Recaps

Chi Qing confronted Manager Wang and Cao Jun over the company’s attempt to force her resignation after she defended herself in a workplace dispute. She demanded a public apology and statutory N+1 compensation, and the negotiations remained unresolved as she rejected Cao Jun’s threat about future background checks.

• Manager Wang accused Chi Qing of damaging the company and told her to resign after an investigation.
• Chi Qing argued that the company had penalized her without evidence and said her actions had been proper.
• Chi Qing demanded a public apology and five months’ salary in N+1 compensation, or she would take the company to court.
• Manager Wang offered the compensation and waived the performance-pay deduction but refused to apologize.
• Cao Jun warned Chi Qing that she would need the company’s support during future background checks, and Chi Qing pointed out that he had helped drag her into the dispute.

After standing her ground against an unfair disciplinary decision, Chi Qing had her name cleared and began arranging her resignation. The next morning, she used her savings to complete the purchase of a car, while the system showed her rating was still 1.

• Manager Wang insisted that the administration department withdraw the disciplinary decision and issue a roundabout apology in the company group chat.
• Chi Qing told Liu Ping and Li Yan she would take a day off before returning to complete her handover and sign her separation agreement.
• Liu Ping treated Chi Qing and Li Yan to a farewell hot pot dinner, where they discussed the struggling real estate industry and their uncertain futures.
• Chi Qing checked her balance the next morning and saw that the system had left her rating at 1, giving her a total of 1.76 million.
• Chi Qing went to the dealership, transferred the remaining 1.17 million to the previous owner, Brother Zhang, and joined him to meet salesperson Sister Xin for the vehicle handover.

Chi Qing collected her Porsche Cayenne and enjoyed driving it before deciding to spend money on a complete makeover. She arrived at an expensive hair salon, where Manager Yang greeted her despite not recognizing her.

• Chi Qing accepted flowers and posed for photos at the dealership while picking up her new Porsche Cayenne.
• Chi Qing drove the Cayenne around and enjoyed its sound system, while other drivers kept their distance from the unplated luxury car.
• Chi Qing decided to spend her remaining money on a makeover before quitting her job the next day.
• Chi Qing drove to a hair salon she had visited years earlier and struggled to park her new SUV.
• Chi Qing asked for Manager Yang, who warmly greeted her while pretending to remember her.

Chi Qing visited a salon for a perm and hair color, then went shopping and indulged in expensive clothes without hesitation. She left MaxMara with two coats and a new confidence in her spending.

• Chi Qing asked Teacher Yang for a Hong Kong-style collarbone-length perm and dark chestnut color, then paid 20,000 yuan for a diamond VIP membership.
• Chi Qing spent four hours at the salon, enjoyed its premium service and free lunch, and emerged with an elegant new hairstyle.
• Chi Qing blamed her ex-boyfriend Zhao Feng for discouraging her from wearing makeup and dressing well.
• Chi Qing drove to an upscale mall and bought two MaxMara 101801 coats, one camel and one dark iron gray, for 30,000 yuan each.

Chi Qing spent the day shopping, buying clothes, bags, and accessories before using nearly all her remaining money to order a luxury watch. After enjoying an expensive meal at home, she photographed her purchases.

• Chi Qing spent 110,000 on MaxMara clothes, then browsed shops and bought two Chanel bags and more clothing and accessories.
• Chi Qing drove home in her Cayenne, registered Little White's license plate, and brought her purchases up to her apartment in two trips.
• Chi Qing checked her balance and saw she had a little over 160,000 left.
• Chi Qing ordered a watch costing a little over 160,000, leaving only a few hundred, then ordered an upscale Cantonese meal.
• Chi Qing ate, showered, arranged her purchases across the living room, and took photos.

After showing off her luxury purchases online, Chi Qing learned that the system penalized wasteful spending and warned that three such incidents would end her access to it. She resolved to plan her purchases carefully as she prepared to handle her resignation.

