41: Chapter 41 The Mother-in-Law Suddenly Arrives
Lin Fan returned to Chen Sisi's apartment.
Just as he reached the door, he heard a middle-aged woman's voice coming from inside, extremely loud.
"Sisi! What kind of dump are you living in? This sofa is so old, why haven't you replaced it yet? I told you long ago to go back to your hometown and take the civil service exam, but you insisted on staying in Tianhai City to mess around with some company. Now look at you, you can't even afford a decent house!"
Lin Fan frowned.
He was all too familiar with this voice.
It was Chen Sisi's mother, his prospective mother-in-law, Zhang Cuihua.
Zhang Cuihua was a typical snob.
Back when Lin Fan was a pauper, Zhang Cuihua had vehemently opposed Chen Sisi being with him.
Later, when Lin Fan was dating Su Na, Zhang Cuihua went around telling everyone that Lin Fan was a good-for-nothing freeloader.
Why had she suddenly shown up here now?
Lin Fan pushed the door open and walked in.
In the living room, Chen Sisi was sitting on the sofa, listening helplessly to Zhang Cuihua's nagging.
Zhang Cuihua was wearing a flashy silk dress, a thick gold necklace around her neck, and carrying a fake LV bag in her hand.
Seeing Lin Fan walk in, Zhang Cuihua's voice stopped abruptly.
She looked Lin Fan up and down and rolled her eyes.
"Yo, isn't this Lin Fan? What, are you still shamelessly clinging to my Sisi? I heard you got dumped by that girl named Su Na? You truly deserve it. A man like you, with no money and no skills, whoever ends up with you is just unlucky."
Zhang Cuihua's words were sharp and aggressive.
Chen Sisi quickly stood up to pull Zhang Cuihua away.
"Mom! What are you saying! Lin Fan is my boyfriend now! And he is very capable!" Chen Sisi spoke up for Lin Fan.
Zhang Cuihua shook off Chen Sisi's hand.
"Boyfriend? Pfft! What kind of capability could he possibly have? What is the point of earning a few thousand a month? Let me tell you, Sisi, I came to Tianhai City this time specifically to set you up with someone. Your Auntie Wang's son just returned from studying abroad and is now a senior executive at a Fortune 500 company, with an annual salary of one million! You are going on a blind date with him tomorrow!" Zhang Cuihua announced loudly.
Lin Fan, standing at the door, almost laughed out of anger.
This old woman really looked down on others.
"Ding! System detected that the host is being despised by his mother-in-law. Initiating Face-Slapping Mission: Display your wealth in front of Zhang Cuihua and make her shut up. Mission Requirement: You must make her voluntarily bow her head and admit her mistake. Mission Success Reward: Ten luxury storefronts in the top commercial center of Tianhai City. Mission Failure Penalty: Host's bank balance will be wiped to zero."
Upon hearing the penalty, Lin Fan gasped.
Wiped to zero?
Wouldn't that mean all five hundred million he earned today would be gone!
This system was too ruthless.
Lin Fan changed his shoes and slowly walked over to sit on the living room sofa.
"Auntie, who did you say had an annual salary of one million just now?" Lin Fan picked at his ear.
Zhang Cuihua glared at Lin Fan.
"Are you deaf? I said Wang Hai has an annual salary of one million! You won't even earn a fraction of that in your entire life! If you're smart, get lost immediately and stop delaying my Sisi's future!"
Chen Sisi stomped her feet in anxiety.
"Mom! Stop it! Lin Fan is..." Chen Sisi was about to say how rich Lin Fan was, but was stopped by a look from him.
Lin Fan looked at Zhang Cuihua and smiled.
"An annual salary of one million, that's certainly impressive. But Auntie, did you come all this way just to introduce such a pauper to Sisi?" Lin Fan said, shocking them.
Zhang Cuihua was stunned, then flew into a rage.
"Who are you calling a pauper? Have you lost your mind? Someone with a million-a-year salary, and you call him a pauper? Who do you think you are!" Zhang Cuihua pointed at Lin Fan's nose and cursed.
Lin Fan calmly took the black card out of his pocket and tossed it onto the coffee table.
"Auntie, since you value money so much, let's talk with money. There are five hundred million in this card. That Wang Hai of yours would have to work for five hundred years to earn this amount. If he isn't a pauper, then what is he?" Lin Fan leaned back on the sofa, calm and composed.
Zhang Cuihua looked at the black card on the coffee table, stunned for a moment, before bursting into shrill laughter.
"Hahaha! Lin Fan, have you gone crazy thinking about money? You think you can just toss a broken card and claim it has five hundred million? Do you take me for a three-year-old? If you have five hundred million, I'll eat this coffee table today!" Zhang Cuihua didn't believe it at all.
Chen Sisi sighed on the side.
"Mom, Lin Fan isn't lying to you. He really has money in his card. The fifty million investment in my company, and the fact that he spent over a hundred thousand on clothes at the mall yesterday without blinking, are all true. He is much richer than that Wang Hai you mentioned." Chen Sisi said earnestly.
Zhang Cuihua looked at her daughter's serious expression, and her laughter gradually faded.
She looked at Chen Sisi suspiciously, then at Lin Fan.
"Sisi, you aren't conspiring with him to trick me, are you? Where would he get so much money? Did he rob a bank?" Zhang Cuihua still couldn't believe it.
Lin Fan stood up and picked up his car keys.
"Auntie, since you don't believe me, let's go. I'll take you to the bank to check the balance. By the way, I'll take you to see the house I just bought. If you like it, you can move in directly." Lin Fan said.
Zhang Cuihua swallowed hard.
She looked at Lin Fan's confident demeanor, and her heart began to beat wildly.
Could this kid really have made a fortune?
"Let's go then! I want to see how long you can keep up this act!" Zhang Cuihua grabbed her bag and followed Lin Fan out the door.