Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 153: Money is No Object, Just Spend

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Money is No Object, Just Spend

"No way?"

"How could this be possible?"

"You must have seen it wrong!"

Several girlfriends immediately dismissed what the girl had said.

The girl started doubting herself too and said, "I must have seen it wrong. I just glanced quickly, but it did look quite similar."

"There are many people who look alike in this world. Haven’t you heard? That car costs more than five million. Xiaoru doesn’t have that much money unless some wealthy person is keeping her."

"The person walking with her was her brother, and one look at him tells you he’s not rich. How could he possibly own a car worth over five million? Besides, Xiaoru said her brother joined the army. How much could a soldier make? It’s just not possible. You must have seen wrong."

"Yeah, yeah." The girl nodded repeatedly, feeling that her earlier guess was pretty ridiculous. That person couldn’t possibly be Song Xiaoru.

Inside the car, Song Xiaoru chided Song Xiaodong, "It’s all your fault. We were almost spotted by a coworker. If they had seen, how could I continue to work at the company? Everyone would look at me funny."

Song Xiaodong chuckled and said, "What’s there to be afraid of if they saw? Work if you want, quit if you don’t care about their stares. Besides, I want people to envy you, to be jealous of you. Otherwise, what kind of brother would I be if I didn’t make you feel accomplished?"

Song Xiaoru retorted, "If I don’t work, will you support me?"

"I’ll support you, even for a lifetime if need be. It’s not like I can’t afford it. My biggest wish is to keep my sister happy and fortunate," he responded.

Song Xiaoru felt a warm glow inside and said, "That won’t do. If I do nothing all day, I might just develop a problem. Even if our family doesn’t need the money now, earning it is still a reflection of my self-worth."

"That’s why I didn’t ask you to resign or anything. I just want you not to care about the faces of others at the company. Just do what you want."

"I know you don’t want me to be upset. Actually, I haven’t been. My coworkers are quite nice to me. I just don’t want to be too ostentatious. That would make others feel distant, and then I’d become an outsider at work and wouldn’t be able to make friends."

"Okay then, just follow your feelings."

After hesitating, Song Xiaoru said, "Or... Dongzi, should we buy a cheaper car?"

Song Xiaodong gave a bitter smile and said, "Alright, it’s too late today. I’ll go and pick one up for you tomorrow."

Song Xiaoru immediately said joyfully, "Alright, something under two hundred thousand. No, no, around one hundred thousand should do. I already feel like we’re being too extravagant."

"It’s not about being extravagant; it’s about making me frustrated, you know?" Song Xiaodong rolled his eyes.

Song Xiaoru chuckled softly and said, "Yes, yes, I’ve let down my brother’s kindness. Then, when it comes to buying furniture, you can decide. Whatever you like, we’ll get."

Song Xiaodong also laughed and said, "If I were the one buying, I’d simply buy whatever is expensive; if you were buying, you’d simply buy whatever is cheap. Let’s just combine our approaches and think about what kind of furniture is appropriate for our home. You don’t need to worry about the money."

"Sure, I’ll take your advice this time; I’m not afraid to spend money anymore."

With Song Xiaodong’s support on the matter of the car, and now on purchasing furniture, Song Xiaoru was exceptionally generous for once. When they arrived at the furniture store, they both picked out styles they liked, with Song Xiaoru mainly making the decisions.

Since they were only shopping for furniture and not picking out decor, it was much simpler. The main focus was on the furniture for the living room and kitchen, plus the beds and wardrobes for the bedrooms. They didn’t lack anything else.

Three hours later, Song Xiaoru and Song Xiaodong paid the deposit and left the furniture store. Sitting in the car, Song Xiaoru rubbed her face and said, "My gosh, in just a short while, I’ve ordered items worth more than two hundred thousand. How can I spend money so easily?"

Song Xiaodong chuckled and said, "It’s not that much, you did look at each piece carefully."

"I did look, and at the time it felt like each piece was really expensive. The main thing is, I feel like we made the decisions too quickly. We should have shopped around more; who knows, we might find something better later."

Song Xiaodong said, "Let’s order these for now; at least we’ll have somewhere to live when we move in. If we find something we don’t like later, we can adjust."

"Adjust? Just one set of sofas is almost a hundred thousand, and a bed is also ten or twenty thousand. These aren’t things you can just adjust easily, are they?"

"What’s there to worry about? We have money, we’re not short on cash." Song Xiaodong said with a grin.

"You..." Song Xiaoru glared fiercely at Song Xiaodong and said, "You really seem like a spendthrift."

"I’m spending money on our home, on making you happy. Even if I spend a lot more, I won’t feel a bit of pain. As long as it makes you happy, not to mention spending two hundred thousand, I wouldn’t mind spending twenty million or even two hundred million."

Song Xiaodong’s words were especially bold, and Song Xiaoru looked at him, suddenly seeing him in a new, somewhat smitten light.

"Sis! Don’t you think your brother looks particularly handsome right now?" Song Xiaodong asked with a grin.

"Yes." Song Xiaoru nodded and said, "It turns out that women really enjoy it when men spend money on them."

"Haha, I’m telling you, when a man spends money on a woman and feels the pinch, it means he doesn’t truly like her, he doesn’t truly care. When I spend money on you, every time feels especially fulfilling."

"Hmm, save those words for your girlfriend. By the way, Dongzi, I see Lin Su’er and Miao Xuanxuan have been quite close to you. Which one do you actually like? We can’t be in two minds, munching on what’s in the bowl while eyeing what’s in the pot. That would be irresponsibly toying with them."

Song Xiaodong laughed and said, "I just consider them as friends; I haven’t thought about them as potential wives."

Upon hearing Song Xiaodong say this, Song Xiaoru felt a faint sense of relief, but it was quickly swallowed up as she said, "You really need to handle that careful, don’t hurt them. After all, making friends, girls tend to lose out more. Especially if you play with their feelings and then decide you don’t want them—that would be morally wrong."

"I know, I know, I won’t mess around. Our great man once said, ’Dating without the intention of marriage is hooliganism,’ so I won’t become a hooligan."

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