novelraw Chapter 320 : Who are these gifts for_
Chapter 320 : Who are these gifts for_
Chapter 320: Who are these gifts for?
After a long night, Chen Fan got up very early the next day.
In his past and present lives, it had been a long time since he was so focused and serious about dealing with something.
There was even a hint of nervousness mixed in with his anticipation.
After washing up, brushing his teeth, and eating a simple breakfast, he went out.
At the school gate, Feng Pojun had already washed and brought over the Audi A6.
"Boss, do you need me to be your driver today?"
Feng Pojun thought Chen Fan had something important going on, so he asked.
But Chen Fan declined.
"Go tell Manager Ding that I'm planning to go back to my hometown for a few days. She'll have to keep an extra eye on the public affairs during this time."
Hearing this, Feng Pojun couldn't help but say,
"Manager Ding has been complaining about you a lot these past few days."
Chen Fan smiled, "What did she say?"
"She said you like being an absentee boss, not taking care of anything. That you're an evil capitalist who only knows how to exploit employees."
Chen Fan laughed, that sounded like something Ding Dian would say.
Getting into the car, Chen Fan waved to Feng Pojun.
"If Manager Ding asks, just tell her I have some matters and will discuss with her privately after I return from my hometown."
With a wave of his hand, he drove off alone to the city.
Unable to gauge Su Ruochu's parents' preferences, Chen Fan decided to err on the side of too many gifts this time.
For Su Ruochu's father, he bought two bottles of good liquor, two cartons of cigarettes, and finally added a box of premium tea leaves.
As for Su Ruochu's mother, Chen Fan clearly put in more effort.
Not understanding makeup, he went straight to the mall and let the salesgirl pick out an expensive premium brand set.
He then got various nutritional supplements, even a nice wild ginseng root.
Next, he went to the jewelry counter and selected a gold bangle.
Just as he was about to leave, Chen Fan suddenly thought of something else and turned to go into the jade store next door.
"What can I help you with, sir?"
Seeing the gift boxes in Chen Fan's hands, the salesgirl greeted him warmly.
"I want to buy a jade bangle," Chen Fan said as he looked around.
"The jade bangles are over here. May I ask if it's for yourself or a gift?"
"A gift."
"For a romantic partner or an elder?"
"An elder."
The salesgirl was very professional and quickly selected three or four jade bangles to display on the glass counter.
"These are all very nice pieces."
Chen Fan looked at them briefly but couldn't really tell the difference.
"Wait a moment, let me make a call."
Chen Fan took out his phone and called home directly.
"Hey, Mom, it's me, Xiao Fan. Ah, it's so late already, I already ate."
"Mom, I'm planning to come home for a visit today. Yeah, I changed my mind at the last minute."
"Oh, by the way Mom, what's the size of your wrist?"
"No reason, I'm just asking casually."
"You don't know? Well, can you grab the tape measure at home and give me a rough estimate then?"
"Geez, don't go feed the chickens yet. Just go measure it quickly, I've got something urgent here."
The salesgirl standing beside Chen Fan overheard his phone conversation and couldn't help but giggle behind her hand, thinking this customer was quite amusing.
After a long wait, Chen Fan finally got his mom's answer over the phone.
"Got it, got it, I remember now."
"Gosh, don't ask anymore. Really, nothing's going on, I just felt like coming home."
"Okay okay, I'm hanging up now. If there's anything, we can talk about it when I get back."
After hanging up, Chen Fan gave the salesgirl the size.
The salesgirl immediately recommended a jade bangle.
"I'll take this one."
"Sir, you'll need to go to the counter over there to pay first..."
Chen Fan: "No rush. I'm going to buy another one too."
The salesgirl's heart skipped a beat, and her expression became even more enthusiastic.
Hadn't noticed it at first, but despite his ordinary clothes, he turned out to be a rich second-generation.
Chen Fan recalled what Su Ruochu's mother looked like the last time he saw her.
Finally, using the salesgirl's arm for comparison, he picked out a jade bangle worth over 50,000 yuan.
After getting receipts, paying, and collecting the gift boxes, Chen Fan had spent over 100,000 yuan by the time he left the mall.
