「A few minutes later.」
Lin Feng was stir-frying potato slices when he suddenly heard a scream.
It was followed by the sound of Lin Xiaoman running over in her slippers.
"Bro!"
"My Immortal Brother."
"How did you know I’ve always wanted this Tiffany necklace?"
"And all these clothes!"
"And..."
Lin Xiaoman had already opened the suitcase Lin Feng brought.
Of course, she saw everything inside.
It had to be said, Lin Xiaoman was quite knowledgeable.
At the very least, she could name every item Lin Feng had brought.
She grabbed Lin Feng’s arm and began to shake it wildly.
’When there are gifts, he’s ’Immortal Brother.’ When there aren’t any, he’s just ’that guy.’ So true to life.’
"Let go, I’m trying to cook here."
A smile played on Lin Feng’s lips.
But he still spoke in an impatient tone.
"Step aside, I’ll do it."
"I have to cook a feast for my big bro today."
Lin Xiaoman let go of Lin Feng’s arm.
She reached right for the spatula in his hand.
"Forget it. I’m afraid you’ll poison the food," Lin Feng said with a laugh.
"Oh, of course not!"
"You can trust your little sister every once in a while."
When Lin Feng brought up her recent embarrassing moment, Lin Xiaoman looked a little sheepish.
Seeing Lin Xiaoman’s insistence, Lin Feng didn’t refuse.
He handed the spatula to Lin Xiaoman.
"I’m telling you now, if the food’s bad, the gifts can be returned."
"You know what I mean, right?"
"I get it, I get it! Just you wait, dinner will be served."
"Four dishes and a soup, imperial-court standard."
A smile never left Lin Xiaoman’s face.
’There was no way she was returning the gifts, because she’d already ripped off all the tags.’
The gifts, worth tens of thousands, earned Lin Feng a few hours of his sister’s doting affection.
Lin Xiaoman sat cross-legged next to Lin Feng, fiddling with the Tiffany necklace.
The more she looked at it, the more she loved it.
Lin Feng, meanwhile, ate his meal in silence.
He had to admit, when Lin Xiaoman put her mind to it, her cooking was actually very good.
It wasn’t at a master chef’s level, but as far as home cooking went, it was excellent.
Especially with four dishes and a soup.
Lin Feng felt like he could eat two large bowls of rice.
"Brooo~"
"How did you suddenly get so rich?"
"I can’t believe you were willing to spend so much on these things."
Lin Xiaoman had always been a fan of affordable luxury items.
But since the family wasn’t well-off, she’d never been able to indulge this interest.
But just like Lin Feng, once Lin Xiaoman liked something, she rarely changed her mind.
For a three-thousand-yuan necklace, Lin Xiaoman had been willing to work for two months waiting tables at their family’s restaurant right after graduating high school.
That alone was enough to show just how much she loved these things.
However, the girl also had her principles.
She was pretty and liked luxury goods. Logically, she should have had plenty of rich heirs pursuing her.
And that was indeed the case.
Many boys pursued Lin Xiaoman back in high school.
There was no shortage of rich kids among them.
After all, Xiang City was a provincial capital.
There were plenty of wealthy people around.
But Lin Xiaoman had never once been in a relationship.
In her own words, they weren’t even as handsome as Lin Feng, which made them "utterly unbearable to look at."
He never knew if that was meant as a compliment or a dig at him.
But it also proved one thing: just because she liked luxury goods didn’t mean Lin Xiaoman was the type of girl to abandon her principles for them.
Oh, and that three-thousand-yuan necklace was the very one she was wearing right now.
However, after admiring it for a while, Lin Xiaoman took off the necklace she was wearing.
Then she looked at Lin Feng.
"Bro, can you help me put this on?"
Lin Feng glanced over.
He had no choice but to put down his chopsticks.
He fastened the new necklace for Lin Xiaoman.
"So? How does it look, Bro?"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoman even struck a few coquettish poses.
