Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

The eldest brother, Ping, lives in a six-story old-style apartment building in Chinatown. His sister-in-law, Liu Wei, has always wanted to move to a bigger house, leave Chinatown, and live in a high-rise apartment where white-collar workers gather, but their financial situation does not allow it.

The eldest brother, Ping, had been addicted to gambling in his younger years and lost a lot of money. His cousin-in-law, Liu Wei, helped him open a travel agency and introduced him to some large travel agencies for cooperation. However, Ping's small travel agency could barely maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

At home, the eldest brother, Ping, suffers from bronchitis and has little status in the family.

Even though his sister-in-law Liu Wei is a childless couple, his older brother knew this before the marriage. Now he wants to back out, but he dares not say a word about it in front of Liu Wei.

My sister-in-law, Liu Wei, always dressed impeccably. In her early twenties, she was a very sophisticated and beautiful young woman. She wore a beige office lady suit and had long hair dyed dark red. She was shrewd, capable, and full of charm.

Liu Wei is a true white-collar worker, working in a bank, and has a wide network of connections.

Zhou Hong used to be very reserved in front of her. As a country boy, when facing a distant female relative who was of high status and young and beautiful, he usually looked up to her with a sense of admiration and hoped to leave a good impression on her. Therefore, he was too embarrassed to talk much and was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

But the more they are like this, the more inconspicuous they tend to be, and the more they give people the impression of being honest, dull, and incompetent.

The table is laden with food today, and there's even a birthday cake on it.

"Xiao Hong, it was your birthday yesterday, right?" My cousin-in-law sighed softly, "I only found out this morning that it was your birthday yesterday."

Previously, this glamorous and arrogant cousin-in-law rarely spoke to Zhou Hong, let alone in this tone.

But today, my cousin's wife seemed a little guilty, and her attitude was different from usual.

"Shouldn't you say something?" Liu Wei stared at her elder brother Ping with wide eyes.

The eldest brother stammered, looking like a doormat, "Xiao Hong, I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a problem with that student loan from that lending company."

Zhou Hong suddenly realized that it was because of this matter.

"Yeah, it's okay, brother, it's not your fault." Zhou Hong said, reaching for money in his bag.

He brought the $10,000 to pay off his student loan in one go through his older brother Ping.

现在美元对人民币汇率是1比8.2，对象铢是1比42-43之间。

I borrowed 35 SGD, and the other party only wanted 40 SGD to pay off the loan in one lump sum.

$1 is more than 42 Thai baht.

Not to mention, who doesn't like US dollar cash? In fact, the more gray organizations and criminal groups there are, the more they prefer hard currency like US dollars that have no transaction records.

After the initial anger subsided, I thought it over carefully and realized that I definitely had to pay back the money. It involved a gray market profit chain that I couldn't fight against right now.

Even if you were to beat Xie Laosan up in the middle of the night, he would still be nothing more than a pawn, and it wouldn't make much difference.

I'll remember this debt and figure out how to deal with Xie Laosan and his boss later.

"Xiao Hong, you don't need to worry about that student loan. I've arranged the bank loan for you. Just go to my branch tomorrow to complete the paperwork," Liu Wei said.

Huh? Zhou Hong was stunned.

It's likely that Xie Laosan's sister-in-law overheard him talking on the phone with his eldest brother, Ping. Perhaps Ping got a cut from the conversation.

Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law, though seemingly arrogant, is actually quite kind-hearted. She has a cold exterior but a warm heart. She probably felt that it was outrageous to cheat a distant relative like this and couldn't stand it, so she helped me find a way to settle things.

Zhou Hong stopped reaching into his bag to take out money.

To be honest, suddenly producing $10,000 in cash these days is quite troublesome. Where did the money come from? Was it stolen? Sold a kidney? Or did you join a drug trafficking organization?

After all, in Elephant Country, various criminal groups run rampant. If he suddenly produced a huge sum of money, especially in US dollars in cash, his older brother Ping might have to call home, which would worry his parents to death.

If there are other solutions, that would be great too.

My sister-in-law is a bank employee in the military, but the changes and management of the US dollar account, including deposits and withdrawals, fall under the jurisdiction of the foreign exchange department of the Hekou Prefecture (Province) branch.

My sister-in-law is just a teller at one of the branches and doesn't have the authority to check her own US dollar account.

"I've arranged a ten-year loan for you, and I've tried my best to get the lowest possible interest rate so your burden will be lighter. I'll show you the detailed information when you come over tomorrow. In short, it's more reliable than borrowing from loan companies right now," Liu Wei added.

Zhou Hong nodded gently: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Tell me the truth, did you take any commission from the loan company?!" Liu Wei suddenly frowned at her husband.

