Chapter Summaries

Chi Qing discovered that a mysterious Lottery System had deposited 100,000 yuan into her account and would award larger sums as she spent each one. She learned the rules and began considering how to use the money, unaware of what the challenge might bring.

• Chi Qing noticed her account balance had jumped to 100,098.6 yuan after buying breakfast and worried the money had been transferred by mistake.
• The Lottery System announced that it had bound itself to Chi Qing and deposited a starting sum of 100,000 yuan for her to spend.
• Chi Qing learned that the next sum would arrive the day after she spent the previous one, usually doubling and adjusting according to a spending score.
• At her office, Chi Qing calculated how quickly the payouts could grow and was stunned by the potential twenty-second sum of 209.7152 billion yuan.
• Chi Qing asked about the rules and learned she had to spend each sum within 30 consecutive days and must not reveal the system; otherwise, she would lose access to it, though past sums would remain hers.

After binding to the Lottery System, Chi Qing learned that its money and protection could not be detected in her dimension. She began planning to get rich quietly while continuing her job as a real estate planning supervisor in Cloud City.

• Chi Qing asked the system how it worked, why it chose her, and whether authorities could discover its money.
• The system explained that it selected beneficiaries at random, existed in another dimension, and protected them from detection.
• The system told Chi Qing she could not contact it again until it reached out with the next prize payment.
• Chi Qing decided to keep the system secret, stay low-profile, and gradually enter investments to establish a basis for her wealth.
• Chi Qing returned to thoughts of spending money at her desk, laughing and drawing curious looks from her coworkers Liu Ping and Li Yan.

After receiving a 100,000 windfall, Chi Qing spent more than 1,200 on treats for herself and her coworkers. She ended the day at home, enjoying the food and wondering how to spend the money that remained.

• Sister Ping and Brother Li noticed Chi Qing laughing and asked what good news she had received.
• Chi Qing offered to treat them to lunch, but an urgent meeting and a rush of work disrupted their plans.
• After submitting their revised reports, Chi Qing remembered the money in her account and ordered viral bubble tea and a feast of takeaway food for the three of them.
• Chi Qing brought the food home and saw that nearly 100,000 remained in her account, then wondered how to spend it.

Chi Qing used her first bonus to pay down her credit card debt, then learned the system’s rules for gifts and automatic payments. Reassured by her new fortune, she woke the next day and headed to the city center to shop before visiting her parents.

• Chi Qing reviewed her financial troubles and used her first bonus to repay her credit cards.
• At midnight, Chi Qing received a 200,000-yuan bonus after spending the full amount according to the system’s rules.
• Chi Qing learned that gifts to her parents counted as spending if she did not reclaim the money and stayed within the daily limit.
• The system told Chi Qing that bonuses would arrive automatically, so she did not need to stay awake until midnight.
• The next morning, Chi Qing called her parents to say she would visit that afternoon, then drove to the city-center mall to shop.

Chi Qing set out to spend 180,000 yuan on purchases for herself and her parents, then transfer 20,000 yuan to her parents. At a gold store, she chose a heavy bangle and bracelet for her mother and bought them without hesitation.

• Chi Qing parked, put on a mask, and went to Zhou * Fook to shop for gold.
• A middle-aged saleswoman ignored Chi Qing, but a young saleswoman politely offered to help her.
• Chi Qing asked to see bangles and bracelets for her mother and picked out a heavy bangle and a bracelet.
• After trying on the bangle, Chi Qing decided to buy both pieces, surprising the saleswoman and an elderly couple nearby.
• The young saleswoman took Chi Qing's selections to checkout and asked Brother Lin to assist the elderly couple.

Chi Qing continued shopping, buying gold jewelry, clothes, shoes, and accessories for herself and her parents. After spending more than 170,000 yuan and leaving less than 10,000 yuan on her card, she decided to head to the food section.

