mesbooks Chapter 14 Borrowing Two Dollars
Chapter 14 Borrowing Two Dollars
"Oh, I actually have a mom too."
Ye Kai responded casually, without any particular reaction, and simply arranged the wrapped dumplings neatly on the bamboo rack, preparing to take them to the kitchen to cook.
Although the two of us couldn't eat much, the meal couldn't be skipped. It was still prepared with eight dishes, four cold and four hot, just in smaller portions. The main dish was freshly made dumplings.
"How can this child talk like that?"
"Nobody springs from a rock..."
Although Grandma Xu Jingyuan said something with some dissatisfaction, there was no sense of blame in her tone.
If one is born but not raised unless absolutely necessary, it's no wonder there's no affection between them.
As for what Feng Yuqiu and his grandmother Xu Jingyuan said, Ye Kai didn't ask, and his grandmother didn't say either; she merely stated that such a thing had happened.
Ye Kai was somewhat surprised. In his memory, Feng Yuqiu had not called his grandmother Xu Jingyuan on New Year's Eve. This change made him uneasy, worried that this timeline might have undergone a significant change.
As a reborn individual with average talent, if even this small initial advantage is lost, there's really no hope for the future.
Bring the water to a boil over a large fire, then add the dumplings.
Once it boils and foam rises, add cold water.
After repeating this process three times, add a little cold water and then use a strainer to scoop out the dumplings.
Ye Kai quickly cooked the dumplings.
As one of the members of a grandfather-grandson duo who depend on each other for survival, Ye Kai has been active in the kitchen since he was a child. He may not be able to cook elaborate dishes, but he is quite good at ordinary home-cooked meals, which is completely different from his peers who just wait to be fed.
"The dumplings are here!"
The steaming dumplings were ready, and the grandfather and grandson exchanged blessings before starting their meal.
Freshly cooked dumplings are delicious, especially when dipped in 6.5-degree Shanxi aged vinegar. The natural aroma of the food undergoes a complex chemical transformation under the catalysis of the slightly sour, sweet, and slightly bitter buckwheat-flavored aged vinegar, bringing a super enjoyable taste experience.
"Tsk, I feel like something's missing..."
Ye Kai smacked his lips, then suddenly stood up and rummaged through the kitchen cabinet, pulling out a bottle of Fenjiu liquor.
"Dumplings and wine, the more you eat, the better!"
"Grandma, it's the Lunar New Year, how about we have a drink?"
Ye Kai suggested to his grandmother, Xu Jingyuan.
"Then let's have some."
Professor Xu nodded, smiling, and did not object.
Normally, Professor Xu would have been firmly against minors drinking alcohol, but Ye Kai was about to turn eighteen, and with the college entrance exam approaching and it being New Year's Eve, he didn't say anything to spoil the mood.
"Cheers, Grandma!"
Ye Kai poured the wine and raised his glass to invite his grandmother to join him.
"Slurp—"
Professor Xu does not refuse to drink. In fact, although she is nearly seventy years old, her drinking capacity and talent are both outstanding. Today, seeing her beloved grandson grow up and about to take the college entrance examination and enter university life, she has many feelings.
The Spring Festival Gala held little appeal for the grandfather and grandson. After dinner, they went upstairs, each with a computer. One continued organizing materials to prepare for a new monograph, while the other logged into a Bitcoin trading platform to check recent Bitcoin price fluctuations and see if there were any opportunities to buy Bitcoin at a low price.
The price of Bitcoin on Mt. Gox once stabilized at around $7, and peaked at $12, but the price is very volatile. The average price is now around $5.
After seeing this, Ye Kai felt it was a bit of a pity. He had been spending all his time studying for exams and had missed out on a lot of opportunities to make money.
However, considering that a single Bitcoin will be worth $100,000 a decade or so later, he felt that his current small-scale operations were nothing compared to the fact that those who could hold onto their power would be the ultimate victors.
It's now very difficult to find bargains on Taobao.
Although very few people in China play with Bitcoin, players often adjust the online price of Bitcoin based on overseas market prices. As a result, the price of a single Bitcoin on Taobao has now risen to 50 yuan, although sales are still very low.
"There will definitely be people who impulsively put things up for sale online, but have long forgotten about them."
"If I search patiently, I will find something."
Ye Kai firmly believes this because the number of people who shop online in China is still relatively small, and those who trade Bitcoin are even rarer. It all depends on whether he has the luck to make a fortune.
Unfortunately, even after watching more than half of the Spring Festival Gala, Ye Kai still couldn't find any low-priced Bitcoin.
Just as he was about to give up on this bargain opportunity, a search result alerted him.
"Some people define Bitcoin as a cryptocurrency for online games?"
"Tsk, that's a novel idea!"
Ye Kai's eyes lit up, and he began searching using online game currency as a keyword, adding Bitcoin's unique identifier. Sure enough, this led him to discover a goldmine.
This is a link that was posted on Taobao a year ago to sell Bitcoin. Therefore, the link does not call Bitcoin Bitcoin, but refers to it as virtual gold. The price is 10 coins for 1 yuan, and a total of 2000 coins are sold in a package.
"Good heavens!"
"Wow, that's amazing!"
"Do you have a New Year's gift package?!"
Ye Kai couldn't help but slam his hand on the table and stand up, his heart beating twice as fast.
He genuinely didn't expect to actually have the chance to find such a great bargain online.
After calming down a bit, Ye Kai entered the other party's store through the sales link and found it to be very deserted, with no successful transactions recorded in the past year or so.
In other words, the shop owner put this up for sale on a whim and had long forgotten about it, or perhaps something happened to the shop owner. In addition, the description was not clear, so even if someone accidentally visited this site, they would not understand what this virtual gold mine was. Therefore, over time, the link became a dead link that no one bothered with.
If Ye Kai hadn't been lucky enough to search around with a "let's give it a try" attitude, it would have been very difficult to find this place.
"Unfortunately, my debt-reducing product is already empty."
Seeing that his account balance was zero, Ye Kai couldn't help but sigh.
Is this overwhelming wealth too much to handle?
Wishing my goddess a Happy Chinese New Year, all the best, eternal youth, everlasting beauty, a successful career, academic advancement, all her wishes fulfilled, and good luck in the college entrance examination!
"Little Leaf wishes you a Happy New Year!"
Ye Kai thought for a moment, then opened QQ and sent Shen Jiayi a New Year's greeting message.
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: ...
[The ancient Greek god of the compass]: Your account has been hacked?
Shen Jiayi's reaction was too direct; she didn't believe Ye Kai's personality would lead him to send her such a sycophantic message.
Eek—
What goddess? What little leaf? It gave her goosebumps.
【Border Town Prodigal】: Borrow two hundred yuan to spend.
"puff--"
Shen Jiayi, who was watching the Spring Festival Gala while drinking cola, suddenly saw Ye Kai's reply and spat out her entire mouthful of cola, making herself a little embarrassed.
"How could such an awkward skit make you laugh like this?"
Shen Mingsun looked at her daughter, who was frantically wiping her new clothes with tissues, and then at the uninteresting programs on the TV screen. Suddenly, she felt that she couldn't be like Sister Li.
Am I getting old and becoming so boring?
Vice Mayor Shen was immediately plunged into deep self-doubt.