Chen Ergou's mind was filled with lust, and his lower body was urging him to quietly move his hands towards Cao Jingyue's untouched breasts. However, he was met with a swift elbow strike from Cao Jingyue, which landed on his ribs, narrowly missing his erect penis. Chen Ergou quickly stopped his advances, not daring to make any further moves.

  Just as Cao Jing and Chen Ergou's relationship took a substantial step forward, Wu Huang brought his sworn brother Xu Beichen to a luxurious villa-style mansion in Jiangsu. The Audi TT that had been used for their heart-to-heart talk was not eye-catching among the many luxury cars, including some with impressive license plates. As for Wu Huang's Buick Regal, it looked even more humble. Duan Yao jumped out of the car and gazed at the unique private fountain and palace-style courtyard, exclaiming in admiration. The main building material was German limestone, with thick columns, heavy mountain flowers, and high steps. Standing beside the fountain, Duan Yao praised: "It's quite beautiful, not like a nouveau riche."

  "Others come from a family of scholars and have two doctoral titles themselves. They don't look like they're trying to pretend to be nouveau riche." Wu Huang said with a light smile.

  "I knew he was just a bookworm, in one class he can talk nonsense for 30 minutes and only leave 10 minutes for the teacher. This kind of purely theoretical flowery talker almost ruined that fund, it's really a miracle. No wonder I asked him for half a day and he wouldn't say whose house the class reunion was at, turns out it was this little bird." Xu Beichen said disdainfully.

  Wu Huan gave Xu Beichen a disdainful look and dragged him into the house. The reason he called him "Little Bird" was because of an incident during their college days when they went on a trip to Qinhuangdao's Beidaihe for autumn vacation. All the men in the class got drunk and decided to collectively pull down their pants and urinate towards the sea, but Xu Beichen refused to take off his pants. In the end, he was forced by his classmates to do so, revealing that his private parts were unusually small. From then on, Xu Beichen was given the nickname "Little Bird" which spread throughout the department, likely becoming a lifelong shadow for him. Dou Yi had a pure mind and didn't understand this joke, of course, she couldn't appreciate its humor.

  That year, there were 41 people in the class. Today, 36 of them came. One is doing gold mining business in Africa, two are said to have no money to buy plane tickets to Nanjing, another is studying at the Provincial Party Committee School, and one is rumored to be doing multi-level marketing and has lost everything and is wandering around. Except for these, even a hermit who was hiding from the world on Mount Wutai came to Nanjing, which shows that this class reunion has strong appeal. When Wu Huang, Tan Xin and Xu Bei Chan arrived together, the host hurried out of his study to greet them. After all, he is also a local snake in Nanjing, and he knows better than anyone else the great energy of Wu Huang, this Suzhong noble scion. Adding to that are Tan Da's beautiful woman from a good family background and Xu Bei Chan, whose bottom line is still unclear. He didn't dare to be slow. However, when he saw Xu Bei Chan with a gloomy face, his originally sunny face became stiff. Wu Huang saw this and lightly nudged Xu Bei Chan, who was not buying it, and looked at Dong Chao, saying: "Dong Chao, congratulations! You've just married a high-ranking wife who can enter the hall and cook in the kitchen. I also heard that you've made a lot of money recently, and the dividend alone is enough to buy a house. You're doing well in both love and business. If you become a manager next year, you'll be the fourth fund manager born after 1980 in the country."

  "The public offering is not as good as the private placement, where did so much dividend come from? It's all unreliable rumors, just lucky to have caught up with the trend and made some small money."

  Dong Chao said with a humble face, his eyes hinting at a specially hired butler from the Xiangxiang Huaping Hotel to serve wine to this group of people. "I've been struggling in an assistant position for so many years, my wife has become an old lady, and it's time for me to move up a level. This is called stupid birds flying first, not a skill. If you want to talk about making money, you and Xu Da Gongzi are the ones who are good at it, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a day."

  Wu Huang accompanied with a smile, discussing the kind of mutual praise and boasting that had no nutritional value. He was not interested in this kind of conversation, but at least his face remained calm, without showing any disgust. Only Xu Bei Zhen wore an expression that said "I'm not your god", with a straightforward attitude. In the past, when they were in school, nobody knew about Xu Bei Zhen's background, so people like Dong Chao, who was a big shot among the teachers and directors, would coldly mock him, saying he had a sour grapes mentality. Now, of course, they didn't dare to look down on him, but could only grumble and complain in private. After chatting with them for a few minutes, Dong Chao bid farewell temporarily. Wu Huang sighed and said: "Bei Zhen, you still have this stubborn temper. Can't you just put on a good face? It's not easy for others either. Without family background or connections, they had to work hard to achieve their current status. As a rural-born man who married a city-bred woman from a good family and became a phoenix man, it's not easy to rise to the top. You won't even let him feel proud of himself? I really don't know what to say about you."

