Chapter 180: After the money count comes gold coins, after the gold coins come diamonds

Zhou Yi was a bit puzzled; it didn't make sense. The picture his mother sent him in the morning showed it had already reached 999.95, just five cents away!

Moreover, that Big Turntable for the lucky draw clearly had many winning options; as long as one landed on the one-cent option a few times, they could get it.

The screenshot Zhou's mother sent showed there were still over thirty draw chances left, so even with the worst luck, it shouldn't be impossible to win, right?

Most importantly, his mother had specifically bragged to him that she had drawn the "Super Easy" option in this lucky draw!

She was instantly ranked at the very front of all her friends, and the app even said she was the luckiest one.

How could she still not have succeeded by now?

"Mom, what's going on? This morning..."

Zhou Yi sent his confusion over, then went out to take the Elevator. Because there was no signal in the Elevator, he only saw a message from Zhou's mother after he got out.

"It's hard to explain, I'll call you."

The call came quickly. Zhou Yi picked up and laughed, "Mom, what's going on? You can't even draw five cents? That luck is just too bad."

Zhou's mother's voice on the other end was even louder: "Xiao Yi, it's not a question of luck. You know, I've drawn four times, and I actually already reached 999.99."

"You reached it in four times? Then what about the remaining one cent? Why can't you draw it? You have so many draw chances, and you're still 'Super Easy'."

Zhou Yi was even more curious. He had originally thought five draws would be hard, but he hadn't expected it to be like this. It only needed one cent; could it be that she couldn't draw it in twenty or thirty tries?

"Actually, only the first two times gave me one cent. The next two times were both gold coins. And you wouldn't believe it, I drew some kind of Double Card that said it could double whatever I drew."

"Then I drew gold coins. It said one hundred gold coins or one thousand gold coins equaled one cent. Each time it happened to be exactly half, and then it doubled, so it ended up being exactly one cent."

"But then it went wrong. First it was twenty gold coins, then ten gold coins, then five gold coins, and later it was two gold coins."

"Xiao Yi, I don't know what's going on. It feels like they calculated it perfectly. No matter how I draw, I'm always just a little bit short."

"After I finished all my draws, I was just one gold coin short. I definitely had to draw for that; one gold coin, I just needed one more try."

"So I went and found people, found a lot of people, and got a lot more draw chances."

The smile on Zhou Yi's face grew even wider: "Mom, don't tell me you got so many more chances and still couldn't draw a single gold coin..."

Zhou's mother's voice on the phone was already tinged with frustration: "But I never even imagined that their gold coins could be half a coin, or even 0.25 of a coin..."

Pfft! Zhou Yi finally laughed out loud.

He wasn't being unfilial; he just couldn't hold it in anymore after hearing about those 0.25 gold coins.

"That, Mom, I'm not laughing at you, it's just that this whole thing..."

Zhou's father's deep voice came through the phone: "It's fine, I've been laughing for half a day... Ouch, why are you hitting me!"

"Ahem, Mom, what happened after that? Didn't you have so many draw chances? How could you not even draw 0.25 of a gold coin?"

"Xiao Yi, I had already drawn until I only had 0.1 of a gold coin left. And guess what? After I got some colleagues to help again, some 'secret manual' appeared, and then there were Diamonds."

"One hundred Diamonds equal 0.1 of a gold coin..."

"Xiao Yi, you tell me, whose gold coins are less valuable than Diamonds? I really can't keep drawing..."

Zhou's mother was still rambling on there. Zhou Yi really couldn't help it this time; even though it was his mother, he really wanted to laugh...

"Mom, look, I told you, these cheap deals aren't that easy to take. How could they just let you get a thousand yuan so easily?"

Zhou's mother replied on the other end: "But there are all kinds of advertisements in there, saying how much money this friend of mine got, or what that friend managed to cut the price down to..."

"So I thought I could do it too."

"Alright Mom, stop thinking about it. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Our family isn't short on money; you and Dad should just go and have a good time."

After hanging up, Zhou Yi was speechless. It started with a money amount, then when it got to the last cent it turned into gold coins, and when it got to the last bit of gold coins it became Diamonds...

Why did this feeling seem so familiar?

After thinking about it for a long time, damn it, isn't this just calculating a limit!

"A foot-long stick, cut in half every day, will never be exhausted." If they really don't want you to get it, after the Diamonds are done they could bring out Platinum, then after Platinum comes Bronze, then Iron, then Plastic...

This matter was quite strange. He didn't know if anyone else had gotten it, or how they got it.

Zhou Yi kept this matter in his heart. Of course, he didn't mean he was going to do anything about it; after all, his mother just felt frustrated.

