I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Seeing Shen Kang chatting with Guo Pinyan and Liu Jing again, Chen Liquan, the factory manager's assistant, stood aside without saying a word or urging them to hurry up and taste the beans.

He had long suspected that Shen Kang was someone with connections, but he hadn't expected Shen Kang's background to be so powerful.

However, the technician he had brought to assist Shen Kang and his team with bean tasting whispered over, "Assistant Chen, shouldn't we begin?"

Chen Liquan replied in a low voice, "No rush." ​​But in his heart, he thought to himself that this technician really had no sense of propriety.

Shen Kang, however, noticed this and said to Guo Pinyan and the others, "Old Guo, let's get down to business first."

Chen Liquan then came over with a smile and started tasting beans with Guo Pinyan and the others.

There was nothing more for Shen Kang and his group to do in this part, so they went to the side.

Liu Jing naturally walked to the side, her mind preoccupied with her relationship with Lao Guo.

She really likes Guo Pinyan and hopes that she can go from campus to wedding with Guo Pinyan, but there are still some practical problems. Among them, the one that worries her the most is that they are not a good match.

Her family was relatively poor; they lived in the countryside. Her parents farmed during the busy season and worked odd jobs or construction sites during their free time. Guo Pinyan's family, on the other hand, had urban residency. Her father was a senior executive, and the family owned several houses in Yangcheng. They even bought Guo Pinyan a car while she was still in college.

This difference in family background sometimes made her feel quite inferior, and she often wondered if she and Guo Pinyan could end up together after leaving school. Would his family accept her?

Often, the results she came up with were tragic, so she often didn't want to think about these problems. She just wanted to take it one day at a time and be happy for now.

However, today she saw a glimmer of hope for success—Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu.

The relationship between Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu is actually quite similar to that between her and Lao Guo: Shen Kang comes from a relatively low-income family, and she herself also comes from a relatively low-income family; He Qiuzhu comes from a relatively high-income family, and Guo Pinyan also comes from a relatively high-income family.

Perhaps I can learn from Shen Kang's success story?

Thinking about it, Liu Jingxin was intrigued and asked, "Old Shen, what was the situation when you first met He Qiuzhu's parents? Did you only meet her mother, or did you meet both her parents?"

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"What's going on...?"

Shen Kang pondered for a moment, then recalled the day the family of four first met, "I guess you could say I met both her parents."

Liu Jing then asked, "What was her parents' attitude towards you back then?"

Shen Kang recalled for a moment: "Hmm...they were all quite kind."

As Liu Jing asked one question after another, she learned more details about the day Shen Kang met He Qiuzhu's parents.

Shen Kang rode a bicycle there.

They left together. Shen Kang even tried to put the bicycle in the trunk of He Qiuzhu's mother's car, but it wouldn't fit. In the end, he put it in the trunk of He Qiuzhu's father's car instead. He Qiuzhu's parents didn't mind at all; in fact, they helped.

Shen Kang also wished He Qiuzhu's mother, the CEO Zhou from earlier, would never die.

Mr. Zhou was very happy and gave him a gift of one million.

"..."

After hearing these details, Liu Jing felt that they were a bit abstract and quite different from what she had imagined.

In her imagination, a meeting between the parents of a "lower-to-higher" couple like theirs was a nerve-wracking, even stormy affair—isn't that how it's always portrayed on TV?

"Old Shen, is everything you said true?" Liu Jing asked again.

"Really." Shen Kang nodded, then asked, "Otherwise, what did you expect it to be like?"

Seeing that Guo Pinyan was engrossed in eating beans and hadn't noticed them, Liu Jing lowered her voice and said, "I thought it would be like this—the other party throws out a bank card, says there's 500,000 yuan in it, and leaves her child. Isn't that how it always goes on TV?"

Shen Kang laughed, "Old Guo's mother probably won't be willing to throw out 500,000."

Liu Jing felt a little guilty and gave an awkward laugh. "I was talking about you and He Qiuzhu."

Shen Kang nodded and said nothing more.

He felt that Liu Jing was thinking too far ahead. Let alone the hurdle of Guo Pinyan's family, Liu Jing might not even be able to get past Guo Pinyan himself, since that beast Guo was dating two girlfriends at the same time.

However, this is a matter of their personal relationships, and he shouldn't interfere.

Shen Kang fell silent, and Liu Jing also fell silent, lost in thought, a flicker of interest stirring within her: It seemed the plot of the TV series was indeed exaggerated and extreme? Look at Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu's example—they went so smoothly, didn't they? Perhaps, she and Lao Guo would have it just as smoothly? ...

Zong Shijie had been waiting for a while, and now that Shen Kang and Liu Jing had finished their conversation, he finally came over and took the initiative to speak: "Old Shen, are you done with your work?"

