I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Everyone at the table, including Cheng Haohao, turned to look and saw a man in a suit who looked a bit like a butcher standing next to their table. He was none other than "President Wang" who had passed by earlier with Gu Pengfei's uncle, Gu Jinhua.

Mr. Shen?

The dinner table fell silent immediately.

Everyone looked at "General Manager Wang," and then at the only person at the table with the surname Shen, the "inhuman genius"—although Shen Kang was the only one at the table with the surname Shen, no one was sure if "General Manager Wang" was referring to Shen Kang.

After all, isn't this a "non-human academic genius"?

How come he suddenly became "President Shen" again?

Isn't this a huge leap?

Shen Kang, who was about to speak, also looked over at "President Wang" with some confusion.

"Mr. Wang?"

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Zhang Demin was stunned. He didn't know how Shen Kang knew him, and he was even more confused about how he had inexplicably become "President Wang".

However, the look of astonishment on Zhang Demin's face lasted for less than half a second before he burst out laughing.

He laughed very naturally, as if an old friend had called him by the wrong name. Far from being annoyed, he went along with the conversation and said, "Oh, Mr. Shen, you must have a bad memory. My surname is Zhang, Zhang Demin. But if it's easier for you to call me Mr. Shen, you can call me Mr. Wang. I'll go and change my business card later."

These words eased the tension in the room slightly.

Shen Kang smiled and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang." Then he said, "Mr. Zhang, do you know me? I'm sorry, my memory isn't very good. Haven't we met somewhere before?"

Zhang Demin didn't hide anything and said directly, "It's normal that President Shen doesn't recognize me. I only saw President Shen in a photo."

"photo?"

"It's that group photo from the high-end equipment manufacturing conference. I saw it with Mr. Niu Haisheng. I remember, Mr. Shen, you were standing right in the middle."

Zhang Demin chuckled as he spoke, "I even asked Boss Niu, 'Who is this little kid? Who brings their child to a meeting?' Boss Niu told me, 'This is General Manager Shen from Anjia.' I was quite surprised, so I still have a deep impression of you, General Manager Shen."

"So that's how it is."

Shen Kang nodded.

The high-end equipment conference Zhang Demin mentioned was the industry conference held in the same hotel as the provincial-level competition of the "Three Innovations" competition. Shen Kang actually skipped the "Three Innovations" competition to attend that conference. At the end of the conference, everyone did take a group photo, and Niu Haisheng insisted on pulling Shen Kang to stand in the center.

"When I passed by just now, I felt that you looked familiar, Mr. Shen..."

After saying a few more words, Zhang Demin got to the point: "...President Shen, Director Liang, Supervisor Lu, and Manager Gu from Philips are all here today. You've already met Manager Gu. After they heard that you were here, they said they absolutely had to invite you over for a couple of drinks."

"They were supposed to come together, but I'm impatient, so I came alone first..."

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Philip's men?

Judging from the order in which Zhang Demin addressed them, Gu Jinhua seemed to be of a relatively low rank in Zhang Demin's group today. Director Liang and Supervisor Lu were both higher in rank than Gu Jinhua. Although Shen Kang was meeting Zhang Demin for the first time, he understood after just a few sentences that the order in Zhang Demin's mouth was definitely not meaningless or arbitrary.

So, Philip's men want to have a couple of drinks with him?

Shen Kang thought for a moment, then stood up.

"I'm the junior, it's my turn to go."

As he spoke, he casually picked up two books from the table, tucked them under his arm, left his seat, and walked over to Zhang Demin.

Then, he greeted Yin Mingyang, "Old Yin, I'm going to have a couple of drinks first. If you're finished eating and I'm not back yet, you don't need to wait for me. Just go ahead, I don't know how long we'll be drinking."

After saying that, he said to Zhang Demin, "Mr. Zhang, let's go."

"it is good."

Zhang Demin then led the way, but only half a body length ahead.

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As they walked, they chatted with Shen Kang.

"Does Mr. Shen usually eat here?"

"I came over to join the friends' dinner party. We were originally going to split the bill, but luckily Manager Gu just came over and said he'd treat us. I'll have a drink with Manager Gu later."

"Haha, Manager Gu is always very generous, no doubt about it... I thought you were here to discuss business today, Mr. Shen. I heard from Boss Niu that you're still in university? Impressive. I saw two books on your desk earlier, and I thought, Mr. Shen is so hardworking."

"I wouldn't call it hard work; I just enjoy learning."

"Impressive. Mr. Shen's grades must be excellent, right? Among the top in his grade?"

"I don't pay much attention to these things. Rankings are something that can easily cause anxiety. I think the most important thing in learning is finding a pace that suits you."

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The sounds gradually faded away, and Gu Pengfei and his group remained quiet at their table.

From the moment Zhang Demin came over and called out "President Shen," an eerie silence fell over the table.

Even now, it remains the same.

Everyone was completely bewildered.

