Chapter 1571 Double Happiness, Jealousy Is Human Nature
"It's really a marriage certificate."
Shen Lin opened the marriage certificate and was shocked to see the two-inch photo of Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue smiling brightly.
Marriage certificates are not rare. Na Wei and Shen Lin, Shen Lei and Xie Meilan all have them, but Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue's marriage certificate has a different meaning.
Although Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue have been dating for nearly three years, in their eyes, they are not yet at the stage of talking about marriage. At least they have never heard Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue talk about marriage.
Na Wei stretched his head and saw the date.
"You just got the certificate the day before yesterday?"
"Yes, the day before yesterday was an auspicious day, suitable for marriage, so we went to get the certificate."
Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue smiled at each other, but Li Xiaoyue's face was still a little ruddy. In fact, she was also a little dizzy. From the day before yesterday when she got the certificate until now, she felt like she was dreaming.
Ever since her parents passed away, she felt that she had no home. She had been alone all these years until she met Zhou Chen.
But dating and getting married are completely different concepts. Now she and Zhou Chen are legally married, and she has formed a new family. This is really too dreamy.
Na Wei didn't know what to say for a while, after all, he was just the eldest brother, not the parents.
"You guys are too sudden, our mother doesn't know yet, right?"
"I haven't told her yet. I was going to let her come, but she didn't want to come. I plan to tell her in the evening."
Shen Lin reacted quickly. She smiled and said to Li Xiaoyue: "Xiaoyue, I always think you are a good girl. Juanjuan is lucky to meet you. I also always think you are the most suitable. Now you finally get married. This is really a happy thing, which makes people happy more than buying a new house."
"Juanjuan, Xiaoyue, congratulations to you."
Shen Lin raised his glass, and Na Wei and others also raised their glasses to congratulate, and even Yueyue joined in the fun and raised his drink glass.
Looking at Li Xiaoyue, who was congratulated and blessed by everyone and smiled, Xie Meilan couldn't help but feel a kind of jealousy in her heart.
Xie Meilan is a master's degree graduate from a prestigious university. Whether in terms of academic qualifications or appearance, she is relatively outstanding among her peers. After marrying Shen Lei, she felt very happy in the first two years, but as time went by, she found it increasingly difficult to tolerate Shen Lei's complacency with the status quo.
Most of the employees in her company were not as good as her, but they lived better than her, so she envied those colleagues who were supported by men.
But envy was envy, not to the extent of jealousy, because she felt that with her own abilities, she could slowly become stronger and richer by herself.
But at this moment, she admitted that she was jealous, very jealous of Li Xiaoyue.
She was not familiar with Li Xiaoyue, but she knew about Li Xiaoyue's situation roughly, and she had heard about Li Xiaoyue from her sister-in-law Shen Lin.
In her eyes, Li Xiaoyue was a little girl who didn't work properly, had no ambition, only knew how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and didn't know the dark reality of society. She was somewhat similar to her husband Shen Lei, but Shen Lei was more honest, didn't know how to eat, drink and have fun. All day long, he worked at home and did housework. He didn't look like a man who could support the family at all.
So she couldn't understand how someone like Li Xiaoyue, who didn't know how to make progress, had no ambition, no plans, didn't start the future, and knew how to have fun all day long, could be so lucky to find a super potential stock like Zhou Chen.
After getting married, you can live in a mansion, have such an excellent man to support and love you, don't have to worry about life, just enjoy it.
And she worked so hard, worked so hard, and tried her best to make herself live better.
As a result, after so many years, she still had no house, no car, and even no valuable jewelry. It was difficult for her to buy a decent brand-name bag.
Everything she couldn't get with all her efforts, but Li Xiaoyue, who was far inferior to her, got it at her fingertips.
What made her most angry was that Li Xiaoyue, who had obviously got everything, looked like she didn't care about it at all, and even said that it was troublesome to clean up such a big house. In her opinion, she was too pretentious.
She was jealous of Li Xiaoyue's luck, and was also angry at Li Xiaoyue's calmness. What was even more helpless was that she worked so hard, but there was still a man who was dragging her down.
She only felt that her future was dark. She wanted to change, but she was powerless.
Xie Meilan's mentality did not appear today, but had existed for a long time. Working in a place like a financial investment bank where people deal with money all day long, most people will change, let alone a woman like her who is strong and conceited.
It was just that seeing Li Xiaoyue's happiness today formed a sharp contrast with her own desolation, which led to a complete imbalance of mentality.
It was Shen Lei who didn't notice his wife's abnormality at all, and was laughing foolishly there.
