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  Zhou Tingting stood in silence for a moment, and then tears began to stream down her cheeks.

  “There’s no way a national research institute like the FZ Research Institute is going to allow you to take photos or videos. We made a promise to each other. Do you still remember? If I got first place, I’d take you to the institute. Now, your sister cheated and took my victory away. Do you love me? Do you want to help me fulfill my dream?”

  She paused for a moment, as if she was afraid that Lu Yumo might not agree with her, and then pressed on. “Lu Yumo, if you don’t take me to the institute, I’ll break up with you today!”

  *

  Meanwhile, in the Lu Family’s mansion……

  Xu Wei was sitting beside Fu Zhi’s bed and sending messages to her parents as Fu Zhi put her dress into her closet.

  While she was waiting for a response from the other side, she turned her head and asked, “Zhizhi, how did you know Li Luo? And don’t you have to wash the dress and return it to her?”

  “No, we don’t need to return the dress,” replied Fu Zhi as she put the can of candy on the table. “Li Luo is an orphan, and the two of us used to stay in the same orphanage.”

  It was only then that Xu Wei saw the light. “Aww, you two must be very close to each other then.”

  However, Fu Zhi replied, “Well, I wouldn’t say we’re close. She’s more or less like a frenemy of mine.”

  Xu Wei was speechless. She would have believed her if Li Luo had not given her daughter such an expensive dress.

  That said, Xu Wei had no idea why but she had a weird feeling that her daughter was not satisfied with the dress.

  “Let mommy take you to buy some of Yu City’s special products tomorrow so that you can mail them to her as a token of gratitude.”

  After saying that, Xu Wei paused for a moment before adding, “That will strengthen your friendship as well.”

  Fu Zhi thought for a moment and shook her head. “I don’t think that’s necessary. She thought I was an orphan like her and said we’re in sync.”

  Xu Wei was left speechless.

  ‘But you really were an orphan before!’

  Xu Wei did not know how to continue the conversation. She let out a dry laugh and said, “I think the meal is ready. Let’s go downstairs and eat.”

  Today was Saturday, and Xu Wei wanted Fu Zhi to meet her parents.

  Therefore, while they were eating, Xu Wei filled Fu Zhi in on her family’s condition. “You have a granny and a grandpa who are now staying with your uncle in the capital. They have to work so they can fly here to meet you, but your aunt and her family are staying in Yu City. I’ll take you to meet them after they’ve returned from their vacation.”

  Xu Wei had told Fu Zhi before that her family was poor and she came from the countryside as well. There was a large gap between her and Lu Jingqing, which was why Madam Lu had been looking down on her. She was afraid that Xu Wei might steal the Lu Family’s money to help her own family.

  However, the truth was that Xu Wei’s parents had a backbone. They refused to depend on Xu Wei, as they said they had superannuation funds. Besides, Fu Zhi had heard that they had also found a job as sanitation workers to keep themselves busy.

  They would go to sweep the street every day regularly, and nobody could stop them.

  When she reached this point, Xu Wei frowned and let out a sigh. “I’ve tried to give your uncle money, but he never wants it. The house prices in the capital are tremendously high, so they live next to the city. The signal over there is so poor that I can’t get through to them a few days a month.”

  Even though the Xu Family was poor, they loved to send money to Xu Wei, as they were afraid that she might be having a rough time with the Lu Family.

  However, Xu Wei had never used the money before.

  After all, that money was her parents’ lifeline savings, and since she was an adult, there was no way she would use their money anymore.

  Fu Zhi’s voice was soft as she said, “They are good people……”

  Just as Fu Zhi was about to tell Xu Wei that she had a few houses in the capital, Xu Wei’s phone rang.

  She picked up the video call and two faces appeared on the screen.

  They were Xu Wei’s parents.

  They were both wearing white robes and they also had disposable gloves on their hands. It seemed to Fu Zhi that they had just returned from work.

  Even though they were in their mid-sixties, they looked energetic and kind because they exercised regularly.

  Their house was dim, and there seemed to be a blackboard behind them. There was a series of characters written in chalk on the board that Xu Wei could not recognize.

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise  

  Chapter 74: I Met A Guy On The Internet And He Gave Me Money

  Translator: virtual group, EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: virtual group, EndlessFantasy Translation

  Xu Wei had informed her parents about Fu Zhi’s adoption through WeChat a long time ago.

  Her parents were quite familiar with Fu Zhi’s background. The young girl had a pretty face, so they had no idea what had gotten into the Zhao Family’s brains for them to give up on a beautiful girl like Fu Zhi.

  The Xu Family favored girls more than boys, but both Lu Yumo and Lu Yushen were boys. Therefore, their eyes glowed in excitement when they saw Fu Zhi.

