Chapter 171 Anything is possible

The day before, Qi Xi had made plans with Yu Li to go grocery shopping together after get off work, buy groceries, and cook dinner at home.

Whenever Qi Chenyan is away on a business trip, Qi Xi likes to go to Yu Li's place.

Previously unaware that Qi Chenyan was her uncle, Qi Xi was afraid that Yu Li's new husband would bully her, so she would come over from time to time.

Ostensibly, he came to keep Yu Li company, afraid she would be bored, but in reality, he was worried that Yu Li's marriage would be too difficult, fearing that she might meet the wrong person.

Now that I know it's my uncle, I trust his character, but the chances of getting close to my best friend are already gone because of her wedding, which has made it impossible for us to be together every day.

Now, naturally, I should take advantage of my uncle's business trip to properly nurture my friendship with my best friend.

So whenever they're not busy with work or working overtime, they cook together. This is a habit and tacit understanding they've developed since they were little and have lived together.

However, when Qi Xi was shopping at the supermarket today, she clearly noticed that Yu Li seemed a little absent-minded.

"What's wrong, Lili? Did your uncle upset you? You seem preoccupied and unhappy."

Qi Xi patted her chest and said aggressively, "Just tell me, if my uncle dares to bully you, I'll... I'll..."

"I'll just draw a circle and curse his ancestors for eighteen generations every day!"

Yu Li chuckled, amused. "His ancestors for eighteen generations are yours, aren't they? You've made a bad deal. You're insulting yourself while you're insulting him. Your ancestors for eighteen generations are probably turning in their graves."

Qi Xi chuckled: "But now, your ancestors for eighteen generations are also yours, so we're the same."

Yu Li gave her a chestnut.

"It has nothing to do with Qi Chenyan, it's Ren Qingxue. She came to the station today and blocked me in the lobby."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xi immediately dropped his joking expression. "What? That shameless Ren Qingxue is coming to find you again. This time, instead of bothering you on your phone, she's come to the scene?"

"I'm so angry! Lili, why didn't you call me? I would have shown up right away and given her a good scolding so she would never dare to bother you again."

When Qi Xi was with her adoptive parents, they didn't care whether she lived or died. As a child, she didn't understand and wondered why her parents were so heartless towards her.

When Qi Xi grew up and learned that he was not her biological son, he was able to let go of his resentment.

Yu Li's situation is completely different from hers.

Although she was her biological daughter, Yu Li's parents divorced when she was only three years old due to incompatibility, and then quickly formed new families.

Since they have new families, they naturally cannot tolerate the children born to their previous families.

The parents of the Yu family are truly heartless. They simply abandoned Yu Li, who had just started kindergarten, at her grandmother's house in the countryside, leaving her, an elderly woman, to raise a three-year-old baby with great difficulty.

At first, Yu's parents would visit Yu Li, after all, she was their own child, a piece of their flesh, and they would send her grandmother living expenses on time every month.

However, this situation did not last long, and soon both the father and mother had new children.

Yu Li, the child born to the previous family, seemed superfluous.

Gradually, the living expenses were no longer sent on time, and eventually, both sides started shirking responsibility, feeling that providing Yu Li with living expenses should not be the responsibility of either of them.

They pushed each other, and even started fighting.

In the end, the grandmother was so angry that she said she wouldn't let them raise her anymore, and that Yu Li would live with her from now on, as if she had no parents.

As Yu Li grew up, she was admitted to a prestigious university, left the village, and later entered the television station, gradually establishing herself and earning money.

The parents of the Yu family all started thinking about Yu Li.

In reality, however, it was blatantly clear that they were treating Yu Li like an ATM.

Fortunately, Yu Li was never a saint. Out of consideration for the small debt of gratitude for giving birth to her, Yu Li lent her money a few times, but always kept it within the limits of the other party's ability to repay.

She also stated that this was to repay the debt of giving birth to her, and that the money had to be repaid once Ren Qingxue graduated; otherwise, she would not care about this last blood relation.

Unexpectedly, before Yu Li could even come to ask for the money, Ren Qingxue shamelessly approached Yu Li first, and her words implied that she wanted to use Yu Li's connections in Lantian to get things done through connections.

She even went so far as to want to move into the house that Yu Li and Qi Xi bought together.

After hearing Yu Li's brief explanation, Qi Xi was already furious.

"Ren Qingxue's shamelessness is so extreme that she and Qi Jianyue could be paired together. They're like a pair of hidden dragons and phoenix chicks. This world is truly full of wonders!"

"Not only does she want you to pull strings for her, Lili, but she even wants to live in our apartment. Why doesn't she just fly to the moon and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?"

Qi Xi grew angrier as she spoke: "I always said that people shouldn't be given a taste of sweetness. Once they've tasted even a little sweetness, they'll develop more and more delusions."

"The villagers are really something, they spread everything around. If that shameless leech Ren Qingxue hears it, she'll probably try every means to cling to you, Lili, when she comes to Beijing this time."

Originally, after resolving the problem with Qi Jianyue, Qi Xi was so happy that he wanted to celebrate for two days in a row.

I never expected Ren Qingxue to appear again. This is really bad luck.

Yu Li was much calmer and patted Qi Xi's chest reassuringly: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. There's no need to ruin your health over someone unimportant."

"Ren Qingxue is shameless, but I just need to ignore her. With her abilities, she won't stay in Beijing for long. Once she runs out of money, she'll naturally slink back home."

Now that Ren Qingxue has graduated from university and is an adult who can earn money independently, Yu Li will no longer lend Sun Wenxiu a single penny.

However, Ren Qingxue was still a little worried: "Lili, didn't you say that Ren Qingxue went to Lantian for an interview? If she really gets the job, she'll be like a leech that you can't get rid of."

"Although Lantian is a private enterprise, its recruitment requirements have always been high. Although a bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement, those who are ultimately hired are either from prestigious universities, returnees from overseas, or at the very least, master's degree holders or even doctoral degree holders."

“I know Ren Qingxue’s capabilities. She’s just here to make up the numbers. Once she’s eliminated and runs out of money, her fantasies about the big city will naturally be shattered.”

Do you really think that just anyone can get by in a big city?

Yu Li and Qi Xi were just starting out in Beijing after graduating from university.

After moving out of the school, the housing prices in the community were astonishingly high.

Those living within the Third Ring Road are things that recent graduates with little money dare not even dream of.

Even outside the Eighth Ring Road, Yu Li and her friends couldn't afford to rent, so they could only rent the cheapest kind of basement that never saw sunlight.

The fact that Ren Qingxue is still staying as a guest shows that this guy doesn't have the life of a young lady, but has all the problems of one. He won't be able to survive in this fiercely competitive city.