You spent all the money, and no one can cheat you out of it

"Xiao San,"

"You're out."

"Why did it take you so long to pay the medical fee?"

When Ye Ying saw Tang San come out, he hurriedly greeted her.

"I saw it just now—it was only three hundred Copper Soul Coins."

"Don't tell me you couldn't afford it?"

"If you can't, I'll pay for you."

"There's no need to go back to the restaurant and make them compensate us. Mainly because I'm too lazy to go."

As he spoke, Ye Ying slapped three Gold Soul Coins into Tang San's hand.

"Take them. After all, you only got food poisoning because I insisted on treating you to a meal."

Tang San stared blankly at the three Gold Soul Coins.

She wanted to cry a little, but she couldn't.

Three hundred Gold Soul Coins!

She had saved money for so many years, yet she only had a little over four hundred Gold Soul Coins in total.

She had received subsidies for four years, which came to four hundred and eighty Gold Soul Coins altogether.

Spending one Gold Soul Coin a month was already a lot, and she still needed to make herself some hidden weapons and prepare some poison, which took up another portion of it.

That didn't even include the Soul Tool Storage Bracelet on her wrist.

Soul Tools weren't cheap.

She only got one because Yu Xiaogang had traded his Storage Soul Tool for two smaller ones.

Now, she only had a little over a hundred left.

She had no idea how much tuition Shrek Academy would charge.

Tang San truly regretted it.

Why did she have to run her mouth like that?

She had wanted to spend less money, yet ended up spending nearly a hundred times more.

"Alright, alright."

"It's nothing."

Xiao Wu patted Tang San's shoulder and offered a few words of comfort.

"Isn't it just a trip to the hospital?"

"It's no big deal."

"It only cost three Gold Soul Coins."

"As long as you're fine, that's what matters."

Xiao Wu didn't know Tang San's actual circumstances, so her comfort was completely useless.

What was a trip to the hospital?

The problem was that I was fine, but my money was gone!

Not only did Ye Ying fail to comfort her properly, he even rubbed salt in the wound.

The only other one who knew the real situation was the Blue Silver Weasel.

She didn't know what to say either.

"Sigh."

"My condolences."

"Once you've taken enough hits, you'll feel better."

Tang San lowered her head and looked at the Blue Silver Weasel.

"You mean things will get better for me later on?"

"I'll take that as a good omen."

The Blue Silver Weasel rolled her eyes.

"After you've suffered enough setbacks, you'll get used to it. Then you'll realize it's not such a big deal."

Tang San:...

"I..."

Tang San grabbed the Blue Silver Weasel and expertly punched it.

"Ki-mo-ji!"

In an instant, she felt much better!

Blue Silver Weasel:???

"Let's find somewhere to stay first,"

Ye Ying casually said as he began looking around.

"Somewhere nicer."

The three of them casually looked around the street.

"That hotel over there looks pretty good. It seems very plain, so it probably isn't expensive."

Tang San pointed at it as she spoke.

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at her.

"It's not often that we get to come out. We're already eating well, so how can we not stay somewhere nice?"

"And we won't be staying long anyway."

"We finally saved up this much money. If we don't spend it now, then when will we?"

"Isn't money meant to be spent?"

Ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through Tang San's heart.

She kept screaming inwardly, I'm out of money, I'm out of money, I'm out of money!

Spend money?

She really couldn't afford it anymore.

Just as Tang San was about to persuade them that lunch had been good enough and they should spend less on lodging, Ye Ying's voice rang out.

"Xiao Wu has a point. When it's time to spend, you have to spend."

"Little San, I know you're a very frugal person."

"You spend less than two Gold Soul Coins a month."

"But once in a while, you have to indulge yourself."

"If you stay frugal now, you might not necessarily get to enjoy life later. For example, your money might get scammed away."

"But if you start spending lavishly and enjoying life now, then you'll definitely get to enjoy it, and no one can scam your money away, because you won't have any money left."

Although Tang San spending less than two Gold Soul Coins a month was already extremely extravagant, it still wasn't even close to Ye Ying's spare change.

To Ye Ying, this could no longer be called frugality.

She was a model of thrift.

Yu Xiaogang, on the other hand, was even more outrageous.

For example, whenever Yu Xiaogang saw Ye Ying give Xiao Wu Papaya Milk Tea, he would buy Tang San papaya milk from time to time.

But everything he bought was close to expiring.

They had to drink it quickly, or it would expire in a moment.

But unfortunately, it was completely useless.

After drinking it for six years, Tang San still couldn't tell front from back even lying flat, while the two fat rabbits Xiao Wu raised only got fatter and fatter.

Who said papaya milk could make breasts bigger?

The thing that could make breasts bigger was Ye Ying's own Papaya Milk Tea.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang only mooched meals from the cafeteria. Tang San used to freeload alone, but now the two of them freeloaded together.

Yu Xiaogang's excuse was, "Anyway, the cafeteria can't sell it all. It would be wasted if they didn't eat it."

But Yu Xiaogang only took Tang San to the second floor to order special dishes separately.

Ye Ying and Xiao Wu kept talking Tang San into it.

The thought of being swindled out of three hundred Gold Soul Coins earlier made her furious.

If she had spent the money beforehand, she definitely would not have been cheated.

On top of that, she cared greatly about saving face.

How could she possibly say no at a time like this?

Tang San nodded heavily.

"Alright, I'll listen to you two."

"Let's find a nice place to stay."

"Since Ye Ying treated us to lunch, I'll treat you to lodging tonight!"

Ye Ying's eyes immediately lit up.

She really knew what she was doing.

She was determined to spend all the money he had given her.

"Alright!"

"You're absolutely right!"

Before long, Xiao Wu spotted a very distinctive hotel.

The hotel was three stories tall. Though it was not particularly large, its exterior was entirely decorated in rose red.

The entire building was shaped like a giant rose, making it instantly eye-catching.

"Rose Hotel."

"Brother Ying, let's stay here."

Xiao Wu pointed at the Rose Hotel ahead.

Ye Ying glanced at Tang San.

"Little San, do you have enough money?"

"If not, you don't need to treat us. It looks pretty expensive."

Tang San said indifferently, "How much could a hotel room cost?"

"It's fine. Stay wherever you want."

Ye Ying gave Tang San a thumbs-up!

"Little San, you've made me see you in a new light today!"

Tang San immediately smiled smugly.

As they entered the Rose Hotel, the first thing they noticed was the rich scent of roses.

The refreshing fragrance carried a hint of ambiguity, putting both body and mind at ease.

The hotel's interior used only three colors: white, silver, and rose red.

It was warm and unique, and the elegant setting easily left a favorable impression.

Tang San walked up to the counter.

"Please get us three rooms."

The attendant behind the counter hurriedly stood up.

He looked at Tang San, then at Xiao Wu, and finally at Ye Ying.

His gaze was filled with envy.