"Are you two really trying to emulate Cao Cao and Liu Bei from the Three Kingdoms, sitting in this garden pavilion, brewing tea and discussing the world?"
When only a small sliver of the sunset remained on the horizon, a middle-aged beautiful woman smiled as she strolled from the living room into the garden, reminding them,
"Don't you need to fill your stomachs before discussing the world?"
"Shumu, what Cao Cao, Liu Bei…"
Seeing her Shumu arrive, Fang Wanqing realized it was getting dark.
She stood up, smiled, and took the middle-aged beautiful woman's arm, walking with her towards the house:
"We were just discussing some knowledge we learned in school. You often say that I should put what I learn into practice and combine theory with reality, don't you?"
"Didn't you yourself say Cao Cao and Liu Bei brewed wine and discussed heroes?"
The middle-aged beautiful woman chuckled,
"I see you two have been discussing here for so long, have you come up with a result? Who is a hero, and who is an overlord?"
"I was just using an analogy,"
Fang Wanqing said,
"Don't tease me."
As they spoke, the two had already entered the room.
Su Yi followed them, entering the living room again.
He saw that in the living room, in addition to the few people he had seen when he first arrived that afternoon, there was also a young man wearing a shirt and a Vacheron Constantin watch on his wrist.
The young man looked about his age, and seemed… somewhat similar to Fang Xingyuan.
"Haitang gege, you're too stingy!"
On the living room sofa, the girl who had been playing and feeding fish in the garden held a newly unboxed latest model Apple tablet, grumbling:
"Wanqing jiejie even gave me a Chanel watch. Did you spend all the money Lin Ayi gave you? Last time I went shopping with my classmates, I saw Haitang gege bought a super expensive LV bag for a Xiaojiejie. Oh… that Xiaojiejie is your new girlfriend, Haitang gege, isn't she?
Her looks and figure weren't as good as the Xiaojiejie from half a month ago. Haitang gege, your taste really needs further improvement."
"Uh…"
Fang Haitang quickly coughed lightly, cautiously glancing at his parents nearby, and whispered,
"Baozhen meimei, you can't talk nonsense. When did I get a new girlfriend? You use this tablet for now, next time… I'll buy you anything you want."
Qiu Baozhen smiled slyly and said,
"Haitang gege, you said it yourself, remember?"
"Alright, alright, I said it myself."
To prevent her from talking nonsense, Fang Haitang quickly agreed.
"Mr. Qiu, dinner is served."
Amidst everyone's chatter, the steward smiled and reminded Qiu Guoyu.
Qiu Guoyu nodded slightly, then invited everyone to take their seats.
To entertain everyone today, he specifically hired a master chef from the Peace Hotel and several waiters from the hotel.
After everyone was seated, Qiu Guoyu had a waiter open a bottle of his treasured fine wine, saying,
"A 20-year-old Maotai is quite rare on the market, Old Fang… you must have a drink tonight, no matter what, right?"
"Sure,"
Fang Xingyuan smiled,
"Pour some for Xiao Su too."
Su Yi waved his hand and said,
"I drove here, so I'm afraid I can't drink."
"No problem,"
Qiu Guoyu said,
"I'll have Steward Xiao act as your designated driver later and drive you back."
With that, Qiu Guoyu poured a full glass for Su Yi, then turned his gaze to Fang Haitang:
"Haitang, you'll also join Uncle Qiu for a drink tonight, won't you?"
Fang Haitang quietly looked at his father.
Seeing that Fang Xingyuan said nothing, a smile instantly bloomed on his face, and he said,
"Of course, I must drink with Uncle Qiu."
Qiu Guoyu smiled and nodded, also pouring him a glass of wine.
"Xiao Su, how did your discussion go with Wanqing in the courtyard, brewing tea and debating the Way?"
After a simple opening, Qiu Guoyu never forgot the purpose of tonight's dinner, smilingly saying,
"I heard you discussing investment in the 'new energy industry', and I saw that you recently added several hundred million in funds to the 'lithium battery' concept theme. Do you believe that the investment and speculative craze for the 'new energy industry' has arrived?"
"Added several hundred million in funds?"
Before Su Yi could respond, others at the table, unaware of Su Yi's true identity, instantly showed extremely surprised expressions upon hearing Qiu Guoyu's casual remark.
Before inviting Su Yi to be a guest at their home.
Qiu Guoyu had not explained Su Yi's identity to his wife, and Fang Xingyuan was even more disinclined to explain.
This led to neither the Qiu family matriarch, nor Fang Xingyuan's wife, nor the younger generation knowing Su Yi's specific identity or background.
Everyone simply thought Su Yi was an outstanding young junior from a family in Modu with similar circumstances to theirs.
As for further speculation… they didn't delve deeper.
After all, whether it was the Qiu family or the Fang family, Qiu Guoyu and Fang Xingyuan pretty much called the shots.
