Chapter 131: Su Mingyue Returns Home

After returning from Jiangmen Dao, Chen Yang assigned Zhao Xiaoli two tasks: first, contact a renovation company; second, rent a few storefronts outside Jiangmen Dao.

Since he bought a villa, Chen Yang naturally hoped to move in early and enjoy life. Although living in the rented house at the Normal University Affiliated High School Staff Dormitory was quite convenient, it was ultimately a rented house.

Moreover, Liu Qingqing had been living next door, and their relationship remained tangled. If her father suddenly came back from the south one day, he would surely not let them off easily.

As for renting storefronts, the main purpose was to set up a branch of a popular agricultural products supermarket for the public. Jiangmen Town is still a suburb of Xingcheng; although they built a large villa complex encircling the island, the surrounding infrastructure remains backward. On their way back from Jiangmen Dao, aside from factories, the roadsides were mostly three- or four-story low-rise buildings.

The villa complex on Jiangmen Dao, having just been developed, contained only property management and security, plus construction workers, with no owners moved in yet. At this time, setting up an agricultural products supermarket outside the island could allow them to seize the market first.

After assigning the tasks, Chen Yang again took Zhao Xiaoli to a BMW 4S store to order two white BMW 3 Series sedans. One would be charged to Xiaoli's real estate company account, letting her drive it back to the company herself; the other would be charged to Chen Yang's personal account, with the 4S store staff delivering it to the underground parking lot of Sunshine Garden Residential Community.

Chen Yang estimated that his cousin Zhao Qian was about to take her driving test (subject three) soon. He had previously promised to buy her a car once she got her license, and today was a good chance to fulfill that promise.

However, after the cars were delivered, Chen Yang still received a few scolding words from his aunt Chen Chunmei over the phone, saying he wasted money just because he had it and didn't know how to manage a household.

Chen Yang didn't personally send the cars back because he anticipated that Chen Chunmei would nag. On the phone, he let her vent; if she got annoyed, he could set it aside—out of sight, out of mind, heart at peace. Moreover, Chen Chunmei would feel bad about the phone bill and wouldn't keep nagging like Tang Sanzang chanting endlessly.

Returning to the Normal University Affiliated High School Staff Dormitory, it was already dark. Liu Qingqing's car was parked downstairs, the unit had no lights on, and Chen Yang guessed she and Su Mingyue were at home. Sure enough, he found the two women sitting on the sofa in the living room, eating KFC while watching TV dramas.

Chen Yang's ordered computer had arrived. Since there was no place to put it, Su Mingyue went ahead and ordered a brand-new two-meter-long desk and two sets of executive chairs. However, this made the living room space extremely cramped.

"Chen Yang, why not move the computer to Qingqing's place instead?"

"Forget it, I won't be staying here much longer anyway..." Chen Yang suddenly realized he had let something slip and quickly shut his mouth.

"Senior, are you moving out?" Liu Qingqing's expression changed slightly, her KFC suddenly lost its appeal, and she gave Chen Yang a lingering look.

Chen Yang immediately shook his head to deny: "It's still early; the new house renovation will take at least a few months."

Liu Qingqing snorted and said, "You really don't want to be my neighbor, do you?"

"No, being your neighbor would be great—I could even mooch off your food and drink." To avoid letting this annoying topic continue, Chen Yang deliberately took a chicken leg from her KFC box and started gnawing on it.

Only then did Liu Qingqing satisfy herself and turn her gaze back to the TV drama. In fact, she also knew Chen Yang would eventually leave, she just didn't want it to happen so soon.

After finishing the chicken leg, Chen Yang went to cook three bowls of egg noodles. Only after they had eaten their fill did he ask Su Mingyue about the stock market situation.

Su Mingyue said: "Today, the turnover rates of Xingcheng Heavy Industry and Xinfei Technology are both high, and several well-known major institutions domestically have entered the market. However, my colleagues at Xingcheng Securities said that Wang Yichen hasn't been offloading shares; instead, he's been adding positions during the consolidation phase."

Chen Yang hadn't expected Wang Yichen to be so fearless; he couldn't help but laugh. "Starting tomorrow, get ready to watch the show!"

Su Mingyue looked at Chen Yang, not quite understanding, and asked: "With so much capital entering the market, the stock should rise for a few days—what's there to watch?"

Chen Yang disagreed with her view, saying: "Capital wants to harvest the leeks; it doesn't necessarily have to push the stock price up. Selling high and buying low can yield substantial profits just as well."

Su Mingyue had become addicted to doing T-trades; hearing Chen Yang's words, she immediately became excited: "Then can we bottom-fish and do T-trades tomorrow?"

Regarding the large influx of funds into Xingcheng Heavy Industry today, Chen Yang felt uneasy in his heart, so he decisively rejected Su Mingyue's suggestion: "We've earned enough these two days; there's no need to take risks. Let's wait until the hype dies down."

Su Mingyue felt a bit regretful. She had already tasted success, and seeing another chance to make big money, she truly didn't want to give it up. "How about we play it small?"

Chen Yang still disagreed. "If you're bored, go out and play for a few days; I'll cover the expenses."

Su Mingyue, having no mood to play at the moment, said: "Then I won't operate your accounts; using my own account to play a little should be fine, right?"

Chen Yang kindly advised her: "Wouldn't it be better to keep this money for yourself to settle down in Xingcheng? Why must you send it to the stock market to get harvested?"

"I'm just doing T-trades; what risk could there be?" Su Mingyue couldn't grasp Chen Yang's concern. "These days, she has been using Chen Yang's and Liu Shijie's accounts to do T-trades on Xingcheng Heavy Industry and Yun City Bio, each time making a profit. With the same operation, wouldn't it fail if she used her own account?"

Chen Yang explained: "Previously, we could control the outflow of large funds ourselves. Now, with even larger funds entering, the rhythm is under their control. You might think you're bottom-fishing at a low point, but that capital may not think the same way. They will keep pressing down, squeezing you until you can't bear it and are forced to flee."

Su Mingyue didn't believe him: "If the stock price is low, wouldn't they also lose money?"

Chen Yang explained: "They have ample funds, so they can keep adding positions at low levels to lower their cost. When a rebound occurs, they can sell off a portion. Repeatedly doing this drives their cost basis lower. If your position size isn't enough, you'll just have to wait to be harvested."

Su Mingyue quickly understood Chen Yang's meaning and could only abandon the idea of doing T-trades. These days, Chen Yang and Liu Shijie had successively given her considerable commissions; combined with her ongoing T-trades following Chen Yang, she had already accumulated two million yuan in funds. Having tasted success, she actually wanted to independently test her abilities. But after hearing Chen Yang's analysis, she instantly lost confidence.

"Then I'll go home and play for a few days!" Su Mingyue had stayed in Xingcheng since graduation. Now that she had money, her first thought wasn't to buy a house and settle in Xingcheng, but to return to her hometown to buy new homes for her parents.

Her hometown is in the northwest, and her family's financial situation is not good. From childhood to adulthood, her education expenses were earned by her father selling sheep and grain. Therefore, her greatest wish after graduation is to let her parents live a good life.

Chen Yang heard she was returning home, so he booked her a flight back to Shaanxi Province. The next morning he accompanied her to the mall to buy some new clothes and Xingcheng specialties for her family. After seeing her off at the airport, he slipped her twenty thousand yuan in cash, telling her not to worry about the stock market and to rest at home for a while.