How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Chapter 77 War Machine Jiang Yiyao! (Second update, please vote and subscribe~)

When Jiang Yiyao finally looked at him, Wang Xinhai felt that he had achieved his goal.

What's so special about a simple, handsome young man like Xu Yan? Girls admire strength and should naturally prefer successful people. Even though I'm far from being as good as those so-called big bosses, I have a bright future ahead of me.

Besides, I'm not bad looking, am I?

Wang Xinhai believed that given time, with his potential and abilities, a girl like Jiang Yiyao was definitely not a pipe dream.

Of course, this doesn't mean he has any special desire for this girl right now.

It was important for him to attract this girl's attention in front of Xu Yan, as if it would show that he still suppressed this naive little cousin and that he had the upper hand in the battle of male charm.

This is probably what is meant by fierce competition.

Perhaps the "Strong Competition" skill isn't something that's actively activated, but rather a passive skill that can be triggered simply by having a suitable member of the opposite sex in the right situation.

It has nothing to do with the girl's subjective thoughts; it's just that Xiong Jing exists because of her.

The boys may not even be aware of this, yet they are already passively caught up in it.

There's no way around it; some things are instincts ingrained in our genes, an instinctive desire to possess limited resources.

However, it seems that Wang Xinhai misjudged the situation. His posture was not yet fully relaxed, and his state of ease and control had not yet fully developed.

Jiang Yiyao, having put away her phone and looked up, naturally shifted her gaze from Wang Xinhai's face to Xu Yan's, and spoke casually.

"How much did you spend today? Did you get a receipt?"

These words seem normal, but something is actually wrong because they came out too suddenly and have no connection to the previous conversation between Xu Yan and Wang Xinhai.

Wang Xinhai and the others only felt that something was slightly wrong, but they hadn't figured it out yet.

Xu Yan blurted out instinctively, "Around thirty thousand, I forget the exact number. The receipt... is it in the bag?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions on everyone's faces gradually changed.

Wang Hui and Xu Jia'an, who were still smiling, suddenly froze.

Uncle Wang Lu, with his square face, seemed not to have reacted yet, probably thinking, "Thirty thousand? What? Thirty thousand? Can Happy Beans be exchanged for physical goods now?"

Cousin Wang Wei immediately looked at Xu Yan with a surprised expression, her big eyes blinking several times unconsciously.

Wang Xinhai, realizing what was happening, thought they were talking nonsense.

Thirty thousand?

Spending 30,000 yuan on a gift for your parents? Are you kidding me?!

This is ridiculous! You're a high school senior, where did you get so much money? Did you use your New Year's money to buy stocks?

You might as well say that some rich woman has taken a liking to Xu Yan, a young and handsome guy, and is paying him a 30,000 yuan "sugar baby" fee!

Given Wang Hui and Xu Jia'an's upbringing, this is simply impossible, and he shouldn't seem to have any way to make money.

Wang Hui's eyes widened. "Thirty thousand?!"

Xu Yan hadn't had a chance to answer yet.

Wang Xinhai twitched the corner of his mouth. "Is it... shopping points? Thirty thousand is quite a lot."

He genuinely didn't know what to say at that moment, but subconsciously he felt he should say something. Whenever a person has this thought, they will unconsciously embark on a path of trying to distort the facts.

"No, it's just 30,000 yuan. I don't think you get points for buying these things, right?"

Xu Yan gave a calm reply and glanced at Jiang Yiyao.

The girl picked up her phone again. "No points? Won't you let your uncles and aunties take a look? What if they don't like it? They can return it."

Wang Xinhai instinctively didn't want to engage in this conversation, even though it was Jiang Yiyao who brought it up, because he had a premonition that something he was extremely unwilling to believe was about to happen, but his father seemed very curious.

"Yes, take a look at the gift the child gave you. Let me see what you bought with 30,000 yuan. I'll broaden my horizons. I've never received such an expensive gift before."

Honestly, I still don't want to believe it; where did such a young kid get so much money?

It's impossible that Wang Hui and Xu Jia'an knew I was coming and staged this whole thing, right? That would be going to extreme lengths.

Wang Hui hesitated for a moment, but ultimately believed that her child wasn't the type to boast, especially since Jiang Yiyao had already said so.

So together with Xu Jia'an, they opened the gift bag on the table.

Soon, two different boxes were pulled out, containing the contents separately.

Upon seeing the logo, the youngest member, Wang Wei, was the first to recognize it: "A Longines watch? Is that Chow Sang Sang?"

Then Xu Jia'an took out a watch first.

Just by looking at it, you can't tell the specific price, and it's not an overly flashy type; it's a classic, traditional piece.

Xu Jia'an immediately took a liking to the watch after touching it. "How much does this watch cost?"

Xu Yan thought for a moment, "It was originally around ten thousand, but it's been cheaper recently, now it's a little over nine thousand."

As soon as the calm words were spoken, a gasp was heard.

"More than nine thousand?!" Xu Jia'an quickly put the watch back into the box, as if afraid of breaking it.

Before her uncle's family could recover from their shock, Wang Hui had already taken out a gold bracelet.

The price hasn't even been torn off yet.

"Twenty thousand?! This bracelet is worth twenty thousand?!"

"How many!"

Wang Lu couldn't hold back any longer and stood up. He didn't care about anything else and went over to take a look with Xu Jia'an.

It has all the necessary certificates and pricing information; it's brand new and undamaged, undoubtedly a brand new purchase.

Including that watch.

This became an undeniable fact, and Wang Lu, who was standing still, didn't know what to say, while Wang Xinhai, who hadn't gotten up from the sofa, felt extremely uncomfortable.

He wanted to say something, but his mind was so confused that he couldn't say anything at all.

Xu Jia'an finally came to his senses and couldn't help but look at Xu Yan, "You bought your mother a 20,000 yuan one, but gave me a 9,000 yuan one? You're discriminating against men!"

Xu Yan: ?

Old Deng, do you even have a conscience? I told you to watch fewer videos, why did you have to do this?!

Wang Hui slapped her husband in an annoyance, "What nonsense are you talking about! Why are you giving away 10,000 or 20,000 yuan of the child's feelings?"

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Xu Jia'an's smile was so wide it could trap a fly. "I was just trying to lighten the mood, of course I was just joking."

Wang Hui carefully put the box away, then grabbed Xu Yan's arm. "You silly child, how can you spend your money so recklessly? Didn't I already tell you, your parents aren't the type to waste money? You're saving it for yourself when you go to college. And what are you doing, buying us things, especially something so expensive!"

Xu Yan knew, of course, that his mother meant what she said, but in the eyes of his uncle's family... it was probably just showing off.

As for why the scene turned out this way, the atmosphere was completely divided... Xu Yan couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yiyao, who seemed to be looking at her phone as if nothing had happened.

Wow, so you're a war machine? Ready to start a war at any time!

Xu Yan looked away and said with a smile, "There's still quite a bit left... Don't worry, I can't give gifts every day. I'll save up the money after I spend this."

After a long, loving conversation between mother and son, someone finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Wang Xinhai felt that his lips had become much paler, and his voice sounded dry, like the sensation of sandpaper wiping his bottom.

"Cousin... what did you do to earn so much money? Aren't you supposed to be studying...?"

It couldn't possibly be a scholarship!

Xu Yan smiled and calmly replied, "I just play games online, do some gaming companionship, and do some order processing. I never thought I could earn this much. Maybe it's because the market is good lately. Unlike you, cousin, who has a stable career, I might not be able to earn this much one day."

Wang Xinhai: ...

You even helped me save face, right? Shouldn't I thank you?

He's been working for so long, and he can't even afford to spend 30,000 yuan to buy gifts for his parents. What do you mean by "not as good as me"?!

"You're being too modest... Haha, earning so much at such a young age, you're bound to do well in the future..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan thought the other party had finally given in and could put away their boring airs and inexplicable sense of superiority.

Before Xu Yan could even reply, Wang Xinhai sat up straight and adopted a serious expression.

He spoke earnestly and patiently.

"But you're a senior in high school now, your most important task is to study hard. Don't let short-term gains affect your future. Don't let it affect your grades. Look at me back then..."

"By the way, Xu Yan, the monthly exams are after the holiday. What was your score on the last diagnostic test?"

The war machine is started again!

Jiang Yiyao didn't even bother pretending this time; her eyes were still on her phone as she blurted out those words.

"I think it was June 619th?"

This time, Xu Yan didn't even need to answer; Wang Hui blurted out the answer, reacting even faster than Xu Yan.

"619?!"

Wang Xinhai almost cracked his voice on the spot, and even Wang Wei couldn't hold back. Was his academic performance really that good before?

For the experimental class, a score of 619 is not outstanding, but for Wang Xinhai, it is an insurmountable gap between genius and ordinary person.

I barely managed to get into a regular undergraduate program, and he got 619? And it's only the first semester! If he raises his score a bit more, getting into a top-tier university won't be a problem. How can you even compare?!

Thinking back to what Jiang Yiyao had just said...

Wang Xinhai finally realized what was happening.

Good grief, is this a husband-and-wife doubles attack? Why are they chasing after me like that!

"This score isn't anything special for the affiliated high school. I really need to work hard, just like you said, so I won't have any regrets. I want to be able to get into my dream university and find a good job like you did."

Wang Xinhai: ...

I'm looking for you...

Some very dirty words were stuck in my chest, and I just couldn't say them.

He felt the temperature on his face was like having an air conditioner on and a window open in the middle of summer.

It's cold one minute and hot the next.

The scene instantly fell into an awkward stalemate.

Wang Hui stood up with a smile and said, "It's almost lunchtime. There are so many of us, why don't we go out for a nice meal together? It'll save us from being cramped at home."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xinhai and the others immediately stood up.

Wang Lu forced a smile and said, "No need, we have things to do later, it's really inconvenient. Let's do it next time, together next time."

It's all my son's fault.

I had to bring up this topic, and now I'm too ashamed to stay here and eat anymore.

What else should we eat?

Are you just going to watch this couple brag about how outstanding their son is? Not only is he able to earn money at such a young age, but he also has such good grades, and he's even willing to spend money to show filial piety!

Where would I put my face? I'd better get out of here!

Wang Hui didn't insist and saw them to the door; everything seemed like a normal ending.

However, Wang Wei, who had remained silent throughout, suddenly turned around and looked at Jiang Yiyao as she was leaving.

"Are you... called Jiang Yiyao?"

P.S.: I'll see if I'm still in good form tonight~ How about some votes?