Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Spending Day 28
After coming out of Hermès, Liu Yue walked into TORY BURCH, wanting to buy some women's clothing.
It wasn't that she was picking out clothes specifically for her new bag, but she suddenly remembered that her clothes were either Chanel or the cheap and popular items from Taobao - of course, the latter were all stuffed in her dormitory closet and not brought to Shenwan Tiancheng.
In fact, the clothes she bought from Chanel are enough to wear, but Liu Yue doesn't want to be influenced by the Chanel style. She just happens to have more than 30,000 yuan left today, so she decides to buy some clothes for her wardrobe.
TORY BURCH's women's clothing is positioned as sporty and elegant. Although the design is not complicated, the style and tailoring are unexpectedly good.
This brand's clothing items only cost a few thousand yuan, about the same price as Chanel jewelry. With this comparison, Liu Yue felt that this brand's clothes were really cheap; 30,000 yuan could buy a lot of them.
The clerk recommended several skirts, and Liu Yue's favorite was the golf dress.
This dress is incredibly subtle when worn, but every detail feels perfect on her. The fabric is comfortable, allowing for easy movement, the waist is well-cut, and there's a hidden pocket large enough for a phone.
Liu Yue spun in front of the mirror, the curve of her skirt rising up was just right. As long as she didn't lift it up intentionally, it shouldn't be possible to expose herself during normal activities.
Its skirts can also be designed like this. Liu Yue previously had a stereotype that polo shirts were a bit old-fashioned, but when paired with tb's skirts, they look full of vitality and elegance.
Buy, buy this, buy that, buy them all if you like them.
Clothes that cost thousands of dollars are now as cheap as if they were free.
Liu Yue happily tried on the new style of clothes, but when SA tried to recommend a new style of tweed, she decisively refused. She decided to stick to Chanel for this fabric.
Liu Yue completed today's spending task on tb. She bought more than a dozen pieces of clothing, which she definitely couldn't carry back by herself, so the mall arranged for delivery for her.
After returning home, Liu Yue went back to her room to change into pajamas, and then thought about what she could do with the twenty bars of soap she bought at Hermès.
She searched online and found that those that replaced hand soap, shower gel, facial cleanser, etc. were not reliable. She had no shortage of these things, and each one was more convenient to use than soap.
As for the wardrobe sachets and deodorants... Aunt Zhang has already bought them, and Liu Yue prefers to trust the judgment of a professional nanny.
After looking around, the only reliable option is to make it into aromatherapy.
Liu Yue didn't care about its actual effect, she just wanted to have fun.
She asked Aunt Zhang for a peeler and a glass jar, unpacked the soap, and scraped off the soap layer by layer like peeling fruits and vegetables.
Liu Yue shaved one, then saw online that someone suggested squeezing it into a powder to make the fragrance last longer. She wasn't sure if it was true, but the process was quite relaxing.
On a whim, she took another one apart, scraped it open and crushed it.
At this time, Sang Yu came back, and Liu Yue asked her if she wanted soap, and gave it to her if she wanted it.
"Then I'll take a few." Sang Yu paused, then reminded Liu Yue, "You can also give a few to the nanny. Although this is a matching product, it has Hermès packaging and the brand logo on the soap."
"Punch a hole in the soap and hang it directly in your car to create a car aromatherapy. Whether you use it yourself or give it as a gift during the Chinese New Year, it will make you look very proud."
Yes, what Sang Yu said makes sense.
Liu Yue thought for a moment and said, "Aunt Zhang and Aunt Cai each take five. I'll open and play with two, and the remaining eight are all yours."
Sang Yu thanked her and told Liu Yue that she had found a coach.
The other person is a Shenzhen native and currently has a small number of students, so his schedule is relatively flexible. If Liu Yue wants to practice driving during the Spring Festival, she can accommodate, but it would be best if she gives him a red envelope.
Liu Yue: "...Forget about the New Year. I'm not in a rush to learn how to drive."
"By the way, you all have holidays during the Chinese New Year. I want to stay in a hotel outside. Do you have any recommendations?"
"I'm not taking a holiday," Sang Yu said. "Even if both aunties go home to rest, I'm still here. I can help you order takeout and choose good restaurants. As for cleaning and laundry, we can hire a part-time worker to handle it. The Spring Festival holiday is only a few days."
Liu Yue's eyes widened: "You don't even have a holiday during the Chinese New Year?"
