Chapter 2517: Taking you out to have fun

The night Ye Chen and Xiao Churan returned to the country was not a pleasant one.

Xiao Changkun's heart, which had long been riddled with holes, seemed to have been wounded even more deeply by Ye Chen's words; he stayed in the living room all night without moving from his spot.

As for Ma Lan, she spent the first half of the night watching Qian Hongyan's livestream until midnight, and the second half clutching her phone, searching search engines for ways to ruin Qian Hongyan.

Based on the approximately 20% commission rate Ye Chen had mentioned, and the sales volume of the "little yellow cart" in Qian Hongyan's livestream room, Ma Lan calculated the total commission Qian Hongyan made in one night of streaming, arriving at a set of figures that left her dumbfounded.

In Qian Hongyan's livestream, she featured a total of ten products, with sales totaling around 1.1 million. Calculating roughly based on this number, the commission was around 220,000.

Even accounting for fake orders and returns, the commission was at least at the level of over 100,000.

After deducting personal income tax, earning 70,000 to 80,000 in one night was easy.

It wouldn't have mattered if she hadn't calculated it, but after finishing, Ma Lan was so angry her liver ached.

In her life, the only person she had ever envied to the point of death was Han Meiqing, who back then was both academically and morally excellent, and peerlessly beautiful.

But now, Qian Hongyan had fortunately become the second.

Ma Lan didn't even dare to imagine how she would spend the money if she could earn 70,000 to 80,000 a day.

A Mercedes G500? That was nothing; she could buy one every month just for fun.

The next morning.

After Ye Chen got up, he said to Xiao Churan: "Wife, why don't you book a few cleaners online later to tidy up our house? I have to go run errands for Claudia's schooling today. I need to get this done quickly during the summer break so it doesn't delay the start of school."

"Okay." Xiao Churan nodded and said: "You go do your business. I won't go to the studio today; I'll stay to properly comfort my dad and mom, and tidy up the house."

"Good." Ye Chen smiled: "Then I'll trouble you. I'm going to wash up first, and I'll head out once I'm done. Oh, right, if you aren't going out, I'll take your car."

Xiao Churan asked: "My car hasn't been moved for over a month; can it still be driven?"

Ye Chen said: "It's fine. If it's really out of power, I'll use Dad's Cullinan to jump-start it."

Xiao Churan worried: "He went abroad for an exchange a while ago, and since he got back, he's been smoking and drinking at home every day; he might not have moved the car either."

Ye Chen said: "Mom definitely drove it every day before she went to the United States, so it should be fine."

Xiao Churan said: "Then you might as well just take that car."

"Better not." Ye Chen refused: "That kind of car is too high-profile. I'd feel uncomfortable all over driving it out."

Xiao Churan knew Ye Chen didn't like to be flashy, so she nodded and said: "Then just take my car."

When Ye Chen finished getting ready and came to the first-floor living room, Xiao Changkun was lying half-dead on the sofa. Seeing that Xiao Changkun's breathing was normal, he didn't ask about it, but walked straight out the door to start Xiao Churan's BMW 760.

Arriving at the courtyard garage, Ye Chen discovered that the car hadn't been moved for over a month; when he pressed the unlock button on the key, the car didn't respond at all.

So he used the mechanical key to open the door, then popped the hood, preparing to use the Cullinan to jump-start the car.

At this moment, a rumble of engine noise suddenly started not far away, and immediately after, it drove toward their house.

Ye Chen looked outside the garage and saw Qian Hongyan, dressed gaudily, wearing a pair of oversized pink-framed sunglasses, driving her Mercedes G500, having already arrived at their gate.

Seeing Qian Hongyan park the car outside their house, he couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself that this woman running over here early in the morning must be looking for trouble.

After all, he knew Qian Hongyan very well; this woman and Ma Lan had basically the same attributes—they were the type who would lick the boots of someone they deemed a noble person to the point of death, and would trample on others to the point of death if they saw them.

For a long time in the past, Old Mrs. Xiao and Qian Hongyan's family of four had lived very miserably; calling it a human tragedy was no exaggeration.

