Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Ashe Seafood Buffet was also well-known around the Fourth Ring Road.

Firstly, the expenditure was high, around five hundred per person.

Secondly, the environment was excellent, allowing young couples to take a few extra beautiful photos while dining here.

Song Shuiqing had only eaten here twice with classmates, always finding the food exceptionally delicious.

It was high-end and classy.

But she normally wouldn't come on her own, primarily because a casual meal could cost several hundred.

This totally exceeded her spending capacity.

Today was different; her cousin-in-law was paying, so she could eat to her heart's content.

Even Liu Fen, who had just caused a scene, had a shrimp in her left hand and a big crab in her right after seeing the expense level.

In between, she even sipped some free organic beverages.

"Cousin-in-law, how did you know I loved coming here?"

That was a total misunderstanding; Chen Pingsheng had no idea.

Song Shuiqing laughed, "It's a pity I don't have a job yet; I can only afford to come here twice a year."

"Is that so?"

Chen Pingsheng called over the manager and asked, "How does one get a yearly membership here?"

"I'm sorry, we don't offer memberships."

"Oh…" Chen Pingsheng chuckled, "But that doesn't mean you can't make one, right? My cousin likes coming here to eat, and I don't have time to bring her often. How about fifty thousand for a year?"

The manager was silent.

He had never heard such a high-end request from any customer before.

Fifty thousand for a year, are you serious?

The girl isn't even that old; how much could she really eat in a year?

"I'm really sorry, sir…"

"Eighty thousand."

"Deal."

There was nothing more to say; the manager agreed immediately.

Chen Pingsheng handed him a card to swipe.

Eighty thousand wasn't a lot, but Liu Fen's eyes blazed with fury.

Wasn't this blatant, telling her that all her antics were futile? Whoever treated Chen Pingsheng with sincerity, he would treat well in return.

Song Shuiqing was quite a decent person; spending seventy to eighty thousand to treat her to a year of free meals and to give a small lesson to her mother-in-law felt worth it to him.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Liu Fen, who was at this point barely coherent.

In the end, she didn't land the big house and instead earned herself embarrassment.

Why bother?

Liu Fen wiped her hands, "I'm full."

Song Yanxi didn't bother comforting her; she knew her own mother.

She had always been like this since childhood; it was fine for her to take advantage of others.

But if anyone dared to take even a small advantage of her, she would chase them down eight streets and lament about it all year long.

This characteristic had its benefits; she never got the short end of the stick.

Song Shuiqing somehow ended up with a membership and was still a bit dazed herself.

She even forgot to say thank you, but as she left, she followed Song Yanxi closely into the ultra-luxurious Maybach S680.

It's undeniable that the high price of this car was justified; sitting in it truly felt like reaching the pinnacle of life.

The sense of silence and stability was just like sitting on a moving sofa at home.

Extremely boss-like.

"Pingsheng, my mom's causing such a scene, aren't you going to say something to her?"

"What can I say? Bad or not, that's still your mom, my elder, where does a younger generation get off scolding an elder directly? Wouldn't that really be unfilial?"

Song Yanxi: "But that doesn't mean she should just keep causing trouble."

Chen Pingsheng smiled, "That's simple; just lend her a big house to live in."

Song Yanxi: "I'm worried if I lend her a big house, she'll start demanding a car next."

"That's even simpler."

Chen Pingsheng said, "If she still wants a car, just lend her my Navigator. That car burns money as soon as it starts. Add in the property fees for the big house, and with just the little pension your mom has, you think she can last half a year?"

Song Yanxi's eyes brightened, right.

The house would still incur property fees if left empty; a car isn't free after buying it either.

Annual insurance, gas, and all the maintenance fees.

Wouldn't that cost nearly twenty thousand?

"You always have a plan."

Song Yanxi gave him a peck, while Song Shuiqing in the back blushed when she heard it.

Clearly, her cousin-in-law was using magic to fight magic.

A brilliant family drama of a son-in-law outwitting a troublesome mother-in-law.

To see who would win might take a while.

But she still felt sure that her cousin-in-law would win.

The three of them drove to a nearby department store, as New Year's Day was approaching and there were many things to buy for home.

Moreover, these days Song Yanxi was always the one buying him gifts.

He also needed to accompany his wife on a shopping spree, right?

The three of them strolled from the first floor to the fifth and even watched a major movie in between.

Only then did they leave.

...

Mid-December.

Water Cloud Space and Tengsheng Fruits both had their dividends set for the 15th of this month.

Tengsheng Fruits needed no mention; it consistently delivered close to a million in dividends each month.

The Shijingshan branch of Water Cloud Space, thanks to Yang Mi's popular chest enhancement services, reported a startling net profit of twenty-three million in November, even after deducting five million for online marketing.

And over three million spent on aggressive advertising in Shijingshan.

With this, it still made over twenty million.

This shows just how lucrative the beauty salon business can be.

Song Yanxi didn't plan to distribute all of it, since it was all client prepayments and the projects weren't finished yet.

Keeping eight million in working capital would be enough.

The actual distributable cash was only about fifteen million.

With Zhou Chun's 20% stake, he directly received three million.

He could now fully pay for a 150 square meter nicely furnished place in Shijingshan.

Song Yanxi herself received around eight million.

