Esoteric Buddhism: To live as king in America

After making those harsh remarks, Mian checked the time on her phone; it was 8:15.

According to previous investigations, and following the principle of handling special cases specially, the auction at Luffy Park will officially begin at 8:30 a.m., which is when most merchants enter and begin setting up.

Regardless of how well prepared you are, it's time to head to Luffy Park.

"Let's go, Mr. Shirley. Let's grab that sword and then go to Luffy Park to do something big and make a fortune."

Shirley grinned, her mustache swaying to the sides, and quickly finished off the breakfast on her plate before standing up.

"Alright, bro. As long as you're not a coward, I'll definitely stick with you to the end."

Ayn jumped off the chair and obediently followed behind Mian. Leo, who had been standing stiffly, also immediately caught up with the others.

The group pushed open the door and were about to walk towards Luffy Park when Sherry suddenly said:

"By the way, do you know anything about what's going on with Waqiu?"

Mian blinked and said:

"We spoke on the phone around 7:30. Her home is quite far from Luffy Park, so to save money, she didn't plan to take a taxi. Plus, she had to take a detour to avoid people, so she had already set off on the subway at that time. We agreed that she would call me when she arrived."

Did she call you?

"not yet."

Mian waved her phone at Shirley to show that there were no missed call records. However, at that moment, Shirley's face suddenly turned serious.

Upon seeing this, Mian immediately became nervous.

"What's wrong?"

"It's about a 20-minute walk from Luffy Park to the nearest subway station, or 30 minutes if you take a detour. Yesterday, while we were chatting under the trees, Waqiu mentioned that she lives on Rowland Street. The nearest subway station to Luffy Park is only two stops away, a 10-minute drive. If she caught the first subway at 7:23, she should have arrived by now..."

Shirley was tugging at her beard when she stopped speaking, sighed, and paused.

"No, it's nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it."

But Mian was already unsettled by his words. Because the original "Mian" did not live in the Duke's District, Mian naturally did not know much about the Duke's District, which led to her letting her guard down.

"No, no, you're right. Lisa hasn't called me back yet. Maybe she's run into some trouble. I'll call her right now."

Mian's fingers trembled slightly as he dialed Lisa's number. He desperately wanted to hear a shy response from the somewhat introverted girl, but all he heard was the indifferent voice of the system indicating that the call had not been answered.

Just then, Mian's phone rang with a new notification tone.

It was a text message sent from Lisa's phone.

"The unfinished building at 107 Qiaofu Street, don't call the police, come alone."

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"Why did this have to happen to me?"

Lisa Vatchu had this thought when she saw her father lying in a hospital room after a car accident.

My father's painful groans and the stench of disinfectant in the ward mingled and went straight to my brain, becoming clearer and clearer, while my father's miserable condition and the doctor's cold words gradually became blurred.

Just yesterday, her father promised her and her mother that once he received his salary, he would take the whole family to a fancy restaurant to celebrate Lisa's admission to university. He was tall and broad-shouldered; standing there, he was like a mountain, a wall, and every word he spoke seemed so reliable and reassuring.

In this harmonious family, no one doubted the father's words, and everyone looked forward to the dinner party with the greatest hope.

But it seemed like only a moment later, that towering man was lying on the hospital bed, his body wrapped in bandages, on the verge of death.

Modern medicine has kept him alive, but the medical expenses covered by insurance are only enough for him to continue to live in such a wretched state on his hospital bed.

But this was not the most serious test facing Lisa's family. Lisa always felt that she was too slow to react, only feeling sad for her father's misfortune. She didn't realize the serious consequences of the loss of the most important breadwinner in the family and the company's opportunistic actions until the end-of-month bill arrived at the home mailbox, when she saw her mother's somewhat broken face.

At that moment, Lisa realized that what she had lost was perhaps not just the happy times with her father, but also the future hope of her entire family.

"Why did this happen?"

Lisa knew she had no one to blame but herself. The other driver was proceeding normally; it was her father's haste that caused the accident. Similar incidents happen all over the world every moment, and there was no one to blame, no place to blame. As a law-abiding citizen, all Lisa could do was silently bear it all.

In Oceania, the consequences of not being able to pay bills, especially rent, are extremely severe.

A temporary cash shortage leading to rent delays can cause landlords to ruthlessly evict a family from the home they've lived in for decades. The resulting credit problems will make it extremely difficult for the family to find rental housing in the future.

Even worse, higher-paying jobs often require a fixed home address. If a suitable new home cannot be found for an extended period, the next consequence is a termination notice from the company.

As a result, the family had no choice but to look for hourly jobs with lower and more unstable monthly wages, gradually depleting their savings in the process. Even when they found a place to live, they couldn't afford the monthly rent and had to live day by day in more expensive hotels that could be rented daily.

Until a serious illness, a car accident, an excessively long winter, a sudden financial crisis... and a family completely disappeared without a trace in the bustling metropolis of Freedom.

Lisa and her mother had seen too many examples like this, and her mother never wanted her family to fall into that situation. So she vowed to protect the family and maintain their current life until her father returned.

This strong woman started working three jobs simultaneously. Lisa witnessed her mother aging day by day under the pressure of these jobs, and as a sensible child, she knew that she should also do her part in this time of crisis for her family.

But here's the problem: she still needs to go to school. No matter how much time she manages to squeeze in, as a student, the amount she can earn from part-time jobs each day is ultimately limited. Moreover, university tuition is a significant expense in itself.

My father is still lying in his hospital bed groaning, and my mother is still working herself to the bone, pushing her health to the limit.

After a simple calculation in the mind of a college student, an extremely simple choice was presented to Lisa.

For the sake of this family, they gave up their studies or even abandoned their families to fulfill their own efforts and dreams.

Why did this happen to me?

Lisa, who was both a good child and a good student, thought this with despair.