• Chi Qing bought a gold bangle and bracelet, then added a men's gold necklace to the purchase and paid without hesitation.
• Chi Qing declined the middle-aged saleswoman's business card and said she was satisfied with Xiao Wu's service.
• Chi Qing bought her parents sneakers and casual clothes, along with a branded belt for her father.
• Chi Qing bought herself a diamond necklace, then selected matching gold rings, a gold necklace, and a pearl jewelry set for her parents.
• Chi Qing saw that she had less than 10,000 yuan left on her card after setting aside money for her parents, so she decided to go to the food section.

After a lavish shopping spree, Chi Qing drove home to her village with food and gifts for her parents. As she arrived, she remembered how her family had moved to the county town so she could attend school and the hardships they had endured there.

• Chi Qing changed clothes and let down her hair after worrying that someone might target her for her new wealth, then realized her suspicious behavior had drawn attention.
• Chi Qing bought seafood, meat, and supplements, ordered dinner for her parents, filled Little White with fuel, and called to say she was heading home.
• Chi Qing drove to the village and met her father waiting beneath the crooked tree at the entrance.
• Chi Qing recalled how her parents had left their village shop and new home to move to the county town so she could go to school.
• Chi Qing remembered the family's cramped, poorly equipped rented room in the urban village, where they had used a wood-burning stove and drawn water from a shared well.

Chi Qing returned to her village home with bags of things, while the chapter recalled how her parents’ optimism had helped her grow up confident despite her family’s poverty. She arrived at her parents’ courtyard and began settling in with Yue Meifen.

• Chi Qing remembered that her family had been poor, though Yue Meifen’s praise and positive outlook had kept her from noticing while growing up.
• Chi Qing recalled that her confidence had helped her thrive, but her trusting nature had led her to overlook her ex-boyfriend’s stinginess and flirtations.
• Chi Qing’s father drove to the village entrance to spare her an awkward walk past villagers she barely knew.
• Chi Qing parked beside her father’s vehicle and transferred her bags into it.
• Chi Yongliang drove Chi Qing home, where Yue Meifen came out to greet her and helped carry the bags into the courtyard.

Chi Qing settled back at home and waited for her father to return so she could tell her parents something. The chapter explained Chi Yongliang’s disabilities, resourcefulness, and the financial hardships his family had faced.

• Yue Meifen helped Chi Qing bring her belongings inside and urged her to warm herself on the kang.
• Chi Qing asked Yue Meifen to sit with her and said she had something to tell both parents when Chi Yongliang returned.
• Chi Yongliang came home on crutches, and the narration explained that polio had disabled his right leg when he was a child.
• Chi Qing’s grandfather had missed the chance to claim a military position because he kept postponing the trip to report in.
• Years of labor and medical malpractice left Chi Yongliang dependent on crutches, though he taught himself many repair skills and remained popular in the village.
• Chi Yongliang’s limited income made it difficult for the family to afford Chi Qing’s university education.

Chi Qing showed her parents the gold jewelry and told them she had won five million yuan in the lottery, hoping to reassure them about the expense. Her parents were stunned, and Yue Meifen rushed to retrieve the expensive abalone and sea cucumbers she feared had been left where an animal could take them.

• Chi Yongliang came into the room on crutches as Chi Qing unpacked several boxes of jewelry.
• Yue Meifen opened a box and saw a gold bangle, while she and Chi Yongliang worried that Chi Qing had spent too much.
• Chi Qing told her parents she had won the lottery and claimed the prize was five million yuan.
• Yue Meifen jumped off the kang and ran to bring back a box of abalone and sea cucumbers she had left in the main room.

Chi Qing told Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang that she had won the lottery and reassured them that the prize claim was safe and secret. She transferred 20,000 yuan to her father, while her parents urged her to be careful with the money and pay off her mortgage.