  "What can you do if someone doesn't like you?"

  "Besides, even if I look down on him as a despicable person who is arrogant because of his good fortune, he still doesn't lack any flesh or money."

  Wu Huang wanted to speak but stopped, and Tan Xin came out to make peace. He smiled and said: "Alright, Wu Huang, you also know that Bei Chan is a straightforward person who likes to give his wife away if he likes someone, and won't even bother with them if he doesn't. There's no need to waste energy on differences over Dong Chao. I'll take this opportunity to educate you, Wu Huang - don't always impose your philosophy of life on those around you. You're a hidden cynic, and I don't advocate for that."

  "Alright, I'm a humble dog, I advocate for the idea that existence is reasonable. You can scold and criticize me as much as you want, I love to engage in criticism and self-criticism, it's an excellent tradition in my family and unit." Wu Huan didn't get angry, instead he laughed heartily, Xu Bei Chan and Tan Xin couldn't help but laugh too. This was probably the biggest reason why Wu Huan had good relationships with others - he never looked down on others to elevate himself, he was used to putting others first and being able to communicate with them calmly and equally. To Zhao Kun Peng or younger spoiled rich kids, this was simply an incomprehensible freak.

  Classmates chatted with each other, and in the end, they tacitly formed their own cliques. Some were divided by related professional fields, such as Dong Chao's circle, which was mostly composed of financial industry capital operation experts, almost all of whom had millions tied up in their bodies, discussing money, women, and investment cooperation with great relish. Others were divided by interest and inclination, like the cowhide who retreated into an empty door and discussed scriptures with some classmates who became teachers after graduation, while some newlywed women vented their grievances. Xu Beichen's two ex-girlfriends, who had been hiding from him, occasionally threw him a murderous flirtatious glance, but they didn't blow up on the spot, after all, they were mature women with families, and at most, they would think about using their still elastic bodies to pinch Xu Beichen to death in a place like the big bed of the Xiangxiangqing Hotel at night, but they wouldn't really make a scene or throw a tantrum.

  Somehow, the topic shifted to the fund industry, perhaps due to the host Dong Chao's subtle promotion, but more likely it was triggered by the repeated bull and bear markets that led to capital fluctuations. Almost everyone present was involved, unable to remain unaffected, even a Buddhist monk who had retreated to a quiet place for meditation couldn't truly let go of the stock market's ups and downs, occasionally still sneaking a peek at his laptop, after all, before becoming a monk, he had lost 1.8 million yuan in the market.

  When it comes to funds, Dong Chao naturally has the most say, but with Xu Beichen and Wu Huang, these hidden rich men on the scene, he is not too boastful, and his words are more cautious. "As of last year, only Li Shihua was regarded as a god by the public, he became a fund manager at the age of 28, took over Xinhua's large disk in 04, and won the championship with a return of 231% in 06, and in the bear market of 08, he still dominated the industry, and is undoubtedly a bull-bear all-rounder. However, last year, Qi Dongwu, who jumped from Guotai Junan to Pengyuan, was a dark horse with great momentum, and may surpass Li Shihua. I believe many of you have heard of this Qi Dongwu, who is only 31 years old. Maybe it's because of the reason that oranges are born in Huainan and Huabei, when he was an unknown small soldier at Guotai Junan, as soon as he entered Pengyuan, he showed great talent, and in the bear market, he moved against the trend. Compared to Li Shihua's many hidden operations criticized by old rivers and lakes, Qi Dongwu is obviously more transparent. If we really want to talk about the first person in public funds or China's Peter Lynch in the future, maybe Qi Dongwu will be the one who deserves it."

  "Nonsense." Xu Beichen said with a moderate tone, loud enough for many people to hear.

  Wu Huang shrugged and didn't bother to care anymore.

  Tan Xin was also resigned to his fate, only the most outsider Suo Duo secretly gave a thumbs up to Xu Beijun, and it's clear that this little comma didn't have a good impression on Dong Chao either.

