Jiang Jianming spoke up, "Don't mind your mother. She's been like this since she was young. It's just that after she had you, she stopped caring about buying bags. If you hadn't bought her one, she might have forgotten about it. But lately, she's started buying them again. Last time we went to France, she didn't do anything but buy bags."
"Old Jiang, let me tell you, I buy bags for your own good, so you don't spend every day thinking about buying supercars."
"I'm at my age, why would I drive a supercar?"
...Seeing the calm demeanor of his parents, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but reflect inwardly.
For an average person, an Hermès bag worth over two million would definitely be saved for important occasions to show off.
The rest of the time, they'd want nothing more than to keep it preserved in a glass cabinet at home.
Otherwise, how would that famous internet saying come about?
When it suddenly rains, just look at those office workers to know who's carrying a real bag and who's carrying a fake.
Those carrying the real deal will desperately try to protect their designer bag.
While those carrying high-end replicas worth a few hundred bucks will just put the bag over their heads to shield themselves from the rain.
Even if it wasn't that exaggerated, people carrying big-name bags usually wouldn't bear to stuff them with too much clutter.
Who would be like his own mother, carrying it to buy groceries? Or using it to hold fruit?
However, his mother's relaxed attitude taught Jiang Cheng a lesson.
Her casual manner was the attitude a truly wealthy person should have.
Treating all luxury goods as ordinary necessities, rather than turning oneself into a servant for those items.
His previous thought had indeed been too narrow-minded.
Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "Whoa, I didn't even realize I was a Second-generation rich when I was a kid? Mom, when I asked you to buy me toys back then, you either said you had no money or that your salary was all spent. Is that any way to trick your son?"
"Didn't you hear Old Jiang? Why didn't I like buying bags after I had you? Wasn't it because there wasn't enough money? You were a little gold-swallowing beast. Besides, it was only a few times I didn't buy them for you. Boys need to be raised tough. Look at how well I've raised you now. How many mothers can be like me and raise such an outstanding child?"
Jiang Cheng was momentarily speechless because his excellence seemed to have been given by the system.
If it weren't for the system, he would just be an ordinary college student right now.
Not continuing the topic, Jiang Cheng looked at the jewelry on the table and added, "Mom, Dad, why don't we buy a new house? We've lived in this neighborhood for a long time, and the security downstairs isn't very professional."
Jiang Jianming looked at Li Yan, "What do you think?"
"Up to you guys. I don't care about this anyway, as long as it's not too far from the mahjong parlor I usually go to."
Jiang Jianming nodded and said, "Then you pick one? After you buy it, come to me for reimbursement."
Jiang Cheng didn't argue with his parents about money.
Besides, he now knew that his parents probably weren't short on money at all.
"Alright, I'll go take a look tomorrow."
The three of them talked as they walked toward the underground garage.
They soon arrived at the rabbit meat hotpot restaurant in the narrow alley.
Since Jiang Jianmin had made a reservation in advance,
the rabbit meat hotpot was served within five minutes of them sitting down.
The bright red spicy oil base combined with the small chunks of rabbit meat began to boil, and the numbing fragrance of Sichuan pepper started to drift out.
Jiang Cheng served two pieces of meat to his parents before he started eating himself.
As the tender meat melted between his teeth, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but remark, "The food at home really is the most delicious."
Just then, the system gave a 'ding' notification.
"The Host and his parents have tasted the delicacies of their hometown."
"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one 'hometown gourmet cashback card'."
"hometown gourmet cashback card reward rules: The Host can share a meal from your memory with at most one person. Cashback will be granted at a rate of 1-1000 times based on the Host's inner satisfaction and the other party's satisfaction."
After reading it, Jiang Cheng felt that using this card was a bit troublesome.
He admitted that compared to when he first got the system, he had indeed become quite arrogant.
When he first got this kind of card, he would have been a little excited.
Now, he actually dared to find it troublesome. He really was getting ahead of himself.
Even small gains are still gains... After a few bites, Jiang Cheng asked, "Dad, do you still remember Uncle Qin Cheng?"
Jiang Jianming frowned and thought for a moment, "The one in real estate? Why are you asking about him?"
"Does our family still have business with him?"
Jiang Jianming shook his head, "Probably not in the near future. I've been speeding up the transition lately, and the construction work the company takes on has also been reduced. Plus, the construction of your Hope Primary School is about to start, so I'm freeing up manpower for you."
"Yeah, I ran into him at the airport today. He has a new Female secretary again."
Jiang Jianming glanced at Li Yan and then said, "You brat, why are you saying this for no reason? Are you digging a hole for me? I don't have a Female secretary."
Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "No, it's just that I had a bit of a conflict with him. The Bodyguard by my side broke his hand."
Jiang Jianming stopped his chopsticks and looked at Jiang Cheng, "What happened? Tell me in detail."
Jiang Cheng recounted the incident. Jiang Jianming listened and nodded, saying nothing.
He took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, pass the word down. Our company will not take on any more projects from Qin Cheng's company from now on, and announce this publicly."
It was unclear what was said on the other end, but Jiang Jianming continued, "It's fine. Also, leak this news over to China Construction Bank."
Seeing Jiang Jianming hang up, Jiang Cheng asked, "Dad, will this cause trouble for your company? If so, I'll solve this myself."
"I'm your old man. I can still settle this small matter for you."
Hearing this, what else could Jiang Cheng say?
He just relaxed... The stalls in the narrow alley weren't very close to each other.
But this casual conversation of Jiang Cheng's family of three was still overheard by some people at the surrounding tables.
Everyone couldn't help but look toward the three of them.
At first, everyone thought the family was just bragging.
After all, how could rich people come to a small stall in an alley like this to eat hotpot?
However, after some sharp-eyed girls looked them over repeatedly, they soon discovered that the handbag Li Yan was carrying was actually an Hermès crocodile skin bag.
Even Jiang Cheng was dressed in high-end luxury casual wear, and both father and son were wearing Patek Philippe watches on their wrists.
"I thought they were bragging at first, but I didn't expect the handbag she's holding to really be an Hermès."
"Holy crap, is this a family of big shots out to experience the life of ordinary people?"
"Their whole family is so good-looking. If that Handsome Guy hadn't called her 'Mom', I would have thought she was his sister."
"She's maintained herself so well. I wonder what kind of cosmetic procedures she's had? To be able to have such a grown son."
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