Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Chapter 178: Chapter 117: Shen Qingning Arrives

Su Ran had cashed out using Jiulong Cang’s stock twice in total.

The first time, it rose by 9%.

President Wu noted that this person was also a VIP member at the International Finance Center, which was owned by his group.

A few days after the successful cash-out, the stock weakened again, falling back to its original price.

The second time, during his ocean cruise, it rose by 23%.

President Wu was delighted. ’This guy is a lucky star! The stock goes up when he arrives and stops when he leaves.’ The executives began to take Su Ran very seriously. ’As long as he buys our stock, it’s guaranteed to rise.’

’A stock market god.’

Thus, President Wu was very fond of Su Ran.

Although he had never met Su Ran, he was eager to meet this lucky star. Business tycoons in Xiangjiang were often superstitious, so they held Su Ran in very high regard.

He had taken the initiative to call Su Ran twice, inviting him to visit Xiangjiang, but Su Ran politely declined, citing his final exams.

President Wu could only tell Su Ran to study hard and not fail his classes.

Just then, Qi Shan brought up the topic. Su Ran said, "I have no plans to go to Xiangjiang recently. I’ll see... Hmm... maybe during winter break. If I feel like going then, we’ll talk."

Qi Shan looked at him with admiration. ’This is next-level.’ President Wu had personally invited him. If it were any other wealthy person, they would have eagerly bought a plane ticket and flown over that very night. But only Young Master Su would prioritize his "studies" and say he’d go later if he felt like it.

President Wu had personally invited such a talent, yet he acted so nonchalantly. How could Qi Shan dare to be neglectful?

"Did you know you’re very famous in Xiangjiang?"

Qi Shan said suddenly. Su Ran shook his head. "I didn’t. Tell me about it."

"It’s because of the time you bought Jiulong Cang’s stock and it skyrocketed. Whichever stock you buy skyrockets. And it seems someone from Jiulong Cang leaked a bit of information that the buyer’s surname was Su. So now, everyone in the Hong Kong stock market knows there’s a Young Master Su from the mainland who’s a stock market god!"

"Hahaha..." Su Ran chuckled. "I really didn’t expect that."

Su Ran truly hadn’t expected it, but he now understood why every time he cashed out from a "cash-out crit," the money wasn’t deposited directly. Instead, he had to choose a withdrawal method.

’The Divine Wealth System isn’t just about money, money, money. If the funds were deposited directly, I’d just be a rich guy with no connections, network, or prestige. But with different withdrawal methods, the system invisibly builds my prestige in various fields, expands my network, and turns me into a true socialite in every sense of the word.’

"If you go to Xiangjiang, you’ll probably be very popular with investors."

"Perhaps..."

The idle chatter continued until just before dinner. Qi Shan cordially invited Su Ran to his home for the meal, saying his wife had made dumplings. "You have to try my wife... no, I mean, the dumplings."

Su Ran couldn’t refuse, so he agreed.

Of course, he knew Qi Shan wanted to build a better relationship with him. They had always eaten out before, so inviting him to his home naturally meant he wanted to take their relationship to the next level.

Su Ran didn’t really mind. He thought Qi Shan was a decent guy and worth being friends with, regardless of his motives. ’In today’s society, besides the childhood friends you grew up with, there’s no such thing as a pure friendship. None of that matters, anyway. As long as we’re in the same social class and can get along, that’s enough. No need to get hung up on whether it’s ’pure’ or not. After all, even virginity can be faked these days, so why care about this stuff, right?’

Qi Shan didn’t live in Shanglin Fu but in another high-end villa district. There was a private school nearby where his daughter was in elementary school.

He ate the wife’s dumplings, talked about the wife’s dumplings, and praised them endlessly.

The conversation turned to New Year’s Day, and Qi Shan’s wife enthusiastically invited Su Ran to be their guest at home for the holiday to celebrate together.

"I can’t. I already have plans for New Year’s Day. We can get together some other time."

Su Ran’s New Year’s schedule was indeed packed. He had to go to Shanghai for a small get-together, then fly to Miaojiang with Xie Yiren, and then return and go to Hangzhou. His schedule was so tight, he was racing against the clock like a time management master.

Of course, the reason he was making all these trips wasn’t to "spread the love evenly" or play emotional cards. It was because during his exam preparations, he had seen their true feelings. They were good to him, so he naturally started to care more. If he didn’t care, he couldn’t be bothered to run all over the place. He’d just stay in Jiangning or go back to his hometown to hang out with his sister and live a simple life.

After dinner, Su Ran took his leave. Qi Shan saw him to the door and watched the Mercedes G63 drive away.

’I have two cars. I should alternate driving them so I don’t get bored.’

...

「The next afternoon. Chuyuan.」

The class was having an early New Year’s Day celebration.

All of his classmates had arrived, except for Shen Qingning. It was their first time at Su Ran’s Chuyuan, and they were stunned by how luxurious it was. The male students were jealous, and the female students were smitten, wishing they could marry Su Ran right then and there.

Of course, they were all just students who hadn’t entered the workforce yet, so there wasn’t any sycophantic flattery. It was all just pure fun. They were running around and making a ruckus in Su Ran’s courtyard, not worried about disturbing the neighbors no matter how loud they were. After all, this place was like an isolated island—a testament to the fact that the richer you are, the less you have to worry about disturbing your neighbors.

The New Year’s party was a seafood buffet. They had everything you could imagine: king crab, imperial crab, abalone, sea cucumber, caviar, and more. Some of it was bought from the supermarket, while some had been ordered from the seafood market and delivered.

’Eat whatever you want, do whatever you want. As long as you don’t get too wild, it’s all okay.’

At that moment, Su Ran was drinking and shooting the breeze with the male classmates when the doorbell rang.

"I’ll get it."

Wang Wei put down her cup and trotted to the door. Her laughter followed. "The class president, Shen Qingning, is here!"

Hearing that Shen Qingning had arrived, everyone looked over. It really was her. She was wearing a white down jacket and holding a cake. Su Ran quickly walked over. "Classmate Shen, you’re here."

"Mhm, I specially baked a cake for everyone to try."

"Come on in."

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