The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 7: Getting a New Car
Three days have passed since the Little New Year.

Chen Pingsheng turned on a small stereo at home and started dancing the hip-wiggling dance with Xiao An'an.

Xiao An'an's dancing was so awkward, it was completely unlike him; he was full of talent for square dancing.

These days, he made a fortune from the more than 300 boxes of durians he had stockpiled.

Without a cheat code, he would never have dared to take such a gamble before.

Things are different now; random multiplication is incredibly daring.

[Ding, the system detected that the host has accumulated 92,000 in income over seven days. Would you like to activate random multiplier?]

He only found out recently that this cheat ability can also accumulate income, meaning it's calculated cumulatively.

Small amounts of money are no longer enough for him; he plans to accumulate his spending to only smoke once a week from now on.

"Start"

The two golden dice reappeared; even if he rolled the lowest value of double, he would still have enough for a down payment on a house.

However, Chen Pingsheng still fantasized that if he drew the largest sum of ten times, he could pay it all at once.

The first die was a bit small; it was only a two.

The second die wobbled next to the five, but in the end it still came up with the smallest number, one.

[Congratulations, host, you have received a triple random boost.]

[Ding! Your Alipay account has received 276,000 yuan, leaving a balance of 276,500 yuan.]

Tsk... not so lucky, but still got rich overnight.

He could have earned even more from those durians, but several people in the relocation group unconditionally supported him when he first received the goods.

He still gave them a discounted price, 100 yuan cheaper per box than the market price.

In short, everyone who followed him during this period made a lot of money.

Even the smallest amount is over 20,000, which is enough for a decent New Year.

Chen Pingsheng took Xiao An'an to pick up her mother from get off work; today was her last day at work.

Our annual leave starts tomorrow and will last about ten days. The annual meeting is scheduled after the Lantern Festival.

Song Yanxi came out with Du Juan. Finally on vacation, both girls had happy smiles on their faces.

"Yanxi, your husband is always so punctual."

Song Yanxi chuckled: "I've told him not to come pick me up, but he just won't listen."

"Keep showing off."

Du Juan usually enjoys spending time with Song Yanxi. Firstly, she is easy to talk to, and secondly, she is a very nice person who always thinks of others.

"You two have been married for so many years and your income is not low, why don't you buy a car? In this weather, don't let An'an catch a cold riding a motorcycle."

The little guy was wrapped up very tightly, but he still had a runny nose.

It's not that Song Yanxi hadn't considered buying a car before, but she always wanted to buy a house first.

No need for that today; his wallet is bulging, so buying an economical car is no problem at all.

"I..." Before Song Yanxi could finish speaking, Chen Pingsheng interrupted, "You absolutely have to buy it. Do you have any recommendations? I was just thinking of buying Yanxi a new car."

When Song Yanxi married him, he didn't ask for a car or a house, or even a single penny of dowry.

Her family even gave her a dowry of 98,000 yuan. Now that they have the means, they must treat their wife better.

Du Juan joked, "That depends on your budget. If you're thinking of buying one for your wife, around 200,000 yuan would definitely be a BMW 1 Series or a Mercedes-Benz A-Class."

"If you treat your wife a little better, a BMW 220i convertible sports car worth 300,000 yuan would definitely make you look good. If it's 400,000 yuan, an Audi A4L would be the best choice."

She was just joking; after all, she knew their family's financial situation.

At most, one could choose a family-friendly car costing around 100,000 yuan.

Chen Pingsheng thought to himself, since he was going to buy a car for his wife anyway, he might as well go all out and buy a good one.

After all, Yanxi has been with him for so many years, and she really hasn't enjoyed any happiness.

"Okay, let's go look at Audi then."

"You're really planning to spend 400,000 on an A4L? I was just kidding, don't take it seriously." "It's okay, I'm just going to take a look, I don't necessarily want to buy it."

Although Chen Pingsheng said this, he was still determined to take it down.

The matter of buying a house can be postponed a little. He has the ability to earn money now, so the house he buys cannot be too small.

I'll need to buy at least a small house of about 200 square meters.

As the saying goes, money gives you courage; things you wouldn't have dared to think about before, you can now think about.

Neither of them rode their motorcycles; instead, they rode in Du Juan's car to the Audi dealership.

Song Yanxi really thought he was just going to take a look. After arriving there, Du Juan herself really liked the A4L.

Unfortunately, she didn't have the means to buy it.

The salesperson poured them several cups of tea and gave them a detailed introduction about the activities planned for the Chinese New Year.

With all the discounts and promotions, the lowest-spec 1.8T automatic comfort model can be had for around 32 yuan.

Chen Pingsheng asked his wife to try it out in the car, and Song Yanxi was a little embarrassed.

However, the salesperson had already opened the car door, and Song Yanxi quietly got in.

I was afraid of damaging it somewhere.

After she got into the car, Chen Pingsheng asked, "Do you have any cars available right now?"

"Of course we have them, but there's only one white one available right now."

"White is fine too."

Chen Pingsheng bargained hard, trying to get as many discounts as possible. In the end, in addition to the lowest price, he also got three free maintenance services, two bottles of engine oil, and a series of basic subsidies such as car window tinting.

By the time Song Yanxi realized he was really going to buy it, Chen Pingsheng had already swiped his card for 270,000 yuan.

The remaining 50,000 depends on her.

Song Yanxi didn't even realize how he had over 200,000 yuan in savings. Now was not the time to discuss that; the car was still 50,000 yuan short, and she had to pay for it.

After buying the Audi A4L, the family's savings were reduced to about 36 yuan.

Song Yanxi felt like she was in a dream; the changes in her family had come all too quickly.

Even Du Juan herself was stunned. It turned out that Chen Pingsheng, who always rode a little donkey to pick up and drop off his wife from get off work, was the one who was surprised.

They're incredibly wealthy.

He paid for an Audi A4L outright before he even turned thirty.

What they didn't know was that young couples like Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi had always had family savings.

However, since they have to rely on themselves for everything and don't have their parents' help, they naturally can't be extravagant with money.

Over time, this creates a fixed impression that they are very poor.

Who knew that with just a slight move, the clown would turn out to be himself?

Of course, unlike Yang Dan, Du Juan had nothing to be jealous of; she was just feeling sentimental for a moment.

"Hey Chen, it turns out you're not short of money, you just don't want to spend it."

“My husband is a good earner; it’s just that you all look down on his profession.”

"Come on, I didn't. If anyone looks down on someone, it's Yang Dan."

Du Juan laughed and said, "This time you drove the Audi in front of her, I want to see what she has to say. I've always thought Brother Chen is a good guy, at least he's really good to you."

Song Yanxi smiled from the bottom of her heart; she felt this was truly wonderful.

Gradually, no one will look down on her husband anymore, and no one will laugh at him for being just a street vendor selling durians.

"Hey you two, you just bought a car, why don't you take some pictures and post them on WeChat Moments?"

Du Juan pulled her to stand in front of the car, gave her a thumbs up, and Xiao An'an also stood in the middle. The family of three had their first car, so they had to take a family photo.

December 28th, 2012 (lunar calendar).

Chen Pingsheng and his family of three happily purchased an Audi A4L.

(End of this chapter)