Chapter 49: The Gathering of Spicy Hot Pot

  On the lawn of Music Park, an old woman with white hair. Watching her little grandson learning to speak and playing freely. A kind face with a smile full of comfort. The old woman feels as if she has left the hustle and bustle of the city behind. Watching her little grandson still struggling to take steps, stumbling and adorable. Feeling truly happy from the heart.

  Looking at her little grandson facing her, he suddenly pointed at himself and stretched out his small hand. The excitedly waving little hand said: "Nai!... Nai.. Nai! Hehe... Hehe... Hehe!" The old woman laughed even more happily. She also rushed towards her little grandson, raised her hand and gestured. But suddenly felt something was not quite right, usually her little grandson wasn't so strange?

  Suddenly he turned his head and saw that a house on Beihuan North Road of Lehman Brothers Securities was emitting thick smoke...

  In Lao Da's room, the four brothers were like a whirlwind. They puffed on their cigarettes fiercely! The smoke swirled around them, making it seem as if they couldn't see each other clearly.

  The big brother held a cigarette in his hand, waving his arm and scolding: "Damn it! As the Zhuang family who made the Lafite electronics, I curse him to have sons without anuses! Chrysanthemum is born crippled...

  Xiao Si saw Lao Da still angrily scolding, wanting to advise but not daring to. Looking at Lao San, wanting him to persuade Lao Da, but he was also not willing to make a big concession on the electronic contract. And Lao Er was like a silent gourd, usually not speaking much. When together, it was just one person working hard, running errands and doing chores. At this time, Lao Da's anger couldn't be taken out on Lao Er at all, after all, he had been working from start to finish without participating in any discussions! As for himself? How could he advise? It was all his own arrangement to reduce the warehouse...

  The usually taciturn guy suddenly spoke out at the critical moment: "Big brother, don't be angry. Originally, this Lafa Electronics was smashed in the early trading session, and our brothers reduced their holdings because they were afraid of taking risks. Who knew that it would drop by 10% in just two days! Although we didn't catch up with the goods, I don't believe we won't get to eat them after a few days!" Old Three hastily said: "Big brother, Second Brother is right..." Old Big Brother slammed his hand on the table and scolded loudly: "Are you guys acting out Journey to the West? Why didn't you say Second Master is right?"

  "Old Three burst out laughing and said: "Master! Second Brother is right..." Old Big looked at the group of brothers, and was actually amused by them. He then sighed and said: "Alright, let's see how things develop later! The tail end will pull up to a limit, these people probably can't hold on for much longer. Today the main force has been absorbing so much. This shows that there is indeed good news behind! Let's take a look at tomorrow's situation and seize the opportunity to make some gains!"

  He immediately took a deep breath and looked at Lao Si with a mixture of disdain and annoyance, not wanting to bother with him. But thinking better of it, he said: "Hey! Lao Si! Next time, stay calm, okay? Can't get flustered so easily. If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't have been able to sell so much!" Lao Si looked at his shameless big brother and cursed him in his heart: "Why am I the one who's always getting flustered?! If you couldn't handle the pressure, we wouldn't have been able to sell anything!" He immediately thought that Lao Da's father was too formidable, and he didn't dare provoke him. After all, he still needed to rely on Lao Da in the future.

  He immediately rushed to his brother and said, "Brother, I was wrong today! I misled your decision, don't be angry. Tonight, my brother will treat you to some special snacks. Consider it an apology!"

  Lao San looked at Lao Si with a disdainful gaze, deeply despising his actions. He then spoke up, "Make amends by eating snacks? Are you short of those two mouthfuls of money? Why don't you say please eat shark fin to make amends?"

  The fourth brother, with his hands clasped together and a self-righteous expression, said: "No business! No killing!" He then immediately turned to the big brother and said: "Big brother, brothers, to be honest, I went to a night market in Xingda District two days ago. When I was driving by, I saw that a spicy hot pot stall had a line of people waiting! I was curious, so I followed suit and bought some too. Oh my god, it was incredibly delicious... Today, I must take you brothers there to try it out. If you're not satisfied, we'll go eat shark fin soup instead!"

  "Cheers!"..."Cheers!"

  Du Yu held up the champagne and said to everyone: "Today we celebrate Yang's success! A small order, unexpectedly made by our Yang into a business of several hundred million!" After finishing speaking, Du Yu held up his champagne glass towards Yang Yaowei and said: "Today I represent all employees of Xurui Hengteng, representing our beloved General Manager Gu. Cheers to you!"

  Yang Yaowei's cheeks were flushed with excitement. Excitedly, he said: "Thank you for the leader's cultivation..." Then, holding a cup and facing Duan Duansheng and others, he said: "Also thank you everyone for your support, this achievement is everyone's!" Du Yu looked at Yang Yaowei and said: "You're the top contributor today! Don't be modest!" Then, turning to face everyone, he said: "Just now, General Manager Guo called me and told me to hold a grand feast for those who have made contributions! What do you all want to eat?"

  Several speculators suddenly became excited, shouting one after another: "Haidi Chao... Jin Qian Mao... Chi Baoyu..." Du Yu immediately echoed and said: "Haidi Chao is festive, I like their signboard.... Hehe." Suddenly Xiao Duan said: "Du Zong, Yang Zong, brothers... I propose that I take everyone to eat at a unique big stall in the capital city..."

