Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 427 Visit to Luxury
The next day.

The sun penetrated the mist, releasing warmth in the autumn sky, trying to dilute the change of seasons.

“Sister Zhong, I…are we not there yet?”

Near the traffic lights where there was a long queue of people, in a white BMW 3 Series sedan with a Shanghai license plate, a girl who was simply dressed but had a beautiful face timidly asked Zhong Huilan who was driving the car.

"Linlin, are you restless? Don't worry, we'll be there soon. There should be one more... oh, no, two more intersections."

Zhong Huilan looked at the navigation again, adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses on her nose, turned around and smiled.

"No, it's mom... Mom seems a little depressed."

Linlin looked down at her mother Zhao Yu in her arms and said softly.

"Ah, I forgot that your mother will become sleepier after taking that medicine."

Zhong Huilan quickly rolled down the car window. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn on the air conditioner. It should be much better if I open the window..."

Zhong Huilan was not surprised that Linlin could not even open the car window. Although she herself was a returned overseas doctor, she had also taught in mountainous areas with very difficult conditions for a period of time before going abroad. She knew very well how narrow the understanding of modern technology was for children from those places...

Well, although Linlin is not from the mountainous area, the rural areas in a small county town in Yunnan Province should not be much different from the mountainous areas, right?

Zhong Huilan, who grew up in a coastal province, thought so.

"Yeah, thank you, Sister Zhong."

Linlin quickly thanked him.

Seeing Linlin's well-behaved appearance, Zhong Huilan felt quite guilty. Given Linlin's personality, she must have clearly sensed that her mother was upset, so she couldn't help but speak. This meant that because of her, this poor mother and daughter might have been tortured all the way...

It's all my fault. I followed the navigation but still took the wrong route twice. One time I even took the wrong elevated road. I walked several kilometers before I finally got back on track.

The traffic control department didn't design the icons in a simple and clear way, and even a female PhD student like me could hardly find the road...

After complaining in her heart and shifting the blame, Zhong Huilan started blaming the car she was driving.

If I hadn't been greedy for a bargain and thought that BMW is a big brand and driving it would give me face, I wouldn't have bought this second-hand BMW 3 Series. Nor would the air conditioner have broken down after just over a year of use, and it wouldn't have been repaired several times but it was still the same as if it hadn't been repaired at all...

But there is no other way. In a place like Shanghai, I am a doctor after all. I can't drive a broken domestic car on the road, right?

Zhong Huilan sighed.

Her former classmates envied her for being able to gain a foothold in a big city and having a glamorous career, but only she knew the ups and downs of her life.

Including performance and bonuses, the annual income is about 700,000 or 800,000 yuan, which sounds good, but come on, this is Shanghai!

She thought she was quite frugal, but her daily expenses were close to ten thousand yuan a month, and that was without buying any cosmetics, jewelry, etc.

And the house that her adoptive parents helped her with the down payment for, the total price is 600 million, and the monthly mortgage payment is close to 2...

So until now, the savings in her bank card has never exceeded six figures. She usually has to save for a year before she dares to buy a big-brand bag, and she dares to go out for a trip only after she gets a bonus. Don’t even mention how "tight" her life is.

Fortunately, the appearance of this hot man changed everything.

She made a triple jump in a daze and became the vice president of Jiahui International. Her basic annual salary will become 120 million in the future.

The real big part comes from performance, bonuses and position allowances.

The position allowance varies depending on the department in charge. There is no specific number, but it is said to be a lot.

Because she hasn't received her first income yet, Zhong Huilan doesn't know how much it will be, and she is too embarrassed to ask the other vice presidents. But according to her colleagues' confident words, the total of various benefits will not be less than two or three million a year.

Zhong Huilan vaguely felt that this number was still too low, but since it was her first time as a leader, she was a little unsure.

All in all, it is certain that her life will undergo earth-shaking changes.

After returning home the day before yesterday, Zhong Huilan emptied her shopping cart in one go and even spent more than 100,000 yuan on her credit card.

so what?

She can afford it!

In short, this joyful mood has lasted for several days, and even greatly diluted the embarrassment of the "failed sacrifice" that day, but made Zhong Huilan's inner uneasiness even worse.

She owes Zhou Wang so much, what should she do in the future?

Or... find another chance?
After all, judging from Zhou Wang’s reaction that day, I should still be attractive to him. It’s just because my sister Qi Jiayi was present that Zhou Wang couldn’t enjoy himself... right?

"Sister Zhong, be careful!"

While Zhong Huilan's thoughts were jumping again and again, Linlin behind her suddenly exclaimed.

When Zhong Huilan came to her senses, she found that a cart had suddenly appeared on the zebra crossing in front of her. She quickly pulled the steering wheel and narrowly avoided it.

Zhong Huilan was so frightened that she didn't dare to be distracted anymore. While she was secretly complaining about the driver pushing the cart for not paying attention to the road, she focused on driving the vehicle.

