Chapter 10 Yuqin

  After that day, Zhou Hao would rush to the Second Middle School every afternoon after school to pick up Wang Xijun and walk home together. On the one hand, he didn't want her to be bullied by bad students like Situ Jianying again; on the other hand, it was to increase the time they spent alone together, because neither of them wanted their families to know about this, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

  There were several times when Zhou Hao saw Sutu Jianying at the entrance of No. 2 Middle School, but Sutu Jianying and his group only dared to glare at Zhou Hao from a distance, not daring to come over and provoke him. Wang Xijun also said that since that day, Sutu Jianying and others did not dare to bully her in school again. Because of hearing Wang Xijun say that Sutu Jianying was a "big-breasted", Zhou Hao also secretly paid attention under curiosity, and indeed found that Sutu Jianying's school uniform was bulging in front of his chest, much larger than other students of the same age.

  These days, Zhou Hao has been paying attention to those stocks in his memory, and he finally welcomed Saturday. On this day, Zhou Hao and Yan Tong came to the newly opened "Xinghe Securities Co., Ltd." nearby with 8,000 yuan. Zhou's mother and son borrowed 10,000 yuan from Zhou Lichang, one thousand of which was used for Zhou Hao's tuition fees, and one thousand was left as a reserve for unexpected needs.

  The main entrance of Xinghe Securities Co., Ltd. is very magnificent, with two stone lions standing on both sides, and a red ribbon tied around the neck of each lion. Inside, the hall is spacious and bright, with shiny yellow ceramic tiles on the floor, and several young and beautiful female clerks wearing uniform professional suits, with friendly smiles on their faces. More importantly, Zhou Hao saw a huge electronic display board hanging on the wall over there, displaying the prices of various stocks.

  After seeing the environment here, Zhou Hao sighed in his heart, "What a big handwriting!" To know that in 1996, only a few powerful securities companies had the conditions to install electronic display screens. From this, Zhou Hao couldn't help but feel curious about the boss of this securities company.

  A customer manager with a bun led Zhou Hao and Yan Tong to sit down at the counter, had someone pour them hot tea, then smiled and asked: "Ma'am, are you here to open an account to invest in stocks?"

  Zhou Hao saw that the customer manager's name tag read "Jin Xiaoqiong" and said to her, "Yes, we want to open an account."

  Then, Yan Tong handed over his ID card to Jin Xiaoqiong, and saw Jin Xiaoqiong take the ID card and pull out a document. "Please, madam, would you first fill out this form?"

  Yan Tong glanced at the document, but was completely baffled by its contents and looked at Zhou Hao with some difficulty. Zhou Hao smiled and said, "I'll do it." He took the pen handed over by Jin Xiaoqiong and filled out the information on the document item by item.

  Looking at the mother and son, Jin Xiaojun found that Yan Tong was completely dominated by Zhou Hao. Seeing Zhou Hao, who still looked like a student, filling out those documents with exceptional fluency and proficiency, he seemed even more familiar than people working in the securities industry.

  Noticing Jin Xiaoqiong's puzzled gaze, Yan Tong smiled to himself, "This young lady, I'm afraid you're laughing at me. Actually, I don't understand anything about stocks, and this time I came to open an account just because my son told me to, if you have any questions, ask him."

  Jin Xiaoqiong was even more surprised, looking at Zhou Hao's appearance, he was at most a high school student, but he could bring his mother to the securities company to open an account, this was truly unheard of. At this time, Zhou Hao handed the documents back to her, "Miss Jin, I've filled it out, take a look."

  Jin Xiaoqiong took the file and looked at it carefully, discovering that Zhou Hao had filled in every item very carefully. Even some professional terms that insiders might not understand were no problem for him, which made her even more surprised. However, this also saved her from having to explain further to Zhou Hao. She asked: "Then I'd like to ask, how much money do you plan to invest, and which stock are you interested in?"

  Zhou Hao handed a piece of paper to Jin Xiaoqiong, on which were the four stocks he had written down beforehand. The stock prices ranged from a few yuan to over ten yuan. Zhou Hao said: "These four stocks, can you help me buy 2,000 shares each?"

  After taking a look at these stocks, Jin Xiaojun knew that they were all the most aggressive gainers this year. She also heard that Zhou Hao was going to invest 8,000 yuan in them. In 1996, 8,000 yuan was not a small amount of money. Frowning, she said to Zhou Hao and Yan Tong: "You two, as my clients, I have an obligation to remind you. Although the trend of these four stocks is very strong, but this year's Chinese stock market situation is very abnormal, many stocks have risen rapidly for a year, and the state has also urgently introduced several laws and regulations to adjust the stock market." She looked at them seriously, "So I want to remind you two to be cautious, or else these money will be trapped. Ma'am, do you still want to open an account?"

  Jin Xiaoqiong said this, proving that she is a very responsible customer manager, who would rather reduce customers than see them suffer losses.

  Yan Tong listened to Jin Xiaoqiong's words and also looked worried, saying to Zhou Hao: "Xiao Hao, you see what others are saying, the stock market is really not for people like us. If we lose this money, we won't be able to pay it back."

  "Mom, don't worry, I have my own measure." Zhou Hao squeezed Yan Tong's hand and said to Jin Xiaoqiong: "Miss Jin, I know you mean well, but we've already made up our minds. Can you help us open an account?"

