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The next day was Sunday, and Zhou Hao and his uncle went over to Zhou Lichang's home.

Zhou Lichang built a three-storey, stand-alone house in the Zhou Family Village. It was extremely eye-catching in the Zhou Family Village, where there were still many tile-roofed houses.

Zhou Lichang, on the other hand, lived in the house with his wife Xu Yongwei and his children. There was also a black Honda in Guangzhou under the house. People in the village couldn't help but look at it more when they passed by.

Before coming here, Yan Tong had spent over fifty yuan to buy a basket of fruits.

"It's you guys. Why do you remember to come visit us?" When Zhou Hao's aunt, Xu Yongwei, opened the door and saw them, the disdain in her eyes was extremely obvious.

He did not try to cover it up at all, which made the already somewhat stiff Yan Tong even more awkward.

Since he was well-preserved and did not need to eat and dress up, Xu Yongwei, who was slightly older than Yan Tong, looked to be more than ten years younger than him.

Seeing Xu Yongwei's snobbish face again many years later, Zhou Hao laughed in his heart, "She really hasn't changed at all!"

"Hello, sister-in-law." Yan Tong smiled at Xu Yongwei and said, "Zhihao and Xin Xin are alright, right?"

She was talking about Xu Yongwei's son and daughter, Zhou Zhihao and Zhou Xinxin. They were a few years younger than Zhou Hao and were still in primary school.

"It's okay, come in and have a seat." Xu Yongwei invited Zhou Hao and his sister into the house with a look of impatience.

Compared to the small unit where Zhou Hao and his mother lived in, Zhou Lichang's big house seemed very luxurious.

Yan Tong was extremely nervous when she entered the room, afraid that she would dirty the room.

Entering the spacious hall, Zhou Hao saw his cousin Zhou Zhihao happily playing TV, while his cousin Zhou Xin Xin Xin Xin was playing her Kitty doll on the sofa.

Seeing Zhou Hao and Yan Tong approaching, these two siblings had no intention of paying any attention to them, and didn't even spare them a glance.

Looking at the overweeningly arrogant duo, Zhou Hao sneered in his heart. These two fellows had never been good people since they were young, and had become even more ferocious when they grew up.

Zhou Zhihao had learned to eat before graduating from high school, so Zhou Xinxin was not much better off. After growing up, she was sent by Zhou Lichang to America, but heard that she had contracted AIDS while she was there making friends.

"Sit down." Xu Yongwei made Zhou Hao and Yan Tong sit in the dining room, but didn't have the slightest intention to reprimand his own children for their rudeness.

Zhou Hao thought that the reason why Zhou Zhihao and Zhou Xin Xin Xin would be so proud and depraved in the future was because of Xu Yongwei's indulgence.

Yan Tong immediately gave the basket of fruits to Xu Yongwei: "Sister-in-law, where is brother? Isn't he home? "

Xu Yongwei took the fruit and casually put it aside, "He went out to drink with a friend last night and is still sleeping upstairs."

She glanced at Yan Tong and Zhou Hao indifferently, then coldly sneered: "The fact that you guys came this time, could it be that you want to borrow money again?"

Yan Tong immediately showed an awkward expression and mumbled, "Sister-in-law, can you help us? Liren took away the family's money again, we don't even have Xiao Hao's tuition now. "

"Ah Tong, it's not that I'm talking about you, you still haven't paid off the money you borrowed from my Old Zhou last time."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhou Hao with a somewhat gloating smile: "Xiao Hao, you must study diligently. Your father doesn't live up to his expectations, so don't you dare repeat the same mistakes as him.

"Auntie, I will." Seeing the ridicule in Xu Yongwei's eyes, Zhou Hao really wanted to get up and give her a slap.

However, he also knew that now was not the time to be impulsive, so he firmly suppressed the rage in his heart.

Just then, Zhou Zhihao turned around and shouted to Zhou Hao, "Ah Hao, come and play the game with me. This game is so fun to play."

He looked at Zhou Hao as if to say: "You probably haven't played the game on TV before."

"No, we don't want him to dirty our sofa." Beside him, Zhou Xin Xin had a look of disgust on her face: Mummy, when are they leaving? You see, the whole room stinks when they come in. "

"How can you talk to people like that?" Xu Yongwei said these words but there was still no reprimand in his eyes.

The fist on Zhou Hao's leg that was clenched tightly trembled, memories from his past life surged into his mind once again.

At that time, Yan Tong had suffered from liver cancer and needed to be hospitalized for treatment, but because Zhou Hao had no money to go to university, Zhou Hao had no choice but to borrow money from him.

However, he never would have thought that Zhou Lichang, who already had tens of millions of gold, would actually reject Zhou Hao very straightforwardly.

