Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

"I heard from your dad that you're not coming back this summer?"

Wang Yin's voice came through the phone, carrying her usual authority and concern.

"Yes, I'm not coming back. I found an internship at a company to experience the life of a corporate slave firsthand."

Shen Mo didn't dare to tell the truth. Rather than admitting that he earned a six-figure monthly income, it would be more convincing to say that he earned 3000 a month.

"What kind of corporate slave?"

Wang Yin was both surprised and suspicious.

"A 'corporate slave' is someone who works like a beast of burden in a company."

"Getting up earlier than the chickens, working harder than the oxen, eating less than the horses, and getting off work later than the dogs, living a life like livestock, in short, 'live like livestock'."

Shen Mo made a teasing remark in a playful tone.

"You've ruined perfectly good lyrics! You're spouting nonsense, are you trying to be a stand-up comedian?!"

Wang Yin, a Chinese language teacher, jokingly scolded him.

Shen Mo chuckled, "If I get into Peking University, I might actually go under the overpass and make money by performing crosstalk."

"What are you doing making money! At your age, you should be focusing on your studies."

Wang Yin frowned and said, "Are you out of living expenses at the end of the month? I'll have your dad transfer some to you tomorrow. Be careful with your money, okay?"

"Yes, yes!"

Shen Mo changed the subject, "Mom, I remember you used to like cashmere coats, right? I'll buy you two when I make some money."

Wang Yin's tone softened, "Mom doesn't need the coat. You just need to focus on your studies at school. Your dad and I will take care of making money."

"What if I actually made money, and a lot of money at that?"

Shen Mo subtly took precautions in advance.

"You brat, all you ever talk about is money. Do you think our family is poor?"

Wang Yin said, "Don't think that way, okay? Your dad and I are used to being frugal. Let me tell you, your task now is..."

"Ahem, Mom, the roaming fees across provinces are actually quite expensive; they're enough for several breakfasts for me."

Shen Mo coughed, quickly interrupting his mother's spellcasting.

"Beep beep beep!"

The call was immediately disconnected, followed by a busy tone.

Shen Mo let out a soft breath. It was really close. Knowing Wang Yin's personality, she would have been nagging for at least half an hour, and it would have been lecturing.

There's no way around it, it's an occupational hazard!

I grew up in a family of teachers; both my parents were teachers at Hutang Experimental Middle School.

Grandparents, maternal grandparents, uncles, aunts, and other relatives—all of them were teachers.

The most terrifying thing is that my aunt was an elementary school homeroom teacher, my mother was a middle school homeroom teacher, and my uncle was a high school homeroom teacher.

From childhood to adulthood, I never even knew how to write the word "skipping class." Going to school was truly like being tortured, and leaving school was like being in prison.

The most common advice is "study hard," but the essence of learning is to turn what you've learned into something useful.

........................

Just as Shen Mo was feeling sentimental, his phone vibrated a few times, and his father, Shen Weidong, sent him a series of text messages.

"Xiao Mo, I was planning to wait for you to come home so we could watch the Olympic opening ceremony together."

"Since we're doing an internship during the summer, we should do our best."

"I'll transfer your living expenses to you tomorrow, and I'll personally sponsor you 350. If you meet a suitable girl in college, go and date her..."

"Don't tell your mom about this, or she won't sponsor you next time!"

Shen Mo couldn't help but smile when he saw that Old Deng was willing to pull out gold coins from his secret stash.

The reason I was able to grow up "lively and energetic" in a family of teachers is largely thanks to Shen Weidong, who is a physical education teacher.

Not only did he take him to exercise and work out from a young age, but he also often used "training" as an excuse to play duo games with his son in internet cafes.

Instead of Peking University, we'll go to A University; we won't compare grades, we'll compare achievements.

Shen Mo turned around and shouted into the dormitory, "You guys come with me as soon as the job fair ends tomorrow."

Lu Wenbin took a sip of water. "Brother Mo, what do you need us to do?"

Shen Mo said, "Once the development team is assembled, the next steps will be to install network cables, air conditioning, and buy office equipment..."

"no problem!"

Qin Feng patted his chest and said, "Leave the hard work to me."

Yuan Hua grinned and leaned in, "Hey, Brother Mo, are you going to provide meals?"

Shen Mo glanced at them sideways: "What do you want to eat?"

"KFC!"

As soon as Lu Wenbin finished speaking, Qin Feng and Yuan Hua nodded frantically.

Shen Mo pulled out a tissue, wiped his mouth, and said, "Okay, I'll treat you to a family bucket."

The three of them immediately beamed and said, "Thank you, Brother Mo!"

"Look at how pathetic you all are!"

Shen Mo sat back down in his seat. "I'll use Zhifubao to transfer your May salaries to you guys later."

"salary?!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed at each other in disbelief.

"Brother Mo, we just started working here. Aren't we usually paid next month?"

Lu Wenbin was the first to react, his face full of confusion.

"That's true, but this money has nothing to do with Lingyun Technology; it's part-time pay for your Woshou.com."

"Zhong Xue and the others get paid for one job, but you're doing two jobs. If I only pay you one, wouldn't that be like exploiting someone? Double pay for double jobs is only fair. What, you're not happy about it? Do you want me to exploit you?"

He looked left and right in silence.

Lu Wenbin grinned and said, "How could that be! I always tell people that Brother Mo is the most loyal!"

