Chapter 313 Negotiating an Engagement, Financial Crisis, and the Demonic Sword

"Yingnan, what did your family say about the engagement?"

While eating, Zhou Chen asked Zhao Yingnan.

He and Zhao Yingnan have been talking for nearly six years. Since his parents came to Yanjing, Zhao Yingnan has often eaten at their house. His parents have long regarded Zhao Yingnan as their daughter-in-law.

It was just that it was not true after all. After a few years, his parents were a little anxious. He had not graduated yet and it was not convenient to get married. However, it would not be a big problem to get engaged first, so they urged Zhou Chen to propose to Zhao Yingnan. .

As for Zhao Yingnan, although she had already identified with Zhou Chen, when Zhou Chen asked her to get engaged, she was still full of excitement and happiness.

Falling in love and getting engaged are completely different concepts. In this era, once engaged, it is rare to break off the engagement. It is basically a done deal.

Many women say that the marriage certificate is not important, but the relationship between two people is important, but only those who have experienced it know.

Although that piece of paper is very light, it has different status in the hearts of men and women. Having that piece of paper means having responsibility and not touching the red line easily.

"We have been talking for so many years, and my parents have no objection. It's just that my dad said that he doesn't have time during the National Day. Can the time be adjusted?"

Zhou Chen said: "That's no problem. I just need to tell my parents. The key is to see if your dad has time."

"Yingnan, did you have any rest this week?"

"Yes, I don't have to do internship on Saturday afternoon, but I need to be on duty on Sunday. What's wrong?"

"Since it's an engagement, it's natural to have all the things you should have. In the past, they were all bicycles and TVs and refrigerators. Now times are different, but you still have to have what you should have. Come go out with me on Saturday afternoon. I I’ll buy you rings, necklaces, and bracelets.”

Zhao Yingnan said shyly and happily: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome, right?"

"This is not a trouble, this is the proper etiquette. My parents have said that you will marry into our family in the future. You cannot save these things. They gave me the money and asked me to choose the one you like. .”

It was indeed his parents who first proposed this. Although their family's conditions have improved a lot over the years, in their eyes, Zhao Yingnan's father is considered a high-ranking family.

They are very ordinary people, but they don't want to embarrass their son, so they plan to spend huge sums of money to buy Zhao Yingnan three gold coins and other things.

Zhou Chen originally wanted to pay for it himself, but his parents didn't agree. For the older generation, their son's marriage would definitely require them to make arrangements. How could they let the child pay for it by himself? So Zhou Chen couldn't help but Chen objected and forced the money to her.

"Uncle and aunt are so kind."

Zhou Chen held Zhao Yingnan's hands and said seriously: "My parents will pay for it this time. You choose. When we get married, I will personally choose a ring for you and take you to take wedding photos and travel. If you want to Go wherever you want.”

"Um."

Zhao Yingnan responded happily.

The thought of marrying Zhou Chen and taking a honeymoon trip after graduation makes my heart extremely sweet.

After dinner, while Zhao Yingnan was cleaning up the housework, Zhou Chen sat in front of the computer again, but this time he did not write a novel, but opened the stock market website.

Although he is not planning to start a big career on his own, investment is still indispensable. In the past two years of the financial crisis, he has made a lot of money by using the stock market, and his net worth has increased dozens of times.

It is no exaggeration to say that the beautiful sword he currently holds in his hands is second to none in the country.

It's just that few people know this secret.

"You're watching the stock market again. What's so interesting about this thing? I see you've been watching it a lot in the past two years. How much money have you made?"

Zhao Yingnan knew nothing about the financial stock market. Every time he saw these scenes, he would feel puzzled. He didn't know where Zhou Chen learned this knowledge.

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "For China, stocks are still a new thing, but abroad and in Hong Kong, they have long been common. Future economic development is inseparable from the stock market. Once the stock market is turbulent, it is likely to cause turbulence around the world." financial crisis."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Zhao Yingnan asked puzzledly.

Zhou Chen: "Of course, take last year as an example. The Hong Kong dollar was attacked by foreign investors, which almost led to the collapse of Hong Kong's economy. Moreover, the impact of the world financial crisis in the past two years is unimaginable. You have no contact with and I have understood it, so I don’t understand it.”

