Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Spending Day 14
Liu Yue’s intentions were good, but unfortunately, Tencent’s new member acquisition statistics are based on a monthly basis, and it doesn’t just look at where the membership was topped up.
Even if she's been charging for ten years, if she doesn't watch the show within the next month, it wouldn't count as attracting new users. Wen Huiyi isn't clear about the specific algorithm, as it's confidential information within Tencent.
Well, in that case, Liu Yue only paid for a one-year membership, spending 288 yuan.
After buying her iPad, she finally found a place to use it. Liu Yue pulled the bed curtains to create a cinema atmosphere.
Hmm... the pillow wasn't comfortable enough, so Liu Yue opened Taobao and ordered a bed back cushion and the tissue paper she had written in her memo yesterday to stock up on, spending a total of 438 yuan.
She had previously bought a back cushion for just a few dozen yuan, but now the data suggests it's priced in the hundreds. After receiving the product, she'll have to check to see if there's a noticeable difference in quality between the two.
Liu Yue originally wanted to watch the drama while looking for a suitable house, but this drama really has something to offer.
As she watched, she was completely absorbed in it. In the first half of the first episode, I thought the heroine was a weak beauty, but in the second half, her sesame filling was revealed. The moment the light and dark of the picture changed, the heroine's face changed very dramatically.
The revenge drama featured a strong plot, and Liu Yue watched four episodes in a row without realizing it. It was not until she felt hungry that she realized it was time for lunch.
She thought of eating something expensive, as she still had more than 9,000 yuan left today.
System: "I remember when the host first bound to me, he said that spending 10,000 yuan a day was easy. Why do you seem a little troubled now?"
Liu Yue: ...
Everything was going smoothly before, but isn’t this just a temporary thing?
She wanted to buy a house, but ten thousand or a hundred thousand wasn't enough. She hadn't found a house worth a million, and she hadn't won the lottery.
She wants to buy toys like Lego, but she has nowhere to put them after she finishes building them. She hasn't even unpacked the ones she bought in Macau yet and plans to wait until she finds a house.
As for jewelry, she wanted to buy something in the 100,000 yuan range, so that she wouldn't buy too much and run out of space. She couldn't just put these things on the table or stuff them into various gaps.
Clothes, shoes, bags, and other things... no matter whether they are cheap or expensive, all physical objects must have a storage space.
So she has to choose a house that she can move out of first before she can solve the storage and placement problem, and she is working hard on this - although she was delayed a bit by watching the drama.
Only after she moves out can she go shopping to her heart's content.
Liu Yue felt that her idea was correct, but the system remained silent.
…Okay, maybe her ideas for spending money are a little lacking, so she should ask others for their opinions.
Ke Yan was not in the dormitory at this time, she must have gone to the library.
Liu Yue asked Wen Huiyi, if she won 10,000 yuan in the lottery, how would she spend it? She couldn't save it, she had to spend it immediately. It was valid for the day and would be invalid after the expiration date.
Wen Huiyi: "Let's have a good meal first, and then spend money on the game."
Huh? In-game krypton gold?
This sentence was like a revelation, instantly opening the door to a new world for Liu Yue. She had previously overlooked the fact that hobby spending via the internet could actually become a bottomless pit that devours the wallet.
Virtual products have no physical form, but they can provide her with emotional value. Isn’t that what she needs most at this moment?
Awesome, Wen Huiyi is a genius!
"Then I'll treat you to a nice meal." Liu Yue said, "Do you want to order takeout or go out to eat?"
Wen Huiyi:?
It turns out that pie really does fall from the sky?
When she thought of this, she suggested to just order some hand-pulled pancakes for takeout, but Liu Yue said no.
How much is a shouzhubing? It really affects her spending efficiency. Let's get something delicious and order takeout for afternoon tea.
Shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, steamed buns, pork belly... Liu Yue ordered a lot of them, and even ordered three servings of shrimp dumplings, and the bill came to 240.59 yuan.
Wen Huiyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Does this count as me clinging to the thigh of a rich family's daughter?"
Liu Yue: ...
Where are the wealthy families and where are the daughters of wealth?
"Afternoon tea costing over a hundred yuan per person is nothing. Don't exaggerate."
She glossed over it with a few vague words, and fortunately Wen Huiyi didn't ask any more questions.
While waiting for the takeaway, Liu Yue turned on her cell phone.
If people ask her what games she plays, Liu Yue will say she doesn't play much. She has little interest in popular games like Honor of Kings, Genshin Impact, and Danzai that they play with friends.
But it’s not that her phone is completely empty of games – she usually plays Gardenscapes.
Yes, Liu Yue's favorite game is Candy Crush. It's casual, educational, and a great way to kill time. It's also a standalone mobile game, and most importantly, it's free to play.
She clicked into Dream Garden and first spent real money to buy the season pass. Liu Yue had been playing this game for a long time, but this was the first time she had spent money on it.
Then, she clicked on the plus sign behind the gold coin column and scrolled directly to the end to buy the landlord tools priced at 698 yuan.
Sixty thousand gold coins and dozens of speed-up props arrived quickly. Liu Yue didn't even blink and continued to buy, buy, and buy until she got tired of it.
