When Zhang Hien had gone to bed, Jiang Meiying opened her interface and surfed her profile.
{Host profile}
{EXP: 1330}
(A/N: She had gotten 1250 dollars from Li Fu and Hai Bo In total, 20 dollars from her father and 135 from her classmates including the 25 dollars she had gotten from her sister, Jiang Ming, for painkillers. That's 1430 dollars in total, minus a hundred dollars for her husband's books}
{life span: 8 days}
{shop: locked}
A new notification popped up
{Shop unlocked}
{EXP:330}
"This thing's automatic? Shouldn't it have given me a choice to unlock shop or not?" She complained to her system.
"It's not automatic, but it's a general order of the system. Once you hit 1000 EXP, shop opens. Aside that, you can buy anything in shop without having any more problems." It patiently explained.
"Okay." Jiang Meiying replied solemnly but she was excited to check out the shop.
When it opened, several skills and items lined up Infront of her. Her excitement suddenly died down on seeing the prices. They were too much!!!
{Agility pill-2500$}
{Dexterity booster pill-1000$}
{Strength capsule-4500$}
{Stamina pill-3000$}
{Skin detox cleansing oil-2000$}
{Weight loss pill-5000$}
{Manna supplement-1200$}
{Love potion-12,000$}
{Healing potion-1000$}
{IQ level up-1000$}
{𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 (Can be used once a week)-200$}
"So cruel. I don't have this much EXP to buy a single thing here!"
She could have bought a quest to earn her rewards but she had already finished her quest for the week.
How was she going to get such sum of money to buy anything here. The items looked good, but she needed a few things at the moment. She needed Agility since she was going to be running often and usually got tired on the way, skin detox cleansing oil for her scars and spots on her face and body, and weight loss pill and Manna supplement to aid herself when she was going to get started on her husband's legs.
She pondered over these things for a while and remembered Jiang Ming and her friends were going to learn under her because of the bet they made yesterday.
But it wasn't going to be enough. She just hoped Li Fu and Hai Bo were smart enough to convince their rich friends to join the lesson.
Would that still be enough. It will be too greedy of her If she raised the price.
Sighing, she goes downstairs to the quiet living room to get a drink of water from the kitchen.
She hears two people discussing in hushed voices and peeps in to see Jiang Chu and Jiang Ming having a glass of milk. Her first instinct was to go inside, grab a glass of water and head upstairs, ignoring them, but she wondered what they were saying in hushed voices and eavesdropped.
"... Just pick any day when you don't have to go to a photoshoot after school and we'll go shopping for the party next week."
"Mother, is it true Mrs. Mai is also going to hold off an auction event after the party?"
"Ahh... That's not important Ming Ming. But it's a big deal to some others who want to buy it. After all, it is the first oil painting in the world. That means, lots of important guests are going to be arriving and it's important you hold meaningful connections with them, do you understand?"
"Yes Mother!" She sounded very excited.
Jiang Meiying just laid back on the wall till they left, not noticing the figure blending in well with the darkness.
After getting the glass of water, she went upstairs to find Zhang w sitting on the bed with an apprehensive look on his face.
A sigh of relief almost left his lips when he saw her.
"Did something happen?" He hurriedly asked
"I just went downstairs to get a glass of water." She explained, amused at his worry.
When she sat down, she told him everything she heard from Mother and daughter while Zhang Hien quietly listened.
"Are we going?" Zhang Hien asked, brows raised in anxiousness. After all, why had Jiang Meiying told him this? Did she want to go?
"Of course not. I don't have time for that. I might go to see Mr. Wong that day..."
"But Jiang Meiying... " Zhang Hien pondered on this before he said.
Jiang Meiying turned to him, dropping her cup on the bed side table as she did so. "I attended one of Mrs. Mai's parties some time ago, and I noticed she has a high taste when it came to catering services at her parties. Don't you think it's a good idea if you opt to cater your food at the party?"
Before he finished, Jiang Meiying jumped on him on the bed, hugging him!
She was cautious about squashing him with her weight though, and as she pulled away, she flushed pink from seeing his face turn scarlet red at the closeness of their bodies.
"I'm sorry... did it hurt?"
"N- No." He quickly said, almost running out of air as he panted for breath slightly.
"That was such a brilliant idea Zhang Hien! I mean... it will take me a lot of money and time preparing the cuisines but it will be worth it when so much people will be there."
Zhang Hien was flushed, but was quick to say.
"I'll help you in the cooking, okay?"
She didn't want to disturb him, but she knew how badly he wanted to do something for her. So she just let him.
"Sure. But I'll have to go to her house after school tomorrow and discuss the plans." She was confident about Mrs. Mai hiring her.
The next day, as usual, she was on her way to school, running. Just before she ran up the steep but coarse hill, she could feel someone watching her.
However, when she turned, she saw no one.