Chapter 33: Is This the Same Person?
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Chapter 33: Is This the Same Person?
Lin Jiajia stepped forward and opened the door. As expected, Lu Feng was standing outside.
The moment Lu Feng arrived, the atmosphere in the room changed noticeably.
“Come in.” Lin Jiajia frowned as she spoke, ushering Lu Feng inside.
“Lu Feng!” Yang Qingxue’s eyes were slightly red. She instinctively stepped forward and took his hand.
Seeing this, Chen Fen could not help sighing inwardly once more. Then she said to Lu Feng, “Xiaolu, sit down first. We need to talk.”
“Of course, Auntie.”
Lu Feng nodded and sat down beside Yang Qingxue on the sofa.
As soon as Yang Qingxue sat down, she looked pleadingly at her mother, tightening her grip on Lu Feng’s hand.
Lu Feng clearly felt it. Without thinking, he gently rubbed the back of her hand to comfort her.
Chen Fen then said to him, “Xiaolu, you also come from a single-parent family. Your mother must have suffered a great deal over the years, right? You should be able to understand the difficulties faced by a single mother.”
“If you have a daughter someday, you wouldn’t want her to suffer with someone else, would you?”
Hearing the question, Lu Feng answered honestly, “No, I wouldn’t.”
Seeing that her mother had begun, Yang Qingxue grew anxious again and said pitifully, “Mom…”
Her expression was enough to break anyone’s heart.
For some inexplicable reason, Chen Fen felt a pang in her own heart, as though she had thought of her former self.
In the end, she sighed and looked at Lu Feng with determination.
“Xiaolu, I don’t want Qingxue to suffer with you. But my daughter is foolish—she loves you deeply and doesn’t fear hardship, even if it means struggling alongside you in the future.”
“So I can give you a chance. I don’t want a bride price from you, and I don’t expect you to give Qingxue an elaborate wedding. All I ask is that you make a down payment on a small home, so the two of you will have somewhere to live instead of being crammed into a rented apartment. I can even help Qingxue with half of the down payment.”
In the end, her attitude had failed to remain completely firm.
She had thought of her own parents.
Back then, it was precisely because her parents had been so adamantly opposed to her relationship with Qingxue’s father—and because she had insisted on being with him—that she had ended up falling out with them terribly. Afterward, she could not even return to her parents’ home for a pleasant New Year celebration.
Therefore, she did not want her relationship with her daughter to reach that point.
But this was also the furthest she was willing to compromise.
If Lu Feng could not even meet this condition, then he ought to be ashamed enough to leave her daughter on his own.
And if he did not even possess that much shame, how could he expect her foolish daughter to believe that he would work hard for their future?
At that moment, Lu Feng was genuinely moved.
To be honest, what Yang Qingxue’s mother had asked for could hardly even be called a demand.
In this society, any man fortunate enough to meet a mother-in-law like this ought to burn incense and pray in gratitude.
Naturally, if a man could not even fulfill such a modest request, he truly had no right to speak of love, much less claim that he could bring a woman happiness.
Just as he had thought before, if he had not obtained the world of After the Apocalypse, he would have chosen to let Yang Qingxue go and preserve the last shred of his dignity.
Therefore, what he had to do now was give Yang Qingxue the greatest possible sense of security and let her know that her choice had been worthwhile.
Lu Feng politely said to Chen Fen, “Auntie, I was actually planning to buy a car and a house soon. I just haven’t had the chance to tell Qingxue yet. Since you’re here today, perhaps you could help me choose a house.”
His words left Yang Qingxue, Chen Fen, and Lin Jiajia completely stunned.
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They all knew about Lu Feng’s family circumstances. He had already borrowed a great deal of money to pay for his mother’s medical treatment, so where could he possibly find the money to buy both a house and a car?
“Lu Feng…” Yang Qingxue called instinctively, her voice filled with concern.
Lu Feng had clearly understood their doubts. With a smile, he said, “Auntie, my family situation hasn’t been good, but that isn’t something I could choose. It doesn’t mean my entire life has to remain that way. Recently, I’ve been doing some business and have made a little money. I originally wanted to surprise Qingxue, which is why I hadn’t told her yet.”
As he spoke, he ignored their astonished expressions and took out his phone to call Yang Ming.
As soon as the call connected, he said, “Cousin, could you drive over to Layoff Street and pick me up? I’m planning to buy a house.”
“Sure. Wait for me!”
Yang Ming agreed without hesitation.
After hanging up, Lu Feng took Yang Qingxue’s hand and said to Chen Fen, “Auntie, I’ve asked my cousin to come pick us up. We’ll wait for him downstairs.”
Chen Fen frowned slightly but did not say anything more.
Lu Feng’s words had indeed surprised her.
But she simply could not believe that, given his circumstances, he still had money to buy a house after paying for his mother’s treatment.
Even if he claimed to have gone into business, what kind of business could have allowed him to earn so much money in such a short time?
Lu Feng led Yang Qingxue outside. Chen Fen followed behind them, wanting to see exactly what he was up to.
Lin Jiajia hesitated for a moment before following as well.
Strictly speaking, what happened next had nothing to do with her. Yet Lu Feng’s words had seemed unbelievable even to her.