Lin Feng glanced at her and said flatly, "Not bad. For a second there, it almost made me forget what you look like picking your toes."
"Bro!"
Hearing Lin Feng’s response, Lin Xiaoman could only sigh in exasperation.
But she was in a good mood today, so she decided not to stoop to his level.
She got up, shuffled over to the mirror in her slippers, and admired her reflection.
She snapped a few selfies.
Only then did she reluctantly take the necklace off.
She returned to the table and placed it back in its box.
"Bro."
"You still haven’t answered my question. Where did you get the money to buy all this?"
Lin Xiaoman put the necklace in its box, sat down across from Lin Feng, and asked with a serious expression.
Some things, Lin Xiaoman could accept without a second thought.
But other things were clearly not so simple.
"All that matters is that you like it."
"Why are you asking so many questions?"
Lin Feng said without looking at her, continuing to eat.
"Bro!"
"Answer me seriously."
Seeing that Lin Feng wasn’t taking her question seriously, Lin Xiaoman’s voice grew sterner.
"This isn’t some necklace that costs a few hundred yuan."
"A necklace worth tens of thousands... you have to tell me where you got the money."
"And all those clothes."
"If we add in the gifts for Mom and Dad, all of this is probably worth over a hundred thousand yuan!"
"And I know for a fact Mom and Dad didn’t give you that much money!"
Lin Xiaoman’s expression was grave.
It was true; their parents would never give them that much money.
In fact, before they’d left for college, it had already been decided.
While the two siblings were in college, the younger sister’s monthly allowance would be two thousand yuan.
As for Lin Feng, he would only get a mere 800!
It might not seem like much.
But it was the most their family could afford to give.
After deducting all costs, their family’s small restaurant barely cleared ten thousand yuan a month in profit.
A third of that went directly to the two siblings.
That was already a huge amount.
Giving Lin Feng a hundred thousand yuan at once was completely out of the question!
Therefore, the money could only have come from Lin Feng himself.
"I earned it."
Lin Feng knew he couldn’t fool Lin Xiaoman. He couldn’t be bothered to lie to her, anyway.
Besides, he had already prepared his story before he arrived.
Plus, he would need Lin Xiaoman as an accomplice to fool their parents.
How could he possibly fool their parents by himself? He needed someone to play along.
"You earned it yourself?"
Lin Xiaoman’s face was full of doubt.
"After graduating senior year, I taught myself how to trade stocks."
"Then I took the allowance Mom and Dad gave me and gave it a shot."
"To my surprise, every investment I made turned a profit."
Lin Feng explained simply with a shrug.
’Anyone could find that out with a little digging. And with the system to back him up, he had proof of the source of his funds. There was no need to hide it from her. The only reason he was hiding it from their parents was to keep them from worrying. People of the older generation, especially ordinary folks, never considered making money from the stock market to be a legitimate way to earn a living. To them, it was no different from gambling. Far better to have a steady, down-to-earth job.’
He had expected Lin Xiaoman to press him with more questions.
But to his surprise, she didn’t seem to have any intention of asking further.
She simply picked up the necklace box from the table and went into her room.
When she emerged a moment later, she had changed her clothes.
She was now wearing a dress.
She came out and stood before Lin Feng.
"Bro, do I look good?"
With that, Lin Xiaoman did a little spin.
’Honestly, she looked great. Lin Xiaoman’s own Appearance score was over ninety, the kind of woman for whom clothes were just icing on the cake. Sure enough, being beautiful was an unbeatable advantage. She looked good in anything. But would Lin Feng ever say what he was really thinking?’
After a quick glance, he put down his chopsticks.
He walked over to Lin Xiaoman.
After looking her up and down, he let out a sigh.
"What’s wrong?"
"Don’t I look good?"
Seeing Lin Feng sigh, Lin Xiaoman asked instinctively.
Lin Feng spoke, his voice tinged with mock helplessness, "Everything else is fine. It’s just... your figure is a bit lacking."
"Why are you so flat?"
"Did you just stop developing after elementary school?"

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