Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!

Chapter 46: Chapter 45: Female Internet Celebrity

Wang Wei was very clear about his intentions, as long as Shen Minglang could get his so-called friend to come out for a meal, he could choose the venue.

Wang Wei took the initiative, “Brother Lang, how about going to Osmanthus Tree House?”

The average cost per person at this restaurant was over a thousand, it was not cheap.

If they ordered a good bottle of wine as well, the meal would cost quite a bit.

Shen Minglang was no fool, he could tell from Wang Wei’s reaction just how impressive this new place called “Persistent Visit” really was.

He ignored Wang Wei’s dinner invitation and instead typed, “From the sound of it, this place isn’t bad?”

“It’s more than not bad, this place could blow up with orders at any time!” Wang Wei still had some perceptiveness.

“The operations of this restaurant are amazing, very amazing!” Wang Wei added.

This only confused Shen Minglang further.

Cheng Zhu was just a high school graduate, where did he get such capabilities?

Maybe someone in his family was involved in e-commerce? Or had he received guidance from a master?

But no matter the reason, the results showed that the young man definitely had some serious skills.

On the other hand, Wang Wei, who was given a substantial sum of starting capital by his family, frequently joined them in seeking advice from major e-commerce bosses in Hang City and was even taking courses recently, hadn’t achieved much.

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Useless as a log!

Shen Minglang couldn’t help but think of the day of his own birthday party, when Wang Wei was showing off in front of Cheng Zhu, trying to offer him some advice.

Thinking back now, with his tone and demeanor, coupled with today’s chat record… Damn, how come I feel like there’s a copy of your ID in my deck of cards?

He replied dismissively to Wang Wei, “I’ll ask him about the dining thing when the time comes.”

He had no intention of asking Cheng Zhu at all, since Cheng Zhu kept even the name of the shop a secret, not wanting others to know. There was no way he would come out to dine with you.

Unaware Wang Wei immediately typed, “Alright then, thanks Brother Lang! I’ll buy you a drink another day!”

“Drinks are fine, I’m available anytime.” Shen Minglang readily agreed on that matter.

“Sure, and when the time comes, call your cousin over too,” Wang Wei added, “I meant Little Cheng.”

Wang Wei was holding a grudge, looking for an opportunity to regain face after a shameful drinking bout last time.

Shen Minglang, looking at the WeChat messages, found it more and more amusing.

“Little Cheng, Little Cheng, always calling him Little Cheng, with your eager attitude just now wanting to seek advice, and that humble demeanor, when you actually meet, you’d have to call him Mr. Cheng!”

…

After hiding all the products from “Persistent Visit” in his room, Shen Minglang went downstairs.

His sister, Shen Qingning, who was leisurely eating fruit, glanced up at him and pointed to the plate across the table, “Hurry up and eat, mom cut these a while ago.”

Shen Minglang nodded and sat down opposite his sister, starting to eat the fruits nonchalantly.

As he ate, he couldn’t suppress the desire to share inside him.

Look! I only promised not to tell others the name of the shop and what you’re selling, I didn’t promise anything else!

So, Shen Minglang said to his sister, “Ningning, let me tell you, I just checked out Cheng Zhu’s e-commerce shop, this kid is really something now!”

He proceeded to use some seemingly professional terms he had just stolen from Wang Wei, as if he himself had some knowledge about e-commerce.

Shen Qingning casually poked at her fruit plate with her fork, listening with a bit of sincerity.

Shen Minglang’s image of himself: scholarly, professional, articulate.

But to Shen Qingning’s ears, it was more like, “Blah, blah, blah… the cousin is so awesome! Blah, blah, blah…”

Eventually, Shen Minglang concluded, “This kid Cheng Zhu, looks like he’s going to make a fortune.”

The cold beauty stabbed her kiwi with a fork and lightly said, “Is that so.”

Knowing her brother well, if Shen Minglang said someone was going to make a fortune, it definitely wasn’t a small amount.

Speaking of which, due to their parents’ social circle, many young people around them chose to start their own businesses at relatively young ages.

These people generally had a much higher starting point and smoother initial journeys.

Because they had the confidence and capital to afford mistakes, they could dare to go all out.

But a high school graduate, seizing opportunities in the summer break before university, solely on his own, achieving such a successful venture was indeed extremely unusual.

Shen Qingning put a piece of kiwi into her soft lips, methodically chewed and swallowed before asking, “What’s his store called?”

“Eh?” Shen Minglang, hearing his sister ask, intended to laugh it off and change the subject, but then thought it simpler to just say, “I promised to keep it a secret from you guys.”

This made Shen Qingning frown slightly, puzzled, “Why is there a need for secrecy? Isn’t he selling women’s clothing?”

“Maybe he doesn’t want your friendly patronage, that’s how ambitious men are!” Shen Minglang started to ramble.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingning suddenly asked, “Does Lin Lu also not know?”

“Definitely not.” Shen Minglang replied instantly.

“Oh.” Shen Qingning responded softly, her eyebrows slightly relaxing, “Got it.”

Shen Minglang looked at her, puzzled, “Why do you ask?”

Shen Qingning thought to herself, “Yes, why do I ask?”

She put down her fork and said, “I’m done eating.”

Then, she got up from the dining table.

As Shen Qingning walked upstairs to her room, she thought, “Have I been paying too much attention to them lately?”

Back in her room, she put on her headphones and then eagerly began reading a romance novel.

Who would have thought that this unattainable ice queen in the eyes of her Technology University peers, a rich and beautiful girl driving a Land Rover to school, was a hardcore romantic novel fan, refusing to read anything without heart-wrenching drama.

She had indeed once told Lin Lu, “Only fools fall in love.”

The wise do not fall in love, but they can often enjoy a romance novel.

…

That afternoon, Cheng Zhu went out to look at a few properties and ended up renting a house.

“It’s only 2014, and the rent in Hang City is already quite expensive,” he couldn’t help thinking to himself.

In his previous life, Cheng Zhu had bought a large apartment in Hang City.

He had just passed by to check it out, and it was still an old community, not yet demolished and converted into commercial housing.

“Compared to previous years, the housing prices in 2014 were actually not low.”

“But compared to later years, they were indeed cheaper.”

“Not to mention housing prices, by a few years later, even the price of gold was significantly higher than in 2014.”

Cheng Zhu, a talented young man, definitely had friends working in banks who would often post gold prices, urging people to buy gold.

He had checked the gold prices of 2014 in recent days, which were a whole 200 less than when he was reborn!

Of course, he had no intention of hoarding houses or gold bars at the moment. He knew how to make money from money, and the next few years presented big opportunities that he needed to seize firmly.

After renting the house, he also bought a well-configured laptop on his way back home.

With an extra laptop at home, his parents wouldn’t say much, just assuming Cheng Zhu bought it with his academic scholarship money, at most they’d casually ask about it.

It’s normal for a college student to have a laptop.

In the still of the night, just as Cheng Zhu was getting ready to stealthily boost his shop’s profile, he received a WeChat message from Shen Minglang.

He directly sent several images, all of which were not suitable for viewing alone at night.

“Cousin, there’s a female influencer wearing your stepmother’s skirts!”