Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Spending Money Day 47
On the way home, Liu Yue checked the system page in the back seat.
As usual, she refreshed the taskbar, and there was still only the daily task progress on it. Today's was still 0/10000, and she hadn't started spending money yet.
Although she just came back from Yunnan, Liu Yue is already looking forward to the next mission of finding fragments.
The place where the fragments appeared is equivalent to the blind box travel destination she opened. If you collect enough points, you can exchange them for 10 billion. There is no happier thing in the world than this!
Liu Yue spent eight days in Yunnan and earned a total of 5.059 million yuan in cashback. Although the sky-blue material she obtained was worth five million yuan, Liu Yue planned to wear it herself, and since the system forbade her from selling it, it didn't count as income.
How much does she have in her savings now? Hey, that's a lot, a billion and then a million.
Because she had a stable cashback channel to earn income, Liu Yue nodded calmly when she received the dinner invitation from Van Cleef & Arpels.
It would be best if she could spend the system's money that day, but it didn't matter if she couldn't. After all, her savings weren't just sitting in the bank; she could just spend them when she wanted.
The dinner was scheduled for February 28th. According to Sang Yu, Van Cleef & Arpels hadn't originally planned to invite any celebrities to the Gaozhu dinner. But because she specifically requested Qiao Yi, the brand changed its plans and invited many more people.
Liu Yue didn't care about this, and instead thought it was a good thing. She was a bit curious about the entertainment industry. She had even gone to a shopping mall near her school to watch an event that invited celebrities.
Unfortunately, there were too many college students who loved to join in the fun, and the scene was surrounded by three layers of people. Liu Yue could only see the wall of people in front of her and listen to them shouting the stars' names. She stood on tiptoe to watch for a long time, but she didn't even see the stars' hair.
——Later she found out that when she went there, the star hadn’t arrived yet!
If Van Cleef & Arpels invites someone, they must be all popular stars. Although Liu Yue doesn’t know the specific list yet, she is very much looking forward to it.
Liu Yue played games in the entertainment room for a while, and when she walked out of the room, she thought of her express delivery.
Perfect, let’s open the blind box now!
She bought a lot of miscellaneous things some time ago, and Liu Yue really couldn't remember what she bought.
Let’s open the first one first, it’s the jellycat plush toy!
There was only one of these fun peanuts. It seemed like she had added it to her shopping cart one day when she had only about a hundred yuan left after spending all her money.
The next one is... um, a fully automatic vegetable cutter.
With Aunt Zhang around, Liu Yue didn't have to go into the kitchen at all. The reason she bought this was simply for fun - when she was browsing Taobao, she was attracted by a video of this thing cutting potatoes in various ways.
It can shred, slice, dice, and cut into strips, and it's fully automatic! When Liu Yue bought it, she didn't think of it as a tool, but as a toy.
Well, I’ll find some potatoes to try later, and ask Aunt Zhang to cook the cut potatoes into dishes. Potatoes are delicious no matter how you cook them!
Let her see what else she bought… What is this little broom used for?
A broom of this size cannot be used as a tool, only as a toy. Liu Yue looked at it for a long time and entered keywords on Taobao before she remembered that this was a keyboard cleaning brush made in the shape of a broom.
Liu Yue opened another new express delivery. When she took a first look, she saw four biscuit boxes, but the packaging was different from what she remembered.
After opening it...it turned out to be a small notebook made in the style of chocolate and biscuits, and it really smelled like chocolate.
She probably bought it because she thought it was interesting and forgot about it after buying it. Although these beautiful pieces of junk are not very practical, she was very happy when she bought them, and now she is very happy to open the blind box, so it is worth it.
Liu Yue unpacked several more cases—she actually bought a ton of cases for her phone, tablet, and headphones. There were so many designs, she doubted she'd be able to use them all by next year.
She put a cover on her tablet with the words "Imperial Edict Arrived" and on her phone there were four big words: "Academic Garbage".
If she had gotten this phone case earlier, it would have been more suitable for her use... But it must be said that before she graduated, this phone case was very consistent with her state of idling away her time.
She also took out her sunglasses. She had thought of them on the helicopter that day, and after returning, she ordered several pairs online.
Liu Yue's initial purchase was for black sunglasses, but upon receiving them, she was captivated by the Tiffany's gradient blue. She set the other pairs aside until the nanny came to put them away, and then kept her favorite pair close at hand, ready to be placed on the nightstand.
Only after opening the package herself did Liu Yue realize how much she had bought. Fortunately, she had moved out, otherwise her dormitory would have been too full.
By the way, there is also a big box here... Sang Yu put a note on it, it is a gift from You Jingchuan to her.
