Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Fan Shengmei was indeed incapable of resolving most money-related issues in the world. After hearing that she could no longer get her brother Fan Shengying out of the police station and was even less able to come up with the compensation the other party wanted, her parents took their eldest grandson, who had been abandoned by their daughter-in-law, and traveled overnight to Shanghai, hoping to seek refuge with her.

When Fan Shengmei received the call from her parents, it was already dark and winter outside. The temperature would occasionally drop below zero at night. She was so worried that tears welled up in her eyes: "My parents have never left the house before, and Lei Lei is only in first grade. I'm afraid he can't even read all the characters in the train station sign!"

Guan Juer quickly went over to try to comfort Fan Shengmei, who was unusually vulnerable: "Sister Fan, let's call the police first. With the help of the police, at least we'll have more people to search for her."

Andy passed by the open door of 2202. Although she didn't hear the whole story, Qiu Yingying quickly explained it to her, and she immediately made a judgment: "Your parents are adults. It's windy outside and the temperature isn't high. Your parents should find a place near the train station to shelter from the wind. After all, even if they can withstand the cold wind, your nephew is still young and he can't stand it. So we'll help you find nearby shops and underpasses."

Fan Shengmei always trusted Andy's judgment. She quickly wiped away her tears, thanked Andy, and took a taxi to the train station. Andy, with Guan Juer in tow, ran into Qu Xiaoxiao in the underground parking garage. Qiu Yingying then got into the same car as Qu Xiaoxiao.

Qu Xiaoxiao had many thoughts in her mind, and casually asked Qiu Yingying, "Little Qiu, are you still reading those self-help books lately? If you ask me, reading those so-called inspirational books is useless. What you need most right now is a job, or you could put some effort into your CPA exam courses!"

Qiu Yingying was about to retort when she suddenly remembered that Qu Xiaoxiao's career was quite successful. She had also heard Fan Shengmei say that the investment promotion work was going very smoothly. Fan Shengmei had only been with the company for two months, and her bonus was almost equivalent to three months' salary before. So she quickly swallowed the rebuttal that was about to come out.

"Oh my—" Qiu Yingying has finally made progress. Qu Xiaoxiao immediately became interested. "I heard from Sister Fan that you spend all your time in 2202 either cursing or reading those useless toxic chicken soup. Even when Andy advised you to give up those useless things, you still argued with him. Now you've finally realized it?"

Qiu Yingying felt slightly embarrassed, remembering that she had directly questioned and even scolded Andy a couple of days ago, and felt a little ashamed. However, she didn't want to lose too much face in front of Qu Xiaoxiao, so she stiffened her neck and said, "Put my business aside for now, the most important thing is to find Sister Fan's parents and her nephew!"

Seeing that Qiu Yingying knew how to change the subject, Qu Xiaoxiao sighed, "Qiu Yingying, there are some things I will only say once, and once this opportunity is gone, it will be gone forever."

"You always let your emotions drive your behavior. People like you are fine when nothing happens, but when something does happen, their behavior can only be described as foolish."

"Such people are often like those who are uncivilized, very stubborn and inflexible. No one can change their fixed ideas. So if they are lucky enough to meet a guide who is willing to give them some guidance, that's fine. But if they don't meet one, they will live a mediocre life. No matter what kind of confidence they have, it will be like this. There will be no surprises."

Qiu Yingying's expression darkened, and she even rolled her eyes at Qu Xiaoxiao. "You're talking about me, aren't you? What's with this veiled insult?"

When Qu Xiaoxiao saw that Qiu Yingying only rolled her eyes and didn't jump up and scold her like before, she really felt that the other party had made great progress and was willing to lend a hand. So she smiled and said, "That's great, Qiu Yingying. You've really made progress this time. If you don't mind, you can come to my small company and work as a receptionist or clerk or something, and become colleagues with Sister Fan."

Qiu Yingying was genuinely tempted. After all, she had been struggling to find a job for the past two months, and she was spending money every day just by staying at home. She also felt guilty towards her parents back home who had high hopes for her.

Seeing that Qiu Yingying was a little embarrassed, Qu Xiaoxiao said directly, "Although you are stubborn and single-minded, you are kind at heart. Moreover, you are really hardworking. Even if you don't have any particularly outstanding features, the job I provide is something that anyone can do. It's better to give it to you than to someone else."

Qiu Yingying became even more embarrassed. After stammering for a while, she finally apologized: "I'm sorry, Qu Xiaoxiao. I used to complain behind your back about how you were always looking for something better while keeping your relationships messy, how you were good for stirring up trouble, and how you were good for nothing but causing trouble everywhere..."

Qu Xiaoxiao almost slammed on the brakes. She really didn't expect that Qiu Yingying, with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, would talk so much about her behind her back!

A group of people arrived at the train station and searched the surrounding area before finally finding Fan Shengmei's parents and nephew in an underground passage a little further away. The journey back took more than an hour, and Fan Shengmei's parents refused to stay in a hotel and insisted on squeezing into room 2202.

Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao, adhering to the principle of "better to die than lose," went straight back to their rooms and stopped getting involved in the affairs of 2202. Fan Shengmei had no choice but to give her room to her parents and nephew, while she slept on the sofa in the living room.

But washing up is also a problem. Fan Shengmei's parents wake up early, and Guan Juer is spared because she lives in the master bedroom with a private bathroom. Fan Shengmei and Qiu Yingying are the ones directly affected.

Qiu Yingying was easygoing. Although Fan Shengmei's parents weren't very hygienic, Fan Shengmei would clean up after them, so apart from consciously staying in her room more and going out less, she didn't feel much inconvenience.

But Guan Juer was a sensitive person. Especially when two men suddenly appeared in a place that was originally only for girls, even if one was old and the other young, she felt very inconvenient. Two days later, she couldn't help but suggest that Fan Shengmei ask her parents and nephew to move out.

Fan Shengmei knew she was causing trouble for her two younger sisters who lived with her, but her parents were unwilling to move out, insisting that they could live there as they were and didn't want to waste money, thus shutting down all of Fan Shengmei's excuses.

Andy, being a neighbor and leaving early and returning late, wasn't affected. However, Qu Xiaoxiao had been spending a lot more time at Ode to Joy lately. Fan Shengmei's mother, after exchanging a few words with Qu Xiaoxiao, figured out some of her background and insisted on borrowing money from her: "Miss Qu, you're also Xiaomei's neighbor, and you seem to have some wealth. Twenty thousand yuan is definitely nothing to you. Besides, Xiaomei lives here; she'll definitely pay it back!"