204 - I Don’t Want to Be Turned Into the Female Protagonist by the System

# Chapter 204: The Father and Son Reunion "Host, we're rich!" The voice of the system's AI woke Su Qi. Su Qi rubbed her right eye, which seemed to be twitching intensely. There's an old saying: the left eye twitches for wealth, the right for loss. But according to the system's message, she should be amassing wealth. So why was her right eye going wild? Could the system be setting her up just because she got some money? "What do you mean by rich? Did our game hit another sales milestone?" Su Qi asked the system. "Host, look at the table!" Following the system's prompt, Su Qi's gaze fell on the coffee table where there was an agreement for the acquisition of the Su Studio. She picked up the thick stack of documents and began to read. Su Qi read quickly, and within three minutes, she was completely shocked by the contents. It turned out her mother had acquired a gaming studio with a registered capital of five million due to poor management under Lu Ran's name. Su Qi was taken aback when she saw the takeover price of two million! What was going on? Suddenly, she recalled the day her mother had mentioned something cryptic at the police station, which now made sense. Apparently, her mother thought like this, but she had no experience in running a company! Besides, she really had no intention of running a company, especially a gaming one! And upon seeing the two million acquisition figure, her heart skipped a beat. Oh no! Could her dad have committed some serious political mistake? Donning her house slippers, Su Qi hurried off to find her mom. Lu Ran observed her daughter, misinterpreting Su Qi's concern over the company purchase as worry that the money came from her father's corruption, and found her serious expression amusing. Especially when Su Qi insisted, "If Dad really did something wrong, I won't just stand by." Lu Ran felt she could burst into laughter. Thinking of Su Lu Jun, who always taught their three children to abide by the law, warning them of his wrath if they didn't. Unexpectedly, that education had its flip side too. The more Lu Ran thought about it, the more interesting it seemed, so she pulled Su Qi into her arms and explained, "Mom bought this for you. Don't credit your dad for this!" She lightly tapped Su Qi's nose and added, "You should know your dad's character. Would he commit such a mistake?" Hearing her mother's words, Su Qi felt relieved that her father hadn't done anything wrong. But where did all this money come from? And what about the previous one million? Her mother didn't work, so where did all this money come from? Too embarrassed to voice her thoughts directly, she was tangled between wanting to ask and holding back. Though Su Qi remained silent, Lu Ran could discern her daughter's thoughts through her innocent eyes. Lu Ran even contemplated showing her daughter the balance on her phone, pulling one of those novel-worthy "revelations before the daughter." She imagined the interesting expression she’d get to see on her daughter's face. Yet on second thought, she decided against it, fearing it might overwhelm Su Qi. After all, the money came too easily! So she opted for another explanation: "Do you think Mom just sits around doing nothing? I own two properties in Shanghai!" Su Qi was astonished by her mother’s declaration, realizing the confidence of a Shanghai property owner with two homes could indeed claim such things. Seeing her daughter's puzzled expression, Lu Ran continued, "Remember visiting that 15th-floor apartment on the Bund when you were little?" Su Qi thought and nodded, wondering what came next. Lu Ran saw her daughter’s expression and remembered that Su Qi hadn't yet experienced the harsh realities of society. Rephrasing her explanation, Lu Ran said, "The rent from those two apartments totals 40,000 yuan a month!" Su Qi: ??? What kind of situation was this? Seeing her daughter's disbelief, Lu Ran wordlessly opened the Anjuke app on her phone. She searched for rental information and showed Su Qi that the apartment on the Bund, sized at 200m², was renting for over 40,000 yuan a month, which sent Su Qi into deep contemplation. With such assets, who needs a job? Just live life leisurely. And Lu Ran was also somewhat entranced by the app showing the apartment’s monthly rent being 40,000 yuan. Over the years, with a monthly influx of money, she had forgotten about the rental income. She recalled that the initial rent was 28,000 yuan. After contemplating, she decided to call her two tenants for the first time in ages! The tenants: ??? Watching her mom make two simple phone calls that increased their monthly income by nearly 10,000 yuan, almost matching her dad's salary, left Su Qi deeply impressed and in awe. Could the real pillar of the family always have been the unassuming mom? Su Qi felt a newfound admiration and profound respect! Meanwhile, Su Lu Jun remained ignorant that over the few days he was away, Lu Ran had subtly diverted a portion of Su Qi's admiration from him to herself! Unaware, Su Lu Jun was currently watching a particular scene unfold in the surveillance area of the detention center with interest. The screen froze on a scene where Yang Dagang and Yang Gang met in the detention center. Were it not for the patrolling officers, Su Lu Jun might have thought the surveillance was faulty! In contrast to the dramatic, tearful reunions often portrayed in movies, Yang Gang’s face showed only surprise. Yang Gang was startled to see his father in the same prison attire as himself, rubbing his eyes vigorously. But no matter, Yang Dagang stood before him. Yang Gang, skeptical, looked again and confirmed this wasn't his father. After all, his father had permed hair, unlike the person before him. Then, the person spoke, "You ungrateful son, now you've really ruined me!" Hearing the familiarly gruff voice, Yang Gang widened his eyes, replying, "Dad?" "Shut up, I disown you!" Yang Dagang yelled at Yang Gang. Just then, there was a sharp "slap", and an annoyed guard smacked Dagang on the back of his head. Previously, Dagang got a perm because of sparse hair. Now, with his head shaved, he felt a stinging pain in his unprotected, bare scalp! Yet he remained silent. Guards weren't typically allowed to hit inmates. But the guard had nothing but disdain for both the hitman Dagang and the attempted molester Gang. Such non-lethal discipline wasn't endorsed, yet it was understandable, often just resulting in a pay deduction, and the immediate effect was undeniable! "Keep quiet, you think you’re at home?" the guard barked. At this, the two finally fell silent. Despite their notorious reputation outside, they had to behave in the detention center, as this was the guards’ domain. Yang Gang stared silently at his father, having countless things he wished to say. Such as: How did you end up in here too? Did you deal with that girl Su Qi? How do we get out? Will mom come to bail us out? Looking at the guard’s towering, muscular figure, he couldn't bring himself to ask. Then the same guard spoke again, "Hey, soon enough, this place truly might become your father-son home. We'll see who leaves first!" Yang Gang: Yang Dagang: Su Lu Jun watched with keen interest, then received a call from Su Siyang. Su Siyang informed him that Yang Dagang’s trial would commence this Wednesday. After hanging up, Su Lu Jun looked at Dagang in the surveillance feed. This time, he had found a particularly fitting roommate for Dagang! He just wondered whether Wang Biao would appreciate having his former "boss" as his cellmate.