chapter 6

Accompanied by Ai Wen, Li Xiao smoothly signed the contract with director Zhou Sen and waited for the day after tomorrow to enter the set for filming. Before that, she had to take a good look at the whole script.

After signing the contract, Li Xiao said to Zhou Sen who seemed to be in a good mood, “I encountered a ghost wall yesterday.”

“A ghost hitting the wall?” Zhou Sen wanted to smoke again, “Are you guys okay?”

Li Xiao said calmly, “Yes, I punched it away with a brick.”

But she felt that the other party should come back to the set and would not let go so easily. Yesterday, the other party ran too fast, she did not have time to catch her. The ghosts that are sent up to her are not for nothing.

Zhou Sen crew last night was a rare calm, no more of those haunted things. He originally thought it had died down, who knew that the other side was haunted by Lai Xiao. He raised his eyes to look at Li Xiao, but saw the little girl’s eyes emerge eager to try.

Wait, he didn’t see anything, right?

“Aren’t you afraid?” He couldn’t help but ask his heart out.

Li Xiao blinked, “It’s okay too.”

Zhou Sen didn’t know what to say. Although the image of Lai Xiao breaking the door open with a sword yesterday had left a deep impression on him. But he felt that it should be the charm on the sword that had worked.

He could only say comfortingly, “Don’t worry, I’ve invited the master over, he’ll be here the day after tomorrow.”

That master was very difficult to invite, and it took him some favors to invite him over.

Li Xiao gave a hint and didn’t say anything. After the contract was signed, she and Ai Wen left first. She had to see the house today, and she had to buy something.

Ai Wen said, “If you want to buy, there’s no need to go to an agent. Zhang Hanbi happens to have a villa that she wants to sell, I have a good relationship with her, so I can ask her.”

Zhang Hanbi is a Chinese diva, very talented, and a rare creative talent. Her albums are basically her own compositions. Her debut album was a hit back then, and after that, she had several platinum albums in a row, so she could be considered a household name female singer with a high national rating. The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.

She continued: “Zhang Hanbi’s villa was bought five years ago and cost $60 million at the time. With the current housing prices, the villa can be sold for about $90 million, plus the renovation, almost $100 million. But Zhang Hanbi is in a hurry to get rid of it, so it should be cheaper, but it’s no cheaper than that.”

Li Xiao said very atmospherically, “It’s okay, money is not a problem.”

Anyway, it is not her money that is spent.

Ai Wen smiled, “What else are you going to buy?”

Li Xiao said, “Clothes and jewelry.”

Gold keeps its value, so it’s good to buy more gold for your collection.

Ai Wen drove her directly to the department store. Buying something was supposed to make people feel good, especially when they were using the card given by Li Nanjue. The credit card given to her by Li Nanjue had a limit of 20 million dollars, and it was said that only a hundred of these cards had been issued worldwide.

Li Xiao didn’t feel any pain when she swiped it. In fact, her fashion sense can only be described as ordinary, but she can’t help having Ai Wen around as a reference. According to Ai Wen, she was born with a natural clothes rack, especially for brightly colored clothing.

After she bought enough clothes and bags, she suddenly remembered she was still short of matching hats not bought, so she was ready to buy a few more. Ai Wen directly helped her to put the things she bought before back into the car. If Li Xiao continues to be buried like this, she has four hands that are not enough to carry.

While Li Xiao was slowly choosing, a soft voice suddenly sounded behind her.

“Xiaoxiao! It’s been a long time~”

Li Xiao turned her head and saw a stylishly dressed girl carrying several bags in her hands. She picked up a hat with a price tag of over five thousand as if nothing had happened and tried it on, ignoring the man.

The young girl gritted her teeth and said, “Are you pretending that you don’t see me?”

Li Xiao put the hat back in place and said carelessly, “Sorry, I don’t remember your name, why don’t you introduce yourself again?”

With such an attitude, there was no doubt that the young girl on the other side of the room was angered.

Her face looked like a dye house had been opened and she sneered at Li Xiao, “Do you really think you’re still the old Miss Li?”

“You’re actually reduced to the point of coming out to buy a hat by yourself.”

In the past, Li Xiao, all the major luxury goods directly to her in front of the seasonal new products for her to choose. She was like a princess, high above the world, surrounded by many people who were always after her. Liu Yushan is also one of them. It should be said that she used to be the same as Li Xiao’s followers in high school, and could only get to know more people in the upper class circle by flattering her.

Watching the former star-studded princess fall to the dust, not as glamorous as before, gave Liu Yushan a great satisfaction. Especially looking at Lai Xiao wearing actually last year’s clothes, hands even a bag, worse than her. Her family’s company earnings have now doubled compared to last year, and the monthly allowance is enough for her to buy a few designer items.

The first time I heard the gossip two days ago, Li Xiao was actually kicked out of a drama group, and could not even shoot the scene. Liu Yushan from anger to laugh, “If you can not afford to buy this side of the hat, I can send you a top. After all, I used to be taken care of by you quite a bit.”

In fact, the reason why Li Xiao has not disliked back, just thinking about a problem.

