Super Rich by Doing as You Please

Chapter 292 - 157: Actually, I’m Just an Ordinary Person

"What’s wrong?"

"Why do I get the feeling you’re really rich? Like, richer than my family!"

"Do you?"

Xu Yun smiled. "I’ve always thought of myself as pretty poor."

"You call that poor?"

Xino couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. "You’re probably the richest person my age I’ve ever met."

For rich kids like her, even though their families had money, it wasn’t theirs. It was all in their parents’ hands.

When they went out, they usually just used the credit cards their parents gave them.

There weren’t many people like Xu Yun—a total beast who could casually drop tens of millions on his own without even telling his family.

In her entire life, she’d only ever met one other person like that. He was from Shanghai, a true big shot whose father was a regular on the wealth rankings.

"Not really. I’m just willing to spend money."

Xu Yun said, "Honestly, I’m just an ordinary guy."

"Right, right, an ordinary guy."

Xino retorted, "An ordinary guy who can buy a house worth tens of millions and drive a sports coupe worth several million."

"..." Xu Yun was speechless.

Xino had originally wanted to pursue Xu Yun, but after witnessing his financial power today, she was starting to hesitate.

She was afraid his family was like that guy’s from Shanghai.

People like that had no freedom in their marriages; they couldn’t make their own decisions.

The only reason she, Xino, could be so willful was because she had an older brother.

But even so, her family was keeping a close eye on her marriage prospects, constantly trying to persuade her to marry someone from a family of equal social standing.

She had thought Xu Yun was a good match for her family—even if his family wasn’t as prominent as hers, they’d probably be close.

After all, anyone who could be friends with Yan Can and be called "Brother Xu" must have a more than acceptable family background.

That way, if she brought him home and started dating him, her family wouldn’t have anything to say.

But after what she saw today, his financial situation wasn’t just "acceptable"—it might even surpass her own family’s!

’I finally meet a guy I like and am interested in, and this is how it turns out.’

Seeing her expression, Xu Yun asked, "Why do you look so unhappy?"

"It’s nothing, just something on my mind."

"That’s a pretty half-hearted answer."

Xino looked at him, frustrated. "Just drop me off. I want to go home."

"You’ve got so much stuff in the car. How about I just take you all the way home?"

"Fine."

Xino said, "You’re the first man to ever take me home!"

"..." Xu Yun was speechless.

’Great. We’ve only met twice, and I’ve already taken two of her "firsts"!’

「An hour later, in front of a villa in the East Lake district.」

Xu Yun parked the car. As Xino got out, he helped her take out all the shopping bags.

Xino said, "Since you’re already here, why not come in for a glass of water?"

"No, thanks."

Xu Yun smiled. "Besides, it would be rude to show up at your house empty-handed and meet your parents."

"Alright, then. Be careful on your way."

Xino watched as Xu Yun turned the car around and left. With an unhappy expression, she carried her shopping bags back into the house.

In the living room, her mother saw her and asked curiously, "Xino, why the long face today? Didn’t you find anything you liked?"

"I did find something I liked. I just can’t afford it."

Her mother asked, intrigued, "Just how expensive was it?"

"Fifty million."

Her mother: "..."

Well, that certainly wasn’t something she could afford to buy on a whim.

"I’m going upstairs to rest. Call me when dinner’s ready." Xino said as she headed upstairs on her own.

After Xino left, the woman wondered aloud, "What on earth does she want to buy that costs fifty million?"

Aside from a house or a car, she couldn’t think of anything else that would be so expensive.

But her daughter wasn’t even interested in cars.

’Could it be a house?’

’Does she want to move out?’

With this in mind, the woman picked up the phone and called her son. "Xi Wei, do you know if your sister has been thinking about buying a house recently?"

"I haven’t heard her mention it. What’s wrong?"

"Oh, your sister just got home and told me she couldn’t afford something she liked. It costs fifty million!"

"Uh... I’m sure she was just saying that. Don’t take it seriously."

Xi Wei paused for a moment, then said, "Let me call and ask her about it. It’s probably something else."

"Alright. And if this is about her marriage, please tell your sister that we won’t pressure her anymore."

The woman sighed. "We’ve worked hard our whole lives. We can’t go and sell our daughter now."

"I know, Mom."

After hanging up with his mother, Xi Wei immediately called his sister.

"Hello, Brother."

Xino was lying on her bed. She answered the phone and retorted, "Mom told you to call me, didn’t she?"

"Mom’s just worried about you."

Xi Wei asked with a chuckle, "Didn’t you go shopping today? Why are you still unhappy?"

"Brother, I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell Mom."

"Go ahead."

"I think I’ve met someone I like."

Xino said mournfully, "But I think his family is richer than ours!"

"..." Xi Wei was speechless.

’Did I hear that right?’

’My own sister is feeling insecure because of money?’

He asked curiously, "Who is he? Do I know him?"

"You’ve met him once."

Xino answered, "It’s that guy from the bar last night."

"How did you two run into each other again?"

"That’s not important."

Xino said, "The point is, I can’t outdrink him, I can’t compete with his money, and it seems like he doesn’t even like me. Brother, what do you think I should do?"

"..." Xi Wei was speechless.

Hearing his sister’s lovesick distress, he was simply silent.

’She fell for him after just one meeting?’