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Chapter 155 I gave Grandma Li a princess carry.

After dropping Yin Mingyang off at home, Shen Kang drove He Qiuzhu back to their home in Shenlan Waterfront without picking up Xiao Qingxuan. She was already an employee of Anjia and had to accept her employee status and officially enter employee life. She could go back on her own and not have her boss pick her up every day.

The next day, Shen Kang got up early and called Li Su out to discuss the specific plan for using Xianyu.com as a transit point to settle down.

After our conversation yesterday, Li Su did some research and sought help from some senior students majoring in law at the same university. With everyone's help, they finally came up with several specific plans.

After reviewing these proposals, Shen Kang finally decided to use this one: a payment gateway intermediary model.

The specific process is as follows: Xianyu.com's transaction requests are first sent to Anjia.com's payment gateway, and then Anjia.com sends them to the bank. Each transaction also carries Xianyu.com's unique identifier for easy reconciliation and settlement.

This is just a transitional solution. Once the idle network reaches a certain scale and meets the requirements of banks, it will still need to be independently connected to online banking payment functions.

In addition, Anjia needs to coordinate with the bank again to enable a fund custody function.

Afterwards, Xianyu.com used this escrow function to open an escrow account at a bank. The buyer's money would first be deposited into this escrow account. Only after Xianyu.com confirmed that the buyer had received the goods would a signal be sent, and the escrow account would then transfer the funds to the seller's account—essentially the same function as Alipay today.

Of course, Shen Kang didn't need to keep an eye on these specific tasks, as he himself didn't understand the technology; they were all handled by Li Su, Ma Liang, and the others.

After finishing this mess, it was already noon.

Shen Kang hadn't even finished his meal when Yin Mingyang called, eagerly reminding him not to forget what was going on that afternoon.

So Shen Kang went to find Yin Mingyang, not in his BMW, but by taxi. After all, he was supposed to be the strategist and wingman today; what would it look like to drive a BMW?

When Shen Kang arrived downstairs at Yin Mingyang's house and saw Yin Mingyang, he was surprised—this kid had actually gotten his hair done!

But that's understandable.

Seeing Shen Kang staring at his hair, Yin Mingyang felt a little embarrassed and explained, "This morning when I went for a walk, I happened to see that the hair salon outside the neighborhood was having a promotion. A perm that usually costs 138 yuan was only 38 yuan today. I thought, what's the difference between this and giving away money? So I just got it done casually."

Shen Kang chuckled: "You'd better be."

"Let's go eat." Yin Mingyang straightened his neck and stopped arguing. He dragged Shen Kang to have a quick lunch, and then the two of them took a taxi to the location of the Nuanyang Society's event today.

Today, the Warm Sunshine Society's activity was to visit and comfort elderly people living alone in an old residential area called "Minxing Community". The buildings in the community are not the kind of apartment buildings with doors facing each other, but rather old buildings with two staircases on each side, a long corridor on each floor, and seven or eight households per floor.

Huang Jing was waiting for them outside the residential area, with Fang Shiqi and Su Qianming standing beside her.

Huang Jing originally planned to pick up Yin Mingyang alone and wasn't too nervous. But yesterday, Yin Mingyang said he was going to bring Shen Kang along, which made her nervous too. Of course, she knew what Yin Mingyang, this junior, meant by bringing Shen Kang along—he was looking for a strategist. So Huang Jing simply found a strategist as well and dragged Fang Shiqi over.

When Fang Shiqi arrived, Su Qianming followed her, so the three of them ended up waiting there.

After Yin Mingyang and Shen Kang arrived, the group exchanged a few pleasantries and then went inside.

Huang Jing also mentioned that everyone else had already started their volunteer work for the day, and they were assigned to an elderly woman's home on the 5th floor.

On his way upstairs, Shen Kang looked around and saw students from the Warm Sunshine Society wiping windows and doors in the corridor on two of the floors, their laughter and chatter revealing their youthful energy.

After going up to the 5th floor, they entered the home of the old lady they were going to work at that day.