After buying ten 698 gift packs in a row, Liu Yue's game account became rich instantly. She also bought several value-for-money gift packs with very low discounts but limited purchases, and spent more than 8,000 yuan in the game.
In the past, Liu Yue couldn't understand why others spent so much money on the game, but when she was the one who spent money on the game herself, there was only one word left in her mind, and that was cool.
The money she spends will turn into advantageous props in the game, which can help her win, and the instant feedback of each round of the game can bring people a sense of satisfaction...
Moreover, with the help of her money, she doesn't have to consider whether she should use the props or save them for the next round.
——Use it when you want to use it, and then buy more when you are done. There is nothing in the game that 698 cannot solve. If there is, then spend a few more 698!
Liu Yue happily won more than ten rounds of consecutive victories. When encountering difficult levels, she would use up all the props, and when the number of steps was insufficient, she would consume gold coins to replenish them. In the invincible mode, how could there be a level that could not be passed?
"So emotional value consumption is so cool." She said to the system, "I knew it, spending ten thousand yuan is really easy!"
The system did not answer, and just then the takeaway Liu Yue ordered arrived.
She put down her phone and had dinner with Wen Huiyi.
There are only a few hundred yuan left for today's spending task. If I have a good meal tonight, it will be almost done.
Liu Yue couldn't help but think, regardless of whether she was rich or poor, she had never treated herself badly. But if she continued to eat like this, would she gain weight?
She doesn't have any obsession with being extremely thin, she just wants to keep her BMI within a normal range so as not to affect her health.
But... apart from the hot pot on Tuesday, she didn't eat any particularly high-fat or high-sugar foods, so it should be okay.
Thinking of this, Liu Yue felt relieved again.
After eating and drinking, she lay back on the bed and continued watching the drama, only to find that there were only two episodes left, because the drama was just launched online the day before yesterday and will be updated at 8 o'clock tonight, so there are only six episodes at present.
"Why is Tencent treating SVIPs like this?" Liu Yue complained. "I think premium members should be able to watch the entire series in one sitting, even if they have to pay to unlock it later."
After all, the thing she has the most right now is money.
——No matter how much you complain, you still have to watch the show.
After watching six episodes, Liu Yue still felt a little unsatisfied. She shared her thoughts in the roommate group, and Lin Feiran responded instantly, praising her vision with all sorts of nice things and actively recommending the show to the rest of the group.
It's really fun to be an audience member. You enjoy watching the show, and after watching the show, there are fans of the leading actors who provide emotional value.
Feeling sleepy, Liu Yue closed the tablet, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
She slept until after five in the afternoon and was the only one in the dormitory.
Liu Yue didn't even leave the bed. She just opened the curtains, adjusted the angle of the pillow, and continued to lie down and play with her phone.
The setting sun streamed into the dormitory, casting a warm glow on the ground. Liu Yue enjoyed this empty, idle state. She opened her WeChat Moments and admired the exquisite lives of her friends.
Everyone's life is rich, enjoying delicious food, traveling, and enriching themselves...
When Liu Yue saw a post on WeChat Moments about a person visiting Shenzhen University with his children, his fingers suddenly stopped moving.
In fact, Liu Yue had long accepted the fact that she had no family - after her adoptive parents passed away, she had no home.
She and Liu Hui were completely unfamiliar with each other. After returning to China, he was busy starting a business, getting married, and having children, while she had spent six years in boarding school. For adopted siblings who had only met a few times, talking about family affection was a luxury.
Just like she never thought about telling Liu Hui after she got the golden finger, now Liu Hui brought his wife and daughter to visit Shenzhen University and did not think about meeting her. This is very reasonable and normal.
Yes, this is normal.
Liu Yue remained silent, deleted Liu Hui's note "Big Brother" and replaced it with his name.
She hasn't been home for the New Year for two years, and Liu Hui has never sent her any message. His attitude has long been clear.
Oh, I said the wrong thing.
The house has been inherited by Liu Hui and his wife. The place where she grew up is no longer her home.
"I still have to find an apartment," Liu Yue said to herself, "otherwise I'll have to spend the New Year in the dormitory again, and there won't be any Spring Festival atmosphere at all."
System: "Host, please spend your money quickly. You still have 250.41 yuan left for today's task."
Liu Yue: ...
For some reason, this balance sounds particularly ironic.
She had originally thought of going out for dinner, but now she was too lazy to go out.
So, she ordered herself a home-cooked meal and bought three boxes of yogurt on Taobao, completing her tasks for the day.
System: "Didn't you feel like you had no place to put your things in the dormitory?"
There is no room for clothes, shoes and bags, but yogurt can be bought by the box.
Liu Yue: "... Food and drinks are different. These can be placed in the common area of the dormitory. I invite my roommates to drink as much as they want."
Isn’t life just about eating and drinking?
After Liu Yue finished convincing herself, she clicked the turntable to draw the cashback.
20%, it seems my luck is not very good today.
"It's a good thing," she consoled herself. "These lower percentages should be drawn when the price is 10,000. That way, it's easier to draw higher percentages when the price is 100,000 or 1 million."
