Chapter 0097: Don't Overthink It

Tan Kaixuan once said something that Zhao Fusheng deeply agreed with.

It was at a gathering. At the time, Zhao Fusheng was flipping vegetables, and he got news that the garlic yield in the north was particularly low that year. He told Tan Kaixuan, who without a second thought waved his hand and invested a large sum of money.

Afterward, sure enough, they made a killing.

Of course, Zhao Fusheng also made some money, but because his principal was too small, he didn't earn much.

Later, he asked Tan Kaixuan if he felt uneasy about making money so effortlessly. Tan Kaixuan's answer left Zhao Fusheng speechless.

"What's wrong with lying down? If you can make money lying down, why bother standing?" Tan Kaixuan said to Zhao Fusheng while eating skewers.

Zhao Fusheng felt his words were so reasonable that he had no comeback.

At that time, Tan Kaixuan was already a wealthy man, but he never minded taking advantage of opportunities. So Zhao Fusheng was really worried that he might, thinking the stock market could still rise, urge his father to keep gambling in it.

"Hey, Old Zhao, did that news of yours really come from Zhu Yushi?" Tan Kaixuan's words interrupted Zhao Fusheng's reminiscence.

Zhao Fusheng blinked and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, he said it. What, is it inaccurate?"

Anyway, Tan Kaixuan probably wouldn't have much chance to deal with Zhu Yushi, so Zhao Fusheng didn't mind using his name to scare Tan a bit. Otherwise, this guy might really plunge in with the mindset of seeking wealth through risk.

Having been brothers for two lifetimes, Zhao Fusheng knew all too well how much of a gambler this guy was.

As it turned out, his guess was spot on. Tan sighed heavily and said through gritted teeth: "My dad and I both think Zhu Yushi might not be right, but my mom won't have it. She says big shots like him have wide sources and wild connections, and she forced my dad to liquidate."

"Then why are you still agonizing?" Zhao Fusheng rolled his eyes and said irritably.

"I'm just worried—what if the stock market goes up again?" Tan obviously hadn't reached the level of unshakable calm; he was still a young man.

Zhao Fusheng looked at his buddy and said helplessly: "Look at it from another angle—maybe the market will crash, and then you can seize the opportunity to jump in and make a killing."

"Hehe, that would be too embarrassing..."

"If you're embarrassed, forget it."

"I'm not, I'm not."

Their almost goofy conversation was truly speechless.

Even Zhao Fusheng himself couldn't help but laugh, then he said seriously to Tan Kaixuan: "Listen to me. Even someone like Zhu Yushi doesn't dare to stay in the stock market. Your family isn't extremely wealthy, so better be cautious."

Tan Kaixuan was silent for a moment, then nodded lightly: "I know. It's just that seeing an opportunity and not taking a gamble makes me uneasy."

Zhao Fusheng nodded helplessly and sighed inwardly.

That was Tan Kaixuan's nature—always fond of gambling, even if the odds were only one in a thousand, he would try. As the saying goes, success and failure both stem from the same trait. Tan Kaixuan's career peaked because of this nature, and his failure was also due to it.

Zhao Fusheng suddenly remembered a saying he'd heard somewhere: "In a person's life, any change is not a pastoral poem; it comes with tears and pain."

"No!" Zhao Fusheng said softly.

He was talking about the Tan Kaixuan of the present, and also about the brother in his memory.

"Ah?"

Tan Kaixuan looked up at Zhao Fusheng with a bewildered expression, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Zhao Fusheng took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "You, don't always think about turning a bicycle into a motorcycle with one gamble. Don't forget, where there's winning, there's losing. If the stock market really crashes, what would be the consequences?"

Tan Kaixuan was taken aback. Before he could speak, Zhao Fusheng continued, "It's fine now, but if you get married and have children later and still speculate in stocks, have you ever thought about what would happen if you fail one day? What would your wife, children, and parents do? A loss of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands might be bearable, but what about millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions?"

Tan Kaixuan was dumbfounded. He looked at Zhao Fusheng, who was already standing up in agitation, with surprise. But he also understood that Zhao Fusheng meant well for him.

If he weren't a friend, who would say such things?

"Old Zhao, don't get worked up, don't get worked up. I was just thinking about it," Tan Kaixuan quickly calmed Zhao Fusheng, afraid he might lose his temper again. "Besides, in my family, my mother makes the decisions. She said to pull out, so my father already cleared the positions."

He paused, afraid Zhao Fusheng might not understand, and explained, "Clearing positions means selling all the stocks you hold."

Zhao Fusheng nodded. He knew he had been too agitated just now, but he was genuinely worried that Tan Kaixuan would follow the same path as in his previous life.

It's often said that a leopard cannot change its spots, and there's truth to that. After all, a person's character determines their fate. Someone with a temperament like Tan Kaixuan's, who loves taking risks, might have a chance at success, but could also fall into the abyss.

In his previous life, Zhao Fusheng was powerless and could only watch Tan Kaixuan leap to his death, bidding farewell to this world. Now, he didn't intend to just be a bystander.

"Sorry, I got a bit worked up," Zhao Fusheng said to Tan Kaixuan with an apologetic look.

"What nonsense! You treat me like a brother; otherwise, it wouldn't be your business." Tan Kaixuan wasn't stupid. He patted Zhao Fusheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Actually, I understand. You're afraid I'll suffer losses. But you're thinking too far ahead. We're only juniors in college, and I don't have a say in my family's affairs yet. Don't worry."

Zhao Fusheng thought about it and realized he was right. The reason he was so worried was that he was afraid Tan Kaixuan would repeat his old path. But now, with his presence, his fate was bound to take a different direction.

Life is like that. Sometimes, even if we're unwilling to admit it, a single word or thought can truly affect a person's entire life.

In the past, Tan Kaixuan lacked someone to tell him to be cautious. But back then, Zhao Fusheng wasn't confident enough.

Even between friends or brothers, when you are a failure and the other is a success, there are some things you just can't say.

It's strange how successful people always seem to gather around other successful people, supporting and helping each other. Then they become even more successful, accumulating more and more wealth.

Actually, the reason is simple: they are on the same level.

Zhuangzi said: 'You cannot speak of the ocean to a well frog—it is confined by its space. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect—it is bound by its season. You cannot speak of the Way to a vulgar person—he is shackled by his education. Now that you have emerged from your banks and seen the great sea, you know your own insignificance, and I can speak to you of great principles.'

What does this mean? Literally: To a frog in a well, you cannot talk about the sea because it is confined by its narrow dwelling. To an insect that lives only in summer, you cannot talk about ice because it is limited by its season. To a person of shallow knowledge, you cannot talk about great principles because he is bound by his education. Now that you have come out of your riverbanks and seen the vast ocean, you realize your own shallowness, and then you can be spoken to about great principles.

In simple terms, a person's position determines their vision and perspective.

It's often said that poverty limits one's imagination, and that's absolutely true. In the eyes of ordinary people, they might think that the lives of the wealthy are all about shark fin soup for lunch and bird's nest soup for dinner, and even their toilet seats are probably gold-plated. But in reality, it's not as exaggerated as people imagine.

Everyone experiences birth, aging, sickness, and death. The difference between a success and a failure is simply whether they achieve their goals or not.

Of course, in a sense, both Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan were failures in their previous lives.

Now, standing at the crossroads of life, Zhao Fusheng felt it was necessary to give his buddy a hand and lead him toward success at full speed.

Whether Tan Kaixuan was willing or not, Zhao Fusheng had no intention of leaving him behind. From the moment Zhao Fusheng was reborn, Boss Tan's life was destined to become more exciting.