Chapter 435: Reselling Treasury Bonds

"It's nice for you locals, being able to get to school so early."

The two chatted while tidying up their beds, and the other roommates arrived one after another; after the six of them introduced themselves, Chen Hai and Hou Liangping were the two who were relatively younger.

Coupled with the fact that they had arrived first and spent the most time together, their relationship was much better than with the others.

"Shall we go out for a meal together at noon?" someone suggested.

"Sorry, I have to see my parents off at noon."

"Yeah."

"Right."

"That's fine too, then we'll gather again after military training."

Chen Hai also had things to do; if everyone didn't object, he would go with the flow, but it seemed they wouldn't be able to eat together now.

"Liangping, are you busy at noon? My sister is treating me to a meal, shall we go together?"

Chen Hai had a very good impression of this roommate who had arrived right after him, and his way of handling things was to his liking, so he extended the invitation.

"This... wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"It's fine, my sister is also from this school, two years ahead of us."

"Alright then."

Hou Liangping also wanted to learn more about Handong University; after all, he was from another city, and his knowledge of Handong University was limited to books.

In a private room at a restaurant near the school, Qi Tongwei and Chen Yang were already waiting there.

"Chen Hai, this is...?"

"Oh, right, Hou Liangping, my roommate. I saw he had nothing to do in the dorm, so I called him along."

"Liangping, this is my sister, and this is Senior Qi, our school's Student Union President."

"Hello, Senior, Senior Sister."

Hou Liangping looked at Chen Yang with eyes shining; unlike the greenness of his high school classmates, twenty-two-year-old Chen Yang crushed everyone in every aspect, whether in her attire or her appearance and temperament.

It was just that looking at Qi Tongwei beside her, Hou Liangping felt a bit jealous; his handsomeness and height were not inferior to his own, and it seemed the two were a couple.

"Alright, let's go eat first."

Qi Tongwei was no longer a fledgling who hadn't entered society; he could naturally sense Hou Liangping's jealousy, but he didn't care. He had seen this look many times when walking with Chen Yang on campus.

Chen Yang also sensed Hou Liangping's gaze, and felt slightly uncomfortable in her heart. Originally, Hou Liangping coming uninvited had already made her frown, and now this gaze made her feel even more disgusted.

In the private room, Qi Tongwei had ordered quite a few substantial dishes; this table alone would probably cost eighty or a hundred. However, Qi Tongwei no longer took this bit of Xiao Qian to heart.

During the summer vacation, he had used his own savings and the money his family had accumulated over the years to travel around buying and selling Treasury Bonds.

In just one summer vacation, Qi Tongwei was already a millionaire. He had taken out another one hundred thousand and was still buying and selling Treasury Bonds with people from the village who were willing to do business with him.

Among them was Qi Qingbei's youngest son, Qitongyang, who wasn't good at studying but had a very good relationship with Qi Tongwei; adding in five other families, they had gathered a total capital of four hundred thousand.

Qi Tongwei himself returned to Jingzhou and spent nearly four hundred thousand to buy three two-bedroom apartments across from the school to serve as his future home in Jingzhou.

No one knew about this except his parents and family, and just like that, Qi Tongwei achieved financial freedom.

He also spent over ten thousand to buy a mobile phone to stay in touch with the people in the village and command them remotely; after the last call, the money in their hands had already doubled.

Everyone was incredibly excited, and they treated Qi Tongwei's words like imperial edicts; this had only been half a month.

"This business will be about done by the end of October. There will still be profits later, but they will be very small, not worth running all over the country for."

"Good, good, good."

Everyone agreed readily; even though there were nearly two months left until the end of October, it was enough to double their capital a few more times.

Time returned to the present; Chen Hai looked at the table full of substantial dishes, his mouth secreting liquid frantically.

"Cough, cough, Sister, Senior Qi, did you two strike it rich?"

"What strike it rich? This is the scholarship money for Tongwei and me. It's just this once; if you want to eat like this in the future, earn your own money to buy it."

