Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Lead Couldn’t Care Less - Chapter 184
Wei Qinchuan was not the youngest person to come to the second floor of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. That spot had been taken, earlier, by Wang Xiaotian, who practically grew up in the stock exchange.
Every morning during the week, she would go to school. However, school would end at noon and she would go straight to the stock exchange. She would also spend her entire day there during her summer and winter vacations. She spent her days being immersed in the guidance of her famous mentor. Of course, Wang Xiaotian garnered more attention compared to him.
Every action, every slight change of expressions of Wang Xiaotian and her master showed clearly that they were loaded with money.
Meanwhile, Wu Yunyi was still incessantly complaining next to him.
When she realised that she had disturbed other people around her, though, she immediately lowered her voice and said, “Qinchuan-gege, don’t be mad. I’ll ask my dad again so he’ll put you in a good seating position.”
By now, even Wei Qinchuan’s mentor, who was recording some data, looked over with displeasure. He was clearly very annoyed by Wu Yunyi.
Wei Qinchuan also appeared very frustrated. “Yunyi, are you sure it’s okay for you to skip your afternoon classes?”
How did she get into Shanghai University with such a brain?
Wu Yunyi’s face beamed with pride. “Qinchuan-gege, don’t worry about me. I have to attend a diplomatic simulation ball organised by our department tonight.”
This event involved teachers acting as waitstaff and required participants to communicate in various foreign languages throughout.
Only the top elite students in the school were eligible to attend. Money couldn’t buy entry to this event.
The event was free but came with high expectations.
If a student couldn’t keep up with the language requirements or made mistakes, they would lose daily points.
Repeated errors could result in being barred from future events, effectively weeding out those who were not taking the event seriously.
Although she didn’t really understand finance matters, she had a talent for languages.
She could speak fluently in English, Russian, French, and Japanese. She was also learning Latin and Spanish.
Her instructor had great hopes for her and encouraged her to learn eight languages before she graduated. In the future, the department would give her a recommendation for a job in the capital…
Seeing Wu Yunyi’s confident expression, Wei Qinchuan showed her an appreciative smile and said, “You’re really awesome.”
This wasn’t just empty praise; Wu Yunyi’s talent for languages was indeed remarkable. If only she had a bit more common sense!
Hearing Wei Qinchuan’s compliment, Wu Yunyi became even happier, chattering away as she sat beside him.
Wang Xiaotian glanced over at Wei Qinchuan, then leaned toward her mentor, Yu Guang, and said, “Master, that guy clearly dislikes that older sister, so why is he still talking to her?”
Her mentor had taught her that if she didn’t like something, she didn’t need to force herself to.
Yu Guang didn’t even spare Wei Qinchuan a glance before she said, “Because he doesn’t have the luxury to say no.”
He’d asked that girl a favour, yet still despised her. He wanted her help but wished she would stay out of his sight afterwards. The world didn’t work like that. So, he has to lower himself and endure.
Hearing this, Wang Xiaotian glared at Wei Qinchuan angrily. “Master, isn’t this just what they call ‘burning bridges after crossing them’?” [1]
That guy was so detestable. What a waste of his good looks.
Yu Guang’s lips curved slightly. “The task isn’t done, and he still needs her help. He hasn’t burnt the bridge yet; at most, he’s taking advantage of her while cursing her behind her back.”
Subtle influence was a wonderful thing.
She only analysed his behaviour and didn’t have to explicitly badmouth him.
Also…
Yu Guang tapped on Wang Xiaotian’s computer. “There’s still half an hour until the market closes. Are you sure you don’t want to make any more trades?”
There was that one stock that was showing signs of fatigue, and the company hadn’t had any stellar performance lately. If she didn’t reduce her holdings now, she’d better not come crying to her when the stock hit the lower limit at tomorrow’s opening.
With Yu Guang’s reminder, Wang Xiaotian immediately focused back on her computer, earnestly searching for the stock Yu Guang had hinted at.
Which one? Which one was going to drop?
Since her master hinted at it, why couldn’t she be more clear about it?
Yu Guang watched Wang Xiaotian with a smile while leisurely sipping her water. Dislike was also a form of attention, so it was best to hint just enough and distract Wang Xiaotian from paying any attention to that guy.
The market closing bell rang soon and sighs echoed through the hall.
The tension that had built up all day finally began to ease. Just as Yu Guang was about to leave, someone called out to her from behind, “Chief Yu! What do you think of today’s market trend?”
Following this guy’s shout, those who had been preparing to leave immediately surrounded Yu Guang.
They behaved like good students waiting for their teacher to reveal the answers to an exam. They really wanted to hear Yu Guang’s opinion on the market direction.
Although Yu Guang didn’t have a company, she had abundant funds. That was why they called her ‘chief’.
Yu Guang’s intention was always to build relations with these people. When they asked for her opinion, she started chatting with them with a smile on her face.
Wu Yunyi had been lingering with the hope that Wei Qinchuan would join her for a meal.
The evening’s ball, though offering a variety of foods, was more about practising dining etiquette and wouldn’t be enough to fill her stomach.
She had been looking forward to dining with Wei Qinchuan beforehand.
If their relationship could be solidified in the process, that’d be even better.
Meanwhile, Wei Qinchuan’s gaze was fixed on Yu Guang and Wang Xiaotian. He wondered why so many people were gathered around them—was he missing something?
At that moment, a piercing phone ring cut through the air.
Wei Qinchuan looked around and realised it wasn’t any of the surrounding landlines.
He then saw Wang Xiaotian skillfully pull a brick-sized mobile phone from Yu Guang’s bag and hand it to her while saying, “Master.”
Yu Guang smiled apologetically towards the people around her. Then, she pressed the answer button with one hand. Mrs Ding’s voice immediately sounded from the phone.
Telephones from this era had poor sound insulation, and voices could easily leak out.
Mrs Ding, who had become hard of hearing with age, tended to raise her voice unconsciously.
Thus, her shout quickly resonated in the quiet room. “Yu Guang, I saw on the news that the vegetable market in Dongcheng has prices two cents lower per catty than our local market. Bring back some vegetables when you return.”
She didn’t think about wasting time or resources; she only knew that vegetables in Dongcheng were cheaper and that she could save more than a yuan if they bought vegetables there.
Wang Xiaotian stifled a laugh. Meanwhile, Yu Guang smiled and responded, “Thank you for letting me know. The prices there are indeed lower there. I’ll take Xiaotian there now.”
She didn’t mind Ding Pozi’s thrifty behaviour. At least the old lady was genuinely trying to live well with them.
After a few more words, Yu Guang hung up the phone and nodded to the others, “Sorry, we need to head to Dongcheng now.”
Everyone discreetly eyed the mobile phone in Yu Guang’s hand.
The phone itself cost over 20,000 yuan. Getting a service plan cost 6,000 and required a 2,00 yuan prepaid phone bill. The average call cost was 1.5 yuan per minute. Just those few words on the phone had probably used up all the money saved on vegetables!
TL/N:
[1] to abandon or push away one’s benefactors after achieving one’s goal.
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