The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 719 - 704: I Am Not a Slut 15

Mrs. Jiang’s thoughts were actually not far from Mr. Jiang’s.

When Anning got into university and managed to study without spending a single penny of the family’s money, Mrs. Jiang had thought the same.

It’s just that she never expressed these thoughts before.

"You’re right."

Mrs. Jiang smiled and then remembered another concern, "I just worry that our second daughter is aiming too high, which could make the matter of marriage difficult."

When you’re an elder, this is the kind of mindset you have: when the kids are small, all you want is for them to study well, enter a good university, and find a decent job.

Once they start working, you want them to settle down quickly, start a family, have children, so that you can rest easy.

Mrs. Jiang then mentioned Liu Fang from upstairs, "That child Liu Fang is no match for our second one. She’s not as pretty as our Ningning, nor is her education level, but look at the family she married into... Anyway, it just irks me."

Mr. Jiang also wished Anning could marry into a good family.

He wasn’t looking to enjoy the benefits of marrying into a wealthy family; his main concern was for his daughter to find a good son-in-law so that she could have an easier life.

He and Mrs. Jiang had nothing when they got married. They struggled so much to get to where they are now. Knowing the bitterness of that struggle, he didn’t want his children to endure the same hardships.

"Don’t worry, we are keeping an eye on things. We must find a good family for our second daughter. Even if the sons-in-law the eldest and third bring home aren’t good, we won’t accept it. Our three daughters may have various faults, but they all have their virtues, and obedience is one of them."

At this moment, Ningning, regarded as obedient by Mr. Jiang, was sneaking around sending flying messages to Xiao Yuan.

Third daughter had fallen asleep, and Anning lay in bed using her mobile phone to chat with Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan had been a Divine Doctor in ancient times for several lifetimes. He didn’t have a medical license in modern society, while Anning did. She told Xiao Yuan what to pay attention to and filled in some theoretical gaps for him.

The two chatted until midnight before finally going to sleep. The next day, Anning organized some materials for Xiao Yuan to review in earnest.

After putting together the materials, Anning’s motivation to make money grew even stronger.

Now the whole family lived together, and sharing a room with An Ping was genuinely inconvenient. She wanted her own space for privacy, at least. Otherwise, to contact Xiao Yuan every night, she had to wait until An Ping fell asleep. This was too awkward.

Anning was thinking about making quick money, and An Xin was full of energy too.

For so many lifetimes, her host almost forgot about her. Now, she finally saw a chance to be useful, and An Xin was working with all her might.

She even asked Ningning, "If it’s really not working, I could help you transfer funds from a bank. Every bank has some dormant accounts, right? We could just transfer that money, not too much, though..."

Anning promptly discouraged An Xin from such thoughts, "Don’t ever think about things like this again. If we’re going to live our lives in this world, we have to follow its rules. Doing what you suggested will only lead us down a crooked path..."

An Xin felt quite ashamed, "Ningning, I was wrong. I won’t think like that ever again."

Then An Xin made a cheering gesture, "But with your and my capabilities, making money is a matter of minutes, isn’t it, Ningning? Don’t worry, even if we earn it honestly, we can still make a fortune."

Anning smiled, "Quickly monitor the data for me. My future is in your hands, sister."

An Xin was even more energized, "Okay, I’ll get right on it."

An Xin began working hard to analyze data. Soon, she sold off several stocks she thought would tumble, then bought in again, and sold off a few days later...

To make money quickly, An Xin focused on short-term trading.

With the memories Anning had shared with her, her investments were particularly successful.

So, after about ten or twenty days, An Xin finally made enough money for two apartments.

This money was actually earned using Mr. Jiang’s savings, and Anning had also been busy over these ten days. She took on many tasks, earning money that she put into the stock market for An Xin to manage.

An Xin didn’t touch Anning’s money. She planned to use these earnings to get another big apartment for Anning.

Besides considering Anning, An Xin also thought of Xiao Yuan.

Now, Xiao Yuan was living off Anning. An Xin felt excited thinking about it. Her own sister had started supporting a good-looking idler. The idea felt thrilling. She thought she should really take good care of her sister’s beau, trying to make money quickly to buy him a house, a car, and such.

Anning, of course, was unaware of An Xin’s thoughts. If she knew, she would have been both amused and exasperated.

An Xin withdrew the house-buying money and transferred it to Anning’s bank account, reminding Anning that the money had arrived.

