chapter 39 Mistaking rich people for poor people

Twenty minutes later, Lesley Lin and Travis Lin left the Yang family's home feeling deflated. Chris Qi also left with satisfaction. Stanley Du had accepted his invitation. From now on, every Sunday afternoon, Stanley Du would go to Jolly Gems Antiques to teach an hour-long lesson on antique appraisal to Chris Qi's staff. Just after these two groups left, Roy Yang's phone rang. It was a call from Roy Yang's cousin, Sherod Yang. Sherod Yang's son, Roy Yang's distant nephew, Lope Yang, was getting married in three days. Roy Yang would definitely go to the wedding to have a drink. But the folks back in Qutang Town were the type who favored the rich and scorned the poor. If Roy Yang didn't show up with enough flair, or if he didn't give a big enough wedding gift, those familiar faces from his hometown would surely mock and scoff at him. So Roy Yang turned to Stanley Du with a flattering smile, "My good son-in-law, you've made a fortune. Could you buy a BMW so I can drive it back home and show off a bit?" "Dad, don't I have a car? You can take my car back home." Dinah Yang chimed in before Stanley Du could respond. "Your car is too low-end," Roy Yang said with some disdain. Dinah Yang was left speechless by her own father's retort. "No problem, father-in-law. In our family of four, only Dinah Yang has a car. It really is inconvenient to get around." "My good son-in-law, you're so generous! I like you more and more." The next morning, Roy Yang dragged Stanley Du to Luxury Car Street to buy a car. The two of them riding on a small electric scooter was a bit cramped. Luxury Car Street was lined with 4S stores for various car brands. They parked the electric scooter in front of a BMW 4S store and walked in. Seeing that they had arrived on an electric scooter, the seasoned car salespeople didn't bother to approach them. Stanley Du and Roy Yang made their way to the BMW 5 series section and took a liking to a BMW 530L. "Son-in-law, this car isn't bad. It's priced at 550,000, not too expensive, and it's got presence." Since his father-in-law liked it, why not buy it? Stanley Du called out to the salespeople, "Do you have a BMW 530L in stock? If you do, I'll buy it." The salespeople still didn't pay much attention to Stanley Du and Roy Yang. One guy with a crew cut laughed and said, "Make sure you understand, the car costs 550,000, not 55,000." "I'm not short-sighted; I can see clearly. What, you think I can't afford it?" Stanley Du's tone grew colder. "If you can afford it, that's great. If you buy the car, I get a commission." The man with the crew cut approached Stanley Du and asked, "Will you pay in full or in installments?" "If I pay in full, is there a discount?" "No." "Other 4S stores offer discounts for full payment. Why doesn't your store?" "If I say there's no discount, there's no discount." The crew-cut man was clearly impatient. In fact, there was a discount for paying in full. The discount was as much as 38,000. The crew-cut man and the other car salespeople wanted to pocket the discount that belonged to the buyers. "Heh, it seems your BMW store really does take advantage of its customers. Dad, let's go. We'll buy an Audi." "Damn, you, riding an electric scooter, really are just wasting my time." The crew-cut man cursed, "I bet you can only afford cars under 100,000." "Go to hell, my son-in-law is very rich, rich enough to buy out your shabby store!" Roy Yang was also riled up by the crew-cut man. He blurted out a bold boast. The crew-cut man, along with the other salespeople, thought Roy Yang was just blowing hot air. "What's going on? What's all this noise about?" A man in his thirties came out of the office on the second floor. His badge read, "Store Manager, Kayden Chen." The man with the crew cut shouted at Kayden Chen, "Manager Chen, these two aren't here to buy our cars; they want to buy our store!" Roy Yang inwardly exclaimed, "This is bad. I got carried away in anger earlier and made some reckless remarks, and now this crew-cut guy is going to use my words against me." He thought that Stanley Du's entire fortune was just the 80 million he got from selling paintings. Buying and renovating a villa had already cost 70.1 million. Stanley Du should have 9.9 million left. With just this amount, it's far from enough to buy a 4S car dealership. But what he didn't know was that Stanley Du's real net worth was over ten billion. Buying ten 4S stores is nothing, let alone one. "Are you kidding me? My store, including the shop and the cars, is worth over a hundred million. Can you afford it?" Kayden Chen sneered. "Who's your boss?" "Jacqueline Feng. What? Do you want to negotiate with her to buy this 4S store? Hahaha, if you can buy this store, then I'll call you Dad!" "Idiot, I certainly don't want a son like you, who can't even manage his own sales team properly." Leaving those words behind, Stanley Du, with Roy Yang, went directly to the Audi 4S store next door. "Cut the crap, who are you showing off for?" Kayden Chen said disdainfully, "Fool!" Arriving at the Audi 4S store, Roy Yang began picking out cars. Stanley Du sent a message to Ulysses Zhang, "Do you know Jacqueline Feng?" Ulysses Zhang replied instantly, "She's a car tycoon in the provincial city. Her husband, Michael Li, is a real estate tycoon there." So, Jacqueline Feng was Michael Li's wife. Stanley Du had Michael Li's mobile number saved on his phone. He found it and dialed right away. Soon, Michael Li's voice came through the phone, "Stanley Du, what's the matter?" "Mr. Li, the BMW 4S store on Ning City Luxury Car Street belongs to your wife, right?" "Hold on, let me ask my wife." A few minutes later, Michael Li's voice came again, "That's right, the BMW 4S store on Luxury Car Street is indeed my wife's property. What's up, Stanley Du? Did someone offend you?" Stanley Du told him all about what had just happened. "Heh, Stanley Du, don't worry, I'll get you an explanation as soon as possible." Beep beep beep, Michael Li hung up first. At this moment, Roy Yang had chosen an Audi A6, priced at 650,000, with an all-cash discount of 110,000. "Why buy an Audi A6? Go for an Audi A8. It'll make a better impression back in your hometown," Stanley Du advised. "The Audi A8 costs 1.14 million, it's too expensive." "I can afford it." "Son-in-law, you don't understand," Roy Yang said with a wry smile. "The relatives and acquaintances back in my hometown they're judgmental and like to take advantage. If we appear too humble, they'll look down on us. But if we show off too much, they'll definitely swarm us, trying to take advantage and gain benefits." Stanley Du nodded, feeling that his father-in-law's words made a lot of sense. Sometimes, the middle course is very useful. They had picked out a car and were going through the purchasing process. At that moment, several people wearing work badges burst into the BMW 4S dealership. "What brings my colleagues here?" Manager Kayden Chen greeted them with a smile. "The headquarters sent us to take over this store," said a man with glasses, his smile not reaching his eyes. "This... If you take over this store, what happens to me and my team?" Kayden Chen was somewhat panic-stricken. "You and your team? The full cash discount that should have gone to the buyer was embezzled by you. You've tarnished the reputation and image of the group, and you still expect the group to take good care of you?" the man with glasses said sternly. The crew-cut man was the most panic-stricken. He said to Kayden Chen, "Manager, it must be those two poor guys on the electric scooter that reported us." Kayden Chen had a realization. He was about to take a few people to the Audi 4S store next door to teach Stanley Du and Roy Yang a lesson. But Stanley Du deliberately parked an Audi A6 at the entrance of the BMW 4S store. Then Stanley Du got out of the car and put the small electric scooter into the trunk of the Audi. "Weren't you saying I could only afford cars under a hundred thousand? How much is this Audi A6 worth?" Stanley Du challenged the crew-cut man on purpose.