Chapter 3 The Enlightened Father
At around 5:30 pm, Zhang Guoqing, who was carrying a briefcase, came home from get off work. When changing slippers, he saw his wife serving dishes to the restaurant and asked with a smile: "Lihua, is Jian's cold cured? "
"It's almost done!" Liu Lihua took the briefcase from her husband, "Today, I invite Professor Fang and Teacher Qin to have supper at home."
"Uh!" Zhang Guoqing responded, changed his shoes, followed his wife to the kitchen and wondered: "Professor Fang and Teacher Qin have not come to our house for dinner. Is it for Jiancheng's schooling?"
"No. A few days ago, I talked with Teacher Qin. She taught Chinese in her second year of high school. Even if she became a teacher who was built, she would have to wait for next year. It seems that Teacher Qin will retire the year after tomorrow..."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Guoqing interrupted and asked.
"Before the high school entrance examination, we promised to be built. If he was admitted to the affiliated high school, he would take him out for a trip. He wanted to travel to Tengchong, Yunnan, and also wanted to invest in jade or something. Professor Fang is more familiar with jade, so he has a lot of jade jewelry and ornaments at home. In the morning, he called Professor Fang if he was interested in traveling to Tengchong together. Professor Fang happened to plan his travel there, so he decided to go together."
"Haha!" Zhang Guoqing smiled faintly, "When did you know about investment after Jiancheng this kid?"
Liu Lihua burst into laughter and said, "In the morning, he was talking to me in a very good way!"
Zhang Guoqing asked with great interest: "What did he say?"
"He said that through reform and opening up, especially after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour, our country's economy will develop rapidly, and the people's pockets will be more and more money. He also said that gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times. In the future, antique jewelry and jade will soar. If you invest in jade now, you will definitely make a lot of money."
"Haha!" Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile and said, "He has some knowledge."
"On National Day, this child is thinking of asking me to take out all the money in the bank to invest in jadeite!"
"This..." Zhang Guoqing pondered for a moment and asked, "How much money does our family have in the bank?"
"Five or sixty thousand!"
"We still have some stocks in our hands. If we sell them at the current price, we will probably be able to sell them for more than 50,000 yuan. Both of us have stable jobs and stable income, so it's also relevant to investing in jade with 30,000 to 40,000 yuan."
"You really listen to your son!"
"My son has a good vision. In the next few years, the price of jade should rise. It is definitely better than keeping money in the bank. However, when you go to Yunnan, you should be careful not to buy fakes."
"Professor Fang checked, he probably wouldn't buy fakes!" After Liu Lihua cooked a plate of dishes, she brought them to the living room and found that her son was eavesdropping on her and her husband's words, and sneered: "Jiancheng, what are you eavesdropping on?"
"Haha, I want to hear how dad and mom talk about love!"
"Why are you so unscrupulous?" Liu Lihua scolded.
Zhang Guoqing smiled and said to his son: "Jiancheng, sit down and talk to his father!"
"You father and son don't be busy chatting. You call Professor Fang. The food is about to be prepared. Let them come over for dinner!"
"yesmadam!" Zhang Jiancheng saluted and smiled at Liu Lihua.
After making the call, Zhang Jiancheng began to wash the dishes and chopsticks for dinner and took out beer from the refrigerator.
Before Professor Fang and Teacher Qin came, Zhang Jiancheng stared at Zhang Guoqing carefully for a while. He was very happy to be able to have this expression again.
Obviously, Zhang Guoqing was a happy man at this time, without any special ambitions, and just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Zhang Jiancheng knew very well that in his previous life, due to his reasons, his mother passed away. After that, his father completely changed his temper and became worse. He usually had faces and did not bother tobacco and alcohol. It is precisely because of this that he got liver cancer.
"I must let my dad be a happy and happy man." Zhang Jiancheng thought silently in his heart.
Not long after, Professor Fang and Teacher Qin came to the Zhang family.
Zhang Jiancheng is quite familiar with Professor Fang and Teacher Qin. Professor Fang is a professor in the History Department of Fudan University, but he has retired. Usually, when he meets Professor Fang, he will call him Grandpa Fang, while Teacher Qin is a Chinese teacher at Fudan Affiliated Middle School. When Zhang Jiancheng was in his second year of high school, Teacher Qin also taught him for one academic year. After that, Teacher Qin retired gloriously. He had a good impression of Teacher Qin.
