For today’s system sign-in, 088 rewarded Chu Wanchen with two bottles of slimming essence.
This was truly a treasure. Chu Wanchen naturally had a pear-shaped figure and was a huge foodie. Whenever she encountered delicious food, she could never control her mouth. On top of that, she usually disliked exercising.
Consequently, Chu Wanchen was on the plumper side compared to her peers. Every time she bought clothes, she had to get size XL, and the boys in her junior high school had even given her the nickname “Fatty.”
Amidst this invisible bullying, Chu Wanchen had become increasingly insecure.
Whenever Chu Wanchen resolved to lose weight, her maternal grandparents would always say that she was still growing and needed proper nutrition. Furthermore, her maternal grandmother was an excellent cook who always changed up her recipes to make delicious meals for her. As a result, all of Chu Wanchen’s weight loss plans ended in failure.
Now with the slimming essence, Chu Wanchen finally didn’t have to worry about losing weight anymore.
After drinking the slimming essence, Chu Wanchen looked in the mirror and found that all the acne marks on her face had disappeared, and her skin tone had improved from a fair-medium to a true fair complexion.
As expected, products produced by the system were bound to be high-quality.
After going downstairs and finished breakfast, Shao Wenxin was even more excited when she received the slimming essence than she had been the previous two days.
Chu Wanchen couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. No matter how old a woman was, she would always have body anxiety. It seemed her mom also wanted a curvaceous and well-toned figure.
The mother and daughter had agreed with Chu Jianping to meet at 10:00 AM at the entrance of his apartment.
Shao Wenxin had already discussed with Chu Wanchen yesterday how to explain their sudden wealth to Chu’s father. Ultimately, they decided to fabricate a distant maternal aunt living abroad.
This aunt had no children, and after her passing, all of her inheritance was inherited by Chu Wanchen.
To support this, the system even cooperated by drafting a will, stating that the will was authentic, verifiable, and legally binding.
She couldn’t help but praise the system once again—it was truly so thoughtful!
At 10:00 AM, the driver, Old Li, carried the two of them and arrived punctually at Chu Jianping’s apartment.
When they arrived, Chu’s father sent a message asking them to wait for a moment, saying he would come down a bit later.
Thus, the two sat in the car waiting for Chu’s father. Today, they were riding in the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail rewarded by the system.
A luxury car worth hundreds of millions would be the center of attention anywhere, so it didn’t take long before a crowd gathered around them.
The company where Chu’s father currently worked was a central state-owned enterprise, and most of the employees there had transferred from Qian City to Shanghai in recent years.
Those who lived in this apartment building were all colleagues of Chu’s father, and Shao Wenxin knew most of them.
Seeing a few familiar faces circling around her car now, Shao Wenxin found it quite amusing.
After waiting for a while, Chu’s father sent a message saying he had reached the apartment entrance and asked why he didn’t see the mother and daughter.
The two had also spotted Chu’s father by now, so they opened the car doors and stepped out.
When the onlookers saw two people getting out of the luxury car, they felt their previous behavior was a bit rude, so they gradually dispersed. However, the crowd did not go far; they wanted to see who these two wealthy individuals had come to find in their shabby little apartment.
“Old Chu!” Shao Wenxin shouted toward Chu Jianping.
Chu Jianping heard Shao Wenxin’s voice and quickly looked over. When he saw his wife and daughter standing beside a luxury car, he almost didn’t dare to recognize them.
Seeing Chu Jianping standing there dazed, Shao Wenxin called out again, waving her hand as she did so.
Only then did Chu Jianping confirm that his wife had indeed stepped out of a luxury car.
“Brother Chu, this must be sister-in-law and your niece, right? Long time no see, I really didn’t recognize them just now,” a few colleagues who were on good terms with Chu Jianping greeted the two.
In fact, they had felt the two in the car looked familiar long ago, but none of them had connected them to Chu Jianping’s wife and daughter.
They had worked with Chu Jianping for over a decade and had visited his home during that time, never sensing any aura of wealth from him.
Thinking about it now, perhaps his family had recently struck it rich. Otherwise, how could one explain the mother and daughter being decked out in gold and silver while riding in a luxury car, while Chu Jianping was still squeezed into a shabby little apartment with others?
Shao Wenxin greeted the few individuals, “Old Liu, Old Li, Old Xu! We have some matters to attend to today so we can’t hang out. I’ll treat you all to dinner another day.”
Hearing Shao Wenxin’s words, the men quickly agreed.
Shao Wenxin then pulled the still-dazed Chu’s father into the car.
“Old Chu, you’ve seen the situation at home now. You can take an early retirement and don’t have to work anymore. Decide for yourself whether you still want to go to work.”
Hearing his wife’s question, Chu Jianping could only put aside his stomach full of doubts for the moment and begin to consider her question.
“I still want to continue working. After all, I’ve worked here for decades. If you suddenly ask me to retire and stay idle at home, I would actually feel uncomfortable.”
Hearing Chu Jianping’s words, Shao Wenxin expressed her understanding. Chu Jianping’s job wasn’t as exhausting as hers; they had weekends off and even had high-temperature leave during the summer. Chu’s father had worked at the company for decades, was highly skilled and comfortable with his tasks, and had many close friends working alongside him. It was only natural that he would feel uncomfortable if asked to step down.
Anyway, now that they had money, Chu Jianping could take leave at any time to return home and accompany his family.
