I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

After making the call, Shen Kang left the school gate and walked all the way to Xiaodong Street.

As Zhu Jingdong passed by the door of study room 302, he thought Zhu was announcing the start of winter break and that the holiday was about to begin, so he called out, "Boss."

As a result, Shen Kang acted as if he were deaf and walked straight past.

"Boss."

Zhu Jingdong called out again.

Shen Kang, as if he were deaf, didn't hear anything and walked past without even turning around, heading towards the boutique supermarket at the other end of Xiaodong Street.

"What's wrong with the boss?" Zhu Jingdong asked Yang Yunhan, puzzled.

They had all returned from their training at the University of Thousand Minzu. Yang Yunhan, who was still a student, returned even earlier, as she still had to take her final exams.

"Never mind him, he's probably having another attack."

Yang Yunhan said without looking up.

She stood behind the counter in study room 302, looking down and flipping through things, but not account books or other things related to study room 302; instead, she was looking at several textbooks.

After flipping through the pages a few times, Yang Yunhan sighed.

This semester, she devoted far too much time and energy to her work, especially in the month leading up to the winter break. With exams just around the corner, she was still training employees at Qianmin University and had virtually no time to study.

Fortunately, she usually studies quite diligently. She rushed back to review in the last bit of time before going into the exam, but it didn't feel very good. Now, looking back at her notes, she's probably in trouble; she might fail one or two subjects…

As Yang Yunhan sighed, Shen Kang, who was "sick," had already arrived in front of the boutique supermarket and gone inside.

In the summer, the freezers in the boutique supermarket are placed directly at the entrance, but in the winter, they are moved inside, and the space at the entrance is made up for other products.

When Shen Kang walked to the supermarket freezer near the checkout counter, he saw two students standing in front of it, a boy and a girl, each with a suitcase behind them. They looked like a young couple who were on holiday and preparing to go home, and they were choosing ice cream.

Shen Kang looked into the freezer, pulled open the flap, and rummaged inside, only to find that the little puddings were gone—in the summer, He Qiuzhu's favorite treat was the five-cent little puddings.

So he took out his phone and called He Qiuzhu again, "Hey, they're out of Little Pudding... Let me check. It's winter, so they definitely don't have as much stock as they did in summer. They have Seven Dwarfs, Green Tongue, Baby Face, Little Feet..."

He only picked out the foods that He Qiuzhu liked to eat, and there were some others in the freezer, such as Baskin-Robbins and Thousand Layer Snow, but He Qiuzhu didn't like those.

Around the same price as Baskin-Robbins, there's also Magnum, which He Qiuzhu likes to eat, second only to Little Pudding. In addition, He Qiuzhu also eats Häagen-Dazs, but it's not available here now, which is quite a pity.

Among the young couple nearby, the boy glanced over and thought to himself, "This guy is really stingy." It sounded like he was buying ice cream for his girlfriend, but he was only picking the cheapest ones—Seven Dwarfs, Green Tongue, Little Feet, all of which were 50 cents each. Baby Face wasn't 50 cents, but it was only a dollar.

The guys were already itching to teach him a couple of tricks on the spot—"Why don't you at least buy something that costs two yuan? This isn't how you date. What girl can stand that?"

But it would be strange to suddenly strike up a conversation with someone you have no relation to, so the guy didn't say anything and continued picking out ice cream. He took out a box of Häagen-Dazs from the freezer and straightened his back—the six-yuan Häagen-Dazs was gone in a flash, leaving the guy next to him with nothing.

He also turned to look at his girlfriend beside him, his eyes carrying a barely perceptible urge for praise.

The girl was standing on the other side of the freezer, frowning as she scrolled through her phone.

She was already a bit annoyed today—it was a four-hour bus ride home for the holidays, and before leaving, she discovered that the cap of her favorite lipstick wasn't tightened properly, leaving a red stain in her makeup bag.

She just asked the guy to buy her an ice cream, saying she wanted a Magnum. The guy went in and asked around, then came out and said they didn't have Magnums. She asked about the Thousand Layer Ice Cream, and the guy went in and asked again, and they said they didn't have that either.