• Chi Qing posted anonymous photos of her Cayenne steering wheel and luxury goods on Little Green Book, attracting both admiring and critical comments.
• The system awarded Chi Qing 2,460,000 yuan for the day, based on a spending score of 0.7.
• The system explained that unplanned purchases or spending solely to meet the requirement counted as waste, and warned Chi Qing that three instances would mean forfeiting the system.
• Chi Qing decided to plan her spending and save the remaining chances as she headed to the office to handle her resignation.

Chi Qing dressed confidently and drove her new Porsche to finalize her resignation, refusing to act ashamed about leaving her job. She signed her departure agreement without conflict, then left the office with her former colleagues seeing her spirit restored.

• Chi Qing dressed elegantly, admired her appearance, and drove her new Porsche to work to complete her resignation.
• Security guard Liu Qing mistook Chi Qing for a customer before recognizing her and praising her new car, while her colleagues watched from a distance.
• Chi Qing greeted Liu Ping and Li Yan, who were delighted to see her looking confident and reminded her of her former spirited self.
• After finishing her remaining work, Chi Qing went to the administration department and signed her departure agreement.
• Manager Wang avoided making cutting remarks after hearing about Chi Qing's expensive car, and Chi Qing exchanged polite pleasantries with the department.

Chi Qing finished handing over her work and resigned from the company, where her colleagues assumed she had always been wealthy. Cao Jun offered her a ride to provoke her, but Chi Qing revealed her Porsche Cayenne and drove away, leaving him stunned and wondering if he had burned his bridges with her.

• Chi Qing completed her handover, returned company property, and finalized her resignation before noon.
• Liu Ping and Li Yan helped Chi Qing carry her belongings downstairs as the sales staff congratulated her on her supposed wealth.
• Cao Jun came downstairs and spoke with Chi Qing, Liu Ping, and Li Yan as they headed outside.
• Cao Jun offered Chi Qing a ride from his Mercedes-Benz, but she said she had driven and opened the trunk of the Porsche Cayenne parked beside him.
• Li Yan admired Chi Qing's car, and Chi Qing promised to take him and Liu Ping for a spin before driving away.
• Liu Ping and Li Yan returned to work wondering when Chi Qing had become rich, while Cao Jun stayed behind wondering whether he had alienated her.

Chi Qing separated her lottery winnings from her other income and discussed Wang Xiaoyan’s shop plans and family with her. She ended the chapter reflecting on her parents’ pride as the villagers admired the new appliances arriving at their home.

• Chi Qing opened a second bank account and activated online and mobile banking to keep her other income separate from her lottery winnings.
• Wang Xiaoyan called Chi Qing to discuss her shop ideas and a possible location.
• Wang Xiaoyan told Chi Qing that she had informed her parents about her divorce and business partnership, and that she might need their help caring for Miaomiao.
• Wang Xiaoyan’s parents accepted the divorce after failing to persuade her to reconcile and urged her to work hard and raise Doudou and Miaomiao well.
• Chi Qing recalled her mother’s excited but frugal response to the new appliances, while Yue Meifen privately thought their family was blessed with auspicious birth charts.

Chi Qing decided to buy a villa so her parents could live comfortably with her in the city. After touring Imperial Bay Villa, she chose a renovated townhouse with features that suited her family, including an elderly-friendly bedroom, a garden, and an elevator.

• After worrying that the system might judge her spending wasteful, Chi Qing decided that buying a house for her parents would be worthwhile.
• Chi Qing drove to the real estate agency in her residential complex and toured several Imperial Bay Villa townhouses with an enthusiastic young agent.
• Chi Qing chose a renovated 260-square-meter, three-floor townhouse with a double-height living room, a south-facing bedroom opening onto the garden, and an enclosed terrace with retractable glass.
• The agent explained that the owner had never lived in the house and was selling it to raise cash for his business.
• Chi Qing liked the townhouse's nearly 100-square-meter landscaped yard, vegetable plots, and indoor elevator for her parents, Chi Zhiyong and Yue Meifen.

Chi Qing bought Zhang Tong’s renovated villa at Imperial Villa Bay for the listed price, paying the first 2.46 million through escrow. After signing the agreement, she and Zhang Tong exchanged contact details, leaving Chi Qing set to pay the balance and move in.

