short series

New Year's Eve: I Earn Cash by Exposing My Family's Lies

share time: 2026-02-20 06:03:47

Su Xiao, who's been away for years, is forced to return home for New Year's Eve. She's immediately overwhelmed by her mom's marriage urging, dad's career comparison, and brother's boasting about his successful business—until her phone suddenly pops up a "Family Truth System": every time she exposes a family member's "mask," she gets cash back. She tries it as a joke: digging out dad's hidden pocket money in the wine cabinet, exposing mom's secret study fund for her brother, revealing her brother's bankruptcy debt messages... As the balance rises, the family goes from embarrassment to silence. Finally, dad pulls out a ten-year-old dowry card with red eyes: "We were afraid you'd find us poor." Mom holds her hand crying: "Afraid you'd be hurt knowing we favored your brother." Brother hands her hot milk with his head down: "Afraid you'd look down on failing me." Staring at the reheated dishes, Su Xiao suddenly realizes—those lies she "exposed" are all the clumsy love her family has hidden for half their lives. What she earned isn't money, but the regained warmth of her family.

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