Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 427 - 426: Climbing the Ranks

Su Mu, of course, did not know that he had inadvertently done a good deed.

He had rescued a young man from a materialistic woman.

It should be noted that Su Mu had not even bothered to pay attention to the other customers in the jewelry store.

"Su Mu, you bought such an expensive jade bracelet, and now my mom is going to nag me for a while,"

Looking at the package that Su Mu was holding, Jiang Xinxuan truly had something to say.

Jiang Xinxuan knew that her mother really just wanted to meet Su Mu.

As for gifts, if it weren’t for Su Mu’s insistence, Jiang Xinxuan and her mother really felt that it wasn’t necessary at all.

It should be known that for Jiang Xinxuan and even the whole Jiang Family, Su Mu himself was the most important.

Also, because Su Mu was the young master of the Su Family conglomerate, Jiang Xinxuan’s mother certainly didn’t want others to think that her family was after the Su Family’s wealth.

Naturally, Bai Mingyun was also extremely careful in how she acted.

Unfortunately, this was merely Bai Mingyun’s own thought.

For Su Mu, meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time without bringing a respectable gift, he truly felt too embarrassed to go.

"What’s there to be afraid of? I chose it, and if your mom wants to nag about it, just let her come nag at me,"

Su Mu spoke with an air of nonchalance.

Anyway, in the end, Xuanxuan’s mother was definitely not going to actually come and nag at Su Mu.

Su Mu just wanted to prevent his girlfriend from worrying too much.

"Easy for you to say. If my mom could really come and nag at you, would she keep reminding me?"

Jiang Xinxuan muttered softly under her breath.

This was purely Jiang Xinxuan’s venting; letting her mom go and complain to Su Mu?

Jiang Xinxuan knew that even if she married Su Mu, her mother would never do something like that.

What’s more, the two of them had only just begun their relationship.

However, regarding the gift Su Mu had bought, Jiang Xinxuan was merely worried about her mother’s nagging.

Deep down, Jiang Xinxuan felt a bit secretly delighted.

It wasn’t that Jiang Xinxuan was greedy for money, but she knew that this was also a sign of how much Su Mu valued her.

If Su Mu didn’t care about her, he could have easily bought something random to get by.

Why bother going out to choose personally, and spend so much money?

"So are we going straight to my house now?"

Jiang Xinxuan felt that since Su Mu had already bought such an expensive gift, there was probably no need to pick anything else.

Checking her watch, although it was still early,

Jiang Xinxuan thought that considering the time spent on the road, arriving at her home wouldn’t be too early.

After all, her parents certainly wanted to have a chat with Su Mu.

It was probably better to have more leeway with the timing.

"This is just the gift for your mother. I can’t favor one and neglect the other; I haven’t picked out a gift for your father yet,"

Su Mu jiggled the gift box in his hand. The jade bracelet worth six hundred and sixty-six thousand seemed weightless in his grip.

He didn’t show any sign of nervousness whatsoever.

It seemed as if Su Mu was carrying a regular toy instead of a jade bracelet worth several million.

Of course, when buying gifts, Su Mu couldn’t just buy for his girlfriend’s mother and ignore her father; that would be quite rude.

"Then let’s go buy some tea leaves. My dad likes to drink tea,"

Jiang Xinxuan felt that Su Mu’s decision to buy such an expensive jade bracelet after she mentioned her mother liked jade was definitely related.

Now, Jiang Xinxuan learned her lesson completely and didn’t suggest anything expensive.

In her mind, tea leaves, no matter how costly, could only amount to tens of thousands at most, but surely it wouldn’t cost millions or directly jump to several millions, right?

"Let’s take a look," he said.

As a young man, tea was definitely not his usual drink of choice.

Su Mu, naturally, had no particular research into tea leaves.

It was the same principle as buying jade bracelets: you get what you pay for, so choosing the expensive ones can’t be wrong.

This was Wanda Plaza, so Su Mu didn’t need to worry about random pricing.

However, it was clear that there was a very large gap between what Su Mu thought and what Xuanxuan had in mind.

Jiang Xinxuan had only prepared to buy some tea leaves, and Su Mu did so as well.

Of course, it was the expensive top-quality early spring Longjing tea.

Two cans of top-quality early spring Longjing tea alone cost a five-digit sum.

But Su Mu did not stop at merely buying two cans of tea leaves.

Su Mu directly took a liking to an entire tea set for brewing in the tea shop.

