The traveling frog is living a carefree life in the Marvel universe.

Now, Fan Shengmei had no time to comfort or guide Qiu Yingying. Instead, she hurriedly returned to her room, closed the doors and windows to prevent Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer from eavesdropping.

"Hello?"

"Xiaomei, it's me, Wang Bochuan!"

Fan Shengmei naturally remembered Wang Baichuan; he was her number one admirer. However, back then, Wang Baichuan didn't have much money, so Fan Shengmei naturally had no chance with him. But after more than ten years in Shanghai, life had worn down Fan Shengmei's proud spirit. Looking back now, Wang Baichuan, her number one admirer, was actually quite good-looking. This 30-something-year-old single woman had to quickly find a man to take her place and get married, otherwise, she would lose all her remaining value.

Wang Baichuan did not disappoint Fan Shengmei's expectations, spouting nothing but sycophantic words and even inviting her to dinner that evening.

Fan Shengmei was overjoyed and started trying on clothes, determined to wear a stunning outfit so that Wang Baichuan could see her charm.

However, after changing her clothes for a while, Fan Shengmei suddenly saw the room she was renting.

In front of the simp Wang Baichuan, she always maintained a high and mighty goddess image. If the simp saw her pathetic side, would she still have any shame?

After thinking for a long time, Fan Shengmei realized that the only thing she could do was ask Andy in the next room for help.

As for Qu Xiaoxiao, she is cunning and looks down on her. Bai Ye seems to keep his distance from her as well. These two rich and capable people are unlikely to do anything for her.

Arrive at 2201.

Fan Shengmei told Andy about something.

Andy knows she's not good at handling interpersonal relationships, lacks emotional intelligence, and doesn't have many friends. She's trying to change herself and add more warmth and humanity to her life, so she certainly won't refuse Fan Shengmei's small favor.

It's an agreement.

Andy asked again:

"How is Xiao Qiu?"

She had seen Qu Xiaoxiao's WeChat Moments, and could easily guess that Qiu Yingying was probably furious.

"It's all over now..." Fan Shengmei recounted the story: "Xiao Qiuyin has made up her mind to break up with that scumbag Bai, but she's hesitant about whether to completely fall out with him. However, Xiao Qiuyin is soft-hearted, and I think she will eventually choose to let it go."

Andy frowned and said:

"Xiao Qu did go a bit too far in this matter."

"Too much?"

"of course."

Fan Shengmei smiled and said:

"Actually, if you think about it from a different perspective..."

Andy listened for a while and then said, "You mean, Xiao Qu didn't do anything wrong?"

Fan Shengmei, speaking with the air of someone who's been through it all, said, "It's not a matter of right or wrong. Feelings are something that's hard to explain. If Manager Bai is so easily hooked, then he's no good. If Xiao Qiu can see the truth after Xiao Qu's outburst, then this is a good deed for her!"

Andy frowned, sensing that something was off about what Fan Shengmei was saying, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Okay, I'm going to do my makeup now, so I can look beautiful..."

Fan Shengmei was about to turn and leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Andy, struck by inspiration, said:

"Fan Xiaomei, if you agree with this logic, then letting Xiaoqu test your boyfriend, wouldn't that be the right thing to do?"

According to Fan Shengmei's logic, if Qu Xiaoxiao helps test Manager Bai, it's a good deed for Qiu Yingying. So if Qu Xiaoxiao then helps you test Wang Baichuan, shouldn't you also be extremely grateful to Qu Xiaoxiao?

But Fan Shengmei was stunned. After a moment, she realized what was happening and her face turned black.

The thought of Qu Xiaoxiao seducing her devoted admirer Wang Baichuan gave her the feeling that her own toy had been taken away and played with by someone else, who then threw it away and spat on it, saying it wasn't fun at all.

It's safe to say that Fan Shengmei will definitely not thank Qu Xiaoxiao at that time; on the contrary, she will have an urge to beat Qu Xiaoxiao up.

Just like Fan Shengmei herself said, best friends can share everything without reservation, except for men.

Qiu Yingying's desire to see Wang Baichuan had already made her furious, but... when faced with Qu Xiaoxiao seducing Wang Baichuan, her attitude was self-evident.

Andy, seeing Fan Shengmei's unpleasant expression, said:

Did I say something wrong?

"No."

Fan Shengmei said awkwardly:

"Maybe it's my fault... Um, Andy, I'm going to do my makeup now. Let's talk when I get back."

"Ok."

