Chapter 48: A Twenty-One-Year-Old Soul Celebrating Her Eighty-First Birthday—At Least She’s Skipping Sixty Years of Detours

After safely landing on the ground, Mu Yiyi ran over to Lin Qingqing with a smile and thanked her.
“Thank you! If it weren’t for your encouragement, I probably wouldn’t have jumped so confidently.”

Lin Qingqing hadn’t intended to encourage anyone—she just wanted them to hurry up and not block the area, so others wouldn’t be delayed.

She replied casually, “You’re welcome.”

Lu Zeyan, who landed behind them, watched Mu Yiyi, who was supposed to be his skydiving partner, jump with a complete stranger instead—and even walk off so close to her. That made him even more upset.

Any random stranger could steal Mu Yiyi’s attention away from him?

Was she even here with him?

This whole scene reminded Lu Zeyan of what happened at the racetrack last time. Mu Yiyi had done the same thing—her attention was entirely on that elderly woman who’d won first place, completely ignoring his presence.

And now this unfamiliar woman… looked so much like that old lady.

Lu Zeyan suddenly felt as if he kept losing to the same person over and over again.

And that person was an eighty-year-old woman.

Too humiliating.

How could he keep losing to an elderly lady every single time?

…

After parting ways with Mu Yiyi, Lin Qingqing forwarded the skydiving video the staff had just sent her into the family WeChat group “Loving and Harmonious Family.”

[System Notification: Congratulations, Host! You’ve successfully earned 30 Surprise Points. You can now appear 3 years younger. Current physical state: 33 years old.]

Lin Qingqing immediately frowned.

Why were there so few surprise points this time?

Was it because bungee jumping and skydiving were similar extreme sports, so her family wasn’t as shocked anymore?

Or had she done so many shocking things by now that they were just getting used to it?

Looks like she’ll have to up the intensity next time!

Not long after Lin Qingqing sent the video, someone from the Qin family arrived.

It was Qin He, bringing along a private doctor, a stretcher, and over a dozen people. The entourage wasn’t massive, but in a recreational area like this, it was definitely a spectacle.

“…” Lin Qingqing was speechless.

Last time when she went bungee jumping, Qin He thought she had died. Now she went skydiving and he showed up with a whole medical team and a stretcher. She had to admit—it was exactly the kind of thing Qin He would do.

He really was terrified she’d drop dead!

Qin He’s anxious eyes scanned her up and down several times.

Just as Lin Qingqing thought he would start his usual scolding, worried tone and all, the first thing he said instead was:

“Hello, are you Ms. Lin Qingqing?”

“…”

Lin Qingqing couldn’t help but want to laugh.

Maybe her appearance had changed too quickly lately, and Qin He didn’t recognize her right away—afraid of mistaking her identity, he politely asked.

Lin Qingqing responded, “That’s me. So, when are you guys going to restore access to my bank card?”

[System Notification: Congratulations, Host! You’ve successfully earned 10 Surprise Points. You can now appear 1 year younger. Current physical state: 32 years old.]

Lin Qingqing was pleasantly surprised. An unexpected bonus! Excellent!

Qin He stared at her in shock. This old lady, who had originally been eighty years old, now looked almost like a young woman. He couldn’t believe it.

“H-How… how do you look younger than my mom now?”

Lin Qingqing kept a straight face and made something up.
“Didn’t I say I got plastic surgery? Still recovering. I’ll look even younger in a few days.”

Qin He muttered incredulously, “Plastic surgery has gotten this advanced already?”

But Lin Qingqing was more concerned about another issue:
“When can I use my bank card again?”

How else was she supposed to live lavishly?

How was she supposed to be a rich woman?

Qin He, however, cared more about her health.
“Grandma, are you okay?”

“I’m standing right here, aren’t I? How could I not be okay? Now get them to leave. Don’t just stand here—it’s drawing too much attention.”

“Then come back with us.”

Since her bank card still didn’t work, of course Lin Qingqing had to go home.

On the way back, Qin He kept sneaking glances at Lin Lao—no, Lin Ms. Lin. He could no longer see her as Grandma Lin. She didn’t look the part anymore.

“Grandma, if your bank card wasn’t working, how did you pay for all this fun?”

Lin Qingqing smiled. “Wanna know?”

“Yeah.”

“Not telling you.”

“…”

After speaking, Lin Qingqing closed her eyes and began to nap.

If she told Qin He how she got the money, and she ever ran into a similar situation again, the Qin family would surely block all her backup plans.

She wasn’t stupid!

In truth, she had borrowed the money from Butler Ding. Otherwise, there was no way she could’ve gotten the funds so quickly.

Back at the Qin family estate, chaos reigned as the family was mid-meeting.

Lin Qingqing took her seat at the head of the table and got scolded once again.

Qin Haishan stared at the elderly lady who now looked younger than himself. After a moment of shock, he finally opened his mouth, concerned:

“Mom, why are you running around like a kid? Do you even realize how old you are? You’re eighty! It’s dangerous for someone your age to go out alone. If something happened to you outside, we couldn’t even begin to imagine the consequences!”

Yang Chun frowned and added, “Exactly, Mom. No matter what, you should at least take a driver or a bodyguard with you when you go out. If not that, at least let us know where you’re going. We were all worried sick!”

Lin Qingqing slightly curled her lips and replied with excellent manners, “Next time, I definitely will.”

The thing was, if she did tell them, they’d definitely stop her.

It was a paradox.

But next time, she’d try her best not to worry them.

Seeing that Lin Qingqing had a good attitude about admitting fault, Qin Haishan finally relaxed a bit. Then, after a while, he looked at her now-youthful face and said seriously:

“Mom, your face…”

Lin Qingqing reached up and touched her face, puzzled. “What about my face?”

Qin Haishan asked, “Where did you get it done? Can you recommend the place? I want to get my old face refreshed too. Heh.”

Yang Chun was instantly displeased. “You’re a grown man—what are you trying to look young for? Trying to flirt with some young girl?”

Qin Haishan sweet-talked her, “No, I just want you to be happy when you look at me!”

Yang Chun blushed and shyly smacked him. “What are you doing? Mom and the kids are right here!”

Lin Qingqing covered her face. Ugh, even some free dog food on the side?

Still blushing, Yang Chun quickly changed the topic. “Mom, your eighty-first birthday is in two months. How do you want to celebrate?”

Eighty-first birthday?

Great. A twenty-one-year-old soul celebrating her eighty-first birthday. Guess that means she’s dodging sixty years of detours in life.

Lin Qingqing asked, “What do you all have in mind?”

Qin He said, “We didn’t really have a plan… originally we were just going to prepare a burial plot, funeral clothes, and an urn for you. We didn’t think you’d make it to eighty-one, so we hadn’t planned a celebration.”

But looking at her now, not only did she seem well enough for a birthday party—
They should throw a grand one!
Let everyone see that their family matriarch, at over eighty, still looked young, healthy, and full of blessings—a true symbol of the Qin family’s enduring prosperity!