215: Chapter 213: Money Isn’t Everything 215: Chapter 213: Money Isn’t Everything Liu Shanshan always harbored some resistance and disgust towards rich playboys who tried to please her with money.
Her Liu Mei frowned slightly, and her expression darkened as she said, “No need, if I need it, I’ll buy it myself.”
“Oh, buying it yourself, good talk, spirited—I really admire that attitude,” Mr.
Luo said with a faint smile, but his eyes immediately flashed with disdain as he looked at Tangyu, “So are you expecting him to buy it for you?
But to be honest, pride can’t be eaten as food, do you think he can afford it?”
Mr.
Luo had always been quite proud of himself on the romantic field.
He believed that with his looks and substantial wealth, any woman he fancied could not resist the allure of his money.
With dozens of successful cases to his name, his confidence in winning women over with money had become even more resolute.
Therefore, whenever he saw a beautiful woman, he would try to tempt her with material things, which almost always worked like a charm.
Liu Shanshan’s outright rejection did cause him a bit of displeasure.
“Hmph, whether I can afford it or not is not for you to worry about.
Money isn’t everything, please step aside,” Tangyu said with a light smile.
Mr.
Luo was not used to being talked back to like this and naturally felt more displeased, his lips curling disdainfully as his eyes glinted sharply at Tangyu, “Fine, I’ll give you a chance.
If you can afford this dress, then I’ll let you have it, no second words about it.
How about it?
If you can’t even afford a beautiful dress, then don’t play the role of the Flower Protector.
Money isn’t everything, but having no money is absolutely useless.
I can quite understand your viewpoint.
“Beauty, I think you have some misunderstanding about me.
I’m not the way you imagine.
I just think that this dress really suits your temperament perfectly, and if you wear it, it will definitely look stunning, as if it was tailor-made for you, which is why I want to give it to you,” he said.
No matter how beautiful the words, they could not mask his intentions.
Liu Shanshan wasn’t one of those easily deceived girls and naturally would not be seduced by these words.
On the contrary, she was even more repulsed, “I’ve said it already, I don’t need it, and I don’t want to be familiar with you.”
Her rejection once again caused a surge of irritation in Mr.
Luo’s heart.
He didn’t believe there were women in this world who didn’t like material things.
This beautiful woman really stirred his heart, and even if he had to spend a few million to win her over, he was willing.
Tangyu looked at Mr.
Luo and said with a cold smile, “So you’ll really let me have the dress?”
Mr.
Luo thought Tangyu would be scared off by his words, but when Tangyu dared to accept the challenge, he sneered, “I always keep my word; if you can buy it on the spot, then I’ll let you have it.
I just fear you can’t afford it.”
Seeing Mr.
Luo’s confidence, Tangyu naturally knew that this dress was definitely expensive.
At the very least, it surely exceeded the five thousand yuan he had on him.
Liu Shanshan, who was also very clever, understood that the price here was probably far beyond what she imagined.
She tugged at Tangyu’s sleeve and said, “Forget it, don’t bother with him.
Let’s go.”
“It’s okay, since you like it, I’ll buy it for you today,” Tangyu said.
He wasn’t trying to quarrel with Mr.
Luo; he just thought it was a good opportunity.
Since the other party dared to let him have it, there was no reason not to buy.
At worst, he could borrow some money from Brother Hu, so he could immediately bring it over.
Tangyu never worried about money.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to make money; if he wanted to, earning thousands or even billions would be easy.
Not to mention anything else, if he was willing to do it, curing Director Chu’s brother’s illness would earn him tens of millions.
“Hmph, tell him how much it costs,” Mr.
Luo said to the female sales assistant.
The sales assistant immediately said to Tangyu, “This dress, with only nine pieces available in the whole world, each is priced at ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine yuan.”
A dress costing a hundred thousand yuan made Liu Shanshan gasp.
Even if it was made of pure gold, it probably wouldn’t be worth more, maybe even less.
Indeed, this dress was being sold at a sky-high price.
Tangyu was also slightly taken aback; the price was truly beyond his expectations.
How could such a dress, made with just simple cloth, actually sell for a hundred thousand yuan?
“Hmph,” Mr.
Luo sneered at Tangyu and Liu Shanshan’s expressions, “This is a masterpiece by a world-class master, only nine pieces worldwide, and our Hua Country only has this one piece—it’s truly one of a kind.
The fabric used for this dress is not ordinary silk but is made from aerospace-mutated Snow Silkworm Silk.
Just the fabric alone is extremely precious, with the price of one gram of this silk being over ten times that of gold, and it’s priceless.
Wearing this dress represents a certain status.
A hundred thousand yuan is quite cheap.”
Tangyu shook his head with a smile, “What’s so precious about the Snow Silkworm?
My family has lots of Snow Silkworm Silk.
One hundred thousand it is then, I’ll buy it.”
Mr.
Luo was taken aback as he had assumed Tangyu, who looked so ordinary, could never afford the dress.
It angered him even more that Tangyu dared to claim his family had plenty of Snow Silkworm Silk—such blatant bragging without a care.
The sales assistant glanced at Mr.
Luo and then said to Tangyu, “Our store only accepts cash, sir.
If you need it, please pay in cash.”
Mr.
