The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 115 - 119: Phoenix Man, This Kind of Creature (Part 3)

Chapter 115: Chapter 119: Phoenix Man, This Kind of Creature (Part 3)

Su Qing received an affirmative response from her boyfriend and was quite happy about it, looking at the jade bracelet on her hand and then directly said to the salesgirl, "This is the one, please wrap it up nicely for me."

"Of course," the salesgirl smiled sweetly, "Please come over here to swipe your card."

Zheng Zhanpeng followed Su Qing to the side and then couldn’t help but walk back to look at the price tag on the counter.

"189999"

A bracelet costing over 180,000 yuan was equivalent to three years of his salary, and that was without eating or drinking.

The world of the wealthy...

How enviable it is.

But thinking that the bracelet would soon belong to his mother, Zheng Zhanpeng couldn’t contain his excitement.

"Miss, this card cannot be used."

"How is that possible..." Su Qing’s surprised voice brought Zheng Zhanpeng back from his thoughts, as he moved closer, "Qingqing, what happened?"

He couldn’t help thinking to himself, maybe Qingqing thought it was too expensive again and was doing this on purpose.

However, he immediately dismissed this thought from his mind, having seen Su Qing buy an even more expensive birthday gift for her mother before.

With that in mind, the excitement he felt earlier vanished, and Zheng Zhanpeng felt somewhat discontent again; Su Qing might talk a good game, but her actions showed she still didn’t treat his mother as her own.

"Then try this card," Su Qing took out another black card from her bag.

"Beep beep..." sounds came from the card machine, and the salesgirl said with difficulty, "This card cannot be used either."

As she spoke, the previously happy expression of the salesgirl due to a big sale gradually faded from her face.

After trying several cards, which all showed the bank card could not be used, Su Qing’s expression became somewhat embarrassed.

She wanted to say that there might be a problem with their card-swiping machine, when the salesgirl at the next counter said, "This card can be used, but it shows the balance is not enough."

Su Qing looked at the pink kitty card handed to her, then at the salesgirl’s odd expression, and felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

This pink kitty card was something she found pretty and had gotten at the bank with her boyfriend; it only had a little over 1,000 yuan in it, and she had never used it.

Now Su Qing couldn’t understand why her other cards couldn’t be used.

"Excuse me, I need to make a phone call," Su Qing said with displeasure, puffing out her cheeks as she dialed her mother’s secretary’s number.

Her cards were all handled by the secretary, and she did not know how much the credit limit was, but she had never before encountered the current situation; when she went out and swiped her card indiscriminately, there had never been issues with the card not working or insufficient funds.

The call went through, but there was no response for a long time.

After several more attempts, it was the same.

"Miss, are you still buying it?" The salesgirl’s half-mocking smile made Su Qing very upset, but now she couldn’t swipe her card.

Su Qing lifted her head with pride and said, "I’m not buying it for now, there’s a problem with my bank card."

Now the salesgirl was unhappy, thinking she had wasted both her expressions and time on Su Qing.

She had thought Su Qing was a big fish, but it turned out...

The salesgirl didn’t bother to hide her disdain as she scrutinized the two people in front of her and sneered, "If you can’t afford it, then you can’t afford it, no need to pretend to be a big spender."

"Who said I couldn’t afford it?" Su Qing had never been looked down upon like this all her life.

"Then go ahead and buy it. If there’s a problem with your bank card, just let your boyfriend pay. Don’t tell me you have to spend your own money when you’re out shopping. Is your boyfriend just for show?"

The saleswoman’s disdainful expression and unpleasant words deeply wounded Zheng Zhanpeng’s self-esteem.

"Who said we’re not buying? Buy... I’ll swipe my card."

Zheng Zhanpeng blurted out these words impulsively and immediately regretted it.

But the other party didn’t give Zheng Zhanpeng a chance to regret it, deftly snatching his card from his hand and swiftly swiping it through the machine.

Zheng Zhanpeng’s words stuck in his throat, provoked by the other person’s blatantly disbelieving expression that seemed to say, "I knew you couldn’t afford it."

In the end, he could only press the password with a face ashen, as if his heart were bleeding.

Soon, a bank message arrived on his phone, especially those last few words, balance: 4.5 yuan.

An entire sum of over 180,000 yuan, just like that, spent in an instant.

Zheng Zhanpeng had to constantly reassure himself internally to control the urge to scream and to maintain the stiff expression on his face.

This money was what Su Qing occasionally slipped to him in university, which he had saved up bit by bit, along with a small portion from his salary after graduating.

It’s okay, Su Qing was still there.

Looking at his girlfriend next to him, Zheng Zhanpeng felt much better.

After all, Su Qing was wealthy, and once they were married, her money would be his too, right? So why care about such a small amount?

Su Qing also saw the displeased look on her boyfriend’s face, assuming that he was just upset with the saleswoman’s attitude.

However, she was also impressed by Zheng Zhanpeng’s display of masculinity. She hadn’t expected her boyfriend to have such an impressive moment.

Suddenly recalling how he often advised her to spend less money frugally, Su Qing considerately whispered into Zheng Zhanpeng’s ear, "How could I let you pay for a gift for Auntie? Consider this a loan... I’ll repay you in a few days."

Hearing this, Zheng Zhanpeng’s face noticeably relaxed, and he even joked, "What Auntie? You’ll be calling her ’mom’ soon, might as well start practicing."

Su Qing blushed and gently punched her boyfriend in the chest, then compliantly corrected herself, "Is Mom arriving tomorrow? Then what else should I prepare?"

Su Qing and Zheng Zhanpeng’s original plan to buy many gifts had failed utterly after purchasing the Jade Bracelet. Together, they had little more than 1,000 yuan left on their cards, an amount scarcely enough for a decent meal at the shopping center, let alone buying anything else.

The two could only arrive excited and leave dejected.

Back at Zheng Zhanpeng’s place, Su Qing nervously inquired, "Not buying gifts for your sisters, wouldn’t they be unhappy?"

Zheng Zhanpeng soothingly stroked Su Qing’s smooth hair, "No, they wouldn’t be. They’re not like that."

"My eldest and second sisters are very kind. They have sacrificed so much for me. You’re the one I love, they’ll treat you even better. Why would they be unhappy?"

Seeing that Su Qing was still anxious, Zheng Zhanpeng continued with a smile, "Otherwise, just buy a silk scarf for each of my sisters. As for my father, you could give him a few bottles of fine wine."

Having received a clear answer, Su Qing finally felt relieved.

Buying these things would cost more than the little amount Su Qing had in her card, but still, the two bottles of wine cost over 1,000 yuan, and Zheng Zhanpeng had to pay for the silk scarves for his sisters.

The two scarves cost over 300 yuan, making Zheng Zhanpeng’s face turn sour again, though he tried to keep a happy expression.

Su Qing looked at the two scarves with subtle contempt, "They don’t feel very comfortable."

She suddenly remembered and said, "I recall having several scarves in my drawer at home, still in their packaging with the tags on. I’ll bring those for my sisters-in-law."