I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

The food alley recommended by the driver was not narrow, but rather spacious and quite quiet.

Several restaurants have opened in the alley.

Following the driver's recommendation, Shen Kang and his group ate at one of the restaurants, ordered several local specialties, and found the food to be quite delicious. The group was very satisfied with their meal.

Yu Zeliang ate quite quickly. Seeing that Shen Kang had almost finished eating, he invited Shen Kang to go out for a walk.

Shen Kang knew that he probably wanted to continue discussing cooperation with him, so he went out.

The two strolled leisurely through the alley, munching on snacks. Before they'd gone far and gotten to the point, Shen Kang's phone rang. He took it out and saw it was a call from Wei Shengjun.

Because Wei Shengjun displayed unusual enthusiasm when they first met, Shen Kang had a deep impression of him among the group of business owners at the industry conference.

He immediately answered the phone, "Hello, Mr. Wei."

Wei Shengjun's voice came from the other end: "President Shen, I heard from the hotel staff that you went out today?"

"Yeah. It's rare to get out of here, so I'm going on a trip and doing some sightseeing."

"Indeed, Mr. Shen works very hard at school, he deserves a break..."

After exchanging a few words, Wei Shengjun expressed his desire to meet with Shen Kang.

Having finished exploring Zhuangyuan Street, and needing to catch the bus back to school in the afternoon, Shen Kang didn't have enough time to find another new place to visit. So he said he was free now and would go find Wei Shengjun when he got back to the hotel.

Upon hearing this, Wei Shengjun quickly replied, "Since President Shen is available, I'll come find you..."

Shen Kang hesitated briefly, but seeing that Wei Shengjun was quite determined, he didn't insist and gave Wei Shengjun the address.

"It's quite close. Mr. Shen, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Zeliang, who had been silent for a while, asked, "I heard you say, 'President Wei'? Is he one of those people in the restaurant yesterday morning?"

He had been trying to figure out the identities of those bosses for a long time. Now that his relationship with Shen Kang had clearly gotten closer, he finally asked.

"Hmm." Shen Kang briefly explained the situation with those bosses, saying that he knew one of them and happened to run into him at the hotel, where the boss invited him to attend their industry conference.

Yu Zeliang then asked about the two reporters, and Shen Kang briefly explained.

Hearing that Shen Kang's website had attracted people from Yangcheng TV, and considering what he had seen before, Yu Zeliang made new inferences about Shen Kang's abilities in all aspects.

They seem to have considerable resources. If they're really in the used phone business, they probably won't be the kind of unreliable knock-off phone manufacturer you'd expect...

As the two strolled around, a group of people came out of the door of a restaurant in the alley. There were men and women, all of whom looked to be in their early twenties.

The one at the head, Mike, whom Shen Kang had seen before, was saying, "...How is it? The food here is delicious, isn't it?"

Mike was speaking to Xu Wenjie, with Mao Manyi beside him. The men and women around them were Mike's friends.

After their experience at the Chinese restaurant yesterday, Xu Wenjie, Mao Manyi, and Mike had essentially worked together, and the two of them were no longer so averse to Mike.

Mike successfully acted as their tour guide yesterday, taking the two to visit the Fairy Cave. Today, he took them around Yangcheng, and at noon, they even made a special trip to this food alley to have lunch, allowing them to fully experience the local delicacies of Yangcheng.

As for Mike's friends, they were just invited out for a casual get-together to eat, drink, and have fun.

"It's quite unique, but it's a bit spicy," Xu Wenjie commented.

Mike chuckled, "This is nothing! I specifically asked them to put less spice in it. You Taiwanese really can't handle spicy food."

Mao Manyi was a bit better than Xu Wenjie; her lips turned red from eating, and she seemed quite satisfied. She asked, "So, where shall we go this afternoon?"

"Let's go to the ranch? I bet you've never seen what a large ranch looks like."

"Yangcheng has so many mountains, do they also have pastures?"

"Look at you, there's always some flat ground."...

As the group chatted and walked, they headed towards the parking lot. Suddenly, Xu Wenjie spoke up, "It's that Shen Kang."

Upon hearing this, Mike looked ahead and saw two boys walking side by side. The one on the left looked somewhat familiar from behind, but he wasn't quite sure.

"Is it really him?"

"It's him." Xu Wenjie was quite certain. She had seen Shen Kang's back several times before, so she recognized him quite clearly.

Mike glanced at Xu Wenjie and immediately said, "Let's go, I'll avenge you!"

As he spoke, he strode forward.

Mike felt a bit like someone who would risk everything for a woman. Especially since they outnumbered the other two, it made him even more triumphant.

