“Wanwan! Have you posted that video on avoiding pitfalls during relocation yet?”

Lin Shengnan carried a plate of freshly fried dumplings, the savory aroma filling the air, and hurried into the living room, her eyes glued to Su Wan’s phone screen, brimming with anticipation. The phone on the coffee table was lit up, with hundreds of messages in the homeowners’ group—so many red unread notifications she couldn’t even keep up with deleting—all asking about trade-in schemes and begging for help analyzing the details.

“I just posted it,” Su Wan said, flipping her phone face-down on the table. On her computer screen, the Jianying app still showed the “Published” status, the progress bar fully filled. She rubbed her throbbing temples, dark circles under her eyes—last night she’d stayed up until one in the morning, repeatedly tweaking the voiceover and highlighting key policy points, practically wearing out her lips, all to explain every trap in plain, easy-to-understand terms so no one would fall into the same pitfalls as in her previous life.

Lin Shengnan set the plate of dumplings on the coffee table and sat down beside Su Wan, rapidly tapping her phone screen as she scrolled through the messages, growing more and more satisfied with each one: “Oh, my girl! What a perfect title—‘Stop Being Fooled Like a Fool! There Are So Many Tricks in Relocation—Read This Before You Sign!’ Auntie Wang downstairs just mentioned in the group that her son watched your video and stopped her from signing the intent agreement for A-City Imperial Mansion last night. She even said she’d send you a red envelope as thanks!”

Su Wan’s lips curled into a faint smile, but her heart was still heavy. She was used to making beauty videos and easily growing her following and monetizing it, but talking about policies and exposing scams was entirely new territory for her. Still, she knew this wasn’t just any content creation—it was the confidence she drew from the painful lessons of her previous life, the assurance that she could help every relocation household avoid traps, and the chance to reinvent herself on a whole new track.

After posting the livestream reminder in the group yesterday, within half an hour seven or eight people had already sent her private messages, with all sorts of questions. Some hadn’t even looked at the demolition agreement yet; just hearing the phrase “get more square footage” nearly made them sign the deposit agreement. Others had been fooled by the developer’s hype about being “right next to the subway station,” fixated on swapping properties without realizing the hidden tricks inside.

Just as she was thinking about this, her phone suddenly pinged loudly, a platform notification popping up in bold letters: [Your video “Relocation Households Must Watch! Three Deadly Tricks” has surpassed 10,000 views. We recommend enabling the pinned comments feature—traffic is still skyrocketing!]

Su Wan quickly swiped open the comments, which were already buzzing. The very first comment had been pinned to the top, with over a thousand likes: “Sister, please help! My parents almost signed the intent agreement for A-City Imperial Mansion yesterday, but luckily I found your video and talked them out of it overnight! Please offer paid consultation! Our trade-in plan is too complicated—could you analyze it for me? I’ll pay whatever it takes!”

The replies below were flooding in fast, all pleading for help and expressing appreciation, creating an overwhelming sense of satisfaction:

“I want to ask too! My mom’s been completely misled by the agent, who said getting ten extra square meters would boost the property value, but no matter how much I try to talk her out of it, she won’t listen!”

“+1 +1! Could the blogger do a voice call? I’ll take a photo of the contract and send it to you—please check if there are any traps!”

“Does the blogger offer one-on-one consultations? I’ll pay whatever it takes! It’s better than losing hundreds of thousands to the developer!”

Su Wan put down her phone and headed straight for the study, her tone crisp and decisive: “Time to get to work!”

Lin Shengnan called after her, “Hey! We haven’t finished eating yet! The dumplings will get cold!”

“Better strike while the iron is hot!” Su Wan didn’t even turn around, her eyes shining with determination—she knew this was her chance. Not only could she help others avoid pitfalls and monetize her efforts, but she could also finally break free from the hardships of her previous life. She had to seize this wave of traffic!

At 6:30 in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, Su Wan sat on the sofa wrapped in a thick coat, her phone lying horizontally across her lap, its screen glowing from the night before. Overnight, her private messages had surged by more than 300, she’d received over 200 friend requests, and several homeowners’ groups were flooded with unread messages—99+ unread in some of them—all asking for advice and assistance.

She scrolled through them one by one, and the questions were varied and diverse, all pointing to the most common pitfalls faced by relocation households. Seeing them made her heart tighten—these people were just like her parents and older brother in her previous life, lured by promises of “more square footage,” “luxury finishes,” and “close to the subway station,” completely unaware that they were slowly but surely falling into an abyss.

End of Chapter 22: Demolition Relocation Consultation