Actually, Qi Tongwei hadn't planned on coming, but Chen Yang kept pestering him, so he had no choice but to agree to come.

"Alright, everyone sit down, don't be polite, hurry up and eat, there are still a pile of things to handle this afternoon."

Hearing this, the three stopped talking and began to eat. Chen Yang kept putting food into Qi Tongwei's bowl, while Qi Tongwei looked helpless, which made Chen Hai's eyelids twitch as he watched from the side.

"How did my sister become a 'licker'?" Chen Hai thought silently to himself.

Meanwhile, Hou Liangping was burning with jealousy; the goddess he had fallen for at first sight was actually putting food into another man's bowl, and that man looked completely indifferent.

And this was in a public place; if they were in a place with no one around, wouldn't they be...

"Ahhhhh," Hou Liangping hurriedly shook off the strange thoughts in his mind.

"Senior Qi, can we freshmen join the Student Union?"

"Hmm, it is possible, but I don't suggest it. It's best to focus on studies during the first year of university. After settling down, it won't be too late to join next year."

"That's how I did it; from Squad Leader to Student Union President, it took me three years, walking step by step."

"The Student Union does indeed train people, but as students, we must still prioritize our studies."

"Right, Liangping, someone as excellent as Senior must be right."

"Mm, I know," Hou Liangping replied sullenly, then stopped talking and focused on eating.

After the meal, the four parted ways in pairs, and Hou Liangping couldn't help but ask about Qi Tongwei.

"Liangping, if you're talking about Senior Qi, he is the star of our Political and Law Department. His grades are number one every year, he wins scholarships every year, and the seniors in his year are all crushed by him and can't lift their heads."

"It can be said that Senior Qi is almost omnipotent. Not only is he first in studies, but he can also make everyone satisfied when organizing any activity."

"Oh right, he's from Yantai just like you, and he was the City Top Scholar of his year. You didn't know?"

"Uh, I really wasn't aware. At that time, I only focused on studying and didn't care about outside matters."

"I see. You're so hardworking, no wonder you were able to get into Handong."

Hearing this, Hou Liangping felt bitter inside; Qi Tongwei could be said to be better than him in every aspect, so it was no wonder he had a beauty's favor.

Time flew by to the end of October, and all eleven people from the six families of Qi Family Village gathered in a small restaurant next to Handong University.

"Brother Tongwei, we have really struck it rich this time," Qi Tongyang said excitedly, and the others felt the same.

They had basically started with a principal of around fifty thousand each, and now it had increased more than tenfold; the four snake-skin bags nearby said it all.

"Mm, not bad, not bad. Let's eat first, and we'll settle the accounts after the meal."

"Mm, alright."

After the meal, Qi Tongyang took out the initial partnership agreement, which contained everyone's investment proportions and their signatures and thumbprints.

"Brother Tongwei, there is a total of four million nine hundred and three thousand here."

"Mm, let's divide it."

"Tongnian, Qitongjian, Qitongguo, your three families each invested fifty thousand; each family gets six hundred and sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty."

"Mm, that's right."

Twenty minutes later, the three families had finished counting the money over and over, confirming it was correct; the money here did not entirely belong to those three families, as it had been pooled together by several siblings, and they would have to divide it further when they got back, but that was none of the business here.

Then came the other two families, and what remained at the end all belonged to Qi Tongwei, totaling over one million two hundred thousand.

"Here, six thousand for each family."

Qi Tongwei counted out another thirty thousand; this was to be their operational management fee for helping him, which was also what had been agreed upon at the start.

"Brother Tongwei, we cannot take this money. You led us to earn so much, how could we take your money as well?"

"That's right, Brother Tongwei."

"Eh, one thing is one thing. Since it was agreed upon at the beginning, it should be carried out this way. You should do the same when you do business in the future; you must be true to your word. Just take it."

"Mm, alright, thank you, Brother Tongwei." Following Qi Tongyang accepting it, the other four families also accepted it one after another.

"Mm."