"Wrap up everything you've seen..." With time running out and the task heavy, Qiao Xia didn't have time to be stingy.

Feeling ignored, Tang Ling felt a little frustrated. "Wait a minute."

Tang Ling, her face full of disapproval, lectured Qiao Xia: "Cousin, the Qiao family is not what it used to be. I heard that Auntie has become a nanny to earn money. Why are you still spending money so lavishly? You don't understand Auntie's hard work at all."

The few customers in the shop who heard this looked at Qiao Xia with a hint of disdain.

Qiao Xia patted her hand, "It's okay, my family has enough money."

Unexpectedly, the people around her felt even more that she was putting on a brave face.

On the contrary, Shen Shuoyan, who knew that she had already bought back the Qiao family's ancestral home, quickly grabbed Tang Ling, "You don't know anything, stop talking!"

Tang Ling thought that Shen Shuoyan still had feelings for Qiao Xia, so she spoke even more enthusiastically, "Cousin, don't be so stubborn. I heard that you went to work as a cleaner after the Qiao family went bankrupt. How could you possibly afford furniture from the L family?"

After saying that, Tang Ling covered her mouth as if she was still scared. "I'm sorry, cousin. I shouldn't have said that. But now everyone in the industry knows that you used to work as a cleaner. You won't blame me, will you, cousin?"

Tang Ling's eyes held a hint of provocation, and she glanced at Shen Shuoyan as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shen Shuoyan roared in fury, "What nonsense are you spouting! Qiao Xia, I didn't spread rumors about your family..."

Qiao Xia covered her head in exasperation. How should I put it?

This younger sister is great in every way, except she's a bit of a drama queen. She actually seems to be a good match for Shen Shuoyan, who has a vivid imagination.

At that moment, the system's cold, electronic voice sounded in my mind: [15-minute countdown. Please complete the task as soon as possible.]

Qiao Xia took out her card and gestured to the sales clerk who was watching the show to pay.

Seeing this, Tang Ling quickly snatched her card, "Cousin, why won't you listen to advice? Your family is already bankrupt, so don't let people laugh at you. Just use mine."

Qiao Xia was too late to stop her and watched as Tang Ling handed over the card.

Tang Ling arrived late and only saw the salesperson introducing the solid wood table and dressing table next to her, which together cost 300,000 yuan.

Tang Ling comes from a scholarly family; both her parents are university professors. Her family is certainly not short of money, but they don't have much to spare.

Three hundred thousand was all she could afford to spend if she gritted her teeth, but as long as she could outspend Qiao Xia, not eating or drinking for a month wouldn't be a big deal.

The sales clerk took her card and smiled, "This lady has spent a total of 2.75 million yuan. This card shows insufficient balance. Would you like to exchange it for another card or..."

"What?" Tang Ling's face flushed red and then paled. She snatched the bill from the sales clerk and asked in a hoarse voice, "What did you buy that cost so much?"

Qiao Xia shook her head, "Thirty-five of each of the items I just mentioned, swipe your card."

The sales clerk took the credit card from her hand with trembling hands, and after successfully swiping the card, she looked at Qiao Xia as if she were looking at a god of wealth.

The sales clerk tried to calm herself down, her tone becoming increasingly respectful, "Ms. Qiao, we can deliver to your home for free. Could you please provide your address?"

The onlookers' gazes towards Qiao Xia became more enthusiastic, and some even tried to approach her to make friends, but Qiao Xia ignored them all.

She wrote down the delivery address, "Deliver everything to this address before tomorrow, and someone will be responsible for receiving it."

"We will definitely deliver it to you on time."

Tang Ling, in a fit of emotion, snatched the address from the sales clerk, inevitably leading to a slight misunderstanding: "How could a company possibly put you in charge of purchasing?"

"Maybe it's because I'm a bit of a spendthrift, and the company thinks my taste better suits their needs," Qiao Xia joked self-deprecatingly.

Little did she know that these words deeply wounded Tang Ling's heart.

Tang Ling has hated Qiao Xia the most since she was a child. She believes that she is better than Qiao Xia in every way, but whenever Qiao Xia appears, everyone's attention is drawn to her.

Why? Just because her father is Qiao Zhaoxing?

But the Qiao family has clearly fallen from power, so why does she still have money? Why would they deliberately embarrass her in front of others?

Why do I enjoy seeing her make a fool of herself so much?

At this moment, Tang Ling, trapped in a cycle of paranoia, had forgotten that Qiao Xia had never said she had no money, nor had she ever asked her to pay for her.

No one even looked down on her; it was all just psychological distortion caused by her failure to step on Qiao Xia.

The system indicates that there is a balance of 4.75 million.

Qiao Xia waved her hand in front of her, "What do you want? I'll buy it for you."

These words stung Tang Ling deeply; she had to get back at Qiao Xia.

She walked lightly to Shen Shuoyan and asked, "Cousin, Shuoyan and I are engaged. Will you give us your blessings?"

[System notification: 10 minutes remaining]

She had practically emptied the furniture store. Qiao Xia didn't want to buy useless things that would take up space, so she decided to spend her money elsewhere. She replied perfunctorily, "Blessings, blessings."

Shen Shuoyan, as if covered in thorns, flung Tang Ling's hand away. "What nonsense are you spouting? Qiao Xia, let me explain. This is all my father's idea, I..."

Tang Ling's face darkened, and she spoke up, "Sister, I know that the person Shuoyan liked before was always you. It was wrong of me to take him away from you, but now that we are engaged, could you please stop bothering your life?"

"Tang Ling! Wake up! I will never like you."

"You need to wake up! We're already engaged, and whatever happened between you two is in the past!"

The argument between the two attracted a large crowd.

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