I'm back in 1990

Chapter 161: An Eye-Opening Feast

In the afternoon, Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe arrived at the dormitory one after another. After not seeing each other for more than a month, dormitory 222 instantly became lively. As usual, the group took out the local specialties they brought from home to share with everyone.

There weren't many local specialties in Qingjiang this season, so Huang Xiaochuan brought out Belgian chocolates he bought from Hong Kong, which were well received by everyone.

While eating, Ding asked, "Xiao Chuan, where did you buy this chocolate? I've never seen it before."

Huang Xiaochuan didn't respond to his question, but instead asked, "Why didn't I see you bring anything?"

Ding Yi said nonchalantly, "I only need to bring a mouth to eat. You guys take care of bringing me and I'll take care of the food."

This guy is too annoying. Huang Xiaochuan gave the other three a look, and the four of them swarmed over and pinned Ding Yi to the bed, beating him up. This kid is too hateful, we won't feel relieved until we beat him up.

The kid was hammered so hard he screamed for help until his voice cracked: "Help me!"

Taking advantage of the lull, Ding Yi begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I was wrong! Didn't I say I'd treat everyone tonight? I'd treat my brothers to a welcome dinner."

Seeing this, the others let him off the hook, deciding that a small punishment would suffice, and besides, they were counting on him to pay for the big dinner that night!

Ding Yi, whose whole body ached, leaned against Chen Zhe's bed and pointed at Huang Xiaochuan and the other three one by one.

"Ouch, that hurts so much! You just wait, I'll take my revenge even after ten years."

The other four didn't take his words to heart at all. After a year of getting along, they knew he was all talk and no action; they had seen right through him.

Unexpectedly, Ding Yi took Huang Xiaochuan and the others to the Haibao Boat on Huanghe Road that night.

The food here isn't cheap, but Huang Xiaochuan knows the market price.

Although Wu Duo had never been here before, he could tell from the storefront that the prices inside wouldn't be low, but he didn't object.

Zhang Gaolei advised, "Old Ding, just find a decent restaurant. This isn't a place for us."

Chen Zhe agreed with Zhang Gaolei's words and nodded repeatedly from the side.

To put it another way, in a scene from the first indoor sitcom, "Stories from the Editorial Department," which aired in 1992, Yu Deli takes the editorial staff out for a meal that costs several hundred or even a thousand yuan, all paid for with public funds.

Haibaofang was such an expensive place; a meal there would easily cost several hundred yuan. Keep in mind this was in 1991, when a single meal could cost an average person three or four months' salary—quite extravagant.

Ding Yi gave them a harsh look of contempt for their timid and hesitant manner.

"Look at you all, hold your heads high! Do you even know how much your stocks are worth now?"

Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe had just returned and had no idea! The two shook their heads.

Wu Duo knew that Ding Yi had been discussing this matter with him before Huang Xiaochuan arrived that morning, and later, after Huang Xiaochuan arrived, Ding Yi told Huang Xiaochuan about their recent stock market performance.

Even if Ding Yi didn't say it, Huang Xiaochuan knew that he had already gone to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and knew a lot about his stocks.

Upon hearing Ding Yi mention stocks, Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe immediately perked up. They could skip meals, but they had to get to the bottom of this stock issue.

Ding Yi looked at Zhang Gaolei and said, "Old Zhang, I remember you bought a total of fifty shares of Vacuum Electronics, right?"

Zhang Gaolei nodded.

Ding Yi laughed and said, "Do you know how many shares your fifty shares of vacuum electronics have become? A thousand shares!"

Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe were a little confused. How could the number of shares have increased? What was going on? However, they didn't rush to ask, knowing that Ding Yi would explain later.

Sure enough, Ding Yi quickly revealed the reason: "Vacuum Electronics released its first-half financial report and distributed dividends to shareholders through ex-rights. As a result, one share became twenty shares, and Lao Zhang, your Vacuum Electronics shares automatically became one thousand shares."

Chen Zhe asked, "Is the stock price still the same?"

"How could that be? We'd be in deep trouble! The share price dropped to thirty-one after the ex-rights date because Vacuum Electronics' share price was six hundred and twenty before the ex-rights date. Dividing that by twenty gives you thirty-one!"

Zhang Gaolei scoffed, "Tch!" "It's just 620! What's there to be happy about?"

