BHBF Chapter 53.1

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 2) Chapter 53.1: The Bitter Heroine (51)

One class appears to be doing literacy, but is actually talking about the concept of “money.”

 

Nowadays, the old customs are followed, and scholars still think that talking about money is a very vulgar thing. As for ordinary people, although they put money on their lips all day long, they actually have no idea how to handle money.

 

“Have you ever thought about how much money you earn every month, how much you spend on daily expenses, and what you do with the remaining money?”

 

Shao Yu asked this question not only to the female students present, but also to the parents who were listening behind them.

 

Everyone started thinking about it, but not one spoke, as if they were afraid that others would know how much money they had earned. After all, money is something that if you say too little you’ll be laughed at, but if you say too much you’re afraid people will keep an eye on it.

 

I’m afraid that people will miss you.

 

Seeing that they didn’t answer, Shao Yu began to give examples, saying, “For example, I earned a hundred yuan this month.”

 

Immediately, a neighbor said, “Old Shao, you are bragging. With a 100 yuan a month, wouldn’t you have become a big boss long ago?”

 

No one in the neighborhood believed it, but Shao Yingniang was stunned when she heard it. She still remembered that when she first came to Shanghai, Shao Yu gave her an IOU. In the first month, Shao Yu moved goods at the dock every day, but in the second month he paid off all the money he owed her.

 

Shao Yingniang didn’t understand at that time, but now that she works outside and meets more people, she naturally knows very well the income of dock loaders. Therefore, she realized that Shao Yu should have other source of income.

 

So others didn’t believe it, but Shao Yingniang had a vague feeling in her heart that what Shao Yu said might be true.

 

Shao Yu smiled and said, “Just think of it as me giving an example.”

 

The neighbors then smiled and let him go .

 

Shao Yu added: “My family’s daily expenses, assuming one dollar a month, what should I do with the remaining ninety-nine dollars?”

 

“If it were you, how would you deal with it?”

 

Without revealing their income, the students below were all speaking enthusiastically .

 

“Then I will use the money to buy a house so that I will have a place to live.” The speaker was Zhao Chunmei, who was extremely unhappy living in her mother’s house.

 

“I’ll give it to my parents and let them live a good life.” This is a filial son.

 

“Then I’m going to get married.” This is the bachelor in the alley.

 

“Save it for my son to get married in the future.” This is an old father.

 

“I want to go play around in the brothel. There are so many pretty girls there, enough for me to play with once.” Just as the man finished speaking, he was pulled away.

 

Soon, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the scolding outside.

 

Shao Yu coughed, and drew everyone’s attention back.

 

“I’m just telling you my thoughts, but they may not be correct,” Shao Yu said.

 

Everyone looked at him immediately.

 

Shao Yu said: “Nowadays, a gold bar costs eighty dollars on the black market. I will exchange eighty dollars for a gold bar and then find a safe place to hide it.”

 

“What’s the point of buying gold bars? The price has been falling recently. It was 90 dollars a piece some time ago, but now it’s only 80 dollars. After a while, it will probably only be 50 dollars.” said a neighbor.

 

Other neighbors echoed this, obviously thinking that Shao Yu’s move to buy gold was stupid.

 

Shao Yu smiled and said, “What kind of world is this now? The house you buy may not be yours in the blink of an eye. At least gold can be hidden close to you. Even if it is moved to another place, it is still hard currency.”

 

Many people present fell silent.

 

They lived a peaceful life in the concession, but in fact, not only outside Shanghai, but even outside the concession, there was never a single day of peace.

 

But soon, someone else said, “We are staying in the French Concession. We are protected by the French. We will be fine.”

 

Shao Yu said directly: “Relying on France for protection, if France can’t protect itself, can it still protect this small concession?”

 

“That’s impossible. France is so powerful, how could it be unable to protect itself?”

 

Shao Yu smiled and said, “Our country was also very powerful in the past. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, many nations came to pay tribute to us. Even during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Westerners could only stay put. But what about now?”

 

Everyone fell silent.

 

They don’t know what capitalism or feudalism is, but what they see clearly now the plight of the entire nation.

 

“What Japan was like in the past, and what Japan is like now, everything is changing. The strong may become weak, and the weak may become strong. No one can guarantee that the state will always be the same.”

 

The neighbors all fell silent after hearing this.

 

“A few decades ago, people still used copper coins, but now people use dimes and dollars. Who can guarantee that this kind of money will always be used? But gold is different. After thousands of years, it is still a hard currency.”

Shao Yu asked again: “When you have money, do you feel more confident?”

Those present nodded.

 

“It will be useful even if you are not in Shanghai or in China. But the same cannot be said for the dollar. Besides, the price of gold has always been fluctuating, but it has its own value.”

 

“It has fallen recently, but it may rise again in a while. Maybe it will become 200 yuan a gold bar by then, and you will not be willing to sell it.”