Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

Chapter 132 Smash Two 55s to Buy a Shop

The two strolled around looking for shops, and eventually arrived near the Lujiazui International Finance Centre.

Li Yichen glanced at the large shopping mall in front of him, then took Xiao Yuqing's hand and walked towards the mall.

Xiao Yuqing paused for a moment, then asked Li Yichen, "What are we going there for? To find a shop?"

Li Yichen shook his head. "Why go to any shops? I'll take you inside to buy some clothes or something."

"Ah! Buy clothes? No, I'm not buying any..." Xiao Yuqing was being led away by him, still muttering, "I have enough clothes already, I haven't even unpacked all the ones you bought last time."

"Then buy some more." Li Yichen said without turning his head.

"Little Li!" Xiao Yuqing grabbed his arm. "Can you please stop wasting money?"

Li Yichen stopped and turned to look at her.

"I'd like to."

After he finished speaking, he continued walking forward, and Xiao Yuqing, being pulled along, could only jog to keep up.

The two entered a luxury store.

The sales assistant had a sharp eye and immediately recognized the brand of the seemingly ordinary black jacket Li Yichen was wearing, and came over to greet him.

"Sir/Madam, what would you like to see?"

"Let her choose." Li Yichen pointed to Xiao Yuqing.

Before Xiao Yuqing could say anything more, Li Yichen had already sat down on the sofa in the rest area and taken out his phone to check his emails.

The sales assistant turned to Xiao Yuqing with a beaming smile.

"Madam, this way please."

For the next hour, Xiao Yuqing was manipulated by the sales assistant like a porcelain doll.

Try on skirts, coats, shoes, and bags.

Each time a set was tried on, the sales assistant would look at Li Yichen, who would glance up and either nod or shake his head.

The sales assistant will write down the nods.

If someone shakes their head, change to the next outfit.

When Xiao Yuqing tried on the third set, she finally couldn't resist anymore.

She walked up to Li Yichen and lowered her voice.

"That's enough, that's really enough."

Li Yichen looked up from his phone screen.

"You don't like it?"

"It's not a matter of whether I like it or not," Xiao Yuqing said anxiously. "These things are too expensive. One item costs as much as my living expenses for a year. I..."

"Then consider it helping me spend money," Li Yichen interrupted her. "I have too much money, I can't spend it all, and that makes me uncomfortable."

Xiao Yuqing was speechless after hearing his words.

The sales assistant was trying not to laugh.

Xiao Yuqing glared at Li Yichen, then turned around to go back to the fitting room to change her clothes.

Li Yichen's voice came from behind.

"If you don't want it, I'll have them pack it up and throw it in the trash as soon as you leave."

Xiao Yuqing stopped in her tracks.

She turned around and stared at Li Yichen.

Li Yichen looked at her too, his expression serious, not like he was joking.

The two stared at each other for five seconds.

Xiao Yuqing was defeated.

She sighed, her shoulders slumping.

"You win."

Li Yichen then smiled slightly and gestured with his chin towards the sales assistant.

"We just tried those, and wrapped up all the ones that nodded."

"Yes, sir!"

The sales assistant's eyes lit up, and she turned around to process the order.

Xiao Yuqing watched as the sales assistant scribbled down a long string of numbers, her heart bleeding.

But she knew that Li Yichen meant what he said.

If she really doesn't want them, these things might actually end up in the trash.

Forget it.

She resignedly walked back to the fitting room and changed out of the dress she was wearing.

When it came time to pay the bill, Li Yichen swiped his card.

The sales assistant handed over a dozen large bags with logos printed on them, which Li Yichen took and lifted with one hand.

"Let's go."

He naturally took Xiao Yuqing's hand with his other hand.

Xiao Yuqing looked at the bags and muttered to herself.

"There are so many, how am I supposed to wear them all..."

"If I can't wear them all, I'll just hang them up to look at," Li Yichen said. "I've already bought them anyway."

Xiao Yuqing fell silent.

