Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 156: A Sudden Change of Heart to Buy Government Bonds

"How is that impossible? The Beijing market is bigger than you imagine, and I have contacts in the black markets of several nearby cities," Zong Xiaoping thought Jiang Yexun didn’t believe in his abilities and immediately puffed up with pride.

But Jiang Yexun’s gaze became even more disdainful. "What I mean is, do you think we can produce tens of thousands for you? We want to keep our lives spending the money we earn, not squandering it."

"But how could you be squandering it? If you send them to me, there’s no way anything will happen. Even if there is, I won’t reveal your identity," Zong Xiaoping assured as he patted his chest.

Jiang Yexun pursed his lips and scrutinized him for a while. He had a nagging feeling that Zong Xiaoping was a restless person and not very reliable.

Zong Xiaoping felt uncomfortable under Jiang Yexun’s scrutiny. After some contemplation, he finally said, "Because you saved my life, let me be frank with you. My family is a large household. If I didn’t have connections to protect my business, it would have been seized long ago. The black market wouldn’t have developed to this scale."

"But if the black market is so significant, why can’t they catch anyone? That’s hard to believe," Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously. Even with protection, there must be some control, right? It wasn’t feasible to escape authorities for several years.

"Because there are always those who are stingy, unwilling to enter the scene or leave with unsold goods. They come and check from time to time, and they can always find some small fish and shrimp," Zong Xiaoping spoke with some disdain for those people.

Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao learned what they wanted to know, so Zong Xiaoping proceeded to provide them with the first month’s payment. The 2,000 moisturizing pills and 8,000 whitening pills amounted to 15,800 yuan in total. Jiang Yexun simply borrowed a bamboo basket from Zong Xiaoping and stuffed the money inside.

They agreed to ship the goods to Beijing next month at the same time. Zong Xiaoping accompanied them back to the guesthouse. After collecting the cash they had earned during this period, they went to the bank together.

"Later, let’s split this money evenly and deposit it into both of our savings accounts," Su Xiaoxiao suggested, looking up at Jiang Yexun.

Jiang Yexun frowned slightly and rejected her without much thought. "Didn’t we agree that you would manage all of our money from now on?"

He, as a grown man, had no need for money. Moreover, the whitening and moisturizing pills were all earned by Su Xiaoxiao, so how could he split it with her? It would be shameless.

But Su Xiaoxiao pouted and gave him a reproachful look, "By depositing this much all at once, what if the bank staff gets suspicious? It’s safer to split it up, and besides, it’s just in your name, but I’ll keep the passbooks. You won’t need them."

Upon hearing that he wouldn’t need them, his initially stern expression softened in an instant. He looked at the girl by his side with an indulgent and tender voice.

"Alright, when we’re done, I’ll give you the passbooks."

Zong Xiaoping watched with some discomfort as Jiang Yexun was seemingly delighted that the money was gone. He couldn’t help but worry. If it wasn’t for other people’s relationship and their personal affection, he’d like to remind Jiang Yexun to be more cautious. No matter how good the relationship, it would be unwise to place all one’s assets in one person’s hands.

Over the years in the black market, he had seen people whose family members or siblings had embezzled the money, refusing to return it. He had also seen people whose partners or wives had run away with all their money.

The more Zong Xiaoping thought about it, the more worried he became. He looked at Jiang Yexun with concern and disapproval.

Jiang Yexun chatted with Su Xiaoxiao for quite some time. In the midst of making her laugh, he suddenly raised his head and cast a sharp, icy glare at Zong Xiaoping.

The warning couldn’t have been clearer.

Zong Xiaoping quickly smiled apologetically to Jiang Yexun, and this time he kept his concerns to himself. He took a deep breath and exhaled before saying, "We should probably refrain from joining this crowd. The bond market is doing well right now, and a new batch of bonds has been released, so everyone in Beijing is rushing to buy them."

"Are government bonds profitable at this time?" Su Xiaoxiao wondered.

She started to wrack her brain to remember, but before she could come up with any specific thoughts, Zong Xiaoping interjected, "I advise you not to participate in this excitement. The market did well these two years, but people have already forgotten the losses of the previous year. You could easily lose your entire investment."

"As long as we hold on to the bonds, we’ll be fine," Jiang Yexun reminded coolly.

Su Xiaoxiao wholeheartedly agreed, "Let’s buy government bonds. If they go down, we won’t sell them, and if they go up, we can convert them into cash. We don’t have any immediate use for the money."

Zong Xiaoping, seeing that he couldn’t dissuade them, sighed and said, "Alright, let’s hope your mindset remains as calm as you claim. As Jiang Yexun said, as long as you hold on to the bonds, you’ll eventually make a profit. You have to trust our country." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Of course, we believe in our country! This is the homeland that has raised us," Su Xiaoxiao said proudly.

With Su Xiaoxiao’s patriotic words, Zong Xiaoping couldn’t help but smile, "Okay, I’ll buy some too."

He happened to bring his bank passbook with him. Originally, he intended to express his gratitude to his saviors, but he never expected that he would be swept up in their enthusiasm.

The bank was bustling with people. There were at least twenty to thirty customers waiting in line by the windows, stating the amounts they wanted to purchase. The amounts ranged from hundreds to thousands, and even tens of thousands of yuan.

Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao had a total of 100,000 yuan in cash, which, when divided in half, didn’t make them stand out among these people.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but secretly exclaim in her heart.

They waited in line for a full hour and a half before their turn came.

Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun each bought 50,000 yuan worth of government bonds, while Zong Xiaoping bought 200,000 yuan worth. The bank staff didn’t ask him any questions about his larger purchase, much to their surprise.

Nonetheless, they said nothing and watched as Zong Xiaoping stuffed the government bonds into his shoulder bag.

"Perfect timing. Let’s go have some seafood at the state-run restaurant," Zong Xiaoping snapped his fingers and said enthusiastically.