Hmm? Let her open it and see what it is.
There was also a very thin document bag for delivery on top of the big cardboard box. Liu Yue cut it open with a knife and saw the Mickey Mouse logo on the brown envelope.
Something related to Disney? Liu Yue remembered that she seemed to have told You Jingchuan during their chat that she wanted to go to Disneyland in Shanghai.
In fact, she wants to go to all the interesting places around the world, but she is a bit lazy and feels most comfortable staying at home.
Liu Yue opened the envelope and found a "membership certificate" inside.
The certificate was simple, commemorating her official admission to the Thirty-Three Club. Her name was in the middle, and President Shangdi's signature was below.
What is this club used for?
Liu Yue checked online and found that the 33 Club was probably a more advanced membership card, which included skip-the-line entry, fast passes for multiple projects, and exclusive seating for watching fireworks and floats.
I see. That sounds pretty good.
She continued unpacking, and after opening the box, she saw a black and gold hat with Mickey Mouse ears. There was a 33 logo on the front and her English name on the back.
There is also an envelope in the box, which is an exclusive parking pass for Club 33 members, and the parking location is in Disneytown.
Then she opened a black box, which contained her membership card and her WeChat avatar, which was also her selfie.
Liu Yue thought, if she had known that You Jingchuan was going to use this for her, she would have carefully selected a photo and sent it to him.
Why did he just save her WeChat profile picture directly? The picture quality is a bit blurry.
Inside the box was a cloth bag with the 33 logo printed on it, and a red gift box containing a notebook and pencil. Fortunately, Liu Yue dug around in the box out of habit, or she would have forgotten the Mickey Mouse badge.
In general, Disney has quite a lot of membership gifts, and the sense of ceremony is very well grasped.
Sang Yu happened to be here, so Liu Yue gave her the membership card to put away. If she were to find a place to put it herself, she would forget where she put it in two days.
Sang Yu glanced at the membership card and said, "You Jingchuan really put in the effort this time. I see this courier was sent yesterday. They must have completed the membership procedures for you right after they started working."
Judging from her tone, it seems that this membership card is very rare?
Liu Yue scratched her head: "Can't this be bought with money? I see a lot of them are being sold on Xiaohongshu."
Sang Yu explained to her, "No, it's not that easy to get a spot in the 33 Club. Although theoretically everyone can apply, the number of spots is very limited, and many people wait for a long time and may not even get a spot."
"Because the benefits of the 33 Club can be shared with others, the transactions you see are all from travel agencies and other institutions selling these services, and there are also many scammers who take advantage of the situation."
Liu Yue understood that what others spent thousands of dollars to buy was "services that enjoy the treatment of Club 33", but what You Jingchuan gave her was a membership of Club 33.
What she found online were services sold by travel agencies, but in fact, the benefits of Club 33 go beyond that.
For example, she can also dine in the member-only restaurant in the park, enjoy two free exclusive guided tours a year, buy member-only peripherals, and Disney will also invite her to participate in special member events.
Liu Yue suddenly understood, and she said, if it was just a benefit like the Fast Pass, Disney would not send her such a big gift package and make it so formal.
This membership card reminded her of her desire to go to Disneyland, and she even asked the system, "Can the next fragment appear at a random location like Disneyland?"
System: "Did the host misunderstand the word 'random'?"
Okay, if you can’t do it, then you can’t do it.
But even if there were no fragments, she would really like to go to Shanghai, or the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai area.
Oh, no, it has been renamed now. It is now Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
She wanted to go to Disneyland, buy some Song brocade, and try the famous West Lake vinegar fish.
Liu Yue wanted to eat this dish not because she thought it was delicious, but because she wanted to try it and see how bad it could taste.
In the past, she would say, “Why go there when you know the food is bad?” It’s a waste of money and time.
But now it's different. How can satisfying curiosity not be considered a positive emotional value? As long as she wants to, she can do it.
Liu Yue wrote this down in her memo, planning to go there after she finished her driving test or when she really triggered the fragment location.
"Starting tomorrow, you can help me schedule a driving lesson for the second part." She told Sang Yu, "I need to learn to drive and take the test as soon as possible."
Sang Yu responded with a yes. It seemed that the two new cars had inspired Liu Yue's enthusiasm for learning to drive.
As for learning to fly helicopters, she seemed to have forgotten about it. Bringing it up now would put pressure on her. I'd have to wait and see when she'd remember it.
She said, "According to the notification in the group, we have to return to school this Sunday. However, we don't have classes in our senior year, and the counselors won't force us to stay in the dormitory. Is there anything you need to take care of when you return to school?"
