The night was deep. Streetlights lining the wide road cast their glow through the car windows, illuminating the speeding vehicle within.
Gu Wanrong was driving her AMG GT 63, heading back to campus.
Yu Yingying, in the passenger seat, chattered incessantly. Gu Wanrong, focused on driving, responded sporadically, but Yu Yingying didn’t mind, continuing her non-stop monologue.
Behind them, Yang Xuan and Liu Zhan were busy posting on their social media. Their posts showcased the grand and luxurious decor, the exorbitant prices, and the beautiful, courteous servers of the Sihai Club… garnering a steady stream of likes and comments from their friends.
Before long, they arrived at Jin Hua University.
Gu Wanrong parked the car off-campus, and the four of them walked back to the dormitory.
Dormitory 507 was dark and silent. Xu Rong and Jiang Yanyao hadn’t returned yet, meaning Gu Wanrong and Yu Yingying were the first back.
After Yu Yingying settled down to sleep, Gu Wanrong lay in bed, contemplating her plans for the next four years of university.
Gu Wanrong remembered craving the local cuisine of City C during military training, only to discover its absence from the Jin Hua University cafeteria. An online search revealed that many of City C’s famous dishes hadn’t yet become nationally popular in this timeline.
Further browsing of food videos revealed that most online content featured Korean food; many of the dishes that had become nationally popular in her previous life were not yet widespread.
To enjoy those foods, she’d have to travel to their places of origin. While she could embark on culinary adventures during her holidays, Gu Wanrong felt she could do more – bring these delicacies to food lovers across the country, ahead of their time.
With this thought, Gu Wanrong began searching online: snails noodles (Luósi fěn), Xinjiang stir-fried rice noodles, spicy and sour noodles (Suān Là Fěn), Chuan Chuan hot pot, Northeast spicy hot pot, and box cakes… none of these were yet popular.
Her search made her increasingly hungry, realizing these treats were unavailable in City J. She resolved to sell these delicacies nationwide as quickly as possible, ensuring she could always enjoy them.
However, classes were starting the next day, leaving little time for this endeavor. Consulting her timetable, she saw a heavy course load for freshmen. Therefore, her company should ideally be based in City J for convenience.
She also considered her previous mediocre academic performance. Devoting more energy to her future business might affect her grades.
Fortunately, she had her system as a cheat. The system mall offered a vast array of skill courses, purchasable with shopping points.
Opening the system mall, she saw she had 1889 points – enough for many courses.
Gu Wanrong calculated her points and decided to purchase introductory, beginner, and intermediate courses in Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese Culture, Foreign Literature, and Foreign Culture, totaling 800 points.
With 1089 points remaining, she decided to save them for future needs.
While she only bought these five courses, the Chinese Language major encompassed much more. In reality, the Chinese Language course included both Classical and Modern Chinese, although the university curriculum wasn’t identical, it covered everything she needed to learn.
The intermediate courses essentially covered four years of undergraduate knowledge. Completing them would eliminate any worries about her academic performance.
Closing the system mall, Gu Wanrong decided to start studying that night. She opened her system inventory, clicked on the “Introductory Chinese Language” course, and entered the system learning space.
Having studied Chinese Language for four years in her previous life, and with her enhanced physical abilities, the introductory course was easy. She finished it quickly without any headaches.
This gave her the energy to continue with the beginner and intermediate courses, completing the intermediate level by the end of the night.
Upon finishing the intermediate Chinese Language course, Gu Wanrong felt like shouting: Classical Chinese, Modern Chinese, bring it on! Hahahahaha!
Her joy was short-lived. Studying three levels in one night left her brain throbbing.
Gu Wanrong instantly suppressed her smile, closed her eyes, and fell asleep. She could tackle the remaining courses at a slower pace, finishing them all within a week.
The next day, Gu Wanrong attended classes with Yu Yingying as usual, undisturbed by Xu Rong and Jiang Yanyao.
In the afternoon, classes ended.
“Yingying, I have something to do and won’t be able to go back to the dorm with you. I’ll be back tonight,” Gu Wanrong said to Yu Yingying after the last class.
“Okay, I’ll go back to the dorm by myself,” Yu Yingying replied, then asked, “Should I bring your books back?”
Gu Wanrong patted her Givenchy tote bag. “No need, I have other things in my bag. It’s the same whether I carry one more book or not.”
“Then I’ll go back to the dorm. Bye, Yuan Yuan,” she said, walking out of the teaching building and bidding farewell to Gu Wanrong on the first floor.
Jin Hua University didn’t allow students to park on campus long-term, so Gu Wanrong walked back to her home in Ya Xue Xin Yuan.
After greeting and hugging Xiu Yi, and cuddling with her cat, she returned to the master bedroom on the second floor.
During military training, coinciding with Teacher’s Day, she had received a 30x return on investment. She bought several shops in City J for 31 million, receiving a return of 930 million, which she exchanged for 18 system blind box draws.
She hadn’t used them immediately, saving them for later. Now, she planned to use them for her business venture.
Gu Wanrong planned to start her food business, but currently only possessed capital and a Guang Le housekeeping company, leaving her unsure where to begin. She decided to try her luck with the blind boxes, hoping the system would offer some assistance.
“System, you know what I want to do, right? You get it,” Gu Wanrong said slyly before drawing.
Her mind remained silent; the system didn’t respond.
“So cool,” she muttered after a moment.
“System, two ten-draw blind boxes.” With the 18 draws from Teacher’s Day and the 23 she already had, she could do two ten-draws and still have two left.
[Congratulations, host! You have won a Xi Yuan Food Processing Plant, a Wealth Building, three detailed profiles of talented individuals, Tong Shenyi, [description of appearance – implying good-looking], and five free attribute points.]
The results seemed to align with Gu Wanrong’s expectations. She decided to add the five free attribute points to her appearance first.
With the attribute points allocated, Gu Wanrong examined the other rewards.
The Xi Yuan Food Processing Plant and the Wealth Building were self-explanatory, one in City C and the other in City J, perfectly matching her plan of establishing a factory in City C and an office in City J.
Next, she clicked on the talent profiles. Three resumes landed on her desk.
Gu Wanrong picked up the first one, belonging to a man named Liang Zhongwei, the manager of the Xi Yuan Food Processing Plant. The resume detailed not only his information but also the plant’s impending bankruptcy due to a financial crisis and looming debts.
She reviewed the other two profiles: He Yuxia, a financial expert, and Luo Qingquan, a lawyer. The system had provided her with three talented individuals facing current hardship.
Finally, she clicked on Tong Shenyi, clearly a name. Gu Wanrong was unsure of his connection to the others.
As her finger touched the name, it disappeared from the panel.
Just then, her phone rang – the caller ID was Tong Shenyi.
Tong Shenyi had grown up and worked in Great Britain. He’d been told from a young age that he would work for a mysterious individual for ten years, only learning the person’s name a month ago; gender, nationality, and other details remained unknown. Today, he received Gu Wanrong’s contact information, instructed to contact her and work for her for ten years starting today.
He had assumed Gu Wanrong was much older than him. Hearing her voice, he was taken aback by her youth.
After his initial surprise, Tong Shenyi introduced himself further.
