lost it from the beginning.
"Maybe this is fate." Meng Huaiqing said, "God sent you to save me."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I suddenly feel like I've become more prominent."
The two of them poured red wine and sipped it. They stopped talking about the port city and talked about the factory instead. It was already October, and autumn clothes were already on the market in the capital, and winter clothes had already started production.
Tan Xiu called and said that three more branches had been developed, all in more developed coastal cities, radiating from the capital, which made delivery more convenient.
Qin Xiang also talked about his plan, "After the branch factory in Pengcheng is built, I plan to build a branch factory in Suzhou next year and move the silk branch factory there, so that we can radiate the Yangtze River Delta region."
Meng Huaiqing affirmed this, saying, "This is feasible. The Yangtze River Delta has a good development momentum, especially Haicheng."
Meng Huaiqing paused, "Should we go directly to Haicheng?"
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "If we're developing a real estate project, there's nothing wrong with going to Haicheng, but forget about building a factory. If Haicheng develops and expands, the factory will probably have to relocate, which is too troublesome. It's better to invest directly in buying land near the Huangpu River and build a hotel."
Meng Huaiqing thought for a moment, "Then maybe I can give it a try."
"Just go ahead and try." Qin Xiang made a lot of money from the stock market this time, and also blackmailed Jiang from the money. After converting it into US dollars and bringing it back to the mainland, it will be a huge asset.
By then, the factories and hotels in Pengcheng would be built, and if the budget allowed, she might be able to buy the land in Sucheng as well. She was also tempted by the land in Haicheng, but she couldn't be too greedy. She had to take steady steps.
Qin Xiang's heart was pounding, and her eyes lit up with excitement.
Looking at Qin Xiang like this, Meng Huaiqing couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this is what Qin Xiang should be like.
Don't compromise, don't be cowardly, and move forward bravely.
After dinner, the two went back to the hotel to rest.
As for fooling around, even though Meng Huaiqing is physically strong due to exercise, he can't really do it seven times a night.
He has always understood the principles of recuperation and longevity.
The two of them were still together all morning on the weekend. In the evening, Meng Huaiqing watched Qin Xiang set off on her journey home with her own team.
Watching the plane getting farther and farther away, Meng Huaiqing said, "Wait for me."
It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when Qin Xiang returned to the capital, and she went straight back to school.
After being away for nearly twenty days, the school is still the same as usual.
But Qin Xiang's mood has changed.
The quiet and peaceful atmosphere of National Tsing Hua University is rare.
Compared to the prosperity of Hong Kong, she still prefers the mainland.
Everything is developing, everything is full of vitality and exudes youthful and beautiful style.
Here, she can show her full potential and use all her efforts to decorate and create, instead of being caught up in the intrigues of wealthy families, where women become playthings that can be manipulated at will, and the relationships between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters are full of calculations, which is exhausting to watch.
After returning to the dormitory, no one slept.
Dingxiang and Mingchuanxiu have already returned from the port city with the team.
When they saw Qin Xiang coming back, their eyes were a little complicated.
Because that was the time when Qin Xiang became famous in the Hong Kong newspaper. They were also worried at the time, but the teacher in charge told them that there was no need to worry about Qin Xiang. People in Hong Kong didn't understand Qin Xiang, but didn't they understand Qin Xiang?
From the time they arrived in Gangcheng and stayed in the hotel arranged by Qin Xiang, to the time they took the TOEFL and left Gangcheng, they had no other source of information except the news about Qin Xiang's madness that they read in the newspaper.
Compared to other people who were watching the fun, people in the dormitory were more worried.
When Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing were together, many people predicted their relationship would be a disaster, believing they were not from the same world. Now that Meng Huaiqing's first love has come out, what should Qin Xiang do?
Guan Yuping lay on the bed motionless.
In the past, Qin Xiang would come down and talk early after returning, but this time he just lay there without moving.
Qin Xiang ignored him and took out some local specialties from her bag. "I'll treat you guys."
Ding Xiang glanced at Guan Yuping, pulled her to the side, and asked softly, "Qin Xiang, are you okay?"
Qin Xiang raised her eyebrows. "What could happen to me? I'm fine."
She realized that Dingxiang was talking about Gangcheng, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're talking about Meng Huaiqing's first love in Gangcheng. That happened eight hundred years ago."
"But the newspaper said that woman had an abortion for Mr. Meng..."
Qin Xiang was helpless. "That's not the case. Besides, I've been married before. How can a person not know whether he has done something or not? I also checked it out. The child that my first love mentioned was the child of a street bully. But not long after, the street bully got into trouble and was arrested. She hurriedly beat the child and then went abroad. It has nothing to do with Meng Huaiqing. The reason why she came to me was to take advantage of Meng Huaiqing's absence to unite with the Jiang and Chen families, provoke me, and then buy the stocks in my hands."
"Did you sell the stocks?"
Qin Xiang nodded and said, "I sold it. The price is so high, I should sell it now."
"Oh, but when I was there I heard the stock market was going up a lot."
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She took out a weekend newspaper from her bag and said, "Look, the market fell on Friday."
Although Dingxiang didn't understand stocks, she was still shocked when she saw the shocking word "decline".
She took a breath and said, "That's scary. Has the first love story been clarified in the newspaper?"
"It's clarified."
However, after these news were published in the newspaper, they did not make any splash and were overshadowed by the news that Qin Xiang sold off their stocks.
But by then, the students of Tsinghua University had already left Hong Kong and were unaware of the follow-up to this incident.
So the rumor was brought back.
It goes without saying that Qin Xiang has become a celebrity in the school again this time.
Qin Xiang explained, and Ding Xiang believed it, and went over to tell Ming Chuanxiu and the others about it.
Ming Chuanxiu thought for a moment and said worriedly, "Qin Xiang, there will probably be a lot of rumors about you in school this time."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "The innocent will be innocent."
But she had a hunch that the school would definitely look for her.
Qin Xiang was so tired after rushing back from the plane that she didn't go to get some water. She just used other people's water to brush her teeth and then washed her face.
When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Guan Yuping standing at the door.
Qin Xiang knew that he had come to see her on purpose, so she said calmly, "I'm very tired and want to go back and rest."
Guan Yuping ignored him and continued, "Do you think Jie Zong can pass the exam?"
Qin Xiang frowned at her, her anger rising directly. "I don't know if he can pass the exam, but I know that if you continue like this, you will be ruined. For a man, you have made yourself like this. I really can't believe that you, Guan Yuping, are still a romantic."
It was late at night, and even though the surroundings were not quiet, she still lowered her voice.
It's not like Jie Zong had never been in a relationship before. At that time, Guan Yuping was heartbroken and even said she'd give up on Jie Zong. Everyone believed her and tried to comfort her, but she remained silent and no one knew what she did. Jie Zong and that girl broke up not long after they were together.
Later, the two seemed to get closer, but nothing happened, and they started selecting candidates to go abroad again.
She suppressed her anger and said, "Since he signed up without telling you, it means his heart has never been with you. So why did you make yourself into such a mess for such a man? Guan Yuping, can't you live without a man?"
Where has that girl gone who was prickly but open-minded?
There is actually a love-brained person next to her!
Qin Xiang turned around and left angrily, while Guan Yuping squatted on the ground and started crying.
She cried, and Qin Xiang was too lazy to persuade her. After returning, Dingxiang and the others knew that Guan Yuping had gone to find her.
Then he said, "Our team leader said that Jie Zong's English is very good and his major is also special, so he has a high probability of success."
The implication is obvious.
Qin Xiang was irritated. "Never mind. She brought this upon herself. Maybe it will be better once the people leave."
The next day was Monday.
It is known in history as Black Monday.
It was just an ordinary day for Tsinghua University.
But for global stock markets, it was the beginning of disaster.
At the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the market plummeted within fifteen minutes of opening, and later hit the limit down.
Jiang Licheng was sweating profusely and sat down on the chair. Suddenly, his face turned pale, his pupils contracted, and his eyelids drooped as he passed out.
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