Qiao Nian continued scrolling.
Besides the Strength Pill, there were also Energy Pills, Invisibility Pills, sleeping pills, and various other medicines.
The permanent version of the Energy Pill also cost 1,000 yuan, while the other short-term medicines cost 100 yuan each.
Qiao Nian couldn’t help feeling a pang of pain.
Thankfully, she had gotten a ninety-percent discount.
If she had bought these things at full price, each pill would have cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan.
What a rip-off!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, she bought two permanent-effect pills: one Strength Pill and one Energy Pill.
She also bought a few different short-term medicines.
With the remaining money, she expanded the storage space.
It was now twenty square meters.
After buying everything she wanted, Qiao Nian was left with a pitiful 120 yuan.
Her heart ached at the thought of all the money she’d spent.
But when she looked at all the things she had bought, she couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear.
She swallowed the Strength Pill in one gulp.
Sure enough, the moment the pill entered her mouth, a wave of heat surged through every part of her body.
Qiao Nian felt as though she could kill a bull with her bare hands.
She looked at her fist, then at the concrete windowsill.
After thinking for a moment, she lightly punched it.
“Oh my God! I did this?”
Qiao Nian stared at the windowsill in disbelief.
A long crack had appeared in the previously solid concrete.
She couldn’t help sighing.
It seemed that from now on, she would have to be careful whenever she got into a fight.
She couldn’t accidentally beat someone to death.
“Of course. Products made by the system are guaranteed to be premium quality.”
The system’s electronic voice sounded at just the right moment.
Qiao Nian blinked.
She looked at the Energy Pill in her hand and, without hesitating any longer, popped it into her mouth.
A refreshing flavor exploded across her tongue and shot straight to the top of her head.
Qiao Nian felt as though the fog that had always clouded her mind had suddenly cleared.
Even the hostility she had carried since her rebirth, along with the unpredictable mood swings that sometimes seemed beyond her control, appeared to disappear.
For the first time, she felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
The pills were certainly expensive.
But they were genuinely effective.
Qiao Nian clenched her fist and encouraged herself.
Everything was ready.
All she needed now was the right opportunity.
She decided that tonight, she would sneak into the Qiao family home and start her journey to wealth!
The Zou Family
“Dad, Mom, you misunderstood Weiwei. Weiwei is a good girl. She doesn’t want anything from me. She even saved my life. You two are simply prejudiced against her!”
The moment Zhou Shaoquan returned to the Zhou family, he heard Zhou Shaoliang’s dissatisfied voice.
He raised an eyebrow slightly.
That guy was usually very good at putting on airs.
He hadn’t expected him to openly argue with his father over Qiao Wei.
Looks like it really was true love.
Fang Guoqiang was exasperated.
“Hurry up and break things off with her! There’s something strange about this Qiao Wei. Besides, you saw what happened today. She clearly has sticky fingers. She didn’t even dare defend herself. Our Zhou family’s daughter-in-law absolutely cannot be a woman like that!”
Whenever Fang Guoqiang thought about how he had inexplicably wanted to arrange an engagement earlier, as if he had been possessed, he couldn’t help breaking into a cold sweat.
Shaoliang absolutely had to marry someone from a family of equal standing.
Even if that old bastard Zhou Shichang died, he still didn’t trust him.
He would rather hand half of the family fortune over to outsiders to manage than give it to him.
If Shaoliang didn’t have someone powerful to help him, how could they possibly compete with Zhou Shaoquan?
If the Zhou family eventually ended up in Zhou Shaoquan’s hands again, then what would all his years of patience and humble submission have been for?
“Dad, trust me. Give Weiwei a little more time. You’ll see how good she really is.”
Zhou Shaoliang couldn’t understand it.
Weiwei was so pure and kind.
How could his father fail to see that?
Besides, they had already kissed.
Weiwei would definitely marry him.
Seeing that Fang Guoqiang was about to lose his temper again, Zhao Lijuan quickly gave her son a meaningful look.
She stood up and gently patted Fang Guoqiang’s back.
“Guoqiang, calm down. Whatever it is, let’s talk about it properly. Don’t get angry.”
Then she glared at Zhou Shaoliang and scolded him.
“Your father has treated you well all these years. How can you talk to him like that?”
Zhou Shaoliang stiffened.
After receiving his mother’s warning look, he could only back down.
“I’m sorry, Dad. I got carried away just now. I was wrong.”
Zhou Shanshan was sitting on the sofa.
She slowly moved over beside Fang Guoqiang, massaging his shoulders while sweetly coaxing him.
“Dad, don’t be angry. Big Brother has always listened to you the most. Ever since he was little, you’ve been the person he respects the most. Don’t hold it against him.”
Seeing that his son had admitted his mistake and hearing his daughter sweetly coax him, Fang Guoqiang’s face immediately brightened.
He felt completely at ease again.
Zhou Shaoquan watched the harmonious family before him expressionlessly.
He silently walked past them from the corner, intending to return to his room on the second floor.
Fang Guoqiang turned his head.
He happened to catch sight of Zhou Shaoquan.
Seeing him walk past without even greeting anyone, he immediately snapped irritably,
“Where have you been fooling around again? Your older brother nearly got into an accident, and you don’t even know enough to show some concern?”
The corners of Zhou Shaoquan’s lips curled into a mocking smile.
“My mother only gave birth to one son. What kind of ‘older brother’ is he to me? Just because you’ve slapped the surname Zhou onto him, he’s forgotten whether he’s a human being or a ghost?”
“You! You unfilial son!”
Fang Guoqiang was trembling with anger.
Giving his stepson and stepdaughter his late wife’s surname had already been an embarrassing matter. Outsiders didn’t dare bring it up, but this little bastard kept stepping directly on his sore spot every chance he got.
“Yes, I’m an unfilial son. What do you expect when I was born with a father but never properly raised by one? If I’m this terrible, then my father must be even worse!”
After witnessing that whole spectacle at the Qiao family, it was as though Zhou Shaoquan had suddenly figured everything out.
He imitated the way Qiao Nian spoke.
And when he saw the old man jumping around in anger, he actually felt quite refreshed.
No wonder that girl loved arguing with people so much.
“Alright, alright.”
Zhao Lijuan joined in to mediate.
“After all, I’m not Ah Quan’s biological mother. It’s understandable that he has some resentment toward us.”
Zhou Shaoquan glanced at her.
Anyone who knew the situation would think she was trying to make peace.
Anyone who didn’t might think she was deliberately fanning the flames.
This whole family was the same.
All fake smiles and pretentious behavior.
When she had first married into the Zhou family, he had been young and had suffered plenty of losses in silence because of her.
Thinking of that bright and outspoken girl, he immediately fired back,
“When the tiger isn’t home, the monkeys become king. You’ve only been the mistress of the Zhou family for a few days, and you’ve already forgotten who is actually in charge, haven’t you?”
Sure enough, whether it was dealing with matters or arguing with people, making yourself happy was what mattered most.
“Ah Quan, although I’m not your biological mother, I’ve watched you grow up. I don’t think I’ve ever treated you badly. How can you talk to me like this?”
Zhao Lijuan complained, then looked at Fang Guoqiang with an aggrieved expression.
Fang Guoqiang looked at this son who had ruined the peaceful atmosphere of his family the moment he returned.
He was so furious his teeth hurt.
Pointing toward the door, he shouted,
“Get out! Get out of here!”
“Who are you telling to get out?”
Zhou Shaoquan sneered.
“Don’t forget, in this house, I’m the only legitimate person who actually carries the Zhou surname!”
Thinking about the spectacle at the Qiao family, Zhou Shaoquan couldn’t resist launching another attack.
“Birds of a feather flock together. You’re all just thieves shouting ‘thief!’ at each other!”
Fang Guoqiang, who had just been criticizing Qiao Wei earlier, immediately flushed with embarrassment when he heard this.
“I’m your father! Zhou Shaoquan, how did you become like this? Look at your older brother! Look at your sister! If you were even half as sensible as they are, I’d be thanking the heavens!”