novelraw Chapter 64 : Brain Platinum
Chapter 64 : Brain Platinum
Chapter 64: Brain Platinum
The mindset of rich people was indeed different from that of ordinary people. They could casually give away a car worth hundreds of thousands without even blinking.
Mrs. Jiang felt that this was only proper—one should not take advantage of students who had not even graduated yet. As for Comrade Old Yuan, he simply thought that his daughter had handled this matter generously.
Making friends was all about reciprocation. Today you gifted me a bottle of wine, tomorrow I returned you a box of tea, both around the same price. If you always made others suffer a loss, who would want to keep dealing with you in the future?
The same principle applied in the business world—profits should be shared. Those who ate alone rarely came to a good end.
And relationships between people were built up little by little in this way.
Besides, it was just a car worth a few hundred thousand—how could it compare to his wife becoming younger again? If he dared say a word about it, Mrs. Jiang would immediately explode.
Of course, the most important thing was this: when his wife became more beautiful, the one who truly benefited was none other than Comrade Old Yuan himself!
As long as he was a man, whether rich or poor, who wouldn’t want to come home to a beautiful wife? That was emotional value—what did a little money matter in comparison?
Especially since he had heard his daughter say that the Liu family’s girl had already been so generous—if his own daughter did not at least show something in return, wouldn’t the contrast be glaring? None of them were short of money, so saving face was still necessary.
As for his eldest son Yuan Hua, Comrade Old Yuan grew increasingly displeased with him. If it weren’t for his daughter’s complete disinterest in managing the company, he would have already wanted to groom her as the successor.
Fortunately, Old Yuan felt that at just over fifty, he was still at the age to fight and struggle. It was not yet time for the children to shoulder the burden, otherwise he really would have been worried sick.
“Yuanyuan, change to another one. This car isn’t suitable for a girl like you—the temperament doesn’t match.”
Inside the Yuan family garage, Yuan Hua was desperately pleading with his sister to show mercy and spare his beloved car.
At that moment, Yuan Meng was sitting inside a McLaren Senna, itching to give it a try. Normally, her brother treasured this car beyond belief, but now it had finally fallen into her hands.
“What’s unsuitable? I think it suits me perfectly.” Yuan Meng looked at her brother with a smile.
As for whether he should keep flattering Liu Rushuang, that wasn’t her concern. After all, if it had been possible to win her over by flattery, wouldn’t he have already succeeded by now?
Even their parents no longer approved of it—clearly, there was no hope.
Comrade Old Yuan just wanted his son to grow up quickly, stop thinking only about women, and focus more on the business. In time, he could gradually take over the company. He himself was already this old—how many more years could he keep going, no matter how capable?
“This is a man’s car—it’s too fast, you won’t be able to control it. Why don’t you take the Maserati next to it instead?” Yuan Hua said.
At his words, the eldest Miss Yuan rolled her eyes. “Brother, look at yourself. All these years you’ve been chasing after her, trying to please her, but she still doesn’t like you. You’ve completely turned into a lapdog.”
Yuan Hua was unconvinced. “Nonsense! Who bought you your first car?”
“Didn’t you give it to her, but she didn’t want it, so you passed it on to me?” Hearing this, Yuan Meng immediately grew furious.
“That’s not what you said at the time!”
“That was because I didn’t know then. If I had known, would I have accepted it? But speaking of which, my thoughts are different now. Brother, you should keep licking a few more girls—preferably the kind who don’t care about you no matter how hard you try. I realized I’m still short of a villa. That one you own isn’t bad.” Yuan Meng smiled.
Yuan Hua broke down and shouted, “Stop it!”
“Fine, I’ll stop. But wow, the roar of this McLaren’s engine is really beautiful. Bye-bye now.”
With that, she floored the accelerator and disappeared from the spot.
Yuan Hua: …
At that moment, he felt as though he had turned into some kind of tragic clown.
Not only had his request been rejected, he had even lost his beloved car. What was this supposed to be?