The price of this tea set was a seven-digit figure, which was many times more than what Jiang Xinxuan had estimated in his mind.

Jiang Xinxuan calculated that Su Mu’s gift this time had cost about ten million.

Jiang Xinxuan felt that this time his mother would do more than scold him for a while.

He guessed that for a very long time to come, his mother would nag him about today’s events.

Compared to Jiang Xinxuan’s slightly furrowed little face, the face of the tea set shop owner was beaming with joy.

In just over ten minutes, he made a sale worth over three million; the shopkeeper felt that it was indeed right for him to have come to the store in person.

Otherwise, he might never have encountered such a generous wealthy customer.

The tea set shop owner had never met anyone who shopped as readily as this person did.

Looking at the extremely handsome young man in front of him, the owner searched his mind for which family’s young master he could be from Huadong City.

Unfortunately, the owner felt that he might know too few wealthy people, as he realized he had never seen this handsome gentleman before.

Not knowing him before was no issue, getting to know him now was not too late.

The tea set shop owner definitely wanted to establish some connection with the handsome customer.

Not for anything else, but judging by the appearance and spending power of the handsome customer, the shop owner knew he was no ordinary rich person.

"What’s your distinguished last name, sir? Please consider these two cans of top-quality early spring Longjing a gift from me, and I hope to become friends with you in the future," the owner expressed with sincere generosity.

The shop owner felt that his sincerity was more than enough.

Two cans of top-quality early spring Longjing tea would cost over thirty thousand.

As a gift for making friends, it was indeed quite impressive.

"Su Mu. There’s no need to gift the tea leaves, let’s just check out together," said Su Mu, stating his full name. It wasn’t to show off anything.

Su Mu simply felt that there was nothing about his name that needed hiding.

Besides, when he used his card later, wouldn’t the tea set shop owner find out anyway?

Of course, Su Mu also knew that even if he told the tea set shop owner his name,

the owner would not know his true identity.

Eighteen years as an ordinary person were not lived in vain.

After reclaiming his true identity, Su Mu hadn’t shown off much, so naturally, there wouldn’t be many who knew of it.

Su Mu wasn’t someone who took advantage of small gratuities; as for the shop owner’s initiative to offer the tea as a gift, Su Mu showed no interest whatsoever.

A gift worth over ten million barely meant anything in Su Mu’s eyes, let alone an issue of a mere thirty thousand yuan.

"Ah?"

The shop owner did not expect his kindness to be so swiftly refused by the handsome customer.

After all, this was real money.

Usually, customers sought to bargain on their own; how could it be that the seller’s initiative to offer a discount was turned down by a customer?

Because it was so unexpected, the tea shop owner hadn’t even noticed that Su Mu had already given his full name.

"Any other questions?"

Su Mu felt that the owner of this tea shop was being somewhat long-winded.

At this time, shouldn’t the shop owner be hurrying to check out the customer or something?

Only after payment is made does a business deal complete, and Su Mu had no idea what the shop owner was thinking, still dawdling here?

"No, there are no problems, just..."

Upon reflecting carefully on what the handsome customer had just said, the tea shop owner finally realized that the handsome man’s last name was Su.

"Mr. Su, consider those two cans of tea leaves a gift from our shop; I know such a trifle wouldn’t catch your eye,"

"But it’s the thought that counts, so please don’t turn it down."

Even though the tea shop owner didn’t know the exact identity of this young Mr. Su,

he was certain Mr. Su’s family was definitely wealthy or noble.

Maybe even both.

With this in mind, the tea shop owner naturally wanted to establish some connection with Su Mu.

Even just becoming somewhat familiar, the tea shop owner felt that his thirty thousand RMB tea leaves were well spent.

In these times, the ticket to high society wasn’t easy to come by.

Of course, these mere two cans of tea leaves couldn’t possibly buy an entry ticket,

they could only serve as a stepping stone for opportunities that might arise in the future.

Su Mu certainly couldn’t have imagined the shop owner had thought that far ahead.

For Su Mu, since he didn’t even like drinking tea, it was unlikely he would visit again.

He had no interest in the discount the shop owner wanted to offer.

But since the owner insisted, Su Mu didn’t want to waste time over two cans of tea.

Su Mu found it somewhat amusing; he had seen customers desperately haggle before but had never encountered an owner who insisted on offering discounts to customers.

Su Mu thought that he had indeed encountered an oddity today.

"You handle it, arrange for the tea set to be delivered to Yulong Lake Villa right away, and I’ll leave you the specific address in a bit,"

"It can be delivered immediately, right?"