Hmm... Liu Yue thought about it and thought, shouldn't there be any?
She has finished her thesis, and the next time she returns to school will probably be for the defense, or to take graduation photos and receive her degree certificate.
Thinking of this, Liu Yue was stunned for a moment.
She had imagined grand graduation and farewell scenes in her mind. She had never expected that the day she would leave school would be so early, and she didn't even realize it at the time.
She felt melancholy for a while, but quickly recovered.
After all, she has lived in Shenzhen since she was a child and did not leave even when she went to college. Shenzhen University is a place she can return to at any time, so there is really no need to be sad.
After returning from the trip, Liu Yue spent most of her time and energy on learning to drive.
With the determination to pass it once and for all, she spent every day in the training ground, preparing as hard as she would for the college entrance examination.
Although Liu Yue is usually lazy, she will still give her all to what she decides to do.
After all, the sooner you finish the driving test, the easier it will be. If you have to drag it out and do it over and over again, that would be torture.
The prizes she won these days were all worth 10,000 yuan. Liu Yue remembered her jade fish farming plan, bought a particularly large bottom filter tank, and set up an ecological landscaping.
Liu Yue has already invested tens of thousands of yuan in the fish tank even though she hasn't bought any ornamental fish yet. It seems that raising fish is also a hobby that can cost money in the long run.
She lamented in the roommate group that Lin Feiran still treated her as a sea king, but she was really raising fish!
Liu Yue: [How do you feel about Xinjiang?]
She had previously given the travel quota that the Bank of China had invited her to give to her roommate. Not long after the Chinese New Year, Lin Feiran and Ke Yan set off.
Lin Feiran said that everything was going well.
She also told Liu Yue in private chat that Ke Yan seemed to have fallen in love with a young and handsome businessman in the group. The two had just met not long ago, but they felt like they were old friends at first sight.
According to Lin Feiran's observation, this man is quite reliable and much better than her ex-boyfriend.
Liu Yue: […Actually, it’s hard to find a man worse than him.]
She didn't approve of men comparing themselves to others, but if this trip could really help Ke Yan divert her attention and start a new life, then she would have done a good thing.
After lunch, Liu Yue went to lie on the bed.
She didn't go to the driving school in the afternoon. You Jingchuan asked her yesterday if she had time and took her to see the safe house and the vault today.
Liu Yue made an appointment with him at two o'clock this afternoon, and she will bring Zhang Cheng and Ren Zhen with her.
She browsed her phone boredly for a while, thinking about how to spend the one million she won today.
It's a small amount, but not that small either. After transferring 100,000 yuan into my daily purse, I still have 900,000 yuan left.
Alas, she can’t buy big things, and she spends too much on small things... Big data, push some things worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to her, she wants to spend money.
Liu Yue browsed her phone for a while, liked a cute pet video, watched it twice more, and then when she scrolled again, all she saw were cats and dogs.
Even if you change the platform, it is still a pet channel.
"What is this? A Bengal cat. Really cute."
Liu Yue's impression of pet cats is concentrated on calico cats, ragdoll cats and orange cats, and of course the most common tabby cats, and Garfield cats that appear in cartoons.
She hadn't heard much about the Bengal cat, and hadn't seen it much online. But its name fits its appearance perfectly: it's the size of a cat, but its form is more like a leopard.
Liu Yue was watching a video of a leopard cat jumping swiftly on a cat climbing frame. The blogger had made pet-friendly designs at home, and the entire wall was a play space for the cat.
The ocelot leaped around the area with such agility that Liu Yue could barely keep up with its speed. Honestly, cats always struck her as quiet and inactive; this was the first time she'd seen such an athletic cat.
What a cute cat, I want to keep one.
Liu Yue had just come up with this thought when the terrifying big data immediately sent her a message that a cattery was looking for an owner for a three-month-old Bengal cat.
Liu Yue instantly perked up. What was this? This was destiny's guidance. She and this kitten were destined to be together!
The kitten on the cover is a golden leopard, a cat that perfectly fits her aesthetic. Its eyes are large and round, and the look in them is not like that of a pet cat, but more like that of a predator in nature, full of wild charm.
She fell in love with the leopard cat at first sight after just one look at the cover. After clicking on the details and scrolling through more pictures, she liked it more and more.
——No more words, she must take it down!
Liu Yue immediately sent a private message to the cattery account, expressing her desire to buy it.
The cattery responded quickly, saying that the leopard cat had received all its vaccinations, had been sterilized, and had received socialization training at the cattery and could be picked up at any time.
