Chapter 283: Is it legal for you to get married at this age?
Before traveling through time, Lu Yiming had played quite a few pay-to-win games. Many of these games had terrible graphics, crude plots, and outdated technology. You had to pay to do anything, but it was hard not to want to play them.
After losing tens of thousands of dollars in vain, Lu Yiming forced himself to stay calm, carefully analyzed the principles, and summed up a lot of interesting theories.
As the saying goes, there are seven emotions and six desires, such as the desire to compare, the desire to win, the collecting addiction... all fall into this category. Those pay-to-win games make players have such negative emotions through various explicit hints, hints, comparisons... and even sadism, and then actively jump into the consumption trap carefully dug by the manufacturers.
It can be said that behind any pay-to-win game, there is a group of psychology masters who are trying every means to empty players' wallets.
Lu Yiming answered Su Yunjin's doubts, making Su Yunjin marvel at Lu Yiming's talents.
"I didn't expect you to know so much at such a young age. I have to thank you very much. I'll treat you to a meal some other day."
When Lu Yiming heard this, he was immediately surprised and said, "Ah? Really ? It's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. If Auntie is free, let's do it tomorrow."
Su Yunjin was speechless.
She was just being polite, but she didn't expect Lu Yiming to be so shameless as to climb up the ladder directly without being polite to her at all.
But since the words had already been spoken, Su Yunjin could not refuse Lu Yiming's request, so she had to force a smile and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow night."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming said to Shi Qingxue: "Auntie called."
Shi Qingxue was immediately surprised: "My mom? Why did she call you?"
Lu Yiming stepped forward and gently pinched her flawless face: "She said she would treat me to dinner tomorrow night. My mother-in-law has given the order, so how dare I, as a son-in-law, disobey?"
"Ah? That's impossible!"
Shi Qingxue found it hard to believe. She recalled how her parents had treated Lu Yiming before. They wanted to break up the two of them as soon as possible. How could they take the initiative to invite Lu Yiming home for dinner?
Even if the sun rises from the west, it wouldn't be so outrageous.
Lu Yiming was overjoyed: "How is it impossible? They say that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the happier she is. This means that she approves of me. What should I do? I'm so nervous. This is the first time I've been formally invited to your house for dinner. What gift should I bring?"
Shi Qingxue rolled her eyes cutely: "What mother-in-law? This is still a school, you are not allowed to shout, what if others hear it!"
"Yes, yes, I'll pay attention next time."
At this moment, the horn of the car next to him sounded. Shi Cai rolled down the window and looked at Lu Yiming with a bad face.
If it were a week ago, when he saw Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue talking and laughing here, he would have scolded Lu Yiming to death, but now he didn't even dare to breathe.
Shi Caijiang suppressed his anger as an old father and forced a smile: "Xiaoxue, get in the car quickly, it's time to go home for dinner."
"Um."
Shi Qingxue happily opened the back door and sat in.
The car drove far away, until Lu Yiming disappeared from the rearview mirror, Shi Caijiang asked: "My dear daughter, what were you and Lu Yiming talking about just now? I saw the two of you talking and laughing."
Shi Qingxue had a happy expression on her face: "Mom just called Lu Yiming and told him to come to our house for dinner tomorrow night."
Shi Caijiang: "..."
Oh God, oh earth, it was fine that my precious daughter fell into Lu Yiming's trap, but why is it that now even my wife has betrayed me?
Can I still stay in this house?
Although he had a lot of complaints in his heart, Shi Caijiang had no say at home now. When Su Yunjin wanted to invite Lu Yiming to dinner, he had no way to object.
"Let's go home!"
Lu Yiming watched Shi Cai drive away in his Mercedes-Benz, and then a solemn expression appeared on his face.
He was thinking about buying a gift for the meeting.
But he had never had the experience of eating at a girl's house in his previous life, so he was immediately stumped by this matter.
After thinking it over, Lu Yiming decided to ask Zheng Zhiguang.
Although Shi Caijiang is a nouveau riche, Su Yunjin comes from a wealthy family after all, so there may be some significance in this matter. And since Zheng Zhiguang is a rich second-generation, he should know something about this.
Although Lu Yiming is lazy on weekdays, he is still very serious and positive when it comes to lifelong events.
"Hey, Xiao Guang, what are you doing?"
On the other side, Zheng Zhiguang received Lu Yiming's call and took it very seriously. Lu Yiming was his major financial backer and also his partner. In Zheng Zhiguang's opinion, receiving Lu Yiming's call meant there was most likely another profitable deal.
