Volume 1, Chapter 53: If I Can Afford It, You Can Lick the Yellow Mud Off the Soles of My Shoes

Miao Cuicui found it hard to believe. With all her extensive experience with men and her high level of worldly wisdom, could she really have been taken in by Zhao Jian?

She immediately whipped out her phone and dialed Zhao Jian's number over a dozen times, but the line consistently showed a busy signal.

Just as Miao Cuicui was pacing back and forth with her phone in hand, Xu Houze, with his arm wrapped around Liu Wanru, stepped out of the elevator and accidentally bumped into Miao Cuicui, sending her staggering.

Fortunately, Xu Houze caught her by her palm-sized slender waist just in time, pulling her back into his embrace.

Noticing that Xu Houze was dressed in head-to-toe designer labels, exuded an aura of aristocratic wealth, and was accompanied by an exquisite beauty while frequenting a five-star hotel, Miao Cuicui deduced that he must be someone of great importance. She immediately lied, claiming to be Zhao Jian's cousin.

Xu Houze had no other weaknesses except for his lust.

He was instantly captivated by the seductive appearance and fiery figure of Miao Cuicui in his arms.

Most importantly, he could tell that her figure, especially her breasts, were one hundred percent natural.

Unlike that one time when he misjudged his own strength and accidentally popped the silicone implants of a so-called "child-faced giant-bosomed" woman!

Xu Houze directly dropped his dual identity as the president of the Tianhao Grand Hotel and the eldest young master of the Xu family, immediately hooking Miao Cuicui, who had no other vices except for a greed for money.

The two of them hit it off instantly.

This Xu Houze was by far the highest-tier second-generation rich heir Miao Cuicui had ever hooked up with. To top it all off, he was extremely handsome, bearing a striking seven to eight-part resemblance to the South Korean male celebrity Lee Joon-gi. No matter what, she was determined to clamp onto Xu Houze this time and never let go.

"Liu Wanru, please do introduce a few models to me properly."

Holding her designer handbag, Miao Cuicui thrust out her E-cup chest, lifted her delicate chin, and assumed an arrogant posture resembling a favorite concubine highly favored by the emperor.

"Very well, please follow me this way, Miss Miao." Liu Wanru rolled her eyes behind her back, then bowed slightly and made a welcoming gesture. *Xu Shao has countless women; let's see how many days you, Miao Cuicui, can put on airs.*

At that moment, an out-of-place voice sounded from outside the entrance.

"You country bumpkin, you village girl, have you walked into the wrong place? This is a Mercedes-Benz 4S dealership, not somewhere just anyone can wander in and out of."

Xu Houze, Miao Cuicui, Liu Wanru, and the others subconsciously looked over, their gazes landing precisely on Lin Xiaoxu and Lin Manru, who had just stepped one foot inside the showroom.

Upon seeing Lin Manru, whose purity was like a blank sheet of paper, a flash of light appeared in Xu Houze's eyes. Having played with so many women, he had never played with one so pure. Based on his experience, this round-faced girl was very likely still a virgin.

Miao Cuicui caught this look in her eyes.

Unjustly branded as a village girl once again, Lin Manru felt her eyes sting with tears. She had never offended anyone, yet people's mouths were always so foul.

Lin Xiaoxu, on the other hand, glared fiercely at the man in the suit who had just shouted at them.

"Which law states that country bumpkins and village girls are not allowed to come in and buy cars?"

The suited man's expression flickered. He inwardly marveled at the sheer thickness of this bumpkin's skin; anyone else would have already lowered their head and scurried away, yet this country bumpkin actually had the audacity to talk back.

The suited man glanced sideways at the mud-caked shoes on Lin Xiaoxu's feet and sneered:

"No law explicitly states that country bumpkins cannot enter a dealership to buy cars, but our cars start at over two hundred thousand at the lowest and go up to more than two million at the highest. Do you understand what that means?"

The suited man's implication couldn't have been clearer: in a single sentence, *you country bumpkin can't afford it!*

"If I can afford one, will you lick the yellow mud off the soles of my shoes clean? Deal?"

If he were buying the car for himself, Lin Xiaoxu wouldn't have bothered arguing with this suited man; he would have simply walked away. He had plenty of money, so why invite unnecessary frustration?

However, this car was meant for Lin Manru. When it came to luxury cars driven in Jinchang County's 4S dealerships, Mercedes-Benz was practically the only choice—which other luxury brand would ever establish a presence in a small county town?

Lin Manru was the undisputed belle of Taoyuan Village in Lin Xiaoxu's eyes, and he wanted her to drive a prestigious car so she could hold her head high. Labels like "village girl" and "country lass," he was determined to strip them off her himself.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the suited man replied: "Fine! But you cannot use a credit card; it has to be a debit card, and the car cannot be priced under five hundred thousand. Furthermore, if you can't afford it, you'll have to crawl between my legs, bark like a dog, and crawl out just like a dog."

When a person is consumed by rage, anything can spill from their mouth. The suited man was a properly educated university graduate, but he was clearly driven mad with anger at this point.

Coupled with the head office's directive to reduce the entry of individuals whose brand identity did not match the clientele, so as not to dampen the purchasing desire of other VIP guests, the suited man had spoken without thinking.

"It's a deal!" Lin Xiaoxu took Lin Manru by the hand and swaggered inside, closely followed by the suited man.

As they reached the center of the showroom, Lin Xiaoxu spotted a familiar face—none other than Miao Cuicui, who ran the lingerie shop at the mall.

Today, Miao Cuicui was dressed quite skimpily. Her top was a tiny camisole, and her pair of E-cup breasts looked as though they were about to stretch the little garment completely out of shape, while her lower half was encased in a tight ultra-mini skirt that exposed a pair of long, straight, beautiful legs.

Matched with her smooth, slender abdomen and a waist that could be spanned by a single grasp, her figure seemed utterly defiant of normal human anatomy.

Had Miao Cuicui not looked like this ever since high school, Lin Xiaoxu would have suspected her physique had undergone artificial intervention.

Miao Cuicui was inwardly exasperated. How could she run into Lin Xiaoxu, a mere fruit farmer, in such a high-end place? Moreover, the pure-faced village girl by his side was supremely annoying.

Why couldn't these rural folk just stay put in their villages? Was the city a place for people like them to loiter?

A subtle, enigmatic smile flashed across Xu Houze's handsome face before he turned away to smoke a cigarette in silence.

Miao Cuicui and Lin Xiaoxu exchanged a brief glance before looking away from each other.

"Xu Shao, I've taken a liking to that red one," Miao Cuicui said, pointing toward a red vehicle.

"Put this commission under your name," Xu Houze said, tossing a card to Liu Wanru.

"Thank you, Xu Shao." The red car Miao Cuicui had chosen was an SL-class sports car worth 1.89 million, meaning Liu Wanru would pocket a three percent commission.

Liu Wanru's address of "Xu Shao" immediately drew Lin Xiaoxu's attention toward the second-generation wealthy heir standing beside Miao Cuicui.