After the two left the store, Li Yichen pulled her into another men's clothing store.

"Are you buying too?" Xiao Yuqing asked.

"Hmm." Li Yichen glanced at the clothes rack, casually picking out a few shirts and pants. "I don't have many clothes."

Xiao Yuqing looked at the price tags on the clothes in his hand; each one was worth a month's salary for an average white-collar worker.

But she's numb now.

Anyway, this man spends money like water.

Li Yichen didn't try it on; he simply asked the sales assistant to get his size and pack it up.

Swipe your card and leave.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon when I came out of the mall.

As darkness fell, the streetlights along the street began to illuminate the scene.

Li Yichen threw the shopping bags into the trunk and opened the car door.

"Are you hungry? Let me take you to eat."

Just as Xiao Yuqing was about to speak, her phone rang.

She took it out and saw it was her mother.

"Hello, Mom?"

"Yuqing, where are you?" came Xiao's mother's voice from the other end of the phone. "Dinner's ready, are you coming home for dinner?"

"I..." Xiao Yuqing glanced at Li Yichen, "I'm out shopping with my friends."

"Are you coming back for dinner? I made pork rib soup today."

Xiao Yuqing thought for a moment.

"Yes, I'll be back in a bit."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

The phone hangs up.

Xiao Yuqing put away her phone and said to Li Yichen, "My mom wants me to go home for dinner."

Li Yichen nodded.

"I send you."

"No need," Xiao Yuqing waved her hand. "I'll just take a taxi. You go about your business."

Li Yichen glanced at her for two seconds, then didn't persist.

"Okay, then be careful."

"Um."

Xiao Yuqing waved to him, turned around and walked to the roadside to hail a taxi.

Li Yichen watched her get into the car, which then merged into the traffic and disappeared around the street corner.

He stood there for a while.

Then he turned around and walked back to the street he had just passed.

At the crossroads, the shop for rent is still empty.

A rental ad is pasted on the glass door, with a contact number printed on it.

Li Yichen took out his phone and dialed the number on the poster.

The phone rang three times before being answered.

"Feed?" came the voice of a middle-aged man.

"Is this shop you posted on your door for sale?" Li Yichen asked bluntly.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone.

"Sir, we only rent, we don't sell."

"I'll buy it," Li Yichen said. "Name your price."

"This... I'm really not selling it, given the location..."

"Twenty million," Li Yichen interrupted him.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

About five seconds passed.

"Sir, are you serious?"

"Send me your account number, I'll transfer the money now," Li Yichen said. "You can have someone handle the paperwork, I'll have my lawyer handle it."

Another silence followed.

Then, the breathing on the other end of the phone became noticeably heavier.

"Please...please wait a moment, let me calculate."

Li Yichen didn't urge him.

He leaned against the glass door of the shop, watching the traffic on the street.

A minute later, the voice on the other end of the phone rang again, trembling slightly.

"Sir, this shop is 220 square meters. At current market prices..."

"Twenty-five million," Li Yichen announced another number.

There was complete silence on the other end of the phone.

Li Yichen waited for three seconds.

"If you won't sell it to me, I'll find someone else."

"Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell!" someone shouted immediately. "Sir, please don't hang up! I'll sell! Just twenty-five million! I'll send you the account number right now!"

Li Yichen hung up the phone.

A few seconds later, a text message came in with the bank account number and account holder's name.

Li Yichen opened his mobile banking app, entered the amount, and transferred the money.

Twenty-five million was transferred from his personal account.

A notification popped up indicating that the transfer was successful.

He dialed another number.

"Zhang San, it's me."

"Mr. Li!" Zhang San's voice immediately became respectful on the other end of the phone. "What are your instructions?"

"I bought a shop in Lujiazui, but the paperwork hasn't been completed yet. Could you send a lawyer over to handle this?"

"Understood! Send me the address, and I'll arrange for someone to go there immediately!"

Li Yichen sent the shop address and the phone number of the person from earlier.

