Several people walked out of the market together.
The atmosphere along the way was lively, filled with laughter and conversation.
"Handsome, where are we going to eat?" Xiaoxia asked excitedly.
"I'm not familiar with the capital, so wherever you want to go, we'll go," Qin Chuan replied with a smile.
"Why make it so complicated? Let's just find a restaurant nearby and have a quick meal. If we go too far, the travel expenses will be quite a lot!" Shang Honglian said.
"Oh, look at our Honglian, truly a rare good girl! She's already thinking about saving money before we're even together!" Ali teased from the side.
Qin Chuan was also a little surprised. From what he knew, Shang Honglian was not a thrifty person. Having grown up in a wealthy family, she had everything she ever wanted.
It seemed that this experience in the capital had indeed brought about significant changes in Shang Honglian.
"You... what are you talking about!"
"What about living together? Qin Chuan already has a girlfriend, okay?" Shang Honglian said anxiously.
"What?"
This time, it was Xiaoxia and Ali who were surprised, their gazes fixed on Qin Chuan's face.
Qin Chuan spread his hands innocently, "I've told you all along that Honglian and I are just friends, and you didn't believe me?"
Shang Honglian quickly added, "I've even met Qin Chuan's girlfriend. She's incredibly beautiful, so much better than me in every way!"
"No way, prettier than Honglian? She must be stunning!"
Xiaoxia and Ali were completely stunned.
At this moment, they had arrived at the street corner. Ahead was the asphalt road, bustling with traffic and very prosperous.
"Three beautiful ladies, let's get in the car!"
Qin Chuan pressed the car remote, and the Tiger Head Benz parked not far away lit up with lights, accompanied by a "beep beep" sound.
The three girls, who had been chattering and laughing, widened their eyes when they saw the luxurious car with its lights flashing in the distance.
"Is... is that a Mercedes-Benz?"
Ali, who was closer to the Tiger Head Benz, spotted the emblem and couldn't help but point a finger at it.
Hearing this, Shang Honglian and Xiaoxia quickly ran over, and then both girls were dumbfounded.
People who have worked in the capital, whether rich or poor, have a lot of experience and knowledge. Naturally, they recognize the Mercedes-Benz logo and are well aware of the price of such a car.
Shang Honglian, with her greater insight, immediately recognized it as a Tiger Head Benz, the most luxurious and opulent model in the Mercedes-Benz series.
It started at a million dollars!
"Qin... Qin Chuan, is this Tiger Head Benz yours?"
Shang Honglian looked at Qin Chuan with disbelief, wondering when he had become able to afford such an impressive luxury car.
When she first met Qin Chuan, he was only driving an old, worn-out Santana.
"Yes! It's mine!"
Qin Chuan nodded slightly.
"Wow, I never expected it! Qin Chuan, you're actually a rich guy! So wealthy!"
Ali and Xiaoxia looked at Qin Chuan with completely changed expressions, faint stars seeming to twinkle in their eyes.
"How much does this Mercedes-Benz cost?" Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask.
Qin Chuan just smiled and invited everyone to get into the car.
Shang Honglian naturally took the passenger seat. Looking at the luxurious interior, her expression became somewhat dazed.
During the time she had been in the capital, what had Qin Chuan experienced to suddenly be able to afford such an expensive car?
A Tiger Head Benz costing over a million was not something anyone could afford. Even she was sitting in one for the first time. Normally, she only saw one or two on the street occasionally.
As for Xiaoxia and Ali in the back, they were even more curious, touching and looking around, muttering, "So this is what it feels like to ride in a luxury car!"
"Luxury cars are indeed luxury cars, the space is so huge!"
"Compared to this car, our boss's broken Xiali bought from the second-hand market is really pathetic!"
Qin Chuan, in the driver's seat, started the Tiger Head Benz. Hearing the discussions of the two girls behind him, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Driving along the wide road, they finally chose a rather upscale buffet restaurant. The food was abundant, including crayfish, crabs, scallops, grilled fish, barbecued meat, desserts, and fruits.
Looking at the dazzling array of delicacies in the restaurant, the girls were overjoyed, their eyes shining, and even Shang Honglian was no exception.
Everyone excitedly took plates and went to select food.
In the end, four people had mountains of food in front of them, eating with grease on their mouths. The atmosphere was extremely lively.
Looking at the young faces before him, girls of similar age to himself, Qin Chuan finally felt the vibrancy of youth.
Unlike his usual interactions with people from the business world, or his brothers drinking and eating meat, always talking about women.
"You mentioned earlier that Honglian and your boss are partners. What's the story behind that?" Qin Chuan asked during the meal, curious about this matter.
"Qin Chuan, it's all because Honglian and our boss are both college graduates from prestigious universities, so they have a lot of ideas!" Ali said casually while eating a large hairy crab.
"They both know a lot about computers, like programming, flashing ROMs, and so on!"
"They would spend time researching these things together whenever they had the chance."
Qin Chuan listened with surprise and looked at Shang Honglian sitting beside him, asking, "Is that really true?"
Shang Honglian hesitated for a few seconds and replied, "Boss Liu and I share the same hobby, we both enjoy electronic programming."
"So, we often do some research together and discuss things."
"As for being partners, that was just Boss Liu's casual remark, it's not to be taken seriously!"
Qin Chuan frowned and asked again, "What are you currently researching?"
"Hmm... how to describe it, it's like an online shopping platform," Shang Honglian replied after thinking for a moment.
"Because Boss Liu often says that the current market sales model is too simplistic and too limited."
"Many people have to travel thousands of miles to other cities to purchase certain items."
"This method is truly time-consuming and laborious, with too many drawbacks!"
"If he could develop a suitable software and combine various goods together, then the entire domestic shopping model would undergo a tremendous change."
When Shang Honglian finished speaking, Qin Chuan was completely shocked, his heart churning like a stormy sea.
According to Shang Honglian's words, didn't that mean that as early as 1998, Liu Dongqiang already had the idea of an e-commerce model?
However, for some unknown reason, the e-commerce model didn't fully emerge until 2003.
Finally, Jingxi rode this wave of momentum and, from an inconspicuous small enterprise, completely transformed into a soaring eagle, soaring through the sky.