Brother, just how powerful is our family?

In September, the summer heat gradually dissipates in Huai County, and a faint autumnal feel begins to permeate the air.

On the second-floor terrace of the Qin family villa, Qin Yao was live-streaming on her phone.

"Good morning, everyone!" She smiled sweetly at the camera, holding a bowl of steaming hot and sour soup. "Today, I'm going to show you the most authentic breakfast in Huai County—hot and sour soup with fried dough sticks!"

The number of viewers in the live stream has stabilized at over a million, and the chat is currently flooded with comments:

"Good morning, Yao Yao! What delicious food are we having today?"

"Spicy soup! My absolute favorite!"

"Please give me the address! I definitely have to try it next time I'm in Huai County!"

"Doesn't Yao Yao have to go to school? It's already the end of September."

Seeing this comment, Qin Yao scooped up a spoonful of spicy soup and blew on it: "I've taken leave from school. It's a special situation now, and there are so many things to do at home. My brother is investing in our hometown, so I need to film more of Huai County's delicious food and beautiful scenery to help promote it, right?"

She made it sound so easy, but the reality is much more complicated.

At the university, the school leaders personally approved her extended leave.

The director of the Academic Affairs Office said, "Qin Yao's contributions to her hometown are more important than her studies at school. She promotes Huai County and boosts the local economy through live streaming platforms, which is the best form of social practice."

Of course, everyone knows perfectly well that a top streamer with 80 million followers, a girl whose brother owns a private armed force abroad and has invested hundreds of billions in her hometown, how could the school possibly use a regular attendance system to restrain her?

That's just how the world is.

Money can solve 99 percent of problems, and when money is combined with influence, the remaining 1 percent is no longer a problem either.

Qin Yao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

She likes her current life; it's free, fulfilling, and she can do something for her hometown.

"Come on, let me tell you all about the spicy soup from Huai County." She pointed the camera at the bowl, "Look, the soup is light brown, unlike some other places where it's so dark. The spiciness of our spicy soup is just right, it won't irritate your stomach too much."

She stirred it with a spoon and scooped up a piece of potato: "I like the potato chunks the most; they're stewed until soft and flavorful. And the seaweed is especially fresh."

Someone in the live chat asked, "I heard that the spicy soup (Hulatang) is different in every part of Henan Province?"

"Of course!" Qin Yao's eyes lit up, and she began to list the dishes with great familiarity. "Our Shenyang City has eight counties, and each county's spicy soup has its own characteristics. Huai County's is lighter, with kelp and potatoes as standard ingredients. The one in the neighboring Huang County is different. They emphasize using plenty of ingredients, with sliced ​​meat and vermicelli in the soup. One bowl can be a meal in itself, and of course, it's more expensive, costing around ten yuan."

She took a sip of soup, her eyes crinkling with satisfaction: "I think they each have their own merits. The one from Huai County is perfect for breakfast, refreshing and appetizing. The one from Huang County is great for lunch, it's filling."

In the comments section, netizens from all over Henan Province began to "list the dishes":

"Our Zhengzhou-style spicy soup paired with pan-fried buns is absolutely amazing!"

"Los Angeles beef broth is the real deal!"

"Kaifeng's soup dumplings disagree!"

"Stop arguing, my Yuzhou spicy soup is ready to fight!"

Qin Yao laughed out loud at the comments: "Yes, yes, yes, Henan Province has so many delicious foods. That's why I need to do a good live stream so that friends all over the country know that we don't just have manhole covers, but also so many other delicious things!"

This sentence received a screen full of likes.

After finishing breakfast, Qin Yao changed into some comfortable clothes and said to the camera, "Come on, today I'll take you to see the progress of the construction site my brother invested in. I heard that the factory buildings in the materials industrial park are already half-built."

"Brother, I'm going to take a look around the construction site." Qin Yao waved her phone.

Qin Feng looked up and said, "Be careful. Have the guards follow us."

"Okay!"

Half an hour later, Qin Yao's convoy arrived at the Yangliu Village construction site.

In just one month, the scene here has been completely transformed.

On a 30-square-kilometer plot of land, hundreds of steel-structured factory buildings have sprung up, their blue roofs gleaming in the sunlight.

Construction vehicles moved back and forth in an orderly manner, and construction workers were busy and efficient.

Qin Yao's camera panned across this bustling scene, eliciting gasps of amazement from the live stream viewers:

"That's incredibly fast!"

"So many were built in just one month?"

"Is this the power of money?"

"The 500 billion investment is no joke!"

The site manager was Qin Feng, an engineer from the bio-engineered human team.

Qin Feng approached Qin Yao and reported on the progress: "The main structure of the thirty factory buildings in the first phase of the project has been completed, and interior decoration and equipment installation are underway. According to the plan, the first production line can be put into trial operation at the beginning of next month."

"Thank you for your hard work!" Qin Yao said to the camera. "Everyone, did you see that? This is the speed of China combined with the efficiency of the Huanyu Group!"

She walked around the construction site and interviewed several local villagers who were now temporary workers on the site, earning three or four hundred yuan a day.

A man in his forties smiled憨厚ly at the camera, "Working near home, I can take care of my elderly parents and children, and the salary is higher than in other places. I never dared to dream of such a good thing before!"

Viewers from Huai County left numerous comments during the live stream:

"I'm also from Yangliu Village! My dad works on a construction site!"

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for giving us this opportunity!"

"I hope Huanyu Group will continue to thrive!"

Seeing these comments warmed Qin Yao's heart.

While Qin Yao was busy live-streaming the changes in her hometown, her second brother, Qin Yang, was living a completely different life in Shanghai, hundreds of kilometers away.

In a VIP room of a high-end bar on the Bund, the deafening music was almost enough to lift the roof off.

Qin Yang leaned back on the leather sofa, surrounded by four or five friends, both men and women, all of whom were wealthy second-generation heirs he had met in Shanghai.

Three security guards stood in the corner of the private room, dressed in civilian clothes, their eyes constantly on high alert.

"Brother Yang, this is a toast to you!" A young man with dyed silver hair raised his glass. "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have had the chance to get into the VIP room at this bar!"

Qin Yang smiled, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all in one gulp.

A month ago, Qin Feng gave him a card with no limit on the credit limit, only saying, "You can go out and have fun, but be careful."

Thus began Qin Yang's "carefree journey." His first stop was Shanghai, his second was Hangzhou, and he planned to visit Shenzhen and Hong Kong Island next.

Money is a magical thing.

It can instantly earn you respect and make all difficulties simple.

"Yang-ge, I heard your brother has a private army in Africa?" A girl in a sundress approached, her eyes full of curiosity and admiration.

Qin Yang shrugged: "More or less. I don't know the specifics either; my brother rarely talks about these things."

"That's so cool!" another boy exclaimed excitedly. "It's even more exciting than a movie!"

Qin Yang smiled but didn't reply.

He knew that these people's enthusiasm for him stemmed from his brother.

But he didn't care. He believed that one should enjoy life to the fullest while one is young and rich. What was wrong with enjoying life to the fullest?

"Come on, let's keep drinking!" He raised the bottle. "Tonight, we're not leaving until we're drunk!"