Chapter Seventy-Five: Valuable Things

  Ou La put on her sunglasses again, making it impossible to see her expression. Su Yifan thought that his previous sentence might have been a bit over the line and carefully followed behind her.

  As they approached the car, Oola suddenly said: "After returning home, you should be able to fully learn combat skills."

  Su Yifan burst into tears, and the consequences of Ou La's momentary pleasure were indeed predictable... heartbreaking.

  Su Xiaqing was resting in the car when she heard the sound of the door opening and only then did she open her eyes.

  "How was it? Smooth?"

  Su Yifan told Su Xiaqing about his experience just now and showed her Yang's wife's business card.

  Upon seeing the business card, Su Xiaoqing smiled and said: "So Mrs. Yang's name is Jiang Rang, I've also never heard of it before. This business card carries a lot of weight, you have to remember to keep it well."

  Su Yifan shamelessly flattered his sister: "You are probably the most important person in the whole of America, right?"

  Su Xiaqing smiled and said, "Alright, girls, the next stop is our home court, let's set off."

  Yilan, who was driving in front, let out a small cheer and started the car.

  Su Yifan was puzzled: "Qing Jie, where are we going?"

  "A place where all women go crazy."

  Su Yifan's curiosity was limited, so he stopped asking questions and took out the storage card that Zhang Yao had given him and inserted it into his multi-functional domestic MP4 player, opening the playlist.

  Su Xiaqing looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Is the little girl singing a song for you?"

  Su Yifan nodded: "Should be."

  "Give me one earphone, I also want to listen."

  Su Yifan would certainly not refuse Su Xiaqing's request and also gave her an earphone.

  The first song in the playlist opened for just a few seconds, but it wasn't music, it was Zhang Yao's voice message.

  "Wish you a pleasant journey"

  Su Xiaoqing was surprised and gave Su Yifan a thumbs up: "You actually said six words, Zhang Yao is really good to you."

  Su Yifan's face turned red as he didn't know what to say, and he never expected that Zhang Yao had added such a sentence before the music.

  "Is there a motherly feeling like raising a little bird?"

  “…………”

  Su Xiaoxiao joked for a couple of sentences before stopping, and then quietly appreciated Zhang Yao's singing with Su Yifan.

  After listening to four songs, Su Xiaqing took off her headphones and sighed: "Zhang Yao's voice is a gift from heaven... No matter how many famous teachers I find to teach me, or the best recording engineers to record for me, I won't be able to sing as well as she does."

  Su Yifan laughed and continued to flatter: "Qing Jie, you're already formidable enough. If you become even more formidable, how will others be able to live?"

  Su Xiaqing chuckled: "You're still amazing, this cute little girl already treats you like family."

  As the two of them were talking, Yilan's car had already started to slow down. Su Yifan, who didn't know any geographical terms, didn't know where this place was, but he could only see that there were all sorts of company signs on the entire street, and after turning a corner, he also saw countless luxury brand signs.

  "Over there is the men's holy land, and this side is for women." Su Xiaoqing said to Su Yifan, "I brought them two here to buy handbags."

  Su Yifan nodded foolishly, he took a glance at the street name sign that had just passed by, and the golden bull surrounded by countless people, and finally understood where this place was. A tall building in the distance vaguely reminded Su Yifan that he had passed by here earlier.

  The car continued driving for a distance before Su Yifan saw a commercial department store with its exterior wall surrounded by luxury brand logos.

  The huge LV logo shines brightly in the sunlight, that is the domestic nickname for "donkey brand" Louis Vuitton.

  Further away, you can see the Gucci logo and the iconic double G pattern.

  Chanel's double-C logo is also among these luxury storefronts.

  Of course, there are more companies with international, fund and financial logos.

  Among these luxury brand logos, the most eye-catching one is of course the logo of Hermès. Just look at the expressions on those women's faces and you'll know that they're heading for that place.

