I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

The two returned to the hotel entrance.

"See? You feel your parents are tired and want to share the burden as soon as possible. Then you should study hard, get into a good university, and that's the only way you can repay them in the future."

"Then... Brother Lin Ran, what if I don't go to school and try to start a business like you?" Meng Jingyu was still unwilling to give up, clinging to the last glimmer of hope.

Lin Ran shook his head: "Starting a business requires capital, but even more so, it requires the ability to withstand risks. If you start a business in college and fail, you can simply start over; the school offers various forms of support. But if you fail in the real world, you might not be able to get back up."

"Okay, let me ask you, what was your score on the recent diagnostic test?"

"537 points," Meng Jingyu answered honestly.

"Then I'll make you a promise. As long as you get into a top-tier university, you can intern at my company during winter and summer vacations. You can also do part-time jobs for us while you're at school. It's definitely better than waiting tables, and you can develop your skills early on. How about it?"

Meng Jingyu's eyes lit up.

Lin Ran sighed inwardly. The child was a filial child, but the pressure he was under usually made him lack confidence.

"Also, I can grant you one wish up to a thousand dollars, as a deposit for advance booking. Tell me, what do you want?"

Meng Jingyu hurriedly waved her hand: "No need, no need, Brother Lin Ran."

"Want me to top up your game account and get you two big cannons?"

"No...no, no."

"So what do you want?" Lin Ran frowned. "I'll throw a thousand yuan at you, and you don't even know what you want to buy?"

Meng Jingyu was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Lin Ran, thank you, but it's really not necessary. I've already thought it through, really."

Lin Ran looked at him for a while, then sighed again.

This kid doesn't seem to know what he wants. He lacks confidence and even desires. He doesn't know how to spend money.

"If you don't tell me, I'll use this thousand yuan to buy you five years of college entrance exams and three years of mock exams, the whole set plus past exam papers, enough to keep you going until graduation."

"No, no, no..." Meng Jingyu smiled this time, a little shyly, "Then... then I'd like to treat my parents to a meal. To a nice restaurant, the kind they usually can't afford to go to."

Lin Ran smiled gently: "Okay, but remember, this money isn't from me. It's a deposit for you to work for me after you go to university. Use this money to treat your parents to a meal, as a way of repaying them in advance, is that alright?"

Meng Jingyu's voice choked with emotion: "Thank you, Brother Lin Ran..."

"Why are you crying? Don't put on this act, young man. When you're old enough to date, you'll have to come back to your brother Ran."

He patted Meng Jingyu on the shoulder: "Alright, that's enough for today. There's still a lot to do in the lobby. You go ahead, I'll have another smoke."

Meng Jingyu nodded vigorously, then turned and entered the hotel.

Lin Ran returned to the second floor, where Lin Feng was still talking to Meng Jingshu. Seeing Lin Ran return, Meng Jingshu's eyes held a glimmer of hope: "Ran, how did it go?"

Lin Feng glanced at Lin Ran's smug and arrogant expression and knew he had succeeded.

"It's resolved," Lin Ran said, then paused deliberately when he saw Meng Jingshu's eyes light up, "However..."

Meng Jingshu's heart jumped again: "But what?"

Lin Feng kicked Lin Ran in the butt: "What are you beating around the bush for? Speak properly."

Lin Ran rubbed his bottom and said, "Sister-in-law, if I may be so blunt, do your parents often say things like 'Dad works hard to earn money' or 'Mom works very hard' at home?"

Meng Jingshu was taken aback: "How did you know?"

Lin Ran rolled his eyes. He was such a good kid, but he's ruined all his confidence. How would he know?

"Xiaoyu doesn't want to go to school because he feels sorry for his parents, thinks he's a burden, and feels too much pressure, which has driven him into a dead end."

"Sister-in-law, when you go back, please persuade your parents to stop nagging about these things in front of the children..."

Meng Jingshu's parents are reasonable people, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to raise these two siblings to be so well-behaved. However, their parenting style might need some adjustment, and Lin Ran thinks they should be able to listen to what they're told.

"In addition," Lin Ran added, "take him out to build his confidence whenever you have time, whether it's playing video games or playing ball. Find a place where he can dominate and let him beat some weaker opponents. Sometimes, confidence is something you gain by winning."

Meng Jingshu nodded repeatedly.

For boys who lack confidence, Lin Ran actually has an even more direct approach: like Gao Xiaoming did, take him to places frequented by adults to broaden his horizons, and his confidence will naturally emerge.

However, since he was Lin Feng's brother-in-law, he couldn't say such a thing.

"Lin Da, I'm always thinking of you," Lin Ran thought to himself.

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Dormitory at the University of Science and Technology.

Chen Yao lay on her bed playing on her phone, getting more and more annoyed with each scroll. Her roommates had either gone home or gone on dates with their boyfriends, leaving her alone in the dorm.

My QQ Moments feed is full of photos of my travels and dinners. What's most infuriating is that several girls who are usually unremarkable are posting photos of themselves participating in the "Momo One-Week Couple" event.

She was matched with a guy she considered a "soulmate," and they did tasks and won prizes together, beaming with joy.

"It's Momo again!" Chen Yao was furious.

She had actually wanted to register for a long time. When the app was first introduced to the university, she wanted to participate in the "One-Week Couples" activity, which supposedly involved scientific matching, allowing her to meet high-quality men and win prizes.

However, she tried twice, and each time her account was immediately blocked with the message "Account abnormal" as soon as she submitted the student verification.

She was furious at the time, but she just thought it was a bug in the app and that she was unlucky to run into it. But now, everyone around her is using it without any problems, only she is not.

"I don't believe it." Chen Yao sat up and re-downloaded Momo. This time she was smarter and didn't use her usual phone number, but registered with a secondary number she hadn't used before.

Nickname: Yao Guang Wei Tian

Profile picture: A meticulously edited selfie, which I believe has the perfect angle.

Profile: Female, 21 years old, Department of Business Administration, Jiangdong University of Science and Technology, hobbies include reading, traveling, and music.

Personal motto: 90% of men are potential rapists. In this sweltering heat of over 40 degrees Celsius, I'm so angry I feel ice-cold all over. This world is full of malice towards women.

The process went smoothly until another student verification popped up.

She felt a surge of frustration. She had tried filling in some fake information before, but she was only required to verify her identity when using the matching function. Only students from the Department of Business Administration at the University of Science and Technology needed to be verified before they could access the app.

She inexplicably felt that Momo was targeting her specifically.

She tried to share this information with her classmates, but they had already verified it and didn't take her words seriously.

I took a deep breath, uploaded a picture of my student ID, and clicked submit.

The screen froze for a second.

Then a bright red notification box pops up:

Sorry, system detection has indicated this account poses a risk and it has been restricted. Please contact customer service if you have any questions.

"Here we go again!" Chen Yao almost dropped her phone.

This is absolutely fucking weird!

Chen Yao's competitive spirit was completely ignited. She refused to believe it and simply took out the phone she had specially provided for work and registered again.

It's still a pop-up window.

Submit for authentication.

This time there was no lag, a pop-up window appeared directly, and the prompt message was different:

[Malicious registration activity detected. Your account has been permanently banned. Reason: Your overall conduct does not meet the platform's standards. We suggest you improve your personal conduct before trying other social media products.]

Chen Yao stared at the line of text, especially the phrases "comprehensive quality has not reached the platform's baseline" and "first improve personal cultivation," her eyes practically spitting fire.

This is not just a ban, this is a personal insult!

What kind of app insults its users for being rude?!

She was so angry she was trembling. She wanted to take a screenshot and post it on the forum, but she was afraid of being ridiculed. She had never heard of Momo banning accounts because of people's low manners.

This app is definitely faulty!

She turned on her computer and decided to search for negative information about Momo. Although there was no concrete evidence yet, she had already gotten some ideas from some vague complaints.

"Just you wait..." Chen Yao stared at the Momo icon on the screen, sneering, "A social networking app, what's with the high and mighty act? Trying to be virtuous while pretending to be a prostitute? I'll show you what the power of public opinion is!"

Little did she know that Lin Ran, far away on the northern slope, was currently looking at the ban record sent by Tang Chen to "Chen Yao, Business Administration, University of Science and Technology," and happily took a sip of tea.

Certain types of junk files cannot appear in his app.

Algorithms may make mistakes, but a boss's manual blacklist will never be wrong.