• Yue Meifen hurriedly put away the groceries and carried the clothes and other purchases onto the bed, surprising Chi Qing and Chi Yongliang with her sudden energy.
• Chi Qing told Yue Meifen that she had won the lottery and claimed the prize, and Yue Meifen scolded her for going alone before asking whether anyone else knew.
• Chi Qing assured her parents that she had claimed the prize safely and told no one else, and Chi Yongliang urged the family to keep a low profile.
• Chi Qing said she wanted her parents to stop working so hard and transferred 20,000 yuan to Chi Yongliang.
• Yue Meifen told Chi Qing not to spend recklessly and advised her to pay off her mortgage, save the rest, and live on the interest.

Chi Qing reassured her parents that she would support them and had moved on from her breakup, then spent a joyful evening with them trying on the gifts she had bought. The chapter ended with her insisting she wanted to enjoy her new life.

• Chi Qing explained that the system limited each gift transfer to twenty thousand and promised to give her parents more over time.
• Yue Meifen eagerly tried on her new clothes and jewelry, admitting she had preferred bracelets only because bangles were expensive.
• Chi Yongliang tried on his new clothes and gold jewelry, and Chi Qing and Yue Meifen laughed at his gangster-like look.
• The family shared a happy dinner made from the food Chi Qing had brought home.
• Chi Qing reassured her parents that she had moved on from Zhao Feng and wanted to enjoy life with her new car, home, and money.

Chi Qing spent the morning making sure her parents had money and buying them new household appliances after returning to the village. The chapter left her meeting her Third Sister-in-law, who brought vegetables from her mother-in-law.

• Chi Qing checked that 400,000 had arrived, then transferred another 40,000 to her father's account to help provide for her parents.
• Chi Qing offered to buy Chi Yongliang an electric wheelchair, but agreed to get him better crutches when he refused.
• Chi Qing listed household items her parents needed and spent 55,000 buying appliances and other goods online.
• Chi Qing met her Third Sister-in-law, who brought radishes and cabbages from her mother-in-law.

Chi Qing watched Yue Meifen turn an awkward visit from Third Sister-in-law into a chance to show off her gifts and jewelry. Afterward, Yue Meifen explained that the woman’s family had supported them when they were struggling, leaving Chi Qing surprised by the poor-looking vegetables.

• Third Sister-in-law gave Yue Meifen a basket of wilted, undersized vegetables, which Yue Meifen accepted despite her displeasure.
• Third Sister-in-law asked whether Chi Qing’s parents were anxious about her still being unmarried, and Yue Meifen defended her daughter’s choices.
• Yue Meifen gave Third Sister-in-law a package of Chi Qing’s sea cucumbers for her mother-in-law and showed off the bracelet Chi Qing had bought her.
• After Third Sister-in-law left, Chi Qing worried they had lost out by giving away the expensive sea cucumbers.
• Yue Meifen explained that Third Sister-in-law’s household had lent them money and supplied vegetables when they needed help, surprising Chi Qing.

Chi Qing learned how Yue Meifen handled a relative’s daughter-in-law sending poor vegetables without upsetting the older relative. After her parents saw her off, Chi Qing met her childhood friend Wang Xiaoyan and stayed to talk before driving back to the city.

• Yue Meifen explained that the vegetables were likely sent by her cousin’s daughter-in-law without the older relative’s knowledge, and she called the older woman to thank her and explain how to eat the sea cucumbers.
• Chi Qing questioned Yue Meifen’s excuses, and Yue Meifen said she would remember the older woman’s kindness separately from her daughter-in-law’s rotten vegetables.
• After lunch, Chi Qing decided to return to the city and spend the 305,000 still on her card, while her parents loaded her car with homegrown vegetables.
• Chi Qing’s parents went with her to the village entrance to see her off, where Wang Xiaoyan arrived by car and greeted them.
• Chi Qing asked her parents to head home while she stayed to chat with Wang Xiaoyan.

