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Ao Ruizhe tried to comfort her. “It’s fine. I found this sugar daddy myself—it’s not like you pimped me out, so you’re still completely innocent.”

Manager: “…”

And you sound pretty proud of yourself too?

And is that even the main point here?

The main point is that you actually really went and found yourself a sugar daddy!!!

Where’s your integrity?

Where’s your backbone?

And while the manager was losing her mind, upon hearing this, the secretary who happened to be passing by couldn’t help freezing for a moment—and then, unexpectedly, feeling a little regretful.

So after returning to the office, he couldn’t help joking to Qin Xiuyan, “President Qin, if I’d known Xia Ruizhe had this kind of ability, back then I would never have stopped him from trying to hook up with you no matter what.”

And now, the moment Ao Ruizhe said he had a patron, he really had a patron.

—Unlike the manager, who was trapped in the middle of the situation, the secretary had almost instantly figured it out.

That was: Ao Ruizhe’s net worth had already exceeded ten billion now, so there was no need for him to keep selling his body.

So it was obvious that Ao Ruizhe and that patron he’d found later had simply made a mistake and rolled with it—no, not made a mistake, but rather gotten together naturally.

If they had agreed to Ao Ruizhe’s approach back then, then the one holding onto this giant golden treasure now would have been them.

Unfortunately, there was no such thing as regret medicine in this world.

Qin Xiuyan, the sugar daddy who had just secretly transferred another 20 million to Ao Ruizhe according to Ao Ruizhe’s request: “…”

He suddenly felt even more embarrassed to tell the secretary the truth.

As for Ao Ruizhe, once the 20 million arrived, the matter of reforming his brain-dead fans could immediately be put on the agenda.

But that matter wasn’t quite as simple as they had imagined. After all, although those brain-dead fans were all Xia Ruizhe’s fans, they were also still other people’s children.

And if you wanted to take other people’s children away for “reform,” didn’t you first have to get their guardians’ consent?

So that morning, Auntie Zhao, who lived in the Railway Workers’ Residential Compound in Jianghe District of Haishi, had just returned home from buying groceries when she discovered three people in black standing outside her door.

Seeing her return, the middle-aged woman in the lead immediately raised a smile.

No matter how Auntie Zhao looked at the three of them, they all seemed unfamiliar, so she immediately became wary. “Not buying health supplements, not buying insurance, after I die I want my body cremated and poured into the sewer so I’m not buying a cemetery plot either, all the money at home has already been transferred to Qin Shi Huang, and I won’t get it back until he makes me a duke.”

Manager: “…”

The manager immediately said, “Big Sister Zhao, you’ve misunderstood. We’re not here to sell anything.”

“I’m Xia Ruizhe’s manager. Do you know Xia Ruizhe?”

“Xia Ruizhe?”

That name Auntie Zhao did know, because her younger daughter often praised him right in front of them, and in the past few days when she’d gone out for walks, she’d also heard plenty of old men and young people nearby discussing Xia Ruizhe.

But Auntie Zhao still didn’t lower her guard. “How do you prove your identity?”

“And what exactly are you looking for me for?”

The manager directly took out her ID card. “Our company, Wanhai, is one of the top ten entertainment companies in the country. You can also go to our company website and verify my identity information there.”

“As for why we came today—do you know that your younger daughter is a fan of our Xia Ruizhe?”

Seeing that the manager had even taken out her ID card, Auntie Zhao’s expression relaxed a little. “That much I do know.”

“Come inside and talk.”

After entering Auntie Zhao’s house, the manager couldn’t help looking around. It was a small two-story duplex. Although the decor was already a little outdated, from the brands of the appliances and the quality of the furniture, it wasn’t hard to see that Auntie Zhao’s family was indeed quite well-off.

Once seated, the manager directly took out a file. “Then do you know what kinds of comments your younger daughter has been posting online?”

Auntie Zhao took the file with a suspicious expression and opened it.

[So what if our Ruizhe looks down on rural people? If they weren’t dragging the country down, the whole nation would’ve achieved full prosperity long ago.]

