ExtraOrdinary Genius
Chapter 12 – All the money is gone
Feng Xingtai eagerly looks at Feng Yu when came back and
asked him when can he collect back all the money and how much did they make
this time.
Feng Yu said: “Dad, all the money is used to buying Treasury
bonds.”
“What did you say? You use more than 100,000 RMB to buy
Treasury bill? You this good-for-nothing son. Is Li Shiqiang the one who coax
you into buying Treasury bonds?” Feng Xingtai asked angrily.
Feng Xingtai’s blood rushed to his brain. What is he going
to grow on the farm now? He raised his hand to slap Feng Yu but stopped.
Eh? There is no beating this time?
“Dad, this is all my idea and got nothing to do with Li
Shiqiang. I heard from Teacher Sun that Treasury bonds will be allowed to trade
on the open market soon. Imagine this. Brother Li uses 9.5 RMB to buy a 10 RMB
Treasury bill and a 100 RMB Treasury bill can be brought to 95 RMB now. Once
the Treasury bonds are allowed to trade openly, we can make tens of thousands
of profit” Feng Yu explained.
Feng Xingtai sighed: “Son, Dad had neglected you. I didn’t
even know that you are so good with Russian and can even converse with Russians
fluently. You and Li Shiqiang really did make money by trading foreign
currencies. Now you are saying to buy Treasury bonds. Dad doesn’t understand
about all these but I will trust you.”
“Dad, do you really believe me?” Feng Yu asked.
Feng Xingtai replied: “What else can I do? Even if I beat
you up, can you get the money back? Xiao Li is a good man with a good family.
Your elder sister also likes him a lot. If I were to go and get the money back
from them, how would Xiao Li’s family look at us? What is done, is done. We
also survived in the past when we had no money.”
“Dad, are we in need of money now?” Feng Yu asked
cautiously.
“Your sister will be going to the hospital for her
internship soon. You are going to start school as well. Spring is here soon and
we need to prepare seeds, fertilizers, etc. Which of these don’t need money?
You this good-for-nothing. You will be the death of me.” Feng Xingtai replied.
Feng Xingtai is getting angrier as he speaks.
“Dad, there’s enough time. Treasury bonds will be allowed to
start trading in April. It will not delay our purchase of seeds and
fertilizers. As for my school fees, accommodation fees, etc, we can owe the
school for two months. Nothing will happen. Sister shouldn’t have anything to
worry. Brother Li will certainly put aside some money and it should be enough
for Sister to last two months.”
“Things better turn out this way! We will keep this from
your mother. If she knows about this, she will beat you to death. I will think
of a way to get some money for both your sister and your school fees.” Feng
Xingtai said.
“Old Feng, Xiaoyu, what are you two whispering about in the
room? Dinner is ready!” Feng’s mother shouted.
“Ok. We are coming, mom.” Feng Yu shouted back.
……
“Danying will be starting her internship in two days’ time.
Whether if she is able to get a job at the big hospital will depend on her
performance. Old Feng, should we give Danying get some money and let her buy
some gifts for her superiors?” Zhang Muhua said while eating.
“Mom, giving gifts to superiors is unethical. That hospital
has a shortage of nurses. Definitely, I am able to work there after my
internship.” Danying shouted.
“I agree. Mom, it’s not necessary to give gifts. It will be
better if the hospital does not employ sister. I will build a hospital and let
sister run it. It is better than being a nurse!” Feng Yu said while stuffing
rice into his mouth.
Zhang Muhua knocked Feng Yu’s head with chopsticks: “You are
just like your father, only know how to brag. Build a hospital? Just look at
our village’s clinic. Do you know how much it costs? Do you know how many years
Aunt Zhao worked in the clinic before she gets the chance to run it?”
Feng Yu curl his lip. It’s only a hospital. In three years’
time, he will be able to build a big hospital and let his sister run it. Then
he will poach some experienced doctors and nurses from other hospitals and make
them work for Sister!
“Old Feng, I’m talking to you.” Zhang Muhua said.
“What? I also feel that there is no hurry. We can just send
some gifts before her internship ends.” Feng Xingtai said. He would also like
to let her daughter send gifts but he does not have the money to do so now.
“What do you know? She can be posted to some better
departments if we give the gifts now. According to Zhaojie from the clinic,
some nurses often need to work night shifts and in the emergency room which can
be very tiring. It’s best to get posted to a less busy department like the
dentistry.” Zhang Muhua said.
Feng Danying also looked to her father. She did not want to
work in the emergency room and do not want to work the night shifts.
Feng Xingtai looks at Feng Yu. All the money is gone. Your
mother will be taking out the passbook in a while and this matter will be
exposed!
“Cough, Mom, sis, both of you don’t have to worry. Brother
Li told me that he has the connections at the hospital. Sister will be posted
to the orthopaedics and her job only requires her to pass some splint, bandages
or something to the doctors. It is a very easy department as there are even
lesser people at the orthopaedics compared to dentistry.” Feng Yu lied.
Sigh. One lie after another. This evening must remember to
give Brother Li a phone call and let him focus the acquisition of Treasury
bonds at sister’s internship Hospital. Hopefully, this will let them know
someone who is able to let sister go through backdoors.
Zhang Muhua said: “Really? Can’t tell this Xiao Li is so
considerate.”
Feng Yu immediately said: “Mom, Sister have good taste in
man, just like you!”
With one sentence, everyone in the family smiled.
“Old Feng, my eldest sister family wants to borrow some
money from us to buy a 55-horsepower tractor. They will return us the money in
fall after the harvest.” Zhang Muhua suddenly said.
Feng Xingtai asked: “How much does she need?”
“5,000 RMB.” Zhang Muhua replied.
Feng Xingtai has a big headache now. If he has the money in
his hands now, even if eldest sister needs 10,000 RMB, is not a problem. But
now, his son and prospective son-in-law had invested all the money into
Treasury bonds. How is he going to answer to his wife?
Feng Yu can tell his dad is about to sell him out. It will
be better for Feng Yu to confess. If Aunt needs to borrow money, let them wait
two months then.
“Mom, I need to tell you something?”
Zhang Muhua looked at her husband and son. Earlier these two
had been making eye contacts with each other. It is obvious that they are
hiding something from her!
“what happened?” Zhang Muhua asked.
“Can we let big aunt wait for one or two months? Anyway,
even if they buy the tractor now, they can’t use it now. Buying the tractor two
months later will not delay the planting of farmland also.” Feng Yu said.
Bang!
Zhang Muhua banged on the table: “What are the both of you
hiding? Earlier both of you stopped me from giving your sister some money to
buy gifts. Now, you are trying to stop me from lending money to my eldest
sister. Could it be…?”
Zhang Muhua hurriedly puts down the chopsticks and ran to
the room. After searching for a while, she discovered that the Passbook is
missing. There are more than 20,000 RMB in it!
“Where’s the money? Where did you two hide the passbook?”
Zhang Muhua asked angrily. This father and son had spent their entire savings
of 20,000 RMB!
Feng Yu tried to calm his mother down:“Mom, don’t worry. The
money is not missing. I just used it.”
The Zhang Muhua froze for a moment, then jumps up and picked
up the feather duster hanging from the wall: “You this good-for-nothing son.
How dare you steal money from home. I will beat you to death!”

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