I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

While Sister Liu was serving at Yang Shumin's home

Qianlin National University

In a study room in a teaching building, half of the seats were already occupied by students.

Each student had books in front of them, and they were all engrossed in their studies, all there to review for the upcoming final exams. They had gotten up late and there were no seats left in the library, so they had to come to the study room to study.

Long Xingchen stood in the corridor outside the classroom, a little distance away, holding a cell phone to his ear and talking.

"...Call over anyone you know who can do it...Don't let them start right away. Come to Qianmin University first, I want to see their skills. Not just anyone can do this, don't ruin our reputation..."

On the other end of the phone was a boy from the Miao Embroidery Technology Alliance.

What Long Xingchen was talking to the other party was their latest big deal – Miao embroidery bookmarks.

This business was introduced to me by Shen Kang.

Long Xingchen remembered that it was five days ago when he was studying in the study room when Shen Kang called him.

At that moment, I quickly went out alone to the corridor, answered the phone, and then heard Shen Kang's voice coming from the other end.

Shen Kang didn't exchange many pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Xingchen, I have an order for Miao embroidery here, I wonder if you could do it..."

After listening for a while, Long Xingchen understood what Shen Kang was going to do.

"No problem, we can do it."

"Okay, then name your price."

"Why are you asking for a price? It's just a small thing, I'll make it for you directly, it's free."

After spending those few days together, Long Xingchen also considered Shen Kang a friend, and that's how he said it so generously.

Shen Kang disagreed: "This isn't just one, it's a lot, maybe hundreds or even thousands. You can't finish it all by yourself; you'll need to find other people to help. If it were just one, I wouldn't even bother paying you, but with so many and needing to find others to help, it's impossible not to pay you. So just name your price, and let's treat this purely as a business transaction."

After thinking it over for a moment, he offered Shen Kang a price: "Ten yuan each."

The embroidery pieces that Long Xingchen sold before were relatively large, so they cost several hundred yuan. However, the embroidery pieces that Shen Kang requested were very small, and Long Xingchen estimated that ten yuan would be about right, and others should be willing to do them.

Shen Kang, the customer, disagreed: "Ten yuan is too little, how about twenty yuan? The most important thing about this is good quality. If we pay a little more, everyone can put in more effort and do a better job..."

When Long Xingchen heard that Shen Kang had doubled the price, he felt embarrassed and naturally refused.

However, in the end, he was persuaded by Shen Kang.

"...Xingchen, although I spearheaded this Miao embroidery technology alliance, you know I have a lot on my plate and I'm very busy, so I don't have time to manage it. In reality, you are the head of this Miao embroidery technology alliance."

"They follow you because they want to stick together and live a better life. How can you, as their leader, push the profits away? If word gets out, won't it make everyone feel disheartened? This isn't how a leader should act."

"You'll be twenty soon. With money in hand, you can do more, earn more, and improve everyone's lives. This will boost everyone's enthusiasm, creating a virtuous cycle..."

Long Xingchen was persuaded.

Then, following Shen Kang's instructions, everyone was organized and began making these Miao embroidery bookmarks according to Shen Kang's requirements.

Unfortunately, the timing was unfortunate, coinciding with the end of the semester.

However, with money to be made, everyone's enthusiasm was extremely high, displaying great passion as they worked and studied simultaneously. They also felt that joining this Miao embroidery skills alliance was well worth it; it hadn't been long, and they'd already received a large order! ...

After making the phone call in the hallway, Long Xingchen returned to the study room.

The dragon and moon pattern is also present.

He sat down next to Long Yuewen, preparing to continue studying, when Long Yuewen leaned over and quietly asked, "Is it about the Miao embroidery bookmarks again?"

Long Xingchen nodded and quietly replied, "Shen Kang's order is too large. We have too few people and simply can't handle it. We can only try to get them to bring in all the embroiderers they know to work together."

As she spoke, her tone was filled with regret: "It's a pity that the village is too far away, the transportation is inconvenient, and the shipping costs are too high. Otherwise, if my mother and the others could work together, they could definitely meet Shen Kang's requirements, and my mother and the others could earn more money."

The dragon and moon pattern is also a bit of a disappointment.

She knows nothing, not even Miao embroidery, so she can't help Xingchen and Shen Kang...

Suddenly, Long Yuewen had an idea. After thinking for a moment, she said, "The shipping cost is quite expensive, but the Miao embroidery bookmarks are small. If we have our mothers make a lot and send them all over at once, splitting the shipping cost, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to have them make them?"

