Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

"Ding! The Miaobi Shenghua task is complete. You have received 2430 Gold Coins (6x3=18 sq. units)."

What was that saying again? "A boy doesn’t know a loli’s worth, mistaking a grown woman for a treasure."

With Ning Wenwen’s help, the Mushroom House quest was a piece of cake—a guaranteed win.

Say no more. Time to arrange for some blue-fin tuna for Wenwen.

Each tuna weighed over 200 kilograms, which was way too much to eat, so he only bought the choicest parts. Even that cost Su Ran 30 Gold Coins.

Expensive, but worth it.

He’d never had it, and neither had Wenwen, so it was a chance to try something new.

Of course, Wenwen didn’t know what kind of fish this was. All that mattered was that it was delicious.

Stuffed after their meal, the two of them leaned back on lounge chairs and watched the sunset.

Wenwen chirped away about the little things in her life, and Su Ran listened to the young girl’s chatter.

"Ding! You have a new quest selection for the Mushroom House:"

A. [Host a guest overnight at the Mushroom House], and you will...

"B! B! B! I choose B!"

"Ding! The player has selected Quest B: Upgrade the Mushroom House - Interior Decor Chapter. You have obtained the Complete Compendium of Renovation Knowledge."

Although he was heading to the provincial capital for university at the end of the month, he would still come back home to stay during breaks.

Besides, the Compendium of Renovation Knowledge was exactly what Su Ran needed right now.

Now that he was rich, he would inevitably buy many properties for himself in the future—villas, spacious high-end apartments, penthouses. That made renovation knowledge a top priority.

He then selected the ’Pastoral’ style and confirmed the building materials in the system panel. After a quick series of selections, he had spent a total of over 400 Gold Coins.

[The Mushroom House renovation will be complete in 1 hour. Please stay tuned.]

"Okay!" Su Ran stood up. "It’s getting late. Come on, I’ll take you home."

They caught a bus back to the city from the village entrance. Perhaps she was exhausted from painting, because not long after boarding, she fell asleep on Su Ran’s shoulder.

The bus stopped at the bus stop by the entrance to her apartment complex, and the two of them got off.

"Alright, I had a really wonderful time today."

"Come hang out again next time you’re bored. I’ll make you something delicious."

"Mm-hmm."

Ning Wenwen waved, then skipped cheerfully into the complex.

Su Ran glanced at his Patek Philippe. An hour had passed; the Mushroom House renovation should be done. Without a moment’s hesitation, he hailed a cab and headed home.

The yard was the same as always, but the feeling of anticipation as he pushed open the door was worthy of a home makeover show.

BLING BLING~

The concrete floor had become hardwood.

The damp walls were freshly painted.

An understated, luxurious take on the pastoral style.

Moreover, the entire house was equipped with a state-of-the-art smart home system: curtains, lights, audio, a Daikin central air conditioner, and German-engineered radiant heating.

First room: the master and guest bedrooms had been knocked through. The former guest room was now an enormous walk-in closet, filled with luxury clothes tailored for Su Ran—LV, Armani, top streetwear brands—as well as an entire wall of high-end shoes.

The next room was a private, cyberpunk-style gaming den, with a 1:1 scale Iron Man model positioned at the entrance.

A boy’s ultimate dream?

His heart itching with excitement, Su Ran put on the Iron Man armor. It was incredibly cool and flashy.

Pushing open the door to the last room, ’Iron Man’ was dumbstruck.

A large, round waterbed was enclosed in a wrought-iron cage. Next to it stood a large bathtub and a pile of ancient ’interrogation’ tools.

A man’s ultimate dream?

Iron Man vs. Black Widow?

RING RING RING... It was a call from Liu Jinyu.

The Iron Man helmet retracted, and he answered the call.

"What’re you up to, you rascal Ranran?"

"Just at home."

"I should come visit your place next time I get the chance."

"Yeah, sure."

"...Why do you sound so excited?"

