1160 Life’s Turning Point 2 (2/2)
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In a blink of an eye, another month had passed.
Everything moved on as usual. School, practicing swordplay, eating, and squabbling with Kong Xinxue. Life was so plain to the point that Garen had forgotten what was he waiting for already.
Until one day.
”Father.”
Kong Xinxue sat across Kong Yuan, her blouse was as white as snow. She looked like the most elegant white plum blossoms, her face calm and indifferent.
”This is the cash reward I won in my competition.”
With both hands, she pushed a bank card on the table toward her father.
Kong Yuan awkwardly stared at his own daughter.
”Save it for yourself. You're all grown up already, you should save up some money for yourself,” As a man, he still had his own dignity. He could not possibly take the money that his own daughter worked hard to earn.
Garen was drinking tea by the side as he leisurely stared at the both of them.
”Sister asked you to take it, so just take it. We're family, after all, it doesn't matter whose money belongs to who does it?” He persuaded.
”Yeah, this is just a little something I worked hard for as a token of appreciation for this family,” Kong Xinxue replied sensibly, ”I'm genuinely happy that I'm able to contribute to this family.”
She could always use a strict tone to say something that was able to arouse one's enthusiasm.
Kong Yuan still did not accept it.
”You know it too. Our financial situation at home is not that bad, we're not short of your contribution.”
”This is not a contribution, I just want to be a part of the process of building this family. Also, don't you think our house is a little too small? Although I understand that as a man, you should maintain your self-esteem and restraints. But, whenever I 'accidentally' pass by your room and see you with your right hand and that certain rigid movement pleasuring yourself, I, as your daughter, really feel sad from the depths of my heart.”
”...” Kong Yuan was absolutely stunned.
Garen froze as well…
Being pointed out by one's own daughter that he self-pleasured, also being caught more than once, was the most terrifying thing in the world for a middle-aged father who was almost forty years of age!
The atmosphere in the living room froze.
Garen could see beads of sweat slowly trickling down Kong Yuan's forehead and temples.
This father did somewhat understand this quality of his daughter, but he did not expect her to use such a sorrowful method of persuading him to accept this money. Even worse, it happened in front of his son.
Gulp…
A soft sound came from Kong Yuan's throat.
Even Garen felt sad for this father. It was perhaps the most distressing thing of all the fathers in the world to have such a neuropathic daughter.
”So... ” Kong Xinxue pushed the bank card once again, ”Please, just take it.”
Her casual expression proved that she was not even bothered.
The atmosphere was then slightly alleviated.
Kong Yuan had his head hung low and started drinking tea like Garen. He had to relax his triggered heart someway.
”Although this one thousand two hundred million…” Pu!
Kong Yuan spat out a mouthful of tea. Even Garen who was sitting by his side choked on his tea and started coughing.
Kong Xinxue did not finish her sentence as she used a magazine on the table to block herself with an incredible speed. The tea splashed onto the pages of the magazine, then she placed it back down as if nothing happened.
”One thousand… Two hundred… Million?!”
Kong Yuan's expression and tone were implausible as he stared at his familiar yet unrecognizable daughter.
”Yes, my dear father. Your hearing did not go wrong, you don't have to suspect anything,” Facing the alien stares coming from these two men, she still did not show any trace of abnormality.
”I participated in eleven regional level competitions and I emerged as champion in eight of those, the four competitions that I won silver in did actually affect my reputation. After that, I just received twenty-one concerto lists from all over the country. The pay is pretty decent too. Oh yeah, I won about one thousand one hundred million from the lottery last month and I just claimed back the cash reward a few days ago.”
”The last point is the actual point…” Garen could not resist complaining.
In other words, Garen did not care about the money much, but it was still a bit hard for Kong Yuan to accept such a huge sum of money which was almost equivalent to his income his entire life. His daughter even presented it right before his eyes and used such force in hopes that he would accept the money.
”We'll go check out new houses tomorrow then.”
Kong Xinxue concluded.
This was the turning point of life that marked the start of a dramatic change.
Garen remembered the fragments which showed that the Kong family house had impressive conditions, but little did he know this was how it all happened…
And that was the end of this time's family meeting.
It was until then, Garen finally picked up a little interest on this world, all because of this cheap sister, Kong Xinxue.
This sister who was constantly suffering from typical split personalities was always in and out of different mental states, she could always end up doing things he would never expect.
This peculiar unknown feeling made him feel that maybe this world was not that boring after all.
Therefore, he decided to follow up on Kong Xinxue. He had a new interest for such a neurotic sister and her daily life.