A virtual princess? She's a real princess!

This is purely for the super-rich, no system cashback. The author is broke, so please use your brains before reading.

The first volume is about children; if you only want to read about the super-rich, you can skip to the second volume. I'll occasionally write some side stories about the children's daily lives.

This is a slice-of-life story with a slow pace, split evenly between real life and online events. It's both physically and emotionally driven, with no fixed romantic pairing. There are men in it! And they're all chaste!

The female lead isn't a stunning beauty or a super high achiever, but she's definitely incredibly wealthy (〃?w?).

It's not a female-centric story; the author is a tired office worker who just wants his daughter to relax, but there are definitely many strong female leads and supporting female characters in it!

Even if the author is brainless, try to include some logic in a nonsensical novel (doge).

Please don't scold me, please don't scold me. This is my first time writing. If you don't like it, please leave. Thank you so much to all my readers!

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"I know, but I really don't have any money. What can I, a college student, do? Bian Qiang just hangs out on the streets every day—"

They were asking her for money again. Bian Xiaoxiao knew that they wouldn't come to her unless they needed something, but she really didn't have any money.

She was of average appearance and barely managed to get into a regular public university, paying tuition with a loan from the government. Looking back, going all out to go to college was truly the bravest thing she had ever done in her life.

She has no special talents, and she earns her living expenses by working in factories. There are two top-tier universities and several second-tier universities in the neighboring city, and she can't get tutoring jobs. She can only work as a waitress. The money she earns is just enough for food and drink. Where would she get any money?

People say that a gambling father, a sick mother, and a broken partner are common tropes for playing the victim. But Bian Xiaoxiao's situation is even more tragic.

A gambling father, a mother who favors sons over daughters, and a good-for-nothing, vampire-like younger brother. Three mountains weigh heavily on Bian Xiaoxiao.

"That's your brother! As his older sister, it's your duty to take care of him!" Liu Meifen frowned. The more she studied, the more disobedient he became. It's true that women still need sons; her Daqiang was so good to her. Last time when Bian Aiguo hit her, Daqiang even tried to persuade his father.

"No money!" Too lazy to say anything more, Bian Xiaoxiao hung up the phone after hearing her mother's barrage of nagging and scolding. Her words were harsh, but her eyes were already red, and her hands were trembling as she hung up.

Why is her family like this?! Why does her father beat her and gamble all the time? Why is her mother so sexist? What's so good about Bian Qiang? Is it just because he has more things? Well, I, Bian Xiaoxiao, have two more things on my head!

Thinking about it made me laugh again.

I glanced at the time; it was almost noon. I took a few deep breaths to calm myself. I opened my phone's camera and looked at my face. Okay, my eyes weren't red; no one should have noticed I'd been crying.

Bian Xiaoxiao didn't want others to know about the mess at home, so she used the excuse of taking out the trash to go downstairs and make a phone call in secret from her roommate.

I cautiously peeked out of the garbage disposal room, and lo and behold, no one was there. But I still pretended to have just thrown away the trash, covering my nose with a look of disgust as I ran up to the fourth floor and back to my dorm.

"Little one's back! Hurry up, why did it take you so long to take out the trash? I chopped the vegetables properly today!"

"Indeed, I'm telling you, it's rare for An'an to know to come and help today."

This university has a new campus, four-person dorm rooms with air conditioning and private bathrooms, and because it's a public university, the tuition is low. The dorm conditions are top-notch even by national standards. For Bian Xiaoxiao, the best place she's ever lived in is a dorm room.

Zhang Qinming, Gu An, and Zhang Fei are Bian Xiaoxiao's three roommates.

"Where's Xiaoqin?" Bian Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled, noticing that there were three people in the dormitory just before she went downstairs, but now only two remained.

Gu An leaned back in her armchair, scrolling through her phone as she replied, "Where else could they have gone? Out on a date with Ying Feng, of course." Mentioning this, Gu An perked up, leaning to the side towards Xiao Xiao Zhang Fei. "Ying Feng asked me before what Xiao Qin liked."

"Giving gifts?" Zhang Fei, always eager to gossip, quickly pressed for an answer.

“Yeah, isn’t Valentine’s Day coming up soon?” Gu An said, winking at the other two.

"Ah~, then what did you say?" Zhang Fei continued to ask.

“Didn’t Xiaoqin say before that she really liked a necklace from V brand? And the necklace costs over a thousand, so she can afford to return the favor later.” Gu An said, tilting her head back and looking at Zhang Fei smugly, “I was so thoughtful, wasn’t I? Hurry up and praise me!”

"An'an is so amazing! An'an, you're my smart little egg!"

The two people behind her were still chattering away about Ying Feng, love, and men, their conversation flowing freely. As Xiao Xiao went to wash her hands at the sink, her thoughts drifted away.

Love? She'll probably never be in a relationship. She looked up; the mirror in front of the pool reflected a girl. Her skin was a little dark; she'd been loading goods at a factory all summer. Loading goods was tiring, but the pay was good.

The factory is owned by a woman. Summer workers are paid the same as regular employees. The boss says that it's all hard work, and the effort put in is the same. You get paid for whatever goods you move.

She doesn't discriminate against employees, except she doesn't get the subsidies that regular employees receive, but she's still quite content. The factory Bian Xiaoxiao worked for before exploited her, but after meeting this female boss, Bian Xiaoxiao relied on her hard work and could earn 1.5 times the money of a factory in a month.

