Chapter 957: Shit Luck
After hearing what the young people said, Peng Xueqin felt that it made sense. After all, he knew very well what these young people usually did. Take smoking for example. He, Peng Xueqin, smoked either Pegasus or Qianmen, but those young people took out Marlboro, Sanwu, Kent, and the worst were Liangyou, Mudan, or Xingbao.
Their cigarettes are worth several packs of Peng Xueqin's, and they are also wearing fashionable things. They are not like Peng Xueqin, who is used to being poor and saves money on weekdays. So it is natural that their monthly income is not enough to cover their expenses. In addition, the young people said that a subscription certificate costs 30 yuan, which is not cheap. At the end of the month, these moonlighters have empty pockets and are lucky to have a few coins left.
In this way, until the way home from work, Peng Xueqin was still thinking about the subscription certificates in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became .
Peng Xueqin is different from those young people. Although everyone's salary is similar, don't forget that Peng Xueqin received more than 70,000 yuan in land acquisition compensation when the land was expropriated. Peng Xueqin has never spent this money and has kept it all in the bank.
That night, Peng Xueqin tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. He only fell into a short sleep in the second half of the night. After getting up, Peng Xueqin made a decision that he must not give up this opportunity. So before going to work, he found the passbook with his savings from the locked drawer, put it in his arms and went out.
After get off work that day, Peng Xueqin did not go home with his wife, but found an excuse to go alone and went directly to a nearby bank. When he arrived at the bank, Peng Xueqin specifically asked the bank staff about the subscription certificate. He originally wanted to confirm whether what the young man said was true, but he didn't expect that when he asked, the bank staff was very worried about the lack of sales of subscription certificates. Seeing that someone actually took the initiative to ask about buying subscription certificates, of course they would not let this fool go.
Just like that, the bank staff immediately explained the situation of the subscription certificates to Peng Xueqin. After hearing what the other party said, Peng Xueqin, who had already had the intention, was completely relieved. He immediately took out the passbook from his pocket and slammed it on the counter, shouting that he wanted to take out the money in it and exchange it all for subscription certificates.
The bank staff was overjoyed and quickly reported to the director. The director was surprised and ran out to ask Peng Xueqin if he wanted to do this. He also kindly advised him not to be impulsive.
But by this time Peng Xueqin had already made up his mind. He was a stubborn guy to begin with. Once he made up his mind, no one could persuade him. Moreover, he felt that the director simply wanted to hinder his fortune and did not want to sell all the subscription certificates to him. The more he was persuaded, the more certain he was that he wanted to buy them. The director had no choice but to agree and asked him to write a letter of guarantee stating that the subscription certificates were completely his own and that Peng Xueqin insisted on buying them, and that it had nothing to do with their bank.
Of course Peng Xueqin agreed, and he signed the letter of guarantee on the spot and put his fingerprints on it. This made the director feel relieved, at least there would be no sequelae. He was also afraid that there would be trouble at that time!
Next, the bank checked the money in Peng Xueqin's account, and then counted the number of subscription certificates the bank currently had. Finally, it told him that the bank currently only had 563 subscription certificates, and if he wanted to buy all of them, it would cost 16,890 yuan.
Upon hearing this, Peng Xueqin waved his hand and said generously that he would take them all. He then withdrew 16,890 yuan on the spot and directly bought 563 subscription certificates. After getting the subscription certificates, he stuffed the five and a half thick stacks of subscription certificates into his bag, took the passbook and went home happily.
One day later, Peng Xueqin went to the bathroom to take a shower as usual and ran into the young man who had talked to him about the subscription certificates. Seeing him, Peng Xueqin pulled him aside with a smile and secretly told him that he had spent 16,890 yuan to buy 563 subscription certificates, but it was a pity that the bank did not have more subscription certificates, otherwise he would have wanted to buy more.
When these words came out of Peng Xueqin's mouth, the young man was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out, and he didn't react for a long time.
When he came to his senses, he felt his heart sinking and his mouth felt bitter and dry. He opened his mouth but said nothing.
He was just joking before, but he didn't expect that Peng Xueqin, a stubborn guy, actually took it seriously and spent so much money to buy so many subscription certificates. The young man is not Peng Xueqin. He knows what subscription certificates are. When he thinks that the huge amount of 16,890 yuan may be wasted, Peng Xueqin will come to settle the account with him.
Looking at Peng Xueqin's strong body due to years of labor, his arms are thicker than his thighs. If he gets angry, one punch will send him to the hospital. The young man was so scared that his face turned pale.
Fortunately, the lighting in the bathroom was dim, and Peng Xueqin didn't notice anything unusual about the young man. He patted the young man on the shoulder twice affectionately, then went into the bath humming the tune of "Why Are the Flowers So Red". The young man came to his senses only after Peng Xueqin left. In an instant even lost the idea of taking a bath. He quickly went back to the locker room to change clothes, and ran away in a hurry.
The next day, the young man asked for a long sick leave at work, saying that he had some strange disease and needed to rest. He even didn't dare to come to work.
Peng Xueqin didn't care about it, he just thought the young man was really sick. Anyway, he felt that he had done the right thing, so he waited patiently for his fortune.
Things in this world are really hard to explain. Some people try their best to get rich, but they just can't. And some people just sit at home and get rich without knowing it.
