Feng Yu returned, and Feng Xing Tai eagerly awaited his arrival. Seizing the moment when no one was paying attention, he asked Feng Yu when the money would be recovered and how much profit they would make this time.
Feng Yu steeled himself and said, "Dad, the money was all used to buy government bonds." Then, with experience, he缩necked and closed his eyes.
"What did you say? All used to buy government bonds? Over a hundred thousand, you spent it all on government bonds? You wasteful brat, did Li Shiqiang that kid talk you into it?"
Feng Xing Tai's blood rushed to his head. With spring coming, how would they plant the fields? He raised his hand but didn't strike his son's face.
Huh, no beating this time?
"Dad, I heard this from a teacher in Bingcheng. Government bonds will be publicly traded. It was all my idea, it has nothing to do with Brother Li. Think about it, Brother Li buys a ten-yuan government bond for maybe nine and a half yuan, a hundred-yuan bond for ninety-five. Once trading is allowed, these bonds will instantly bring us tens of thousands in profit!"
Feng Xing Tai sighed, "Son, I didn't pay enough attention to you before. You speak foreign languages so well, and can even communicate with the Russians, things I didn't know. You got Xiao Li to exchange foreign currency, and you did make money. Now you're talking about buying government bonds, I don't quite understand, but I trust you."
"Really, Dad, you trust me?"
"Ah, what else can I do? If I beat you, can you get the money back? Xiao Li is a good person, from a good family, and your sister likes him. If I go and demand the money back, how will Xiao Li's family see us? Government bonds are government bonds. We've managed without money before, haven't we?" Well, still don't trust him.
"Dad, do we really need the money urgently now?" Feng Yu asked cautiously.
"Your sister is about to start her internship at the hospital, and you're about to start school. Don't these all require money? And with spring coming, we need to start plowing, preparing seeds, and buying fertilizer. Don't these all require money? You wasteful brat, you're driving me crazy!"
Feng Xing Tai got angrier the more he spoke. The barely suppressed anger was about to burst out.
"Dad, Dad, it's in time, it's in time. Government bonds can be traded in April, it won't delay us from buying seeds and fertilizer. As for my tuition and accommodation fees, we can owe them for now, it's fine to pay later. As for my sister, Brother Li will definitely leave some money, enough for her to use for two months."
"Better be! We need to keep this from your mother. If she finds out, you'll be beaten to death with a willow branch. I'll think of a way to get money for your sister's and your tuition, maybe borrow some."
"Lao Feng, Xiao Yu, what are you two whispering about in the inner room? Are you not eating?"
"Dan Ying is going to start her internship at the unit soon. Whether she can stay at a big hospital depends on how well she does during the internship. Lao Feng, why don't we give her some money to give as a gift to the leaders?" Zhang Muhua said during dinner.
"Mom, what gift? It's all corrupt practices. The hospital where I'm interning is short of nurses. I graduated from nursing school, why can't I stay?"
"Right, Mom, it's not necessary. If the hospital doesn't let my sister stay, it's even better. In the future, I'll open a hospital for my sister and make her the director, which is better than being a nurse!" Feng Yu said while shoveling food into his mouth.
Zhang Muhua hit Feng Yu on the head with her chopsticks, "Just like your father, all you know is to brag. Opening a hospital, even our unit's health station, do you know how much the equipment costs? Do you know how many years Aunt Zhao worked in the hospital to get this opportunity?"
Feng Yu pouted. Just a hospital, it won't take long, in three years, he could open one. Then he would poach some experienced doctors and nurses from the big hospitals and have them work for his sister!
"Lao Feng, I'm talking to you, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Ah? I also think it's unnecessary. Wait until after the internship, then giving a gift would be better." Feng Xing Tai wanted his daughter to give a gift, but they needed the money.
"What do you know? Giving a gift now can get her a good department. I heard from Aunt Zhao at the health station that some nurses often work night shifts, and some work in the emergency room, which is very tiring. It's best to be assigned to the dental department, where there's not much to do, it's easy and less likely to make mistakes."
Feng Dan Ying also looked at her father. She didn't want to work in the emergency room or often work night shifts, where would she have time to meet Li Shiqiang?
Feng Xing Tai glanced at Feng Yu. What to do, the money is gone. If Mom goes to get the passbook, the secret will be exposed!
"Cough, Mom, Sister, you don't need to worry about this. Brother Li told me that he has already arranged for my sister's internship at the orthopedic department. She just needs to hand over some splints and bandages, it's very easy, and fewer people visit the orthopedic department than the dental department!"
Sigh, one lie after another. He needs to call Brother Li tonight, have him focus on acquiring government bonds at the hospital where his sister is interning, at face value, which should get the leaders to give them a favor.
In this era, anyone who can turn government bonds into cash is capable!
"Really? I didn't realize Xiao Li was so thoughtful, this makes me feel better."
Feng Yu timely flattered, "Mom, my sister's choice in partners is just as good as yours!"
Look at that, he praised everyone in the family, including Li Shiqiang. Indeed, everyone smiled.
"Right, Lao Feng, the eldest sister's family wants to borrow some money to buy a tractor (Dongfanghong 55 horsepower), and they promise to pay back after selling the grain in the fall."
Feng Xing Tai steeled himself and asked, "How much?"
Tsk~ Feng Xing Tai clicked his tongue, feeling his head split in two. If the money was still in his hands, he could easily lend ten thousand to the eldest sister's family. But now, the money was all used by his son and future son-in-law to buy government bonds. How could he say it?
Feng Yu also saw it. His father was about to expose him. The best way now was to confess. The eldest aunt's family could wait for two more months.
"Mom, I have something to tell you?"
Zhang Muhua looked at her husband, then at her son. These two had been exchanging glances, clearly hiding something from her!
"Let the eldest aunt wait for one or two months? Anyway, the tractor won't be used now, it will just age if left there. It's better to buy it in two months, it won't delay plowing and planting."
Zhang Muhua slapped the table, "What are you two up to? You didn't want to spend money on your sister earlier, and now you're trying to stop it. Could it be that—"
Zhang Muhua put down her chopsticks and ran to the inner room, searching for a long time. The passbook was gone! There were over twenty thousand yuan in it!
"Where's the money? Where's the passbook? Where did you two put it?" Zhang Muhua was furious. What were these two up to behind her back, using over twenty thousand yuan without her knowing!
"Mom, Mom, don't worry, the money isn't lost, I used it!"
Zhang Muhua was stunned, then suddenly stood up and grabbed the feather duster hanging on the wall, "You wasteful brat, you actually dared to steal the family's money, I'll beat you to death!"
Speaking of which, the fourth son was beaten with a feather duster when he was young, what about you?