Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 360 - 184 LIEge, don’t scare me_3

"The whiter the base color, the better the soft, translucent feel and the glossiness."

Stroking his chin, Brother Lie did some simple math.

Then, with a grand wave of his hand, he declared, "Get two pairs of every shade from light pink to purple-pink. You don’t need to tell me how many styles there are; I want every different design."

The salesperson was initially dumbfounded, then her face lit up with an ecstatic smile.

Ha! Looks like I’ve hit the jackpot today!

She clacked away on her calculator and quickly went over the details with Han Lie.

"There are a total of eight connected shades, each available in four main styles—pantyhose, lace thigh-highs, knee-highs, and toeless—as well as gradient versions with various color combinations. Prices range from about 450 to 1,800 yuan, for a total of 124,580 yuan. Is that acceptable?"

Han Lie was stunned.

My goodness, spending over 120,000 yuan on stockings! No wonder guys in the future always complain they literally can’t afford to rip their girlfriends’ stockings...

Truth be told, if it weren’t for the fact that I get double experience points for spending money on women, I probably wouldn’t be able to part with it either.

Ripping a pair of 1,800-yuan stockings once a day? That’s 54,000 yuan a month!

Good heavens, are these stockings more expensive than a normal student’s financial aid?

That’s terrifying...

But then, how can those perverts afford to rip up models’ Balenciaga lettered stockings?

It’s because the lettering on the models’ stockings is all fake, but the luxury stockings a real girlfriend wears are all damn real!

Han Lie’s colleagues had personally verified this more than once. The conversations often went like this—

A colleague would ask, "Original camera photos, with prices."

The girl would reply, "Service A is 5,000. Service B is an extra 1,000. I don’t do Service C. Service D is 18,000."

"Are the lettered ones rippable?" the colleague would press.

"Yes, for an additional 2,000."

"Two hundred."

"...Alright, since you seem like a nice guy."

Even if you hit them with a ridiculously low offer, practically a killer blow, the deal would go through. So, how much do those Balenciaga lettered black stockings actually cost on the market?

Two hundred fifty yuan for twenty pairs.

You couldn’t avoid ripping them if you wanted to—the young ladies would actively tempt you to do it, making over ten times their investment per pair. The added value was truly maxed out.

...

Back in the present, Han Lie frowned, facing a bit of a dilemma.

He didn’t care about the 120,000-odd yuan; it was pocket change to him. But the quantity was simply too much—nearly a hundred pairs. Including the packaging, they wouldn’t even fit in a large box.

Moreover, giving both girls so many stockings at once was foolish. Han Lie would never do something like that.

After some thought, he decided to explain the situation clearly to the salesperson.

"The girls I want to give these to aren’t my girlfriends yet. This quantity is too outrageous; it’s absolutely out of the question.

"How about this: help me pick two fairly standard pink shades. For both pantyhose and knee-highs, get two pairs of each, in deniers from 10 to 30D. Package those separately for me.

"Then, I’ll also buy some regular black, white, and gray shades. For pantyhose, knee-highs, and lace thigh-highs, plus the gradient colors, get five pairs of each from 10 to 30D. Each set should be packaged separately. After boxing them up, please arrange for them to be sent to my hotel.

"Please recalculate the total. Sorry for the trouble."

It was indeed quite troublesome, but the salesperson, beaming, nodded repeatedly.

"No trouble at all, no trouble! Please wait a moment; I’ll recalculate it for you right away!"

Two nearby customers and another sales associate were stunned. They paused what they were doing and discreetly observed Han Lie.

Firstly, they had never seen anyone buy stockings like this. Secondly, they realized Han Lie handled situations in an extraordinary manner.

His initial bravado stemmed from unfamiliarity with stockings, which was normal. What was impressive were the corrective measures he took.

Honestly, if he had backed out immediately after making the salesperson go through all that effort, it could easily have led to gossip.

