Transmigration of the Famous Cyberstar (1)

Chapter 31: Exposing The Deception

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Right after they finally signed the letter of forgiveness, Lawyer Sun sent a copy of the file to both the court and the procuratorate on that same day. The next day, Zhang Pei quickly sent a request to the bank to mortgage their house for a loan. The bank would come within the next week to have someone to take photos. There would also be other procedures about the loan, and they would only be able to get the money after the end of the year, after all the procedures were done.

No matter how much preparation they had had before, with a huge loan of three million suddenly dropped onto them, Liu Man and Zhang Pei still felt very uncomfortable.

It was on a Saturday when they finally ate all the food in their house. Zhang Pei and Liu Man went shopping in the supermarket, and all the vegetables and fruits Zhang Pei picked were extremely cheap, as they weren't fresh.

Zhang Pei picked up a bag of fresh spinach to check on the price tag, which read: 7.99RMB, 500 grams. It was too expensive for her to afford, so she put it down again. She then said to Liu Man, "Next time, let's come to the supermarket during the evenings. Their vegetables would be the cheapest right before they close."

Liu Man answered with an 'Mm.'

Liu Man was used to eating expired and residual food, so she wasn't fastidious at all about what to eat. However, she still felt pity for this family, which used to be so harmonious. In her memories, Zhang Pei used to never check the price when she shopped in the supermarket. She would only check the quality.

Zhang Pei also felt as if she should apologize, so she spoke again, "Try to put up with it for now. We have to reduce our expenses and count every penny we spend. When your father comes out, he will be able to help us. After you graduate from college, find a good job, and marry someone good. Our days will get better in the end."

Yes, in Zhang Pei's opinion, Liu Man's only choice in having a bright future was to marry someone. She knew her daughter too well; Liu Man would be nothing if it weren't for her pretty looks. How was she going to compete with those people who graduated from great universities in any industry?

Before, she was in a high spirit and always talked to her about how she was going to take part in a film. But now, a week had already passed and she never received any response. It was like normal people who were trying to find a job. Interviewers would tell the interviewees to go home and wait for further notices. If there weren't any announcements within three days, then they basically had no hope.

When they paid at the cashiers, Zhang Pei, who was used to paying in cash, opened her wallet only to find there wasn't enough money left. She then took out a bank card and handed it to the cashier. The cashier scanned it before telling them, "There's no money left in this card."

The cashier checked them out with an erratic look. The mother and daughter both looked quite graceful, and they were both wearing clothing from the best brands. However, they only shopped for things on discount. They took a huge pile, but it had only costed no more than forty RMB. This mother wasn't even able to afford that little amount of money.

Zhang Pei had never felt more hopeless. She even felt that the other customers behind her were laughing at her. She didn't know what to do.

"Let me pay with Alipay," Liu Man showed the cashier her QR code.

The cashier scanned it. There wasn't any problem this time.

After paying the bills, Zhang Pei pulled Liu Man over to one of the corners, "You still have money left in your Alipay? Don't tell me it's from your dad's credit card. We have to pay for it in the end."