boyutpedia Chapter 300: What are your plans for this money?
Chapter 300: What are your plans for this money?
Chapter 300: What are your plans for this money?
A few young men gathered together to discuss and then selected a muscular young man with a crew cut, "Let Tang compete with you in three-point shooting."
Tang stretched out his hand, "I'll throw the ball first..."
Qiu Huoming nodded and threw the basketball to him.
Guansheng pulled Qiu Huoming's hand and said, "Brother Huoming, you're not very good at shooting. Don't be sad if you lose later. I'll give you the money."
Qiu Huoming patted his head and said, "In a moment, you stand with me. This game is for both of us."
Guansheng nodded vigorously. If it was counted for both of them, if they lost, Brother Huoming wouldn't be so sad because he could share half of the burden.
There was a lot of noise over there. A few young men had already marked out a place and wanted Qiu Huoming to go over there.
Qiu Huoming walked over with Guan Sheng.
In addition to basic skills, three-point shooting also depends on luck.
The leading teenager curled his lips and said, "If it's a tie, we can continue with three more games. You should warm up first..."
The basketball barely touched any surface of the basket and fell to the ground smoothly.
Ah Tang glanced at him and quickly looked away. He was an extremely cautious person, so he continued to play steadily. After several attempts, he finally threw the ball out.
Ah Tang squatted down slightly, raised the ball and made a pitching gesture. They had just played basketball and he still had the feel of the ball.
Ah Tang stepped forward again and took the ball in his hand. This time he finally let out a long breath. Several of his companions standing by were ready to celebrate. "Well done, Ah Tang. Let's go eat beef offal later..."
"Okay." Qiu Huoming pulled Guansheng to stand aside. It was the first time for Guansheng to encounter such a duel. His face turned red and his heart beat fast.
Even though he didn't score, Tang was not depressed. Instead, he laughed. Scoring two out of three times was already an exceptional performance, and he was very satisfied with the result.
Tang lifted up his vest, revealing his abdominal muscles. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with the lower part of the vest.
The boys dispersed, leaving the three of them standing in the backcourt.
The basketball hit the backboard and the edge of the basket, bounced a bit, and actually fell into the basket again.
"I'll go first. Three innings, right? I'll throw three times in a row, and then it'll be your turn."
Qiu Huoming's movements were very similar to Atang's. He also gestured a few times. Because he was serving the first ball, the group of teenagers looked at him intently.
Qiu Huoming caught the ball and returned to his original position again, this time he was a little faster.
Qiu Huoming let go of Guansheng's hand and began to do stretching exercises on the spot without paying any attention.
The basketball fell into the hoop smoothly...and then bounced up with a "bang" when it hit the ground.
His eyes shifted to Tang.
The ball spun and hit the backboard hard, bounced to the edge of the basket, and fell to the ground...
A few seconds later, the ball spun out and landed lightly in the basket, and laughter suddenly broke out all around.
He stood where Tang had just stood.
Ah Tang smiled slightly, walked quickly forward and took the basketball in his hands.
Everyone's eyes follow the basketball...
Qiu Huoming moved his shoulder blades and caught the ball again.
He just bent down and without stopping his hands, the ball flew out.
This time the basketball made a slight adjustment in the air and landed in almost the same place as the first time, but more towards the center of the basket.
Tang nodded, bounced a few times on the spot, and stretched his upper arms hard.
Guansheng on the side held his breath nervously.
This time he was still very cautious. He made a few pitching movements before throwing the ball with force.
Guansheng excitedly stretched out his right hand and hit Qiu Huoming's palm hard.
Ah Tang made an OK gesture and walked back to where he was.
Guansheng jumped up, "Brother Huoming, we got in again!"
Guansheng looked up and glanced at Qiu Huoming, feeling secretly happy that they were teammates now.
He walked quickly to his companions, and Qiu Huoming stepped forward to catch the still bouncing basketball.
The group of teenagers were silent for a while, and Tang exhaled, "What a coincidence, there is still one goal. Hey, did you say what to do if the game is tied?"
He stood back in the same place and did it the same way as before. After a few gestures, he threw the ball out again.
Sweat broke out in Guansheng's palms, and he glanced at Qiu Huoming silently.
Qiu Huoming turned his head to look at him. He half-knelt down and stretched out his right palm, "GIVE ME FIVE..."
Qiu Huoming smiled slightly, "Well, one more goal is needed."
The young men standing there didn't take it seriously, and Tang smiled and said, "You're lucky."
