[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please":3,"chapter-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-239":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Rich by Doing as You Please",{"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},1120407,1451,"Chapter 239 - 140: The Uncles and Aunts: Nothing But Shock","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-239",239,"\u003Cp>\"Taking a break sounds good. Why don’t you watch some TV?\" Xu Yun said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie, Uncle, please enjoy yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin stood up, feeling a bit flustered. \"I have something to take care of, so I’ll head home now,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she opened the door and slipped back to her apartment across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two aunts exchanged bewildered looks. ’What just happened?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That child... she’s a bit of an introvert, not the best at socializing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sujuan explained on Chen Xin’s behalf. \"You all rest for a bit and watch some TV. I’m going to go cut up some fruit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Xu Yun. \"You, come with me and help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were in the kitchen, Zhang Sujuan asked, \"Alright, spill it. What did you two do just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t missed the displeased looks on her two older brothers’ faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on top of that, the way that girl Chen Xin had scurried off so awkwardly... anyone could tell something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was nothing, really. They just lost a bit of face, that’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun explained in a low, smiling voice, \"A little while ago, after my uncles failed to get an ego boost at my expense, they started grilling Chen Xin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When they found out she was a novelist, they started looking down on her profession and began to lecture her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They even started using their own daughters as examples.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they were only halfway through their speech when they asked about her royalties from last month and got shot down by Chen Xin too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sujuan was puzzled. \"Shot down by that? How much was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"170,000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun said with a grin, \"Chen Xin said her royalties last month were 170,000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That much!\" Zhang Sujuan was surprised as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Chen Xin wrote web novels, but she had never asked how much the girl earned a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because she was afraid it would be awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected someone could make that much money in a single month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it was such a blow to her two older brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thinking about it from their perspective, getting hit with a one-two punch from her son and then Chen Xin all in one morning... it’s understandable they’d be feeling down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what I think...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sujuan shot Xu Yun a look, half-scolding and half-laughing. \"The two of you are doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Just to get a rise out of your uncles and aunts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We put up with their nonsense for so many years. Now that we’ve finally turned the tables, don’t we deserve to let off a little steam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright. But they’re still your elders. Know where to draw the line. Don’t take it too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun pursed his lips. \"Otherwise, I could’ve made it so awkward they wouldn’t have been able to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the living room, the two aunts had also been filled in on the details about Chen Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just... deflated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just that Xu Yun had suddenly struck it rich. Even the young woman across the hall could make over a million a year just by writing novels at home!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is the feng shui in this building just that good?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Otherwise, how could every random person who pops up be so good at making money? A million is just their starting point.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their own circles, they rarely ever met anyone like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of others, they were the ones who were considered well-off, the objects of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after coming to Xu Yun’s home today, they suddenly felt dirt poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if everyone was making money—big money—except for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhang Sujuan and Xu Yun came out with the freshly cut fruit, the uncles and aunts abruptly stopped talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after a moment to reset, the atmosphere gradually improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger aunt was the first to break the ice. She smiled at Zhang Sujuan and said, \"Since that girl across the hall is such a good catch, why don’t you set her up with Xu Yun? She could be your daughter-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d love to! I’m quite fond of her myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sujuan chuckled. \"But these are matters for the younger generation. I can’t interfere. It’s not enough for me to like her; they have to like each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Yun, are you really not going to consider it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older aunt chimed in, \"We heard her before dinner. She likes you; you’re the one who rejected her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m focusing on my career right now. I don’t want to get married this early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, what a shame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older aunt said, \"If my Zhang Lei wasn’t already married, I’d definitely have you introduce her to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Finding a daughter-in-law who makes a million a year... just the thought of it is enough to make me happy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My current daughter-in-law is nice and all, but her salary is a bit low, and she’s not as pretty as that girl.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That Xu Yun... he doesn’t know how good he has it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do have a nephew, you know. He just graduated from college this year and is currently studying for the civil service exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger aunt asked tentatively, \"Sujuan, how about you play matchmaker? Introduce them, let the two young people meet up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That young lady has a mind of her own. I’m not going to meddle, lest I end up being resented for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sujuan tactfully declined. Of course, she would never agree to such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the daughter-in-law she had her eye on; how could she just hand her over to someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie, don’t even think about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun laughed. \"Her standards are sky-high. She won’t even consider anyone who doesn’t earn more than her or own a villa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger aunt was speechless. \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while longer of idle chatter, they moved on to their usual entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahjong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even had an automatic mahjong table at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person from each family would play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the two aunts and his mom, they were three players short of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Zhang Sujuan had Xu Yun go get Chen Xin to join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin opened her door to find Xu Yun knocking. \"What’s up?\" she asked. \"Are we heading to the hotel already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mom and the aunts are playing mahjong, but they’re short one player. They asked me to get you to fill in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don’t really know how to play,\" Chen Xin replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it. Just go play. If you win, the money’s yours. If you lose, it’s on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun smiled. \"Just keep my mom company and make sure she has a good time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, then. But you can’t blame me if I lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin closed her door, followed Xu Yun back to his apartment, and sat down at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, the aunts always played for 20 yuan per game, with a 360 yuan cap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mom never dared to join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her bad luck, she could lose over a thousand in a single session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was her entire living budget for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, for fun, she usually only played five-yuan games, where she’d lose a few hundred in a session at most.\u003C\u002Fp>",1230,"2026-06-03T11:41:56.865Z","2026-06-03T11:42:08.162Z",1,"novelbin.me","674fc59056e902319690b5ee27f5d3a80d1d05fce29b606ff77ce1215e73c301","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-240","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-238",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-cover.jpg"]