After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: The Aura of a Show-off, Level Three

TL: YYang

Fang Minhui hadn’t expected to run into an acquaintance here.

This man was named Qin Yang, a high school senior two years older than her.

In high school, Qin Yang had pursued her, but at that time, Fang Minhui didn’t want to be in a relationship and didn’t like Qin Yang’s type, so it came to nothing.

After graduating from high school, Qin Yang dropped out and was said to have been working in sales in Star City.

Fang Minhui still remembered that when she first came to Star City for her freshman year, Qin Yang had come to the school to find her.

But after Fang Minhui went to college, her standards became higher, so she definitely wouldn’t be interested in Qin Yang.

“And this is?”

Qin Yang noticed that Minhui had come with the boy next to her, so he wanted to clarify their relationship.

“I’m her classmate, Shen Yuan.”

Shen Yuan replied politely. It was better for a boy to answer this kind of question, after all, they hadn’t established a relationship yet.

“I see. Hello, my name is Qin Yang.”

When Qin Yang heard that he was a classmate, he was immediately relieved. It seemed that Minhui didn’t have a boyfriend yet.

Although he had been rejected by Minhui before, three years had passed, and he was no longer the same person he was back then.

“Are you guys here to look at cars?”

Qin Yang sized Shen Yuan up and down. His pants and T-shirt were very ordinary, and the only thing of value on him was the pair of Nikes on his feet. Besides being good-looking, he really didn’t look like a rich person.

He had seen many people like this, who just looked but didn’t buy, bringing girls to 4S stores and claiming to be buying a car, when in reality, they didn’t even have the money for a down payment.

To put it bluntly, it was just for showing off.

You know, the cheapest Evoque here was nearly 300,000 yuan, which was hard for ordinary people to afford.

“Yes, I’d like to know more about the Defender.”

Shen Yuan’s gaze was fixed on the dark green Defender in the showroom.

The main thing that attracted him to this car was its appearance. The Defender was not a hardcore off-road vehicle, but a sporty off-road style, with a design that was not old-fashioned and was more suitable for young people.

When Qin Yang heard that he wanted to know about the Defender, he smiled without saying a word. The lowest-spec P300 of this car had a guide price of 650,000 yuan. Although Land Rover’s discounts were large, it would still cost over 700,000 yuan on the road.

And almost no one bought the low-spec version. Most people bought the P400 with a guide price of 768,000 yuan, which would cost at least 900,000 yuan on the road.

To be honest, he looked down on this kind of person. If you don’t have money, you don’t have money. What’s the point of bringing a girl to a 4S store to show off? Of course, he was a professional salesperson and didn’t want to expose Shen Yuan’s lie in public, so he went to get a configuration sheet and handed it to Shen Yuan.

“The show car is over there. You can take a look, and you can also sit inside.”

Shen Yuan was mainly here to see the actual car and test drive it. He had already learned about the configuration differences on Autohome, but out of courtesy, he still took the configuration sheet.

Shen Yuan walked over to the show car and stepped on the running board to get into the driver’s seat.

The Defender’s body was very high, so you had to use the running board to get in. After sitting in the Defender’s show car, Shen Yuan found that the seats were soft and comfortable, with a certain degree of support. The key was that the view was very open, a completely different experience from a sedan.

The disadvantage was that the interior was relatively plain, with a strong plastic feel, especially the thick TV in the center console, which made you think it was a 300,000 yuan Highlander.

Qin Yang knew that this was not a prospective customer, so he simply ignored him and turned his attention to Fang Minhui. “Minhui, it’s been a long time. If you’re free tonight, let’s catch up.”

He knew that girls these days were very realistic and would first consider whether a potential partner had a car and a house.

But now he was no longer the poor Qin Yang he used to be.

He was now a sales elite at a 4S store, with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan, and he had also bought an Accord worth nearly 200,000 yuan for transportation.

Although he hadn’t bought a house yet, he could save up by the end of the year, and with some help from his parents, he could barely afford a down payment on a house in Star City.

So he now naturally had the confidence to face Fang Minhui.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but puff out his chest. “I’m sorry, Senior, I don’t think I’ll be free today. I have other things to do tonight.”

Fang Minhui shook her head. She was mainly here to accompany Shen Yuan to look at cars and didn’t know if there would be other arrangements for the evening. Besides, she didn’t want to get involved with Qin Yang.

Qin Yang was a little disappointed, but he still pretended to be magnanimous. “I see. That’s okay. We can meet up next time when you’re free. Anyway…”

“Can you arrange a test drive?”

Shen Yuan poked his head out of the driver’s seat of the show car at this moment.

Qin Yang had just been turned down by Fang Minhui and was in a bad mood. Now that his words were interrupted, he was even more annoyed.

He cursed inwardly, “What bad luck. This son of a bitch can’t afford it but still wants a test drive.”

“I’m sorry, our boss took the Defender test drive car out today, so you can’t test drive it today.”

This was a common trick he used. Whenever he encountered a customer he deemed uninterested, he would simply say that the test drive car had been taken by the boss. Anyway, these customers didn’t know which car was the test drive car.

You can’t afford it, but you still want a test drive. Are you wasting my time? “The boss took it?”

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment. He hadn’t expected Qin Yang to use such an excuse.

He was not a car novice. Just before entering the store, he had seen a Defender in the test drive parking area at the entrance.

Test drive cars were actually easy to identify, as they usually had a logo on the body.

But if he couldn’t test drive it at this store, he could just go to another one.

Qin Yang casually dealt with Shen Yuan and then continued his offensive on Fang Minhui. “So, you’re a junior now. You should be starting your internship next semester, right? Have you thought about where you want to intern?”

“Not yet.”

“You can consider coming here. The environment and salary are good. It’s not easy to find a job with a monthly salary of over ten thousand now, and I can also mentor you.”

Qin Yang said generously. This job was his source of pride and confidence.

Of course, he didn’t expect Fang Minhui to actually come here for an internship.

The key was that he could use this to indirectly tell Fang Minhui that his monthly salary was already over ten thousand.

“Uh… no, thanks.”

“Don’t look down on Land Rover just because the market has been bad these past two years. Based on my judgment, there will definitely be a rebound later. All the car companies are making electric cars now, but they ultimately have their shortcomings, unlike gasoline cars, which have a long history of development.”

Seeing that Fang Minhui didn’t understand his previous sentence, Qin Yang simply started talking about the bigger picture.

He had learned the words “rebound,” “shortcomings,” and “historical heritage” from a big V on Douyin. Just hearing them sounded very impressive!

Although he didn’t understand them, Qin Yang felt that Fang Minhui definitely wouldn’t understand them either.

This would also highlight his depth.

“Uh…”

Fang Minhui was a little speechless. Her major was International Economics and Trade, so she was actually quite familiar with these professional terms and could fully understand what Qin Yang was saying.

In her opinion, Qin Yang was just trying to show off in front of her.

To be honest, Fang Minhui thought this way of showing off was quite low, no different from Li Zhanpeng.

It was just that Li Zhanpeng was more direct, while this Qin Yang was a bit more subtle.

But so what if your monthly salary was over ten thousand?

She didn’t have the heart to tell Qin Yang that the two bags Shen Yuan had bought for her last night were almost worth half a year of his salary.