Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 558 - 354: Putting Oneself into the Game



October 1st, National Day.

The family set off in their Volkswagen, officially starting their first middle-class family shopping adventure.

Since it was a major holiday, they took out 5,000 in daily allowance for shopping and expenses.

This time they didn’t go to a large shopping mall, but chose a smaller shopping street with a heavier touch of the local marketplace atmosphere.

The biggest advantage of such places is that they’re crowded and lively, with goods that are slightly cheaper.

Those who come here are generally looking to save money.

The biggest drawback is that you have to bargain, as the prices in these shops are completely inflated.

Something worth thirty being sold for three hundred, if you don’t have the face to haggle.

The shopkeepers will be laughing all day long.

The spoiled brat had these experiences when he was younger, but the little fart kid did not.

From her birth, whatever she wanted, a little point of her hand,

Regardless of how many zeroes behind the price, the parents would definitely buy it for her.

After all, she was the little princess of the family.

Hearing of such an exciting shopping method pumped her up.

It was at last the stage for this pint-sized genius to shine, watch me make these shopkeepers want to weep.

After a month in kindergarten, her prodigious temperament could no longer be concealed.

She likes to show off in everything she does, and today was no exception.

In Magic City, shopping festivals like this are usually underground, with very small storefronts.

Inside, the clothes are packed tight, with shopkeepers using a cloth to shield customers trying on outfits.

Young girls don’t mind; to buy cheap clothes, these are the conditions.

Er Piya marched in with a forceful air, found a children’s clothing store, and went in with her hands behind her back.

What to buy was not important; what mattered most was to make the shopkeepers cry and let them know the might of Er Ya.

"Boss, how much for these overalls?"

"This pair of pants, ah, little sister has good taste, it’s the same style as those sold in Magic City’s big malls, and not expensive at all, 180."

"That cheap?"

Er Ya scratched her head, the vendor didn’t even call out a price, should she still bargain?

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"Alright, then I’ll take it."

Chen An’an gave her a slap on the hand, coming here full of assurances, now acting all silly and confused.

"Boss, we don’t want it."

"Don’t, if 180 won’t work, I can do 150."

In the end, the deal closed at thirty.

Chen An’an then led her sister to the next shop; the little one was inexperienced after all.

Used to costly items, now everything looked cheap to her.

After shopping all along the way, she no longer found the courage to open her little mouth to haggle.

Seems like she still needs time to adapt.

Leaving the shops, Chen Pingsheng took them to a small restaurant.

They ordered just three baskets of dumplings and several bowls of soy milk.

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"Sure, we can do that."

Half of the movies on the market are produced by their family; seeing those familiar faces often breaks the immersion.

Don’t even mention TV dramas, especially those popular female-led dramas in recent years.

Most are either starring Yang Mi or Zhao Liying, both of whom are enormously popular.

However, as they finished eating and were about to leave, customers in the restaurant turned to look outside curiously.

Outside the store.

There was a single mother, with a child not yet two years old in her arms, kneeling every three steps, intending to kneel all the way to Peace Hotel.

By her attire, she was clearly a rural woman.

She also wore a pair of the most old-fashioned flowered cloth clothes.

Sweat dripped continuously down her face.

Passersby went over to watch the spectacle; even Chen An’an rushed over immediately.

A mother with a child under two years old, kneeling every three steps at the roadside.

This scene seemed quite odd.

Some took out their phones and after posting the scene online, they learned the backstory.

Turns out the woman had been married for less than three years; her little girl was born with a congenital defect, suffering from a strange illness.

The family’s modest savings were all spent on her treatment, keeping her alive until two years old.

Curing her illness completely would require hundreds of thousands more.

The woman’s persistence drove the child’s father away.

Originally just an ordinary family from the countryside, they made a modest income toiling from dawn to dusk, their backs against the loamy earth and their faces towards the sky.

Then they were bestowed with a daughter born with an innate defect; it was a hardship that few could endure over the long term.

The power of a mother’s love proved to be immense, as this woman exhausted every possible means.

In the end, she still chose to resort to posting online to gather charitable donations.

