I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

While everyone else was enjoying the show, Shen Kang and his friends had already explored all three commercial areas on campus and were currently visiting the last one, which Su Yali was showing them.

With Su Yali's explanation, a local expert, Shen Kang also gained an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the three commercial districts of Qianmin University.

Then, Shen Kang's gaze fell on a spot to the left.

"What's that place for?"

Shen Kang pointed in that direction and asked this question.

Su Yali also looked in the direction he pointed: it was a piece of land separate from this commercial area, with a few houses built on it. The buildings were in the architectural style of the last century, and they looked very old. The doors were all closed, and they were somewhat dilapidated, but the location was excellent. If you were to pass by any of the nearby roads, you would have to go through that area.

"Oh, that's an old school building. For some reason, it wasn't renovated in recent years and has fallen behind. Now it's basically being used as a warehouse..."

Su Yali really seemed to know everything, and she immediately started introducing the place, even mentioning some insider information: "...The location of that place is indeed quite good. I heard that some people want to take over the place and open a shop, but the school has been refusing to approve it."

Shen Kang listened silently.

After visiting these three commercial districts, he actually took a liking to a few shops, but unfortunately, all of them had already been rented out and opened as businesses.

Or rather, this cannot be called a coincidence, but an inevitability—unlike Yang University of Science and Technology, the commercial development on campus at Chien Min University is progressing much faster, and there are hardly any empty shops left.

Not to mention the shops that Shen Kang had his eye on, which were in very good locations and were already rented out, so it was quite normal.

Compared to the shops Shen Kang had his eye on, these warehouse-like buildings were better. But a new problem arose: the school wouldn't approve them…

Xie Yuan had followed Shen Kang all this way because he knew Shen Kang wanted to find a shop in their Qianmin University. As he followed him, he realized Shen Kang couldn't find a suitable shop to rent, which finally made him somewhat happy. He then shared this information with the group member who had contacted him earlier, who then shared it in the group chat.

Their gossip-loving QQ group kept getting new members, and now it was growing larger and larger. As the discussion progressed, everyone's opinion became more and more consistent—they absolutely had to invite Shen Kang to stay for a meal today so that everyone could formally get to know each other.

This guy named Shen Kang really has a mysterious air about him, and everyone wants to get to know him. It seems that getting to know him wouldn't be an honor, but at least you'd have something to brag about when you're with others. After all, not everyone has a friend who grew up in an orphanage, is suspected of being the heir to a hotel group, and even has a beautiful woman rushing to dress up and get ready to meet him.

Therefore, when people saw this new message that came from Xie Yuan and was shared in the group, they immediately stepped forward to help.

"I know the owner of the bubble tea shop next to the girls' dormitory; he's a friend of mine. He recently told me that business isn't good, and it seems he's thinking of selling it. If Shen Kang is really looking for a shop, I can introduce them."

It wasn't just him; two other people also mentioned that some of their friends owned shops near the school. They said they could help Shen Kang make contact if he really wanted to find a shop.

It's clear that they are genuinely eager to welcome Shen Kang into their circle.

The group member naturally relayed the three people's message to Xie Yuan via text message.

But then, another member of the group posted a question in the group.

"Who is Dean Ding? Does our school have any deans whose surname is Ding?"

This question surprised everyone gathered in the group who were just watching the drama unfold.

After a while, someone finally spoke up: "In our school, the dean of the Computer Science Department is surnamed Ding."

Someone else asked in the group chat, "Why are you suddenly asking about Dean Ding?"

The group is currently focused on the gossip surrounding Shen Kang, so the sudden mention of a random Dean Ding seems rather abrupt.

Not only did the group members who were watching the drama feel it was abrupt, but Su Yali and Xie Yuan also felt it was quite sudden.

Just now, as Xie Yuan was happily watching Shen Kang, who couldn't find the shop, Shen Kang suddenly took out his phone, searched for a moment, and made a call.

"Hello, Dean Ding, it's me, Xiao Shen, Shen Kang. We met at that academic conference... You still remember me? It's an honor... I had some business to attend to today, so I came to Qianmin University. I'm at the university now..."

Xie Yuan listened for a while and then realized something was wrong.

This sounds like Dean Ding is some kind of dean from their Qianmin University.

This guy actually knows the dean of their Thousand Min University?

That's why Xie Yuan asked someone to ask in the group.

Then he received a reply from a friend, learning that the dean of the Computer Science Department at Qianmin University was indeed surnamed Ding! This gave Xie Yuan an immense headache. Why did he feel that, compared to himself, this Shen Kang was the real student at Qianmin University?

Xie Yuan looked at Shen Kang with suspicion and uncertainty—this wasn't just about money anymore, so who exactly was this guy? And when he first appeared, he acted like Yin Mingyang's lackey, so who exactly was Yin Mingyang? ...

Yin Mingyang stood silently to the side, noticing Xie Yuan's expression and the look of surprise and uncertainty in Xie Yuan's eyes as he looked at him.

This made Yin Mingyang feel incredibly pleased, thinking to himself that Old Shen really knew how to show off. It was a pity Old Shen was studying at Yang University of Science and Technology. If Old Shen were studying at Qianmin University, how happy would he be, showing off like this every day?

Su Yali, standing to the side watching Shen Kang make a phone call, was also quite surprised.

The title "Dean Ding" reminded her of Dean Ding Zhentao of the School of Computer Science at her university. After overhearing a few more sentences "inadvertently," she became even more certain that the person on the other end of Shen Kang's phone call was Dean Ding Zhentao.

After thinking for a while, Su Yali glanced at Fang Shiqi.

She finally understood why Fang Shiqi was treating Shen Kang so differently and seemed to have taken a liking to him. Indeed, Shen Kang was quite mysterious and charming, unlike the average college student.

After making the call, Shen Kang said goodbye to them, saying he had some things to take care of and would contact them later.

Everyone knew he was probably going to see Dean Ding, so naturally no one said anything.

Shen Kang asked for the address Ding Zhentao had given him over the phone, then left alone and went to Ding Zhentao's office.