Tl: Hua
Qin Chaoyan looked surprised. He really didn’t expect that the marriage contract would have equity clauses attached.
In fact, the two families did just want to arrange a baby marriage1A betrothal of a little boy and a little girl arranged by parents of both sides at the beginning, not involving any of these. But Ye Boxuan felt that his child was in poor health and had been hospitalized for many years. It was a bit unfair to take care of such a partner, and he was also worried that the other side would change his mind over time.
So he took out 5% equity to give Ye Rongxu self-assurance. On one hand, he wanted to compensate Ye Rongxu’s engagement partner, and on the other hand, he also hoped that the other party would treat Ye Rongxu well for the sake of equity.
At that time, the strength of the Ye and Qin families was still comparable, and Old Man Qin, who had a good relationship with the Ye family, was still alive.
Old man Qin didn’t want the Ye family to suffer, so he also took out 5% of the Qin family’s equity and agreed to exchange equity between the two children after marriage. He also wrote the agreement in the contract and added an extra clause. If the Qin family’s betrothed partner cheats after marriage, all 5% of the equity will be given to Ye Rongxu, just to fear that his grandson will let Ye Rongxu down in the future.
But Ye Boxuan and Old Man Qin would never have thought that, if someone truly wanted to cheat, this equity could not stop him, let alone wait until after marriage.
After Old Man Qin passed away, Qin’s group was taken over by Qin Qijiang. It has been declining over the years and is now far smaller than Ye’s. It’s no wonder that Qin Qijiang and Qin Jingxu both valued this marriage with the Ye family very much.
When Ye Rongxu saw that Qin Chaoyan didn’t speak for a long time, he thought the other party had high self-esteem and wasn’t going to accept it.
After all, Qin Chaoyan in the dream was like this.
And he recently learned through inquiries that although Qin Chaoyan was an illegitimate son of the Qin family, he didn’t try to rob the Qin family’s property, as Qin Jingrong said.
Even when he was taken back to the Qin family at thirteen years old, he soon left to live alone, earning money to support himself by selling wood carvings and washing dishes for neighbors’ restaurants.
Later, when he was eighteen years old, he worked as a docker at a small dock by the river. It can be said that he relied entirely on himself and never took a penny from the Qin family.
If Zhang Yun hadn’t suddenly fallen seriously ill and begged him to pay the hospital bill, he wouldn’t have bowed to the Qin family, let alone asked for money from them.
On one hand, Ye Rongxu felt that he was very courageous, but on the other hand… people either broke down in silence or turned evil in silence.
Being suppressed too harshly can lead to mental instability.
Especially now that Qin Chaoyan is forced to not even go to school, and there’s no hope of entering university, is he turning evil every minute now?
Thinking about being tormented by the evil Qin Chaoyan in the future… Ye Rongxu hugged the thermos cup tightly, quietly covered his waist, and decided to persuade him again: “You don’t have to feel burdened.”
What is morality or immorality? It’s not going to be in your vocabulary when you turn evil anyway.
“Just think of this as Qin Jingxu’s compensation to you.” Ye Rongxu analyzed for him in a serious manner: “He cut off your path to college, so it’s fair to compensate you with a “social college.” As for the equity, if you feel uneasy holding it, you can wait for us… Later, you can return it to the Qin family.”
He was talking about after the fake engagement was canceled.
Qin Chaoyan kept tilting his head and listening to him quietly, his expression showing no emotion.
Seeing this, Ye Rongxu winked at him: “Or give me all.”
He didn’t mind having too much equity.
Who made Qin Jingxu in the dream do so many bad things, causing him to be tortured? As for the fact that Qin Jingxu in the dream is not the real Qin Jingxu… he doesn’t care.
Qin Chaoyan looked at him, and a smile suddenly appeared on his handsome face, like ice and snow melting. Then, in Ye Rongxu’s somewhat dazed eyes, he slightly curved his lips and said, “Okay, I’ll give it all to you.”
Ye Rongxu was stunned and came back to his senses after a while, thinking, The big devil looks good when he smiles. No way, the ice face can actually smile?
While he was surprised, the car had already driven into a narrow alley and soon stopped under an old residential building.
Ye Rongxu leaned out, took a curious look, and asked, “Are we here?”
