Chapter Forty-Eight: Turmoil Over Buying a House, Part Two And this joke is enough to make me laugh for a whole year.

"I like the number seven!" Jiang Yun explained.

"Sir, will you be paying in full or would you like to finance?"

"In full?" The sales agent was surprised, having assumed this young man would opt for installments.

"Why? Is that not allowed?"

"Of course it is! Absolutely!"

Paying in full—what a commission this would bring. No wonder the magpies were chirping cheerfully when I left home this morning.

The sales agent began printing out the purchase contract.

"Sir, please remove your sunglasses and mask. We need to start signing the contract."

Jiang Yun slowly took off his sunglasses and mask.

"Huh? You look so familiar."

"You look a bit like Jiang Yun."

"Jiang Yun... Jiang Yun..." The agent muttered the name.

"Oh my, you’re not really Jiang Yun, are you?"

Jiang Yun smiled and nodded.

"Jiang Yun? What are you doing here?" a voice called out.

"Damn!" Jiang Yun cursed under his breath as soon as he heard it.

He didn't even bother to turn around. "Let’s just sign the contract, quickly!"

But the speaker refused to back down. "Sign a contract? For what? A house purchase? Jiang Yun, you really do have a wild imagination! What an act!"

"Ugh, it’s you again, you jinx!" Li Lulu, fiery as ever, jumped to her feet, pointing right at Wang Lili’s nose. "Did you forget to brush your teeth this morning? Your breath stinks like a toilet!"

Wang Lili was so angry her nose nearly twisted out of shape. She prided herself on her image, after all.

"And who are you, anyway? What business do you have with Jiang Yun?"

"Of course it’s my business—Jiang Yun is my boss!"

Boss? Wang Lili felt a pang of regret. She knew Jiang Yun was doing well these days. Without her, he seemed to be thriving. It irked her, so she made up her mind: if he was doing well, she would go out of her way to ruin his mood.

This sour-grapes attitude from Wang Lili truly disgusted Jiang Yun.

He tugged at Li Lulu, but she shook off his hand, ready to engage in another three-hundred-round battle with Wang Lili.

"Enough..." Jiang Yun sighed, realizing he’d have to intervene.

He stood up. "Wang Lili..."

"What is it?" Wang Lili’s heart raced wildly. Could it be that Jiang Yun had changed his mind? She let her thoughts run away with her.

"Did you know? Every time I see you, I feel like throwing up yesterday’s dinner!"

Wang Lili’s face turned ashen, her nose twitching with rage.

"Please, stop looking at me with your old eyes. We’ll never meet again!"

With that, Jiang Yun took Li Lulu’s hand and left.

Wang Lili stood frozen, unable to move.

The sales agent was just about to follow Jiang Yun.

"Are they really here to buy a house?"

"Yes, why?" The agent had taken a dislike to Wang Lili, finding her a bit dense.

"How big is it?"

"One hundred and twenty square meters," the agent replied.

"One hundred and twenty? And how many installments?"

"Sorry, it’s a full payment."

"In full?" Wang Lili was stunned.

The female agent rolled her eyes inwardly. This woman must be Jiang Yun’s ex-girlfriend. Doesn’t she even follow the news online? What an airhead! The agent turned to catch up with Jiang Yun—they still needed to view the apartment.

Wang Lili remained rooted to the spot. She knew Jiang Yun was famous now, but surely he couldn’t have that much money. At most, a few million.

What she didn’t know was that just two days ago, Jiang Yun had already become a multimillionaire.

Jiang Yun surveyed the furnished apartment, nodding with satisfaction. "We can move in today!"

Taking the new keys, Jiang Yun brought Li Lulu to a car dealership to buy a vehicle.

He’d been eyeing both Jaguar and Cadillac for a while now, so he planned to buy one of each.

Arriving at the Jaguar dealership, a female salesperson greeted them.

"Hello, how may I help you today?"

"I want to buy a car—the latest Jaguar model!"

"Certainly! Please, this way!"

"This is the I-PACE, priced at 680,000 yuan, and about 800,000 on the road."

Jiang Yun nodded—"I’ll take this one."

"Alright, would you like to pay in installments?"

"In full!"

"In full? Alright, very good!"

The purchase went smoothly, without incident.

Jiang Yun began the paperwork, which was completed in just two hours. It was only a little after one in the afternoon.

He drove with Li Lulu back to the rented apartment to pack their essentials.

"Ms. Landlady, I’m officially terminating my lease—and Li Lulu’s room as well!"

"Oh, Jiang Yun found a new doghouse?" The landlady’s sarcasm grated on Jiang Yun’s nerves—ever since she had jokingly suggested he could pay the rent with his body, he’d felt chills every time he saw her.

In the end, Jiang Yun got a 500-yuan refund, and Li Lulu received 2,000.

"Jiang Yun, I’ll miss you when you’re gone!" the landlady called after him.

Jiang Yun nearly tripped over his own feet.

He drove to his new home.

"Ah—" Jiang Yun stood in the living room, hands on his hips, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

He and Li Lulu each chose a room to settle into.

Without stopping, Jiang Yun took Li Lulu to the Cadillac dealership.

"Here—" He tossed her the Cadillac keys. "From now on, this car is yours."

Li Lulu caught the keys. "But, boss, I don’t know how to drive. I don’t even have a license!"

"Go get one! From now on, you’re responsible for my transportation!"

"Alright, I’ll try!"

"You have one month to get your license," Jiang Yun said.

"What? Just one month?"

"Fine, make it two weeks."

"No, better stick with one month!"

Today was the broadcast of the second episode of "Yearning for Life," airing simultaneously on online and television platforms. Online subscribers could watch it in advance, while non-subscribers would have to wait until the next day.

Jiang Yun sat in his new home and turned on the TV.

Li Lulu washed some fruit and brought it to the living room.

The two sat on the sofa and started watching.

At seven-thirty on Friday, "Yearning for Life" began on time.

On screen, Jiang Yun arrived at the Mushroom House. He and He Ling went into the fields to pick radishes.

Afterwards, at five-thirty, Jiang Yun and He Ling returned to the Mushroom House, where they found three unfamiliar guests.

"Hello, Jiang Yun. My name is Chen Chi."

"I’m Deng Xin, and she’s Yang Ying."

After the introductions, Jiang Yun welcomed them.

"What did you all order for dinner?"

"I ordered Three Cup Chicken."

"I chose Sizzling Squid!"

"I went with Fruit Tangyuan!"

Then, the show cut to Huang Kang storming up to the three, complaining about Yang Ying’s Fruit Tangyuan.

Viewers at home and online burst into laughter.

The live chat exploded with comments:

"Haha, Fruit Tangyuan—freshly made! Let’s see how Teacher Huang Kang handles this!"

"'Fruit Tangyuan'? Isn’t that just a plate of shredded potatoes?"

"'Fruit Tangyuan'? Isn’t that just a plate of shredded potatoes?"

The phrase instantly flooded the live comment feed.

"Haha, 'Fruit Tangyuan'—isn’t that just shredded potatoes? I could laugh at this forever!"

"Bro, your 'forever' is a bit short, isn’t it?"

And so, a new meme was born online:

"'Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork'? Isn’t that just shredded potatoes?"

When the great North vs. South debate broke out, this meme saw the most use.

"'Frog'? Isn’t that just shredded potatoes?"

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