Chapter 93: A Gift Worthy of Status
"I don't think you're doing the right thing this time, it's over $20,000 on a bike! My dear, Joshua is only ten years old now, and you shouldn't have given him a bike like this. Kate complained that it's common for bikes to look low-end, but some bikes are even more expensive than some cars.
"I can't help it, I promised to give Joshua a bicycle, I can't break my promise. Actually, this car is very ordinary, and you have seen other bikes that are more expensive, and it can only be said to be good. Qi Ping smiled a little wryly, a bicycle costs 20,000 US dollars, which is more than 100,000 yuan.
Kate gave Qi Ping a roll of the eye, but she also knew that Qi Ping was telling the truth, because she and Qi Ping had bought the BMW bike together.
The frame shape of the BMW bicycle is derived from the frame material treatment and molding process of BMW automotive manufacturing technology, which ensures the overall stiffness and toughness of the vehicle. Bmw's automotive design philosophy is fused with Bmw's sophisticated material manufacturing and molding processes to make this bike an industrial work of art.
Not to mention other performance and technology, the BMW brand alone can explain the price of this bicycle; This is not one of those copycat BMW cars, the real BMW bike price is really the nobility of the car. And the car that Qi Ping bought for Joshua is only a mid-to-high-end product among BMW bicycles, and there are more expensive ones.
This time I went to Kate's house for Thanksgiving, which is a traditional American holiday and the most important holiday in American families; It has a bit of the meaning of the Chinese New Year, which means that the family gets together for a reunion dinner.
This time, not only did they come over flush, but they also brought the little ones in the family according to Eric's wishes; In addition to the black charcoal who is reluctant to go out, there are also King Kong in the car, and none of them are left.
"I still like this pickup truck of yours, which you drove when we first met and drove Kate home. If I had known that there was today, I wouldn't have asked you to send Kate home, because you were going to take her with you. Seeing Qi Ping driving over, Eric joked with a smile.
"Dad, I've said it many times, I'm not going to leave here, this is my home!" Kate is a little helpless, the family likes to joke about this matter these days. "Hurry up and greet them, I don't want them to be wronged here, they're used to being free at home."
"Is it really a BMW?!" Looking at the bicycle on the back of the car and looking at the big BMW logo, Joshua was excited; Many of his classmates have mountain bikes, but not everyone has a BMW, and this car is not the most ordinary BMW bike, "Kate, why did you establish a relationship with Qi so late!" If you had made him my brother-in-law earlier, the ATV would have been in my garage by now! ”
For this little bastard who has long to look forward to, the easiest way is to ignore it; Not only Kate and Zipin, but also Eric and Caroline ignored this little bastard.
But it doesn't matter to Joshua, it's best to get this bike; This kid can't wait now, and as soon as he gets on his bike, he disappears. It should be looking for his friends to show off, and it is estimated that he will not come back until the Thanksgiving dinner.
"The operation of the forest farm is very good, the scale of vegetable cultivation is very stable, and the sales volume is also stable. Now that the market is fully open, we don't need to worry about sales at all, but about output. I've received too many requests, but we can't fully meet those supply requests. Zipin and Eric sat on the couch and chatted, although it was a Thanksgiving meal, but the men were mostly more idle.
"I know this, and Kate often shows it off to me. The last time I went to San Diego, I went to a few supermarkets, and according to the staff there, there were only a small supply of vegetables each day, and it took a lot of time to get them. At that time, I said that there are so many rich people now, and such expensive vegetables are in short supply. Eric joked, in fact, he was still very happy, after all, this is the property of his daughter's boyfriend.
"I'm only in charge of growing vegetables, and I'm not in charge of sales. They did a very good job, advertising and planning were very good. Qi Ping felt that his cooperation with Luo Yi was really pleasant, he only needed to grow vegetables, and he really didn't need to worry about other things.
