Chapter 110: Buying a Car

Jiang Liyun wasn’t fond of doing household chores. When she had no money, she had no choice but to tidy up herself. However, with money, she became reluctant to clean the house, especially considering its large size.

That’s why, during the renovation, she specifically designated a maid’s room.

However, she hadn’t hired a full-time maid yet; instead, she had someone come in once a week to clean.

Having just been cleaned yesterday, the house was exceptionally tidy. Wu Xiaochun couldn’t help but remark, “This house is too clean. Such a big house must take a long time to clean, right?”

After moving to the town, their house was cleaner than in the countryside, but it didn’t compare to Jiang Liyun’s.

Jiang Liyun replied, “I pay someone to clean.”

“Paying someone to clean? Hiring a maid?” Wu Xiaochun was a bit conflicted. “Doesn’t that cost a lot?”

“Mum, it’s not hiring a full-time maid. It’s just someone who comes to clean the house occasionally. It doesn’t cost much,” Jiang Liyun explained.

Jiang Liping chimed in, “Even if you hire a maid, it doesn’t cost much. Back home, hiring a maid costs three to four hundred a month, and even in Shanghai, it’s a bit more expensive, at most five to six hundred a month. When I go back, I’ll hire a maid.”

Since Sun Jinshan’s parents were capable of doing housework and Jiang Liyun wasn’t working, she hadn’t considered hiring a maid before. However, now she could afford it.

Now that Sun Jinshan had bought a car, she couldn’t let him not let her hire a maid!

The cost of hiring a maid was probably less than the money spent on fuel for the car!

Helplessly, Wu Xiaochun looked at Jiang Liping and said, “Liping, even if you have money, you can’t spend it recklessly.”

Jiang Liping replied, “Having money and not spending it is too foolish!”

At that moment, Feng Yi brought Sun Jinshan and the others back.

Sun Jinshan was saying to Feng Yi, “Feng Yi, do you really not recognise your grandfather? He’s so wealthy. If you change your last name, you could inherit his money. That would be great!”

Two years ago, when Sun Jinshan learned that Feng Yi had a wealthy grandfather, he was extremely envious. When he took Jiang Liping to Shanghai, he wanted to know how much money Feng Yi’s grandfather had given him and perhaps borrow some to buy a car.

However, when they arrived in Shanghai, he was informed that because Feng Yi insisted on marrying into the Jiang family, his grandfather hadn’t given him a single penny.

He felt Feng Yi and Jiang Liyun were too naive!

So much money! If someone was willing to give him that much money, he’d be willing to marry into another family and change his last name!

“I don’t lack money,” Feng Yi replied.

“Who complains about having too much money?” Sun Jinshan said. “If you really want to keep the Jiang surname, you can change it back after your grandfather passes away.”

Jiang Liping agreed, “That’s right!”

Jiang Liyun thought, “These two are really well-matched.”

However, she and Feng Yi didn’t want any involvement with the Zhou family.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Liyun made a call to a nearby restaurant and had some dishes delivered.

Normally, when it was just her and Feng Yi at home, whoever had time would cook. But today, with guests, she didn’t want to make things difficult for herself or Feng Yi, so she decided to have some dishes delivered from a nearby restaurant.

However, they didn’t sit idle; Feng Yi had stewed a pot of lamb last night.

In the winter, eating lamb is good for your health.

The restaurant’s waitstaff quickly delivered the dishes.

At this time, the restaurant’s service was simple and plain, unlike some upscale restaurants in the future that would have staff dressed in suits and ties delivering exquisitely plated meals.

The twelve dishes they brought were all packed in plastic containers, resembling future takeout, but the taste was incomparable—these dishes were all freshly made by a skilled chef.

With so many dishes, it’s enough for them, and they don’t even have to wash the dishes after eating. Pretty convenient.

After dinner, they chatted a bit more, and Jiang Liyun inquired about Jiang Liyu’s situation. Jiang Liyu, currently in the ninth grade, would be taking the high school entrance exam next year, and her studies were a bit demanding.

