Shopping

They ate lunch inside the luxury car dealership, and the salespeople who had just sold several cars were exceptionally enthusiastic.

After lunch, the first car, a pre-ordered Mercedes-Benz G63, had already completed its paperwork. Ning Yifan told the dealership staff to handle the remaining cars and deliver them to his old home when they had time.

At the same time, Ning Yifan asked them to scrap the old Santana that his family had driven over that morning, which was over a decade old. His father's belongings inside would be sent back with the new car.

With the car purchases settled, Ning Yifan drove the Mercedes-Benz G63, which had its temporary license plates, through the streets of Chengdu, heading towards Chunxi Road.

The experiences of this day felt like a dream to his parents.

"Why did you buy so many cars again?" his father mumbled inside the car, recalling the scene of Ning Yifan buying several more cars at the luxury car dealership. "And we don't even have space to park so many cars at home!"

Ning Yifan replied earnestly, "Because you love cars, Dad! We can buy a few more so you can switch between them."

"You can drive the Mercedes-Benz G63 when you go fishing, the Mercedes-Benz MVP when the family goes out together, and the BMW 760 or Audi Q8 when you meet friends.

It's like how you bought me many, many toys I liked when I was little. Although you didn't directly say you liked them when we were looking at cars, I've noted down all the ones you paid special attention to. Your eyes gave you away. I want to buy all the cars you like and give them to you!"

"My child, why are you wasting money like this!" His father's eyes turned slightly red.

Ning Yifan smiled and said, "Then don't get happy too soon. There are even happier things to come! These cars are just the first batch. In the future, if you want to buy any car, or anything else, you can just buy it!"

At the same time, Ning Yifan said to his mother, who was sitting upright in the back seat, still unaccustomed to the Mercedes-Benz Big G after switching from the old Santana, "Mom, it's the same for you. After today, our family has money!"

"Let's go shopping this afternoon. Buy whatever you want! The car has plenty of space anyway. We'll just take it back and buy some new clothes for Grandpa, your brother, Dad, and Mom."

"Oh, right, Dad. Send me your bank card number. I'll transfer some money to you later. You and Mom go shopping first, and I'll go buy some electronics for our relatives and friends."

"Ah, okay." His father agreed, fumbling through his wallet for his bank card and sending a photo to Ning Yifan via WeChat.

The car was parked in the lot of Chunxi Road, a bustling commercial street in Chengdu. Ning Yifan got out, took out his phone, and forwarded the picture of his father's bank card to the bank's customer service representative via WeChat, instructing them to transfer one hundred million yuan from his bank account to his father's.

Ning Yifan had billions of yuan deposited in this bank, making him an immediate VIP client with a dedicated customer service representative available 24/7 to handle financial matters.

The bank responded to Ning Yifan's request within a minute.

The transfer of one hundred million yuan was too large an amount and required Ning Yifan's personal confirmation.

As a second-best option, Ning Yifan decided not to go in person. The bank's limit for processing without personal confirmation was one million yuan, which would be transferred to his father's bank account.

The customer service specialist confirmed the transfer with Ning Yifan.

Subsequently, the bank called Ning Yifan again to verify his identity.

Less than two minutes later, the bank sent a notification of the deduction to Ning Yifan's phone. Simultaneously, his father received a text message confirming the successful transfer.

The entire transfer process took less than five minutes. The customer service representative replied quickly on WeChat and processed the transfer swiftly, emphasizing convenience and efficiency for customer service.

After the transfer was complete, Ning Yifan explained to his parents, "I originally wanted to transfer a hundred million, but the bank said the amount was too large and required personal confirmation at the bank. So, I could only transfer one million for now. Dad and Mom, use this first. If it's not enough, let me know. I'll go to the bank in a couple of days and transfer you a hundred million. Actually, I'll just transfer ten billion! Buy whatever you want after you use it up!"

One hundred million, ten billion, spoken as if it were a few yuan!

His parents didn't know how to react; they felt numb.

The parents went out shopping.

Ning Yifan also went into the shops on the street to pick out some items he liked.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, there would be visits to relatives and friends. Especially since the family might be moving soon, and according to local customs, they would invite relatives and friends for a meal when moving, which would also serve as a reunion dinner.

Ning Yifan had fond memories of his relatives and friends since childhood, and their relationships had always been good. Now that he had money, it was only natural to buy them gifts.

This included his cousins from his paternal aunt's family, his cousin from his maternal aunt's family, his cousin from his paternal uncle's family, his cousin from his maternal aunt's family, his cousin from his maternal uncle's family, and his little niece. Gifts needed to be given to all of them.

Unlike some families with complicated relationships, Ning Yifan's relatives were very close. They would gather during holidays, and when any family faced difficulties, they would help each other without regard for personal gain.

Ning Yifan remembered when his younger brother was hospitalized as a child and needed over a hundred thousand yuan for surgery. At that time, Ning Yifan also needed money for school, and his family couldn't come up with the funds. After they spoke to his aunt, she brought all her savings the next day and even borrowed money from friends to cover the shortfall for Ning Yifan's family.

