900 A Million Times for You 262 (2/2)
”Mother, how many times do I have to repeat myself? Of course I don't fancy him anymore. Given my current appearance, I can definitely find a better man than him.”
”I'm just afraid that you'll say one thing and mean another,” said Mrs. Bu, who knew her own daughter all too well.
Bu Xianxian looked out of the window and remained silent.
Seeing that she was refusing to speak, Mrs. Bu continued, ”Promise me that you only went under the knife to look like Ms. An because you want to become beautiful and not because of Nick.”
Annoyed by her mother's constant probing, Bu Xianxian answered impatiently, ”Mother, you're so irritating. You keep asking me the same question again and again.”
Mrs. Bu stopped talking and kept quiet.
The family of three arrived at a random hotel that happened to be one of the franchised branches belonging to the Gu Corporation. Bu Xianxian initially thought that the staff at the front desk would mistake her for An Xiaoning. To her surprise, the female employee at the front desk clearly did not do so, despite being a little appalled.
Slightly peeved, Bu Xianxian asked, ”Don't you find me familiar-looking?”
Slightly taken aback, the female employee asked, ”Miss, did you stay in our hotel before?”
Pointing at her own face, Bu Xianxian asked, ”You really can't tell who I am?”
Despite finding Bu Xianxian extremely ridiculous, the female employee nonetheless answered politely with a smile, ”You're very beautiful, Miss. Please give me your identification card if you'd like to book a room.”
Bu Xianxian handed her her personal identification card and said, ”Two rooms for one day.”
”There are standard rooms, executive rooms, and deluxe rooms available. Which one would you like?”
”Deluxe.”
”The deluxe rooms are categorized into three standards. The basic ones cost 1000 dollars a night, the mid-standard ones cost 3000, while the most superior one costs 5000. The presidential suites are priced at 9999 dollars for a night.”
Just as Bu Xianxian was about to speak, Mrs. Bu tugged her arm and said, ”That's too expensive. We'll just take the standard rooms that cost a few hundred dollars a night.”
”Mother, we're rich now. What's wrong with enjoying a night's stay in a luxurious room?” Bu Xianxian then said to the female employee, ”Give me two of those that cost 3000 dollars.”
Mrs. Bu stopped her and said, ”Miss, we'll just take the 1000-dollar ones.”
”We'll have the 3000-dollar ones,” Bu Xianxian insisted.
Mrs. Bu could not outargue her daughter and gave in ultimately. In the end, they checked into the rooms and spent a total of six thousand dollars.
While on their way to the rooms, Mrs. Bu chided, ”We can't squander money away even if we're rich now. It's six thousand dollars we're talking about!”
”We can afford it anyway. What are you afraid of? What's the point of having money if you don't spend it?”
Too angry for words, Mrs. Bu kept quiet. Upon returning to the room, she said to her husband, ”I think we'd better buy some land in a farming village here and settle down.”
Upon hearing her suggestion, Bu Xianxian immediately objected, ”Why are we moving to a farming village? Mother, we'll just buy a house in one of the estates in the city. It'll reflect well on us too when I find you a wealthy son-in-law. If I really land myself with a wealthy man, he's going to be embarrassed when he finds out that we're living in a farming village.”
”We're in the city now. The cheapest mansion will still have to cost at least a few million dollars. If we really do buy one, we'll be left with so little money.”
”That's why I say that you don't have foresight. We can always sell the house if we no longer want to stay in it in the future. Mother, do you have any common sense at all? Look how beautiful I've become. I spent so much money and went under the knife so many times, just so I could become a wealthy man's wife like An Xiaoning. By then, you and Father will get to enjoy endless bliss and live affluently. Do you get it?” said Bu Xianxian, who was beyond frustrated with her mother.