[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi":3,"chapter-i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-chapter-338":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping",{"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},557062,807,"Chapter 338 - 338 319 Heart-pounding at every step","i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-chapter-338",338,"\u003Cp>338: 319 Heart-pounding at every step 338: 319 Heart-pounding at every step It wasn’t that Jiang Chen overvalued his own worth, but rather his experience was truly impossible to impart through words and personal example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prior pursuit of Ai Qian was because he couldn’t express himself, otherwise, it might affect his glorious image as a big brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Shuru…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even though he avoided the topic, it didn’t affect Hong Xiaoyu’s admiration and adoration for him in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of conditions did the older cousin have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say he was as poor as a church mouse and incorruptible, but his girlfriends were each more beautiful than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is real talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, it was just supposed to be for one night, but when the next day came, Hong Xiaoyu still insisted on not leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see a worthy person and think of equaling them; to see an unworthy person and then look at one’s own defects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, it was looking up to his cousin as a goal that led him to be admitted to Hancheng University of Geosciences, but now, he realized there might be other qualities his cousin possessed that were worth learning from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two brothers had gone to the market in the morning and incidentally bought a pair of Spring Festival couplets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen was in the process of hanging them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fireworks and firecrackers had already been banned, and now the common folk could only add to the scarce festive atmosphere in this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, why don’t you come and spend the New Year at my place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu, who was helping by the side, invited him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on a stool to hang the couplet, Jiang Chen gave no clear answer, “Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move it a bit higher on the right side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bit higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu, who was helping with corrections, quietly sighed, but he didn’t insist anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unraveling knots formed over many years overnight wasn’t realistic, and since his cousin had shown good intentions, it was a positive sign, and he mustn’t rush things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More joy added in the old year, scaling new heights in the new; horizontal scroll: bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly direct and plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a pair only cost ten yuan; they couldn’t really bear any cultural quality and were just for the festive look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the Spring Festival couplets, Jiang Chen got down from the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, how long have you and sister-in-law been together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the tape, Hong Xiaoyu couldn’t help but satisfy his own curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What sister-in-law?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one you were video calling with last night, bro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have lived for nearly twenty years and never seen someone as beautiful as sister-in-law in real life, stunningly beautiful yet with a hint of coldness, gentle with a trace of pride…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen was both amused and exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re studying architecture, which is truly a waste of your talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should study literature; I guarantee you could become a great modern poet in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, I mean it from the bottom of my heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you describe Fang Qing in the same way before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People shouldn’t be too fickle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu was immediately at a loss for words, quite embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, Jiang Chen suddenly became interested and asked meaningfully, “So tell me, between your sister Fang Qing and her, who’s more beautiful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One side was the girl next door who had watched him grow up, the other side was his cousin’s girlfriend; jumping to either side was destined to be problematic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plum blossoms and chrysanthemum, each has its own charm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen let out a disbelieving laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You little rascal have learned to be clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu gave an awkward laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen didn’t give him a hard time, lifted the stool, “Come on, let’s play a few rounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing a few rounds didn’t refer to any mobile Legends of Glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Chinese chess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten elegant pleasures of life: seeking fragrances, listening to the rain, picking flowers, tasting tea, waiting for the moon, playing chess, enjoying the snow, sipping wine, exploring the profound, and playing the zither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As children, when they were free, the brothers liked to spar with each other, of course, with Jiang Chen having the age advantage, he always won hands down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen rummaged through cupboards and finally found the ancient set of Chinese chess in the cabinet to the right of the television.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, I’m afraid you’re no match for me now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu rubbed his hands together, eager to turn the table on his childhood humiliation, and pulled up a chair to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But blood ties are not to be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the older brother, Jiang Chen lacked any sense of compassion and didn’t hold back at all, crushing Hong Xiaoyu spectacularly in the first round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to accept defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still the same result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m done playing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu quickly recognized the difference in raw strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he enjoyed that feeling from their childhood, getting thrashed repeatedly was hardly pleasant, and without any concern for face, he immediately admitted defeat and set aside his pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you a cannon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen seemed to have developed an addiction for trouncing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you another chariot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen increased the stakes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two chariots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu haggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then no point in playing at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chen laughed and cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knock, knock, knock…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a knock at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu immediately got up to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Fang Qing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve put up the Spring Festival couplets so early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl next door, a childhood friend, walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it hadn’t snowed yet, given it was the end of the year and cold, she was wearing a wool coat, black boots, her hands tucked in her pockets, and her long hair draped over her shoulders, looking lazy yet mature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a girl was completely out of place in an area like the triple buildings complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighborhood residents indeed hadn’t been wrong; she was indeed a phoenix destined to fly to a broader world eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Xiaoyu sized her up completely, his heart also full of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really wasn’t subjective bias; this neighbor he had known from childhood indeed did not pale in comparison to the sister-in-law he had glimpsed in the video from the night before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two brothers up to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Fang Qing, my brother and I were playing chess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the sister-in-law, naturally, Hong Xiaoyu wouldn’t bluntly spill the beans,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between sister Fang Qing and his cousin was really rather complicated, and he couldn’t mess things up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he pretended to know nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently reminded himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With your skills, playing chess with your brother, aren’t you just feeding his sense of achievement?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1158,"2026-05-30T15:07:10.633Z","2026-06-01T04:31:32.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","b63df8199817776894e7066904efa6c81e041d57615778af54ca66637c82095c","i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-chapter-339","i-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-chapter-337",2400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-have-10-trillion-dollars-only-usable-for-simpi-cover.jpg"]