She comforted herself, "It's just the price of a few bluefin tuna, right? I may not have much else, but the Japanese have dozens of bluefin tuna tanks for me!"

Thinking about this, it's amazing. Not only did she not feel bad about spending money, but she also felt particularly happy!

Just think positively. She's not spending her own money; she's spending the pension money that the Japanese are paying as tribute.

Chen Hong had lunch at the car dealership, and the saleswoman miraculously handled all the registration and tax payment procedures for her, even providing free insurance.

Chen Hong knew, of course, that the saleswoman made a lot of money, but wherever she spent her money, it would generate revenue, so of course she would choose someone she found pleasing to the eye and let her earn her own money.

Chen Hong waited for the staff to drive the car to the 4S store next door to have the car windows tinted with heat insulation film, and to install accessories such as a dashcam, fire extinguisher, and floor mats.

Luxury cars come with many additional services, including some complimentary car accessories.

They sent a bunch of things Chen Hong hadn't even thought of, such as safety hammers, car air pumps, car vacuum cleaners, and phone holders.

They also wanted to install full-coverage seat covers, but Chen Hong refused. No matter how good a car is, its value will quickly decrease over time once it hits the road.

If you drive this car safely for ten years or so, it will only be worth about 100,000 yuan. It will either end up in the used car market or be scrapped. No matter how well you maintain it, it won't make a difference.

Moreover, installing full-coverage seat covers can interfere with the deployment of airbags; isn't that just courting death?

Chen Hong doesn't even care about dressing up, let alone cars. They're just a means of transportation, so she wouldn't pay much attention to car accessories!

I can't understand why anyone would care more about their car than their family, going to great lengths to buy all sorts of car accessories and decorate the car in a flashy way!

Chen Hong's father could tell from the logo on his daughter's car that it was expensive. He didn't know anything about high-end or low-end models. In his eyes, a Mercedes-Benz was a car that only rich people could afford.

He knew his daughter could make money fishing. He figured that since his eldest daughter had built a villa and a hotel, bought a house in Jinan, and given him over 200,000 yuan for renovations, she should have at most a million yuan left.

After buying this Mercedes-Benz, Chen Hong's father was quite frightened. He wanted to say something, but he didn't have any grounds to do so.

The eldest daughter earned all this money herself, so she can spend it however she wants without asking anyone else's opinion, not even her own father.

There's a saying that goes, "A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl." After marriage, she becomes part of two different families, and the eldest daughter is the head of her own household.

Looking at the Mercedes-Benz in front of him, Chen Hong's father was both worried and excited. He circled the car several times, looking at every inch of it, but he didn't dare to touch it.

The car paint was so new and shiny that he was afraid his rough hands would scratch his eldest daughter's new car.

Chen Hong opened the door and let her father get in the car. "Dad, get in, I'll take you for a drive, let's see if this Mercedes is comfortable."

If I'm not comfortable, I'll get a different brand.

Chen Hong's father sat awkwardly in the passenger seat, glancing at the dashboard, then at the steering wheel, and then cautiously touching the leather seat beneath him.

But he said, "Don't be so greedy. You think such a nice car is uncomfortable? Airplanes are comfortable, why don't you buy one and drive one?"

Chen Hong knew her father was nervous, so she tried to make him laugh, "Dad, if there weren't already direct flights between Weihai and Jinan, I would definitely buy one."

But it's not possible now; buying it wouldn't do any good, I don't have a pilot's license yet!

Her dad was amused. "Now that no one's keeping you in check, you've even learned to brag!"

Don't say that in front of others, or they'll laugh at you for being so arrogant!

Chen Hong drove towards the suburbs. As she moved further away from the city, the traffic thinned out, and there were fewer and fewer cars on the road. She pulled over, opened the door, and got out of the car.

I opened the passenger door and said to my dad, "Dad, why don't you go to the driver's seat and see if this car is easy to drive? I haven't seen you drive since you got your license!"

Chen Hong's words startled her father. "I haven't touched a car in a long time. This car is so expensive. Even if it gets scratched, the paint repair alone will cost a fortune. I dare not drive it."

"Being able to ride in a Mercedes-Benz would make me laugh in my dreams. Having lived most of my life, being able to ride in a Mercedes-Benz bought by my daughter is the happiest thing for your dad."

Getting Dad to accept that his daughter is wealthy and powerful, a little rich woman, is not easy now, all because she's too good at pretending to be poor.

Chen Hong had no choice but to change the subject, "Dad, if I return this car now, it will cost me at least 300,000 yuan."

Thirty thousand yuan would be enough to repair a huge patch of paint on the car. Instead of letting others pay for it, we should pay for it ourselves.

Besides, this car cost over 1.5 million yuan when we bought it. Even if we just leave it in the garage and never drive it, it will only be worth 100,000 yuan in seven or eight years.

That's equivalent to a natural depreciation of over 100,000 yuan per year. If you drive it every day, can you afford to spend over 100,000 yuan on repairs every year for scratches and scrapes?

A car is an expensive consumer good; it would be a complete waste to buy one and not drive it!

To save money, we not only need to drive it, but we need to drive it more often. The more often we use it, the more cost-effective it is!

Chen Hong's father was a little confused by her rambling, but he understood the main point: once you buy a car, it will depreciate in value whether you drive it or not.

Since it's destined to depreciate, and we've already spent so much money, we might as well take advantage of it!

At this point, Chen Hong's father didn't care how much the car was worth; all he knew was that if his daughter didn't drive it, she would lose even more!

He didn't get out of the car; he simply moved from the passenger seat to the driver's seat. He had already watched his daughter drive the whole way and understood all the switches and buttons.

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