Chapter 46: Chapter 32: Shenghai Trip, Buying the Dark Horse Miracle Stock!

Su Zelin pushed his ID card in front of him, smiled, and said: "I have already turned sixteen and have full civil capacity. The money for opening an account and subsequent stock market investments also comes from my personal independent account, and I will be responsible for my actions,"!

The staff said nothing else, as they were aware of this, only intending to remind him kindly.

Since the other party insisted, he could only proceed to handle the account opening and other matters for him.

The account was opened, a few dozen bucks were paid, and then Su Zelin, according to the original plan, bought almost all the money in the bank card into Shenghai Mei Lin, leaving only a few hundred bucks for summer daily use.

Walking out of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Su Zelin was in high spirits.

All set, just waiting for this stock to soar.

At this time, he was also filled with hunger, casually buying a boxed meal from a tricycle vendor.

In the 90s, boxed meals were at their peak in Shenghai, with vendors visible at station docks, hospital doors, bustling areas, street corners, and other places where crowds gathered. Even by 2000, they were still quite common.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange saw a lot of traders come and go every day. Some people were hungry, so they’d come out of the trading hall to buy a boxed meal to sate themselves, and the business was still quite good.

The meal only cost three and a half, and the taste was so-so, not great, but okay.

Sitting at the entrance, he ate the boxed meal and then casually wandered around Shenghai.

This era’s metropolis actually didn’t hold much novelty for Su Zelin.

Because Jianglan was close to Shenghai, plus his family used to do business between the two places regularly. Su Zelin had followed his dad many times in the past, and after graduation, he also came here to make money, so after strolling for a while, he lost interest and took the express back home.

Stepping into the house, it was already evening, and neither of his parents knew that Su Zelin had made a trip to Shenghai and back, thinking instead that he had gone to hang out at an internet café or something.

"You brat, all you ever think about is playing! Even after college entrance exams, you shouldn’t be so relaxed, and isn’t going online several bucks an hour? Just think how much money you’re wasting all day long!"

Zhao Lixia couldn’t help but nag a bit.

"Mom, I wasn’t hanging out at an internet café today; I went to make money, alright!"

Su Zelin chuckled.

"Yeah, right, making money with the way you are now, I’d be thankful if you spent less instead!"

Zhao Lixia naturally didn’t believe him and cast a glance at Su Zelin, then turned her complaints to her husband: "I’ve told you that the lottery winnings should be kept by us first, but you didn’t listen. Just look at your son, acting like he’s got wings with a bit of money, nearly flying off. He’ll waste this money sooner or later!"

Su Jianjun cleared his throat: "Young people learning to go online isn’t necessarily a bad thing. They can access the latest information, understand the state of economic development, and more easily find opportunities for entrepreneurship and making money!"

It was evident here that Su’s father had a strong capacity for accepting new things and a forward-looking vision. Su Zelin couldn’t help but give him a thumbs-up, thinking his dad’s success wasn’t by chance.

However, Zhao Lixia disagreed: "What good is it to go online? I hear that those who frequent such places end up not doing anything good, eight out of ten are playing games or chatting and making friends on some sort of QQ, basically doing nothing constructive!"

"Old Liu’s son from the alley spends all day in internet cafes, addicted to games, and nearly drove Old Liu to death from anger, almost had his leg broken!"

"You, not intervening with your son is one thing, but finding excuses for him and egging him on to play is another!"

Zhao Lixia’s tirade scared Su Jianjun into silence.

Originally, he had planned to buy a computer, but seeing his wife’s strong opposition, he thought he might have to delay this plan.

Su Zelin walked behind Zhao Lixia, rubbing her shoulders, and with a cheeky smile said: "My dear mother, please calm down. How about this, no need for me to say more, by the end of the holiday, before I go to college, I guarantee that the few thousand in my card will become more than ten thousand, and then you’ll have to believe me, how about that?"

He didn’t plan to hide the stock trading from his parents for too long because this was a chance to show his capability. Only by proving himself would his parents allow him to go ahead and act on his own, instead of constantly interfering.

"Ten thousand? You’re daydreaming! The holiday is only a month and a half left. In such a short time, and you expect your money to triple? I’m telling you, tonight you’d better sleep with your head elevated. You’d never dream such a bargain!"