  However, they were restraining themselves, as they did not want to scare her away.

  Madam Xu nudged her husband, and he hastily took his gloves off. Then, he pitched his voice low and said gently, “Are you Zhizhi?”

  Fu Zhi could sense their kindness. She pressed her lips, tore her gaze away from the blackboard behind them, and replied in a sweet voice, “Grandpa Xu.”

  “Why are you calling me Grandpa Xu? Just calling me grandpa will do!” Old Man Xu responded agitatedly, looking like a man who wanted to blow up a castle with an atomic bomb. “Zhizhi, since you’ve joined the Xu Family, we’re a family!”

  After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xu Wei. Xu Wei smiled at him in return. She put her hand over Fu Zhi’s hand and said, “Zhizhi, call him grandpa.”

  Fu Zhi nodded and said, “Grandpa.”

  “That’s more like it!” Old Master Xu responded delightfully, grinning like a Chesire cat. Madam Xu could not stand his idiotic smile. She pinched his waist until his face scrunched up in pain before turning to Fu Zhi and saying with a smile, “Zhizhi, I’m your granny.”

  Fu Zhi addressed her grandmother sweetly. Her eyes kept looking at the blackboard behind them, as she was curious about it.

  Fu Zhi’s uncle was working. Xu Wei and Madam Xu then talked about her uncle for a while.

  While sitting on the side, Old Master Xu noticed Fu Zhi’s ripped jeans and frowned. He turned to Xu Wei and interjected. “Don’t I send you money every month? Take the money and buy Fu Zhi some new clothes. How can you let her wear a pair of worn-out jeans? This is really unsightly.”

  Madam Xu looked in the direction her husband’s gaze was focused on.

  Fu Zhi was now sitting obediently on a couch. She was wearing a short-sleeved white t-shirt that left her forearms bare and she had put on a pair of cropped ripped jeans that suited her long, slender legs.

  Xu Wei explained, “They are called ripped jeans, dad. This is a current fashion trend.”

  “What kind of fashion trend is this? Nonsense.” Even after Xu Wei told Old Master Xu Fu Zhi’s jeans had been bought not long ago, he insisted. “Tell your mother to patch those holes up tonight. Listen to grandpa, Zhizhi. You shouldn’t wear clothes like this. They don’t look good on you at all. Only a beggar would wear this kind of apparel.”

  Fu Zhi was left speechless.

  Old Master Xu would not listen no matter how many times Xu Wei explained it to him. In the end, after Fu Zhi promised that she would not wear ripped jeans in front of him, he decided to let the matter go.

  Before she went to bed, Xu Wei gave Fu Zhi her parents’ WeChat ID.

  Fu Zhi was playing games when Old Master Xu added her as a friend. Then, before she could do anything, a push notification popped up and stunned her.

  She tapped on the notification and realized Old Master Xu had sent a total of 666,666 yuan to her along with the message: “This is for you, Zhizhi. I wish you all the best and every success in life.”

  Fu Zhi was stumped.

  She remembered Xu Wei telling her before that the Xu Family was poor. However, she looked at the amount of money Old Master Xu had sent her and entered a pensive silence.

  Fu Zhi replied, “?”

  After half a second, Old Master Xu responded, “Well, I collected quite a number of empty bottles while cleaning the street and I got some cash after I sold them.”

  Fu Zhi knew how much the wage of a sanitary worker was and was certain that others were not as rich as her grandpa. Besides, one could only get one yuan after selling a heap of empty bottles. Just how many empty bottles had her grandpa sold to get 666,666 yuan?

  She thought of the rigorous numerical equations on the blackboard in her grandpa’s house and only then saw the light and realized why people would say the Lu Family was complicated.

  Fu Zhi did not accept the money.

  She looked at the balance of her card that was connected to WeChat Pay. Like a good granddaughter, she transferred a million yuan to Old Master Xu.

  Old Master Xu replied, “What is this for? Did your mom ask you to give it to me? Take it back. I have enough money to spend.”

  “This is mine.”

  Perhaps her grandpa was occupied with work, as after Fu Zhi replied, it took a long while for him to reply, “?”

  Fu Zhi felt that she should explain where the money had come from, like her grandpa had.

  Truth be told, the money in her WeChat had been given to her by Xiao Li.

  She did not know how to explain the money. After all, Old Master Li had sent the money for Li Nanli’s treatment to another savings account.

  Therefore, she searched for a few keywords like “WeChat friend”, “male”, “money” on Baidu.

  After about three minutes, she got everything sorted out and replied, “I met a guy on the internet, and he gave me the money.”

  Old Master Xu was stumped.

  The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise