“Let’s go with that. Handle the procedures as soon as possible.”
Jiang Min was overjoyed. It seemed that the one truly in charge was still this rich second-generation.
In truth, the price could have been lowered further. However, the more it dropped, the less commission she would earn.
“Mr. Chen, rest assured. We can complete the home purchase procedures today. As for the property certificate, it will take about 20 working days to be issued.”
Living in a hotel was comfortable, but it always felt like something was missing.
It took a full hour to finalize and sign the purchase contract and all related documents.
Jiang Min handed Chen Qi a silver briefcase. Inside were six keys.
There was also a pure gold owner’s badge with the No.1 Park Residence logo. That badge alone was probably worth around 30,000 yuan.
“Mr. Chen, congratulations on becoming a homeowner at No.1 Park Residence.”
Chen Qi took the silver briefcase containing the keys and thought to himself, “A house worth over 8 million yuan still uses key locks… I’ll need to replace them with a password lock.”
Since it was fully renovated, he only needed to buy some appliances and furniture before moving in anytime.
Han Linlin was in a good mood. It was unclear whether it was because she had successfully negotiated the price or because she saw Chen Qi pay 8.6 million yuan in full.
[Han Linlin favorability +10, current 15]
[Thought he would take a loan, but he actually paid in full]
“Linlin, thanks to you, we saved over 400,000 yuan. I’ll take you shopping. Just grab whatever you like.”
[At least he’s got some awareness]
“Then, Brother Chen, I won’t hold back.”
The two got into the car, and Chen Qi asked the driver to head to Yixiang City.
“Brother Chen, isn’t Yida Plaza closer?”
He couldn’t go to Yida Plaza. Xu Lu was still working there today. If she accidentally ran into him, who knew how much favorability he’d lose.
Jintai Mall was also off-limits. Xu Lu’s rival classmate, Zhou Yali, worked there. If Han Linlin went browsing cosmetics and got spotted, things would fall apart.
“There’s a Hokkaido sushi place in Yixiang City. I want to try it tonight.”
“Okay!”
Han Linlin had heard of that Hokkaido sushi restaurant. It was said the minimum per-person spending started at 8,000 yuan.
But for Chen Qi, that was probably just the level of a simple home-cooked meal.
Sitting in the car, Han Linlin sent a message to her group chat.
“Girls! He just bought a house at No.1 Park Residence for 8.6 million yuan, paid in full!”
Xiao Xue replied, “Bought it for you?”
Yunyun said, “Damn it, why can’t I ever meet a rich second-generation like this!”
“What are you even thinking? We’ve only known each other for a few hours. Is he crazy to buy me an 8.6 million yuan house? Even if he did, I wouldn’t dare accept it.”
Lin Yuan said, “Linlin, he probably took you to buy the house just to show off his wealth in front of you.”
“He might have the strength to pay 8.6 million yuan in full, but don’t forget, some scumbags don’t spend money when chasing girls.”
“They just show you how rich they are so you’ll revolve around them, even throwing yourself at them.”
“If he doesn’t show real sincerity with actual money, don’t let him take advantage of you. Otherwise, he’ll think you’re easy to fool.”
“He said he’s taking me shopping, that I can buy whatever I want.”
Yunyun replied, “Just don’t let him pretend to get a phone call when it’s time to pay.”
Lin Yuan added, “That shouldn’t happen. Last night, he already spent over 100,000 yuan on drinks for us.”
“Anyway, Linlin, don’t trust his sweet talk too much. These rich people are shrewd. If they weren’t, how would they have so much money?”
Seeing Han Linlin constantly typing, Chen Qi asked, “What are you looking at? You’re so absorbed.”
Han Linlin quickly locked her screen. “Nothing, just checking tomorrow’s class schedule.”
Even without any mind-reading ability, Chen Qi knew exactly what she was doing.
Nothing more than discussing and analyzing him in her group chat.
He was all too familiar with it. Back when he had just started pursuing Li Ting, he once took her to a fast-food restaurant and spent a little over 60 yuan.
