stjorthotic Chapter 4 Is there something wrong with the feng shui of your house?
Chapter 4 Is there something wrong with the feng shui of your house?
"Professor Xu, it's been a long time!"
Although before Ye Kai was reborn, his grandmother, Professor Xu, was still healthy and had the strength to chase after him, when he saw her again, Ye Kai couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat and his voice choked up. He rushed to hug his grandmother, who was a head shorter than him.
"Why have you suddenly become so sentimental after just two weeks?"
"You've been under a lot of pressure at school lately, haven't you?"
Grandma Xu Jingyuan was a little surprised and worried. Suddenly being hugged by her grandson, she didn't know whether to put down the platter she was holding or not.
Ye Kai's grades were average, and the chances of him getting into a 211 university were extremely slim. So his grandmother, Xu Jingyuan, had long accepted this result of his IQ regressing to the mean. She didn't expect him to get into any prestigious university. She would be satisfied as long as he could go to a normal university and get a stable teaching job to support himself.
Seeing that Ye Kai's emotions seemed unstable, Xu Jingyuan was indeed quite worried. However, her scholarly temperament, cultivated over many years, allowed her to maintain a calm and composed demeanor.
"I'm doing well at school."
"My Chinese and English scores have improved rapidly recently, and I hope my overall score will improve significantly in the first mock exam."
Ye Kai sniffed, tilted his head slightly towards the ceiling to calm his complicated emotions, and then smiled as he reported his recent studies to his grandmother.
"That's good."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Relax when you need to. The key to learning is to balance tension and relaxation."
Xu Jingyuan finally found a moment to place the platter on the dining table, then raised her hands and touched her grandson's face with a look of pity, giving him earnest advice.
"I see."
Ye Kai nodded vigorously.
At this moment, he was no longer the big shot who dominated the live streaming and short drama industry, but rather the beloved grandson of his grandmother, Xu Jingyuan.
"The ribs are ready, let's eat first."
Xu Jingyuan patted Ye Kai's head and said with a kind expression.
Ye Kai helped scoop the pork ribs and winter melon into a porcelain bowl, and then served the rice that his grandmother had prepared earlier, and put it on the table.
Winter nights come exceptionally early, but the winter solstice has already passed, and the days are getting longer. There are still a few wisps of red glow on the horizon, but they soon disappear into darkness.
Under the old-fashioned crystal chandelier, the grandfather and grandson enjoyed a happy time together.
……
After dinner, the grandfather and grandson went upstairs together.
Although Xu Jingyuan is indeed old, she has not entered into the typical retirement life of playing cards and watching dramas like most elderly people. She still maintains good learning habits and has enough enthusiasm for this ever-evolving era.
Inside the study, two brand-new computers were prominently displayed in the center of the desk, with LCD monitors back to back. Each of the grandfather and grandson had one, and they had been connected to the broadband network for a long time.
Xu Jingyuan has never restricted her grandson's access to computers and the internet. She believes that these are necessary means for ordinary people to understand the whole picture of society, and she practices what she preaches in this regard.
"I'll translate some documents. You can play by yourself, just be careful to keep track of the time."
Xu Jingyuan put on his reading glasses, gave Ye Kai some instructions, and then began searching for information online.
At this time, she was still doing her old job, going online to communicate with her foreign counterparts, translating and organizing materials, and eventually forming new papers or treatises.
Even in the years after she retired from teaching, Professor Xu still published more than a dozen theoretical monographs, proving that she was not idle even after retirement.
"OK."
Ye Kai turned on his computer, feeling an impatient, anxious anticipation.
He doesn't have much time to stay at home. He finally got the resources to make his first pot of gold from Shen Jiayi's father. If he misses these two days, he'll have to wait until the Spring Festival holiday.
The only thing that comforted him was that Bitcoin transactions could be conducted 24/7, which was one of the biggest advantages of decentralized currencies. Another advantage was that these transactions were unregulated and had a high degree of freedom, which at one time made them a more advantageous channel for funds to enter and exit than underground banks.
For Ye Kai, there was no need for money laundering; he simply wanted to make a huge profit from it.
"Now I have a Hong Kong Island Bank account and initial capital of US$5,000. All I need is to register a Bitcoin trading platform account and then make my move."
"Now let me see which platform is better?"
Ye Kai first logged onto the Bitcoin technical forum, carefully learned about the specifics, and then selected a trading platform.
Today, the preferred platform for trading Bitcoin is naturally MT.GOX.
MT.GOX was originally founded by Jed McCaleb in July 2010 and was later sold to Japan’s Tibanne Co. in March 2011, where it is managed by Mark Karpelese.
At least until it was taken offline on February 25, 2014, MT.GOX was a relatively reliable trading platform, very suitable for farming gold.
Ye Kai carefully reviewed the trading platform's rules and then registered a Bitcoin trading account on MT.GOX.
