I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

It was a girl walking along the roadside.

Seeing a BMW stop beside her, the girl glanced at it, then looked away, ignoring it and continuing to walk forward, a hint of helplessness in her expression.

It seems she has encountered this scenario more than once: people driving luxury cars stop in front of her and try to strike up a conversation.

And just as she expected, the car window rolled down, and a man's face peered out from the driver's seat.

"What a coincidence, Senior Song."

Hearing the voice, the girl was startled. She turned her head and saw the boy leaning out of the car looking in her direction. Who else could it be but Shen Kang?

The girl was Song Qingru.

Upon seeing that the boy in the car was Shen Kang, Song Qingru was pleasantly surprised and smiled, "Oh, it's you, Shen Kang."

Shen Kang said, "Going back to school? Let me give you a ride."

Song Qingru had helped him several times, and seeing him walking on the road, it would be somewhat impolite not to offer him a ride.

Song Qingru readily agreed, "Okay."

She instinctively reached for the passenger door and got in, but upon opening it, she saw a pile of things and odds and ends on the passenger side—gift boxes, bulging bags, and the like—it was so full that there was no room for anyone to sit. So she closed the door again and moved to the back seat.

The car started moving and headed towards Yangko University of Science and Technology.

Song Qingru spoke first, looking around the car's interior with interest, "Is this your car?"

She now knows that Shen Kang's family background is not as poor as she previously thought.

However, after gaining a detailed understanding of Shen Kang's businesses, Song Qingru discovered that they were all asset-light models that emphasized creativity, but the initial capital required was actually not high. The only businesses requiring significant investment, the house and the laundry, did not belong to Shen Kang; he was merely an employee and manager there.

This led Song Qingru to a new guess: Shen Kang's family was indeed well-off, providing him with some start-up capital, but even this "well-off" had its limits. Otherwise, why wouldn't Shen Kang open that large-scale laundry business himself, but instead work for someone else? Naturally, it was because he didn't have enough money.

But now, Shen Kang's family seems to be even better off than she imagined—they can afford to buy their child a BMW for school, which is clearly a step above the kind of family she had previously guessed.

"No, it belongs to a friend of mine. I borrowed it for a while."

Shen Kang looked at the road ahead and said this.

"You want to borrow it?" Song Qingru's interest was piqued again. "You're a really good friend. You lent me this car so readily."

"Uh, yes, that's why I often wish her to live forever."

Shen Kang thought of Zhou Man and said this with a smile.

Upon hearing the abstract phrase "I wish her to live forever," Song Qingru couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle gracefully.

After exchanging a few words, the two fell silent for a moment, and the car became quiet.

Song Qingru didn't like the situation where she and Shen Kang were in the same space but silent with each other; it made her a little uncomfortable. So she took the initiative to start a conversation: "Actually, you're a student, and all your work is done at school, so you probably don't go out often, right? Then why did you borrow a car?"

At this point, Song Qingru jokingly and tentatively asked, "Did you deliberately borrow a BMW, ready to drive it around at any time to pick up girls? Like today?"

Shen Kang smiled. "So that's what you think of me, Senior Song." Then he added, "But that's not the case. The reason I borrowed this car is because of some business needs."

He stopped there.

Song Qingru continued, "Business needs? Isn't all your business at the university?"

Shen Kang thought for a moment, then didn't hide anything and honestly said, "I also have some business in Yangcheng. I run a small housekeeping shop. Sometimes, when there are business matters there, I might need to go there, which is what happened today."

"You also opened a housekeeping shop in Yangcheng?" Hearing this new information, Song Qingru became even more interested. "What's it called? Tell me? Maybe I know it."

She wasn't usually one to pry into other people's private lives, but when she was with Shen Kang, she wanted to know more about him.

Now that they know the other party also runs a small housekeeping shop in Yangcheng, they subconsciously start asking about it.

Then, she heard a name from Shen Kang's mouth.

"Uh, call her Anjia."

"settle down?"

Song Qingru was genuinely taken aback this time. "You mean, Anjia Housekeeping, which only appeared in Yangcheng this year?"

"If there aren't any other companies with this name that also just started operating this July, then it should be this one."

Upon hearing Shen Kang's words, Song Qingru looked at the man in the driver's seat with a strange expression, peeking at his profile: "This is the 'small shop' you were talking about?"

She knew about Anjia Household Services; her family had purchased their services when she went back home for the National Day holiday.

It was the afternoon after relatives came over for dinner. The house was a bit messy, and my parents were too lazy to clean, so they went online and ordered a housekeeping service called Anjia.

