After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 372: Big Brother, Swipe My Card

No matter what, they finally arrived smoothly at the last stop.

As soon as she emerged from the subway station, Jiang Ting took a deep breath of the fresh air outside and immediately declared that she never wanted to ride the subway again in her life—there were simply too many people.

In fact, the number of people on the subway today was already far fewer than on regular workdays when there was no holiday.

Jiang Ting, however, had never experienced anything like it, and couldn’t imagine such a scene.

When they arrived at the mall, Jiang Ting instantly perked up and started pulling Lu Sheng and her four sons into an all-out shopping spree.

To be precise, Jiang Ting was the one doing the shopping. Lu Sheng only needed to nod or shake her head, while the four older brothers were tasked with carrying the shopping bags.

Even Lu Jingyan hadn’t expected that one day, as a CEO, he would be reduced to the role of a chauffeur, loaded with shopping bags and transformed into a walking storage rack.

Lu Sheng had mentioned earlier that Du Ran used to buy her new clothes before the New Year—everything from coats, pants, and shoes to even small items like underwear, bras, and socks were all replaced with new ones.

Jiang Ting thought about how Du Ran didn’t have much money back then, so even if she bought things for Lu Sheng, they couldn’t have been many or very expensive.

This fueled her determination to buy every single thing suitable for Lu Sheng in the mall today, and she made sure to pick only the priciest items.

First, they went to pick out clothes.

Jiang Ting didn’t even have the concept of having Lu Sheng try anything on—after all, in her eyes, their Shengsheng was so beautiful and well-proportioned that she would look good in anything.

"This one, this one, this one, this one... Don’t bother with these ones, just pack up the rest for me."

With a sweep of her hand, Jiang Ting cleared out more than half of the luxury items displayed in glass cabinets at several stores. As long as the style seemed suitable for Lu Sheng, she wanted it.

There were coats, sweaters, pants, and dresses. Among them, some coats alone were priced at over 100,000 each.

Next, they picked out shoes—everything from over-the-knee boots, ankle boots, short boots, to combat boots...

Then they moved on to bags—handbags, crossbody bags, underarm bags, backpacks...

After that, it was jewelry—earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings...

The entire operation even alarmed the mall manager, who specifically deployed several staff members with carts to help collect the items, finally liberating Lu Jingyan and the others.

"Mom, enough, that’s enough," Lu Sheng said, tugging at Jiang Ting as she looked at the two carts that were already piled into small mountains. "If you buy this much stuff, I won’t even have room in my room to put everything, let alone wear it all."

Jiang Ting responded immediately, "No room? You’re right, your room is quite small. How about this: let’s store these clothes in the guest room next door for now. After the New Year, I’ll bring someone to knock down that wall and transform it into a dedicated walk-in closet for you."

"Not going to wear it all? So what? These things can just sit there unworn. That’s fine. But my precious daughter can’t not have them. In fact, I think this is barely enough."

"Oh, and when we’re done here, we’ll go order a piano. My Shengsheng is so talented at playing the piano, and yet we don’t even have a proper one at home. That’s my oversight as a mother."

"Ah, and I also need to order some boxing equipment. We’ll renovate that empty room on the fourth floor into a gym and boxing area for Shengsheng. How many families have a daughter who’s a boxing champion? Everyone’s going to envy me to death."

Jiang Ting rambled on as she strolled through the shops.

In fact, the house did originally have a dedicated piano room, but it used to belong to Lu Qianrou. After Qianrou was arrested, Jiang Ting had all of her belongings—and anything she had used—thrown out, considering it inauspicious.

After nearly two hours of shopping, Jiang Ting looked back and saw that her four sons, along with the mall staff who had come to assist, were all laden with shopping bags, while several carts were completely packed.

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The Xingyue Mall used a unified checkout system, so everything could be pushed to the payment counter for billing in one go. Just scanning through all the items Jiang Ting had selected took the staff a full fifteen minutes.

Finally, when everything was tallied, the cashier let out a breath and said, "Ma’am, I’ve totaled all of your purchases. The grand total comes to 1,990,328 yuan. Will you be paying by card or another method?"

1,990,328 yuan—close to 2 million.

For a single shopping trip.

Lu Sheng was someone with very low material desires. Even in her past life, when the number in her bank account had grown so large that it was impossible to count at a glance, she rarely bought luxury items for herself.

Although the Lu Family was wealthy, they weren’t so rich that they could burn through money like water. Spending two million in a single shopping spree was enough to make Lu Sheng feel a little heartache for her family’s finances.

But Jiang Ting, on the other hand, was clearly unfazed.

She had come today with the sole purpose of spending money on her daughter.

In her mind, for the past seventeen years, Lu Sheng had never enjoyed or owned any truly good things. Spending a mere two million now was just a small act of compensation; it didn’t even count as much.

Just as Jiang Ting was about to make her move, Lu Jingyan, who had spent the afternoon as a walking storage rack, stepped forward and said, "I’ll handle it, Mom."

As Lu Jingyan was getting ready to hand his card to the cashier, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Elder Brother, use my card instead."

Lu Sheng turned her head and saw that Li Muchen had somehow appeared, standing right behind her, gently wrapping an arm around her waist.

The man’s slightly disheveled black hair carried traces of the cold wind outside, making him seem rugged yet charming, his sharp features as handsome as ever.

The high-quality, dark gray wool coat he wore accentuated his tall and upright figure, while the perfectly tailored three-piece suit—complete with vest and tie—underneath added a touch of meticulous elegance. His long legs, wrapped in tailored black trousers, made him instantly the center of attention the moment he appeared.

"Weren’t you in a meeting? What are you doing here?" Lu Sheng asked, clearly surprised. Just an hour ago, Li Muchen had told her he had an important meeting to attend.

"The meeting ended early, so I came to find you," Li Muchen explained, his voice low and gentle, the faint, refreshing scent unique to him wafting over.

He nodded politely to Jiang Ting and Lu Jingyan before handing a gold card to the cashier. He didn’t seem at all fazed by the sight of Lu Ziye wearing women’s clothing, just calmly addressing the staff member, "Use this card instead."

Jiang Ting lit up upon seeing her son-in-law. Naturally, she was pleased with his presence, but when she saw Li Muchen stepping forward to pay, she quickly intervened.

"Oh, no, no, that won’t do. Muchen, today’s shopping is meant to treat Shengsheng. How could I let you pay?"

Hearing this, Li Muchen replied, "All these things are ones you chose and bought for Shengsheng. What really matters is your thoughtfulness. Shengsheng has already received that. Who pays the bill doesn’t matter."

"Besides, I own shares in Xingyue Mall. If I use my card, I get a discount. So, from a financial standpoint, it makes the most sense for me to settle today’s bill."

Jiang Ting thought about it for a moment and realized he had a point.

But still, it felt a bit odd. This shopping trip had been her initiative to pamper Shengsheng, resulting in a massive haul, and yet, in the end, she didn’t end up spending a dime—the expenses were all covered by Li Muchen.

But it didn’t really matter. After all, they were all one family, so as long as everyone loved Shengsheng, that was what truly mattered.

Jiang Ting said, "Muchen, you came at just the right time. Since you’re done with work for the day, stay over at our house tonight. Tomorrow, we can all celebrate New Year’s Eve together as a family."

Celebrate New Year’s Eve as a family.

Hearing those words, something soft seemed to stir in Li Muchen’s heart.

He quietly intertwined his fingers with Lu Sheng’s, holding her hand tightly. With a gentle nod, he agreed, "Alright."