I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

"Here you are."

Shen Kang opened the freezer lid, took out the half-foot from inside, and handed it to He Qiuzhu: "Your little foot."

He Qiuzhu took the "中"-shaped ice cream, which looked good, but was also a little disappointed. "Why is there only half?"

Shen Kang immediately explained, "This is the latest business that Boss Sun has developed. He realized that ice cream doesn't sell well in winter because people only buy it to satisfy their cravings and don't actually eat as much as they do in summer, so he launched the 'half-ice cream' business."

He Qiuzhu looked at Boss Sun.

Boss Sun glanced at Shen Kang, then nodded to her, "Yes."

He Qiuzhu then pointed to some other complete little feet in the freezer, "Aren't there some complete ones over there?"

This time, Shen Kang didn't even need to speak; Boss Sun interrupted, "Those were all booked by other people, and Boss Shen knows that too, right, Boss Shen?"

As she spoke, she gave Shen Kang a wink.

"..."

Shen Kang understood the look in Boss Sun's eyes—he wanted him to take care of everything.

However, having been interrupted, he had no choice but to continue along with Boss Sun's words: "Yes, they've all been booked."

Boss Sun was delighted, thinking to himself, "Boss Shen is still young after all. He's already turned the tables on me!"

He Qiuzhu was somewhat dejected.

Then, his gaze drifted to the other ice creams in the freezer.

"..."

Shen Kang had a bad feeling.

Mr. Sun was overjoyed and immediately chimed in, "These are all bought up too! Everything in the freezer is bought up! Mr. Shen, don't you agree?"

"...Yes, that's right."

He Qiuzhu became increasingly frustrated.

However, after looking down at the half-foot in her hand, she was no longer so disappointed, as if she felt that even half a foot was good enough.

Then she started eating, her eyes crinkling with delight, and it was easy to sense her joy.

Shen Kang thought to himself, "You're happy, but my wallet is suffering." But then he saw He Qiuzhu looking as happy as a kitten that had stolen some fish, and he didn't care anymore.

Besides, these ice creams won't go to waste. I have so many people working for me. I'll have Boss Sun send someone over to deliver them later. Consider it part of the holiday benefits.

So I laughed.

Of course, the happiest person at the scene was Boss Sun. He increasingly realized that Boss Shen was probably really Shen Zui's great-grandson. That kind of money-grubbing attitude couldn't be cultivated in just a few generations. Hmm, it's probably the Bai Bing branch; only a powerful alliance like that gives them such confidence…

The young couple remained silent.

After watching for a while, the girl lost interest and said, "It's boring."

It's actually quite interesting.

She had been listening from the beginning and had been watching until now, so she knew the whole story. Therefore, she understood the meaning behind what Boss Sun and Shen Kang were saying, and that Boss Sun wanted Shen Kang to buy an entire freezer full of ice cream.

And then Shen Kang actually bought it.

It's quite common for a male college student to buy one or a few ice creams, but it's really rare and interesting for him to casually buy an entire freezerful.

Normally, girls would be extremely interested in this and would talk about it to their friends over and over again.

But now I find it quite meaningless.

The boy didn't say anything, but just stared blankly at the girl who was happily eating ice cream.

It wasn't because of her stunning looks.

Rather, it's because of something else.

The boy thought of his girlfriend who was standing next to him.

Last time we went out, she said she wanted to eat Magnum ice cream. He went to three stores before he finally bought it. When he handed it to her, she took a look and said, "Why is it packaged like this? I remember Magnum had a new flavor."

She didn't finish it; she took two bites and then handed it to him, saying it was too sweet and she was afraid of gaining weight.

Later he found out that she actually wanted to eat Häagen-Dazs that day, but she just didn't say it. She felt he should understand.

But he really didn't understand.

All he knew was that he had run to three different stores for that Magnum ice cream, returning drenched in sweat, and she hadn't even glanced at him.

And now, the girl in front of him, whose name was He Qiuzhu—that's what he heard the boy named Shen Kang call her—was happily eating a tiny foot that had been split in two, pierced by a stick, and looked extremely shabby.

She didn't ask why she didn't buy Magnum.

They didn't even ask why I didn't buy Häagen-Dazs.

She was just happy.

"Let's go."

The boy's thoughts were interrupted by his girlfriend's voice.

The girl had already walked to the supermarket entrance with the box of Häagen-Dazs. Seeing the boy still standing there, she turned back impatiently and urged him again, "Let's go."

"They're here."

The boy responded and glanced at the two people over there.

Shen Kang was standing next to the freezer, holding his phone, seemingly texting someone. He Qiuzhu stood next to him, eating half a little toe while looking down at his texting, occasionally glancing up at him before looking down at his phone screen again, like a well-behaved cat.

The boy looked away and walked towards the door.

As he reached the door, he told his girlfriend, "I'll go to other stores later to see if they have Magnum ice cream."

The girl paused for a moment, then waved her hand, "Never mind, Baskin-Robbins is fine. I'm too lazy to run around again."

The boy didn't say anything more.

The two walked out of the boutique supermarket, the wheels of their suitcases rumbling on the cement pavement of Xiaodong Street.

After walking a short distance, the girl suddenly asked, "So, what exactly does that Shen Kang do?"

