Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Spending Money Day 20
If only Liu Hui and Li Jiamin showed up tonight, Liu Yue would probably just say hello to them, and then everyone would pretend not to see each other, turn around and disperse in the vast crowd.
But tonight there are not only the two of them, but also Liu Xingran.
When she saw the white tiger by the window, she let out an excited cry, then stuck to the glass and stood there, unable to move.
Liu Yue: ...
What else could she say? She could only invite them to sit down at the shared table. The table was large enough for four people.
Liu Yue originally planned to finish the meal quickly, but Liu Hui winked at Li Jiamin and asked her to take Liu Xingran to get some food.
Well, now she had to talk to Liu Hui alone, but what else was there to talk about between them?
Liu Hui pondered for a moment. "I'm sorry, Yueyue. I'm usually too busy, so I left the responsibility of paying your tuition and transferring your living expenses to your sister-in-law. I saw you avoiding us today, so I asked her and found out. I didn't expect her to... Sigh."
He sighed and continued, "It's not easy for you to work and earn money these years. As your eldest brother, I really feel sorry for you from the bottom of my heart. If Mom and Dad knew how hard you've worked these years, they would definitely blame me for not taking good care of you."
"They say you should marry a virtuous woman. Your sister-in-law treated you like this, and it really disappointed me. It's not convenient to do it in front of the children today. When Xingran isn't around, I'll have her apologize to you in private."
Liu Hui took out his phone and swiped across the screen as he said, "Brother, I'll transfer some money to you. I'll reimburse you for your trip. Remember to come home for the New Year so we can have a nice reunion dinner."
In fact, Liu Yue's brain was a little confused when Liu Hui started talking, but when he mentioned reimbursement, she immediately reacted.
"Brother, no need!" Liu Yue immediately stopped him, "I have my own money!"
This is really unnecessary. If Liu Hui gave her money in the name of reimbursement, the system might judge that she was taking cash back.
"Don't be polite with Big Brother." Liu Hui insisted on transferring the money. Liu Yue saw the chat box with her on his phone, as well as the transfer page he had just clicked on.
"Brother, there's really no need."
Liu Yue directly pressed the screen of his phone, "I won this... I won the lottery online! I didn't spend a penny on food, accommodation, and transportation."
——The system paid for everything, and she didn’t spend any of her own money, so it wasn’t considered a lie.
Liu Hui pried her hand away again: "As your eldest brother, can't I give you some pocket money? Yueyue, if we become estranged, how sad will our parents be if they see us become estranged?"
When mentioning her parents, Liu Yue's eyelashes trembled.
While she was distracted, Liu Hui had already transferred 10,000 yuan to her through the chat window. He told her to buy some food, toys, clothes, and daily necessities. Now that her parents were gone, he was the head of the family. When Liu Yue got married in the future, he would also prepare a dowry for her.
Liu Hui said a lot, but Liu Yue had a few words stuck in her throat.
She especially wanted to ask Liu Hui, if he was always worried about her and thinking about her, why didn't he even send her a message when she hadn't been back for two years?
If Liu Xingran hadn't accidentally revealed what the adults had said, would he have said such words to win her over today? Was he really deceived by the person next to him and had no idea about Li Jiamin's character?
The Liu family thought she knew nothing, but in fact Liu Yue knew what he was worried about.
She took out her mobile phone and clicked to refund the transfer.
Liu Hui frowned: "Yueyue, what do you mean? Don't you regard me as your elder brother anymore?"
“…I’m an adult.”
Liu Yue lowered her head and said, "My parents have passed away, so their adoption relationship with me will be automatically terminated, and now my household registration has also been moved out..."
Liu Yue really wanted to say that since she didn't fight for the inheritance at the beginning, she would not fight for it in the future.
She said, "Brother, I don't want pocket money or a dowry. Just transfer the university tuition to me. That's all I want."
"To be honest, I'm almost graduating from university, so I don't need this little money right now...but the meaning is different."
