Chapter 1666 — We Still Need One More Car

"This... this is too much..." Tang Jucheng was at a loss. He had never expected the Hidden Tang Family to give him such a lavish gift! Of course, Tang Jucheng understood perfectly well that the Hidden Tang Family was most likely trying to curry favor with him because he was Bingtang's biological father. But with a gift this valuable, how could he accept it so casually?

The moment Mother Tang heard this, she flew into a rage. She shot him a glare, kicked him again, then rose directly to her feet and took the villa keys and document envelope from Leader Tang. "What's there to be embarrassed about? Big Brother Tang already said we're family, and this is merely a meeting gift. If you refuse it, aren't you refusing him face? Besides, all he's giving us is a house. To the enormous Hidden Tang Family, this is nothing!"

"No... What I mean is, we already have a house in Songshan City, don't we? This place is so far away, and we won't be able to come here more than a few times a year. Wouldn't that be a waste...?" After being berated by Mother Tang, Tang Jucheng became so flustered that his words came out in a jumble. He no longer knew how to explain himself.

"That's true... It is rather far. I know what you're getting at, Old Tang. Our family simply doesn't have a car. If we did, it would be convenient!" As she spoke, Mother Tang moved to return the keys to Leader Tang, saying regretfully, "Brother, thank you for your kindness, but my family doesn't have a car. It wouldn't be convenient for us to travel back and forth..."

Leader Tang was at a loss for words. Was Mother Tang some country bumpkin who had never seen the wider world? She was practically devouring people without even spitting out the bones! On the surface, she was saying she wanted to return the keys, but every word between the lines conveyed the same message: their house was too far away, and without a car, it was inconvenient to come here. She was asking him for a car!

Damn, wasn't she being a little too greedy?

"Ahem!" Elder Tang saw his eldest son standing there in silence and immediately grew anxious. If she wanted a car, couldn't he simply buy her one? Right now, the Hidden Tang Family's top priority was making Bingtang happy, even if it cost a fortune!

"That's right, you are short one car. Sister-in-law, what kind of car would you like? Just tell me, and I'll make a call right now and have someone buy it for you!" Prompted by Elder Tang, Leader Tang spoke at once.

Hearing her mother's shameless attempt to fleece Leader Tang, Bingtang could not help laughing. Her mother really was something else! She suddenly remembered what Tang Yun had told her that night about some of the things their mother had done, and she sighed inwardly as well. Her mother had suffered for most of her life. If she was greedy for money now, that hardly counted as a flaw!

With Bingtang's current wealth, giving Mother Tang a hundred million to spend would be effortless. Seeing her mother rack her brains to get a little more money, Bingtang felt a pang of sorrow and quickly said, "Mom, I'll buy you a car..."

"You ungrateful little wretch!" Mother Tang exploded when she heard this. Do you think I need you to buy me a car? If I wanted one, Wei Zhao could easily afford it. Am I not doing this so I can squeeze a little more out of this big-headed fool Tang? Furious, she snapped, "This is their gesture of goodwill. How can it be the same if you buy it? Wouldn't that be slapping them in the face? Is it that they can't afford one?"

"..." Bingtang was instantly covered in speechless black lines. So she was wrong even to offer to buy her mother a car? She had no idea how her younger cousin Tang Yun had managed to survive all these years with such an extraordinary mother! Fortunately, Bingtang only had to enjoy the feeling of familial affection from time to time. If she had to stay here all year round... she was certain she would go insane!

"Exactly. How could we possibly let you spend your money here?" Leader Tang thought to himself. It seemed that Mother Tang and Bingtang were extraordinarily close. Otherwise, who would dare call Bingtang a good-for-nothing brat? Anyone else who did so would become the good-for-nothing brat himself! And now Bingtang was saying nothing, which was sufficient proof of the relationship between her and Mother Tang.

"I heard there's a car called a Bugatti. It sounds pretty good, and I hear you have to place an order in advance. How about that one?" Mother Tang said after thinking it over.

"What?" Leader Tang froze, having failed to hear her clearly. His thoughts were usually occupied with other matters, and he knew little about cars. He was familiar with brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but when it came to the makes of top-tier sports cars like this, he truly had no idea.

"It's just a car I rather like. How about I go buy it myself?" Mother Tang suggested.

"That works too. Go ahead and buy it yourself. I'll give you a card later. Tell me how much the car costs, and I'll transfer the money to you!" Leader Tang did not think much of it. How expensive could one car possibly be? Letting Mother Tang buy it herself would save him the trouble.

Elder Tang did not know much about sports cars either, so naturally he had no idea what one cost. He said nothing. Only Tang Yuyi's lips twitched twice as he glanced at Mother Tang, feeling a pang of sympathy for his father. It was over. His father was doomed.

Leader Tang might not know the price of a Bugatti, but Tang Yuyi did! He had heard people discuss the car while associating with the sons and daughters of other Hidden Families. Supposedly, only three had ever been produced worldwide, each costing twenty-five million. It was practically the most expensive car in existence!

Mother Tang had learned of the car purely by chance. She had overheard the grandson of the old woman who sold watermelons downstairs discussing this world-class sports car with his classmates. They had said it was one of the most expensive cars in the world. Mother Tang had been stunned at the time. Twenty-five million for a single car?

So Mother Tang had remembered the name. She had never expected it to come in handy now! It seemed that indulging in a little gossip now and then had its advantages. If she had not known about this car and had simply named a Mercedes or a BMW, how could she have gotten so much money?

"I think that car costs twenty-five million. I don't know whether we'll be able to place an order, but that's all right. Give me fifty million to cover the purchase tax, insurance, and things like that. That should definitely be enough. But to be on the safe side, you could give me a hundred million instead!" Mother Tang demanded shamelessly.

She had figured it out. Leader Tang was trying to curry favor with Bingtang, and Bingtang was her daughter. If she did not take advantage of the situation now, when would she?

"A hundred million? What?" Leader Tang nearly rolled his eyes. He had already spent almost a hundred million on the villa, and now a car would cost another hundred million? Did she think his family was a bank? Even a landlord's family had no surplus grain! His family might be a Hidden Family, but its annual income was not that substantial. Two hundred million would vanish in a single stroke. Money really did flow out like water!

Elder Tang's eyebrows twitched as well. Even he had to admit it: this woman was ruthless!

For the fastest updates, please read without pop-up ads.