We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

"Mom, really, you don't need to."

Ye Chen folded the balance slip neatly and casually stuffed it into his coat pocket.

"I'm just a college student, why would I carry hundreds of thousands of yuan on me?"

"Do you show off at school every day?"

He leaned back on the sofa, his tone relaxed.

"I'm at school every day. The 30,000 yuan should last me a long time. If I really need money, I'll call you again."

Hearing him say that, the couple exchanged a glance, and the anxiety on their faces finally subsided a little.

Ye Jianguo looked down at the bank card in his hand, his thumb rubbing back and forth on the surface of the card.

The son did not squander the huge sum of money.

The car was bought for the family.

The storefront was rented to them.

Now, almost all the remaining money has been handed over to them.

After a moment of silence, Ye Jianguo solemnly placed the bank card into the innermost part of his briefcase and carefully zipped it up.

"OK."

"Dad will keep an eye on this money."

"Spend what needs to be spent on the shop, use what needs to be used for buying a house, and don't touch the rest of the money."

After saying that, he patted his briefcase again, still not entirely reassured.

The action didn't seem like putting in a bank card; it was more like putting in the entire family's future.

Chen Xiulan also clutched her bank card, muttering to herself:

"Two hundred thousand? How can we possibly spend all of that...?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen immediately reminded him:

"Mom, let me put this out there."

"This money is for you to improve your lives, not for you to keep in the bank."

"From now on, buy whatever you want to eat when you go grocery shopping. If you see ribs, buy ribs. Try on whatever clothes you like. You can even play mahjong occasionally. Don't be stingy."

He deliberately put on a stern face as he said this.

"If I find that not a single penny of the money in your card has been touched when you come back next time, I'll confiscate it."

Chen Xiulan looked up and glared at him.

"You dare!"

Ye Chen immediately smiled.

"That's right."

"The 200,000 yuan wasn't wasted; Boss Ye's influence has grown significantly."

Ye Jianguo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Chen Xiulan couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to pat her son's arm.

"You're so glib."

The previously heavy atmosphere in the VIP room finally relaxed.

Four million six hundred and eighty thousand is enough to change the lifestyle habits that parents have developed over decades.

He has already arranged everything: buying a car, opening a shop, and securing start-up capital.

I've accomplished most of the major tasks I needed to accomplish on this trip home.

He didn't tell his parents that there was a rapidly expanding game company in Shanghai.

They were not told that the money in the overseas account was many times more than the four million.

Letting parents digest this "lottery winnings" and live a comfortable life is more important than anything else.

After leaving the bank, Ye Chen didn't go straight home. Instead, he drove his parents to the department store.

Upon seeing the mall sign, Ye Jianguo instinctively clutched his briefcase tighter.

"Chenchen, the money's all arranged, why are we still at the mall?"

Ye Chen parked the car and removed the key.

"Dad, didn't Manager Zhou say that you're going to Shanghai for brand training in a while?"

"When the franchisees from all over the country are there, we can't keep wearing the same old clothes, can we?"

He got out of the car and casually added:

"As the owner of a model store in the county, I need to establish a strong presence even before the business opens."

The word "boss" completely controlled the couple.

Ye Jianguo coughed lightly and looked down at his shirt, which was a little faded from washing.

"Then... I'll have to buy two outfits."

Chen Xiulan had initially wanted to object, but upon hearing about the training, she swallowed her words.

Once inside the mall, Ye Chen didn't give them a chance to hesitate and went straight to the men's clothing section on the second floor.

Suits, casual wear...

I put together several outfits from head to toe.

After changing his clothes, Ye Jianguo came out of the fitting room feeling somewhat uneasy.

He had worn work clothes in the factory for twenty years, and when he suddenly changed into a crisp dark shirt and trousers, he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

Ye Chen looked him over and nodded in satisfaction.

"good."

"From now on, all meetings in the store will follow this standard."

"Another meeting?" Ye Jianguo was taken aback.

"certainly."

Ye Chen said in a very serious tone:

"Boss Ye will definitely have several employees under him in the future. How can he manage them without holding meetings?"

The sales assistant listened nearby and laughed.

Ye Jianguo said, "It's still far from over," but his back straightened up a little more.

When it was Chen Xiulan's turn, she absolutely refused to try anything too expensive.

In the end, it was only through Ye Chen's combined efforts with the sales assistant that she was persuaded to change into a well-tailored light-colored coat.

Chen Xiulan stood in front of the mirror, first tugging at her cuffs, then straightening her collar twice.

"This outfit isn't anything special, so why does it cost over a thousand...?"

She complained about the price, but she looked at herself in the mirror several times.

Ye Chen directly instructed the sales assistant to issue the invoice.

"Mom, stop looking, just take this one."

"Pick two more outfits to change into."

"You silly child, money doesn't just fall from the sky!"

Chen Xiulan felt a pang of heartache.

Ye Chen smiled and corrected:

"It was won in a lottery, okay?"

One sentence made the sales assistant laugh, and Chen Xiulan couldn't do anything about it, so she could only let her son make the decision.

After finishing their lunch at 2 p.m., the family of three got back into the car.

Ye Chen did not start the car immediately.

He gripped the steering wheel and turned his head to look at his parents.

"Dad, Mom, there's one more thing."

Ye Jianguo had just relaxed when he heard this and became alert again.

"What else would you like to buy?"

Ye Chen was amused by him.

"It wasn't a random purchase."

"I want to take advantage of the money I have to replace that old house in the family compound."

Ye Jianguo was stunned for a moment.

"We were living comfortably, why the sudden change of plans?"

"Our family has lived there for so many years, and we know all the neighbors."

Ye Chen tapped the steering wheel lightly with his fingers.

"It's precisely because we're too familiar with each other that we should change."

"The people living in the family compound are mostly former colleagues from the factory. You just had your seniority bought out, and now you're buying cars, renting storefronts, and opening brand stores. Such a big commotion can't be kept secret."

"At that time, some people will be envious, some will be jealous, and some will be subtly inquiring about where the money came from."

"It's unnecessary to have to listen to gossip just because you're going out for a walk."

Ye Jianguo did not respond.

He had worked in the factory for half his life and knew his old neighbors' personalities all too well.

If someone's bicycle is stolen today, or if someone's child gets the lowest score on a test tomorrow, the news will spread throughout the entire residential compound in less than half a day.

The news that he and Chen Xiulan were forced to resign because they didn't give Zhang Jianping gifts has probably already spread.

If I go back in the next couple of days, there might already be people waiting to see me make a fool of myself.

But by the time the new store was all set up, the county town wasn't very big.

And since they run such a big store, there's bound to be people who know about it.

Those people will change their tune again then.

Thinking of this, Ye Jianguo's anger flared up again.

"Chenchen is right."

He slapped his thigh.

"Change!"

"Let's move to a bigger place and never go back to listen to those sarcastic remarks again."