novelones Chapter 24 Why Do I Have to Show Off?
Chapter 24 Why Do I Have to Show Off?
Lin Ran's own funds had reached 135,000 yuan. He called over Fatty Sun to prepare for the dividend distribution.
Fatty Sun insisted on only asking for 1 yuan, but Lin Ran reiterated that even close brothers should keep clear accounts.
Fatty Sun is someone I'll need in the future. Since I promised to help him with the investment, there's no reason not to share the profits.
More than 21400 yuan was given, not a penny less. Lin Ran still had more than 11 yuan left in his card, of which more than 2 yuan belonged to Su Peixue, but as usual, he kept it himself.
Old Wang has woken up these past two days and is in pretty good condition. His classmates all arranged to visit him at the hospital today, so Lin Ran went with Fatty Sun to the hospital.
Before going to the hospital, Sun Pangzi wanted to buy some gifts. Now that he had money in his pocket, he said he wanted to buy health products and went to the pharmacy to ask for a pound of cordyceps.
The pharmacy staff were stunned, thinking, "Who is this rich kid? What a huge sales volume!" They immediately took out a pound of cordyceps and said it was a large herb worth 25 yuan per pound.
Fatty Sun was so scared he almost peed himself. He stammered, "Fine, I'll just buy two."
The shop assistant was speechless. He started by asking for a pound, but ended up buying only two. Was he kidding me?
Lin Ran couldn't hold back any longer. She grabbed Fatty Sun and told the shop assistant that she wanted dried wild Dendrobium officinale and Dendrobium nobile, then some high-quality broken-cell wall Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, and finally a mixed grain gift box with millet, yam and Poria cocos for nourishing the stomach and protecting the liver.
They divided the gifts among themselves and Fatty Sun, giving each person a little, and then headed to the hospital.
These are all liver-protecting products. Although they are not very expensive, they are very suitable for Lao Wang to take now.
On a summer noon, the shadows of the trees outside the hospital stretched long, and cicadas chirped incessantly. Students arrived one after another, each carrying gift bags of various sizes.
Lin Ran stood by the steps, holding an inconspicuous box filled with dried Dendrobium officinale stems.
The students gradually arrived. Gong Yu was carrying two large gift boxes with high-end logos on them. As soon as he arrived, he deliberately shook the boxes in his hands.
His gaze swept over the box in Lin Ran's hand, and he clicked his tongue, saying, "Lin Ran, Teacher Wang has taught us for three years. He was sick and had surgery, and this is all you brought? Isn't that a bit too shabby?"
"Is it because the stock you bought these past few days has hit its daily limit down? You've lost all the money you made before! I've already said that paper profits don't count. You weren't going to listen to someone like me who studied finance; you were destined to suffer losses."
Gong Yu felt that Lin Ran had stolen his thunder at the last class reunion, and now that Ye Shixuan is here, he wants to get his revenge.
Ye Shixuan had been sending Lin Ran QQ messages frequently these past few days, but had never received a reply, which made her very unhappy.
Lin Ran used to send her good morning and good night messages every day, but now when she sends them to Lin Ran, he doesn't even reply with a single punctuation mark!
Moreover, Ye Shixuan had been paying a little attention to the stocks Lin Ran was trading these past few days. At first, there were eight consecutive limit-up days, and she thought Lin Ran was amazing, but then there were several consecutive limit-down days.
This means all the money we earned before has been wiped out; it was all for nothing. Now it seems Lin Ran was nothing special after all; he was just lucky.
"Gong Yu, what are you saying? That stock has fallen, what does that have to do with Brother Ran? Brother Ran already sold everything. He even made me over ten thousand yuan!" Fatty Sun said with a cold laugh.
The students' eyes widened in surprise; they hadn't expected that even Fatty Sun would get a share of the spoils.
Some of the more shrewd and quick-witted classmates regretted not having Lin Ran help with the cooking at the gathering that day.
Jiang Qianqian's beautiful eyes darted around, and she moved closer to Lin Ran, whispering that she was willing to help him cook.
Lin Ran said he couldn't profit from your trades, as he's already out of the market. He added that he was just lucky before, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianqian glared resentfully at Lin Ran, feeling that he was deliberately refusing to cook for her.
However, the classmates all thought Lin Ran was just being modest. After all, no matter how lucky you are, even if you can pick a stock, can you choose when to sell it?
To catch all the limit-up stocks and sell them before they hit the limit-down is beyond just good luck; it must have been foresight.
Lin Ran is a visionary!
A person who truly understands finance!
This consensus began to take root in the students' minds. The way they looked at Lin Ran changed. They felt that this peer was already a level above them, and their eyes unconsciously carried a sense of awe.
Gong Yu, having made a fool of himself and only letting Lin Ran show off again, said, "Alright, everyone's here, let's go inside. Let's not discuss stock trading anymore, lest we disturb the teacher's rest."
The students entered the hospital one after another. The corridor was quiet, with only the sound of footsteps and the soft conversations at the nurses' station.
Arriving at the door of Old Wang's ward, the squad leader gently knocked. From inside came the gentle voice of the teacher's wife, who told everyone to come in.
The ward was very clean. Old Wang was lying on the bed, his face still a little pale, with thin IV tubes inserted into his body. When he saw his classmates come in, he smiled and struggled to get up. Lin Ran took a step forward and pressed down on his shoulder: "Old Wang, you can just lie down."
"You brat, you think I can't handle the pointer anymore, huh!"
Old Wang chuckled and scolded, but he was deeply moved. He had taught these students for three years, and they were all very loyal and devoted.
Regardless of whether they had good or bad grades, none of them had particularly bad character.
The students were also filled with emotion. For the past three years, Lao Wang had been like a demon king in their eyes. Only now did they realize that even a demon king is a mortal being, and that he could also get sick from hard work and become so weak.
The students presented gifts one after another, piling them up so much that the entire bedside table was overflowing. Old Wang and his wife had told them not to bring gifts, so why did they still bring so many things? They told the students to take everything back with them.
Gong Yu quickly said, "Teacher Wang, these are imported bird's nest and wild ginseng that I bought especially for you. They're the best for nourishing your body, so please accept them!"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the iron box in Lin Ran's hand. It looked very shabby, far less high-end and precious than the gift he had given her.
Then he looked at Ye Shixuan. Actually, Gong Yu didn't have any ill intentions towards Lin Ran. He just liked to show off, especially in front of Ye Shixuan.
In addition, Lin Ran had pursued Ye Shixuan for several years, so Ye Shixuan regarded Lin Ran as a rival and wanted to be better than Lin Ran in every aspect.
He felt he was better at giving gifts, but at that moment, a nurse came in and said, "Teacher Wang, you can't eat ginseng and bird's nest right now. You've just recovered from liver surgery, and you can't handle too much nourishment."
After the pretty nurse finished speaking, she glanced at the tin box in Lin Ran's hand: "This Dendrobium officinale is quite good; it's suitable for post-operative care."