As long as it was someone Qiu Guoyu and Fang Xingyuan favored, or a decision they made, the others essentially had no say.
"This kid is so rich?"
Amidst everyone's astonished expressions, Fang Haitang couldn't help but scrutinize Su Yi, thinking to himself,
"I haven't heard of this person in our circle. Where did Uncle Qiu and father dig this kid out from? The Su family… Do we have a powerful family named Su in Modu? I don't think so!"
Unlike other second-generation rich kids who could relatively freely draw upon the vast wealth accumulated by their families for their daily expenses.
Fang Haitang's spending authority.
It had been locked down by Fang Xingyuan ever since he gave up studying abroad and competing with his elder brother.
Fang Xingyuan looked at his unpromising son, only giving him a credit card with a 1.5 million limit, and then no longer bothered with him.
Although he didn't have to repay the card himself.
He could only spend a maximum of 1.5 million each month.
Occasionally, he would get some 'relief supplies' from his mother and cousin, but it was very limited.
Therefore, when Qiu Guoyu mentioned that Su Yi could freely dispose of hundreds of millions of funds, the look in his eyes became particularly envious.
"Is Xiao Su taking over the family business so early?"
Fang Xingyuan's wife, Lin Peiru, asked in great surprise.
To be able to freely control hundreds of millions in funds, she could only imagine that the other party had started taking over the family enterprise.
"No,"
Su Yi replied with a smile,
"I'm just a personal investor who casually put a little money into the stock market."
"A few hundred million is just 'a little money'?"
Fang Wanqing's eyes also showed a shocked expression,
"Your family truly trusts you."
A few hundred million in funds, no matter what kind of family.
It was not a small sum.
For Su Yi, at his age, to be able to command such a massive amount of funds truly surprised her.
"What does Xiao Su's family do?"
Qiu Guoyu's wife, Qian Shuhui, couldn't help but ask curiously,
"Are they also in financial investment?"
"Not at all,"
Su Yi said with a smile,
"My parents are just ordinary farmers."
"Ordinary farmers?"
Hearing these few words from Su Yi, everyone's expressions froze on their faces again.
"How is that possible?"
Qian Shuhui said incredulously.
Lin Peiru's pupils also contracted slightly, feeling extremely shocked, and she said with a smile,
"Xiao Su, if it's inconvenient for you to say, Auntie understands, but there's no need to lie to Auntie."
She knew that in this world, some wealth cannot be openly displayed.
She also knew that some family connections and backgrounds cannot easily surface.
But she absolutely did not believe that Su Yi's family was truly an ordinary farmer family with no background whatsoever.
Because she could tell that her husband highly valued this young man, and she knew her husband well… he would absolutely not introduce a completely ordinary farmer's son with no background or connections to his own niece.
"Hmph, who are you trying to fool?"
Amidst his mother's murmuring, Fang Haitang also snorted coldly in his heart, thinking,
"This kid really takes everyone for a fool. How can farmers have assets of hundreds of millions? If it's inconvenient to say, everyone understands, but these endless lies… My mother hates people who lie the most. It seems this kid won't get a good reception tonight."
Thinking this, he turned his head to secretly observe his father's expression.
But his father's expression was as usual.
He seemed to have anticipated what the other party would say, not surprised at all.
"What's wrong with farmers? Can't children from farmer families make a name for themselves and have hundreds of millions in assets?"
Seeing that everyone at the table suddenly fell silent, Fang Xingyuan calmly looked around at everyone and said with a smile,
"Thirty-five years ago, our family were also farmers. When I was thirteen, I worked as a laborer with my father on the Huangpu River docks. Later, I worked on boats while teaching myself, learning Japanese from the Japanese and English from the Westerners, traveling all over Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, gradually building what we have today. Ultimately, I am also a child of farmers."
"Forget thirty-five years ago,"
Qiu Guoyu recalled,
"More than twenty years ago, our family was also dirt poor. I remember in the first few years I traded stocks, I once lost so much that I only had a few tens of yuan left. I didn't even dare to buy a newspaper, and I just barely scraped by little by little. The ancients also said that heroes are not judged by their origins. Looking back thirty, forty, fifty years… who among us didn't come from a farming background?"
"Shuhui and I didn't mean anything else…"
Lin Peiru quickly explained.
Although she and Qian Shuhui were locals of Modu, they didn't have strong xenophobic tendencies.
Otherwise, twenty years ago, they wouldn't have married outsiders like Fang Xingyuan and Qiu Guoyu.
"Do you know how long it took Xiao Su to accumulate hundreds of millions in wealth from scratch?"
Qiu Guoyu asked, seeing everyone belittling Su Yi's background, and said with a smile,
"I remember after I went bankrupt three times, it took me about eight years to accumulate hundreds of millions in wealth again from scratch."
