Chapter 2: Half a million a month Pocket Money

Chapter 2

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Before picking up her chopsticks, Sheng Mumu sincerely said "Thank you" to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment.

"No need to thank me, madam. This is all part of my job."

How strange.

The madam seems a little different from usual today.

Usually whether the master is home or not, madam would put on an air of superiority towards the housekeeper and servants.

But today she actually said thank you, and seemed...sincere?

Before the housekeeper could figure out why, he heard Sheng Mumu ask again:

"Housekeeper Zhang, have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat a little with me?"

With a full table of dishes, Sheng Mumu felt it would be wasteful to eat alone, so she extended a "friendly invitation".

The housekeeper was honored and quickly shook his head.

"No...no need, madam."

Even stranger.

Could it be that the young master, who is going through his rebellious teenage years, did something to drastically change the madam's temperament?

She's like a whole different person.

Oh right, today is Friday. The young master said he was bringing friends over to play tonight.

The madam seems to be in a good mood now. I wonder if she'll get angry and slam doors later?

Thinking of this, Housekeeper Zhang's eyes showed more sympathy and helplessness.

Sympathy for Sheng Mumu's hardship as a stepmother, and helplessness towards the young master's aloof and difficult personality.

The maid saw that Sheng Mumu had finished her meal, bowed her head slightly and came forward.

"Madam, the bathroom has been prepared according to your instructions yesterday."

Sheng Mumu raised her eyes: "?"

Yesterday?

That must have been the original host's instructions before she transmigrated here.

The maid led Sheng Mumu into the master bedroom's bathroom.

Just a bathroom, yet bigger than the house she lived in in her previous life, about 200 square meters. T/his chapter is updated by nov(ê(l)biin.co/m

Outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows, trees were lush and green. The glass was one-way, so she could see outside but no one could see in.

The bathtub, about the size of a small swimming pool, was filled with water of a comfortable temperature. Faint steam rose up, and a sweet fragrance lingered in the air.

Next to it was a porcelain plate of fresh seasonal fruits.

There was also a bowl of black liquid that looked like melted turtle jelly.

Sheng Mumu picked up the bowl and sniffed it.

The smell was extremely bitter, like medicine.

After just inhaling half a breath, her eyebrows immediately furrowed as she pinched her nose and held the bowl farther away.

She couldn't figure out what was in the bowl.

Seeing the lady of the house pinching her nose, the maid timely came up, posture respectful.

"Madam, Chinese medicine is bitter. I've prepared sweet soup for you."

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A few hours later.

Sheng Mumu was tired from reading, so she went to the kitchen to get a bowl of bird's nest and returned to her room.

Just as she reached the second floor, she suddenly heard several energetic youthful voices coming from the entrance.

"Young Master Qi, your house is so big. This is my first time here."

"Young Master Qi, your stepmother isn't home today right?"

"I haven't met your stepmother yet. I heard she's only eleven years older than you?"

Hearing the voices, Sheng Mumu stopped in her tracks, leaning against the railing on the second floor. She stirred the small silver spoon in her hand, curiosity aroused.

She had read many novels and watched lots of TV shows.

She wondered what the male lead of the novel, Young Master Qi, would look like.

The Qi residence was huge. In the time it took the high school students to take off their shoes at the entrance and walk in, they had already made many guesses about Young Master Qi's stepmother.

"Young Master Qi's stepmother must be very beautiful right."

"I don't know if she's beautiful or not, but she must be very scheming, definitely not someone to provoke easily."

"That's what I think too. Maybe the more beautiful she is, the more vicious."

Amidst the idle chatter, a handsome youth appeared in her line of sight.

Among the group of sixteen, seventeen-year-old high school students, Qi Shaobai stood out strikingly.

He had the standard face of a campus novel male lead.

Delicate features with a hint of arrogance and defiance. Cold, piercing eyes. He looked to be at least 183cm tall.

He wore a simple charcoal gray t-shirt with minimalistic branding, a red headband around his forehead. He looked melancholy yet bold, perhaps the trendy Japanese-style fashion for youths in this world.

Ha.

Observing Qi Shaobai, Sheng Mumu laughed silently in her heart.

Looks like not all novel male leads appear in their peak state right from the start.

The male lead in his teens, no matter how good-looking, had a slender figure.

To her he was still just a little rascal.

Amidst her thoughts, another soft, trembling voice floated up:

"Umm... Young Master Qi, will your stepmother be very fierce? I'm a little scared..."

Sheng Mumu frowned and looked towards the voice.

The speaker was a girl with long black hair. She had an innocent look but her gaze was not innocent at all. She was timidly wringing her fingers as she looked at Qi Shaobai.

Seeing this, Sheng Mumu's scam radar started beeping, issuing an alert.

Someone replied to the girl:

"What's there to be scared of? I heard Young Master Qi's stepmother comes from an ordinary family. How dare she yell at Young Master Qi?"

Another person chimed in:

"That's right, this is Young Master Qi's home. Does she still want us to watch her face? No way!"

"Well said. Later if we run into Young Master Qi's stepmother, I absolutely won't acknowledge her. This shows that I firmly stand with Young Master Qi."

"Me too."

"Me too."