Chapter 244: Chapter 244: Comparison?
Then she turned to Su Lan and said, "Xia Liang is still working. He needs to earn money, so just let him go."
Hearing this, Su Lan acted domineeringly, pulling out her phone to tap a few times.
"It’s just food delivery, right? Let’s say one order takes you twenty minutes. I’ll place dozens of orders for you, and you can pay us back by taking us shopping."
The fatty who’d gotten rich from demolition compensation chimed in, "Yeah, buddy! Earning money from food delivery isn’t as important as your girlfriend. What’s the point of having a ton of money if you don’t have a girlfriend?"
Xia Liang couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
At his side, Su Yi quickly sidled up to him and apologized in a hushed voice, "Xia Liang, I’m sorry. I couldn’t stop my cousin. She insisted that you come."
"It’s fine," Xia Liang said with a wave of his hand. It’s a nice break for me, anyway. I’m curious to see what she’s plotting.
"Okay!" Seeing that Xia Liang wasn’t angry, Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief and clasped his arm.
Meanwhile, Wenwen was secretly scoring Xia Liang and the fatty. In the first round, the fatty had crushed Xia Liang with his excellent attitude toward his girlfriend.
Su Yi was overjoyed. She realized this was their first real shopping trip together.
After some brief introductions, the five of them began to stroll through the mall.
The moment they stepped into a designer clothing store, Su Lan eagerly started trying on clothes, going on a massive shopping spree. The fatty showed no sign of displeasure, generously whipping out his bank card and swiping it repeatedly.
This scene made Wenwen incredibly envious. Aside from being fat and ugly, this guy seems pretty great.
Xia Liang smiled and suggested to Su Yi, "You should go try some things on, too. Buy whatever you like."
Su Lan happened to overhear his remark, and she swelled with pride.
"Su Yi, Wenwen, don’t just stand there watching! Come try some things on," she invited.
Wenwen’s tone was sour. "The clothes here cost thousands of Yuan at least. Even if I tried them on, I couldn’t afford them."
Isn’t this the perfect chance to show off? Especially with a walking ATM next to me. It’s not like I’m spending my own money.
Su Lan glanced at her boyfriend. "Fatty, my best friend can’t afford these clothes. How about you buy her a few pieces?"
The fatty was an honest, simple man who’d gotten rich from the demolition payouts and seemed a bit slow. He immediately puffed out his chest and declared, "Of course, no problem! Buy whatever you want, swipe as much as you like! We’ve got nothing but money!"
Hearing this, Wenwen’s eyes glittered. This fatty isn’t just a mountain of flesh; he’s a veritable Gold Mountain!
She immediately said with envy, "Sister Lan, you and your boyfriend are the best! I love you guys!"
Su Yi, however, just waved her hand dismissively. "You guys go ahead. I don’t really like the clothes here."
Of course, she knew all about Xia Liang’s wealth, but she had no intention of using him as a tool to show off. As she spoke, her gaze returned to him.
"Do you see any clothes you like? Should I help you pick some out?"
Buy a few pieces? The entire mall is mine. Xia Liang rolled his eyes and waved her off.
"Let’s not. How about we come out and buy some things another day, just the two of us?"
Su Yi’s eyes lit up with excitement. Just the two of us? Is that a date? Hehe! Perfect!
Xia Liang and Su Yi didn’t participate. What followed was a wild shopping spree for Su Lan and Wenwen, who bought anything and everything.
At this point, Wenwen once again passed judgment on Xia Liang and the fatty. The fatty is so willing to spend money on his girlfriend, while Xia Liang is just a poor loser. Even if he wanted to spend money, he doesn’t have any. The second round, the battle of the wallets, ended once again in Teacher Xia’s defeat.
Listening to Wenwen and Su Lan fawning over the fatty, calling him "darling" and "Brother Fatty," he was filled with smug satisfaction and pride, feeling like he was on cloud nine. Because he had been overweight since childhood, he had only ever faced humiliation, and no girl had ever given him the time of day. Then, one day, his family’s home was demolished for redevelopment. Everything changed, and his fate was miraculously reversed.
Now, not only did he have a beautiful girlfriend, but other gorgeous women were also sweetly calling him "Brother." This felt like the absolute pinnacle of his life.
However, the fatty quickly realized something was amiss. Wenwen and Su Lan were like money-devouring beasts, shopping nonstop. His bank card was about to be maxed out.
"Sister Lan, this outfit looks so good on you! It suits you perfectly," Wenwen gushed.
"Wenwen, this one suits you too. Let’s each get one," Su Lan replied.
"You’re too good to me! And your boyfriend is so rich. I’m dying of jealousy!"
Reveling in Wenwen’s flattery, Su Lan felt an indescribable sense of pride. Even though I’m not the prettiest one of the three of us, my boyfriend is the richest, the most outstanding, the most incredible!
She was bursting with confidence.Just then, a store employee returned with the bank card. "Miss, this card has insufficient funds. Do you have another one?"
Hearing this, Su Lan froze. She turned to the fatty. "What’s going on? Why is there no money?"
The fatty felt a herd of ten thousand alpacas stampeding through his mind. We’ve already spent two hundred thousand Yuan, how could there still be money on it? Even with his demolition compensation, he couldn’t sustain this kind of spending. Though he was screaming internally, his face was all smiles as he said, "I only brought this one card today. We’ll come back and buy more another time."
It was obvious he was out of money.
Su Lan put down the clothes in her hands, her voice dripping with impatience. "What a buzzkill. I was just getting into the swing of things."
The ever-calculating Wenwen suggested, "We can just come back tomorrow! It’s not like we have anything better to do at home."
The fatty felt like he was about to vomit blood. Come back again? At this rate, my demolition payout of several million Yuan won’t last long at all!
Xia Liang could only shake his head as he watched the scene unfold.
After leaving the clothing store, the group continued to wander down the shopping street. Nearby, a female influencer was livestreaming. Ordinary influencers usually rely on their looks to trick naive young men into sending them gifts, and some don’t even show their faces. But this influencer was different; she was quite famous online. She was a well-known radical feminist advocate who made her money exclusively from her female audience.
The influencer preached to the female fans in her livestream, "Why do men earn money? Isn’t it just so they can spend it on women? If a man won’t spend his money on us, you’d be better off marrying a dog than marrying him."
"After all, in some respects, men are even worse than dogs." She followed this up with a risqué joke, causing the livestream’s chat to explode.
"Sister Jinlian is so right! My boyfriend refused to buy me a new bag a few days ago, so I dumped him immediately."
"Ever since I started watching Sister Jinlian’s streams, I’ve finally learned how to be a real woman."
"Is what Sister Jinlian said true? Are dogs really that impressive?"
"I’ve tried it. They’re unbelievably impressive!"
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Seeing the viewer count in her livestream skyrocket, the influencer was ecstatic. I’m making money and finding so many like-minded women. This is the best feeling ever!
"In a moment, we’ll begin our most anticipated segment: man-on-the-street interviews! Let’s get a wave of gifts going, everyone!"