Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 152 - 110: Dandelion Seeds and AAA Nouveau Riche Old Shen
"Uh?"
"Really sorry!"
"I thought the two of you were a couple, your looks match so well, I even overlooked this lady’s age!"
The female sales clerk quickly explained, and then repeatedly said "sorry" twice more.
Lin Xiamo, who was mistakenly paired up, felt a bit awkward, and she instinctively glanced at Shen Qiushan, who seemed indifferent.
"Miss, would you like to upgrade your phone as well?"
The female sales clerk didn’t want to miss the chance to make a sale, so she continued to probe.
"No upgrade needed!"
Before Lin Xiamo could respond, Shen Qiushan waved his hand, pointing to the 16pro in the display case: "I want four of these phones, 512g!"
"Four!"
The female sales clerk’s eyes instantly lit up, and she quickly nodded: "Okay, sir!"
"I’ll write up the bill right away, what colors would you like for the other two?"
"Pipa, what color do you like?"
Shen Qiushan turned to look at Xu Pipa, who was almost standing outside the store.
The phones costing over ten thousand yuan were not something Xu Pipa could afford. Although the little girl was a bit envious, she had long since gotten used to the state where others had things she didn’t.
So she knew how to self-soothe. Whenever she encountered similar situations, she would tell herself that she could buy it for herself when she grew up and made money.
But the little girl didn’t realize that the joy of possession gradually fades and disappears with time and age.
Like how you might have really liked a toy when you were five, but when you’re twenty-five, that toy might have become dull to you.
Shen Qiushan really liked playing with game consoles like the Little Tyrant when he was young, but Old Shen thought playing those things affected his studies and wouldn’t let him play.
When he earned his own money, the first thing Shen Qiushan bought was a Little Tyrant game console. However, when he could play freely with the game controller, he found the games he once obsessed over weren’t as fun as he thought.
That Little Tyrant game console ended up gathering dust in a corner.
This truth is probably something Xu Pipa won’t understand right now, even though she’s quite sensible and smart. Some things have to be experienced to be truly understood.
But the clever Little Mushroom Head understood that Shen Qiushan wanted to give her a phone when he asked.
"Uncle Shen, I..."
Before Xu Pipa could voice her refusal, Shen Qiushan interrupted her: "How about you take the white one too, the same color as Yanran’s."
"This white really suits girls like you two!"
"Momo, what about you?"
"Do you want a white one too?"
Shen Qiushan looked over at Lin Xiamo again.
During the last two months of the high school final exams’ preparation, this second aunt managed all the logistical support, not only buying meals, water, and fruits almost daily but also taking on the responsibility of the morning and evening commutes.
Now that the exams were over, giving a phone to this second aunt seemed very reasonable to Shen Qiushan.
In fact, a phone alone was too cheap; during those two months of preparation, Lin Xiamo invested more than just effort, she spent quite a bit of money too.
"Gold, please."
Lin Xiamo had roughly guessed Shen Qiushan’s thoughts, and considering her brother-in-law had become well-off now, a phone was within his means, so she didn’t hold back.
"Then two white ones, one black, and one gold!"
Shen Qiushan waved to the female sales clerk to get the bill ready.
"Okay, sir, please head over for payment."
Having just sold four phones, the female sales clerk was naturally thrilled.
Shen Qiushan also felt the thrill of being a big spender.
The four phones cost nearly 40,000 yuan.
"Dad, aren’t you getting a new phone for yourself?"
Shen Yanran, though occasionally leaky and nosy, was generally a warm-hearted person, and while playing with the new phone, she thought of her father.
"Me?"
Shen Qiushan stroked his chin, glancing toward the Huawei Experience Store across the street: "Maybe I’ll just randomly buy a tri-fold one to try!"
"Uh..."
Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao were both slightly stunned, yet their faces showed speechless expressions.
The two kids had thought their dad was reluctant to change phones, never expecting he’d go for something even more expensive!
A tri-fold phone costs over 20,000 yuan!
But Shen Qiushan shrugged nonchalantly: "With all the hype, I just want to see what it’s all about."
Transferring data from the old phones to the new ones took some time, especially since Lin Xiamo had quite a bit of data on hers, it would take a little longer.
Shen Qiushan leisurely wandered over to the Huawei Experience Center across the street.
"Sir, looking at phones?"
A female sales clerk warmly approached.
Seeing that Shen Qiushan came from the other side, she pegged him as a prime customer, naturally treating him with extra hospitality.
Luckily, she didn’t know that Shen Qiushan had just bought four phones across the street, or her attitude might have been different.
"I’m here to look at your tri-fold phones..."
"Alright, sir, please follow me."
The female sales clerk smiled, knowing commissions were higher for selling pricier phones.
As she led Shen Qiushan to the counter, she silently marveled: I really have sharp eyes!
Not only a prime customer but a big one at that!
Back in the Apple store.
Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao wore excited smiles. For kids like them, having a new phone was something they could get excited about for days.
