I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

After hearing Shen Kang's words, Deng Shicheng was speechless for a moment.

By using gimmicks to generate buzz and subtly incorporating education into entertainment, the program not only maintains the right direction but also continuously expands its appeal and influence, ultimately making the concept of secondhand trading more acceptable to a wider audience and achieving the goals of resource conservation and environmental protection... Shen Kang's logic is indeed sound.

Most importantly, Shen Kang's concept of integrating education with entertainment captivated Deng Shicheng.

He just said that it's normal for his daughter to be vain, and that they understand and try their best to satisfy her. But in reality, this old father often worries about his daughter.

Deng Shicheng used to be a journalist, and because of his job, he came into contact with many prostitutes. Among them were those from poor families, many from families with good financial conditions, and even some who were actually college students.

Those college graduates from well-off families don't actually have to worry about their daily expenses. The reason they go into business is mostly because they've "seen the world" and want a high-end mobile phone, a set of luxury clothes, and a luxury handbag. These things are beyond their means with their living expenses, so they have no choice but to go into business to make quick money.

Deng Shicheng was very worried that his daughter might one day also take this path in order to buy a set of designer clothes.

All Deng Shicheng could do was try to guide his daughter towards a correct set of values, but with little success. Therefore, he could only try his best to satisfy some of his daughter's shopping needs based on vanity, at least to prevent her from having bad thoughts because she couldn't afford to buy things.

But now, it seems that Shen Kang has indeed provided a new direction.

My daughter likes the dating show "If You Are the One," which is evident from the fact that she called me last night to ask me to watch it together.

If Shen Kang can truly integrate education into entertainment, then perhaps he can help his daughter establish correct values, and the things he is worried about will not happen.

However, there's still one point worth considering—while Shen Kang isn't your average college student and has indeed demonstrated a certain sense of social responsibility, compared to the lofty ideals he speaks of, this young man is still too young. Is he just spouting empty words to appease me, or does he truly have the ability to deliver? After all, I've seen far too many people who say one thing in front of the camera and another behind closed doors. Once, even with the TV station's endorsement, the situation reversed, leaving the station in a very difficult position…

Deng Shicheng pondered.

Qian Ming'en glanced over every now and then, wondering if Shen Kang had managed to persuade Director Deng.

Shen Kang, however, remained unhurried, picked up his coffee, and took another sip.

The room fell silent for a moment.

……

Just half an hour before the three of them arrived at the coffee shop, a car drove past the Yangko University of Science and Technology campus.

The driver was Shi Qingxiang.

The performance targets for this month are too heavy, and there's no one idle in the entire credit department. Even the director is out running around every day. Today, he's here to discuss a business deal with a factory in the Beilu District.

The business negotiations went smoothly, and the department had achieved part of its targets, so Shi Qingxiang was in a good mood, humming a song as he drove.

As they approached the south gate of Yangko University of Science and Technology, Shi Qingxiang noticed a car parked outside the gate. A middle-aged man was getting into the car, and then the gate barrier was raised, allowing the car to drive in.

This was a perfectly normal scene, but Shi Qingxiang still took another look because he recognized the man who got on the bus—it was Song Zhengping.

Shi Qingxiang slowed down and finally stopped at the south gate of Yangke University. He rolled down the passenger window, turned his head, and watched Song Zhengping's car drive into the school through the window.

The railings at the school gate have also been lowered again.

"Song Zhengping..."

As Shi Qingxiang muttered to himself, another name immediately flashed through his mind—Shen Kang.

He knew that Yangcheng Bank had also contacted Shen Kang; this wasn't just something Shen Kang said, but also something their due diligence team had reported. Furthermore, Song Zhengping's recent invitation to tea further confirmed this.

Therefore, it's quite obvious that Song Zhengping's car appeared at Yangke University to look for Shen Kang.

"So, it was our bank's involvement that made Song Zhengping want to try and persuade Shen Kang to kick us out? Goodness, a deal worth one or two million, and President Song personally came to our door..."

