Super Rich by Doing as You Please-Chapter 55: Fam, I’ve Discovered a Hidden Tycoon
In the residential community, while everyone was chatting idly, Chen Xin was already helping Zhang Sujuan tear open the outer packaging of a delivery.
She froze for a moment when she saw the packaging inside, which read "Gucci."
’If this is a knockoff, I’ll eat my hat.’
The others were also a little surprised when they saw the exquisite packaging.
"This clothing bag is gorgeous."
"Yeah, it really is."
"I bet this bag alone is worth a few bucks."
Someone else added, "Sujuan, are you going to keep this bag? If not, give me one. I can use it to store things."
"I want one too."
"Me too."
"Don’t rush, we’ll see later." Zhang Sujuan wasn’t a fool. Normally, she might have just given them away.
But the delivery guy had said the items were quite valuable. What if her son had actually spent a lot of money on them?
Of course, she had her reservations, which is why she’d pulled Chen Xin over to help her take a look.
Then, she opened the packaging.
Chen Xin took out one of the clothing items from inside. The fabric felt incredibly comfortable in her hands.
But she honestly couldn’t tell if it was real or fake.
So, under everyone’s watchful eyes, she took out her phone again and scanned the QR code on the tag.
Seeing this, Zhang Sujuan asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"It’s the anti-counterfeit code on the clothing."
Chen Xin explained, "An anti-counterfeit code is a unique identifier. Genuine products usually come with one to ensure their authenticity and traceability to the source.
"As soon as I scan it with my phone, I’ll be able to see its detailed information."
"Even clothes are so high-tech now," Zhang Sujuan and the others marveled after listening, feeling like they had learned something new.
Chen Xin logged into the official Gucci website, entered the anti-counterfeit code from the clothing, and the item’s information immediately appeared on her phone.
’It’s real! This piece of clothing is actually real!’
What’s more, this item was listed on the official website for over six thousand yuan!
Zhang Sujuan asked, "Chen Xin, did you figure anything out? What brand is this? Is it expensive?"
"It’s Gucci."
Chen Xin said honestly, "It’s an Italian luxury brand."
"So... it’s very expensive, then?"
"Yeah."
Chen Xin replied, "This piece of clothing in my hands costs over 6,000 yuan."
"What!"
Zhang Sujuan said in astonishment, "Over 6,000 yuan?! You must be mistaken, right?"
"Yeah, could you be wrong?"
"A thin little dress like this costs over 6,000 yuan?"
The others were shocked too. A single piece of clothing selling for over 6,000 yuan—that was highway robbery.
It’s not like it’s made of leather or mink fur.
"It’s real. Otherwise, why would they call it a luxury item?"
Chen Xin handed her phone to Zhang Sujuan and said, "Aunt Zhang, if you don’t believe me, see for yourself."
Zhang Sujuan took the phone and looked. It was true.
A few seconds later, she returned the phone with a straight face and said, "Oh, this must be a knockoff. My son could never afford such expensive clothes."
As she spoke, she gathered up the rest of the clothes, not letting Chen Xin see them. Then she stood, pulled Chen Xin along, shot her a meaningful look, and said, "Let’s go. Time to head home."
The older generation was always careful not to flaunt their wealth!
"Oh."
Chen Xin took the hint and followed her.
Seeing this, the others around them began to whisper amongst themselves.
"Do you think what Chen Xin said was true?"
"I don’t think so. If her son was really that rich, how could he have failed to get married?"
"Not necessarily."
Someone retorted, "Look at their house. They bought it back just like that. I heard they even paid a hundred thousand yuan over the market price. Who would do that without money?"
"That’s true. Maybe her son really is successful in the big city."
"You can’t be sure. It’s also possible that Sujuan was afraid everyone would look down on her after she came back, so she deliberately had that kid Chen Xin put on a show for us."
Someone said unhappily, "Alright, that’s enough. It wasn’t easy for Zhang Sujuan to raise her son all by herself. Can’t you just wish her well for a change?"
"We’re just talking. We didn’t say anything bad about her."
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The two went upstairs. Zhang Sujuan invited Chen Xin into her apartment and had her scan all the remaining items.
The total came to over 30,000 yuan!
Zhang Sujuan said seriously, "Chen Xin, is this all really real? You’re not tricking me?"
"Aunt Zhang, I’m not tricking you. It’s real." Chen Xin was actually just as shocked herself.
From her daily chats with Aunt Zhang, she knew that while Aunt Zhang’s son was outstanding, he was just an ordinary white-collar worker.
’How high could his salary be?’
’He probably doesn’t even make as much in a month as I do from my manuscript fees.’
But judging by the things he bought, that clearly wasn’t the case at all.
’If the clothes he mailed this time are real, then the ones Aunt Zhang was wearing before must have been real too.’
It seemed Zhang Sujuan had also thought of this.
Her expression changed. She pulled Chen Xin over to her wardrobe and took out all the things her son had bought for her before she came back.
"Chen Xin, help me see how much these are worth too."
Chen Xin looked at the pile of Gucci carelessly thrown on the bed and swallowed hard.
It was the first time she had ever seen someone treat luxury goods like this, piled up like a bunch of junk.
’I never thought a secret millionaire was right here beside me.’
This time, Chen Xin didn’t bother checking for authenticity; they were definitely real.
She just opened Taobao’s image search feature, scanned the items, and looked up the prices.
First, she scanned the large shoulder bag closest to her. The color was terribly ugly.
But when Chen Xin scanned it, her expression grew complicated. "Aunt Zhang, this bag seems to be a limited edition... it’s over 50,000 yuan!"
’In the novels I write, the protagonist might buy a 50,000-yuan bag on a whim, but this is real life!’
In reality, earning fifty thousand yuan was incredibly difficult.
Take herself, for example. If she had bad luck and one of her books didn’t perform well, she’d have to write four thousand characters a day for a whole year just to earn enough for a single bag like this!
Zhang Sujuan was speechless.
This was the bag she often used to carry groceries from the supermarket.
She hadn’t treated it with any care whatsoever.
She steadied her nerves and said, "Keep going."
"Aunt Zhang, this piece of clothing is 15,000 yuan, this one is 32,000, this one is over 17,000, this one..."
As Chen Xin read off the numbers, Zhang Sujuan felt her head start to spin, as if she was running out of oxygen.
Chen Xin herself was also getting a bit overwhelmed by the shock.
After scanning all the Gucci items piled on the bed, she added it all up. The total value was over 420,000 yuan!
’That was almost the price of an entire apartment!’
Chen Xin, however, recovered quickly. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
As a young person who spent a lot of time surfing the internet, a sum like 400,000-plus yuan didn’t seem like much online. It was just average.
After all, she was used to the "everyone owns a Ferrari" culture online.
She looked at Zhang Sujuan’s slightly dazed expression and called out softly, "Aunt Zhang?"
"Ah?"
Chen Xin asked, "You really didn’t know the value of these things?"
"I had no idea. My son never told me. He just said they were a few hundred yuan each."
Chen Xin was speechless.
"I’m fine."
Zhang Sujuan came to her senses and said with a complicated expression, "Thank you for your help today, Chen Xin. I won’t ask you to stay for lunch, I have something I need to do."
"Oh."
After Chen Xin left, the first thing she did when she got home was share the story in her group chat.
Hua Zhu: [Fam, I just discovered a secret millionaire!]
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