Meanwhile, Xu Pipa gingerly held the phone, which was worth more than her savings, looking a bit at a loss.
She didn’t have a phone previously, or rather, she didn’t have a real smartphone.
When her grandmother passed away, she inherited a phone, but it was so old it could only make calls and barely go online without lagging terribly.
And Xu Pipa didn’t have any extra money to pay for a phone bill, so she simply suspended the SIM card.
"Pipa, you don’t have a SIM card yet, do you?"
"You can get one at the service hall outside, I’ll go with you to get it."
Lin Xiamo noticed Xu Pipa’s situation and proactively suggested.
"Thank you, Principal Lin."
After all, Xu Pipa was still a girl under 18, and of course, she loved the phone Uncle Shen gave her.
She even treasured it.
But without a SIM card, having WiFi in the store was fine; once she left, the phone became just a decoration.
There was a China Unicom service hall just outside the mall, and Xu Pipa chose a plan for 29 yuan a month, the cheapest of all the plans.
She carefully picked out a phone number she liked.
Little Mushroom Head had a stroke of luck, as there was a number available with the last four digits corresponding to her birthday.
1025!
Just like that, Xu Pipa had her first phone and her very own phone number in life.
They returned to the mall.
The data transfer was complete.
Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao, siblings, were sitting in the rest area of the Apple Store, fiddling with their new phones.
"Pipa, register a WeChat account first, and let’s add each other as friends."
Seeing Xu Pipa and Aunt Lin Xiamo return, Shen Yanran immediately approached them with a smile.
"Mm-hmm."
Xu Pipa nodded, and under Shen Yanran’s guidance, she registered a WeChat account. She hesitated slightly when choosing a name, and then typed in "Dandelion Seeds".
"Pipa, does ’Dandelion Seeds’ have any special meaning?"
Shen Yanran asked curiously.
"Just a random choice."
Xu Pipa gently shook her head.
There was indeed a meaning behind that username, but Xu Pipa was too shy to explain it in detail to Shen Yanran.
Because Xu Pipa felt her current state was much like that of dandelion seeds.
Alone, drifting with the wind.
One could say she was "free" in a positive sense, but in reality, without family, she was just wandering through the world.
Besides the sense of drifting, Xu Pipa also hoped she could be as resilient as a dandelion, capable of growing wildly in this "strange" world with the strongest vitality.
Meanwhile, seeds also imply taking root and symbolizing hope and new beginnings!
It’s fair to say that Little Mushroom Head, Xu Pipa, truly deserves to be a poet’s daughter; even a randomly chosen username contains meanings that others find hard to decipher.
With WeChat, Xu Pipa added Shen Yanran, Shen Yixiao, and Lin Xiamo as friends.
Then, the four of them went together to the Huawei Experience Center across the way.
However, after looking around the phone-selling area, they couldn’t find any sign of Shen Qiushan.
"Over here!"
While they were puzzled, Shen Qiushan popped his head out of a Wenjie M9 displayed in the showroom.
He was sitting in the driver’s seat, intently listening to the female salesperson in the passenger seat.
"Dad, are you planning to buy a car?"
Shen Yixiao was the first to approach; he liked cars as a boy usually would.
"What do you think about this car?"
Shen Qiushan gently tapped the steering wheel with one hand.
"Of course, this car is cool!"
Shen Yixiao opened the back door and hopped in, excitedly asking, "Dad, can you afford this car?"
"Mr. Shen, this is your son, isn’t it?"
"The two of you look alike, both so handsome."
The female salesperson in the passenger seat complimented with a smile, then turned to Shen Yixiao and said, "Young man, we currently have a three-year interest-free loan promotion at our store, it’s a great deal."
"For a family like yours, buying this car is no pressure at all!"
"Mr. Shen, what do you say?"
The female salesperson looked at Shen Qiushan again; since this gentleman bought a foldable phone right after entering the store, he must be financially capable.
After all, ordinary people don’t buy two-thousand-yuan phones!
So, in the female salesperson’s perspective, Shen Qiushan was undoubtedly a candidate who could afford it.
At this moment, Lin Xiamo and Shen Yanran also came over, but instead of responding to the salesperson, Shen Qiushan sought their opinions: "What do you think of this car?"
"It’s great!"
"Looks really cool!"
Shen Yanran circled around the Wenjie M9 and nodded in satisfaction.
Lin Xiamo slightly frowned; she knew the price of the Wenjie M9, with the most expensive version costing 569,800 yuan!
Such a price was beyond what ordinary folks could afford.
She knew Shen Qiushan earned quite a bit from writing novels, but in her view, with Shen Qiushan’s current financial situation, they shouldn’t be buying such an expensive car.
Just made some money and immediately buying a car over fifty thousand; that’s a bit reckless!
"The car is very nice..."
Lin Xiamo nodded, acknowledging the car first.
And she intended to talk to Shen Qiushan about the price.
Before she could finish, Shen Qiushan patted the steering wheel with an air of wealth: "Then it’s settled!"
"Miss, draw up the invoice!"
