99: Chapter 99 240,000 Gold Paid Instantly! Wang Jie Was Stunned, Meng Fanyi Was Heartbroken

At this moment, everyone was waiting to see who would speak first.

Su Wantang walked over quite familiarly and took Meng Fanyi's arm.

If Tang Luochuan had told Su Wantang that he had gone on a blind date with Meng Fanyi, she naturally wouldn't have done that.

But the problem was that Su Wantang didn't know and was being very enthusiastic, which made Meng Fanyi, who was already feeling sour, feel even worse.

"Oh! Fanyi... are you... out shopping with friends?" asked Zhu Xiumei.

As an elder, she felt she should step in now; in truth, Zhu Xiumei was quite afraid of Meng Fanyi and Su Wantang chatting too much.

As for Su Wantang, she thought she was an excellent daughter-in-law.

Meng Fanyi's gaze eventually landed back on Tang Luochuan; she had no lingering attachments to Wang Jie, who had dumped her after they were done having fun.

Initially, Meng Fanyi had just thought that guy had money, wasn't very bright, and would be easy to fool.

Who knew he was such a scumbag, leaving no room for sentiment when he dumped her.

Meng Fanyi replied, "Yes, Auntie, I'm here to buy jewelry with some friends."

"Oh~" Zhu Xiumei responded, moving the gold bracelet, necklace, and earrings that Tang Luochuan had just ordered behind her back.

She didn't want Meng Fanyi to see them, lest it look like she was showing off.

This little movement by Zhu Xiumei did not escape Meng Fanyi's eyes.

She caught a glimpse of that pile of gleaming gold jewelry, and a dark, unreadable emotion flashed in her eyes.

"Sister Wantang, are you... buying jewelry for Auntie?" Meng Fanyi asked with a smile, though her gaze swept toward Tang Luochuan as if by chance.

"That's right."

"Well, let's just buy these! We shouldn't take up any more of Fanyi's time," urged Zhu Xiumei. She wasn't doing it to save face for Meng Fanyi, but for the sake of the Zhu family.

She still hoped that Meng Fanyi and Cousin Jianhua could live a good life together.

She wanted to leave quickly; they had indeed bought quite a lot, which was enough.

But the sales associate was quite tactless, tapping on a calculator a few times before saying, "Ma'am, the total is 247,800 yuan. How would you like to pay?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone except Jiang Jinyue, Su Wantang, and Tang Luochuan stared with wide eyes.

Meng Fanyi's two best friends behind her, Li Ting and Wang Xiaoya, were even more shocked, with a hint of schadenfreude in their expressions.

"Do they not know that the price of gold has gone up?"

"They probably don't pay much attention to it and still think it's like it was years ago, at three or four hundred per gram."

"Isn't this awkward? Even at three or four hundred per gram, it would cost tens of thousands! Is this for the daughter-in-law?"

"His two girlfriends do look like they have money."

As the two whispered, Meng Fanyi felt a mess inside. She vaguely sensed that Tang Luochuan would pay.

But she didn't want it to be Tang Luochuan; she would rather it be Su Wantang and that cold-looking girl.

That way, she could be certain that Tang Luochuan was just a kept man, which would make her feel better.

However, Tang Luochuan took out his phone and said quietly, "Just scan the code."

"Very well, sir."

The sales associate's voice also lowered in response.

Wang Jie, standing to the side, was a bit anxious. He nudged Tang Luochuan and said, "I only brought 20,000, not 200,000! My dad's promised 400,000 in startup capital hasn't arrived yet... don't..."

Before he could finish, the receipt from the jewelry store was already being handed over.

"Sir, payment successful! Here are your receipt and invoice."

Wang Jie was stunned, but even more shocked were the two flashy girls.

They considered themselves worldly because they had ridden in a Mercedes-Benz.

But a Mercedes-Benz worth hundreds of thousands is at least a car that can be driven for many years.

What's the use of gold? You can't eat it or drink it.

And everyone knows the price is rising, wouldn't buying now be a loss?

But even if it were a loss, Tang Luochuan wouldn't care; money can't buy happiness, but it can make one happy.

Besides, he was even happier because he was buying them for his mother and grandmother.

