“My sister gave them to me. I honestly have no idea how much they cost. But they weren’t cheap.”
“I pawned them all, but I barely got anything for them.”
“Evie, do you know any rich people?”
“Like the handsome, wealthy guys in those novels you read.”
Evie asked on a whim.
“Set me up with one. Maybe I could consider marriage or something to help my family through this crisis!”
“I know plenty.”
“For example, Alexander Sterling, the hero of a novel. He’s handsome, rich, and a famous lawyer.”
“The total package!”
“Oh, and the TV version cast that hot actor. He’s so cool!”
“...”
Em rambled on.
“Aren’t those just fictional characters?” Evie interrupted, a line of smoke trailing from her lips.
“No. My family isn’t even nouveau riche. Do you think I have a chance to meet someone like that?” Em rolled her eyes. “I’m asking you to introduce me to one!”
“Right. My family is nouveau riche. I don’t have a chance to know them either!” Evie echoed.
“Seriously, what are you going to do now?” Em asked, her voice laced with concern.
“I don’t know. I’ll just take it one step at a time.”
“Maybe I’ll buy a lottery ticket. I could win hundreds of billions!”
“Then you should buy a sports lottery. I heard the prize money is higher!”
“...”
In the end, Evie withdrew the eighty-seven dollars from her card at the bank counter and bought a sports lottery ticket. She lost every single dollar.
Alas, there was no way to get rich overnight!
Just two days later, while Evie was still at a loss, she received a call from her father.
“Dad—” Evie answered quickly.
“Evie, come home tonight!” William Vance instructed over the phone.
“Dad, what happened?”
“Just some good news!” With that, William hung up.
His work style was exactly like her sister’s!
Oh, that’s wrong. Her sister must have completely inherited it from their father!
But Evie heard him say it was good news. She thought maybe the financial trouble was finally over!
Her mood lifted, and she stopped worrying about everything else.
It just so happened she had no classes that afternoon, so she could go home without any rush.
Evie tidied up, said goodbye to Em, and headed home.
That was the advantage of a local university. You could go back anytime you wanted.
When she got home, she saw her parents and sister there.
It was like the last time she’d gone home, except for New Year’s Eve. It was a rare family reunion!
But today, they all seemed to be in a much better mood. Everyone was smiling.
“Dad, Mom, is the money problem solved?” Evie asked joyfully.
At least she wouldn’t have to beg on the streets.
“Evie, come sit down!” Amelia Vance greeted her daughter.
“Okay,” Evie replied, walking over and sitting in the empty seat beside her mother.
It was rare for her mother to be so gentle. She wasn’t used to it.
“Evie, you’re about to graduate too!”
“There’s still one semester left!” Evie answered truthfully.
It was rare for her mother to even know she was graduating from university.
Once before, her mother had won money playing mahjong, given her some pocket money, and told her—
“I don’t have time to keep an eye on you right now. You should study hard and try to get into university!”
At that time, Evie had already been in college for almost two months.