An auspicious birth chart, a blessed life
Chi Qing drove to the nearest China Construction Bank branch. Until then, she had only had one debit card, which she had always used for her salary, and her lottery winnings had been deposited into that account too.
Signing the termination agreement that day had suddenly made Chi Qing realize that her investments would bring in various other kinds of income in the future. If she mixed everything in one account, it would be hard to keep track of how much of her lottery winnings remained. So she decided to have two cards: she would keep the lottery winnings separately in her existing account and put all her other income into the other account from now on. That would make everything clear at a glance.
Chi Qing couldn't help giving herself a thumbs-up for her cleverness.
After getting the debit card, Chi Qing also activated online and mobile banking so she could handle things directly online in the future.
Leaving the bank with nothing weighing on her, Chi Qing was wondering what to do that day. After all, she still had 2.46 million to spend that day.
Then her phone rang. It was Wang Xiaoyan.
Ever since signing the agreement and receiving the money, Wang Xiaoyan had been as pumped up as if she'd been injected with chicken blood. She had set working hours for herself, clocked in and out with Chi Qing on WeChat on time every day, and reported her progress daily.
Although her approach was a little bothersome, it also put Chi Qing at ease. After all, they were partners. Though Chi Qing was easygoing and had no specific requirements, Wang Xiaoyan knew what she ought to do. Her meticulousness complemented Chi Qing perfectly.
Over the phone, Wang Xiaoyan told Chi Qing about her ideas and the location she had in mind for the shop, then brought up Chi Qing's parents.
As it turned out, after getting her emotions under control, Wang Xiaoyan had gone back to the village yesterday after all and told her parents about the divorce, as well as her partnership with Chi Qing. Once she got busy, she might still need to bring her parents over to help look after her daughter, Miaomiao.
When Wang Xiaoyan's parents first heard about the divorce, they nearly fainted. Then, hearing that Chi Qing had invested a considerable sum to help their daughter open a shop, they felt a little better. After trying unsuccessfully to persuade their daughter to reconcile, the elderly couple stopped dwelling on it.
They began praising Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang's daughter, Chi Qing, saying that people had been delivering things to Yue Meifen's house every day over the past two days: a refrigerator, a washing machine, a television, air conditioners... all sorts of things. The villagers were green with envy.
Then they started lecturing Wang Xiaoyan, telling her she had to work hard and mustn't pocket someone else's money. They also told her to raise Doudou and Miaomiao properly and make sure they studied hard. Just look at Chi Qing-wasn't doing well in school precisely why she could earn so much money?
Hearing this, Chi Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Doing well in school had indeed helped her improve her family's circumstances to some extent, but her current situation really wasn't down to academic success alone.
In Cloud City, where Chi Qing lived, the family planning policy had been enforced very thoroughly back then, so practically everyone in the village was an only child. Chi Qing and Wang Xiaoyan were no exceptions.
As a result, most parents in Cloud City didn't favor boys over girls. After all, they only had one child. Both Chi Qing and Wang Xiaoyan therefore had fairly good relationships with their parents, who devoted themselves wholeheartedly to them.
After hanging up, Chi Qing thought of how her mother had called when the third appliance arrived, sounding both excited and reluctant to spend the money. "Honestly, what did you buy all these things for? You get a bit of money and start showing off. Be more careful with your spending! You're practically the village role model now." As she went on chiding her, a hint of pride crept into her voice.
Hmph, didn't I say my daughter was blessed? She was born with an auspicious birth chart too! Yue Meifen thought. Yes, Yue Meifen firmly believed that all three members of their family had auspicious birth charts and were blessed people.