Chapter 065: Nouveau Riche vs. Petty Bourgeoisie
Chen Ran wiped the cream from the corner of his mouth.
“Hey, this brother, you look dignified and are young and rich. You must be a talented and outstanding person in this city,” Chen Ran said, stepping forward and even somewhat fawningly placing a high hat on the pretty boy.
“You know it and you’re still saying it,” the pretty boy said, his nose in the air, with a look of self-satisfaction, after hearing Chen Ran’s praise. “You have some taste.”
This sentence made Chen Ran have the urge to beat this pig-face up. He thought to himself, They’re both rich second-generation, how can this kid be so different from Colin?
Chen Ran said with a smile, “It seems you’re out shopping with your beautiful companion, young master. Seeing you two like a celestial couple, we bystanders are so envious. I suppose you’re out this time to buy a set of personal accessories for this beautiful lady, right?”
The woman very cooperatively showed off the noble jewels she was wearing and said with a smile, “He bought all of these.”
“Just these?” Chen Ran said, pretending to frown. “These things added up probably aren’t even worth a thousand gold coins, right?”
The pretty boy was immediately unconvinced and said sarcastically, “You can even tell the value of jewelry?”
Chen Ran was stunned. It seemed that he had to slap this face. He had never seen such a stupid rich second-generation.
“I’m a crude person,” Chen Ran said, continuously belittling his own status. “As you can see, I’m a nouveau riche, with no refinement. But I’ve seen diamonds as big as eggs, rubies as big as fists, and green jade as big as washbasins. Although the jewelry on this lady is exquisitely shaped, it lacks any essential, soul-stirring quality and cannot reflect this lady’s beauty.”
The pretty boy’s tone faltered, and he couldn’t help but mock, “Don’t tell me you have these things?”
Chen Ran smiled casually and said humbly, “Um, I naturally wouldn’t carry such things with me, but I happen to have something on me that I was planning to give to my girlfriend when I get back.” As he spoke, Chen Ran nonchalantly took out a diamond from his clothes. It was the Supreme Diamond (purple) that he had obtained after multiple purifications of the large number of small diamonds he had gotten from the Sunlit Tribe.
When the diamond was out, the glazed light that shone from it, refracted by the sunlight, instantly blinded the pretty boy’s eyes. The woman’s gaze was fixed on the brilliant diamond, as if she were deeply attracted by some magic, her eyes filled with disbelief.
There was a saying that a woman’s obsession with diamonds has nothing to do with love, let alone a Supreme Diamond of the highest quality like this one.
Coordinating with his actions, Chen Ran sighed. “This thing, I’ve forgotten how many tens of thousands of gold coins I spent on it. I don’t know if my girlfriend will like it when I give it to her. Speaking of which, my girlfriend is not as beautiful as your companion, young master. If she were of her caliber, I would definitely buy better things for her. I’m a crude person and don’t know what’s good or bad. I usually just pick the most expensive and the biggest thing on the counter to give as a gift.”
A complete face-slap. So what if I’m a nouveau riche? You’re so great, huh? If you have the guts, be richer than me. Abusing a self-satisfied petty bourgeois like you is no different from abusing a noob.
“I’m sure this young master will buy more luxurious jewelry for this beautiful lady, right? But it’s a pity that this small shop doesn’t have what you want, right?” Chen Ran turned around and continued to shamelessly say to the gorgeous woman beside him, “Miss, I can see that this young master is sincere to you. I suddenly feel that the diamond in my hand really suits you. Why don’t I bear some pain and sell this rare Supreme Diamond to you? Not much, just the cost price of thirty thousand gold coins.”
Chen Ran knew very well the temptation of this diamond to a woman, and the price he quoted was also very reasonable, leaving no room for rebuttal. He had a cunning look on his face, betting that the pretty boy didn’t have that much money. If he really bought it, he would make an even bigger profit.
Perhaps she couldn’t resist the brilliance of the diamond. Although she knew that thirty thousand gold coins was not a small sum, the woman still looked at the pretty boy beside her with a hopeful expression. “Darling, what do you think this would look like on me?”
This made the pretty boy, who seemed not to have that much money, turn red and then green. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Just at this moment, the saleswoman from before came over with a fat man who looked like a supervisor. The fat man said politely, “Sir, your order is ready. I have also listed the prices for you. Please take a look.”
Chen Ran glanced at the list. It was probably correct, but he still felt a pang of pain in his heart. On the surface, he said nonchalantly, “Seven thousand six hundred and fifty gold coins? Alright, I’ll go check the goods first. If there are no problems, I’ll pay right away.”
Then, he casually flashed the gold card he was carrying. He had seen the man’s money card when he paid before. It was only a silver card…
“Um, I have something else to do, so I won’t disturb you any longer. I hope to see you again next time.”
Under the polite guidance of the supervisor, Chen Ran walked away with a look of a villain who had gotten his way.
From a distance, he seemed to hear an unconvinced voice.
“Tch, it’s just a gold card. When I inherit the family fortune, I’ll be able to use a platinum card…”
Alright, hearing this voice, Chen Ran himself had to admit that fooling around with such a fool was indeed beneath his status. He wouldn’t do such a boring thing next time. An idiot would never admit how idiotic he was.
After righteously and painfully refusing the saleswoman’s tempting threesome plan, Chen Ran returned to the church with a full load of materials.
The things he bought this time were mainly high-grade materials for making equipment, such as Star Steel (blue) and Magic Shine Stone (blue), as well as some other things.
Most of these materials were blue-grade, but their purity was not high enough, which affected their true quality. Fortunately, Chen Ran could rely on his own refining technique to refine them to their best form, which should be enough to reach the purple material grade.
In addition to these, Chen Ran also planned to go to the bank to exchange his balance for some gold bricks and then refine some high-quality fine gold (purple). In this way, the materials needed for production would be complete. It would just take more time to refine the materials to the highest quality with his own magic power.
Fortunately, he had plenty of time now and didn’t need to drink that damn clarity potion to rush the work.
After tidying up the room, Chen Ran suddenly remembered the matter of the thief in the church. On his way, he went to the kitchen and set up some simple traps.
As the afterglow of the setting sun faded, another day passed.
At night, Chen Ran casually flipped through some books of this world. After he got tired, he finally lay down on the bed and fell asleep peacefully.
The night grew deeper and deeper, quiet, with only the faint moonlight shining on this world.
Suddenly, a scream broke the silence of the night…