A monthly salary of 2000 yuan, calculated over 30 days, is 66.7 yuan per day. You worked for 12 days, which is 800.4 yuan.

Shen Mo said, "Let's round it up, 801 yuan per person."

"801?!"

Qin Feng suddenly stood up. "This...this is almost more than a month's living expenses for me!"

Yuan Hua scratched his head. "Brother Mo, this is so embarrassing."

"I have a principle: I don't like it when people do things for me without getting paid."

Shen Mo said, "How are you, my children? I haven't treated you badly, have I?"

"Godfather (Mo Ge)!"

Yuan Hua and Qin Feng shouted excitedly.

"This bow, unwavering through life and death, my spirit is strengthened by heaven and earth, sun and moon..."

Lu Wenbin was relatively calm, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

To everyone's surprise, Shen Mo didn't treat them like mere buddies. They were given two jobs and two salaries, which added up to 4000 yuan.

Just like Zhong Xue and the others!

Moreover, this money wasn't just empty promises; it was real cash that was handed to him! This method was far more generous than his father's!

"Alright, alright, stop worshiping."

Shen Mo waved his hand, "You two keep this to yourselves, don't go around telling everyone, understand?"

"Don't worry, Brother Mo!"

The three of them spoke in unison, their voices echoing in the dormitory.

After the transfer was completed, Qin Feng excitedly picked up his phone and started making calls, his voice trembling slightly with a hint of tears.

"Mom, I did a part-time job and earned eight hundred yuan."

"It's not eighty, it's eight hundred. You don't need to send me money next month."

"Mom, don't cry. I've grown up. When I earn money, I will take good care of you and Dad."

After hanging up the phone, I was still not satisfied and hesitated for a while before dialing a number.

"Hey, Swallow, it's me."

"Nothing, nothing, I just wanted to ask how you've been lately?"

"Hehe, I made some money from a side job. Is there anything you want? I'll buy it for you."

"Oh, okay, going to take a shower? Okay, we'll talk again when you're done."

Seeing the smile on his face, Shen Mo frowned. "Fengzi, haven't you been single for twenty years? Who is this Yanzi?"

"My high school classmate used to be madly in love with me!"

Qin Feng raised his chin, "But for the sake of my studies, I reluctantly declined, saying that I would give her another chance after I got into university."

"You? Insanely infatuated?"

Lu Wenbin said irritably, "My urine is yellow, do you want me to wake you up?"

Yuan Hua said, "Let me do it. My urine smell, don't let him get away with it!"

"You're just jealous!"

Qin Feng had a "you all don't understand me" look on his face. "She always peeks at me during class, and she blushes whenever I turn around."

Yuan Hua said, "Fengzi, you said she blushed, but why is your face red too?"

Qin Feng, with his neck stiff, said, "I'm just full of energy!"

"666".

Shen Mo made a "six" gesture.

Long-distance relationships end quickly!

Not to mention, this guy probably didn't even have a long-distance relationship, it was purely unrequited love, haha, I'm going to take a shower, lol.

After thinking it over, I decided to find an opportunity to help Qin Feng.

I can't just stand by and watch him end up in that miserable state, saying, "Yanzi, how can I live without you?"

………………

The job fair proceeded in full swing the following day.

There were even more people coming for interviews than yesterday. Shen Mo started interviewing people at nine in the morning, and his throat was practically churning with anger.

Fortunately, the core framework of the development team, including front-end, back-end, testing, UI, and product management, has finally been established.

Just as Shen Mo was drinking water, his counselor Wang Hai came over.

"Dean Zhao heard that a student is starting a company, so he specifically asked me to come and ask if there's anything I can help with."

"Thank you, Dean. Thank you, Advisor. Actually, there is something I need to trouble you with."

Shen Mo's mind raced. Since the leader had taken the initiative to speak up, wouldn't it be a shame not to take advantage of the situation?

"you say."

"The first issue is the accommodation on campus during the summer vacation. Our company's employees need to catch up on their work during the summer vacation, so they have to stay on campus."

"Oh, for the sake of unified management, the dorms during the summer are for students from different majors and grades to live together..."

"Since it's a shared apartment, could you group me with my roommate and a few others from my company?"

Shen Mo grinned, "Since we all live close by, it's easy for us to work together."

"This request is reasonable and not difficult to fulfill."

Wang Hai chatted with Shen Mo for a while longer, agreeing directly to things he could do, and leaving the rest to Dean Zhao to decide.

"Work hard! Dean Zhao said you're a promising entrepreneur in our School of Information and Electronics; you should bring honor to the school and the university!"

"Don't worry!"

Shen Mo confidently declared, "Please also convey to Dean Zhao that I will definitely deliver solid results and provide the college with a satisfactory report!"

"Great, that's very energetic!"

Wang Hai left satisfied, and as soon as he left the student activity center, he called Dean Zhao.

"Good, very good, excellent!"

Dean Zhao let out a hearty laugh. "What position does this Shen Mo hold in the class?"

Wang Hai tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Uh, he doesn't have any position at all. Shen Mo probably just doesn't want to get distracted..."

Dean Zhao said sternly, "That won't do. Such an outstanding student deserves more responsibility from you, as his advisor."

"Yes, Dean!"

Wang Hai hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

So, after Shen Mo finished his job fair, he found out that he had "unwittingly" acquired the title of vice class monitor.

Where do vice class monitors come from in universities? Aren't the Youth League branch secretaries the same as vice class monitors?

You guys have really made my life miserable!