• Xiao Zhou told Chi Qing the villa cost 4.5 million, and she agreed to buy it without haggling.
• Chi Qing said she would pay in full, transferring a partial payment that day and the rest the next day.
• Xiao Zhou called Zhang Tong, who rushed to the agency after learning Chi Qing would pay the listed price.
• Chi Qing and Zhang Tong signed the sale agreement, and she transferred 2.46 million to the escrow platform.
• Chi Qing and Zhang Tong agreed to call each other Qingqing and Brother Zhang, then added each other on WeChat.

After settling the house payment, Chi Qing drove back to her village to pick up her parents and take them to the city. Her expensive Porsche drew the villagers’ attention, and her cousin Yue Changqing hurried home after learning it belonged to her.

• Chi Qing transferred the remaining 2.04 million to the agency and arranged to pick up her parents from the village entrance.
• Chi Qing arrived early in her Porsche and found her parents waiting among a crowd of village elders.
• Chi Qing greeted the elders while Yue Meifen introduced them, then left with her parents for the city.
• Yue Changqing arrived after Chi Qing had driven away and learned from Third Uncle that the Porsche belonged to his cousin.
• The villagers discussed Chi Qing’s wealth and began spreading gossip about her.

Chi Qing took Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang to see a villa after buying an expensive car, and claimed she had won twenty million in the lottery to explain her spending. The chapter left her parents realizing the lavish home might be connected to the reason she had brought them along.

• Yue Meifen questioned Chi Qing about the car and worried she was spending all her lottery winnings.
• Chi Qing told her parents she had won twenty million from four lottery tickets and said she had bought the car secondhand at a bargain.
• Yue Meifen believed Chi Qing and urged her to save the money, then chatted excitedly about the winnings during the drive.
• Chi Qing drove Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang to a villa and took them inside by private elevator.
• Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang looked around the villa and began to suspect why Chi Qing had brought them there.

Chi Qing showed her parents their new home and reassured them that she could afford her spending. Her parents accepted her explanation and began settling in, while Chi Qing transferred more money to her father and reflected on the system’s spending restrictions.

• Chi Qing showed Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang their new home, leaving them stunned by its size and features.
• Chi Yongliang asked how much the house cost, and Chi Qing claimed she had plenty of money left after buying the house and car, investing, and saving.
• Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang realized their worries about Chi Qing’s spending had been troubling her, so they agreed to let her manage her money and enjoy their retirement.
• Yue Meifen explored the house and Chi Yongliang wandered around with his cane, making Chi Qing feel her spending had been worthwhile.
• Chi Qing transferred another three hundred thousand to Chi Yongliang, and Yue Meifen questioned why they needed more money.
• Chi Qing told her parents to spend or save the money, then reflected that the system’s limits on waste made spending carefully necessary.

Chi Qing discovered that Zhang Tong’s sister was selling the house next door and bought it so she and her parents could enjoy a large, connected home. The chapter ended with the family celebrating in their new house, though it still needed cleaning before they could move in.

• After viewing Zhang Tong’s house, Chi Qing and her parents met Zhang Tong, Xiao Zhou, and Sister Zhang outside.
• Zhang Tong explained that Sister Zhang was selling the neighboring house, and Chi Qing realized buying it would give her family a spacious home with connected gardens.
• Chi Qing viewed Sister Zhang’s house, agreed to her asking price of 4.5 million, and asked that the price be kept from her parents.
• Sister Zhang asked Xiao Zhou to handle the paperwork, and Chi Qing decided to put the house in her parents’ names.
• Chi Qing paid the remaining 2.58 million for the day and received the keys to the neighboring house.
• Chi Qing and her parents ordered takeout and ate in the new house, admiring both homes as they imagined settling in.

Chi Qing and her parents discussed moving into the villa, and she arranged for both properties to be deep-cleaned. The next morning, after checking her finances and supervising the cleaners’ arrival at the villa, Chi Qing received a call from Wang Xiaoyan.