"Mr. Lu, you haven't called me for a long time! Is there any big deal this time?"
Lu Yiming coughed lightly, and then said, "This time, it's a personal matter of mine."
Hearing that it was a private matter, Zheng Zhiguang calmed down a lot, but after all, it was Lu Yiming's private matter, so he didn't dare to neglect it, and quickly asked again: "Is there anything I can help with?"
Lu Yiming was not polite and immediately told him his request: "It's like this, I'm going to have dinner at my future mother-in-law's house tomorrow night. Her family should be considered a wealthy family. I want to ask you what gift I should give her?"
Zheng Zhiguang's face was immediately filled with question marks.
Aren't you a high school student?
How come my mother-in-law appeared?
Isn't this progress a little too fast?
And is it legal for you to get married at this age?
Although all kinds of thoughts were running through his mind, Zheng Zhiguang had to take the other party all. He thought about it carefully before saying solemnly, "There is no specific rule on what kind of gift you should give, but I can help you go out and look for something suitable."
"Okay, thanks."
It was sunset at this time. In Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong, Zheng Zhiguang hung up the phone in his thousand-square-foot mansion. He had just got home from get off work and had no time to catch his breath. He immediately put on his coat and went straight to the parking lot in the community.
While walking on the road, he took out his mobile phone and called his subordinate Wen Jindou.
Wen Jindou is a distant cousin of the Zheng family. He graduated from a prestigious domestic university and is quite capable. Now, with the help of the Zheng family, he has moved to Hong Kong and joined Standard Chartered Bank to help Zheng Zhiguang.
Wen Jindou suddenly received a call from Zheng Zhiguang, and he was a little curious, so he immediately asked: "Brother Guang, what do you want me to do?"
Zheng Zhiguang said hurriedly: "Accompany me to buy some things. Time is tight. I have to go back to the mainland tomorrow."
Wen Jindou was immediately puzzled: "What are you doing back inland this weekend? You must be so tired from running around?"
Zheng Zhiguang seemed a little impatient: "Don't ask, I'm just about to drive and meet you on Nathan Road. That's it, I'm hanging up first. Hurry up!"
Nathan Road, located on the Kowloon Peninsula, is one of the most famous streets in Hong Kong.
The road extends from Salisbury Road in the south to Cheung Sha Wan Road in the north, passing through Jordan and Yau Ma Tei, and is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon. Along the way, there are many world-famous brand stores, as well as many pharmacy and skin care product stores.
There are countless creative advertisements on the street, and many passerby bands perform here.
Zheng Zhiguang is busy with work on weekdays and rarely sets foot here.
Standing in the crowd, he could feel the crowdedness and oppression of Hong Kong, but also the prosperity and diversity of Hong Kong.
If you want to buy gifts for others, this is definitely the right place to go.
Because here, you can buy all kinds of international brands as long as you have money.
Soon, Wen Jindou arrived in a taxi. After getting off the taxi at the taxi stop, he jogged for more than a hundred meters and arrived at the street of Nathan Road. He soon saw Zheng Zhiguang who was waiting there.
He came forward breathlessly and said, "Brother Guang, why did you drag me here to go shopping for no reason? It's not appropriate for two grown men like us to do this."
Zheng Zhiguang then sighed and said, "I have a client and I have to meet my mother-in-law tomorrow."
Wen Jindou was stunned: "Your client is going to meet his mother-in-law, not you. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Because they are relatives, Zheng Zhiguang speaks more casually.
He laughed and scolded Wen Jindou directly, "You know nothing. This is a big customer, worth more than a billion. We have to worship him like an ancestor. Otherwise, do you still want to do your job?"
Wen Jindou was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help complaining, "When I was studying in the mainland, I studied finance because I wanted to rely on my own abilities to be a superior person. But after I joined Standard Chartered Bank, I found that our job is to be superior to others. Not only do we have to act like grandsons in front of big clients, but we also have to be polite during festivals. Now, when clients go to meet their mother-in-law, we have to arrange everything for them?"
After complaining, he had a look of disillusionment on his face. He felt that he had wasted his time studying finance and that he should have studied social skills.
Zheng Zhiguang patted Wen Jindou on the shoulder and consoled him, "Okay, stop complaining. Aren't you very happy when you get your salary? Think about your income. Do you want to buy a house? Do you want to buy a car? Do you want to have a girl..."