Long Xingchen paused for a moment, then thought about it carefully and said, "It seems like a good idea... I'll go ask the courier later and calculate whether it's worthwhile if the shipping cost is split among us."

Long Yuewen nodded, seemingly lost in thought for a moment, before speaking, "I heard some things before, and I thought Shen Kang was just..."

Long Xingchen remained silent for a moment.

He knew what Long Yuewen was talking about.

During this time, Shen Kang's group of subordinates were busy with the Beiming Community offline store at Qianmin University, and Long Yuewen and Long Xingchen often went there as well.

During the interaction, I also overheard some things from the sidelines.

This included one incident: Shen Kang's Beiming Community encountered some obstacles when applying to Qianmin University. In the end, Shen Kang successfully overcame these obstacles using the "Miao Embroidery Ethnic Project," allowing the Beiming Community to be admitted to Qianmin University.

This naturally led Long Yuewen and Long Xingchen to the same conclusion: was Shen Kang just using them?

What Long Yuewen didn't finish saying earlier was also this.

"I think Shen Kang used us to achieve certain goals, that's a fact, there's no need to deny it." After a slight silence, Long Xingchen spoke up: "But I'm also willing to believe that he was sincere when he befriended us. Even now, he hasn't abandoned us after achieving his goal. He still remembers the Miao Embroidery Technology Alliance, gives us orders, and helps us make money."

He still wanted to believe what he had seen with his own eyes, and to believe that Shen Kang, who could scoop a full spoonful of cabbage from a soup bucket with one hand and was happy even while sleeping in the dormitory, was sincere.

"Perhaps this is just how the world is; it's not black and white. Purposes, feelings, interests, and so on are all mixed together and cannot be completely separated."

Long Xingchen was deeply moved and said this.

It was only in the last few days, after he truly became the head of the Miao Embroidery Technology Alliance and began allocating tasks and benefits, that he began to have some insights. These insights, combined with his experience with Shen Kang's situation, led to his current understanding.

Long Yuewen remained silent, thinking to herself, "Probably so."

……

Meanwhile, at Yang Shumin's home

"Not for sale?"

Yang Shumin was taken aback again upon hearing Sister Liu's answer.

She discovered that Anjia was truly unique in every way.

Leaving aside their core domestic service business, their exceptionally high service quality and low prices set them apart from the rest.

Then, surprisingly, this Anjia Home Services also sells rice cookers.

Yang Shumin's family had been sold rice cookers before, and she had never heard of a housekeeping company selling rice cookers before. Because of this experience, Yang Shumin was not surprised when Sister Liu said she wanted to collect her family's civil service exam materials to sell, and she accepted it naturally.

And now, Anjia Housekeeping is once again different from others: they don't sell their products? They don't even do business?

"Hmm, not for sale."

Sister Liu nodded, affirming once again.

But then, she abruptly changed the subject, saying, "But it can also be obtained through other means," based on what she had been taught during the training.

"Before May next year, anyone who buys or sells items through Huanhuan.com will have a chance to win a Miao embroidery bookmark."

"If you donate exam preparation materials, you're guaranteed to get a random Miao embroidery bookmark. If you sell other secondhand items, such as electronic dictionaries, mobile phones, or laptops, there's a chance to get a random Miao embroidery bookmark. The higher the value of the secondhand item you're buying or selling, the greater the chance of getting one."

Yang Shumin understood when she heard this.

This means it's purely random.

If you want to collect three different themed Miao embroidery bookmarks, you need to buy and sell as many second-hand items as possible on the exchange website to have a chance to get two more Miao embroidery bookmarks.

Moreover, these two Miao embroidery bookmarks might not be the two I wanted; they might be duplicates of ones I already have.

In this situation, if you want to collect all three Miao embroidery bookmarks with different themes, you will need to continue buying and selling second-hand items on Huanhuan.com until you have collected all three.

Yang Shumin chuckled to herself, thinking of the signature of "Shen Kang" that she had just seen.

This Mr. Shen, the owner of Anjia, is quite the businessman. He even came up with this underhanded trick to promote his newly launched Huanhuan.com.

Yang Shumin shook her head.

She was only slightly interested in the Miao embroidery bookmark; it wasn't something she absolutely needed.

She would be happy to get the other two Miao embroidery bookmarks for around 100 yuan. But since it's so difficult to obtain them now, she's too lazy to bother.

"Okay, Sister Liu, I understand."

Seeing this, Sister Liu didn't urge Yang Shumin to buy and sell second-hand items on Huanhuan.com—they had repeatedly emphasized in their training courses that they were only there to provide information, not to make decisions for users.

