I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

They've come to facilitate this marriage again.

Seeing these three people at the door, a thought immediately flashed through Zong Shijie's mind, giving him a real headache.

Zong Shijie knew that his father and Uncle Chen both wanted him to marry Chen Wanning, but he didn't want to. It wasn't out of rebellion; it was purely because Chen Wanning wasn't pretty—all his girlfriends were prettier than her.

So even though the two grew up together, Zong Shijie only treated Chen Wanning as a younger sister.

However, his father's attitude remained quite firm, which really annoyed Zong Shijie.

"Dad, Uncle Chen, Ningning."

Zong Shijie greeted the group, stepped aside, and led them in.

When Chen Wanning passed by Zong Shijie, she didn't even bother to glance at him.

Like Zong Shijie, Chen Wanning also looked down on this "Brother Jie" she had grown up with—Zong Shijie was really quite ordinary-looking. With her family being so rich, what kind of handsome guy couldn't she find? Why did her future husband have to be Zong Shijie? What the hell!

After the group entered, Zong Shijie closed the door.

The group sat down in the living room. Zong Shijie brought over some drinks and fruit, then plopped down to Zong Kunyang's right, leaving a seat between them.

After sitting down, Zong Shijie wanted to talk about his upcoming appearance on television and show off a bit.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, before he could even utter a word, he swallowed it back down.

This matter isn't settled yet; Shen Kang only mentioned it to me briefly, and I haven't even finalized things with the female guest. Besides, who knows what other unexpected things might happen along the way?

If I were to announce it now, make a big boast, and create a lot of anticipation, what if things go wrong and I can't get on TV? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

Forget it, let's just bear with it for now.

Once everything is settled, the interviews are done, the news is ready, and it's going to air on TV, make a phone call and casually mention it to Zong Kunyang.

"Hey, Lao Zong, your son's on TV! It's on Yangcheng Channel 2... Why would I lie to you? Remember to watch it..."

Such a sudden attack must have caused Zong Kunyang the greatest shock.

Zong Shijie thought about it and chuckled.

"What are you grinning about?"

Seeing his silly look, Zong Kunyang was a little puzzled and asked him a question.

Zong Shijie quickly composed himself, saying, "It's nothing." He then picked up a grape and started eating it, feigning calmness.

Zong Kunyang glanced at his son, then ignored him and said, "Your Uncle Chen went to see Ningning today, and I happened to have some things to do, so we ran into them. Since it's not far from here, I thought I'd just pick you up too, and we can all go out for dinner together later."

"Perfect timing! You and Ningning haven't seen each other in a while, have you? Let's chat. I remember when you were little, Ningning was always clinging to you, like a little shadow, following you everywhere you went. You spoiled her back then, and if anyone touched her, you'd fight them. I got called in by your teacher several times for that, haha. In the blink of an eye, you two have grown up so much..."

Zong Kunyang began to reminisce about the past, his expression filled with emotion.

This is his old trick.

The other three people present reacted differently:

Chen Kexu was also somewhat sentimental, occasionally interjecting, "Yes, back then, they were all so small, and now they're all grown men and women..."

Chen Wanning was tired of hearing it, but she couldn't say anything. She could only lower her head and continue playing on her phone, expressing her attitude in this way.

Zong Shijie hesitated.

He's going to dinner with that female guest tonight, and Shen Kang will be there too. What if I go to dinner with my dad and the others?

Moreover, from a personal perspective, Zong Shijie would much rather have dinner with the female guest—he could already imagine what it would be like to have dinner with the group of people here, and it would give him a real headache.

After hesitating for a moment, Zong Shijie spoke up: "Dad, I have dinner appointments tonight. Why don't the three of you go and eat?"

Zong Kunyang's words were interrupted, and upon hearing his son's words, he immediately became furious. He thought to himself, "You really don't understand anything. Don't you know how critical the situation is? At a time like this, I'm desperately trying to salvage the situation, and you, instead of helping, are deliberately creating more problems."

However, with Chen Kexu and his daughter present, Zong Kunyang didn't get angry. He just looked a little sullen. "You made an appointment? It's not easy for your Uncle Chen and Ningning to come all this way. Cancel it."

Zong Kunyang still holds considerable sway at home, and when he speaks in this tone, Zong Shijie usually obeys obediently.

But today is a little different.

Zong Shijie hesitated after hearing Zong Kunyang's words.

This unusual behavior made Zong Kunyang even angrier, and his face darkened further.

