Chapter 2: Nest Egg Gnawer Not Relying on Parents (Part Two)
Translator: NullTranslationGroup
Unlike the miserable An Ni in another world, An Ni in this world is absolutely a precious and pampered girl held in the palms of her parents.
She is the child her mother, Ni Ya, had after five attempts at in vitro fertilization, finally giving birth at the age of forty-five.
Her father, An Changkang, is five years older than Ni Ya, meaning that when An Ni was born, An Changkang was already fifty years old.
Truly, a daughter born to them in their old age.
For An Changkang and his wife, having their own child was something they had almost given up on, until heaven gifted them a daughter when they least expected it.
It's no exaggeration to say that this daughter is the very heart and soul of the An family.
One can imagine how much love and affection this couple has for their only biological child, An Ni.
Oh no, it's not just love and affection; it's outright indulgence, the kind where if she asks for the stars, they wouldn't give her the moon.
This almost principle-less, bottomless love from her parents has fostered a selfish and self-centered personality in the Original Host. If her parents didn't comply with her wishes even slightly, she would throw tantrums and lose her temper!
As she grew older, she directly relied on her parents for support. If it were just relying on them, it might have been bearable, but she was also lured into drug addiction. An Changkang and Ni Ya were both anxious and angry, and due to their advanced age and poor health, they both passed away.
The death of her parents did not bring any change to the Original Host; instead, she squandered the inheritance left by her parents even more recklessly.
Millions of dollars were spent within a few short years, and she ended up dying on the streets.
The time An Ni arrived was somewhat fortunate; the Original Host was just in her third year of high school, not yet tainted by those bad habits, just a somewhat spoiled and willful girl.
"Old An, why not let Ni Ni go? It's just a few thousand dollars, let's just make Ni Ni happy."
An Ni, sitting on the bed, faintly heard Ni Ya, who had just gone out, talking to An Changkang sitting in the living room.
"Sigh, it's not about the money, but I've heard that liposuction surgery is very harmful to the body and can have side effects."
Like Ni Ya, An Changkang also had a worried face. Their precious daughter hadn't eaten all day, and he was so distressed he didn't know what to do.
The Red Braised Pork he had just served was made by him personally, his specialty.
However, An Changkang, nearly seventy, rarely cooked anymore, unless it was specifically requested by his beloved daughter.
"You're right, liposuction surgery shouldn't be done casually."
Ni Ya sat down next to her husband, disheartened. She came from a wealthy family, her parents being among the first to get rich after China's reform, and as the only daughter, she was very well-off.
Since getting married, she had stayed at home, not working.
Having lived a life of ease for decades, even though she was over sixty, she looked only in her forties.
However, these past few days, with her daughter insisting on "Bigu" (a fasting practice), she had aged a few years from worry.
"Oh, what are these young girls thinking, always complaining about being fat, talking about weight loss all the time,"
Ni Ya rubbed her forehead, helpless and unable to understand, "Our Ni Ni isn't fat, she weighs over a hundred and ten pounds, but she's also tall, so she doesn't look fat at all, why does she want to lose weight?"
Actually, Ni Ya wasn't entirely against weight loss, after all, she was also a woman, and even in old age, she had a love for beauty.
But what she couldn't understand was why her daughter wanted to lose weight in such an extreme way.
Isn't that just starving oneself?!
Of course, one would lose weight by not eating, but this kind of weight loss is really unhealthy.
But her daughter said, if she couldn't do Bigu, then she should be sent to a plastic surgery hospital for liposuction.
Liposuction surgery, directly cutting into the body, An Changkang and Ni Ya, the elderly couple, immediately disagreed.
However, they loved their daughter too much, and seeing her not eat all day, they couldn't help but waver.
Don't be fooled by An Changkang's firm words, he was already thinking: Hmm, Old Zhao's daughter-in-law is a plastic surgeon, maybe I should ask her, see if there's a gentler, side-effect-free way to lose weight?
"Hey, Old An, your comrade, his daughter-in-law is a plastic surgeon, right?"
What can you say, they're a couple. Just as An Changkang thought of asking his comrade, Ni Ya also thought of it, nudging his arm with her elbow to remind him.
"Yes, at our last comrades' gathering, Old Zhao mentioned it." An Changkang nodded.
"Then quickly call Old Zhao, have him ask his daughter-in-law if there's any good method!" Ni Ya hurriedly handed the phone to her husband, directly placing it in his hand.
No matter what, they couldn't just watch their daughter continue with "Bigu".
"Alright, I'll call right away." An Changkang didn't dare to delay, took the phone, and started flipping through his contacts.
Not long after, his hearty voice could be heard in the living room, "Hey, Old Zhao, it's me, Old An!"
In the bedroom, An Ni pricked up her ears, carefully listening to the voices in the living room.
The couple outside, in just a few sentences, each word was filled with love for their daughter.
Although An Ni wasn't the Original Host, she now inhabited the Original Host's body, and this body retained all the Original Host's emotions.
So, even though An Ni repeatedly told herself that An Changkang and Ni Ya were not her parents, hearing their voices, she couldn't help but react.
The feeling of being loved, of being held in the palms and pampered, was both unfamiliar and intoxicating to An Ni.
For over a decade, An Ni had fantasized countless times, if only she had parents who loved her, she would willingly die immediately.
Now, with her dream come true, An Ni felt an inexplicable sense of unreality.
"In this world, you are An Ni, An Ni is you!" The mechanical voice without tone or inflection echoed in her mind again.
An Ni was somewhat excited. Since she suddenly arrived in this unfamiliar world, the System had been silent, making her suspect that the so-called Ultimate System was just her imagination.
"Of course it's me. Don't you want to become strong? Change your fate? Then fulfill the wishes of the merit contributors and complete the tasks well."
"Tasks?" An Ni couldn't help but think of the elderly couple in the Spiritual space, nodding, "Prevent the Original Host from getting addicted to drugs, don't let her die on the streets. That's not hard."
Indeed, it's not hard. The An family didn't ask her to "stand out" or "bring honor to the ancestors," not even to "be self-reliant."
As long as she lived a regular, safe life, she could complete the task.
"This is your first time crossing over, a beginner's task, naturally not too difficult."
Despite being a mechanical voice without any emotional color, it somehow conveyed a sense of profundity, "However, this world is very important to you. As long as you complete it earnestly, you will surely gain unexpected rewards."
"Important to me? And unexpected rewards? System, what do you mean by that?"
An Ni was somewhat puzzled, the System seemed to be hinting at something.
But no matter how An Ni called out, the System remained silent, as if dead.
An Ni had no choice but to give up, no longer relying on the elusive Ultimate System.
However, the System's words were firmly remembered in her heart, "You are An Ni, An Ni is you."
An Ni silently thought to herself, suddenly feeling lighter, as if some shackles around her body had disappeared, and An Ni felt a bit dazed.
After the daze, An Ni finally fully merged with this body.
The beloved only daughter of An Changkang and Ni Ya.
An Ni took a deep breath, preparing to face the problem at hand.
Because she noticed, her father in the living room had already gotten the plastic surgeon's phone number from his comrade, and her mother took the phone, dialed the number, and started chatting with the person.
An Ni heard clearly, her mother seemed to be getting along well with Zhao's daughter-in-law, starting to discuss a time to visit the plastic surgery hospital.
An Ni looked down at her waist, which didn't have much fat, well, although there was a bit of chub, it didn't need liposuction.
Plastic surgery has too many issues, and there could be side effects, she didn't want to try it lightly.
Thinking this, An Ni jumped off the bed and opened the door.
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