Chapter 78 - It Is Only Painful When One Is on the Receiving End (3)
Chapter 78 – It Is Only Painful When One Is on the Receiving End (3)
Jiang YaGe, who was kind and tender in Li WangJin’s eyes, was still staying with Wang SiXian in the hospital right now. Wang SiXian had already undergone her first surgery and needed to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Jiang YaGe was not happy after her adopted father told her the news. He had expressed that all of his capital would be tied up in his company recently. He was a bit tight in cash and had to temporarily halt her pocket money. She had just experienced what it was like to spend money madly like a wealthy girl and now her privilege was robbed from her right away.
She recalled what she had heard when she visited her adopted father’s company that afternoon.
“Chairman said to send Master Xu’s masterpiece to Miss.”
“Which Miss?”
“Li XinYun, the Li’s real Miss, of course. I heard that the painting is worth over 1 million yuan. It goes to show that Chairman’s favorite is still his real daughter, Li XinYun. I had mistakenly thought that he prefers Jiang YaGe over her before.”
“You are overthinking this. Jiang YaGe is something fun and a flavor of the day thing. Of course she won’t measure up to the real daughter. Just because a sparrow can land on a tree branch doesn’t make it a phoenix,” said the female voice sarcastically.
“Boy, you are a mean one. Didn’t you have her milk tea? She had been bringing us milk tea every afternoon in the last few days.”
“Who cares about a cup of 5 – 6 yuan milk tea? I don’t even drink it normally. When Miss came to visit last time, she brought everyone Essence Coffee. Now that’s how a real Miss should be like, not frugal like Jiang YaGe.”
“Hehe. Are you still going to drink the milk tea that she brings tomorrow then?”
“I am not going to drink it, but I can still take it and give it to a beggar on my way home. That will be my good deed of the day.”
Jiang YaGe tried very hard to squeeze the words out of her head, but she only ended up with an even more lasting impression of them. No, they were just instigating. She can’t trust them! They were envious of her and couldn’t bear to see her happy.
She had felt so much appreciation for how her adopted father had doted on her. Yet that feeling of appreciation had changed since she found out that her adopted father had given such an expensive painting to Li XinYun. Her adoptive father had always treasured his collection and would not give them away usually. She had never received any herself.
Now that her adopted father had run out of money, he would rather stop her pocket money than giving her one of his collection. He probably didn’t care for her as much as he said he did.
As the saying goes, going from a wealthy lifestyle to a frugal one is always difficult. Jiang YaGe had been going out with her friends a lot lately and bought many luxurious clothing and shoes to emphasize her status as the Li’s Miss. That had led to her not having a lot of money remaining at her disposal.
She had planned to take her roommate to a 5-star restaurant in a couple of days. She thought her adopted father would have given her more pocket money so she wouldn’t embarrass herself in front of others.
As though her hands have minds of their own, she typed in Li XinYun in the search box of the browser.
Immediately an article showed up about her – Li XinYun standing at her birthday banquet in a dress adorned with a myriad of diamonds, looking proud like a princess. She quickly skimmed over the article. It talked a lot about the birthday banquet; they even hired a few popular singers to perform there. She could only imagine how much the banquet had cost; and she, on the other hand, had her pocket money taken away from her.
All of the discussions were about how envious others were of Li XinYun. She had become everyone’s ideal.
Jiang YaGe took a deep breath and closed up the webpage. The more she read, the more unhappy she became. And it wasn’t just because of Li XinYun. Even Zhong Yi looked poised and elegant in the picture.
First thing first, she needed to figure out how to get herself some cash. Everybody knew that she had become Li WangJin’s adopted daughter. She needed to play the part when school started again. If she didn’t, many would gossip about her behind her back. More importantly, she couldn’t let Zhong Yi outshine her.
She couldn’t possibly sell her clothing or shoes; she would need those to put up the front.
Then something popped into her mind, and her eyes lit up all of a sudden.
That’s right. Fang JunRong had gifted her a painting from Xu FangWeng at their first meeting. If she was to sell the painting, the money she got from it could tie her over for a few months at least. By then, her adopted father’s money would be freed up and she would receive her pocket money again.
The thought put a smile back on her worried face.