Chapter 154: Extra: The Stingy Shopaholic

Ever since meeting Liang Ye’s parents, Gu Xue had been feeling a little light-headed with happiness.

His family was incredibly wealthy, while his parents and older brother were all so down-to-earth and approachable.

And because they knew Liang Ye was stingy, his older brother had secretly transferred a sum of money to her.

“Liang Ye is such a cheapskate. He hates spending money on girls, so keep this money and spend it yourself. Don’t tell him,” his older brother had said.

Gu Xue had never held so much money in her life.

She felt like she was about to float away. She wanted to buy things. She wanted to spend money.

But she was used to living frugally and couldn’t bring herself to spend big.

So she ended up heading in a rather peculiar direction. Pinduoduo had one defining feature: the more you bought, the more cheap products it recommended.

The more it recommended, the more you bought.

The more you bought, the more it recommended, and the more it recommended, the more you bought...

She could never finish collecting all her packages.

That evening, she once again dragged an entire cartload of deliveries home. Liang Ye looked both excited and tormented.

“Xiaoxue, what is all this this time?”

“Rice and storage containers.”

Gu Xue buried her head in the packages as she opened them. “Soft fragrant rice normally costs five yuan per half-kilo, but a few days ago the app gave me a huge coupon. Ten yuan for five kilos. What do you think? Should I buy it?”

Liang Ye nodded without hesitation. “Buy it!”

Then he frowned. “But there really isn’t any room left in the house...”

Ever since Gu Xue had started going crazy buying things on Pinduoduo, his tiny one-bedroom apartment had been stuffed full within days.

Now, whenever he came home, he had to ballet-dance his way inside.

On tiptoe~ lifting the hem of his trousers~

There really was no room left, no room at all!

But everything was so ridiculously cheap. Not buying it would practically be a crime!

Gu Xue opened all the packages. Each bag held five kilos, and she had bought thirty bags—the largest quantity required to get the lowest price.

She looked up at Liang Ye. “Why don’t we send some to your older brother and your parents? That way they won’t have to buy expensive rice themselves, and we’ll be helping them save money.”

Liang Ye’s eyes lit up instantly. “That’s right! We can help Mom, Dad, and my brother save money!”

And so, the two of them went completely wild with their Pinduoduo shopping.

Twenty pretty cups at the best bulk-discount price? Buy them!

Five pairs of export-quality shoes at the best bulk-discount price? Buy them!

Ten rolling stools at the best bulk-discount price? Buy them!

Once there was no room left in the apartment, they would haul out a huge woven sack, load it up, and deliver everything to Li Changxin’s house or to Liang Ye’s older brother.

Every delivery earned them another sum of money. Once they had money, they bought more things; after buying more things, they delivered them; after delivering them, they got more money; and with the money, they bought even more...

They bought so frequently, and in such enormous quantities, that Li Changxin developed a headache whenever she saw them.

“There really isn’t anything else we need at home. Stop sending us things...”

They delivered things so often, and in such bulk, that her house became a complete mess, looking more like a warehouse than a home.

She no longer even dared to go shopping, afraid there wouldn’t be enough room to put anything.

But the two of them simply refused to listen. Gu Xue looked solemn. “Mom, I still have a few Yukihira saucepans on the way. I’ll bring you two once they arrive.”

Liang Ye checked his orders. “I bought several large rugs. Mom, don’t buy any more rugs, okay? The ones you buy are all way too expensive! It’s a complete waste of money!”

...

Li Changxin suddenly felt that Qi Meili was wonderful. Absolutely wonderful!

At least Qi Meili didn’t buy things for her, pile things up in her house, or come over to bother her.

She just wanted to go out shopping and buy whatever caught her eye. How could such a simple, wholesome hobby be taken away from her?

Now, whenever she went out and saw a pretty cup or dish, Gu Xue and Liang Ye’s faces immediately appeared in her mind.

“Mom, that’s way overpriced. We can get it on Pinduoduo for ten yuan. You’re not allowed to buy it.”

“Mom, that shop of yours that sells leftover export orders? I can lock in the order three times on Pinduoduo and get it for ten percent of the price.”

“Mom, that brand’s factory has flawed items. We can buy the defective ones for only twenty yuan.”

“Mom...”

Good heavens!

Someone come and take these two away!