I'm back in 1990

Chapter 223: Giving Them a Surprise

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The afternoon movie didn't happen because Huang Xiaochuan's uncle came. He hadn't told Huang Xiaochuan beforehand, wanting to surprise him.

It was the same familiar version: they brought Huang Xiaochuan a whole bunch of things, mostly food.

Grandma and Aunt took advantage of Uncle's business trip to Shanghai to ask him to bring it to Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan felt a little guilty. He hadn't had time to go back and visit his grandmother and aunt because of the subscription certificate issue. He would definitely go back next Sunday, since it would be more convenient now that he had a car.

Zeng Jiahua sat on the sofa, drinking tea and talking to Huang Xiaochuan.

"Uncle, what business do you have in Shanghai?"

Zeng Jiahua reached out and smoothed his hair, which he had just gotten at the town's barbershop. It was the trendy slicked-back hairstyle, so shiny that even flies would slip on it.

"Buy stocks!"

Huang Xiaochuan was taken aback: "Buy stocks?"

My uncle is going to buy stocks too? That's strange!

Before Huang Xiaochuan could ask another question, Zeng Jiahua had already taken something out of his leather briefcase.

Huang Xiaochuan took one look and exclaimed, "Holy crap!" He recognized this thing all too well; wasn't it a subscription certificate? When did his uncle buy it?

Pointing to the subscription certificate, he asked Zeng Jiahua, "Uncle, when did you buy the subscription certificate?"

Zeng Jiahua said casually, "Around the 20th of last month, because I needed to give bonuses to the factory workers at the end of the year, I brought my accountant to Shanghai to handle foreign exchange settlement. The young lady at the bank who was helping me with the business recommended this to me, saying that it had a higher interest rate than bank deposits and suggested that I buy some. Since everyone at the bank said that buying this would make money, I bought a thousand sheets."

After listening to his uncle's words, Huang Xiaochuan was convinced. His uncle deserved to make this fortune. He, who knew nothing about stocks, dared to spend 30,000 yuan to buy subscription certificates that no one wanted at the time. He could only say that he was lucky.

"Uncle, do you know how much these subscription certificates are worth now?"

"How would I know? You know?"

"There are people outside who specialize in buying these. They sell them for 1,200 yuan each. You have 1,000 of them, which is 1.2 million yuan."

"What?! Really? These things that look like receipts can sell for 1.2 million? Did the money just fall from the sky?"

Zeng Jiahua was a little skeptical. After all, he was an industrialist who had never been involved in finance or securities, so he certainly didn't believe Huang Xiaochuan when he told him it was worth 1.2 million.

"Why would I lie to you? Really! Besides, some of your thousand subscription certificates are for winning the lottery. You can use these to buy stocks at a brokerage firm. Those that won the lottery can be sold for another 1,200."

"I know that the lottery winning certificate can be used to buy stocks. That's what the girl told me on the phone. She was the one who called me to tell me this when I came to Shanghai. But she didn't tell me that a subscription certificate can be sold for 1,200 yuan."

Huang Xiaochuan thought to himself that the bank teller was a decent person. Although his initial purpose in promoting the subscription certificates was impure, he was still able to remind his uncle to hurry up and buy the shares he had won in the lottery, which was commendable.

To prevent his uncle from suffering losses, Huang Xiaochuan explained the current market conditions and usage rules of subscription certificates to Zeng Jiahua, and also gave Zeng Jiahua a brief introduction to stock market knowledge.

After learning the whole story, Zeng Jiahua realized he had made a windfall and was overjoyed.

After his initial excitement subsided, Zeng Jiahua said to Huang Xiaochuan, "I don't understand how much of this stock or that I can buy. I've left the certificate and some money with you. Could you take some time to handle it for me? I don't understand stocks either, buying and selling them all at once. I'm leaving it all to you!"

Huang Xiaochuan was speechless. These stocks were registered by computer, unlike before when you could just give him physical shares. Now you need to register with the subscriber's ID card.

"That won't work; you need your ID card to register your stocks."

"Oh, just register with your ID card." Zeng Jiahua didn't care about this at all. In his eyes, using Huang Xiaochuan's ID card was no different from using his.

Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment but still insisted, "Uncle, leave your ID card here, or you can go buy it yourself."

"I didn't bring it! Who carries that plastic sheet around all day?" Zeng Jiahua even turned his pockets inside out to show Huang Xiaochuan, afraid that Huang wouldn't believe him.

