203: The world's disparity

"It's fine, Auntie. It's just a meteorite; I didn't spend much when I bought it."

The way his mother-in-law considered everything for him made Ye Su feel a bit overwhelmed, so he hurriedly added:

"Besides, I haven't given Mengyao anything decent before. I just happened to acquire a meteorite and thought of giving it to her as a gift."

"Oh, you child." Seeing Ye Su treating her daughter so well naturally made Wang Lijuan feel deeply gratified:

"You're so good to Li Mengyao, aren't you afraid of spoiling her and making her even more lawless in the future?"

"Haha."

Ye Su didn't dare to respond to that, so he could only offer a polite laugh.

But being "smeared" by her own mother right in front of Ye Su, how could Li Mengyao sit still?

First, she glared at Ye Su, who still dared to laugh out loud, causing his smile to come to an abrupt halt. Then, Li Mengyao spoke up for herself:

"How is this spoiling me? Giving me a rock is considered spoiling me? And calling me lawless—is that how a mother should talk about her own daughter!"

Before Wang Lijuan could open her mouth, Li Shanhai had already started defending his wife:

"You dare to talk back to your mother, isn't that being lawless?"

The saying "Parents are true love, children are accidents" was perfectly embodied by Li Shanhai.

"Your father is right."

Wang Lijuan followed suit and continued to lecture Li Mengyao:

"What do you mean by 'just giving you a rock'? That meteorite is so rare; you and your father said so yourselves yesterday. If you think Ye Su only gave you a rock, then tell me, what gift have you given Ye Su that compares to that meteorite?"

"Uh..."

Wang Lijuan's words really left Li Mengyao speechless.

She had never given Ye Su anything.

Seeing that she had been silenced and Ye Su was snickering, Li Mengyao had no choice but to take her frustration out on him, shooting him a fierce glare.

Feeling the murderous aura coming his way, Ye Su felt a chill down his spine. He hurriedly stifled his smile and, with quick wit, raised his watch to help Li Mengyao out of the predicament:

"Auntie, don't say that. This watch I'm wearing was actually a gift from Mengyao a few days ago."

He thought he could help Li Mengyao through this difficulty, but unexpectedly, after seeing Ye Su's watch, Wang Lijuan's lecture to Li Mengyao turned directly into criticism:

"What's wrong with you? If you're going to give Ye Su a watch, you should at least give him something decent. What is this kind of watch supposed to be!"

Uh...

Ye Su once again felt the disparity that comes from wealthy people.

The watch on his wrist was worth at least fifty or sixty thousand. When he wore it back to the dorm a couple of days ago, the three dudes, upon learning it was authentic, had their eyes glued to it. They even took turns borrowing it to examine, unable to put it down.

Even a gold-digger like Qin Manyun, when she bumped into him at the Cartier store buying an identical watch for Chen Xinyi, was so envious that she forgot her own boyfriend was still right beside her.

Ye Su himself felt that the watch he was wearing was quite good.

But now, in Wang Lijuan's eyes, a watch worth tens of thousands didn't even count as "decent."

This made Ye Su, who had wanted to help Li Mengyao out, feel a bit awkward, and he carefully glanced at Li Mengyao. Sure enough, he saw Li Mengyao gritting her teeth in anger, looking as if she wanted to devour him.

Damn Ye Su, I'll deal with you later!

In Li Mengyao's view, Ye Su telling Wang Lijuan just now that the watch was a gift from her was definitely intentional trouble-making. That watch only cost tens of thousands; how could she possibly give such a thing as a gift?

But Ye Su had already made the move, claiming it was her gift. Facing her mother's blame, no matter how much she hated Ye Su, she could only swallow her pride at this moment:

"It's my fault. I'll go buy him a new watch tomorrow, is that okay!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Lijuan's expression softened slightly: "That's more like it."

At this moment, Li Shanhai suddenly spoke up: "It's fine, no need to buy one."

"Hmm?"

Wang Lijuan looked at Li Shanhai in confusion, not understanding why he was stopping their daughter from giving Ye Su a gift. Surely he wasn't feeling stingy about a million or so at a time like this, right?

Li Mengyao was also puzzled by her father's intervention. Stopping her from buying a gift for Ye Su didn't seem like Li Shanhai's style at all.

Li Shanhai ignored the confusion of the mother and daughter and smiled at Ye Su: "Ye Su, you sit here with your Auntie for a while. I'll be right back."

After saying that, Li Shanhai left the three confused people behind and went upstairs.

It's over!

Judging by Li Shanhai's demeanor, Ye Su knew exactly what he was going to do. His "father-in-law" was serious and was going to get something for him!

Wang Lijuan also knew what her husband was going to do, so she cheerfully hosted Ye Su:

"You sit for a moment; your uncle should be down soon."

"Okay."

Ye Su agreed verbally, but he was already on pins and needles. How could he sit still? He hurriedly gave Li Mengyao a look, asking her to quickly think of a way to help him handle the situation later.

Li Mengyao naturally could guess what Li Shanhai was going up to do. Receiving the look of distress from Ye Su, Li Mengyao gave a sly smile, but pretended not to understand the signal he was sending, turning her head away with a grin.

Not knowing if Li Mengyao didn't understand his meaning or was deliberately slacking off, Ye Su had no choice but to continue chatting with Wang Lijuan.

Before long, Li Shanhai came back downstairs, holding a box in his hand. After sitting down, he opened the box and handed it to Ye Su:

"This watch is one I bought a while ago, but after buying it, I realized the style didn't quite suit me. After wearing it twice, it's just been gathering dust in the study. If you don't mind that I've worn it, take it."

"Ah!"

Seeing the words "Patek Philippe" on the dial of the watch Li Shanhai handed him, Ye Su was instantly shocked. Good heavens, Patek Philippe!

Ye Su knew that anything Li Shanhai gave away definitely wouldn't be bad. But he hadn't expected that he would just hand over a Patek Philippe! Is this how rich people give gifts?

"Use Item Appraisal skill, appraise watch."

[Appraisal successful!]

The watch was something Li Shanhai had voluntarily given him, so Ye Su immediately attempted to use the Item Appraisal skill, and it actually triggered successfully.

[Item Name: Patek Philippe 5270G-001 Manual Mechanical Watch]

[Series: Grand Complications]

[Launch Date: 2011 (First product of this series)]

[Global Annual Production: Approximately 20 units]

[Official Price: 1,199,100 ¥]

[Second-hand Market Price: 1.05 million - 1.2 million (with full accessories including warranty card, box, manual, etc., price can increase by 50,000 or more)]

[Reference Transaction Record: 2012 Hong Kong Sotheby's Auction, a 5270G-001 with full accessories sold for 1.88 million HKD, with a premium rate of 25%]

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Ah! When he saw the "Patek Philippe" lettering, Ye Su already knew the watch was expensive. But when the appraisal results popped up, Ye Su was still severely shocked by the price of the watch.