Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

’Congratulations, Host. You have received a Super Wealth Card. The instructions are as follows:’

Category: Residential

(Note: This card was generated from Shanglin Fu: Yuxin Garden. All missions will be centered around Yuxin Garden.)

A true, collectible-grade Chinese grand residence must have the garden owner’s "Treasure of the Garden."

(Examples: ’Joyful Magpies on Plum Blossoms’ at Zhuozheng Garden, ’Cloud-Capped Peak’ at Liu Garden, the Qianlong Jade Seal at Chengde Summer Resort, and the Taotie Pattern Three Sacrificial Vase at the Summer Palace.)

Er...

’Comparing a modern building to the ’Four Great Gardens’ felt a bit jarring. Still, it was a crude comparison, but the logic held up. A true Chinese grand residence needed a ’Treasure of the Garden’—a finishing touch to give the entire estate more cultural depth. Otherwise, it would be all style and no substance.’

Su Ran continued reading the instructions...

Wealth Mission: There are three empty ’!’ locations in Yuxin Garden. Host, please purchase three ’Treasures of the Garden’ and place them at the ’!’ locations to enhance the grand residence’s cultural depth.

Gameplay: The system will provide a [Housewarming Gift] of money to be used as startup capital for the ’Treasure of the Garden Game’.

(Note: These funds can only be used for the new house ’four-piece set’ (the new house + three Treasures of the Garden).

Furthermore, once the price for each item in the four-piece set is determined, the system will automatically transfer the funds to the Host’s card for the purchase. After the entire four-piece set is bought, the total amount spent will be fully rebated to the Host’s bank account.

Hmm... Su Ran stroked his chin, thinking.

’The system really had put a lot of thought into this. Giving him money wasn’t the most important part; the main goal was to cultivate him, inside and out.’

’Since it was a [Divine Rich Development System], it didn’t force the Host to spend. Instead of changing a person’s shopping habits, it would only provide things in a ’broad sense,’ letting the Host purchase what ’the Host deemed right.’ After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder; everyone’s aesthetic is different. The system didn’t impose its will. It simply took a ’developmental’ approach, gradually cultivating the Host’s ability to enjoy a high-quality life.’

Just because Su Ran had gotten the Divine Wealth System a month or two ago didn’t mean he was an idiot who didn’t know how to enjoy life now that he had a fortune. It wasn’t that his original self had changed just because he was buying the watches, cars, and houses he’d always wanted. He was no longer the country kid who was destined to wear cheap clothes for the rest of his life.

Now that he had money, it was only natural to improve his quality of life and enjoy the finer things. Everyone wanted that.

Su Ran was fine with enjoying this high-quality life by himself. After all, he was the one living it.

Su Ran followed Bao Rui into Yuxin Garden.

The entire house was built with the garden Style of Suzhou as its design inspiration. It was a single-story building with over 1,700 square meters of indoor space, a classic example of a traditional Chinese grand residence.

Bao Rui, dressed in a professional, hip-hugging skirt, stood by the mirror-like surface of the pond in the backyard, giving Su Ran an explanation.

Su Ran looked at the mirror-like surface—pah, he meant, he looked at the water.

’There’s a ’!’ symbol here, too.’

As they toured the property, Su Ran located the three "!" spots.

The first was on a lawn in the front courtyard. It probably needed a ’Treasure of the Garden Tree’.

The second was a two-meter-square empty space in the indoor atrium. It was enclosed in a rectangular glass case, and Bao Rui said it was meant for displaying a large, impressive piece.

The third was this koi pond.

Three spots, all confirmed. Now it was just a matter of what Su Ran would choose.

"Mr. Su, what do you think of this residence?"

"It’s very nice. The design is classic. What’s the asking price?"

"Seventy million."

After stating the price, Bao Rui carefully analyzed Su Ran’s micro-expressions.

A 70-million-yuan mansion wasn’t considered particularly expensive in the Imperial Capital or Shanghai, but in Jiangning, it was a genuinely high price.

If this secluded grand residence, with a total area of over 3,000 square meters, were located in the Imperial Capital where every inch of land is worth a fortune, the price would start at no less than 300 million.

After all, this wasn’t the Imperial Capital; it was Jiangning, where land wasn’t quite as precious.

Still, 70 million was enough to scare off many people.

Although...

’I can use the ’Housewarming Gift’ money. Whatever I spend, I get back in cash back. I’ll make a killing.’