After a while, the navigation displayed "Destination reached". Zhong Huilan looked out of the car window and said:
"He is truly a first-class Tomson. My junior is truly an extraordinary rich man..."

Out of some strange psychological reason, when no one was around or when she was with Qi Jiayi, Zhong Huilan always called Zhou Wang "little brother".

Today, because of Zhou Wang's call, the hospital was originally going to send a car to bring Linlin and her daughter over, but Zhong Huilan felt that this was an opportunity to show off in front of her junior and visit her junior's new home, so she volunteered to drive the mother and daughter over.

When Zhong Huilan saw that the address Zhou Wang sent was "Tangchen Yipin", she was really confused.

It’s not just because this is one of the top high-end apartments in Shanghai, but also because... Zhou Wang has only been in Shanghai for a few days?

It’s fine if you buy a house, but you buy a luxury house that costs billions?
Wouldn't this be too hasty...

Zhong Huilan originally wanted to drive the car directly into the community, because Xu Wenxi had told her in advance that she could drive in directly. However, when she approached the entrance of the underground garage which looked very luxurious, Zhong Huilan became a little scared.

Would it embarrass Zhou Wang if I drove this shabby little car in there?
With this in mind, Zhong Huilan finally parked the car in a public parking space on the side road, and then helped Linlin and Zhao Yu get out of the car.

After going around the intersection and arriving at the street in front of the community, Zhong Huilan once again saw the cart that she had almost hit just now. It was parked at the corner. It turned out to be a stall selling roasted sweet potatoes and fried chestnuts.

Zhong Huilan, who was angry again, pulled Linlin and walked over. She originally wanted to argue with the stall owner, but when she got closer, she found that the stall owner was a handsome young man who was leaning over the cart, writing something attentively.

Zhong Huilan hesitated for a moment. Could this be a poor college student working part-time?

"Hello, what do you want to buy?"

At this time, Guo Nansheng behind the stall noticed Zhong Huilan approaching. He calmly put away the paper in his hand, stood up and asked.

"Uh...give me two bags of roasted chestnuts, one plain and one with honey."

Zhong Huilan had no choice but to say it, and then touched Linlin's head, "Sister, can you and mom eat roasted chestnuts?"

"Doctor Zhong, no, this is too expensive..."

Zhao Yu, still a little weak but already awake, quickly waved his hands, and Linlin also shook her head.

"No, sister, I...I'm not hungry."

"If you don't swallow your saliva, I will believe you!"

Zhong Huilan tapped Linlin's nose and said with a smile, "It's okay. I want to eat, so I'll treat you guys to some. Is that ok?"

While waiting for the roasted chestnuts, Zhong Huilan turned her head inadvertently and saw two uniformed security guards wandering not far away, near the entrance of Tomson Yipin Community. What puzzled Zhong Huilan was that the two security guards neither approached nor moved away, and no one knew what they were doing.

"Your roasted chestnuts are ready, 30 yuan in total, scan here with WeChat."

At this time, Guo Nansheng handed over the packed bag. Zhong Huilan saw that there was an extra roasted sweet potato and was startled and said, "I didn't order this sweet potato..."

“That one was a gift.”

Guo Nansheng didn't show any expression, but his eyes lingered on Linlin for a moment.

Zhong Huilan also understood and smiled immediately, "Thank you!"

This young man is indeed a good person. Fortunately, I didn't act impulsively just now.

Zhong Huilan, whose mood had improved again, walked towards the entrance of the community with Linlin and her daughter, holding two bags of chestnuts.

When they got closer, Zhong Huilan took the initiative to ask the two security guards who were lingering at the door, "Hello, we are here to look for someone."

The security guard who was also looking at them was startled, then quickly asked, "Excuse me, which building and room are we going to? Have you made an appointment with the owner?"

"Let me see, Building C, Room 4701, the owner is Zhou Wang..."

"Are you Mr. Zhou's guests?"

Gangzi and another security guard were startled and stood at attention quickly. Gangzi's attitude also became warmer. "You are Miss Zhong, right? Mr. Zhou's personal butler is waiting for you in the duty room. It's just that we still need to register here. Don't worry, it will be quick and won't take up much of your time..."

After completing the registration and watching Zhong Huilan and others enter the community, another younger security guard could no longer contain himself.

"Brother Gangzi, aren't we going to chase that vendor away?"

"Hurry up, wait a minute, Zhuzi, I'm telling you, I think I discovered some incredible secret, and now I'm more confident... Never mind, you won't understand even if I tell you, so just listen to me."

……

Zhong Huilan and three others followed Han Rui into the residential area. As they walked, Zhong Huilan unconsciously commented in her mind.

Well, the green area is not that good, not even as big as the green belt of the community I bought. But considering the location where every inch of land is valuable, it seems quite luxurious to be able to build such a large garden and an outdoor swimming pool...

