I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Shen Kang remained calm in the face of Wang Pan's questioning.

"I'm a cautious person, so I like to consider extreme scenarios. For example, some contracts stipulate that the contract is invalid in the event of force majeure, such as typhoons, earthquakes, or wars, but in reality, such things almost never happen."

"I'm in a similar situation, but that's just a cautious way of putting it. In reality, the probability of it happening is so small as to be negligible."

Wang Pan thought to himself, "This top student is far too cautious."

Although he was still skeptical of Shen Kang's explanation, he desperately wanted to be class monitor, so he reluctantly accepted it all: "Okay. If you help me become class monitor, I'll do whatever you say."

Then, without hesitation, he asked, "How will you help me?"

Seeing that Wang Pan had accepted the deal, Shen Kang asked another question: "How much money do you have now? Do you have a thousand?"

Wang Pan nodded, "Yes."

"That's enough. Later, you call all the boys in the class out and treat us to a barbecue."

"That's it?" Wang Pan asked with a doubtful look.

Shen Kang countered, "Now do you know how many boys are in our class? Besides those in our dorm, can you name a fifth classmate?"

Wang Pan was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really didn't know.

Shen Kang continued, "They're all in a similar situation to you. At the beginning of freshman year, nobody knows anyone, and the class monitor is elected the very next day. If two people go up and say they want to elect a class monitor, one you don't know, and the other you do know and who just treated you to barbecue last night, who would you choose?"

"Of course, nothing in this world is 100% guaranteed to succeed. But if you do this, your chances of success will always be better than those who don't prepare and just talk nonsense on the spot. Success is achieved by accumulating advantages little by little."

After listening, Wang Pan thought about it more and more and felt that Shen Kang's words made more and more sense, which excited him.

He doesn't care about spending this little bit of money; as long as he can be elected class monitor, he doesn't mind spending a little more!

However, Wang Pan soon faced another dilemma: "But I don't know how many boys are in our class, and I don't know how to find them?"

Shen Kang sighed, "You have a mouth and legs, right? Go ask each dorm one by one! The two smaller dorms next door are definitely there; Wu Jie just went over there. I reckon our whole class is in this building."

"Huh? Ask each dorm room one by one?"

Wang Pan was even more perplexed. "This, this..."

He felt embarrassed to go from room to room asking strangers; what if they ignored him? Just thinking about it made him feel awkward.

He thought that as long as he was willing to pay, everything would be fine. Why were there still difficulties?

Shen Kang shook his head at Wang Pan's expression, but for the sake of his "hypothesis," he could only see it through to the end.

Wang Pan insisted on becoming the class monitor, he said.

"Come on, I'll go with you."

Shen Kang pulled Wang Pan away from the balcony and told Feng Moquan and Jin Chao that Wang Pan was going to treat them to barbecue. The two of them immediately agreed happily.

Then the four of them left their small dormitory, and the living room was right outside.

There were four boys watching TV in the living room. The show was "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," and the four boys were watching it with great interest.

Shen Kang went straight up to them, "Hey guys, watching TV?... "

Before long, Shen Kang found out that these boys, including the two small dormitories next door, were all from their E-commerce Class 2.

So Shen Kang told the four of them that Wang Pan was going to treat them to barbecue, and then went to the two small dormitories to recruit more people. After that, he went to the large dormitory across the hall and knocked on the door...

Wang Pan followed along and discovered that simply having the courage to knock on doors and ask people wasn't enough.

While many people readily accepted it, others refused, each with their own reasons.

When faced with these people's rejections, Shen Kang responded in different ways:

To some people, Shen Kang said, "It's just a meal, a chance for everyone to get to know each other. Look, everyone from your dorm went, now you're the only one left..."

To some people, Shen Kang said, "Wang Pan's treat today is just to make friends with everyone. There's no need to reciprocate. We're all classmates, wouldn't reciprocating make us feel distant? Anyway, I definitely won't reciprocate. I'll just save him a seat in class from now on..."