"Well, I don't want to go home." Sang Yu's tone was calm.
Liu Yue was silent for a moment. As for not going home for the Spring Festival... she had already had two experiences.
She had scars she didn't want to reveal, and Sang Yu might have had some too. Liu Yue didn't ask, but changed the subject and asked Sang Yu to smell the "aromatherapy" she had just made.
Although there is no difference in smell between the crushed soap and the whole soap, Sang Yu still said it smelled good out of courtesy.
She discussed the upcoming driving lessons with Liu Yue - Sang Yu had already paid a deposit, reserved a seat for her, and selected a coach. Tomorrow, Liu Yue would simply bring her ID card and a photo with a white background to sign the contract. There was a medical examination machine in the driving school that could help her test her vision and hearing.
After registering, she also needs to enter her information into the vehicle management office. While waiting for the review, she can go to class and complete the hours for Part 1. Once these two conditions are met, she can take the Part 1 exam.
She can take the second part ten days after the first part, and the third part twenty days after the first part. This period is enough for her to complete the full class hours, and she can take the fourth part on the same day after the third part.
The driving school will take care of the test appointment, and as for the learning progress, it depends on Liu Yue herself.
Liu Yue had no objection to this schedule. She nodded and asked Sang Yu if she wanted to go to the audio-visual room to watch a movie together.
Sang Yu: "Okay, I'll go prepare the screening and ask Aunt Zhang to make two drinks and bring them in. Do you want some juice?"
"want!"
At present, there are always fresh fruits at home. Aunt Zhang will make mixed freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice, which is ten thousand times more delicious than those sold in milk tea shops, and it is also convenient to record and control sugar intake.
Liu Yue went there happily. There were blankets prepared in the audio-visual room. She wrapped herself up in a ball and curled up on the sofa to watch the movie.
It’s so comfortable… I can enjoy the joy of the big screen at home. It’s great to live in a mansion.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, Liu Yue suddenly remembered that she had not yet received her cashback.
Oh my god, she actually forgot about this! When she was in the car, she thought about smoking it when she got home, but when she got home, she was distracted by other things.
No, Liu Yue immediately set a reminder on her phone and her watch to receive the notification. If she forgot about the cashback, she would definitely not be able to sleep that night and would not be in a good mood the next day.
Today's cashback rate is 30%, and the amount received is 30,000 yuan.
With this done, Liu Yue felt relieved. She opened her tablet to play a game. She hadn't played Garden of Dreams in a few days, and now she was feeling the urge to play again.
At the beginning of the game, Liu Yue did not choose any props, but just kept adding steps when the game was almost over. She kept adding and adding, and by the seventh round, it became a bit boring.
Alas, it's human nature to care more about what you can't have. In the past, this game always got stuck at the very last moment, just a hair's breadth away from passing it. She'd get so angry she'd almost throw her phone, but she'd still grit her teeth and push through. Now that she could just mindlessly add moves, she found it boring.
Feeling bored, Liu Yue quit the game, turned on the switch and connected it to the TV.
Sang Yu bought her a lot of game cartridges, including well-known games like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Mario Bros. Liu Yue was just deciding which one to play first when her phone lit up with a new message from a group chat.
She opened it and found that it was a group chat created by the parents of a student she had tutored before. She was in the group chat along with the parents and another person she didn't know.
Liu Yue read a message in the group chat—a parent said that the new teacher's class wasn't going smoothly today, perhaps because they weren't getting used to each other enough. The parent wanted Liu Yue to share some tips to help the new teacher understand the child's personality more quickly and what they needed to pay attention to during class.
Oh, she quit her job at the end of last summer vacation. Does being a tutor for two months require such a long period of after-sales service?
Moreover, this child was the elementary school student she had rejected before. To Liu Yue, the main reason for the low teaching efficiency was that this child was too inattentive and too fond of interrupting. He would also deliberately laugh and joke with the teacher and use Internet slang all the time.
But quitting the group directly seemed unkind, and after all, she had been called "teacher", so Liu Yue still had some awe for this profession.
Out of a sense of responsibility, she edited some content and posted it to the group. Parents expressed their gratitude, and the new teacher also sent a few fist-raising emojis.
The parents livened up the atmosphere in the group chat, saying that this new teacher was also from the English Department of Shenzhen University and was Liu Yue's junior, blah blah...
