Chapter 9 Mother's Call

  In the morning, he practiced martial arts; in the afternoon, he attended classes; and in the evening, he rested in the courtyard, reading books and newspapers. This was what Feng Si Zhe had to do every day since coming into this world. More than ten days passed like this until just now when Chen Hu came over and told Feng Si Zhe that there was a phone call for him. It wasn't until then that Feng Si Zhe suddenly remembered what his aunt had said to him that morning - today was the day of his mother's bi-weekly transoceanic phone call.

  After taking the phone, Feng Siche felt a thrill of excitement. His mother, the woman he had been in contact with for the longest time and loved the most, was now only forty years old. Thinking that his mother gave birth to him at the age of eighteen, and at that time, his grandfather did not understand her feelings for his father, his mother must have been very miserable.

  "Zhe Er, Zhe Er, can you hear me?" came the warm and gentle voice that Feng Si Zhe never got tired of hearing over the phone.

  "Mom, I'm listening." Feng Sicheng's thoughts turned around and he immediately responded to Zhao Lirong's words.

  Listening to her son's high emotions on the phone, Zhao Lirong's heart was also half worried. "Alas, it's really hard for you, how can you not get used to returning to your hometown?"

  "It's all right, it's been a while, I'm used to it. Hehe, mom, how are you? You must take care of yourself too, being alone outside, one must take good care of oneself." Still remember in the 40s of last century, Feng Si Zhe's phone call with his mother was this exact phrase, now saying it out loud is surprisingly fluent.

  "Not bad, you've made progress, I know you care about your mom. However, what you said is not right, what do you mean by 'mom is alone'? You don't know how much your classmates care about me, especially that Ailina who comes to visit me every other day. And recently, I've been very busy, you say you left and now the Tang Sheng International Company is abandoned and doesn't care about it?

  Hearing her son's tone was not bad, Zhao Lirong naturally took the opportunity to scold Feng Sichao a few sentences. But to be honest, Feng Sichao really did have business talent, relying on the scholarship from school, plus doing part-time tutoring jobs for others, he actually made a sum of money and together with several good classmates started a company called Tang Sheng International Company, which included that Ailina."

  The company name is called Tang Sheng for a reason, Tang represents the Republic of China, and Sheng is the last character of Feng Si Zhe's father Feng Kang Sheng, which also means to commemorate his father.

  It turns out that Feng Si Zhe's classmate, Ailina, is not British either, but a native Singaporean with a beautiful Chinese name called Dong Jie. According to legend, her ancestral home is in the Republic of Fujian Province, and later immigrated to Singapore. When Feng Si Zhe was in the UK, he clearly felt that Ailina liked him, but at that time, he put all his energy into his studies and entrepreneurship, so he never gave the other party a chance to confess. Unexpectedly, Feng Si Zhe returned to his hometown, and since then, his contact with Ailina has decreased.

  Now hearing his mother say that Ailina still goes to see her every other day, it undoubtedly means that she still deeply loves herself. As for Ailina herself, she is also very beautiful and has a good family background, and there are countless people chasing after her, but why does she just like him? Feng Sichao was helpless. "Ah, how's Ailina doing?"

  "Okay, okay. Unfortunately, she didn't come today. Otherwise, I'll have her talk to you for a bit next time we call." Hearing her son's concerned inquiry about Ailina, Zhao Lirong smiled and teased him.

  "Uh, okay, I think some things need to be clarified by her." Feng Si Zhe seemed to have made up his mind and decided to resolve this emotional issue in the next phone call. "Oh, right, mom, how's the company doing? You haven't lost all of your son's family fortune, have you?"

  "Look at what you're saying, my mother is a professor in the finance department, don't think I only have theory, let me tell you that I'm also very good at practice." Zhao Lirong seemed to be very proud when talking about her company. In fact, many professors of finance departments in the UK will also work part-time as planners or consultants for some large companies, which is not uncommon abroad.

  "Ah, that makes me feel better. Hehe, mom, let's talk about something serious. I've been paying close attention to the international situation, and I think the Gulf War is likely to break out soon. While there's still time, why not use all of our company's financial resources to invest in oil futures? That way we can make a huge profit."

  Futures are currently trading, but the delivery or settlement of the underlying asset will be done in the future. The underlying asset can be a certain commodity (such as gold, crude oil, agricultural products), financial instruments, or even financial indicators. The delivery date for futures can be one week later, one month later, three months later, or even one year later. The contract or agreement for buying and selling futures is called a futures contract. The place where futures are traded is called the futures market. Investors can invest in or speculate on futures. Of course, Feng Sizu mentioned oil futures here, apparently to conduct speculation.

  Feng Si Zhe, who had a precognitive understanding of the future world, was well aware of the outcome of the Gulf War. He also deeply knew that after this war, the price of crude oil in the international market would skyrocket. So now he let his mother prepare for this aspect, which is also to help Tang Sheng International Company get its first pot of gold.

  "Oh, Zhe'er, do you also study international situations?" Hearing her son's affirmative tone, Zhao Lirong was also invigorated. She was well aware that if her son's estimate was accurate, it would be a great opportunity for Tang Sheng to expand.

  "Uh, here I can see many confidential documents about international affairs related to my country. Trust me." To make his mom believe him, Feng Si Zhe had no choice but to tell a lie first. He couldn't say that he was transported back in time and already knew about many things, or else he would be sent to a mental hospital for sure.

  "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you." Zhao Lirong seemed to have faith in her son and made up her mind on the other end of the phone. In fact, her son was already the largest shareholder of this company, so even if they lost everything by listening to Feng Sicheng, there was nothing much to say about it. However, if this was indeed an opportunity, she couldn't help but think of ways to raise more funds; otherwise, with only the current strength of Tang Sheng, even if the war really started, that little money invested would not yield much return.

  After hanging up his mother's phone, Feng Si Zhe's memory of Ailina appeared. In his memory, Ailina's father was also a well-known businessman in Singapore, but later encountered a financial crisis and the company went bankrupt overnight. Then Ailina never contacted him again, and he didn't know if this situation would change for the rest of his life.

  Shaking his head, Feng Si Zhe returned to the house. He still had some things to write, which would be extremely beneficial for both the Zhao family and himself. This opportunity was not something he would easily let slip by.