Lu Weiguo’s face turned green when he heard that.
With reddened eyes and a wounded expression, Shen Yurou questioned her, “Jinyue, how could you say that about Manman?”
Lu Manman, the person being talked about, was even more furious and immediately cursed, “You’re the bastard! Your whole family—”
Song Jinyue shot her a cold glance, and her furious shouting came to an abrupt stop.
The words already on the tip of Lu Manman’s tongue were forcibly swallowed back.
She cautiously took a few steps backward, afraid that Song Jinyue would suddenly go crazy again and slap her like she had earlier.
“W-What are you looking at?!”
She glared back, pretending to be calm. A burning pain spread across her face, and Lu Manman instinctively reached up to touch it. She would have been better off leaving it alone—the moment her fingers brushed her cheek, the pain nearly made her jump!
Damn you, Song Jinyue! Just you wait. Once I get that job, I’ll make you pay!
Her desire for revenge was practically written all over her face, but Song Jinyue couldn’t care less.
In her previous life, Song Jinyue had come from a prominent family and had become a chief physician at a young age. Naturally, that had attracted plenty of criticism and gossip.
People said all kinds of things about her, spinning their stories so convincingly that it was as though they had witnessed everything with their own eyes.
For the sake of her own reputation and that of her family, she couldn’t openly resort to violence even when dealing with complete idiots. She could only pretend not to care while secretly fuming inside, relying on boxing to vent her anger.
But things were different now.
Since she had transmigrated into a novel, she might as well go wild!
Over the years, Shen Yurou had acted meek and submissive, putting on the image of a virtuous wife and loving mother in front of Song Jinyue’s scumbag father. She deliberately spoiled and indulged Song Jinyue, secretly encouraging her worst traits until she became arrogant, domineering, and unreasonable.
How could Song Jinyue possibly disappoint them now?
Arrogant and domineering was exactly what she intended to be!
If someone wronged her, she’d settle the score on the spot.
Didn’t like it?
Too bad. Deal with it!
Lu Manman wanted revenge?
First, she’d have to see if she ever got the chance.
“Lu Manman’s biological father is unknown, but what about Lu Guangzong? Don’t tell me he’s another bastard whose father is unknown?”
Song Jinyue asked seemingly casually. Seeing the constipated expression on her scumbag father’s face filled her with satisfaction.
The three of them avoided her gaze, each wearing a different expression.
“How interesting. Two children and three fathers. My stepmother sure knows how to have fun.”
“Dad, you’re such a generous man. You’ve already been cuckolded twice, yet you’re still happily raising other men’s children.”
Song Jinyue sneered as she leisurely admired the expressions on their faces.
“Shut up! Why are you bringing this nonsense up now?! We’re talking about the job. Stop trying to change the subject!”
Lu Weiguo’s face twisted with rage, his blood pressure soaring.
Sooner or later, this rebellious daughter of his was going to anger him to death!
Lu Weiguo was too immersed in his own fury to notice Shen Yurou beside him, whose face had gone pale with nervousness.
But Song Jinyue noticed.
She raised an eyebrow.
Could there really be something suspicious about Lu Guangzong’s parentage?
Interesting.
However, she didn’t have any evidence yet. If she kept pressing the matter, she might alert them and ruin her chances of uncovering the truth.
Song Jinyue stretched out her hand toward Lu Weiguo.
“You want the job? Fine. Pay me.”
Lu Manman’s eyes immediately lit up. All the hatred she’d felt toward Song Jinyue vanished beneath her excitement.
“Really? You’re really willing to transfer the job to me?”
“It’s not even dark yet, and you’re already dreaming? Listen carefully—I’m selling it. If you want the job, pay for it.”
Song Jinyue rolled her eyes.
When Lu Manman wrote this novel, had she been so focused on taking revenge on her and ruining her reputation that she’d forgotten not to write herself as an idiot?
Despite being mocked by Song Jinyue, Lu Manman wasn’t angry at all. Instead, she excitedly grabbed Lu Weiguo’s arm.
“Dad, hurry up and give her the money!”
Lu Weiguo looked at Song Jinyue in surprise. He hadn’t expected her to be so easy to negotiate with today.
They had already been arguing with her over this job for half a month.
Only Song Jinyue herself could complete the procedures required to transfer the factory job. They had talked themselves hoarse trying to persuade her, but she had refused every time. Whenever they brought up the job, Song Jinyue would fly into a rage and make a huge scene.
Why had she suddenly changed her mind today?
Before Lu Weiguo could think too deeply about it, Shen Yurou and Lu Manman were already urging him to get the money.
“Now that’s my good daughter. I’ll go get the money right away. There aren’t many places to spend money in the countryside anyway. Eight hundred yuan should be enough to last you quite a while.”
Lu Weiguo forced a smile and turned toward the bedroom to get the money.
Seeing the charitable expression on his face, as though he were doing her some enormous favor, Song Jinyue laughed in anger.