Afterwards, Song Qingru saw the housekeeping company's service personnel arrive and complete the cleaning of her home using a standardized process she had never seen before. Even at the end, another service personnel from the company came to check on the work done by the previous housekeeping employee!

This model left a deep impression on Song Qingru.

According to her father, ever since Anjia Housekeeping opened a branch in their area, after they bought from them once and tried it out, they have basically handed over their daily cleaning work to Anjia Housekeeping.

Song Qingru was initially impressed by the company's business model, but she never expected that this housekeeping company would be founded by Shen Kang.

"Uh, it really is a small shop."

Thinking about his earlier unsuccessful attempt to obtain a loan, Shen Kang remarked with a touch of melancholy, "If it were a large store, it wouldn't be in such a situation where it can't even get a loan."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingru couldn't help but offer words of comfort and encouragement: "Your Anjia Housekeeping service really can't be considered a small shop anymore, and the model you've created is fantastic! When I went back home for the National Day holiday and saw your service model, I was amazed!..."

She recounted what happened during the National Day holiday, as well as her true thoughts and feelings at the time.

"...I believe that with your company's model and momentum, Anjia Household Services will definitely develop into a large company! Perhaps you'll even expand beyond Qianlin Province and reach the whole country!"

Shen Kang chuckled upon hearing this, "Thank you for your kind words. I'll thank you in advance."

With that, he continued driving, heading towards Yang University of Science and Technology.

Song Qingru sat in the back row, remaining silent for the moment, taking a breath to catch her breath, still somewhat excited. Mainly because Shen Kang had surprised her so many times, one surprise after another, and now she even learned that the Anjia Housekeeping service she had previously worked with was actually run by Shen Kang.

After pausing for a while, Song Qingru remembered something Shen Kang had just mentioned. "From what you said earlier, you were there today to work on Anjia Household Services' loan?"

"Well, if a company wants to grow, it certainly can't rely entirely on its own strength. If we can get a loan to help, we can naturally run faster," Shen Kang replied simply.

Song Qingru then asked, "But from what you're saying, it seems like it didn't work out?"

Shen Kang nodded. "Yeah. But that's normal. After all, our company and our business model are asset-light, so it's understandable that people have concerns."

Song Qingru encouraged them further, saying, "If you ask me, it's because they lack foresight and can't see how promising your company's future prospects are. If I were a banker, I would definitely be willing to lend you money; it's a sure-fire way to make a profit."

Shen Kang felt that this Senior Song was really nice; she kept encouraging him and probably had a very kind personality: "Hehe, thank you for your comforting words..."

The two chatted all the way, and the car soon arrived at Yangko University of Science and Technology.

Following Song Qingru's request, Shen Kang dropped her off at the foot of a teaching building, and then drove to A9 to park his car.

Song Qingru didn't leave for a while and stood by the roadside.

She watched Shen Kang's BMW drive away and disappear around the corner before finally turning around and heading back to her dormitory.

In her mind, however, she was still thinking about her conversation with Shen Kang, especially their subsequent discussion about loans.

After walking and thinking for a while, before she even reached her dormitory, Song Qingru suddenly stopped, took out her phone, and made a call.

When the call connected, Song Qingru heard a deep male voice on the other end and sweetly called out "Dad".

The voice on the other end softened, tinged with affection, "Why did you think of calling this old man today? Are you short of money again?"

Song Qingru gave a slightly guilty reproachful look, "We still have enough money. It's not like I only ever call you to ask for money. Can't I just show you some concern?"

The male voice on the other end chuckled repeatedly, "Alright, alright, go ahead and start showing your concern. I'm listening."

"Dad, how have you been feeling lately?"

"It's alright, I haven't been driven crazy by you yet."

"How's work been lately?"

"It's always been the same, it's been like this for so many years."...

After a long conversation between father and daughter, a display of paternal love and filial piety, the other end remained as steady as a mountain. Finally, Song Qingru couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Dad, actually, there's something I want to tell you."

The man on the other end seemed to have expected this: "Go ahead and say it. I've been waiting for this. I'm about to fall asleep if you don't tell me soon."

Song Qingru gave an awkward laugh and said, "Dad, I want to ask you, do you know about Anjia Household Services?"

"nonsense."

"Actually, Anjia Housekeeping was founded by one of my college classmates. Now they seem to be looking for a loan, and I thought, isn't this perfect? ​​Dad, you can lend them the money; it's a sure thing."