Tang Jianguo nodded, and the speed at which things were done was astonishing.

Zhou Cheng made a phone call, and in less than an hour, the people from that top-rated moving company from yesterday arrived again, standing right in front of the Tang residence. Their efficiency was truly remarkable.

Li Xiumei and Tang Jianguo were completely bewildered as they watched the workers pack up their belongings, which they had barely even touched.

It's only been a few days? Their lives have flown by. They moved from that old building into this traditional Chinese courtyard, and now they're moving into one of the most prestigious residential communities in Jiangcheng.

Tang Duo felt lightheaded.

She was so excited yesterday that she couldn't sleep because she was able to stay in this courtyard, but today she learned that this place was just a transit point, and the place they were really going to was the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, which she had only heard of in legends.

"Brother-in-law~ are we really... really going to move there?" Tang Duo followed behind Zhou Cheng, her voice soft and trembling slightly.

"Nonsense." Zhou Cheng stopped, turned to look at her, and smiled. "From now on, this will be your home. Your room is on the second floor. I had the designer make it especially for you. It has a walk-in closet and a study, and the river is right outside the window. Take a look, and if you're not satisfied, have them change it."

A separate walk-in closet...

River View Study Room...

Tang Duo had only ever seen these words in novels. Her heart was pounding, and her face turned red.

"Also," Zhou Cheng added, "I had Qin Yue get you a supplementary credit card. It's not a lot of money, just 500,000 a month. It'll be enough for buying clothes and having meals with classmates. The password is your birthday."

Five hundred thousand a month?

Tang Duo's mind went blank for a moment. The money her parents had saved their entire lives wasn't even a fraction of this. And now, this was her entire month's allowance?

She opened her mouth, trying to speak, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing her silly look, Zhou Cheng reached out and ruffled her hair, saying casually, "Alright, go help your aunt pack her things. From now on, you're the little princess of this family, so don't be so timid all the time."

After saying that, he went to talk to Tang Jianguo.

Tang Duo stood there alone for a long time before she recovered. She looked down at her slightly faded dress and thought about what Zhou Cheng had just said. Suddenly, a thought popped into her mind: her life seemed to have really changed.

……

In the afternoon, Tang Duo received a call from her counselor, asking her to return to school to complete the accommodation procedures for the new semester.

She told her family, and Tang Xinyi wanted the driver to take her, but she refused, insisting on taking the subway herself. She hadn't recovered from that dreamlike life yet, and deep down she still saw herself as an ordinary student squeezing onto the subway.

There's a lot of noise downstairs at the dormitory building of the School of Arts at Jiangcheng University.

Groups of students who had just returned to school gathered together, chatting about where they had gone during the summer vacation and what new things they had bought.

Tang Duo had just reached the building entrance when she heard a sickeningly sweet voice.

"Wow, Qianqian, is that Chanel's newest bag this year? It's so beautiful! Does it cost twenty or thirty thousand?"

"What do you mean 20,000 or 30,000? This is a limited edition. My boyfriend had someone buy it for him in France. He paid extra, so it cost almost 50,000." A girl named Zhang Qian was surrounded by several people, her face full of pride.

Zhang Qian is the prettiest girl in Tang Duo's class and also her roommate. Her family is a little rich, and she loves to show off, always surrounded by a bunch of sycophants.

Tang Duo instinctively tried to dodge, but Zhang Qian still saw her.

"Hey, isn't this Tang Duo?" Zhang Qian said in a strange tone, "Didn't you go home for summer vacation? Working in Jiangcheng must be tiring, right? Look at you, you've gotten so tanned."

The people around them laughed along.

Tang Duo's cheeks flushed. Her family wasn't well-off, and everyone in the dormitory knew that she had stayed at school to work during the summer vacation.

She clutched the hem of her clothes, head bowed, and said, "It's alright, not tiring."

"Hey, Tang Duo, don't push yourself too hard. Girls should treat themselves better." Zhang Qian said, deliberately waving her Chanel bag in front of her. "Look at you, your phone screen has been broken for so long, and you still haven't replaced it. My boyfriend just got me the latest iPhone. If you're short on cash, you can use my old one; I don't need it anymore anyway."

As she spoke, she actually pulled an old phone out of another LV bag. That condescending manner made Tang Duo's face turn pale instantly.

The people around them were chattering away.

"Qianqian is just kind-hearted, why bother with her?"

"Exactly, look at her outfit, does it even cost two hundred yuan in total? Talking to her makes you feel inferior."

Tang Duo bit her lip until it almost bled, her hands clenched tightly. A surge of humiliation welled up inside her, and she really wanted to turn and run away.

Just then, her phone rang.

It was Tang Xinyi calling.

She ran to the side as if her life depended on it, answered the phone, her voice trembling with tears: "Hello, sis..."

"Duoduo, are you at school? Have you finished the procedures?" It was Tang Xinyi's gentle voice on the phone.

"Almost...almost there..."

"Come back early once you're done, don't wander around outside. The driver is already waiting for you at your school gate in a black Rolls-Royce with license plate number Jiang A88888. You'll see it as soon as you come out."

Rolls-Royce...

License plate number 88888...

Tang Duo was stunned.

"Also, Mom asked you what you wanted to eat tonight, and the housekeeper went to buy groceries. Your brother-in-law said he'd take us to that newly opened Michelin three-star restaurant by the river tonight to welcome you. If you don't want to go, we'll have the housekeeper cook at home."

Michelin three stars...

Tang Duo felt like she was listening to a foreign language.

"Oh, right," Tang Xinzhen remembered again, "we've moved to the Cloud Palace. Just have the driver take you to Sky Palace No. 1. The access control system has already recorded your information."

Heavenly Palace on the Clouds...

Sky Realm No. 1...

These words were like a thunderbolt, waking Tang Duo from her reverie. All the grievances, inferiority, and embarrassment she felt vanished the moment she heard those names.

She hung up the phone, took a breath, turned around, and walked back to the group of people.

The awkwardness on her face had vanished, replaced by a calm one.

When Zhang Qian saw her return, she assumed she was there to ask for her old phone back, and the sarcasm on her lips deepened: "What? You've changed your mind? You want my old phone now?"

Tang Duo looked at her and suddenly smiled.

"No need, thank you." Her voice wasn't loud, but it was clear. "My brother-in-law also bought me a new one, the complete Apple three-piece set. I haven't had a chance to unpack it yet."

"Your brother-in-law?" Zhang Qian was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing. "You have a brother-in-law? How come I didn't know? He's probably a construction worker, isn't he?"

Another burst of laughter erupted around them.

Tang Duo wasn't angry. She simply took out her phone, put it on speakerphone, and dialed the number back.

The call connected quickly, and Tang Xinyi's voice came through: "Hello, Duoduo, what's wrong?"

"Sis, it's nothing. I just wanted to let you know I've finished the formalities and will be back soon." Tang Duo looked at Zhang Qian and said, word by word, "Have the driver wait for me at the door for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to find that Rolls-Royce."

Tang Xinyi on the other end of the phone hummed in agreement: "Okay, I got it. Hurry up and come out, don't stay out in the sun."

The phone hangs up.

The area under the dormitory building was completely quiet, without a sound.

All eyes were on Tang Duo, their expressions shifting from mockery to surprise to disbelief.

Rolls-Royce?

Did they hear me right?

Zhang Qian's smile froze completely, and the Chanel in her hand seemed to have lost its shine.

Tang Duo didn't look at them again. She straightened her back, walked past them, and headed towards the school gate.

She's going to start her sparkling, brand new life.

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