Returning to university, starting with confessing to his ex-wife, his counselor.

[The system has detected the host's strong desire to increase wealth and has officially unlocked the main quest "Foundation Building." Capital is the foundation, vision is the rudder, and legitimate wealth accumulation is the only way to build a solid foundation for life.]

[Key Task 1: Capital Foundation Building]

[Task Description: Within 30 days, independently achieve asset appreciation through legal and compliant channels. The system will rate your performance based on the asset appreciation rate.]

[Task Rewards: Corresponding [Foundation Boosting Chests] will be awarded based on the final rating; the higher the rating, the stronger the boost and assistance the chest will provide to the current [Foundation] status.]

[Comment: The initial investment of 400,000 is just the beginning. By leveraging your own vision to manage capital, each steady increase in value lays a solid foundation for your perfect life.]

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[Basic themes?]

Liang Chao was taken aback when he saw the new terms and tasks that suddenly appeared.

He immediately thought of the three aspects of life mentioned by the system: [Form and Spirit], [Foundation], and [Romance], and then he felt that this task was not so abrupt.

Prior to this task, the system had issued a total of seven tasks.

Leaving aside the four side quests: [The Strictest Father], [Highly Watched], [Many People's Admonition], and [Sharing Joy with Beauty].

The main quests [Brave Heart] and [Embrace the Lost Girl] correspond to the [Romance] category, and [Self-Discipline and Reconstruction] corresponds to the [Form and Spirit] category. Of the three categories, only the [Foundation] category has not yet had a refreshed quest.

Thinking of this, Liang Chao seemed to realize something and immediately checked the task list, clicking on the "[Embrace the Lost Girl]" task. He was surprised to find that the task name had the prefix "[Romance]".

Liang Chao smiled, not paying much attention, and turned his attention back to the new task.

[Rating based on asset appreciation rate?]

Upon seeing this text, Liang Chao's smile became even more pronounced.

He had already planned to use leverage in stock trading, but to be on the safe side, he envisioned a leverage of five times, which would be about right. Now that a system task had appeared, he was determined to take the plunge.

"The Liang Dynasty? The Liang Dynasty!"

A fragrant breeze carrying the scent of hand cream brushed past his nose, and Liang Chao's pupils refocused as he saw his short best friend standing on tiptoe, looking at him with a worried expression.

"What's wrong?" he asked, bewildered.

"Liang Chao, are you alright? Are you sick? Why did you suddenly stop moving?"

"..."

The familiar words rang in his ears, and Liang Chao was immediately embarrassed, thinking to himself, "Damn it, I'm not going to get over this joke."

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something!"

Liang Chao ruffled Xiao Jiayu's hair, offered no further explanation, and turned to walk towards the VIP room.

He squinted at a beautiful "young woman" with long, flowing hair inside.

That was a customer manager at this branch office.

The woman looked to be under thirty, wearing an elegant bodycon skirt paired with black high heels and black stockings. The collar of her blouse was slightly open, revealing a touch of sexiness and maturity, giving her a very mature, womanly appearance.

At this moment, she was making tea for several composed-looking older men, addressing them with polite smiles, showing both warmth and humility.

The "bosses" had gleaming eyes, constantly sizing up the women's chests and thighs, affectionately calling them things like "Little Song" or "Little Wei."

"Mr. Zhang, I'm Song, the account manager here. If you have any questions about your account or want to learn about any products, feel free to ask me." Song Yuwei poured tea for a CEO who looked unfamiliar and handed him a business card.

"Hahaha, good, good!" The old man immediately stood up, accepting the gift with a look of "flattery".

Upon seeing this, Song and Wei immediately broke into a smile and hurriedly began working on the railway.

"Mr. Zhang, I've heard you're very successful in the stock market. Someone as successful as you must also have some stable investment products to diversify your risk, right? We have a few low-risk financial products here..."

"Hey, hey, let's not rush that!"

The woman was about to introduce the product when the older man raised his hand to interrupt her, "What university did Xiao Song graduate from? How long ago did he graduate?"

Song Yuwei's smile faltered, as if she had a premonition of something, and she answered somewhat reluctantly.

"I graduated from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, seven years ago! I used to work at a bank, and only recently joined the International Finance Corporation!"

"A bank?"

Upon hearing this, the older man raised an eyebrow and scrutinized Song Yuwei again.

His gaze swept over the woman's buttocks and chest, pausing for a few seconds before finally settling on her beautiful face, revealing a satisfied and amiable smile.

"I am Zhang Min, the general manager of Chengcheng Technology. My assistant resigned last week, and there is now a vacancy. Is Xiao Song interested in changing jobs?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuwei's face stiffened for a moment before she managed a polite smile and declined.

"No, thank you, Mr. Zhang. I really enjoy this job!"

After speaking, she ignored the old man's attempts to persuade her to stay and stubbornly left the VIP room.

Seeing this, Zhang Min smiled nonchalantly and waved to a male account manager who looked mature and composed and was surrounded by several big investors.

"Xiao Li, come here! Tell me about your latest financial products, and pick out a few good ones."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I've already prepared everything for you!"

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Outside the door, Liang Chao took in the entire situation inside, but just smiled and didn't feel there was any injustice.

Stock market investors tend to treat young, inexperienced women with either indifference and criticism, or with perfunctory attitude and skepticism. Being pretty might make them spare you trouble, but it's unlikely to earn their trust, let alone get them to do business with you.

This is not simply gender discrimination, but a protective instinct stemming from stereotypes and a desire to safeguard one's own self-worth.

Forget about that Mr. Zhang; if it were my former self, I would also seek out an experienced account manager to handle business.

Of course, gaining their trust isn't that difficult; just sleep with them! Men, no matter how rational, are still driven by their lower instincts; there will always be times when their lower instincts take over.

This is not malicious rumor, but a winning strategy summarized by countless female financial professionals!

That's why everyone says the financial sector is chaotic; there's a reason for it.

"Hey~ what are you laughing at?"

Nearby, Xiao Jiayu saw Liang Chao staring at the "old woman" with a silly grin, and immediately puffed up her cheeks in anger, punching him lightly. Seeing the boy turn around to look, she shrank back, feeling guilty.

"Liang Chao, didn't you want to buy stocks? I see there's an empty counter over there... Hey, where are you going?"

Xiao Jiayu was nervously trying to change the subject when she saw that Liang Chao completely ignored her and walked straight towards the "old woman" who looked very flirtatious.

"asshole!!!"

The little girl stomped her feet in anger and reluctantly followed.

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