Shao Wenxin had also made up her mind to move to Shanghai for a long-term stay after Chu Wanchen completed her college entrance examination. Having experienced the prosperity of the big city over the past few days, she was already becoming a bit unaccustomed to the slow pace of Qian City.
“Since you still want to work, I won’t force you to retire. Old Li, head over to the Huaguan Mansion.”
“Understood, Madam.”
Huaguan Mansion was the villa residential area closest to Chu Jianping’s company that the two had looked up yesterday. At the same time, it was the best villa cluster in the Jiading District of Shanghai. It had just opened for sales not long ago, and because of the high prices, many houses remained unsold.
The two didn’t object to Chu’s father continuing to work, but they also wanted to create a comfortable living environment for him.
They couldn’t just let Chu’s father continue squeezing into a 60-square-meter small apartment with others, where he even had to line up just to take a shower.
Huaguan Mansion was very close to Chu’s father’s company, only a 15-minute drive away.
When the Rolls-Royce drove into the sales office of Huaguan Mansion, a sales representative quickly came over to introduce the property to them.
“Damn it, that kid Zhang Ming beat me to it. The people who came this time are driving a Rolls-Royce and even seem to have a private driver. Being this rich, they’re definitely going to buy a villa.” One should know that the lowest price for a villa in their community was over ten million yuan. If Zhang Ming could sell one today, he would make at least over a hundred thousand yuan in commission.
The sales representative who walked over was indeed Zhang Ming.
With a face full of smiles, he introduced the property to them, “Hello, everyone. Have you looked into our villas before? Would you like me to take you to see our show houses?”
This house purchase was for Chu Jianping to live in, so naturally, Chu Jianping’s opinion would be the main focus.
“We haven’t looked into it before. Take us to see them. Which villas are still unsold right now?” Chu Wanchen asked.
As soon as Zhang Ming heard Chu Wanchen’s question, he knew there was a good chance. He guided them forward while explaining.
“There are currently 12 villas unsold. Among them, Villa No. 6, Huaguan, which is the prime estate of our community, is also still unsold.”
Hearing this, Chu Wanchen became interested, “Take us directly to see Huaguan.”
Zhang Ming immediately agreed. This was the prime estate! The selling price was the most expensive in the entire community, and the commission he could receive would also be the highest.
The group took a sightseeing cart and arrived at Huaguan.
The area of Huaguan was the largest in the entire villa district, occupying 1,000 square meters. The main structure of the villa had five floors in total—three floors above ground and two floors underground. This point was identical to the Tang Palace Villa.
The overall architectural style of Huaguan was in the fashion of a Suzhou garden. The courtyard featured small bridges over flowing water and rugged rockeries, carrying quite a bit of ancient charm.
At the same time, it was equipped with a sunken courtyard, which allowed the lighting of the two underground floors of the villa to become very bright and transparent.
“Villa No. 6 is given the name Huaguan not only because its area is the largest, but also because the overall design and decoration of the villa were completed by a famous interior designer, and all the furniture consists of imported top-tier foreign brands. You can move in directly after purchasing the villa.”
The mother and daughter felt quite satisfied upon seeing this. After all, it was just a place for Chu’s father to rest; the family’s true residence was still over at Tang Palace.
By this time, Chu’s father was already struck dumb with amazement. He had originally thought that even if his wife wanted to buy a house for him, she would at most buy him a shabby, old, second-hand apartment. Even such a second-hand apartment was extremely rare and precious in his eyes.
Now his wife actually wanted to buy him a villa, and the prime estate of the villa district at that. No matter how he thought about it, it felt incredibly surreal.
“Mm, then let’s go with this one. We’ll swipe the card for the full payment directly,” Shao Wenxin made the final decision on the spot.
Zhang Ming hadn’t expected them to directly want to swipe their card to buy Huaguan without even asking about the price, “Everyone, the total price of Huaguan is 80 million yuan. Are you making a full payment on your end?”
“Yes, full payment. I’m in a hurry, so go ahead and prepare the contract quickly. Once it’s ready, I’ll swipe the card directly.”
“Alright, we’ll prepare the contract right away. Please sit down and rest in the lounge for a moment.”
After speaking, Zhang Ming rushed off immediately to prepare the contract, terrified that a slight delay might cause them to change their minds.
“Wife, when did you become so rich? This house costs 80 million yuan.”
“I’ll explain the money matter to you later. This house isn’t far from your company. You can come back here to live after work, saving you from the inconvenience of living with others.”
Hearing this, Chu Jianping stopped asking. In any case, it was a good thing that his wife had money. As long as this money was legally obtained, what did he have to obsess over?
After waiting for 10 minutes, Zhang Ming returned with the contract and a POS machine.
Shao Wenxin cleanly swiped her card. Only after Zhang Ming confirmed that the 80 million yuan had arrived in full without a single penny missing did he snapped out of his daze.
Goodness, he had finally met a truly wealthy person. A house worth 80 million yuan, bought outright with full payment.
After buying the house, the family of three delayed no further and headed straight to the 4S dealership where they had bought the car previously, intending to buy another car for Chu Jianping.
Chu Jianping had obtained his driver’s license long ago, but he had just never bought a car. Hearing that his wife wanted to buy him a car, he instantly became excited as well.
Chu Jianping was a careless spender and hadn’t managed to save much money over all these years.
The friends around him had all bought cars, while he still hitched rides with others to the company every day. He had wanted to buy a car for a very long time.