"Nan Sun, where are you going? Aren't you coming back with us?" Dai Yin asked.
"I'll go find Lock Lock."
"Be careful and come back soon."
Dai Yin thought for a moment and said that Zhu Suosuo was her best friend, and they had been inseparable since childhood. Then she leisurely followed Jiang Pengfei back home; Jiang Pengfei's mind was now preoccupied with checking on the Yao Bin Foundation.
She arranged to meet Zhu Suosuo at a milk tea shop.
"Why are you in such a hurry to see me? How come you miss me so soon?" Zhu Suosuo joked from across the table.
Jiang Nansun said with a half-smile, "I've finally met the person you've been longing for, hehe! So I came to tell you right away." Zhu Suosuo had been talking about these things to Jiang Nansun quite a bit lately, but Jiang Nansun didn't know who it was until today.
"Who is it? I don't know who it is." Zhu Suosuo looked confused; she had forgotten who she was talking about.
"So it's Mr. Yao Bin who drives the Panamera? You've forgotten him so quickly? Or have you fallen for someone else again, Suosuo? I despise you!" Jiang Nansun said irritably.
"Ah, Nan Sun, you're talking about him? How come you know him?" Zhu Suosuo suddenly realized that her best friend was talking about Yao Bin.
"Here's what happened."
Jiang Nansun recounted everything that happened that night, then looked at Zhu Suosuo's expression and wondered if she was jealous.
"He lives in a 400-square-meter apartment in Shengshi Binjiang, he's so rich! He even runs a private equity fund. Nan Sun, Brother Bin is just too rich." After listening to her best friend's words, Zhu Suosuo's attention was obviously not on their blind date.
Zhu Suosuo was only concerned about Yao Bin's affairs. Having learned her lesson from Master Ma last time, she was more wary of Yao Bin. Although she tried to ingratiate herself with him, he was indifferent to her. She initially thought he was just pretending, but it turned out he really was rich. Big shots are always very busy.
"Aren't you jealous? These conditions were all set by my dad, he wouldn't lie," Jiang Nansun said. Although her father was very materialistic, he was very good at judging people. If Yao Bin didn't have money, how could he have caught his eye?
"What are you jealous about? Your blind date? Did it work out?" Zhu Suosuo asked excitedly. She knew that her best friend and Yao Bin were impossible, and she was thinking about how to develop her relationship with Yao Bin further.
To be honest, Yao Bin fits her boyfriend's criteria perfectly. As for what Yao Bin really thinks, that's another matter entirely.
Jiang Nansun was speechless for a moment. She knew Zhu Suosuo's character over the years. Her best friend liked rich men, so of course she had to seize the opportunity when she met such a high-quality man.
"Then good luck! Just let me know if there's anything I can help with! And about what he said about Zhang Anren's house..." Jiang Nansun then started complaining as Yao Bin calculated her boyfriend's income and future life.
Zhu Suosuo glared at her best friend, annoyed. Was Yao Bin wrong? Maybe he'd never worried about money at all. Then she slowly said...
"I didn't think highly of Zhang Anren before, simply because I felt he wasn't good enough for you. Now, after listening to Brother Bin's analysis, I think even less of him."
"Why? Zhang Anren is very ambitious!" Jiang Nansun was unhappy with her best friend's words.
"Tell me, Zhang Anren's salary, including his other jobs, is only around 20,000 yuan, right? The mortgage alone is over 10,000 yuan, leaving only a few thousand yuan for expenses like transportation, food, entertainment, socializing, and other living expenses such as water, electricity, and gas. How are you going to live in the future?" Zhu Suosuo calculated even more carefully for her.
Jiang Nansun didn't see anything wrong with it; as long as he had enough money to spend, that was fine!
"So what? I'll spend my own money, and he can spend his own, right?"
Zhu Suosuo looked at her best friend speechlessly. If it weren't for Jiang Nansun, Zhu Suosuo would probably have cursed.
"Big sister, did you spend your own money on that? Look at your clothes, your bag, and your watch, how much did they cost? And I won't even mention your cosmetics. Your architecture department is in Shanghai, while Zhang Anren's house is in Sanlin. It takes several hours to travel back and forth every day. What if your uncle and aunt don't support you?"
Jiang Nansun hadn't thought about this at all: "No way, although my parents don't agree with me being with Zhang Anren, they are very generous when it comes to spending money."
Zhu Suosuo rolled her eyes. This kind of person is just out of touch with reality.
"Of course, this is just a possibility."
Just as Yao Bin drove away, Jiang Pengfei called again. Helpless, Yao Bin had no choice but to drive back. He really had no idea what this guy was up to.
After meeting, Jiang Pengfei said with a bitter expression.
"Little Yao, don't laugh at me, but I really can't do anything about Nan Sun. She's just so stubborn about staying with Zhang Anren." Jiang Pengfei really wanted to break up the two of them, and then he hoped that Yao Bin could be with his daughter.
So that's what it was all about. Yao Bin was quite happy about it. Wasn't this guy just trying to matchmake him with his daughter and want him to help them out of their predicament? But Jiang Nansun was willing to accept it, while helping them out was out of the question.
"Nan Sun's personality is such that you can't force her; the more you force her, the more rebellious she will become. I think it's better to guide than to block. Since she wants to date Zhang Anren, you shouldn't stop her here…" Yao Bin said slowly.
Before he could speak, Jiang Pengfei frowned. Something was wrong. Was this kid really unaware of his thoughts, or was he just pretending?
"Xiao Yao, what's this?"
"Uncle Jiang, these things require a roundabout approach. Nansun wants to date Zhang Anren, and not stopping her doesn't mean you should do nothing. Nansun has never suffered since she was a child, and she has never lacked money. She doesn't know the hardships of life. If you want her to see reality clearly and seriously consider whether her relationship with Zhang Anren is appropriate, you need to let her adapt to society in advance and experience some hardship." Yao Bin smiled slightly. Jiang Nansun, this is all what my father asked me.
Don't blame me later. When you're broke, see how you'll manage to live off Zhang Anren.
"Xiao Yao, what you said makes sense, but how exactly should I do it?" Jiang Pengfei understood the point, but didn't know the specifics.
"Since Nan Sun wants to prove her independence, Uncle Jiang, you can go along with it and discuss with Auntie that she will only give Nan Sun a basic living allowance each month, and no other expenses. All her cards will also be suspended. Of course, Auntie Dai cannot pick up Nan Sun in private."
Yao Bin said with an innocent expression.
"Is this really a good idea? Nan Sun has been spoiled since childhood. Is it okay to only give her living expenses all at once?" Jiang Pengfei was still a little hesitant.
"Uncle Jiang, you know how it is when poverty makes a couple miserable! Maybe then... hehe!"
Jiang Nansun was unaware that Yao Bin was taking away her living expenses, and could only say, "Listen to me, thank you. Because of you, Yao Bin, I have no living expenses!"