  Only saw a few traders with a look of disdain and said: "Cut..."

  Du Yu said unhappily, "Xiao Duan, today I'm treating everyone, street stalls... aren't suitable, are they?" Xiao Duan hastily replied, "Boss Du, you don't know. My aunt's house is nearby, and their spicy hot pot always has a long line of people waiting. The scene is something you've never seen before! Their flavor is renowned as the best in the capital."

  Yang Yawei, as a non-spicy region native and a Sanxiang girl, has a unique fondness for spicy food. Upon hearing Xiaodu's words, she unconsciously licked her lips and chimed in: "Du Zong, why don't we go try some mala hot pot today?" Everyone looked at Yang Yawei, the protagonist of the day, who had spoken up, and naturally there were no dissenting opinions... Du Yu glanced at Yang Yawei, nodded his head, and said: "Alright, then let's have mala hot pot today!"

  He paused, wiping the smile off his face. He glanced at his watch and asked Xiaoduang: "Has today's sales report been sent over?" Xiaoduang hastily ran to his computer, took a look, and excitedly shouted: "It has! Du General Manager, our Xuri Huiteng and headquarters have together taken 12.57% of Lafa Electronics' publicly traded circulating shares!" Du Yu clenched his fist tightly and casually said: "Awesome..."

  Stocks are always about taking money out of other people's pockets and putting it into your own. This sentence has been widely spread among stock investors....

  But is that sentence correct? Someone makes money, and someone naturally loses money.

  Li Xiaoteng doesn't care who loses money now! As long as he makes money himself! "I made money, I made money! I don't know how to spend it... My left hand holds Nokia, my right hand holds Motorola. I have China Mobile, Unicom, and Little Smart. One phone number per day! I drive a Benz and ride a BMW, nothing to do but take a sauna and eat lobster. I made money... I hired three nannies! One sweeps the floor, one cooks, and one is a wet nurse! My toilet has a national painting hanging in it, just like an artist!"

  Several old men strolling along the street gathered together, looking at Li Xiaoteng as if they were watching a freak. They pointed and whispered to each other: "Old brothers, look at what a good kid he is! How can you say he's crazy? He's just crazy!"

  "Shh! Be careful not to let him hear. I recently heard that there's a group of people who are muttering about punching the South Mountain Nursing Home and kicking the North Sea Kindergarten... Let's not stir up trouble!" Several old men exchanged glances, hastily turned around, and nodded in agreement!

  Li Xiaoteng hummed and hawed all the way back to Dongxing Restaurant. Before he even reached the entrance, he saw Manager Dong standing alone at the door, lost in thought as he smoked a cigarette. Li Xiaoteng hurried over, laughing and saying: "Manager Dong, what's on your mind? You look so serious!"

  Manager Dong remained unmoved, still smoking away. Li Xiaoteng stood at the side, watching Manager Dong in a daze. He had wanted to shout out to him a couple of times, but thought better of it and was just about to take a step inside when Manager Dong suddenly said, "Ah...huh? What did you say, Xiaoteng?"

  Li Xiaoteng smiled and said, "Manager Dong, what are you thinking about? You're so distracted!" Manager Dong furrowed his brow and said, "Just now an old man came by with two stones. He was peddling them everywhere! With tears in his eyes, he said he wanted to sell them for 10,000 yuan to raise money for his grandson's kindergarten tuition." Li Xiaoteng raised an eyebrow and said, "Two stones? What kind of stone is worth 10,000 yuan? Jade?"

  Manager Dong smiled and said: "You really got it right! It's indeed jadeite!"

  As he spoke, he pulled out a cigarette from the pack and handed it to Li Xiaoteng, saying: "It's just two pieces of raw jade." Li Xiaoteng furrowed his brow, puzzled, and asked: "Gambling on stones?" He lit his own cigarette with one hand.

  Manager Dong smiled and said, "Yes, that's right, two pieces, one big and one small." Li Xiaoteng thought for a moment and said, "It can't be a scam, can it? There are so many scammers nowadays..." Manager Dong shook his head and said, "Gambling on stones is something you can tell at first glance. Besides, as the old saying goes: one cut to poverty, one cut to wealth. One cut through hemp! It's not about cheating or not. No one dares to guarantee that there's definitely material inside, so it's called a gamble..."

  Li Xiaoteng chuckled and said, "Manager Dong, you're not interested in this gamble. If it were Golden Scale Grass, I reckon you'd be willing to risk everything, wouldn't you? Haha...!" Manager Dong thought of the goldfish on his office desk, which was a treasure beyond compare.

  He snorted and said, "What a joke... The old man's life is not easy either. He lives in the nearby neighborhood. His son was driving with his wife to run errands. They were driving fine on the highway when a car suddenly flew over from the opposite lane and crashed into their car. When they were rescued from the car, they were all... rotten. Alas, only this grandson is left."

  Li Xiaoteng suddenly widened his eyes and said: "He's quite tall, with white hair and a bit chubby?" Manager Dong looked at Li Xiaoteng with an unusual gaze, curiously asking: "Do you know each other?"

  Li Xiaoteng nodded and said: "Uh-huh, I know him. He's from my neighborhood. It's Song Jianmin, Old Man Song! He even held me when I was a kid! How is Old Man Song doing?"

  Manager Dong nodded towards the restaurant across the street and said: "I guess it's still across the street..."