[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres":3,"chapter-daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Daily Life in a Multiverse: My Superpowers Refresh Every Season",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2295827,4491,"Chapter 41: Everything Is a Matter of Money!","daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Jingge Hot Pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He Chen and the other two arrived, they met Qiao Yingzi at the door; she greeted them with obvious surprise: “Ruan Liuzheng, He Chen, what a coincidence—you’re here for dinner too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Qiao Yingzi, are you alone?” Ruan Liuzheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My dad’s already waiting inside,” Qiao Yingzi pointed toward the restaurant interior; she had just realized everyone was here to celebrate making it into the intensive class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Liuzheng and Qiao Yingzi walked in side by side; He Chen and Ruan Lu followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered, a distinctive voice called out: “Yingzi, over here! Over here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up and saw Qiao Yingzi’s father, “Old White” Qiao Weidong, sitting there with a broad smile, waving at his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad!” Qiao Yingzi hurried over with a smile—but when she saw a beautiful woman sitting across from her father, her smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that she didn’t recognize her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was her father’s new girlfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Aunt Xiao Meng said she hasn’t seen you in ages, so she came along,” Qiao Weidong gestured for his daughter to sit beside him, offered a casual explanation, then let them exchange pleasantries while his gaze was drawn to He Chen and the other two being led in by the server.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you kid came too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your heart just skip a beat?” He Chen teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid!\" Qiao Weidong couldn’t help glancing at his precious daughter; he hadn’t felt a thing until He Chen’s words made him involuntarily flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Ruan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Xiao Meng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Meng, Qiao Weidong’s young girlfriend, stood up to greet Ruan Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know each other?” Qiao Weidong was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Meng quickly explained they were acquaintances from yoga class—one a teacher, the other a student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Join us?” Qiao Weidong smiled, inviting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need!” Ruan Lu waved off: “Don’t disturb your family dinner. Server, please get us another table.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be silly!” Qiao Weidong hurried to say: “No disturbance at all! You’re here to celebrate your kids’ exam results too, right? So are we!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ruan Liuzheng is 21st in the entire grade, He Chen is 28th—both qualified for the intensive class, but He Chen refused and stayed in his original class!” Qiao Yingzi quickly jumped in, offering more talking points to keep He Chen and the others from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that she wanted to eat with He Chen; without her father’s new girlfriend present, she’d have gladly had just the two of them to talk privately, and wished everyone else would just disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now there was already one annoying presence—she herself felt awkward, so she naturally hoped for even more distractions, to avoid having to watch Xiao Meng and her father show affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did so well!” Qiao Weidong looked at He Chen in surprise: “But why refuse the intensive class?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qiao Yingzi vividly described the situation, he sighed, \"You kid really are you kid\"—He Chen doing something like this didn’t surprise him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, under Qiao Yingzi’s subtle prompting, Qiao Weidong shifted from polite small talk to genuine warmth, and He Chen and the other two sat down at the empty table beside them, all beginning to order dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Weidong leaned sideways, watching his precious daughter study the menu and order, then chuckled: “Yingzi, you made it into the intensive class, and your birthday’s coming up soon—double joy! Dad’s got a super surprise ready for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qiao Yingzi’s astonished gaze fixed on him, Qiao Weidong picked up his phone and sent a voice message to his personal driver waiting outside; soon the driver entered carrying a large box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way! My god!” Qiao Yingzi gasped in delight: “This is insane, Dad! This is my favorite Star Wars! Dad, I love you so much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Yingzi happily hugged her father’s head and kissed his forehead, then played with the box before finally exclaiming: “This is way too expensive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most famous 8499 right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This set costs 8,499!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not expensive! As long as my daughter likes it, my life is yours!” Qiao Weidong’s doting gaze made Ruan Liuzheng envious and jealous; Xiao Meng, sitting across from him, was outright sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lao Qiao, you’ve gone too far—a toy costing over eight thousand and you call it cheap? That’s enough for me to buy a whole bag.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Chen nearly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Weidong’s sideways glance at his daughter happened to catch He Chen’s expression; seeing it, he shot him a sharp look—a warning to keep quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he’d sensed He Chen’s urge to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Xiao Meng, LEGO was just a toy; but to men like He Chen and Qiao Weidong, LEGO at least trained manual dexterity, focus, and imagination—spending thousands on bags was the true meaningless waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real target of that “expensive toy” comment wasn’t the bag—it was the woman holding it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have enough bags… Besides, is this even a toy? It’s Yingzi’s learning tool—if she fulfills her dream of aerospace, this will be a rocket booster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qiao Weidong lavished his daughter with such displays of affection, everyone ate their hot pot with private thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Liuzheng and Xiao Meng were envious; Qiao Yingzi felt happy yet melancholy; Ruan Lu remained unmoved; He Chen simply ate his hot pot and watched the show, giving “Old White” his due respect, silently amused but saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-meal, He Chen went to the restroom; Qiao Weidong, tipsy from drinking heartily, followed him, squinting drunkenly as he leaned in: “What’s really going on in your head? Was it Fang Yifan who provoked you? Then why did you turn around and get his dad Fang Yuan locked up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reporting illegal activity is everyone’s duty, Uncle Qiao—you’re no longer the Thief White Yutang!” He Chen, urinating, showed no discomfort under the stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The discomfort and insecurity always belong to others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Qiao Weidong fell silent, grasping He Chen’s implication; as a businessman, he couldn’t bear to hear talk of theft or illegality, so he quickly changed the subject: “Mainly, you ruined my weekly Monday dinner-and-singing sessions with Fang Yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to thank me, Uncle Qiao!” He Chen smiled. Seeing Qiao Weidong’s confused expression, he explained: “When you hang out with him, you’re definitely paying, right? Once a week, each person spends about a thousand yuan on average, correct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s been locked up for a month—you’ve saved eight thousand yuan. With that money, you could launch another rocket for Yingzi, and buy your girlfriend a real bag. Isn’t that better?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not about the money...” Qiao Weidong shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s always about the money!” He Chen interrupted: “You’re not worried he’ll lose his job or his life falls apart because he’s been locked up for a month, are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s even simpler!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re a boss with a personal driver—you can just hire him to work at your company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who you hire doesn’t matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not short on cash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Weidong: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>",1155,"2026-06-20T05:35:49.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9731da74ffc733912061fffea00ea21ff397ee53ad32754839f489963c538041","daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-chapter-42","daily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-chapter-40",883,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdaily-life-in-a-multiverse-my-superpowers-refres-cover.jpg"]