After clearing positions and taking profit from 'Meiyan Jixiang', reaping a huge amount of profit.
Su Yi decided to take a break for a while.
After all, the timeline here was approaching what he remembered as the 'stock market crash 2.0', and at the same time, although the market's bullish sentiment had not completely collapsed, a large number of profit-taking orders accumulated during the continuous market rebound, after Zhengjin entered the market to save it, were secretly retreating.
Coupled with the heavy overhang of trapped funds in the nearly fractured area between the Shanghai Composite Index's 4100 and 5000 points, it consistently suppressed the index's upward potential.
Although Su Yi was not sure exactly which day the 'stock market crash 2.0' he remembered would begin.
But since he had sensed the decline in the market's bullish sentiment, sensed that the Shanghai Composite Index could no longer advance to higher point ranges, and also sensed that the short-term market speculation driven by the two concepts of 'state-owned enterprise reform' and 'Zhengjin holdings' was clearly receding after the stock price of 'Meiyan Jixiang' peaked.
Then, temporarily choosing to go short and avoid the potential extreme risks ahead.
Waiting until after the 'stock market crash 2.0' in his memory had occurred and market risks were fully released, then responding to policy calls to enter the market and go long.
There would always be no problem.
After all, money in the financial market is endless.
As long as the stock market opens as usual, there will be no shortage of money-making opportunities in that market.
When one realizes something is wrong, or senses the proximity of market risk, or when trading is not going smoothly, choosing to go short, retaining sufficient capital, waiting for the market trend to become clearer, and waiting for opportunities that fit one's trading model to arrive, is definitely better than forcing trades and continuously gambling in the market.
Since he had decided to go short to avoid the highly probable 'stock market crash 2.0'.
Su Yi temporarily stopped paying attention to the stock market, planning instead to use this free time to return to his hometown and bring his parents back.
So, after telling Chu Wan about his plan to return to his hometown for a few days, he booked a flight for the next morning that same night.
He flew from Magic City back to Yuzhou.
Then, he took a four to five-hour bus ride from Yuzhou city back to Jiangling County, his hometown where he once studied and lived.
After that, he took a township shuttle bus for over an hour from the county town to the town where his hometown village was located, and then continued by transferring to a motorcycle for hire in the town, traveling six to seven kilometers along a rural road.
Su Yi only then, before dark,
saw his old house, which was older than him and where he had lived for nearly twenty years, standing at an intersection one to two hundred meters away from the rural road, enveloped in the sunset.
In front of the old house, there was a small concrete yard, where corn was currently being spread out to dry.
A large yellow dog was originally lying lazily in front of the house door, boredly waiting for the sun to set.
Suddenly, seeing Su Yi's figure, it immediately leaped down from the steps in front of the house, wagging its tail, and ran up to him.
Su Yi rubbed its dog head, looked around, and not seeing his parents, couldn't help but call out towards the house.
After a while, before his front foot even stepped through the door, his mother quickly walked out of the kitchen.
Su Yi's mother saw Su Yi, paused for a moment, and then her face, already showing some obvious wrinkles, filled with surprise:
"Why didn't you tell us you were coming home?"
"Mom, I told you and Dad on the phone before."
Su Yi replied with a smile, his eyes, seeing his mother's close presence and smiling face, were filled with a misty dampness.
"Mom thought you meant during the National Day holiday."
Su Yi's mother looked at her son, her face full of joy, wiped her hands on her apron, and went back into the house to get her phone, saying,
"I'll call your dad and tell him to get a fish from Old Zhang's family pond at the village entrance when he comes back. Mom will make you your favorite sauerkraut fish..."
"Where did Dad go?"
Su Yi asked.
Su Yi's mother said while dialing the number,
"Your Uncle Chen's family is building a house, and your dad went to help out."
No sooner had Su Yi's mother finished speaking than the call connected.
Immediately after, Su Yi's mother relayed the news of her son's return and also mentioned that her son wanted to eat fish.
After about half an hour, just as night fell,
Su Yi's father appeared at the door on his motorcycle, carrying a grass carp.
"Son, why didn't you call me when you came back?"
Su Yi's father said,
"I could have ridden my bike to town or the county to pick you up."
Su Yi looked at his father and said with a smile,
"I don't have much luggage, I can come back by myself."
"How many days are you planning to stay?"
Su Yi's father asked.
Su Yi said,
"After you and Mom have arranged things at home, our whole family will go to Magic City. I want Mom to get treatment in Magic City. The medical conditions there are much better than in our county, and also better than in Yuzhou."
"Go to Magic City together?"
Su Yi's father was surprised,
"There are so many things at home, how can we leave?"
Su Yi said,
"Aren't there still Uncle and Auntie and their families? We can let Uncle or Auntie's family help manage and look after things at home, can't we? Dad, Mom's illness can't be delayed. Now that I've earned some money in Magic City and bought a house, I have the means..."
Su Yi's father listened to his son's arrangements.
Although he was still a bit reluctant to leave home, he knew this was his son's good intention.
