Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

When Lin Guoqing woke up, it was already 9:30 a.m. the next day. His eyes were glazed over, and he was clearly still recovering from the hangover from the previous night.

As soon as I stepped out of the bedroom, I saw Wang Aifang rummaging through boxes on the sofa in the living room. The four-color gifts that had been placed in the living room earlier were nowhere to be seen, presumably having been put away by Wang Aifang.

"Old Lin, do you think this gold necklace looks good on me?" As soon as Lin Guoqing came out, Wang Aifang took out a glittering gold necklace from the box, placed it around her neck, and asked, her face beaming with joy.

Lin Guoqing rubbed his temples and squinted at the gold necklace around his wife's neck. Just then, sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the coffee table and making his eyes glaze over.

He then noticed that there were about a dozen pieces of gold jewelry on the coffee table. In addition to the necklace on Wang Aifang's hand, there were gold earrings, gold rings, gold bracelets, and so on, filling the entire coffee table.

"Wife~ Why are there so many gold ornaments? You didn't take out all the hardware that Su Yan gave to Xiaoyu, did you? If Su Yan and the others see this, they'll think our family is greedy." Lin Guoqing instantly sobered up and took three steps to get closer.

“This isn’t Xiaoyu’s hardware, but a gift from our son-in-law last night. And… do you think I’m stupid? Xiaoyan and Xiaoyu went out early this morning, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to take it out so openly!” Wang Aifang rolled her eyes at Lin Guoqing, then looked down at the gold jewelry on the table, her eyes full of joy.

To put it bluntly, the gold jewelry she and Lin Guoqing had bought over the decades didn't even amount to as much as what was on the table, so she was even more satisfied with Su Yan as her son-in-law.

"A gift?" Lin Guoqing then realized that such a thing had indeed happened last night. However, he hadn't looked closely at the contents at the time. Although he knew that Su Yan must have given him something good, he didn't expect it to be so valuable.

Just look at those dozen or so gold necklaces on the coffee table, especially the necklaces and gold bracelets. They all look very heavy. These things together are worth at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"Honey, where's my gift for meeting you? Have you opened it yet?" Lin Guoqing sat down next to Wang Aifang, a hint of anticipation on his face.

Wang Aifang glanced at Lin Guoqing with an expression that seemed to say, "You're the same way." However, she didn't tease Lin Guoqing. She simply said "No," got up, and went back to her bedroom. A moment later, she came out carrying a delicate bag.

"Here you go~ This is a gift from your son-in-law!" Wang Aifang said, throwing the bag at Lin Guoqing.

Seeing this, Lin Guoqing quickly reached out and caught the bag, glaring at Wang Aifang with annoyance before saying, "You woman, don't you know how to be gentle? If there's anything fragile inside, and you break it, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

Hearing this, Wang Aifang's heart tightened. She had just been complaining about Lin Guoqing's lack of romance, not responding when she asked him if it looked good. For a moment, she had forgotten that the bag contained valuables. She said nervously, "It should be fine, right? I caught it just now. Open it and take a look!"

Lin Guoqing couldn't care less about blaming his wife at this moment. He carefully placed the bag on the coffee table, untied the straps, and saw several boxes of different sizes inside. Lin Guoqing carefully took out all the boxes and placed them on the coffee table.

“This…this is LV, Rolex?” Wang Aifang recognized the brand at a glance when she saw the logo on the box.

Upon hearing his wife's words, Lin Guoqing's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the boxes on the table. He asked uncertainly, "Wife, what did you just say? These boxes are Rolex and LV?"

After all, Lin Guoqing was quite old, so he didn't really care about luxury goods. Besides, no one in their county actually bought these things, and his impression of them was still just their names.

Even if you've never eaten pork, have you never seen a pig run?
Although Lin Guoqing had never bought these things, he had heard of these luxury goods in his daily life, online and in real life. Anything associated with them was quite expensive.

Especially Rolex. When Lin Guoqing was young, it was the standard for the rich. If you didn't have a Rolex, you were embarrassed to say you were rich. Even now, Rolex is still a synonym for the rich.

"Hmm!" Wang Aifang nodded. Although she was a Chinese teacher, she could still understand a few English words.

Upon receiving confirmation from his wife, Lin Guoqing instantly became excited. Although he didn't know what LV would be, he knew that Rolex must be a watch. He rubbed his hands together and reached for the box on the coffee table.

With two quick clicks, Lin Guoqing opened the box marked Rolex, revealing its contents to the two men.

A steel watch with a royal blue dial and a ceramic bezel inlaid with gold markers caught Lin Guoqing's eye. His breathing quickened as he looked at it; he fell in love with the watch at first sight.

Lin Guoqing picked up the Rolex watch with trembling hands. The dial gleamed with a low-key, luxurious luster in the sunlight, and he carefully examined it in his hand.

