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Chapter 31: I Think This Old Lady Still Has Her Charm
Lin Qingqing walked out of the competition venue and happened to run into a few young people who had just finished competing before her.
Some had been eliminated, while others advanced to the next round.
When the young people saw the elderly woman with colorful hair, they all had a hard-to-describe expression on their faces.
With just one glance, they quickly looked away.
It was just an old lady—they saw them every day. Besides, this particular old lady posed a bit of a threat to them. A strong opponent inevitably stirs up feelings of jealousy, especially in proud and hot-blooded youths.
Their gazes shifted back to the luxury car in front of them.
“This Rolls-Royce isn’t cheap. I wonder whose car it is.”
“Probably belongs to one of the judges, or maybe the organizers?”
“So rich… If only I could drive a Rolls-Royce one day!”
Just as they were expressing their envy, an elderly voice came from beside them:
“Excuse me, could you move aside a little?”
The young men turned toward the voice and saw the powerful old lady again, immediately frowning.
One of the guys looked back at the sidewalk behind him, which was just wide enough for one person to pass, and said, frowning, “Isn’t there space over there? Can’t you get through?”
Misunderstood, Lin Qingqing smiled gently. “You’re blocking me from getting into my car.”
Parked behind the Rolls-Royce was a small four-wheeled mobility car—an “Old Folks’ Joyride,” designed especially for the elderly.
The group of youths had been gathered at the roadside admiring the Rolls-Royce, unintentionally standing in front of the door of the small elderly car behind it.
They hurriedly stepped forward a few paces, pressing themselves around the Rolls-Royce to make way, then looked at the old lady, signaling for her to go through.
Lin Qingqing observed their movements and smiled slightly.
“The car you’re blocking now… that’s actually mine.”
The group of young people was instantly stunned.
Several seconds passed.
They glanced at the luxury car in front of them, then at themselves squeezed together like a bunch of clowns, and then back at the old lady with colorful hair and modest elderly clothing…
“!!!”
That luxury car actually belonged to her?!
Who would have thought this little old lady was so rich!
The next second—
The young people immediately stepped aside in embarrassment, apologizing profusely:
“Sorry, ma’am! We didn’t know it was your car…”
“It’s alright.”
After the old lady got into the car, the luxury vehicle slowly disappeared into traffic under their envious gazes.
Still reeling from the shock, the young men started exclaiming in surprise:
“Whoa! That old lady’s actually loaded!”
“She’s really full of surprises! Amazing dancer and wealthy? What a life!”
One blond-haired guy added, “I wonder if she has a daughter. I don’t want to work hard anymore.”
“Yeah, me neither…”
“If she doesn’t have a daughter, the old lady herself works too. I mean, she still has that elegant vibe…”
“You’re crazy. You’d actually go for an old lady?”
Meanwhile, inside the luxury car, Lin Qingqing couldn’t help sighing once more—
If only she could collect people’s shock as a tangible resource, then she could just flaunt her wealth everywhere and easily return to youth.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible. She still had to find other ways to shock her family.
Back at the old mansion, Lin Qingqing hadn’t removed the colorful wig yet. She wanted to keep it on just to surprise her family members.
But she’d come home a little early—none of them were back from work yet.
Her eldest son and daughter-in-law were currently on a business trip abroad. Her younger son and his wife had moved out shortly after getting married.
So now, only her second son’s family and her eldest grandson lived with her.
Lin Qingqing looked at the large, empty house and suddenly felt a little lonely. Then, she thought of Chen Jingfen.
It was time for that fake best friend from her past to taste some bitterness!
Lin Qingqing held her phone to her ear, a mischievous glint flashing in her eyes as she said with a smile:
“Sis, I’ve invited a few people over today. Do you have time to come by?”
Chen Jingfen hesitated for a long time. She didn’t believe that looking at young handsome guys could actually improve one’s physical condition, but Lin Qingqing’s cheerful tone was definitely genuine.
She thought back to how she had married Chen Boping when she was just twenty-two and he was over forty. Sure, it was a leap from a mountain chicken to a phoenix, stepping into high society—but she became a stepmother at a young age, and her husband wasn’t even good-looking. By his forties, he was already balding with a huge belly. If it weren’t for the money and the social status of being a wealthy wife… sigh…
After marrying him, she had once schemed that an oily old man twenty-plus years older than her was bound to die early. Once he passed, she’d take the massive inheritance and live out the rest of her days with a young stud.
But she never expected this to be a long-haul war.
That war lasted 48 years. The oily, ugly old man turned into a wrinkled geezer and lived to ninety-seven with no signs of dying anytime soon.
At this rate, it felt like he was going to outlive her.
Facing that decrepit old man every day, she felt her body and soul withering away. She had lost all desire for love and all zest for life. Then she looked at Lin Qingqing’s picture-perfect life.
The richest woman, a handsome husband, and he died early? Wasn’t that exactly the dream life she wanted?!
So as she watched Lin Qingqing live that dream, her inner dissatisfaction grew stronger and stronger. Every time she saw her, she would sigh—
“Why can’t that be my life?!”
Now at seventy years old, having given nearly fifty years to the Chen family, if she didn’t find a little happiness for herself now, she might never enjoy anything again. After seeing wrinkly old men for a lifetime, peeking at some young eye candy to lift her mood shouldn’t be a big deal, right?
Besides, there’s no way the Chen family would find out.
And if Lin Qingqing got to look, then if she didn’t get to, she’d probably toss and turn with jealousy all night!
With that, Chen Jingfen gave herself a little pep talk and agreed excitedly.
Lin Qingqing hung up and immediately summoned a group of young, handsome men to wait at the house for Chen Jingfen’s arrival.
When Chen Jingfen arrived and saw all those handsome young men surrounding her, calling her “rich auntie,” her cheeks instantly flushed, and her heart began to race.
Ever since marrying that old man, she had never felt anything like this again!
This scene truly made her feel as if she’d regained the youthful energy of her past.
Sure enough, being around young people made one feel younger too.
As Lin Qingqing watched Chen Jingfen unable to hide her joy, her face glowing, she stood up with a smile and said,
“You all sit and enjoy—I’m going to the bathroom real quick.”
Chen Jingfen was too distracted to care about Lin Qingqing, responding with a distracted smile, “Sure, sure.”
No wonder men always chased after beauties—now Chen Jingfen had finally tasted the joy that men feel!
That Lin Qingqing was probably living like this every day after her husband passed—how enviable!
The more she thought about it, the more jealous she became!
At the same time, she was filled with frustration—
Why won’t her old man just hurry up and die already?!
While she chatted happily with the young men, Lin Qingqing still hadn’t come back.
But at that moment, with so many handsome guys around her, Chen Jingfen didn’t even notice or care.
Then suddenly—
Chen Boping appeared before her.
The moment she saw him, Chen Jingfen froze.
It’s over!
Was she going to be kicked out of the Chen family? With nothing to her name?
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