"Did you sleep with her and now don't want to take responsibility?"

What kind of person could ask such a question?

Moreover, the one asking this question is her own mother.

Truly, a real mom.

"Everything I said is true, believe it or not." Sheng Xinhua yawned, weakly saying, "I'm tired, going upstairs to sleep."

Mei Yuyin held Sheng Xinhua's hand, refusing to let her go, and said, "You said you asked Xiao Tang to pretend to be your boyfriend just because you don't want to go on blind dates anymore?"

"Yes, I've made it very clear."

"Then why did you choose Xiao Tang and not someone else?"

"I'm not familiar with others."

"What about Little Fatty? Are you not familiar with him?"

Sheng Xinhua rolled her eyes and said, "...If I say I fell in love with Little Fatty and am living with him, would you believe it?"

"I don't believe it." Mei Yuyin shook her head.

Then angrily said, "Little Fatty is so good, honest and simple, if looking for a man, it should be someone like him."

"But Little Fatty is still a child."

"Not anymore... Forget it, you're not a match for Little Fatty, I'll introduce him to someone better in the future."

"..."

"However, since you went for Xiao Tang, it shows you still like him. If you didn't like him, you two couldn't act to that extent."

Mei Yuyin lowered her voice, whispering, "Am I right? Do you like him?"

"Lao Mei, since when did you become so gossip-loving?"

"No denial means you like him." Mei Yuyin, too familiar with her daughter, spoke with certainty: "How about it? Do you want to fight for him? If you want to, I'll support you."

"Although I also like that kid Phoenix, my daughter's lifelong affair cannot be muddled..."

"My daughter has both curves and edges, what man can't she win over?"

"Ridiculous, the man Sheng Xinhua likes, does she still need to fight for him?"

Sheng Xinhua shook off Mei Yuyin's hand and strode towards the room upstairs.

Mei Yuyin watched her daughter's swaying back as she went upstairs, softly sighed, "Just stubborn all over."

"..."

Sheng Xinhua heard Lao Mei's undisguised sigh behind her, accidentally missed a step, almost tripping on the stairs.

Sheng Xinhua returned to her room and heavily plopped her plump body onto the soft bedding.

Then the fullness in front of her chest and the bed began to rhythmically rise and fall together.

The action of force is mutual.

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On November 9th, Feng City had its first snowfall of the year.

And on this day, the new Flame-Bathed Legion was restructured.

This army was based on the previous Flame-Bathed Legion system and swapped one-fourth of soldiers and one-fifth of middle and lower-level officers from the Dushan Army and Sky Wolf Army respectively.

In this way, the Flame-Bathed Legion was no longer 'pure,' but could maintain loyalty.

Since the Dushan Army and Sky Wolf Army were originally private armies of the Dushan System and Qin Jianyi, after this reform, they turned into a new corps controlled by multiple forces.

No one could fully control them...

Therefore, a true decision-maker was needed.

Clearly, the only person they could be loyal to was Tang Fei, the head of the entire military group.

Indeed, this might affect combat power, and even require some time to adapt.

But, as General Tang said: the battlefield is the best testing ground.

In the process of fighting, the unfamiliar will become familiar, and the familiar can depend on each other back to back.

Just like the song says: we hug back to back.

The truth is twisted and muddled.

Yes, Tang Fei relayed General Tang's original words to the generals of the group, and none of the generals had any objections.

As for how much resentment they held against General Tang, what did that have to do with Tang Fei?

This restructuring was very successful, now Tang Fei commanded the Dushan Army, Flame-Bathed Legion, Sky Wolf Army, Barbarian Soldiers, and part of the Beihai Fleet...

Truly, it could be considered a strong and well-equipped force.

The Flame-Bathed Legion had a prominent status, and along with the Phoenix Dance Army and Undying Army, were known as the Three Imperial Ace Armies.

The 'defection' of the Flame-Bathed Legion created a huge impact externally.

Those high-ranking officials and interest groups who originally had full confidence in Shen Wu had to confront a question head-on: what if Bandit... General Tang Fei wins?

Eggs can't be put in one basket, risks must also be spread...

So, during this time, more people began to contact Tang Fei's side openly and secretly.

Right, what's that saying again?

Who in the world doesn't recognize Tang?

Competing for supremacy, what is seized is the fortune of a nation.

If you are strong, then he is weak. If you are weak, then he is strong.

The new head of the Flame-Bathed Legion is Kong Yinghan, but everyone knows that the true mastermind is the former Flame-Bathed Legion's old commander, Tang Shengyan.

He is highly respected in the Flame-Bathed Legion, with most middle and high-level officers being personally promoted by him.

With him in charge, no one dares to stir up trouble.

During this time, Sheng Jing wasn't idle either. He started recruiting talent everywhere under the name of the 'Ministry of Finance,' helping Tang Fei build a unique financial system.

Not only that, but he also led the newly formed team to launch a fierce attack on the financial system of the Phoenix Empire.

Your true match is always your opponent.

Sheng Jing has controlled the Empire's purse strings for nearly twenty years, with countless protégés and long-standing connections.

Also, no one understands the Empire's financial 'loopholes' better than him.

Even the newly appointed Finance Minister Shi Hongchuan is far inferior.

He is busy erasing the predecessor's traces, replacing important positions with his own people...

In the interstellar era, what is most important?

Talent. Talent. And talent again.

In the position Sheng Jing holds, it's akin to having a god's-eye view, with everything calculated and others being blindsided, the situation is overwhelmingly one-sided.

The stock market plummeted violently, market value evaporated substantially.

Investors lost confidence in the economic outlook, sold off stocks en masse, causing stock indices to crash rapidly and corporate market values to shrink swiftly, triggering a 'market collapse.'

The bond market was hit with defaults, credit spreads soared, companies couldn't repay debts due to cash flow disruptions leading to large-scale bond defaults, and even 'explosions.'

The exchange market fluctuated violently, the currency devalued significantly, accompanied by bank runs, soaring bad debt rates, and even bankruptcies.

What made the common people feel the most acutely was the soaring unemployment rate, a deteriorating job market, sluggish consumption, not daring to spend money if they had it, and unable to spend if they didn't...

Three thousand diseases plague the world, yet poverty is the hardest to cure.

Citizens cried out: the financial crisis has arrived.

The common folk are the easiest to please group, but when even they feel life is hard, it proves there's a problem at the top of the Empire.

Thus, countless people began to curse and attack.

"What is the Royal Family doing? This one is far worse than his father."

"What do you mean this one? He hasn't even officially ascended the throne yet..."

"What do you know? Do you know who the real masters of the Empire are? The Shen Family has no power?"

"What power does the Shen Family have? Perhaps just a place at the table... What do they know about economics?"

"Once again, we miss Finance Minister Sheng. Candle.JPG."

"Sheng Jing is indeed a master at economics, this one... only knows how to grab money..."

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Phoenix City.

The Imperial Treasury.

Shi Hongchuan smashed the teacup in front of him to pieces, angrily reprimanding:

"Useless."

"Useless."

"All a bunch of useless people."

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