Chapter 3

After listening to Hong Dali's words, Tang Muxin first felt a surge of joy, but then her face turned pale with anger. Although she had made up her mind to break the engagement when the time came, being told by Hong Dali that even if she wanted to marry him, he might not be willing, was a humiliation she, who was always regarded as a princess, could hardly bear.

In fact, she had almost calculated every possible scenario, but she had never anticipated that Hong Dali would ask her this question. If she said no, it would show that she was not on the same wavelength as Hong Dali, and if the conversation broke down now, it would be difficult to resolve the crisis at home. If she said yes, wouldn't that be like lying with her eyes wide open? In the end, Tang Muxin could only angrily reply, "I don't know, I haven't tried!"

"Oh, okay." The situation was urgent, and there was no time to argue with this little girl. Hong Dali, with a straight face, said, "Alright, that's the situation. If there's nothing else, I'm going to go and spend money. You stay here for a while."

"You—!" How could Tang Muxin have expected Hong Dali to leave so easily? Given her family background and appearance, everyone around her treated her as if every minute was a day. How could she have expected Hong Dali to be completely uninterested in her? Clearly taken aback, she stomped her foot in frustration, "How can you be so impolite, with no manners at all? Are you going to leave me here?"

"Little one, I knew you wouldn't let me go out alone." Hong Dali had already calculated that she wouldn't agree. He had a pretty good idea of why she and her parents had come to propose the marriage. If he were to go out alone, it would be like the sun rising in the west. He then said with a grin, "Then come with me and spend money together!"

He raised his hands high and said, "I am the man who will become the king of wasteful spending!"

Tang Muxin's face turned pale with anger, but she had no way out. "You wasteful spender, being with you is so embarrassing!"

Hong Dali didn't care what she thought of him. The two of them immediately went out, and Hong Dali stretched out his hand to his mother, "Give me money, I'll take Muxin to spend money."

"Cough, cough, cough!" Tang Ruisi started coughing again. Since they needed help, he could only ignore the implications and waved at Tang Muxin, "Muxin, go out and play with Dali. I'll talk with your Uncle Hong."

Hong Dali's mother took out a card from her bag and handed it to Hong Dali, saying affectionately, "Dali, when you see what Muxin likes, buy her more. There's about 300,000 in this card. If it's not enough, I'll have Aunt Liu add more later. The password is six zeros, don't forget it."

"Okay..." Hong Dali took the card and shrugged indifferently. He then suddenly asked Tang Muxin, "How much pocket money do you get every day?"

Tang Muxin pouted without looking at him, "I get 500 yuan a day, and I can't even spend it all."

"Only that much?" His mother had given him 300,000, and she only got 500. Hong Dali sniffed and, without thinking, stuffed the bank card into Tang Muxin's pocket, "Then this money is a gift for you." He then stretched out his hand to his mother again, "I've spent it all, give me more."

His mother was both amused and exasperated, while his father almost choked on his water and quickly took out another card, "Brat, here's another card. It's the same as the last one, the password is six zeros. There's about 500,000 in it, which should be enough for you to spend."

Hong Dali took the card. It was almost 8:30, and with the travel time, they probably had only about three hours left. Time was of the essence, and the most important thing was to spend money to increase his attributes. Without a word, he pulled Tang Muxin and said, "Let's go and spend money."

Tang Muxin was extremely unwilling, "You're the one who should go and spend money, I won't learn from you."

"This kid, sigh..." His father sighed helplessly, shook his head, and smiled bitterly, "We've spoiled him, hehe."

"It's... it's okay..." Tang Ruisi didn't know how to react, so he just smiled and said nothing, which was the safest response. He also resolved to find a way to break the engagement once his career improved.

Hong Dali had a pretty good idea of what the Tang family was up to, but he didn't really care. His current body had abysmally low attributes, and the most urgent task was to spend money to increase them. Otherwise, with his small size... even if Tang Muxin stripped and lay on the bed, he wouldn't be able to do anything.

In fact, Hong Dali now understood the pain of the previous owner of this body.

With such a weak body and a small size, it was a huge challenge to continue the family line. What else could he do besides spending money? It was understandable, very understandable!

When they left the Hong family villa, Hong Dali looked around. He wasn't a complete novice; he had at least seen some of the world. On Earth, he had seen some luxury villas, but he had never seen a family that owned an entire mountain. Looking at the vast, endless forest around him, Hong Dali couldn't help but want to swear. How much land did this cover?

He had thought his family was similar in scale to a certain IT company CEO's home on Earth, where he could live quite comfortably. But compared to this, it was like a small fish in a big pond. The mansions on Earth that cost hundreds of millions were like nothing compared to his current villa.

Although the land here might not be as valuable as in the capital or the metropolis on Earth, Hong Dali could see the incredible value of his family's villa at a glance. Just the flat garden around the villa, which was about the size of two football fields, was worth a fortune. A wide road about 15 meters wide led straight down the mountain, lined with extremely tall and lush ginkgo trees. These trees were at least several hundred years old, and the cost of transporting them alone was astronomical, not to mention their size and how they were arranged so neatly.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain in a luxury car, Hong Dali saw two blood-red jade lions, over three meters tall, standing outside the iron gate. He couldn't help but want to swear again. On Earth, he had only seen such large statues at the entrance of a state-owned bank in the capital, but those were made of stone and couldn't compare to these.

As the saying goes, a glimpse through a tube can reveal a leopard. At this moment, Hong Dali fully understood just how wealthy his family was.

It was something he, a country bumpkin, could never have imagined.

During the drive, besides being surprised by his family's wealth, Hong Dali also developed a bit more affection for Tang Muxin.

Sitting next to her, Hong Dali felt a sweet, fragrant scent like a delicate orchid enveloping him. The smell was so pleasant that he wanted to take a few more deep breaths. Of course, this wasn't the main reason for his affection. The real reason was that Tang Muxin didn't show any excessive desire for his terrifying family background.

She was like a lily, fresh and fragrant, but not overwhelming. At first, there might have been a hint of surprise, astonishment, or even envy in her eyes, but soon, everything turned back to calm.

She didn't speak or make any movements, just lowered her head, lost in thought.

"I'll keep you as my mistress." After a moment, Hong Dali suddenly said.

"Go to hell! You know what kind of person you are, right? I don't want your dirty money!" Tang Muxin glanced at Hong Dali, took out the bank card he gave her, and threw it on the car seat.

"The bank card is innocent, why are you taking it out on it? Put it away!" Hong Dali grinned, "If you don't take the money, I'll break the engagement!" This was a powerful threat, and Hong Dali didn't believe Tang Muxin would dare oppose him.

Sure enough, Tang Muxin's eyes welled up with tears, and she almost cried, feeling wronged, "You, you just bully me!" Despite her words, she eventually put the card away.

"You refuse a gift from heaven, I really don't understand you. You don't even want the money." Hong Dali was being stubborn, but he was actually quite nervous. He wasn't sure what his relationship with Tang Muxin was. As a newcomer, his primary concern was his own safety, so he had to avoid any slip-ups. The best approach was to focus on things he was confident about: "Come with me to spend money. Even if you don't like it, you should at least be considerate since you're with me, right?" Most importantly, Hong Dali felt very unfamiliar with this world and needed someone who knew the ropes to avoid any mishaps.

"Do you have any dreams?" Tang Muxin sniffed, though she didn't outright refuse, "Is spending money the only thing you can do?"

"Right now, there's nothing else I can do." Hong Dali chuckled and then changed the subject, "Spending money is actually a skill. Do you think it's easy? For example, what's the most wasteful thing you can think of to do tonight? It should cost at least 100,000."

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