novelraw Chapter 429 176 Being Watched at the Start of School, Bai Weixi First Meets Xia Zhijin_2
Chapter 429 176 Being Watched at the Start of School, Bai Weixi First Meets Xia Zhijin_2
About half a month ago, on the night they went drinking, Xu Zhi almost hit a home run. It had been nearly a month since then, and he still hadn't completely won her over. He was moving a bit slow.
Xu Zhi gave a wry smile. "Sigh, Yuan, after that night, Yuchen started guarding against me like I'm a thief. I haven't had any chance at all. I can barely even get her on a date alone, and she loves bringing her roommate along as a third wheel. It's so annoying..."
Li Yuan was speechless. "If it's really not working out, just move on to the next one," he suggested. "There's no need to give up the whole forest for a single tree."
Scratching his head, Xu Zhi said, "Yuan, I'm not outstanding like you, with girls throwing themselves at you. I'm just an average guy.
"Besides, at our engineering university, the men far outnumber the women. There are hardly any girls, so any woman who is even mildly attractive is pursued by a lot of guys.
"At my school, I know of at least three other guys who are after Yuchen. Yuan, I'm really feeling the pressure. Forget about finding a new girlfriend; I can barely hold on to my current one. If I'd known it would be like this, I would have applied to a teacher's college like you did. At least then I wouldn't have to worry about finding a girlfriend."
Li Yuan considered this and had to agree. The quantity and quality of girls at Xu Zhi's engineering university couldn't compare to Daxia University.
"Then I can't help you," Li Yuan said. "If it's really not working, focus on improving yourself first. Once you're outstanding enough, will you still be lacking girls? You could have a new one every week, and they'd all be different."
Xu Zhi was left speechless. "Oh, come on, my good brother. You think I'm like you, giving away million-dollar sports cars and luxury homes? My monthly living allowance is only 1,000 yuan! If I hadn't saved up some pocket money before, I wouldn't even be able to afford dating.
"Every time Yuchen and I go on a date—taxis, meals, milk tea, movies, shopping, gifts—a few hundred yuan are gone in a flash. The cost of living in Modu is just too high. I'm seriously tempted to confess to my mom and ask for a bigger dating fund."
Li Yuan suddenly felt a strong sense of empathy. He had been in the same situation in his past life, though Xu Zhi's family was much better off than his; they had some financial foundation. He was the one who had truly been putting on a brave front, pretending to be richer than he was. He also had a deep impression of Wang Yuchen; she seemed rather materialistic. She often posted about her so-called "high-quality life" on QQ Space and later on WeChat Moments. Just a few days ago, when he, Bai Weixi, Wang Yuchen, and Xu Zhi went to the BMW dealership to buy a car, she had spammed QQ Space with photos. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought Li Yuan had bought the car for her... It was perfectly normal that Xu Zhi couldn't handle a materialistic girl like her.
Li Yuan chuckled. "Dazhi, are you short on cash? Do you want me to sponsor some dating funds for you?"
Xu Zhi shook his head. "I mean, I'd like that, but I don't think it would be right. If you have any money-making ideas, you could bring me along to earn a little spending money."
"Heh, and forget about writing novels. I'm completely hopeless at it; an 800-word essay is enough to kill me. Speaking of which, Handsome Guy has been learning to write novels recently. I have no idea how it's going. He gets all shy and secretive whenever I ask to see his work. I suspect he's writing smut..."
Li Yuan genuinely wanted to help out his close high school buddies—Xu Zhi, Wang Shuai, and Zhang Zhongding. Their friendship had been tested and proven over two lifetimes. Since Wang Shuai and Xu Zhi were both in Modu, they could also look out for each other.
"Dazhi, I actually do have a money-making idea. Want to give it a try?"
Xu Zhi had only been asking tentatively, so he was surprised that Li Yuan actually had an idea. He quickly replied, "Yuan, what is it?"
"Stock trading. You've heard of it, right?" Li Yuan said with a smile. "I recently invested in a stock that has been performing well. If you put some money in now, you should be able to make a bit of cash. It'll be enough to fund your dating life through university."
Just as Li Yuan sent the message, Xu Zhi quickly replied, "Yuan, have you been trading stocks? Hasn't the stock market been in a slump for the past two years because of the financial crisis? A lot of people have lost their shirts."
"Yeah, I just threw in some spare cash for fun. The market as a whole isn't doing great, but a few individual stocks are fine. If you want to make some quick money, you can invest in Bicrown Di. That stock has been rising rapidly and should continue to climb for a while longer..."
Li Yuan sent his reply. Before he went to find Bai Weixi that evening, he had already checked the market. Although the stock's growth had slowed today, it was still up by 45%. After investing 20 million yuan in Bicrown Di, his shares had doubled in value in less than four days, netting him a profit of 20 million yuan.
Based on his memories from his past life, the influence of the stock market guru's investment was expected to make Bicrown Di's price shoot up seven or eightfold within a month or two before slowly falling again. If Xu Zhi invested some capital now and got out at the right time, he could make a tidy sum. As for losing money, that was unlikely. At worst, he could just hold the stock long-term and fish for a bigger payout. Li Yuan's only fear was that Xu Zhi and Wang Shuai would get addicted to the stock market. That wouldn't be good, as the money came far too easily. Even he felt a little jittery. These past few days, he had been earning millions, even tens of millions, daily—much faster than making money by starting a business.
A moment later, Xu Zhi sent another message. "Yuan, of course I trust you. It's just... counting my old savings, I only have about 10,000 yuan in total. Can I even invest in the stock market with that little?"
Li Yuan laughed. "Of course you can. Just go to a securities exchange tomorrow to open an account and buy Bicrown Di stock. Then, just sell it when I tell you to."