Qin Chaoyan nodded slightly and thanked the two before getting out of the car.
He pushed open the car door sideways, and just as he put down one leg, his sleeve was suddenly grabbed by someone.
Qin Chaoyan paused, turned his head, looked at Ye Rongxu with his dark eyes, and then moved his eyes down to look at the other person’s thin white fingers grabbing his sleeve.
Ye Rongxu retracted his hand and coughed lightly. “Why don’t you ask your fiancé to come upstairs and sit for a while?”
After that, he quickly put on a serious face again.
He was not curious about the other party’s home; he was just bored and had nothing to do.
Qin Chaoyan frowned slightly when he heard this and seemed a little embarrassed: “There is no elevator in the old residential building. It’s not convenient for wheelchairs to go upstairs.”
Ye Rongxu: “Ah?”
Then, can’t you think of a way?
Five minutes later, Qin Chaoyan held Ye Rongxu in a princess carry and walked up the old stairs step by step.
Chen Jiang followed the two with a folding wheelchair.
The corridor of the old residential building was a little dim. Ye Rongxu was supported by a pair of strong arms; half of his body was against Qin Chaoyan’s thin but solid chest. Listening to the other party’s steady heartbeat, his ears were a little red in the dimness.
“Can’t you carry me on your back?” Why does it have to be the princess carry?
He couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice.
Qin Chaoyan pursed his lips and whispered, “I see Uncle Chen always carries you like this.”
Ye Rongxu: “…”
Uncle Chen just moved him from the car to the wheelchair, or from the wheelchair to the car. Carrying him on the back is overdoing it.
As for you, why do you need a princess carry to climb stairs? It even kind of blocks the view of your feet.
Ye Rongxu’s ears were getting redder and redder. He finally made it to Qin Chaoyan’s doorstep and was put back in the wheelchair. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the heat in his ears gradually subsided.
Qin Chaoyan lived in a rented one-bedroom apartment. After entering the door, the kitchen and bathroom were on both sides of the aisle, and the bedroom and living room were connected. To be precise, only the bedroom and the place outside the bed were considered the living room. The total area was not as big as Ye Rongxu’s cloakroom.
Chen Jiang pushed Ye Rongxu in, only to realize that the wheelchair had been brought up for nothing. There was no space in the house where a wheelchair could go.
Qin Chaoyan was silent for a moment and whispered to Ye Rongxu, “Or, I’ll take you down first.”
Ye Rongxu was holding a thermos cup and was curiously looking at the male protagonist’s residence when he was down and out. Hearing this, he was incredulous: “Wow, you didn’t even give your future fiancé a sip of water. I went to save you last night.”
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
He pursed his lips and looked at the residence in front of him, which was so small that even the wheelchair couldn’t turn around. His expression couldn’t hide his embarrassment.
Chen Jiang was also born into a poor family. Seeing his embarrassment, he was about to help persuade the young master to go back.
But Ye Rongxu suddenly pointed to the bed in the middle, his eyes lit up, and said, “Can I sit there? If we fold the wheelchair, it won’t take up space.”
“…”
Qin Chaoyan and Chen Jiang fell silent for a while.
Ye Rongxu looked up at them, puzzled. “No?”
Then he asked Qin Chaoyan, “Do you also have the kind of ‘only my future wife can sit on my bed’ quirk…” That kind of male protagonist setting.
Qin Chaoyan’s ears suddenly turned red, and he interrupted before he finished speaking, “No.”
Then he personally carried Ye Rongxu to the bed.
Ye Rongxu’s plan succeeded, and he nodded at him, “Shoes.”
Qin Chaoyan bent down and helped him take off his shoes.
Ye Rongxu immediately rolled half a circle on the bed; his eyes fell on the desk beside his bed, and he saw several books related to the stock market and futures2This is my first time hearing this term. According to Google, futures are contracts to buy something at a future date at a price that is agreed upon today. They can be traded on financial markets..
Ye Rongxu was surprised: “You trade stocks? And futures?”
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes also fell on those books, and after a moment, he shook his head and said, “No.”
Ye Rongxu didn’t believe it. The male protagonist in the dream became a newcomer in business and financial circles five years later; how could he still be a novice who knows nothing now?
He must have studied it a long time ago.
“Really? I don’t believe it. Why are you reading these books about trading? Say it, say it, I won’t tell anyone.”