She's standing next to the freezer, scrolling through her phone while waiting, thinking to herself that this guy who's been pursuing her for two months can't even figure out how to buy an ice cream.

If she can't find Magnum ice cream, can't she try another store? If she can't find Thousand Layer Snow ice cream, can't she find a way? All she does is stand here rummaging through that freezer, and after all that time she finds a box of Häagen-Dazs. Who hasn't had Häagen-Dazs? It's not like she can't afford it herself.

Then she heard the boy who had just come in talking on the phone about the names of the ice creams.

...The girl suddenly realized that her boyfriend wasn't so bad after all.

"Alright, Baskin-Robbins it is..."

The young couple were talking.

Beside him, Shen Kang finished his phone call, took a tiny foot out of the freezer, and examined it.

Before he could even speak, the supermarket owner came over.

The owner of the boutique supermarket, surnamed Sun, was in his forties. He had a fleshy face and a somewhat fierce look. He seemed to have something to say to Shen Kang, but when he came over and saw that Shen Kang was holding a small toe, Mr. Sun subconsciously said, "Five cents."

Shen Kang nodded. "I know what 50 cents is."

Then she looked up, shifting her gaze from the little feet to the shopkeeper in front of her, "Cut it in half. I'll just buy half, 25 cents."

"..."

The fat on Boss Sun's face trembled.

The young couple next to them were speechless, both of them were shocked - they thought that picking out only 50-cent and 1-yuan coins for their girlfriends was the limit, they didn't expect there to be more tricks.

Cut it in half? Just buy half?

Is this even human?

After the fat on Boss Sun's face twitched, he spoke up: "No, Boss Shen, we've never sold it like this before."

"That's because I didn't come earlier. If I had come earlier, you would have sold it earlier."

Shen Kang said casually, thinking to himself that half should be enough, and she wouldn't have a stomachache after eating it.

Upon hearing Shen Kang's words, Boss Sun thought to himself, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

He then said, "Boss Shen, how about this? You pay the whole thing, it's only 50 cents, and I'll cut it in half. You can keep the other half or not."

Shen Kang was surprised. "No, Boss Sun, what kind of rip-off shop is this? I only want to buy half, and you insist on making me pay for the whole thing? You're even more ruthless than me."

"...You only bought half, who am I going to sell the other half to!" Boss Sun had almost forgotten why he came here in the first place.

Shen Kang then thoughtfully offered him advice: "You can sell them to other students. Look, it's already winter, and many people who want ice cream are just satisfying their cravings, not necessarily wanting to eat a lot. For them, one is too much, half is just right! If you sell them in halves, your business might even be better. I'm helping you open up a new business avenue..."

After listening to Shen Kang talk for a while, Boss Sun thought to himself, "This Boss Shen is really good at talking nonsense."

After listening for a while, he finally remembered why he had come to see Shen Kang.

With business to attend to, he stopped arguing with Shen Kang and said, "Alright, alright, half it is. I'm really impressed."

Immediately, he waved his hand, signaling the cashier to come over and chop the little foot in half.

The cashier stared at the little foot, looking quite troubled. "Boss, this little foot is sandwiched in half, how do I split it? I've never done that before."

Boss Sun learned quickly too. "That's because I didn't let you chop it before. If I had let you chop it a long time ago, you would have learned it by now. Let's start practicing. Consider today a practice session. Oh, and collect the money too."

"Swipe your card."

Shen Kang held a campus card between two fingers and handed it over.

Seeing this, Boss Sun couldn't help but complain again: "Boss Shen, the way you're acting, anyone who didn't know better would think you're going to buy my shop."

Shen Kang handed the card to the clerk, chuckled, and said, "It's not that bad. I don't know much about supermarkets, and I don't do business with things I'm not familiar with, so I'll leave this business to you, Boss Sun."

The cashier took the campus card, then the little toy, and went off to figure out how to cut it in half, feeling rather annoyed.