It felt like they had put in so much effort, only to end up with no result.

Time passed quickly. A few days later, Zhou's father and mother returned. It was clear that they had a great time on this trip.

Zhou Yi even felt that the wrinkles on his mother's face seemed to have lessened a bit.

Money is something you can't take with you when you come or go. The most important thing is that he is a man with a cheat now, so in the future, he must make sure his parents don't have to toil so hard.

Zhou Yi's family was happy and complete, missing only a daughter-in-law, while on the other side, Zhao Wenjing was extremely dissatisfied.

Because the daughter-in-law who had already been "booked" was about to be gone.

She had originally thought that since the other party was pregnant, it was a sure thing; no matter what, she would have to marry into their family.

So she didn't want to pay the Bride Price, and she wanted to keep the wedding and everything else as simple as possible.

Anyway, once she married in and had the child, she wouldn't care about those things anymore.

As a result, she didn't expect that the other party would actually propose a breakup last time!

How dare she propose a breakup in this situation?

Thinking that the other party was probably just using the breakup to demand a Bride Price, she ignored it. Anyway, you're already pregnant.

As a result, to this day, there was still no movement, and no matter how Lv Xuewen tried to contact her, he was blocked on everything.

This made Zhao Wenjing feel that something was wrong, so after some hesitation, she planned to personally step in and contact Fangfang's parents.

In fact, according to "traditional customs," before both sides have reached an agreement, the parents of both sides would not meet directly.

The communication in between is left to a matchmaker.

The so-called "orders of parents and the words of a matchmaker"—although people don't talk about this much nowadays, in many places, a matchmaker is still necessary.

However, most of the time, it is a respected person known to both sets of parents who acts as the matchmaker, serving the role of a mascot.

It's just that Zhao Wenjing didn't care about these things. She had divorced Lv Xuewen's father when she was young and raised her son all by herself.

So she had developed a strong-willed habit; her son's college entrance, job hunting, and finding a partner—everything had to follow her orders.

Thus, Zhao Wenjing directly dialed the phone number of Fangfang's father, which she had learned from Lv Xuewen.

At the Jingzhou City Maternal and Child Health Hospital, in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Fangfang's father, Liu Zhen, sat on a chair with a livid expression.

He had never imagined that his own precious daughter would actually be pregnant!

When he learned about this from his daughter's own mouth the day before yesterday, his heart was truly shattered.

To put it in one sentence, whose children are not their own parents' precious treasures... except for those of beastly parents.

Moreover, Fangfang had also told him everything that happened before, and after Liu Zhen learned of it, he only had one thing to say: "You have grown up, decide your own affairs yourself."

When children grow up, parents certainly cannot control them forever; what they must do is offer advice when the children are making decisions.

And if a decision has already been made, then there is no need to say much more; as parents, just support them.

And to help out when the children encounter difficulties—this was Liu Zhen's thought, although in his heart, he felt that the other party was not a good match at all.

Originally, upon learning that the other party's parents were divorced, Liu Zhen only felt a bit uncomfortable, but it was nothing major.

There are too many divorces in society now; in his generation, divorce did not seem so common.

But in the next generation, among young people, there are far too many divorces.

Plus, his daughter was very willing, so he did not say much more.

However, after listening to his daughter's account and learning about how overbearing Lv Xuewen's mother was, Liu Zhen easily concluded that they were not a good fit.

Fangfang's temperament is very gentle, and she is not used to arguing with others; if she were to marry into that family, truly, she might never be able to hold her head high for the rest of her life.

Then, after the family discussed it carefully over the past two days, they decided to go through with an abortion; this child could not be kept.

A person's character determines everything; Fangfang is not the type who can bear the label of an unwed mother and raise a child alone.

Today, they came to the hospital for the abortion.

Just at this moment, his cell phone rang.

Liu Zhen picked it up to look—it was an unfamiliar number—and immediately walked to the window to answer the call.

A woman's voice came from the other end: "Hello, may I ask if this is Mr. Liu Zhen?"

"Yes, it is. Who is this?"

Liu Zhen's tone was very flat; he was in a very bad mood right now and did not want to be on the phone.

"Eh, Mr. Liu, I am Lv Xuewen's mother, Zhao Wenjing. Xuewen went to see you two before, right? And then there was a small misunderstanding between him and Fangfang."

"It's just that Fangfang blocked Xuewen, so I thought I would contact you. After all, since the two of them are already like that, they are in love, right? Which couple doesn't have a few misunderstandings..."

Upon hearing that the other party was Lv Xuewen's mother, Liu Zhen's expression changed, and hearing what followed made him immediately furious!