Zhao Lixia looked vexed, thinking her son was dreaming wildly, assuming money was like leaves on the ground that he could pick up at will.

Su Zelin thought to himself that it was even more than triple, almost quadruple.

Before going to college, I won’t just be a millionaire, but I’ll upgrade to a hundred-thousandaire!

He didn’t argue with his mother, just smiled: "Well, let’s wait and see!"

"Wait and see, eh? But until you show me that ten thousand, you’ll behave!"

Zhao Lixia snorted: "Your dad might indulge you, but I will not. Keep this up, and you’ll ruin yourself just entering university! Look at Shiqing, she either helps her parents voluntarily during holidays or spends time reading, that’s a good example! You brat, listen well, from today, you’re allowed outside activities only four hours a day!"

Su Zelin’s face turned into a bitter melon.

He had planned to enjoy his summer holiday, but now his mother had issued a curfew.

He cast a pleading look at his dad, but Su Jianjun just turned his head, meaning he couldn’t help.

"Mom, I am an adult now, six hours!"

Su Zelin gritted his teeth.

"Oh, you dare to bargain with your mother, wings have really hardened, looking for a beating, aren’t you? I said four hours, so four hours it is, I’ll have Shiqing watch over you. If you’re not back on time, be ready for a spanking!"

"..."

Actually, Zhao Lixia imposing a curfew was not only out of concern that he may waste his life away, but for other reasons too.

Her son left early and returned late, and had little opportunity to meet Qin Shiqing. The chances of securing a future daughter-in-law were already slim, and this only made it slimmer.

So she had to do something to make sure the kids had more time to get to know each other, it’s well-intentioned.

No matter what, the curfew meant that Su Zelin would mostly be confined to home.

When his mom flared up, her word had to be obeyed, but this led to boredom. After returning from the internet, he was so bored that he had to get a monthly card at a book rental shop, renting a few books every day to pass the time.

A few days later, Su Zelin was lazily lying at home, holding a newly rented copy of "D.N.A2", an old Japanese manga from the nineties that still entertained him.

However, what irritated him slightly was that certain harmonious pages of the female protagonist Kui Jaling had been torn out by someone else, which was really annoying at critical moments, although he had done the same thing before.

"Damn it, what a bastard, has no public decency, enjoyed it themselves and won’t let others!"

Su Zelin muttered curses.

The act of tearing harmonious pages from manga was as disgraceful as ripping Chapters filled with ellipses from novels, despised by most, and the next person to rent it would usually curse the previous renter’s ancestors thoroughly.

Already bothered by restricted outing time daily, now Su Zelin was even more irked.

"Ring ring ring..."

Just then, the phone in the living room rang, and Su Zelin dropped his "D.N.A2" and walked out.

The caller ID showed a number from a public phone booth.

"Hello, who is this?"

Su Zelin picked up the handset.

"Zelin, it’s Lu Haoran!"

The sound of an honest man came from the other end.

At that time, the installation fee for a landline was still quite expensive, costing two to three thousand. While it was cheaper than in the nineties when it could cost four to five thousand or even more, it still wasn’t common for every household to have one.

Lu Haoran’s family couldn’t afford a landline, so whenever he contacted Su Zelin, he used an IC card to call from a public phone.

Su Zelin brightened up.

"Mouse, I was just thinking of looking for you!"

Having read manga for a few days, he was getting a bit bored and planned to find some fun with his best buddy.

"So, Zelin, are you free tomorrow?"

Lu Haoran asked tentatively.

"Yeah, I’m free every day at home now, I’m about to rust!"

Su Zelin quickly replied.

"Great, can you teach me how to surf the web? I want to apply for a QQ account too."

Lu Haoran stated his intention.

"Of course, but we should go early, during holidays internet cafés are booming, if we go late there’ll be no computers left!"

"Okay, I’ll wake up early and head out after breakfast!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, then it’s settled happily!"

"..."

After chatting with his best friend for a while, they hung up.

Su Zelin’s mood improved a bit.

Though Mouse couldn’t break his mom’s restrictions, having someone to go online with made it less boring and still quite nice.

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