Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons-Chapter 721: Stealing Money

Si Boyi and Gu Hongwei cooked dinner together. Zhang Lijuan took her children to sleep after dinner, and Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian also went to bed early. It was a rare occasion for the men to sit down and drink together, so they didn’t disturb them.

Seeing them all leaving, Si Xiaohui wasn’t willing to leave herself; she sat at the table and even returned to the kitchen to bring a cup over, "Big brother, second brother, it’s not easy for us siblings to sit together for a meal. I can see that you really don’t plan to take care of me anymore. I’m an adult in my twenties now and don’t want to trouble you. If you don’t care about me, let it be. I won’t hold it against you. We’re all going to go our separate ways. I’d like to propose a toast to you, won’t you give me some face?"

Si Chen remained expressionless and silent. Upon hearing her words, Si Boyi picked up his glass with displeasure and said sternly, "Then consider this the last supper."

Even though Si Boyi had been in business for so many years, he was still quite straightforward and naive. Regardless of Si Xiaohui’s pitiful words, he was not going to be fooled again.

Hearing this, Si Xiaohui turned to Si Chen, "Big brother, give me some face, too. Tomorrow is mom’s seventh day after death, and I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. I won’t come back again."

Si Chen remained silent, but picked up his glass.

Seeing this, Si Xiaohui immediately smiled and then turned to Gu Hongwei. Before she could speak, Gu Hongwei willingly picked up his glass.

Si Xiaohui laughed, "Brother Hongwei, if I hadn’t taken the wrong path back then and ended up working at the bubble tea shop in Kyoto with you, would we have become a couple over time?"

Gu Hongwei frowned, "Don’t bring that up again. I only see you as my sister. I’m about to marry Jinnian."

Si Xiaohui replied, "I know you two are getting married soon. I might not attend. I wish you a happy marriage in advance."

"Thank you," Gu Hongwei responded calmly.

Seeing that her brothers were clearly losing patience, Si Xiaohui quickly said, "Then I’m going to drink this toast to you. I was wrong in the past, and I won’t bother you again in the future. Our sibling relationship ends here. I won’t cause you any more trouble. This drink is my apology to you for the hurt I’ve caused in the past. I’m sorry."

With that, she finished her drink in one gulp, then stood up crying, "Big brother, second brother, I’m going to bed. You continue with your drinks and chat."

She returned to her room and closed the door. Si Xiaohui listened at the door for a while but heard no movement outside, leaving her uncertain about her brothers’ thoughts.

She had deliberately created this scene, hoping to awaken her brothers’ sympathy and present herself as remorseful. But it seems to have had no effect.

It seems that they really don’t care about her anymore. She needs to leave herself a way out.

Si Xiaohui spent the night tossing and turning, thinking about an excuse to get money from her brothers, but after a night of pondering, she couldn’t come up with anything.

Si Chen and the others knew Si Xiaohui well by now, and didn’t take her words seriously. It was precious to have this time together, so the three of them sat and chatted and drank until late into the night.

Fortunately, they didn’t drink too much and spent most of the time chatting.

When Si Chen returned to his room, he was slightly drunk. Tong Yao woke up at the sound of the door and hurriedly got out of bed to support him.

"You’ve had quite a lot to drink, right? I’ve never seen you this fond of alcohol before. Now you’ve turned into a drunken mess."

She helped Si Chen sit down on the edge of the bed and poured him a glass of water.

Si Chen took the water, had a few sips, and put it on the bedside table, "It’s fine, I didn’t drink much, just got a bit dizzy. We don’t usually have time to sit and chat. It’s rare for us all to be together."

Tong Yao knew this was a rare occasion, so she just nagged a bit and didn’t get angry.

"It’s late, let’s go to bed."

"I’m dizzy, not sleepy." Si Chen pulled Tong Yao into his arms, gently rubbing his chin against her hair.

Seeing that he wasn’t sleepy, Tong Yao chatted with him for a while, "Today, Lijuan told me something about Xiaohui."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "She said someone saw Xiaohui in Kyoto working in a dodgy job."

To be honest, Tong Yao had never liked Si Xiaohui, but she didn’t expect her to sink so low. The one who crumbled her own fortunes was indeed Si Xiaohui.

If Si Xiaohui hadn’t eloped with Song Yu and stayed to work at the bubble tea shop, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Even if she had eloped, if she had behaved herself and stayed with Song Yu, her life would have been fine. Si Weimin really wanted to help Si Xiaohui at that time. If she had seized the opportunity...

Sigh! All these are hindsight now. If Si Xiaohui was truly a hardworking and resilient person, she wouldn’t have fallen to such lows.

Over the years, if Si Xiaohui really wanted to change, even if she was Si Weimin’s daughter, Si Chen and Si Boyi wouldn’t blame her for the past generational issues.

"Leopards never change their spots. She will stay the same for the rest of her life." Si Chen rubbed his temples, not wanting to deal with Si Xiaohui’s affairs.

Seeing through his thoughts, Tong Yao changed the subject and they chatted about other things. Unbeknownst to them, they eventually fell asleep. Si Chen had no habit of lying in, no matter how late he slept, he always woke up early.

The next morning, they had breakfast and went to Lin Fengying’s grave to pay their respects. Si Xiaohui didn’t get up for breakfast and didn’t even get out of bed when they left. Thinking that she had drunk too much the night before, no one bothered to wake Si Xiaohui.

Those who cared didn’t need calling, and those who didn’t care wouldn’t get up. Lin Fengying was gone, and whether or not Si Xiaohui went to her grave, Tong Yao didn’t care.

Not long after the others had left, the door to Si Xiaohui’s room was opened from the inside. She was already dressed and refreshed.

As soon as she was sure they had gone far, she went straight to Tong Yao’s room. After rummaging through the drawers and cupboards for half a day, she found only a little over a hundred yuan.

Dissatisfied with the small amount, Si Xiaohui went to Si Boyi’s and Guo Jinnian’s rooms, and finally to Gu Hongwei’s room. This time, the booty was quite acceptable, she found a total of more than seven hundred yuan.

Along with the goldware Lin Fengying had given her, it was enough for her to spend a while. Afraid they might discover her theft when they returned, Si Xiaohui didn’t dare to delay. She took a cart from a back road to the city.

After thinking about it all night, she knew she couldn’t borrow money. Since no one would care about her anyway, might as well steal more money and run away.

With this money, she would also go to Kyoto and open a bubble tea stand. From now on, she didn’t want to rely on men.

She also wanted to stand on her own two feet.

Once in the city, Si Xiaohui took a bus straight to the Railway Station and bought a ticket for the earliest train to Kyoto.