Hearing Qiu Guoyu's words.
Everyone at the table, including Fang Wanqing, showed curious expressions in their eyes, waiting for his next words.
Qiu Guoyu paused, then continued,
"But Xiao Su created such a wealth legend in just over three months."
"Just over three months?"
Everyone felt incredibly dreamlike upon hearing this timeframe.
But these words came from Qiu Guoyu, and Fang Xingyuan did not refute them, which made them, despite feeling incredible and unbelievable, still have to believe it was true.
Thus, in an instant, everyone's gazes towards Su Yi clearly changed.
"Mr. Su wouldn't happen to be the champion of that 'Future Investment Star' live trading competition last time, would he?"
Fang Wanqing pondered for a moment, then turned her gaze to Su Yi again,
"I thought it was fake at the time and even complained to my best friend, but I never expected… it was actually real."
She originally didn't believe in any 'Young Stock Gods'.
But after her discussion with Su Yi today, she began to believe the truth of it all.
Su Yi responded with a smile:
"It was just a temporary stroke of luck. The path of financial trading is always like walking on thin ice. A temporary stroke of luck means nothing. To become a consistent winner in this market and preserve wealth, I still have a long way to go."
"That's what I like about you, Xiao Su."
Hearing Su Yi's words, Qiu Guoyu said with a smile,
"Young in age, but remarkably calm in temperament. Every trade seems like a gamble, but in reality, everything is within your calculations, isn't it? The moment you placed the order, you probably already anticipated all subsequent outcomes."
Fang Xingyuan laughed heartily and said,
"It's like a famous general in war, who has already calculated the final victory or defeat the moment they launch an attack."
Seeing his father laugh heartily.
Fang Haitang gazed at Su Yi, and a surge of jealousy inexplicably welled up in his heart.
However, he didn't show it, only thinking bitterly to himself,
"This guy must have had some incredible luck to be so highly regarded by father and Uncle Qiu. Isn't it just trading stocks? What's so great about that? If I were given tens of millions, maybe I could also earn hundreds of millions."
"Teacher Qiu and President Fang overestimate me,"
Su Yi said with a smile,
"In the financial trading market, nothing is completely certain. I merely adapt to circumstances and trade on high-probability trends."
"The four words 'adapt to circumstances' are easy to say but not easy to do,"
Qiu Guoyu himself was a major figure in financial trading and knew the difficulties involved all too well.
He said,
"For you to have reached this level is quite, quite remarkable."
Putting himself in Su Yi's shoes, he believed he couldn't achieve what Su Yi had.
At least, he no longer had the energy to speculate on short-term sentiment.
Therefore, his investment strategy had now completely shifted to a conservative one.
The wealth accumulated over most of his life had largely moved into more stable bonds, and into the stock market, focusing on core blue-chip stocks with very stable performance and relatively low volatility.
Of course, there were many projects in the primary market.
And antiques and calligraphy, which he also researched, but with limited investment.
In short, he was essentially in a state of retirement now, somewhat without desires.
"Oh… I almost forgot the question I asked you earlier,"
Qiu Guoyu paused, then continued,
"You've been making large-scale, increased position layouts in the 'lithium battery' sector recently. Do you feel that the industry situation and related supply chain difficulties for the entire 'new energy industry' have begun a clear reversal?"
Su Yi nodded slightly and said,
"I'm not entirely sure about the reversal of the entire 'new energy industry's' difficulties, but the reversal of the industry cycle difficulties in the 'lithium battery' sector appears quite clear at present. Especially the market supply and demand relationship for 'lithium carbonate' and 'lithium hexafluorophosphate' is rapidly reversing."
He had already completed his layout in the 'lithium battery' sector and deployed all his positions.
Naturally, he wouldn't be stingy with sharing his logic.
"Tell me more specifically,"
Qiu Guoyu said with a smile.
Su Yi enjoyed discussing trading and investment ideas with influential figures like Qiu Guoyu, so he elaborated on his investment ideas and expected logical judgments regarding the main direction of 'lithium batteries'.
During this, Fang Wanqing occasionally interjected, offering some perspectives and ideas.
After that, the entire dinner.
Essentially, it completely transformed into a meeting for the three of them to exchange investment ideas and views.
In their conversation, Fang Xingyuan could occasionally keep pace, while the others… could only stare blankly, eventually resorting to their own gossip, completely separating their topics from what Su Yi and the other two were discussing.
Later, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the dinner ended, and it was past 8 PM.
Su Yi bid farewell to everyone and left under the escort of Steward Xiao driving him.
The Fang family, after exchanging pleasantries with the Qiu couple for a while, did not stay long either.
"Wanqing, what do you think of Xiao Su?"
After returning home, Lin Peiru, after her husband had fallen asleep, secretly slipped into her niece's room and slept with her, asking softly.
(End of Chapter)