[Besides, rural people’s fingers are all black and filthy, who knows how dirty they are. Forget people—even our dog wouldn’t eat the food they make.]

[What kind of garbage did Xia Lewen even act in? I’m telling you, if our Ruizhe had acted in that film, he definitely would’ve been ten thousand times better than Xia Lewen and Best Actor Chen.]

[If you insult Xia Ruizhe, it’s because you’re jealous he’s famous!!! You’re insulting him because you want fame too!!! But why don’t you take a look at what kind of ugly face you’ve got first?]

[Forget Xia Ruizhe just buying an experiment design—even if he committed murder and arson, he’d still be my idol.]

…

Auntie Zhao’s blood pressure shot up on the spot.

“Th-this… did she really say all of this?”

She had originally wanted to say how was that possible, but then she remembered that every time they discussed going back to their hometown, her younger daughter resisted in every possible way and would rather go stay at the house of the uncle she liked least than go back with them. She also remembered the one and only time her younger daughter had gone back to their hometown with them, and because she thought the neighbor’s child was a little dirty after just helping his grandmother plant peanuts, she had scolded him until he cried.

The words at the tip of her tongue instantly died there.

Because this really was exactly the kind of thing her younger daughter would say.

The veins on Auntie Zhao’s forehead bulged.

Never mind the fact that if you traced their family line back, generation after generation, they were all farmers— even if they weren’t, you still couldn’t casually look down on other people like that.

And looking at her other comments, this was no longer just a matter of being a little spoiled. This was a serious problem with her basic values and worldview.

Not to mention that her mouth was full of filthy language.

Before Auntie Zhao could redirect her anger toward Xia Ruizhe and think that Xia Ruizhe had led her younger daughter astray, the manager immediately said, “Actually, we also don’t want to see this kind of situation.”

“The good thing is that the child is still young, so there’s still a chance to straighten her out.”

The manager took out another file. “It just so happens that winter vacation has started, so we’ve specially prepared a winter camp for your younger daughter and some of her friends. If possible, we hope you and your husband can give your permission.”

Auntie Zhao immediately opened the file and started reading it.

Ten minutes later, she set it down and said without hesitation, “Alright. Then for the next half month, my younger daughter will be in your care.”

The same scene played out in large and small corners all across the country.

“Does it cost money?”

“It’s free, and we’ll even cover round-trip train tickets.”

“Well then, alright.”

“No, our family isn’t well-off. During winter vacation, our second girl still has to go work at her aunt’s factory as a seasonal worker.”

“We’ll also provide 4,000 yuan in pocket money.”

“Okay.”

“No, even if you say you’re Xia Ruizhe’s assistants, I don’t know you people. I’m not comfortable handing my child over to you.”

“Parents are welcome to come along. We’ll arrange food and accommodation for them as well, and there will be a full live broadcast the whole time. Parents who can’t accompany their children can still monitor the children’s situation in real time through the livestream. In addition, we’ve arranged one hundred security personnel and ten doctors to protect the children’s safety throughout.”

“In that case… alright then.”

“No, my child’s grades are bad, and she’ll be taking the college entrance exam next year, so she still has tutoring during winter break.”

“This winter camp is being jointly organized by Haishi Vocational College of Electronic Technology and the Affiliated High School of Qianshi University. Teachers from the Affiliated High School of Qianshi University will also be entering the camp to tutor the children in their studies.”

“The Affiliated High School of Qianshi University? You mean that best high school in our southeast region?”

“That’s right.”

“Then… alright. I agree.”

…

In the end, almost all the parents agreed to Ao Ruizhe’s request.

As for the remaining dozen or so fans who were already working adults, they were even easier to persuade.

“What? Xia Ruizhe himself will also be attending this winter camp?”

“Yes. Ruizhe is very grateful for your support, so he hopes to see you there at the winter camp.”

“Of course I want to go, but I still have work… There’s no way my company would approve a half-month vacation.”