There were many such instances. Not only did his relatives help Ning Yifan's family, but when the relatives needed help, whether it was money or manpower, Ning Yifan's family would actively assist.

As long as his family had money, they could borrow whatever they needed just by asking, and they would repay it as soon as possible. The entire extended family supported each other.

Now that Ning Yifan had the means, he naturally wanted to show filial piety to the elders in his family and give more expensive gifts to his siblings and cousins, enjoying their admiring gazes, which he felt would be quite nice.

On the street, Ning Yifan saw an Apple mobile phone store. He thought about how his female cousins and maternal aunt all used Apple mobile phones.

His mother's phone also needed an upgrade, as did his paternal aunt's. Ning Yifan quickly counted the number of people...

After browsing the store, Ning Yifan walked out with two bags full of products, containing several Apple brand tablet computers and laptop computers.

Behind him followed a female Apple store employee, who looked at Ning Yifan's retreating back with a slight blush. She was also carrying two large bags containing fifteen latest-model Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max 1TB versions.

Ning Yifan recalled that his cousin from his maternal aunt's family had always wanted an Apple laptop. She liked Hanfu, photography, and wanted to use the computer for Photoshop, having mentioned it to Ning Yifan several times.

His cousin from his maternal aunt's family had already bought one, so he bought one for his cousin from his paternal aunt's family and his cousin from his maternal aunt's family as well, so as not to show favoritism. The same applied to the tablet computers; they could pick whichever they wanted later.

Although he didn't understand why the women in his family liked Apple products, Ning Yifan respected their preferences.

He brought the female store employee with him to load the purchased items into the car. He ignored the Apple employee's request to sit in the Mercedes-Benz G63 for a while and continued his shopping spree.

After finishing the electronic purchases for the girls and women, it was time for gifts for the boys and men in the family.

Still focusing on electronics, Ning Yifan went into a Huawei store as he passed by and bought a bag full of phones, enough for both adults and children.

Passing by an ASUS store, Ning Yifan went in and bought several Republic of Gamers laptops, fully equipped with 3080 graphics cards, 48GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD storage.

He figured this configuration should be more than enough for his younger brother and cousins who enjoyed playing League of Legends.

After purchasing all these electronic products, Ning Yifan spent nearly six hundred thousand yuan.

Spending money feels pretty good!

Is this the happiness of the rich!

After buying electronics for a bunch of relatives, Ning Yifan found his parents, who were out shopping, over the phone.

Compared to Ning Yifan's extravagance, his parents were much more conservative. Although they also bought a lot of clothes, so much that his dad could barely carry them, most of these clothes were only a few thousand yuan each, not too expensive, totaling just over a hundred thousand yuan.

Ning Yifan, his younger brother, grandfather, father, and mother – clothes needed to be bought for five people in the family, and his mother's enthusiasm for shopping was unprecedentedly strong!

This feeling of not having to worry about money, just buying what you like, anyone who tries it will know!

It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that the family prepared to go home.

Before leaving, Ning Yifan casually went into a hotel by the street and spent over a thousand yuan to pack a table full of dishes.

On the way back, Ning Yifan was still driving. Mainly, he wasn't at ease with his dad driving today. Although his dad's driving skills were steady, his state today wasn't quite right; he felt a bit floaty!

Ning Yifan was afraid his dad would drive off into the distance.

After an hour on the highway, the Mercedes-Benz G63 stopped at the bottom of their apartment building.

They had driven out in that old Santana that morning, but coming back, the car had completely changed. This was a scene his parents had never imagined even in their wildest dreams, yet it had truly come true.

Carrying bags and bags of various items back home, Ning Yifan called out to his younger brother, Ning Yishun, who was studying, to help move things.

"What did you buy that you need my help to move?" his younger brother asked curiously.

"You'll know when you see it," Ning Yifan said with a mysterious smile. "There's a gift for you inside too, definitely something you'll want!"

"What is it?" His younger brother's curiosity was piqued.

"You'll know soon!" Ning Yifan took two quick steps downstairs and led his younger brother to the Mercedes-Benz G63.

"What are you doing?" His younger brother looked at Ning Yifan standing next to a clearly very luxurious car, completely bewildered. "Where's our car?"

Ning Yifan patted the Mercedes-Benz G63 and said, "This car will be our family's car from now on!"

"What happened, big brother? Are you sleepwalking?" Although he didn't recognize the specific model, his younger brother recognized the logo. Their family couldn't normally afford something like this.

"How is it, isn't this car good-looking? Just bought it today!" Ning Yifan said as he opened the trunk.

Seeing Ning Yifan actually take out the key to open the door, his younger brother asked, "How much did this cost?"

"To get this car registered, it was probably over three million," Ning Yifan replied casually.

"Did our family win the lottery?"