After thinking about it, Shi Qingxiang decided not to go back for the time being.

Anyway, there's nothing much going on for the time being.

He turned the car around and headed straight for the south gate of Yang University of Science and Technology.

After registering at the gate, Shi Qingxiang drove into Yangke University. He drove slowly on the main road on campus, keeping an eye on the vehicles around him, ready to spot Song Zhengping's car at any moment.

"It has a bit of a private detective feel to it."

Shi Qingxiang suddenly had this idea, then chuckled and searched even more enthusiastically.

……

While Shi Qingxiang was searching, Song Zhengping had already driven to the foot of a teaching building, parked in a parking space, and made a phone call. However, he didn't call Shen Kang, but Song Qingru.

After all, he came here today to find his daughter, and if he ran into Shen Kang, it would only be a coincidence.

"Hey, Qingru, Dad's at your school..."

Song Qingru knew her father was coming today, but unfortunately, the student council was busy and she, as the head of student life, couldn't get away for the time being. So she called Jiang Zhuojie and asked him to pick up her father and show Song Zhengping around the school first.

When he received the call, Jiang Zhuojie was rehearsing in a room at the university student activity center.

Yangko University of Science and Technology is currently holding its annual Top Ten Campus Singers Competition, and Jiang Zhuojie has participated. He has made it through the auditions and preliminary and semi-final rounds and is about to participate in the finals.

"...Are you free right now? I'm really busy. If you're not free, that's fine, I'll ask Lulu again."

Song Qingru's voice came through the receiver, and she didn't seem to have high expectations.

This is mainly because Song Qingru, Yao Yilu, and Jiang Zhuojie grew up together, and the three families are close friends. Song Qingru and Yao Yilu also know that because Song Zhengping always says things like "It would be great if A-Jie were our son-in-law," it always makes Jiang Zhuojie feel very awkward and helpless, so Jiang Zhuojie often runs away when he sees Song Zhengping.

The reason for asking Jiang Zhuojie if he could go first was because Jiang Zhuojie is a boy, and it would be more convenient for him to accompany Song Zhengping.

Jiang Zhuojie, on the other end, fell silent for a moment after hearing what Song Qingru said.

Just as Song Qingru was about to say no and ask Yao Yilu, Jiang Zhuojie spoke up: "Okay, Uncle Song is here, it's only right that I show him around. Leave it to me, you go ahead and do your thing."

Song Qingru on the other end of the phone was slightly surprised.

Normally, she would probably make a joke and ask Jiang Zhuojie if he had changed his personality, since he usually acts like a mouse in front of a cat when he sees Song Zhengping.

But when someone called her from the other end, she stopped joking: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, thanks."

Jiang Zhuojie wanted to say, "No need to thank me, it's my pleasure," but Song Qingru had already hung up the phone.

He took the phone away from his ear, glanced at it twice, then put it away, hung up the receiver, and made as if to leave.

The others in the rehearsal room looked over, and one of them called out, "Ah Jie, aren't you rehearsing?"

"Something came up, so I'll have to wait my turn. You guys wait your turn."

With that, Jiang Zhuojie went out.

After leaving the rehearsal room, Jiang Zhuojie called Song Zhengping, found out where Song Zhengping was, and then jogged over there.

After picking up Song Zhengping, Jiang Zhuojie took him for a walk around the campus.

Walking on the sidewalk beside the main road on campus, Song Zhengping looked at Jiang Zhuojie and smiled, saying, "I didn't get a good look at you when I came to the last sports meet, but now that I see you, A-Jie, you seem to have grown taller again? You're a grown man now, even taller than your old man."

Jiang Zhuojie smiled and said, "Yeah, you've grown another 3 centimeters. Uncle, where would you like to go for a stroll?"

"I haven't explored your school thoroughly, but I heard from Qingru that there's a small east street on campus that seems quite lively?"

"Yeah, it's quite lively over there, and it's not far from here. Let's go take a look over there first. After Qingru finishes her work, we'll find a place to eat together."

