"Whether you believe me or not, it's not too late to talk after the lottery results come out tomorrow. Am I right?"
Knowing how shocking her words could be to a normal person, Shen Nanyi didn't force Shen Yi to accept her statement right away. Everything would be explained after the lottery results were out tomorrow.
Her only concern was whether the system's prediction ability was reliable. If it wasn't, she was afraid she'd never be able to clear her name.
"…Okay."
Looking into the little girl's big watery eyes, what could Shen Yi say? Of course, he chose to believe her.
It had been such a long time already. One more day wouldn't make a difference. If necessary, he could just ask again tomorrow.
Since Shen Yi didn't pursue the matter further, Shen Nanyi felt relieved. She skipped away to pick gifts with Zhao Fang.
The old and the young were still at it until almost ten o'clock. Finally, Zhao Shuyan couldn't stand it anymore and told Shen Nanyi to go to bed as she had school the next day.
Under the parental pressure, Shen Nanyi had no choice but to go to sleep. In these past few years, sleep was the only thing she got enough of.
Early the next morning, Zhao Fang got up very early. Carrying big and small bags, she went out. They would do morning exercises in the park.
Zhao Shuyan saw Zhao Fang leave. She told herself to stop her, but seeing how happy Zhao Fang was, in the end, she said nothing. If the old lady was happy, just let her be.
Shen Nanyi had to go to the kindergarten at nine o'clock and would leave home around half past eight. At around seven, Zhao Shuyan was preparing breakfast for Shen Nanyi at home. When she was almost done and was about to wake Shen Nanyi up, there was a knock on the door.
It was the neighbor next door. The two families had always had a good relationship. The neighbor rushed to tell Zhao Shuyan that Zhao Fang was arguing with someone outside.
Zhao Shuyan knew her mother's temper. She was extremely good - tempered and had been getting along well with the people in the community recently. How could she start an argument after just going out? Without thinking much, Zhao Shuyan rushed out.
At this time, Zhao Qingyuan was enjoying the view on the balcony. As soon as he heard that his wife was in trouble, he grabbed the sword he used for morning exercises and rushed out.
A group of people had gathered near the community pavilion. In the middle of the crowd were Zhao Fang and another woman of similar age. From a distance, one could only vaguely hear the people around talking.
"If you don't have money, just admit it. Why pretend to be rich? At your age, still giving out fake stuff. It's really disgraceful."
The woman standing opposite Zhao Fang was Aunt Sun, a resident in the community.
At first, Aunt Sun and Zhao Fang danced square - dance together. Aunt Sun was nice to Zhao Fang at the beginning, but as time went by, Zhao Fang became more and more popular in the community, which made Aunt Sun uncomfortable.
Early this morning, Zhao Fang gave out such valuable gifts. Aunt Sun's daughter had once given her a bag and told her the price. She knew it was very expensive. Since Zhao Fang gave out six or seven of them, she thought they were fake.
Moreover, when Zhao Fang took out the stuff, Aunt Sun compared them with her own bag and found they were different. With this in mind, Aunt Sun became even more confident.
"I didn't."
Zhao Fang just wanted to share the gifts with everyone. She never expected things to turn out like this. Standing there, she looked like a child who had done something wrong, with her face blushing.
She didn't understand what was real or fake. She just thought they were beautiful and wanted to share them.
"What do you mean you didn't? The imitation is quite good. It seems your family often uses such fake and shoddy things. You all look so honest, but actually you're using fake stuff to deceive people."
Aunt Sun's daughter somehow got the news and joined the fray.
Normally, a reasonable person would try to persuade in such a situation, but this woman not only didn't try to stop them but also added fuel to the fire. She was extremely sarcastic.
With much difficulty, Zhao Shuyan squeezed into the crowd. She saw Zhao Fang being scolded by the two women. Zhao Fang was standing there with her head down, looking so aggrieved. Zhao Shuyan immediately flew into a rage.