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Lin Mo walked out of the library. By now, he had finished reading one-third of the first volume of Massage and Bone Setting.
Fortunately, he didn’t need to fully understand it—just reading through once was enough. So his speed was fairly quick. Otherwise, even if his eyes went blind, he still wouldn’t be able to learn it.
After hastily finishing dinner alone in the cafeteria, he headed back.
With the new semester just starting, the campus was lively. But to him, a seasoned fourth-year, it didn’t seem to have much to do with him.
All along the way, he saw freshmen wandering around campus. Perhaps many of them were filled with dreams of a wonderful university life. But once you were actually in college, you would soon discover that there were no “campus princes” or “campus belles,” and certainly no so-called basketball tournaments.
All there was: classrooms, cafeterias, dormitories, and the delivery station. Especially for freshmen, there were also dorm inspections and evening self-study. Some even had to deal with arrogant, pretentious student union members who loved to make others miserable.
In short, if you wanted to have a good university life, the trick was to avoid joining too many clubs, never join the student union, and just be an ordinary student.
When he returned to the dorm, he found that Sichuan Girl and Wang Chu had already come back. Both were slumped in chairs, looking exhausted, as though their bodies had been drained of energy.
“What’s wrong? House-hunting didn’t go well?” Lin Mo put down his book and asked with a smile.
At his words, Sichuan Girl—now back in his male form—sighed. “Don’t mention it. We changed two different agencies this afternoon and looked at six apartments. Not only were we tired and hot, we were almost driven mad.”
“Oh? Sounds like there’s a story. Tell me about it.” Lin Mo grew interested.
Then Sichuan Girl and Wang Chu recounted their afternoon’s house-hunting experience. Simply put, the photos and the actual apartments were completely different.
Those with reasonable rent had poor environments, while those in good environments were way too expensive.
“Especially the last agent—they even tried to charge us a ‘viewing fee.’ Luckily, we ran.” Sichuan Girl said, still shaken.
At this, Lin Mo only shook his head. When he had rented an apartment, there had been no such thing as a ‘viewing fee.’
“By the way, Sichuan Girl, you’re doing self-media. You’ve made some money, right? Why are you short on cash recently?”
After all, these past few days his traffic had been pretty high. He should have saved up a little.
“There is some, but to rent a decent place, the rent itself won’t be cheap. You know, I’ve only just started getting more views these days. Before that, I actually didn’t earn much, and it’s almost all spent already—mostly on clothes and cosmetics, they’re just too expensive.
I also want to upgrade my equipment. The old ones can’t be wasted, though—I can still put them up for recycling on Zhuan Zhuan second-hand...”
Seeing this, Lin Mo quickly cut him off. “Stop! You’ve gotten too used to inserting ads, haven’t you?”
Sichuan Girl: “Uh… sorry, occupational habit, hehe!”
“Alright, keep looking. If worst comes to worst, I’ll lend you some money.” Lin Mo said.
Sichuan Girl only nodded, his enthusiasm clearly dampened.
That night, after soaking his feet, Lin Mo sat on his bed massaging his legs.
He had been getting up early and exercising these days, so his workout volume had gone up. But his legs really hurt—especially from the stance-holding practice. If it weren’t for its special effects, he would have already given up.
“Could it be that this Massage and Bone Setting is actually meant to be used on myself?” Lin Mo muttered quietly.
At midnight, the shopping page refreshed on time.
【One Stabbing Explosive Thunder; also known as Taikun’s Happy Stick; ¥2.8】
【Brain Platinum; ‘This New Year, no gifts accepted, only Brain Platinum’—supplements brain nutrition, improves memory, keeps you young and healthy; ¥25.1】
【One Jin of Yunnan Wild Mushrooms; dumbfounded but not brain-damaging, poisonous but not fatal; ¥18.1】
【Pure Natural Straight Wild Wooden Stick; natural grain, length 120 cm; ¥18】
“Brain Platinum? Even this thing is available?”
……