Lu Mingfei: This panel is so fake!

“Well, did you check it wrong? That may not be the living expenses given by my parents, right?” Lu Mingfei forced a smile. It was hard to believe that this was true. After all, no matter how you looked at it, it was too outrageous.

How do his parents have so much money?

The living expenses of a house in a year? And the house is 100 square meters in Kyoto? It's outrageous!

"Do you know how much the annual tuition for Shilan Middle School is?" Su Xiaoqiang suddenly asked.

"I don't know, it should be very expensive."

"More than 200,000 per person per year."

"More than 200,000?!"

Lu Mingfei's face changed immediately. This number really scared him. He knew that the tuition for the aristocratic college might be very expensive, but he never expected that the tuition could be this expensive.

"Of course, this is the price for you. Others who have good grades or have special connections don't need to spend so much."

"You and Lu Mingze's previous performances were... a little mediocre, especially Lu Mingze. He has no special talents, poor grades, and no connections at home, so he must have spent a lot of money!"

Su Xiaoqiang's expression gradually changed, and his gaze towards Lu Mingfei became more serious. He continued, "Besides, I'm only talking about tuition fees. You know, aristocratic schools like Shilan Middle School have limited student quotas each year. Without connections, it's obvious that you need to spend more money to successfully enroll. How could your uncle and aunt's family afford this amount of money?"

"..."

Lu Mingfei's expression gradually turned ugly.

"Do you think your aunt is a good person enough to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to help you go to school? If she is really that good to you, how could she treat you so badly?"

"So, I guess she arranged for you to go to Shilan Middle School just to show it to certain people, to let them know that you have a good learning environment, and then...willingly continue to give them money to support you and their children."

"..."

Lu Mingfei squatted in a dark corner, lowered his head and hugged his legs, staring straight at the changing shadows of the rooftop house, looking at the dividing line between light and darkness.

Although his aunt usually treated him badly, he never blamed her. He just felt that his aunt's personality was just like that. She had good intentions, but she had some bad habits that she couldn't get rid of because she was old.

But now it seems that maybe my aunt's nature was not good from the beginning. She might have just regarded me as a tool to cheat my parents of living expenses. It didn't matter if I was a little worse off, as long as the things on the surface looked good. My parents who were far away abroad would not know about it.

That money was definitely given by my parents, otherwise they would never dare to spend so much money.

Lu Mingfei knew his uncle. Although that guy was timid in front of his aunt, he never made mistakes when facing some major issues. He would never dare to spend money of unknown origin carelessly or let his aunt use it.

Moreover, the tuition for Shilan Middle School has to be paid every year, which means that my uncle and aunt are very sure that more than 100,000 US dollars will be transferred to them every year in the future.

Otherwise, with their income, it would be impossible for them to support their two children to attend aristocratic middle schools.

My uncle is just an ordinary employee now, and his income is not high. My aunt simply doesn't have a job, and she goes out to play mahjong and lose money every day. Every time she loses money, her face looks very bad, and the frequency of her bad face is very high, so this guy probably loses money frequently.

So the question is, uncle's salary is not high, auntie plays mahjong and loses money every day, where does this family's income come from? Who gives Mr. Lu pocket money? Who pays for his education in aristocratic middle school? How does auntie buy expensive clothes and cosmetics?

them...

Is it my money that I have been spending all along?

Why...why...

You have already taken away so much, and you are already living well, so why do you still scold me? Why do you still use Lu Mingze to drag me down? Why do you still do this? Why do you have to target me like this?

Is it difficult to give me a few hundred yuan more for living expenses every month? Compared with what you spend, is it a lot? Why are you unwilling to give me this little money?

Why....

Lu Mingfei secretly clenched his fists, thinking back to how Lu Mingze was enjoying himself in school. All the money he spent was his living expenses, but he was clearly living so well with my money, so why did he spread gossip about my parents? Wasn't it my parents' money that you spent?

And my aunt, this girl just can't stand me being better than her son in any way. She doesn't want to see me being even slightly better!

I used to think that she was just a mother who didn't want her son to be worse off than others, but the problem is that the money you used to raise your son was the living expenses my parents gave me! You used the living expenses my parents gave me, deducted my money, raised your son, and then you can't stand me being better than your son.

You are too vicious!

Are you really my relative and not my enemy?

Is this...really reality...

Am I dreaming...

This world is so fake...

Chapter 16 Come to my house and I will support you!

"Are you sure you didn't check the wrong account?"

Lu Mingfei buried his head in the shadows. His messy hair was blown by the wind on the rooftop, like a rootless duckweed seeking salvation.

He knew this was reality, but he just didn't want to accept it.

after all....

This kind of thing is too cruel for a fourteen-year-old child. If he can't even trust the family who raised him, who can he trust?

To some extent, the damage caused to his three outlooks by what his aunt did was far greater than the damage caused by withholding money.

He would rather it was fake and that his parents were not able to earn so much money.

"..."

At one side, Su Xiaoqiang looked at him silently, her eyes full of sympathy. Let alone encountering such a thing in reality, even if she was just watching from the side, she could feel the betrayal and pain. It was too painful!

If this happened in her family, she would have to cut off all ties with that relative and never have any contact with him again.

She sat next to Lu Mingfei and patted him on the back gently, as if she suddenly understood why Lu Mingfei was so unlucky.

Because he has nothing

There are no family members or friends to rely on, and the living standard is average. If you do well in your studies, you may be given the cold shoulder or even scolded when you get home. If you do not do well, you will also be suppressed by comparisons....

