Chapter 793: Chapter 283: Qin Shiqing, Let’s Move In Together!
"Because I can afford it myself!"
Su Zelin said casually.
In the past, the slacker would desperately take advantage of his family, but now he doesn’t.
Because he was very short on money before, almost all of what he earned had to be reinvested, and he didn’t have much of a personal savings, so he would grab whatever he could from the family.
Moreover, it was the early stages of snowballing his investments; grabbing a hundred bucks from his dad could potentially become ten thousand bucks later, so Su Zelin seized every opportunity.
But now there’s no need for that.
New Era certainly needs money, but that’s just the company. Whatever the slacker needs to earn, he’s earned; he’s personally quite well-off, similar to how Wang the Magnate’s Wanda owes the banks billions, but it doesn’t stop him from being the richest. Same concept.
So, last time he casually bought Song Yuwei one of the most expensive condos in the West Lake District in full.
If he wanted to buy one for himself, it naturally wouldn’t be a problem.
He’s already passed the startup phase, and at the scale New Era is now, if they take out loans, they’re in the billions, so taking a little from the family is meaningless. Thus, the slacker morphed into a dutiful son.
The last time his own family and the Qin family jointly opened a Jianglan franchise, because they just bought the storefront, the Qin family didn’t have much working capital, so Su Zelin even voluntarily lent them hundreds of thousands.
Su Jianjun, who was used to getting fleeced, was rather unaccustomed, thinking how come his son had such a change of heart.
"Didn’t you say last time that New Era’s big boss President Yang wanted you to buy some shares? Even if it’s just one percent, it would cost quite a bit, right? Do you still have savings?"
Su Jianjun was very puzzled.
He knew his son had money.
First, he won 40,000 from the lottery, then he made a killing by investing in Shenghai Mei Lin and B-shares, and his salary as an operations director at New Era wouldn’t be low either.
It was no surprise that he should have been a millionaire long ago.
But his son first took out hundreds of thousands to lend to the Qin family and his own franchise, and recently he bought company shares, so he figured his son must have almost spent it all.
The share thing, of course, Su Jianjun agreed with.
The rapid growth momentum of New Era meant its original shares would be very valuable in the future, and worth buying.
Not to mention, given the company’s current size, even if the big boss just let his son take a symbolic share, it probably had to be at least a million, so he thought his son should temporarily be out of money.
"Indeed it cost a lot, exactly a million."
Su Zelin smiled, "But even if I’m out that million, what’s left in my account is still enough for a down payment and renovation."
"Son, you’ve made so much money; is your salary as a high executive that high?"
Zhao Lixia was shocked.
It was also the first time she learned how well her son was doing.
"It’s pretty high, not just the salary, there’s also a bonus. My income is performance-based. The company’s performance has been very good over the years, so my bonus is likely a lot higher than you might think!"
Su Zelin paused, "And, Mom, didn’t I trade stocks before? Almost a million was made from stock trading, the rest is just salary and bonuses from recent years."
"Haha, my son really is impressive!"
The empress dowager was overjoyed, realizing she’d underestimated Su Zelin’s capabilities.
"But since you’re planning to buy a house, you should buy a nice one, with a good location, and not too small. You might not need it now, but you have to plan for the future. We only have one son, this money will be yours anyway; we can’t take it with us when we die."
"Mom, don’t worry. Even if I buy a big one, I’ve got the money. To be honest, with my current income, it only takes about a year to save for a house down payment! Not to mention, if I sold the company shares, my net worth would easily exceed ten million!"
"Ten million!"
Zhao Lixia gasped, "Are your company’s shares really worth that much?"
"Ten million is just the current valuation, it could be worth more in the future!"
Su Jianjun solemnly advised, "Son, I’m telling you, you mustn’t sell those shares, especially since the boss trusted you and let you in on them. Selling immediately would be very ungrateful."
"Don’t worry, I’m just speaking hypothetically. Besides, the boss isn’t foolish; when I bought in, I signed an agreement, so I can’t just transfer them."
Su Zelin paused, "Anyway, I have my plans. Didn’t Uncle Qin want to co-open a new New Era store in Jianglan with us? You can use your money for this new shop. As for the house, I’ll handle it."
"Alright then, if you need anything for the house, just let us know anytime!"
Seeing that their son insisted on handling things without their support, the two elders gave up and ended the conversation.
In fact, buying a house was a trivial matter for Su Zelin.
The slacker was contemplating another issue.
Qin Shiqing works at New Era too, so she’ll need a place to stay in Lin’an.
After graduation, should he move in with her?
For most young couples, this isn’t even a question.
After graduation, of course, they’d live together, enjoying a sweet and loving two-person world.
However, his situation is a bit complex because Qin Shiqing isn’t his only girlfriend; there were another two behind the scenes.
No, three!
Now there’s also Huang Panpan.
These girlfriends all need time with him; he can’t just leave them hanging all the time.
If he doesn’t live with Qin Shiqing, his schedule would undoubtedly be more flexible.