I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

August 26th, sunny.

Today was the day to register at school. He Qiuzhu got up very early and sat in the cafeteria eating breakfast alone.

She was also admitted to Yangcheng University of Science and Technology, and she will go to the school with Shen Kang today.

Because Shen Kang is studying e-commerce and she is studying computer science and technology, she will be separated from Shen Kang after registering.

She would drag her suitcase to the dormitory alone to meet her new roommates.

Their parents might come and help them make their beds. They would exchange pleasantries and tell their daughters to get along well in the future. She would make her bed quietly by herself, oblivious to all the commotion. She was used to it.

He Qiuzhu silently ate her bread.

A voice came from the restaurant entrance.

"morning."

Shen Kang got up, which made He Qiuzhu a little happy. She turned her head to look, and then her mouth opened slightly. She didn't even notice the bread crumbs falling out of her mouth. She just stared blankly at the guy at the door.

There, at the restaurant entrance, stood Shen Kang.

His hair was slicked back with so much mousse, shiny and styled in a 20th-century side part;

He wore a light gray plaid polo shirt and black suit trousers, with the hem of the polo shirt tucked completely into the trousers.

A shiny black executive belt was tied high around his waist, pulling his trousers up high. A bunch of keys was also tied around his waist, and on his feet were a pair of old-fashioned black leather shoes.

He was also holding a thermos cup filled with goji berries.

He's basically a middle-aged, retired cadre.

In addition, Shen Kang hadn't shaved his beard for several days, which made him look even older, instantly adding more than ten years to his appearance. People would believe he was in his thirties.

"Men over 18 should dress more maturely."

Shen Kang unscrewed the bottle cap, blew on the goji berry tea in the thermos, and pointed at the cap with a knowing air: "Later, I'll take you to register first, then to your dorm. Just tell your roommates I'm your dad, they don't know me anyway..."

Looking at her silly, bratty younger brother, He Qiuzhu felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.

But Shen Kang's next sentence ruined the whole thing: "...To avoid being exposed later, let's rehearse first. Come on, call me Dad."

He Qiuzhu was dressed in a preppy style today, wearing a brown thin knit top and a black and white checkered floor-length skirt. She looked like a well-behaved girl, and she really did have the air of a good girl.

Aunt Zhang was focused on tidying up the kitchen utensils, her eyes fixed straight ahead, thinking to herself how perverted young people these days are.

He Qiuzhu pursed her lips and whispered, "No."

Shen Kang chuckled twice in a deep, old-fashioned way. "Don't be afraid, it's just a rehearsal. Come on, call me Dad."

He Qiuzhu still didn't call out, but her gaze went past his shoulder and looked behind her.

This made Shen Kang subconsciously turn his head to look, and he saw Zhou Man standing behind him, staring at him with a gloomy expression.

"...Mr. Zhou, I was just joking!"

Shen Kang quickly hid next to He Qiuzhu and used her as a shield.

Zhou Man didn't play around with him. She just walked to her seat and sat down, her expression softening. "I have some things to take care of in Tongling City today... You're starting school today, right? It's on my way, I'll take you there later."

Yangcheng, as the provincial capital, covers a large area. Yangcheng University of Science and Technology is located in Beilu District, the northeasternmost part of Yangcheng. It takes more than three hours to drive there from the southernmost high-tech zone.

There's even a joke in Yangcheng that Beilu District actually belongs to the neighboring Tongling City. In fact, it's closer to Tongling City from Beilu District than to the city center of Yangcheng.

If Zhou Man is going to Tongling City, it is indeed on the way.

"It's so convenient, Mr. Zhou."

Shen Kang started speaking sarcastically, "So that's why you're dressed like this today. Turns out you have business to attend to in Tongling City. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you were going to ring the bell at NASDAQ."

To be fair, Zhou Man had indeed dressed up specially for today. She wore a black dress, carried a small handbag, and looked dignified, elegant, and charming—a true lady of high society.

Zhou Man remained calm, saying, "The project in Tongling City is related to the company's development goals for the second half of the year, so it definitely needs to be a grand affair." Then she suddenly exploded, "Why aren't you wearing a hat today?!"

