How She Saw Good Cars

"Trade it in for a Beetle?"

The Beetle had two doors and wasn't expensive. It fit Cheng Dongxue's idea of a sports car.

"Think bigger. Stop picking Volkswagens!"

To Zhang Yang, Volkswagens were just practical cars. Once you had the means, a car should be something to enjoy—not merely transportation, but a fun toy that made life better.

But Cheng Dongxue had always been modest and thrifty. Her income was good, yet there were always holes in the family finances to fill.

"Given your position and income, you ought to drive something nicer."

As Zhang Yang saw it, Cheng Dongxue was now a department manager making good money. A year's income could buy her a luxury car, so why deny herself? Besides, Cheng Company was settling into steady, healthy growth. She no longer needed to worry about it.

"Will there really be jade inside?"

Hearing Zhang Yang talk so confidently, Cheng Dongxue sensed that his certainty came from the stone he had just won at auction. She furrowed her brow and asked.

"You don't trust me?"

It was a question that left Cheng Dongxue only one possible answer: she trusted Zhang Yang and would follow his lead.

"Mm. Let me think about it."

She didn't know when it had started, but Zhang Yang hadn't let her down in a long time. With that in mind, Cheng Dongxue chose to trust him.

"Stone number one has sold. We now begin bidding on stone number two, with a starting price of three hundred thousand..."

This stone was much smaller than the first, and it wasn't expected to yield much jade. That matched Zhang Yang's own assessment.

Zhang Yang had secured a valuable stone and could have left. He didn't intend to buy another, but Ling Junsheng and Lin Xiaofei were hoping he