In the Maserati, An Tong seemed a bit reserved yet curious, secretly glancing at the car’s interior, while her hands were dutifully placed on her lap.
Especially after finding out that this car was worth over three million, An Tong was even more cautious, hardly daring to touch anything for fear of damaging the interior that cost sixty to seventy thousand just to change the color.
Compared to Zhang Xinxin, although An Tong had set her marriage target on a local with a wealthy family, her goal was always just to settle in this first-tier city and live a normal, fulfilling life.
Unlike Zhang Xinxin, who was aiming for a rich housewife’s life, Zhang Xinxin was much bolder and more excited in the face of luxury goods and cars, while An Tong, besides feeling novelty, was mainly reserved.
For An Tong, the biggest dream in her life was to settle in Celestial Sea City, to live like a local, and that kind of life was still far from luxury goods and cars.
Glancing at the somewhat stiff An Tong through the rearview mirror, Li Jing deliberately teased, "When Zhang Xinxin was in this seat, she touched everything. She said the person most familiar with this position can be the owner of this seat."
Upon hearing this, An Tong’s expression changed, then she pouted and said, "She’s so childish."
After speaking, she indeed stayed still, looking as though she disdained being in the same league as Zhang Xinxin.
But once Li Jing continued to drive attentively, no longer focusing on her, though An Tong’s face still pretended to be unaffected, her hands naturally relaxed and began to unconsciously touch and feel various parts of the seat, as if she was trying to become the exclusive lady of this seat.
The delicacy of the high-end leather interior, the perfect wrap of the seat, and the soft and smooth armrest.
After seriously feeling the experience of sitting in the car, An Tong finally understood the difference between a sports car and an ordinary car for commuting.
Both the materials and design exhibited the intended sense of luxury and quality.
Is this the life of wealthy people...
Even the usual travel experience is more comfortable and exquisite than that of ordinary people.
The quality and service that wealthy people enjoy are not just during the moment of consumption, but in every minute and second of their lives.
This made An Tong, who originally just wanted to settle down in Celestial Sea City for a stable life, secretly develop a little envy and desire for a better quality of life.
As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
After experiencing luxury goods and cars with Li Jing, a subtle change began to take place in An Tong’s heart without her realizing it.
Li Jing’s wealth attribute became increasingly attractive to her as well.
"Last time when I left, you cooked for me, so this time let me treat you."
Li Jing spoke while driving, "So today you won’t have to trouble yourself cooking; let’s eat out."
Upon hearing this, An Tong’s first reaction was that the other party did not want to eat her cooking, and a hint of disappointment arose in her heart, but she quickly acted calmly and smiled: "Whatever you say, I also need to learn more from those restaurant chefs."
"Not really, it’s just that I heard a high-end western restaurant opened by the river not long ago."
Li Jing turned the steering wheel, comfortably overtaking a sedan, and continued, "So I wanted to take you to try it out. Isn’t this the most common romantic scene in TV shows, a beauty with western cuisine?"
"A newly opened high-end western restaurant? Are you talking about that French restaurant?"
Seeing Li Jing nod, An Tong was somewhat surprised. She had seen celebrities dining there online not long ago and felt a bit envious. She didn’t expect to have the opportunity to experience it today, which instantly turned her earlier disappointment into anticipation.
Suddenly, as if thinking of something, her expression changed, and she instinctively straightened her back, saying earnestly to Li Jing, "No, I have to go back, I can’t go now."
Li Jing was puzzled: "Why?"
An Tong replied earnestly, her small face extremely serious: "I have to change my clothes and put on makeup."
Downstairs in the rented community.
Li Jing originally thought that it would only take ten minutes to wait, but in the end, he waited a whole hour.
Sure enough, a woman’s promise about changing clothes’ time is never to be trusted lightly.
Finally, after an hour and ten minutes, An Tong, worried that Li Jing would be angry for waiting too long, hurried down the stairs as soon as she was ready.
However, as soon as she exited the unit door, she was surprised to see Li Jing sitting at the entrance of the small convenience store downstairs playing a video game with a child. Both were intensely focused, continuously operating the controls with a crackle.
Seeing the big and small figures sitting in front of the video game, An Tong couldn’t help but tilt her head and smile, finding the scene particularly interesting, so she took a picture with her phone.
Staring at the back of Li Jing playing the game intently in the photo, An Tong smiled with her eyes, saving and collecting it individually on her phone.
Then she stepped forward, lightly patting Li Jing and said, "Alright, let’s go, stop bullying the little kid."
Before Li Jing could respond, the chubby child next to him loudly retorted while playing, "For the past hour, he hasn’t won a single game; his skills are just..."
"Cough, cough, cough, this is called humility. What do you know as a kid? I’m teaching you traditional virtues through the game."
Before the child could finish, Li Jing immediately explained seriously, trying to save face.
In fact, seeing the child playing the game, he did intend to have some fun dominating the kid, but unexpectedly, he got humiliated quickly, as the kid’s skills were way better than his, completely trouncing him in every game.
Li Jing seriously suspected that this kid must not be studying seriously on usual days; otherwise, he couldn’t be so good at playing games.
And the key point is, the subsequent game coins were all bought by himself, yet the chubby kid didn’t allow him to win even once, brutally thrashing him from start to finish.
Damn, didn’t your teacher teach you about the story of Kong Rong sharing pears? Don’t you realize you’re using my coins now?
Kid, I’m genuinely worried about your emotional intelligence when you enter society in the future.
Seeing the kid looking at him with a contemptuous expression, Li Jing immediately raised his eyebrows: Oh dear, can’t I handle you?
He turned his head and shouted to the community: "Whose chubby kid is playing games here for an hour, is there nobody to look after him?!"
"What the heck! You have no sense of honor?!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the child’s expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to stop Li Jing from continuing, he heard a full-throated middle-aged woman’s voice from within the community!
"Liu Mingkai! Are you playing games at the entrance again? Get back here right now!!
Hearing this familiar voice, the child’s whole body shivered, and a deep-rooted sense of suppression from his bloodline changed his expression dramatically. Ignoring the unfinished game, he immediately sprinted towards home.
Li Jing turned his head to look and faintly saw a domineering woman with a bamboo stick walking out of the unit entrance within the community, couldn’t help raising an eyebrow, deliberately shouting:
"Kid, don’t rush off, the game isn’t over. Why don’t you finish it?"
Hearing Li Jing’s words, the child stumbled, nearly falling to the ground, then had no choice but to brace himself and continue heading towards his mother.
Watching the kid’s panicked back, Li Jing felt a rush of ease in his heart, shaking his head and sighing: "The kid’s still too naive, today’s a free lesson in social etiquette for him."
"This kid’s usually scared of his mom. I bet he got a good scare from you today."
Hearing An Tong’s voice behind him, Li Jing put on a serious demeanor and said, "I see him as a little man of ten. It’s time he faced the consequences of his actions.
I’m helping him... An Tong, you?"
Before finishing his words, turning around, Li Jing was left momentarily stunned, his eyes gradually widening with amazement.
He saw An Tong wearing a fiery red dress, with a neckline that perfectly revealed her fair skin and beautiful collarbones, adding a touch of sensuality and allure.
The exquisite tailoring fit her body perfectly, accentuating her graceful curves, her slender waist and long legs looking even more enchanting against the red dress.
Noticing how he unabashedly stared at her, An Tong was a little embarrassed but was filled with delight, playfully scolded:
"Is it that good-looking? Come on, let’s go."