Andy nodded.

After Fan Shengmei left, Andy thought about it more and more and felt that there must be something wrong with what Fan Shengmei said.

Probably no one would want their best friend to seduce their boyfriend without their knowledge, regardless of the friend's motives.

If you don't trust your boyfriend and ask your best friend to test him, that's a different story.

Afterwards, Andy still followed Fan Shengmei, along with Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying, to meet Wang Baichuan, thus concealing Fan Shengmei's downfall.

After returning.

Andy still harbored some resentment.

I thought about it.

Andy went up to the 23rd floor.

Bai Ye and Andy are now good friends, and Bai Ye often has insightful opinions on many issues, which Andy finds very helpful.

Of course! Bai Ye used to be a qualified keyboard politician, keyboard historian, keyboard economist, keyboard biologist, keyboard folklorist... he knows a little bit about everything.

Andy arrived at Bai Ye's house and looked around curiously:

"Why is your house filled with... toys?"

"Because I've always been a fun-loving person," Bai Ye laughed. "Besides, without financial pressure, the real pressure comes from physical and mental stress. I need to find a way to release that stress, right?"

Andy thought about the industries Bai Ye might be involved in, nodded, and felt that Bai Ye's reasoning was correct.

After sitting down.

Andy told Bai Ye what had happened.

"This is very simple," Bai Ye chuckled and said, "The reason Qu Xiaoxiao and Fan Shengmei are like this is because they—don't know how to talk when they're not in the situation!"

"They placed themselves on a high, godlike perspective, looking down on Xiao Qiu and Manager Bai's relationship from their own point of view, without seeing things from Xiao Qiu's perspective. So they criticized and punished Xiao Qiu, but ignored the fact that what they did to Xiao Qiu, they could not tolerate what others did to them."

"Best friends can share everything, except men! Both men and women have their own territoriality and will regard their boyfriends or girlfriends as their private property. They can't tolerate someone else sleeping soundly next to them. Qu Xiaoxiao seduced Xiao Qiu's boyfriend without her consent. To put it nicely, Qu Xiaoxiao overstepped her bounds. To put it bluntly, Qu Xiaoxiao was meddling in other people's business. Even family members need to have boundaries, let alone friends."

Andy suddenly realized and said, "No wonder. I always felt there was something wrong with their logic in what they said and did, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. It's because I made the same mistake as them, putting myself on a pedestal to judge Xiao Qiu's love life..."

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Bai Ye poured Andy a glass of water, sat down next to Andy, and said with a smile:

"Perhaps in your eyes, Qiu Yingying is impulsive, stubborn, or even stupid, but as I said before, when you put yourself on too high a pedestal, your view of the problem will definitely be biased."

"There's a theory in economics called 'marginal effect': if a factor is initially scarce, investing one unit yields a large benefit, but investing more units gradually reduces the output per unit. This theory also applies to desires. Qu Xiaoxiao certainly doesn't need to be greedy; their desire to eat has already been satisfied by various delicacies, so their desire to eat more has diminished. As for poor Qiu Yingying, although she's not starving, her desire hasn't been satisfied yet."

"Qiu Yingying lacks self-respect and is easily deceived. That's a fact. But Qiu Yingying is also a college student; doesn't she realize this at all? She doesn't have Qu Xiaoxiao's suave aura built on wealth, nor Andy's intelligence and beauty, nor Fan Shengmei's shrewdness and beauty. She doesn't even have Guan Guan's refined upbringing. She has nothing; she's just a speck of dust, humble and insignificant. But she's also a normal girl, a person, who yearns for love, just like every other girl. She's never been satisfied, never been tenderly cherished. She's hungry, she longs to be loved. But she has nothing to offer in exchange for a boy. How can she be carefree, how can she remain rational? She's anxious, impatient, and instinctively clings on—isn't that understandable? But this kind of mentality is often a major taboo in relationships, easily leading to the opposite effect."

"Such a fact is cruel, starkly tearing away the gentle veil of civilized society and revealing the true heaviness: the poor not only have to face material scarcity, but also spiritual scarcity and oppression."

Andy listened for a while and then said:

"Bai Ye, so you were originally a leftist?"

"Not really." Bai Ye waved his hand and said, "I was poor before, and I thought about why I was poor and why others were so rich."

Andy took a sip of water and said:

Can you tell me your thoughts?

"Of course you can, it's not a big deal."