Anning took a day off and called Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, An Nan, and An Ping. The whole family went out to buy a house together.

Before purchasing the house, Mr. Jiang warned everyone in the family: "Keep your mouths shut when you go out, don’t blabber nonsense, and don’t tell anyone we’re buying a house, got it?"

Anning promptly assured, "Dad, I got it, I definitely won’t say anything."

Mrs. Jiang actually wanted to show off to Aunt Sun, but since Mr. Jiang had said that, she didn’t dare spout anything either.

An Nan was never much of a talker to begin with, so she nodded to indicate she understood.

An Ping was particularly excited right now; she was eager to see the house, so naturally, she wouldn’t say anything else.

Thus, the family took a cab to the nicer sales office Anning knew of.

During the ride, An Ping said, "Now that our family has bought a house, we’ll work hard to earn enough money to buy a car soon."

Mr. Jiang chuckled, "I’ve bought the house for you all; if you want to buy a car, earn the money yourselves."

An Ping wasn’t one to mooch off her parents; she immediately raised her hand, "I know, I know, I’ll definitely work hard to earn money for the car."

She also asked Anning, "Second sis, what kind of car would you like to buy?"

Anning actually started to ponder, "Just get one good enough for commuting first, no need for anything too expensive. Something around the hundred-thousands should be nice. We can switch when we have more money."

"I think our second sister will be the first to buy a car."

An Ping looked at An Nan with a smile, "Eldest sister, once you open your steamed bun shop, you should get a small truck or something."

An Nan nodded, "Mm, I will think it through properly."

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were quite happy to see their daughters so thrilled about buying a house.

Upon arrival at the sales center, the family went in and someone came over to introduce the property.

The residential complex Anning chose was already constructed, with some people having moved in. It was the kind where you could buy a house, have it renovated, and then move in; of course, the price was not going to be cheap.

The new complex was not too far from the old Jiang family neighborhood, located within a new development area, but also not far from the city center, with hospitals, schools nearby, and two large supermarkets as well. There was even a subway station not too far away. Overall, the environment was quite nice.

The Jiang family was satisfied with the environment of the complex, and now they just needed to choose the layout of the house.

After looking at the floor plans, Anning, intent on having her own room, said to Mr. Jiang, "I think the four-bedroom is not bad, let’s go take a look at that one."

Mr. Jiang thought about it, with three ladies at home, each needing her own room, surely a four-bedroom was needed, so he nodded, "Alright then."

The family then followed the sales personnel to view the show home, and after looking around, they returned to the sales office where Mrs. Jiang asked the salesperson, "Young lady, how big is that four-bedroom apartment and how much per square meter? Could you give us a quote?"

The salesperson calculated quickly, "Auntie, the one your family picked is a large apartment, around 150 square meters. We’re currently running a promotion, thirteen thousand per square meter, so in total that would be..."

Mrs. Jiang felt a shiver in her heart, cursing to herself about Anning, the family-wrecker, thinking they could manage with a three-bedroom by squeezing in a bit, why go for a four-bedroom.

But she couldn’t voice such comments in front of the salesperson.

Her expression soured somewhat.

The salesperson noticed right away and quickly said, "Actually, we also have a few three-bedroom apartments available, those are pretty good too. If you think it’s not spacious enough, we can convert it to four bedrooms during the renovation..."

Mrs. Jiang was about to say that they should look at the three-bedroom options, when Anning quickly asked, "Do we get a discount if we buy two apartments?"

The salesperson was astounded, "Both are four-bedroom apartments?"

Anning nodded, "Cash payment. You help us ask for the lowest price. If the price works out, we can pay and do the paperwork right now."

With Anning having spoken, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang said nothing further.

After all, the money was in Anning’s hands, and they didn’t even know how much there was. If Anning felt it was feasible, then it meant the money was sufficient.

In a short while, the manager came over, chatted with Anning for a bit, and then decided on a 5% discount.

Anning and An Ping had all their documents ready, so after negotiating the price, they proceeded with payment and the paperwork.

Since the complex had all the necessary certificates and people were already moving in, all the paperwork was easily handled.

The whole family was enjoying tea and snacks and in just over an hour, the property certificate was in hand.

Jiang Anping held the red booklet, seeing her name on it, she was so elated she almost felt delirious.

She kept tapping Jiang Anan, "Eldest sister, pinch me, am I dreaming? I’m now part of the property-owning class too."