"I've heard a few of them, and they may be doing well, but we all know it's based on the quality of the vegetables." Eric is a typical helper who doesn't help, since he is his daughter's boyfriend, then the credit naturally belongs to his family; As for those people, they may be doing well, but they are only good.
Qi Ping smiled, not knowing what to say, or not to say nothing.
Luo Yi They did a great job, the aroma of wine is still afraid of deep alleys, without Luo Yi and their sales planning around, the vegetables in the forest farm must not have established fame so quickly. And now they are also constantly collecting information, which also enables Qiping to better plan and change some development.
Having a good product is key, of course, but advertising and publicity are also important; Obviously, it is now doing a great job in these two points, which is why Qi Ping now has an income of nearly 50,000 US dollars a day, even if it is put aside the cost, this is also a huge profit, and this is basically a profit saturation, and it is not easy to continue to make a big breakthrough.
"Gentlemen, don't continue to discuss your business, today is Thanksgiving, not you are talking about business." Kate smiled and sat next to Qi Ping, of course she was very happy to see Qi Ping and his father chatting happily; It's just that I've been talking about career things, which is not okay, and Thanksgiving is more about discussing life.
"Let's change the subject immediately, I always listen to you, you are my queen." Qi Ping said with a hippie smile that after breaking through the last layer with Kate, the relationship between the two was also deeper.
"I don't want to hear your hypocritical lie, I said yesterday when I bought a bike, don't exceed $3,000, but you didn't listen to me, it's a $22,000 mountain bike!" Gritting her teeth and pinching Qi Ping's face, Kate was also joking.
This time, Eric's eyes widened, and Caroline, who came out with the pumpkin pie, also exclaimed; Although I know that the bike is a BMW, it shouldn't be cheap. But the price of a bicycle is even the price of a normal car, which is really incredible.
"I'm not spending money indiscriminately, I promise!" Seeing that Kate's parents looked very surprised, Qi Ping quickly explained; Such a bicycle is indeed very expensive, and such a bicycle is indeed too expensive for Kate's family.
Gift-giving is sometimes too expensive and not very appropriate.
"I knew Joshua's birthday was over, and Kate didn't even mention it to me at the time, it was a Thanksgiving present and his birthday present. The most important thing is that the bike gives Joshua a chance to get a workout, and I don't give him a game console or luxuries, but I don't get stingy with gifts that help him. Erik, you need to understand that it's not like I'm showing off anything, I just feel like I can do it, I can make Kate and her family better. Qi Ping said seriously, this is also her truth.
"We all know that, and I think we need to change some of our minds. Twenty thousand dollars, which may take Eric and me half a year's income, but for you it is less than a week's income. We need to change our minds now because Kate's boyfriend is a millionaire. Caroline smiled, although it was very shocking, but this matter Qi Ping said also made sense.
"Mom, that's just half a day's income! Don't underestimate him, although he looks like he's wearing the most ordinary T-shirt, he's quite rich! This is an upstart and his favorite thing is cash shopping! He also has a bad habit that the company that sells vegetables also has his shares, and he only needs a cash share and no checks and bank transfers, which I have seen several times! Kate grinned and hugged her mother and began to 'sue', of course, she also wanted her boyfriend to get more recognition, and these things were not Qi Ping's concern.
Well, Eric and Caroline both stared at Qi Ping with wide eyes; They have long known that Qiping's forest farm is very good, and Qiping is also very rich. But they definitely didn't expect that they would be so rich and able to make money, nearly 50,000 yuan a day, which is the annual income of many American families, or the level of the middle class!
As for a $20,000 bike, it's really nothing, and the flush Cadillac suV is even less of a lot. Even now they feel that Qi Ping should spend a little more, he is a rich young man, and he always needs to do something that is in line with the needs of a rich young man.
The Cadillac suV is good, but it's too steady; A sports car might be a good fit for that guy, in line with the status of a young rich man. At the end of the day, Eric and Caroline still want their daughter to have a better life, rather than a boring life with a boring 'little old man'.