Bai Ye nodded and said:

"First of all, I must admit that rich people are generally more diligent and self-disciplined than poor people. Not only are they more diligent, but they are also often more polite, more generous and kind, more focused on their goals, and have happier love lives. Why? It's not that rich people are made of special stuff. If a poor person is placed in the environment of a rich person, all the factors in that environment will push them in that direction. There are benefits and hope, who the hell wouldn't want to work hard?"

"The company is going public tomorrow, so of course I got up early. Not only did I get up early, but I was also very happy. The work is heavy, the boss is demanding, I work myself to death for only 2,000 a month, so of course I don't want to get out of bed, of course I'm unhappy, of course I'm lazy, and of course I have poor self-control. If the company does well, I'll have money and free time, so of course I'm willing to get a gym membership, take classes, and get beauty treatments. I can make friends, negotiate cooperation projects, and crush a bunch of losers in social situations. Of course I'm busy, of course I'm elegant, and of course I'm polite and friendly. This is for my own image and social value, not for the sake of the losers."

"The essence here is whether you are in a positive feedback system or a negative feedback system. If your slightest effort can bring positive feedback, you will gradually amplify it and become a workaholic; if you try your best but still get negative feedback, your passion and will will be hit, you will slowly decline and cool down, and become lazy. For the poor, simply surviving is already a huge effort. For the rich, that is living, striving, and developing."

"Many people aren't lazy; their subconscious has simply told them that no matter how hard they try, it's futile. Many people just lack an initial condition—they need to get on the right track. Once they do, they successfully enter a positive feedback system, and everything that follows—their mind and body—will be continuously strengthened within this system. Unfortunately, many people may never find their own little 'right track' in their entire lives, and many are not even aware that such a 'right track' exists in this world."

"Many people want to get rich, so they pursue learning methods, rich people's mindset, self-discipline, and perseverance. In my opinion, these are all superficial and meaningless. The idea that the poor exchange time for money and the rich buy time with money is obviously nonsense. Self-discipline without substance is the other side of nature's design, which is anxiety... In short, the times create heroes, not heroes create the times."

“Bai Ye, you…” Andy paused for a moment, then said, “You still say you’re not a leftist. It’s like Chang Wei saying you don’t know martial arts!”

"Haha, maybe..."

Bai Ye laughed loudly and said:

"If I hadn't been so lucky, perhaps I would be facing the same torment that Qiu Yingying and other small-town test-takers endure, being repeatedly beaten down by society!"

Qiu Yingying is truly a lucky exam-taker from a small town. After being repeatedly battered by life and work, she quickly found a new job and a new direction for development, continued to have a bunch of good friends, and life remained wonderful.

In reality, most of the test-takers in small towns, boys, on a morning before work, would stuff their breakfast into their mouths while crying on the subway, with no one knowing the heavy reality behind them, and no one to share their heartache; girls, squatting in the middle of the road late at night, with no one to rely on, desperate and helpless, their spirits breaking down and becoming disoriented, no longer caring about their safety.

Perhaps they don't have any good friends or roommates. In their shared apartment, they're annoyed by their noisy roommates, arguing and arguing about splitting the utility bills for the month. Their anger, resentment, and the humiliation of having to compromise for a few dozen yuan turn into silent tears in their beds. Will they be able to find new jobs? Will they be able to handle their work and relationships with colleagues well? How much psychological damage did the "Manager Bai" incident cause them? Are they becoming more timid, or simply more indulgent? Can they bear the difficulties and pressures of life?

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Bai Ye chuckled and said:

"If you, Andy, want to make friends and add some warmth to your mundane life, then Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer would be good choices. As for Qu Xiaoxiao and Fan Shengmei... you'll learn the shamelessness and cunning of the capitalist right wing from Qu Xiaoxiao, and the slickness and materialism from Fan Shengmei. These things don't seem to be of much benefit to you."

After chatting with Bai Ye for a while, Andy suddenly realized that it was already very late, so he quickly got up to say goodbye.

Bai Ye really wanted to say that her bed was big and soft, and that Bai Ye could sleep on it when she was tired of playing. However, judging from Bai Ye's appearance, he didn't seem like the kind of person who was improper. They had only known each other for a few days, and things were progressing too fast. Perhaps Bai Ye would mistakenly think that she was a hooligan.

"Alright then." Bai Ye shrugged and said, "But Andy, you said you wanted to practice martial arts with me. Are you still going to practice? I've already started preparing the teaching syllabus for Xingyi Quan. If you don't have time, then forget it."

Andy was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said: