亚洲?欧美?综合导航

It was only a distance of one or two hundred meters.

Musen carried the now used camera, and the two of them walked without talking to each other.

Mingyue was naturally still holding back her anger, and it only took a minute or two to reach the villa's entrance.

"Here's your camera, and here's two hundred yuan as camera rental fee. We're even now."

Musen, though it hurt, took out two hundred yuan and handed it to her along with the camera.

In the night, Mingyue's eyes reflected the glimmer of the street lights; the neighborhood was quiet, and the dim lights somewhat eased the atmosphere between them.

But, as Mingyue looked at the two hundred yuan he handed her, a new irritability rose within her.

Even now? He wanted to clear the slate this easily?

Her phoenix eyes stared tightly at Musen, as if seeing right through him.

"Musen, are you going to keep this up?"

"Isn't it quite good this way?"

Musen smiled, "It was you who said that it's best for us to remain in a brother and sister relationship. If romance doesn't work out, we can still be friends."

Musen didn't actually feel disgust or hate towards Mingyue.

The ending from his past life had been his own choice.

He only hated that powerless version of himself from his last life and didn't want to look back on those days.

"Friends... "

Mingyue bit her lip, let out a cold laugh, and reached out to take the camera and the two hundred yuan from his hands.

"Then good night, and goodbye."

Seeing her accept it, Musen also turned to leave with a sense of relief.

But just as he took a step away, he was suddenly tugged at the hem of his shirt, and he turned back instinctively.

"Click!"

A shutter sound, and a flash of intense white light before his eyes, so bright he almost thought he'd seen God.

"Mingyue, are you sick?"

Musen rubbed his eyes, still not accustomed to the light, and then a hand reached out to him.

Mingyue holding the two hundred yuan, stuffed it into his collar: "The photo was good, consider it a tip from me."

With that said, Mingyue, carrying the camera, turned and entered the villa behind her.

Musen's vision cleared, and he looked at the two hundred yuan in his hand.

What did she think of him?

Well, if it's free, why not!

Musen pocketed the two hundred yuan, which would come in handy for tomorrow's celebration feast.

Evening, just past midnight.

Musen immediately logged onto his computer backend, and the first cycle of reward funds was in place.

With data from over sixty thousand new users, Musen comfortably secured first place.

A cash reward of sixty-six thousand!

There were also bonuses for new users, nearly a hundred thousand, but for now, he could only withdraw thirty or forty thousand.

It wouldn't be fully settled until the end of the month.

Nearly a hundred thousand yuan seemed like a lot, but in his past life, he lived off Mingyue's wealth, with tens of thousands in pocket money each day.

However, there wasn't much to spend it on.

If you think about it, it's not much—in this era, an average person couldn't save that much in a whole year.

To an ordinary family, this sum of money wasn't small.

Musen withdrew all the money into his bank card, watching the transaction confirmation messages arrive.

The first pot of gold earned after reincarnation was not easy to come by.

Although it was nothing to Mingyue's family, at least it was a first step made by himself!

Morning.

Musen woke up early, still happily humming a tune while brushing his teeth.

"Why are you so happy today? Found money?"

Mrs. Xu was tying her apron, ready to cook, surprised to see her son not sleeping in on a Sunday.

Musen chuckled, "You wouldn't believe it, but I actually did find some money."

"Look at you prancing around, how much did you find?"

Mrs. Xu spoke cynically as Mr. Xu had also gotten up early and brewed a cup of tea.

Recently, as the company's investment had paid off, he had finally let out a sigh of relief and looked visibly more spirited.

Musen combed his hair to look mature and cleared his throat with a showy gesture, lifting the bank card in his hand.

"Originally, I wanted to interact with you as a student, but now I won't pretend anymore. I'm actually a hundred-thousandaire! I'm coming clean!"

Xu's mother and Xu's father exchanged glances.

Has this kid gone crazy?

"A hundred thousand? Why not just say ten billion? With a card from Cosmos Bank, right?"

Xu's mother said with annoyance.

"I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, bring over your POS machine and swipe it to see for yourself."

Musen laughed as he pulled out the POS machine from the cabinet. He swiped it, and the balance was displayed.

Staring at the string of zeros on the screen.

Xu's father and mother rubbed their eyes in disbelief, making sure they were seeing correctly.

Suddenly, Xu's mother reached out and started lifting her son's shirt.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Where did you get the money, you little rascal? Did you sell your kidney or something?"

Musen couldn't help but laugh and cry: "What kidney can sell for a hundred thousand? I told you before, I developed a game, and this is the reward I got for it."

The two of them still couldn't believe it for a moment; a hundred thousand yuan was equivalent to the salary of a working-class family saving for two or three years without spending a dime.

How had he managed to get his hands on a hundred thousand in such a short time?

Musen explained it to them, and clearly, they were enormously shocked.

Musen could understand their feelings.

A lifetime of hard industry work, where you earn more only through more effort, and the idea of building steadily step by step was deeply rooted.

Just like when short-video platforms became popular, many people couldn't accept that those online celebrities could earn tens or hundreds of millions, or even more than a billion, just by going live.

One person, sometimes worth an entire publicly traded company.

Forget about ten years of hard study; even three generations of your family doing business might not compare to what someone can earn from one live broadcast.

This is the magic of the internet era.

In the past few days, Xu's father and mother also played the little game their son had made, but they never imagined it would be so profitable.

"Ah... we really are getting old..."

They gradually accepted the reality. It wasn't easy for them to calm down, but what they felt the most was relief.

Xu's mother was stunned for a while, then suddenly her eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't stop wiping them away. It was as if a long-accumulated pressure had finally been released.

"Mom, don't worry, from now on, our family's situation will only get better..."

Musen walked over and gently took his mother's calloused hand, recalling how she held him when he was a child.

Those hands that were once youthful when she was a girl, now bore countless scratches and wrinkles from wrapping flowers every day.

At that moment, Dad also became quite emotional. Ever since they went bankrupt, the person they felt most sorry for was their son.

"My boy, it's great that you can earn money, but don't be arrogant, and don't spend it carelessly. There will be many more occasions in the future where you'll need money..."

Xu's father patted his son's shoulder with satisfaction, feeling as if a heavy stone in his heart had been somewhat lifted.

Looking at his parents' excited expressions, Musen's own heart wasn't at peace either.

Parents are always towering figures in front of their children.

When parents can "lose their composure" in front of you, it also means that they have truly aged.

It also signifies that you've grown up and can gradually take on the responsibilities they've shouldered.

This feeling, it's truly wonderful.

...

For breakfast, Ming Yue came over too.

Today, she seemed to be in high spirits.

In fact, Ming Yue really had a good night's sleep. She took Musen's photo and slept with it on her chest all night.

"By the way, Mom, I'll go find He Qiang later. He's helped me a lot, and I want to treat him to a meal."

"Good, He Qiang is a reliable kid. Take him out for something nice to eat."

Xu's mother answered with a smiling face.

Ming Yue also spoke up: "Auntie, I'm going out with a friend today too, so I won't be back for lunch either."

"Alright, when you two come back in the evening, I'll make you some delicious food."

Xu's mother nodded, suddenly feeling like she had both son and daughter around.

However, Musen and Ming Yue exchanged glances and turned their heads away with a slight huff.

The two of them left the house.

Xu's father and mother looked at each other, sighing.

"In the blink of an eye, they're all grown up. Do you remember the agreement you had with Old Yao?"

Xu's mother started speaking.

Xu's father thought for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile: "But now the gap between our two families is so great. How could we still have the face to mention such things? Let's leave it to their own fate."

"Yes, that's all we can do now..."