Chapter 21 Greedy Relatives

Hearing the cold, indifferent voice say "Happy New Year," Wen Ni was caught off guard and stunned.

Before she could answer, the phone went dead...

She held her phone, shaking her head and smiling faintly.

Several group messages also popped up in the phone's pop-up window.

Leng Feng: [WeChat Red Envelope] Congratulations on your fortune and good luck!

Dragonblade: I wish you all a happy new year in the Wasteland of Ers.

Venomous Fang: [Image] I was also training my troops on New Year's Eve...

Fengsui: Customs doesn't deserve a break either, on duty! Happy New Year! But Lengfeng, your red envelope is only 9.99, are you too poor to afford it? You might as well not send it.

Leng Feng: How much does an old gatekeeper earn?

Qian Sha: I transferred 100,000 yuan to each of you as New Year's money.

The other four: (kneel down) Boss, may you live a long and healthy life!

Close the WeChat interface

The Hacker Alliance mobile channel also has a new message: ID Wearing a Kasaya Wukong: Happy New Year, Great God!

Stir-fried chili peppers and garlic: Happy New Year.

Wukong in a Kasaya: You're online, Master! Did you see the New Year team competition released by the Chinese server of Hacker System?

Chili and garlic stir-fry: So?

Sun Wukong in his cassock: I want to team up with you...

Stir-fried chili peppers with garlic: Yes.

Wen Ni hadn't kept her promise to Lin Yi before, so naturally she wouldn't refuse this time.

Wukong in a cassock: Wow! You're so generous, Master! Just tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to fulfill it!

Stir-fried chili and garlic: Compared to this, do you know which apartment in the city center is better? Two-bedroom, convenient transportation, and complete infrastructure.

Wukong in a cassock: Great God, you want to buy a house? Then you've come to the right place! My family is in the real estate business! After the New Year, I'll personally take you to see some houses!

Stir-fried chili peppers with garlic: Can't tell...

Wukong in a cassock: You wouldn't believe how reliable and loyal I am, would you?

Chili and Garlic Stir-fry: I didn't realize you were a rich kid.

Wukong in his cassock: ...! ? ? Do I look that poor...?

"Sis! The dumplings are ready, come and eat!"

"They're here, they're here."

Wen Ni replied to a few more messages briefly, then turned and returned to the dining table.

The aroma of dumplings wafted through the air, and steaming vapors climbed up the window, spreading a rare sense of warmth...

Firecrackers are rarely heard or fireworks are seen in the city; the festive atmosphere of the New Year from my childhood is fading. After New Year's Eve, the rest of the days seem no different from any other holiday.

The day I had arranged to have dinner with Grandpa Lu arrived in the blink of an eye.

Wen Ni and her brother took a bus and got off outside a magnificent hotel.

"Wow, this hotel is so high-class. I only dare to go in when I'm applying for a job as a waiter..."

Xiao Cheng tilted his head back and sighed with endless emotion. He really never thought that one day he would be able to eat in a place like this!

It's all thanks to my sister...

Thinking of this, he looked down at his cheap and ordinary clothes again. "Sis, am I embarrassing you? Maybe I shouldn't go in?"

“I’ll get angry if you say something like that again.” Wen Ni reached out and straightened his wrinkled collar. “Besides, Grandpa Lu isn’t the type to hold grudges over these things.”

In contrast, Wen Ni dressed much more simply.

A pure white coat, black trousers, and the ever-present Doc Martens. Long hair cascaded over her shoulders, her face was pure and unadorned, radiating youthful energy while possessing a unique, composed maturity!

As soon as they entered the hotel lobby, a person quickly followed behind them and blocked their way.

"Xiao Cheng? Is it Xiao Cheng and Wen Ni?"

"Second Uncle...?" Wen Cheng was slightly surprised!

My second uncle had previously invited me to dinner, but I had declined. Unexpectedly, we bumped into each other again at the restaurant, which was quite awkward.

Wen Ni looked up at the person who had come.

Second Uncle Wen Yuanhai, Wen Yuanshan's younger brother, is also the most successful member of the Wen family. He was admitted to university, and after graduation, he entered a bank. I don't know what position he holds now.

He was dressed in a suit and tie, had a large belly, and looked somewhat like Wen Yuanshan. Come to think of it, Wen Ni hadn't seen this second uncle for many years!

The relationship wasn't very close.

Because Wen Yuanhai is very arrogant, always looking down on people, and thinking that no one is as capable as him.

"If I hadn't seen Xiao Cheng, I really wouldn't have recognized you! In my memory, Wen Ni was just a dark-skinned, skinny country girl, how could she have grown into such a beautiful young woman?"

"That's right! Sister Wenni has indeed changed a lot!"

The woman who walked over, dressed in a gorgeous dress and wearing a fur coat, was Wen Yuanhai's only daughter, Wen Zaizai.

"It's not just his appearance that has changed, his heart has changed too. He's been gone for three years, who knows what kind of rich family he's hooked up with? When he came back, he acted arrogantly, burned down his own old house, and drove away his own father. Not to mention us relatives, they probably don't even care about us!"

Wen arrived at the station in a sarcastic tone, and his words drew stares from passersby in the lobby.

“Zai Zai, how can you talk to your younger brother and sister like that?” Wen Yuanhai made a token attempt to stop him.

"I just can't stand people like her who are poor but good at pretending."

Wen Zaizai spoke arrogantly, her tone full of sarcasm, "Didn't you have the guts to refuse when my dad invited you to dinner before? Why are you here again now? Did you hear about my dad's promotion to bank president and can't wait to come back and curry favor?"

"Oh, Zai Zai, say less. Your younger brother and sister are immature, and Dad won't hold it against them..." Wen Yuanhai said, seemingly magnanimously.

A group of relatives invited by Wen Yuanhai arrived one after another. When they heard what Wen Zaizai said, they all started pointing and whispering about Wen Ni and her brother.

Wen Yuanshan was among them, supporting the heavily pregnant Sun Yuling. He remained silent, listening as if he were an outsider to everyone's slander against his children!

"Who said we came here for his promotion party?"

Faced with Wen Zaizai's imperious manner, Wen Ni remained indifferent and calmly composed.

"Not here for my dad's promotion banquet? Oh my, I never expected you to know any rich people. Let me tell you, a meal here costs at least twenty or thirty thousand! Can you afford it?"

"Look at how they're dressed. Which rich person's money grows on trees? Who would spend it on them?" The people around whispered and laughed.

"That Wen Ni is notorious for beating her parents and lying all the time! You can't believe a word she says!"

"You..." Hearing them spread rumors about her sister, Wen Cheng was furious and was about to stand up for her, but Wen Ni stepped in and protected her from behind!

"Since you consider us siblings so vulgar and despicable, then why did you invite us to this banquet, Second Uncle? It couldn't have been just to humiliate us like this, could it?"

Wen Ni raised her lips and asked her second uncle, her eyes filled with cold indifference, "Tell me, what is your true purpose?"

"That's why I say Wen Ni is smart; she can always guess what her second uncle means!"

Wen Yuanhai chuckled and dropped the pretense, revealing his true colors!

“You and your brother are currently wandering around and not doing well. Fortunately, the government is now buying up land at high prices. If you return the land that your mother and you and your brother were allocated to your father, he will forgive your past actions, send your brother to continue his studies, and find you a good husband. We will all still be a family! Everyone will be happy!”