When Su Miaoke heard the name Chu Yuntian, her brow furrowed even deeper.
"I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere before," Su Miaoke murmured.
"You’ve heard it? That’s impossible. My dad went away to do business many years ago. You were probably still in school back then." Chu Feng dismissed her thought.
At that moment, Chu Feng thought of his father’s leg and was lost in thought.
"Sister-in-law, did you buy all these clothes? These are all designer brands!" Chu Hao said, his face alight with surprise.
Even though Chu Hao couldn’t afford clothes like these, he was a college student, after all, and had heard of some of them at school.
So, when he saw the brands, curiosity drove him to look up the prices.
He hadn’t thought much of it, but a quick search left him in shock.
"Sister-in-law, you... this one piece of clothing you bought me costs over eighty thousand?" Chu Hao felt his hands trembling.
"Do you like it, little brother?" Su Miaoke asked with a smile.
Just then, Chu Feng’s mother came into the room and heard Chu Hao’s booming voice.
"What are you yelling for?" Mother Chu chided him directly.
"Mom, do you know how much this costs?" Chu Hao said, utterly astonished.
"How much?" Mother Chu asked tentatively.
Chu Hao shook his head, then held up his right hand, making a gesture for the number six.
"Six hundred?" Mother Chu asked.
Chu Hao shook his head.
"Six thousand?" Mother Chu guessed again. By this point, her expression had already started to change.
A piece of clothing worth six thousand was no small sum.
But Chu Hao continued to shake his head.
"You’re not going to tell me this piece of clothing is sixty thousand, are you?" Mother Chu’s eyes widened, and her tone grew heavy.
"That’s right! Congratulations, Mom, you guessed it!" Chu Hao said with a nod.
Hearing that number, Mother Chu nearly fainted from shock.
But Chu Hao continued, "This one is over fifty thousand, that one is over eighty thousand, and this one here is over sixty thousand, too."
Chu Hao took out the clothes one by one, giving his mother a live price report.
Just then, Chu Yuntian walked in on his crutch and also heard Chu Hao’s price report.
Chu Yuntian stared wide-eyed at Chu Feng and Su Miaoke. The prices had truly stunned him.
"Chu Feng, what is going on here? Did you take out a loan to buy these clothes? Even if you earned this money, you can’t just spend it so recklessly!" Chu Yuntian looked at Chu Feng, his expression turning grim.
Chu Feng looked completely innocent. ’Where would I get that kind of money?’ he thought. ’If I had that much, I wouldn’t need to be a kept man.’
At that moment, Su Miaoke stepped forward and quickly explained, "Dad, Mom, I bought these. They’re just a small token of my affection. Please don’t worry about the price."
She was afraid the misunderstanding would get out of hand.
"This... Oh, Miaoke, these gifts are far too expensive." Mother Chu’s face was trembling. She couldn’t believe mere clothes could cost so much!
It was simply outrageous. Even if they were studded with diamonds, they wouldn’t be worth this much.
"We appreciate the thought, but why don’t we return the clothes?" Mother Chu said.
"Mom, this is Miaoke’s way of showing respect to you and Dad. Besides, they can’t be returned. Just accept them and wear them in good health," Chu Feng said.
His parents were very close to him now, and Chu Feng took a careful look.
He noticed that the spaces above his parents’ and his brother’s heads were completely blank. They had no Merit Points, but they hadn’t committed any evil deeds either. They were just pure, ordinary people.
’How am I supposed to help Dad heal his leg?’
’A situation like this doesn’t meet the requirements of the Cultivation Technique the God of Wealth passed down to me.’
’You can’t bestow blessings on someone who doesn’t have any Merit Points.’
However, Chu Feng did think of another way: he could transfer the Merit Points he had earned to his father.
"Dad, Mom, Chu Feng is right. The clothes can’t be returned since they were bought specially for you. Don’t you like them?" Su Miaoke said, looking at Mother Chu and Chu Yuntian.
"No, no, we love them," Mother Chu and Chu Yuntian said hurriedly.
Afterward, Chu Yuntian asked, "Miaoke, is your family from Beihai? What does your family do?"
"Ah? My family? We’re in a small business. I’m the one managing the family company, so please, Dad, Mom, you don’t need to worry about the price of little things like this," Su Miaoke replied.
"So it sounds like it’s a big company?" Chu Yuntian asked.
"It’s average, I guess. Not that big. We make daily household products. It’s called the Su Group. I wonder if you’ve heard of it, Dad," Su Miaoke said.
"The Su Group, you say? That’s an old brand that’s been around for decades! We’ve always used your company’s brand of toothpaste and toothbrushes." Surprisingly, Chu Yuntian actually knew of the so-called Su Group.
This took Chu Feng by surprise and astonished him.
"What a coincidence! I didn’t realize you were a loyal fan of our company, Dad. In that case, you definitely have to accept the clothes I bought for you," Su Miaoke said with a happy smile upon hearing this.
"Really, you don’t have to buy such expensive things. Your mother and I are simple country folk; it’s a waste to buy things like this for us. Please don’t do this again in the future," Chu Yuntian said.
"Okay, I understand," Su Miaoke said.
"By the way, Miaoke, is your father’s name Su Linsheng?" Chu Yuntian suddenly asked.
Su Miaoke was greatly taken aback when Chu Yuntian said her father’s name.
’What is going on?’
"Yes, it is. Dad, you know my father?" Su Miaoke asked in surprise.
"It was over twenty years ago now. Our paths crossed back then. After so many years, I wonder if he still remembers me," Chu Yuntian said.
Back in the day, Chu Yuntian and Su Linsheng both went into business around the same time. They had braved the world together, and it was during that period that he ended up with a crippled leg.
"Let me call my dad first." Su Miaoke immediately dialed her father’s number.
The call connected.
"Miaoke, what’s wrong? Did you make it to Xiao Feng’s house? How is it? Is everything going smoothly? Is Xiao Feng there with you?" On the other end of the line, Su Linsheng’s voice rang out, full of cheer.
"Dad, Chu Feng’s father says he’s an old friend of yours. Why don’t you two talk for a bit?" After saying this, Su Miaoke handed the phone to Chu Yuntian.
Looking at the phone Su Miaoke was handing him, Chu Yuntian hesitated. After all, it had been over twenty years.
"Old Su, do you still remember who I am?" Chu Yuntian asked with a laugh.
"Hiss... That voice sounds so familiar. Surname Chu... You couldn’t be Chu Yuntian, could you?" Su Linsheng exclaimed after a moment of thought.
"It’s me," Chu Yuntian said, nodding with a smile.