"This...this looks like a Rolex Submariner?" Wang Aifang suddenly leaned over, pointing at the dial in surprise, and said, "Two-tone blue Submariner, I saw it in a magazine before, it seems to be worth over ten thousand!"

"Over a hundred thousand?" Lin Guoqing gasped. This price was more than his annual salary, but he quickly suppressed his shock, put the watch on his wrist, and shook it from side to side.

"This expensive watch is really something else, it feels so comfortable on my wrist!" Lin Guoqing stretched out his hand in front of Wang Aifang and asked, "Wife, what do you think? Does it suit my style?"

Wang Aifang rolled her eyes at Lin Guoqing, then opened the other two LV boxes, inside which were a finely crafted belt and tie.

Lin Guoqing's smile deepened as he looked at the contents of the two boxes: "Tsk tsk tsk, look how thoughtful my son-in-law is! The standard three-piece suit for a man, not bad, not bad!"

He then took out the tie and belt, held them up against his body for a while, and then put them back in the box with satisfaction. As for the watch, Lin Guoqing showed no intention of taking it off.

"By the way, honey, you said Xiaoyu went out with Su Yan early this morning. Where did they go? Did they go to experience the morning market culture of Northeast China?"

“He went to find Su Yan’s older brother, saying he was going out to play. Didn’t you see that Xiao Jia and Xiao Yu shamelessly went along too?” Wang Aifang said, starting to tidy up the gold jewelry on my table. She had admired it for almost an hour that morning, and her excitement had faded with Lin Guoqing’s outburst.

Lin Guoqing nodded, then suddenly stood up from the sofa, stretched his body, and walked towards the door. He didn't forget to say to Wang Aifang, "I was a little tipsy last night and I'm still not quite sober. I'm going to take a walk downstairs in the neighborhood and grab some breakfast!"

Before Wang Aifang could speak, a loud "bang" was heard as the door slammed shut.

Wang Aifang was well aware of Lin Guoqing's ulterior motives. He was pretending to take a walk to sober up, but in reality, he was going to the neighborhood to show off to his neighbors and old friends.

Wang Aifang shook her head helplessly, tidied up everything on the coffee table, and put it back in the bedroom closet.

……

Lin Guoqing hummed a little tune as he stepped out of the building and saw his colleague and old friend Wang Kang and several old chess friends sitting in an open space, playing chess and chatting.

He straightened his clothes slightly and adjusted the Rolex on his left wrist before walking towards Wang Kang and the others, calling out, "Old Wang, playing chess so early in the morning!"

Wang Kang and his friends were just talking about Lin Guoqiang's son-in-law. After all, those Rolls-Royces were enough to keep them talking for a day or two, with everyone debating whether the cars were rented or owned.

The group, who were having a lively conversation, suddenly had their eyes light up with curiosity when they saw the person in question appear.

"Old Lin, come and sit down!" Wang Kang quickly stood up and gave up his seat.

Lin Guoqing didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down on the floor. As an old neighbor, he naturally knew what these people wanted to do, and it gave him a chance to show off. As soon as he sat down, Lin Guoqing casually put his hands in front of him, especially his left hand, which he placed at the very front, as if afraid that others wouldn't see it.

Sure enough, Wang Kang and the others quickly noticed the unusual thing on Lin Guoqing's wrist. Looking at the watch that was gleaming in the sunlight, they immediately asked, "Old Lin, when did you buy this watch? I've never heard you mention it before."

"You mean this?" Lin Guoqing stretched out his left hand, as if afraid they couldn't see it clearly, and even waved it in front of everyone before explaining, "This is a gift from my son-in-law. I heard it's a Rolex Submariner, worth about a hundred thousand."

"Over a hundred thousand?" Wang Kang and the others gasped in shock, staring blankly at the watch on Lin Guoqiang's wrist.

They didn't doubt the truthfulness of Lin Guoqing's words. They had been neighbors for so many years and knew each other well. They knew that Old Lin wouldn't joke about such a thing.

"Old Lin, congratulations on finding such a good son-in-law!" Wang Kang patted Lin Guoqing on the shoulder, his eyes full of envy.

"Old Lin, your son-in-law is really generous!" a chess player exclaimed. "This watch alone is enough for us to work hard for two years."

Lin Guoqing waved his hand, feigning composure: "Oh, young people, they just love to fuss over these superficial things. I told him no, but he insisted on giving it to me, and I couldn't stop him!"

Although he said that, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Wang Kang and the others all looked on with envy, and they could see Lin Guoqing's smug expression. Who told their daughters not to have Lin Xiaoyu's ability to find such a high-quality boyfriend!
"Old Lin, your son-in-law is indeed generous. I've never seen such an extravagant display of gifts before. There are several boxes of ten-year-old aged Maotai alone, and the Fuchun Mountain Residence cigarettes. Ever since I smoked two of them yesterday, I can't smoke any other cigarettes at all."

Upon hearing this, the people present immediately started talking, each expressing their own feelings. But soon Wang Kang and the others realized that the main character was still here, so did that mean they could taste what a hundred-yuan cigarette tasted like?