"Do I? Ahem. Anyway, what’s up? Why’d you call?"

"We went out for hotpot today, and the other three girls were complaining about being single. They said they want to go traveling and find a rascal like you, so we came up with a plan. After you come to Shanghai to watch me dance, we’re all going on a road trip together."

In asking this, she was internally reinforcing his promise to come see her dance.

"Yeah, absolutely no problem. We can go wherever you all want to go. It’s on me."

Su Ran agreed without a second thought. Having fun was the main priority for summer vacation.

"They said the plan is to start the road trip from Shanghai, make our way to Chongqing Hongya Cave to see the nightscape, then visit a small tribal village in Miaojiang, and finally fly back to Shanghai and have the car shipped back."

That route covered nearly half of China.

Su Ran deliberately teased her. "It’s doable, but we’re going to Yiren’s home turf in Miaojiang. What if she puts a hex on me? Plus, I heard that as soon as you get there, you have to chug several huge bowls of liquor, and you can’t refuse. I’m a bit..."

Xie Yiren’s voice cut in over the phone. "You’re so rich, are you afraid I’ll put a hex on you in my hometown just to scam you out of your money? Tsk. Rich people are all cowards."

Su Ran laughed. "Alright, alright, we’ll stick to your plan. I’ll rent an RV for us, and we’ll set off."

Liu Jinyu: "Okay, it’s a deal then! So, you up for a five-man ranked game now?"

"Game on!"

...

For the next two days, the weather remained scorching hot.

He continued to do quests at the Mushroom House. Sometimes, he would hang out in the gaming den in his Iron Man gear and grind LoL, determined to reach Diamond rank before university began.

In the evenings, thanks to the Mushroom House’s shop, he would feast on delicacies from the mountains and seas while watching his favorite anime. He was truly living the good life.

"Hey, Xu San? The people I’ve gathered... do I get to be in charge of them?"

"You don’t even treat me like a goddamn person, do you?!"

"We had a deal, Zhang Chulan. Starting today, you’re my slave."

"Slave my ass!"

"Hahaha~" Su Ran slapped his thigh and roared with laughter.

「Three days later」

The Mushroom House ’experience’ event came to an end.

His old family home had been transformed into an understated, ’unremarkable’ mansion.

Su Ran had earned a total of 3,721 Gold Coins. He cashed them all out, and when added to the eight million plus he already had, his bank account now held 45.2 million yuan.

Over the next few days, he sometimes stayed home to game.

Sometimes, he went into the city to hang out with Ning Wenwen.

Sometimes, he met up with old classmates to play basketball, reminisce about high school, and talk about who regretted not confessing their feelings to their crush.

And other times... well, Gao Lu would send Su Ran messages, but he didn’t dare chat with her for long.

「Friday.」

Su Ran was in his walk-in closet, packing a suitcase. He left Anyang for the provincial capital, Jiangning, intending to spend money to complete the [Travel] category of his ’Food, Clothing, Shelter, and Travel’ task.

Now that Su Ran had money, he naturally wanted to buy a luxury car; there was nothing wrong with that.

Having a car would make travel more convenient. He could drive it home during university breaks instead of having to take the bus every time.

「The Porsche Center」

Su Ran was eighteen. He wasn’t a fan of the more business-like style of the BBA brands—BMW, Benz, and Audi—preferring sports sedans instead. So, he went to the Porsche Center to look at a Panamera.

The car was beautiful—very cool and sporty—but he didn’t buy it. It wasn’t about the price. He’d overheard another customer haggling with a salesperson and mentioning that spy shots of a new model had just been released online. The new Panamera was expected to launch next year.

Su Ran decided to pass. He didn’t want to buy a car only for it to become the old model right after. Not worth it.

He thought about checking out other luxury brands, but unfortunately, as a second-tier city, Jiangning didn’t have dealerships for them yet.

Thinking it over, his only option was to go to Shanghai to order a car and have it shipped back to Jiangning. That’s what many of the local wealthy residents did, after all.

