A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"What are you looking at? Go call your dad for dinner."

Zhou Huifang glared at him.

I don't know what's wrong with this kid, he started staring at me as soon as he got back.

Lu Yang smiled and turned to go back to the living room.

"Dad, dinner's ready."

Lu Jianguo folded the lottery trend chart and stuffed it into the coffee table drawer.

The food was placed on the table.

The family of three sat down; it had been a long time since they had all been together like this.

Zhou Huifang put a large piece of braised pork into Lu Yang's bowl:

"Eat more, look at you, you've lost weight at school."

"I haven't lost weight."

"You still say you haven't lost weight? Your face is so thinner now."

Zhou Huifang picked up another piece.

Lu Jianguo took a sip of soup and asked, "How's school? Are your grades okay?"

"good."

"What do you mean by 'okay'? What's the specific score?"

"Dad, universities don't look at grades, they look at GPA."

"What's your GPA?"

"Above average."

Lu Jianguo snorted: "Above average is average. Keep trying to improve."

Lu Yang swallowed a mouthful of rice and remained silent.

Zhou Huifang frowned: "You're lecturing the child as soon as he gets home. Can't you just have a proper meal?"

Lu Jianguo swallowed a mouthful of rice and remained silent.

Halfway through the meal, Lu Yang put down his chopsticks and said, "Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"I found an internship."

Lu Jianguo and Zhou Huifang looked up at the same time.

Zhou Huifang immediately said, "What do you mean by 'studying'? Why are you thinking about this stuff all day? Just focus on your studies now, don't worry about money."

"Mom and Dad, I got a job at a good company. I'll figure out how to support myself from now on."

Lu Yang said this.

He went home this time to ease his parents' worries.

At that moment, a system voice sounded.

[Ding! A family-oriented mission has been triggered. Demonstrate your financial capabilities to your parents and let them feel your growth.]

Lu Yang glanced at the mission prompt.

This system is pretty good; it actually thinks the same way I do.

Lu Yang took out his phone and transferred 50,000 yuan directly to his mother's card.

"Mom, take a look at your phone."

Zhou Huifang wiped her hands and opened her phone.

Payment notification: 50000 yuan.

The chopsticks fell to the ground with a "clatter".

"fifty thousand?!"

Zhou Huifang's hand holding the phone began to tremble: "Xiaoyang, where...where did this money come from?"

Lu Jianguo put down his chopsticks, grabbed his phone, and stared at the string of numbers on the screen several times.

Keep in mind that they are just ordinary employees, earning at most four or five thousand yuan a month.

After deducting daily expenses, saving 50,000 yuan is not that easy in reality.

After all, this is reality, not the internet where everyone has a net worth of over 100 million.

"fifty thousand?"

Lu Jianguo raised an eyebrow, his tone becoming stern: "You better tell me honestly, where did this money come from?"

Zhou Huifang gripped the edge of her apron with her fingers: "What have you been doing outside? Or did you take out an online loan? Let me tell you, you absolutely must not touch online loans. Old Wang's son next door took out an online loan, and the interest kept snowballing. The old couple used all their savings, but it wasn't enough to cover the interest."

"Mom and Dad, don't overthink it."

Lu Yang was both amused and exasperated.

This is understandable. Parents would naturally worry if someone suddenly took out so much money; it's only natural.

"Actually, it's just the money I saved plus my internship salary."

Lu Yang said that he couldn't possibly say that it was given by the system, so he had to tell a little lie.

"practice?"

Lu Jianguo narrowed his eyes. "You, a college student, can earn 50,000 yuan during an internship? Do you think your father is stupid?"

He worked in the factory for over twenty years, earning a little over four thousand a month, plus his mother's share, which brought the total to less than seven thousand.

After years of frugal living, the family only has about 100,000 yuan in savings in their bank account.

How could someone give 50,000 yuan to their own son, who is still a student?

Which father wouldn't be anxious?

Zhou Huifang also became nervous, grabbing Lu Yang's sleeve: "Are you doing some kind of personal shopping service or WeChat business? Don't lie to your mother. That Xiao Li from the next building, he also said he was doing WeChat business, but he got scammed into a pyramid scheme..."

Lu Yang sighed.

He realized that if he continued to explain it this way, his mother would apply it to every case in the news.

"Mom, I've joined the Snowland Group."

Lu Yang didn't intend to hide anything and said directly, "She's a financial analysis intern at their company, with a monthly salary of 15,000."

The room was silent for two seconds.

The couple were both stunned.

"Which company are you talking about?" Lu Jianguo's tone changed.

"Snowy Region Group".

"The snowy region? That snowy region that's always in the news?"

"right."

Lu Jianguo and Zhou Huifang exchanged a glance.

It's impossible for people in the city not to have heard of Xueyu Group.

Local news reports about major taxpayers, charitable donations, and industrial park expansions every now and then...

At the last city-wide commendation meeting, Xueyu's name was listed first.

But it is precisely because I have heard it that I am even less convinced.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid."

Lu Jianguo waved his hand: "Do you even know what level Xueyu is? Don't even mention someone like you with a second-tier university degree. Your cousin graduated from a first-tier university and applied to them several times without any response."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang also felt a bit of a headache.

To be honest, he really can't prove it right now.

"Dad, I really got into the Snowland Group."

"I would believe you if you told me you got into Zhongnanhai."

Lu Jianguo rolled his eyes: "Do you really think your dad's senile?"

Zhou Huifang said, "I'll have your uncle call your counselor later."

Lu Yang: "..."

Okay, that's a ruthless move.

"Mom, calm down, I can vouch for you."

"How can you prove it?"

Lu Yang scratched his head.

What proof can he provide?

The employment contract is with the company, and the employee ID hasn't been issued yet. There's a notification message on their phone saying they passed the interview. The elderly couple can't understand this at all, and the more they try to explain, the more confused they get.

Just as he was scratching his head, his phone vibrated.

It was sent by Li Xixue.

Li Xixue: [Send me your home address, I'll come pick you up now.]

As Lu Yang looked at the message, a bold idea suddenly popped into his head.

Just in time!

He replied: "I'll send the address later, but could you do me a favor first?"

Li Xixue: [What kind of busyness?]

Lu Yang typed: 【Pretend to be my boss and come to my house to explain the situation to my parents for me.】

After the message was sent, there was silence on the other end for about twenty seconds.

Li Xixue: [Are you kidding me?]

Lu Yang: [No, I told my parents I joined the Snowland Group, but they didn't believe me. Now they both think I've been tricked into a pyramid scheme.]

Li Xixue: [That's your business, what does it have to do with me?]

Lu Yang thought for a moment, then typed: "Last time I helped you put on an act in front of your mom, this time you help me put on an act in front of my parents, it's a return favor."

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

Li Xixue: [This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time.]