A Life of Financial Freedom

Ordinary people always fantasize about financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... However, compared to all these material things, Chu Fang desires a sincere relationship even more, ...

Chapter 413 The Expensive Handbag

Since they didn't see the fortune teller, the two of them didn't linger and left.

Both of them were visiting this city for the first time. Instead of rushing back to Shanghai, they took a tour and visited famous tourist attractions.

Arriving at Chengdu's most bustling commercial district, one is surrounded by luxury stores.

Zhong Tingyue stroked her chin and asked slowly, "Tell me, what kind of luxury goods are neither too expensive, yet still give people, um... ...the kind that ordinary people can tell at a glance are from nouveau riche who don't lack money?"

"I don't know." Chu Fang shook his head. "What are you doing? Want to buy luxury goods? I'll buy them for you."

"Does that make you look bad?" Zhong Tingyue glanced at him sideways.

She strode into the luxury store ahead, went inside, and asked the salesperson directly, "What products do you have that are both stylish and affordable?"

A couple walked by, a middle-aged man and a young woman in their prime. They heard this and both cast disdainful glances at Zhong Tingyue.

In her mind, Zhong Tingyue was already the kind of girl who had no money but wanted to use luxury goods.

The middle-aged man patted the girl's hand: "It's okay, just take whatever you want, I'll pay."

"Thank you, darling." The girl smiled slightly and kissed the middle-aged man on the cheek.

The sales clerk paused for a moment, then said, "Uh... we've launched our latest tote bag, designed by expert craftsmen and engraved with our group's logo."

"Take me to see it."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Tingyue became interested, and the shop assistant immediately led her into the store.

A moment later, she took out a handbag made of that kind of fabric with a large 'LV' logo printed on it. Her eyes lit up: "This is great, this is great. It looks so sophisticated and has an air of wealth and power. How much is it?"

The shop assistant replied with a smile, "One thousand eight hundred and eighty."

"How much? Is your fabric tote bag worth 1,800?" Zhong Tingyue asked.

The couple who had just walked by heard her question, looked at each other, and smiled gently.

"Yes, we're honest with everyone." The shop assistant's smile remained unchanged, and his attitude didn't change because of Zhong Tingyue's poverty. "This tote bag sells very well, and there aren't many left."

Zhong Tingyue looked at the handbag in front of her. It was no different from any other handbag that cost a few dozen yuan outside. The only difference was the word 'LV'. She couldn't help but sigh at how incredibly profitable the luxury goods industry was.

"Fine, I'll buy it." She gritted her teeth.

Actually, she didn't want to buy it. In her mind, only a stubborn person would buy anything with a premium price. But thinking about her plan, she decided to be a stubborn person for once.

"They're gone."

Zhong Tingyue nudged Chu Fang, who was examining the colorful clothes. He turned around and said, "These clothes suit you quite well."

"I have no money."

"I'll buy them." After saying that, Chu Fang said to the shop assistant, "This one, this one, and that one, buy them all for me."

Upon hearing this, the shop assistant perked up. He had thought it was just another customer who liked to show off, but he didn't expect that the customer had a rich guy backing him up.

That's alright then.

Those few pieces of clothing alone are worth tens of thousands of yuan.

The shop assistants immediately became much more enthusiastic towards them.

Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes. Chu Fang especially liked buying her clothes, all kinds of clothes.

In his words, he not only dressed up Zhong Tingyue, but also pleased himself, killing two birds with one stone.

Chu Fang pulled Zhong Tingyue to the counter of luxury watches and said, "Your watch got wet a few days ago when I was washing dishes and it can't be used anymore. I'll give you a new one."

"Buying another watch? Don't you have watches at home? Just let me wear yours."

"That's fine, since nobody wears it anyway."

"Huh? No way!" Zhong Tingyue slapped her temple. "I remember you said that your watches are Patek Philippe, worth tens of millions. It's not safe for me to wear those things. Someone might break my arm for the watches."

Zhong Tingyue then began selecting a watch, eventually settling on a relatively understated and simple one. Even so, the price was still extraordinary, exceeding 200,000 yuan.

Today's expenses: 321,880.

When swiping her card, Zhong Tingyue said, "We've already bought so much from you, can you waive the cost of the shopping bags for me?"

At that moment, she was still thinking about her handbag.

"Of course," the shop assistant nodded.

“Hmm… …” Zhong Tingyue thought for a moment, “Then give me another handbag, two ‘LV’ handbags, that will make me seem even richer.”

The shop assistant was almost stunned.

Sister, you've already bought hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stuff, why are you still thinking about that handbag?

That's specifically for people who can't afford LV but still want to show off.

This isn't targeting big clients like you.

Do you have a problem with your thinking?

The shop assistant had endless complaints in his mind, but he suppressed them and gave them another tote bag. The two then left the store.

The shop assistant was left speechless.

Meanwhile, the couple at the counter remained silent. They had overheard Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue's conversation and seen the hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of goods they had purchased, without batting an eye.

"Darling, look at that woman's bare wrist. I want a watch too. I don't want anything too expensive, just the same as that beautiful woman's watch," the young woman said in a coquettish voice, tugging at the middle-aged man's arm.

Huh?

That watch costs over 200,000 yuan, are you trying to kill me?

The middle-aged man gave an embarrassed smile: "Sweetie, I have a watch at home, it's very valuable, I'll give it to you."

"Is your watch also a Patek Philippe worth tens of millions? That's great, I want it."

The middle-aged man twitched the corner of his mouth: "Uh... no."

"Then I'm ignoring you."

The girl got angry and went outside, while the middle-aged man, sweating profusely, quickly ran up to coax her.

... ...

On the way back, Chu Fang touched the two fabric tote bags, tilted his head and looked at Zhong Tingyue: "Why did you buy these things?"

This handbag is printed with the 'LV' logo, but it's cheap. To put it bluntly, this handbag is designed and manufactured specifically for poor but materialistic people, and Zhong Tingyue is not that kind of materialistic woman.

"I have a brilliant plan."

"Tell me about it."

"I won't say."

... ...

The next day, Zhong Tingyue pulled Chu Fang out of bed again to go find the fortune teller. She also carried the gift bag as they walked down the street, attracting the attention of everyone.

They arrived at the temple in no time. Luckily, Chu Fang spotted the fortune teller at a glance. Zhong Tingyue looked in the direction Chu Fang indicated and saw a middle-aged man with long hair, wearing a robe with runes, sitting cross-legged on the ground, exuding the aura of a highly accomplished Taoist master.

Unlike the fortune tellers next to him who were soliciting customers, the long-haired middle-aged man never solicited other customers. Instead, he closed his eyes to rest and didn't even bother to look at the passersby.

“Wear a mask,” Zhong Tingyue said.

"He might know you."

Chu Fang put on the bag, while Zhong Tingyue carried one 'LV' handbag in each hand and headed towards the fortune teller.