I'm crazy, don't mess with me. I just love to pretend to be crazy, remember that.

The education Si Qian instilled in him from a young age was—

Money can solve 99% of problems.

Therefore, he did not feel that he was in a bad situation.

Xiao Pei is a smart child. Even now, she can tell that the person who kidnapped her is someone she knows and that the kidnapper has no ill intentions towards her.

He asked the kidnappers, "How much money did they give you?"

His calm and composed demeanor made it seem as if he were asking, "How's the weather today?"

Si Qian stretched out her hand, spreading her five fingers for him to guess.

Xiao Pei lowered her eyes, pondering how much money this "five" represented.

"Is it fifty million?"

If it were fifty million, he would have it himself.

If it's five million, he'll have to go to the bank.

If it were 500,000, he would have it now.

Si Qian couldn't bear to tell him the cruel truth that it was only worth 50,000, so she just shook her head.

"Kid, you think too much."

Xiao Pei: "Five million?"

Si Qian: "You're overthinking it."

Xiao Pei: "Five hundred thousand?"

Si Qian: "Child, you're overthinking it."

How can you still be wrong when you've already guessed 500,000?

Xiao Pei felt insulted and, lacking confidence, began to speculate.

"Fifty thousand?"

This time, Si Qian nodded, suppressing a laugh.

Xiao Pei looked at the kidnapper: "Let's go home, let's go home, okay?"

Fifty thousand yuan isn't even enough to cover his school's food expenses for a year.

They are not suited for this line of work.

I thought they were asking for an exorbitant amount.

I never expected it to be a louse with a large opening.

Feeling slighted by the little kid, the kidnapper became enraged and increased the ransom.

"I'll pay you 100,000 to save your life!"

Xiao Pei asked sincerely, "Are you very poor?"

"150,000 to buy your life!"

Xiao Pei: "Sigh..."

Never mind, I'm too lazy to talk about it.

The kidnapper persisted, "Little brat, you think you can look down on me?"

Xiao Pei stretched out her bound hands: "See the watch? Here, it's yours."

Kidnapper: "I don't need a watch."

Xiao Pei: "The table shows 450,000."

"...?!!!"

The three kidnappers, excluding Si Qian, all had their eyes gleaming and went to remove his watch.

The kidnapper picked up the watch and examined it for a long time. He didn't recognize the brand and couldn't see how it was worth 450,000.

"Are you up to something?"

Xiao Pei remained calm throughout, as if she were at home.

"It's only 450,000, it's not that much."

Anyway, it was a gift from Pei Tianming.

The kidnapper then asked, "If we release you, will you call the police to report us for kidnapping?"

Xiao Pei was quite perceptive: "What kidnapping? I just got on the wrong bus and met four kind people who took me home."

Kidnapper: "Swear it!"

Xiao Pei: "I swear!"

The three kidnappers changed their attitude and immediately untied the young master.

"I'm sorry, it was this old servant who was ungrateful!"

"Young master, where are you going now? I'll take you back right now."

"Young master, are you thirsty?"

The barrage of concern came unexpectedly.

Just then, Si Qian's stomach growled at an inopportune moment.

cuckoo-

The faint sound was only heard by Xiao Pei, who was closest to her.

Xiao Pei immediately said, "I'm hungry."

The kidnapper made a quick decision: "Then let's go eat!"

The four kidnappers, including Si Qian, waved their hands and pooled together two hundred yuan to treat the young master to KFC.

Si Qian paid 150 yuan by herself.

The remaining three people each paid fifty.

Upon arriving at the store, the kidnappers ordered five hamburgers, five Cokes, five servings of fries, two servings of popcorn chicken, and a chicken leg. Then, they had Si Qian lead Xiao Pei to a place to sit down.

Between running away with her child and having a meal, Si Qian chose to eat first and then run away.

The two first found an L-shaped sofa by the window and sat down.

I never imagined that one day I would be eating with kidnappers.

While waiting for the food, Si Qian asked Xiao Pei what birthday present she wanted.

Xiao Pei: "I can't think of anything right now..."

"Then you can tell me later."

Si Qian wasn't in a hurry.

At this moment, the other three people brought over the food and placed it on the table.

Si Qian: "Let's eat. Let's part on good terms after this meal."

She was the first to pick up the hamburger and start eating.

The other three kidnappers also toasted Si Qian with Cokes.

"Let's part on good terms and have a good New Year!"

Si Qian finished her hamburger in a few bites, picked up the chicken leg in front of her, handed it to one of the kidnappers, and asked:

Do you want a chicken leg?

The kidnapper, munching on a hamburger, said, "I'm not eating."

Si Qian immediately smiled and took the kidnapper's chicken leg.

"Thanks!"

The kidnapper, who was eating a hamburger, asked, "?"

Did I say I didn't want it?

He put down his hamburger in shock, wiped his mouth haphazardly, and pointed to his own serving of popcorn chicken, intending to imitate her actions.

Kidnapper: "Do you want some popcorn chicken?"

Si Qian immediately beamed with joy: "I'll eat it!"

As he spoke, he got up and took the other person's popcorn chicken.

Kidnapper: "...?"

666, they've even stopped using salt?

Isn't it said that the birth rate is low now?

Why did he feel like there was one right in front of him?

Kidnapper: "I have another elbow, do you want some?"

Si Qian has already read the random reply: "No!"

Despite the playful banter, Si Qian still ordered a different set meal for the kidnapper, who was also celebrating his birthday today.

His every move exudes an air of wealth and arrogance.

The kidnapper in the car then got up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

The group didn't seem to care much.

Si Qian even kindly pointed him in a direction.

Not long after, the eldest brother returned.

When I arrived, I was carrying a four-inch-sized cream cake.

The pure white cream cake was decorated with only a few red cherries, giving it a plasticky look at first glance, with no other extra decorations.

The kidnapper said, "Cakes are too expensive these days, and I didn't have any extra money to buy one, so I just bought the cheapest one."

As he spoke, he took out two candles and lit them.

There are two people celebrating their birthdays today.

Si Qian patted the kidnapper's shoulder: "Brother, you're a good man. From now on, we'll all turn over a new leaf and start anew!"

A man doesn't easily shed tears, and the elder brother, his eyes moist, nodded solemnly.

Si Qian, unable to bear the somber atmosphere, made a suggestion.

Let's sing "Happy Birthday" and blow out the candles!

She's still waiting to eat the cake.

"Okay, shall we sing together, or shall the three of us sing for the birthday boy?"

"Let's go together!"

"It's more lively with more people!"

Without further ado, the five of them sat by the window around a cake, quietly singing off-key birthday songs.

"Happy birthday to you!"

"Happy birthday to you!"

"..."

After the song ended, Si Qian cued the flow of the performance: "It's time to blow out the candles!"

They each blew out their own birthday candles.

Xiao Pei stared at the cake in a daze: "This is the first birthday I've had since Mom passed away."

A birthday in the true sense of the word.

Si Qian raised her hand and patted his head.

Happy birthday, my darling.

The moment the words left my mouth, a cold, electronic notification sound suddenly rang in my mind—

[Congratulations, host, your redemption value is 100%]

Mission successfully completed.

Unaware of the reason: [why?]

1748 woke up with a start: [What's going on?]

The two oblivious systems were still out of the loop and didn't understand what was happening.

Still processing this news: [Host, didn't you not complete the mission? How did you succeed?]

How come it didn't know when she bullied the second male lead?

"I think you've got one thing wrong from the beginning."

What's the problem?

“I didn’t add up the missing 1% redemption value; I started from scratch.”

If she could go back fourteen years, perhaps she would choose to complete the remaining 1%.

But 24 years ago, she had plenty of time to straighten a child.

Just as she said.

The meaning of a piece of paper is given by people.

Rather than revising a draft hundreds of times, it's better to take it seriously from the very beginning.