High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 549 - 242: Jiang Banxia’s Fear (Part 2)

Who would have thought I’d be brought over for New Year’s Eve dinner, and at Zhang Mengyu’s house no less.

Zhang Mansheng said, "I invited you over for two main reasons. Firstly, I heard you’re spending New Year alone in Jiangbei, and during the holidays, it’s difficult to order takeout; anyway, it’s just an extra pair of chopsticks at my house. As for how I got to know your situation, we asked Mengyu to tell us, hope you’re not upset by that?"

"No, not at all."

Ning Hao didn’t even dare to be upset with the girl he was set up with, let alone be upset with Zhang Mengyu.

He’s never been one to have a temper, and he doesn’t really have the right to lose his temper.

Zhang Mansheng laughed and said, "That’s good, the second reason I wanted you to come over is to talk about Li Yang."

"Huh? Well, I’m not really familiar with Li Yang."

"Then how come you invested in Li Yang from the start?"

"Well, well..." Ning Hao hesitated.

Glancing at Zhang Mansheng, he bravely said, "Uncle, I’m basically a homebody. Though I’ve had plenty of aspirations in life, I know my capabilities. I don’t have the qualifications, the eloquence, I’m not good-looking, and I don’t understand romance. I’ve basically gathered all the shortcomings of a man onto myself. In contrast, Li Yang is different; I think he’s my ideal fantasy, a perfect idol in my mind. Believing in him is essentially my way of escaping reality."

Zhang Mansheng shook his head, "The fact that you can articulate the idea of escaping reality shows you’re more clear-headed inside than anyone. There’s a limit to human capacity; our fate is largely determined at birth. Can’t blame you for not being able to achieve better. Neither your background nor your family education are in your favor."

Zhang Mansheng felt that the emotional value brought by Ning Hao’s family was not positive but rather negative.

His parents had their issues, traditional yet stubborn, not knowing how to raise a child or consider a child’s emotions.

Of course, Zhang Mansheng himself, by suddenly inviting Ning Hao over, hadn’t considered Zhang Mengyu’s feelings either. But he’s not necessarily wanting Zhang Mengyu to date; he just wanted to chat with Ning Hao.

He wanted to be friends with Ning Hao.

Especially after hearing Ning Hao’s recent remarks, he was even more determined.

Ning Hao is limited by his perspective but essentially a clear-minded person.

He knows what he’s doing.

Ning Hao hurriedly said, "No, no, my parents raising me to adulthood was already hard enough, it’s me who’s not that promising."

"Ha, it’s rare not to blame others. To be honest, I’ve recently been researching Li Yang, finding him somewhat different from others, hoping to earn some money from him to give Mengyu a dowry in the future. Do you think the Wanliu Capital points are really reliable?"

Ning Hao thought for a moment, "They should be reliable, I guess. Li Yang usually only gives netizens a chance when he’s confident. But I’m not familiar with finance, it’s just my own views."

Zhang Mansheng asked, "Then how do you view Li Yang?"

"He’s an incredible person, whether it’s gaming or life. After winning the championship in LOL, he said he was going to climb another peak and prepare to earn billions, and he actually did it. At the time, many thought he was just bragging. There’s also Jiang Banxia; all of us felt Li Yang was out of Jiang Banxia’s league, yet it turned out... their relationship seems to be getting better. These are abilities I envy, so over the past two years, I’ve regarded him as an idol. If he says Extreme Shadow Cars are the best in the world, I believe it."

"Then if he says you’re not good enough, would you believe him? Would you deny yourself just because of an idol’s words?"

"Huh? Well, I’m really not good enough, just basking in his glory."

Zhang Mansheng said helplessly, "Then are you planning to use those Extreme Shadow Cars points this time?"

"Yes, I am!"

"But as far as I know, you don’t have that much money with you."

"I’ll invest what I have."

"Haven’t thought about borrowing? Nowadays, there are many online lending platforms, even if the interest rates are slightly higher, finding something around ten percent should make raising a couple of hundred thousand yuan not too difficult, it’s just ten percent interest..."

Ning Hao quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, I can’t handle that kind of risk. I earn my own money, and I’m not married yet, even if I lose it all, I can continue earning, and it wouldn’t negatively impact those around me. But if I borrowed and lost it, I’d be heavily indebted. My life isn’t great as it is, I can barely lift my head to see the world, and I don’t want to bow my head again."

"I could lend you the money, and if you lose it, it’ll be on me; if you make a profit, and it’s not much, there’ll be no interest, but if it’s substantial, you just pay me twenty percent interest, how about that?"

Zhang Mansheng considered his proposal quite tempting.

Ning Hao said, "Uncle, if you trust me, I could directly pass on those shares to you. I can probably only come up with ninety thousand, there would be twenty-six thousand worth of shares left, whatever profit made will be yours."

In Ning Hao’s view, just for this New Year’s Eve dinner, he should reciprocate in some way.

Zhang Mansheng laughed, "Alright then, I’ll take a bit of advantage, let me know when it’s available for purchase."

"Mm, okay."

Just like that, on the first day of the New Year, Ning Hao returned to Jiangbei to continue his freelance gaming career.

He returned those two thousand yuan from Zhang Mansheng, though Zhang Mansheng didn’t accept it.

After Ning Hao left, Zhang Mengyu said to her father, "Dad, aren’t you being too much? It’s going to put me in a difficult position."

That was a twenty-six thousand worth of shares, just coaxed him over for a meal?