Hearing the commotion, Chen Wanning stopped playing on her phone, looked up, and stared at the scene with some surprise: Zong Shijie, that coward, had his finances controlled by Uncle Zong and usually obeyed him without question. He would give in at the slightest pressure from Uncle Zong, so why was he acting so tough today?

Chen Kexu was an old acquaintance of the father and son, and upon seeing them, he quickly interjected to smooth things over: "Hehe, Lao Zong, the child is all grown up now, with his own friends and social life. Besides, our arrival today was indeed too sudden, disrupting the child's plans. I think we should let the child go to his appointment. We're all old friends, what can't our two families do for a meal? Never mind, never mind..."

Chen Kexu simply doesn't want his daughter to marry Zong Shijie. But putting aside his daughter's marriage, Zong Kunyang is still his good friend, and Zong Shijie is his nephew. He doesn't want to see the two fathers and sons clash.

Upon seeing Chen Kexu's offer of reconciliation, Zong Kunyang became even more determined and continued to apply pressure, persuading Zong Shijie to cancel his appointment for that evening.

"Never mind, Lao Zong, the child might really have something important to do."

"Old Chen, just leave it to me. Don't I know him? What important business could he possibly have..."

Just as the two were struggling, Zong Shijie finally spoke.

"I really have important business to attend to!"

Zong Kunyang and Chen Kexu both paused and looked over at the same time.

Zong Shijie had no choice but to say, "I participated in a program called 'If You Are the One,' and the program's producer just called me to say that Yangcheng Channel 2 wants to interview me, the kind of interview that goes on TV news. I've already made an appointment with the producer tonight to discuss this matter in detail; it's really important."

Zong Kunyang was a little confused.

He knew his son well; he was usually irresponsible and didn't do anything serious. Why was he going to be on TV?

Their ancestral family used to be farmers, and now they run a small business, but no one from their family has ever been on television, let alone a television station in the provincial capital!

Chen Kexu was also surprised.

Neither of them spoke for a moment. Only Chen Wanning, after hearing what Zong Shijie had said, asked, "If You Are the One? Brother Jie, you're not that guy with the Honda Fit, are you?"

"it's me."

Upon hearing Zong Shijie's confirmation, Chen Wanning immediately became excited: "Brother Jie, so you're that Fit guy! I was wondering where this sucker came from, selling a used Fit for just one dollar to show off. It's you! That makes sense!"

"..."

Zong Shijie was speechless, yet somewhat amused: "Ningning, you saw it too?"

Chen Wanning nodded repeatedly, "Of course I watched it. Everyone in my dorm watched it; they even dragged me to watch it. By the way, do you know who that 'lovestruck guy' is? Isn't he really handsome?"

It was clear that Chen Wanning was very excited, chattering away with questions.

Zong Shijie answered some of her questions first: "I haven't met him."

"Ah..." Chen Wanning was disappointed, "Weren't you together during your live stream?"

"We're not together. It's all being streamed online, there's no need for us to be together."

After exchanging a few words, Chen Kexu chimed in, "Ningning, you know about Xiao Jie's situation too?"

"I know..."

Upon hearing her father's question, Chen Wanning began to chatter on, recounting the entire story of "If You Are the One".

After Chen Wanning finished speaking, Zong Shijie casually and nonchalantly continued the conversation.

"It just so happens that the owner of this website is a friend of mine. He said that the purpose of this website is to promote second-hand transactions, reduce resource waste, and promote environmental protection. When I heard that, I thought it was very meaningful, so I said I would help you by getting a Honda Fit and selling it for one dollar. It would definitely be a big gimmick and would also attract more people's attention to the program and get more people involved in environmental protection."

"Then I thought about it again. The TV station is already paying attention to this and will be reporting on it, so why not persuade the female guest to sell her car and donate the money to charity? That would be more meaningful. I told my boss friend, and he thought it made sense. So tonight, we're going to persuade the female guest to donate."

"Of course, it's not good to force someone to donate, so I plan to pay for it myself. I'll give her 20,000 to buy the car back and have her donate that 20,000. I'll also give her another 20,000 to make up for her loss. So, essentially, I'm donating the 20,000, and she's using that as a pretext."

Zong Shijie, without any politeness, directly paraphrased what Shen Kang had done and put on a show.

After hearing this, Chen Wanning was surprised and even a little admiring: she thought "If You Are the One" was just a simple dating show, but she didn't expect it to be so meaningful. Jie Ge is also an environmental pioneer!

After listening, Zong Kunyang looked at his son several times.

He, as the father, knew his son best. So much so that now, when he heard about it, he could hardly believe that his own son had done all this.

After listening, Chen Kexu remained silent.