Chapter 127: Acceptance
In the days that followed, Spring Festival soon arrived. The family had quite a lively holiday this year. His older cousin's family had rented out their apartment in their old residential compound, while his eldest uncle, Zeng Qu anming, had been allocated an apartment by the Development and Planning Commission. Since taking up his post in Rongcheng, Zeng Qu anming's enthusiasm for stocks had not diminished, though he remained quite restrained. He had not put much money into the market-by now, roughly five or six hundred thousand yuan. Whenever his gains took the total above that amount, he withdrew the excess, keeping his principal at five or six hundred thousand. He was quite disciplined.
The whole extended family thus celebrated Spring Festival at his older cousin's place in the Development and Planning Commission's residential compound in Nanan. Unlike the quiet days when they had first arrived in Rongcheng, this year's holiday was bustling.
Even Su Can had no time to idle, ordered about by his mother, Zeng Ke, and his older cousin, Zeng Na. "Su Can, bring the bowls over and set them out."
A little later, his cousin called again. "Young Master Su, could you go downstairs and buy a few bottles of soft drinks? Oh, and bring some beer too. Take Zeng Yuan with you. Look at him, standing around with his hands tucked away, playing and doing nothing."
Since Zeng Yuan attended school in Rongcheng, he often visited his older sister's residential compound and had made some friends in the government staff housing. Some came to visit while the family celebrated the New Year. Zeng Yuan was only around fifteen or sixteen now, and his close friend Zou Xiaoqiang, the son of another director at the Development and Planning Commission, was sixteen. His aunt,