Liu Shaoyu noticed Zhao Yuman speaking and, seeing her in a business suit, mistook her for a sales representative.
He thought, "As expected of a luxury car dealership, even the salesgirls are better looking than those at ordinary dealerships, almost like car models."
"Excuse me, miss, could you please show us this year's latest Range Rover model? A test drive would be even better."
Zhao Yuman quickly explained, "I'm sorry, you've misunderstood. I'm not an employee here. I'm a friend of Mr. Xiao."
Liu Shaoyu showed disdain and sneered, "Xiao Xun, your jewelry store only makes so much money per month, yet you come here to buy a car? You have no capability but you've learned to enjoy yourself first. You deserve to be poor your whole life. It's truly impossible to even lend you a hand."
Liu Wenbin, who had been silent, slowly said, "Xiao Xun, although I heard your fiancée has some background, you can't lose your backbone. You have to eat one bite at a time, and find money bit by bit. Just because you don't have money now doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. The important thing is not to be looked down upon."
"My uncle doesn't need to worry about that. I have my own ideas about how to live my life. I don't need outsiders gossiping here."
Liu Wenbin's words clearly implied he thought Xiao Xun was a kept man, and he had spoken out specifically to provoke him. Xiao Xun saw through it immediately and didn't give them any pleasantries.
His second uncle, Liu Wencheng, also chimed in with sarcastic remarks, "Xiao Xun, you should learn more from your cousin. Look at him, picking up his car today. He earned the money himself without taking a single cent from your uncle. We are all happy for Liu Shaoyu. When will you be like your cousin? Don't take being a kept man as a source of pride; it's embarrassing to talk about."
Xiao Xun frowned, his expression quite displeased. "Uncle, Second Uncle, I'm here to get my car serviced today, not to listen to your sarcastic remarks. If you look down on me, your nephew, then from now on, let's pretend we have no familial ties. We'll go our separate ways, and neither of us will bother the other. Otherwise, if you speak such nonsense again, don't blame me for not recognizing you as elders!"
Liu Shaoyu rushed forward, "Xiao Xun, do you speak to your elders like that? Be careful, I'll teach you a lesson."
"I treat others as they treat me. Don't presume to be an elder just because you're a bit related to my mother. Look at yourselves, do you deserve it?"
Last time, it was Liu Wenbin's birthday, and he didn't want to ruin the occasion. Today, Xiao Xun had no reason to indulge them.
Liu Wencheng hadn't expected Xiao Xun's personality to become so assertive, as if he were a different person from before. If this continued, it would surely lead to a complete breakdown. He quickly tried to smooth things over, "Forget it, forget it. That brat is now like a rock in a latrine; why should we bother with him, big brother? He's relying on his wife's support and disrespects his elders. Let's look at the cars first and ignore him."
Liu Wenbin let out a cold snort. Being so directly contradicted by his nephew, whom he had always looked down upon, in front of everyone, his face was extremely displeased.
Liu Shaoyu clenched his fists and said, "Xiao Xun, don't think you're my cousin and I won't teach you a lesson. You'd better not make my father angry again."
Xiao Xun was furious and simply stepped aside, ignoring him.
Zhao Yuman also felt indignant on Xiao Xun's behalf and quietly asked, "Do you want me to teach these people a lesson for you?"
"Thank you, but they are my relatives after all. No need."
A moment later, a saleswoman with a smile walked over with the car keys. "Mr. Xiao, your car has been serviced and is parked in the entrance spot. Is there anything else you need?"
Xiao Xun pointed to an SUV on the display stand in the center of the showroom. "I'll buy that car."
Coincidentally, Liu Wenbin's family was standing right in front of the model Xiao Xun had chosen.
Liu Shaoyu said to his father, "I really like this car. Let's get it on installments if necessary!"
The saleswoman stepped forward apologetically. "I'm very sorry, sir, but this car has already been pre-ordered. And this model, there's only this one in the store currently. You'll have to wait three months to purchase it. Perhaps you could look at other models?"
