The May Day holiday wasn't even over yet.
Early in the morning, Song Yanxi had made a point of getting up early; she was taking little An'an back to her mother's home.
That smug look in her eyes was almost visible on her forehead.
Chen Pingsheng said to her, "It's just a new car, does it really make you so excited that you can't sleep at night thinking about showing it off?"
"Absolutely, it's very important."
Song Yanxi had gotten ready early and even put little An'an in a newly bought princess dress.
With her plump little body, she looked incredibly cute in that pink dress.
Her hair was styled into two little twist braids, one on each side.
"An'an, today we're going to your grandma's house to show off. Let them see, even a casual dress for you costs thousands."
Now that their family was doing well, naturally they would spoil their only daughter.
Chen An'an nodded vigorously.
She didn't understand the world of adults, but she knew the world of kids all too well.
She roughly understood the concept of showing off.
It's basically: Do you have any pocket money today?
Yes.
How much?
One yuan.
Just one yuan? I have two yuan, you're not fit to be my friend.
Chen Pingsheng was very helpless; his wife was really something else.
According to her, not showing off their new Porsche to her family would be like being richly dressed but walking in the dark—completely unsatisfying.
Who made it that her status-conscious mother had always looked down on her husband?
This time, it was all about giving her a good slap in the face.
The mother and daughter naturally took the newly bought Panamera.
It has to be said that this car really had no competition among other sport sedans of its class.
The seats heated up automatically, and acceleration was just a step on the gas pedal—the feel of sitting inside was truly not something an Audi A4 could compare with.
It was completely in a different league.
Liu Fen lived in an old community within the third ring road.
Almost half of the houses here were subsidized by relocation compensations.
During the May Day holiday, Song Wu had invited a couple of classmates to her home, both from Capital City locals.
Of course, Liu Fen had gone to the market early on, and just as she was coming back with groceries in tow,
she ran into the white Panamera with a temporary license plate.
Song Yanxi took off her small sunglasses, gave a knowing look to little An'an, who caught the hint immediately,
and rolled down the window beside her.
"Grandma."
Her voice was soft and sweet, incredibly adorable.
Liu Fen was riding an electric bike, which was more convenient since the market wasn't far.
"An'an, what brings you here?"
Liu Fen stopped and greeted her before turning her attention to the white luxury car.
After parking the car to the side, Song Yanxi exited with little An'an, "Mom, we have guests at home, why did you buy so much groceries?"
"Your sister brought a few classmates over, aren't I supposed to buy more to entertain them?"
As she spoke, Liu Fen's gaze kept returning to the new car her daughter had driven.
"What's with this situation, whose car did you drive over here?"
"My daddy's."
Little An'an answered eagerly, her face beaming with pride.
"Your dad's?" Liu Fen was shocked, "Chen Pingsheng bought a Porsche?"
"Yeah, we picked it up yesterday, fully paid in cash."
Good lord, her son-in-law from out of town was driving a Porsche? And she, the mother-in-law, was kept in the dark; this wouldn't do, she had to seriously correct this.
Liu Fen declared sternly, "Yanxi, since it's the holiday, you should let all the nearby relatives know to come over for a meal. It's time our family had a good sit-down together."
What does she mean by that?
It seemed her mother wanted all the relatives to know at the first opportunity.
It was as obvious as Sima Zhao's heart, which everyone understood.
Song Yanxi didn't bother with those scheming thoughts anymore, she suggested, "Mom, Pingsheng is really impressive, you've said so much about him before, and he's never lost his temper with you. I've come this time to invite you to my place for dinner."
"Forget about it, let's wait until he actually buys a big house in Capital City."
It seemed to her that a second-hand Panamera was not enough to make her mother-in-law admit she was wrong.
If it were a large house within the third ring road, she would have no problem slapping herself twice.
Besides, her view of him had already changed; it was just that she couldn't bring herself to admit her mistake and apologize all at once.
After all, it was her own mother, so Song Yanxi didn't want to say too much.
When she got home, Song Wu still welcomed her sister very much.
And she especially liked Little An'an.
"Sis, aren't you busy over there?"
"Busy? Of course, I am," Song Yanxi replied, "The second store is running a big promotion, taking in several hundred thousand every day. I'm not as idle as you think."
Song Wu curiously asked, "Then why did you suddenly come home today?"
"She's here to show off."
Knowing her own daughter like the back of her hand, Liu Fen didn't hesitate to expose her: "Chen Pingsheng bought a Panamera, and your sister specifically drove over to show us."
"What? Didn't your family just buy an Audi for the New Year?"
"That's my mom's, this one is my dad's."
Little An'an was great at stealing the scene; it didn't really matter if their little schemes got exposed in the family.
Song Wu, on the other hand, was shocked and took a long time to recover.
She never expected her inconspicuous brother-in-law from out of town, who was still selling durians from a tricycle on the streets last year.
This year he's opened a fruit shop and set up a headquarters for a cold storage facility, looking every bit the part of a big boss.
Moreover, in less than half a year, he was already paying in full for a Porsche.
Is he really on his way to making a fortune?
"I mean, with your family buying this and that, when are you actually going to buy a house?"
What Liu Fen cared about the most was still this.
Cars were just means of transportation, but a home was a true sanctuary.
"No rush."
After Song Yanxi sat down on the sofa with Chen An'an, she said calmly:
"Pingsheng doesn't want to buy unfinished property and he isn't into installments either. By July at the latest, we will pay in full for a place of around two hundred square meters in Beixin'an."
"Full payment?"
Liu Fen's eyes bulged as big as a cow's, "Song Yanxi, do you know how much a full payment for a house in Capital City is? I suspect you're joking. It's a loss for the Spring Festival Gala not to invite you."
"What's the big deal? If it wasn't for Pingsheng investing five million in a drama, our family could've paid in full already," Song Yanxi replied, ignoring her mother's sarcastic remarks.
"What?" Liu Fen couldn't grasp it immediately, and Song Wu looked as if she was hearing gibberish.
"He went to invest in a TV drama, how come I didn't know about it?"
Song Yanxi looked dissatisfied at her sister: "Back when he was moving, he met a girl who played bit parts right next door to my house. Later on, he followed her and did a few days of extras work, and got to know a director who's not too bad, seems his name is Yang Jiancheng."
"He had a good script but was short five million to start filming, so your brother-in-law directly put in the money, and specifically named our neighbor, Zhao Liying, as the lead."
"Are you really my sister?"
Song Wu grabbed her arm and shook it frantically, "Don't you know your sister is studying at an arts school? I'm about to graduate now, why wouldn't he tell me about such an opportunity?"
Thinking about all the times she'd had to ingratiate herself to audition for roles.
It left her wanting to cry without tears.
She was offered some opportunities, but those stinking men all secretly passed her a little card.
The implication was clear: if you want a role, show me what you've got first.
Her bust wasn't small, but it wasn't particularly big either.
Once you do this kind of thing, it's hard to turn back.
Just when she was at her wit's end, her sister came running to tell her that her bargain brother-in-law had gone off to invest in a TV drama on his own.
What did that mean? He was becoming a real producer.
Whoever he wanted as the main character, would be.
"Have you ever respectfully called him 'brother-in-law'?"
Song Yanxi's words were calm, but they left Song Wu dumbfounded.