Zhao Yingnan asked: "With all that said, what does that have to do with you? Can you make money by taking advantage of any financial crisis?"

When it comes to money, she actually doesn't have many requirements. She has witnessed how quickly Zhou Chen makes money over the years. She doesn't know how much money Zhou Chen has, but it is clear that Zhou Chen is richer than she imagined.

"Making money? Haha, how could I miss such a good opportunity? Don't worry, my handsome wife, your husband's money is beyond your imagination. Even if I support you for ten lifetimes, I will have no problem."

"Just blow it."

Zhao Yingnan shook her head and was about to walk away, but Zhou Chen pulled her over and let her sit on his lap.

Holding Zhao Yingnan tightly, Zhou Chen blew gently into his ear and kissed her earlobe, making Zhao Yingnan's body soften instantly.

"Don't, don't do this."

The ear was Zhao Yingnan's sensitive part. When Zhou Chen touched it, his whole body seemed to have lost all strength and he lay limply in Zhou Chen's arms.

Zhou Chen said evilly.

"Um."

The two of them were close to each other, and she responded shyly.

Zhou Chen continued to tease: "Should you help me?"

Zhao Yingnan's eyes were blurred and he asked: "What do you want? Is it like last time?"

"No, it's more exciting than last time." Zhou Chen was still teasing in her ear.

"You, what bad trick did you think of again?"

"It's not bad, you'll like it, I'll teach you."

…………

The sun and moon were reversed, and the soft light illuminated the room, making the luxuriously decorated room look like daylight.

Zhou Chen hugged Zhao Yingnan, who had no strength at all, and gently touched her forehead with his chin.

"Like it?"

"Um."

Zhao Yingnan responded shyly. She had known Zhou Chen was bad, but every time she was commanded by Zhou Chen uncontrollably, she was used to it every time.

It's just that after a few years, she's still very shy.

"Yingnan, are you happy being with me?"

Zhao Yingnan raised his head and looked at Zhou Chen seriously, "Happy, very happy, very happy."

Seeing Zhao Yingnan's serious and emotional look, Zhou Chen was also very moved, and he held Zhao Yingnan's hand.

"Hold your hand and grow old with me, handsome man. I will never let you down in this life. I will definitely accompany you until the end. We will leave this world together hugging each other."

Zhao Yingnan murmured excitedly: "I remember everything you said. You can't leave before me. We have to leave this world together."

Death is a sad thing, but when they talk about it, it becomes full of romance. This is a scene that many men and women in love have thought about.

The two of them just cuddled together, feeling the tenderness after the passion, which meant that Zhou Chen didn't smoke, otherwise he would have had one.

"Jingle Bell……"

Suddenly, a cell phone rang. Zhao Yingnan got up from Zhou Chen and took the phone from the bedside.

"Hey, Demon Sword, um, what's going on?"

Zhou Chen was not interested in listening to the conversation between the two girls. He picked up the medical book next to him and read it carefully.

The longer you study medicine, the more profound and profound it becomes, as if there is always endless knowledge to learn.

He only majored in pediatrics, with other subjects assisting him in his studies. If he wanted to learn more subjects, he would probably be considered a genius among geniuses, and would learn less than half of it.

In the conversation between Zhao Yingnan and Demon Sword Yang Yue, she mostly listened to what the other person said, while she only responded briefly.

After chatting for nearly half an hour, the phone was hung up.

"You guys live in the same dormitory, see each other often, and still talk for so long on the phone. I really admire you."

It's not that Zhou Chen is worried about the phone bill, but it's really strange that two people who often meet each other have something to talk about for nearly half an hour?

However, Zhao Yingnan's face became very serious and said to Zhou Chen: "It's Xin Yi."

When Zhou Chen heard this, he immediately sat up and asked, "What's wrong with Xin Yi? Isn't his condition stable?"

Zhao Yingnan said: "Yao Dao wants to take Xin Yi to America for treatment."

"Is she mentally ill?"

Zhou Chen scolded him directly. After Xin Yi received treatment, his condition has stabilized. The most important thing now is maintenance, not running around.

"What is so good about America that attracts her so much? She has applied several times but has not been approved, and now she is still thinking of taking Xin Yi there. Is there really something wrong with her brain?"