"Let's go," Tang Luochuan said after finishing the purchase, taking the boxes of jewelry himself.

If it weren't for Meng Fanyi showing up, he could have bought even more.

"Bye-bye," Su Wantang said with a smile as she said goodbye.

Jiang Jinyue also walked over with a cold face; she didn't say a word, just gave a slight nod as a greeting.

Tang Luochuan also said softly to Meng Fanyi, "Goodbye."

"Yeah, goodbye," Meng Fanyi replied, feeling an indescribable anxiety in her heart. She didn't think she had done anything wrong.

But seeing Tang Luochuan living so happily, and considering that her own choice hadn't left her very satisfied...

She couldn't help but feel that if it were possible, perhaps she should reconsider.

However, there would be no more chances.

As for Li Ting and Wang Xiaoya, their faces were even more embarrassed—an embarrassment born from their own humiliation.

The other party hadn't provoked them, yet they had been blind.

A feeling of slapping their own faces while being powerless to do anything about it surged in their hearts.

What made it even worse for them was that the moment Tang Luochuan paid, the two girls felt a shameless hope that he would look at them just one more time.

Unfortunately, he didn't.

Once outside, Wang Jie followed behind Tang Luochuan. "Brother Chuan, can you take me under your wing? Where did you make your fortune?"

Tang Luochuan glanced at him. Although this kid Wang Jie was a bit slow, he was just like his dad.

He was money-minded and knew how to let things go.

"If you really go to Shanghai, wait for me to look for you."

"Sure, shall we open a KTV?"

"You want to open a KTV with 400,000? You'd lose everything."

"What if we open an 'unofficial' one? Rent a place in the suburbs of Shanghai, find a few pretty girls... the return on investment is fast. I know people..."

"Get lost. I'm a model student, I don't want to end up in jail."

However, Tang Luochuan didn't have any specific plans for starting a business.

But one thing was certain: power and freedom.

He chose freedom, but it required the state's endorsement to prove his importance.

That was why when he chose Su Wantang, for his system reward, he chose the [Ultimate AI System].

A powerful auxiliary tool.

It could even provide design blueprints for future technology.

A true ASI, a super-brain that completely obeyed him.

An innocent man may be punished for the treasure he carries.

To maintain a low-key yet luxurious, free life, one must have irreplaceability.

His wealth would be impossible to hide sooner or later. What he needed to do was not make people not want to disturb him, but to make them not dare to disturb him.

Tang Hai walked out of another mall exit with Grandpa Tang Shuye, holding a pile of deli food and fresh vegetables.

"Xiaochuan, your mom and I are going to Cousin Jianhua's place this afternoon! You and your grandparents eat at home. Don't forget to attend the wedding tomorrow."

As he spoke, he opened the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz E300 and began putting things in with a sense of confidence.

He certainly had reason to be confident; ever since he started driving the Mercedes-Benz, every move Tang Hai made was deliberate. Although he wasn't a boss, he always had to act like one.

No choice, who told him his son was rich?

"Dad, your back is a bit too straight."

"That's a must. My son is capable, shouldn't I stand up straight? Hahaha!" Tang Hai laughed heartily, becoming quite talkative.

Each generation has its own troubles; life is not easy for anyone.

When wealth suddenly arrives, everyone has to put on a show.

Wang Jie, however, wasn't shocked when he saw the E300; during their time at the jewelry store, he had already been able to tell that Tang Luochuan was wealthy.

"Uncle, do you still recognize me?" Wang Jie greeted him proactively.

Tang Hai looked at the chubby kid in front of him. "Oh, oh, you're that chubby kid from Leizi's family!"

Su Wantang and Jiang Jinyue immediately frowned. That was quite blunt, wasn't it? Calling him fat directly?

"Is that any way to talk!" Zhu Xiumei immediately interrupted. "Wang Jie is a good kid, just a little slow in the head..."

"That's even worse than being fat, isn't it?" Su Wantang whispered.

Jiang Jinyue couldn't help but turn her head to the side, suppressing a smile.

Wang Jie didn't care; as long as they didn't tease him about university, he didn't mind. "Yes! That's me..."