100,000 yuan could buy a commercial property in the county seat of his hometown Luocheng.
But Chen Fan didn't feel the slightest regret over the expense.
The regrets from his past life, this lifetime of hard work was all for this moment.
For a man, isn't the goal to show up impressively the first time visiting his future mother-in-law's home?
What's the point of making so much money? It's only worth it if you spend it properly.
After finishing his shopping, Chen Fan organized all the gifts in the trunk and set off driving towards his hometown.
This was the first time he had driven back to Luocheng.
Traveling by car was much faster than taking public transportation.
When he reached the village entrance around 12:30 pm, a group of villagers were playing cards under a large willow tree. Suddenly seeing a nice car with a Yunhai city license plate, they all looked twice curiously, wondering in hushed tones whose relative had come.
Then the car drove into the village, and someone with sharp eyes immediately recognized Chen Fan behind the wheel.
"Hey? Isn't the driver that kid Chen Jianye's son?"
"Who? You mean Chen Fan?"
"Impossible. That kid is still in college."
"How could I be mistaken? It's him."
"Maybe just someone who looks like him..."
Chen Fan was unaware of the commotion he had caused in the village by driving back.
At the family doorway, Chen Jianye and Li Jinqiu looked at Chen Fan with surprise as he got out of the car.
"You...how did you drive back yourself?"
"Whose car is this?"
After giving her son a once-over and seeing he hadn't lost weight, Li Jinqiu was finally satisfied and put her mind at ease.
Meanwhile, Chen Jianye was curiously walking circles around the car.
"Is this your classmate's car?"
"Don't just take someone else's car for a spin in the future. These things are precious. Not to mention having to pay for any scratches or dents, it could damage the friendship..."
Chen Fan opened the trunk, taking out gifts as he smiled and explained,
"Dad, this is my car."
"Your car? When did you buy a car?"
"A while back."
"Isn't that just messing around? You're still a student, why buy this thing?"
"And besides, this car is so expensive, where did you get that kind of money?"
Although they knew their son was self-employed now, the parents still couldn't imagine just how much money he had actually made.
In their minds, their son was probably just doing some small-time business, and the money he'd made before was already a huge stroke of luck.
It seemed Chen Fan had expected his dad to say something like this, as he smiled and explained,
"This car is mine, but I don't drive it myself usually. I bought it for the company, and the employees drive it."
Hearing this, the parents' expressions became even more unsightly.
"Spending so much money to buy such a nice car, but you don't even drive it yourself and just let others use it instead?"
"Son, is something wrong with your head?"
Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh bitterly, "Mom, your son's company is growing rapidly now, with too many things to deal with every day. The company people can't take public transportation to conduct business meetings, right?"
"I bought this car just to put on a front, to let others know our company has strength."
Li Jinqiu shook her head: "I don't really understand what you're saying, I just want to remind you not to get tricked by others out there, and don't spend money recklessly."
Chen Fan smiled wryly and nodded: "Okay okay, I got it."
Chen Jianye also noticed the gift boxes Chen Fan was taking out and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Kid, why do you buy so many things every time you come back home?"
"This is your own home, no need to be so formal."
Chen Fan grinned: "Dad, you can't criticize me this time, because most of these are for Mom."
"Your mom doesn't need all that either."
Li Jinqiu pulled her son's hand, "Who says I don't want them?"
"As long as it's from my son, I like it."
"Come on. Head inside and rest, have you eaten yet? I specially left some food for you."
Chen Fan smiled smugly at his dad, noticing the old man was still eyeing the car. Chen Fan tossed him the keys with a grin.
"Dad, why don't you get in and try it out?"
Then he quickly followed his mom into the courtyard.
"Mom, I'm starving. What's for lunch?"
"Dumplings for arrival, noodles for departure, today it's zhajiangmian..."
Chen Fan immediately let out a whine.
"I've been craving this for so long at school. The zhajiangmian sold at the university cafeteria is nowhere near as good as yours, Mom."
Meanwhile, Chen Jianye held the keys, circling the car again and again.
Finally, he unexpectedly noticed all the gift boxes in the trunk and couldn't help being a bit curious.
"This kid, what's with all this stuff?"
"Who is he planning to give gifts to?"