Peninsula: My pet is my idol

The Chinese medicine coffee shop is under renovation, so Tang Xin can't bring her pets to the shop and has to leave the three little ones at home.

He himself goes to Seoul National University for classes during the day and gives massages to female celebrities at night.

Interspersed among these were some cover song videos.

It was during this process that Tang Xin discovered that her pet was quite cooperative during the filming.

Just like acting, you instruct them on what to do, and they will be able to do it.

Egg Bro's account has finally started to gain traction, and it's no longer as rarely visited as before.

In fact, many MCN agencies have sent private messages to Tang Xin, wanting to sign contracts with her for short video platforms.

Tang Xin had no intention of becoming an internet celebrity or singer, but financial pressure made him waver.

The pets I keep eat the same amount of meat as I do, which costs money;

The loan for renovating the shop needs to be repaid, which costs money;

The monthly rent is 12,000 RMB, plus utilities, management fees, and other miscellaneous expenses.

After having more pets, it seems I need a car to take them from home to the store, which costs money.

And that doesn't even include all the other miscellaneous expenses...

Tang Xin was also puzzled. Why did his expenses keep increasing after he obtained the "53" technique?

He used to live frugally because he was careful with his money. Now, he can't even be frugal if he wants to; everything costs money, and quite a lot at that…

So when faced with the recruitment offer from an MCN agency, Tang Xin was tempted.

However, it was just a fleeting attraction.

MCN agencies make money in just a few ways. It's been 22 years, and many so-called industry secrets can be found online.

Knowing full well that it's a trap, why would someone jump in? That doesn't make sense.

Tang Xin still prefers to be a self-employed individual to avoid any further disputes in his career as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner after signing a contract with an MCN agency.

The way a sole proprietorship makes money is simply by selling pet supplies.

Hang it in the shop window and add a link.

This saved Tang Xin some money on pet supplies.

Recently, since the shop is under renovation, Tang Xin has been able to visit Seoul National University as much as possible during the day.

Seoul National University, as the top university in South Korea, is known for its rigorous academic standards.

It's not the kind of place you can just hang out in.

It is benchmarked against top-tier universities in China, such as Tsinghua, Peking, Fudan, and Zhejiang.

This university, built with the full support of the South Korean nation, serves as a pioneering arrow, making an indelible contribution to South Korea's development.

In the last century, there was an interesting phenomenon: no matter how ugly a male student at Seoul National University was, he would always have a beautiful girlfriend.

This actual phenomenon demonstrates the extraordinary status of Seoul National University students.

Tang Xin used to think that South Korea was a small country with a small population, which was ridiculous.

But after living in South Korea for several years, he had to admit...

Being born into poverty is not a disgrace; heroes are not judged by their origins.

No matter what, Koreans are still East Asians.

It's not as good as the best, but it's better than the worst.

East Asians are the most competitive of all ethnic groups. The whole of East Asia is filled with an atmosphere of "I must make something of myself".

If you moved South Korea to Africa or South America, I reckon those South Koreans could really conquer a huge territory.

It's perfectly normal for Dongda University to look down on South Korea, because Dongda University is suppressing the entire Chinese cultural sphere.

But Southeast Asia looks up to South Korea...

The reason Dongda students criticize Koreans is because they despise and look down on them. Even more damaging than contempt and disdain is "ignoring," just like how Dongda students consistently ignore Southeast Asia…

Such a "small cannon" country must have its top university as a place where the country's talents are gathered to the greatest extent.

But...

East Asian society is essentially a society based on personal relationships.

Tang Xin is considered a rather special case at Seoul National University... purely a relative of the students!

The exchange student spots at Seoul National University require a Korean language proficiency certificate. Tang Xin didn't even bother taking the exam.

Exchange students are on short-term exchange programs and cannot stay in South Korea for an extended period like Tang Xin. However, Tang Xin exploited a loophole by changing her status and becoming a student at Seoul National University.

Both the master and his student attended the College of Pharmacy at Seoul National University.

When Master He had classes, Tang Xin often went to teach as a teaching assistant. When Master He couldn't teach, Tang Xin would take a taxi to teach her peers at Seoul National University.

It can be considered as teaching on behalf of a teacher.

He doesn't go to Seoul National University at all when he has nothing to do on weekdays.

Many teachers and students in the School of Pharmacy also knew about Tang Xin's situation.

Is this how the master-apprentice system works at the University of Tokyo?

We dare not say, we dare not ask.

Seoul National University wouldn't care about Tang Xin's background. After all... I can't handle the Dongda students from Dongda University, but I can handle you local Koreans who went through so much trouble to get in?

Who can object? Who dares to object?

Therefore, Tang Xin rarely comes to Seoul National University, only about once or twice a week.

With a mentor, whether or not he attended a university wasn't that important to him. In fact, he didn't really identify as a student of Seoul National University, but that identity was quite useful in South Korea.

When talking about Seoul National University, one cannot help but mention another person closely related to Tang Xin and Master He—Kang Yangyang.

That is, Tang Xin's former exchange student roommate.

Kang Yangyang was originally from Sichuan and was the son of one of Master He's closest friends.

A few years ago, when Master He was coming to South Korea, he brought his best friend's son along so he could get a degree from Seoul National University.

The three men traveled from China, and as soon as they landed in South Korea, Master He and Kang Yangyang let loose and enjoyed themselves.

The old man plunged headfirst into the bar, while Nanliang plunged headfirst into the plastic surgery clinic.

Tang Xin was left standing alone in the wind of a foreign land, bewildered and disoriented...

Tang Xin really wanted to throw a handful of glutinous rice at the two of them and feed them some talisman water.

Kang Yangyang is a bit outrageous; he's a man, dresses as a woman, and likes women.

Unfortunately, very few women would like his type.

He doesn't like the girls who like him, finding them ugly. The girls he likes are as beautiful as celebrities, but they don't like him.

To say that Kang Yangyang's private life is absurd wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Tang Xin simply couldn't stand living in a two-person dormitory with this brother and sister.

Kang Yangyang had too many toys in his dorm room, which annoyed Tang Xin. Later, Kang Yangyang searched for some kind of "roommate strategy" online, which scared Tang Xin so much that she moved out overnight.

Who can stand this, bro?

However, the misunderstanding was cleared up later when the two were having lunch at the Seoul National University cafeteria.

The "Roommate Guide" wasn't the male dormitory version, but the female dormitory version. At the time, Kang Yangyang was pursuing a girl, so he searched online for the female dormitory version of the roommate guide, which was more realistic.

Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, we can still be good friends.

It's just that Tang Xin has some bad rumors circulating among students because of Kang Yangyang's presence.

If he doesn't know, then pretend he doesn't exist.