Later, Qian Hongyan, as the sister-in-law, had desperately fawned over Ma Lan, calling her "Sister Lan" at every turn. Now that she had finally turned her life around, it would be a miracle if she didn't come to trample on Ma Lan.

And indeed, the facts were just as he had expected.

After Qian Hongyan parked the car, she didn't turn off the engine but honked the horn three times in a row. Then, she poked her head out and shouted toward the third floor of their villa: "Ma Lan! Ma Lan! Are you awake?!"

Soon, Ma Lan appeared on the third-floor terrace with a pair of dark circles under her eyes. She hadn't slept since last night, and her eyes were almost blind from scrolling through her phone.

She had just found a bit of sleepiness a minute ago and intended to take a nap first, but didn't expect to be woken up by the sound of Qian Hongyan's horn, leaving her with no sleepiness at all.

Hearing Qian Hongyan shout her name, Ma Lan was furious. She grabbed the carbon fiber telescopic crutch provided by the Fei family hospital and limped out, asking angrily: "What is it? Are you rushing to your death this early in the morning? If you don't want to sleep, others still do!"

Qian Hongyan laughed, leaned over the car window, and waved at Ma Lan, saying, "What are you sleeping for? Your sister-in-law is taking you out to have some fun. I just booked a spa treatment at the Bai Jinhangong Hotel, the best in Jin Ling. It's much better than the beauty salon you usually go to. We'll go over in a bit, grab a five-star buffet breakfast first, then lie in the spa center for the whole morning. If there's nothing to do at noon, we'll just grab a bite at the hotel's Western restaurant. In the afternoon, we'll get Thermage treatments and take a yoga class. Do you want to come along? My treat!"

Hearing her show off in front of her, Ma Lan was just about to open her mouth to insult her when she suddenly heard Qian Hongyan say it was her treat, so she asked suspiciously: "Are you sure it's your treat?"

Qian Hongyan said very seriously: "We've known each other for so many years, could I still lie to you about such small matters?"

Ma Lan curled her lips and probed: "I'm afraid that after you finish, you'll slip away when I'm not paying attention and leave me there to foot the bill."

"What a joke." Qian Hongyan sneered, took out a gold card from Bai Jinhangong, and said to Ma Lan: "I have 500,000 deposited at Bai Jinhangong and am a VIP there. When I consume there, I just sign the bill and have the money deducted from the account. I don't need to bother paying the bill myself at all. How could I possibly let you spend money?"

As she spoke, she looked at Ma Lan, raised an eyebrow, and asked: "Are you going or not? I'm telling you, this whole set of services costs at least 20,000 per person. Even with a gold card, it's only 25% off, so it's still 15,000 per person. If you don't go, don't regret it later!"

Hearing this, Ma Lan greeted Qian Hongyan's ancestors for eighteen generations in her heart, while secretly thinking: "Damn it, I haven't even experienced such a high-end spa at Bai Jinhangong. This stinky woman Qian Hongyan is actually willing to spend 500,000 to get a card, and it costs 15,000 for one visit. It's really not her money she's burning!"

The most luxurious days Ma Lan had ever lived were those few days when she lived in a luxury villa in Jin Ling, drove a luxury car, and had a six-figure balance in her account.

However, when Ma Lan had a six-figure balance, she didn't dare to spend money like Qian Hongyan. Spending over 10,000 for one spa session was already far beyond Ma Lan's consumption concept.

She felt that she was already a proper high-spending noblewoman by topping up 20,000 or 30,000 at a beauty salon and spending 1,000 or 2,000 each time for a facial or body treatment. How could she dare to spend 500,000 just for a spa like Qian Hongyan?

Besides, she didn't have that much money.

After thinking for a while, Ma Lan was already yearning for it, so she suppressed the jealousy and anger in her heart and said to Qian Hongyan: "Oh, since you are so enthusiastic, then I'll go experience it with you."

After saying that, she deliberately sighed: "Before I went to the United States, I treated you to food and fun for so long. Now that you remember to treat me back, you can be considered to have a conscience!"

Qian Hongyan shook her head and smiled, but didn't make any mockery of Ma Lan, instead waving at her: "Then hurry down. I'm still hungry and waiting to go there for breakfast!" ===== CHAPTER 2518 =====