To some people, Shen Kang said, "Judging from your accent, you're a local from Beilu District? Perfect! We really don't know where to find good barbecue nearby, so we're counting on you to lead the way! Brother, we're really counting on you..."

……

Under Shen Kang's different words, one by one, the students who had initially refused joined their ranks.

Wang Panyin had gained some insight and learned a few things, but he hadn't learned the hardest part—he didn't know how Shen Kang could tell what to say to whom.

This top student seems to have a bit of a street smarts about him.

But it didn't matter. The group of 26 people, all the boys from Class 2 of E-commerce, marched downstairs and headed out of the dormitory building towards the school gate.

Wang Pan and Shen Kang walked at the front, and Wang Pan quietly asked, "Should I tell them later that I'll treat them to a meal after I'm elected class monitor?"

He felt that he had grown up.

Shen Kang shook his head: "Isn't this bribery? Absolutely not! We're all innocent college students, we don't do this kind of thing."

Wang Pan was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Shen Kang. "So, you're saying that if I treat them to barbecue now, it wouldn't be bribery?"

Shen Kang said firmly, "Of course not! You're just helping everyone get to know each other quickly, integrate into the environment, and adapt to university life since we're all new to university. You're simply helping your classmates, how could that be bribery?"

After saying that, Shen Kang added, "Don't mention anything about class monitor or anything like that later. You're just treating everyone to dinner, understand? It's their freedom to choose whoever they want to elect. Choosing you is a favor, not choosing you is their right."

Wang Pan was in a bind: "No, I'm paying to treat them to dinner. What if none of them choose me? Wouldn't all that money have been wasted?"

Shen Kang chuckled: "It wasn't a waste of money. You helped the students get to know each other and integrate into university life as quickly as possible. You've done a great service! The students will remember you, their lucky charm..."

Wang Pan was in a real bind, but he felt that this dirty guy in the dormitory was something special and made him wary, so he did as Shen Kang said.

Once everyone arrived at the commercial street, they found a barbecue restaurant and started eating.

Shen Kang wandered around aimlessly, catering to everyone he met, chatting about everything from games and women to fellow villagers, and he kept mentioning the name "Wang Pan."

Wang Pan himself, following Shen Kang's earlier instructions, initially ordered fewer dishes for everyone, and then mustered up his courage to walk around and keep adding dishes to various places.

He gradually became more fluent in speaking, starting from being too shy to open his mouth.

"Some more pork belly, please..."

"We're almost finished eating, how about some more roast chicken..."

"Wait, why didn't you say you finished eating? Boss, another 20 lamb skewers, please!..."

……

After busying himself with everything and taking care of everyone, Wang Pan walked over to Shen Kang.

After Shen Kang had warmed up the crowd and done his publicity, he sat down alone at a table in the corner.

At this moment, he was sitting there alone, looking at the bustling night view in the distance, slowly drinking a bottle of beer, showing Wang Pan a profile view, appearing very quiet and introverted.

Wang Pan sat down opposite Shen Kang, his feelings quite complicated.

This sleazy guy in their dorm seems even more street-smart than him. Whether it was the "Mr. Shen" incident this afternoon or now bringing all the boys in the class together for a celebratory gathering, it all demonstrates this.

The fact that this person can be so boisterous yet so calm now makes them seem particularly sophisticated, which is exactly the ideal state Wang Pan envisioned.

Finally, this guy is also a fucking academic genius!

Where can I go to seek justice?

The only thing that could comfort Wang Pan was that Shen Kang himself had said that he didn't date because he was probably not good at it and was just making excuses. After all, no one can be good at everything.

Wang Pan felt that as long as he quickly found a beautiful girlfriend, he could suppress Shen Kang and regain his status as the dormitory leader...

"Shen Kang".

A woman's voice came from the side.

Wang Pan subconsciously turned his head and saw a beautiful woman with wheat-colored skin walking over from the side, smiling at Shen Kang.