Chapter 75: 74, we agreed to be poor together, why did you become rich secretly? (12 updates)_1
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[Mr. Zhou got a new car again? Damn, is that a 3.0T Mustang? So cool! ]
[It’s always Mr. Zhou, the on-the-road price must be around four to five hundred thousand, right?]
[One of these days, I should let the brothers drive it too, show off a little!]
[No problem, as long as my brothers want to drive, just come to me. We’re all classmates, what’s the big deal about borrowing a car!]
[You’re different when you have real strength, not like some people, who are clearly laboring on a construction site but insist on calling themselves shareholders!]
[Haha, now that’s boring. We’re all classmates; there’s no need to throw shade. Maybe he’s discussing a multi-million deal with Mr. Zhang right now!] [@Zhang Yihua, how much did Elder Lin invest with you? Let us in on it so we can be envious!]
[That’s got to be at least a starting point of 3 million, right?)
[Zhang Yihua: Thank you for your concern, classmates. Lin Mo might not be interested in the animation industry, and it would be normal if he decides not to invest later. Let’s not put too much psychological pressure on him. Shaking hands.gip]
[All this fuss and not even an investment yet?]
[Can we change the subject? Otherwise, we might scare Lin away from speaking in the group!]
“Interesting, how did the conversation turn to me?”
Lin Mo hadn’t expected that his previous messages in the alumni group could wield so much influence.
But then again, he thought, everyone started off the same and lived similar lives. It’s okay to be a little better off, but flaunting capital investments worth tens of millions was a bit too much—it hurt others’ self-esteem.
Saying we’d stay poor together, why are you getting rich on the sly?
Mocking your misery, fearing your success, that’s the mentality of most people!
Moreover, Lin Mo had been too busy these past two days to chat in the group, which only fueled the belief that he was showing off.
Lin Mo didn’t take it seriously and casually sent a message to the group.
[@Zhang Yihua, I’ve nearly wrapped up my current matters. If nothing unexpected happens, I’ll come to Yuhang to find you tomorrow, or the day after at the latest. Please add me and send me your mobile number, so it’ll be more convenient to get in touch.]
After that,
Lin Mo couldn’t be bothered to see what else they could say. He turned off his phone and seriously started fishing.
Of course, his fishing skills were as poor as always; the float didn’t even twitch once.
Especially after fishing up a corpse last time, Lin Mo felt an inexplicable fear towards the unseen areas underwater.
Others looked forward to getting a bite, but he dreaded the hook sinking!
If it weren’t for the sake of gathering information, Lin Mo would gladly live in a mansion, drive a luxury car, and never fish again in his life.
After waiting a while, Lin Mo noticed that at the 11 o’clock direction, Chen Shanhe and his bodyguards arrived at the lake and found a relatively quiet spot to start fishing.
He was far from Lin Mo, who could only make out a rough silhouette from his position.
However, Lin Mo had no plans to get closer. After watching from a distance for a while and feeling utterly uninterested in fishing, he simply packed up his rod and decided to leave.
Although deeper contact would increase the chances of obtaining information, This was indeed true, but if he rashly made frequent contact with a retired big shot, it wasn’t about gathering information; it was like seeking his own end. After packing up and leaving the park, Lin Mo headed straight to a nearby Huawei store and bought two state-of-the-art phones, as well as an ordinary children’s watch.
It wasn’t that Lin Mo was stingy about spending money on his daughter; he just felt that it was better for a child not to be too flashy. A phone watch was sufficient—no need for a high-end one, as long as it was functional.
Upon receiving the phones, Lin Mo couldn’t wait to unbox and play with them for a while, yet he couldn’t really feel any significant advantage—they just operated a lot smoother than his old Xiaomi.
After leaving the phone store, Lin Mo found a place to store his fishing gear, then started wandering around the nearby supermarkets.
His objective was simple: to gather more useful information.
Especially jewelry stores, banks, securities clubs, supermarkets’ vegetable sections, fresh produce areas, and lottery shops—these places were likely to be sources of valuable information and were thus the focus of Lin Mo’s attention.