As for Chen Qi, with her 25% share, she also received a considerable amount.

She received 3.75 million.

Quite an instant little rich lady, truly a winner in life.

Overjoyed beyond measure, she treated everyone to a big meal that same day.

Unfortunately, Gao Hu's place wasn't finished with the renovations, otherwise they could have enjoyed an all-in-one experience.

Watching their own TV drama, enjoying their own high-end SPA, eating at their own restaurant.

Then, stopping by their own grocery store to buy some fruits on the way home, really living the dream.

After getting the money, Chen Qi specifically took a couple of days off.

Firstly because she hadn't rested for a long time, and secondly, she wanted to share her joy with her elder sister.

Chen Yao's family was still very down-to-earth, diligently running their little grocery store in Shijingshan.

Brother-in-law went out to drive Didi; their small life was quite good as well.

By the time Chen Qi arrived, it was already midday.

The sun was blazing, yet the temperature wasn't high.

"Elder sister, I'm here."

Chen Qi was like a loudspeaker; wherever she went, it became lively.

Chen Yao was at the front desk attending to customers, and business was good.

"Aren't you supposed to be working? How do you have time to come play?"

"Isn't it just because we divided up the money yesterday? Today, I thought I'd go have some fun."

"Your shop hasn't been open for long; how much could you have split?"

Chen Yao hadn't visited her younger brother's family in a while, as she closed up late every day, and by the time they were free, her brother's family was already sleeping.

"Hehe," Chen Qi giggled, "I got over three million for myself, sister-in-law got eight million, and that Zhou sister I called over got three million too. Now when she sees me, she is incredibly grateful."

"That much?"

Chen Yao was shocked. Could a beauty salon really make that much money?

It hadn't been long, and they had already made more than ten million.

"It really is a lot, mainly because brother managed to bring Yang Mi over. We in the beauty industry, when have we ever been able to afford such a top-tier spokesperson?"

Chen Qi cheerfully said, "Sister, I think you should stop letting brother-in-law run Didi. He can't make much with that, and he might as well learn how to manage a franchise instead."

"Give me a break, could your brother-in-law even manage a franchise with the way he is?"

Chen Yao had no idea what her younger sister's brain was thinking all day long.

Is living a stable life not good enough?

Running a franchise sounds easy, but it's not something they could just start up on a whim.

"Of course not with brother-in-law alone, but it'd be totally different with the addition of brother."

Chen Qi said, "Brother is really capable now. Just last month he took another fifty million to expand Water Cloud Space for sister-in-law. If you guys have no ambitions, even if brother wanted to help, he wouldn't know how. But if you really think about franchising, given his current abilities, he could definitely set it up for you clearly and plainly."

"When that time comes, you guys should also take your little sister along for the ride."

It seems at the end of the day, her little scheme still revolved around benefiting herself.

Chen Yao wasn't too enthused but still harbored a little interest.

One wouldn't care much if there wasn't someone around making a fortune.

But now having them make just a small few hundred thousand a year really stood out awkwardly.

Her brother-in-law was also back home.

The usually pleasant Xiao Ping'an was cursing as soon as he got back.

He even brought a bucket and a rag, preparing to clean his car.

Chen Yao went out to ask and found out that that morning he had picked up two drunk women.

You'd think being drunk was enough, but why on earth did they start to hook up right there in his Didi car?

Men with women, he could understand, but he had limited imagination when it came to women with women, not understanding how that could be enjoyable.

And then they threw up in the car, truly a stroke of bad luck.

After greeting him, Chen Qi pulled her sister out to go shopping.

The grocery store business was indeed stable, but it also came without any breaks throughout the year.

That really meant working from the start to the end of the year.

This time, having split such a large sum of money, she naturally wanted to take her sister shopping and also buy some gifts for her elder brother, as a demonstration of her affection as a younger sister.

She couldn't afford a Maybach for sure.

But buying a big toy G model for Little An'an was no issue.

…

Pingsheng returned to his own Tengying Entertainment.

Now he had over a hundred million in cash in his pocket, and what to do with it was a question indeed.

Hua Qiangu was already in the process of pre-production, and the casting was going full swing.

Bai Xin, wearing a Qingyun Sword at her waist, ran out dressed as a knight-errant lady.

"Uncle, look at me in this outfit. Do I look like those heroic knight-errant ladies from ancient times?"

"Beautiful indeed, but it seems you look more like a villain?"

There was a heroic air about her, which, without a smile, would always make you feel like the next sword strike was aimed to put two little holes in you.

Bai Xin giggled, "Uncle, do you think I look like a villain too? Yesterday when I auditioned at Hua Qiangu, Lady Liying said I was suited to play Ni Mantian."

"Playing her?"

Pingsheng looked her up and down. Bai Xin's delicate traits acting as Ni Mantian indeed seemed quite fitting.

"Since she's said you're suited for it, then go for it."

"Thank you, Uncle."

Bai Xin smiled happily, although she didn't know if Hua Qiangu would be a hit series, she knew it was an S+ project with investment over a hundred million.

And that was completely enough.

Without Pingsheng, she surely wouldn't have had a chance to act in such a major production.

"Right, Uncle, someone seems to have been looking for you, left a number for you to call back as soon as you're free."