The four buildings in front of her did not look luxurious from the outside, but as she approached the lobby of Building C, Zhong Huilan began to widen her eyes again.

Oh my god, is this the apartment lobby?

Whose apartment lobby is so magnificent?

The "magnificent" here is not an adjective, but Zhong Huilan's intuitive feeling at first sight.

In the lobby with a height of more than six meters, the shiny Carrara white marble floor tiles, which are almost used as mirrors, reflect the golden tassel light strips above the head, interweaving a dreamy space with a distinctly luxurious color.

The most important thing is that there is a piano in the hall.

Please, what's the point of putting a piano here? Who will play the piano here?

Although she complained in her heart, she had to admit that the style of the entire foyer was instantly elevated because of this finishing touch, making Zhong Huilan unconsciously feel a little restrained.

Zhao Yu and Linlin became even more hesitant. They didn't know what Tomson First Class was, but from the surrounding decorations, they could feel the richness and luxury here that almost suffocated them.

Han Rui looked normal, as if he didn't notice anything unusual about the three people behind him. He even stopped and waited when Linlin and her daughter slowed down.

It was not until she entered the direct elevator that Zhong Huilan adjusted her mood. However, when she took the elevator to the 47th floor and stepped into the wide lobby surrounded by two other elevators, she realized something was wrong.

“Three elevators per household?”

Zhong Huilan blinked and asked unconsciously.

This isn’t right. Even if it’s a Tomson product, isn’t this configuration still too luxurious?

"Ordinary units have two elevators per unit, but Mr. Zhou bought a duplex on the top floor, which is also our largest unit, so the configuration here is five elevators per unit, and the other two elevators are in another entrance hall."

"Five... five elevators per household?"

Zhong Huilan's brain froze for a moment, because this word was so niche that she couldn't imagine it at all.

After she realized what was wrong, Zhong Huilan exclaimed, "The best floor plan? Mr. Zhou bought the best floor plan? How many square meters?"

"The property's area is 1206 square meters, but the actual usable area, including the entrance hall, is about 30 square meters more."

Han Rui replied with a smile.

1200 flat! !

Zhong Huilan, who had tried hard to keep herself together, almost broke down.

Before coming here, out of curiosity, she also learned about the current average price of Tomson Yipin. Due to market trends in recent years, the price of Tomson Yipin has dropped a lot, and now it is probably around 300,000.

If calculated according to this price, it means that Zhou Wang's house is close to 4 small goals.

But Zhong Huilan knew that the actual price was probably higher than that, because according to the nature of real estate developers, the average price of the best apartments in the building would usually be higher, especially in a place like Shanghai where there is no shortage of powerful buyers...

At this moment, Zhong Huilan was a little envious of Linlin and her daughter who were standing beside her with confused faces, because they had no idea at all, so they could only shrink back in their bones, but had no idea where they stood.

At this time, the front door opened automatically to both sides, and Xu Wenxi, who already knew that several people had arrived, came out to greet them.

"Sister Huilan, you're here... Hello, Linlin. Sister Xiaoyu, you finally woke up. I visited you several times before, but you may not remember much."

Xu Wenxi, who was wearing a well-fitting professional suit, smiled with surprise and greeted several people.

"I...I remember you. I also heard Linlin talk about you. Miss Xu, thank you!"

Zhao Yu replied quickly with a reserved look.

"That's what I should do. You're welcome. But are you sure you can be discharged from the hospital?"

Xu Wenxi asked, but her eyes were looking at Zhong Huilan.

"Sister Xiaoyu's physical condition is...special, so she can only be treated conservatively. Previously, her medication was changed, which caused her condition to not improve. In fact, as long as she continues to take medication, it doesn't matter whether she stays in the hospital or not. She just needs to go for regular checkups."

Zhong Huilan explained implicitly.

"That's good. Come in... Butler Han, thank you for your hard work. By the way, two more people will be here soon. They are Mr. Zhou's personal health managers. I'd like to trouble you to introduce them."

Xu Wenxi turned around and said something to Han Rui, then led a few people into the room.

"Personal health manager? Why have I never heard of this profession?"

Zhong Huilan looked around and asked curiously.

"Uh... Actually, it's the two girls Yunrou and Yunlan. You met them at dinner that day. I just think it sounds better to call them that."

"Oh, those two..."

Zhong Huilan curled her lips unconsciously. Because this was Zhou Wang's house, she didn't say anything unpleasant. She just walked to the living room, but she didn't see Zhou Wang. She couldn't help but wonder:
"Where's Mr. Zhou?"

"He..."

Speaking of Zhou Wang, Xu Wenxi couldn't help but glance in the direction of the study on the second floor, her face a little worried, "Boss Zhou went to the study last night and hasn't come out yet."

"It's almost noon now, right?"

Zhong Huilan's eyes widened when she heard this, and she asked in surprise, "Why did he lock himself in the study?"

(End of this chapter)