Lin Guimei was left without a penny to her name, and having not worked much over the years, combined with Sun Family’s recent purchase of property at Flower Moon Mansion, she had no savings at all.
She had hoped to take over Beauty Chant and then buy a mansion with her daughter, hiring a maid to live comfortably, so she rented a short-term rental for a week to tide her over.
Unexpectedly, a series of uncontrollable events occurred afterward.
Even Shan Shan never expected things to turn out like this, and upon hearing the landlord’s words, she widened her eyes in disbelief, "What? The rent is due tomorrow?"
"Yes," the landlord auntie nodded her head, "This is originally a daily rental."
Shan Shan continued to inquire, "How much is it per day?"
"60 yuan a day," the landlord auntie glanced at Shan Shan before adding, "If you have the money, you can pay in advance."
yuan a day?
Relieved to hear the reasonable price, Shan Shan said, "Wait a minute, I’ll go get the money."
"Okay," the landlord auntie nodded her head.
Shan Shan went back into the room to get the money.
She intended to pay a month’s rent upfront, which was only 1800 yuan in total, but after searching through her entire suitcase, she couldn’t even find 100 yuan.
Scraping together just over 90 yuan was all she could manage.
It was then that Shan Shan realized she was no longer the little princess of the Sun Family.
The current her couldn’t even afford 180 yuan, let alone 1800.
With this thought, Shan Shan’s eyes reddened again. She took out 60 yuan, wiped away her tears, composed herself, and approached the door, "I can only pay one day’s rent for now. I’ll continue to rent this place, and I’ll give you the rest of the money in a few days."
The landlord auntie took the money, gave Shan Shan a look, and said, "Young lady, I’m here to rent out rooms, not to run a charity. You stay as long as you pay; if you don’t renew on time, don’t blame me for throwing your luggage out."
With that, the landlord auntie turned and walked away.
Shan Shan, watching the landlord auntie’s retreating figure, trembled with anger, clenching her fists tightly, "Look down on me all you want, snob."
The landlord auntie, who had excellent hearing, hadn’t walked far before she heard Shan Shan’s insult and immediately turned back, demanding, "What did you say? Say it again!"
Having never faced hardship, unfairness, or been wronged her entire life, Shan Shan couldn’t stand being treated like this and immediately retorted, "I said you look down on people, snob!"
People like her were doomed to live in slums forever.
Never to rise above their station!
The landlord auntie was in the business of renting out rooms, not taking insults. Moreover, all the other tenants had always been polite to her. Although she had a warm heart and a tough exterior, she was never unreasonable to tenants in real trouble, sometimes granting them a few extra days.
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But she had never before encountered someone as impoverished and ill-mannered as Shan Shan.
"Where are your adults? Get them out here right now!"
Shan Shan couldn’t be bothered to engage further with such a lowly person and closed the door firmly.
Bang!
Left outside, the landlord auntie fumed, eyebrows knitting together, "Such an undisciplined brat, I wonder how her parents raised her!"
If it weren’t for the fact that Shan Shan was still a young lady, the landlord auntie would not have let her off so easily today.
An undisciplined brat?
The door of the daily rental wasn’t soundproof, and every word the landlord auntie said outside reached Shan Shan’s ears inside.
Calling someone an undisciplined brat had once been her own insult toward Lin Wu; she never imagined that one day these same words would be used to describe her.
In the past, wherever she went, people would praise her as if she were a little princess.
But what about now?
Indeed, a phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken.
At that thought, Shan Shan broke down and wept bitterly once more.
She couldn’t understand how her life had come to this!
It took a good while for Shan Shan to calm herself down.
She is a phoenix!
Whether in distress or not, she is still a phoenix.
Her current difficulties cannot stop her progress, and she was determined that the Sun Family would forgive her.
Definitely!
The next day, Shan Shan continued her vigil outside the gates of Flower Moon Mansion.
This time, she wasn’t disappointed and directly encountered the Sun Family Parents leaving the house for exercise.
Upon seeing them, Shan Shan’s spirits rose, and she threw herself toward them, gripping Mother Sun’s legs and crying, "Grandma! Grandma, I’ve finally waited for you! Please persuade Grandpa to forgive me this once, don’t abandon me, okay?"
"Get lost! Didn’t you change your surname to Lin? Didn’t you look down on our family? Why come begging to us now? Get as far away from me as possible!" After saying that, Mother Sun kicked Shan Shan away.
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