After all, she did not believe him either.
But when Yang Ming arrived in a BMW 740, Lin Jiajia was visibly astonished.
She naturally knew how expensive the car was. One of it could easily equal the price of three of Chen Yong’s 3 Series sedans.
She had never known that Lu Feng had such a wealthy cousin.
“Xiaofeng, why are you wearing glasses now?” Yang Ming asked in confusion after noticing the change in Lu Feng.
“I’m trying to look more scholarly.” Lu Feng teased him instead of explaining.
Lin Yao was once again sitting in the front passenger seat beside Yang Ming. Clearly, she had been with him when Lu Feng called.
Lu Feng had no choice but to sit in the back with Yang Qingxue. Chen Fen and Lin Jiajia climbed in after them.
The back seat of a BMW 740 could accommodate four people if they squeezed together.
“Young Master Feng!” Lin Yao greeted Lu Feng immediately. Her tone carried unmistakable respect.
Chen Fen and Lin Jiajia glanced at Lu Feng again in surprise.
Seeing that Lin Yao was there, Lu Feng asked her, “Miss Lin, does your dealership have a Panamera in stock? I’m thinking of buying one.”
The Panamera was probably a dream car for many men.
Lu Feng wanted one partly because the owner of the steel mill had driven one. He had seen it more than once and had dreamed of buying one himself if he ever became wealthy.
Now that he had the money, why would he not fulfill one of his dreams?
Since Lin Yao happened to be there, he decided to ask.
After all, one should not let business go to outsiders. Lin Yao and his cousin were already involved with each other, so he would naturally give her the order.
“A Panamera?” Lin Yao said in surprise. “Our Baida Motors dealership usually doesn’t keep cars of that class in stock. In a county town, we might not sell even one in an entire year. However, our boss, President Li, bought a sky-blue Panamera. He said he intended to drive it himself, and it hasn’t even been registered yet. I just don’t know whether President Li would be willing to let it go.”
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Hearing this, Yang Ming immediately took out his phone and dialed a number. It belonged to President Li.
When the call connected, President Li’s voice came through.
“Brother Ming, what brings you to call me today? Is the 740 still running comfortably?”
Yang Ming laughed. “Yes, the car is excellent. I have a favor to ask today, President Li. Don’t you have a Panamera that hasn’t been registered yet? My boss wants to buy a Panamera in stock. I wonder if you might be willing to part with it.”
“Brother Ming’s boss?”
President Li was momentarily stunned inside Baida Motors.
He had met Brother Ming at a gathering of friends and knew that he was an influential figure in the local underworld. That was why he had been so courteous when Yang Ming came to his dealership to buy a car.
Anyone capable of being Brother Ming’s boss was clearly no ordinary person. It seemed there was every reason to build a good relationship with him.
The Panamera had been personally configured and selected by President Li, and he had waited half a year for it to arrive.
He certainly would not have given it up for just anyone. But now that he had heard Brother Ming’s boss wanted it, he immediately replied enthusiastically, “Brother Ming, if your boss wants the car, I’ll gladly let him have it. Just have Lin Yao come handle the paperwork.”
“Thank you, President Li,” Yang Ming said at once.
President Li laughed. “Brother Ming, there’s no need to be so formal. We should have tea together sometime.”
After hanging up, Yang Ming said to Lu Feng, “Xiaofeng, President Li has agreed to let it go. You and Lin Yao can simply go to the dealership later.”
“All right.”
Lu Feng nodded.
Lin Jiajia was utterly stunned by what she had heard. She naturally knew what a Panamera was—a Porsche.
There was even a popular joke online: Other people are driving a Panamera in their twenties, while I’m eating and using the bathroom at home in mine.
It reflected two entirely different lives.
Some people could drive luxury cars like that in their twenties. Others in their twenties… well, there was no need to say more.
But what had she just heard?
Lu Feng, who should have been living the sort of life described by that joke, was now planning to buy a Panamera?
It was simply unbelievable.
Even Yang Qingxue stared at Lu Feng in astonishment. As a young person, she naturally knew what a Porsche Panamera was, but she had never imagined that her boyfriend could afford one.
Hearing that such a major order was being placed, Lin Yao asked Lu Feng with a bright smile, “Young Master Feng, the Panamera President Li bought cost around 1.35 million. Will you be financing it or paying in full?”
“Paying in full.”
Perhaps because his father’s debts had forced him and his mother to struggle for so long, Lu Feng was unwilling to owe anyone money—even through an ordinary loan.
Paying everything at once would give him a sense of relief.
“All right. I’ll pay the deposit for you first, Young Master Feng,” Lin Yao said with a smile. “I’ll also have my colleagues take care of whatever paperwork they can in advance. Tomorrow, you can go directly to make the payment, and then drive the car straight to be registered.”
This time, even Chen Fen could no longer remain calm.
Lu Feng’s earlier claim that he intended to buy a house had already been difficult for her to believe. Now he was saying that he planned to pay 1.35 million in full for a car?
The best residential developments in Youcheng cost only fifteen thousand per square meter.
An eighty-five-square-meter, three-bedroom apartment could be purchased outright for less than 1.3 million.
Given Lu Feng’s family circumstances, the whole thing seemed utterly unreal to her.
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