With Mingyue as a bridge, Shu Mingyu, Song Xunran and the other two get along very happily.
After Mingyue privately obtained the consent of Song Xunran and others, she also pulled Shu Mingyu into the small group of four.
Song Xunran and the others took the initiative to add Shu Mingyu as a friend, and everyone's relationship instantly became closer.
Afterwards, the party ended and everyone went back to their homes, and agreed on the next time to meet up.
Only Mingyue was different. She took a taxi back to the school dormitory.
Mingyue started school late and was assigned to a single dormitory. She was happy and comfortable living alone.
Without the nagging of the Zhou family, Mingyue's life was particularly comfortable.
In addition to her daily study life, she would go out for small gatherings with Song Xunran and others from time to time, and she would often bring Shu Mingyu along.
But Song Xunran and the others were all real rich girls, so of course the prices in the places they went were not low. Even though they would considerately pay in advance most of the time, it was natural for friends to reciprocate. Mingyue would occasionally give them new things, and would also take the initiative to pay a few times, including for Shu Mingyu, who was currently penniless.
After this happened several times, Mingyue's small treasury began to run out of money.
Mingyue originally sold the necklace for 80,000 yuan, but now she only has more than 20,000 yuan left.
It won't be a good thing if we continue like this. We can't just sit back and wait and see.
Therefore, Mingyue’s top priority now is to make money, otherwise this little money may not last for a few months.
Shu Mingyue knows a lot of things, and Mingyue herself knows a lot of things as well, but these are all limited by one condition, that is, she is only sixteen years old now.
In this society, no place would want a minor to work as it involves illegal behavior.
Spending money is like flowing water, and making money is like rowing against the current, it's really difficult!
Fortunately, if students want to make money, there are ways for them to do so.
Especially for academic geniuses, cashing in on their knowledge is just a matter of playing a few games.
It just so happens that Grapefruit TV has a variety show called "Study Toppers", which mainly tests high school students' knowledge and abilities in all aspects. The champion who successfully passes the levels will receive a cash reward of 100,000 yuan.
This program was recorded during the summer vacation, so there was still early time. So after Mingyue signed up, she became addicted to studying.
Although Mingyue has the memories of Shu Mingyue in her mind, she firmly believes that her brain will rust if not used. Now, for the sake of 100,000 yuan, she has risked her life.
Recently, except for school time, Shu Mingyu has been picked up by Song Xunran and others because the birthday of the old man of the Wen family is approaching, and they said they wanted to change her image and help her catch up on the complicated interpersonal relationships in the circle.
Not to mention, Song Xunran and the others' transformation was obviously very successful. Even though Mingyue could see Shu Mingyu every day, she could still find her amazing changes. She was completely different every day.
Although Shu Mingyu is still dark and thin, after putting on makeup and changing her clothing style, her wheat-colored skin becomes healthy and exotic, and her thin figure makes her look like a walking clothes rack.
The most important thing is that Shu Mingyu has become more and more confident. Once a person has confidence, his back will be straighter, he will smile more often, his eyes will be brighter, and he will naturally glow.
Time goes by day by day.
In a blink of an eye, it was the birthday of the old man of the Wen family.
As the former eldest daughter of the Shu family and the current fake daughter, Mingyue is certainly not qualified to enter the Wen family to attend the banquet.
However, Mingyue didn't expect that even though she didn't want to go, someone wanted her to go.
A few days ago, Mingyue received an invitation from Wen Hexue, inviting her to attend Mr. Wen's birthday party. Originally, Mingyue had no intention of going, but she thought that this was Shu Mingyu's first time to show up in the circle of rich people, and the place she was going to was the territory of Wen Hexue, the original owner's mortal enemy, so Mingyue was really worried about her and decided to go with her.
If you are just attending someone else's birthday party, of course you have to prepare birthday gifts.
Mingyue looked at the dwindling balance and sighed deeply.
Never mind. Anyway, everyone knows that she is no longer the eldest daughter of the Shu family. So as long as the birthday gift is thoughtful, it will be fine.
Thinking of this, Mingyue felt calm again.
On this day, Song Xunran and her family thoughtfully asked the family driver to drive an extended nanny car to the Shu family to pick up Shu Mingyu, and then came to the school to pick up Mingyue. They also prepared gifts for Mr. Wen.
Look, when they saw Mingyue carrying two big bags in her hands, they were stunned.
Murong Qing couldn't hide his curiosity, and immediately came over with a roll of his eyes: "Yueyue, what are you holding?"
Lian Yeyu and Song Xunran looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Even good friends have their own secrets, and only Qingqing, with her carefree personality, doesn't know how to avoid them.
Mingyue didn't care. She opened one of the bags slightly, revealing a painted clay parrot ornament inside.
"Wow!" Murong Qing's eyes widened, and he said in amazement: "Yueyue, where did you get this thing? It's amazing. It looks exactly like the big throat in Grandpa Wen's house."
Everyone in the circle knew that Mr. Wen didn't have any special hobbies, but he loved the parrot named Big Throat at home very much. He would take the cage out for a walk every morning.
Lian Yeyu and Song Xunran also looked over, their eyes fixed on the parrot ornament, and they both laughed immediately.
"Grandpa Wen treasures his parrot the most. Now that Mingyue's gift has been given, the things we gave have become supporting roles." Song Xunran shrugged and said helplessly.
Lian Yeyu carefully examined the ornaments, then turned to look at Mingyue, with a smile in her voice: "Is this hand-painted by you yourself? You really put a lot of thought into it."
Mingyue nodded and explained nonchalantly: "Grandpa Wen used to be very kind to me. I don't have anything to show off right now, so I just learned clay sculpture for a few days and made a handmade Big Throat to show my appreciation to the Buddha."
Song Xunran patted her hands and said, "You, you, everyone in the circle knows how amazing you are. Why are you being so modest with your sisters?"
Murong Qing pouted and nodded in agreement: "That's right, those old men like you the most, Yueyue, but we, their granddaughters, have to stand aside."
Even the night rain did not cause any more trouble, and just smiled and said nothing.
Shu Mingyu, who was standing beside them, listened to their teasing, clenched her bag in her hand, and lowered her head in disappointment.
Although Sister Yu and the others had been staying with her recently, she still felt somewhat excluded and out of place when she heard them talking about things she didn't know.
Moreover, Shu Mingyu pursed her lips and said that she actually brought a gift as well.
The Shu couple knew that she was going to attend Mr. Wen's birthday party, and they were afraid that she would lose face for the Shu family, so they specially ordered the housekeeper to prepare a piece of valuable jade.
"Mingyu, this is a gift I prepared for you." At this moment, Mingyue suddenly looked up at Shu Mingyu and opened another bag that she had put down earlier.
(End of this chapter)