"Haha, it seems university life really does toughen you up. I remember you used to be like a mouse before a cat whenever you saw me, but now you're much more confident and talkative."...

The two walked and talked, and after a while, they arrived at Xiaodong Street.

Song Zhengping had been here before. After entering the street, his eyes immediately fell on the coffee shop not far ahead. He had already decided that it would be best if he could bump into Shen Kang there. If not, it wouldn't matter; he could just call him and say that he was visiting his daughter today and happened to be passing by when he remembered Shen Kang.

Thinking this, Song Zhengping was about to look away when he paused a short distance ahead, somewhat surprised.

There are quite a few students coming and going on Xiaodong Street.

At that moment, not far ahead, among the students coming and going, there was a middle-aged man walking. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, was thin, and kept looking left and right, as if he was looking for something, which made him look even more sleazy.

This man, who looked somewhat sleazy, was none other than Shi Qingxiang.

"What is he doing here?"

A question mark flashed through Song Zhengping's mind.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhuojie was talking to Song Zhengping, "...There's nothing special about this street, just these shops. By the way, Uncle, you must be thirsty after driving all this way, right? I'll go buy some water. What would you like to drink?"

Song Zhengping withdrew his gaze, chuckled, and said, "University really does toughen people up. You're not only more magnanimous and talkative now, but you've also learned to take care of others."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuojie's heart stirred.

As is customary, once Song Zhengping starts praising him, he always ends up pairing him with Song Qingru.

For example, with the sentence "She knows how to take care of people," Song Zhengping would probably say, "She's so good at taking care of people, she'll be perfect to take care of our Qingru for the rest of her life."

In the past, Jiang Zhuojie would feel helpless and embarrassed when Song Zhengping said similar things, but now he is actually looking forward to it.

Unfortunately, Song Zhengping didn't say those things. Instead, he said, "I heard Qingru say that there's a milk tea shop at your school that's different from the ones outside. Why don't we drink that one? It's on me."

Jiang Zhuojie was a little disappointed at not hearing what he wanted to hear, and also somewhat surprised by Song Zhengping's words: "Uncle, you still drink milk tea?"

This is completely inconsistent with his impression of Song Zhengping.

Song Zhengping chuckled and said, "Uncle isn't that old, and I'd like to try out some of your young people's things and keep up with the trend."

"Okay. I know which milk tea shop you're talking about, it's just up ahead..."

The two talked as they walked.

Jiang Zhuojie was having quite a few internal monologues: Uncle Song's speaking habits had changed; he wasn't saying those things to him anymore. Had he really changed his mind and wanted to get Qingru and that boy together? ...

Jiang Zhuojie didn't know much about that boy.

Yao Yilu knew a lot about the boy. She treated him very well and asked Song Qingru about him in detail. But Jiang Zhuojie didn't ask any questions at all, showing that he didn't care.

Thinking about it, Jiang Zhuojie brought up the topic of "youth trends" that the two were currently discussing, saying, "Speaking of trends, our school recently held a competition for the top ten singers on campus, which is the biggest trend on our school recently, and it's quite lively."

Song Zhengping followed up, saying, "Oh? Did you participate? You sing really well. Every year when several families go to karaoke together, we older folks drink while you sing and accompany us, haha."

"I participated."

"How did you do in the rankings?"

Jiang Zhuojie smiled shyly: "The finals haven't started yet, but I've already made it to the finals. Judging from the discussions on our school's forum, many people are quite optimistic about me winning the championship."

Song Zhengping was somewhat surprised: "That's amazing! You absolutely must call your father over to watch. He loves being in the limelight. He'll be thrilled if his son wins, haha..."

Hearing Song Zhengping's praise and seeing the surprise on Song Zhengping's face, Jiang Zhuojie felt good, thinking that his score in Uncle Song's eyes had probably gone up a notch again.

At this moment, the two of them were talking as they walked quickly to the entrance of the coffee shop.

Shi Qingxiang looked around and walked over from the opposite side.

Two groups of people are about to meet at the entrance of the coffee shop.