Liu Yue didn't need to explain the details, she believed that Liu Hui would understand.
Before her parents passed away, she had already finished the college entrance examination. Based on her previous mock exam scores, her parents were confident she would be accepted into Shenzhen University, and they chose English as her first choice.
Unfortunately, they didn't get to see Liu Yue's college entrance exam results, and the celebration banquet they had planned became a funeral banquet...
When this matter was mentioned, Liu Hui felt like he was slapped in the face by an invisible slap.
He smiled stiffly. "Alas, it's all my brother's fault for not taking good care of your sister-in-law... You're always talking about money. But you're about to enter society, so you should save some money. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to rent a house outside."
Liu Hui transferred 50,000 yuan to her. Together with the money he had transferred before and the money Li Jiamin gave her, it was more than enough to cover her tuition and accommodation fees.
As for living expenses, she is an adult when she goes to college, so it is her responsibility to earn it herself.
Liu Yue clicked the payment button and said to Liu Hui, "Thank you, brother. I have received the tuition. Now my parents can rest assured."
Even though it’s a few years late—but at this point, it doesn’t matter.
Liu Hui's expression kept changing. He took a deep breath and again suggested that Liu Yue go home for the New Year.
Liu Yue knew what he was thinking. Since the money had already been given, she could go back and show the deep brotherly love and let everyone see what a good brother he was. If she, an adopted daughter, fought with him for the inheritance, she would be heartless.
She was silent for a moment, and before Liu Hui spoke again, she quickly said, "Brother, I've actually found my biological parents."
Liu Yue is not good at lying, so she would have a psychological burden, but after saying this, she actually felt relieved.
Facing Liu Hui's surprised gaze, she raised her head and repeated, "I found my biological parents."
Liu Yue: "They are all good people and they treat me very well. Brother, I am living a very good life now."
"As for the New Year..."
She swallowed and simply lied to the end: "I just met them not long ago, and I will definitely spend this year with them."
It would be like this every year from now on, and she would never be reunited with her family again.
Liu Hui's expression kept changing, but unfortunately Liu Yue was not in the mood to watch.
He was stunned for a moment before asking who Liu Yue's biological parents were. Liu Yue, based on the "tool person" information provided by the system, reported two names, saying that one was in the United States and the other in Hong Kong.
"Congratulations, Yueyue." The smile on Liu Hui's face seemed even more sincere. "Although we are not related by blood, we are still siblings. We should visit each other more often in the future. It would be wonderful to have two families loving you."
Liu Yue tried hard to put on a smiling expression and nodded in agreement with him.
After Li Jiamin returned with her daughter, Liu Hui shared the news with her. Looking at Li Jiamin's expression, Liu Yue no longer wanted to judge whether she was truly happy for herself or just relieved that Li Jiamin had found her biological parents and no longer had reason to fight Liu Hui for the inheritance.
Why bother with so much? She won’t return the tuition money given to her anyway, because it is definitely something her parents are willing to give her.
It has to be said that this was the most harmonious and friendly dinner she and Liu Hui had ever had since their adoptive parents passed away.
Liu Yue breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that their family's itinerary for tomorrow was Happy Land.
It’s good to go to the amusement park. She is also going to the zoo tomorrow, so they probably won’t run into each other again.
During the meal, Liu Yue felt that Li Jiamin seemed to be staring at her bag often.
Her hippie bag was originally placed on the chair next to her, and after they came over to share the table, she put it on the table.
Liu Xingran also looked over and said, "Aunt, your bag is so beautiful."
"Yeah, I really like blue." Liu Yue picked it up and showed it to her.
The two were talking when Li Jiamin suddenly interrupted: "Yueyue, where did you buy this bag?"
"Chanel." Liu Yue replied.
Li Jiamin curled her lips: "I mean, where did you buy it from?"
"I bought it in the store. Chanel bags can't be bought online."
