[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-153":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting by Conning a $10 Billion Order",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2077932,3287,"Chapter 153","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-153",153,"\u003Cp>Her son hadn't come home for over two years, and of course she knew why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, since Lin Yi's first semester of his freshman year,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the family had never given their son a single cent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, sometimes their son would send money home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, even Little Sister Lin, who was quite good at her studies, might not have been able to continue schooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I didn't suffer much; my university life was quite nice, otherwise I wouldn't have found a beautiful girlfriend in college!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, only he understood the bitterness and sweetness within all that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply didn't want his parents to feel guilty because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xie Xie Hongxia's expression finally improved somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, she had also seen photos of Han Han Han Yajing on Lin Yi's phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she truly never expected her son to find a girlfriend as beautiful as a fairy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good, that's good; come, let us father and son have another drink!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father Lin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, cheers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi raised his wine glass, clinked it, and drained it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, on New Year's Eve, the father and son drank two bottles of Moutai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet neither of them felt the slightest effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the New Year's Eve dinner, Lin Yi even accompanied Little Sister Lin to set off various fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, his little secretary Li Li Xueying and Han Han Han Yajing both called him to offer New Year greetings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting for a while, Lin Yi hung up with both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Changsha, after hanging up the phone, Li Li Xueying continued exchanging text messages with Lin Yi for a while;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unfortunately, the signal in the mountainous areas of Guizhou Province was poor, otherwise she would have really wanted to video call Lin Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After not seeing him for this period, Li Li Xueying truly missed this man, Lin Yi, very much in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was her first man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little secretary was now completely immersed in the man's tenderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, which boy are you texting, silly girl, grinning like that!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Li Li Xueying replied without any courtesy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mind your own business about who I'm chatting with!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you're not young anymore; you've graduated from university, so why haven't you found a partner yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about the son of your Aunt Zhang? He's a sea-turtle PhD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Li said with earnest persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, her daughter had been her pride since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was she beautiful, but her grades were also excellent; she had been admitted to Fudan University in Shanghai with outstanding results in high school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when it came to relationships, this daughter seemed completely clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other people's daughters started dating as soon as they entered university,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet this girl went a full four years without a single boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely enough, many parents fear their daughters dating in high school,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but then worry their daughters won't date in university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Mother Li was exactly like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a grassroots civil servant, she knew that a colleague in her unit had a daughter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who was also quite good-looking, but after picking and choosing, she remained single well into her thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she had become a major problem case;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>men with good conditions wouldn't look at a woman over thirty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while women wouldn't look at men with poor conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Li was terribly afraid her daughter would end up spoiling her choices by being too picky, just like her colleague's daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that a woman's youth was extremely short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after turning twenty-five, one would soon approach the Stone Stone Stone Stone Age of thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear mother, I'm only twenty-three right now, okay? Besides, regarding that sea-turtle PhD from Aunt Zhang's family you mentioned, listen: Alfred University—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it's just fooling older women like you who know nothing; that's a diploma mill, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if it's a diploma mill? Your Aunt Zhang's husband is Director Wen of our Education Bureau; eventually, her son will definitely enter our Education Bureau and become a leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Li advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, and then you, dear elder, will get promoted, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying said disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about? What does this have to do with me? I'm doing this all for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanghai is nice, but life there isn't easy; you living alone outside worries us. It would be better to return to Changsha;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>by then, we'll smooth things out, and with your degree, you can pass the civil service exam and secure a job with guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then what? Your daughter graduates from Fudan only to become a grassroots civil servant, sitting in an office all day drinking tea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I have no such ambition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li's mother glanced at Li's father, who had been watching the Spring Festival Gala all along, and said irritably,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you say something to her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say what? Our daughter is grown up and has her own ideas; we as parents shouldn't interfere recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I also don't agree with Yingying becoming a civil servant. The office politics there would surely be something our daughter can't adapt to!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li's father said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just spoil her. I'm going to make the dumpling wrappers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Li's mother went to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Li Li Xueying blinked at her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li's mother left, Li's father asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spill it. Have you found a boyfriend outside? When are you bringing him home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know, Dad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying sat up straight on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think your father does for a living!?\" Li's father said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't he just a deputy chief of a local police station? At his Stone Stone Stone Stone Age, he still hasn't been promoted. Sigh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, she received a sharp glare from her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'll confess. I have indeed fallen for a boy. He's two years younger than me, but he's exceptionally outstanding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying told her father about Lin Yi, only omitting the fact that he was very wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't want her parents to think she was with him for his money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you have time, bring him home. I'll help you vet him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li's father said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not time for that yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Xueying said, her face flushing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Yi naturally knew nothing of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that both Li Li Xueying and Han Han Han Yajing had actually confessed about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since he had chosen to be with two women, he was naturally mentally prepared for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Han Han Han Yajing took a high-speed train to Guiyang.\u003C\u002Fp>",1160,"2026-06-16T04:14:27.492Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","f8d5b263a1419ec222866a7ee4d75dcb4a19534031a8cf489b70660487ce821e","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-154","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-152",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]