Though not particularly bright, Jiang Liyu was eager to learn. This time, instead of coming to Shanghai, she stayed in Jiuku Town to attend extra classes with a teacher.

After Lai Bocheng moved in with a teacher and successfully entered high school, some wealthy people in Jiuku Town started following suit, asking school teachers to help manage their children’s studies.

Seeing a business opportunity, some teachers in Jiuku Town started offering tutoring classes. Most kids weren’t keen on attending, but Jiang Liyu was different; she was very proactive about attending extra classes.

Unfortunately, her grades weren’t that good.

Jiang Quzi and his wife were already thinking that if she couldn’t get into high school, they would have her attend a medical school or become a preschool teacher.

Around eight in the evening, Jiang Liyun took them to a nearby hotel.

The meticulous renovation of her current house was precisely because of its excellent location. Living here was extremely convenient, being surrounded not only by schools but also by a rare supermarket and even a luxurious hotel. It wasn’t far from Charles Hamburgers and Feng Yi’s school.

The next day, after Jiang Liyun and Feng Yi had breakfast, they went to the hotel area.

Jiang’s family had already had breakfast at the hotel. Wu Xiaochun kept praising the hotel’s accommodations and breakfast.

After hearing Jiang Liping’s words, Jiang Liyun realised that Wu Xiaochun, Jiang Quzi, Jiang Lihai, and the others had overeaten.

Breakfast was a buffet, and they just wanted to eat a little more, and then a little more…

She remembered her first time eating at a buffet in her past life; it was the same. As she became wealthier, she gradually changed some habits.

In recent years, their family has had money, but not for long. Also, Jiang Quzi and his wife, and Jiang Lihai’s family, didn’t have that much money.

Jiang Lihai could get a share of the money earned from the farm and food factory, but not much. As for Jiang Quzi’s family, with many people laid off in town in recent years, there were more and more people selling skewers and pan-fried dumplings. The money earned from Liyun Pan-Fried Dumplings wasn’t as much as before.

Of course, it was still profitable, or else Gu Lan wouldn’t have been so eager to take over the shop.

Since they had already had breakfast, Jiang Liyun took them shopping.

Items in Shanghai’s shopping malls were expensive. In the end, even Jiang Quzi’s family was unwilling to enter those stores. Even Sun Jinshan, who liked to buy things, was distracted: “Let’s go buy a car.” This time, his heart was set on buying a car.

“Sure, let’s go,” Jiang Liyun said. In fact, it wasn’t just Sun Jinshan who wanted to buy a car; she also wanted to buy one for Feng Yi.

She hadn’t bought a car for Feng Yi before because, at this time, cars were not cost-effective. The money to buy a Santana could fully pay for a house in Shanghai!

Moreover, Feng Yi mainly stayed at school and didn’t use a car much. This matter was thus postponed.

But yesterday, when they went to pick up Jiang Quzi’s family, having only one car was inconvenient. Buying a car for Feng Yi would be much more convenient.

Thinking about this, Jiang Liyun also thought about the people Feng Yi had met over the years.

She used to think that Shao Chengdong was very powerful, but in the past six months… Feng Yi had met two real internet tycoons she often saw in the news in her past life.

Those types who, after starting a company, became one of the wealthiest in the national wealth rankings.

Like the founder of a certain goose.

It was said that when they first started their business, they were short on funds and almost sold their company. She wondered if she would have the chance to invest in their company in this life.

Just as she was thinking about this, they arrived at the car dealership.

Sun Jinshan, with the air of a big shot, began to look at cars. However, after looking around, he ended up buying a Santana.

Even so, the salespeople and other onlookers in the shop were already very envious. A Santana cost fifteen thousand—not cheap at all!

This person must be a big shot!

Being looked at with envy by these people, Sun Jinshan was floating with pride, and Jiang Liping was also extremely pleased.