Luo smiled and made a welcoming gesture, “Pay the money.
Once you’ve paid, it’s yours.
I don’t have much patience; I’ll give you ten minutes.”
With a light smile, Tangyu pointed to a sign hanging in the store, “Your store is celebrating an anniversary, and if you win the grand prize, you can pick any piece of clothing from your store for 3666 yuan, right?”
“This is the situation, but this dress was reserved by Young Master Luo, so it’s not included in this event,” the female attendant said.
“Humph, if you can’t afford it, you can’t afford it.
Yet you dream about winning a special prize.
I suggest you might as well go buy a lottery ticket, maybe you’ll win five million.
It’s fine, let him try his luck.
Put the dress in, and if he can win the grand prize, then the dress is his,” Young Master Luo said with a face full of mockery.
Liu Shanshan looked at Tangyu with a mix of emotion and worry.
She really didn’t want Tangyu to argue with others for her sake.
Commoners shouldn’t battle with the wealthy, and she knew whether or not Tangyu had money – it wasn’t necessary to engage in such pointless battles.
She also knew that even if she wanted to pull Tangyu away at this moment, he wouldn’t leave.
Everything he was doing, he was doing for her, and this moved Liu Shanshan’s heart immensely.
“Okay, since Young Master Luo agrees, let’s do this.
If you’re sure you want to enter the draw, let me first explain the rules to you.
Since it’s the grand prize, the rules differ somewhat from the other prizes—let’s divide it into three stages.
The first stage is the draw.
There are two grand prize slots in the draw box; as long as you draw one of them, you can move on to the second stage.
The second stage involves answering questions—twenty multiple-choice questions, all of which you must answer correctly to pass.
The questions are all related to our store’s brand, so don’t worry about them being too tricky.
Answer all correctly, and you can enter the third stage, which is much simpler—guessing a number between one and one hundred.
We’ll randomly select a number, and then you guess it.
If you guess correctly, congratulations, you win the grand prize from our store, and you can choose any garment for only 3666,” the female attendant explained.
Just listening to this makes one think the chance of winning the grand prize is about as likely as winning five million in the lottery.
Unless one is very familiar with this brand, the second stage alone would be insurmountable.
Of course, guessing all twenty questions correctly would be terrifyingly unlikely too.
Tangyu slightly furrowed his brows as well; it seemed winning the grand prize was indeed not going to be easy.
The attendant looked at Tangyu with a hint of sympathy and said, “It may be difficult to win the grand prize, but the reward is substantial.
The most expensive garment in our store cost over five hundred thousand, so the highest you could get is the equivalent of winning five hundred thousand.
And there’s no limit to the number of grand prizes; as long as someone wins, they can keep on winning.
Plus, there are no restrictions on entering the draw—you just need to pay ten dollars, or purchase any item from our store, or have a membership card from our store to participate.
Even the smallest probability exists, and currently, someone has made it to the third stage but unfortunately failed there.”
“All right, then take me over,” Tangyu nodded.
“Humph, let’s see how you fail.
You really don’t know what’s good for you, aiming for the grand prize.
A loser will always be a loser,” Young Master Luo thought smugly.
He had played once as well, and the odds were only slightly better than those of winning the lottery jackpot.
In the first stage, the draw box contained several hundred colored balls, but only two represented the grand prize.
The odds for that stage were not so bad.
The second stage, the odds were much lower, and by the third stage, they were lower still.
Each stage might not seem too unlikely in isolation, but when combined, the likelihood became terrifying.
Multiplied together through the three stages, the odds were disastrously low.
So, in theory, no one could win such a grand prize.
The store held this event not truly to hand out prizes, but to enhance the store’s liveliness and attract more people.
Anyone could see the trickery in such a game.
“This way, please,” the attendant gestured invitingly and led Tangyu and the others to the draw area, which was manned by two staff members.
The attendant guided Tangyu to the draw box and pointed, saying, “You can start now.
This is the draw box, only by drawing a grand prize ball can you advance to the next stage; otherwise, you’re out.”
Tangyu’s lips curved into a smile, showing not the slightest sign of nervousness as he approached the draw box.
Liu Shanshan could only silently shake her head.
She didn’t want to see Tangyu do this for her.
If he didn’t draw the winning ball, it would be a loss of face for him, a downright bad deal.
Young Master Luo, for his part, was quite interested and stood there waiting to watch the drama unfold.
His gaze occasionally appraised Liu Shanshan, and the more he looked, the more he fancied her.
The stronger his desire, the stronger his possessiveness grew.
He had been with countless women, but none as fresh and spirited as her, and naturally, he wanted to have her for himself.
Living the spirit of the phrase ‘youth is wasted on those who aren’t promiscuous,’ he embodied this adage to the fullest.
“Hold on,” Young Master Luo suddenly said.
Tangyu, who had just reached for the draw box, stopped and turned to look at Young Master Luo.
“What is it?” Liu Shanshan also looked towards Young Master Luo.
What trick was this guy playing at now?
Young Master Luo curled his lips into a smile and said, “Since you’re going to play, how about we make it a bit more exciting and add a little wager?”
“Add a wager?” Tangyu thought coldly.
Since it was being offered, he had no reason to refuse and replied, “What do you want to wager?”