"Did you go crazy after just going home? That was the stock price right after the ex-rights date. The stock price has already gone up a lot. Do you know how much it is now?" Ding Yi piqued their curiosity again.

As expected, Zhang Gaolei took the bait: "How much?"

"Eighty-three, how much is one thousand shares?"

Zhang Gaolei, having fought his way through countless competitions in the college entrance examination, was astonished when he realized the answer in less than a second. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his face filled with disbelief.

"Eighty-three thousand?"

Chen Zhe was also shocked. He had bought 30 shares back then, so now they had become 600 shares. At 83 per share, that meant his shares were now worth 49,800!

It was like a dream for the two of them; they had only gone back for a summer vacation, and when they came back, they were already millionaires.

Seeing that the two were still confused, Ding Yi urged, "Let's go! Hurry up and go in, otherwise people will think we're here to block the gate."

After saying that, Ding Yi led the way inside. The cheongsam of the welcoming waitress was so slit that it went all the way up to her thighs, and Ding Yi even glanced at her again.

Wu Duo pushed Zhang Gaolei, Huang Xiaochuan put his arm around Chen Zhe, and followed Ding Yi into the restaurant.

To celebrate the surge in stock prices, Ding Yi even opened two bottles of Wuliangye liquor.

During the holiday, all four of them went to queue up to get subscription certificates. Only Ding Yi was lucky enough to win a subscription certificate. He plans to buy the shares he won soon. Those are original shares! You can make money as soon as you buy them. Don't you see how the stock market is booming right now? It's soaring and never stops rising.

This meal, including food and drinks, cost Ding Yi over 900 yuan. For Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe, this was their first luxurious meal in their lives. Living in the inland area, it was the first time they had ever eaten so much seafood.

We got to try the braised yellow croaker, sea cucumber with shrimp roe, lobster, geoduck, and prawns. Not only were the dishes delicious, but the waitresses were also incredibly beautiful. The two of us were completely amazed.

The restaurants on Huanghe Road were already well-versed in "environmental economics" in the 1990s. Every restaurant owner wanted to decorate their establishments like authentic restaurants, even to the scale of hotels and restaurants. However, their storefronts were too small and lacked grandeur, so the wealthy restaurant owners began to decorate upwards and higher. A few feet wide storefronts would have four or five floors, or even seven floors high, with the interior environment emphasizing luxury and elegance.

Huang Xiaochuan had already figured it out. Wu Duo and Ding Yi were definitely not new to this kind of place. Ding Yi ordered the dishes with ease, pointing directly to the photos on the menu and saying, "This, this, and this," without even looking at the prices.

Wu Duo was quite relaxed from the moment he entered the restaurant, unlike Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe, who were curious about everything, from the restaurant's decor to the live seafood in the glass tanks, and the exquisite menus filled with photos. .

For Huang Xiaochuan, who had lived two lives, this environment was nothing special. However, the fresh seafood was no worse than in his later years. King crabs, geoduck clams, Australian lobsters, grouper, and even king cobras were very common. They were all air-freighted from Hong Kong, which shows that there were quite a few wealthy people in Shanghai at that time. Otherwise, so many restaurants on Huanghe Road could not have survived.

The group was in high spirits tonight. After all, making money on stocks was something to be happy about, and the five of them hadn't seen each other for almost two months. After having a few drinks, they started talking more.

During this time, Huang Xiaochuan received a page from Yu Wei, and he got up and went outside the private room to call him back.

It turned out that Tang Yuan was very happy to receive Huang Xiaochuan's gift and insisted on treating her brother-in-law and sister to a meal to express her gratitude.

Huang Xiaochuan naturally agreed.

When Huang Xiaochuan was on the phone, the restaurant owner saw him. Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan was so young and yet he was using a cell phone to pay for a meal, the owner insisted on giving him a business card, hoping that he would come often and contact her directly if he needed anything.

When it was time to pay the bill, Ding Yi pointed at Huang Xiaochuan and said to the waiter, "The most handsome one, you pay!"

Huang Xiaochuan had drunk quite a bit and didn't immediately realize what was going on. "You treated me to this and then asked me to pay the bill? What do you mean by that?"

It wasn't until Huang Xiaochuan paid the bill that he realized what had happened.

Is this the legendary "you treat, I pay" situation? Damn it, Ding Yi!

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