At that very moment, outside the milk tea stall of Yanyu Chaji, which Song Zhengping and Jiang Zhuojie were heading to, stood a beautiful girl.

Zhu Jingdong was sitting in the shop when he saw the girl and stood up.

The pretty girl standing outside the stall is Qin Zhen.

She had been to this milk tea shop several times, and each time Ouyang Yu had brought her here and paid for the milk tea.

Even if Zhu Jingdong were blind, he could tell from that attentive manner that Ouyang Yuzhen was pursuing this girl named Qin Zhen.

However, starting a week ago, Qin Zhen has been coming here alone to buy milk tea.

"Should it be like Bo Ya breaking his zither strings, with three parts sugar and no ice?"

Zhu Jingdong asked a question.

Qin Zhen always orders this one when he comes to buy milk tea; he remembers it by heart.

"Okay, swipe your card."

As Qin Zhen spoke, he took out a Beiming prepaid card, had Zhu Jingdong swipe it, and then put it away.

Zhu Jingdong then went to make milk tea.

Qin Zhen glanced into study room 302. "Your boss isn't here again today?"

The reason she's been coming here alone to buy milk tea so often lately is twofold: firstly, she genuinely loves this brand's milk tea; and secondly, she hopes to bump into Shen Kang.

Previously, Qin Zhen's attitude towards Shen Kang was: "So what if you've started a few businesses like it's nothing? You think you're so great? You don't care about me, and I won't care about you either." After all, she had her own pride.

But when Qin Zhen saw those rich kids getting off that convoy on the street that day, and how they treated Shen Kang so well, even lining up to shake his hand, her thoughts slowly changed.

Shen Kang is a super-rich second-generation heir who is extremely well-hidden.

Every night when Qin Zhen closed his eyes, the image of that cool-looking Lamborghini and the scene of the rich second-generation owner bringing people to Shen Kang to "pay respects" would always flash before his eyes.

This was the first time Qin Zhen had encountered such a super-rich second-generation in real life.

Being in the same school as this super-rich second-generation heir, and even knowing him, is already incredibly lucky. Should I really turn away such a golden opportunity because of a bit of ridiculous pride and arrogance?

After two nights of careful consideration, Qin Zhen made her decision.

For the sake of this super-rich second-generation heir, changing myself and taking a more proactive approach doesn't seem like a bad idea. After all, what era are we living in? In this age of gender equality, it's not shameful for a woman to take the initiative. Aren't all developed countries like this?

Qin Zhen successfully convinced herself.

And so she became what she is now, no longer having her suitors deliver milk tea to her door, but instead coming here herself every day to buy a cup of milk tea.

Unfortunately, she didn't run into Shen Kang during her several visits.

It seems to be the same today.

Just as Qin Zhen was thinking this, a voice drifted over from Zhu Jingdong, who was making milk tea with his back to her: "The boss is here today."

Qin Zhen was taken aback and quickly asked, "Where is he now? I haven't seen him. Did he leave?"

Zhu Jingdong continued, with his back to her, "He didn't leave. I just saw him go to the coffee shop next door with a few people."

The coffee shop next door?

Qin Zhen immediately turned his head and looked towards the coffee shop next door, somewhat pleasantly surprised, finally catching this guy.

But how can I naturally bump into him?

Qin Zhen thought for a moment and decided to check the situation inside the coffee shop first. So she turned around and went to the coffee shop entrance to look inside through the large glass window facing the street.

It was at this moment that the two groups met behind her.

……

Shi Qingxiang walked along Xiaodong Street, looking left and right, but did not see Song Zhengping.

"Has he already approached Shen Kang? What will they talk about? Although Shen Kang's identity is indeed quite mysterious, for a bank manager to personally come to see him..."

Shi Qingxiang searched and pondered at the same time.

In the end, he decided not to look anymore, picked up his handbag, and was about to take out his phone to call Shen Kang.

He always gets involved in this matter.

Just as Shi Qingxiang was about to give up the search, he seemed to see someone. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was indeed Song Zhengping, walking towards him from the opposite direction and talking to a male college student.