I'm back in 1990

Chapter 77: Chasing the Rise and Selling the Fall

On the way back to Yu Xiang's dormitory, Huang Xiaochuan's pager kept vibrating. He knew without guessing that it was Yu Wei, but he was with Yu Xiang at the moment and couldn't return the call.

I need to keep the fact that Yu Wei and I bought pagers a secret for now, so as not to be scolded by Yu Xiang for wasting money.

The two returned to Yu Xiang's dormitory building, and Huang Xiaochuan thought he still needed to find Ji Mei to get the photos.

"Sister Xiang, after you go upstairs, check if Sister Mei is there. If she is, please ask her to come down. I'll wait for her for a while."

Yu Xiang had already learned about Huang Xiaochuan's ulterior motives from Ji Mei.

"You're looking for Ji Mei to get the photos, right?"

Seeing that Yu Xiang already knew, Huang Xiaochuan simply admitted frankly, "Yes! Last time I specifically asked her to print an extra photo of the two of us."

"You! You're full of tricks! Don't bother Ji Mei, I'll take it down in a bit."

Huang Xiaochuan, pushing his luck, asked, "Sister Xiang, could you give me a few more?"

Yu Xiang pretended to be angry and glared at Huang Xiaochuan for a moment, then said, "Wait for me for a bit," and went upstairs.

Soon Yu Xiang came down with an envelope. "Here you go."

Huang Xiaochuan wanted to open it as soon as he received it, but Yu Xiang stopped him.

"Take it back and look at it."

"Okay! Got it!" Huang Xiaochuan chuckled as he put the envelope into his bag.

Then Huang Xiaochuan asked Yu Xiang, "Sister Xiang, National Day is coming soon, do you have any plans?"

After thinking for a moment, Yu Xiang said, "I have a holiday for National Day. You and Yu Wei can come together. I'll take you two shopping."

Upon hearing that Yu Wei, that eyesore, would also be included, Huang Xiaochuan's mood soured, but he dared not refuse.

"Okay, I'll pick up Yu Wei first and then come over."

"Okay! Be careful riding your bike on your way back, okay?"

"Okay, I promise to obey traffic rules."

After seeing Huang Xiaochuan off, Yu Xiang returned to her dormitory.

Ji Mei leaned closer with a curious look and asked, "Tell me honestly, what's going on between you two right now?"

Yu Xiang feigned ignorance: "What did you say? I don't understand."

"Hey! I'll teach you to pretend!"

Ji Mei immediately started tickling Yu Xiang, and the two began rolling around on the bed. The scene was incredibly erotic; if Huang Xiaochuan had seen it, his eyes would have popped out.

After leaving the Second Military Medical University, Huang Xiaochuan called back the number on his pager, and sure enough, Yu Weiren had already left.

Huang Xiaochuan called Yu Wei again, and this time he answered the phone very quickly.

"What's wrong with you? I called you eight hundred times before you finally answered."

"The battery died, I already changed it, and you're blaming me? Aren't you the same? Why didn't you answer my call earlier? Where are you?"

Huang Xiaochuan certainly couldn't say that he was at the Second Military Medical University. He just happened to walk south along Chongqing South Road after leaving the Second Military Medical University, and at the end of the road he could turn onto Jumen Road, which was the Lu Gong Post Office.

That gives you an excuse.

"I was strolling around the stamp market, and it was too noisy and crowded earlier, so I didn't hear my pager."

"I knew it! I went to your school to look for you just now. Luckily I didn't wait for you, or it would have been too late."

"You only have yourself to blame. Why didn't you change the battery when your pager ran out of power? I don't know what you've been busy with all day long."

Are you at school this afternoon?

Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment, and since he didn't seem to have anything important to do in the afternoon, he replied, "I'll be at school this afternoon."

"Let's talk about it when we meet this afternoon. You'll treat me to dinner tonight." After saying that, Yu Wei hung up the phone cleanly and neatly, without waiting for Huang Xiaochuan's reply or not.

Huang Xiaochuan shook his head speechlessly and hung up the phone. He had just lied to Yu Wei that he was at the stamp market. It just so happened that Engineer Lu was not far from here, so he went to the stamp market to take a look and find out about the current stamp market.

