A life of financial freedom

The restaurant wasn't far, so the group walked there.

Along the way, Chu Yi learned about the four spirited young men's stories. They were all from Chengdu, didn't like studying, and didn't get into university, so they started messing around in society.

One day, the four of them suddenly had the idea to come to Shanghai to make a living. They bought green-skinned train tickets and endured a 36-hour ride, but that wasn't all.

On the train, the four of them met a swindler who cheated them out of their only thousand yuan.

"He's my big brother, not a swindler," Awei said, dissatisfied with Chu Yi's description. "I believe in my big brother's character, he will lead us four to get rich."

"Okay, okay, okay," Chu Yi nodded.

She used to be a 'spirited young woman,' so she naturally knew what was on these people's minds.

Loyalty, loyalty, and more loyalty.

Their understanding of the world was completely insufficient.

If these four hadn't met Ma Lexuan and the others, they would have starved coming to Shanghai, but they still wouldn't blame the swindler.

But even so, these guys had only eaten one steamed bun today and drank a lot of water.

"Your Shanghai water doesn't taste good," one of the spirited young men said.

Chu Yi: "You still have money to buy water?"

"There's water in public toilets, why would I buy water? Am I that stupid?"

Chu Yi: "..."

The group walked and talked, arriving at the Bund in Shanghai.

The Bund was brightly lit, luxury cars roared past, and extravagant riverside shops shone, revealing an atmosphere of extravagance.

A luxury car stopped ahead, and a man and a woman got out and headed into the magnificent building.

"Damn, what kind of car is that? So cool!" Awei's eyes widened when he saw the luxury car, and he turned back to ask, "How much does that car cost?"

Chu Yi thought for a moment and said, "Enough to buy a hundred Kawasaki Ninja 400s."

The Kawasaki Ninja 400 is a motorcycle, and also the dream car of these four spirited young men.

Their goal in coming to Shanghai was to buy a Kawasaki Ninja 400 to show off back home, definitely attracting the attention of countless young men and women.

Awei and the three spirited young men turned to look at the luxury car owner, who, judging from his appearance, was about the same age as them.

In an instant, the four spirited young men became depressed.

During the rest of the journey, the four spirited young men became unusually silent, staring blankly at the surroundings of the Bund, the prosperity of the Bund seemed unable to fit into their eyes.

Soon they arrived at the hotel.

Chu Yi went in first, looked back at the group, and said, "What are you guys standing there for? Let's go."

Ma Lexuan was stunned, looking at the luxurious hotel in front of her.

Awei pointed: "Are we eating here?"

"Yes."

Awei shrank his neck, the arrogance in his eyes disappeared, replaced by endless inferiority.

The hotel in front of them was like a magnificent palace, with dazzling golden walls, a constant stream of luxury cars, and revolving doors that never stopped turning.

They were all ordinary children from the countryside, where had they ever seen such a scene.

"Let's go, it's my treat."

The group followed Chu Yi's footsteps into the hotel.

"Welcome, sir," the doorman bowed.

Awei was immediately startled, and he also bowed: "Hello."

The doorman bowed again: "Hello, sir."

Awei bowed again: "Hello."

At the entrance of the luxurious hotel, the two men bowed to each other.

The group entered the hotel, dazzling crystal chandeliers poured down light, the marble floor was so bright it could reflect images, and the European-style sofas were luxurious.

Gong Xiaorui gently patted the dust off her body.

Wu Qi followed behind Chu Yi, not daring to leave half a step.

The waiter guided the group to a table, and Chu Yi said, "Order whatever you want to eat."

Awei looked around, the guests coming and going were all dressed in fancy clothes, one of the spirited young men poked him, his voice was very low, afraid of affecting the surrounding people: "Awei."

"What's wrong?"

"Look here."

Awei looked down at the menu and couldn't help but widen his pupils.

The menu listed the dishes offered by the hotel, with prices marked, each dish costing more than a thousand yuan, and some even costing tens of thousands of yuan. Even more shocking was that a bottle of mineral water here cost 80 yuan.

"Is this water made of gold?"

"It is said to be water imported from abroad, rich in various minerals, but it's just so-so," Chu Yi explained.

Chu Yi's evaluation was that it was not as good as two yuan Nongfu Spring.

The group looked at the dishes and the prices listed behind them, then looked at each other, put down the menu, and no one dared to order.

They couldn't afford any of the dishes on it.

In the end, Chu Yi ordered the dishes, and Awei estimated the price of the dishes in his mind, and couldn't help but tremble. Today's meal would cost at least 30,000 yuan.

Soon, the waiter brought up the dishes and filled the table.

None of these people dared to move their chopsticks, and only when Chu Yi invited them to eat did they dare to eat.

Seeing Awei and his group eating with her three sisters, they were all silent, and from time to time they glanced around, looking sneaky.

Chu Yi shook her head.

She used to be a 'spirited young woman,' so she naturally knew how to deal with spirited young men.

The reason why spirited young men are spirited is that they have never seen the world, their understanding of the world is just that small plot of land, and they have absolute confidence, thinking they are second only to God.

But once spirited young men see the true face of the world, they will know how ridiculous they are.

This will immediately make people mature and be able to look at the world from an adult's perspective.

Chu Yi drank white water, quietly watching the transformation of this group of young men and women.

She thought of herself back then and felt a lot of emotion.

If it weren't for Chu Fang, perhaps she would be like this now.

"Yi Yi," just then, a familiar voice rang in her ear.

Looking back, it was her high school classmate 'Zhou Zhou'.

The two held hands and were very happy.

"What are you doing here? I haven't seen you in a long time, where have you been?" Chu Yi asked.

"This hotel is my family's, is it strange for me to be here?"

Awei and his group raised their heads and looked at Zhou Zhou in front of them, dressed in gorgeous clothes, revealing an extraordinary temperament.

The high school that Chu Yi attended was a famous private high school, and the classmates were either rich or noble.

Zhou Zhou said, "I went abroad to study, I couldn't adapt to anywhere abroad, so I came back to stay for a few days."

After a pause, she continued: "By the way, I saw you on TV, Yi Yi, you are really amazing."

"I'm just messing around."

Chu Yi and Zhou Zhou chatted for a few words, agreed to meet for dinner when they had time, and then separated.

Wu Qi whispered, "Yi Yi, you were on TV?"

"Let's eat," Chu Yi didn't explain too much.

From beginning to end, the four spirited young men didn't say a word during this meal.

Then Chu Yi waved her hand, signaling the waiter to pay the bill, and the waiter respectfully said, "Our young lady said that today's meal is on the house for everyone."

This hotel was Zhou Zhou's family's, and it was obvious that Zhou Zhou had paid for it.

Chu Yi shook her head: "That won't do, I can't eat for free."

Then she handed her bank card to the waiter, who looked helpless. Zhou Zhou walked over: "Yi Yi, with our relationship, you still want to pay when you come to my house to eat, isn't that slapping my face?"

"What if I slap your face?" Chu Yi retorted.

"You," Zhou Zhou was also speechless, and had to let Chu Yi pay the bill, "If you come to my house to eat again, I'll have someone kick you out."

"Then I'll ruin your hotel's reputation on my social media."

Zhou Zhou: "..."

The two sisters bickered for a few words, and then Chu Yi and her group left the hotel.

Walking out of the hotel, Chu Yi saw the four young men with their heads lowered, silent.

Then she took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Awei: "You guys just came to Shanghai, you don't have a penny on you, it's not easy to live, there's some money in here, you can use it."

"If you want to go home, go home, if you want to stay in Shanghai, rent a house as soon as possible and find a job, it's already amazing to be able to support yourself."

"Also, don't be inferior or self-deprecating because of this, believe that you will achieve something in the future."

Awei didn't want it, Chu Yi shoved it into his arms, and the latter accepted it: "I will pay you back."

Then Awei and the four of them ran away from here like the wind, their figures disappearing into the bright lights.