System Iron Egg and Shuyu never expected Si Yiheng to reply to such a direct message asking for money.
Shuyu was eager to try. "How about we just ask for a hundred million?"
"If the male lead gives it to us, we will have completed the task of extracting a hundred million from him."
Shuyu was socially anxious and terrified of communicating with people. Given the choice between finishing a job in one go or splitting it into many steps, she would smash the button for the former.
Iron Egg was also tempted: [Send him a voice message and ask.]
Hearing that she had to send a voice message to Si Yiheng, Shuyu hung her head. She felt like her world was collapsing and just wanted to drop dead.
In her previous life, Shuyu worked from home. She would try to avoid voice chats with people as much as possible. As long as she could type, she would definitely choose to type.
Shuyu: "Do we really have to send a voice message?"
Iron Egg said seriously: [The seniors' experiences are written like this, Baby Yu. You have to sweetly call the male lead 'brother,' say you're having some difficulties recently, and ask him to give you some spending money.]
[What is the logic of a gold digger?]
Shuyu shook her head to show she really didn't know. She had never been a gold digger before.
Iron Egg: [The underlying logic of a gold digger is to show off your beauty, your sweet voice, and your pretty face, and then reveal your poor financial situation to show how pitiful you are. This makes the other party feel sorry for you and lures them into spending money on you.]
Shuyu hugged her quilt and buried her head in it for a long time before finally lifting her flushed face.
It is a quick death either way, Shuyu thought bitterly. Maybe the blade wouldn't chop her neck, but someone else's.
Shuyu picked up her phone and sent a voice message to Si Yiheng: "Brother, can you give me a hundred million?"
Then she remembered Iron Egg's reminder to act pitiful.
Her voice dropped even lower. "I don't have money to eat."
Si Yiheng was a bit surprised that Shuyu sent him a voice message.
The girl's clear voice came through the speaker, her tone trembling slightly.
It was like summer cherry soda, sweet, and the trembling tone was like suddenly popping bubbles, giving a little surprise.
Si Yiheng clicked on the second voice message. The little girl said she had no money to eat.
Shen Qinghan, who was next to Si Yiheng, heard the whole thing and was utterly shocked.
Wait, was Shuyu's voice like this before?
No, Shuyu said she had no money to eat and was asking Si Yiheng for food money.
Actually, that sounded about right. Shuyu was just that kind of gold digger, never missing any chance to rake in money.
But Shuyu seemed to be asking an exorbitant price—a hundred million just for food.
Was she a gluttonous beast? How could she eat that much?
Shen Qinghan: "Damn, Brother Heng, I told you she was a gold digger. A hundred million—how does she even have the nerve to ask?"
Si Yiheng shot Shen Qinghan a cold glare and warned, "Shen Qinghan."
Shen Qinghan shut up instantly. He knew Si Yiheng felt it was impolite for him to judge a girl like that.
After Shen Qinghan closed his mouth, Si Yiheng ignored him and turned to leave.
After the message was sent, Shuyu and Iron Egg waited for a long time without getting a reply from Si Yiheng.
Shuyu felt dejected. Being a gold digger really wasn't that easy; it required incredibly strong comprehensive skills.
Si Yiheng definitely didn't want to talk to her anymore.
She had ruined the mission right at the start.
Iron Egg and Shuyu huddled together, reflecting that they had indeed been a bit too greedy.
Iron Egg suggested: [How about we ask for less? If he just sues us, you'll end up crying behind bars.]
Shuyu felt a bit miserable. It seemed it would take her a long time to complete the money-grubbing mission.
Iron Egg: [Baby, tell him you were just joking with him.]
Shuyu typed bitterly.
A Little Fish Swimming: I was just joking with you. I actually don't want that much money.
However, Si Yiheng still didn't reply. Just when Shuyu thought she was doomed, a message popped up.
Si Yiheng: You don't have money to eat?
Iron Egg and Shuyu instantly perked up.
Iron Egg: [Baby Yu, quickly screenshot your balance, edit it, and send it to Si Yiheng.]
Shuyu frantically opened her balance. Seeing the zero balance, her eyes widened.
It seemed she really didn't have any money. She didn't even need to photoshop it; the balance had secretly zeroed itself out!
Iron Egg: [Oh, I almost forgot. The original owner's setting is that she has a pair of bloodsucking parents. She was never valued since childhood and was constantly forced to send money back home, having to give all her money to her parents and younger brother.]
Iron Egg: [The 1.5 million she scammed from Si Yiheng has already been entirely given to her parents.]
Shuyu felt a bit sympathetic toward the original owner. It seemed no one loved her, and no one taught her the right values. Due to material scarcity, she tried to become a gold digger.
Her parents treated her as a tool.
Even in the entire novel, the original owner was just a foil to contrast with the female lead.
Her existence seemed to be merely as a handy tool.
Iron Egg: [These people will definitely keep asking you for money, but right now we need to deal with Si Yiheng first. We can ignore the bloodsucking parents for now.]
Shuyu nodded. "I know."
Shuyu sent the screenshot of her balance to Si Yiheng.
A Little Fish Swimming: Brother, I really have no money left. kitten shedding tears.jpg
Si Yiheng silently looked at the screenshot and message Shuyu sent.
His thumb gently rubbed against the emoticon Shuyu had sent.
Today's Shuyu seemed a bit different from usual.
Si Yiheng: Didn't I give you 1.5 million before? Where is the money?
Shuyu pursed her lips and typed.
A Little Fish Swimming: Brother, my dad was hit by a car and broke his leg. He's in the hospital now. I gave all the money to my dad for his surgery.
Iron Egg: [!!!]
Iron Egg: [You're a genius.]
It realized that although Shuyu looked timid and particularly afraid of people, she was the type who could timidly pull off big things.
Si Yiheng: I'm sorry to hear that.
Si Yiheng: Transferred 100,000
As soon as Shuyu clicked to receive the money, fireworks exploded in her mind. Iron Egg announced in an excited tone: [Congratulations to the host for extracting the first sum of money! Unlocked the main gold digger mission: as long as you extract a hundred million, you can get a reward of one billion!]
Shuyu was also a bit happy. Since transmigrating into the book, her understanding of this world was like a holographic mini-game.
As long as she completed the game missions, she could get rich rewards.
There were many such games in her era.
But because of her social anxiety, she only stayed home and played single-player holographic games.
However, Shuyu hadn't been happy for long before Si Yiheng sent another message.
Si Yiheng: Do you need me to visit your father?
Seeing that Si Yiheng wanted to visit her dad, Shuyu panicked, lost her grip on her phone, and it smashed right onto her nose.
The hit made her nose ache. Covering her nose with one hand, she typed.
A Little Fish Swimming: No need, Brother, my dad can run by himself.
A Little Fish Swimming: No, I mean my dad will heal by himself.
On the other end, seeing this message, the corners of Si Yiheng's lips tugged up slightly.
Si Yiheng: Eat well. Let me know if you are short on money.
Shu Yu was tempted to ask Si Yiheng for a little more money, but considering what had just happened, she decided against it.
A Little Fish Swimming: Okay. [Cat nodding.jpg]
Shu Yu had barely sent the message to Si Yiheng when her phone rang.
The voice on the other end was deafening. "You wretched girl! Your father got hit by a car and you haven't even bothered to check on him. How can you be so heartless? I should have drowned you the moment you were born!"
"Transfer a hundred thousand to the family right now."