Ye Rongxu didn’t know that his tone was a little coquettish when he said this, probably because he was spoiled by Ye Boxuan.
After saying this, he looked at the third person in the room, Chen Jiang, and assured him, “Uncle Chen won’t tell anyone.”
Qin Chaoyan seemed helpless and told him, “I really didn’t trade. I just participated in a simulation competition for trading futures.”
He had no money at all; how could he trade?
“Competition?” Ye Rongxu was even more curious and asked, “Are there any rewards?”
Qin Chaoyan: “The prize for first place is 50,00036896.17 USD.”
Ye Rongxu: “…so little.” Not even as much as his daily pocket money.
Of course, he was either at home or in the hospital, so he didn’t have a chance to spend it. But every month, his dad and grandparents would still transfer his pocket money to his card on time.
Qin Chaoyan looked helpless and explained to him: “The important thing isn’t about how much the prize is, but to become famous.”
Besides, fifty thousand is not a small amount for him.
Ye Rongxu’s eyes lit up, and he said, “I understand. After you become famous, people will come to you and ask you to help them trade. If you make money, you can take commissions.”
He’s a child of a rich family, after all. Even if he doesn’t know it specifically, he knows some of it by ear.
Qin Chaoyan coughed lightly and reminded him: “It’s illegal to trade futures on behalf of others.”
Ye Rongxu: “…Oh.”
“Then how do you make money? Just take the bonus?” He looked puzzled.
Qin Chaoyan: “If you have a professional qualification certificate, you can recommend others how to buy.”
Ye Rongxu understood again, namely, to be a futures broker.
He was right. Even if Qin Chaoyan didn’t take the college entrance examination, he had the ability to support himself. It’s just that he doesn’t have the capital, and he probably hasn’t made a name for himself yet. His future is uncertain, so not being able to take the college entrance exams is what’s hitting him so hard.
“How long have you participated in this competition? What’s your ranking in the simulation competition now?” Ye Rongxu asked curiously.
“About a month, eleventh place.” Qin Chaoyan said, and then asked, “What’s the matter?”
Ye Rongxu: “…” It’s only been a month, and the ranking is not low.
He thought about it and suddenly said, “How about this? I’ll give you money, and you help me trade–”
Qin Chaoyan interrupted him: “It’s illegal to trade on behalf of others.”
Ye Rongxu: “…Oh, then I’ll open an account; you recommend me to buy, and if I make money, I’ll give you a share.”
It just so happened that he was over 18 years old and could open an account.
Qin Chaoyan was silent, knowing that the other party wanted to help him, but still reminded him: “I don’t have enough experience. I may lose.”
Ye Rongxu: “It doesn’t matter; I only use one month’s pocket money to trade.” The loss is not much.
Qin Chaoyan breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, “How much pocket money do you have per month?”
Ye Rongxu: “About two million.”
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
Chen Jiang: “…”
The more Ye Rongxu thought about it, the more feasible he felt, and on the spot, he opened an account on the Internet, then let Qin Chaoyan guide him to buy.
Qin Chaoyan had no choice but to walk over, sit by the bed, and teach him how to buy and what to buy, and explain it carefully.
Ye Rongxu was confused and only half understood, but… it didn’t matter; he would buy whatever Qin Chaoyan told him to buy.
After Qin Chaoyan finished his instructions and was about to get up, Chen Jiang suddenly came over with his mobile phone, with a simple smile, and said embarrassedly, “Mr. Qin, I think what you said makes sense; can you give me some advice too?”
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
“By the way, I’m a stock trader.” Chen Jiang added in time.
……
After chatting about these, it was almost noon. Ye Rongxu only ate a small breakfast, so he rubbed his stomach and said, “I’m hungry.”
Chen Jiang immediately put away his phone, stood up, and said, “Young Master, shall we go back first?”
Ye Rongxu blinked. “I’m very hungry now.”
He couldn’t wait until they got back to eat. It’s uncomfortable to ride hungry.
Qin Chaoyan got up helplessly and said, “I’ll go cook.”
Ye Rongxu’s eyes lit up, and he said quickly, “Okay, okay.”
Then he lay down, pulled the quilt to cover himself, and waited for dinner peacefully.
Qin Chaoyan: “……”