“It’s alright. We can provide you with a participation fee equivalent to three times your current monthly salary. If you lose your job because of this, we can help you find a similar one afterward, and we’ll cover all related costs.”

“In that case… alright.”

“By the way, please don’t tell anyone else about this for the time being. There are quite a few underage fans attending the winter camp, and if news of it gets out, it may invite malicious speculation from others who’ll say our Ruizhe is using underage fans for hype. As Ruizhe’s fan, I’m sure you wouldn’t want to see something like that happen either, right?”

“Don’t worry. I definitely won’t tell anyone else about this.”

…

A week later, just after schools of all levels across the country entered winter vacation, over a thousand people poured into Kaoshan Village.

Kaoshan Village was still the same Kaoshan Village.

The moment they got off the vehicles, more than a dozen fans immediately started vomiting, while the rest also looked pale and miserable.

At that moment, they began to feel a little regret.

Because at first, none of them had expected the journey to be this long or the roads this bumpy.

But very soon, all that little bit of regret in their hearts was thrown to the back of their minds.

Because Ao Ruizhe had arrived.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

“Ruizhe!!!”

“Hubby!!!!”

Qin Xiuyan, who had secretly gotten the livestream room number and password from the manager and was now spying on Ao Ruizhe: “…”

They immediately surrounded Ao Ruizhe so tightly that not a drop of water could pass through.

Some of them even opened their luggage on the spot and pulled out beautifully wrapped gift boxes. “Ruizhe, look what I brought you—our Su City specialty, fresh lilies. They’re especially delicious.”

“Ruizhe, look at this watch. I think this watch suits you perfectly.”

…

Fortunately, the manager and assistants moved in time and stopped them.

Ao Ruizhe soothed them, “No rush on that. Everyone came all this way, so you must all be tired, right? Why not go back to your own rooms and have a good rest first? Over the next half month or so, we’ll have more than enough time to get to know each other slowly.”

Since their idol had said so, of course they wouldn’t refuse. “Okay!”

Perhaps because they were too exhausted, the moment they touched the bed, they all fell asleep. They didn’t even have time to sigh, “Ruizhe is so gentle and approachable.”

What they hadn’t expected was that early the next morning, the people in charge actually led them directly into a temporary classroom.

And on the podium already stood a middle-aged male teacher with a deeply tragic hairline.

On the screen behind him, a documentary about inspirational figures of China was playing on loop.

They couldn’t help asking, “What are we doing here?”

Their supervisor only replied, “Attending class.”

They: “…”

“Aren’t we here to have fun?”

Their supervisor said, “Who said we were here to have fun? We’re here to experience life. Because many parents were worried this would interfere with your studies, Ruizhe specially invited teachers from the Affiliated High School of Qianshi University to tutor you. It’s all written in the contract.”

They: “…”

When they’d heard the news, they’d been too happy to bother reading through the contract carefully, so they really didn’t know much about the actual contents of this winter camp.

The fans who were already working adults immediately said, “But we’ve already graduated, so we don’t need to attend class with them, right?”

Ao Ruizhe, seated in the very front, immediately turned around and said, “Just learn along with them. Who knows—after studying some more, maybe you’ll want to go get a higher degree too. That way, in the future I’ll be able to brag that even though my own academic qualifications are poor, I have a whole bunch of fans from top universities!”

They: “…”

Even so, aren’t you the idol? Aren’t we the fans?

But still, since their idol had already put it that way, they could only sit down obediently.

What they absolutely had not expected, however, was that after political education class ended, Ao Ruizhe directly brought them to the edge of a lotus field.

“Starting today, the camp will no longer provide us with food, so from here on out, we’ll have to use our own hands to earn our living expenses and accommodation costs.”

“It just so happens that the weather has gotten colder recently, and lotus root prices have gone up a lot. We can make money by helping the village dig up lotus roots and then taking them to the market to sell.”

“Of course, if you have other ways of making money, you can try those too.”

“Oh, right. When you came, we didn’t confiscate your phones or your money, so… you’re not going to cheat, are you?”

They: “…”

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