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?
But Shen Wei knew he was telling the truth, because the tomato seeds came from the system.
The taste had been refined hundreds of times, not only delicious but high-yielding too. One vine was laden with so many tomatoes that the branch was almost bent over. Even after picking, it kept growing.
On his page were also videos of him blindly feeling for shrimp, catching little kids - one grab, one child, the little ones running over laughing, calling him "grandpa."
There were too many for him to carry.
These children knew Shen's Father liked them, and they loved playing with him too.
Calling him grandpa.
He finally understood why Liu Chef doted on these children so much.
He couldn't resist these soft little ones calling him grandpa in their sweet voices - it melted his heart completely.
Shen's Father repeatedly expressed to Shen Wei how well the kindergarten was run and how much he adored it!
Not knowing how else to show his support, he transferred 30 million to Shen Wei.
He gave Shen Wei all the spare cash he had.
Shen's Father's social media posts and online posts were all the same.
His formerly neglected posts now received over 100 likes each, with too many comments to reply to.
Shen's Father's phone kept buzzing every day.
Even some wealthy folks who used to look down on him now brought him up, their tone tinged with jealousy: "Old Shen, you're something else, you even get to carry your grandkids!"
Unlike them, whose children didn't even date, let alone have kids for them to carry.
Shen's Father used to be at the bottom of their circle, but now he had suddenly become a winner in life.
The children all adored him, and on top of that, he made videos that inexplicably made them jealous too.
They suddenly felt that all those years of playing golf weren't as interesting.
Horseback riding and the like were just so-so too.
It wasn't as fun as hoeing weeds and tilling fields.
These wealthy folks said, "Why don't you open a farm stay?"
So they could experience it too.
They couldn't possibly go enjoy themselves at a kindergarten, but opening something similar was feasible.
Shen's Father said, "I don't have the money or time." His money all went to his daughter.
The others didn't expect Shen's Father to be so blunt and immediately said, "I have money, you just need to take the lead in setting it up."
Shen's Father said, "Aren't there already a lot of farm stays online?"
The other party said, "Those farm stays have no appeal, they've all been commercialized."
What they actually wanted was something like a private club, only catering to their kind.
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?