“Eight hundred? Ha! Are you giving me pocket change? Ten thousand yuan. Not a cent less, or there’s no deal!”
Ten thousand yuan was an astronomical sum for ordinary people in this era, but to the Song family, it was merely a drop in the ocean.
Her maternal grandfather had been a business genius who owned countless enterprises. Although he had turned them over for public-private joint management years ago in response to government policy, the sheer number of businesses meant that the annual dividends alone amounted to a hundred thousand yuan.
Not to mention, her grandfather had been an avid collector. Their home was filled with famous paintings, calligraphy, jewelry, antiques, and countless other valuables.
It was almost laughable.
Although she carried the label of a young lady from a capitalist family, after her maternal grandparents and mother passed away, the Song family’s vast fortune had fallen entirely into the hands of her scumbag father.
Meanwhile, she probably couldn’t even scrape together two hundred yuan herself.
Her scumbag father had recently caught wind that trouble was coming and had secretly begun transferring assets elsewhere. Even so, he should still have tens of thousands of yuan on hand. After all, smuggling himself and so many assets into Hong Kong would require money to grease plenty of palms along the way.
Every bit of that wealth had been earned by her grandfather.
It belonged to the Song family.
And her scumbag father thought he could take all that money, flee to Hong Kong, and live a life of luxury?
Not a chance!
“How much?! T-Ten thousand?! Song Jinyue, why don’t you just rob us?!”
Lu Manman’s eyes widened in disbelief at the enormous figure.
Ten thousand yuan was enough to buy ten jobs like this one!
Shen Yurou gave an awkward smile.
“Jinyue, you really know how to joke.”
Lu Weiguo’s expression instantly darkened as he shouted angrily, “Nonsense! Do you have any idea how many jobs ten thousand yuan could buy? It would be more than enough to buy ten!”
Song Jinyue spread her hands indifferently.
“Then go buy one from someone else. I’m not the one who’ll be sent to the countryside without a job, so I’m in no hurry.”
“You!”
Lu Weiguo staggered and nearly fainted from rage.
At a time like this, anyone without a job would be sent to the countryside. No one was stupid. Who would willingly sell away their secure, lifelong job?
If Lu Weiguo could have simply bought Lu Manman another job, would he have wasted half a month arguing with this rebellious daughter?!
Lu Weiguo took a deep breath and changed tactics, trying to appeal to her emotions.
“Jinyue, Dad is only thinking about what’s best for you. The countryside is full of people, and everyone knows everyone else’s business. If you carry that much money around, aren’t you afraid someone will target you?”
Ten thousand yuan!
That was ten thousand whole yuan!
Just thinking about taking that much money out of his own pocket and handing it to Song Jinyue made Lu Weiguo’s heart ache.
“Dad, I’m just a delicate young woman who can’t carry anything heavy or do hard labor. You don’t seriously expect me to work in the fields for work points after I’m sent to the countryside, do you?”
“Food, cooking oil, salt, and other necessities all cost money. Pots, bowls, and kitchen utensils cost money too. Then there are toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, soap, shampoo, body wash, and all my other daily necessities. Those cost money as well. And don’t forget my clothes, shoes, handbags, cosmetics, and skincare products.”
“I don’t like squeezing into crowded living quarters with other people, so once I get to the countryside, I’ll need to buy a plot of land and build my own house. When I’m hungry, I’ll have to pay someone to cook for me. Everything costs money! You’re giving me eight hundred yuan—do you expect me to live on air?”
Song Jinyue rattled off a long list, leaving Lu Weiguo, Shen Yurou, and Lu Manman dumbfounded.
They could understand needing money to buy all those things.
But there was one thing they absolutely couldn’t agree with.
She called herself a delicate young woman?
Then where had the slap marks on their faces come from?!
“I’ve made myself clear. If you want to buy the job, bring me ten thousand yuan. Otherwise, there’s nothing more to discuss.”
Lu Weiguo was just about to explode when Shen Yurou leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.
His expression shifted, and he immediately changed his tune.
“Fine. Ten thousand it is. I’ll go get the money.”
With that, he returned to the bedroom. When he came back, there was a bankbook in his hand.
“This ten thousand—”
Before he could even finish speaking, Song Jinyue snatched the bankbook from his hand.
“See? Wouldn’t it have been easier if you’d been this straightforward from the start? You’re a grown man. Why are you so fussy?”
Song Jinyue glanced at the bankbook. Then, as though something had suddenly occurred to her, she looked at the three of them with a teasing smile.
“Oh, right. Doesn’t Lu Manman like Li Wenzhu? As the saying goes, it’s better to tear down ten temples than ruin a single marriage. Since the two of them clearly have feelings for each other, I can’t exactly be the villain who stands in their way.”
“How about this? Give me another twenty thousand yuan, and I’ll break off my engagement with Li Wenzhu so the two of them can be together.”
“Dad, what do you think?”