Since it was a gift for Xuanxuan’s father, it obviously couldn’t be delivered after Su Mu’s visit.

This was something Su Mu needed to confirm beforehand.

A whole set of tea brewing equipment simply wouldn’t fit in Su Mu’s Ferrari 812.

Moreover, it required assembly by workers, so home delivery was necessary.

"No problem, Mr. Su, I’ll arrange for the delivery right away,"

The shop owner naturally agreed without a second thought.

Not to mention that Mr. Su was someone the shop owner wanted to ingratiate himself with,

even just for the sake of the three-hundred-thousand-plus order, the shop owner couldn’t possibly refuse.

Home delivery was part of the shop’s service anyway.

Normally, though, it would definitely require coordinated scheduling by the shop.

In terms of timing, it wouldn’t be possible to have an instant purchase and instant delivery.

Of course, now that it was Su Mu making the purchase, those rules naturally wouldn’t apply—in fact, the shop owner wouldn’t dare to bring them up.

"Let’s swipe the card,"

All was agreed upon, and Su Mu didn’t need the owner to ask how he’d like to pay.

Pulling out a black card, Su Mu continued with the principle of quick battles and quick decisions.

Su Mu really didn’t want to waste a second of time on trivial matters.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Su, please wait a moment."

Looking at the shiny black bank card in Su Mu’s hand, the shop owner felt that his discernment was truly impeccable.

After all, at over forty years old, he didn’t have a black card in his possession.

Yet here was Mr. Su, seemingly in his twenties, casually producing a black card; the shop owner couldn’t help but be astonished.

Fortunately, the shop owner had already made a thorough assessment of Su Mu’s identity, so he managed his facial expressions quite well at this moment.

He didn’t let any excessive surprise show.

The shop owner thought his composure was acceptable and didn’t make him look like someone unaccustomed to the world.

Still, it was with great effort that the shop owner suppressed the excitement in his heart as he reached out with both hands to take the black card from Su Mu.

If one looked closely, they could see that the shop owner’s hands were still trembling slightly.

It could only be said that the shop owner was trying his best to appear normal, but in reality, he was incredibly excited.

"Su Mu, are you really going to buy it?"

The shop owner had already taken the black card to process the payment, and Jiang Xinxuan knew that the deal had been settled.

Still somewhat reluctant to let it go, Jiang Xinxuan could only hope that Su Mu would suddenly change his mind.

Of course, Jiang Xinxuan also realized that such hopes were virtually nonexistent with Su Mu.

Once Su Mu had made a decision, and the bank card had been handed over, how could he change his mind?

Moreover, by purchasing such an expensive tea set, Su Mu was giving Jiang Xinxuan a lot of face.

Jiang Xinxuan knew she was actually very happy about it.

It was just that thinking of her mother’s advice, Jiang Xinxuan felt a bit conflicted.

"What do you think?"

Su Mu asked with a smile. After all, he had already paid—would he leave the tea set in the shop and not want it?

That would seem like an even bigger waste of money, wouldn’t it?

"Okay, never mind. I didn’t ask."

With a pout, Jiang Xinxuan didn’t know what else to say.

She simply tightened her grip on Su Mu’s arm a little more.

It was unclear whether she did this to express the helplessness in her heart or because she was moved by Su Mu’s generosity toward her.

Perhaps it was a bit of both.

Jiang Xinxuan’s emotions were already conflicted at the moment; probably even she couldn’t discern her own feelings.

"Mr. Su, your card."

When it comes to collecting money, anyone in the business would act swiftly.

In no time at all, the shop owner came jogging out from the cash counter.

Because of Su Mu’s involvement, what was supposed to be the cashier’s job was entirely handled by the shop owner.

The shop owner even prevented the cashier from touching the edges of the black card.

He respectfully handed the black card over to Su Mu, along with the receipt.

Su Mu took his bank card and put it away.

As for the receipt, he felt it was better to be kept with the tea set.

For the same reason, should there be any need for maintenance or repairs in the future, sending the receipt along with the tea set to the Jiang Family would be more convenient.

"Put the receipt into the tea set’s packaging and send it over," Su Mu said, not accepting the receipt from the shop owner’s hand; it was of no use to him.

"Xuanxuan, leave the exact address with the owner," he instructed.

Su Mu truly didn’t know the specific house number of his girlfriend’s place.

Previously, when sending Xuanxuan home, Su Mu only dropped her off at the entrance of the villa community.