Li Chuchu stuffed the letter of recommendation into her pocket.
But it wasn't over yet.
"I remember my mother left me some inheritance. Now that I'm married, I should be able to get it back, right?"
"Your Aunt Wu has been keeping those things for you. Go ask her for them."
Li Jianmin didn't really care about these things. After all, they were all external possessions. If he kept them, people would always say that he had made a fortune from his late wife. It would be better to let Li Chuchu take them away so that he could clear his name.
Li Jianmin was willing to let go, but Wu Li wasn't.
She had seen what Sheng Lan had left behind. They were all valuable things. She was envious and jealous. She had been waiting for the opportunity when Li Chuchu had a rift with the family and Li Jianmin didn't care about these things. She thought these things would all belong to her and her son in the future.
She never expected that Li Chuchu would come and ask for them all back.
"Aunt Wu, where's my mother's inheritance? Are you going to give it to me or should I get it myself?" The threat in her tone was obvious.
Wu Li was cornered. With so many people watching, she forced a smile that looked worse than crying and took out a small box from the safe. "It's all here. Count them."
Wu Li was gambling that Li Chuchu didn't remember exactly how many things there were.
However, Li Chuchu opened the box without hesitation and counted. "Two thousand yuan and a bracelet are missing. Do I need to call the police?"
Li Chuchu was so straightforward that Wu Li was at a loss for words. Her face turned green and then purple. "Look at my memory. I was afraid of losing them, so I put them separately. I'll go get them for you right away."
Li Chuchu counted in front of her. After making sure everything was correct, she let the matter go.
Wu Li was so angry that she couldn't say a word.
There was one last thing.
Li Chuchu went back into the house and headed straight for the bright red and gilded commendation flag for martyrs on the wall. She stood on the sofa, took the flag down from the wall, shook off the dust on it, rolled it up, and took it away with her.
This thing was a treasure in this era. She couldn't leave it to them.
When Li Jianmin saw Li Chuchu's actions, he flew into a rage. His hands were shaking with anger. "Are you going to rebel?"
While packing up her things, Li Chuchu said, "This is the relic my mother left me. I'm taking it with me."
Was it just a relic?
This was an important item!
The leaders had taken a fancy to him and promoted him because of this honorary flag. And when guests came to their house, the first thing they saw was this flag.
Apart from the house, this was the most valuable thing in their family!
Li Jianmin almost fainted. He turned around and didn't want to look at Li Chuchu anymore.
As a man, he couldn't fight with his own daughter.
He was hoping that Wu Li would come out and get the flag back, but Wu Li didn't come out of the room for a long time. Usually, she was so busy running around, but when it really came to this, she was useless.
Li Jianmin was so angry that he couldn't speak.
He could only watch helplessly as Li Chuchu took the flag, the letter, and the small box away in front of everyone.
...
This trip had been very rewarding. She didn't dare to take these things home directly. Instead, she went to the bank and deposited the money.
There was a total of 5,500 yuan, two small gold bowls, a gold-inlaid jade longevity lock, and a jade bracelet.
Li Chuchu's maternal family had been wealthy.
The gold bowls were made for her by her grandparents when she was just born. They weighed about 200 grams each. Gold was only a dozen yuan per gram now, but it would increase in value several times in a few years.
Li Chuchu kept 200 yuan and one bracelet with her and deposited the rest in the bank.
...
As soon as she entered the yard,
the neighbor's daughter-in-law saw her and immediately got a sour look on her face. "Oh, you went out so early and came back so soon. It's really comfortable not to have to work."
Li Chuchu had scolded her the day before, but she still didn't learn her lesson.
But Li Chuchu had her hands full.
She didn't have the time to deal with her.
Li Chuchu went into the house and wanted to find a place to put the flag left by her mother. But the house was so shabby that she couldn't even find a clean box.
The walls were bare. Hanging the flag on the uneven cement wall would really be a desecration of it.
After thinking for a while, she rolled up the flag and stuffed it in the corner next to her bed against the wall. She even patted it seriously. "Sister, I've saved the best place for you. You must be useful if something happens."
Li Chuchu took out the recommendation letter again. She stood under the window and looked at it carefully in the light. She found a pen from some corner and wrote her name on it.
Now there was only the bracelet left.
The bracelet was very beautiful. It looked like imperial green.
It had a pure texture. Li Chuchu couldn't help but gently touch it with her finger.
Her fair finger landed on the jade.
In an instant,
something appeared in her mind.
【Ding, the system has detected the host's identity information!】
【Ding! The system has detected the host's strong desire to "cling to a powerful person". Automatically binding to the Sycophant System!】
A few dings shattered all of Li Chuchu's thoughts in her mind.
The relic left by her mother was actually a system?
...
A few golden words appeared in front of her eyes, almost blinding Li Chuchu. A system that looked like a small TV popped up out of thin air and announced in a mechanical voice:
【System theme: A sycophant will get everything in the end!】
【Completing each task can increase the host's sycophant value! Task rewards can range from food and cloth to money and jewelry. There's also a chance to get various hidden buff bonus blind boxes! (Hint: The sycophant value is linked to the favorability of the target. Accumulating to a certain level can increase the reward level. The money is the real currency of the host's era. You can withdraw it yourself after the task is successful!)】
【I hope the host will cling to a powerful person soon and become a millionaire! If you have any other questions, you can always ask Tongtong! (Cute emo)】
The dings really shocked Li Chuchu.
She was in a daze for a long time.
Was this the legendary golden finger system that all time-travelers needed for all sorts of adventures?
Despite this, she still asked cautiously, "So what are these sycophant tasks?"
【The tasks will be automatically issued when you encounter the task target. Please check them at any time! 😉】
Li Chuchu: ... So the tasks are randomly dropped?
Shen Yanshan wasn't at home at this time. Li Chuchu guessed that he had gone to deal with that batch of goods and wouldn't be back for a while.
After a while, the task system automatically went into standby mode and disappeared from Li Chuchu's mind.
Oh well. Since it was here, she might as well make the best of it.
Having this thing was better than having nothing.
After sorting out her thoughts, Li Chuchu's stomach started to growl again.
She had made the last bit of mixed flour into pancakes in the morning. The grain bucket and the food cabinet were empty. Even the mice were too lazy to come. She could only make do with yesterday's leftovers for lunch.
Li Chuchu decided to go out to find the director of the textile factory in the afternoon.
At one or two o'clock in the afternoon, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and left the house.