In fact, it had been booked by an overseas buyer before, but it returned to the market due to the original buyer's job change.
As for the selling price, the cattery offered 300,000.
Liu Yue was a little shocked. It wasn't that she couldn't afford it, but she didn't expect it to be so high.
She tried to bargain, and the cattery sent her the cat's pedigree certificate. Its parents, and both its parents' parents, were Bengal cats that had won awards in international competitions. These professionally bred cats have stable personalities, good health, and are more suitable for human companionship.
Let’s talk about it - its ears are small and round, with a wide base, which is a very perfect ear shape among Bengal cats; it has a slender body, a stretched nose bridge, full lips, a sweet face, cool eyes, and its fur pattern is very beautifully distributed.
Kittens like this are hard to come by anywhere in the world. Liu Yue was lucky; the buyers in front of her had already ordered other cats, had a tight budget, or preferred a different color.
Pixia also bluntly told her that this cat was considered top-tier in their cattery, and even they themselves could not promise to breed a similar one. If the cattery was willing to lower the price, they would give priority to customers who paid the waiting deposit and would not advertise it publicly.
Did they even have a queue? Liu Yue hadn't expected there to be so many steps involved in buying a cat.
She looked up the information of this cattery on the Internet. If she hadn't checked, she wouldn't have known that it is quite famous internationally, and all the awards the cats bred there have won are real. No wonder they dare to offer such a price.
After confirming that the cattery was indeed reliable, Liu Yue no longer hesitated and immediately signed an electronic contract with them.
After paying, she excitedly ran to Sang Yu and said, "I'm going to have an ocelot soon!"
Sang Yu's pupils constricted: "What cat?"
"Ocelot!" Liu Yue excitedly showed her the electronic contract page, "I bought an octopus!"
Sang Yu quickly glanced at the contract before breathing a sigh of relief.
"This is a Bengal cat," she told Liu Yue. "Bengal cats and leopard cats are two different cats. The leopard cat is a Class II national protected species and private breeding and trading is prohibited."
She was scared to death. She thought Liu Yue had suddenly become willful and wanted to soar to the edge of breaking the law.
So, Liu Yue said that she understood. Bengal cat cannot be abbreviated as such.
The cattery received the full payment and said they would arrange transportation for Liu Yue as soon as possible, and asked her if she was ready to pick up the cat.
Liu Yue looked at Sang Yu and asked, "What preparations should I make to pick up the cat? Should I buy cat food and a cat bed?"
This is her first time raising a cat and she has no experience at all!
Sang Yu calmed her excitement and asked her to give her contact information to the cattery. She would then negotiate the details with them. Meanwhile, she would make a shopping list and prepare all the supplies needed to take the cat home.
She currently works in the cloakroom of the Lego room. She also has a cloakroom in the entertainment room that is restricted and can be temporarily converted into a cat room. Once she moves to a new home, she will set aside a dedicated area for her Bengal cats.
For example, the museum on the third floor is too large, so it is very suitable to cut out a part of it to use as a space for Bengal cats to play. After all, this kind of cat is very energetic, and if it does not get enough exercise, it will destroy the house everywhere.
Liu Yue was shocked again. The Bengal cat she liked turned out to be the Husky among cats!
However, thinking of the word "leopard" in its name, this matter became very reasonable. Liu Yue not only did not find it troublesome, but liked it more.
Cats love exercise, cats are good!
With Sang Yu as a reliable assistant, Liu Yue can be at ease and become a hands-off boss again.
She also specifically reminded Sang Yu: "I just heard them say that cats seem to be shipped as pet consignments. I'm not very reassured. You should charter a plane for the kitten. I'm worried that the consignor won't be careful and the kitten will get suffocated in there."
Liu Yue remembers that pet shipping has been the subject of several negative news stories. Since she has money, she wants to give her furry friends the best.
Sang Yu nodded and reminded Liu Yue that it was almost time for her and You Jingchuan to meet, so she could get ready to leave.
Liu Yue went to see the house, and Sang Yu was communicating with the cattery while thinking in his mind.
Simply preparing supplies isn't enough. Once the Bengal cat arrives home, who will take care of its diet and health? Is it necessary to hire a pet sitter? Cats shed, so the frequency of house cleaning will inevitably increase, which will require adjustments to the sitter's duties...
She has to consider all these things carefully so that Liu Yue can enjoy the purer happiness of raising a pet.
On the other side, Liu Yue was immersed in the joy of having a cat. She not only shared the news with Ren Zhen and Zhang Cheng, but also told You Jingchuan when she met him.
She also thanked You Jingchuan by the way, as she really liked the 33 Club membership card he gave her.
