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3.86% Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled / Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Show Off at Home

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Show Off at Home

The May Day holiday wasn't even over yet.

Early in the morning, Song Yanxi had made a point of getting up early; she was taking little An'an back to her mother's home.

That smug look in her eyes was almost visible on her forehead.

Chen Pingsheng said to her, "It's just a new car, does it really make you so excited that you can't sleep at night thinking about showing it off?"

"Absolutely, it's very important."

Song Yanxi had gotten ready early and even put little An'an in a newly bought princess dress.

With her plump little body, she looked incredibly cute in that pink dress.

Her hair was styled into two little twist braids, one on each side.

"An'an, today we're going to your grandma's house to show off. Let them see, even a casual dress for you costs thousands."

Now that their family was doing well, naturally they would spoil their only daughter.

Chen An'an nodded vigorously.

She didn't understand the world of adults, but she knew the world of kids all too well.

She roughly understood the concept of showing off.

It's basically: Do you have any pocket money today?

Yes.

How much?

One yuan.

Just one yuan? I have two yuan, you're not fit to be my friend.

Chen Pingsheng was very helpless; his wife was really something else.

According to her, not showing off their new Porsche to her family would be like being richly dressed but walking in the dark—completely unsatisfying.

Who made it that her status-conscious mother had always looked down on her husband?

This time, it was all about giving her a good slap in the face.

The mother and daughter naturally took the newly bought Panamera.

It has to be said that this car really had no competition among other sport sedans of its class.

The seats heated up automatically, and acceleration was just a step on the gas pedal—the feel of sitting inside was truly not something an Audi A4 could compare with.

It was completely in a different league.

Liu Fen lived in an old community within the third ring road.

Almost half of the houses here were subsidized by relocation compensations.

During the May Day holiday, Song Wu had invited a couple of classmates to her home, both from Capital City locals.

Of course, Liu Fen had gone to the market early on, and just as she was coming back with groceries in tow,

she ran into the white Panamera with a temporary license plate.

Song Yanxi took off her small sunglasses, gave a knowing look to little An'an, who caught the hint immediately,

and rolled down the window beside her.

"Grandma."

Her voice was soft and sweet, incredibly adorable.

Liu Fen was riding an electric bike, which was more convenient since the market wasn't far.

"An'an, what brings you here?"

Liu Fen stopped and greeted her before turning her attention to the white luxury car.

After parking the car to the side, Song Yanxi exited with little An'an, "Mom, we have guests at home, why did you buy so much groceries?"

"Your sister brought a few classmates over, aren't I supposed to buy more to entertain them?"

As she spoke, Liu Fen's gaze kept returning to the new car her daughter had driven.

"What's with this situation, whose car did you drive over here?"

"My daddy's."

Little An'an answered eagerly, her face beaming with pride.

"Your dad's?" Liu Fen was shocked, "Chen Pingsheng bought a Porsche?"

"Yeah, we picked it up yesterday, fully paid in cash."

Good lord, her son-in-law from out of town was driving a Porsche? And she, the mother-in-law, was kept in the dark; this wouldn't do, she had to seriously correct this.

Liu Fen declared sternly, "Yanxi, since it's the holiday, you should let all the nearby relatives know to come over for a meal. It's time our family had a good sit-down together."

What does she mean by that?

It seemed her mother wanted all the relatives to know at the first opportunity.

It was as obvious as Sima Zhao's heart, which everyone understood.

Song Yanxi didn't bother with those scheming thoughts anymore, she suggested, "Mom, Pingsheng is really impressive, you've said so much about him before, and he's never lost his temper with you. I've come this time to invite you to my place for dinner."

"Forget about it, let's wait until he actually buys a big house in Capital City."

It seemed to her that a second-hand Panamera was not enough to make her mother-in-law admit she was wrong.

If it were a large house within the third ring road, she would have no problem slapping herself twice.

Besides, her view of him had already changed; it was just that she couldn't bring herself to admit her mistake and apologize all at once.

After all, it was her own mother, so Song Yanxi didn't want to say too much.

When she got home, Song Wu still welcomed her sister very much.

And she especially liked Little An'an.

"Sis, aren't you busy over there?"

"Busy? Of course, I am," Song Yanxi replied, "The second store is running a big promotion, taking in several hundred thousand every day. I'm not as idle as you think."

Song Wu curiously asked, "Then why did you suddenly come home today?"

"She's here to show off."

Knowing her own daughter like the back of her hand, Liu Fen didn't hesitate to expose her: "Chen Pingsheng bought a Panamera, and your sister specifically drove over to show us."

"What? Didn't your family just buy an Audi for the New Year?"

"That's my mom's, this one is my dad's."

Little An'an was great at stealing the scene; it didn't really matter if their little schemes got exposed in the family.

Song Wu, on the other hand, was shocked and took a long time to recover.

She never expected her inconspicuous brother-in-law from out of town, who was still selling durians from a tricycle on the streets last year.