"Ms. Zhao, let's just leave it at that. Fangfang doesn't want to marry into your family anymore, so that's that."

Sometimes it is just like this: a person who values their dignity is inherently at a disadvantage when facing someone who has none.

Liu Zhen is not some hooligan or scoundrel; he could not bring himself to start cursing during the first phone call, even though he really wanted to.

What does "the two of them are already like that" even mean!

And why are you, the mother, calling me? Where is your son? Shouldn't your son be the one calling me about this matter?

"Ah? Mr. Liu, don't be like that. I feel that Fangfang and Xuewen are quite a good match, and Fangfang is pregnant too. Look at this..."

Sure enough, the other party still brought up this matter!

Liu Zhen's voice turned very cold: "You don't need to worry about that. Our family is at the hospital right now; Fangfang is having surgery today."

"Alright, that's it. There is nothing left to say."

Having said that, Liu Zhen hung up directly.

On the other end of the line, a look of disbelief hung on Zhao Wenjing's face.

A woman who has been pregnant for less than two months is at the hospital for surgery; what kind of surgery could that be?

But, but aren't you afraid that Liu Fangfang won't be able to get married?

She truly did not expect the other party to be so decisive; did they not consider the consequences?

After being stunned, Zhao Wenjing hurriedly dialed the number again.

"No, Mr. Liu, don't! The child in Fangfang's belly is from my family; that is my grandson! You cannot do this!"

"The two children just had a fight, is it really necessary to go this far?"

"Isn't it just about the Bride Price? My family will pay it. I will even smash the pots and sell the iron to pay it, just don't abort the child..."

"No need. It has nothing to do with the Bride Price. And I will say it again: this is my family's business, and it has nothing to do with your family."

After hanging up again, Zhao Wenjing wanted to call again, but discovered the line was constantly busy; the other party had blocked her.

Zhao Wenjing slumped onto the sofa. For her, who has always had an extremely strong desire for control, this situation was like a cooked duck flying away.

What "nothing to do with the Bride Price"—they just wanted the Bride Price!

Her son, Lv Xuewen, was playing a game; he had not done anything.

Because it had always been like this in the past; whatever happened, his mother would handle it, and it was never his turn to do anything.

"Send me the chat history you had with Fangfang before."

"Ah, okay. How is Fangfang doing? Did her family agree?"

"Agree to what? She's just a woman. There are plenty of good-looking ones in this world; why bother begging them so subserviently!"

After saying this, Zhao Wenjing looked at the chat history on her phone and turned to leave.

She also liked to play with short-video apps in her daily life, and she often posted videos on a certain platform about her own affairs.

That's right, on the short-video platform, Zhao Wenjing is a mother who was abandoned by her husband but worked hard to raise her child alone.

Although she doesn't have many followers, there are quite a few people who watch.

Of course, Zhao Wenjing never mentioned that when they divorced back then, she and her ex-husband had even gone to court over the son's custody.

It was mainly because the judge felt the child was still young at the time, which is why custody was awarded to her.

And furthermore, her ex-husband left the house and the car to her, and the monthly child support payments have never stopped...

What are you saying? Why wouldn't I say these things?

That isn't the point anyway; it's just a bit of money, and I was the one who raised that child with such hard work!

Immediately, Zhao Wenjing posted the chat logs in her own video and attached a title.

"Using pregnancy to force a marriage, and then getting an abortion just because the Bride Price offered wasn't satisfactory—is this what girls are like nowadays?"

She didn't actually intend to do anything real; she was just used to being overbearing and used to being in control, and when things suddenly went beyond her control and she was scolded by Liu Zhen, she felt unhappy!

She just thought about posting it to her own account to let her few followers join in the scolding, so that she could find a kind of virtual pleasure.

Many people actually do this, adding oil and vinegar to real-life events, claiming it's everyone else's fault anyway.

And then they can find a lot of validation...

Zhao Wenjing had done plenty of things like this before, such as when she was driving on the street and caused a scrape due to her own fault, for which she was fined by the traffic police.

But in the video, she was completely in the right, and it was all because of someone else.

What she wanted was this kind of virtual pleasure; those lines of approving comments would make her happy for several days.

Anyway, she didn't show her face or say any names online, so who would know who was who? With low view counts, no one would care either.

Therefore, regarding this matter, Zhao Wenjing didn't feel there was anything to it; it was nothing more than letting some followers leave a few comments.

Morning throat-moistening chapter... it's noon already, not important, thanks to Scroll Master, Wen Chi, Oxygen A Breath, and Book Friend 2021 for the tips, thank you.

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