Chapter 436: The Potential Stock
Chapter 436: The Potential Stock
The next day, Jiang Xia accompanied her mother, Jiang Mu, on a shopping trip to buy gifts.
They first visited a jewelry store.
Zhang Rong personally attended to them and invited them to his office.
Jiang Mu smiled and said, "I'll wait a moment. I want to look at the display in the counter first."
Zhang Rong smiled and asked, "Auntie, who are you buying gifts for?"
Jiang Xia replied, "For Xiao Yan, and also as a gift for her parents."
Zhang Rong understood.
He also knew Zhang Fuyan, but they weren't close.
Zhang Fuyan didn't grow up in Beijing during her childhood, and there was an age gap between them, so they didn't play together.
He was more familiar with Zhang Fuyan's cousin.
As Jiang Mu carefully selected items at the counter, Jiang Xia took the opportunity to change the time she had arranged to meet with Zhang Rong the next day.
"No problem. If you don't find anything you like here, we can go to my office later, and I'll bring out some better options for you to choose from."
"Thank you, Second Brother."
"Why are you being so polite? The three stocks you picked..." Zhang Rong gave her a thumbs up and then added, "It's a good thing you told me not to buy that one."
His friend had told him the night before that the stock he had been eyeing didn't rise much and even dropped, but all three of the stocks Jiang Xia had chosen were on the rise.
Especially the one she had bought, which was only one dollar per share when she purchased it, and it had already risen to two dollars in just a few days.
"Younger sister, how did you know that was a potential stock?"
Jiang Xia knew it was because, in her previous life, she had worked in venture capital and had studied it during her graduate studies, but she couldn't reveal this: "I said it would bring good luck and a good pregnancy, right? I'm carrying three this time, and you gave me four to choose from. I eliminated the one I didn't like, and the remaining three were all good choices."
Zhang Rong: "..."
Did she think he was a three-year-old who could be easily fooled?
However, since Jiang Xia didn't elaborate, Zhang Rong tactfully refrained from asking further, "My friend plans to sell when it reaches three dollars per share. Of course, if it doesn't reach three dollars and shows signs of falling, we should sell quickly too."
Jiang Xia: "There's no rush. This is a triple pregnancy, which means good luck for three years. There's no need to sell in a hurry; let it rise slowly. It won't be too late to sell in three or four years."
Zhang Rong: "..."
Sell in three or four years?
Did she think she was carrying a money-attracting child who could bring in wealth? Did she expect the stock to rise like her child's weight, increasing daily until adulthood?
Zhang Rong now truly believed that she hadn't been fooling him earlier.
She had genuinely chosen the stock based on her personal preference, without any understanding of the market.
Who would dare to say something like 'let it rise slowly and sell in three or four years' if they knew anything about stocks? Even the stock market gurus wouldn't be that bold.
As his friend had said, "Knowing when to buy doesn't make you an expert; knowing when to sell is the real skill." Many people know how to buy, but because they don't know when to sell and are greedy, they often lose everything.
In truth, Zhang Rong didn't fully understand the stock market either; he was still learning. He believed that Jiang Xia knew nothing about it and relied on him as her second brother for guidance.
Zhang Rong was deeply touched by her trust, but he also felt a heavy burden, fearing that she might lose money! After all, stock investments carried high risks and high returns, but one could also lose everything and go bankrupt.
If it weren't for the recent favorable market conditions, he wouldn't have suggested the investment to the couple.
Jiang Mu didn't find anything she liked at the counter, so she walked over and asked Zhang Rong, "I want to buy pearls. Do you have any other better options?"
"Yes, please come this way, Auntie. You can take your time and look in my office."
In the end, Jiang Mu chose a pearl necklace for Zhang Fuyan's mother and a pearl bracelet for Zhang Fuyan.
Older women look elegant wearing pearl necklaces.
Jiang Mu also bought a pearl bracelet for Jiang Xia, identical to the one she had chosen for Zhang Fuyan.
The bracelet looked especially beautiful on Jiang Xia, so Jiang Mu bought an extra one for her daughter.
The gift of pearls also carried a meaningful message, symbolizing that their family would treat Zhang Fuyan as precious as a pearl in the future.
Jiang Mu also planned to give Zhang Fuyan a jade bracelet later.
She had one that her mother-in-law had passed down to her, intended for her daughter-in-law, to be passed down through the generations. She would give it to Zhang Fuyan in the future, so there was no need to buy a new one.
The next day would be the first time the two families met, and it wasn't appropriate to give the bracelet right away.
After leaving the jewelry store, the mother and daughter headed to the Friendship Mall to buy a watch for Zhang Fu.
As they passed by a store selling imported food, Jiang Mu suggested, "Let's buy some food and health products too."
Ye Xian was squatting below the counter, organizing things. Hearing Jiang Mu's voice, she paused, lowering her head and pretending to search for something intently.
Then she heard Jiang Xia's voice, "Zhang Fu and Zhang Mu live abroad most of the year, so they probably don't lack anything from the Friendship Store. We don't need to buy food. Isn't Zhang Mu from here? I'll bring some dried seafood and homemade snacks for them to take back to Beijing, and if there's any leftover, they can even take it abroad."
Jiang Mu agreed, "Then we won't buy imported food. Let's get some cigarettes and alcohol instead. Do you have clothes to wear tomorrow? I'll buy you a set. How about that set over there? You'll look great in it."
Jiang Mu pointed at a dress in the mall.
One of the greatest joys of having a daughter is dressing her up beautifully.
(End of Chapter)
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