However...

’You can haggle on luxury homes. I’m not going to be a sucker and just pay 70 million because they asked for it. The developer would make a killing.’

Su Ran didn’t waste any time. He said, "I like this house a lot. How about this: call your boss and ask for the lowest price. If the price is right, I’ll buy it in full right now."

’Paying in full for a house gets you a big discount. The developer gets their capital back quickly, and you can get a discount of millions in minutes. Who wouldn’t want that?’

Hearing the words "in full," Bao Rui’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly called her boss.

A moment later, she informed Su Ran that her boss was on his way and suggested they wait in the sales office and have some tea.

Back at the sales office, a very realistic scene began to unfold.

The sales manager and several supervisors surrounded Su Ran, making small talk and fussing over his every need.

When Su Ran smiled, they smiled. When Su Ran started to stand up, they immediately shot up to ask what Mr. Su needed.

They stuck to him like glue, following him wherever he went, determined not to let him leave the sales office. It was a sales tactic. People in their line of work understood ’impulse buys’ very well. A customer might make a purchase on a whim, but if they walked out that door and said, ’I’ll come back tomorrow,’ the deal could easily fall through.

Fortunately, the real estate developer’s boss was efficient and arrived quickly. Of course, he was there primarily to negotiate the price, but secondarily to meet Su Ran and expand his network. After all, a client who could pay 70 million in full—wasn’t that someone worth getting to know?

This was how you expanded your social circle.

After a brief conversation confirmed that Su Ran was indeed planning to pay in full, the boss, Qi Shan, was also very ’generous.’ If he wasn’t generous and the client lost interest, the deal would be in jeopardy.

In the end, the developer offered a 3 million yuan discount, selling the ’Collectible Grand Residence—Yuxin Garden’ for 67 million.

They waited another two hours for the bank transfer to be arranged. The bank could check all they wanted; the payment was all from overseas funds. This time, of course, Su Ran hadn’t chosen ’Bitcoin and the Metaverse,’ but ’crude oil.’ This meant that the overseas funds being transferred were tied to Su Ran’s ’business.’ He had profited from ’crude oil,’ and this was the remittance. Therefore, the money by no means appeared out of thin air. Even if someone were to investigate why an ordinary person like Su Ran was so wealthy, they could check the stack of income statements. He made his fortune from Bitcoin and the Metaverse, then started trading crude oil—was there a problem with that?

’In short, the system took care of everything, so I can spend without worry.’

When Qi Shan saw the 67 million arrive in the account, he was very pleased. "It’s been received. Thank you, Mr. Su."

"Of course. By the way, I’ll have to trouble you to handle the property deed and other paperwork for me. Just let me know when my signature is needed, and I’ll go to the housing authority office."

"Certainly." Qi Shan also offered a small gift. "How about this—Xiaoliu, find a cleaning company and have them go to Yuxin Garden and clean the entire house from top to bottom so Mr. Su can move in."

"Thanks. I don’t want the bed, though. Have someone move it out. I’ll buy a new one."

’Mansions like this were basically model homes. Who knows how many people had used the things inside. The sofas and such didn’t matter, but the bed... Su Ran would never allow a strange man to have lain on the bed meant for his ’four little ones’.’

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going."

"I’ll see you out."

Qi Shan and Su Ran walked out of the sales office, chatting and laughing. Qi Shan was curious to see what kind of car Su Ran drove, but instead, Su Ran scanned a QR code on a Hello bike-share and rode away.

Red Star Macalline Home Furnishing Mall.

A shop selling Chinese-style mahogany furniture.

Su Ran didn’t care much about the other things.

But! When it came to the bed, Su Ran was serious.

’Too small is a no-go!’

’A poor frame that creaks is out of the question.’

"How about this one?" The manager pointed to the store’s prized showpiece.

Su Ran looked over and saw a large bed in the New Chinese Style. It looked excellent—very big, just right for five people, and the craftsmanship and materials were top-notch.

It was just...

"Isn’t 1.5 million a bit expensive? What, am I going to become an immortal if I sleep on it?"

"Hehe~ Mr. Su, you’ve actually hit the nail on the head. Sleeping on it really can make you feel like an immortal—the kind that’s drifting into ecstasy."

Su Ran chuckled and joked, "If I don’t become an immortal, I’m coming back to you for a refund~"