We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Ye Chen wore his signature sunny and cheerful smile, his eyes clear, and didn't linger on her hot figure at all.

"Hello, I'm looking for Teacher Liu. I'm Ye Chen, his student."

Hearing the noise, Liu Haifeng, who was inside the house, quickly came out.

"Ye Chen is here! Come in quickly!"

Liu Yue glanced at Ye Chen with some surprise.

Is this the top student in the whole school that my uncle has been talking about every day these past few days?

Aside from being a bit handsome and sunny, he doesn't seem to have anything special about him.

Ye Chen walked into the living room and placed the invitation and tea on the coffee table.

"Teacher, you must come to the Great Wall Hotel on Sunday noon."

Liu Haifeng frowned immediately when he saw the two boxes of expensive tea.

"I'll accept the invitation, but you can take this back! Your family isn't well-off; why waste money like this!"

Ye Chen sat down on the sofa, spread his hands, and started joking with a grin.

"Old Liu, this is a death order from my mother."

"If you let me take it back, I won't even be able to get into my house tonight; I'll have to sleep under a bridge."

Liu Haifeng was so angry at being called "Old Liu" that he laughed and pointed at him, shaking his head.

"You little rascal, you've finally shown your true colors after the exams, haven't you!"

Liu Yue poured a glass of water and handed it to Ye Chen, a hint of curiosity flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Ordinary students would be like mice before a cat when they see their uncle, but this Ye Chen dares to be so disrespectful.

Liu Haifeng carefully put the invitation away.

"The teacher will definitely be there on Sunday!"

Ye Chen resumed his harmless, sunny smile and stood up.

"It's settled then, Lao Liu. I'm off now, I still need to deliver the invitation to Fatty."

After saying that, he waved his hand casually, turned around and walked out the door.

The sun was blazing.

The asphalt roads in the old town were softened by the heat, and waves of heat rolled in.

Ye Chen braced himself on one foot as he stopped his mountain bike in front of a small supermarket next to the Chengnan vegetable market.

Before he even entered the room, Zhao Peng's booming voice rang out.

"Mom! Don't leave that case of chilled Coke out in the sun by the door! It's so hot today, even the dog's panting!"

Behind the counter, Zhao's mother's feather duster flew out and hit Zhao Peng squarely on the back.

"You're the one with the mouth! Get this in the freezer right now!"

Zhao Peng, wearing shorts and flip-flops, was huffing and puffing as he carried a case of drinks.

He looked up and met Ye Chen, who was pushing the door open and entering.

Zhao Peng's eyes lit up, and he didn't even bother with the drink in his hand before rushing over.

"Hey! Isn't this Ye Shen, the number one student in our whole school! Come quick, come quick, it's an honor to have you here!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao's mother immediately put down her abacus and came out with a beaming smile.

"Ye Chen's here! Come in and enjoy the air conditioning, it must be so hot outside!"

Ye Chen casually put the car keys into his pocket, a sunny and cheerful smile on his face.

In front of his best friends and elders, he has always been a likable boy next door.

"Auntie, it's not hot."

Ye Chen stepped forward, took out a red invitation card with gold lettering from his pocket, and handed it over with both hands.

"My family is holding a graduation banquet at the Great Wall Hotel on Sunday noon."

"You, your uncle, and Fatty, you must grace us with your presence and join in the fun."

Zhao's mother accepted the invitation with both hands and carefully opened it.

Upon seeing the words "Shanghai Jiao Tong University," her voice rose eight octaves.

"Shanghai Jiaotong University! They've really made something of themselves! The Ye family is about to produce a true dragon!"

She shouted excitedly into the inner room.

"Old Zhao! Stop worrying about your petty grievances! Ye Chen has delivered the invitation!"

Zhao's father, wearing a tank top and holding half a cucumber in his hand, hurriedly lifted the curtain and came out.

He took the invitation and read it carefully, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"Good lad, you've really made your parents proud!"

Ye Chen smiled and nodded.

"Uncle, you absolutely must come on Sunday noon."

"Come on! You absolutely have to come!" Father Zhao slammed a cucumber on the table, his voice filled with heroic spirit. "I'll close the supermarket doors for half the day just to come and share in the good fortune!"

Ye Chen smiled and was just about to turn and leave.

Zhao Peng grabbed Ye Chen's neck from behind and shook him around, making faces at him.

"Hey, Chenzi, stop showing off!"

"Dude, my moment of glory hasn't even arrived yet!"

Zhao's mother rolled her eyes at her son, but the smile lines at the corners of her eyes were impossible to hide.

She opened the cabinet drawer, took out a brand new EMS express envelope, and handed it to Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, take a look."

"His acceptance letter just arrived this morning!"

Ye Chen looked down.

The envelope was prominently printed with the words "Shanghai Business School".

"Well done, Fatty." Ye Chen smiled sincerely, then punched Zhao Peng in the chest with his backhand. "You really passed the exam."

Zhao Peng scratched his head and laughed like a 200-pound idiot.

"Of course!"

"If you hadn't insisted on analyzing the cutoff scores with me after the college entrance exam, saying my shamelessness was perfect for sales in Shanghai, I might be working at some vocational college doing sewing now!"

Zhao's father nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with gratitude as he looked at Ye Chen.

"That's exactly what I meant!"

"That brat never listens to anyone, but he only obeys you!"

"Shanghai is great, it's close to your Jiaotong University. You two brothers will have to keep an eye on him for your uncle when you're out there!"

"That's what Auntie thinks too." Zhao's mother pulled Ye Chen's arm. "On Sunday, our two families must have a good drink together; it's like double happiness!"

Ye Chen smiled and agreed, then said goodbye to Zhao Peng and his family.

He hopped on his bicycle and pedaled into the flow of traffic.

The summer breeze remains hot and dry.

Ye Chen held the handlebars with one hand and took out an iPhone 4 from his pocket that had not yet been released in China with the other.

Open the developer backend page, which is entirely in English.

Angry Sparrow has firmly held the number one position on both the free and paid charts in the North American App Store.

The real-time GG revenue and paid downloads displayed in the backend are jumping at an alarming rate.

Current total earnings: 700,000 USD

Ye Chen's eyes were calm as still water.

This pixelated bird has finally started laying golden eggs.

Seven hundred thousand US dollars, which was equivalent to more than four million RMB at the exchange rate at the time.

In 2010, this huge sum of money was enough to buy several of the best villas in a small county town outright.

But for him, this is merely the initial leverage to build a future mobile internet empire.

……

Sunday noon, Great Wall Hotel.

This is the most upscale, long-established restaurant in the county town, and the air conditioning is very strong.

Ten large round tables were set up in the luxurious hall on the second floor.

Ye Jianguo wore a navy blue suit that he had just bought today.

Hands that are usually covered in machine oil on the factory assembly line are now clean and fresh as they hold wine glasses.

Chen Xiulan also changed into a dark red cheongsam. Although there were wrinkles around her eyes, her smile was brighter than ever.

Relatives arrived one after another.