Peng Xueqin is the latter. He has no education and no business talent. He is just a middle-aged man who has just transformed from a peasant to a worker a few years ago. However, his life was changed because of a coincidence and a misunderstanding.
Just a few months later, the winning rate of the subscription certificates was announced. Once the winning rate was announced, the subscription certificates that had previously been ignored suddenly became popular. The 563 subscription certificates in Peng Xueqin's hands were worth millions overnight. When he learned the news, Peng Xueqin smiled so hard that his mouth was crooked.
Then, Peng Xueqin did not sell the subscription certificates directly as others thought, because he thought that the subscription certificates could be sold at such a high price, and it would be more profitable if he bought stocks with the subscription certificates. Anyway, Peng Xueqin was not short of money, and there were tens of thousands of dollars lying in the bank, so he simply took out all the money in the bank, borrowed some money from relatives, and bought stocks, waiting to make more money after the stocks were listed.
In this way, Peng Xueqin, who knew nothing, became a wealthy man with tens of millions of assets in less than a year through this outrageous operation.
After the news of Peng Xueqin's bizarre rise to wealth spread, everyone, including those so-called experts, were all shocked. Countless people envied Peng Xueqin's good luck, but the problem is that there is only one Peng Xueqin in this world, and not everyone can become Peng Xueqin.
Even after becoming rich, Peng Xueqin's daily life did not change much. He still worked in the same unit and did the hardest job as a boilerman. Even his clothes were no different from before, except that he changed his bicycle for a Xingfu 125 motorcycle, and there was an extra plate of pork head on the table when he drank in the evening.
Besides this, Peng Xueqin has another hobby, which is to go to the stock market every day. Although the stocks and funds in his account have long been enough to enter the big room, Peng Xueqin still likes to stay in the hall, watching the red and green stock market flashing on the wall, chatting and bragging with a few retail investors he knows, analyzing the market, and judging which stocks will rise and which will fall.
Although Peng Xueqin didn't often go into the VIP room, he would sometimes go there to hang out. Peng Xueqin, who had a low level of education, felt somewhat inferior to the VIPs in the VIP room, because he could not get a word in when they discussed technical issues. Only in front of the retail investors outside could Peng Xueqin feel superior.
After spending a long time with those wealthy people, Peng Xueqin still envied their manners and temperament, but unfortunately, he, who was born in a peasant family, could not imitate them no matter how hard he tried. Those wealthy people drove small cars, while he drove a motorcycle. Those wealthy people carried mobile phones, while he had a Chinese phone on his waist. He said that this Chinese phone cost Peng Xueqin a thousand yuan, which was really not cheap. He felt painful for a long time when he bought it. As for high-end things like mobile phones, one costs more than 20,000 yuan. Peng Xueqin was not unable to buy it, but he was really reluctant to spend it.
But it's true that he couldn't bear to give it up, and it's also true that he wanted it. Peng Xueqin had been struggling with this matter for quite some time. Every time he was about to make up his mind, he backed off because of the high price.
Just when Peng Xueqin was struggling with the issue, an advertisement for Xiaolingtong came out. Peng Xueqin noticed Xiaolingtong immediately and inquired about it. When he learned that the price of Xiaolingtong was almost the same as the Chinese phone he was using and that phone calls were particularly cheap, Peng Xueqin's already eager heart could no longer be suppressed.
November 10th was the official launch day for the Xiaolingtong service. All cities across the country that had launched the Xiaolingtong service launched the service at the same time. This day happened to be Peng Xueqin's day off, so he rode his beloved 125-cylinder motorcycle to the nearest post office early in the morning. When he arrived, he asked about the sale of the Xiaolingtong service. The comrade at the post office pointed to the side, and Peng Xueqin looked over there and saw that several people were already queuing at another counter next to the post office.
Peng Xueqin hurried over to line up, but after a while, the line behind him started to get longer and longer.
The sale of Xiaolingtong started at nine in the morning. When Peng Xueqin arrived, it was just after half past eight. He waited in line for less than ten minutes, and the line behind him was already long in sight.
After waiting till nine o'clock, the PHS finally went on sale. Peng Xueqin tiptoed to look forward, but unfortunately he was a little short and the people in front of him blocked his view. He had no choice but to patiently follow the people and move forward little by little.
After more than half an hour, it was finally Peng Xueqin's turn. He squeezed to the counter and asked how much the Xiaolingtong was and whether the price was the same as in the advertisement. The other party said yes and gave him a bill with the Xiaolingtong fee standard and price written on it.
After taking a look and thinking it was reliable, Peng Xueqin took out the money and said he wanted to buy one. The other party asked what model he wanted. Peng Xueqin was stunned and didn't understand. The other party told him that Xiaolingtong currently has one signal model in three different colors, namely black, blue and red. At the same time, he showed him the prototype under the glass counter. Peng Xueqin put his face against the glass to take a closer look and soon decided to buy the black one.
After filling out a form, choosing a number and paying the money, Peng Xueqin received a brand new pager. After taking it, he asked how to use it. At this time, the person behind him started to urge him impatiently, but Peng Xueqin ignored the urging and asked the other party for help.
Only after he had learned how to use it did Peng Xueqin happily walk out of the post office with his newly bought PHS. When he got outside, he saw that the queue behind him had stretched all the way to the corner and he couldn't even see the end of the queue. Fortunately, he came early, otherwise who knows how long he would have to wait in line.
