Chapter 364 - 361: You’re a Rich Woman Now

"I agree!"

That evening, when Cecilia Sterling came home for dinner and heard her mother wanted to start her own housekeeping company, she agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Jasmine Sterling was taken aback. She hadn’t expected her daughter to agree so readily and blinked in a daze.

Then Lily, who was sitting nearby, also nodded. "I agree too. But Mom, what made you suddenly think of this industry?"

For most people, the housekeeping industry seemed a bit too niche.

Jasmine didn’t dare tell her daughters she’d been working as a cleaner for the past few days, so she gave a vague answer. "I met a manager who specializes in this field. He said that in a city like Lorcain, housekeeping is an essential service because people here have no time to clean. I also asked the friends I had afternoon tea with today. They need professional cleaning teams because their houses are too big to manage on their own. After thinking about it, it really seems like there’s a huge market for it."

Cecilia affirmed her words.

"That’s right. Tier-one cities are definitely a breeding ground for the housekeeping industry. Plus, everyone orders through apps now, which is convenient, fast, and the pricing is relatively transparent."

Jasmine Sterling let out a small sigh of relief and muttered, "I thought you two would be against it."

Hearing this, Cecilia and Lily exchanged a look and both smiled.

Lily looked at her mother and said, "Mom, Sis and I don’t want you to work for someone else again. That’s completely different from starting your own business. Entrepreneurship is about doing what you want to do. Working for others means you’re just putting in effort for them and having to answer to them. Given my sister’s current success, of course we can’t bear to see you suffer like that again."

Cecilia nodded in agreement with Lily. "Mom, your forties are the perfect age to strive for something new. If you want to build your own career, we’ll definitely support you with everything we’ve got!"

"But everything needs to be properly prepared. I don’t want your first venture to end in failure and crush your confidence."

"I don’t know much about the housekeeping industry myself, but I have a team that can help you build an app. After that, you’ll need to expand the business. In Lorcain, operations are usually expanded by district. To start, you’ll need to pick one area and slowly grow from there."

"Another thing is financial backing. I can provide all the funding."

"I have money!" Jasmine quickly interrupted her daughter. "I’ve saved all the money you and Lily gave me before."

Cecilia didn’t argue with her mother about it. ’After all, there are plenty of excuses to give her money if she needs them.’

"Alright, it’s perfectly fine if you want to use your own money. In short, as long as you’ve made up your mind, I’ll definitely help you with this."

Hearing her daughter’s unwavering support, Jasmine finally smiled, relieved. "I haven’t completely made up my mind yet. I want to talk to that manager I met again to understand things more deeply and hear his opinion."

*

Blair streamed from the afternoon until the early hours of the morning. Throughout the stream, she constantly received flowers and gifts from fans sent via delivery services, and the gifts in the stream itself never stopped for a moment.

By the time she ended the stream, the number of likes had surpassed 2 billion, the peak concurrent viewership exceeded 3 million, and she was ranked #1 on the national Top 100 Streamers list and #1 in the "Top 100 New Streamers" event!

Her follower count on Tiktok broke 16 million!

In other words, with just one stream, the combined data of gifts, interactions, and likes in Blair’s stream had already catapulted her to first place in the event!

She herself had shot straight into the ranks of top-tier streamers with over ten million followers!

Meanwhile, the trending topic about the daytime incident was still high on the trending lists of all major social media apps. Furthermore, the new trending topic about "Blair Golding" herself had gone completely viral during the prime time hours of seven to nine p.m.

Back in her dorm room, as she sank into a chair, the delayed wave of exhaustion finally hit Blair. For a moment, her mind felt hazy, as if the spectacular success of the stream had been nothing but a fleeting, extravagant dream—it all felt so unreal.

"You must be exhausted."

Estelle Goodman came up behind her and began to massage her shoulders, her tone filled with undisguised concern.

Blair hadn’t slacked off or phoned it in just because of the trending incident. On the contrary, faced with a massive influx of enthusiastic fans, she performed her talents with even more vigor, showing off her entire arsenal of skills one after another.

And it was precisely this sincerity that made the fans who liked her adore her even more.

Blair opened the app’s backend to check her data for the day. When she saw the total amount of gifts, she was dumbfounded...

"Estelle, is this... forty million?"

Hearing this, Estelle leaned in, incredulous. She stared at the string of numbers on the screen and began counting the digits. Ignoring the numbers after the decimal point, the integer was a solid forty million!

The top supporter alone contributed nearly six million!

Among the donors were even many brands. Since Blair wore Converse shoes and a Li-Ning tracksuit in her video today, those two brands donated the most.

This insane amount of traffic was basically free advertising for their brands. Li-Ning, in particular, had donated over a million.

And this was only the first day!

"This is just from one day!" Estelle was also stunned. The gifts had been scrolling non-stop all day, but she never expected the actual amount to be this high. "Cecilia and I guessed you might break ten million, but this is just absurd!"

Estelle excitedly hugged Blair. "Honey, you’re rich! You can buy your master’s courtyard back from Cecilia!"

Blair’s mind, however, went completely blank. ’So this is what it feels like to get rich overnight...’

’Am I excited?’

’Yes!’

’Am I thrilled?’

’Absolutely!’

But all these emotions were just piling up inside her, and she couldn’t manage any reaction on her face. She tried to pull her lips into a smile, but all that came out was a couple of silly, awkward "heh heh" laughs. The sound was so awful that she quickly shut her mouth!

"Where’s Cecilia?" Blair finally realized Cecilia Sterling wasn’t there.

"She went home. Oh, right! Before she left, she specifically told me to report today’s battle results to her. I’ll tell her right now!" Estelle was even more excited than Blair. She whipped out her phone and started a video call with Cecilia.

Cecilia had been wondering what was going on. Blair had been offline for a little while now, so why was it so quiet? She was just about to type a message when the video call request from Estelle came through.

As soon as the call connected, the screen showed the backend data from Blair’s Tiktok account, accompanied by Estelle’s excited voice: "Cecilia, look! Quick, look!"

Cecilia frowned, trying to get a good look. "Stop shaking it! Hold it steady!"

A moment later, Cecilia’s eyes went wide. "Forty million?"

"How awesome is that?!"

Cecilia laughed, genuinely happy for Blair. "That’s incredible, Blair! And it’s only the first day! This wave of traffic and hype will definitely last for a while. You’re going to be a little rich woman, sweetie!"

Hearing this, Blair said, "I’ll be your sugar mama then!"