If I could humiliate Shen Kang in front of Xu Wenjie, it would definitely make Xu Wenjie admire me greatly. Maybe in her excitement, things would develop further, and I could get what I wanted!

Mike's friends weren't exactly peaceful either; they'd just finished eating and were bored. As soon as they saw something interesting to do, they all got excited and followed along.

Soon, the group quickly arrived at Shen Kang's side and surrounded Shen Kang and Yu Zeliang.

What's going on?

Yu Zeliang stopped and looked around, somewhat puzzled. However, he could still tell from the other person's unfriendly gaze.

Shen Kang then looked at the person standing in front of him.

Standing in front of him was Mike, the same Mike he had met at the Chinese restaurant yesterday morning, who was now looking at him with a smug smile.

"Your farmer friend isn't with you today, is he?" Mike said first.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized that they sounded like he was afraid of the farmer, so he quickly added, "It's a pity he's not here. If he were, I'd beat him up too!"

Shen Kang looked around and spotted the two women he'd seen at the Chinese restaurant yesterday. The other men and women were people he didn't recognize.

He could easily see what the situation was now.

I reckon that's why these three people felt so humiliated and embarrassed after their defeat at the Chinese restaurant yesterday. Now that they've run into each other, they're trying to save face.

"Are you planning to beat me up?" Shen Kang asked.

In later years, with the widespread use of surveillance cameras and the continuous advancement of the rule of law, street fights became increasingly rare in Yangcheng. But this is Yangcheng in 08, and seeing fights on the street is quite common.

At the same time, Shen Kang found it somewhat amusing, feeling that he was already quite old, and yet he was about to get into a fight—truly a bit irresponsible for someone so old. But then he thought, although he might be mentally old, his body was still young. Fighting was normal for young people.

Thinking about it this way, I actually felt a little tempted.

Hearing Shen Kang's words, Mike said, "If you give it to her," and then Mike pointed to Xu Wenjie beside him, "kneel down and kowtow, then we won't beat you."

"I can't do that."

Shen Kang said casually, then pointed to Yu Zeliang beside him, "He has nothing to do with this, can we let him go first?"

Before Mike could answer, Yu Zeliang spoke up, shouting, "Shen Kang, what do you take me for? I'm not leaving, I'll fight with you!"

He was secretly pleased—Yu Zeliang, who was able to sell counterfeit phones at school, wasn't exactly a model citizen. He wasn't afraid of fighting.

What's more, this is fighting alongside Shen Kang. After this fight, won't their relationship grow stronger?

Fighting is great! Let's have a fight!

Mike smirked, then smiled in what he thought was a wicked way, "See, he doesn't want to leave either..."

He wanted to say something more, but Shen Kang interrupted him, saying, "Then stop talking nonsense."

As he spoke, Shen Kang took the initiative and rushed towards Mike, intending to focus his attack on Mike first.

He grew up in an orphanage and has been in countless fights since he was a child, so he has a lot of experience in fighting against the odds.

In this situation, you need to focus on one person and beat them hard enough to scare those around them, in order to protect yourself to the greatest extent possible.

Just as Shen Kang rushed in front of Mike, raising his right foot slightly, ready to kick Mike over, he suddenly froze.

His gaze went past Mike and looked behind Mike, and he stopped in his tracks.

Mike couldn't see what was behind him; all he could see was Shen Kang rushing towards him, as if he were about to kick him.

This made Mike instinctively twist his body, trying to dodge the kick.

But at that moment, a heavy kick landed on Mike, knocking him to the ground.

When Mike fell to the ground, his eyes were still full of confusion—wait, Shen Kang's kick hadn't even hit him yet, hadn't it? How did he fall down?

But he immediately realized from the pain in his back that the kick hadn't come from the front, but from behind.

Someone attacked me from behind!

Mike finally realized this.

At the same time, a furious shout reached Mike's ears.

"Wei Dazhuang, what are you trying to do?! You're not allowed to treat your Uncle Shen like this!"

"..."

Shen Kang remained in the stance of about to kick, staring ahead with a bewildered expression.

Behind where Mike had been standing, stood a middle-aged man in a suit, with slicked-back hair and an angry expression. He was looking at Mike on the ground. It was Wei Shengjun, who had said he was coming to find him earlier.

"..."

The people around, including Yu Zeliang, looked at Wei Shengjun, then at Mike lying on the ground, and then at Shen Kang. They were all stunned and couldn't connect Shen Kang, a college student, with the word "Uncle Shen"—what kind of connection is this?

Mike, who had been kicked over and was lying on the ground, was furious and about to yell at whoever had attacked him, but after hearing that angry shout, his expression froze, and he was completely dumbfounded.

He knew that voice all too well.

What's Dad doing here? And what does "your Uncle Shen" mean? ...