After a long while, Cheng Haohao was the first to speak, asking Yin Mingyang, "Yin Mingyang, Shen Kang... what happened?"

Everyone turned to look at Yin Mingyang, eager to know what was going on.

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Yin Mingyang still remembered some of the things Zhang Demin had said to Shen Kang earlier, and he roughly understood which industry's "General Manager Shen" Zhang was referring to.

"Old Shen started a company called Anjia Housekeeping."

"Anjia Housekeeping?"

Xu Siyu interjected, quite surprised, "Anjia Housekeeping is owned by Shen Kang? Really?!"

Yin Mingyang testified again: "It's true. I even worked part-time at Lao Shen's shop during the summer vacation."

"Wow!"

Xu Siyu exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Yue was still somewhat confused. "Wait, isn't he a top student? Still in university? How come he's already starting a company?"

Yin Mingyang desperately wanted to drag Shen Kang back and explain himself, but since Shen Kang had already left and the question was already on his lips, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead with it.

"Actually, it's nothing much. Old Shen is smart. He started school early and even skipped a grade. After the college entrance exam, he had nothing to do, so he started a company. Unexpectedly, it grew into a big business."

Cheng Haohao shifted his position, moving closer to Yin Mingyang: "No, tell me again, what is he thinking? Going to school and running a company at the same time, where does he find so much time?"

They're back, they're all back.

Yin Mingyang suddenly had a feeling as if he had returned to the coffee shop, surrounded by them, talking about Shen Kang.

They're all back.

This is his comfort zone.

Yin Mingyang sighed: "He makes good use of his time. Everyone else has 24 hours in a day, and so does he, but his 24 hours are different from ours."

"How is it different?" Xu Siyu asked, resting her chin on her hand.

Yin Mingyang said, "For example, I play games in the dorm until midnight. He comes back from the library at 9:30, washes up, and starts dealing with company matters at 10:00. I play games until midnight, and he works until midnight. Then I go to bed, and he wants to read for another hour. I ask him, 'Aren't you sleepy?' He says, 'This is called refreshing my mind.'"

"A brain transplant..." Cheng Haohao murmured repeatedly.

"Yes." Yin Mingyang nodded. "He said that studying and working use different areas of the brain. When you're tired from studying, you work; when you're tired from working, you study. When you're tired from both, you sleep."

Chen Yue couldn't help but press further: "So, was he the only one running this company from the beginning?"

Yin Mingyang thought for a moment and began to fabricate: "At first, he was all alone. He didn't even have a decent office. He posted GG online, printed some cards, and handed them out on the street. Later, he took any work he could find. He said that during that time, he went door-to-door cleaning range hoods and repaired two washing machines."

"He can even fix washing machines?" Xia Nan asked in surprise.

"No," Yin Mingyang shook his head. "He learned as he went. He couldn't put the first one back together and ran away. The second one, he fixed right away. The customer even praised him, saying the young man was really quick."

Cheng Haohao's eyes widened in astonishment: "You only failed once, and you've already learned how to fix a washing machine? Does a top student learning to fix washing machines make them different from others?"

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"He drew a diagram of the internal structure of a washing machine," Yin Mingyang said. "It was even three-dimensional. I initially thought he was preparing for a university-level physics exam. Later I found out he was afraid he wouldn't be able to put it back together if he took it apart."

Xu Siyu was laughing so hard: "So Shen Kang is a mechanical engineer whose talent was wasted on housekeeping?"

"Not only that," Yin Mingyang said, getting more and more into it. "Later, he also studied air conditioner cleaning, floor waxing, and organization. For a while, he was always reading a 'Standardized Operation Manual for Household Services.' I asked him, 'Do you have to learn this too?' He said, 'In any industry, it all comes down to standardization in the end.'"

This part isn't entirely made up—at least the "standardization" part isn't entirely made up. When Yin Mingyang was working part-time at Anjia Housekeeping during the summer vacation, he did hear Shen Kang constantly talking about standardization.

Chen Yue slapped his thigh: "Incredible. While we're still worrying about final exams, they're already standardizing the domestic service industry."

Cheng Haohao sighed, "Now I see it. Shen Kang is the kind of person who can succeed at anything. Because he treats even playing games like studying. No, he treats studying like playing games."

Xu Siyu continued, "So, when he starts a company, is it like playing a game?"

Yin Mingyang thought for a moment and nodded: "Pretty much. He said the company is like a large-scale real-world strategy game. Employees are teammates, customers are players (NPs), and the market supervision bureau is the system. What he has to do is lead the team to complete the game."

"What's his next challenge?" Chen Yue asked.

"I don't know either. But knowing his personality, he probably just found something interesting and went in to play a few rounds."...

A group of people were chatting enthusiastically.

Gu Pengfei was the only one left, silently twirling his lighter, and couldn't help but glance in the direction Shen Kang had left, feeling extremely depressed.

Wait, what's going on?

Is it really that weird?

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