Chen Cheng knew she was also very reluctant to part with her family's apartment.

After all, she had lived here since she was born, for decades, so she had an emotional attachment to it.

"Let's wait for the judicial auction process to go through."

"I'll have someone buy it for you under the name of a shell company."

"But your family definitely can't move back in right away."

"Take the money and rent a three-bedroom apartment; it's time for your parents to experience some hardship."

When renting an apartment was mentioned, Jiang Nansun's eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Chen Cheng with a deep, enigmatic gaze and said:

"That apartment of Suo Suo's, it's actually yours, right?"

Chen Cheng was stunned; he had been found out just like that.

Chen Cheng couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, so he chose to stay put and wait to see what would happen.

He nodded slightly. "How did you know?"

Seeing him admit it, the corners of Jiang Nansun's mouth immediately curled into a smile. She leaned in and kissed him voluntarily. "I knew it. How could there be such a coincidence?"

"Just after our family had trouble, Suo Suo got a boyfriend and was willing to lend us the apartment to stay in temporarily."

Chen Cheng's pupils dilated in shock. Was this the legendary "self-imagined scenario" that was the most fatal of all?

Chen Cheng's eyes darted around quickly, a secretly pleased smile appeared on his face, and he even acted out the embarrassment of being "caught red-handed."

"So you knew."

Jiang Nansun had a smile on her lips, and seeing his 'embarrassed' expression, she was even happier and nodded repeatedly.

"It wasn't that hard to guess."

"The apartment is so new, and you just bought a property from Suo Suo a while ago."

"Everything just clicked together."

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched. Go ahead and be smug.

He rolled his eyes and continued talking about her family affairs, "Although that apartment is indeed mine."

"It's really not suitable for your parents to keep living there."

"They need to move into a more austere environment."

"You also need to help them find work and teach them to be self-reliant."

"It's not about how much money they earn; the main thing is that you can't let them go on being so idle."

"Especially your father; you need to make him live with a sense of guilt toward you."

"This balance is hard to strike. If it's too much or too little, he might want to gamble again, trying to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle."

Jiang Nansun widened her eyes. "How is that easy to control?"

"Control him financially. He should only have one bank card of his own; take him to cancel all the others."

"From now on, whatever money he earns each month, only leave him enough for living expenses. You keep the rest. Since you're saying it's to pay off debts, he'll give it to you."

"Sometimes you also need to be careful that he isn't under too much pressure; you need to loosen the strings a bit, otherwise, as I said, he might want to gamble again to make up for his guilt toward you."

Chen Cheng pinched her fair, smooth cheek. "Anyway, just learn it."

"Just consider it like taking care of a child in advance."

Jiang Nansun blushed instantly. That person just now... She said coquettishly, "What are you talking about?"

Chen Cheng hadn't intended to talk about having children, but she had misunderstood.

Chen Cheng raised his hand and lifted her chin. "You are not allowed to take medicine; it's bad for your health."

Jiang Nansun looked at his stern eyes, and her heart warmed. "Then what if I get pregnant?"

"My period just ended a few days ago."

Chen Cheng's lips curled up slightly. "Don't worry, it's not that easy."

"If it happens, we'll just have it. It's not like I can't afford to raise it."

Seeing him say this, Jiang Nansun breathed a sigh of relief.

She lifted her chin again. "Are we going to have it as an illegitimate child?"

Chen Cheng chuckled. "You were just upset that your grandmother wanted a grandson, and here you are..."

"..." Jiang Nansun was instantly embarrassed. "I didn't! That's just a figure of speech."

She rolled her eyes and added, "However, if we have children in the future, I really would prefer a boy."

"Living as a girl is too hard."

Chen Cheng rubbed her face, which was on the verge of tears. "Alright, alright."

"Anyway, I prefer daughters."

Jiang Nansun looked up and rolled her eyes at him. Heh, men.

Chen Cheng smiled, ignored her eye-roll, and continued:

"Tomorrow, get your father's stock account too and liquidate all the remaining stocks."

"Then transfer the money to your card. You don't need to run off to live in the Expo area; just stay at home and wait for the debt collectors to come."

"Don't be in a rush to pay them. Let the news of your father's delinquency ferment, gather everyone, set a time, and resolve it all at once."

"Communicate with Zou Yu in advance and let her handle the negotiations."

"Why aren't you the one talking to her?" Jiang Nansun's face flushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Chen Cheng's lips curled up. "You're all sisters; let's get you two acquainted, okay?"

"You!" Jiang Nansun huffed in embarrassment and annoyance. "Hmph, what sisters? I don't know her."

"But you're asking her to do something for you."

"Or do you want to talk to those debt collectors yourself?"

Jiang Nansun lifted her chin. "Can't you help me talk to them?"

"Me?" Chen Cheng chuckled. "I've been on magazine covers. If I accidentally get recognized, those debt collectors might think I'm your family's son-in-law."

"If that got out, people would be scrambling to curry favor with your father. If he believed it, wouldn't he become even more unscrupulous in the future?"

Jiang Nansun was stunned; she clearly hadn't thought of that.

She pouted, not very happy. "Alright then."

Chen Cheng saw that her pout was enough to hang a pencil on, and he chuckled.

This woman, having a man versus not having a man, in bed versus out of bed, really is quite different.

Usually, Jiang Nansun wouldn't act so coquettish.

Chen Cheng smiled and patted her. "Alright, I'll be here for the next few days. If anything really happens, just have Zhu Suosuo run over and call me."

"It's a society ruled by law now; these debt collectors are just trying to scare you. They wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"Mmh~" Jiang Nansun nodded.

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes, patted her bottom, and asked, "Are you rested?"

Jiang Nansun's eyes widened instantly, her face bitter. "Can we not do it again?"

"I want to sleep."

Chen Cheng wore a wicked smile, seducing the little white rabbit in his arms. "It's not like I haven't been going easy on you. Don't worry, I'll be very gentle this time."

"Gulp~"

Jiang Nansun swallowed nervously, feeling both tense and expectant.

"Alright then~"

Before long, the two of them were playing King of Fighters '97.

Chen Cheng chose Orochi, and Jiang Nansun chose Blue Mary.

With every punch landing, they were having a great time.

Unfortunately, Blue Mary's stats were naturally 600 lower than Orochi's—one was 9400, the other 10000—and combined with the skill gap...

Jiang Nansun's speed in raising the white flag was simply too fast.

But Chen Cheng wouldn't let her off; he drained her health bar completely before satisfyingly putting down the joystick.

After having fun, Chen Cheng carried Jiang Nansun back to the master bedroom to sleep in each other's arms.

[Manually thanking brother <Escape Plan - Bloodthirsty Emperor> for the 'Show-off', thanks for the support.]

[yanzus, please tap the free little gifts.]