23 Enlightenment Revelation

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Daji (eldest uncle) Wancheng rubbed his forehead, lit a cigarette, and puffed smoke as he stared at the curve graph of the stock market on his computer screen, seemingly encountering a difficult problem.

Taking stocks was Daji's hobby, and he was quite famous for it in his social circle. Daji loved to study stocks, stamp collecting, and other such activities, enjoying the game of the stock market. Perhaps because dealing with people at work had made him weary, Daji would usually light a cigarette after lecturing them and giving them their annual academic goals before entering his study room and opening his computer to research his stock trends.

After growing up and working hard without returning home during the Spring Festival for several years, Su Can always felt immense gratitude towards Daji whenever he recalled this scene. He truly wanted them all to live well in the future; even though his words were stiff, deep down he hoped that they would be stronger than him.

Even when Su Can argued with Daji a few times, he could still see the glint of determination in Daji's eyes because he often quarreled with his superiors and was fearless. Perhaps he thought that Su Can's personality resembled his own, so even when angry at him, he admired Su Can's character.

Su Can watched Daji's figure from behind; he still wore the old leather jacket he remembered, holding a cigarette in hand with wisps of smoke curling up.

Reflecting on all that happened later and his feelings towards this man were like slow-cooked pickled radish duck soup, causing tears to well up in his eyes.

Zeng Wancheng was deep in thought. Since May, the stock market had been performing well with a bull market lasting nearly a month. By June 4th, it reached its peak of 1422.98 points for the year. Although there has been a slight drop recently, it clearly showed that China's stock market wasn't affected by the Asian financial crisis. The biggest question now was whether or not to continue investing

Before, his wife and sister had said truthfully that they only had 50,000 yuan at home. But now Zeng Wancheng had already invested over ten thousand in stocks; leveraging this bull market, the value of his stock portfolio was estimated to be around thirty thousand.

Seeing a slight fluctuation, whether to continue investing in several promising stocks or take profits and exit was a tough decision. Even for seasoned veterans, this could be a problem fraught with peril when balancing profit and risk.

Zeng Quanming thought that he had spent a considerable amount of time in the stock market, but the current situation made his blood boil. After all, the value of his shares on his account doubled overnight, and this personal victory filled him with immense confidence. However, he also kept a cool head: although the overall market trend showed slight decline, it was not impossible to seize another opportunity for profit if he acted carefully.

His years of experience as an old investor made his mind alert against greed, which is one of the most important rules in the stock market. Yet how many people truly understand and adhere to this principle

Su Can noticed his uncle's frown at the chart and thought that he nearly missed such a significant event.

The aftermath of the 1998 flood, including its impact on the economy, caused serious damage in terms of lives and property. The fragile psychological defense of the people broke down immediately, leading to continuous declines in the stock market during those days, causing immense hardship for investors like his uncle. Su Can was not very familiar with his uncle's situation back then since even when unhappy, his uncle always kept a stern face that hid his true feelings; only later did he become more passive after losing power.

Although Su Can could not know the details of his uncle’s stock market performance during the 1998 flood, in subsequent market fluctuations, his uncle was cautious and conservative, lacking the boldness seen before. It seemed that once bitten by a snake, one fears even a rope (idiom meaning to be overly cautious).

Combining these observations, Su Can concluded that such caution stemmed from psychological trauma caused by the 1998 flood-induced stock market crash, which eventually affected his uncle's confidence in various fields.

The unpredictability of life meant that even a seasoned investor like Zeng Quanming could not predict that a sudden flood would disrupt everything he had achieved.

This flood left a lasting shadow on many people and an ongoing nightmare for his uncle.

Su Can realized that although he was currently powerless to change the world, he could start by protecting those close to him from life's unpredictable events, fighting for their safety!

Su Can walked over to the table; at this moment, Zeng Yuan rubbed his arms where he stood, annoyed that his uncle had not left yet. Seeing his brother approach, he wondered if he could even understand Uncle Dad’s chart.

Dai Jiu had a crystal ashtray on his desk, which was said to have been given to him by a property tycoon he had helped. It was extremely expensive and when Dai Jiu used it, he would be very cautious, cleaning it every week. This time, however, due to being lost in such thoughts for several days, the ashtray contained a thick layer of ashes like a small mountain.

Su Cen came over and said, "Dai Jiu, your ashtray is full."

Dai Jiu looked at Su Cen strangely, thinking he wanted to help empty it. He flicked his cigarette into the ashtray. As someone engrossed in a fixation might take interest in certain words, such as Su Cen's "full," Dai Jiu fell back into contemplation about his current situation and nodded, saying, "Yes...it is full."

Zeng Yuan snorted with disdain from the couch behind them, sending a scornful glance. She thought to herself, 'When did my big brother start flattering people He was even going to help Uncle Dai empty the ashtray! That's so fake! I think very poorly of you.'

Su Cen casually picked up the ashtray, took a deep breath and swung it around. As Zeng Yuan’s expression changed from confusion to horror, he suddenly smashed it onto the marble floor!

A loud noise echoed through his aunt's home.

Clang! Crash!

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"You're insane...your son is crazy!" Jiu Mu stared at Su Cen’s parents with a face ashen as death, watching them in utter bewilderment and panic over what to do.

In the midst of the entire family's gathering stares, Su Cen had become the most conspicuous 'black gorilla' in the zoo.

The ground was covered with shattered pieces of ashtray glass, and the air was filled with scattered black powder. Everywhere were cigarette butts, creating a mess.

Eldest sister Cen Zha knew how valuable this ashtray was to their father; it had been with him for quite some time. Even when others gifted him Jingdezhen porcelain ashtrays later on, he didn't replace this one. She herself washed the ashtray every week and treated it as carefully as she did a red sand teacup. From this, one could tell just how crazy Suen Cen must have been to destroy their father's most cherished possession.

Finally, the Su family was almost forced out of Eldest Uncle’s house.

The entire clan saw Eldest Uncle’s ashen face and no one dared to stay long. They all left in disgrace, with Second Uncle Cen Zhaoding even glaring fiercely at Suen Cen before he left. Because of him, they had been forced to leave so ignobly.

Mother and Father were also completely bewildered by Suen Cen's actions today. On the way home, Father Su Licheng harshly criticized Suen Cen: "Suen Cen, what’s wrong with you today What are you doing Do you know how much Eldest Uncle loved that ashtray and how valuable it was What are you trying to do You’re always so disobedient..."

Although Zeng Ke was also furious in her heart, seeing Suen Cen being besieged by everyone today made her feel sympathy: "Suen Cen, did your hand shake It’s no big deal if it slipped and broke..."

"Slip You smashed it on the ground; that's not a slip! How much my brother loves that thing... I think this kid's temperament is just like his brother. Too strange!"

Suen Cen suddenly raised his head to look at Father and Mother, saying calmly, "Mom, Dad, of course I have my reasons. Don't worry."

Whether it was because of Suen Cen's calmness or the confidence in his words that made Su Licheng and Zeng Ke speechless for a moment, they knew scolding him wouldn’t help; instead, they started discussing the consequences, "You need to find Senior Sister Yin these days. What do you think about this matter..."

Mother shook her head: "Senior Sister Yin isn't such a petty person; I’ll go and apologize tomorrow. Oh, look at this child. During Mom’s critical moment in her career, you come out to cause trouble. Did Eldest Uncle offend you today Really..."hey chatted as they went upstairs, only to bump into Du Ting and Tang Wu by chance. Although Tang Wu was Chen Ling珊's desk mate, their relationship was merely polite and distant. However, due to the a...