The basketball drew a parabola in the air and flew out, suddenly hitting the edge of the basket, bounced with difficulty, and fell back into the basket thrillingly.
"It's in!" Guansheng shouted excitedly.
Guansheng couldn't believe his eyes. He jumped up on the spot, "Brother Huoming!"
"We won." Qiu Huoming straightened up and quickly stepped forward to catch the basketball.
"I'll play with my brother for twenty minutes, and I'll return the court and the ball to you."
Ah Tang pulled the boy who was about to argue over him and said, "Come on, let's take a break. I'll admit defeat if I lose the bet."
This guy is quite good. Qiu Huoming raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Thanks, buddy."
The people dispersed in a noisy manner.
Guansheng still couldn't believe it. Qiu Huoming took the ball and started dribbling. "Guansheng, don't just stand there. Come over and grab the ball."
Guansheng's eyes lit up, and he ran after him with his short legs...
The two of them had a great time.
The group of teenagers sitting on the periphery simply sent someone out to buy some soda, and they drank the soda while waiting for Qiu Huoming and the others to finish playing.
Twenty minutes passed quickly. Guansheng excitedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed Qiu Huoming to return the basketball to the group of people.
Ah Tang came over with two bottles of soda in his hand. He handed the soda to Qiu Huoming and Guan Sheng, "I'm treating you. It's rare that someone can beat me on this court. What's your name?"
Qiu Huoming didn't take the soda. "My name is Qiu Huoming. I won't drink this soda. I had a great time today. Goodbye..."
He pulled Guansheng and walked out together.
Tang stood there with two sodas in his hands, watching them leave.
The young man next to him sneered: "This kid is quite arrogant..."
"If you have the ability, it's okay to be arrogant." Tang handed him a soda, "Let's go, I don't want to play basketball today..."
On the street outside the stadium, Guansheng was still excited, talking non-stop like jumping beans, "Brother Huoming, I made 6 shots today, and I stole 3 of your balls."
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Guan Sheng is getting more and more powerful..."
The two of them walked towards the station chatting and laughing.
Guansheng suddenly remembered what happened just now, and he asked: "Brother Huoming, the brother who was competing with you offered you a soda, why didn't you take it?"
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "The soda bottle cap is open. I'm not familiar with him. If he put something bad in it, I don't know..."
Guansheng frowned, "They are so bad!"
Qiu Huoming shook his head. "It's possible that they didn't put anything there and just wanted to treat us to soda..."
Guansheng was puzzled, he looked up at Qiu Huoming.
Qiu Huoming explained: "Since we are not sure, the best way is to not accept their things..."
Guansheng thought about it and finally understood.
"Daddy once said that we should not have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against others. Brother Huo Ming, is this what you mean?"
Qiu Huoming reached out and touched Guansheng's slightly wet hair. "Guansheng can draw inferences from one example. He is so smart."
"Let's go, let's go buy a soda first, and then we can take the bus."
"Yeah." Guansheng pointed to the small shop next to the platform, "They sell soda and ice cream there..."
"We can't eat ice cream now. We just finished exercising, so let's drink soda..."
"Yes!" Guansheng agreed very smoothly.
The two bought soda in the store, drank it at the door, and changed the bottle. The sweat on Guansheng's forehead stopped and his complexion gradually returned to normal.
Qiu Huoming then took his hand and went to the platform to queue up.
By the time they got home, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
Qiu Huoming took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and washed the dirty clothes he had taken off.
There was still some time before dinner, so he walked towards the study. Before he reached the door, he heard Guansheng vividly describing what happened today...
The study door was open, and Jin Chuopu and Tianyou were both there.
Qiu Huoming coughed and walked in.
Guansheng was talking about Qiu Huoming's pitching when he turned around and saw Qiu Huoming. He immediately walked up to him excitedly and pulled Qiu Huoming to sit down on the chair.
Jin Chuopu and Qiu Huoming nodded, then turned their gaze back to their youngest son. Tianyou was probably tired and sat aside listlessly.
After Guansheng greeted Qiu Huoming, he stood back in his original place. Qiu Huoming saw that he had changed into new clothes and it seemed that he had just taken a shower.
Qiu Huoming leaned back in his chair and listened to Guansheng continue talking about what happened today. Putting aside other things, Guansheng's ability in language expression was quite good. Apart from the fact that he often laughed, he was still able to bring people into the conversation.
The story was finally over, Tianyou sneered and said: "Guansheng, you are gambling..."