System: "You're overthinking it. Each outcome of the wheel is an independent probability event. There is no guarantee and no accumulation."
Liu Yue: "That's very well said. Don't say it again in the future."
She still wants to stick to her previous idea that 10% is the minimum, which means it is normal, and any amount above that is profit!
Because today is Sunday, the system also gave her a weekly report.
"The host spent a total of 1.24 million in missions this week, and received a total cashback of 638,000 yuan..."
Wow, she spent so much money!
Spending more than one million in a week, even though Liu Yue had been shocked when she spent more than 800,000 on Chanel, she still felt a sense of unreality as if she was floating in the clouds.
Her own income is also very considerable. If her annual salary is more than 600,000, it averages out to more than 50,000 per month.
Even if Liu Yue was dreaming, she would not dare to dream that her monthly salary would be so high right after graduation, but this was only the cashback that the system would give her in a week.
She opened her phone and checked her account balance again. This was real, this wasn't a dream.
"System, with you here, I don't even want to look for a job anymore." She spoke the truth from her heart, "Fresh graduates work their ass off every month to earn so little. It's better for me to spend money on you and earn more in a day."
System: "Host, you can freely choose your own life. This is the meaning of this system."
Oh my god, why does it have to be so touching?
Liu Yue was touched, but she still hadn't given up on finding a job. At best, she felt that with savings, she could be more selective and relaxed.
After all, more than 600,000 yuan was not enough for her to stay where she was, and she had no restraint system and could not leave, so she had to stay.
When you are in a weak position, you must always be prepared for the worst.
After Liu Yue finished dinner, she checked her email first.
As expected, her tutor wouldn't reply to her on the weekend. Liu Yue continued browsing her phone and found several good single rooms for rent, all quite close to the school.
She asked privately about it, and some were obvious agents, while others were agents disguised as landlords. However, with the paid system in place, Liu Yue wasn't so obsessed with "landlord direct rentals"; after all, the agency fees were covered by the system.
So, since she didn't mind paying more, why didn't she just ask a legitimate agency? This would save her the time and energy of searching for information and verifying its authenticity.
Liu Yue hadn't given up on her house-buying plan. She wanted to know about properties priced at one million or ten million. While the former was hard to find and the latter difficult to win on the lottery, it didn't hurt to ask.
At the same time, Liu Hui was driving his wife and daughter home.
His wife, Li Jiamin, sat in the back seat with their daughter. Liu Hui asked his daughter, "Xingran, are you happy today?"
"happy."
Liu Xingran thought of something and asked, "Dad, why didn't I see Auntie today?"
"Which aunt?"
"It's my aunt." Liu Xingran said, "The aunt who taught me English before. She said she was studying at Shenzhen University, and that's also where we went today."
Teaching English, that’s Liu Yue.
Liu Hui didn't answer. Li Jiamin said, "Your father is your grandparents' only son. You only have cousins, not biological aunts. Do you understand?"
Liu Xingran didn't understand: "Is aunt my cousin or my cousin? I always call her aunt."
"Oh, you don't understand..."
Li Jiamin hesitated, then glanced at her husband's face in the front row and emphasized to her daughter, "She's not your aunt anyway. Just remember this."
Liu Xingran curled her lips. Her mother often used this kind of words to dismiss her.
She didn't say anything else, but leaned against the side of the car, watching the scenery receding outside the window.
After returning home, Liu Xingran entered the room, while Liu Hui and Li Jiamin were talking outside.
Liu Hui: "Liu Yue is about to graduate, right? Please pay attention to her job search. If she has any difficulties, we should help her to avoid the gossip from her relatives."
Li Jiamin was very reluctant: "Why do you still care about her? She is already an adult!"
Liu Hui glanced at her and said coldly, "When she applied for admission, her household registration was transferred to the collective household of Shenzhen University. If she can't find a job that allows her to settle down, her household registration will be transferred back first. Can you still refuse and let all my relatives point fingers at me?"
As if afraid that Li Jiamin wouldn't understand, Liu Hui added, "If she wants to settle down, she can only do so in this house."
Li Jiamin's expression suddenly turned ugly. This house was the inheritance left by her parents-in-law, but they died suddenly and left no will. According to the law, Liu Yue also has the right to inherit half...
Of course, this is not possible. Liu Hui is the biological son of the Liu family. Even if Liu Yue is the biological daughter, she has no right to this house, not to mention that she is only adopted.
Fortunately, Liu Yue was quite self-aware. She transferred to a collective household registration when she went to college, and she did not say a word when Liu Hui took over the inheritance.
It was probably because she was so well-behaved that Liu Hui was willing to take care of her.
Liu Hui sighed, "After all, she called me 'Big Brother' several times. If she's not doing well, I won't be at peace either."
"Okay, okay, I'll pay attention then."
Li Jiamin readily agreed, but in her heart she wasn't so willing to get in touch with Liu Yue. After finally getting their relationship down, what should she do if she found an excuse to get back at him?
In short, let's put this matter aside for now. It's not that difficult for college students to find a job.
Besides, if there's a good job in Liu Hui's place, she has several cousins...
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