This year he's opened a fruit shop and set up a headquarters for a cold storage facility, looking every bit the part of a big boss.

Moreover, in less than half a year, he was already paying in full for a Porsche.

Is he really on his way to making a fortune?

"I mean, with your family buying this and that, when are you actually going to buy a house?"

What Liu Fen cared about the most was still this.

Cars were just means of transportation, but a home was a true sanctuary.

"No rush."

After Song Yanxi sat down on the sofa with Chen An'an, she said calmly:

"Pingsheng doesn't want to buy unfinished property and he isn't into installments either. By July at the latest, we will pay in full for a place of around two hundred square meters in Beixin'an."

"Full payment?"

Liu Fen's eyes bulged as big as a cow's, "Song Yanxi, do you know how much a full payment for a house in Capital City is? I suspect you're joking. It's a loss for the Spring Festival Gala not to invite you."

"What's the big deal? If it wasn't for Pingsheng investing five million in a drama, our family could've paid in full already," Song Yanxi replied, ignoring her mother's sarcastic remarks.

"What?" Liu Fen couldn't grasp it immediately, and Song Wu looked as if she was hearing gibberish.

"He went to invest in a TV drama, how come I didn't know about it?"

Song Yanxi looked dissatisfied at her sister: "Back when he was moving, he met a girl who played bit parts right next door to my house. Later on, he followed her and did a few days of extras work, and got to know a director who's not too bad, seems his name is Yang Jiancheng."

"He had a good script but was short five million to start filming, so your brother-in-law directly put in the money, and specifically named our neighbor, Zhao Liying, as the lead."

"Are you really my sister?"

Song Wu grabbed her arm and shook it frantically, "Don't you know your sister is studying at an arts school? I'm about to graduate now, why wouldn't he tell me about such an opportunity?"

Thinking about all the times she'd had to ingratiate herself to audition for roles.

It left her wanting to cry without tears.

She was offered some opportunities, but those stinking men all secretly passed her a little card.

The implication was clear: if you want a role, show me what you've got first.

Her bust wasn't small, but it wasn't particularly big either.

Once you do this kind of thing, it's hard to turn back.

Just when she was at her wit's end, her sister came running to tell her that her bargain brother-in-law had gone off to invest in a TV drama on his own.

What did that mean? He was becoming a real producer.

Whoever he wanted as the main character, would be.

"Have you ever respectfully called him 'brother-in-law'?"

Song Yanxi's words were calm, but they left Song Wu dumbfounded.


Chapter 25: Chapter 25: The End of May

As if struck by lightning.

Song Wu was dumbstruck on the spot.

It seemed she had not expected her own sister to say such a thing.

Shouldn't their family's resources be unreservedly used to help her, the younger sister?

If she became a big star, wouldn't that make everyone proud?

"Sis, how can you say something like that?"

"If I don't speak this way, then tell me how should I speak?"

Song Yanxi responded directly, "When your brother-in-law first came to Capital City, he heard you were in high school under a lot of study pressure, so he specially brought three old hens from our hometown for you."

"What did you do? Do you still remember?"

That day was clearly etched in Song Yanxi's memory; originally, they were looked down upon on the train for carrying those stinky old hens.

After getting off the train, Song Wu barely hid her disdain.

She almost had 'country bumpkin' engraved on her forehead, and now, she was interested in success.

You don't treat him as your brother-in-law, and he won't acknowledge you as his younger sister-in-law either.

"Liu Fen, you can't speak about your sister like that."

Liu Fen stepped forward and said, "Chen Pingsheng might be somewhat successful now, but you should know that once your sister becomes a big star, just one movie could bring in tens of millions. Then the money she makes will be incomparable to what Chen Pingsheng could ever earn."

"Her, a big star? Do you think today's audience is foolish?"

Song Yanxi straightforwardly argued with them, although in her mind, she was simply defending a just cause.

"My neighbor, Zhao Liying, also doesn't have an educational background or support, but do you know how hard she works?"

"She's outside practicing lines daily before dawn, spent five years as an extra, cherishing every opportunity. Now look at your daughter, who looks down on small roles, always saying this won't do and that won't do, yet she hasn't even graduated and is already dreaming about leading roles."

"If everyone with high expectations but low ability could become a big star, it would only be if my ancestors had traversed fields and faced guns."

"Otherwise, she might as well wash up and go to sleep, living in a daydream."

"Hmph," Liu Fen also wasn't one to back down easily, it was okay to criticize her eldest daughter.

Talking about her son-in-law was no issue, but criticizing her younger daughter Song Wu was absolutely not okay.

The reason was simple, she had invested too much in her.

The hopes for the future also rested on her younger daughter.

If she couldn't become a big star, wouldn't her own life be devoid of hope?

"It's the first time I'm hearing a sister speak so about her own sister, Song Yanxi, you've really moved up in the world."