After a few greetings, Zhang Guoqing asked Professor Fang and Teacher Qin to sit down, and Liu Lihua also finished the work in the kitchen.
During dinner, Liu Lihua and Teacher Qin talked about Zhang Jiancheng's learning.
Teacher Qin said to Zhang Jiancheng: "Jiancheng, high school is different from junior high school. The teacher will not care about you every day. If you don't have a certain degree of self-discipline and only know how to play, your academic performance will easily fall. If you don't have a good foundation in the first year of high school, it will not be easy to catch up even if you want to study hard."
"Grandma Qin, I will definitely pay attention to what you said. Tomorrow, I plan to borrow a few textbooks for the first year of high school. When I come back from a trip to Yunnan, I will prepare my high school homework carefully!"
Teacher Qin nodded with a smile and said, "Well, high school learning is a good learning habit, and previewing is a good learning habit!"
Professor Fang also said: "Jiancheng, I'm very curious. Why are you interested in jadeite?"
Zhang Jiancheng looked up at his parents and smiled and said, "In addition to loving the beauty of jade, I am also interested in its commercial value. I think the price of jade will soar in the next few years."
Professor Fang was slightly stunned. After coming to his senses, he smiled heartily, raised his wine glass, and said to Zhang Jiancheng: "Jiancheng, let's have a drink. I also think the price of jade will become higher and higher in the future. In recent years, others have invested in stocks, and I have invested all my funds in jade..."
After toasting, Zhang Jiancheng said: "Grandpa Fang, tomorrow, can I go to your house to appreciate your collection?"
"sure!"
Zhang Guoqing smiled and said, "Professor Fang, I remember when I was studying at Fudan University, you had been teaching at Fudan University for many years. At that time, you started collecting jade, right?"
"At that time, I liked it, and I didn't have much spare money in my hands. My collection was very limited. Many times I saw good jade, but I didn't have the money to buy it. Now, my children have grown up and found a good job. I have some extra money in my hands. I can buy my favorite jade..."
After dinner, Professor Fang and Teacher Qin did not rush to leave, but sat on the sofa and chatted with Zhang Guoqing's family. The most talked about was the story of Professor Fang's collection of jade.
"Jade is spiritual. Wearing jade jewelry is good for people's health. People raise jade, and jade nourishes people. It is very destined to be able to meet a good piece of jade. Once, I saw a good piece of jade pendant, but I had no money at that time. When I turned around and took the money, the jade pendant had been bought by someone. Now, I regret it even if I think about it..."
After chatting for more than an hour, Professor Fang asked, "Jiancheng, how many days are you planning to play in Tengchong?"
"At least one week, at most two weeks. Haha, the time is short and there is no motivation. If it takes a long time, I am afraid it will affect my studies!" Zhang Jiancheng paid great attention to his attitude. In this life, he no longer wanted his parents to worry too much about him. "Grandpa Fang, if you have nothing special, we will set off to Yunnan in three or four days."
Liu Lihua asked: "Professor Fang, did you and Teacher Qin originally plan to go to Yunnan by train, or take a plane?"
"If you take the train, it will take a long time to take a flight."
“It is more convenient to take a plane.”
Professor Fang said: "Tomorrow, let's go order the air ticket together. If it is convenient, try to fly to Kunming, Yunnan within five days. After arriving in Kunming, we will play for two or three days before taking the bus to Tengchong."
"Okay, that's it!"
"It's getting late, so we won't bother you anymore. Thank you for your dinner!" Professor Fang and Teacher Qin were about to say goodbye.
Zhang Jiancheng sent Professor Fang and Teacher Qin downstairs to the next floor. His family lives in the faculty and staff dormitory area of Fudan University, and so is Professor Fang and Teacher Qin's family. The dormitory building where the two families live is only more than 100 meters away.
After Zhang Jiancheng returned home, Zhang Guoqing said to his son: "Jiancheng, during the summer vacation, let you have fun. After the summer vacation, you have to study hard. You have to set your ideals in high school and junior high school."
"Dad, my ideal is to get into Fudan University, and after graduating from undergraduate, continue to study for graduate school. If you can study abroad, you will study abroad for another two or three years, and then go back to starting your own business!"
"Haha, having an ideal is a good thing. If an ideal cannot be realized, it is a fantasy!"
"Believe me, dad, I am the crystallization of you and mom. My intelligence will definitely surpass yours."
Chapter completed!