• Chi Qing told Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang she had quit her job, and they discussed moving into the villa.
• Yue Meifen worried about leaving their new appliances behind, but Chi Qing persuaded her that they could keep both homes and visit the village apartment.
• Chi Qing decided they would move only necessities and booked cleaners to deep-clean both properties.
• The next morning, Chi Qing checked her balance, bought breakfast, and took her parents to the villa to supervise the cleaning team.
• Chi Qing wondered how to spend the day, then received a phone call from Wang Xiaoyan.

Wang Xiaoyan met Chi Qing at a café to show her a proposal for a bakery, but a waitress objected to their outside milk and pressed Chi Qing to order another drink. The owner came over as Chi Qing refused to let Xiaoyan pay under pressure.

• Wang Xiaoyan called Chi Qing to review the bakery proposal and budget she had prepared.
• Chi Qing met Wang Xiaoyan and Miaomiao at a café after driving Little White there.
• Wang Xiaoyan showed Chi Qing her proposal on an old laptop and explained that she had ordered Chi Qing a cappuccino.
• A waitress told Wang Xiaoyan that outside food and drinks were not allowed and insisted Chi Qing should order coffee.
• Chi Qing stopped Wang Xiaoyan from ordering another drink and said she could not drink anything the café served.
• The café owner came over after hearing the argument.

Chi Qing challenged the coffee shop manager and waitress after they objected to her bringing in outside drinks and sharing one coffee. She left with Wang Xiaoyan and Miaomiao, then asked Wang Xiaoyan what she thought of the shop’s location.

• Chi Qing questioned the manager about the shop’s supposed drink-ordering rule and challenged her to cite any regulation or customer agreement requiring a purchase.
• The waitress insulted Chi Qing, and Wang Xiaoyan defended her before Chi Qing calmed her down for Miaomiao’s sake.
• The manager sided with the waitress and offered an arrogant apology, which Chi Qing rejected before deciding to leave.
• Wang Xiaoyan apologized outside the shop, and Chi Qing asked what she thought of its location.

Chi Qing decided to buy the 77 Coffee Shop unit after learning its operator had no formal lease, then chose to purchase all five storefronts in the row. She arranged to pay for four in full and the remaining 580,000 yuan the next day.

• Chi Qing brought Wang Xiaoyan and Miaomiao to the commercial center to discuss opening a bakery and look at storefronts.
• Chi Qing met Zhang Jingyuan in the sales office and asked about buying the 77 Coffee Shop unit.
• Zhang Jingyuan explained that the coffee shop had no formal lease and was using the space for free, so Chi Qing said she wanted to buy it.
• Chi Qing asked Zhang Jingyuan to calculate the price for all five storefronts, totaling 10.42 million yuan.
• Chi Qing offered to pay in full for four units and make a partial payment on the fifth, promising to pay the remaining 580,000 yuan the next day.

Chi Qing bought the coffee shop’s storefront and neighboring shops, then returned to confront the proprietress about occupying her property. The proprietress apologized and asked to keep renting the shop from Chi Qing.

• Zhang Jingyuan secured Chi Qing an additional discount of 50,000 yuan in shopping cards, and Chi Qing completed the purchases.
• Wang Xiaoyan realized that Chi Qing had bought the coffee shop and four neighboring storefronts after their argument.
• Chi Qing, Wang Xiaoyan, and Miaomiao returned to the 77 Coffee Shop, where Chi Qing showed the proprietress the ownership contracts.
• The proprietress checked the contracts and called her brother, while Chi Qing calmly waited with Wang Xiaoyan and Miaomiao.
• The proprietress and Lili brought coffee and desserts, apologized to Chi Qing, and the proprietress asked to rent the storefront at market rate.

Chi Qing insisted that the proprietress vacate 77 Coffee Shop, while Wang Xiaoyan recorded the proprietress threatening to use her brother Jiang Tao against them. After Jiang Tao complained to the marketing department, Chi Qing offered to buy the remaining shops to settle the dispute, leaving Zhang Jingyuan eager to accept.

