"Did you see the Adidas logo on my clothes?" Chen Ya asked.

Lu Shaohai said first, "I saw it. The Falcon series. To combat scalpers, they increased production capacity to the hilt. You could buy it at the counter for 3,000 yuan. Everyone in the tennis courts in Beijing had one. But then no one wore it anymore."

Chen Ya smiled. "He's shown us a great example of consumer thinking from the perspective of consumerism. Look, this is just a piece of clothing. We can tell from its origin that it was produced in a factory in Haining. It's no different from other clothes, but this logo distinguishes it from other clothes."

"So?" the old man asked excitedly.

Chen Ya said: "When a person willingly allows himself to be represented by the symbolic system constructed by consumerism, he puts on armor made of money. The effect of this armor goes beyond the functionality of the object itself."

Chen Ya changed his posture and continued, "Look, a luxury watch is ultimately just a watch. Its functionality isn't even as good as a cell phone. But when I wear it, the money I spend becomes something beyond its function. It becomes a voice, charm, and even power."

The old man pondered and said, "You are very sober."

"The reason I'm sober is because I'm disgusted," Chen Ya said. "The more you rely on what you own to identify yourself, the more empty and boring your core becomes.

“Money can only fill an empty wallet, but not an empty soul. When you are wrapped in the armor of luxury goods, your individuality as ‘yourself’ is also obscured by the golden luster of money.”

The old man asked, "Then why did you spend over 7 million on a watch?"

"Because she said it looks good." Chen Ya leaned on the sofa.

Lu Qianzi's face turned visibly red.

Lu Shaohai leaned on the sofa and finished talking on his phone. He was not interested in what Chen Ya said.

When he finished, he didn't even look up and said in a contemptuous voice, "Are you just pretending to be cool by talking so much?"

"If you think you're being loaded, you are."

Chen Ya drinks juice.

"Haha, I can afford a Patek Philippe watch. When I was playing with watches, you were still playing in the mud in the village." Lu Shaohai curled up on the sofa and played with his mobile phone.

His girlfriend nudged him and said, "Don't say such harsh words. He just gave his card to someone else and was about to make a purchase."

"ah?"

Lu Shaohai was busy chatting in the group and didn't notice what was happening here, so he didn't know that Chen Ya had already chosen a watch. Now he sat up straight in an exaggerated manner:

"Choose it so quickly? It's only been a few minutes? No way, big brother, you didn't really buy an entry-level watch worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, did you? No, cousin Qianzi, are your family really that generous to give a kid who just came back from the countryside a watch like this? Your brother is just a green submariner, right?"

Lu Qianzi coughed several times, feeling embarrassed and not knowing how to respond. Finally, she said:

"Yes, he bought it himself."

"Him?" Lu Shaohai's eyes widened. "I was just talking about him. Your brother Chen Hai said that he didn't even graduate from junior high school and only earns five or six thousand a month."

Lu Qianzi bit her lip and whispered, "No, no..."

Lu Shaohai's girlfriend bumped his arm and said, "Stop talking. She doesn't look like someone who hasn't even graduated from junior high school..."

"No," Lu Shaohai said as he sat up. "Don't be fooled by him. He just came here to check in, try on a watch, and then post it on WeChat Moments. He didn't really come here to buy a watch..."

Chen Ya stared at him and said slowly, "Do you really think I can't afford a watch here?"

Lu Shaohai stared back at him: "What do you think?"

"Okay then," Chen Ya said, "I just picked out one 5104p model left, which costs 7.2 million. If I buy my piece, you can buy this one too and give it to Old Master Lu as a birthday present, okay?"

A watch worth more than 7 million, who would be crazy enough to buy it as a gift?

But Lu Shaohai laughed instead.

"Okay, then, don't go away after saying such harsh words. Just sit here. I don't know how much the watch you chose is. No matter how much it is, as long as you pay the full amount, I will buy this one worth over 7 million."

"Okay." Chen Ya glanced at Gu Yutong, "Your girlfriend and your cousin are here, don't regret it later."

Lu Shaohai sneered: "What if you can't buy it? Kneel down and call me grandpa?"

Chen Ya smiled: "So you want to call me grandpa, then fine, if you can't afford this seven million yuan piece later, you can kneel down and call me grandpa."

Gu Yutong repeatedly pulled Lu Shaohai, trying to stop him, but failed in the end.

She didn't understand why Lu Shaohai was so impulsive today. In fact, Lu Shaohai had other plans in mind.

It was Old Master Lu’s birthday, and everyone in the Lu family was busy consolidating their status, and Lu Ruixiang’s family also had this in mind.

Recently, Chen Hai's foundry was selected by Beichen, and with the upcoming marriage with the Liu family, their branch is prospering. This is something Lu Shaohai's family does not want to see.

Most of the people in his small group are children of aristocratic families. If today's incident gets out, even if the marriage between the Lu and Liu families will not be affected, it will at least cause them some trouble.

So Gu Yutong tried to persuade him for a long time, but he ignored her.

We can’t let Chen Ya, this bastard, pretend to be all right and get away with it today!

Lu Qianzi's mind was completely blank at this time, and she had no idea what they were talking about.

It was only after Chen Ya finished his bet that she realized what was going on.

She pulled Chen Ya aside and whispered, "Lu Shaohai isn't a distant relative, and we might meet again later. Even if you run away now, you won't be able to deny it later!"

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