Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 596: Chapter 389: The Joy of Consumption

January has passed, and February’s chill lingers.

Chen Pingsheng’s family chose to celebrate Chinese New Year in Xiangjiang where many relatives have gathered.

His sister Chen Qi and eldest sister Chen Yao, along with their families, have all come to Xiangjiang.

Xiangjiang is lively, and fortunately, his multi-billion-dollar mansion at the mountain peak is extraordinarily spacious.

This year, they simply invited everyone from the Old Chen Family to spend the New Year in Xiangjiang.

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The two daughters of his eldest sister, Xiao Ya and Xiao Le, one in high school and the other in junior high, both have excellent grades.

Clearly inheriting his academic genes, it’s no wonder the nieces are like their uncle.

Chen An’an has also returned home from the foreigner’s restaurant; with so many relatives visiting, she couldn’t continue working as a waitress.

After the hustle and bustle of the New Year, she can always go back whenever she wants.

Celebrating the New Year in Xiangjiang is different from back home—setting off fireworks and firecrackers on the mountain top is definitely not allowed, instantly diminishing half of the festive atmosphere.

However, being an international metropolis has its perks, such as convenient shopping—something that children and women both enjoy.

Chen Pingsheng offered to host and take them shopping.

It seems like it’s been a while since he wandered through the malls himself, usually relying on his wife for purchases.

But this time it’s different; his nieces are here and New Year is around the corner, how could he not show up to foot the bill?

The advantages of being wealthy are quite apparent, especially at the end of the year when you’re particularly popular with the kids.

Unlike the spoiled brat in his family, his eldest sister’s two daughters are much more cautious with spending—they’re quite sensible.

“Dad, when will our family buy a big shopping mall?”

This little one always thinks big.

She’s the youngest and shortest, and her presence with those oversized glasses leading the way is unmatched.

“So, not satisfied with just shopping, you now want to buy the whole street, huh?”

“It’s not that, I was just thinking, if we had our own shopping mall, then we wouldn’t have to spend money going out, right?”

What kind of nonsense is this?

Not a single word from Er Ya’s mouth should be taken seriously.

“Pick whatever you like today, your uncle will cover it.”

Chen Pingsheng let Xiao Ya and Xiao Le pick whatever they fancied, while he went with his wife to choose gifts.

Reflecting on it, they had been married for twelve years now.

Harbour City has all the top luxury brands, with Patek Philippe and Richard Mille boutiques right here.

The sales associates, clad uniformly in white shirts and black suits, were impeccably dressed, donning white gloves to handle the watches with extreme care.

Chen Pingsheng’s most expensive watch is the Patek Philippe 5002G in white gold.

Casual yet professional when worn, it subtly showcases one’s elegance when glimpsed.

And this watch was bought for him by the spoiled brat.

“Hey, this watch would really suit my mom.”

Chen An’an has a good eye; indeed, the Patek Philippe with the pink dial seemed to be very fitting for her mother.

Yet, the zeros in the price tag were also quite abundant.

“Let’s try it on.”

If it weren’t for being a senior member of Patek Philippe, the sales associates would never casually offer such a distinguished timepiece for trial.

When Song Yanxi tried it on, it looked really nice.

Certainly better-looking than the Jaeger she had on her wrist.

Thirty million, not too expensive—like it, just buy it.

Now that’s the spending power of the uncle’s family.

Xiao Ya and Xiao Le, following behind, had their eyes wide-open.

In fact, their own family’s financial conditions have been improving over the years, with Chen Yao’s help,

She has opened several big supermarkets in his established schools, owning the premises and saving on rent.

Earning three or four million a year easily is a most comfortable life for the middle class.

Without any need to partake in social courtesies yet enjoying such income, what more could one ask for! @@novelbin@@

“Elder sister, how about you each pick one too?”

While Patek Philippe watches are esteemed, to him, it’s really nothing.

Gifting one each as the New Year approaches is nothing but a trifle—yet the two nieces were hesitant to choose.

It was Chen An’an who told them Patek Philippe wasn’t quite suitable for their age.

Compared to that, the trendy Richard Mille is more fitting for their generation.

