A few students stared in envy as Luo Shuyan and Shen Yan boarded the car. There werenât many car models in this era. To put it into context, it was considered a luxury to pick up a bride in a Santana borrowed from someone else during a wedding.
Luo Shuyanâs lips trembled as she asked, âPapa, how much did this cost?â
Even though she was still a child, she kept up with the latest news and she listened when the adults were talking.
A Santana should cost around CNY200,000. Of course, in this day and age, this amount wouldnât be considered a lot. However, we are talking about the 90s here. The average monthly salary was only in the hundreds. So, you could essentially buy 3 properties in Ning City with the amount youâd use to buy a Santana.
Sheâd mentally prepared herself for her fatherâs new car. However, heâd only brought up his idea in the morning and she didnât expect him to immediately purchase the car in the afternoon.
Luo Tianyuan held the steering wheel and leisurely looked ahead. The roads werenât spacious, people were either walking or riding their bicycles. A small four-wheeled car definitely caught the attention of many.
He laughingly said, âThis is a second-hand car. Plus, the owner was in a hurry to sell it, thatâs why I got it for a good deal. It was only 140,000 Yuan.
The previous car owner loved the car and didnât drive it often. So the car was pretty much as good as new.
CNY140,000 was an absolute steal for Luo Tianyuan. If it werenât for the fact that the previous owner needed cash in a hurry, he wouldâve needed to pay around CNY170,000 to CNY180,000.
Luo Shuyan almost fainted when she heard the amount her father had spent.
When her father first mentioned his desire to buy a car, she expected him to buy an old raggedy car. It would definitely cost less than CNY100,000, and she could begrudgingly accept that. Who knew that heâd end up spending CNY140,000 on itâ¦
Luo Shuyan took deep breaths in an attempt to save herself from dying from anger.
As the saying goes, âthe onlooker sees most of the gameâ. On the other hand, Shen Yan raised his head and looked at the back of Luo Tianyuanâs head.
He knew that Uncle Luo was a pragmatic person who didnât like to brag. â140,000 Yuan is a lot in Ning City; youâd be able to buy two decent pieces of property. Yet, Uncle Luo mentioned such a huge amount as if it were nothing. There are two explanations for this â Itâs either he was keeping up appearances for the sake of looking good, or 140,000 Yuan really wasnât a lot to him.â
Shen Yan believed that it was the latter.
Shen Yan felt relaxed. Whether instinctively or due to environmental influences, Luo Shuyan wasnât the only one who was worried about their familyâs finances. Though, it was hard to understand how Shen Yan, who was only 7 years of age, had such a good understanding about the value of money.
Uncle Luo looked out for him and his mother, and he didnât hope for him to get into financial difficulty all because of a car.
On the other hand, Luo Shuyan couldnât seem to see the bigger picture. She had the idea that her family âcould get by although they arenât very wealthyâ, so it took everything in her from shaking her fatherâs shoulders and forcing him to return the car.
To be fair, other people in the city deemed that the Luo family were living a comfortable life.
Grandpa Luo used to be one of the important workers in a factory. In that era, a job in a factory was a job for life; it had good pay and good job security. Later on, Grandpa Luo retired after having earned a decent amount of income.
In addition to that, Grandma Luo was an elementary school teacher, and the government granted her a house.
Plus, since they both were hardworking and thrifty, theyâd managed to accumulate a handsome sum for Luo Tianyuanâs bride-dowy before their retirement. Though, sadly, he still hasnât found an opportunity to use itâ¦
Luo Tianyuan himself was the cream of the crop. He graduated from a prestigious university in an era where there werenât many university graduates to begin with.
Plus, he was working for a company which paid him a commission on top of his base salary. The commission could range from a few hundred to one to two thousand a month.
With this, it wasnât odd that Luo Tianyuan was able to afford a second house.
From Luo Shuyanâs observations, she believed that their family was living paycheck to paycheck with their huge monthly expenditures.
âWith all that in mind, where on earth did father find the money to buy a car?â
CNY10,000 is an acceptable amount, but we are talking about CNY140,000 here!
Luo Shuyan was shell-shocked. She never expected her family to have CNY140,000 in spare cash. Did she not know her familyâs financial situation well enough?â
The two children interpreted Luo Tianyuanâs relaxed tone differently; Shen Yan thought that Uncle Luo didnât even care about the CNY140,000, whereas Luo Shuyan thought that her father was just kidding and was lying to her on purpose.
âThat must be it. Who could possibly fish out 140,000 Yuan within an afternoon?â
âAfter all, Papa isnât someone who is so unrealistic.â
The more Luo Shuyan pondered, the more she realized that her reasoning made sense. Furthermore, when she visited the company her father was working at, she remembered seeing a Santana parked in front of the entrance.
âOh, perhaps this is the big bossâs car? Or a company car? And Papa merely borrowed it for the afternoon?â
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âThat makes sense!â
Shen Yan noticed the change in Luo Shuyanâs expression. Her furious eyes went from being as big as a copper bell to being as gentle as a lamb. She was in deep thought and was smiling as if sheâd just eaten a huge drumstick; the sunshine had arrived after the rain.
He shook his head imperceptibly. âSheâs gone mad.â
Luo Shuyan was unwilling to keep up with her fatherâs lame lie so she didnât ask where the money came from. On the other hand, Luo Tianyuan was paying extra attention on the road since he rarely drove, so he didnât have the capacity to explain the situation to his daughter.
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