Therefore, Sister Liu only provided more information.

"By the way, Sister Yang, you've decided to donate these civil service exam study materials, right?"

Yang Shumin nodded. "Yes. Are you taking it now?"

Sister Liu shook her head: "I'm not taking this. I'm just going to go back and report the information. Someone will come and pick it up. I just wanted to tell you that in addition to Huanhuan.com, our company has also launched a new platform called 'Anjia Tongcheng Hui'."

"Anjia Local Community?"

Yang Shumin was taken aback. "What is this thing?"

Following the training content, Sister Liu explained: "As you know, Sister Yang, Anjia Household Services mainly serves mid-to-high-end clients like yours. Now that we have more clients, our boss wants to provide a place for everyone to interact. You can think of it as a 'club' or 'resort,' but this club or resort isn't offline; it's online. You can find it by logging onto our Anjia website; it went live today."

Yang Shumin nodded.

It turns out to be an online club...

Yang Shumin suddenly had a thought.

She thought of her son.

Now that her son has a stable job, the only thing she needs to worry about is his marriage.

The girl she had in mind was certainly nice, but what if her son didn't like her, or they couldn't connect? Naturally, the more choices the better.

And Anjia Tongcheng Hui, this online club, seems like a good choice, doesn't it?

Just like Sister Liu said, Anjia caters to mid-to-high-end clients in Yangcheng like her own family. Those who can join Anjia Tongcheng Hui must come from well-off families.

If these families have daughters of marriageable age, they are all excellent candidates for daughter-in-law!

The matchmaking agencies in Yangcheng probably don't have as many high-quality families in their pool.

Yang Shumin immediately wanted to join.

She asked eagerly, "Is this 'Anjia Local Community' on your official website? Can I join just by opening it?"

Sister Liu nodded and then shook her head. "It's on the official website. You can see it by opening the website. But not just anyone can join."

Not just anyone can join?

Yang Shumin immediately asked, "Just being a client of your Anjia isn't enough? What other conditions are required to join?"

Ms. Liu explained, "Anjia Local Club has just launched and is still in a closed beta testing phase. Being an Anjia customer isn't enough. You need to reach a certain spending threshold within Anjia over a certain period before we issue you an invitation. This is currently the only way to join Anjia Local Club; you can only apply through our invitation, not by yourself."

Within a certain period of time, a certain amount of spending is required to settle down...

Yang Shumin's eyes lit up. Instead of resisting this additional condition, she was delighted—it meant that among the already high-quality families in Anjia, another round of screening had been conducted to select the best of the best!

The matchmaking agencies in Yangcheng, which just a moment ago said "may not have that many high-quality families in their pool," are now saying "definitely not."

Finding a daughter-in-law in such a family would naturally make Yang Shumin more satisfied.

"Sister Liu,"

Yang Shumin looked at Sister Liu, a smile appearing on her face, her voice becoming even more enthusiastic, "Does our family qualify?"

In the past, when Sister Liu came to her house to clean, Yang Shumin was polite, but she also carried a faint sense of superiority.

Now, for the sake of his son's marriage, he has completely put aside this sense of superiority and hopes to get along well with Sister Liu.

Sister Liu shook her head, "I'm sorry, Sister Yang, no."

Yang Shumin's expression froze.

Then, she felt both happy and anxious: happy because her family had been hiring Anjia Housekeeping to clean every two weeks for the past few months, which was already a high frequency and a high expense. If they weren't qualified, then the threshold was very high. The families who could join Anjia's local community were even more outstanding, and if she could find a daughter-in-law through them, she would be even more satisfied!

The urgent problem is that my family isn't eligible, so what can I do?

Fortunately, Yang Shumin immediately came up with a solution. "Sister Liu, how much do you want to spend?"

Yang Shumin has made up her mind. As long as the price isn't too high, she'll immediately pay the difference—whether or not the house is cleaned is irrelevant. The key is to pay the full amount to reach the entry threshold, which she'll consider as paying a service fee to the matchmaking agency.

Sister Liu looked troubled: "Well, I don't know either."

Yang Shumin thought that Sister Liu was reluctant to speak out because of company regulations. "Sister Liu, we've known each other for so long and we're so familiar with each other. If you just tell me quietly, I definitely won't tell anyone."

Sister Liu shook her head again, "Sister Yang, I really don't know." Then, she changed the subject, "But Sister Yang, if you want to join Anjia Local Community, you can join."

"In addition to sending invitations to users who meet certain conditions, we also send invitations to families who have successfully passed the civil service exam and donated their exam materials."

