Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Everyone was scrambling as if they were speculating in the housing market.

Those who couldn't come up with the full payment just teamed up to pool the funds together.

The goal was to avoid paying bank interest.

Anyone who's bought a house knows that the bank interest is practically equal to the price of the house itself.

By pooling their resources, these people could easily gather enough for a full payment on a house.

Chen Qi was racking her brains because her sister-in-law had already started to offload her properties.

There must be a problem she had spotted.

She herself still had six or seven properties. Should she just follow suit and sell them off?

She was getting married in October, and her brother had gifted her a large house and two storefronts.

The two storefronts were already rented out, bringing in eighty thousand a month.

Her brother had spent over forty million to buy them for her as a gift.

Although her brother could be quite strict and sometimes scold her severely, he was really good to her.

As for the Mercedes-Benz S600 he had gifted her,

she hardly ever used it herself, since she already had a Ferrari, a Porsche, and a Cayenne.

So the car went to her husband, Hu Lin, for his use.

They had already picked up their marriage certificate and were now actively preparing for the wedding.

Life was pretty happy for her.

As for Hu Lin's elder brother and sister-in-law, they were working at Tengsheng Fresh Markets now.

It was quite tough there, but it was a good fit for them.

They seemed pretty content with their work.

Chen Qi thought for a long time but couldn't decide what to do with the money after selling all those houses.

She wasn't good at investing; if it wasn't for her brother letting her take a 25% share in Water Cloud Space in Shijingshan,

she wouldn't be making money so effortlessly.

After pondering, she decided to drive over to her brother's and see if he had any good suggestions.

As for her eldest sister's family, they were completely laid back in Capital City.

Just managing their two small supermarkets, they made a light and easy two million a year.

No need to buy houses, no need to buy cars.

Just providing for their two nieces to attend middle school in Capital City, no stress and with a stable income.

They were also very happy.

Chen Qi called Hu Lin, informing him that they were going to visit her elder brother.

Hu Lin even asked if she wanted him to join her, which Chen Qi thought was a good idea.

Her brother's place wasn't far from their own, just about a twenty-minute drive away.

Pingsheng was cooking at home, his wife had requested the day off, and Liu Fen had taken Chen Xinyi and the spoiled brat with Peng Ying to the park to dance.

He was pretty quick in the kitchen.

Song Yanxi was busily tapping away on a calculator outside.

Once this batch of houses was sold, she would go to Magic City next month to buy a big foreign-style building and rent it to Water Cloud Space as headquarters.

She would then be a landlady to herself.

"Honey, An'an wants to go to the sea. Shall we book the flight to Magic City for the third?"

"Sure, just let Bai Xin and the others take care of the booking, and tell her to prepare two sets of deep-sea fishing gear for me. I want to catch some sharks," he replied.

Yanxi didn't believe him for a second, "You must be joking. Don't end up trying to catch a shark and get caught yourself."

"Cut it out… you think I'm like you, so womanly with no strength at all."

"Who are you calling weak?"

"Who else but you."

"Hmmph, say I have no strength? Tonight I'll show you, I'll wear you out," Yanxi huffed.

Pingsheng shouted from outside, "You're all talk. Every time you're the first to beg for mercy."

"Bro, what's this about begging for mercy?"

With a blush, Yanxi realized her younger sister-in-law had arrived unexpectedly.

Chen Qi arrived with Hu Lin, both carrying some fruit.

It was probably Hu Lin's idea, something Chen Qi was aware of.

Bringing fruit as a gift wasn't really a thing in their family.

They owned such a large Tengsheng Fruits business, there was no need to bring fruit when visiting.

"Little Qi, how come you're here?"

"Didn't I see sister-in-law posting about selling her house in the group chat?"

Chen Qi sat next to her, grasping her hand and asking, "Sister-in-law, why are you suddenly selling so many houses?"

"It's your brother's idea. He says the houses won't appreciate much more. Prime locations within the second ring of Capital City are already over a hundred thousand per square meter. So, I figured I might as well sell them since we aren't living in them."

Yanxi seemed indifferent. Chen Qi then asked her whether she should sell her own properties as well.

Yanxi thought it was fine either way. Renting out her small properties wasn't a bad option, steadily earning seventy to eighty thousand a month in rent.

She didn't need to rush to sell like them.

They were selling to invest the money in their family's department store, where the economic benefits surpassed hoarding property.

Chen Qi understood and then said, "Sister-in-law, we set the wedding date for October 18, and besides Hu Lin's parents coming from his hometown, his classmates from Capital City will attend too."

"That's fine. Your brother will certainly book a five-star hotel for you guys," she replied.

As the only little sister, Pingsheng naturally wouldn't skimp on her wedding expenses.

But by evening, Yanxi felt more and more uneasy.

"Honey, it seems like the groom hasn't spent a dime for my sister's wedding. Isn't she basically paying to marry herself off?"

"Why are you even thinking about that?" Pingsheng asked.

Deep down, Pingsheng wasn't too happy about it either. The key issue was that the other side had made no gesture at all.

Even if they were poor, some token of intent should still be made, right?

Not even a proper wedding ring had been seen.

Ah, it's distressing to dwell on the details of a dowry wedding.

The more you think about it, the more it bothers you.

Pingsheng kept quiet, not wanting to think too much about it.

Hopefully, his little sister would find happiness.

...

Before you knew it, National Day had arrived.

Schools across the country had closed for the holiday, and the same went for most formal enterprises.

Only service industries and small private companies still had to work through it.

They were even busier than usual and without any overtime pay.

Not even a token of appreciation was given, which was infuriating.

Today, everyone at Tengying Entertainment had to work overtime too, not just them, but also over three hundred trainees brought in early from Antler Coffee for training, all working extra hours.