The house wasn't big, with a one-bedroom, one-kitchen, and one-bathroom layout. The cramped room was filled with clutter, including a bed, a wardrobe, and a TV cabinet with a very old, bulky CRT television on top.

As people get older, their bodies become less convenient. No matter how hard they worked when they were young, they can't be as diligent now. So, the room is not only messy, but also dusty in many places.

A frail old woman, wearing an old black vest, sat in a bamboo armchair.

Fang Shiqi stepped forward with a smile, "Grandma Li, we've come to see you!"

When the old lady saw them arrive, she grinned, her voice slightly lisp: "Good, good, welcome—"

Huang Jing and Yin Mingyang had unknowingly walked to the very back, talking as they continued down the corridor.

Shen Kang, not wanting to disturb them, stepped forward and walked in with Su Qianming.

After Fang Shiqi exchanged a few words with Grandma Li, Huang Jing and Yin Mingyang came in, and Fang Shiqi started directing everyone to get to work.

Huang Jing and Yin Mingyang were naturally assigned to clean the kitchen together, leaving them alone in a room.

Fang Shiqi was about to give Shen Kang instructions when his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Ma Liang calling, so he went outside to answer it. "Hello, what's up, Ma Liang—"

After listening for a while, I learned that Li Su had contacted Ma Liang and told him about Xianyu.com using Anjia as a transit point, requesting that Ma Liang organize a technical team for the two sides to coordinate.

Ma Liang then called Shen Kang to ask what he was busy with right now: Xianyu.com, Beiming Forum, or this website integration project.

So Shen Kang went over the priorities of these matters with him again.

Fang Shiqi already had a bad impression of Shen Kang yesterday, and now seeing that he hadn't come in for half a day after receiving a phone call, her impression of him was even worse: If it was just a random phone call, that would be normal. But what kind of phone call could take a college student so long to finish? Was he deliberately making a long phone conversation?

Influenced by her first impression yesterday, Fang Shiqi even had reason to suspect that the so-called phone call was actually Shen Kang secretly pressing his phone in his pocket to pretend there was a call, and then going out to "answer the call" while being lazy.

Seeing Fang Shiqi's displeasure, Su Qianming smiled warmly and said, "Forget it, I think we don't need to wait for him anymore."

"Okay, Shiqi, you'll be in charge of this room. I'll clean the bathroom."

Fang Shiqi's expression improved a bit, and she thought to herself, "People really do need to be compared. Although Su Qianming doesn't seem like much usually, he's still much better than Shen Kang."

Thinking this, Fang Shiqi smiled at Su Qianming and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Upon seeing this, Su Qianming was overjoyed and quickly said, "What's the trouble?" After saying that, he went to clean the bathroom with great enthusiasm. He was also grateful to Shen Kang, thinking that thanks to Shen Kang's contrast, he seemed to have gained points with Shi Qi.

Su Qianming squatted on the ground and scrubbed the toilet with extra vigor, and he didn't even notice the stench anymore.

Because the room is very small, even if Su Qianming is squatting in the bathroom, he can see the room outside, which serves as both a living room and a bedroom, just by leaning back.

So while he was cleaning the bathroom, he would occasionally lean back and stretch out to say a few words to Fang Shiqi, who was cleaning the room.

Like a human spring, it's a bit bizarre.

Seeing Fang Shiqi's actions, Su Qianming would always considerately say, "That cabinet is a bit heavy, you don't need to worry about it, I'll handle it later." "That side is too high, you don't need to worry about it, I'll handle it later."

At this moment, Huang Jing also quietly came out of the kitchen, leaned over to Fang Shiqi, and whispered to her, "I tested him, and it seems like he's interested in me too."

Fang Shiqi also lowered her voice, "That's great."

As they were talking, Su Qianming leaned back and gently told her to leave the work she was doing to him.

Huang Jing then noticed Su Qianming's slightly bizarre behavior and wanted to laugh, but she managed to suppress it. "He looks so stupid. No wonder you've never accepted him."

Fang Shiqi kept her voice low, "Actually, I think he does have some merits, especially compared to that Shen Kang—"

She brought up Shen Kang's "cell phone escape" incident again, her words constantly revealing her disgust for Shen Kang.

Shen Kang finished his phone call and returned from the corridor. He saw Su Qianming squatting in the bathroom, leaning back and considerately letting Fang Shiqi leave him with one task after another.

Shen Kang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in his mind: Dude, you're awesome! What kind of human spring is that? And you're a warm and gentlemanly type too.

Then he got ready to get to work, but just then he heard a loud noise from the kitchen, followed by Yin Mingyang's voice: "Oh no, the water pipe burst!"

Shen Kang wanted to rush over to see what was going on, but Fang Shiqi and Huang Jing were in the room near the kitchen door, so they were faster than him. He leaned out and the two of them blocked the kitchen doorway. He couldn't get in even if he wanted to, so he could only stand on tiptoe and look inside.

He could only see a small part of the kitchen from between the top of the door frame and the heads of the two girls; his field of vision was very limited.

These old houses have very poor lighting; looking inside from this limited view, it's dim and you can't see very clearly.

"Turn off the main power switch!" Shen Kang called out, even though he couldn't see the scene inside.

Yin Mingyang's strained voice came from inside: "It's locked, it's rusted, I can't close it! ————"

Huang Jing and Fang Shiqi then entered the kitchen, but Shen Kang couldn't follow them in—the kitchen was too small, and the three of them practically filled the space.

He saw Yin Mingyang squatting on the ground, gritting his teeth as he tried to pry something up, but it didn't seem to budge.

Meanwhile, water was rapidly flowing out of the kitchen and into the living room/bedroom.

Su Qianming stopped what he was doing in the bathroom and went to the kitchen door to see what was happening inside.

Seeing that he couldn't squeeze in, Shen Kang gave up his spot to Su Qianming.

Then he subconsciously looked around, wanting to see if there would be any problems with the water flowing out. Upon closer inspection, he actually saw that there were several old electrical appliances on the floor in the gaps between the messy clutter in the room. The wires were not clearly visible, but they all seemed to be plugged in.

"Old Yin, stop twisting, get out first!"

Shen Kang shouted.

Two thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant: one was "find all those old appliances and turn off the power," and the other was "let's all go out first."

Between these two thoughts, he immediately chose "Let's all go out first."

The old lady's room was too messy, with too much clutter. Several old appliances were piled up and buried under the clutter, making it impossible to unplug all the old appliances that appeared to be plugged in in a short time. It would be easier for everyone to go out together first.

"Hurry! I see some old appliances on the ground, they look like they're still plugged in. If the water gets through, it could be dangerous! Forget about the gate, everyone get out first!"

Shen Kang shouted, went over and picked up Grandma Li from the chair in a princess carry, then carried her out.

He never expected that his first princess carry would be given to Grandma Li, whom he was meeting for the first time.

Upon hearing Shen Kang's shout, Yin Mingyang instinctively released his hand from closing the gate, wanting to let Shen Kang go out first. However, Huang Jing, Fang Shiqi, and Su Qianming were all blocking the kitchen door, preventing him from getting out.

"Get out of here!" Yin Mingyang shouted, following Shen Kang, trying to push them all out as well.

Fang Shiqi was still somewhat dismissive, thinking that Shen Kang not only liked to cheat and swindle, but also liked to spread alarmist rumors, so she didn't move for the time being.

Shen Kang had already put Grandma Li down in the hallway and rushed back in. Seeing them still blocking the kitchen doorway, his face darkened, and he growled, "Get out!"

Su Qianming originally wanted to tell his brother to calm down and not be so scared, that he was making a mountain out of a molehill. But when he saw Shen Kang's gloomy expression, he couldn't help but tremble and didn't dare to say anything more. He obediently went out. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he just felt as if he had been intimidated by a kind of power.

