Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 156

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Wait a minute, Fang Yi was this rich? This felt kinda unreal.

"The place you're renting? Yeah, that's actually mine too. Forget about rent—you can stay as long as you want. If you find it convenient, I can just transfer the house to your name." Fang Yi said it so casually, like it was no big deal.

"Hold up..." Du Qianze felt like something was off. "Weren't you supposed to be broke? How do you own so many properties?"

"I'm bad at spotting investment opportunities, and I have no idea how stocks work. Buying properties and collecting rent seemed like the safest bet." Fang Yi admitted honestly.

Back then, he made a lot of money in the stock market. Real estate prices were still low at the time, so he bought over a dozen storefronts. The Songjing Park area hadn't even been developed yet—it was just empty land, dirt cheap—so he bought up a ton of it. Later, when they started building houses there, he added some money and got himself three whole buildings. It was only much later that he found out the apartment Du Qianze was renting... was actually his.

As for those stores, he only invested in them because he had no choice. He was worried about the quality of commercial pet food, so he started his own factory. Then, as he rescued more and more stray cats and dogs, he decided to cut costs and opened a pet toy manufacturing plant too.

The gaming company barely cost him anything. Fang Xu started it with a few college roommates, and Fang Yi only invested to support his hobby—he never expected to make money. But somehow, the game blew up, and now it had grown into a major company.

As for the film company shares, Ning Feng literally forced them on him. Fang Yi had met Ning Feng because of Naiba, and they got along.

Ning Feng might be into fancy, purebred cats and dogs, but he was also kind to strays. At one point, he wanted to make an artsy movie that was bound to flop at the box office, but no one wanted to invest. Fang Yi just so happened to have money lying around, so he helped out.

That movie ended up winning tons of domestic and international awards, solidifying Ning Feng's career. Later, when Ning Feng started his own studio, he insisted Fang Yi invest. In the end, Fang Yi only put in a symbolic one million yuan... but somehow ended up with 30% of the company's shares.

Du Qianze: ......

"You..." Du Qianze let out a long sigh.

Just moments ago, he was still thinking about how, now that he was officially Fang Yi's boyfriend, he should start managing the pet store's finances. He had seen firsthand how they spent way more than they earned, so he was even ready to dip into his own savings to help out. He had planned to work hard, make money, and support Fang Yi in running the shop...

But now? Turns out, Fang Yi was actually a multi-millionaire? This whole thing felt way too surreal.

"This isn't something I go around telling people, so I never mentioned it to you." Fang Yi looked at Du Qianze's expression and felt even more certain—this guy genuinely liked him, not his money. If Du Qianze had been even a little bit excited about his wealth, he might've felt uneasy. But instead, all he got was pure shock.

"But..." Du Qianze was completely speechless. "You don't even own a car! You ride around on that old electric scooter every day!" In this city, anyone with a bit of money would at least buy a car—not just for convenience but also for social status. Yet Fang Yi, a literal millionaire, didn't even want to spend a few thousand on a car?

"Cars are expensive to maintain," Fang Yi replied seriously. "It costs thousands every month—that's enough to buy so much cat food and dog food. Besides, I don't go out that often, so my scooter works just fine."

"But don't you own a pet food factory? You don't even need to buy pet food." If this was before, Du Qianze would've thought Fang Yi was just being frugal. Now, he was convinced—this guy was just straight-up stingy.

"I still have to pay for it!" Fang Yi huffed. "And the manager over there is so annoying. Even though I buy so much, he still won't give me a discount—says he doesn't want the other employees to complain."

"No worries, next time I'll help you negotiate." Du Qianze smiled slightly. Whether Fang Yi was just thrifty or downright stingy, he still liked him either way.

"If you ever need a brand ambassador in the future, come to me first. I'll have Hai Yang handle the negotiations for you—maybe he can get you a better deal."

"Alright." Fang Yi nodded. The more he looked at Du Qianze, the more he liked what he saw. Sure, he didn't end up with a wife, but honestly, Du Qianze was better than a wife—smart, financially savvy, and pretty much perfect in every way... except for the whole being a guy thing.

"Put those documents away properly, don't lose them. And be careful what you say to people, got it?" Du Qianze hurriedly gathered up the papers and made Fang Yi lock them away in the cabinet.

"I don't usually tell anyone about this. But you're different." Fang Yi wasn't the type to go around bragging about his assets—he knew better. Aside from Fang Yue and a couple of close friends, no one knew just how much he actually owned. Well, Zhou Chongwen had figured it out on his own, but Fang Yi had never outright told him either.

Once Fang Yi put the documents away, Du Qianze pulled out his bank card, showed Fang Yi the balance, and even gave him the password. Compared to Fang Yi's massive assets, his measly savings of a few hundred thousand yuan were practically nothing. But still, it was money he had painstakingly saved for years. If anything ever happened to him, at least someone would know his password—better than letting the bank take it all.

"One more thing," Fang Yi cleared his throat lightly after they had finished exchanging financial details. "I already told my uncle and aunt about us. They're... not exactly thrilled.

"Xiao Yue has been trying to talk to my aunt about it, and while they've mostly come around, they might say some weird stuff later. Just don't take it to heart, okay? They're only acting this way because they're afraid I'll scam you or something."

"Wait, I'm the one getting scammed?" Du Qianze raised an eyebrow. That sounded kinda off.

"My aunt thinks that if we're dating, it must be because I forced you into it," Fang Yi said, looking a little wronged.

"Why are you saying you forced me? Didn't you tell your aunt and uncle that I was the one chasing after you?" Fang Yi's words left Du Qianze speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

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