After the vegetable factory was opened, the entire Lu Village was filled with excitement, immersed in a great joy. Everyone’s enthusiasm increased day by day. The new factory manager, Meng Suihuan, was naturally busy from morning till night. Not only did she have to manage the numerous trivial matters of the factory, but she also had to handle transportation issues. When everything finally started running smoothly, she finally had a chance to relax and catch her breath.

“System, please help me check how my life value is increasing?”

Soon, a set of data appeared in front of her. When she saw that the remaining days had finally surpassed 180, Meng Suihuan couldn’t help but feel a rush of emotion, as if she were on the verge of tears. She had finally earned three months of life! She could live longer now! This feeling was hard to describe in words, like a dying fish finally drinking a sip of water after struggling through countless hardships. It was as if she had come back to life.

“Congratulations, Host. You have completed the first stage of life accumulation. You will now have the right to draw a lottery~”

Eh? There’s a lottery?!

Meng Suihuan immediately became excited. After all, this was an extra opportunity. If she could win a few more months of life value, she would be so happy she might cry!

Before drawing, Meng Suihuan rubbed her hands together and pressed the button lightly. The lottery system immediately started to run. Unfortunately, it was a closed system, and she had no idea what she would win. When she asked the system, it said this was a new feature and that it was also seeing it for the first time.

Meng Suihuan: “…”

Although she was speechless, this couldn’t stop her excitement about the lottery. If she got lucky and became a “European Emperor” by winning a few months of life value, it would be a double reward for both her soul and body. It would be exhilarating!

As she eagerly awaited the results, the lottery system finally stopped. Meng Suihuan held her breath, eyes fixed on the screen, not daring to blink.

The result was—double!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Meng Suihuan was so excited that she screamed. She had actually won the double reward, which meant she would get half a year’s worth of life for free! Hahahahahaha! She was such a lucky lottery winner! She had made a huge gain!

“System! System! Hahahaha, quickly show me the life value interface, I can’t wait!”

She had to see the numbers go up with her own eyes!

The system brought up the interface, and Meng Suihuan eagerly waited. But to her surprise, the numbers seemed to freeze. They didn’t change at all.

Meng Suihuan comforted herself, thinking that she was probably just too anxious, and the system was taking time to respond.

However, the next second, a message popped up.

[The reward has been distributed, please check.]

Meng Suihuan quickly switched to the life value interface, but the number remained the same—180.

Meng Suihuan: “???”

What’s wrong with this broken system? It clearly says the reward has been distributed, but why is my life value still the same?

“System, is something broken?”

The system seemed to do a self-check and then responded.

[System is operating normally.]

“Then why hasn’t my reward been given to me?” That was half a year’s worth of life value! Hurry up and give it to me!

System: “…”

[Host, the reward has been distributed. Since the amount is small, it was given in cash. The money is now under your pillow.]

[If you have any questions, feel free to ask me~]

Meng Suihuan: “???”

Money? Under my pillow?!

Meng Suihuan quickly lifted her pillow and felt around. Sure enough, she found a stack of cash under it. She turned on the light and counted it—one, two, three… a total of over 4,000 yuan!!!

Ahhhhhhh! It’s real! It’s real!!

Meng Suihuan counted the money several times, her face nearly frozen in a smile. She had finally experienced the joy of transmigrating into a book! She could sit and count money!

“System, you’re the best and most handsome system in the world!”

Just as Meng Suihuan couldn’t contain her joy, there was a knock at the door.

“Xiao Huan, what’s going on? I heard you screaming in there. Is your head hurting again? Should I make you some medicine?”

Hearing Lu Mother’s concerned tone, Meng Suihuan quickly suppressed her excitement. She definitely didn’t want to drink that black, smelly medicine!

“Mom, I’m fine! I just had a dream! I dreamt that pies were falling from the sky, and I couldn’t help but scream when I saw it!”

When Lu Mother heard this, she was amused. “As long as you’re fine, I’m relieved. Your dream has a good meaning—it means that the God of Wealth is blessing our factory, and it will be prosperous!”

After saying this, Lu Mother went back to bed. Meanwhile, Meng Suihuan lay on the bed, twisting and turning with no intention of sleeping. She spent the whole night chatting with the system about life.

System: “…”

Because of staying up late, Meng Suihuan looked tired and sluggish, without any energy. Her appearance was seen by the villagers who were eagerly waiting for drama, and naturally, they couldn’t resist talking about it.

“I told you, business is never that easy. Nine out of ten fail. Look at her, she’s obviously lost everything.”
“She was just lucky before, made a little bit of money, and now her ambition has grown. She even started a vegetable factory. Now she must regret it. But it’s too late!”
“Tsk, tsk, if this keeps going, forget about making money. She might not even be able to pay the basic wages. Some people are probably regretting it now…”
“…”

Such gossip not only spread in the village, but it also affected the Lu Vegetable Factory. At first, it was just small-scale discussions, but somehow the factory’s income and expenses were exposed. This caused panic among the workers. After all, no one wanted to work for free. If there was no money, who would still want to work there?