These days, it was extremely rare for luxury goods sales associates to openly contradict a customer. However, eye-rolling and muttering under their breath weren’t uncommon; people could be reckless when agitated. If you created such a huge letdown for them, wouldn’t a drastic change in their attitude be normal?

But from Han Lie’s perspective, regardless of the reason, any conflict with a salesperson was the ultimate embarrassment. The point wasn’t whether he could dominate the other person; it was that such a situation should never have occurred in the first place.

So... why not just compensate them?

After all, Xi Luting, Pan Ge, Wang Tianqing, and even Liang Wu could use them. I might as well buy a large batch at once; it won’t go to waste. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

It’s just money, right?

Spending it a bit earlier or a bit later—what’s the difference?

This demonstrated his approach to handling things, a clear sign of Han Lie’s growth.

His Intelligence and those Rogue Skills—none of them had been upgraded for nothing.

Soon, the salesperson recalculated the price. It was much higher than before, totaling just over 245,000 yuan.

There were three types of gradient colors, available only in pantyhose, across three thicknesses. This amounted to 45 pairs, costing 81,000 yuan alone.

As for the other regular stockings—three colors, three styles, three thicknesses, five pairs of each...

Good grief, it took two large boxes to barely fit them all.

Today, the one going into battle isn’t Brother Lie, it’s freaking Pervert Lie...

Han Lie provided the address of the Marriott Presidential Suite and then suavely swiped his card to pay.

Since the items hadn’t been delivered yet, he didn’t receive any additional consumption value, only the standard 245,000 experience points from the purchase.

However, at the very instant the experience points were credited, the "Consumption Critical Hit" feature, which hadn’t activated since the system upgrade, suddenly sent a notification:

*You have boldly and elegantly completed an exceptional purchase, hitting a 5% critical bonus.*

*For this purchase, you have obtained a 10x critical hit.*

*2,450,000 in cash has been transferred to your foreign exchange platform account, which you can withdraw at any time.*

Han Lie’s eyes widened, and a smile involuntarily touched his lips.

I knew it! I’m destined to have good luck with stockings!

BWAHAHA!

Actually, 2.45 million yuan in cash was no longer a sum that could determine Han Lie’s future.

But still, free money is sweet!

Rounding up, that’s like 5 million experience points, or half a point in Attractiveness.

If half a point in Attractiveness isn’t shocking enough, how about 25 Level 4 skills or knowledge items?!

Awesome!

Han Lie gleefully instructed the system panel to withdraw the cash. The next moment, the "Cash" figure in the panel changed to 4.68 million and some insignificant change.

Man, with such a large sum of money, I suddenly don’t know how to spend it...

The company buys my car, rents my house, and covers reasonable daily expenses. Life is so tough...

Yanfei, Xiang, could you two help me out here?

Han Lie grabbed the two pink-themed gift sets and marched upstairs, full of vigor, intending to give the girls a dazzling surprise.

Clearly, the surprise had come too suddenly, and Brother Lie was getting carried away...

Ding Xiang rested her chin on her hands, eagerly watching the restaurant entrance. When she finally saw Han Lie, she also noticed the shopping bags in his hand.

Wow!

Could it be... another gift?

She quickly nudged Chen Yanfei’s waist and whispered, a mix of sweetness and a sense of being overwhelmed in her voice, "Look at Brother Lie’s shopping bags. They don’t look like men’s clothes, do they?"

Chen Yanfei glanced over, suppressed a laugh, and agreed, "Yeah, they look like things for girls."

"Honestly... we just treated him to one meal, and he’s buying us gifts again?"

Chen Yanfei quickly lowered her head and asked in a muffled voice, "Don’t you like it?"

"Of course, I like it..."

Just as Ding Xiang was about to add a "but," she clearly saw the logo and large letters on the shopping bag. She froze instantly.

Her eyes went wide, her small mouth formed an "O," her pupils shrank to pinpoints, and her breath caught in her throat.

Then, a blush started spreading upwards from her neck.

No way, no way, no way?!

Brother Lie, don’t scare me!