Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

"Honey, isn't that Land Rover your car?"

Guo Qingqing pointed to the Land Rover parked across the street and asked in confusion.

A portly, balding man walked towards us, his arm around a beautiful girl with waist-length hair and tiny hot pants.

I said awkwardly, "Didn't I tell you before? That car belonged to my cousin. He sold it because he had an accident and needed money."

Guo Qingqing's eyes widened in surprise: "The car really sold? I always thought you were..."

Before she could finish speaking, the pretty girl in hot pants smiled and called out to Guo Qingqing, "Qingqing!"

Guo Qingqing smiled and nodded at the other person: "Xiao Li, long time no see."

I was completely surprised.

This world is too small! In a city with tens of millions of people, the car I casually sold ended up in the hands of Guo Qingqing's acquaintance. The odds of that are even lower than winning the lottery.

The two girls exchanged a few simple pleasantries and then went their separate ways.

Watching Xiaoli follow the portly middle-aged man into the exquisitely decorated Western restaurant, I turned to Guo Qingqing and asked, "Were you classmates before?"

"We're in the same department, just different classes."

Guo Qingqing looked at Xiaoli's back and said with some envy, "I didn't expect her to be living such a glamorous life now, carrying an LV bag and driving a Land Rover worth millions."

I could hear the envy in her voice.

I took her slightly cool hand in mine and made a serious promise: "Qingqing, believe me. Sooner or later, I will definitely make sure you live a good life where you have plenty to eat and drink and can have whatever you want."

Guo Qingqing shook her head and smiled, pursing her lips: "I think we're fine as we are now. Even without luxury cars or designer bags, just being together often is enough for me."

The more sensible and insightful she was, and the less she coveted wealth, the more I felt a tightness in my chest.

What a wonderful girl! I would cherish her for the rest of my life.

I made up my mind in my heart.

I can't let her suffer with me forever, and I can't just give her verbal promises.

What others have, I will earn for her with my own hands sooner or later.

From now on, I must work harder, do more business, seize more opportunities to move up the ranks, and stop her from secretly envying the success of others.

"Oh, right, honey, didn't you say you'd take me to meet your cousin's wife? We don't have anything to do today anyway, so why don't we go see her?"

I did promise Guo Qingqing that I would take her to meet Su Wan at the end of the month.

But it's not even the end of the month yet, and I still have a cast on my arm. I don't want Su Wan to see it and worry her.

But I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I could only suggest calling Sister Wan first to see if she was busy.

I called Su Wan and told her I was bringing my girlfriend to meet her.

Su Wan was overjoyed and was so excited on the other end of the phone that she almost cried tears of joy.

"Chen An, you really found a girlfriend? That's great! Sister Wan was always worried that you wouldn't find one. The fact that you found one means you've really moved on. Sister Wan is truly happy for you. I happen to be free today, when are you coming over? What does Qingqing like? I want to buy her a gift."

I glanced at Guo Qingqing beside me and said, "Sister Wan, there's no need to prepare a gift. I just wanted to invite you out for a meal."

"Oh dear! Why eat out? Come home, I'll cook for you."

After hanging up the phone, I happily told Guo Qingqing that Sister Wanwan was free today, and we could go over.

Guo Qingqing hummed in agreement, then asked in confusion, "By the way, isn't she your cousin's wife? Why do you call her Sister Wan?"

I hesitated for a moment before explaining, "It's because my cousin told me to call her that. After my cousin had his accident, Sister Wan became a widow... It's all complicated, so I call her Sister Wan now."

Guo Qingqing's expression changed slightly, and she asked softly, "So it's true that you told me before that your cousin is drowning in debt? And that your cousin's wife is really living in public housing now?"

I sighed and said, "Yes, my cousin used to be very rich. He lived in a large apartment of several hundred square meters. That Land Rover was his, but he sold it after the accident."

Guo Qingqing kept her head down and didn't say anything, I didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she raised her head and smiled at me: "Let's go, let's go buy some gifts for your cousin-in-law."

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Su Wan took this meeting very seriously, and even put on makeup and cleaned her house spotlessly.

When we arrived at the public rental housing, she was wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen.

Seeing me bring Guo Qingqing in, she hurriedly put down the spatula, grabbed a rag, wiped her hands haphazardly, and warmly greeted me.

When she saw what I was carrying, she gave me a reproachful glare and quickly took it from me: "You, why are you bringing gifts back to your own home? Honestly!"

I smiled and looked at Guo Qingqing beside me, saying, "Qingqing bought them all."

Even though I paid for it, I definitely had to make my girlfriend look good at this time.

Su Wan held Guo Qingqing's hand and said with a smile, "You must be Qingqing. You're so pretty. Chen An is really lucky to have you."

Guo Qingqing blushed slightly at her words and lowered her head shyly, saying, "Sister Wan, you are very beautiful too, much prettier than me."

That was the truth; Su Wan was indeed prettier and more stunning than Guo Qingqing, and she was the kind of woman who grew on you.

Su Wan covered her mouth and giggled twice, then warmly pulled Guo Qingqing into the house, offering her fruit and tea.

"Chen An, sit with Qingqing for a while. There are only two more dishes left before we can eat."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Guo Qingqing smiled sweetly.

Watching Su Wan busy in the kitchen, I nudged Guo Qingqing with my elbow and whispered, "Didn't you say you were going to cook before you came? I remember you've been learning tutorials online and even using me as a test subject for food poisoning for the past two weeks. Aren't you going to show off your skills?"

Guo Qingqing rolled her eyes at me, pouted, and said aggrievedly, "I want to too, but look at the dishes in the kitchen that haven't been served yet. They're all so exquisite. How can I show off my skills in front of Guan Yu? That would be embarrassing."

I was somewhat disappointed.

Perhaps my thinking is a bit traditional; I feel that the better my girlfriend behaves in front of my family, the more proud I am.

However, she was shy, so I didn't force her. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

The atmosphere at the meal was quite harmonious. Su Wan kept serving food to Guo Qingqing and, unusually for her, opened a bottle of baijiu and had two small drinks with Guo Qingqing.

Before leaving, Su Wan gave Guo Qingqing a red envelope containing three thousand yuan.

"Qingqing, if Chen An ever bullies you again, just tell your sister-in-law. She won't let him get away with it."

Guo Qingqing glanced at me shyly, looking down: "No, Sister Wan, Chen An is very good to me."

"Okay, okay!"

Su Wan pulled my hand and placed it on the back of Guo Qingqing's hand, her eyes a little red: "If you two are happy, then I'm happy. When you get married, I'll give you a big red envelope."

On the way back, Guo Qingqing seemed lost in thought, answering almost every question I asked, sometimes taking two or three tries before she responded.

"Qingqing, are you feeling unwell?" I asked with concern.

Guo Qingqing smiled and shook her head: "No, I just had a couple of drinks with Sister Wan, and I felt a little dizzy from the wind."

Hearing that she was alright, I breathed a sigh of relief, then cheekily leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "You said before that after meeting the parents, it would be okay... so can you stay here tonight?"

Guo Qingqing kept her head down and didn't say a word. After a long while, she slowly raised her head and forced a smile at me.

"Chen An, let's break up!"