Chapter 56: "Luxurious" Decoration

As soon as Zhao Hui stepped into the house, he exclaimed, “The decoration is so luxurious!” Wang Hao proudly replied, “We spent over 300,000 yuan on the renovation!”

In truth, 300,000 yuan isn’t extravagant—it’s just a typical modern minimalist style. But compared to Zhao Hui’s place, this felt incredibly lavish. Zhao Hui’s relocation community hadn’t even remodeled the plumbing or electrical systems; the windows were those left by the developer and hadn’t been replaced. In winter, the wind blew through the gaps, and the entire renovation plus furniture didn’t exceed 70,000 yuan.

Wang Hao proudly led Zhao Hui’s parents on a thorough tour of the home. “These floor tiles are from such-and-such a major brand, and this wooden flooring is from that brand.” He even introduced the toilet, boasting it could automatically wash after use, and made Zhao Hui try it out. Later, he showed off the big bed in his own bedroom, rattling off a string of brand names that Zhao Hui and his family didn’t understand, but they couldn’t help being impressed.

“My dad said once things are settled between me and Xiangjun, this house will be our wedding home, and then we’ll buy a BMW X3!” Wang Hao declared.

Zhao Hui quickly added, “And a bride price of 660,000 yuan!”

Zhao Hui’s parents exchanged a glance. His father sighed and said, “These conditions are hard to argue with. In theory, if Xiangjun agrees, she’d have a good life, but the kid’s stubborn... we’ll try persuading her again.”

Wang Hao was clearly dissatisfied with this response and anxiously said, “Why not bring Xiangjun over to see it?”

Zhao Hui replied, “I think that’s a good idea. We’ll visit her tonight and bring her here. If she’s still not satisfied with these conditions, whatever she wants to do, even if she works hard her whole life, she won’t have this kind of life!”

Wang Hao said, “I’ll go with you.”

Zhao Hui thought for a moment. “No, with her quirky temper, she rarely interacts with anyone outside her family. If you come, she’ll probably snap at us and definitely won’t want to join.”

Wang Hao could only nod unwillingly. Since they met a few days ago, he felt like he had lovesickness; missing her even for a day felt like being clawed by cats inside.

When Zhao Hui called and said he was bringing his parents to see her, Xiangjun was quite surprised. Zhao Hui wasn’t like this; usually, aside from dropping off the child or asking for living expenses from his parents, he never sought her out, let alone travel so far to visit. She told Zhao Hui to bring his parents to Wansheng Plaza and planned to treat them to a seafood buffet dinner there that evening.

Since her parents rarely came by, she intended to spend the day showing them around properly.

She sent Chen Xiao a message informing him her parents were there and that she’d be taking them to dinner at Wansheng, suggesting he eat out and come back later. Casually, she transferred 2 million yuan to him as well.

Seeing the bank and system notifications confirming the transfer, he feared the system might think this was a bug.

“Ding~! Detected Zhao Xiangjun transferring 2 million yuan to the host. Rewarding the host with a special blessing fund of 384 million yuan from Zhao Xiangjun. Current fund balance: 770 million yuan.”

He replied, “You don’t need to transfer to me, keep it for yourself!”

“What would I spend it on? I have nowhere to spend it. You keep it for investments!”

Chen Xiao’s message was mainly for the system’s sake, worried it might flag this as a bug. If he kept playing like this—passing money to Xiangjun, who then transferred it back—he might become the richest man in the world in a single day!

“The blessing fund activates only with income directly earned by Zhao Xiangjun herself,” the system explained.

Alright, he had overthought it. The system clarified that as long as the income was Zhao Xiangjun’s own, it could activate the dedicated blessing fund.

Seven hundred seventy million yuan—how to spend that? It’s not an exaggeration to say many have assets over a hundred million, but few can pull out over a billion in cash on hand. He had to consider how to use this money wisely, perhaps even set up an investment company under Zhao Xiangjun’s name. The money couldn’t be spent all at once, but it could create more value.

This was a viable plan. After all, Jiangzhou’s largest state-owned capital fund manages around 20 billion yuan. Having 770 million yuan for investment could fund many projects.

With the economy sluggish and many companies desperately needing capital, carrying 770 million yuan in cash would make him the center of attention wherever he went.

And this was only the beginning. The fund pool would continue to grow.

He jokingly messaged Zhao Xiangjun, “Tomorrow my parents will come to meet you. Today, are uncle and aunt coming to meet me?”

“They don’t know about you. They came without notice today; I didn’t even have time to tell them!” she replied. Then she added, “I’ll find a chance to tell them.”

Chen Xiao sent a shocked emoji and asked, “They won’t oppose, right?”

She said, “It’s my matter. As long as I agree, that’s enough. I’m telling them, not asking for their opinion.”

Alright, you’re something else, truly in Zhao Xiangjun’s style.

One reason he liked her was exactly this unique personality that set her apart.

With her parents’ arrival, Xiangjun took the afternoon off again, but her store manager had no objections.

Now a shareholder in Yinuo Group, Xiangjun’s mindset had shifted somewhat. Many people might not care about wealth and power, but it’s undeniable that once you have them, they subtly influence you, changing your judgments and perceptions.

She picked up her parents from the first floor, paid for the taxi, all with the ease of someone accustomed to such gestures.

“Why did you come today?” she asked on the way to the mall.

Her mother said, “You didn’t video call me yesterday, so I came to see you!”

Xiangjun video-called her mother daily, but yesterday was an exception. Her younger uncle had visited in the afternoon, and she was dragged into several basketball games by Chen Xiao afterward. Exhausted and awkward, she forgot to call.

Her cheeks flushed as she explained, “Uncle came yesterday, so I forgot!”

None of them mentioned Wang Hao. They had planned well on the way here but felt uneasy when seeing him.

She led her parents on a familiar route through the clothing section, buying each of them two sets of clothes.

Though her parents initially declined, they couldn’t resist her persistence.

Xiangjun said, “Since uncle came yesterday and I bought for him, can’t I buy two sets for my own parents?”

She was used to this. Every time she took her parents shopping, they said no, but in reality, she had been buying their clothes all these years.

Zhao Hui accompanied them, envious. He even picked a set of men’s clothes and asked Xiangjun if it looked good, but she didn’t mention paying for him.

It wasn’t that she was stingy—whenever she went home, she bought all the household essentials. Her sister-in-law always coaxed her to pay when they went shopping, and she always obliged. But she wasn’t willing to indulge her brother’s bad habits.