The elevator reached the 20th floor and Xia Yu arrived in front of the new house. The door also had a fingerprint lock, and it opened with just one press.
Speaking of it, the Jingrui Shang Binjiang building has only twenty-one floors in total. The top floor is a duplex, which is not the traditional duplex with one residential floor and one rooftop floor. The residential area alone has two floors.
Although he is quite wealthy, Xia Yu still chooses the manor. A river view apartment only provides a place to stay in the city. There is no need to choose a duplex, which is usually chosen by nouveau riche.
Without changing his shoes, Xia Yu tapped twice on the wall and turned on all the lighting systems in the new house, making it as bright as day in an instant.
Compared with the previous fine decoration, the style after the renovation is less magnificent and more youthful and energetic.
Xia Yu likes it, and I believe the seniors should like it too.
The only problem is that the area of 212 square meters is a bit cramped, and Xia Yu definitely doesn't want to live there permanently.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It is difficult to go back to a small house after living in a big house, unless you have special feelings for it, like the one in his hometown.
Walking directly inside, the corridor leading from the living room to several rooms is very wide, even a bit wasteful.
Many people like to make the corridors smaller and the rooms bigger, but Xia Yu prefers spacious corridors because it looks more grand.
If you think it’s a waste, you can make use of the space in the corridor, such as hanging oil paintings or placing antiques. Of course, the style must match the decoration.
The three old oil paintings chosen by Xia Yu are quite compatible. They are all landscapes, achieving a clever balance between the new and the old, adding an artistic atmosphere to the house, which can be said to be the finishing touch.
What is this called? This is called taste.
Xia Yu believes that he has not yet reached the standard of a super-rich person, but he is definitely not the kind of nouveau riche who spends money like water but does not know how to make money.
Take this trip to Europe for example. He looked like a nouveau riche as he kept buying things all the way, but every penny he spent was worth it. He simply exchanged the money in his account for tangible assets, and they were all high-quality assets that appreciated in value the longer they were held.
In addition, true car fun does not mean that you have a good car in the eyes of others and can pick up girls everywhere.
You have to understand car culture and the stories behind the brands. This is what a true car enthusiast does. Otherwise, no matter how good the car is, it will become an XX tool in your hands.
After turning off the lights and closing the door, Xia Yu went downstairs to go back, but when he came out of the elevator on the first floor, he saw an acquaintance.
"Sister Gu?"
It was Gu Jia, whom he had met last time, and a middle-aged woman who was about forty years old and looked very noble who walked into the lobby.
"Boss Xia?"
Gu Jia also recognized Xia Yu.
"It's me. Did you just get back?"
Xia Yu greeted.
"Well, this is Mrs. Wang, and this is Boss Xia."
Gu Jia introduced the two of them.
"Hello, Mrs. Wang."
Xia Yu originally wanted to call her Sister Wang, but Mrs. Wang was old enough to be his mother, so it would be better not to force himself.
"Hello, Boss Xia looks so young!"
After shaking hands with Xia Yu, Mrs. Wang looked at him and said.
I can't tell what brand the clothes are, they must be custom-made. She looks like a child from a wealthy family, but she seems a little young.
Rich people nowadays are all very shrewd. They can tell the quality of the other person after just a few glances and a little testing.
"Mrs. Wang is really good at judging people. I haven't even graduated from college yet, but I'm already running a small business."
Xia Yu replied.
He was also looking at Mrs. Wang. Her bag was a shiny purple crocodile leather Kelly model from Hermès, with a market value of around 360,000 yuan; her watch was a Breguet Queen of Naples, which cost more than 260,000 yuan. Judging from the design of her clothes, they should also be new Hermès spring and summer models.
Adding the necklace and shoes, this outfit would probably cost at least one million. No wonder I felt so noble just now.
Xia Yu didn't know much about these things, but he had used the luxury goods identification buff before and learned some of the essentials. He could now tell the difference between ordinary luxury goods.
In general, this combination has a nouveau riche feel!
Things are not necessarily better the more expensive they are. Just like Xia Yu’s watch cabinet, there are watches ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of watches. He only picks the most suitable ones to wear.
For daily leisure, he chooses Lange; for exercise and fitness, he wears Omega Seamaster series; when attending important events, he chooses among several Patek Philippe watches.
The same goes for clothes, which should be appropriate and fit well.
"Oh, then he's a few years older than my son. He's a senior in high school this year and will be an adult next month."
Fortunately, I didn’t call her sister. This sister is really from his mother’s generation.
Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Boss Xia also lives in Jingrui?"
Mrs. Wang continued to inquire.
"No, I live in Arc de Triomphe. I just invested in a house here."
"Oh, so we're neighbors. I live on the 21st floor, and it's dinner time now. If you're not busy, Boss Xia, you and Xiao Gu can come to my house for dinner."
After hearing what Xia Yu said, Mrs. Wang's attitude instantly became enthusiastic, and she insisted on taking Xia Yu home for dinner.
In fact, the housing prices in Arc de Triomphe are more expensive than those in Jingrui, and Xia Yu also owns a house in each, so one can imagine his family background. Of course, she has to seize the opportunity to make friends with him.
As New Money in Shanghai's upper class, Mrs. Wang's family lacks foundation. They are just like the nouveau riche in Zhu Erri's short video series. They seem to have integrated into the circle of successful people, but in fact they are out of tune.
Where is Gu Jia?
It was even more difficult for her because she didn't have enough money.
Xia Yu was not quite sure about this, but he was eventually dragged to the 21st floor by Mrs. Wang.
I have to say that the three-story duplex is quite large, especially the second floor with a loft, and there are also many antique collections. But when Xia Yu saw a large oil painting, he was dumbfounded.
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