Boss Sun shook his head, finally steer the conversation back to business—he leaned closer to Shen Kang, lowered his voice, and said somewhat mysteriously, "Boss Shen, I heard that a convoy of Mercedes-Benz cars brought you back the other day?"

Shen Kang thought about it and guessed that it was the time when Zhang Weihong dropped him off on Xiaodong Street.

Mr. Sun wasn't in the shop at the time, so he probably heard about it from the people in the shop or the neighbors on Xiaodong Street afterward.

"That is indeed the case," Shen Kang nodded in acknowledgment.

Boss Sun perked up, lowering his voice even further, "I also heard that before you got out of the car, Boss Shen, several bodyguards got out first, making quite a commotion, just like Zhonglanhai's bodyguards?"

Shen Kang shook his head. "That's nonsense. They just got out of the car to take a look; there wasn't any commotion or anything like that. As for the Zhonglanhai bodyguards, they're even less likely to be involved, so they wouldn't dare to say anything."

Boss Sun got even more excited, "I also heard that Shen Zui is your grandfather, Boss Shen?"

Shen Kang was genuinely bewildered. "Wait, who told you this? Boss Sun? How did I get involved with Shen Zui? The ages don't match."

How did I, a perfectly healthy orphan, suddenly have a grandfather? And it's Shen Zui?

How come I didn't know I had such a famous historical figure as my grandfather?

Boss Sun looked around mysteriously and said, "I've forgotten who said it, but that's how I heard it. The ages do seem a bit mismatched. Was that your great-grandfather? Shen Zui Shen Kang, Shen Zui Shen Kang, that sounds like a family tradition with a long and rich history! Are you from Bai Bing's branch or Yan Ping's branch?...

Shen Kang was truly dumbfounded and couldn't help but sigh at how outrageous the rumors were.

Not only Shen Kang, but the young couple next to him were also stunned, and they even forgot to buy ice cream for a moment.

Why does the supermarket owner call this guy "Boss Shen"?

Also, what is the Mercedes-Benz car fleet? And what is Zhonglanhai Bodyguard?

Why does it feel like I'm listening to a movie?

The movie footage is all there.

And why is Shen Zui here?

Is it the Shen Zui they know?

Is this boy Shen Zui's grandson? ...

While everyone was still in a daze, the supermarket cashier had actually split the little foot in two with a pained expression. One half was stuck in a stick, with one end of the stick sticking straight out. A perfectly good ice cream was now shaped like the Chinese character "中" (zhong), making people wonder if it was imported from Henan.

The other half was wrapped in a piece of paper.

The cashier took the two items and delivered them to Boss Sun behind the freezer.

"Boss, it's chopped up."

Boss Sun was enthusiastically recounting various pieces of information he had heard from others, hoping to verify them with Shen Kang.

My train of thought was interrupted, and I became a little impatient.

"You can just give it to Boss Shen, why are you giving it to me?"

"oh."

The cashier, feeling a little aggrieved, handed Shen Kang the half of the little foot with the stick stuck in it.

Shen Kang took it, then casually opened the freezer lid and put the half-foot back in. "I'll take it out when people come, so it doesn't melt."

The cashier, holding the other half of the little foot, asked Boss Sun, "Boss, what should we do with this half?" As she spoke, she licked her lips.

She thought to herself that this half wouldn't sell well either, and maybe Boss Sun would let her eat it.

As a result, Boss Sun said, "Put it in too, and see if we can sell it."

"……oh."

The cashier was disappointed, thinking to himself, "Who would buy this half-eaten ice cream?" as he put it in the box.

Then, he walked over to the bewildered young couple next to him.

Do you sell ice cream here?

The cashier pointed to the box of Häagen-Dazs in the boy's hand.

The young couple finally came to their senses.

"...Oh, oh. Buy, buy."

The boy quickly handed the box of Häagen-Dazs to the cashier.

"Six dollars," the cashier said.

The boy was flustered again and quickly found his campus card.

The machine for swiping campus cards was over at the cashier, so the cashier took the ice cream and the card over there.

The girl glanced at the cashier, then at Shen Kang and Boss Sun standing right next to them, and subtly tugged at her boyfriend's arm with her right hand.