Liu Shaoyu said dismissively, "This car is at least 1.4 to 1.5 million yuan. Miss, you'd better make sure this gentleman has the money, otherwise, it will be a wasted effort."
Xiao Xun directly took out a black card from his pocket, a little impatiently. "Please hurry, I'm in a hurry."
The saleswoman's eyes lit up, and she had no further doubts. She respectfully said, "Please wait a moment, I will process the car pickup procedures for you immediately."
Liu Shaoyu also noticed the black card in Xiao Xun's hand and said contemptuously, "Only knows how to spend a woman's money."
Xiao Xun snorted, "I don't steal or rob. I spend my own money. Does that bother you?"
Liu Shaoyu snorted coldly, "You have such a thick skin. How much can that little broken shop of yours earn? It must be your wife giving it to you!"
He directly said to the saleswoman, "Call your manager Shang here. Just say an old friend is coming to patronize the business."
"Our manager is resting at the moment, sir. Please look at other cars."
"Then I'll call myself."
Liu Shaoyu directly dialed a phone number. As soon as the call connected, he started being polite, "Brother Shang, it's Liu Shaoyu. Are you at the store? I mentioned yesterday that I was coming to pick up a car. You really have a bad memory... Alright, I'll wait for you on the first floor."
After the conversation, Liu Shaoyu looked at Xiao Xun triumphantly, "So what if you have money? To put it bluntly, you're just a kept boy living off a rich woman. You have no social connections and you come here to pretend to be rich. It's laughable. You don't even know your own capabilities."
He then turned to the saleswoman, "My manager has already agreed to sell the car to me. Throw away the previous contract and prepare a new one for me."
"This... let's wait for Manager Shang to come down first!"
The saleswoman's tone was depressed and helpless. She truly didn't want this conceited Liu Shaoyu to get what he wanted.
However, she was just a small sales representative and didn't have much authority.
Seeing that his son had met so many people outside, with connections not much worse than his own, Liu Wenbin's face showed a hint of pride and smugness.
Liu Wencheng flattered him from the side, "Big brother, our Xiao Yu is truly getting more and more impressive. He even knows Manager Shang. Heh heh, it really makes us uncles proud."
A moment later, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie slowly walked over. As soon as he saw Liu Shaoyu, he enthusiastically greeted him, "You kid, you didn't notify me when you came. You only told me after arriving, making you wait. My apologies."
"How dare we make Brother Shang wait for us."
Liu Shaoyu exchanged pleasantries and then introduced Liu Wenbin and Liu Wencheng one by one. Of course, he didn't mention Xiao Xun at all.
"Which car have you taken a liking to? Just say it. Even if it's the last one, based on you calling me brother, I'll definitely save it for you."
"It's this Range Rover. However, your sales representative said someone bought it ahead of us. So I wanted to trouble Brother Shang, you see..." Liu Shaoyu said obsequiously.
"I thought it was a big deal. What's so difficult about this?" Saying that, he turned to the saleswoman and said, "Go and tell the person who bought the car that this car is a company exclusive and will not be sold for the time being. Let him come back later."
With just one phone call, the outcome of the entire matter was decided. Liu Shaoyu couldn't help but look at Xiao Xun triumphantly, his contemptuous gaze as if to say, your money can't be spent.
Liu Wenbin also looked at his son with pride.
The saleswoman said somewhat awkwardly, "Manager Shang, Mr. Xiao is right here. It would be better if you spoke to him."
Manager Shang then turned his gaze to Xiao Xun. The indifferent expression he had before instantly vanished without a trace. He respectfully stepped forward and greeted him, "President Xiao, what a grand occasion to have you visit. We have failed to welcome you properly. It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. It must have been a misunderstanding earlier."
Xiao Xun looked at the unfamiliar middle-aged man and asked curiously, "Do you know me?"