• Chi Qing gave the proprietress three days to leave 77 Coffee Shop and restore it under the contract.
• Wang Xiaoyan recorded the proprietress threatening them and naming her brother Jiang Tao, the mall’s head of engineering.
• The proprietress left after learning Wang Xiaoyan had saved the recording online.
• Zhang Jingyuan told Chi Qing that Jiang Tao had complained to the head of marketing about the shop’s sale.
• Chi Qing refused to keep renting the shop to the proprietress and offered to buy more of the company’s remaining shops.
• Zhang Jingyuan eagerly agreed to present Chi Qing’s offer to the head of marketing.

After learning that Chi Qing had bought the entire row of shops, the proprietress apologized and agreed to vacate her café. Chi Qing left with the café’s fixed fittings included in the deal and took Wang Xiaoyan to buy office supplies.

• Jiang Tao angrily told his sister that Chi Qing had bought the entire row of shops and ordered the proprietress to apologize and move out.
• The proprietress apologized to Chi Qing and agreed to move out within three days.
• Chi Qing agreed that the café could leave its fixed fittings behind, while the young waitress worried she would lose her job.
• Before leaving, Chi Qing clarified that she was genuinely allergic to coffee, embarrassing the proprietress.
• Chi Qing used her shopping card to take Wang Xiaoyan to buy office supplies with her precise, relentless approach.

Chi Qing used her property shopping card to buy supplies for Wang Xiaoyan and lavish gifts for Miaomiao, then left to inspect the cleaned villas. She entrusted Wang Xiaoyan with managing the café’s renovation and preparations for opening before the New Year.

• Chi Qing bought a laptop, tablet, and phone for Wang Xiaoyan to record as business expenses, and Wang Xiaoyan promised to work hard.
• Chi Qing bought Miaomiao a children’s watch, computer, clothes, toys, and snacks with the shopping card.
• A cleaning company called Chi Qing to inspect the villas and sign off on its work, so she said goodbye to Wang Xiaoyan and Miaomiao.
• Chi Qing approved a new Chinese style for the café and told Wang Xiaoyan to prepare a renovation budget and send it to her.
• Wang Xiaoyan discussed staff, benefits, shop names, and renovation contractors, while Chi Qing left the decisions to her as the hands-off boss.

Chi Qing returned to the sales center and bought the remaining shops, paying off yesterday’s balance and using her current funds toward the purchase. She left with the rest due tomorrow, while Zhang Jingyuan and the sales director celebrated their commissions and the other consultants lamented having nothing left to sell.

• Chi Qing accepted the professionally cleaned villas, gave her parents new phones, and returned with them to the high-rise apartment because Yue Meifen wanted to choose an auspicious moving day.
• Chi Qing woke to an account balance of 19.68 million and drove to the sales center to pay the 580,000 she still owed and inspect the remaining shops.
• Chi Qing saw the former café owner moving out, then met Zhang Jingyuan and sales director Xue Qi at the sales center.
• Zhang Jingyuan showed Chi Qing the thirty-two remaining shops, priced at 57.6 million, and Chi Qing agreed to pay in installments.
• Chi Qing paid her full 19.68 million balance toward the shops, leaving the rest to pay tomorrow.
• Zhang Jingyuan and Xue Qi celebrated their expected commissions, while the other property consultants were disappointed that Chi Qing had bought all the remaining shops.

After spending nearly sixty million yuan on shops, Chi Qing used her shopping cards to browse for an electric car and ran into her ex, Zhao Feng, and his family at a Tesla display. She chose to face them directly and asked Xiao Zhou to explain the car’s interior.

• Chi Qing received more than 1.5 million yuan in shopping cards and went looking for ways to spend them.
• Chi Qing stopped at a Tesla display, where Xiao Zhou began explaining the Model S Plaid to her.
• Sister Yang dismissed Chi Qing as an unlikely buyer and tried to redirect Xiao Zhou to another family, but he insisted on serving Chi Qing.
• Chi Qing saw Zhao Feng and his family across the car display and decided she would not avoid them.
• Chi Qing asked Xiao Zhou about the car’s interior as Zhao Feng backed away from the open door, and Zhou Mingming urged him to get in.