He really didn't have any thoughts. When he learned that Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue had obtained a marriage certificate, he congratulated and blessed them.
Today was really a double happiness. Na Wei and the others toasted Zhou Chen and Li Xiaoyue, and there was a lot of joy.
After dinner, Li Xiaoyue was dragged by Yueyue to run around the house, Shen Lin held her son and admired the new house again, Na Wei and Shen Lei sat on the sofa with Zhou Chen and chatted, while Xie Meilan stood alone in front of the wide French window, looking at the community in front of her.
Na Wei took the opportunity to ask Zhou Chen if he made so much money by stock trading and investment.
Zhou Chen didn't hide it, saying that it was indeed the case. Na Wei asked again if they could also trade stocks together.
Zhou Chen knew that he was envious when he saw his current situation, so he asked this question.
In fact, it's not that he doesn't like to lead others to make a fortune, but it also depends on the situation. Things like stock trading are too random. He can grasp it himself, but others may not be able to grasp it. After all, not everyone is like him. self-control and experience.
As for taking other people's money and helping others make money, this is not a good choice. Even he can't make money every time he trades in stocks. Who will lose the money then?
It's good to make money, but if you lose money, will he stick to it? If you post it, you will become a money-giving boy. If you don't post it, it will hurt your feelings.
Therefore, he is generally not willing to bring his relatives with him for this kind of unstable money-making business. It is purely thankless and he may end up full of complaints in the end.
Fortunately, he had encountered this kind of thing frequently and had rich experience. He told Na Wei directly that he could accept Na Wei's money, but he had only two options for controlling the money.
One is that the stock market is unstable, and he is not sure of winning. You can leave it to him, but you will be responsible for winning or losing. If you are lucky, he will not take commission if you win. If you are unlucky, he will not be responsible for losing everything;
The other is to give him money, he will give a certain amount of interest, and he will be responsible for winning or losing. This is pure interest earning.
When Na Wei heard this, he immediately hesitated. His original intention was to make money, but he couldn't make money steadily. Of course he was worried. As for the second option, it was to earn interest. If that was the case, it would be better to deposit in the bank for a fixed term, which would be stable, safe and risk-free. .
People are like this. They will be jealous when they see others making money, but if they are really asked to hand over their money to others, they cannot feel relieved.
Human nature is selfish and would rather believe in oneself than in others.
Especially when it comes to money, even husband and wife, father and son cannot truly communicate and trust each other, let alone two people from different families.
Seeing Na Wei's disappointed look, Zhou Chen persuaded him: "Brother, the stock market is actually gambling. Unless you are a banker, you cannot win steadily. Even if you are a banker, you may encounter a bigger banker and end up losing all your money." No return, this industry looks high-yield, but in fact the risk is higher. Unless you can withstand failure, it is best not to touch the stock market.”
"As for investment, it is actually no better than the stock market. Investment relies on vision, resources and experience. It is no exaggeration to say that 90% of investments are loss-making, and many of them have long profit cycles, and there is not enough capital and experience. Guanxi is really not suitable for investment and cannot be played.”
When engaging in investment business, without a large amount of capital as a foundation, as well as sufficient social relationships and resources and connections, it is almost impossible to make money, and you will definitely lose everything.
The reason why Zhou Chen can make money is because he is experienced enough and has a vision for the future. More importantly, he really regards money as dirt. Even if he loses it all in the end, he will not have much. The worst case scenario for psychological fluctuations is to bring it all over again.
To use an analogy, for him, making money is like playing a game. It doesn’t matter how much or how little he earns. As long as he enjoys it and is happy enough, he doesn’t care about winning or losing. For others, money may be his life and he can only succeed. , simply cannot afford failure.
There is no comparison between the life of ordinary people and the life of cheaters.
Shen Lei agreed very much with Zhou Chen's words.
"Brother-in-law, I think Na Juan is right. Things like stocks and investments are really too risky and cannot be played by ordinary people. We don't have that kind of windfall, so we can just make some stable money and support our family. Happiness and happiness are more important than anything else. There is no need to take risks. If we fail, we cannot afford the consequences. "
Na Wei didn't say anything, but he was worried in his heart. His family had some savings, but not much, so they couldn't stand the trouble. If they lost the money, it would be really painful.
He only saw Zhou Chen's current glory, but as Zhou Chen said, the stock market is too risky. If he loses money at once, the consequences will be really disastrous.
