81: Chapter 81 Two Luxury Cars

Not long after, Manager Wang walked over quickly with a joyful expression. He approached and said excitedly, "Mr. Cao, the total price has been calculated. The total area of the properties adds up to 9,650 square meters. The prices for these houses range from 12,000 to 21,000 per square meter, with the fully furnished, premium-renovated ones being 21,000 per square meter. The total amount comes to 154,700,000. I just consulted with the boss; the boss knows Mr. Cao and instructed me to calculate it at a 20% discount. Furthermore, each house comes with a complimentary parking space. If we round off the odd amounts, Mr. Cao only needs to pay 120,000,000. The boss said Mr. Cao can have people move in first and pay whenever it is convenient. He hopes Mr. Cao will kindly accept this."

A discount of over 30 million, plus dozens of parking spaces—this was a grand gesture. Cao Xiao recalled, but he didn't seem to know the boss of Biyuntian! Giving such a huge favor for no reason meant the boss likely needed something from him. Debts of favor were the hardest to repay. Without getting a clear answer, Cao Xiao dared not accept. He asked suspiciously, "May I ask, who is your boss?"

Manager Wang smiled and said, "Our boss is named Shang Pinzheng. President Shang said he had the honor of attending Mr. Cao's auction and hopes to make friends with Mr. Cao."

He did have a slight impression of this Shang Pinzheng, but that was all it was—just an impression. They hadn't even spoken two sentences to each other, so there was no friendship to speak of. If they were truly friends, he wouldn't have only given a 20% discount; real estate profit margins were huge. One should not accept rewards without merit. So, he said indifferently, "Oh, I do have a slight impression. If your President Shang has any conditions, just say it straight! I don't like beating around the bush."

Manager Wang didn't expect Cao Xiao to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment before respectfully saying, "Uh, alright! President Shang said he hopes Mr. Cao could transfer a century-old ginseng to him, with the price based on the auction."

Cao Xiao had anticipated this. He had plenty of century-old ginseng. Based on the previous transaction price, the discount of over 30 million on the house payment was just about enough to buy one. However, this 20% discount really wasn't that big; someone buying so many houses at once might get a 10% discount anyway. But since he hadn't had to haggle and the other party offered it voluntarily, refusing outright would be offensive. He didn't intend to owe such an ambiguous favor. Taking a small loss was fine; he just wouldn't buy property at Biyuntian next time. Looking at Manager Wang, he said indifferently, "Fine. You don't need to give me money. But tell your President Shang that I don't want this matter to spread! Also, there are five small villas around my villa that haven't been sold yet, right? I'll buy those too this time. Have someone calculate it all together, then come with me outside to get the item."

Manager Wang didn't say much more, acknowledged the request, and headed to the office. Shortly after, he returned and said, "Mr. Cao, with the five small villas added, the total after the 20% discount is 160,000,000. President Shang said Mr. Cao only needs to pay 150,000,000. If Mr. Cao is free tonight, President Shang would like to invite you to a meal to thank you in person."

"Very well. I will transfer the money to your account immediately. In the future, please take care of my employees' household registration and their children's schooling issues, Manager Wang. As for the meal, that won't be necessary; today is a senior's birthday. Come with me." Cao Xiao didn't want to drag this out any further. He took out his phone, transferred the funds on the spot, and then led Wu Feng and Manager Wang outside.

After handing the ginseng to Manager Wang, he went home with Wu Feng to introduce him to his family. He left Leopard with Wu Feng, telling him to go back and discuss arrangements for their families with his comrades, then drove his Mercedes-AMG to his teacher's house.

This time, the celebration for his teacher's wife's birthday was not meant to be a lavish affair; they only invited close relatives and friends. However, given the connections accumulated by his teacher's family over two generations, over a hundred people arrived. And this was just those invited; there were even more uninvited guests. In this situation, they had no choice but to hold a grand event. There wasn't even enough space to park cars at the entrance. Just as Cao Xiao stepped inside, he saw Chen Huaisu greeting guests and heading outside. There were too many people for the villa to accommodate, so they had to move the venue to Chen Huaisu's hotel.

