With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"That's perfect!" Mother Li sneered upon hearing this. "I just want to see her make a fool of herself."

As she spoke, she looked at her son curiously and asked, "But what do you mean by that? What funny thing did she do?"

Li Xiaojun's face was filled with anger, and he naturally wouldn't tell his mother about Shen Ci's boast about donating a telescope to the school.

But he's a man, and he has to help Shen Ci sort this out. It's over a thousand yuan; Shen Ci can't possibly afford that!

As long as he resolves this troublesome matter, Shen Ci will definitely thank him, and then he will have the opportunity to reunite with Shen Ci.

"If you don't listen to me, I'm going to talk to Dad!"

Mother Li scoffed dismissively, "It's no use looking for him. This was your father's idea."

"You were so hurt you ended up in a urology clinic. Do you really think your dad isn't angry?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao became extremely anxious. When the hard approach failed, he tried a softer one: "Mom, I'm begging you, please don't do this to me!"

"How could I be targeting you?" Mrs. Li said coldly, "Our family donated things to your school all for your sake, but did the school stand up for you? They didn't even expel that kind of girl, yet you still dream of getting donations from the Li family? Dream on!"

"You're reluctant to expel him? Then let everyone at school hate Shen Ci! Anyway, our family won't be donating anything to your school anymore!"

Seeing that his mother wouldn't listen to either her gentle persuasion or harsh words, Li Xiao suddenly felt a sense of helplessness, as if he had no one to turn to for help.

He paced back and forth in the living room, dejected, before suddenly raising his head again.

No, he had to go back to school; he couldn't let Shen Ci face all this alone.

Ten minutes later, as Li's mother was admiring her newly completed flower arrangement with a satisfied expression, she saw her son, dressed neatly, running downstairs.

She paused, startled. "Where are you going?"

“Go back to school.” Li Xiao quickly changed his shoes, looked up at his mother and said, “Didn’t you want to see a joke? Then I’ll be the joke for you along with her.”

Although she didn't know what her son was going back to school for, it didn't sound like good news. She said sternly, "You're not allowed to go. Come back here right now!"

But Li Xiao had already run away without looking back.

Seeing this, Li's mother stomped her feet in anger and angrily knocked the flower basket on the table to the ground.

After being angry for a while, she took out her phone and quickly sent a few messages to Lin Biqi, telling her to keep an eye on Li Xiao.

Shen Ci was not at school at the time.

In the "Ten Thousand Lights" villa area, Shen Ci returned home for the first time as a homeowner, and unsurprisingly, he was stopped at the security booth at the entrance.

Which household are you going to?

The security guard on duty was a tall and handsome young man. He was very nice and professional and mistook the unfamiliar Shen Ci for a visitor.

Shen Ci calmly took out the property certificate from her bag and explained, "I am the new owner here, this is my first time here."

The security guard was visibly taken aback upon hearing this, and then quickly took Shen Ci's property certificate and glanced at it. Sure enough, he was the owner of "Wan Jia Deng Huo".

He bowed and handed back the property certificate with both hands, saying, "Miss Shen, welcome home!"

Shen Ci smiled and nodded: "Thank you. Could you please show me the way?"

"Ok, no problem."

Shen Li followed beside her, excitedly whispering, "Sis, this looks like a villa area."

She could already vaguely see the villa complex hidden among the greenery.

How much would this villa in the city center of Longcheng cost?

“It’s a villa, it’s huge.” Shen Ci took his sister’s hand and said with a smile, “You should remember the way yourself, you can’t bother the security guard every time.”

Shen Li nodded quickly, looking around curiously the whole way.

The roads are wide, and the distance between each villa is far, ensuring a high degree of privacy.

The environment is undoubtedly excellent, and even the streetlights on both sides look priceless.

Shen Ci couldn't hide her anticipation, because it was her first time living in a villa, and one that she had bought with her own money.

"Ms. Shen, this is your home. Welcome to 'Lights of Every Home'."

"Thank you. Some of my personal belongings may be delivered this evening. Please let them in then." Shen Ci instructed.

The security guard nodded: "Okay, no problem."

After the security guard left, Shen Ci stood outside the gate and looked inside. What came into view was a huge garden, and the uniquely designed houses looked beautiful from afar.

Shen Li couldn't wait any longer: "Sister, let's go in quickly!"

Shen Ci stepped forward and entered the password. The blue gate of the villa slowly opened to one side, and the two sisters stepped into the courtyard hand in hand, feeling a sense of unreality for a moment.

The villa was already furnished, but Lu Jinzhao had never lived there, so the furniture inside was still covered with dust cloths.

Shen Li disregarded everything else and excitedly went to check out each room as soon as she entered, while Shen Ci followed behind with a smile.

If she remembered correctly, there were eight bedrooms in total, each with its own bathroom and a balcony.

"Sis, I like this place!"

The largest bedroom on the third floor, facing south, is nearly 60 square meters. It has a large open-air balcony with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer excellent views of the swimming pool in the backyard and the high-rise buildings of the bustling city in the distance.

"Then this room is for you. Aren't you afraid of sleeping in such a big room by yourself?" Shen Ci asked with a smile.

Shen Li shook her head repeatedly: "Don't worry, sis, this room is almost bigger than our whole house!"

The house in their hometown was old and dilapidated, less than 80 square meters in total, so they lived in a very cramped space since childhood.

Now that she has a big house, she only hopes that her younger brother can also pass the college entrance examination and come to Longcheng. Then she can bring her mother over as well, and she will feel at ease when all her relatives are by her side.

The new house needed initial cleaning, and even though the furniture was covered with dust cloths, it was still dusty everywhere. However, the property management of "Wan Jia Deng Huo" has a professional cleaning team, and Shen Ci got it done with just one phone call.

After touring the entire villa, Shen Li settled into the living room sofa and began shopping. The ten yuan her sister had transferred to her earlier came in handy at this time; now that she had her own new room, she wanted to decorate it properly.

While choosing a four-piece bed sheet set, Shen Li suddenly received a bank message on her phone.

A remittance of 288 yuan has been received.

She froze for a moment, then suddenly couldn't help but scream, "Ah—!"

"What's wrong, Ali?" Shen Ci asked, peeking out from the balcony.

Shen Li ran to her sister's side with her phone and showed her the text message: "Sis, I received my payment, 6% of the total, 288 yuan!"

Shen Li, a newcomer, played the fourth female lead, earning 8 yuan per episode, totaling 480 yuan for 60 episodes.

After signing the contract, you will receive 6% of the payment upfront, with the remaining 4% due after filming wraps.

Shen Li is an independent actress without a company, so she will need to file and pay her taxes herself.

"Great job, Ali! You've made your first pot of gold!" Shen Ci said with a smile, genuinely happy for her sister.