How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?-Chapter 512 - 235 Changing Parents’ Views on Consumption_2

In her mind, a piece of clothing, no matter how expensive, how pricey could it get?

Lin Jiayun lifted a finger gently and waggled it in front of Xu Hong…

"One thousand?!"

Xu Hong was startled at first...

That one thousand was already the limit of what she could imagine the clothing to cost, and that was only because Gu Heng was so wealthy…

But Lin Jiayun just smiled, shook her head, and without beating around the bush, continued, "This dress was collaboratively designed by three of the country's top qipao designers, using lotus fiber fabric imported from Thailand. Just the cost of materials is over 400,000, plus the design fee and all sorts of miscellaneous expenses, it's almost close to a million!"

"What?!"

After hearing Lin Jiayun's words, Xu Hong first froze for a second, then her tone suddenly rose, startling both He Jing who was supporting her and Lin Jiayun...

She didn't know much about top designers, nor about what fabric made from lotus fiber was...

All she heard was that the dress cost a million...

She then turned her incredulous gaze towards Gu Heng...

Gu Heng, seeing Xu Hong's questioning eyes, nodded nonchalantly...

Rural elderly ladies don't care much about "it's the thought that counts"; the majority of rural folks equate thought with money—the costliness of a gift represents the depth of sentiment...

Like when going to a wedding, giving 200 or 400 suggests an ordinary villager relationship.

But if it's 800 or 1,600, that definitely indicates a familial relationship...

Now, knowing the dress she wore was worth a million, Xu Hong was first filled with emotion, touched by her son's filial piety and willingness to spend money on his old mother...

But what followed closely was a feeling of nervousness...

A million...

Even the richest family in the village would need many years to save this amount, and now it was all on her body?

Originally, she wanted to berate Gu Heng, calling him a wastrel, but considering that his two friends were standing next to him, it didn't seem appropriate to scold him in front of his friends, so she swallowed back the scolding she was about to blurt out...

But the next second…

She thought of something and anxiously asked Gu Heng, "You said my dress costs a million, so how much is the one you made for your dad?"

Recalling the details, Gu Heng responded just as nonchalantly, "Oh, my dad's is a bit cheaper."

Only then did Xu Hong relax, patting her chest...

Gu Heng wasn't trying to just curry favor with his mother; Gu Jianguo's Tang suit, although made of the same material as the qipao, really was cheaper.

Mainly, it was the design fee...

In the fashion market, it's really women who are the main buyers.

Naturally, the design fee skyrockets.

The design and production costs of Xu Hong's qipao were nearly 600,000, while Gu Jianguo's costume was basically sold at cost, only requiring 650,000, with a design and production fee of 50,000 and material cost of 600,000...

"How much cheaper?"

Just when Gu Heng thought he could get away with it, Xu Hong's questioning voice rang out again...

Gu Heng was tempted to fudge the numbers, but then realized there was no need.

He couldn't let his parents continue to live the penny-pinching life of the past, not when he had money. At the very least, he had to build up their spending habits, let them understand that a few million was just small change, something their son could easily pull out.

Thinking this, Gu Heng confessed, "35,000 cheaper, his was only 650,000."

After hearing Gu Heng's words, Xu Hong felt dizzy...

650,000 was okay?

Two pieces of clothing, 1.65 million...

Even a wealthy landowner wasn't this extravagant…

Especially when she thought that Gu Jianguo had put on the Tang suit and strutted off to the village early that morning, Xu Hong felt all the more choked up...

That was 650,000, not 65 dollars...

Old Gu had never been one to cherish belongings, his clothes would always mysteriously tear here, tear there.

If this were the past, it wouldn't have mattered...

Everyone was just ordinary folks; as long as it was still wearable, a couple of tears were of no consequence...

And if it really got to be unwearable, you could just discard it and buy a new one, right? Despite being poor, the family wasn't so poor to the point of needing to patch up a clothing piece worth a few tens of dollars...

But this time was different...

A piece of clothing worth 650,000, if it tore, wouldn't that be tens of thousands gone?

With this thought, Xu Hong lost the energy to scold Gu Heng and with a trembling voice said to him, "Quick, hurry, call your dad and tell him to come back!"

Gu Heng didn't quite catch his mother's line of thought and said with a blank face, "Why call him back? There's nothing going on at home. Besides, it's almost 11 o'clock; he'll be back soon to cook without us calling."

"Call him quick!"

Seeing Xu Hong's signs of getting angry, Gu Heng could only helplessly dial Gu Jianguo's phone to urge him to come back...

Meanwhile, Xu Hong took the opportunity to go to her room and take off the dress that was even pricier than gold, changing back into her regular attire with a stern face, and marched up to Gu Heng, silent and gloomy...

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Gu Heng knew this was the calm before the storm...

Lin Jiayun and He Jing, prompted by Gu Heng's glance, also stepped out the door, took a little stool to sit on one side of the doorway; while they didn't look, they pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how Gu Heng would get lectured...

A billionaire tycoon worth tens of billions, not to mention his ability to call the shots outside and having the respect of everyone, recalling scenes of him suing over ten thousand people...

If this scene were captured and uploaded to TikTok, it'd probably not get fewer than 100,000 likes, right?