usatvline Chapter 193: Beautiful People, Few Chapters
Chapter 193: Beautiful People, Few Chapters
Chapter 193 Beautiful but Quiet
The two walked out of the arrival level, chatted and laughed as they climbed the stairs, and walked briskly to the open-air parking lot.
Yu Huan took the suitcase from Yu Chengcheng, walked to the back of the BMW, stopped, took out the car key, opened the trunk, and put her luggage inside.
Yu Chengcheng looked around near the front of the car and said in surprise, "Brother Huan, is this your car? I'm amazed by how much you've changed in just over a year! Not only have you become more handsome, but you've also become richer!"
"It's your sister-in-law's!"
Yu Huan gently closed the trunk, then went around to the driver's side and opened the car door.
Yu Chengcheng was shocked: "My God! You found me a sister-in-law without saying a word, and she's a rich woman!"
Yu Huan laughed it off.
He leaned over, got into the driver's seat, inserted the key, and started the BMW.
Yu Chengcheng settled into the passenger seat, casually tossed her backpack into the back, took off her baseball cap, and fastened her seatbelt.
Yu Huan's gaze swept over her low, light flaxen ponytail: "I didn't even notice at first that you dyed your hair. Be careful when your uncle and aunt come back, they might just shred it!"
"Big brother, they really can't control me now!" Yu Chengcheng rolled her eyes.
Yu Huan then asked, "Chengzi, when are you graduating?"
“No one cares about me in New York. I study occasionally and play a lot, but I’ll be able to complete my credits by the first half of next year.” Yu Chengcheng adjusted the back of her chair, put her hands behind her head, and reclined comfortably.
Yu Huan drove his BMW onto the main road and tentatively asked, "Have you ever considered staying abroad to develop your career?"
Yu Chengcheng turned her head to look at the orange streetlights passing by outside the car window, and said thoughtfully:
"I don't know either, I feel very lost. I guess I should just listen to my parents and go back to China to find a decent company and work hard. To be honest, as long as you have the capital, you can stay anywhere. Look, it only takes fifteen hours to fly from New York to Shanghai, but what has kept me from coming back for more than a year is just the discounted airfare of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan for a round trip."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan's lips curled up.
I know that Yu Chengcheng is a career-driven, strong woman.
He will desperately need a legitimate status as a great power in the future.
Yu Chengcheng is just right.
A short while later, the BMW drove onto the airport expressway.
As the vehicle speed increased, a slight tire noise echoed inside the cabin.
Yu Huan stared intently at the road ahead. After a moment's thought, he asked casually, "Orange, what's your opinion on cryptocurrency?"
"Brother Huan, you're still interested in this?" Yu Chengcheng asked, slightly surprised.
Yu Huan said casually, "Just a little bit of information."
"That's it."
Yu Chengcheng immediately adjusted her posture, sitting up straighter. After gathering her thoughts, she said seriously:
“Cryptocurrency is currently the first successful application of blockchain technology. At Columbia University, I also participated in research on blockchain-related topics—primarily the financial applications relevant to my major. The final conclusion was that blockchain technology, as a decentralized and tamper-proof distributed ledger technology, is very likely to change the business models and operating methods of the financial industry in the future, completely disrupting traditional financial business.”
"So, what do you think?"
"I am very optimistic about the future development potential of blockchain technology. It is definitely a disruptive and revolutionary technology! It can be integrated and applied in various fields."
At this point, Yu Chengcheng gently tucked a strand of hair that had fallen in front of her eyes behind her ear and continued speaking:
"But blockchain technology is not mature yet, and there is still a long way to go before it is applied to real-world scenarios. Cryptocurrencies created through blockchain technology are currently just a game of musical chairs."
Yu Huan nodded in agreement.
Yu Chengcheng hit the nail on the head.
After driving his BMW past a snail-paced animal on the fast lane, he smiled and said, "Cryptocurrency, because of its anonymity and decentralization, allows you to put dirty money in this black box and take it out again. It can be cleaned up in just a few minutes. Many criminal activities can use it to cover up the illegal source and destination."
Looking at Yu Huan's smiling profile, Yu Chengcheng also smiled:
"That's right, but Huan-ge, you should try to avoid it as much as possible. In the beginning, the price of cryptocurrency was less than 1 cent, and it was mainly played by some geeks who didn't care about money. Now it's popular entirely because of the entry of capital. But this has little to do with us ordinary people. If you are interested, you can use your pocket money to buy a few and keep them for fun, but don't chase the highs and lows and become a sucker. Let it sit for a few years and see."
After listening to Yu Chengcheng's suggestion, Yu Huan did not delve into the topic. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, "Where are my phone and SIM card?"
Yu Chengcheng rolled her eyes: "Am I that unreliable in your eyes? I'm in your suitcase!"
"I'm just being cautious, like I might be afraid of the worst-case scenario," Yu Huan chuckled.
Before the authorities recognized the risks of cryptocurrencies and completely banned them, in 2014, some shops in major shopping malls in several first-tier cities were even able to directly accept cryptocurrencies.
In 2013, the total supply of cryptocurrencies reached approximately 1100 million, making it the year with the most volatile prices.
