Reborn with Consumption System

What followed was a cheerful family banquet.

A family banquet, you know? We are family!

In any case, Old Pan and Zhao Anni played their parts well, and although Pan Ge occasionally pursed her lips, she didn't raise any serious objections.

Han Lie... was, of course, as obedient as could be.

If he hadn't pretended to be so well-behaved, perhaps Pan Ge might have pursed her lips a bit less.

As a result, Old Pan and Zhao Anni were thrilled.

With little cooperative Pan's cooperation, they saw the possibility of steering her back on the right track.

After dinner, no matter how much Han Lie tried to refuse, Old Pan insisted on taking him to see his "watch collection."

Good heavens! A separate room was dedicated to it, climate-controlled for constant temperature and humidity, and dustproof. It featured various glass display cabinets, filled to the brim with his collection.

With the main lights off, the spotlights in the display cabinets all switched on, positively dazzling.

Han Lie, with his level of expertise, could barely recognize two or three pieces in the collection.

There was a Patek Philippe with a starry night sky—Is that what it's called?

There was a Vacheron Constantin with an Oriental Dragon dial.

There might have also been an original Rolex Rainbow Daytona, the one with the bezel set with a ring of gradient-colored gemstones, a watch made famous on TikTok.

The rest were mostly very niche antique watches. Han Lie didn't know their value, but he found them oddly attractive.

Old Pan noticed where Han Lie's gaze lingered, so he took out the Rainbow Daytona.

"Han, come on, try it on!"

Han Lie was just about to refuse when his father-in-law firmly pressed the issue, "You're a mature man now. What kind of man doesn't have a watch? Put it on, and let me see if it suits you!"

Han Lie had no choice but to extend his left wrist awkwardly and slip on the watch.

But I absolutely must not accept another watch from Old Pan, he thought. I'm not that kind of person. Okay, the main reason was that I really felt I didn't have the money...

While Han Lie was putting on the watch, Old Pan kept babbling with his introduction.

"This is a new Rolex model from last year; its official price was just over 70,000 euros. It didn't originally meet my collection standards.

"However, its design concept is rather interesting: a bezel set with gradient-colored gemstones...

"I reckon Rolex won't be able to mass-produce this model in any significant quantity; the gemstones are hard to source. So, I bought a couple to play around with.

"One in Gold and one in white gold... Damn, why is this so ugly?" Old Pan was halfway through his bragging when he suddenly cried out in alarm.

Han Lie looked down at the Gold watch on his wrist and felt the same way.

The Gold model of the Rainbow Daytona just couldn't compare with the later rose Gold Rainbow Daytona, he thought. It looked too crude, too nouveau riche.

Old Pan's lips twitched as he quickly found an excuse, "No, this won't do. You're too young; a gold watch doesn't suit you... Wait, let me find another one."

However, after a full circuit of his collection, he couldn't find anything particularly fitting for Han Lie's temperament.

Among his collection, there were a few antique watches with extremely minimalist designs that would suit Han Lie's age and image.

But Panzi couldn't bear to part with them, and Han Lie knew he couldn't possibly accept. The cheapest ones are worth over two million, the most expensive tens of millions. On what grounds would I accept something like that?

After searching without success, Panzi was starting to lose face.

Just as he was about to grit his teeth and offer an expensive enough one, he suddenly slapped his forehead, turned around, and pulled out a long watch box from a cabinet.

With a magnanimous air, he declared, "There are four or five watches in here, I think, along with the box—they're all yours!"

Whoa! Han Lie was shocked. Is he planning to give away the farm or something?

Upon opening the box, he was immediately pleased.

Inside the watch box were four watches, each more youthful and stylish than the last.

It's just... why are all the brands so strange? he wondered. Hermès, LV, Dior, Ferrari... how utterly bizarre...

Han Lie wasn't completely clueless about luxury brands. Since his work involved dealing with many wealthy clients, he had to keep abreast of such things to avoid missteps when trying to curry favor.

In his memory, these brands were formidable in haute couture fashion, but making watches... Are they serious?

Panzi seemed a little embarrassed but kept it well under control.

"Ahem!

"Look, Han, even though they're not brands known for making watches, their selling prices are by no means low...

"Of course, your Uncle didn't pay for these. They were all gifts from stores when your Auntie Zhao bought a lot, or complimentary items from headquarters when she ordered clothes. So, feel free to take them.

"As for collectible value... well, obviously, there isn't any.

"But they suit young people like you perfectly. Take them and have some fun wearing them.

"They'd just gather dust here with me, so you see, it's a win-win, right?!"

Damn, the old fox is a sly one! Han Lie thought. To think Panzi could make clearing out old stock and gifting unwanted items sound so noble and refined...

What self-respecting collector wears fashion watches, anyway?

It wasn't a question of high or low price; any watch that Panzi kept in a watch box couldn't possibly have been cheap.

However, the watch snobbery hierarchy genuinely exists.

Simply put, fashion watches are at the bottom; a 500,000 yuan LV watch isn't considered as good as a 200,000 yuan entry-level Patek Philippe.

But Han Lie genuinely liked these few watches.

Especially that LV Tambour series; the dial was brown on top and white below, and the strap was pure black alligator leather. It looked incredibly cool.

The tag was still on it. Han Lie flipped it over for a look and received yet another shock.

Units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... Over 90,000 euros?!

Old Pan glanced over and chuckled, waving his hand dismissively, "Don't believe that; the listed price is nonsense.

"Your Auntie Zhao always orders clothes from their stores, and the headquarters send gifts every year. We've already given away the gifts from previous years. These watches are new this year, and we just haven't gotten around to gifting them yet."

What a tycoon!

Sigh, my father-in-law is even better at showing off than I am, Han Lie mused. It's exhausting...

However, in the end, Panzi didn't clearly explain where these watches had come from.