"Get it done as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, all the formalities will be in place by tomorrow afternoon at the latest!"

The phone hangs up.

Li Yichen put away his phone and took one last look at the shop.

His face was reflected in the glass door, along with the bustling street behind him.

He turned and walked towards the parking lot.

When we returned to Tomson Riviera, it was already completely dark.

Li Yichen parked the car in the garage and carried the pile of shopping bags upstairs.

I pushed open the door, and the living room lights were on.

Ji Yanran was sitting on the sofa watching a tablet when she heard the noise and looked up.

"The boss is back."

"Hmm." Li Yichen placed the bag in the entryway. "Have you eaten?"

"Uncle Zhou is working on it."

Li Yichen changed his shoes and went into the house. Miao Miao ran out of the room and pounced on his legs.

"Brother Li!"

Li Yichen bent down and picked her up.

"Have you finished your homework?"

"I'm done writing!" Miao Miao hugged his neck. "Brother Li, what did you buy me?"

"These are clothes I bought for your sister." Li Yichen pointed to the pile of bags in the entryway. "There aren't any for you."

Miao Miao pouted.

Li Niannian poked her head out of the kitchen and called out with a smile, "Miaomiao, stop fooling around and come downstairs. Brother Li has been working hard all day."

Miao Miao reluctantly slid off Li Yichen.

Dinner was ready quickly.

The four people sat around the dining table. Uncle Zhou brought out the last dish and sat down to eat with them.

Halfway through the meal, Li Yichen spoke up.

"Yanran".

"Hmm?" Ji Yanran looked up.

"I bought a shop today, in the Lujiazui area."

Ji Yanran paused for a moment with her chopsticks.

"Buy a shop? What for?"

"Rent it out." Li Yichen picked up a piece of pork rib. "A girl named Xiao Yuqing will come to rent it in a few days. Find someone clever from the company to rent the shop to her."

Ji Yanran looked at him without saying a word.

Li Yichen continued.

"Just charge a symbolic amount for rent, don't make it too high."

Ji Yanran put down her chopsticks.

"Boss, why don't you just rent it to her directly? Why go through all this trouble?"

Li Yichen shook his head.

"Even if I intervene, she won't accept it."

Ji Yanran understood.

She picked up her chopsticks and continued eating, speaking after a while.

"Okay, I'll arrange someone when I get to the company tomorrow."

"Um."

Li Yichen responded and lowered his head to eat his rice.

Ji Yanran glanced at him and asked again.

"How big is the shop? What kind of business does it do?"

"It's over 200 square meters; she plans to open a jewelry store."

"A jewelry store..." Ji Yanran thought for a moment, "The rent in Lujiazui isn't cheap. If you ask her to give a token amount, won't she suspect anything?"

"So we need to find someone who can be flexible," Li Yichen said. "Make up a reasonable excuse, such as the shop has been vacant for too long and the landlord is in a hurry to rent it out, so lower the rent."

Ji Yanran nodded.

"Understood."

She picked up a piece of green vegetable, put it in her bowl, and then remembered something.

"By the way, those materials you asked me to purchase, please deliver them to the company promptly at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."

Li Yichen raised his head.

"Is everything complete?"

"Everything's here," Ji Yanran said. "High-purity silicon ingots, special rare earth elements, organic solvents, ultrapure water... everything on the list has arrived."

A slight smile appeared on Li Yichen's lips.

"it is good."

He put down the bowl and took a tissue to wipe his mouth.

"Tomorrow morning, have someone deliver all the materials to the thirtieth floor."

"OK."

Miao Miao, who had been listening intently the whole time, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She looked up and blinked at Li Yichen.

"Brother Li, what are you talking about? I can't understand a word you say!"

Li Yichen was amused by her and reached out to rub her little head.

"Your brother is talking to your sister Ji about work."

"Work?" Miao Miao tilted her head. "What kind of work?"

"It's something adults do," Li Niannian interjected from the side. "Miaomiao, hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold."