Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chen An'an's allowance was confiscated.

But that didn't make her behave; instead, she took her once-prized erhu and began learning to play it at an international school.

If Wen Qing hadn't visited her home, he might actually believe she was trying to earn money with it.

There's a saying, "When one kid has no spending money, the whole class suffers," and it surely was about her.

With a little sweet talking, the whole class chipped in.

It wasn't two days before Chen Qi also brought her child over, just a month old, and she was planning to settle down in Magic City.

Chen Pingsheng gave her his three-bedroom apartment on The Bund.

She was his only sister; how could he not treat her well?

This modest apartment of merely 180 square meters now had a market price of over thirty million.

He definitely could handle it with ease, as Chen Qi now lived off her rental income, plus the 25% stake in the Water Cloud Space branch in Shijingshan.

With an annual income of over ten million, she was doing pretty well.

"Brother, take a look at my little treasure."

Chen Qi, having just finished her confinement, had the distinct aura of a new mother, slightly more settled in temperament.

Her little one, only a month old, chubby and in the stage of gnawing on his fingers, had large eyes as well.

When Chen Pingsheng held him, the little guy even giggled a few times.

"Not bad, you're a mom now. From now on, you have another little one to care for."

Chen Qi had been very well taken care of in Capital City, having recovered quite well within a month, aside from a bit of extra weight on her body.

It's pretty much the case with all women who've just given birth.

"Brother, mom told me that our aunt is here too, but you won't even see her face."

"What's the point of seeing her?"

Chen Pingsheng said, "If your brother wasn't somewhat successful now, do you think our aunt would bother visiting time and again?"

"That's true."

Chen Qi nodded. She had only heard about the aunt's situation.

Though the old lady was pissed, she had only this one sister.

No matter what, it was a close kinship that couldn't be severed, but Chen Pingsheng chose to ignore it.

At most, he would see her and nod in passing.

"I've found a job for Hu Lin at a very nice private school. With his personality, he's not cut out for the public system. He'll have more freedom to do things at a private school."

Chen Qi agreed, thinking that a simple and honest life devoted to teaching wasn't all that bad.

When she got home, she told Hu Lin all about it, as they were still very unfamiliar with Magic City.

But said or unsaid, things were certainly more liberal here.

Capital City had plenty of officials, and their second and third generations were numerous as well.

Her brother's reason for moving away was mainly due to the hassle of entertaining various district heads and other leaders on occasion.

They said it was for business exchange and learning, but it turned into listening to leaders' speeches in the end.

Now, having relocated to Magic City and taken up several billion in new energy investments, such situations had greatly diminished, mainly because her brother could now refuse them comfortably.

From this perspective, investing in new energy had significant meaning for Tengying Group.

Chen Qi didn't understand these things. After all, wherever her brother moved, she would follow.

She could afford a villa in Magic City herself, but it wasn't necessary.

The main reason was that she didn't want to. With a bigger house, heaven knows how many relatives from Hu Lin's side would come over.

Some were okay, staying for a day or two before leaving.

Others would just settle in and show no sign of leaving, expecting her to arrange jobs and cover their food and accommodation.

This kind of issue was really aggravating when they first got married and Hu Lin didn't know how to refuse.

But now it was much better.

The couple living in a three-bedroom apartment were quite comfortable.

Not only she settled in Capital City, but even their cousin Chen Bufan had come over.

After all, he just went from being a gatekeeper in Capital City to being a gatekeeper in Magic City.

His normal wife was pregnant, and the whole family was now very tense.

They dreaded that the child might be born like him, with congenital intellectual disability.

Such things could not be certain until the moment the child was born.

Even after the child was born, it would take a long time to know for sure.

For any mother, that kind of wait was excruciating.

For Chen Bufan's normal wife, it was even more so.

His third aunt had even come over to take care of Chen Bufan's wife every day.

At their age, besides making money, most of their energy was indeed focused on their children.

Chen Pingsheng pulled out his phone to scroll through short video clips, where Chen An'an was dancing the chicken dance with her sister.

In front of the big and the small, there was also the Princess Chicken, little fart kid's favorite.

After the spoiled brat's pocket money was confiscated this month, she became utterly unscrupulous in making money.

She had even involved her sister in front of the camera.

Not too surprisingly, her video went viral again.

The reason was simple, besides the comedic charm the sisters brought, the video's location was tagged at Tan Palace.

That was their big house.

Countless people cheered below, calling her the little princess of Tan Palace.

Chen Pingsheng indifferently flipped open the WeChat interface after the spoiled brat happily scrolled through the comments.

He sent a message to Du Hua, instructing him to block the account immediately.

Du Hua, that guy, even asked with a laugh whether it was his daughter.

Chen Pingsheng confirmed it was.

Within three minutes, a heartless roar came from the backyard.

Nani??

Chen An'an ran over, fuming, "Dad, can't our family just take over this crappy platform?"

"Why would we take it over?"

"Did I not just post a video of dancing with a chicken?"

Chen An'an exploded, "It actually said I'm dancing with a chicken, spreading negative values. Where did I ever? Just when things were looking up, it had to go and shut me down again."

The spoiled brat was gnashing her teeth in anger.

Chen Pingsheng definitely wouldn't admit it was his doing; he wouldn't thwart his daughter's hobbies, but he certainly wouldn't allow her to become an internet celebrity.

It was fine for small and trivial things.

If she wanted fame, then the account would just have to be blocked.

Chen Pingsheng mercilessly told her, "You think too highly of your dad. That platform is worth over two hundred billion, what do you expect me to use to buy it?"

Chen An'an looked at him earnestly, "Dad, if you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it in middle age. If you don't push yourself in middle age, your daughter will always be bullied. You've got to work hard, you've got to push yourself, you've got to earn a lot of money…"

"Well said."

Chen Pingsheng replied nonchalantly, "Next month's pocket money is also gone."

Chen An'an was shocked; she spent her days frolicking around, yet, like an alarm clock, she reminded him three times a day that he needed to earn more money as her father.

She sure understood how to live, day by day.

Chen An'an was about to speak again when she saw her father's unfriendly gaze.

She immediately ran off.

It wouldn't do any good if she couldn't get the next month's allowance back and ended up losing the following month's as well.

That would be a loss not worth the risk.

Now she had to find another account and start over.

Chen An'an eyed her sister's princess dress for a while, aiming for a quick way to gain followers.

Eventually, she decisively cut it into split pants.

The kind with the bottom exposed.

Chen Xinyi only felt her butt getting cold; she had no clue what her sister was up to.