As for sunscreen, don't even think about it if you're not full.

Her arms were slender and straight, and her lips were often pursed, giving her a serious and somewhat aged appearance. Even her only attractive feature, her eyes, looked slightly tired.

She was plain-looking, poor, and from the same family—alas, she was destined to be without love; making money and eating was more important. Even so, Bian Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

"An'an cut the cauliflower and pork belly very well today!" I don't have time to think too much. I have to go to my part-time job at the food street this afternoon, so I need to eat quickly.

"Yes, yes, I think so too, hehe, even my queen praised me for cutting it well."

In the dormitory, Xiaoxiao is the only one who can cook. She started learning everything from farming and cleaning to cooking when she was 6 years old.

Bian Xiaoxiao had no desire to cook. She wanted to order takeout and eat at the food street, but each takeout meal cost 20 yuan, and a day's worth of food would cost 40 yuan. Going out would be even more expensive, while cooking at home would be cheaper.

She'd never had steak before. Too expensive; she couldn't afford it. She'd seen Gu An's posts on WeChat Moments: a scene in a tall Shanghai building, with dazzling lights reflecting on the river, a table laden with exquisitely presented food, and a girl in a little dress leaning intimately against her mother. Bian Xiaoxiao stared at this post, speechless for a long time.

Ever since Bian Xiaoxiao cooked cauliflower and pork belly stir-fry in the dorm, she's captured the hearts of Gu An and Zhang Fei. They often eat with Bian Xiaoxiao. Bian Xiaoxiao is in charge of cooking, while they are in charge of washing the dishes and preparing the ingredients.

According to Gu An's words, the most difficult task, cooking, was the responsibility of Bian Xiaoxiao. One of them washed the dishes, and the other paid for the ingredients. It was only fair for the three of them to work together.

Bian Xiaoxiao knew that the two of them had eaten all kinds of delicious food. It was just cauliflower stir-fried with meat. They were actually just trying to save money on ingredients.

Thinking of her two kind and considerate roommates, Bian Xiaoxiao felt that God had been quite good to her, not entirely bad.

After a satisfying meal, with no time to rest, Bian Xiaoxiao rushed to her part-time job at a milk tea shop in the food street. After finishing, she went straight to class. She was busy until 11 p.m., when the milk tea shop closed. Dragging her tired body, she returned to her dormitory.

Zhang Mingqin is still out on a date, probably not coming home all night. The other two are in bed, under the mosquito net. Gu An is probably watching a live stream, and Zhang Fei is giggling, probably watching a variety show.

Bian Xiaoxiao took her phone to scan the QR code for a shower. The hot water washed away her fatigue. She opened her schoolbag and began reviewing today's advanced mathematics.

"Hey, Mom! Let me turn on the light, it's too dark," Gu An's parents called her again via video.

"No, I'm in my dorm, just watching a live stream."

"It's Ai Chen, the one I like! Mom, could you keep an eye on him for me? Sometimes I can't help him in his PK battles because I'm in class during his live streams. Could you help me?"

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"I'm done chatting, I'm going to continue watching the live stream. Don't forget, I love you! Mua~" Gu An hung up the video and continued watching the live stream.

Bian Xiaoxiao was diligently working on her advanced math problems, but Gu An's conversation with her mother would always slip into her ears, causing a slight ripple in her mind.

It was 2 AM. Gu An and Zhang Fei consciously kept quiet. Bian Xiaoxiao needed to study advanced mathematics seriously the next morning; she was the hope of the entire dormitory, and they couldn't disturb her rest. Gu An and Zhang Fei were doomed with advanced mathematics. They were determined to fail, even if it meant certain death.

She closed her eyes, and the conversation she had just overheard crept into her heart in the dead of night, bringing wave after wave of bitterness.

Gu An is their professional little rich girl. Everyone not only envies Gu An's family background, but also Gu An's parents.

Apart from a very few students like Bian Xiaoxiao, most of the students came from families that were not extremely wealthy, but were comfortably well-off, and were not so envious of Gu An's family background.

What Gu An is most enviable about is her parents. They are loving, open-minded, and dote on their daughter. The daily life Gu An sometimes posts on social media is the envy of countless college students.

My daughter likes a certain e-sports player, so I arranged for her to play games with him. She mentioned that a certain Steam game required a high-spec computer, and by the third day, the computer and the game were both set up.

She didn't do well on the midterm exam, but her parents weren't angry at all. Instead, they praised her for studying hard. Her grades couldn't negate her efforts. Countless boys and girls were so jealous!

Moreover, they never undermine their daughter's self-confidence. Bian Xiaoxiao often hears Gu's mother and father praising Gu An in various ways.

Gu An is her parents' darling. Bian Xiaoxiao often hears Gu's parents call their daughter "my darling." The family of three's group chat is called "Two-to-One Targeted Poverty Alleviation."

Bian Xiaoxiao didn't find it cloying; she only felt happy.

She longed for parents like those, even in poverty. She wasn't afraid of poverty; she craved love, something she had never received since birth. She was never a treasure; she was a neglected, almost discarded weed.

I opened my phone, and the last thing I heard from my mother was her sobbing, saying she was a sin to have given birth to me and should have just abandoned me. The reason was that her previous words were about how her younger brother, Bian Qiang, would eventually end up in the Orange Company if he continued down this path.

Bian Xiaoxiao closed her eyes

Time to sleep. I have class and work tomorrow.

A tear slid down her cheek and silently seeped into the cotton pillow.

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