Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 1 Good news: I won the lottery!!! Bad news: I've time-traveled???

it hurts.

It feels like all the bones in my body are falling apart.

Song Jiaojiao woke up in pain.

Isn't she on her way to claim her prize?

As a working stiff, my daily wish is to win five million dollars.

Good news, this impossible dream has come true.

The alarm clock rang, but my body instinctively turned it off. Still half-asleep, I scrolled through my WeChat Moments, then laboriously pulled out the lottery ticket I'd bought last night, squinting as I counted the numbers one by one.

Startled, I sat bolt upright!

"I won the lottery!!!"

In an instant, my brain, which had been working on revising documents until 3 a.m. last night, became instantly clear!

Without thinking, I quickly finished washing up, grabbed my phone, and pushed open the door to leave.

As I walked, I was using my phone for navigation, my mind completely focused on getting the money first. Just as I stepped out of the apartment complex and was about to cross the street, I didn't notice a large truck speeding towards me!

All that was heard was a loud "bang!"

It allowed me to experience the feeling of flying in my lifetime.

"She's not dead, is she?" a woman's voice, tinged with fear, rang out.

Then a slightly trembling male voice followed the woman's words, "Don't talk nonsense, her body is still rising and falling, she's still breathing."

"Mother, don't leave me! Er Ya doesn't want to be sold. Er Ya will be good and do lots of work. Er Ya eats very little!" The wailing voice of a little girl came from beside her.

"Mother, please get up, Mother!"

"Mother? Who's calling Mother? Could it be me?!" Song Jiaojiao thought incredulously. "I, Song Jiaojiao, am only twenty years old, a lifelong single woman who's never even touched a man's hand. How could I be a mother? It can't be me. Absolutely not me!!!"

Song Jiaojiao opened her eyes in a daze and looked around. She saw a man and a woman standing far away in the dilapidated house. The man had small eyes and a mustache, while the woman had makeup on her face, with red blush on her cheeks and a large black mole on her nose. Two little girls were kneeling beside Song Jiaojiao.

Her thin arms were nothing but skin and bones.

Her thin face was framed by a pair of large, clear eyes.

His clothes were dark and gray, patched upon patched, tattered and worn.

And this kid in front of me is dressed in ancient costume!

Song Jiaojiao was completely bewildered.

'I'm not time-traveling, am I?'

The two children in front of her were clearly suffering from long-term malnutrition, their red eyes staring anxiously at Song Jiaojiao.

At that moment, a sharp female voice rang out.

“I say, Miss Wang, your mother-in-law has already sold your two maids to me for five taels of silver. You can’t stop me now. If you don’t want to sell them, that’s fine too. Just consider it a wasted trip and return the money to me. That’s five taels of silver. That’s enough for a family of five to live on for a year.”

Upon hearing this, Er Ya burst into tears of fear.

"Mother, Er Ya doesn't want to be sold. Er Ya will work hard and help you with chores. Don't sell Er Ya and my sister!"

"Mother, Er Ya is still young. Please keep Er Ya and sell me instead."

The older girl spoke up, her red eyes filled with fear and determination, her upright posture an attempt to appear less frightened. But her tightly clenched hands and trembling body betrayed her.

“One won’t do. A little girl isn’t worth five taels of silver. If you only sell one, you’ll have to give me back two taels.” The woman’s voice quickly interjected, afraid that she would lose money if she spoke too late.

“Young lady of the Wang family, we have been here for an hour, and it is getting dark. Why don’t you say something?”

An impatient female voice urged them on.

Song Jiaojiao, whose mind was still foggy, has only just begun to clear her head.

"Who said I was going to sell my child?"

"What? You want to renege on your debt? I've already paid five taels of silver, and you can't just deny it like that." The woman said fiercely.

“Go find whoever gave the money to and ask for it back. After the bad news came that my husband was arrested and sent to the army, we separated from the old family home. Since you gave money to them, you should naturally ask them for the man back.”

Song Jiaojiao glanced calmly at the woman with the large black mole and slowly said, "What? You can't win against the old house, so you come here to bully me because I don't have a man anymore."

"What do you mean by taking advantage of you not having a man? My money isn't so easy to take. Since you took my money, you have to pay with someone else." The woman said angrily, almost grabbing Da Ya's clothes.

Song Jiaojiao quickly stood up, shielding the two girls behind her, and shouted, "I said I didn't take the money. Whoever took it, go find them. Don't push me too far. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. I'm barefoot, I'm not afraid of you wearing shoes. In broad daylight, you dare to forcibly seize money. Do you even respect the laws of the Great Jin Kingdom?"

The woman with the large black mole, scolded by Song Jiaojiao, nervously rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "Young lady of the Wang family, that's not how you say it. We uphold the law and never do anything illegal. I don't know anything about your Wang family's affairs. These days, not many families split up. I've already taken out five taels of silver. How about this, I'll add two more taels and take your two... no, one, your eldest daughter. I'm already losing money at this price. If it weren't for your pitiful state, I'd consider it an act of charity today."

Upon hearing this, Daya's body trembled slightly, then relaxed, thinking, 'This is for the best; at least Erya is safe. Erya is still young and needs her mother.'

Just as Da Ya was about to step out, Song Jiaojiao spoke up: "I say, ma'am, don't be afraid to see a doctor. If you can't hear well, go see a doctor as soon as possible. No matter how much it costs, I, Song Jiaojiao, would never sell my children. I didn't take the money you gave out. Look, it's getting dark. I advise you to go back to the old house and get the money back as soon as possible, otherwise you might have to go back to town in the dark."

"Stop talking nonsense. Whether you admit it or not, you have to admit it. What are you waiting for? Grab the big one and sell him to a brothel. It'll make my trip worthwhile." The woman stopped beating around the bush and revealed her true colors, ordering the mustachioed man who had been standing by for a long time to take action.

Seeing that things had developed to this point, I, a woman with only a few basic skills, was sure I couldn't protect the two girls. I quickly pushed Er Ya out the door: "Er Ya, run! Go find Grandpa Village Chief."

Upon hearing my words, Er Ya disregarded her fear and rushed out, crying and shouting, "Grandpa Village Chief, help me! Grandpa Village Chief, help me!"

Seeing this, I breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as we could stall until Er Ya called the village chief, everything would be fine.

"You brat, hurry up! If the villagers come, neither of us will be able to leave the village. Hurry up and make the most of the time!" the woman shouted urgently.

A man and a woman appeared from the doorway, flanking Song Jiaojiao. She held a wooden stick, her fingers white from gripping it tightly, and shielded Daya behind her. Just then, the man with the mustache strode forward, clenching his fist to strike Song Jiaojiao. As they were less than a meter apart, about to make contact with her fist, which was as big as a bowl, suddenly, a basket was thrown at the mustache man.

"Who dares to touch my mother!"