What? It turned out that she could buy without going out? It turns out that she has the right to pick any luxury goods delivered to her?

She really did not understand the life of rich people!

When she came back to her senses, she saw the young girl who was just sarcastically talking to her saying to the shopper with high spirits, “I want to buy this hat, pack it up and give it to this Miss Li.”

The name Missy came out of her mouth with a strong mockery.

Li Xiao very calmly to the shopper said: “This hat, all colors I want, help me pack it.”

Then turned to the young girl whose name she still did not know and said, “Can you help me check out? If not, get out!”

I didn’t expect her to have a day of sunshine and wealth, it’s not easy.

Liu Yushan: “……”

A hat she can afford, all the colors to a copy, she can not do.

*****

Lai Xiao’s fighting power is still very strong. After a day, she really maxed out the credit card given by Li Nanjue. She was a little unfulfilled, shopping is really addictive. Of the things she bought today, only one third of them were clothes, the rest were jewelry that were easier to get rid of for cash. She decided to go back to Li’s house and remind Li Nanjue to help her pay off her card debt in a hurry so she could continue to brush up on it. And the money to buy the villa, also have to let Li Nanjue pay.

Although the original owner herself had enough money in her bank card to buy a house, she certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to use her small coffers.

The company’s main business is to provide a service to the public. It is said that a popular student in the company suddenly announced a relationship, and did not even say hello to his agent, and now the company is busy because of this play, she has to go back to help clean up the mess.

Li Xiao calls her family’s driver to come and pick her up.

On the other hand, her father, Li Nanjue, was obviously in a very bad mood. When he came back from a meeting, his assistant brought over the bill, with a face that was all but incoherent. The long bill was the result of his eldest daughter’s work in one afternoon.

Li Nanjue was not short of money, but to spend 20 million in one afternoon was beyond his mental expectations.

His forehead was popping up with veins, and the anger radiating from his body pressed the assistant to speak.

“Good, really good!”

He came home furiously, and after seeing Lai Xiao nestled comfortably on the sofa, the original three parts of his heart fire suddenly burned into seven parts.

“You’re really capable, you can squander twenty million in one afternoon. Your brother and sister may not even spend this much in a year.” When he said this, he selectively ignored the extra money he transferred to those two children from time to time and the expensive gifts he bought. He only felt that the children Zhan Jiayin gave birth to him were just good.

Li Xiao was looking at the weekly gossip magazine with great interest, and when she heard Li Nanjue’s tone, she put down the magazine and said in a serious manner, “Actually, I am doing it for the good of my aunt.”

Li Nanjue felt very harsh hearing this, “What does this have to do with your aunt?”

JiaYin is already good enough for Xiaoxiao, doesn’t she know enough?

Li Xiao sighed long and hard over there, “I went out shopping this afternoon and met my old friend.”

“As soon as we met, she laughed at me for wearing last year’s old clothes, and mocked me for being the grand lady of the Li family, who can’t even afford to buy seasonal clothes, simply poor.”

When Li Nanjue smiled, his expression became a little embarrassed. He, as a man, had always been careless in this regard, and he couldn’t be expected to remember these rough and tumble details.

“So in order not to lose face, I had to buy more.” She continued, “What made me most angry was that she was still stirring up trouble over there.”

Li Nanjue said angrily, “What else did she say to you?”

Li Xiao said, “She said that in the past, when my mother was here, I didn’t even need to go out by myself to buy things, and the major luxury companies would offer to serve me, saying that I am now a fallen phoenix that is worse than a chicken. And also said that I am having a stepmother and then a stepfather.”

She let out a long sigh, “I have a bad reputation on it, I’m used to it anyway. But when she talks about auntie, I’m not happy.”

“Auntie is so good to me, she’s practically a model stepmother. How could I let her be misunderstood by those people outside? So I bought some extra things, I want to do justice to my aunt!”

“Actually, I was tired of carrying so many things home, and I didn’t want to. But for the sake of Auntie’s reputation and for the sake of our Lai family’s face, I had to work hard for a while.”

That’s right, maxing out your credit card is also physical work, and she has shopped down all five floors of the department store, she sacrificed a lot! She sacrificed her physical strength! Whether Li Nanjue believed it or not, she believed it anyway.

The more Li Xiao said, the more she was moved by her noble sentiments. What stepdaughter would be so concerned about her stepmother’s reputation as she is?

Li Nanjue: “……”

So, she’s spending her money for a good reason? But from Xiao Xiao’s perspective, it does make sense. This is how she used to spend her money, if she stopped spending it, people outside would still think that she was being treated harshly.

Li Xiao’s gaze fell on Zhan Jiayin who happened to be home, “Don’t worry, dad, for the sake of Auntie’s reputation, I’ll spend money like I did before. Auntie loves me so much, she will definitely support me.”

The conversation was overheard at the door, and Zhan Jiayin only felt incomparably stifled. It was clear that she had all the fame she wanted, but her heart was uncomfortably blocked.

She looked at the glowing Li Xiao, not understanding what had gone wrong.