After learning Wang Xiaoyan had divorced Zheng Wei, Chi Qing listened as she explained how years of exhaustion and his lack of involvement had led to the breakup. Chi Qing suggested Wang Xiaoyan open a bakery, but Wang estimated she would need about 500,000 yuan to start one.

• Wang Xiaoyan broke down in tears after Yue Meifen and the others left, then told Chi Qing she and Zheng Wei had divorced.
• Wang Xiaoyan explained that Zheng Wei spent his free time gaming and had called another woman his wife in a game and bought her takeout and milk tea.
• Wang Xiaoyan told Chi Qing that Miaomiao would stay with her and Doudou with Zheng Wei, and that she hoped to bring Doudou to live with her after finding work.
• Chi Qing asked whether Wang Xiaoyan had considered opening her own bakery, drawing on her experience and skill at making desserts.
• Wang Xiaoyan said a bakery would require roughly 500,000 yuan in startup funds, which she did not have.

Chi Qing offered to fund a bakery business with Wang Xiaoyan, who accepted a profit-sharing partnership and received startup money. After they signed a simple agreement, Wang Xiaoyan headed back to the city while Chi Qing went shopping for her first luxury handbag.

• Chi Qing offered to invest in a shop and gave Wang Xiaoyan a choice between a manager's salary and a share of the profits.
• Wang Xiaoyan chose the profit-sharing option, agreeing to contribute her skills while Chi Qing remained a hands-off owner.
• Chi Qing and Wang Xiaoyan wrote and signed a simple partnership agreement, and Chi Qing transferred her startup funds.
• Wang Xiaoyan added the amount she received to the agreement and planned to return to the city to prepare a business plan.
• Chi Qing kept 45,000 yuan for herself and rushed to an upscale mall to shop for a luxury handbag.

Chi Qing went shopping at Chanel and bought a 41,000-yuan handbag, then spent her remaining money on premium ingredients at an upscale Japanese supermarket. She left with a bag and a new contact, having learned that even beef came in different grades.

• Chi Qing visited the Chanel counter in Cloud City and asked for several popular bags, but the sales associate said they were unavailable.
• The sales associate recommended an in-stock black handbag, and Chi Qing decided to buy it after confirming it cost 41,000 yuan.
• Chi Qing paid by bank card, and the sales associate carefully wrapped the handbag and gave her his contact details.
• Chi Qing used her remaining 4,000 yuan to buy ingredients at an upscale Japanese supermarket and was astonished by their prices.

Chi Qing learned that her latest Lottery System payout had increased to 880,000 yuan because her spending positively influenced Xiaoyan and her own future. She rushed to work with her new Chanel bag, which drew her coworkers’ attention at the sales meeting.

• Chi Qing posted an anonymous video showing off her first Chanel bag and went to sleep pleased despite a critical comment.
• Chi Qing woke to find her balance had risen to 880,000 yuan, and the system explained that her third payout earned a score of 1.1.
• Chi Qing asked how the score was determined, and the system said it assessed the impact of her spending.
• Chi Qing rushed to work with her Chanel bag and diamond necklace, clocked in at the last minute, and joined the weekly marketing meeting.
• Sun Yunyun recognized Chi Qing’s bag as Chanel’s new XX model, and the sales team gathered around to admire it.

Chi Qing planned how to spend her system money while enjoying attention for her new necklace, but Liu Ping brought news that Zhang Qin had criticized her work at a management meeting. Chi Qing showed a chat in which Zhang Qin had previously praised her careful contracts, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Chi Qing showed off her new necklace and privately thought she no longer needed a boyfriend because she had her system.
• Chi Qing planned to spend 880,000 quickly, debating whether to buy a car and quit her job.
• Liu Ping told Chi Qing and Li Yan that Zhang Qin had criticized the planning department’s contracts and singled out Chi Qing’s work.
• Chi Qing showed Liu Ping the WeChat exchange where Zhang Qin had praised her contracts and said she had not yet reviewed the one with a corrected typo.