Chapter 35
That was just a joke from the elders.
Later, the valuation of the Gu Family's company skyrocketed to several billion, becoming one of the top enterprises in the region.
Meanwhile, Shen's Father was merely an ordinary nouveau riche, at most speculating in stocks and investments, with no real business assets.
The gap between them grew wider and wider, so no one took it seriously anymore.
He casually mentioned it online, but netizens somehow dug up all these details.
After this livestream.
Shen's Father gained many internet sons and daughters, who affectionately called him "Internet Dad" until he was dizzy.
Shen's Father dreamed of becoming an internet celebrity.
Many netizens searched for his old accounts. Lo and behold, he had been operating one account for 5 years already, with over 2,000 videos posted.
But most were just him lip-syncing to old songs, with barely any views. It was only after netizens commented that he should post more kindergarten-related content.
His followers surged from just over a hundred to over 50,000.
Shen's Father was overjoyed.
He worked even harder.
Every day, he spent heavily to hire Shen Wei's mother to film videos of him.
Including him eating 5 bowls of rice alone at the kindergarten.
When posted online, everyone was stunned.
Just by looking at how he ate, you could tell how delicious the food was.
At his age, five big bowls!
When there was no more rice left, Shen's Father still looked unsatisfied, but netizens could tell he was leaning against the wall.
Netizens finally understood why Liu Chef didn't cook more rice - he was afraid someone would burst.
There were also videos of him hoeing weeds and working in the fields.
In the videos, he looked so carefree that no one would have guessed he was from a wealthy family. He was just like everyone else's father.
While other crops were still growing.
The tomatoes had already turned a pale pink.
He plucked one and ate it - the skin was thin and sweet, proclaiming he had never tasted such delicious tomatoes before.
Netizens watched his little videos every day. At first, they thought he was exaggerating.
As a wealthy person, what good food hadn't he eaten?
Making such a fuss over a tomato, really?
These wealthy people didn't want to mix with ordinary commoners.
Upon hearing this, Shen's Father understood their intentions right away. Somewhat impatient, he said, "I can't do that."
Since they had so many requirements, they might as well do it themselves instead of asking someone else to take the lead. What was the point?
...
Shen Wei's fiancé Gu Qingyan was exposed.
He was simply too handsome, and his personal account attracted many fans of his looks, some even urging them to have kids!
Shen Wei was so beautiful, and her fiancé had such looks too - how adorable would their children be?
The young master of the Gu Family never expected netizens to be in such a hurry.
He hadn't even dated yet, and they were already talking about having kids.
At his young age, he had never experienced such a scenario before. His face flushed red through the screen.
Even Gu Qingyan's close friends called him: "Well done, you were so sneaky about getting yourself a fiancée without telling us."
Gu Qingyan said, "Come on, you don't know what really happened, it's just a misunderstanding."
"I don't know the details, but she's such a beauty, you might as well go with it!"
"Get lost." He hung up.
The young master of the Gu Family felt inexplicably flustered.
He then opened the internet and was immediately bombarded with so many people mentioning him that he thought he was being cyberbullied.
Opening the latest alerts, he saw it was actually a photo of him getting cozy with a girl at a friend's gathering at a bar in the past.
In the noisy bar environment, they had to lean in close to hear each other speak.
He didn't even remember what they said, but the photo made it look like something had happened between them.
Netizens were cursing at him for being unfaithful!
Gu Qingyan's smile froze on his face.
He felt both embarrassed and angry.
What did the netizens mean?
He didn't even know Shen Wei.
How was he being unfaithful? He had been very faithful all these years and hadn't even dated.
His WeChat was inundated with mentions, and he could already imagine his friends laughing their heads off.
Gu Qingyan didn't need to open the latest comments to see: "No wonder you've been so chaste all these years, you were just being faithful."
"You're so wronged, even more wronged than Lady Dou."
Gu Qingyan's face flushed red with anger. He needed to go home and ask what this marriage arrangement was all about - how did he not even know about it?