A top student transmigrates into a book: Reborn in the 90s and rises to prominence.

Shao Moli had thought countless times during this period about simply hosting her grandmother's birthday banquet herself.

She even borrowed money from the owner of the clothing store, who is now her employer.

But she was just a poor student working part-time, and no matter how much she promised to pay back the money, her boss wouldn't agree and wouldn't lend her any more money.

Shao Moli cried, struggled, and even considered kneeling down to beg Zhang Suran.

After all, Zhang Suran is her maternal grandmother's biological daughter.

She considered asking many people for help, but she never considered Shao Wanwan, the least likely option.

She never expected that Shao Wanwan, her granddaughter with no blood relation, would actually bring up the birthday banquet.

Shao Moli was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, a mixture of relief and doubt.

She never believed that Shao Wanwan would change for the better; she only thought that this was a way for her to please Jiang Zheyuan and to pretend in front of him.

But her love for her grandmother made her disregard her self-respect and prevent her from exposing Shao Wanwan's true intentions.

Shao Wanwan's suggestion was like a lifeline, and Shao Moli wanted to cling to it desperately.

Jiang Zheyuan looked at Shao Wanwan with some gratitude.

He knew this was a very difficult decision for Shao Moli.

Having been given a second chance at life, he knew better than anyone that if this matter were accomplished, it would fill a huge void in Shao Moli's heart.

In this life, he has decided to stay by Shao Wanwan's side and live a good life.

However, he and Shao Moli still have all the memories from their previous life. Although he will not cross the line, if he can help Shao Moli make up for her regrets without harming Shao Wanwan, it would be a good deed for him.

"Time is really tight, and we don't have much time to waste, so we must come up with a plan immediately. Who to invite, and who to lead the effort—these are the things that need to be prepared immediately." Seeing that the two of them looked preoccupied, Shao Wanwan didn't want to ask them what they were thinking. She just wanted to get this done quickly and efficiently.

Jiang Zheyuan and Shao Moli's thoughts were pulled back.

Jiang Zheyuan nodded in agreement.

“We haven’t started winter break yet. We have classes every day, and our counselors can’t give us more than three days off. So, someone needs to take the lead in contacting our relatives and friends.”

Jiang Zheyuan put it tactfully.

Shao Wanwan felt it would be better to lay things out more clearly.

So she simply said, "Although Mom doesn't want to hold a birthday banquet for Grandma, she can only be the one to take the lead. If we call our relatives and friends, it won't be proper, and they'll be gossiped about behind our backs. Mom will be very unhappy! In that case, you and I will be the ones who suffer."

Shao Moli looked up at Shao Wanwan, then quickly looked down again.

She thought so too, but she didn't dare say it, worried that Jiang Zheyuan would think she was being nosy.

After all, they are her granddaughters. If they take the lead in organizing a birthday banquet for the elderly, the villagers will definitely gossip about Zhang Suran behind her back.

"Although I'm unwilling to let my good reputation be taken away by my mother, it's true that this matter could only have been accomplished with her help," Shao Wanwan said with a sigh.

Although Zhang Suran is biased, she has a skill that neither she nor Shao Moli possess.

She is particularly good at communicating with people.

Shao Wanwan first started her tutoring classes thanks to Zhang Suran's promotion; Zhang Suran would advertise for her to everyone she met.

As a result, her tutoring schedule was already fully booked before her winter vacation even started.

Sometimes, the parents would call the public phone in the hallway of her dormitory, and Xiao Ting answered it for her several times.

Zhang Suran is particularly good at small talk, so although she is harsh to her own mother, she still has a good reputation among her relatives and friends back home.

This time, she won't have to pay anything; she'll just be a liaison officer, and she'll get both fame and fortune. She definitely won't refuse.

“But if Mom takes the lead… we might not get the wedding gift money…” Shao Moli hesitated for a moment, but still said this.

Shao Wanwan hadn't expected this.

After Shao Moli finished speaking, Shao Wanwan slapped her thigh and said, "I do feel that something is wrong, but I didn't think of it for the time being. If you put it that way, this matter really needs to be discussed."

Zhang Suran has the kind of personality that's never satisfied with taking advantage of others.

If they knew that Shao Moli could be squeezed out of her, then Shao Moli's biological daughter would be in real trouble.

The only way to get Zhang Suran to hand over the money after the birthday banquet is if the money has to be returned, and it has to be returned as a gift.

If the money was borrowed from Jiang Zheyuan, then Zhang Suran definitely won't pay it back.

She keeps calling him "son-in-law," how could she possibly repay such a small amount of money?

In her previous life, Jiang Zheyuan first married her adopted daughter, and then married her biological daughter, and he took many benefits from her as his son-in-law.

If these benefits were bestowed upon the couple, it would be fine, as it was all for Shao Pei's benefit. The problem is that if Shao Pei had lived up to expectations, it would have been different. Instead, Shao Pei severely injured Shao Moli.

Although Shao Pei has been sent for training, Zhang Suran is still at an advantage; how can someone with such a muddle-headed personality be changed so easily?

If these issues aren't clarified beforehand, given Zhang Suran's personality, she probably won't pay for the banquet and will even take the gift money along with it.

So not only could Shao Moli not buy a hearing aid for her grandmother, she would also have to shoulder a huge debt.

For a college student, a birthday banquet plus a gift of money is an astronomical sum.

Jiang Zheyuan saw Shao Wanwan frowning and thought that it was fine if she didn't have to pay back the borrowed money, but he could sponsor her hearing aid.

But thinking of Shao Moli's personality, he obediently shut up.

Sometimes, giving alms to someone can be more painful than killing them.

No one knew better than him how strong-willed Shao Moli was.

“We just need to forge an IOU, and then find someone to come and collect the debt after receiving the gift money. Then we can give the gift money to that person and handle it ourselves. So, you can be in charge of writing the gift money. Even if Mom doesn’t agree with your gift money, she can’t say anything. This way, we can work together and keep the money in our hands.” Shao Wanwan thought for a moment and immediately came up with a perfect solution.

“But the IOU needs to be authentic; it needs to actually exist. If it’s misused or causes trouble, the IOU will have legal effect.” Jiang Zheyuan immediately pointed out the loophole.

“That’s simple. Just find someone you can absolutely trust to collect the debt, and find someone you can absolutely trust to write the IOU. Mom isn’t so easily fooled, so we need to make it look convincing.” Shao Wanwan understood what Jiang Zheyuan meant.

Zhang Suran is not so easily fooled. If she sees through my mistakes, I'll be fine, but Shao Moli will definitely suffer a great loss. So it's better to be cautious.