Oh, So Yue Meifen Loved Bangles More After All
Seeing that her parents knew she had five million (of course, she did not have it yet, but would soon), yet not only did not think the twenty thousand she had given them was too little but were worried about her instead, Chi Qing felt even more touched.
Sigh, there's no helping it. The system has a rule: transfers that are purely gifts can't exceed 10% each time. I only have two hundred thousand now, so twenty thousand is the most I can transfer to Mom and Dad. I'll transfer the rest bit by bit later, Chi Qing thought.
"Mom, Dad, don't worry. I'll pay off the mortgage first. I won't spend recklessly," Chi Qing said. "I'm only giving you twenty thousand this time because I have other plans for the rest. I'll keep giving you money from time to time, so spend all you like. I'll be checking your spending progress."
"Oh, you." Her mother nagged her a little more, worried that Chi Qing would throw money around, and her father could not resist offering a few reminders too. In the past, Chi Qing would definitely have grown impatient. Now, perhaps because having the Lottery System put her mind at ease, she actually enjoyed this nagging very much and listened patiently.
By the time the elderly couple had moved on to planning Chi Qing's retirement funds, she could not help interrupting. "All right, Mom, Dad, stop overthinking it. Come try these things I bought first."
"That's right! I finally have a gold bangle. My daughter really does me proud." Reminded, Yue Meifen immediately recalled the gold bangle she had held earlier and its satisfying weight.
She rolled her eyes at Chi Yongliang, who smiled with his usual good-natured air. "I haven't done you proud, but I have a daughter who does, and she bought it for you on my behalf."
Yue Meifen burst out laughing. "You're shameless." Next, Chi Qing witnessed the fervor a woman of any age could have for jewelry and clothes.
Already sixty, Yue Meifen mixed and matched the various bangles, bracelets, necklaces, and pearls Chi Qing had bought with all the different clothes, trying every combination. After working through the new clothes, she even began rummaging through her old ones.
Despite it being the dead of winter, Yue Meifen managed to work up a sweat and still had not had enough.
"Mom, didn't you say you didn't like bangles and preferred bracelets?" Seeing her mother already putting together a fourth outfit to go with the gold bangle, Chi Qing could not help asking.
"Wasn't that because bangles were expensive?" Yue Meifen rolled her eyes at her and spoke her true feelings.
Chi Yongliang, who normally seemed uninterested in clothes, also could not resist trying on all the clothes and shoes Chi Qing had bought him. Now he was lovingly stroking the rather gangster-looking men's gold necklace around his neck, and for the first time, he was wearing a gold ring too.
The ring was fine, a plain band of understated luxury, but that necklace, paired with the head Chi Yongliang had shaved himself at home to save money-"Hahahaha! Dad, you look like a gangster!" Chi Qing could not help laughing aloud.
Yue Meifen had finally had her fill of mixing and matching too. She looked at Chi Yongliang and burst into laughter. The laughter of the family of three carried far, as though laughing away everything that had gone wrong.
That evening, since there were the dishes Chi Qing had brought back, and Yue Meifen was indeed still too excited to be in the mood to cook, Chi Qing simply heated up the food, and the three of them enjoyed a happy meal.
After dinner, Yue Meifen looked as though she wanted to say something but hesitated. Chi Qing knew what she wanted to ask, so she spoke first. "Mom, you don't need to worry about me. I've already moved on. It's completely over between him and me."
Hearing this, the elderly couple felt somewhat down. Chi Qing had finally returned from out of town when she was already twenty-six. She had found a boyfriend, and unexpectedly, their relationship had lasted nearly five years, only for them to break up this year.
"Mom, Dad, as the old saying goes, unlucky in love, lucky at the gambling table. Maybe I should even thank Zhao Feng," Chi Qing joked when she saw her parents looking a little down. "Besides, I have a car, a home, and money now. I just want to enjoy my life."