The price doubles at the drop of a hat, then plummets in half at the drop of a hat; the ups and downs are so extreme, the investors are getting fleeced.
It started rising from $13 in January, soared to $70 in April, then experienced a correction, plummeted to $50, and then began a series of crazy rises and falls.
The price started at $123 in October, surged to $1238 within two months, then fell to $687.50 three days later, before declining sharply and never recovering, finally bottoming out at $315.21 in 2015.
For Yu Huan, given the current scale of cryptocurrencies, investing a few million wouldn't even cause a ripple, so there's no need to worry about it affecting the market's direction.
He could use overseas SIM cards to operate anonymously on multiple platforms, including domestic and international P2P trading websites and cryptocurrency exchanges. By buying low and selling high, he earned initial capital through cryptocurrency in 2013 and began venturing into the catering and real estate industries by the end of the year.
When a good project emerges, it immediately attracts a group of capital crocodiles, who can quickly create similar competing products, invest in the market, burn money, and start seizing market share.
The first-mover advantage of those who are reborn is nothing but a hair in the face of the crocodile of capital.
Maintaining an early start doesn't guarantee success; only those with ample funding who survive to the end are the winners.
What Yu Huan wants to do, whether it's technology, scale, or market dominance, all requires burning money and continuous investment of funds.
The laws of major powers protect cryptocurrency transactions, so Yu Huan needs someone outside to manage this wallet for him.
However, without any concrete evidence, Yu Huan knew she couldn't convince her younger cousin, so she could only try to gauge her opinion first.
For Yu Chengcheng, staying in the US legally would be a piece of cake; she's no pushover.
From receiving a full scholarship to study at Columbia University, he also has his own network of contacts and circles of highly educated people outside of school.
Fifteen minutes later, the BMW passed through the ETC lane, exited the airport expressway, and officially entered the city.
Neon signs gleamed in the night along both sides of the street.
In the distance, the windows of tall buildings twinkled with lights, like the starry sky reflected on the ground.
A bustling scene unfolds before my eyes.
Despite having been on the go all day, Yu Chengcheng seemed unusually excited.
She rolled down the car window, took a deep breath, and a satisfied expression appeared on her face: "The air in Xingcheng is fucking sweet!"
"This tastes like home, doesn't it?" Yu Huan laughed heartily. "Song Nian has already prepared a welcome feast for you. Let's go to his place for a late-night snack first."
"Great! He already gave me the menu. I didn't eat my airplane meal last night and I'm really craving it. I've been waiting for this meal!"
The atmosphere inside the car was relaxed and pleasant.
As she was talking, she stretched and suddenly started singing:
"It's you~ It's you~ All the youth behind me is you~"
Hearing her singing voice, which sounded like sawing wood, Yu Huan couldn't help but make the same expression as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Wait until she shuts her mouth.
Somewhat surprised and amused, I asked her, "Where did you hear this song?"
This girl is a hardcore internet surfer, could she also be a fan of her wife's music?
"The Weibo post you retweeted! What 'As expected of my wife, she sings so well!' Huan-ge, you're really something else, you're even a fan of celebrities!"
Yu Chengcheng casually lay back in her chair, and then said half-jokingly:
"Speaking of which, you call a female celebrity 'wife' so affectionately, does your sister-in-law know?"
Yu Huan gripped the steering wheel and couldn't help but chuckle: "Orange, what do you think of Lin Su?"
"The singing is quite nice. I was browsing Weibo while waiting for my flight in Shanghai and listened to this audio. I originally wanted to take a nap, but the song kept playing in my head, as if an MP3 had been implanted in my brain. It played on repeat endlessly, and I even hummed it the whole way!"
"And then, what's your impression of her?" Yu Huan continued to press.
Without hesitation, Yu Chengcheng said, "She's beautiful but doesn't talk much, just like you used to be, you can't utter a word for ages."
Upon hearing this assessment, Yu Huan couldn't help but defend his wife: "She doesn't talk much with strangers, but she's quite talkative when interacting with acquaintances."
"Uh..." Yu Chengcheng couldn't help but facepalm, looking at Yu Huan with some helplessness, "Brother Huan, you haven't gone to extremes from being a fangirl, have you?"
Yu Huan was speechless and turned the steering wheel to the right: "Can't you say something nice?"
"Could it be that Lin Su is my sister-in-law?!"
Yu Chengcheng scanned him from head to toe, and joked:
"Come on! My boyfriend is more likely to be Justin Bieber than you! You know what I'm saying?"
Yu Huan then chimed in, "Oh, so you two are in a relationship where the woman is older?"
"is not that right."
Yu Chengcheng shrugged, adopting an indifferent attitude.
The two siblings chatted and laughed as the bustling cityscape flashed by outside the car window.
A short while later, the BMW drove past Xiangchun Road and slowly stopped at the roadside.
Yu Huan led Yu Chengcheng into a dimly lit alleyway paved with bluestone slabs.
Yu Chengcheng looked around at the dimly lit environment:
"Even though I'm in Xingcheng, I still feel a little uneasy looking at these dark alleys, afraid that a bright white tooth might suddenly appear out of nowhere."
Her voice echoed clearly in the alleyway.
(End of this chapter)