Chapter 1317 - 1189: Worry Comes from Caring

Chapter 1317: Chapter 1189: Worry Comes from Caring

So having a son, he really is a little troublemaker!

The gift he meticulously prepared for a long time hasn’t made its grand entrance yet, and it’s already been downplayed once! Looking at this situation, wait till his father-in-law and mother-in-law bring their gift...

Oh my, everyone is an enemy!

"Bro, let’s go."

Being pulled by Zhou Jiao, Zhang Guoqing gave her a meaningful smile.

"What are you up to, are you planning something naughty again?"

"Do you think I’m that kind of person?" Zhang Guoqing lowered his voice, "Stay up a bit tonight, I’ve got an unparalleled gift for you."

"Scoundrel!" Zhou Jiao glared at him playfully, "You’ve learned some bad things."

"Hahaha... Wife, you’re overthinking." Zhang Guoqing pinched her hand, "Can’t you think in a more wholesome, pure way?"

Zhou Jiao instantly blushed, gently spat "Puh", pulled him quickly inside. She would get a good look at the ’pure’ gift he was talking about later at night.

Miao Lishan noticed the couple coming in and quickly waved, "The guests haven’t arrived yet, take your time, everything is pretty much ready. Want to go have a look?"

"Mom, with you here, do we even need to check?" Zhang Guoqing flattered his mother-in-law as he surveyed the surroundings, "Where are the kids? Aren’t they keeping you company?"

"Sit down and take a break." Miao Lishan pointed at the chair, "I let them go nap in the backyard for a while. Your dad hasn’t come home, nothing much for the kids to do here."

"Did you like the gifts outside? The kids started preparing last year."

Zhou Jiao responded with a smile, "Saw it, I love the camouflage color." Back then, for the kids’ safety on the battlefield, this camouflage color came from her.

And they guessed she’d like it. Certainly, they are her sons. If she could have such a unique motorcycle, it must mean the manufacturer is starting mass production.

"Of course, they knew you’d love it. From now on, when we both go out, we can directly put our purchases in the sidecar, no more waiting for the car."

Zhou Jiao nodded, amused. Turns out this gift even accommodates her mom! Not bad, no longer needing to take up her dad and son-in-law’s car.

Zhou Jiao glanced around, and while there were no outsiders in the main room, she lowered her voice, "Mom, big strikes occurred in Italy today, the whole country is in chaos, I’ve invested some money there."

Upon hearing this, Miao Lishan was shocked, grabbed her hand, quickly comforted, "It’s okay, even if we lose, our family doesn’t lack money."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao was speechless.

Seems her mom couldn’t see her facial expression, still a financial novice. When she talked about the tussle between bulls and bears, what was her mom laughing at?

Zhang Guoqing hastily moved the teacup from his mouth, turned to look outside, really afraid he’d burst into laughter.

"Goodness, stocks aren’t just about earning when they rise, even when they fall, you still earn. That’s what I meant by ’bear market’ previously."

Miao Lishan understood instantly and quickly asked, "So you bought the fall?"

"Yes, I bought the fall." Zhou Jiao quickly replied, not to let her mom worry.

Miao Lishan uncertainly asked, "So does this mean the more chaotic they are, the more the stocks plummet?"

"That’s about right. Mom, their national system is different from ours; I reckon this turmoil won’t end anytime soon, at least a year."

"A year? How much did you invest?"

Zhou Jiao glanced at Zhang Guoqing in the background, tidying her hair, "Well, when Xiao Ming came back last year, I let him invest everything."

"E-ei..." Miao Lishan opened her mouth in shock, hastily covered it, stood up looking outside, "Didn’t you say it was just a little bit earlier? Oh dear, oh dear..."

Zhou Jiao quickly held her, surprised and asked, "Mom, it’s not as serious as you think."

"Oh dear, you silly child! That’s eight..." Miao Lishan swallowed the words ’eighty million USD’, "How much is our national treasury reserve? Do you understand? Losing’s nothing, but what if you earn too much?"

"Uh?"

"Uh what?" Miao Lishan lost interest in conversing with her, quickly turned to Zhang Guoqing, "Xiao Wu, quickly calculate for mom, if Jiao Jiao does like this, how much could it turn into this time? Don’t deceive mom; last time it was just twenty grand, and she said the same, how many times did it multiply?"

Zhang Guoqing calmly exhaled, decided to conceal a bit first, isn’t he just hiding it from his mother-in-law? After all, who can predict the future?

He immediately smiled at Miao Lishan, comforting her, "Mom, that’s futures, this is stocks, different nature, the profits aren’t so shocking."

"Really?"

Zhou Jiao stood beside nodding repeatedly. Not to also be caught! How would she know her mom’s imagination is so vivid, actually guessing correctly.

Whoever says her mom can’t do accounts next time, she’ll smack them!

"I won’t lie to you! If it’s so easy to earn, why wouldn’t everyone invest in it, right? Last time the futures leveraged several hundred times."

"Is that so?"

"Could it be false?! Mom, remember, that..." Zhang Guoqing observed his mother-in-law’s expression, showed an ’eight’, "We only have the original fifty thousand."

This implication, Miao Lishan got, understood, and felt somewhat relieved.

After a pause, she furrowed her brows, "Really no problem? Greater ability means greater responsibility, I hope Jiao Jiao isn’t like her father."

Her implication was clear.

Back then, her man was too exceptional, had to be sent abroad for seventeen years, if not for his good luck, had anything happened in a foreign land, no one would even know.

"Won’t happen! Last time, several uncles proposed that Jiao Jiao join the economic research office as deputy director, wanting her to succeed Professor Ma. Jiao Jiao’s path is different."

Zhang Guoqing always knew his wife’s thoughts and aspirations.

She could endure in the State Planning Commission for so many years, accumulating years of work experience, what she wanted was to establish in politics, also maintain good academic reputation.

Not sure how much his mother-in-law would understand from this.

Miao Lishan half-believingly looked at the couple, pondered a moment, stood up, "I need to go to the entrance; your dad should be back."

Whenever there’s something to discuss, she’d find her man for a decision.

So typical of Miao Lishan!

Zhou Jiao and Zhang Guoqing could only follow behind her as she strode out.

Alas, she waved them off, "You both rest here, I’ll go have a look, your aunt should be here soon."

Zhou Jiao helplessly shrugged her shoulders.

Watching Miao Lishan walk away, Zhang Guoqing chuckled softly, "Mom’s worried about you, Jiao Jiao."

"I know. But how did she relate it to this? Some exaggerated concern."

"Concern leads to confusion. How nice to live freely."

"True, let’s not think about it, once this trade is over, I’m going to rest."

Zhang Guoqing smiled broadly and patted her head.

The best thing indeed. If you want to invest in Canadian dollars again, although it won’t result in what mother-in-law fears, trouble is still inevitable.