At the same time, he also knew that medical conditions in big cities were definitely much better than in their hometown county, and it was indeed better for his wife to go to a big city for treatment than to keep delaying it in their hometown.
"Then ask your mother's opinion,"
Su Yi's father thought for a moment and said.
Su Yi turned his gaze to his mother, who was cleaning the fish for dinner, and before she could respond, he continued,
"I've already contacted a hospital and specialists for Mom in Magic City. Mom definitely has to go."
"Listen to our son,"
Su Yi's mother thought for a moment and replied.
She was happy from the bottom of her heart that her son was making a success of himself outside.
Moreover, her son's knowledge, education, and culture were top-notch among the young people who left the village.
Coupled with the fact that she knew her son had been smart and sensible since childhood, she simply felt that listening to her son would always be right.
"Alright then,"
Su Yi's father's face was full of smiles,
"I won't go to Old Chen's place tomorrow."
Su Yi's mother nodded and said,
"Since we're going to Magic City, we need to make arrangements for things at home. Tomorrow, call over your eldest brother and sister-in-law's family for a meal, and also your aunt, and other relatives in the village.
For this year's newly harvested corn, keep a hundred or two hundred jin, and sell the rest. As for the crops and vegetables in the fields... do you want to hand them over to eldest brother and sister-in-law? Or let your aunt's family harvest them..."
Since she had decided to listen to her son.
Su Yi's mother began arranging various household matters while cooking.
Afterward, during dinner.
Su Yi's father and mother asked many questions about Su Yi's life in Magic City.
Su Yi told them truthfully, and expressed his intention to start a business in Magic City, open a financial company, and no longer look for a job, which received great approval and support from his parents.
Later, after dinner, Su Yi returned to his room to sleep.
He found that the room he only slept in during New Year and holidays, even with his sudden return, was still kept clean and tidy.
The quilt in the room had been newly replaced by his mother at some unknown time.
The books on the table and the old, large alarm clock were still in the position they were when he left home at the beginning of the year, despite the desk having been wiped countless times.
Everything in the room showed his mother's love for him.
Lying on the bed, Su Yi recalled many past memories, remembering his mother's dying moments before he was reborn.
His eyes welled up with tears, thinking that no matter what, he must cure his mother's illness, he must let his mother see him achieve greater success, see him start a family and career, making up for the regrets before his rebirth.
Thinking, thinking... Su Yi fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up the next day, sunlight had already streamed through the window, illuminating the desk by the window.
Su Yi checked the time; it was already 9 AM.
His parents hadn't called him, but had left the prepared breakfast for him in a large porcelain bowl, just like when he was a child, heating it in the large iron pot.
Su Yi ate the breakfast his parents had left for him and didn't wait long at home.
His eldest uncle and paternal great-aunt's family, as well as other relatives in the village, also came at his father's invitation.
His father and mother also rushed back from town, having bought many ingredients.
"Yi, I heard you bought a house in the big city and are bringing your parents to live with you."
Su Yi's eldest uncle looked at Su Yi with a smile,
"To be able to buy a house in a big city at such a young age, and to be so filial, thinking of bringing your parents over, that's amazing, truly worthy of being the first prestigious university student from our Su family."
"Uncle, where is Jiahao Ge? Is he still in Yuezhou?"
Su Yi asked.
Su Yi's eldest uncle nodded and said,
"Yes, that factory of theirs, I heard the efficiency isn't very good this year, alas... When he comes back for New Year, I'll ask him again. If it's not working out, I'll tell him to follow you to Magic City. Isn't a big city like Magic City better than Yuezhou?"
"Okay, I'll ask him then,"
Su Yi replied with a smile.
"Xiao Yi, if you take your parents there, will you not come back anymore?"
His paternal great-aunt, over sixty years old but still robust, held Su Yi's hand and said,
"Do you still remember when you were little, you fell into the pond in front of our house, and it was your paternal great-aunt who saved you? Back then, I knew that our Xiao Yi would surely survive a great disaster and have future blessings. Alas... I'm getting old, and I don't know how many more times I'll see you each year..."
Su Yi listened to her rambling words, finding them quite endearing, and said,
"Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely come back in the future. No matter how far or high I fly outside, this place will always be my roots."
"Don't think that way, it's actually good to go out,"
His eldest uncle said,
"Young people should go out and make their way. Our village is poor and remote; if young people like you stay, it will only delay your lives. I told my boy that no matter how hard it is outside, it won't be harder than staying at home to farm.
Even if he has to beg for food in the future, he must stay in a big city. Otherwise... if you don't leave our village, generation after generation will continue to be poor."
Su Yi felt a little moved hearing his eldest uncle's words, but he didn't say much.
"I heard that in our village, Old Gao's family moved to Magic City,"
Said one of Su Yi's distant cousins.
"Their child is also successful, I heard he made quite a name for himself in the army. Oh, by the way, Xiao Yi... that Gao Feng from the Gao family, you had a good relationship with him when you were in school, right?"