Liu Yue didn't quite understand what she meant. After thinking for a moment, she said, "At the MixC in Luohu, do you need the sales contact information? I can refer you."
Speaking of this, Li Jiamin couldn't help but be stunned.
She was surprised: "Is your bag real?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Xingran turned to look at Li Jiamin, and Liu Hui also gave her a cold look as a warning.
Li Jiamin smiled awkwardly and looked down at the food on the plate.
Liu Yue: ...
It turns out that she had been looking at it just now, suspecting that it was fake?
"It's true." Liu Yue touched her nose. "My biological parents... they're quite rich..."
She mumbled a few words, and the atmosphere at the table became very tense.
Liu Hui: "Speaking of which, Shenzhen is very close to Hong Kong. Why don't we find an opportunity to meet up with your biological mother? We can visit each other more often in the future."
How could Liu Yue's "biological mother" meet him? She could only say that her mother was very busy and had no time, and that she liked traveling, so she didn't know where in the world she was at the moment.
This lie was made up by her on the spur of the moment. In order to avoid being exposed, Liu Yue quickly changed the subject and asked about Liu Xingran's academic performance.
——Although talking about this is a bit of a letdown, she couldn’t think of anything else at the moment, so she apologized to Xingran.
Oh my God, she is so bad. She has become the most annoying adult I used to hate.
When talking about her children's learning situation, Li Jiamin has a lot to say.
She started by showing off implicitly, and Liu Yue cooperated with her. She thought that was the end of praising Xingran, but unexpectedly Li Jiamin changed the subject and mentioned "other people's children" again.
Liu Xingran's overall performance wasn't bad, but Li Jiamin couldn't stand comparing him to the best in every area. Using this comparison method, there's no such thing as a perfect child anywhere in the world.
Li Jiamin became more and more excited as she spoke, while Liu Xingran was in a bad mood and looked like he was about to cry. However, Liu Hui did not intervene in the topic as he was concentrating on looking at his phone.
As the initiator of the study topic, Liu Yue felt very guilty at the moment.
She quickly interrupted Li Jiamin and turned the conversation to the animals they had seen today.
Good news, they did talk about animals later;
Bad news, Li Jiamin asked Liu Xingran to write a diary of no less than 600 words to record today's trip.
Liu Yue: ...
She didn't dare to speak anymore. She decided to buy some toys for Liu Xingran later.
When they were almost done eating, Liu Hui said that he had to go back to Shenzhen for something, and Li Jiamin would take Liu Xingran to continue playing tomorrow.
Li Jiamin exploded instantly: "Didn't we agree to take Xingran out to play for the next two days? What's so urgent that you have to rush back so late at night?"
"You won't understand work matters even if I tell you."
"What don't I understand? You're the boss, not an employee. What could be more important than spending time with your children?"
"Can't you be understanding? The economic environment is not good now..."
"This isn't good, that isn't good. Anyway, in your heart, everything is more important than Xingran. Last time, I had to ask her out several times..."
They started arguing, and the topic was related to Liu Xingran, who was sitting next to them.
Liu Yue tried to persuade them a few times at first, and they were more restrained because of their daughter's presence. But later, some key words triggered the powder keg and the quarrel got out of control.
Liu Yue looked at Liu Xingran with some worry. The child was much calmer than she had imagined.
She took the initiative and said, "Auntie, let's go get some food."
It’s good to be away from the battlefield, Liu Yue said to the couple, and then took her hand to the food pick-up area.
The restaurant's main attraction is dining with animals, but the food is really average. Liu Yue looked around but didn't see anything she particularly wanted to eat.
Liu Xingran was young and quite interested in all kinds of fried food. She took some, her steps hesitant. Liu Yue knew she didn't want to go back yet, so she took her to the other side of the glass wall.
"You can see flamingos here." Liu Yue said, "Xingran, do you want to see flamingos?"