For a child who grows up in such an environment, it is already very good if he does not have any psychological distortion. He just has some minor shortcomings, and his personality is even relatively sunny.

He's a really nice guy.

“Ding↑Ding↓Ding↑~”

The bell for class rang slowly, and Su Xiaoqiang stood up subconsciously, but when he looked back, Lu Mingfei was still squatting in the corner, all alone and looking a little helpless.

Tsk! It's just a missed class. What's the big deal?

At that time, I said that I was not feeling well. Lu Mingfei took me to the infirmary to rest, so we did not attend this class, which was not a big problem.

She sat back down, very quietly.

After a long while, Lu Mingfei finally raised his head and asked, "What do you think I should do?"

“Can you contact your parents?”

Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a moment, bit his lip, and said dryly: "Does writing a letter count?"

"..."

Su Xiaoqiang also fell silent, thinking: You are amazing parents. You left your child at a relative's house, and the only way to contact them is to write a letter? Don't you even have a phone call? It's 2006 now, and my country's telecommunications industry is well developed. It shouldn't be difficult to make an international call, right?

and...

Lu Mingfei's parents can send 100,000 US dollars to his aunt's family every year. They don't seem like ordinary people. How could they not even think of making an international call? This is too strange!

It's like there's something hidden...

Wait, a secret?

Su Xiaoqiang's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but think: Could it be that Lu Mingfei's parents are dead, and the money he receives every year is their inheritance, and the people who write to him are not his parents, but his parents' friends... If that's the case...

All of Lu Mingfei’s property was seized!

No way? No way?

Su Xiaoqiang subconsciously covered his mouth and recalled the information he had found last night. The person who transferred money to his aunt's account was not Lu Mingfei's parents, but an account whose source could not be traced. It was like a virtual account specially set up to transfer money to Lu Mingfei.

Why do you want to do this?

Is it necessary for his parents to do this?

unless....

"What's wrong? Is it a serious problem?"

Lu Mingfei asked with a frown.

"...It's very serious. The efficiency of writing letters is too low. It's hard to see any effect in a short period of time."

Su Xiaoqiang forced a smile but ultimately did not express his guess. After all, Lu Mingfei was already having a hard time now, if he knew that his parents were also gone, wouldn't his mentality completely explode?

Let's talk about it later when we have a chance...

Why is this kid so miserable? In Fate, he is a spearman and can’t escape with Lucky E.

"yes...."

Lu Mingfei sighed helplessly.

"Oh, by the way, I remember that your shooting performance seemed pretty good during military training? How many rings did you get?"

"Ten shots and one hundred rings, what's wrong?"

Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

He really is the material for a high-level spearman!

Su Xiaoqiang secretly complained in his heart, and changed the subject and said, "Nothing, since the communication efficiency is not enough, then you have to use deterrence."

"deterrence?"

"Most of the money your aunt's family uses now comes from your parents. If your parents don't give them money next year, will Lu Mingze still be able to go to Shilan Middle School? Can your aunt still play mahjong every day? Do you think they should be afraid?"

Su Xiaoqiang asked with a playful smile.

You know, the tuition fee of Shilan Middle School is more than 200,000 yuan a year. My uncle’s income alone cannot support him, not to mention that there is an aunt at home who loses money playing mahjong every day.

What should I do if I can’t afford tuition?

Then I can only drop out of school!

Who made them not have the money or connections? They only raised Lu Mingze so well with the support from Lu Mingfei, which were not resources he should have.

“But if I really do this, I won’t be able to stay in this house anymore, right?” Lu Mingfei whispered with his head down.

"Come to my house, I'll support you!"

Su Xiaoqiang smiled, like the warm sun in winter, bright and brilliant. Even in the midst of ice and snow, one could still feel some warmth.

"Isn't this bad?"

Lu Mingfei said helplessly.

He leaned against the wall, and his body, which had been curled up tightly, gradually opened up, like a flower quietly blooming in the corner.

"Hey, what's wrong with that? Write a letter to your parents and ask them to stop transferring money to your aunt and the others. They have been using the money on themselves."

"You ask them to transfer the money to my dad, and then I will ask him for it directly. We spend it. It doesn't matter even if we spend more than the allotment. I will definitely get it back!" Su Xiaoqiang said confidently.

Uh, her little cotton-padded jacket is a little leaky...

Lu Mingfei secretly complained, and at the same time, he continued to think: One hundred thousand dollars a year, how much money would you have to spend to exceed that? Even if you deduct the tuition fees at Shilan Middle School, you will still have a lot of money to spend. By then, I guess I can live a comfortable life and drink Nutri-Express until I am full...

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, no problem. I talked to my dad about this yesterday. However, he said that it's better not to spend so much money on us kids, as it's easy for us to develop bad habits..."

"actually...."

"Oh, I'm really convinced! If he does the same, then what's the difference between him and your aunt? I argued with you and managed to secure a spending limit of 400,000 yuan a year for you!"

"Four hundred thousand a year?!"

"Humph, I'm awesome! My dad can never win over me when he reasons with me!"

Su Xiaoqiang proudly put her hands on her waist, her confident smile was contagious, like a little angel.

Chapter 17 Luck grows!

perhaps...

My luck isn't that bad?

After returning to the classroom, a smile from the heart gradually appeared on Lu Mingfei's face. When he thought about the fact that he could get a full 400,000 yuan in pocket money every year after running away with Su Xiaoqiang, he couldn't stop smiling.