Yang Shumin was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Good grief, so I'm qualified after all?

Donating books is a good thing! It's a blessing! Not only can it help others, but it can also help yourself. Good deeds are rewarded!

"Sister Yang, is this the qualification you want?" Sister Liu asked again.

Yang Shumin nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Okay, I'll register you. Just like with the civil service exam application materials, someone will come to your door to issue you an invitation."

Sister Liu and Yang Shumin have been chatting for quite some time now.

Now that everything had been discussed and the necessary explanations had been given, Sister Liu went back to work.

Yang Shumin immediately went to her computer, turned it on, and logged into Anjia Housekeeping's official website.

She booked her routine housekeeping service for this morning yesterday, and she hadn't even checked Anjia Housekeeping's official website today.

Now that I've opened it, I've found that Anjia Household Services' official website is indeed quite different.

Originally, new content appeared in the large blank space to the left of Anjia Housekeeping.

The boxes are for "Anjia Tongcheng Hui" and "Huanhuanwang", with only titles and no content, just like the GG pictures.

Below the name of Anjia Tongcheng Hui, there are a few lines of smaller print that describe the requirements for joining Anjia Tongcheng Hui, just like what Sister Liu mentioned earlier, only with slightly different wording.

What Sister Liu just said was that a certain amount of spending must be reached within a certain period of time. The website states that only "Anjia Home Service Core Users" are eligible to receive the first batch of invitations.

But if you think about it carefully, the meaning is actually the same - what are "core users"? They are naturally those who spend the most money on Anjia Housekeeping.

Besides core users, another qualification to join Anjia Local Community Club is, as Sister Liu mentioned, having a child in your family who has successfully passed the civil service exam and donating their exam materials. Anjia will then send someone to your home to verify this.

"The first condition is something even my family can't meet, so the expenses are really a bit excessive. But the second condition doesn't even require spending any money; you just need to donate your civil service exam materials to meet the requirement. That's quite a stretch. What was this company thinking?... "

Yang Shumin sat in front of the computer, thinking silently.

After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized—this second condition, which seemed to be lower than the first, was actually higher!

The first condition only proves that the other family spent a significant amount of money on Anjia Household Services during this period. This is to demonstrate the family's high quality from the perspective of their spending power.

However, there may be exceptions. For example, some families that may not be doing well might try to appear wealthy, or they might have a particular need during that period, which could potentially fulfill the first condition.

The second condition is different.

Anjia has another prerequisite for accepting donations of civil service exam materials—the applicant must have already passed the civil service exam.

Being a civil servant who has successfully completed their career is itself a guarantee of high quality.

Moreover, the family of this civil servant who has landed a job is already a client of Anjia Home Services, which is an even better deal.

The second condition, once filtered through these two hidden conditions, almost guarantees that this is a very high-quality family.

Compared to the qualified families in the first condition, the quality is even more certain.

"No wonder they set these conditions..."

After Yang Shumin figured all this out, she suddenly understood.

I feel more at ease trying to find a daughter-in-law through Anjia Tongcheng Hui.

Now, we're just waiting for Sister Liu to go back and report, and then the An family will come to our door to issue the invitation to the local community event.

Yang Shumin felt uneasy as she thought about it.

She was like a fisherman who had discovered a hidden paradise and couldn't wait to go in and find a wife for his son.

She stood up abruptly, paced back and forth for a while, then suddenly remembered something. She slapped her forehead, quickly left the study, went to the kitchen, took out a small bag of tea that her husband had brought back from work, brewed a cup of tea, and brought it to the living room.

Sister Liu is busy cleaning over here.

With a smile, Yang Shumin placed the cup of tea on the coffee table and set it down. "Sister Liu, try this tea after you're done here for now. Old Zhang brought it back; he said it's very precious."

Sister Liu stopped what she was doing, somewhat frightened, and repeatedly refused, "No, no, no."

Yang Shumin chuckled, "It's always you who comes. We're friends now, what's the big deal? Anyway, Lao Zhang doesn't drink much, so just help him have a little. Just let me know next time your company has something new..."

Yang Shumin found this Anjia (a matchmaking agency) to be quite interesting. Now they've created such a great place for matchmaking; who knows what other amazing things they'll come up with next? Building good relationships with their employees is definitely a good idea; after all, it's just a matter of tea.

Under Yang Shumin's unprecedented enthusiasm, Sister Liu finally couldn't resist and took a sip of the tea.

She didn't know much about tea, and didn't know if it was just psychological, but she felt it was really good.

In my heart, I couldn't help but sigh: I've actually ended up drinking the same tea as my boss...