Liu Xingran nodded, she put the tray on the table and dangled her legs under it.
She seemed to be much happier than when she was there just now - this was what Liu Yue observed, but she didn't say anything.
After more than ten minutes, Liu Yue saw Liu Hui leave the restaurant. When she took Liu Xingran back to their original seat, there seemed to be traces of tears on Li Jiamin's face.
well……
Liu Yue didn't know why she sighed, but she felt depressed.
She lay down on the big bed in the hotel room, picked an item from her favorites at random, and completed her spending task for the day.
Ding, a cashback of 3,000 yuan has been credited to your account.
Liu Yue turned over - she could turn over several times on this big bed.
System: "Host, are you unhappy?"
Liu Yue snorted twice: "Why should I be happy?"
"Because of your sister-in-law who withheld your living expenses, her marriage wasn't that happy. She thought you were living a miserable life, but in fact you could afford luxury bags. She was worried that you would fight for the inheritance, but you found your biological parents, and they are richer than the Liu family."
Liu Yue sighed again.
She really didn't like Li Jiamin very much. When her adoptive parents were still alive, she didn't treat her very well.
At the beginning, her father said that Liu Hui was the sun and she was the moon, so he named his granddaughter Xingxing. Li Jiamin was sarcastic to her during that time.
Liu Yue could understand her dissatisfaction - as Xingran's mother, she seemed to be excluded - but the naming method was not proposed by her, so what was the point of getting angry at her? Did she think she was the easiest persimmon in the family?
So, at this moment she actually had every reason to gloat.
But Liu Yue couldn't be happy, she was still recalling what Liu Hui said.
"My eldest brother is a very smart person," she said.
The system couldn't understand her incoherent words. In fact, even Liu Yue herself was a little confused and vague.
She shook her head and put all these things behind her.
The purpose of going out to play is to have fun, and there is no need to think about things that you cannot understand.
Anyway... she had already found her "biological parents." From now on, the Liu family's affairs had nothing to do with her anymore.
Liu Yue got up from bed, took a shower, and watched some TV. After ten o'clock, she opened the system's sign-in page again.
Seeing that the amount of tomorrow's task was 100,000 yuan, Liu Yue nodded with satisfaction, thinking that it was worth her waiting.
She opened the Chimelong app and purchased the exclusive guided tour service to Animal World for tomorrow.
She discovered this when she entered the park this afternoon. She hadn't noticed it when she bought her ticket. It turns out there are VIP customers who can ride the sightseeing bus the entire way without having to walk, and they don't have to queue for any of the attractions.
Liu Yue likes this kind of thing of spending money to buy convenience the most.
The exclusive guided tour package for 1-3 people costs 9,900 yuan and lasts for 6 hours. Shortly after Liu Yue paid, she received a call from Chimelong asking about the number of visitors, the entrance time, and the areas she wanted to visit.
"Ten thirty, maybe? I still have to eat breakfast and stuff. I can't get up too early."
Liu Yue said she was the only other visitor who needed to dine inside the park. She came to the Animal World mainly to see tigers and lions, and of course, the giant pandas were not to be missed.
There was no need to arrange a cable car ride, as she had already taken one this afternoon.
Although the atmosphere was not very harmonious...she did not miss the scenery she should see.
The other party said he understood and asked her if she liked feeding the animals.
What, there is such a good thing!
Liu Yue immediately said she loved it and hoped more interactions like this would be arranged. If she ran out of time, she could pay extra. After all, since she was already there, she wanted to have a great time and be able to feed all the animals in the park.
Those who buy exclusive packages are usually couples with children or families with elderly people. Solo travelers like Liu Yue are rare. As soon as she opened her mouth, the staff sensed her financial strength.
"No problem Ms. Liu, we will definitely make arrangements for you."
Very good, Liu Yue fell asleep peacefully.
After waking up the next day, Liu Yue washed up in the bathroom. When she walked out of the bedroom, she saw breakfast on the living room table.
