Chapter Summaries

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.