The boy turned around, somewhat bewildered, wondering why his girlfriend had pulled him aside.

The girl gave him a look, but the boy still seemed confused. The girl simply stopped trying to make any more faces, and with a little force, pulled the boy away from the freezer to the snack shelf next to it. She pretended to be picking out snacks, but her lips started moving as she whispered something to her boyfriend.

"Tell me, who exactly is this 'Boss Shen'? Doesn't he look like a student?"

The boy finally understood what his girlfriend meant.

He usually doesn't care much for gossip, but today, having experienced it firsthand and hearing about it in such a bizarre way, he became unusually interested. He lowered his voice and excitedly told his girlfriend, "It's not like students aren't allowed to do business. There are a lot of students who start their own businesses, though fewer in number."

The girl didn't bother to argue with the strange logic in the boy's words, "Although it's a little, it's still a lot," and just kept saying what she wanted to say: "It seems like he has some connections, so he shouldn't be short of money to buy an ice cream."

The girl stated unequivocally, "It seems she's just plain stingy!"

The boy nodded silently in agreement, adding that he had heard it from others: "I've heard that rich people are like this. The richer they are, the stingier they are. On the contrary, the poorer they are, the more they like to show off."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the boy felt something was off.

But after thinking about it, I still couldn't figure it out, so I stopped thinking about it.

When faced with the boy's words, the girl shook her head, offering a different opinion: "I reckon it's because he doesn't like his girlfriend. It's probably one of those so-called 'arranged marriages,' and she's not even that good-looking. If she were really as beautiful as an angel, I really don't believe he'd buy a five-cent ice cream. In the end, it's because she herself isn't attractive enough to pique his interest. Men are all like that."

After saying that, the girl remembered something and added, "Oh, I misspoke, it's not fifty cents, it's twenty-five cents."

As he spoke, he laughed, but it didn't seem like he was laughing at Shen Kang anymore, and it was unclear what he was laughing at.

Upon hearing his girlfriend's words, the boy quickly replied, "That's him. Not all men are like that. Xiaoxue, even if you weren't that pretty, I would still love you and buy you Magnum ice cream!"

The girl raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? You're saying I'm ugly?"

A woman's mood is like the clouds in the sky, ever-changing.

The boy made a mistake and his attempt to flatter backfired. He quickly tried to coax her and finally agreed to buy her the shoes she had her eye on for the New Year. Only then did he manage to appease her.

The two continued, watching Shen Kang and the others while gossiping.

This time, the guy didn't dare to be presumptuous and simply agreed with his girlfriend, saying, "Yeah, you're right. His girlfriend must be really ugly, that's why he's so stingy."

Hearing her boyfriend agree with her opinion, the girl felt relieved. "Right? You think so too? I think she's definitely not as pretty as me."

The boy chimed in, "That's for sure..."

As the two were talking, it got a little dark at the entrance of the boutique supermarket.

Someone walked to the door and came in.

The two of them subconsciously looked over, and then felt that the darkness had suddenly turned back on.

A girl walked in through the door.

The first thing that catches the eye about the girl is her face, which is as white as jade and has exquisite features, as if it were painted stroke by stroke by the most patient artist. It also adds a cool and aloof temperament. However, her white down jacket is a little bulky and adds a touch of cuteness, which dilutes the coolness a bit.

Overall, the feeling is that the supermarket entrance is lit up as soon as you walk in.

Then, the young couple saw the aloof goddess who appeared at the supermarket entrance suddenly light up and rush towards her in a few quick steps.

The young couple followed her gaze and saw her rush to the freezer, stand in front of "Shen Zui's grandson," and stare at him with bright, sparkling eyes.

"Shen Kang".

The aloof goddess spoke, her voice as aloof as expected. She stretched out her right hand, like a child asking for New Year's treats, "My little feet."

"..."

The young couple remained silent.

At that moment, a big question mark was in both of their minds.

No way, if you have a girlfriend like this and you only buy her ice cream that costs five cents, are you even human?