"Cousin, are you talking about Gao Feng?"
Su Yi asked.
"Oh, yes, yes... that Gao Feng,"
Su Yi's distant cousin said.
Su Yi said,
"I've seen him in Magic City, and indeed, Uncle Gao and his family are doing quite well now."
"I knew that boy would be successful!"
Su Yi's distant cousin said with a smile,
"But Xiao Yi, I have even higher hopes for you. When you get rich, us poor relatives can also benefit somewhat. Your parents have finally made it after all these years, unlike our family, alas..."
Su Yi heard his cousin's sigh and for a moment didn't know how to respond.
He knew his cousin's family situation.
His cousin had a son who went out to work two years ago, was deceived into a pyramid scheme, not only emptying all the family's savings but also breaking a leg while being chased, and is now recovering at home.
"Still, studying is the only way out,"
Said one of Su Yi's distant uncles by marriage.
"Look at our Xiao Yi, he only graduated from a prestigious university a little over a year ago, right? And he already bought a house in Magic City. Houses in Magic City... I saw on TV news that they cost at least three to five million yuan each. Three to five million... Your uncle by marriage has never seen so much money in his life."
"Xiao Yi's academic performance, throughout our entire Jiangling County, was top-notch,"
Su Yi's distant cousin said,
"It's not surprising he achieved this."
As the relatives chatted, lunch was ready.
Su Yi's father invited everyone to sit down and brought out his homemade mulberry wine, enjoying a hearty drink with everyone.
Su Yi looked at all these relatives at the table who had, more or less, helped him and his family, and he also toasted everyone.
"Zhengliang, when are you leaving?"
Su Yi's uncle by marriage asked during the meal.
"Tomorrow morning, I booked tickets for Mom and Dad for a plane tomorrow afternoon,"
Su Yi replied before his father could speak.
"Tomorrow, huh... that works,"
Su Yi's uncle by marriage said,
"I happen to be going to the county town to pick up supplies tomorrow, and catching the bus in the morning isn't easy. I'll give you a ride then."
"No need to go to such trouble..."
Su Yi's father started to refuse.
"No trouble at all,"
Su Yi's uncle by marriage said,
"It's on the way anyway."
After speaking, the two raised their glasses and drank again.
After finishing the meal and seeing off the other relatives, Su Yi's father asked Su Yi's eldest uncle to stay, asking him to help look after the house and harvest the crops that had not yet been brought in from the fields.
His eldest uncle knew that this meant that until Su Yi's family returned,
the things planted in the fields, and the subsequent land belonging to Su Yi's family, could temporarily belong to their family.
Although farming no longer made much money.
But in this poor, remote village, at his age, there were no other means of making money.
To have an extra piece of land to cultivate, to harvest more crops from the fields, and incidentally help look after his brother's house, he was naturally very willing.
After explaining the family matters.
In the evening, his mother began packing.
Su Yi watched his mother trying to bring everything in large and small bags, and couldn't help but say with a smile,
"Mom, you can't bring so many things on the plane, and Magic City has everything, so these things won't be used even if you bring them."
"Trains can carry them, why can't planes?"
His mother had never flown before and didn't know what Su Yi was talking about.
But seeing her son's reminder, she hesitated for a while, then gave up on the extra things Su Yi mentioned.
The next day, early in the morning, just as dawn broke.
His uncle by marriage, driving his rather old Santana, waited at the intersection in front of the house door.
As his parents packed things into the car, Su Yi stood on the concrete yard in front of the house door, quietly looking at every plant and tree, listening to the big yellow dog's continuous barks, a sound of reluctance.
In his mind, he always recalled that morning a few years ago when he carried his backpack, leaving home to study in Magic City.
"Xiao Yi, let's go,"
His uncle by marriage's voice sounded from behind.
Su Yi responded, bent down, gave one last rub to the big yellow dog's head, which was barking at his feet, and turned to leave.
As the car drove out of the village entrance, Su Yi asked his uncle by marriage to stop.
He got out of the car and climbed up the hillside he had climbed countless times as a child, stood at the top, and gazed at the village, quiet and peaceful in the morning light, gradually awakening.
He thought that when he became successful in the future, he must improve this place, he must change the fate of these familiar and kind people he remembered, who could only face the yellow earth with their backs to the sky.
He must allow the relatives who had been trapped here and poor for generations to truly see a change in their lives.
He didn't have lofty ideals, nor was he a saint.
But this land was the land that gave birth to him and raised him.
Every person in this small village hidden in the mountain hollow was someone he remembered, familiar, and more or less related to him.
When he became successful, he felt that he should not ignore their existence.
Because he walked out from here, and the people here had also provided help, more or less, when his family was in difficulty.
During a brief moment of contemplation.
As the first ray of sunlight in the morning pierced through the clouds and shone upon his face.
Su Yi returned to the car, leaving the land beneath his feet, once again walked out of this village hidden in the mountain hollow, and embarked on the road to Magic City.
(End of chapter)
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