What are these brands, the entry tickets for billionaires; any kid wearing a Richard Mille probably has a family with assets worth several hundred million.

Liu Fen dragged Peng Ying to pick one too, barely waiting for the son-in-law to come out and pay for them, she might as well select something pricier.

Her daughter didn’t even blink buying a 30 million watch, so her, being the mother, shouldn’t have an issue getting one for 3 million as a gesture!

Liu Fen’s taste isn’t great; she only goes for gold with diamonds.

She selected for herself an eye-blinding 18k rose gold piece set with 518 diamonds, weighing a total of 2.52 carats from the elegance series.

In the eyes of Chen An’an, this watch is just so tacky.

But Liu Fen herself liked it very much, especially the price.

3.2 million, oh, she is definitely going to show off among those old sisters.

The price of the one Peng Ying also bought was similarly over 3 million.

A swipe of the card and casually there goes forty to fifty million.

Chen An’an also took her cousins, Xiao Le and Xiao Ya, to buy one Richard Mille each.

Totaling over 5 million.

She did it effortlessly, while her two cousins clearly felt a bit awkward with their hands.

They’re afraid to lift it because it might get sun-damaged, and afraid to put it down lest they damage that precious watch.

This isn’t like wearing accessories; it feels like wearing an ancestor.

Watches were the most expensive purchases of this trip; mainly because their family’s consumption awareness had already developed.

If it’s not a top-tier brand, they wouldn’t even bother looking, and the same applies when giving gifts.

As for clothes, that’s a different story – women shopping can go on forever.

After accompanying them for over an hour, Chen Pingsheng just couldn’t do it anymore.

He found a place to sit and have a cup of Antler Coffee to rest.

“Dad, do you think most of these luxury goods are just a tax on stupidity?”

Chen An’an bought a pair of very unique shoes, nicknamed ‘beggar shoes.’

This sort of shoe is quite common at construction sites, but place them in Harbour City with a big brand logo, guess the price?

Over fifty thousand.

Luxury brands really never scam the poor.

Even Chen An’an felt like she was paying a tax on stupidity.

“Luxury goods have always sold a flaunting psychology and Logo, the stupidity tax indeed makes a big part of it.”

“Then why do we still buy so much?”

“You got me there, didn’t you pick them yourself?”

Chen Pingsheng pondered for a moment, “With your current spending power, considering these shoes worth over fifty thousand as luxury goods… in Magic City, there are plenty of women making ten thousand a month who spend several months’ salary to buy them.”

“I think those women are pretty silly.”

Chen An’an rocked her feet and said, and of course, she was qualified to say so.

Shoes worth over fifty thousand are not considered luxury for her, only for those women who squeeze a few months’ salary to buy them, seeing it as flaunting capital.

They don’t realize how shallow that act is in front of people who can truly afford these things.

“Your mom is still shopping, she really loves it!”

“That’s her hobby, didn’t you see how happy the little-legged Er Piya is running around?”

The spoiled brat is usually too lazy, but she can walk miles in a big mall.

She wants to scout everywhere, simply can’t stop.

By the time they left, Song Yanxi was holding a Hermes rose gold Kelly bag in her hand, priced at 15 million.

Only 12 in the whole world.

Made of material similar to crocodile skin and solid rose gold, the bag is also set with 1160 diamonds.

To others, this might be wasteful and flashy, but for them, it’s nothing.

Just their routine annual expenses.

Even Er Piya had luxury goods hanging all over her neck, truly a wonder.

She stops only when there’s no more space to hang anything.

When they saw a Pagani R outside, the spoiled brat said it looked pretty nice.

Chen Pingsheng just bought two, meaning nothing special, just purely thinking they were a bit cool.

Buying supercars in Xiangjiang is indeed a bit of a joy.

After all, unlike the Mainland where speed is limited to 120 everywhere.

Even if you own the three top supercars, the joy of driving a sports car is gone with a 120 speed limit.

The family finished their shopping spree at Harbour City, got into the car to go home, carrying big and small bags of purchases.

Fortunately, they had enough cars to carry them, recklessly stuffed to the brim.