Heavenly Dragon Doctor Son-in-Law-Chapter 95 - 96 Zhang Meilan, Can’t You Even Afford Jewelry?
After being thoroughly humiliated by Zhang Meilan, Li Meiling hadn’t dared to go out recently. Today, however, she made a rare appearance. She was wearing a purple bracelet on her wrist and a silver necklace, absolutely beaming with joy. As she walked, she deliberately flaunted her jade bracelet and the silver necklace, which shimmered brilliantly.
"Oh my, Meiling, that bracelet is so beautiful!"
"And this necklace, is it made of silver? Good heavens!"
"Meiling, that must have cost at least several thousand, right?"
In an instant, everyone’s attention was drawn to Li Meiling. Naturally, she was extremely proud, her vanity greatly satisfied.
"Oh, this little thing? It was just over forty thousand. My daughter-in-law insisted on buying it for me, you know," Li Meiling sighed, feigning helplessness.
The surrounding neighbors were stunned. Forty thousand was almost what they earned in an entire year of work! Li Meiling’s bracelet and necklace were actually so valuable. It was incredible.
Zhang Meilan also shot her a jealous look.
"Ah, this is just pocket change," Li Meiling boasted. "This bracelet was a gift from my daughter-in-law, and the necklace was from my younger son-in-law. They’re all wealthy. Their families run factories, so they don’t care about a small amount like this."
"I heard about a crippled young man today who mortgaged his house to buy his wife a fancy car just to show off. He couldn’t pay it back and ended up in a vegetative state. What a tragedy!"
Li Meiling glanced at Zhang Meilan, her jab both deliberate and casual.
What’s with this "crippled young man" act? Just say Qin Long’s name if you have the guts.
Zhang Meilan’s face darkened immediately upon hearing this.
"Li Meiling, if you want to show off, then show off. Leave our family out of it."
"Oh dear, Meilan, I’m so sorry! I completely forgot your Qin Long is a cripple too!" Li Meiling said with mock innocence. "Please don’t misunderstand. But speaking of which, could it be that Qin Long secretly mortgaged your Tang Family Ancestral House to buy that car? By the way, Meilan, how come you’ve never bought any jewelry or necklaces? You spent millions on a Rolls-Royce but didn’t buy any jewelry?"
It seemed Li Meiling was just waiting for Zhang Meilan to get angry and retort, so she began to mock her relentlessly. The people around her also nodded in agreement. If Zhang Meilan was really so rich, why didn’t she have any decent jewelry? Besides, Zhang Meilan and her family always dressed very plainly, which made the onlookers very suspicious.
"You think I can’t afford jewelry?" Zhang Meilan trembled with fury as she bellowed, "If I wanted any, Qin Long would buy out an entire jewelry store for me in a heartbeat!"
"That’s hilarious!" Li Meiling was the first to burst out laughing. The crowd erupted in laughter as well. This Zhang Meilan was too much of a show-off! Buy out a jewelry store? She was getting way ahead of herself.
"Why don’t you go shopping then? Could you even come back with a few designer bags today?" Li Meiling deliberately shook the bracelet on her wrist, sneering continuously. "If you can, I, Li Meiling, will admit you’re better than me!"
VROOM!
The sound of an engine approached. It was the red Rolls-Royce, and shockingly, it was followed by a convoy of seven or eight large trucks and more than a dozen SUVs.
CLICK!
Tang Xuewu got out of the car, helping Qin Long alight.
"Xuewu, what have you two been up to?" Zhang Meilan seized the opportunity to break the awkward silence, stopping her mahjong game.
"Qin Long said we were adding a few things to the house," Tang Xuewu said, gesturing behind her.
Qin Long waved his hand and shouted, "Alright, just bring everything into the courtyard!"
"Yes, Young Master Qin," Zi’er replied as she got out of the driver’s seat and waved at the SUVs.
Soon after, dozens of sales associates emerged from the vehicles and began to unload cargo, item by item, from the large trucks at the back. There were all sorts of designer clothes, handbags, deep-blue necklaces, and blue-and-white porcelain tea sets.
Li Meiling and the other onlookers, including Zhang Meilan, were completely baffled.
Adding things? What on earth did Qin Long buy this time? Don’t tell me all those trucks are filled with his purchases?
"I bet he’s out of money," Li Meiling sneered, looking over disdainfully. "Probably sold a few dozen pounds of potatoes just to scrape by."
"Meiling, don’t talk such nonsense," a woman next to her whispered, nudging her. "Look at the people moving everything. Do they look like they’ve been selling potatoes?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"How is that possible?" Li Meiling muttered, finally moving closer for a better look.
BANG!
The doors of a large truck were thrown open. Young men and women in neat uniforms emerged from the SUVs and other cars, some of them holding exquisite boxes.
"This is—!" Seeing this, Li Meiling immediately shut her mouth, sensing trouble.
Some of these young men and women were wearing gold necklaces. They were obviously not ordinary people, and the exquisite boxes they carried were the kind often seen in television commercials. Even someone as dense as Li Meiling knew these trucks weren’t full of potatoes.
What could Qin Long, a cripple, possibly buy?
The crowd buzzed with curiosity as more than eighty people got out of the vehicles. They went to their assigned trucks and began to unload. The items inside were definitely not cheap.
Zhang Meilan’s pupils constricted, and her heart skipped a beat. Although she couldn’t recognize some of the items, she could tell at a glance that they were extremely expensive, big-name brands.
What in the world did that man buy?
"Hey, isn’t that Xiaoli?" Suddenly, Li Meiling hurried over to a young saleswoman.
The girl was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Li Meiling closely. "I’m Xiaoli. Auntie, you are...?" she asked, looking a little awkward as she scratched her head.
"I’m Li Meiling. My daughter-in-law and son-in-law bought a bracelet and necklace from your store just yesterday," Li Meiling announced proudly, deliberately flaunting her own jewelry.
"Oh! Now I remember! Aunt Meiling, right? Yes, I remember now," Xiaoli exclaimed, her face breaking into a wide smile.
Hearing this, Li Meiling became even more smug, and the surrounding people cast envious glances her way.
"Xiaoli, what are you all doing here so late at night?" Li Meiling asked curiously, pointing to the large truck beside the girl.
"Oh, we’re here to help Young Master Qin with a delivery," Xiaoli replied with a faint smile as she took an item from the truck. She then walked over to Qin Long and greeted him with extreme reverence.
At her words, Li Meiling’s expression changed dramatically. Xiaoli’s attitude was like that of a servant to a master. To her, Xiaoli was merely being polite. To Qin Long, she showed genuine respect. They weren’t even in the same league.
Li Meiling was shocked, standing frozen on the spot.
Did Qin Long buy that much jewelry from her store? Why else would she be so deferential? It doesn’t make any sense!
"Young Master Qin, we’ll just place the items in the courtyard."
One by one, the young men and women carried things from the trucks. They all passed by Qin Long, bowing their heads respectfully in greeting. Looking at the items in their hands, there seemed to be dozens of different kinds of luxury goods: designer bags, jewelry, jade, blue-and-white porcelain teacups, and all sorts of expensive clothing.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work," Qin Long said with a faint smile.
As the former mighty and invincible commander of the Heavenly Dragon Army, he had to be generous when buying things for Tang Xuewu’s family.
"You’re welcome!" everyone replied with the utmost respect as they placed the items inside the Tang family courtyard.
In an instant, the entire courtyard was nearly piled high with goods.