"Win the lottery? That's too slow to make money. Now, let me formally introduce myself: I am Ning Yifan, Chairman of Shenma Technology Company. Study hard, and when you get to college, I'll get you a sports car and make you the coolest guy on campus!"

"What are you even talking about!"

"It's hard to explain in a few words. Come on, let's move the stuff upstairs first, and I'll tell you all about it later."

Ning Yifan opened the car's tailgate and began taking things out one by one. At first, it was just the clothes the family had bought. His younger brother only glanced at them casually. At his age, he wasn't interested in branded clothing.

Clothes were just for wearing, and his mindset was similar to Ning Yifan's!

However, the items that appeared afterward caught Ning Yishun's attention.

Several bags filled with various mobile phones made his younger brother, who was currently using an old Xiaomi mobile phone that Ning Yifan had retired, stare wide-eyed.

Then came the tablet computers and laptops, and especially the appearance of the Scion of the Evil Eye logo, which made his younger brother's breathing become much heavier!

Seeing so many digital products, his younger brother asked his confusion, "Big brother, did you go to a digital product wholesale market?"

Ning Yifan replied casually, "There's a share for you in there!"

With just that sentence, his younger brother's work efficiency instantly skyrocketed. He ran up and down the stairs several times, still moving with the speed of a flying leap, muttering about Republic of Gamers, Scion of the Evil Eye, Huawei phones, and Apple tablets.

Ning Yifan, his younger brother, and his father made three or four trips before bringing all the items they bought in the afternoon into the house. This was mainly because winter clothes were quite thick.

After putting the things away, his mother had already reheated the dishes packed from the hotel and served them.

His father and grandfather still had a small drink, while his mother carefully tasted the various delicacies on the table, lost in thought. She was probably wondering how these dishes from the big hotels were made. His mother was like that; she enjoyed researching cooking.

His younger brother took a couple of bites of rice and then turned to look at the pile of electronic products. After another couple of bites, he looked back again, as if the pile of electronic products had become a feast for his eyes.

As the family ate dinner warmly, Ning Yifan, amidst everyone's curious questions, briefly explained how he started a company and made money.

In the past few years, driven by his interest in electronics, he had tried to self-study digital technology, software, hardware, and manufacturing-related knowledge while in college. He felt that the knowledge in books was particularly easy to grasp, and he had been learning about electronic technology for the past two years.

When he started working this year, he wanted to try making a product himself, and unexpectedly, he created the Phantom Projector.

Then, the Phantom Projector product, with its powerful performance, became a huge hit and earned a lot of money.

During his four years of college and the year after graduation, Ning Yifan didn't spend much time at home. Moreover, like his younger brother, the Ning Yifan of the past had shown a strong interest in electronic products.

There were also several computers at home that Ning Yifan had scavenged and assembled, which, although now retired, indirectly proved Ning Yifan's interest.

Although his parents were surprised that Ning Yifan had such a talent in electronics and could immediately create a very good product to make money, they didn't doubt it too much.

This was also because they didn't understand how difficult the technology required for the Phantom Projector truly was. They thought it was like those news stories about college students starting businesses and their products selling well, except their son's product had exceptionally high sales.

But, no matter what, things were perfect, weren't they! The family would no longer worry about money.

Everyone ate dinner very happily.

His father and grandfather were a bit tipsy and went to wash up and rest early.

Mom sorted through a large pile of clothes, deciding which needed dry cleaning and which could be hand-washed.

As usual, Ning Yifan and his younger brother cleared the table and washed the dishes. Today, his brother was exceptionally diligent, tidying up the kitchen in a flash and leaving Ning Yifan with little room to contribute.

After finishing the dishes, his brother assured Mom that he would be in bed by eleven sharp and would limit his computer and phone entertainment to no more than three hours daily until the college entrance exams were over. With Mom's permission, he took his carefully selected Republic of Gamers laptop, Huawei phone, and Apple tablet back to his room to study.

After reminding Ning Yifan to get some rest too, Mom, who had spent half the day looking at cars and half the day shopping, buying many things and feeling excited all day, finally felt a bit tired and went back to her room to rest.

Ning Yifan, meanwhile, took out the bedding he had folded and put away that morning and prepared to rest.

While making his bed on the sofa, Ning Yifan secretly thought to himself, "There's still a week until Chinese New Year. I have to resolve the housing issue before then!"

He didn't want to sleep on the sofa anymore!

Before entering the dreamscape for his studies, Ning Yifan briefly calculated today's expenses.

The total cost of buying the car was about 14 million. Mom bought over twenty sets of clothes while shopping, spending around 100,000 yuan. The electronic products Ning Yifan bought for his relatives also cost about 600,000 yuan.

Less than 15 million, let's just call it 15 million.

And today, Shenma Technology Company, operating fully automatically, earned a profit of about 130 million...

This was the net profit after accounting for all company expenses, taxes, and raw material costs!

After a busy day of buying so many things and several luxury cars, the total spending didn't even amount to a fraction of Shenma Technology Company's daily profit!

It seems I need to increase my spending!