After a while, this junior fellow came to add her. His name was Zhong Xuehai.
Zhong Xuehai asked her tactfully, has this child's personality always been like this?
Liu Yue was honestly saying that this student was really not easy to teach. She had only been able to persevere for two months because of her patience.
Teachers in schools have to be cautious when managing students, let alone college student tutors like them.
Nowadays, children are no longer afraid of teachers. If you have a stern face, it means you are anxious. If you speak louder, it means you are overwhelmed. Tutors can only try to be patient and persuade gently. They can't really use harsh methods to discipline children, right?
Zhong Xuehai sent a sighing emoji. There was nothing he could do about it. Tutoring was one of the few relatively high-paying part-time jobs for university students. Even if he changed employers, there was no guarantee the next student would be any better.
Zhong Xuehai desperately needed this part-time job, and Liu Yue, who had previously struggled to pay for tuition and living expenses, sympathized with him. She shared some tips and tricks with Zhong Xuehai in private chat that she wasn't comfortable sharing in front of her parents.
It was a pity that she had quit all those tutoring groups, otherwise she could have shared some resources with him. Liu Yue picked out the business card of a part-time supervisor from the list and sent it to Zhong Xuehai, receiving the comment of "Senior sister, you are so kind."
After more than an hour's commuting, Zhong Xuehai returned to the dormitory.
He thought all his roommates had left after the exam, but he didn't expect Ji Zishuo was still there.
The relationship between the two was rather ordinary, so Zhong Xuehai didn't greet him and just focused on his own work.
While playing with his phone before going to bed, he liked Liu Yue's circle of friends - it was a selfie she took in front of the mirror while buying clothes in the mall.
I didn’t expect Liu Yue to be so beautiful. This is what Zhong Xuehai was thinking at the moment.
After a while, Ji Zishuo asked him, "Do you know Liu Yue?"
Zhong Xuehai was puzzled: "I know her, what's the matter? She is a senior in our major."
"Nothing." Ji Zishuo shrugged. "Just asking. Are you familiar with her?"
"Normally, not very familiar."
Ji Zishuo clicked his tongue, looked at Zhong Xuehai, and suddenly had a new idea.
He said, "Please find out what she likes for me. It would be too much of an oversight if I asked her myself, and I want to give her a surprise."
"As long as the information is valid, I will send you a red envelope."
Zhong Xuehai hesitated for a moment, but before he could give an answer, Ji Zishuo patted him on the shoulder and said that it was settled.
He lowered his eyes, feeling very unhappy.
**
Liu Yue spent both days of the weekend learning to drive.
Subject 1 wasn't difficult for her; it was simply a matter of understanding and memorizing. She diligently attended the classes for two days, mastering all the required knowledge and completing the required study hours each day.
She received 10,000 yuan in tasks over the past two days, all of which she spent online. This week, she spent 250,000 yuan and received a total of 143,000 yuan in cash back.
"I didn't draw a million this week."
Liu Yue checked the previous weekly reports, compared them, and said, "System, are you holding back something big?"
The system's answer is still the same, the turntable is a random event and is not subject to its intervention.
…Okay, Liu Yue could only adjust her mindset. Whether she spent a lot or a little, it was still money. A guaranteed 1,000 yuan was also good. At least she didn't have to worry about finding a job anymore.
Liu Yue, who had just returned from driving school, lay on the lazy sofa. She checked the new messages on her phone. Zhong Xuehai wanted to buy her textbooks for the second semester of his junior year.
It was common for college students to buy and sell secondhand books, but Liu Yue had also bought a used book. She wasn't short of the few dollars, so she simply said she was giving it to him.
As for how to give it to him... By the way, Sang Yu didn’t come today, he seems to be at school.
Liu Yue sent a message to Sang Yu, asking her to help find the textbooks on her bookshelf, and then pushed Zhong Xuehai's WeChat to him. When she was about to go downstairs, she would tell Zhong Xuehai to wait for her downstairs.
Sang Yu replied with an OK. She found Liu Yue's textbook, flipped through it carefully, and made sure there were no items or papers left by her before closing the book.
When she went downstairs and saw Zhong Xuehai, she discovered that he was holding something in his hand.
"Excuse me, Senior Sister. This is the toast that's been very popular online recently." He said, "Please pass it to Senior Sister Liu Yue for me. Thank you."