This was something she had just arranged with the hotel front desk. Although the suite came with a complimentary breakfast voucher, she was willing to pay extra for more convenient services, such as not having to leave the house and being able to sit by the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching the tigers while drinking hot cocoa.
Yesterday, the White Tiger was operating here, but today it was the classic orange Tiger that she was more familiar with. It seems that there are also shifts within the Tiger, and they will clock in at different locations.
Looking down from a high place, Liu Yue suddenly understood why tigers were called "big insects" in ancient times. It turned out that their ancestors named them from this perspective.
The way the tiger moves slowly below really looks like a wriggling insect.
Liu Yue changed her clothes and walked downstairs slowly.
The tour guide was waiting for her in the hotel lobby and greeted her warmly upon seeing her. Liu Yue checked out and left her luggage at the front desk. The guide also said that if she left immediately after the tour, she could ask the staff to bring her luggage over, so she wouldn't have to come back to pick it up.
This service is quite thoughtful. Liu Yue gladly accepted the invitation.
The tour guide took her into the park through the employee entrance. There was no need to queue here, but tickets still needed to be checked.
After entering the gate, a special sightseeing bus was waiting for her. After getting on the bus, the driver took her to the area where the tigers were.
The tour guide explained to her that the tigers she most wanted to see were more active in the morning, and since they had not eaten much at this time, they would be more active in interacting with tourists.
If you wait until the afternoon when they are full and don't want to move, they may not be bothered to eat even if you throw the meat in front of their mouths.
So, they didn't visit the place nearby, but wanted to take her on a detour. Liu Yue expressed her full understanding.
In order to have a better experience, she doesn't mind the time spent on the road. She can just renew it if it exceeds the time limit.
The sightseeing bus took her to Jinhu Mountain, where staff were already waiting.
Liu Yue saw at a glance the interactive ingredients prepared for her, a large plate full of raw meat.
There was chicken and beef in it, as well as some processed animal offal. It felt like it wasn't sold to tourists for interaction, but rather something directly poured out of the tiger's feed.
Compared to the usual price of 30 yuan for 4 pieces of meat, the exclusive guide really satisfied Liu Yue's needs. She could feed as much as she wanted until she was satisfied.
Oh my god, is this the power of money? It’s so cool!
Liu Yue put on gloves excitedly. Since these were all raw meat, she specially brought two layers.
The guide explained the tiger's habits to her, and the keeper helped her call the tigers to gather here. However, this call had limited effect. Only the closer ones lazily moved over, while the ones farther away did not move at all.
Well, it seems that coming here in the morning has limited effect...
But it didn't matter. Liu Yue didn't care. If they didn't move, she would move. She would just feed them somewhere else later.
The limited appeal of food to the tigers means that they are usually well fed and have no shortage of food. She has a better impression of such zoos.
Tigers are ferocious beasts, so you definitely can't feed them face to face. There was a ditch between Liu Yue and the tiger, so she could only throw the raw meat over.
Although Liu Yue doesn't usually lift weights, with the arm strength of an adult, this distance is definitely no problem.
She stepped back with her right foot and tried to throw the raw meat in a parabolic angle.
This time the throw was well-aimed, and the piece of meat landed between the two tigers. The one on the left wagged its tail, as if to show humility, while the one on the right strolled over, picked up the raw meat, and began to eat it right there.
Yay, feeding was successful!
When Liu Yue threw the second piece of meat, she tilted it slightly to the left. This piece was for the one on the left that hadn't gotten to eat it earlier.
The piece of meat fell next to the tiger, about half a meter away, but it just glanced at it and remained lying there motionless. At this time, another tiger came over and took the piece of meat away, but it did not react at all.
"Why?" Liu Yue asked the keeper next to her, "Is this tiger so lazy that it won't even move half a meter?"
Keeper: "It's not lazy, it's picky."