Fang Shiqi was the same. She originally wanted to cause a scene, but when she saw Shen Kang's unprecedented appearance, her heart trembled, and she didn't dare to say anything. She obediently went out with Huang Jing.

She only realized what was happening after she went outside and came to the corridor.

However, unlike Su Qianming, who didn't know how he obediently left, Fang Shiqi had a similar experience: Fang Shiqi's father was a cadre. Once, when she went out with her father, they encountered an incident where a high-ranking official was present and was angry. The official didn't look scary; in fact, he even had a somewhat kind face. But the feeling he gave off was terrifying, as if there was an invisible pressure emanating from him.

It was after that incident that Fang Shiqi learned that things like "momentum" and "prestige" truly exist in this world.

Although it's hard to explain, you'll feel it when you actually interact with someone in a high position face-to-face.

But now, she actually sensed this same thing in Shen Kang?

Yin Mingyang then came out of the kitchen and onto the corridor.

At this moment, the water in the hall had already spread everywhere. Because of the door frame, the water could not get out and began to accumulate in the room, slowly soaking everything in the room.

Shen Kang looked around, as if searching for something.

Su Qianming then realized what had happened and felt somewhat embarrassed and annoyed—how could he have obediently come out after being yelled at by Shen Kang? How humiliating would it be if Shi Qi saw this?

So, unable to contain himself, he stiffened his neck, trying to save face, and said, "Shen Kang, you're making a mountain out of a molehill. Grandma Li is so old, why are you still bothering her—"

Just then, a loud bang suddenly came from a corner of the room, startling everyone, and Su Qianming stopped talking abruptly.

Then everyone's eyes involuntarily followed the source of the sound and saw sparks flashing in a corner of the room.

There's a real electrical leak!

The people present were all college students, so they immediately understood the situation. Then, Yin Mingyang, Huang Jing, and the others subconsciously looked at the rising water level in the room, a hint of fear flashing in their eyes. They also subconsciously took a step back and stopped by leaning against the railing of the corridor, trying to stay as far away from the room as possible.

I reckon the power's already on inside. If they don't get out in time, they'll be in real danger.

Shen Kang finally found what he was looking for, took two steps over, and turned off the power.

Fang Shiqi's face paled slightly, and she couldn't help but ask Su Qianming, "What should we do?"

They just came to do volunteer work, how did this happen? What should they do now?

Su Qianming's face was also a little pale. When he heard Fang Shiqi's question, his mind went blank, and he asked in the same way, "Yes, what should we do?"

"What should we do?"

Shen Kang's voice came from the side, his expression less tense, and he even had time to make some sarcastic remarks, "Let's just leave it at that. The power's off, so it shouldn't catch fire due to an electrical leak. But just to be on the safe side, everyone should stay put and wait for the professionals to arrive."

He was also somewhat relieved that he was mentally mature and cautious, otherwise something really bad might have happened.

As he spoke, he took out his phone and made a call.

"Meng Dawei, call two people from the company's maintenance department over. They need to know about plumbing and electricity. I'll give you the address. Urgent, get them here as fast as possible!"

After finishing the call, Shen Kang went to a nearby room, borrowed a small stool, and asked Grandma Li to sit down. He said with a hint of embarrassment, "Grandma Li, you've given me my first princess carry ever. You're so lucky."

Grandma Li was too old and not very educated, with limited experience. She didn't quite understand how dangerous things had just happened. She just chuckled at Shen Kang and didn't understand what he meant by "princess carry".

The incident quickly alerted the students from the Warm Sunshine Society who had come with them. Everyone gathered around, chatting amongst themselves, but none of them went in. Even without Shen Kang's prompting, they were afraid to go in after learning what had happened.

A little while later, the sound of an electric scooter braking came from downstairs.

Following the sound of footsteps, two employees in Anjia uniforms quickly came up carrying toolboxes and approached Shen Kang, greeting him respectfully: "President Shen." "President Shen."

Shen Kang nodded to them and gave them a general overview of the situation.

His voice silenced the students from the Warm Sunshine Society, who had been chatting away just moments before, as if they had been choked.