Wen Jindou's eyes widened immediately: "Wait, can this be bought too?"
Zheng Zhiguang knocked his head hard: "You are the only one who talks too much nonsense, start working quickly."
Wen Jindou held his head and asked, "So what exactly are we doing here today?"
Zheng Zhiguang looked back at the bustling streets, especially those colorful billboards under the night sky, took a deep breath, and said forcefully: "Buy things, buy hard, don't save money for me. Buy luxury bags, brand-name cosmetics, buy high-end red wine, as long as it is something that middle-aged men and women like, we will buy it!"
This is Zheng Zhiguang’s strategy.
What Lu Yiming asked this time was like a blind man asking a deaf man. Lu Yiming had never given a gift, and neither had Zheng Zhiguang.
So, Zheng Zhiguang referred to the interpersonal relationships within his own family and wondered if the gifts given back and forth were just luxury goods.
Just buy it!
I'll buy them all for you, you can choose!
The two first went to the LV store and found a few expensive models with large logos. Then they went to Jinfengxiang to choose a lot of gold and silver jewelry. When they passed by the French wine store, they bought a few bottles of vintage red wine.
After wandering in front of the Patek Philippe store for a few seconds, Zheng Zhiguang said, "I won't look at watches. It's unlucky to go to see my mother-in-law and get a watch as a present."
Wen Jindou looked at the prices of the watches hanging in the glass window and guessed that Zheng Zhiguang was reluctant to buy them.
As the saying goes, the poor play with cars and the rich play with watches. Luxury cars worth millions or tens of millions are considered top-notch luxury, but famous watches worth hundreds of millions are easy to acquire.
Like a watch launched by Graff, which costs 380 million.
This is a limited edition watch produced by Patek Philippe. There are only seven of them in the world, and each one is priced at 220 million.
After a crazy shopping spree, Zheng Zhiguang spent a total of 200,000 yuan.
Wen Jindou's hands were shaking as he helped load these things into the trunk of the car: "Brother Guang, I think you're crazy. This is all your own money, two hundred thousand."
Although Zheng Zhiguang also felt the pain, he still said to Wen Jindou solemnly: "My father told me that if you want to make a fortune, you must know how to give up small fortunes. In fact, I have only recently deeply experienced this truth. When people reach a certain level, relationships are often more important than money."
Wen Jindou thought this was a fallacy. After all, he didn't have 200,000 yuan in his account, so he shook his head and said honestly, "I don't understand."
Zheng Zhiguang smiled bitterly: "When you reach my level, you will understand. The kind of friends you make also means the level of your own people. Isn't there an old saying? Birds of a feather flock together. If you think that the people around you are rubbish, then you should think about whether you are rubbish yourself."
The reason why Zheng Zhiguang said this was that he was deeply touched. Because he took Lu Yiming's order and had a personal relationship with Lu Yiming, Standard Chartered Bank directly promoted him and gave him a raise after the international hot money fled Hong Kong.
Such blatant and unconcealed behavior is simply too capitalist.
After this incident, Zheng Zhiguang realized that foreigners also value personal connections and relationships, and the financial industry, to put it bluntly, is all about dealing with people.
Zheng Zhiguang knew that his abilities were ordinary and he was actually very mediocre in front of true geniuses, so he understood that if he wanted to achieve something in his life, he had to have a noble person to help him.
It was obvious that Lu Yiming was his benefactor.
After all, compared to those rich second-generations who only know how to eat and wait for death, Zheng Zhiguang feels that he is still very ambitious. He really wants to work hard on his own to prove his ability and talent to his parents, instead of having to go back with tears in his eyes to inherit billions of assets. That would be too sad.
There is no way. As a rich second-generation with aspirations, his ideal in life is so simple and unpretentious.
The next day, Lu Yiming, who was sleeping at home until noon on holiday, heard his cell phone ring.
Lu Yiming yawned, without even opening his eyes, and fumbled for his phone, pressed the answer button, and asked lazily, "Who is it?"
Zheng Zhiguang's voice came from the phone: "Mr. Lu, it's me, A Guang. I'm already at the gate of Bihai Longting Community."
When Lu Yiming heard this, he woke up halfway from his sleep.
"Then wait a moment, I'll get someone to pick you up."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming got up, washed up, looked at the handsome face in the dressing mirror, and said to himself: "It's great to be rich. Even the gift for my mother-in-law is arranged by someone."
