Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Impossible.”
The middle-aged female counselor looked through the proof of internship again.
Everyone knew that not many third year students found internships in the second semester. All paid internships were basically from small companies and accounting firms.
The better the internship opportunity, the less salary.
It was already considered lucky if one was able to get an internship.
Firstly, one had to exercise their own ability and familiarize themselves with the work in advance. The other reason was that a good internship increased one’s worth and makes one more desirable to employers, but there are too few internships that can play that role.
“These classes…”
The middle-aged female counselor looked through the entire document twice.
She singled out four possible candidates. After thinking hard for a long time, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “This student, Tang Hong, is very interesting. He’s at the age when spirits are high and he is about to enter society. Others are eager to prove themselves and appear successful. He, on the other hand, is so low-key. He even altered his record with a carbon pen.”
“Did he have something to hide?”
“Forget it.”
The middle-aged female counselor kept the information. Since Tang Hong didn’t want to tell people about it, she would help Tang Hong conceal it.
Anyway, when Tang Hong graduated, he wouldn’t be able to hide it anymore.
Good things shouldn’t be complicated. The middle-aged female counselor picked up her phone and saw multiple text messages, including messages from the Student Union Public Relations Department and the student editor of the school’s official account.
Many people wanted more information.
Some wanted to ask for experience.
Others wanted to conduct an interview.
For a variety of reasons, the middle-aged female counselor refused all of them. She sent Tang Hong an inquiry.
Within ten minutes, Tang Hong replied: ‘Actually, it’s not that high. It’s exaggerated. I don’t know who spread the false news.’
It was really too impossibly high.
Tang Hong knew how much he was worth. Where did the 30,000 Hua dollars come from? There was obviously only 20,000+ Hua dollars left after tax deduction.
“Not that high? Okay.”
The middle-aged female counselor was not loose tongued. She was more curious as to who leaked the news.
“Class monitor or the committee?”
She opened the QQ group, and hundreds of messages flooded out.
With a large number of emoticons and emojis, the students expressed mixed feelings.
“God, that’s horrifying.”
“Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ノノ Fake. it must be fake.”
“If a fresh graduate earns more than 10,000 yuan a month, it’s already considered a lot. Who is that godly person? It’s just an internship and he’s already so highly paid. After he joins the company formally, it will be even higher…”
“Could it be a Fortune 500 company?”
“Jealousy is distorting my face.”
“emmmmmm, I don’t know what you’re so excited about. It’s just an internship. You know, Jiao Xiaoyu, who is in a different class from ours, has already gone to a top 500 company to intern. It’s hopeful that she will officially join the company. If we really were to compare the two, Jiao Xiaoyu is more amazing.”
Within two seconds, the long paragraph of text was submerged in the ocean of messages.
After a long time,
the class QQ group finally regained its usual quietness.
The furore in the school forums, school message board, and QQ space within their circle of friends gradually quietened down. Yunhai University of Finance and Economics was a top university with many legendary graduates. There were also many successful entrepreneurs who had graduated from there.
Furthermore, it was the Internet era.
A hot topic, from birth to death, would likely last less than two days.
…
Dong Dong~
A WeChat message flashed and appeared on the top of Tang Hong’s mobile phone screen. “Congratulations. It’s amazing!”
The sender’s WeChat name was Shao Shao Yu.
It was Jiao Xiaoyu.
The corner of Tang Hong’s mouth twitched. He was no longer so eager to prove anything.
“How did you find out?”
He replied calmly, sending Zhang Jiao Xiaoyu’s favorite budding pop emoji.
Jiao Xiaoyu said, “You suddenly sent me a message last month, and I felt something was wrong. The class is correct, and the timing is right. I’m not wrong in guessing it’s you, right?”
“En.”
Tang Hong sent a one-word reply.
After thinking about it, he added, “It’s just a small thing, nothing important. I wish you well.”
——
Time flew quickly, June was almost over in the blink of an eye.
The weather was getting hotter and more humid. This top international city was like a big steamer, without rain for a week. Jiang Lulu, who liked to go out, had to hide at home with the air conditioner.
Hurhur.
The air from the central air-conditioning was gentle and cold. The hall decorated in light-colors was very cool.
She laid on the sofa and stared at the phone. Suddenly, she felt a little cold. She kicked up a blanket with her white and tender heels and draped it over her lower body.