"Brother Lin~" Wang Kang looked at Lin Guoqing with a fawning expression, changing his address from "Old Lin" to "Brother Lin" directly. "How about letting us old brothers get some benefit too!"

The others also stared intently at Lin Guoqing, their faces filled with anticipation.

Surrounded by the crowd, Lin Guoqing felt incredibly comfortable. He deliberately and slowly patted his pockets, saying with a troubled expression, "Oh dear, these cigarettes..."

Wang Kang and the others stared intently at his hands, as if afraid he would pull out a box of Hongtashan cigarettes from his pocket.

Lin Guoqing knew that it was about time, so he immediately took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and slammed it on the table.

Why only half a pack? It all started last night when Su Yan gave him a pack during dinner. He smoked a few while chatting over the meal. As for the four-color gift that Wang Kang and the others mentioned… he drank too much last night and didn’t have time to look at it. If he hadn’t overheard what they were saying earlier, he wouldn’t have known that the cigarettes Su Yan gave him were so high-end.

Lin Guoqing took one out and put it in his mouth, then said to Wang Kang and the others, "I won't hand out cigarettes to you. One for each of you, help yourselves!"

"Wow, Old Lin is so generous!"

"Brother Lin is so loyal!"

The group immediately beamed with joy. Although it was only half a pack, there were only five of them, including Lin Guoqing. If they were quick, they could easily smoke two cigarettes.

Enjoying the flattery from the crowd, Lin Guoqing waved his hand with feigned modesty, saying, "We're all old brothers, so don't be so polite!"

Everyone lit their cigarettes, and the previously lively scene instantly quieted down as everyone enjoyed the pleasure brought by the 100 cigarettes in their hands.

"By the way, Brother Lin!" Halfway through the draw, Wang Kang suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Those Rolls-Royces and Land Rovers yesterday, were they really your son-in-law's? What's your son-in-law's background? Didn't I hear before that your son-in-law's family was poor?"

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in Lin Guoqing's eyes. He gave Wang Kang a meaningful look before replying, "My son-in-law is from Chongqing. His family used to be quite poor, but then they opened a hot pot restaurant. Unexpectedly, the business grew better and better, and in just one year, they opened more than a hundred branches, with businesses spread across Chongqing and Chengdu!"

"As for those Rolls-Royces you mentioned, they don't belong to my son-in-law, but they're not rented either. I heard from my son-in-law that these cars belong to his older brother's company!"

"Oh, you've probably heard of this company. It's Jiuyuan Livestock Company, which swept through Qiqihar's livestock industry not long ago. It's just a subsidiary of my son-in-law's older brother!"

"My little fish has good taste. She resolutely ran to Chongqing when Su Yan was still poor and destitute. I guess that's the charm of love."

Lin Guoqing spoke very casually, but every word he uttered was like a bomb exploding in the ears of Wang Kang and the others, leaving them stunned for a moment.

Did Lin Guoqing even speak human language just now?
With over a hundred hot pot restaurants spanning the cities of Chongqing and Chengdu, and Jiuyuan Livestock, which previously caused quite a stir in Qiqihar's livestock industry, everyone knows that this company is no ordinary entity.

It's said that even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, but when Jiuyuan Livestock came, the local snakes voluntarily made way for them. Just based on this, you can imagine how strong Jiuyuan Livestock is.

But how could they possibly accept that such a powerful company was actually owned by Lin Guoqing's son-in-law's elder brother?

They understand that people drive luxury cars and give lavish gifts; they're rich, but what they didn't expect was that these people had power in addition to money!

Lin Xiaoyu didn't just find a rich boyfriend; she probably found a young master from a wealthy family.

Everyone says they're afraid their buddies will suffer, and they're also afraid their buddies will drive Land Rovers. Now that Lin Guoqing has found such a good son-in-law, he might be living in two different worlds from now on. Suddenly, the cigarette in his hand doesn't taste so good anymore.

"Brother Lin!" A chess player looked at Lin Guoqing nervously and asked, "When is your little Yu getting married? You have to invite us brothers to the wedding banquet!"

Wang Kang and the others also came to their senses and chimed in, "That's right, we've watched Xiaoyu grow up, we have to go to her wedding!"

Lin Guoqing knew exactly what his old buddies were thinking, so he nodded and said, "That's a must, but it's just an engagement for now, and it'll just be a family dinner."

"As for the wedding, we'll need to meet each other's parents and discuss it properly. Don't worry, guys, I'll definitely let you know when it's time. I'm even thinking of collecting your wedding gifts!"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Wang Kang and the others could also see that Lin Guoqing had not distanced himself from them just because he had found a good son-in-law.

After chatting for about an hour, Lin Guoqing felt that it was about time. He had achieved his goal for going out, so he told Wang Kang and the others, stood up, and slowly walked into the building.

That back view...it was incredibly smug! (End of Chapter)