He had just arrived and already had to leave. Cao Xiao turned around gloomily and followed the crowd. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him. When he turned back, he saw his fourth brother, Chen Huaiming, waving for him to come over.

"Xiao Xiao, why are you only just arriving? Don't leave yet; I'll take you to see the gift I brought for you." After Cao Xiao approached, Chen Huaiming said this and pulled him toward the villa's underground garage.

"Fourth Brother, has the car you ordered for me arrived?" Cao Xiao asked curiously.

"The sports car arrived a long time ago; the other one only arrived yesterday. I figured since you were coming today, I'd give them both to you. Are you satisfied?" Chen Huaiming pulled off the car cover, and a white convertible sports car appeared before them.

"Ah! A Bugatti Veyron convertible? Fourth Brother, didn't you say last time that you ordered an Aston Martin for me? Why did it change to a Bugatti?" Cao Xiao exclaimed upon seeing the car body, which was full of technological aesthetic beauty.

The Bugatti Veyron is one of the top sports cars in the world, and the convertible version is the pinnacle among them. It is sold in limited quantities globally. A regular Bugatti Veyron starts at 20 million, and this white limited-edition convertible must cost at least 30 to 40 million. Cao Xiao was truly shocked by Chen Huaiming's grand gesture.

"Haha! Didn't I earn a fortune for others thanks to you last time? I didn't order this car either; it was a thank-you gift from someone else, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get it so quickly. I don't usually use sports cars, so I transferred the Aston Martin to someone else and decided to give this Bugatti Veyron to you." Seeing Cao Xiao's shock, Chen Huaiming laughed with satisfaction. Then, he pulled off the car cover next to it and said to Cao Xiao, "There's also this one. I went to great lengths to get this from someone else. Of course, it's a brand-new car that has never been used. It's the world-famous 'turtle shell.' In the future, if you run into trouble, just dive into the car. If you can handle them, drive and ram those bastards; if you can't, run away quickly. Without heavy weapons, nothing can touch it. How about it? Your Fourth Brother is a stand-up guy, right?"

Cao Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. The black car body, over six meters long, looked somewhat exaggerated. He had known Chen Huaiming would give him an armored car, but he didn't expect it to be a mercedes-benz s600. The price of a mercedes-benz s600 armored car is far less than a Bugatti Veyron sports car, but if Cao Xiao had to choose between the two, he would undoubtedly choose the mercedes-benz s600 in front of him. His requirement for cars is practicality. While sports cars are cool and flashy, they can't really reach high speeds in the country. If you drive one out during peak traffic hours, you'd be bored to death, and the car exhaust alone would be unbearable. But an armored car is different; it has high safety and excellent comfort.

Modern armored cars have different ballistic standards, mainly divided into I, II, III, IIIA, IV, and so on. Level II standard armored cars can withstand the impact of 9mm pistol rounds, while Level III and above can withstand strafing from AK-47 automatic rifles and can also block grenade shrapnel. The mercedes-benz s600 has a cabin with the highest level of safety, capable of reaching all VR6 and VR7 safety limits. Specifically, even with a "sandwich" style attack of five grenades—three under the car and two on the roof, all exploding simultaneously—it would remain unscathed.

The mercedes-benz s600 weighs 5.3 tons after comprehensive armored protection, with its massive weight resting on four 27.6-inch diameter PAX run-flat tires. It is powered by a 5.5-liter V12 twin-turbocharged engine. It has 8 cylinders and a displacement of 8.1 liters. Although the maximum power reaches 520 horsepower, limited by its weight, the top speed is only 160 km/h. Inside the car, there are 7 leather seats with massagers, a hidden writing desk, a computer, an LCD TV, a high-definition video recorder, a night vision device, a maritime satellite communication system, electronic jamming equipment, and it is also equipped with a smoke screen generator, which can produce a large amount of smoke in a short time to conceal itself.