So he no longer had the idea of letting Zhou Chen take him to make money together. He still felt that he would have more prospects if he went to work honestly and became his vice president. Moreover, the company was considering financing recently, and his eldest brother Wang Ruizhi had decided to give them a few Options for the elderly and company options are much safer than any stock market. Once confirmed, they are worth at least tens of millions.
However, when Xie Meilan heard what Shen Lei said, she couldn't help but sneer at the corner of her mouth. What's the point of making sure money? People who think this way will never get rich.
In the financial industry, there are too many people who have become rich overnight. Although she also feels that the stock market and investment may not be safe, it is definitely much better than being an honest laborer.
Zhou Chen also wanted to stay with Na Wei and the others for dinner, but because Zixuan was noisy, they didn't stay. Naturally, Shen Lei and Xie Meilan didn't stay either, and left with them.
At night, a rare gathering of stars gathers in the sky.
Zhou Chen hugged Li Xiaoyue, and the two stood in front of the window, looking at the starry sky outside. Li Xiaoyue still held their marriage certificates in her hands, with a happy smile on her face.
"Thinking about it now, it still feels untrue. How could I have agreed to go with you to get the certificate in a flash?"
Zhou Chen leaned against Li Xiaoyue's cheek and hummed: "What do you mean by being hot-headed? Are you being wronged by marrying me?"
"That's not the case. I'm trying to impress you. I just feel that we were in a good relationship and suddenly got married. I don't know how we're going to get along next. Should I call you by your name in the future? Your husband?" Li Xiaoyue pressed close to Zhou Chen.
"It's up to you. You can call me whatever you think is comfortable. You can also call me by my name during the day and my husband at night. You can also call me husband when you are doing things..." Zhou Chen whispered in her ear.
Li Xiaoyue's face turned red and she yelled, "Stop talking. What's wrong with you? The more you talk, the more you're biased. Why are all those unhealthy things in your mind?"
Zhou Chen said dissatisfiedly: "How can it be called unhealthy? Reproduction is human instinct and the most noble thing in the world."
"Okay, okay, okay, I can't speak to you. You, a science major, can speak better than me, a liberal arts major."
"Because you are my woman, I like you, and I am willing to tell you. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't say a word like this. Any more words would be a waste of time and feelings."
Li Xiaoyue was very satisfied with what Zhou Chen said. She turned around and hugged Zhou Chen, gave him a sweet kiss, then hugged Zhou Chen and lingered all the way to the bed, with her clothes flying...
The next day, Li Xiaoyue was dressed neatly.
Although she is married, she still has the same style as before, wearing clothes that she feels comfortable in. She doesn't see much of the intellectuality and maturity of a working woman, but more of a coquettish and cute one. Without mentioning her age, you can't tell that she is a woman at all. A woman in her late twenties.
"Do you think my interview will be successful today?"
Li Xiaoyue carefully applied light red lipstick and asked Zhou Chen who was looking at her.
Zhou Chen said: "I can't think of a reason for failure. Our Xiaoyue is so outstanding. If anyone doesn't recruit you, it means they have poor vision."
"Humph, you changed your tune pretty quickly. I told you which company would recruit me before, even if they were unlucky. Why don't you tell me now?"
"You said you were a company killer. You can't blame me. You are my wife. How can a woman who can kill me not be capable?"
"Your bragging methods are so old-fashioned."
Even so, Li Xiaoyue still showed a happy expression with a smile on her face.
"I have to interview several companies today, both in the morning and afternoon. If I'm too late at noon, I won't come back for dinner. You can eat by yourself."
"No problem, by the way, I'm going to find a nanny, one who doesn't live at home and can make lunch and dinner during the day, as well as do housework and cleaning. After all, you have to go to work, and you may be very tired and don't have the time and energy to do housework and cleaning. Sometimes I may be too busy to take care of hygiene. It would be easier to have someone at home to cook and clean.”
Making money is for enjoyment, not for money to turn into a string of numbers on a card. He cannot spend all his time doing housework. Doing housework with Li Xiaoyue usually touches his feelings, but if he keeps doing it, this This is not the lifestyle he wants.
Li Xiaoyue paused for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, this way I will go to work and you will be at home alone. Besides, we may also travel for many days at a time, so there really needs to be someone at home to take care of you."
They are now a couple, and she is not ready to change her consumption concept, but many things are already moving closer to Zhou Chen, and the family is so big, it will be really troublesome if it really depends on the two of them to manage it.
Moreover, my man is a man who does important things and cannot be limited to the kitchen and housework. Finding a nanny can save both of them a lot of energy and time.
"But you have to find someone reliable."
"That's natural. I'll wait for you to nod when the time comes."