Cycling south, the distance between the Second Military Medical University and Lu Gong Institute is less than two kilometers, and the journey is smooth, taking only a few minutes.

You can feel the excitement of the stamp market right from the bicycle parking area. All the nearby bicycle parking areas are packed, and the elderly people watching the bikes are all smiles. It seems they've made a good living today.

After a preliminary look around the market, sure enough, the trading volume in the stamp market began to surge.

The price of 80 monkeys fluctuated several times recently, but it started to rise rapidly starting this week, showing no signs of turning back.

The most traded item in the market is the 80 Monkey, with a current purchase price of 140 per piece and a retail price of 170.

Fang Lian is a separate case; the full page will be discussed separately.

The saying "buy high, sell low" is absolutely true. Nowadays, many people have seen the amazing rise in the 80 Monkey stock and have joined the ranks of speculators, causing the price of the 80 Monkey stock to continue to rise.

Huang Xiaochuan mentally estimated that his batch of 80 Monkeys had already increased in value nearly sixfold. At this rate, what level would the price of 80 Monkeys reach before the Lunar New Year? Thinking about this, Huang Xiaochuan's heart began to race.

Just then, his pager went off again. Huang Xiaochuan left the stamp market and found a quiet place to return the call. When the call was connected, it turned out to be Ge Changli.

How interesting. Whenever I come to the stamp market, Ge Changli contacts me. Could it be that we have some kind of telepathic connection?

Actually, it was all a coincidence. Ge Changli would come to the stamp market every Sunday without fail, and seeing the current good market conditions, he immediately thought of Huang Xiaochuan.

Two minutes later, the two met at the entrance of the post office market.

Upon meeting, Ge Changli excitedly told Huang Xiaochuan, "Xiaochuan, the market for '80 monkeys' has taken off."

"I understand. I just walked around the market."

Huang Xiaochuan understood why Ge Changli was so excited. After all, Ge Changli had emptied his pockets to buy a batch of 80 monkeys at a price of 65 yuan. According to the current market, Ge's net worth has doubled.

The two chatted for a while, and when they parted, Huang Xiaochuan repeatedly told Ge Changli: "Don't touch the monkey you have in your hand. I still say that long-term holding yields the greatest returns."

In fact, Ge Changli thought so too. Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan also made the same suggestion, he felt reassured and confident.

Besides, he also bought a lot of Japanese postcards at low prices. He had planned to speculate on the long term (monkeys) and the short term (Japanese) postcards long-term (monkeys).

After leaving the stamp market, Huang Xiaochuan rode east along Zhongshan South Road towards the Bund. He crossed the Suzhou River at Waibaidu Bridge and then rode northeast along Siping Road. When he reached the Guoding Road intersection, he turned left and continued straight back to his school.

It took Huang Xiaochuan more than forty minutes to get back to the dormitory building. When he arrived, he ran into the other students in the dormitory who were going to the cafeteria for lunch.

"Wait for me a moment. I'll treat you to stir-fries at the cafeteria for lunch. You don't need to wait in line."

Today is a big day for Huang Xiaochuan. From today onwards, Yu Xiang is officially his girlfriend. He's so happy! Let's celebrate with everyone by having a nice meal.

When the group heard that Huang Xiaochuan, this rich bastard, was offering to treat them, who would want to eat any more communal dishes? The stir-fries tasted better and were more oily; it had been a while since they'd had them, so this was perfect!

Ding Yi was absent as usual; he always went home on Sundays. The other four were there, and while Huang Xiaochuan went to order food, Hao Zhidu asked the others, "Xiaochuan seems especially happy today. Is there some good news?"

Wu Duo shook his head: "I don't know, you can ask him later."

Huang Xiaochuan ordered seven or eight main dishes, among which braised pork was a must-order.

During this time, Wu Duo stopped him, saying, "Damn, are you kidding me? Ordering so much is such a waste!"

"Squad leader, do you think I don't know if you can eat this much? We definitely won't waste any food. Eat as much as you want today." Huang Xiaochuan insisted on ordering eight dishes and paid for them. You have to pay in cash at the small canteen, but you don't need food coupons.