This tiger grew up in a zoo and has been loved by everyone since it was young. Liu Yue just threw chicken to it, but it loves beef and is very picky about the parts of the beef. It won't eat anything that doesn't taste good.
Liu Yue was amazed when she heard this. This tiger was living a very happy life.
She could have just turned around and left, but this tiger was just too good to be true. Liu Yue didn't know where it ranked in the animal kingdom in terms of appearance, but from a human perspective, its fur was sleek and smooth, with perfectly distributed patterns, and it deeply touched Liu Yue's heart, especially her rebellious nature.
The cat is just picky about food, what's wrong with it? Such a proud big cat, she must feed it today!
Liu Yue asked the keeper to pick out a piece of beef for her, and then she held it in her hand and shook it at the tiger.
I don't know if it's because the tiger has good eyesight, or because the aroma of beef drifted over, but the tiger, which was lazy and unwilling to move just now, now straightened its body and locked its eyes with Liu Yue.
Across the ravine, Liu Yue and the tiger stared at each other. Somehow, she could see the expression on the tiger's face that said, "Since you've begged me so sincerely, I'll begrudgingly play with you, a human."
If there is a fan-shaped pattern on the tiger's head, it probably means three parts coldness, three parts unruly, and four parts carelessness.
Liu Yue was silent. Are there domineering bosses in the animal world?
She made her preparations and gestured towards the tiger. Liu Yue could feel the tiger's eyes following the meat in her hand.
This parabola's accuracy is pretty good too—wait, it doesn't seem far enough—
Liu Yue thought that the piece of meat would roll down the slope into the ditch, but unexpectedly, the tiger, which was lazy just now, jumped up on the spot and grabbed the beef she threw.
I almost forgot, cats are very good at jumping!
The tourists watching nearby were cheering, and Liu Yue also felt that she was very lucky.
This wasn't her first time at the zoo, but it was her first time seeing a tiger leap up. Even from such a distance, she could still feel the oppressive presence of the king of beasts.
Seeing the tiger leap up and grab the meat directly boosted the sales of raw meat in the area. Many tourists bought boxes of raw meat, but unfortunately no one could replicate Liu Yue's action.
Even if they chose the same tiger and threw beef to it, the tiger would not jump again.
The guide even joked with her: "It seems the tiger also knows who is today's VIP."
This certainly sounded impressive, but Liu Yue thought Tiger probably felt he had already completed his KPI for the day and was going to slack off from now on...
Don't ask how she knows this; she can't communicate with tigers. If you must ask, it's probably the tacit understanding between salted fish, deep in their souls.
The driver of the sightseeing bus also worked as a photographer. He enthusiastically showed off his treasure to Liu Yue, saying that he had just taken a side shot of her and the tiger jumping together.
Liu Yue was delighted. Such good service! This money was definitely worth it!
She checked the camera with excitement, and when she saw the photo, the smile on Liu Yue's lips froze.
The staff here are very professional and take great photos of the tigers. The tiger's muscle lines are perfectly displayed in the moment captured by the shutter, and the static freeze does not affect the sense of power overflowing the screen.
But—is this blackened and silly profile actually her? Even among tourist photos full of stereotypes, this one is considered particularly disastrous.
Liu Yue silently covered the screen. She was reluctant to delete the tiger in the photo, but she also couldn't bear to look at it again.
Forget it, I'll add a sticker effect later, and this picture can still be salvaged and posted on WeChat Moments.
Because her emotions were not written on her face, the photographer thought she was very satisfied. He said he would take all the photos for the rest of the trip and reminded Liu Yue to remember to look at the camera.
Liu Yue: ...
This guy is fine with taking pictures of animals, but he's fine with taking pictures of people. She doesn't want to endure this kind of blow again.
She was careless, she hadn't thought about this before.
——By the way, if I were to look for someone now, would there still be a chance to find a photographer with the same aesthetic taste?
Remuneration is not a problem, she has plenty of money.
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