As of now,
the Wechat group with the name ‘June Meeting in the Capital, Compiling the Canon of Supreme Mystery Till Heads Are White’ had exactly 16 people.
Excluding Fan Yu, a total of fifteen people were going to the Imperial Capital Special Training Camp.
“@Tang Sen”
“Today is the 27th, when are you leaving for the imperial capital?”
Jiang Lulu did not chat with Tang Hong privately, but tagged him in the group.
Like a rock sinking into the sea.
There was no reply.
Guo Bojun, who had great leadership qualities, eased her embarrassment. First, he tagged everyone, saying, “My uncle has a small private plane. We can fly there together, but we have to confirm the flight time today. Declaring the route is a very troublesome process.”
Actually, Guo Bojun did not want to go anymore.
For some reason, he had a bad feeling about it.
Jiang Lulu was ecstatic. She gave a shout, and sent the following message, “I’m going to bring my cat and post it to my friends circle to show off! Hehe!”
Except for Tang Hong, everyone agreed and expressed interest in this trip.
“What does boss @Tang Sen say?” Guo Bojun asked.
He had been tagged twice.
Tang Hong, who was buying everything in sight at a shopping mall in Yunhai City, replied, “Don’t worry about me, see you in the Imperial Capital.”
Guo Bojun said, “Okay.”
However, Jiang Lulu was unhappy. She launched Tang Hong’s chat interface and made a voice call. “Why don’t you come with us? It’s dangerous to be alone!”
Tang Hong was speechless.
Where’s the danger in going to the mall alone?
“Huh?”
Jiang Lulu heard the sound of a card being swiped from Tang Hong’s side. Her eyes lit up. “Are you shopping? Address!”
“Don’t mess around. Be good and rest at home.” Tang Hong coaxed her. He had learned from Fan Yu that Jiang Lulu injured her head when she was in elementary school and had low intelligence. This was the best they could do despite spending a huge amount on medical expenses.
He wondered if Jiang Lulu’s parents sent her to the special training camp to help her become normal, or if they had given up on her.
Tang Hong preferred the former.
After all, regardless of how fierce a tiger was, it would not eat its cubs.
“No!”
Jiang Lulu yelled her refusal and even jumped up and down on the sofa. “I want to go shopping too! If you won’t bring me with you, you’re a bad person!”
“Bye bye.”
Tang Hong decided to just ignore her.
He couldn’t afford to offend her, but he could simply avoid her. He continued shopping.
There was still more than 23,000 dollars in his bank card. Tang Hong intended to spend it all. “The reason why I cannot trigger the individual value when I visit the supermarket or shopping mall alone may be because I didn’t buy anything, or I didn’t buy enough.”
It was a desperate move on his part.
The trip to the imperial capital was imminent, and Tang Hong couldn’t find any more firsts.
He had already tried everything he could think of.
He had many other conjectures that had yet to be verified. But those conjectures were either extremely complicated and required him to leave Yunhai City, or they were particularly difficult. The conditions for testing them out could not be met at this time. The only thing he could do was shop alone.
That, he should be able to do.
Tang Hong experienced the exhilaration of spending money indiscriminately and at the same time endured the sorrow of his bleeding heart.
“My hard-earned money.”
Tang Hong carried more than a dozen bags, his face expressionless.
Under the curious eyes of the two young ladies at the cash register of the shopping mall, he swiped the card again. It seemed that there were quite a lot of things. In fact, at just over 20,000 Hua dollars, this was tycoon level in a small town.
But this was Yunhai City, an international metropolis.
“Mr. Tang, please enter your password.” One of the salesgirls stood up and smiled. It was obvious that Tang Hong had swiped his card more than ten times and had left a deep impression on her.
After he had put his signature on his receipt more than ten times, she already knew Tang Hong’s name.
And now.
This was his 15th time.
It is probably the value of his purchases, symbolizing resources, that touched on the standard which triggered his individual value.
In an instant, he saw, heard, and felt the system message flash on the system interface.
Individual value increased by 1.
Why was it so low? There should be an increment of two points.
“Forget it.”
“Finally, it’s a good thing that I managed to gain a point…” Tang Hong put his bank card away, picked up a bunch of bags and ran out of the shopping plaza. He never wanted to visit the mall anymore!
The young lady at the cashier opened her little cherry-like mouth.
She had wanted to get to know him.
It was a pity.