At this moment, Jiang Liyun said, “I’ll buy one too.”

Currently, there are very few car models in the country, and there isn’t much to choose from. After deciding to buy a Santana, it’s just a straightforward purchase.

“You’re buying one too?” Sun Jinshan looked at Jiang Liyun in shock.

Jiang Liyun replied, “Yes, I’m buying one for Feng Yi.”

Sun Jinshan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Feng Yi is so lucky!” Even though he didn’t acknowledge his grandfather, Jiang Liyun was buying a car for him!

This was a car!

Jiang Liping was feeling triumphant, but then Jiang Liyun bought another one, making everyone around her envious of her instead. Jiang Liping felt a bit unhappy and asked, “Jiang Liyun, how much money did you really earn?”

Jiang Liyun had bought two houses and a car, and now she had money to buy another car? She thought Jiang Liyun earned a bit more than Sun Jinshan, but now… Could it be that Jiang Liyun had already earned seven or eight hundred thousand?

Jiang Liyun downplayed her income: “In total, I’ve earned about a million.” With ten stores now, she could earn ten to twenty thousand a month on an average basis. If it was during summer or winter vacation, she could earn even more.

Jiang Liping suddenly felt sour.

Not far away, someone who had quietly followed them overheard Jiang Liyun’s words. There was a hint of disdain on his face.

This person was Zhou Siming, the second son of Zhou Zhongcheng.

The names of Zhou Zhongcheng’s three children were all taken from the poem “Raise the Head to Gaze at the Bright Moon, Lower the Head to Contemplate the Hometown.” The eldest was Zhou Sigu, the second was Zhou Siming, and the third was Zhou Siyue.

Previously, Zhou Zhongcheng had always favoured Zhou Sigu. Still, after the incident two years ago where Zhou Sigu had someone secretly follow Feng Yi, Zhou Zhongcheng was deeply disappointed in him and sent Zhou Sigu back.

After that, Mrs. Zhou wanted Zhou Siming and Zhou Siyue to accompany her to Shanghai to reconcile with Zhou Zhongcheng. Zhou Siyue agreed, but Zhou Siming did not.

For the past two years, Zhou Siming has been very low-key. He often expressed his guilt about Feng Yi in front of his father. Finally, he became Zhou Zhongcheng’s most valued son.

A year ago, Zhou Siming also came to □□ Zhou Zhongcheng.

Zhou Siming didn’t show up in front of Feng Yi. Zhou Zhongcheng also didn’t mention Zhou Siming to Feng Yi. Feng Yi didn’t know about Zhou Siming coming to Shanghai, nor did he know Zhou Siming.

But Zhou Siming knew Feng Yi.

Today, he accidentally saw Feng Yi and followed them.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Siming found it amusing.

Even a Santana is treated like a treasure. Feng Yi probably hasn’t seen much. He even said he didn’t want the Zhou family’s property.

Of course, Zhou Siming hoped it would continue like this, afraid that Feng Yi might regret it someday.

When Zhou Siming returned home, he saw Zhou Zhongcheng talking to his secretary. “Feng Yi says he’s not available today. He was too busy yesterday, and now he’s still too busy today.”

The secretary said, “He mentioned he has something to attend to.”

“Did he say when he’d be available?” Zhou Zhongcheng asked.

“He said he’s available on the 5th.”

“I invited him to dinner on New Year’s Day, and he pushed it to the 5th?” Zhou Zhongcheng was somewhat annoyed.

For the past two years, he has been waiting for Feng Yi to regret his decision. In the end, Feng Yi didn’t regret it at all, making him extremely angry.

Zhou Siming said, “Dad, I saw Feng Yi today. He accompanied Jiang Liyun and her family, shopping in the mall.”

Zhou Zhongcheng was furious. “He has time to accompany people shopping in the mall, but not for dinner with me?”

Did he not value his money at all?!

No, this couldn’t be. Feng Yi would regret it sooner or later!