"Heaven and earth bear witness, it's true!" the eldest brother cried out, utterly blaming the heavens.

"Alright, alright, brother, sister-in-law, it's my birthday..." Zhou Hong didn't want the couple to argue again because of his affairs.

"Xiao Hong, from now on, don't listen to your brother's bad advice when you encounter problems. Come and talk to me!"

When Liu Wei spoke, her elder brother Ping dared not respond.

In this strange atmosphere, Zhou Hong ate poached eggs and longevity noodles, both cooked by Liu Wei herself.

She's the kind of independent, modern woman who never lifts a finger in the kitchen. Zhou Hong has never seen her cook before. She probably feels a bit guilty towards him, since it was his older brother Ping who caused the trouble.

"Oh, the birthday present your sister Yu'er gave you, I almost forgot." Just as Zhou Hong was about to leave, Liu Wei remembered and brought over a beautifully wrapped little gift box tied with a red ribbon bow.

In the taxi back to the language school dormitory, Zhou Hong opened the gift box. Inside was a CD for learning Thai, with Sister Yu'er's delicate handwriting: "Study hard and make progress every day!"

Zhou Hong shook his head. She really thought of him as a child. He guessed that in her memory, he was still that little snotty kid who followed her around.

Sister Yu'er and her eldest brother Ping are also related; she is a relative of Ping's grandmother. She calls her eldest brother Ping "Big Cousin".

Sister Yu'er is also from the same village.

She's a year older than me, but she's a top student who got into the top high school and is now a government-sponsored student studying abroad.

These are government-sponsored exchange students sent as part of a talent exchange program to prepare for cooperation with ASEAN after China's accession to the WTO.

Although she was a government-sponsored student, Yu'er's family was in similar circumstances to my own, both of us were quite poor, so she would also go out to work in her spare time.

Of course, wherever she went, she was a campus beauty, the center of attention and the center of everyone's admiration.

I haven't been in touch with her for several years since she got into the top high school and started living on campus. In the village, I can only occasionally see her beautiful figure.

You could say she was my childhood sweetheart, the ideal girl next door, and my dream goddess.

She's the kind of goddess you can only admire from afar; if you get close to her, you'd be speechless.

As luck would have it, they've all come to Hekou to study.

But that's not surprising. Assumption University is the largest international university in Vietnam, and it is targeting students from China. Last year, it had less than 3,000 international students, of which Chinese made up one-third, with nearly 1,000 Chinese students studying there.

This is also a harbinger of deeper cooperation between China and ASEAN.

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Zhou Hong got out of the taxi in front of the language class dormitory building and heard someone call his name: "Zhou Hong?!" He was a little unsure.

Turning my head, I saw a figure slowly emerge from the shadows of the trees. He was a handsome young man, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, looking very neat and presentable.

Bin Baiwan is reportedly pursuing Liu Ying.

Bin Baiwan, whose real name is Zhao Bin, is the guy in the language class who loves to show off the most. He wears all kinds of domestic light luxury brands such as Baleno and Jeanswest. When he was drunk, he said that his family had assets of one million, so he got the nickname "Bin Baiwan". He was very satisfied with this nickname.

He looked at Zhou Hong in surprise, "It really is you? You took a taxi back?" He clearly found it unbelievable.

It was common knowledge that Zhou Hong worked several illegal jobs in the language class and lived frugally. He ate steamed buns and pickled vegetables every day to fill his stomach, and instant noodles were a way for him to improve his life. He was a poor man who was willing to spend money to take a taxi.

"Is something the matter?" Zhou Hong slowly walked over, without answering his question.

"Stop bothering Liu Ying, you're annoying her." Bin Baiwan didn't press the matter of the taxi, his face full of arrogance. "When it comes to matters of the heart, who can control it?"

"I didn't bother her," Zhou Hong said calmly.

"You don't need to lie to me." Bin Baiwan looked at Zhou Hong with pity in his eyes. "Liu Ying told me that she doesn't want to date right now and doesn't want you to get hurt. Sigh, she's just too kind."

Zhou Hong was speechless. This little green tea, why did you have to use me as a stepping stone?

If you anger me, I'll make your marriage happen. Once you're pregnant, I'll ruin your relationship and then promise to take over your child. After the baby is born, I'll disappear.

Thinking about those online scenarios that seemed like a dream, Zhou Hong couldn't help but chuckle. If he really did that, wouldn't he be too wicked?

Too lazy to deal with this idiot in front of him, he turned around and left, not heading towards the apartment building, but towards the commercial street outside.

"Zhou Hong, where are you going?! I haven't finished speaking yet!" Bin Baiwan shouted from behind.