You Jingchuan didn't take credit for it: "Although I chose the gift, Qi Nian was a big help in getting it done for you so quickly."
Really? Liu Yue said, "I told you, you don't look that reliable."
If it was Jiang Qinian, this matter would seem more reasonable.
You Jingchuan:......
Who says he's unreliable? It's because Shanghai is too far away, and Jiang Qinian's grandfather's family is more influential there! If Disney were in Shenzhen, he could be just as efficient.
The two exchanged a few words, and You Jingchuan took her to the second floor first.
Because they were going to look at the safe first, Ren Zhen and Zhang Cheng stayed on the first floor. Liu Yue originally thought You Jingchuan would take her to some secret room, but unexpectedly he stopped in front of the sauna room.
Liu Yue looked around and asked, "Did you hide the vault door in the sauna room, or in a nearby wall panel?"
"Neither. Use your imagination."
You Jingchuan took the remote control from his pocket and flipped the switch. Liu Yue heard the sound of the mechanism starting up, but the wall in front of her did not change at all.
She turned around and found that the source of the sound was the pillar behind her!
Because this is the spa area, the exterior of this pillar is a retro slate design, which fits the decoration style of the entire area very well. Every time Liu Yue passed by it, she had no idea that there would be anything inside.
But now - a lot of grids popped out of the stone pillar. Liu Yue observed carefully and found that the shapes, sizes and positions of these grids were all irregular. You Jingchuan handed her the remote control and taught her how to open each grid and how to control the lifting and lowering.
This tutorial was too complicated. Liu Yue couldn’t remember it all at once, so she recorded a video.
Liu Yue was still in shock: "I thought the vault was really a secret room."
"Well, I just want others to think so."
You Jingchuan said: "I did set up a safe in the sauna. This one is for the unexpected, and the other one requires facial and fingerprint verification, as well as a password. It's up to you to decide where to put the truly important things."
Liu Yue wanted to say that she didn't feel like she had anything particularly that needed to be kept secret... As for valuables, there was a huge safe in the master bedroom.
However, since the safe has been designed, she would not think of dismantling it. It is better to be prepared.
After looking at the safe, Liu Yue called her two bodyguards to go up to the third floor to visit the safe house.
The safe house was also designed to be concealed, with the entrance right in the study. Liu Yue imagined a "safe house" to be very secretive, a place where no one could find her once she hid inside, but in reality, the function of a safe house was more inclined towards isolation and defense.
You Jingchuan explained, "After removing the fake door, this alloy door requires entering an electronic and mechanical password, as well as fingerprint verification. The wall panels inside, as well as this door, are fireproof, theft-proof, explosion-proof, and cut-proof."
"I used only high-quality materials when building this safe house. It's extremely resistant to pressure, and in extreme cases, it can buy you over thirty minutes of damage prevention time. In the event of a fire, the panels are burn-resistant, and it has an airtight barrier function, a gas filtration and ventilation system, and a fire resistance limit of over two hours."
"By the way, there's an entrance to the rooftop helipad. You can take a helicopter—as long as you know how to fly."
Liu Yue: "I'll start learning after I get my driver's license!"
Moreover, her two bodyguards could drive, and Ren Zhen also had a pilot's license, which was beyond her expectations. Why did she feel like she knew everything?
She followed him in and found a different world inside.
There are a lot of emergency supplies stored on the shelves, including gas masks, foam fire extinguishers, oxygen cylinders, medical first aid medicines and equipment, drinking water and various canned goods...
There were even two safes in the safe house. Liu Yue also saw a bed and a table, books and pens, and even a shower room.
Well...it seems that rich people will not lower their quality of life when they take refuge.
You Jingchuan was very satisfied with his design, and Liu Yue also felt that it was fully functional and had nothing missing.
Zhang Cheng said: "There should be an escape hatch. In the event of a fire or other emergency, if the helicopter is not parked on the roof, it can be lowered to the ground using the descent device."
You Jingchuan: "...I considered this when I was designing it, but it's a very difficult action to pull off. If you don't do it right, it can be very dangerous at high altitudes. It's better to stay in a safe house and wait for rescue."
"It's okay." Zhang Cheng said calmly, "I can get her to a safe landing."
Ren Zhen also said that this is a piece of cake. Slowly descending from a high altitude is something that can be done with hands and feet, right?
After hearing what they said, Liu Yue included this in her house renovation plan.
“You really should have designed one,” she said. “Now I have to go out of my way to change it. Ugh.”
You Jingchuan:......
Who knew your bodyguard was so powerful? Did this guy actually hire two special forces soldiers to be by his side?
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