The whole class knew that Yang Yue wanted to go to the United States. She had applied several times, but never passed.

With her character, if she goes abroad, she will definitely not come back.

After all, these are talents trained by the country. So many educational resources have been spent on you. After you have completed your studies, you will turn your back and go to the United States and never come back. Isn't this too unethical?

So I won't give it to her at all. Even if she pays for it at her own expense, she can get stuck as long as she wants to.

"What are you talking about? Yaodao is not as unbearable as you said. She is doing this for Xin Yi's sake. After all, the medical conditions in the United States are better than those in China, and it is also suitable for recuperation. It is not for her own sake."

Zhao Yingnan had a good relationship with Yaodao. When Zhou Chen said that about Yaodao, he retorted with dissatisfaction.

"hehe."

Zhou Chen responded with a disdainful sneer.

"You are still a top student. Do you all think that the United States is good? Do you think that even the air there is fragrant? I admit that some hospitals there do have better medical conditions than in China, and they may be better than ours in Renhe. There are countless hospitals.”

"But do you know? Medical treatment there is different from that in China. In Renhe, Xinyi uses internal channels and the money spent on medical treatment is visible. But in the United States, if you want to see a doctor, the money required is ten times. Are you sure the two families can handle the increase even dozens of times?"

Zhao Yingnan asked doubtfully: "Really or not? You have never been to the United States, how do you know the situation there?"

At present, new media has not yet developed, and the Internet is not developed yet. It can be said that the domestic people have a blind eye on the situation abroad and know nothing.

Most people's understanding of the United States comes from other people's mouths. Those people exaggerate all kinds of good things about the United States, as if the country is hell and the other side is heaven.

This has also caused many top students in China to desperately want to go abroad.

"I know the United States better than any of you. You think the United States is good, but in fact, the environment there is far worse and more chaotic than at home. Especially us Chinese, even if we go there, most of us We are all working in the lowest level jobs, where we are more discriminated against than black people.”

"It's easy to go to the United States, but it's really difficult to survive there, especially for the patient Xin Yi. If he is handed over to the Demon Sword to be taken to the United States, I'm afraid his condition will worsen."

Zhao Yingnan's eyes lit up: "You said it's easy to go to the United States?"

Zhou Chen was immediately speechless: "I've been talking about feelings for a long time, and you just heard such an innocuous sentence?"

Zhao Yingnan smiled sheepishly and said: "I just feel strange. Yaodao tried his best to go to the United States, but he still couldn't do it. There are other people, if there is a chance, they will definitely want to go; everyone If I can’t go there even if I want to, how come it becomes easier when I come to you?”

"You want to go too?"

Zhao Yingnan said: "I do want to go, but I want to stay with you more. I can see that you don't want to go to the United States, so I will stay with you."

Zhou Chen said: "It's not that I don't want to go, but the United States is really not as good as you think. In China, as an ordinary person, no matter how bad life is, at least the safety of life and property can be guaranteed. But when you get there, say It’s ugly. If someone randomly shoots you to death, you won’t have any place to complain.”

"No, is it really that chaotic there? But why do people who come back say that it is very good there, that the money earned is many times that in China, and that the food, drink, housing and transportation are better than in China?"

"Maybe a very small number of people are living well, but I can tell you with certainty that wherever the Chinese go, 90% of the people are not living well. Those are all rumors."

"Yingnan, if you really want to see America, I can find an opportunity to take you there. But if you want to live there permanently, I will never agree. Even if I die in this life, I must die in our country. China.”

As a capitalist country, the United States is only friendly to the rich. Zhou Chen lived decades later and was very aware of the chaos there and how unfriendly it was to the Chinese.

It's just that the Chinese people in this era still lack this kind of understanding, so they all desperately want to run abroad.

"Why did it become so serious just as we were talking? You said you had a way to go to the United States. What can you do?"

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes and said: "Yao Dao has you as a good best friend. It is really a blessing that she has cultivated for eight lifetimes. I am going to tell you the truth and spread the knowledge to you. It turns out that you are doing well. You are still thinking about helping Yao Dao go abroad. .”

"The solution is not difficult to say, nor easy to say. We can spend money to acquire a company in the United States to increase foreign exchange for the country, and then use the company's name to send employees abroad, which can allow people to go abroad. It's just that it's simple. In actual operation, it’s not that easy.”