「That Night」

Su Ran checked into a hotel that supposedly "included breakfast," but he regretted it by midnight. Once 10 p.m. hit, the place turned into an Asura Hell, filled with the sounds of tormented "Aaaah~" cries from all sides.

Some were even crying out for "daddy."

’City folk really know how to have a good time.’

He only managed to fall asleep after putting on his headphones.

The next morning, sporting heavy dark circles under his eyes, he checked out of the hotel and headed to the airport for a flight to Shanghai.

For one, he was going to see Liu Jinyu’s dance performance at 2 p.m. that afternoon, where she was the closing act.

And for another, as soon as her performance ended, they were immediately starting their road trip to Chongqing. Xiao Wanqing had rented an RV. Su Ran had offered to pay for it, but the four girls insisted on going Dutch and splitting the cost evenly, which was fine by him.

At 10:30 a.m., the plane landed safely at Shanghai Airport.

Xiao Wanqing was there to pick him up. The other two girls were at the Grand Theater of Culture watching Liu Jinyu rehearse.

"Su Ran~"

Xiao Wanqing waved at Su Ran as he came out of the VIP arrivals gate.

Su Ran was dressed simply today in a T-shirt with no logo, but Xiao Wanqing, a true Shanghainese, had a keen nose for luxury goods. She instantly recognized the Berluti leather travel case he was pulling, which cost 65,500 yuan online.

However, since Su Ran’s clothes didn’t have any obvious logos, it took her a long moment to recognize them as being from a certain high-end Italian menswear brand.

Xiao Wanqing was impressed. Su Ran was the real deal when it came to being rich, a fact proven by a rather vulgar and uncomfortable principle...

Some people buy luxury goods specifically for the biggest, most conspicuous logo.

And yet, on the clothes Su Ran wore, you could hardly see a logo at all.

Because he didn’t need to show off, he didn’t need the logo.

Low price, big logo. High price, small logo, or no logo at all.

Why would the truly wealthy need a mere logo to show off their status? They don’t. To them, these items are just daily necessities.

Su Ran simply preferred clothes without visible logos. As for clothes with logos, especially big ones... ugh. He just wasn’t a fan.

Su Ran was more handsome than Zun Long; he looked good in anything.

Confidence. It wasn’t as if Su Ran had only become confident today; he’d always been that way. "A man must be confident, with or without money"—a quote not from Lu Xun, but from Su Ran himself.

In any case, with the Patek Philippe on his wrist, his entire ensemble was worth several hundred thousand yuan.

Xiao Wanqing was thoroughly impressed. This ’little brother’ of hers was outrageously, yet quietly, loaded.

They exited the airport, stowed the luggage, got in the car, and drove off.

Xiao Wanqing drove. "It’s almost noon," she said. "What do you feel like eating? My treat."

Su Ran replied, "Let’s eat over by Nanjing Road. I need to buy something there anyway."

Hearing that the rich boy was going shopping, Xiao Wanqing’s interest was piqued. "What are you buying?"

"I found online that there’s an Aston Martin dealership over there."

She sucked in a sharp breath.

"You’re buying a car?"

"Yep. Jiangning doesn’t have an Aston Martin dealership, so I have to buy one in Shanghai and have it shipped back."

TSK TSK TSK~

Xiao Wanqing shook her head, clicking her tongue. The small bit of pride she held as a local ’rich girl’ was always mercilessly shattered whenever this out-of-towner Su Ran showed up.

"Su Ran, you’re going to lose all your friends acting like this! Last time you came to Shanghai, I picked you up, and you stayed in the presidential suite. This time, I pick you up, and you’re buying an Aston Martin. What’s next? Are you going to buy a mansion in Shanghai? Ah—you’re not saying anything! Does that mean you’re admitting it?"

"Sister Wanqing, you’re thinking too much. I don’t have enough money to buy a place at Tangchen Yipin yet."

"I wasn’t even talking about Tangchen Yipin! Oh my god..."