"Enough! You talk so much all day long, have you been feeding yourself too much at home?" Old Mrs. Li scolded Lu Yunfeng, holding out her hand to him: "If that's the case, give me back the 10 yuan you just gave me!"
Lu Yunfeng and Chen Qin: ??
What's going on? You can't guess what's on a mother's mind.
Old Mrs. Li received the 10 yuan that Lu Yunfeng hadn't even had time to warm up yet. Her face remained taut, but in her heart, she felt apologetic to the second wife's family.
I'm sorry, second brother's family, we're short of money, so please bear with us for now.
Shen Qianqian saw the whole story clearly and pinched her thigh hard to suppress her laughter. Life at the Lu family was truly fascinating every day.
"Alright, let's eat!" Old Mrs. Li shouted loudly, and five minutes later, the whole family sat down at the dining table.
Just as Old Lady Li was angrily confronting Shen Qianqian at the door, Qi Ran was hiding inside the house, watching the show with great interest. Suddenly, Lu Yunzhi returned and turned the whole situation around.
However, Qi Ran grasped the key point: why did her mother change her attitude so drastically after Lu Yunzhi said he had invested all their money? There must be something fishy going on!
During dinner, Qi Ran tentatively asked Grandma Li, "Mom, we haven't had any meat at home in a long time. I just got out of the hospital and need to replenish my nutrition. Besides, everyone in the family is tired from working. Mom, do you think we should add some meat tomorrow?"
"Add what?" Old Mrs. Li rolled her eyes at Qi Qi. "You don't have any babies in your belly competing with you for nutrition anymore, so why would you need to supplement your nutrition? Besides, do you think we have that much money for you to squander?"
Qi Ran buried her head and shoveled a mouthful of coarse grains into her bowl, suppressing the emotions surging in her chest.
Old Mrs. Li was that kind of person, someone who valued the continuation of her bloodline above all else. When she had children, Old Mrs. Li wouldn't even say a harsh word to them; they had everything they wanted at home. But now…
After suppressing her emotions, Qi Ran still couldn't give up and subtly asked Old Lady Li, "Mom, what you're saying..."
"What are you talking about? My husband brings so much money home every month. Even if we don't eat meat every day, we can at least afford to eat meat once a week, right?"
"You're going to spend every penny you earn? If you're in charge of the household finances from now on, you'll definitely squander it all!"
Grandma Li pointed at Qi Ran angrily, put down her chopsticks, and turned to go inside.
Qi Ran was even more certain that something must have gone wrong with the family's money; most likely, it had been tricked into opening a shop by that damned Shen Qianqian.
She needed to find a way to ensure that most of the money Lu Yuncheng earned went into their pockets, instead of ending up in someone else's pocket and benefiting others.
Feeling uneasy, Old Lady Li quickly took out all the money in the house, locked the door, and only lifted the cloth when no one was around.
She looked at the meager amount of money inside and sighed countless times.
If she had known better, she shouldn't have given the money to Lu Yunzhi that day. If it were discovered that she had given most of her money to Lu Yunzhi, her whole family would probably fall apart.
She needs to find a way to make up for the money shortfall.
At night, when the rest of the family was fast asleep, the only two people in the Lu family who suffered from insomnia were still Old Lady Li and Qi Ran.
Grandma Li decided to go to Shen Qianqian's shop tomorrow to help with cleaning, hoping to open the shop as soon as possible to fill the gap in her home.
Let them scold us, it's better than the family falling apart.
Qi Ran was startled by the sudden system notification.
These days, no matter how she calls out to the system, she receives no response.
Just now, the system's familiar mechanical voice finally sounded again.
[The system has completed its calculations to determine the cost to the host for memory erasure.]
Qi Ran's heart was in her throat. What would the outcome be? Would it be something she couldn't bear?
[Even after luck partially offsets the cost, the host still has 15 years of lifespan deducted.] 15 years!
Qi Ran gasped in shock—that's a full fifteen years!
Wasn't it all just to extricate Lu Yuncheng from the incident of beating the sickly boy to death?
Is it really that unreasonable to demand 15 years of her life for the life of a mere sickly person?
That sickly child might not even live to be fifteen more!
Qi Ran roared inwardly, but the Qi Luck System, detecting this, offered a reassuring reply in a stiff, cold, mechanical voice:
[The host continues to earn luck points, which can be exchanged for corresponding items in the shop to extend lifespan.]
life. ]
After the system finished speaking, Qi Ran calmed down a bit. It wasn't a big deal if it could be made up for, but he would have to put in more effort to earn more luck points.
Instead of going to work in the fields with the rest of the Lu family, Old Lady Li came to the small shop with Shen Qianqian to help with the cleaning.
Qi Ran didn't stay idle at home either; she strolled out the door.
Since her memories were erased and then restored, the villagers' attitude towards her has changed. Although she still dislikes them, they still need to work on her luck!
She spent the whole day chatting with a bunch of gossipy aunties under the shade of a tree.
“My husband was incredibly brave when he faced the human traffickers. He rescued the factory manager’s child. Although he was injured, it was nothing compared to the safety of the child in his arms.”
"Later, he was hardworking and capable at the factory, and with his helpful and righteous spirit, he was quickly elected by his coworkers to become the deputy factory manager, where he could earn 200 yuan a month!"
The aunties listened intently, their eyes filled with envy. If only they had let their daughters marry him back then, they might have gotten a share of Lu Yuncheng's 200 yuan!
Hearing Qi Ran sigh, her aunt asked curiously, "Qi, does your husband bring home a little something every month?"
"You've got 200 yuan, what are you sighing about? Go home and enjoy your retirement!"
Qi Qi looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, her expression sorrowful: "Auntie, you don't know, we won't get a single penny of this money."
"Is that so?"
"Of course. You all know how lazy, greedy, and cunning my fifth sister-in-law is. My mother-in-law spoils her whole family, and they take all the money in the house." Qi Ran complained to her aunts, "It's one thing for the money to be taken, but do you know what my fifth sister-in-law does with it?"
"What?"
"She used it for speculation and profiteering!"
The aunties were all surprised, and their gazes toward Qi Ran changed from envy to pity.
Speculation and profiteering can easily implicate your family!
The disparity was immediately apparent. People's already low opinion of Shen Qianqian plummeted to negative levels, while they felt sympathy for Qi Ran's family.
Qi Ran was so happy to see her luck value soaring that she almost grinned from ear to ear. Luckily, she covered her mouth in time and lowered her head so that her aunts wouldn't notice.
In the evening, Qi Ran happily returned home, but this time, what blocked her at the door was...
she.
"I've heard that some people have a megaphone strapped to their mouths, broadcasting everything that happens in their homes to the outside world!"
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