"Hey, what am I busy with? It's all Lao Guo who's busy."...

Zong Shijie hadn't had much contact with Shen Kang. He was initially worried that Shen Kang would become arrogant after hooking up with Zhou Man, but now that he had taken the initiative to contact him, he realized he was wrong.

Shen Kang was quite approachable, and the two quickly became acquainted.

Zong Shijie then took the opportunity to mention his purpose for the visit: "...I heard about you from Lao Guo. Lao Guo said you're a very interesting person and a very good friend, and seeing you today, it's really true. Lao Guo and I have some other friends, and they all really enjoy being friends with interesting people like you. How about we arrange a time sometime, and I'll treat you all to an introduction so you can all meet a few more people?"

Shen Kang roughly understood Zong Shijie's meaning and did not refuse. After all, having more friends meant having more options. He would get to know them first and see how things went. If he liked someone, he would continue to befriend them; if not, he would let it go. "Okay, then I'll wait for your message. But I usually have a lot of other things to do, so please call me before you make an appointment."

"I can tell you're usually quite busy, so I'll definitely call you first if I want to make plans."

As Zong Shijie spoke, he exchanged contact information with Shen Kang, thus achieving his goal.

After that, Zong Shijie started chatting with Shen Kang about other topics, such as cars, watches, and nightclubs. There were many topics, but they were all quickly moved on.

The purpose was to see what Shen Kang was interested in, so that they could cater to his interests.

However, after chatting for a while, Zong Shijie found himself unable to figure Shen Kang out: no matter what they talked about, Shen Kang seemed to know a little about it, but he didn't seem very interested.

Just then, Shen Kang's phone rang; it was Yin Zhiqian calling.

"Wait a mininute."

Shen Kang apologized and answered the phone first.

Yin Zhiqian called to discuss some minor issues that had arisen during the launch of "If You Are the One." After Shen Kang inquired about the matter, he diagnosed it on the spot and gave instructions one by one. After finishing his business, he hung up the phone.

Zong Shijie, who was standing nearby, overheard some of the conversation and chuckled, saying, "Looks like you're really busy, Lao Shen. Busy here, busy there." He then tentatively asked, "From what you said on the phone earlier, you also started a website?"

Shen Kang said, "Yeah. We created an interest-based community... you could think of it as a campus forum."

Mentioning campus forums, Zong Shijie felt he had something to talk about. "Campus forums? Speaking of which, we also have a campus forum in the university town of Beilu District, called Yangbei Forum. It was created by a student from Yangshang University, and it's quite successful..."

Speaking of this, Zong Shijie thought of a problem: Zheng Changhao runs a campus forum, and Shen Kang also runs a campus forum, so the two are natural competitors.

This prompted Zong Shijie to change the subject, "...But since you've taken on this, I reckon he won't be a match for you. If the two of you really clash... haha, then you should definitely let me know, I'll definitely come to your aid."

Zong Shijie and Zheng Changhao can actually be considered friends.

However, even among friends, there are degrees of closeness: Zheng Changhao is just a kid from an ordinary family who created a campus website, while Shen Kang? He could very well be the future son-in-law of Shengyuan Group. Their statuses are worlds apart. Therefore, Zong Shijie did not hesitate to state his position, standing on Shen Kang's side and extending goodwill to him.

But that's all they're doing is stating their position and showing goodwill. If Shen Kang and Zheng Changhao's two websites really start fighting, they won't be able to help much—they don't understand campus forums.

Upon hearing Zong Shijie's words, Shen Kang was somewhat surprised. "You mean Zheng Changhao?"

Zong Shijie was also somewhat surprised: "You know him too?"

"Yeah, I know him. I even played GG on his website. Old Zheng is a nice guy," Shen Kang said, then asked, "Is he also in your circle?"

Zong Shijie shook his head, "No."

After chatting about Zheng Changhao for a while, they ran out of things to say. Zong Shijie then steered the conversation back to Shen Kang's website, "I just heard you talking about 'If You Are the One' and something about a platform on the phone. What is that?"

Shen Kang then explained, "Oh, 'platform' is just a metaphor. This 'If You Are the One' is an event my website is about to launch..."

He gave a detailed explanation of "If You Are the One".

Zong Shijie's initial intention was simply to find topics to talk about with Shen Kang in order to improve their relationship.

He wasn't really interested in websites or forums—talking about those was less interesting than discussing which nightclubs in Yangcheng were the best lately.

However, after Shen Kang explained the format of "If You Are the One," Zong Shijie became genuinely interested.

"One boy, facing twelve girls?"

After Shen Kang finished speaking, Zong Shijie asked another question.

He's never done this even in nightclubs!