But who would have known, the outcome was remarkably poor; no one contributed any donations to her daughter.

It was only later that an internet user, who called himself Magic City Third Master, gave her a glimmer of hope and suggested she come to Magic City.

She was to crawl on her knees along a prescribed route to Peace Hotel, and only then would she receive a donation of thirty thousand.

The woman took a train to Magic City the very next day.

It is unclear whether it was mere coincidence or not, but her journey would take her past the headquarters of Tengying Group, Xin Teng Live Streaming, and Water Cloud Space.

She would have to pass all three company headquarters.

The woman had been kneeling for several hours; her physical fatigue was no match for the hope of her daughter living on.

She would grit her teeth and persevere through even the greatest of difficulties—that is the essence of a mother’s love.

Even Er Piya was dumbfounded—was this all really necessary for merely tens of thousands?

It’s better left unsaid, for she herself was born into a wealthy family, oblivious to worldly suffering.

"Please get up," Chen An’an went to support her, but the mother refused to rise.

To her, this was the only hope for her daughter’s survival, and her resolve surpassed anyone else’s.

Perhaps her story was too touching, for even the two little ones at home abandoned their movie plans.

And just like that, they followed her, eager to witness whether she could actually reach the famed Peace Hotel in Magic City.

The crowd that followed her grew larger and larger along the way.

Her story ripened rapidly in the form of viral online videos, and after more than an hour had passed,

the mother finally arrived.

Faced with a barrage of long and short camera lenses from innumerable reporters and as countless netizens awaited the appearance of Magic City Third Master,

he simply uttered, "I was just joking; only an idiot would take it seriously."

This single statement ignited an uproar across the online community.

What era are we living in? It would be too easy for everyday netizens to dig him out,

unless he was someone with the power to mobilize administrative resources.

Even Chen An’an rapidly harnessed her family’s resources to conduct a thorough investigation of this Magic City Third Master.

An overwhelming torrent of online abuse followed.

The so-called Magic City Third Master also became the object of endless online ridicule.

It turned out he was just an ordinary office worker, far from the wealthy second-generation persona he projected, not to mention the fabricated claim of having a family-owned mine.

The power of the internet is mighty indeed—it smashed Magic City Third Master’s professional career with a single blow.

Eventually, the verbal abuse even cascaded onto his whole family.

Countless people applauded with approval.

In stark contrast, the mother, who became famous overnight, suddenly received two million in donations from all walks of society.

Half of this was provided on the spot by Tengying Group, per the instructions by the spoiled brat.

This sum of money was more than enough for her daughter’s treatment, and even frugally taken, enough to cover her expenses straight through to university.

To say that life is full of unpredictability is an understatement.

Chen An’an thought she had done another splendid deed by using Tengying Group’s influence to swiftly investigate the Magic City Third Master inside out.

However, less than two days after the incident, a shocking turn of events took place.

It turned out that all of this was premeditated by Magic City Third Master himself.

He was merely an ordinary person, working round the clock to make ends meet every day.

He lacked the financial means to help others.

But after reading the mother’s story, and after much hesitation, he eventually contacted her in advance.

He then told her that to secure the money needed to save her daughter, she had to follow his plan to the letter.

He even meticulously coached this mother on precisely what to say to the reporters.

Following that, he orchestrated this charity plot that would detonate public opinion.

Being a Magic City local, he knew which enterprises had the best reputation.

Therefore, the kneeling route he planned deliberately included passing by Tengying Group’s essential pathway.

The mother and daughter secured the lifesaving money they needed, but this kind-hearted young man was besieged by a massive backlash.

Still, the mother could not bear to see this Good Samaritan continue to suffer on her account.

Eventually, she revealed the whole truth to her own family, leaving countless people utterly silent.

Even Chen An’an herself was stunned.

In reality, she had been one of the greatest driving forces behind the cyberbullying.

She thought she was participating in a grand act of kindness, unaware that others were using themselves as pawns, inviting the world into their chess game.

It was all to save a single mother’s hope—perhaps this is the form of kindness held by ordinary people.

They may not have the money themselves, but they will use their power to help others acquire the lifesaving money they deserve.


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