Huang Xiaochuan had no choice but to come up with a solution: "Then you can have Ah Liang drive me to school tomorrow!"

"It's just an ID card, look how complicated you've made it. Okay, okay, use your aunt's ID card! I'll have Ah Liang bring it to you tomorrow. Didn't you say there are three more lotteries for these certificates? You can keep the certificates here. If you need money, just call me. I don't understand stocks and stuff, so giving them to you will save me the trouble of running around." After thinking for a moment, Zeng Jiahua tossed all the subscription certificates to Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan took on the task; no one was more suitable than him because he knew best when it was best to sell the stocks he won in the lottery. Since his uncle trusted him so much, he had to help his uncle earn back his retirement money.

Moreover, Huang Xiaochuan remembered that in June, a batch of storefronts belonging to state-owned enterprises would be auctioned off to the public on Guanqian Street. In his previous life, Zeng Jiahua had mentioned this matter to Huang Xiaochuan many times, but by the time he learned of it, it was too late. Huang Xiaochuan still remembers how Zeng Jiahua beat his chest in frustration in front of him.

In this life, Huang Xiaochuan plans to bid for two storefronts on Guanqian Street and register them directly in his uncle and aunt's names. If his uncle decides to stop working in the future, the money he earns from stocks and the rent from the two storefronts on Guanqian Street will be enough for his retirement!

Since his uncle happened to be here, Huang Xiaochuan decided to take him to see the old Western-style house.

"Uncle, why don't you go back a little later this afternoon? I'll take you somewhere."

After taking a sip of tea, Zeng Jiahua asked, "Where?"

"You'll know when you get there!" Huang Xiaochuan deliberately kept everyone in suspense.

Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang drove ahead to lead the way, while Zeng Jiahua and A Liang followed in their car.

Soon Huang Xiaochuan brought his uncle to the old house, where finishing touches were being done. It was expected to be completed in May, allowing the house to air out in the summer so that his grandmother, uncle, and aunt could move in in the fall, saving Huang Xiaochuan the trouble of traveling back and forth between Shanghai and Suzhou.

Upon seeing the newly renovated old house, Zeng Jiahua exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Chuan, did you buy this house?"

Zeng Jiahua already knew that Huang Xiaochuan had made a lot of money speculating on stamps, but he didn't expect Huang Xiaochuan to have bought such a big house.

Huang Xiaochuan asked Zeng Jiahua with a smile, "Uncle, isn't this house nice?"

Zeng Jiahua's eyes widened at the sight: "This house is amazing! How much did you buy it for?"

"It cost several hundred thousand! I bought it almost a year ago, but you can't buy a house like this for that price now."

Zeng Jiahua nodded in satisfaction: "It's good to have money to buy a house. What is money? It's just paper! A house is much more reliable!"

Zeng Jiahua suddenly noticed something on the wall of each room that he didn't recognize.

He pointed to something hanging on the wall and asked, "What's this?"

Zeng Jiahua was referring to radiators. As a southerner, he had never seen such a thing before. Moreover, this batch of radiators came with diesel boilers purchased from Germany, and they were quite aesthetically pleasing.

Considering the insufficient power supply in the city during this period, and the occasional power outages, Huang Xiaochuan ultimately did not choose the electric American air source heat pump heating equipment, but instead purchased a German diesel boiler, which is very convenient to use and can be started with just one button.

However, the fuel tank was enormous, requiring 5,000 liters to fill. Fortunately, the old house had a large yard, and a special equipment room was built near the gate to house the heating boiler and fuel tank.

"With radiators, the house won't be cold in winter!"

"You young people really know how to enjoy life. This heating is really good! I heard that people in the north can wear shorts and t-shirts at home in winter when they use this." Zeng Jiahua didn't know that Huang Xiaochuan was preparing this house for him and his wife to live in with his grandmother.

"Uncle, this isn't where I live. It's for Grandma, Aunt, and you. You'll live here to retire in the future."

"What?" Zeng Jiahua froze upon hearing this.

"Is this for us to stay in?"

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and nodded: "Yes! You can move here after summer. But don't tell Grandma and Auntie yet. Bring them to see this place before you move and give them a surprise."

Zeng Jiahua felt a warmth in his heart for no reason. The little monkey had grown up and knew how to be filial to his maternal grandmother, uncle, and aunt. It was truly worth the love he had for him when he was young.

Zeng Jiahua patted Huang Xiaochuan on the shoulder, but then saw Huang Xiaochuan smiling and opening his arms to hug him, which startled him so much that he hid to the side.