Guansheng was speechless for a moment, and he looked towards Jin Chuopu.
Jin Chuopu said with a smile: "This is not called gambling, this is a competition, it depends on your ability."
He waved his hand, and Guansheng showed a look of surprise on his face and walked over quickly.
Jin Chuopu stretched out his hands and held him in his arms. It is said that the youngest child is the favored one, and this is also true in the Jin family. It’s just that Tianyou is too outstanding, and instead overshadows Guansheng’s brilliance.
"You performed very well today..."
As soon as Jin Chuopu finished speaking, Guansheng immediately smiled and said, "Daddy, can we ask Brother Huoming to live in my house permanently?"
Jin Chuopu looked at Qiu Huoming, "Huoming, did you hear that?"
Qiu Huoming smiled bitterly and said, "I'll stay for three or four days at most. I really need to go back."
"Okay, then stay for another four days."
Jin Chaopu smiled slyly and said, "Go to the bookstore later and have a look. The book you said you wanted to buy last time may be there..."
Qiu Huoming nodded. There are many bookstores in Hong Kong, and there are also reference books in English, all of which are shipped from overseas.
Jin Chuopu released his hand from Guansheng and said, "Tianyou, Guansheng, go play for a while. I want to talk to your brother Huoming about something."
Wait until the two little ones are out.
Jin Chuopu then stood up and closed the study door.
"It's hard for you today. It's rare for me to see Guansheng perform like this. His self-confidence has returned a lot."
Jin Chuopu opened the drawer, counted out a few banknotes, turned around and handed them to Qiu Huoming, "A total of four thousand yuan, you can use it to buy things outside these few days. If it's not enough, come back to me for more..."
"I asked someone to buy a motorcycle and it will be delivered tomorrow."
Qiu Huoming took the money and said, "Thank you, uncle."
He took the money without any guilt, and looking into the future, he could help Jin Chuopu make more money.
Jin Chaopu liked his attitude very much.
"Huo Ming, who did you learn this skill of cultivating your Qi from? If I didn't know that you are younger than me, I would really be intimidated by you..."
Qiu Huoming smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe it's because I usually practice boxing, so I can keep my composure..."
Jin Chuopu believed this a little bit, and immediately Guansheng's desire to learn boxing from Qiu Huoming became stronger.
"For the next four days, get him up an hour earlier every day and learn the basic skills from you. You have to come to Hong Kong City more often in the future. Your money is not a small amount. Take a look and see if you have any plans for it..."
It is now 1983. The Queen of England has already visited China, and the issue of the return of Hong Kong has been mentioned repeatedly.
Against this background, many real estate properties in Hong Kong have begun to become unstable, especially recently, when both house and land prices have continued to fall.
After thinking for a moment, Qiu Huoming suggested: "I plan to buy a house along the subway line, spend 80% of the money to buy it, and keep the remaining 20% for other uses. Uncle, if you have enough funds, you can also invest in real estate..."
Jin Chaopu nodded and said, "I have a friend who is in the real estate business. He has been complaining recently. I will see if I can buy some shares..."
Qiu Huoming's mind moved, "How much money does it cost to invest?"
Jin Chaopu laughed and said, "More money means more shares, less money means fewer shares, there is no fixed number."
Qiu Huoming nodded, "Uncle, is this person reliable?"
Jin Chaopu thought for a moment, "When it comes to business and integrity, he has no problem, but he has probably reached a bottleneck... I'll ask him to come out for a discussion in the next few days. If you're interested, come and listen..."
Qiu Huoming was overjoyed. Having face-to-face conversations with the merchants in Gangcheng at close range would allow him to better understand the current situation.
"Okay, then let's wait for uncle to arrange it."
Qiu Huoming also had his own plans. If this person was reliable and his company was good, he would simply invest his money in their company together with Jin Chaopu.
It is difficult to provide timely assistance, but it is easy to add icing on the cake. Instead of clinging to others later, it is better to act now.
The two chatted for a while, and Jin Chaopu looked up at the antique desktop clock on the table. It was already 5:3.
"Huo Ming, let's go upstairs. Dinner will be ready soon."
There are three maids in Jin Chaopu's house, two of them are Southeast Asians. One is responsible for taking care of the children and the other is responsible for cleaning.
The third one is a Chinese, he is a chef and is said to be very good at cooking Cantonese cuisine.
When he reached the third floor, Qiu Huoming discovered that it was much larger than the second floor.
There is a terrace on the third floor, and a rooftop above that.