Sang Yu had heard of the name of this bakery, but he didn't know whether its food was good or not. However, it was first famous for its "sky-high prices".
She handed over the textbook, took the toast, and quickly glanced at Zhong Xuehai's outfit. She asked him, "I'll give it to Liu Yue. By the way, did you buy this?"
Zhong Xuehai paused for a moment, then said, "I forgot to mention it just now. My roommate Ji Zishuo asked me to help take care of him. He was also going to come over, but then he got a phone call and was called away. It seemed like someone called him brother..."
Sang Yu smiled: "Yes, I know Ji Zishuo has a biological sister."
Zhong Xuehai was choked and didn't know what to say.
The eyes of the senior sister opposite him were so sharp that it seemed as if she could see through his inner thoughts at a glance. Instinctively, he didn't want to offend such a person and just wanted to leave quickly.
"Junior brother, wait a moment."
Sang Yu stopped him and said, "Please tell Ji Zishuo that Liu Yue is not Yin Shu. She actually doesn't like eating bread."
Zhong Xuehai was confused: "Who is Yin Shu?"
"Just say it, thank you."
Sang Yu smiled at him, then walked into the elevator carrying the toast.
This scheming but foolish junior brother would definitely find out about Yin Shu's situation and try to get it out to Liu Yue. This was a good thing, since she wouldn't have to speak up.
Whether he wanted to pursue Liu Yue or simply disliked Ji Zishuo, Sang Yu didn't care.
This junior brother isn't very smart, and his style is very straight-forward, but his facial features are decent. With a little makeover, he could become a handsome young man. It all depends on his desire to improve and whether Liu Yue is interested in him.
Liu Yue, who is missed by many people, is completing the finishing work on the Avengers Tower at home.
Finally, after working on it for several days, she finally finished this big thing!
This building block was bought very early, and Sang Yu had already reserved a place to display it.
Liu Yue wasn't in a hurry to put it in the glass case. She took out her phone to take photos of the building's details. She had painstakingly built this one-meter-high building. Her fingers ached from all the work, but the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction she felt at that moment was truly overwhelming.
"Oh, and there are also lights..."
Liu Yue happily dismantled the outer wall and wrapped the lighting wires around the building according to the instructions.
The moment the switch was pressed, the entire building lit up with blue light, creating a sense of technology. Even from the outside, the internal structure could be clearly seen. Liu Yue also turned off the lights in the room. In the darkness, the building became an inspiring beacon.
“It’s perfect.”
Liu Yue was very satisfied with her work. She took a lot of photos and carefully selected nine pictures to post on her Moments.
In the past, Liu Yue didn’t like posting on WeChat Moments. On the one hand, there was nothing much to post about daily life, and on the other hand, few people cared after she posted it... ahem, but it’s different now!
This cool big toy was very eye-catching in the circle of friends. After a while, there were many message notifications, all of which were likes and comments from friends in the list, which made Liu Yue feel happy.
Jiang Qinian also liked her post and sent her a photo of his Lego house in private chat.
Wow, his collection is incredible! Half the room is filled with them! He even built a city scene, complete with landmarks like the tower and Ferris wheel, as well as infrastructure like the police station and fire station, vehicles, and minifigures. Does he love LEGO that much?
Liu Yue remembered that when she and Brother Strong first met in Macau, they were both carrying Lego shopping bags. He seemed to smile at her because of this.
However, when Liu Yue enlarged his picture, she found that his Avengers Tower was different from hers.
After comparison, I found that his building had a base, but hers did not.
Liu Yue asked him: "Where did you buy this base? Why didn't I see it in the store?"
"It's not officially sold. This is a MOC I put together," Jiang Qinian told her. "I bought someone else's blueprints and made some adjustments based on my own ideas."
What is MOC? Liu Yue searched online and found that it is short for "my own creation", that is, a model created by the player.
Lego can actually be played like this... For a player like Liu Yue who assembles according to the drawings and has to confirm repeatedly, moc is simply beyond her understanding and opens the door to a new world for her.
Jiang Qinian also took pictures of the interior details of his building for her. There was actually a transparent showroom inside, and it was the same scene as in the movie, with many armored figures placed inside.
Damn, this is actually a moc. How great it would be if it was officially released, she would definitely buy it!
Liu Yue was extremely envious. She asked Jiang Qinian if he had any blueprints so that she could build it according to them.