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Fortunately, Xiao Bonian came in at that moment.

He was dressed in a suit and tie, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, his hair styled, and a blue tie—a total heartthrob for young women.

Shen Kang joked, "Professor Xiao, you don't happen to have business in Tongling City today either, do you?"

Xiao Bonian was taken aback, sat down, and said, "I'm not going to Tongling City. But I have something to do at Yangcheng Business School today. You're registering for the new semester today, right? It's on my way, so I'll give you a ride later."

Yangcheng Business School is also located in the university town of Beilu District.

"By the way, why are you dressed like this today?" Xiao Bonian asked—he couldn't help but laugh at Shen Kang's outfit.

"Men over 18 should dress more maturely."

Shen Kang replied in a muffled voice, then sighed, "Let's make this clear first, He Qiuzhu can decide whose car she wants to ride in, but I'm driving myself. Mr. Zhou, you promised me you'd lend me that spare car for two months."

Beilu District is too far from Yangcheng, and he needs to come to Yangcheng often to check on the An family's situation. Having a car would be more convenient, so he took some time during the summer vacation to get a driver's license. He also made an agreement with Zhou Man to lend him the spare BMW 3 Series in the underground garage for a few months.

He originally intended to use that car to take He Qiuzhu to school.

Zhou Man was too lazy to pay him any more attention. "Fine, I keep my word. You can drive there yourself later, and you can use that car for now."

Then he asked He Qiuzhu, "Have you packed all the clothes?"

"Okay, it's all packed up."

"Where are the skincare products I bought for you?"

"They've all been packed in."

……

Yangcheng University of Science and Technology welcomed its annual new students, and the campus was bustling with activity. Many local parents drove their children to the university, and the school temporarily lifted the vehicle ban.

When there are many people and the weather is hot, accidents are more likely to happen.

An accident occurred next to the audio-visual education center, where seven or eight cars formed a long line and were stuck in traffic.

Song Qingru hurried forward, squeezing through the gaps beside the vehicles. Ahead of her was a third-year male student who, like Song Qingru, was also a member of the student council.

After squeezing to the front, you can see that two cars are sideways, and it looks like they've had a minor collision.

The two male parents are arguing and seem very angry.

The two college students stood there bewildered, but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Song Qingru approaching. "Minister Song!"

Song Qingru listened to their story and understood what had happened: it was actually very simple, the two cars had collided, but both parents had bad tempers and each said it was the other's fault, neither would give in, so they were stuck there, and the argument got louder and louder.

"Parents, regardless of whose fault it is, can we move the car out of here first? The back is completely blocked." Song Qingru stepped forward and tried to mediate.

One parent said, "Little girl, this is none of your business, don't interfere."

Another parent said, "If he wants to leave, he should apologize first."

The parent snapped, "I'll apologize to your mother! Didn't you just blindly bump into me?"

"How can you have such low manners? No wonder you drive a beat-up Nissan."

"Do you believe I'll hit you?"

"Try hitting it!"

Song Qingru tried her best to mediate, "Parents, let's drive the car out first! Whatever the matter is, you can talk about it after you drive out!..."

But these two have clearly lost their tempers. It's no longer about who's responsible; it's turned into a fight, and whoever backs down is the grandson!

Parents also got out of the cars that were blocked behind and voiced their dissatisfaction.

Song Qingru's mouth was dry from talking, but it was all in vain. She could only look helplessly at the other male students in the student council.

Several boys really wanted to help, after all, Song Qingru was beautiful, the most popular girl in the student council, and had a lot of admirers. However, they were helpless and could only scratch their heads.

Just then, a man squeezed through the traffic jam.

"What happened?"

Song Qingru looked over and saw that the man had his hair slicked back, was wearing a gray-blue plaid polo shirt tucked into his pants, which were pulled up high, had a bunch of keys hanging from his waist, and was holding a thermos in his hand.

The man walked over and said again, "Don't you know traffic jams aren't allowed on campus? Especially since it's right next to the audio-visual center!"

Upon hearing this, Song Qingru felt a sense of relief: it seemed that her teacher had arrived.