  Su Yifan immediately understood why Oola and Yilan had shown such a crazy attitude just now. It is said that the Hermès Birkin bag is one of the luxury goods on this planet that can make women go crazy. Although Su Yifan thought that thing was ugly and not environmentally friendly, made from materials such as ostrich and alligator skin. But as soon as this rare and limited-edition luxury good that must be purchased through a reservation mechanism is mentioned, almost all women will show strong admiration.

  The Birkin bag has been produced since the 1980s and is named after British singer Jane Birkin. Although it does not have a long history, it is expensive and sought after, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some people used to say that Hermès' customization and waiting period were for perfectionism, but around 2005, someone exploited the loophole in the waiting mechanism and helped others buy nearly 200 Birkin bags within half a year, and Hermès' scarcity marketing was ridiculed.

  Even so, it is still extremely difficult to buy a limited edition Birkin bag at any time. Su Xiaqing can obviously buy without going through the pre-order link, which will make the two female companions present with frenzy.

  Su Xiaoqing also explained to Su Yifan: "Take one back for your mother, she will definitely like it."

  Su Yifan strongly opposed: "No way, this is too expensive...... If my mom finds out, she'll definitely have a heart attack."

  "It's just a small token of our family's intention." Su Xiaoqing had made up her mind and wouldn't easily change it, "Anyway, even if we're just playing with it, it's not like we need to compare with others."

  Carrying on... Su Yifan felt that she needed to squat in a corner and cry for a while before drawing circles again. Su Xiaqing's tone was already enough to instantly kill many people who thought they were rich, right?

  "I'll wait for you here." Su Yifan still felt that this luxury store had nothing to do with him, "You guys go pick something out."

  "Let's go together." Su Xiaoqing pulled Su Yifan, who was still listening to songs, out of the car. "Bring some small purses for the girls, they're not expensive."

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  Su Yifan was a bit overwhelmed: "Qing Jie, I remember that Hermès wallets aren't cheap either...I didn't bring much money with me."

  "It's okay, I'll pay the bill and we can settle accounts later. You and Zhang Yao can pay me back when you've made some money." Su Xiaoqing had plenty of reasons, "Let's go, let's go, don't spoil the mood."

  Su Yifan glanced at Oola, who was wearing sunglasses, and thought to himself that if he really got on her bad side, she might make things difficult for him after they returned to their country, so he could only agree.

  A group of people entered the store and were greeted by a salesperson who spoke Chinese: "What would you like to purchase?"

  The Chinese people are now too rich and powerful... Su Yifan couldn't help but mutter to himself, how many wealthy people must have come to consume before they would specially set up a Chinese-speaking shopping guide?

  Su Xiaqing reported a number and handed her card to the Chinese-speaking shopping guide. The beautiful female shopping guide saw the card and was like she had seen the world's top diamond king, her face flushed red as she bowed to Su Xiaqing: "Hello Miss Su, what do you need?"

  Su Xiaqing, who was in charge of several companies, surprisingly counted on her fingers before answering: "Four-color women's long wallets, and then take us to see the handbags."

  "Alright, please wait for a moment."

  The shopping guide didn't hesitate at all and turned around to take the card to talk to the store manager, while Su Yifan looked around like a little kid from the countryside.

  "If there's anything you want, just tell me." Su Xiaoqing smiled and patted the young man, "We're here to spend money today."

  Su Yifan shook his head, still feeling uneasy: "Qing Jie, how much are four wallets?"

  "Don't bother about this." Su Xiaoqing waved her hand indifferently, "Wait until you start making money with Zhang Yao for me, and I'll naturally settle the account with you."

  Su Yifan is now also debt-ridden and doesn't worry, since he already owes Su Xiaqing so much, he has no mental burden. It's just that thinking about himself, even if he struggles to graduate from university and work for two years, he may not be able to afford a Birkin bag, which makes him feel a bit miserable.

  The shopping activity went very smoothly, Su Xiaqing took the lead in choosing a crocodile skin Birkin bag for Yilan and Oola, and chose an ostrich skin light blue one for Gu Ying, all of which were paid by her. Su Yifan noticed that Su Xiaqing didn't buy anything for herself, and couldn't help but ask secretly: "Qing Jie, aren't you buying anything for yourself?"

