Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

By the time Ye Yu stepped out the door, it was completely dark.

When she got home, Zhao Jing and Xu Jia were sitting in the living room doing accounts. Every day after the store closed, they would go through the accounts.

Seeing that the two were calculating seriously, Ye Yu did not disturb them. She went to the kitchen, poured herself a glass of water, and sat quietly beside them, listening to them do the math.

The accounts weren't complicated, and they settled them in no time. Ye Yu asked, "So? How much did you earn in a day?"

Zhao Jing smiled with satisfaction: "It's winter now, but business is pretty good. I'm making a net profit of 3000 yuan a day."

Ye Yu nodded in agreement: "It's really good."

"And you? How did it go at the pawn shop today?" Zhao Jing asked in return.

"It's alright," Ye Yu said, keeping everyone in suspense.

"It's alright, our shop is making good money, we'll take it slow..."

"That's 6900 million. Plus, I deposited some cash in the bank in batches yesterday, so it's a total of 7600 million."

Ye Yu deliberately interrupted Zhao Jing, successfully catching the blank expressions on their faces.

However, with the initial investment of 500 million, they recovered quickly.

"Those things are actually worth 6900 million..." Xu Jia swallowed hard. "Then wouldn't the jewelry set you gave me be very valuable too?"

"It's just a set of jewelry, don't worry about its value. Wear it if you want, and I'll give you something even more valuable later," Ye Yuhao said.

"You brat, you're actually teasing me." Zhao Jing slapped Ye Yu across the face in annoyance.

Ye Yu repeatedly begged Zhao Jing for mercy.

The three of them sat together and made a ruckus for a while before going back to their rooms to wash up and rest.

The next day, everyone got up early. After breakfast, they went to the hospital to visit Lu Zhuofeng and his sister, and Ye Yu went back to the hot pot restaurant with them.

The hot pot restaurant only opens after noon; the morning is used for preparing ingredients and cleaning.

Zhao Jing and Xu Jia checked the ingredients, gave the shop staff a few more instructions, and then went with Ye Yu to register for driving school.

. . . . . .

Before she knew it, Ye Yu was about to start school. During this time, she received phone calls from Zhou Ao and He Qiuzhi.

They were all confirming whether she had returned to China safely and inviting her to visit them.

Ye Yu replied to each of them and said that she would visit them if she had time in the future.

Two days before the start of the school term, Lu Zhuofeng was also discharged from the hospital.

Ye Yu saw his face clearly: long eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and well-defined features; he was a handsome man.

His foot injury had almost healed. Standing with Lu Xiaoting, he bowed solemnly to Ye Yu and the other two once again, saying, "Thank you very much for your help to my brother and me. I especially want to thank Aunt Zhao for her concern."

"Oh dear, what are you doing? Don't be so polite, your injury has only just healed." Zhao Jing quickly helped them up.

Lu Zhuofeng added, "I've already troubled you a lot these past few days. After I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll find a place for Xiaoting to move out, and then she can come to the shop to help out."

"No rush, no rush. My family has plenty of space, so take your time finding a place," Zhao Jing said politely.

“Aunt Zhao, I’m already so sorry for bothering you for so long. Now that my brother has been discharged from the hospital, the two of us can earn money to support ourselves,” Lu Xiaoting added.

In the end, Ye Yu made the decision.

She let the brother and sister stay at her home for a few days, and then they moved out once they found a place to live.

No one objected, so they quickly packed up and went home.

After returning home, Zhao Jing and Xu Jia arranged Lu Zhuofeng's accommodation. After everyone went back to their rooms to rest, Ye Yu walked to his door.

"Could you come out for a moment?" Ye Yu knocked on his door.

The person came out shortly afterward.

"Is there something you need?" Lu Zhuofeng asked.

How many more years until you graduate?

"One year."

“One year,” Ye Yu repeated.

After a while, she looked up at Lu Zhuofeng and said, "Let's make a deal."

"What deal?"

“I will support your studies until you graduate. During that time, I will cover all your daily living expenses, your sister's daily living expenses, and your school fees.”

"What about the conditions?"

"The condition is that you come work for my family after you graduate."

Hearing Ye Yu's words, Lu Zhuofeng's expression softened even more. He said softly, "Even if you don't mention a deal, I will still do things for your family." This involves two lives and providing timely help.

Lu Zhuofeng didn't say this aloud.

"One thing at a time. Since you've agreed, then get ready to go to school in the next few days."

Lu Zhuofeng nodded slightly.

Ye Yu said no more and told him to go back to his room to rest.

He then turned and walked to the base of the Qingli tree, leaped up and sat cross-legged on a branch, closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.

Lu Zhuofeng knew beforehand that Ye Yu must have some extraordinary ability to wipe out the entire park single-handedly.

But seeing her effortlessly fly up to the tree branch and sit there as steadily as a mountain, without moving an inch, I felt she was incredibly mysterious.

The next day, Xu Jia came to the tree and asked Ye Yu to come down for breakfast.

Once Ye Yu jumped down from the tree and sat down at the dining table, she announced the deal she had made with Lu Zhuofeng the night before.

Lu Xiaoting was overjoyed to hear this: "That's wonderful, brother! If you can continue your studies, I can continue my studies too. And I can see Aunt Zhao, Sister Ye Yu, and Sister Xu Jia often. This is really great!"

Seeing her practically dancing with joy, the others shook their heads and chuckled.

Zhao Jing handed a steamed bun to Ye Yu and asked, "Xiao Yu, you're starting school the day after tomorrow. Let's go shopping for clothes and buy some new things these next few days."

Ye Yu couldn't bear to remind her that she wore a school uniform at school, so she just nodded in agreement: "Okay, my old clothes are pretty much obsolete now."

Whenever Zhao Jing thought about the bullying her daughter suffered at school last semester, she wanted Ye Yu to wear all the best clothes so that no one would look down on her.

Ye Yu knew what Zhao Jing was thinking. She glanced at her brother and sister who were eating in silence and said, "Mom, how about this? All three of us are going back to school soon, so why don't we all buy some things together?"

Zhao Jing laughed heartily: "That's right, Zhuo Feng and Xiao Ting have almost no luggage. That won't do when school starts. After we finish eating, let's all go to the mall together. Jiajia will come along too, and Auntie will buy you a few outfits."

Xu Jia joked, "Oh dear, I'm benefiting from the presence of these three students; I get to wear a few new outfits too."

Her words made everyone laugh, and breakfast ended in laughter and cheerful conversation.

After breakfast, everyone got ready and, led by Zhao Jing, headed briskly towards the mall.

Zhao Jing seemed determined to make a big splash today, browsing from the first floor to the top floor of the mall, not missing a single shop.

At first, everyone was energetic and cooperative, but later they could only stare blankly and act as props.

Ye Yu looked at Zhao Jing, who was still listening attentively to the sales assistant's introduction of the clothes, and then at the row of shopping bags that were almost piled up like a mountain. She exclaimed, "Ms. Zhao Jing is really amazing."

The other three people who heard her sigh burst out laughing.

Lu Xiaoting whispered, "My feet are sore from walking, but Aunt Zhao is still so energetic."

Seeing that everyone was about to give up, Ye Yu called out to Zhao Jing, "Mom, isn't that enough? Why don't we go have lunch first? It's almost lunchtime."

Hearing Ye Yu's shout, Zhao Jing checked the time: "Oh dear, it's almost lunchtime. Hurry up and go eat, we can't let you go hungry."

Seeing that she finally realized what was happening, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and picked up their bags to head towards the restaurant.