Shannan Catering's opening day victory over the established Luoshi Catering was an instant success!
Xu Qingxin's visit, in particular, generated immense buzz.
For five consecutive days, their daily revenue exceeded one million.
Meanwhile, Luoshi Catering was deserted, with virtually no customers.
Chen Nan had also been busy these past few days.
He accompanied Jian Ning and Mu Wanting, witnessing the advertising shoot and other related work.
Furthermore, he had to attend to Xu Qingxin's illness from time to time.
He also had to consider He Shanshan's feelings.
And he had to cherish the warm moments with Jian Ning.
Whenever he felt tired, he yearned to find a quiet moment with Xie Churan.
But Xie Churan offered no respite!
With no other choice, Chen Nan had to resort to using the Great Strength Pill!
He couldn't help it, even as a Qi Refining cultivator, he was struggling to cope with his current circumstances.
In addition to earning a fortune daily,
He also obtained his driver's license.
It was arranged by Sun Sihai.
Half-Mountain Villa.
Chen Nan, yawning, entered the living room. His two younger sisters had already left for school.
Chen Nan said, "Mom, Dad, I've been thinking it's about time we bought a car. After I finish breakfast, let's go to the car dealership together and buy one!"
"You can handle the car purchase yourself. I have something to do later, so I won't be going with you," Jia Cui said disinterestedly. She had already become good friends with some of the wealthy ladies in the villa complex and was planning to play mahjong with them.
Chen Nan looked at his father, "Dad, what about you?"
Chen Shan replied, "I'm going to play chess with Old Master Jian!"
It was clear they weren't particularly interested in buying a car!
Chen Nan didn't press the issue. After breakfast, he took a taxi to the car dealership.
During this period, both Jian Ning and Xie Churan were quite busy and were rarely around unless they needed him.
Thus, he had to take a taxi to the dealership.
Meanwhile.
Jia Cui, who had just left home, received a call from an unknown number. She politely asked, "Hello, who is this?"
"It's Guangyao!" Luo Guangyao's voice carried a hint of exhaustion.
Jia Cui frowned, "Who?"
Luo Guangyao, suppressing his anger, said, "Your defeated opponent from Shannan Catering, Luo Guangyao. Do you know who I am now?"
Jia Cui sneered, "Oh, a defeated opponent. Is there something you need?"
Luo Guangyao weakly replied, "I'll be leaving Jizhou this afternoon and returning to the provincial capital!"
Jia Cui grinned, "We'll need to add two extra dishes tonight, and we'll have to set off firecrackers!"
Luo Guangyao sighed deeply, "Xiaocui, it's said that it takes a hundred years to share a boat ride and a thousand years to sleep in the same bed. We were husband and wife once, and we raised two children. Do you have to be so sarcastic?"
Jia Cui said without politeness, "What else do you expect? Do you want me to cry and beg you to stay in Jizhou? Don't be ridiculous. That's impossible. Even though we were once married, you've been dead to me for a long time. Yes, the grass on your grave is a hundred meters high!"
Luo Guangyao said helplessly, "Even if you despise me, I'm still the biological father of Xia Zhi and Han Lu!"
Jia Cui retorted, "They don't have you in their hearts at all!"
Luo Guangyao gave a wry smile, "You've changed. You're really good at arguing now, no longer the submissive little woman who used to obey my every word."
"It's a bad habit my Shan Ge cultivated. Is that any of your business?" Jia Cui said impatiently, "I'm busy. Don't call me casually in the future; Shan Ge will be unhappy."
"Don't hang up yet!" Luo Guangyao quickly said, "I was thinking of treating you and the two girls to a meal this afternoon before I leave."
"It can be considered our final farewell."
"I hope you can give me a chance."
"To apologize to you and the girls in person!"
"Of course, you can also invite Chen Shan and Chen Nan, father and son, to join us!"
"Those two aren't as free as you imagine," Jia Cui scoffed impatiently. "Send me the location. After the second and third girls finish school at noon, I'll bring them along!"
Jia Cui didn't want to meet Luo Guangyao.
But Luo Guangyao was right; they should have a final farewell.
Unbeknownst to her, Luo Guangyao had already set a trap, waiting for them to fall into it!
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On the other side.
Upon arriving at the car dealership, Chen Nan headed straight for the Mercedes-Benz dealership.
It wasn't due to snobbery!
Nor was it driven by vanity!
The reason he chose to buy a Mercedes-Benz was simply to fulfill a childhood dream.
He clearly remembered seeing a Mercedes-Benz advertisement on television when he was ten years old, and he was instantly captivated.
Although the models had been updated many times since then, the dream in his heart remained.
The dealership was crowded.
Many people were there to view cars and test drive them.
As a result, no one attended to Chen Nan even as he walked into the showroom.
Of course.
It wasn't that no one was there to assist him, but rather that the salespeople were adept at reading people.
Chen Nan was wearing inexpensive casual clothes that cost no more than two hundred yuan in total. Would someone like that buy a Mercedes-Benz?
Did he have the means?
If anyone could casually afford a Mercedes-Benz, wouldn't they be commonplace?
"Old classmate, are you here to buy a car?"
As Chen Nan was admiring the cars in the showroom, a female salesperson in a black suit and light makeup approached him with a smile.
"Don't you recognize me? I'm Xu Meifeng!" the woman announced herself.
"Oh, it's you. I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't said anything!" Chen Nan greeted her with a smile, remembering the girl with a pockmarked face from middle school.
She had to admit, she looked a bit prettier now than she did in school.
But to Chen Nan, she was just another face, and his heart remained unmoved.
"I heard you were in prison for three years after the college entrance exam?" Xu Meifeng asked with a smile, deliberately hitting a sore spot. "What's going on? Are you being kept by a rich woman now? Otherwise, why would you be here looking at cars?"
Chen Nan sneered, "Can't I afford a Mercedes-Benz with my own money?"
Xu Meifeng had written him a love letter in the past, but he had thrown it in the trash.
It was easy to imagine that Xu Meifeng harbored resentment, which was why she was now humiliating him!
He couldn't be bothered to deal with such a snobbish woman!
"Don't make me laugh, you can afford a Mercedes-Benz? You must be someone's kept man." Xu Meifeng said with disgust, then added, "No, that's not right. If you were being kept by a rich woman, why are you dressed so shabbily?"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and get lost. The cheapest car we have here is over two hundred thousand. You should work hard for another ten or eight years before coming back to buy one!"
Chen Nan looked at a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon in the distance and smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm not interested in cars over two hundred thousand. I want to buy that G-wagon."
Xu Meifeng was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Buy the G-wagon? Hahaha, that's hilarious. Do you know how much that G-wagon costs?"
"That's a top-of-the-line model, priced at over 3.7 million yuan."
"It's not that I'm looking down on you, but you wouldn't be able to afford that car even if you worked your entire life!"
Chen Nan's lips curled up, "What if I can afford it?"