"Exactly, I'm just telling the truth,"

Song Yanxi said, "I just hope she can be more grounded and not spend all day pursuing those unrealistic dreams."

Arguments within a family are quite normal.

Song Wu didn't feel particularly wronged. She was just upset that her own sister wouldn't help her.

As the younger sister, that was what her elder sister was supposed to contribute.

If Chen Pingsheng were here, he'd probably laugh at her for this.

He was purely impressed by Zhao Liying's hard work, which is why he thought about investing to help her.

For him, becoming a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry depended on luck.

Becoming a major celebrity depended on support, but maintaining stardom absolutely required integrity.

Someone like his younger sister-in-law Song Wu, if someone helped her, she'd only think it was expected.

Such people, he could see through at a glance.

Could those big directors and major backers not see through it too?

Nobody was willing to promote such a person to a higher position.

So in fact, Song Yanxi wasn't wrong.

The family ended up parting in discord once again, but Song Wu silently swore to herself that one day she would prove herself on her own.

You all are nothing but short-sighted; the river flows east for thirty years, west for another thirty.

Today you ignore me, tomorrow I'll be beyond your reach.

She even hummed a few lines at the end.

After eating, Song Yanxi took Little An'an back to Beixin'an, where her true home was.

Beixin'an, East Street Second Shop.

Six cashiers remained busy as ever; the recharge event was still booming.

This shop had truly flourished and after this recharge event, the profits here would undoubtedly hit a new high.

As for Chen Pingsheng himself, he was already planning activities for three more shops.

"Ding, your cumulative income is six hundred and eighty thousand, would you like to enable random multiplier?"

Except for the first day of the May Day holidays, he opted for the random multiplier.

The rest of the time, he accumulated.

After six days, he had successfully reached 680,000.

The exciting moment had arrived; he had never rolled a tenfold before.

If he could roll it today, he would be completely made.

"Start."

Chen Pingsheng sat in the small office of the second store, his face full of anticipation as he stared at those two golden dice.

It wasn't long.

His luck was really good.

The first die showed the maximum five, and the second die was also a five.

What he thought came true, he deserved to get rich.

"Congratulations host, you received a tenfold random amplification."

"Ding, your Alipay account has received 6.80 million, balance 7,050,000."

Awesome… it just couldn't be too awesome.

It was enough to buy a house in full, but he still had to pay the remaining three million investment to Yang Jiancheng first.

How to spend the remaining four million was a question!

No rush, no rush.

This time, rolling a massive tenfold amplification was definitely a delightful surprise.

The recharge event at the East Street second store still had twenty days left.

In those twenty days, by the most conservative estimate, he could bring in two million.

Then, he would receive another random amplification for accumulating one million.

It all depended on how many times it could multiply.

If he rolled another tenfold.

Three hundred square meters wouldn't be enough for him.

The house must start from five hundred square meters.

Moreover, with three other stores hosting events in June, by July, he would have at least ten million in savings.

Suddenly having so much money, he shouldn't buy a second-hand Panamera.

Back home, Chen Pingsheng joyfully discussed houses with Song Yanxi.

Women just can't resist houses.

The two looked from the eighth till the end of the month.

Initially, Song Yanxi was content with smaller apartments.

She was very satisfied with those around a hundred square meters.

Chen Pingsheng grimaced and sneered coldly, not considering anything below four hundred square meters now.

Quietly, he was cursed by those real estate salespeople as pretentious.

Women could really look at houses from the beginning to the end of the year.

In the end, they selected three.

"Husband, look at this one, two hundred sixty square meters, fully furnished, north to south facing, good location, great view."

"Then there's this one, three hundred twenty square meters, full payment seven million, a bit pricey but the decoration is really good."

"And this one, four hundred eighty square meters seems a bit too large, too high-priced, we could just manage to scrape it together with a ten-year installment plan."

Song Yanxi chose those three, and Chen Pingsheng had seen them all too.

They were doable, but they still didn't meet his criteria.

When it comes to houses, either don't buy or must buy the best.

"Look wife, didn't we also see a small villa?"

"Give it up."

If a villa was put in the countryside, building it yourself would only cost a few to several millions.

But if it was in the bustling Capital City, the price absolutely stops commoners in their tracks.

The house they saw was a two-story small villa, over six hundred square meters including an upper and lower floor, with a small yard.

In Capital City, she didn't even dare to dream of such a house.

Song Yanxi said, "Let's stay practical and just choose from these three, forget the small villa, fifteen million in full, even if I sold myself, I wouldn't be worth that much."

"Nonsense, how can my wife be measured by money?"

Chen Pingsheng replied, "Just trust me, none of these three, we want that small villa. It's just over ten million, am I short of that money?"

Though he said he wasn't short of money.

Actually, he couldn't quite afford that much right now.

By the end of May, the recharge event at the second store had completely ended.

And it was time for him to multiply his accumulated income randomly, really looking forward to it.

Whether to live in a community or a small villa, it all depended on this round.


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