"have no idea."

The boy shook his head, then stopped and looked back.

The lights from the boutique supermarket shone through the entrance, casting a warm glow in the winter evening. Through the glass door, the blurry shadows of two people could be seen inside.

"What's wrong?" the girl asked.

"It's nothing."

The boy turned around, picked up his suitcase, and continued walking.

He was just thinking that some things might not have anything to do with money.

It has nothing to do with Magnum, Häagen-Dazs, or Baskin-Robbins.

The Magnum ice cream he bought after visiting three stores was not as good as half a tiny toe that had been pierced by a stick.

That's all.

That's all.

What else can we do? What else can we divide it into?

……

After He Qiuzhu finished eating her ice cream, Shen Kang led her away from the boutique supermarket.

Before leaving, I also took three cans of Red Bull from Boss Sun, which helped me vent my anger a little.

Judging from Boss Sun's smiling face at the time, and the fact that he even asked if I wanted to take more, it didn't seem like he was really venting his anger.

As Zhu Jingdong led He Qiuzhu past the entrance of study room 302, he greeted Shen Kang again from the Yanyu Tea stall.

"Boss."

Shen Kang was surprised, but also somewhat delighted. He walked over and asked, "Jingdong? When did you get back from Qianmin University?"

"..."

Zhu Jingdong was speechless. "Boss, I've been back for several days now. I called out to you when you passed by just now, but you didn't answer."

"Oh, I was thinking about some business strategy matters at the time, and I got a little lost in thought, so I probably didn't notice," Shen Kang said without hesitation.

Zhu Jingdong's spirits lifted. "Does this mean our milk tea shop is planning another expansion?"

Shen Kang replied perfunctorily, "Mhm, mhm. But the New Year is coming soon, so even if we wanted to do it, we wouldn't have much time. Let's wait until after the New Year to come back and talk about it."

After saying that, he turned back to look at He Qiuzhu and asked, "Want some milk tea?"

"drink!"

He Qiuzhu immediately came over, her eyes fixed on the menu.

Shen Kang immediately ordered for her, "Give her 'White Mist Red Dust,' medium size, hot..."

After ordering, Shen Kang greeted Zhang Yunmeng, who was sitting on a chair inside the stall, "Hi Zhang, you haven't gone home yet?"

He still had a deep impression of this female classmate who had committed adultery with her husband.

Now, this student Zhang has indeed become a regular customer of their Yanyu Tea House, contributing a lot to their store's sales.

And there are more and more students like Zhang Yunmeng at Yangko University of Science and Technology.

"I'll go home after I finish this drink."

Zhang Yunmeng patted the suitcase next to her.

"Which milk tea from our shop is Zhang's favorite right now?"

"Hard to say, I might like one person for a while..."

While Shen Kang was chatting with a regular customer, He Qiuzhu went to Yang Yunhan's side across the street, and the two of them were talking about something.

After learning some of the customers' thoughts from Zhang Yunmeng, Shen Kang said goodbye and went to Yang Yunhan's place, also glancing into the 302 study room.

Everyone had gone home, so the 302 study room was the least crowded it had been all semester; there wasn't a single table to be seen, it was completely empty.

"What are you talking about?" Shen Kang walked to the counter in study room 302 and looked away.

"We're talking about exams."

Yang Yunhan looked worried and sighed repeatedly. "I've been working at the shop all semester. While everyone else was already studying, I was still doing training at Qianmin University. As a result, the exams were terrible... I reckon I failed at least two subjects."

Are you proud?

Shen Kang raised a hand. "I have at least five. Am I arrogant?"

"...That's because you're amazing." Yang Yunhan was too lazy to even complain, and then sighed again.

He Qiuzhu also wanted to join, but after thinking about it, she realized that she didn't have any subjects she was likely to fail, which made her feel a little frustrated.

After Shen Kang announced that bonuses would be distributed today, Yang Yunhan immediately became beaming with joy.

She wasn't really that worried about her grades. After all, she was becoming more and more confident in this career and believed that as long as she continued to work with Shen Kang, her future achievements would be something she never dared to dream of before.

Who knows, in ten years he might be earning two or three hundred thousand a year!

Therefore, Yang Yunhan no longer values ​​academic performance as much as before. She focuses more on her work and prioritizes her studies.

However, she had been a top student for two years, and the vibrant and competitive atmosphere of those days was still fresh in her mind. It was somewhat regrettable that she had now fallen to the point of failing a course.

Of course, when faced with the prize money, this slight disappointment is relatively easy to overcome...

In Study Room 302 and at Yanyu Tea House, Shen Kang distributed bonuses on the spot, all wrapped in red envelopes, which drew cheers from everyone.

Zhang Yunmeng was still laughing and saying that she was even tempted to join in and work for President Shen.

Shen Kang immediately chimed in, saying, "Welcome, welcome! Someone like Zhang, who has such a strong passion for milk tea, is exactly the kind of talent we need. I believe she will definitely become an excellent milk tea girl, and she has a great chance of becoming the store manager."

After distributing the bonuses, Shen Kang also announced the official winter break arrangements, which were exactly as everyone had guessed: they would be on break with the university students, and would return to work after the winter break.