Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Money 7, rest assured, we won’t leave you behind~
As a grudge-holding expert, Qian Qi even remembers grudges from seven-year-olds clearly, determined to seek revenge.
And double the revenge at that.
Qian Qi smiled sinisterly, "At your age, you should be going to elementary school and doing homework every day, right?"
Kid A: ???
"I’ll send you 8 workbooks every month." Qian Qi made two finger-gun gestures, smiling more and more evilly, "You better study well~"
Kid A: !!!
Are you a devil?! What kind of student has to do so many problems!
"Qian Qi, are you rich?" Kid A refused, "I don’t need you worrying about me, just take care of yourself outside!"
"Of course, I’m very rich." Qian Qi snorted coldly and laughed sarcastically, "After all, I’m a 19-year-old adult, isn’t it easy to make big money?"
"When you turn 19, if you can’t surpass me, I’ll look down on you greatly~"
A gentleman takes revenge, even if it takes 12 years; in 12 years, she’ll definitely come over to mock him!
Kid A: ...
Is she really 19 years old? That’s way too childish!
He definitely doesn’t want to be as childish as her in the future. Kid A shook his head helplessly, then bowed his head to continue repairing the old toy in his hand.
These are toys that his younger siblings have had by their side from childhood, substituting for their parents’ companionship, carrying deep meaning.
But they’ve become too old, and many toys are worn out and unusable. He doesn’t want his siblings to be sad, so he tries to repair these toys.
Qian Qi sat beside him, shaking her upper body back and forth, occasionally giving tips, "Ah, you can’t do it this way, it’ll short-circuit. Ah, your stitching method is wrong, the marks are too heavy."
Kid A got annoyed with her nagging and shoved the teddy bear into her arms, angrily saying, "If you can do it, go ahead!"
"I’ll do it, then I will!" Feeling looked down upon, Qian Qi naturally had to show off her skills. She boldly picked up the needle and thread nearby, ready to sew up the loose threads on the teddy bear.
Who knew, just as she threaded the needle, it snapped with a "crack."
Qian Qi: ???
Kid A: [・_・?]
Qian Qi felt a little guilty; recently, she had accumulated quite a lot of strength buffs and used great strength often, making it difficult to control her force when handling small things.
She cleared her throat, "Why is this thing so fragile? Could it be fake?"
"Can’t be..." Kid A picked up the snapped needle, feeling it was quite hard, he scratched his head in confusion, having no choice but to pull another one from the needle box beside.
This time, Qian Qi eased her force carefully threading the line, then picked up the teddy bear, preparing to sew on the broken part.
But just as she started sewing, the middle of the needle bent.
Qian Qi: ...
Kid A: ...
"Sigh..." Kid A sighed softly, "What use are you?"
Qian Qi: ...
Qian Qi tried to argue, "Where did you buy this needle, it’s too weak, I’ll go buy a tougher one."
Kid A: "No need to explain, rest assured, even if you become a Power Awakener, we and the director won’t sell you off."
Qian Qi: ...
Well, thank you guys.
"This matter must stay secret," Qian Qi implicitly admitted her ability, "Let only heaven know, earth know, you know, I know."
"Alright." Kid A nodded, said sincerely with pure eyes, "Then can you not make wild vegetable buns tonight? I just saw your Light Brain ordered wild vegetables."
Qian Qi: ...
Qian Qi grumbled and canceled the wild vegetable order, replacing it with Kid A’s favorite peaches.
She shook her hands, gently bent the needle back, and started sewing cautiously.
In her previous life, Qian Qi frequently sewed clothes for kids in the academy. The director taught these life skills to foster children’s hands-on abilities when they reached appropriate age—only she, as a semi-adopted daughter, was taught more.
After sewing the teddy bear, she showed it to Kid A, boasted, "How’s it? Isn’t there no trace of stitching?"
Seeing it, Kid A immediately loved it dearly, eagerly asked Qian Qi how she did the sewing.
Qian Qi taught Kid A hands-on, then went back to repair other toys, as time ticked away unknowingly, Qian Qi looked up, and surprisingly found many kids gathering around.
Some were sleeping with toys repaired, some huddling beside looking at the repair process, and some secretly gazing at her from the side—when they saw her looking up, they tender a shy, bashful smile.
Gradually, they’re no longer afraid of her.
Maybe because she saved the orphanage, maybe because she always made dumplings by hand for them, or maybe because she quietly sat there repairing toys, her demeanor no longer seemed scary, instead, exuded a reassuring vibe.
"Thank you, Qian Qi." Xiao Min and Xiao An, the sibling pair hugged the pretty doll, grinning wide, "You’re such a good person~ not at all like the Magic Beast brothers said."
Qian Qi: ???
Kid A: "Pfft~"
——
After Qian Qi’s relationship with the kids improved, she lost her big sister position.
They realized she wouldn’t beat anyone, started climbing all over her, treating her like a helicopter, playing flying games on her shoulders.
When they got tired of playing and went for a nap, Qian Qi sat in the yard, starting to question life.
"Sure enough, can’t be too nice to them, my dignified image has been completely wrecked."
System: [You’re right, I can’t be too nice to you either, or my dignified image might be wrecked too.]
Qian Qi hurriedly rubbed her hands, "What are you saying! The better you treat me, the more majestic and invincible your image becomes in my heart!"
System: [Haha.]
System expressed since getting used to her trickery style, it won’t trust Qian Qi’s words anymore.
With downtime, Qian Qi opened Li Haisheng’s Light Brain to check if Chen Tong had transferred money, then discovered Chen Tong frantically messaging her, oh no, Li Haisheng instead.
[Chen Tong isn’t pained]: Why aren’t you replying?
[Chen Tong isn’t pained]: Where did you go?
[Chen Tong isn’t pained]: Can the price be lowered? Hey! Where are you? Don’t tell me you’re dead?
"What’s up with our Chen? Why’s he haggling now?" Qian Qi browsed through a slew of messages from Chen Tong, slightly frowned dismissively, "Tsk, he’s changed, he used to be quite generous!"
System: ...
Not even acknowledging who caused him, a once wealthy person, to become so stingy!
"The medicine formula already got a fifty percent discount, the unicorn can’t be cheaper." Qian Qi decided to mock Chen Tong.
[Sea King Great Sage]: Can’t afford it, buy fewer, you dumbass?
[Chen Tong isn’t pained]: ???
[Chen Tong isn’t pained]: You damn? You actually dare call me dumbass? You must be floating, right? I warn you, better not force me...
Chen Tong sent a whole lot, but Qian Qi didn’t bother to read, directly replied:
[Sea King Great Sage]: How about this, I’ll sell you 3 first, keep the rest for you to buy when you have money, how’s that?