Jiang Qinian said that there were no blueprints and that he built it as he thought. Liu Yue was very disappointed after hearing this.
But he also said that he could help her DIY design a scene. Whether she wanted to reproduce a movie scene or create an original interactive scene, he would try his best to help her find a solution.
Liu Yue felt quite embarrassed. She and Jiang Qinian were not that familiar with each other, and this kind of thing must be very time-consuming and energy-consuming.
Jiang Qinian: "Just consider it my apology to you on behalf of Jingchuan. I'm really sorry for disturbing you a few days ago."
This... Liu Yue was conflicted in her heart.
She really wanted Jiang Qinian to design a MOC for her, but if it was tied to You Jingchuan's affairs, she was not very happy about it.
Liu Yue said, "If you're willing to help, I want to thank you individually. You Jingchuan's matter doesn't affect our relationship. He is who he is, and you are who you are. You don't have to apologize to me on his behalf."
Oh no, this means you don’t want to forgive You Jingchuan.
Jiang Qinian glared at him coldly, "I told you this matter wouldn't be so easy for Crescent to let go. You should carry a few canes and apologize."
You Jingchuan wailed, "No way, what if she really whips me with a cane?"
"You deserve it! I wish I had a cane right now! What are you thinking? What if the drone really hits someone? Forget about beating you. As long as she didn't kill or maim you, she's right."
You Jingchuan knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't dare say anything. He didn't think too much about it at the time, but looking back on it later, he did feel guilty.
He racked his brains, thinking about how he could salvage the situation.
Jiang Qinian was still messaging Liu Yue. He glanced at You Jingchuan and saw that he had answered a call, his expression becoming increasingly serious.
He couldn't help asking, "What happened?"
This guy is usually always smiling and frivolous, but he suddenly became so serious that Jiang Qinian had a bad feeling.
"I'll tell you later."
You Jingchuan hung up the phone. His words were meant for Jiang Qinian. He grabbed his coat from the sofa, hurriedly put on his shoes, and headed out. Jiang Qinian barely reacted.
No...what are you in such a hurry about?
Jiang Qinian was completely confused. He shook his head and continued to chat with Liu Yue about MOC.
The next morning, Jiang Qinian received a message from You Jingchuan.
[I may have offended someone. Someone is plotting against me behind my back. A big project I invested in has gone wrong.]
[The bank will probably block my loan, and my cash flow could be very dangerous. Can you spare some money to support me?]
[Do you know Xinyue's real name? Where is she from? What's her background? This matter can't be related to her, right?]
Jiang Qinian: ???
They are all in Chinese, how could he not understand them when put together?
He didn't think about the twists and turns for the time being and responded to the most crucial one first, asking You Jingchuan how much money he needed.
You Jingchuan: [Maybe more than a dozen]
Jiang Qinian: [What unit is it?]
You Jingchuan: [100 million RMB]
Jiang Qinian: […Get lost. At most, if you go bankrupt, I’ll take you in and not let you sleep on the street.]
You Jingchuan: [I've decided to sell my house in Deep Bay Sky City. It's one of six three-story sky villas with helicopter parking. Want to buy it? 1.5 billion, immediate transfer.]
Jiang Qinian: [You're talking in your sleep. Who can immediately give you over a billion in cash? It's hard to even give you one zero.]
He knew that You Jingchuan had spent no less than this amount on this house in the past few years, and 1.5 billion was not an exorbitant amount. However, since the mansion was in a hurry to be sold, how could the price not plummet?
What’s even more frightening is that even if he is willing to give a discount... there may not be anyone willing to take it over.
It is not uncommon to have assets worth tens of billions, but it is not easy to find people who can come up with tens of billions in cash in Shenzhen. It also depends on their current financial situation and whether they need the house.
Jiang Qinian sighed. He had long ago told you that the project was a slump, but You Jingchuan simply refused to believe him, insisting it was high risk, high reward. Now, with no reward in sight, the risk was already here.
As for You Jingchuan's suspicion that Crescent was responsible, Jiang Qinian felt that he was simply overthinking it and was desperately trying anything he could find.
It had only been a few days since he had offended her. If he wanted to tamper with a project like this, he would definitely have to lay the groundwork in advance. He still suggested that he check more on the people around him.
You Jingchuan was having a headache over there, while Liu Yue took Sang Yu on a flight to Chengdu.
Let’s go on a spontaneous trip!
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