There are indeed many ways to go abroad, and using money is definitely the easiest one. Just like Liu Tingting in their class, after graduating from her undergraduate degree, she spent money to study abroad in Los Angeles.

In fact, Liu Tingting was not qualified at all, but her family was rich, so she used money to open the door.

Because of this incident, many people in the class were jealous to death, especially Yaodao. They were so angry that they didn't eat for several days.

"and you?"

"I won't help, I won't help. I will never help that neurotic woman. I think she should have a good look at her brain in the neurology department to see if she has a mental illness."

Zhou Chen rarely curses people behind their backs, but Yang Yue's behavior really made him want to curse.

"Don't say it so harshly. Even if you can't stand the demon sword anymore, you still have to think about Xin Yi. Aren't he and you good brothers?"

Zhao Yingnan's words made Zhou Chen's expression change. Based on his understanding of Xin Yi, he might be able to do anything for the Demon Sword.

Not to mention going to the United States, even if it is going to Mars, I will probably find a way.

"I have to think about it carefully and wait until I see Xin Yi."

He didn't want to deal with trivial matters like Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong, but when Xin Yi got sick, as his classmates and brothers for many years, he had to ask.

When he went to work the next day, Zhou Chen went to the hospital to meet Xin Yi.

Xin Yi has been hospitalized now. After his parents came to take care of him for a while, he went home to earn money. Because the hospital has nurses and demon swords to take care of him, and Xin Yi is not the type who cannot move, so even if he is hospitalized, Not too much trouble.

After Zhou Chen went to the oncology ward, Yaodao was peeling apples for Xin Yi to eat. They were both happy to see him come in.

"Xin Yi, Zhou Chen, you guys talk first, I'll go out to use the bathroom."

"Well, you go ahead."

Apart from his pale face, Xin Yi was in good spirits.

After Yaodao left, Zhou Chen sat next to Xin Yi's hospital bed.

"How are you these days?"

"Very good, Director Liang said that I will be discharged from the hospital in a while."

Zhou Chen joked: "What kind of hospital are you leaving? Look at the time you were hospitalized, Yaodao came to serve you almost every day. If you were discharged from the hospital, how could you still have such a good thing?"

Xin Yi said: "Listening to what you said, it really makes sense."

As they said this, both of them laughed. For both of them, joking was something they were used to.

After a few words of teasing, Zhou Chen asked Xin Yi with a serious face: "Xin Yi, I heard Yingnan say that Yaodao wants to take you to the United States for treatment?"

Xin Yi's face became a little embarrassed and replied: "Well, it's not just Yaodao's idea, I also want to go. Since I have decided to get treatment, I will try my best to cure it. I also want to be with Yaodao for the rest of my life. I’m here with you good brothers.”

"If you go to the United States, how will you accompany us?"

Xin Yi suddenly became more embarrassed and couldn't say a word.

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore."

Zhou Chen shook his head and stopped embarrassing Xin Yi. He had known Xin Yi for so many years, how could he not know who he was, a truly good man.

For his beloved Demon Sword, he would really do anything, but this was the pursuit of love, and others were not qualified to judge. Only Xin Yi knew whether it was worth it.

"Xin Yi, you have to tell me the truth. Do you really want to go to America to cure a disease, or do you want to go to the United States for the demon sword?"

Faced with Zhou Chen's sharp eyes, Xin Yi could only tell the truth.

"Part of it is to cure the disease. Only when you get sick do you realize how important a healthy body is. I really regret not listening to you."

"What's the point of talking about this now, but luckily it's not too late. If you take good care of your body, you can live for another few decades."

"Let me borrow your good words. We are good brothers, so I won't hide it from you. I went to America to treat the disease because I really want to cure it, but part of the reason is indeed for the demon sword. I am afraid that my condition will suddenly worsen one day and I will no longer be able to cure it. I want to help her and help her fulfill her dream while she can still bear it.”

"Zhou Chen, I know you look down on Yaodao's dream of going to the United States, but everyone has their own dreams, and I want to help Yaodao complete it."

Seeing Xin Yi's serious expression, Zhou Chen sighed.

"Okay, who makes us brothers? I won't ask anything else. If you want my help, just ask."