Xu Yongwei who was present said expressionlessly, "Since the cancer is at the end of the day, no matter how much money you spend, you should hurry up and prepare for the future."

The humiliation Zhou Lichang's family suffered, Zhou Hao did not forget it even at the moment of his death.

Just then, Yan Tong, who was sitting beside Zhou Hao, extended his hand and grabbed onto Zhou Hao's tightly clenched fists, signalling him not to be impulsive.

At the same time, he begged Xu Yongwei: "Sister-in-law, just help us out. We cannot delay Xiao Hao's tuition, we will definitely return the money to you as soon as possible."

"Fine, fine, at least I'm a relative." Xu Yongwei curled her lips and said: "How much do you want to borrow?"

"One!"

"Ten thousand." Zhou Hao rushed ahead of Yan Tong and said.

Xu Yongwei looked at Zhou Hao with wide eyes, "Ten thousand? Why are you borrowing so much money? Can you do it again? "

Yan Tong also looked at Zhou Hao in shock. She only wanted to borrow a thousand.

Zhou Hao raised his head and said to Xu Yongwei: "We want to do some small business. Aunt, don't worry, this is the last time we'll borrow money from you, and we'll definitely pay it off as soon as possible."

Under Yan Tong's pleading gaze, Xu Yongwei considered it for a moment before replying, "Alright, in case others say that we, Old Zhou, do not care about the life and death of his sister-in-law's family.

"However, A-Tong, I've told you in advance that you must repay this money as soon as possible. Otherwise, even if you're relatives, you won't have any face to speak of. It's not easy for our family's Old Zhou to earn money."

Then, Xu Yongwei took out a stack of brand-new hundred yuan bills from her room and passed it to Yan Tong.

However, when Zhou Hao looked at the expression in Xu Yongwei's eyes, it was clear that it was a form of charity for the beggar.

"Just you wait, one day, I will return your 'great kindness'!"

After walking out of Zhou Lichang's house, Zhou Hao looked at the luxurious house and swore to himself.

On the way back, Yan Tong asked Zhou Hao: "Xiao Hao, why did you ask sister-in-law to borrow so much money? When are we going to do business? "

Zhou Hao smiled lightly, "Mom, are we not going to engage in some sort of small business? "After paying the tuition fees, I plan to use the remaining money to sell stocks."

"Stock trading?" Yan Tong's face was full of shock. In 1998 at this time, the stock market had already started to rise among the commoners.

However, for Yan Tong, who could barely sustain life, she did not have the money to invest in stocks.

Furthermore, even if they didn't know about stocks, Yan Tong knew that selling stocks was an extremely risky action. In the society, there were also rumors that from time to time, some people would go bankrupt because of the stock market, and some people would even commit suicide just because of that.

"That's right." Zhou Hao laughed: "Didn't the nearby China Bank just opened a securities company? We can go there and open an account, then invest our money into a few stocks with potential."

With regards to Zhou Hao's words, Yan Tong didn't dare to disagree, and reprimanded: "You're just a kid, what do you know about the stocks? We'd better return the remaining money, so your father won't know about this and use it to gamble again."

Zhou Hao sighed, he was only fourteen years old and did not have an ID, so he could not open his own account to exchange stocks.

Therefore, Zhou Hao had to convince Yan Tong. He pointed to the noisy market across the street, and to a spot not far away where trash was piled.

"Mom, that market is going to be demolished soon. In the future, there will be a large supermarket there. There was also a five-star hotel in the open space.

Mom, Xiang City is growing faster and faster. We must grasp this opportunity to improve our lives. "

He looked deeply at Yan Tong, "Mom, I don't need you to sweep the streets bitterly, and I don't want you to spend the entire night hiding behind the roadside to wash the dishes. I want you to live in a villa, I want you to drive a famous car!"

Zhou Hao's excitement and anticipation had also more or less infected Yan Tong, causing her to uncontrollably fall into her fantasy about the future.

However, to her, the risk of selling shares was too high, it was not much better than taking Zhou Liren's money.

Seeing Yan Tong's deeply worried expression, Zhou Hao asked him: "Mom, do you trust me? Do you believe in Xiao Hao? "

"Mom obviously believes in Xiao Hao, but …"

Zhou Hao cut Yan Tong off with a smile, "Then you can leave that to Xiao Hao. That ten thousand is not a lot, nor is it a lot.

I've already analyzed a few stocks and I'm sure they'll see a significant increase in the short term. We'll open an account with the new securities firm next week. "

In actuality, the current Zhou Hao was only fourteen years old. He could not convince others that he wanted to invest in the stock market.

But for some reason, Yan Tong felt that Zhou Hao's words would definitely come true. Indistinctly, she felt that his son was no longer the ignorant youth of the past.