Chapter 310: Urban Card-Drawing System (16)

However, she woke up very quickly—slapped awake by her father with two heavy blows.

"You little beast! How dare you swindle your grandparents' retirement money! Your grandparents didn't die of anger, but I'm about to be angered to death by you!"

Xue Ling covered her swollen face in pain and retorted stubbornly, "You only know how to scold me, why don't you scold Cousin? Didn't he also take forty million from Grandpa and Grandma? At least mine can be earned back, but his has all been used to fill Cousin-in-law's bottomless pit; don't even think about getting a single cent back!"

"Mind your own business!" Fearing the target would shift to her own son, the Xue aunt quickly said, "You still owe eight million in online loans, and the loan companies have even come to the house to collect. Just ask yourself if you're ashamed!"

Xue Mu naturally sided with her own daughter and argued with her sister-in-law, "It's all the trouble your daughter-in-law caused! She just wiped her hands and went inside, leaving us to clean up the mess!"

"You!"

The Xue family was in a chaotic mess.

The Fu family and Zhu Family were no better off.

After all, having a loan company show up at your door with a debt contract to collect is never a pleasant affair.

No matter how pampered Feng Xuanxuan usually was, she couldn't avoid a few criticisms at a time like this.

It wasn't entirely because of the money, but rather the fear of becoming a joke in their social circle.

Word had spread in the circle that the youngest of the Fu family had conspired with the daughters of the Xue and Zhu families to set a trap for children from other families. Who would dare invite her to hang out after this? If the child isn't popular, can the parents have any face?

Feng Xuanxuan wiped her tears and sobbed, shifting all the blame onto Xue Ling, claiming she was also innocent and had been deceived by Xue Ling... blah blah, and only then did she receive her family's forgiveness.

However, while the money borrowed from cousins could be delayed for now, the six million in online loans, with interest rolling on interest, would turn into a giant snowball if not paid off in time.

If the Fu family could cast aside their pride and report the loan company to the police for usury, they might be able to fight to pay back only the principal and not the interest.

But the Fu family cared about their reputation, especially Fu Lao Ye Zi. Not long ago, his eldest grandson was detained for a few days, resulting in both fines and financial losses. Having just lost face, he would rather bleed a little money this time than make a big scene.

The Fu family put the division of the family estate back on the agenda, which once again angered Fu Lao Ye Zi into the hospital.

The Zhu Family had long since divided their estate, so they didn't have as many issues, but Zhu Qi didn't escape her parents' scolding either. She had been confined to the house recently, and didn't even have the chance to go to the concert for which she had already booked tickets.

Chen Jiani was invited out by Xie Yang to go hiking, and she excitedly shared the gossip she had seen in various group chats over the past few days, as well as the trending topics online.

"Netizens are all thanking Tianqiong Wealth Management, saying its collapse gave the P2P industry a major warning. Many people don't dare to buy wealth management products on these platforms anymore."

Xie Yang had also seen this news. Influenced by Tianqiong Wealth Management, other P2P platforms had been abandoned by a large number of clients withdrawing their principal over the past few days. Before they could collect enough funds, they collapsed, which was enough to attract the attention of relevant departments, and they had already begun to rectify the industry.

"Come to think of it, we are so lucky! If that platform had collapsed even a few seconds later, we would have been trapped too." Chen Jiani patted her chest in lingering fear.

Xie Yang smiled, keeping her achievements and fame hidden.

"By the way, Yang Yang, Zhu Qi and the others aren't going to the concert anymore, so are we still going?"

The concert tickets were for VIP seats that they had snatched together at the time; it would be a pity not to go.

But if Xie Yang didn't go, Chen Jiani, who had social anxiety, wouldn't dare to go alone.

"We're going. Why wouldn't we go when we've already snatched the tickets?"

Xie Yang was not the original owner of the body and had little interest in the concert; she mainly wanted to see if the billboard that had crushed the original owner's instep and calf in the original world, and implicated innocent fans, was still loose.

So not only were they going, but they had to go early.

"Then I'll have my dad book a hotel for us in advance."

"I've already booked it; we'll stay together when the time comes."

Xie Yang had asked Wu Jie to book a suite at a five-star hotel near the venue several days ago.

"Great, then I'll book the restaurant."

Chen Jiani didn't argue with her; they were good sisters, and there would be plenty of time to hang out in the future.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the foot of the back mountain of the Air Force Sanatorium, ready to hike.

Chen Jiani's physical fitness was indeed a bit poor; she was already panting from the short walk from the parking lot to the foot of the mountain.

Xie Yang took a water bottle from her backpack, poured a cup of boiled water mixed with Physical Fitness Potion using the lid, and handed it to her: "Drink some water to relax. We're not in a rush, let's climb slowly, and rest when you're tired."

Ever since returning from the club that day, Xie Yang had decided to help Chen Jiani lose weight healthily.

In fact, as long as she drank a small cup of water mixed with a hundred-fold diluted Physical Fitness Potion every day, she could flush out the hormonal toxins in her body within a few days and restore her body to its healthiest state, but she still needed to do something else to cover it up.

So she tricked her little sister into hiking.

Hiking is good; not only does it strengthen the body, but it also allows one to breathe fresh air. Once they reached the top, they could have a delicious vegetarian meal at Yunqi Temple.

Chen Jiani didn't believe that hiking could help her lose weight; she had tried exercise methods that were more tiring, harder, and involved more sweating than hiking, and they were completely useless.

But this was the first time she had gone hiking with her good sister, so Chen Jiani happily agreed and even prepared a lot of food.

Seeing the Chen family driver lift a huge backpack out of the car, the corners of Xie Yang's mouth twitched.

Are they here to hike or to go on a picnic?

After some persuasion, she finally got Chen Jiani to give up the huge backpack filled with snacks and treats, taking only a bottle of electrolyte water to drink on the way.

Xie Yang herself only carried a water bottle, and her small backpack contained only a box of chocolate to prevent hypoglycemia, two packs of disinfectant wipes, and tissues.

Wu Jie's backpack was slightly heavier; in addition to supplies, she also brought sunscreen and an umbrella.

However, this bit of weight was no pressure at all for Wu Jie.

The three of them climbed the mountain with light loads, walking and stopping along the way. When they rested, they took photos of the mountain scenery and group shots, and continued climbing once they were rested enough.

They reached the top just in time for the temple monks' lunch.

The little novice monk, an orphan who had been adopted by the temple since birth, recognized Xie Yang. His eyes crinkled into slits with joy, and he sweetly called her "Sister," inviting them to eat peaches.

The peaches from the only peach tree in the temple had ripened, but the yield was always low. After the temple staff divided them up, each person only got three or four.

The little novice monk used his robe to hold the three peaches he had just received, wanting to treat Xie Yang and the others.

Chen Jiani was so moved that her eyes welled up: "Yang Yang, why is the little monk so cute! He only got four in total... woo woo, I want to treat him to something too, but it's a pity my big backpack was left in the car."

Xie Yang: "..."

Your big backpack was filled with nothing but cod fillets, beef jerky, secret marinated eggs, or non-fried French Fries and potato chips that were shrimp-flavored or beef-flavored. Are you sure you could give those away if you had brought it up?

"It's okay, we'll donate more incense money later."

Chen Jiani nodded like a garlic-pounding pestle: "Mm-hmm, I'll listen to you."