The user account has two sub-savings accounts: one for storing Bitcoin and the other for storing US dollars or other foreign currencies.
After successful registration, users can use the money in their cash account to buy and sell Bitcoin.
Buying and selling Bitcoin on the MT.GOX trading platform is similar to buying and selling stocks and futures. MT.GOX sorts Bitcoin buy and sell requests according to rules and then starts matching them. If the requirements are met, the transaction will be executed.
"The price of Bitcoin right now... is really cheap..."
When Ye Kai saw the Bitcoin trading price, his heart stopped for two seconds.
Although it didn't reach the ridiculously low prices of Bitcoin's early days, the current trading price on the platform is still less than $0.5 per Bitcoin.
Compared to last year's market, the current price of Bitcoin is indeed at a relatively low historical point, and it is believed that it will soon enter a phase of explosive rebound.
Ye Kai calculated that if he invested all $5000 in his bank account, he could buy 10000 Bitcoins.
As for the transaction fees, they are only four per thousand, and the platform is currently offering certain discounts, so this cost is negligible for him.
As Ye Kai decisively bought in, his account immediately gained 10000 bitcoins, and his remaining funds were almost instantly wiped out.
"Now all we have to do is wait."
"I remember very clearly that the Bitcoin market suddenly became very hot in March, and it once surged to more than $40, but unfortunately it was short-lived."
"As long as I seize this opportunity and clear out my positions in time, I will make a large sum of money, and I will not have to worry about money for a short period of time."
Looking at the 10000 bitcoins lying in his account, Ye Kai finally felt relieved.
"I expect my academic pressure will be quite high in March, so I probably won't have time to pay attention to Bitcoin."
"Why not set up a conditional order? That way, you won't have to worry about not being able to sell in time when the market is booming."
After considering it for a moment, Ye Kai set a take-profit order in his trading account, setting the sell price to $40.
"call--"
Ye Kai breathed a sigh of relief after shutting down the trading system.
Since his rebirth, he had always felt something indescribable weighing on his heart, as if he were facing heavy obstacles. Now that the burden was lifted, his heart was suddenly at ease, and he felt refreshed. He felt that his heart was free of worries and the world was wide open.
Although his grandmother Xu Jingyuan's retirement pension was not low and he could afford to go to school without any pressure, there were still many expenses. In particular, since the 1990s, Xu Jingyuan had been regularly sponsoring some poor college students. Over time, this investment was not a small amount.
Otherwise, when Ye Kai started his business in his previous life, Xu Jingyuan wouldn't have had to mortgage this little red building and the surrounding land to raise funds.
Now that Ye Kai has been reborn and has the ability to earn his first pot of gold on his own, he certainly doesn't want to use his grandmother Xu Jingyuan's retirement resources anymore.
After doing all that, Ye Kai finally had the leisure to open his QQ software.
"Cough cough."
As soon as Ye Kai logged on, he saw the little penguin jumping happily below and making coughing sounds.
Upon clicking, it turned out to be Shen Jiayi.
However, Shen Jiayi had already changed her QQ name. Ye Kai couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and casually opened the chat box to reply to the message.
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: Are you there?
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: Reply quickly if you see this!
【Border Town Wanderer】: What's wrong?
The other person was typing, and after a long time of intermittent typing, they still hadn't finished, seemingly struggling with the task.
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: I've opened the second brocade pouch you gave me.
[The ancient Greek god who controlled the compass]: Are you telling the truth?
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: But my mom is currently in closed training in the province, and I can't contact her.
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: What should we do?
[The ancient Greek god who controlled the compass]: Urgent, waiting online!
Shen Jiayi doesn't post anything unless she's very anxious, which shows that she is indeed quite anxious.
【Border Town Wanderer】: Why didn't you call me?
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: Dude, turn your phone on!
[The ancient Greek god of compasses]: If I could just get through to you on the phone, would I need to come to QQ to catch you?
Ye Kai subconsciously pulled out his Nokia phone and glanced at it. Damn, it was indeed turned off; the screen was completely black.
Although Nokia phones have a relatively long standby time, he couldn't charge his phone for two weeks while living at school, and he also played some games in between, so it's understandable that the battery would run out.
【Border Town Prodigal】: Excuse me, let me think about it first.
Ye Kai plugged his phone in to charge and then began to think seriously.
That's right. Ye Kai's second piece of advice for Shen Jiayi was a warning to her mother, Jiang Xin, and its importance was not much less than the advice he gave to Shen Mingsun.
The difference is that although Jiang Xin's problem is very serious, it is not as urgent as Shen Mingsun's problem, and she has enough time to deal with it calmly.
"Shen Jiayi, is there something wrong with the feng shui of your house?"
After thinking about it for a while, Ye Kai called Shen Jiayi directly.