No one would complain about having too much money, and even after selling the futures and the ginger shoot, having 20 million in funds didn’t place him in the top echelon in Rakshasa City.
After buying a house, he would at best be considered middle class, not even wealthy.
If he had his sights set on a better house, then he would have to slowly repay the rest of the 20 million.
Repay?
That’s right,
the bank’s mortgage!
Land in Rakshasa City was incredibly expensive; 20 million was hardly enough to buy a decent house!
After wandering around until the evening, Lin Mo hailed a ride-hailing car and headed straight to Nanqiao Stall with his fishing gear.
The lottery shop hadn’t started renovations yet, but the sports lottery center had already delivered the terminal machine.
Lin Xiaoxiao was sitting in the shop doing her homework while Li Jinwen was cleaning.
Lin Mo pushed open the door and walked in, joking, “Yo, Boss Li, you’re busy I see. Got time to greet a customer?”
“Just by looking at you, I could smell your smugness before you even entered,” Li Jinwen said with a white glance but a happy smile on her face after hearing Lin Mo’s voice.
She noticed the fishing gear in Lin Mo’s hand. “You went fishing today? What, not afraid you’ll hook another corpse?”
“Yeah, I kept the old man I mentioned before company… To be honest, I didn’t want to go fishing either!”
Lin Mo nodded, not hiding anything.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up and shouted, “Dad, I participated in the preliminary round of the speech contest today, and I got third place!”
“That’s awesome!” Lin Mo put the fishing gear in the corner and, smiling, pulled out a children’s watch from his pocket and said, “Lin Xiaoxiao, guess what this is! Ta-da, your reward is here!”
“Wow!!!!” The moment she saw the watch, Lin Xiaoxiao’s eyes sparkled with light.
All her classmates had children’s watches, and to say she wasn’t envious would be a lie, but she was sensible and had never made a fuss.
Now that she could get the gift she had been dreaming of, how could she not be happy!
Just as Li Jinwen was about to speak, Lin Mo turned around, took out another leading brand’s packaging box, and raised his eyebrows, “No need to be jealous, Boss Li, you’ve got a present too!”
“I do?”
Seeing the phone box in Lin Mo’s hand made Li Jinwen pause, “This… this phone must be expensive, right? You’re spending recklessly again. My current phone still works. Can we return it? Our shop hasn’t even opened yet, and we’re in need of money…”
Li Jinwen said this with distaste, but her hands couldn’t help but take the phone.
Lin Mo was using a Xiaomi 6, hers wasn’t any better.
Even browsing TikTok was a struggle…
Not wanting a new phone was a lie!
“Return it? No way, I spent an entire afternoon picking this out! This is called being frugal where necessary and spending when it’s right. Now we have matching ‘couple’ phones!” said Lin Mo as he shook his own phone, continuing, “Besides, you’re a boss now, is it appropriate to still use that old phone?”
“And furthermore, your new phone can connect to our little Xiaoxiao’s children’s watch. You can see where your daughter is at any time and get in touch with her whenever. Isn’t that great?”
“Xiaoxiao, right? Do you think Mom should change her phone?”
Lin Xiaoxiao, struggling to unwrap the children’s watch, didn’t even look up as she said, “She should change it, of course she should. I also want to be able to contact Mom every day!”
“Heh—you and your dad should go play doubles in badminton, such perfect teamwork! Fine, I’ll splurge too!” Li Jinwen was both annoyed and amused as she took her old phone out of her pocket and handed it to Lin Mo, “Help me switch the SIM card, will you? I’m not very good at this stuff!”
“Sure thing!” Lin Mo took the phone to start the SIM card swap, simultaneously laughing, “By the way, wife, today at the lake while fishing with the old man, I casually mentioned Zhang Yihua’s animation company. After hearing about it, the old man thought Zhang Yihua’s company had promise and wants me to accompany him to Yuhang to see if we should invest.” Li Jinwen was taken aback before replying, full of curiosity, “How does this wise man you know understand so much? From antiques to vegetables and now even animation, which is popular with young people—he knows it all?” [Chapter 12, seeking monthly votes, more updates coming-~]