  Su Xiaoqing smiled and shook her head: "Do you think I still need these things?"

  This is a very arrogant truth, and Su Yifan can't help but admit that she's right. There are probably not many things in this world that can make Su Xiaqing feel valuable anymore.

  "Just choose one then." Su Yifan, although he couldn't afford it himself, firmly stated, "You choose one, and when I make money in the future, I'll buy that thing for you."

  Su Xiaoqing laughed: "Are you serious?"

  Su Yifan nodded solemnly: "Uh-huh."

  "Then I'll give you some pressure." Su Xiaoqing casually pointed to a diamond-studded bracelet in a glass display case next to her, "Take this away for me too."

  Su Yifan rubbed his eyes, and the long string of numbers below was indeed six digits: 133,000.00...

  By the time Su Yifan came to his senses, Su Xiaqing had already swiped her card and left with her purchases. All Su Yifan could do was follow silently behind Su Xiaqing, calculating in his head how much thirteen million US dollars was equivalent to in RMB, and then he felt that life was utterly hopeless...

  They finished shopping smoothly but tragically, Su Yifan helped the girls carry their big bags and small packages as they walked out. As soon as they left the Hermès store, someone shouted in a surprised and joyful voice, "Xiao Qing, you're back?"

  Su Yifan didn't even know that there was someone in this world who would call Su Xiaqing's name so intimately.

  Following the sound, Su Yifan saw a young man who should be over 1.8 meters tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes giving a very handsome feeling, wearing well-cut casual clothes, standing beside Su Xiaqing's car.

  Because the young man called out too intimately, Su Yifan couldn't help but take a glance at Su Xiaqing's expression, and found that she seemed to have no reaction.

  Neither happy nor disgusted.

  To put it simply, Su Yifan judged based on his own experience that Su Xiaqing's attitude was one of ignoring him.

  "Who is this guy?" Su Yifan asked in a low voice to her two sisters beside her.

  Yilan seemed to dislike Suyifan, humming a sound without responding, but Oola said a name instead.

  Gao Li

  "Gao Li?" Su Yifan thought carefully for a moment, and it seemed that he had never heard of this name.

  Su Xiaoqing heard Su Yifan's question and smiled as she continued to answer for Oola: "The son of a department store chain owner wants to pursue me."

  A few people were chatting and had already walked to the parking lot, Gao Li excitedly quickened her pace towards Su Xiao, chattering non-stop: "Xiao Qing, when did you get back? I heard someone say you're back, so I came to see you right away. It's been a long time since we last met, and you seem to have lost some weight."

  Su Xiaoqing furrowed her brow: "Did someone from my family tell you I'm here?"

  "Yes, they said you might come here today, so I rushed over."

  "Who told you?" Su Xiaqing asked again.

  This time Gao Li replied somewhat hesitantly: "Xiao Qing, you also know that I can't tell you who said it."

  "I just wanted to confirm," Su Xiaoqing said. "Since you think it can't be said, then I'll reduce everyone's year-end bonus by 50%."

  Su Xiaqing's words were always understated, but they carried a lot of weight. Su Yifan didn't know what 5% of the dividend would be, but he could tell from Gao Li's expression that it was definitely not a small number.

  "Xiao Qing, don't be so impulsive, okay? After all, you are a family, they are also for your own good, hoping that we can be together."

  Su Xiaqing waved her hand and let Yilan go start the car first.

  "I'll decide my own affairs, if you don't leave now, I will cancel all of their dividends."

  The smile on Gao Lei's face disappeared. Under his passionate and impulsive exterior, this astute department store heir was of course well aware that the businesses of other members of the Su Xiaqing family had a profound impact on their own family business. If Su Xiaqing were to use the method of reducing dividend payments to stimulate her family members, causing them to have a falling out with the Gao family, the consequences would be more than she could bear.

  For Gao Li, those Hermès stores' Birkin bags might not be that expensive, but Su Xiaoqing's casual remark was so valuable that he didn't dare to look directly at her.

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