“Xiao Yan, is what you just said true? Is our factory really losing money?”
“Aunt, I accidentally saw Meng’s account the other day. I didn’t know until I looked, but it turns out they haven’t made any money. She’s just trying to run a scam. We’ve all been tricked…”
“Oh no, what should we do? Meng girl said this business was stable, that’s why I came. If it’s really like this, who’s still willing to work here?”
“Let’s not panic yet. We can ask Meng girl and see what’s really going on…”
“…”

When Meng Suihuan heard about this, she was completely confused at first. After hearing the full story, she couldn’t help but laugh. The villagers really had too much free time, always watching her closely.

“Meng girl, is this true? Is our factory really losing money?”
Lu Mother, seeing Meng Suihuan’s serious expression, couldn’t help but ask.
“If we don’t have enough money, your father and I have some savings. We can put some in to help…”
“Mom, I appreciate your kindness, but as for the factory, you just need to know it’s not losing money. Don’t worry about it, but please don’t mention it yet. I still have something to handle.”
The words “handle something” were especially heavy in Meng Suihuan’s tone. This was clearly a situation where someone was stirring things up behind her back. Otherwise, why would things have escalated so quickly? Tsk. In that case, she definitely needed to cooperate and see who was causing trouble behind her back!

Lu Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. But she waited for days and still didn’t see her daughter-in-law come to deal with it. She didn’t know what to think. However, her daughter-in-law had been assuring her that she was just waiting for the right opportunity. Lu Mother didn’t understand but could only wait.

Three days later, someone couldn’t hold back and brought up leaving.

“We’ve been waiting here for so many days, and no one has come out to explain anything. It’s obvious that something has been exposed, and they’re too scared to face it.”
“Did they really think we’re fools? We’ve been working hard for her, and now she’s acting like a hands-off manager!”
“If it’s really like this, we might as well start our own factory. Why put up with this?”
“…”

These words were like a fuse, shaking many people’s resolve. Soon, two people stepped forward to express their support.

“Yan Ge^[1]Ge or Gege means, brother, you’re right. If you really have an idea, I’m willing to follow you!”
“Yeah, I support you too.”

At this moment, someone clapped their hands, “I didn’t expect to arrive just in time to see such a good show.”
Everyone turned to look, and it was Meng Suihuan.

The few who had just been passionately speaking now seemed a bit at a loss. After all, they didn’t expect the person who had disappeared for several days to suddenly appear right when they were deciding to leave. It felt somewhat dishonest.

“Meng girl, just tell us the truth. Is our factory really losing money? Is what Lin Yan and Wang Er saw true?”
“Is our factory really always losing money? You said the wages can’t even be paid…”
“If this is a lie, why didn’t you come out and clarify earlier?”
“…”

Meng Suihuan patiently listened to all their words. Finally, her gaze fell on the first person to speak, a man named Lin Yan. She spoke slowly.

“Oh, the factory did lose some money.”

As soon as these words were heard, a chubby man behind Lin Yan became excited and tried to stir things up.

“See? I told you our factory was going to shut down. No one believed me, and now Meng girl admits it herself. What else is there to say?”
“I didn’t expect this to be true! What are we going to do about the wages? Will we still get paid?”
“Does that mean we’ve been working for nothing these past few days?”
“…”

This made a few more people start to waver and hesitate about leaving. Meng Suihuan looked around with a blank expression, scanned everyone, and then calmly asked, “Is anyone else planning to leave?”

“I’m not leaving. Meng girl, I still believe in you. After all, our family’s good life is thanks to you.”
“Yeah, business always has ups and downs. You hired me because you trusted me, and today I’m still supporting you.”
“…”

Meng Suihuan smiled when she heard this. She turned to look at the people who were considering leaving.

“Have you really thought it through?”
“I’m giving you one last chance.”

Seeing no immediate response, Meng Suihuan nodded knowingly. “Alright. Since you’ve made up your minds, I won’t force you. Let’s part on good terms.”

“As for the people who stay, double wages this month!”

Everyone fell silent. The people who decided to stay had expressions of disbelief, and once they processed the information, they couldn’t stop grinning. The people who were planning to leave, on the other hand, looked as if they had been struck by lightning, their faces turning pale as regret started to set in.

“Double… wages?”
“But you just said our factory was losing money. Where are you getting the money for that?”

Meng Suihuan smiled at the crowd. “The factory did lose a bit of money before.”
“But I never said we’re still losing money!”

Not only had she made money, but she also received a reward! She was no longer the poor Meng Suihuan who couldn’t even afford a cell phone!

“Besides, if I hadn’t said that…” Meng Suihuan paused, her gaze falling on the troublemaker, Lin Yan. “Wouldn’t you have missed out on this well-planned show?”
“Now that would be a waste!”