Huang Shao drove the two of them to the International Hotel. As they got out of the car, Shaozi's eyes were drawn to the tall building before him. He unconsciously began counting the floors: "1, 2, 3... 17, 18..."
Huang Shao saw this and interrupted him with a smile: "Don't count, there are 24 floors in total. I'll check you two in first, and then we'll go to the restaurant for dinner."
Although it wasn't Shaozi's first time in Haishi, it was his first time staying in such a luxurious hotel. He was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, marveling at the sights along the way.
After putting their luggage into the spacious and exquisite guest room, they headed to the restaurant for dinner. They hadn't had a proper meal all day, and by now, they were ravenous. Xu Mengyao's brain cells had been used up at Chen's house, and only after wolfing down her dinner did her mind start to think about other things.
"Brother Shaozi, go back to your room and rest first. I'll chat with Fourth Uncle for a while. Can you find a room?" Xu Mengyao asked.
Whistle nodded in response: "Okay, okay, 12th floor, I know."
After saying that, he left, leaving the uncle and nephew sitting face to face.
"Fourth Uncle," Xu Mengyao said, "I just sold only 6,000 subscription certificates to the Chen family. What does your company do that requires so many subscription certificates?"
Huang Shaosong explained in one breath, "For our investment company, the stock market is the most promising prospect right now, so we plan to focus our investments. I've confirmed with the company this afternoon that we can allocate 25 million for acquisitions. We can buy at least 4,000 shares from you, and if the funds are in place tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we can buy even more."
Xu Mengyao then raised a seemingly unrelated question:
"Fourth Uncle, didn't you do business in Shenzhen with your childhood friend from Beijing?"
Huang Shao nodded and looked at her puzzledly: "Yes, what's wrong?"
She then asked, "Do you have shares in the company?"
Huang Shao smiled and said, "What are you thinking, little girl? The company is not a private enterprise."
"Then if I use the settlement money your company gives me and exchange it with some of your friends for a courtyard house and land in Beijing, do you think it's feasible?"
Huang Shao was slightly stunned. He recalled what his niece had said just now at the door of Chen's house.
"Is this what you meant by the house we just talked about in front of Chen's house? You have already made an offer, why don't you want the money?" Huang Shao asked in confusion.
Xu Mengyao patiently explained, "It's not that I don't want money. I have so much money that I have to spend it all. What can I buy to spend it all? I don't like stock speculation. I prefer tangible things like houses and gold. We have a large family and you live far away from us. Why don't we buy more houses in Beijing so that it will be convenient for us to move around in the future?"
She didn't mention the most important thing, of course, because nothing she bought was as valuable as the houses and land in Hai City and Beijing. Since ancient times, good land resources have been controlled by a small number of upper-class people. As a person from Anhui Province with no roots, she couldn't compete with the second and third generation of the locals for prime real estate, let alone the ordinary local residents.
But the Chen family has deep roots in Shanghai. Even if they don't buy from others, the family owns an unknown amount of real estate locally. Even if they just give her a little bit of it, it will be enough for her and the Huang family to live a carefree life for the rest of their lives.
As for Fourth Uncle, he was also the son of an official who was born and raised in Beijing. The person who could allow him to follow to the south must have a greater background. It would be more convenient and hassle-free to buy houses in the imperial city from the powerful.
Originally, Fourth Uncle was here, and she wanted to sell it at the same price as the Chen family. Although the money would be a little less, she could retain more favor. Now that their company has agreed to the price of 6,000, and Fourth Uncle does not hold shares, she naturally cannot rush to lower the price.
Huang Shao frowned slightly: "Of course they can, but they are all busy with stock matters in Hai City now and don't have time to go back and deal with these trivial matters."
"Fourth Uncle, if I don't take the money now and just ask them to sign a contract and an IOU for me, can the liquid funds in your company's account still be used to run other things after they finish their work on the stock market and come back to do it for me?" Xu Mengyao proposed a solution.
Huang Shao looked at his niece in surprise: "Are you serious? Have you considered such a large sum of money?"
Xu Mengyao nodded and looked directly into Huang Shao's eyes: "Really, buying a house is not a matter of one or two days, but Fourth Uncle, can you guarantee that my interests will not be harmed?"
"Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, your uncle will return the money to you. I don't know how much money your decision can generate for them. The purchase of land and courtyard house will definitely be handled beautifully for you. Just wait for my trust. But if you don't take the money now, can you give me more subscription certificates?" Huang Shao said excitedly.
However, Xu Mengyao shook her head.
"Uncle Si, I can only give your company 4,000. I will continue to raise the price and sell the rest for cash."
Huang Shao was speechless when he looked at his little niece. He was surprised at her decisiveness, but also felt a little helpless about her cleverness.
In the end, he just sighed and nodded: "I knew you were not a simple girl the first time we met. Well, since you have decided, Fourth Uncle will not say more."
Xu Mengyao smiled slightly, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle, for your understanding."
A few days later, on May 21st, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced the lifting of price restrictions on its only 15 listed stocks and the implementation of a "T+0" trading system. This announcement instantly sent the stock market into a frenzy. That same day, the Shanghai Composite Index soared from 617 to 1266 points, a 105% increase, sending the entire market into a frenzy.
Earlier, Xu Mengyao had asked Grandpa Qi to deliver the family's subscription certificates to the hotel, waiting for today's opportunity to take advantage of the current craze and sell off all the remaining ones. She was about to sell them directly on the black market, but before she could leave, the hotel room phone rang.
"Ms. Huang, do you still have the subscription certificate? When the new policy came out today, some old guys couldn't hold back any longer and asked me to help ask around." The steady voice of the old man of the Chen family came from the other end of the line.
Xu Mengyao was secretly happy, but her tone remained calm:
"To be honest, I was just about to sell them on the black market, but since Old Chen asked, I'll naturally sell them to you first. But I definitely can't sell them at the price I gave you before. So, 7,000 per piece. I still have 4,300 brand new, consecutive certificates. I'll wait for you for an hour. If there's no news by the time I'm out, I'll be leaving."
The old man of the Chen family laughed heartily on the other end of the phone: "Haha, Miss Huang is indeed a close friend of Chen'er. Our Chen family has taken advantage of this. We won't keep you waiting too long."
Ten minutes later, the phone rang again.
"Ms. Huang, the car has been sent to pick you up. Do you want the money in cash or wired to your account?"
"I don't have an account in Haishi yet." Xu Mengyao answered truthfully.
"Then Miss Huang just wants to transfer the money to your account. That's not a problem. Someone will naturally arrange it for you."
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