While eating, Li Ting kept typing on her phone. Later, after they got together, she told him she had been complaining about him in the group chat.
“Girls, who understands this? A turn-off guy took me to eat fast food. Who goes on a date to eat fast food?”
At 3 PM, the two arrived at Yixiang Plaza.
Han Linlin had a clear goal and headed straight for Chanel.
“Brother Chen, you said it yourself. I’ll just pick whatever I want, and you’ll pay.”
“Of course. Do you think I’d lie to you?”
Chen Qi really wanted to say something domineering like, “Buy whatever you want, you could even buy the whole store,” but his financial strength didn’t quite allow it.
He still had over 14 million yuan in his account. Not enough to show off recklessly.
As the two entered the store, a sales assistant warmly greeted them.
Chen Qi realized that ever since he started wearing Louis Vuitton, he no longer had chances for those classic face-slapping moments.
But he didn’t have that kind of hobby anyway. He wasn’t interested in deliberately dressing poorly just to be looked down upon and then counterattacking. Too troublesome.
Han Linlin picked up a pink dress. She had been eyeing it on the official website for a long time. It cost 37,000 yuan, which was an astronomical price for her.
The outfit she was wearing today was already her most expensive set—top, pleated skirt, Chanel bag, and small leather shoes—adding up to just over 10,000 yuan.
Her monthly internship salary was only 4,000 yuan. Fortunately, she was a local resident.
She didn’t need to rent a place. Breakfast and lunch were free at school, dinner was at home, and during winter and summer vacations, she could earn over 20,000 yuan from tutoring classes.
Her mother worked at a middle school near the elementary school she attended, so she didn’t even have commuting expenses. Her mother drove her back and forth every day.
That was how she managed to save a little money each month, though she spent most of it on clothes, cosmetics, and travel.
Han Linlin took the dress into the fitting room and came out a few minutes later.
“Brother Chen, does it look good?”
The pink dress had a puff-sleeve design, making her look even more youthful and adorable.
Chen Qi gave a thumbs-up. “Very, very beautiful.”
His exaggerated compliment made Han Linlin laugh. As an English teacher, she found this mix of Chinese and English amusing.
While Han Linlin was trying on clothes, the sales assistant nearby kept observing Chen Qi.
He initially thought it was his overwhelming handsomeness attracting her attention.
“Sir, are you Chen Qi?”
“Yes. How do you know my name?”
Chen Qi looked puzzled. The system had just shown her information—Wang Siwen, charm points 86, relationship history: 6.
Wang Siwen dropped her professional smile and burst into a wide grin. “It’s really you! Don’t you recognize me? Wang Siwen from Class 3 of Jianing No.1 High School. We were classmates!”
Another unexpected encounter with an old classmate.
However, unlike Xu Lu and Zhou Yali, who recognized each other instantly due to being rivals back in high school, Chen Qi and Wang Siwen had merely been classmates.
They had hardly spoken and didn’t even exchange contact information after graduation.
After entering university, Chen Qi never returned to his hometown. With his parents gone, the place no longer felt like home.
Even when the system displayed Wang Siwen’s name earlier, he hadn’t realized she was his former classmate.
He didn’t have much impression of her. He vaguely remembered she had been the class beauty.
Now, looking at her face, he barely managed to match her with that memory.
“Wang Siwen… yeah, I remember. The class beauty,” Chen Qi said perfunctorily.
“Chen Qi, it’s been so many years. You never even attended any of the high school reunions.”
Looking him up and down, Wang Siwen said, “You’re doing pretty well now.”
Her gaze swept over his outfit. “All Louis Vuitton. That’s at least over 100,000 yuan.”
She pointed toward the fitting room where Han Linlin was. “And your girlfriend is so beautiful. Not bad at all. Did you strike it rich?”
“Haha, what rich? Just doing some small business.”
Turning small into big… earning some drink money and meal money from girls, then turning small into massive gains with 10,000x cashback from the system.