  "Little friends, I see that your family's situation isn't very good either. With the current chaotic market, many big players don't dare to enter carelessly, I think you should reconsider."

  "No need. Miss Jin, you just said it yourself, we are customers, our requirements, you can't refuse, right?" Zhou Hao knew that Jin Xiaoqiong was being kind to him, but he couldn't tell her that he knew when these stocks would rise.

  Jin Xiaoqiong saw that Zhou Hao insisted on his own views, and she couldn't help but get annoyed. "I'm telling you, this kid, can't you really think about your mom for once? This money was borrowed by you guys, right? If it's lost, how are you going to pay people back?"

  Yan Tong and Zhou Hao were both stunned by Jin Xiaoqiong's accusation, while Jin Xiaoqiong also realized that as a customer manager, she couldn't speak to customers like this, but the words had already been spoken and couldn't be taken back.

  "What's going on? Xiaoqiong, why are you yelling at the customer?" A clear and pleasant female voice sounded from behind Zhou Hao, while Jin Xiaoqiong also turned pale, "Zhao, Sister Zhao."

  Zhou Hao felt that this woman's voice was somewhat familiar. He turned around to look, and saw a beautiful woman with her hair tied up high walking towards him.

  It's the same professional attire, but on her it looks much more beautiful than other salespeople, exuding a mature charm. The snow-white blouse with a black jacket, the waist is narrow, and the chest looks even more towering. Below is a pair of well-fitting black trousers, making her legs look exceptionally long.

  As soon as the beauty walked into the hall, Zhou Hao felt that the bright lights suddenly dimmed, and he only saw her eyebrows and eyes like a painting, her posture was extremely charming, and those young and beautiful female clerks instantly turned from flowers to leaves.

  Moreover, Zhou Hao discovered that this beauty was actually the person he had saved on his way to school that day.

  "Is it you?" The two of them exclaimed in unison, and the beauty also obviously recognized Zhou Hao.

  She hastily walked over to Zhou Hao, her high heels clicking on the tile floor. Zhou Hao also stood up from his chair and saw her come before him, immediately grabbing his hand. "I finally found you," she said. "That day I saw you wearing a 'Yu Ning' school uniform, I originally wanted to go to your school to find you, but was afraid it would affect your classes, so I didn't go."

  Zhou Hao hadn't spoken yet, when Yan Tong beside him hastily stood up and said to her: "Miss, I'm sorry, did our little Hao cause trouble? Sorry, I apologize on his behalf. He's still young and doesn't understand things, please don't blame him."

  This beauty and Zhou Hao were both confused by Yan Tong, after a while, this beauty suddenly burst out laughing and explained to Yan Tong: "Auntie, you misunderstood, this little brother didn't cause any trouble. That day I was walking on the street, almost got crushed by a falling signboard, luckily he saved me in time. But before I could thank him, he left, didn't expect to see him again today."

  "So you're the little hero Zhao Jie was talking about that day." Jin Xiaoqiong said.

  Yan Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhou Hao also asked this beauty: "Miss, are you working here too?"

  "I'm the general manager here, and this 'Star River Securities' is my company." She suddenly touched Zhou Hao's head, "And I'm Zhao Yuqin. At your age, you should call me sister. By the way, what's your name?"

  "Zhou Hao." Zhou Hao said: "Also, this is my mother, Yan Tong." Looking at the mature and beautiful Zhao Yuqin, Zhou Hao was very surprised. Just now he thought who could open such a securities company, but it turned out to be her.

  "Auntie, hello." Zhao Yaqin asked Yan Tong with a serious face, "That day, if it wasn't for Xiao Hao, I'm afraid I would have died on the street. I haven't had a chance to thank him yet." She said: "By the way, what are you doing here? Are you also going to speculate in stocks?"

  Then, Jin Xiaojun told Zhao Yuqin about what had just happened. When Zhao Yuqin learned that Zhou Hao wanted to buy those four stocks, she also furrowed her brow, "Xiao Hao, this year's Chinese stock market is very abnormal, and it has been confirmed that it will be rectified. Now is not the time to invest money."

  Not to mention Zhou Hao having saved her life, even if they were just ordinary friends, Zhao Yuqin didn't want to see him suffer losses.

  Zhou Hao now feels really helpless and doesn't know how to explain it to them.

  Zhou Hao looked bitter and helpless, so Zhao Yuqin couldn't bear to force him anymore. She turned her head to Jin Xiaojun and said, "Xiaojun, help them open an account."

  "But, Sister Zhao..." Jin Xiaojun saw that Zhao Yiqin had also agreed to let Zhou Hao open an account and couldn't help but feel anxious.

  "Go ahead, but use the company's money first." Zhao Yuqin said.

  "Zhou Hao hastily declined, 'Sister Zhao, how can this be? How can we use your money to speculate in stocks?'"

  Yan Tong also said: "Right, Miss Zhao, this won't do."

  Zhao Yuqin shook her head, "Since Xiao Hao is so confident, then I'll believe him this once. This money, wait until the stocks you bought go up and then return it to me. If you really lose money, don't worry, just pay me back slowly." Originally she wanted to say that they didn't need to pay her back, but she was afraid that Zhou Hao's mother and son would refuse.