  Dong Chao almost choked on his champagne, his face turning red and white, when Xu Beichen dropped a bombshell: "There's a significant financial circle around Qi Dongwu. I can tell you directly that he has the backing of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang and Beijing-Tianjin financial groups. Several private equity firms also have unclear relationships with him. It's too early to mention him in the same breath as Li Shiheng. Do you know why the marriage between Xiaohua and CITIC Securities didn't work out? Because a madman burst into the office of the chairman of CITIC, said one sentence, and stormed out: 'You don't understand jack about funds.' That person was Li Shiheng."

  Everyone was shocked and amazed.

  Xu Bei Chan continued in a lukewarm tone, "Anyone can say this, Dong Chao, you can, I can too. But only Li Shi Bang alone could have brought Xia Hua to today's achievements. If it weren't for being plotted against by internal high-level officials, and then being investigated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, plus these two years of being too eye-catching and stimulating a group of people with red eyes, receiving special attention from all sides, if this year Xia Hua had followed his own ideas completely, there would be no Qi Dong Wu to deal with. This is just how public funds are, too weak. Li Shi Bang should have set up his own shop long ago."

  Dong Chao's mouth was not silent, nor was it speaking, extremely embarrassed. Logically, as a semi-star in the fund industry, he should have had the most say, but Xu Bei Chan snatched the spotlight from him, making him lose face completely. Originally, he still wanted to make those rich women who didn't look up to him back then regretful, but all his little tricks were ruined, and he could only pretend to be calm and ask with a guilty conscience: "Are you sure they're all true?"

  Xu Beichen winked at several familiar noblewomen who had been infatuated with him for a long time, and transmitted his emotions through his eyebrows, saying: "I am cousins with Li Shiheng, although we are not very close, but every year during the Chinese New Year, we still visit each other's homes. You say I'm not sure?"

  Dou Ying saw Dong Chao eating a big pancake with a pitiful expression, and laughed brightly, feeling extremely pleased.

  Wu Huan sighed, shaking his head slightly. This brother who slept on the lower bunk was the most helpless for him, liking to be stubborn and unyielding, and whenever someone tried to act cool and pretentious, he would definitely try to outdo them by being even more overbearing. It was just like in college when Dong Chao dared to boast about his vast knowledge for 30 minutes, Xu Bei Chan could use just 30 seconds to strike back with a deadly counterattack that would knock him down.

  At the time when Xu Bei Chan inadvertently stole the show, a certain ox humming a tune was busy cleaning an 80㎡ room. He is too far away from Wu Huang's world, let alone controlling tens of billions or hundreds of billions of funds in public funds, and not to mention Li Shi Bao Qi Dong Wu and other business tycoons. At present, he is just an ordinary person who has driven a few good cars and recently got married, relying on 50% luck and 50% hard work to get to his current position, but he still hasn't truly shone in this second-tier city of Nanjing. Even when he's at banquets or gatherings, he can't say anything earth-shattering, and can only carefully listen, observe, and absorb all the good and bad new nutrients as usual. However, Xu Bei Chan, Qi Dong Wu, and other high-and-mighty figures may not necessarily be completely out of his league.

  Life's carefully planned surprises can always make people laugh, and in the laughter there may be blood or bitterness. Dong Chao running into Xu Beichen is one such example.

  "Second Dog, who was your first love?" Cao Jiayu followed behind Chen Ergou, instructing him to do this and that, with the demeanor of a little daughter-in-law.

  "What's the point of asking?" Chen Ergou wiped his sweat after moving things around for almost an hour and a half.

  "Tell me," Cao Jing said curiously.

  "It can't be considered a first love, it's unrequited love, more accurately, it's a secret crush."

  "Chen Ergou can finally say it with a calm tone today, 'At that time in school, she was considered a very attractive girl, speaking softly and weakly, looking delicate like a woman from Suzhou, but her figure was more like a Northeastern girl, tall and slender. With good grades and fluent English, she always ranked first, but unfortunately didn't perform well during the college entrance exams, only ranking 4th in our grade. Originally, she could have gone to Peking or Tsinghua University, but it's said that she ended up going to Wuhan University instead. Her boyfriend was also impressive, having received an admission letter from Tsinghua's computer science department, yet he chose to go to Wuhan with her. What could someone like me do? I just watched from afar, and at the time, I was foolish too, lacking the courage to confess or write love letters. I wasn't good at soccer, and my height wasn't suitable for basketball. In three years of school, she probably didn't even remember my name. So in the future when we have a class reunion, don't worry, there won't be any rekindling of old flames. Now I'm just waiting for them to invite me to the reunion, and then I'll definitely bring you along. The Hummer is gone, but isn't there still an Audi? As long as I have you, I can proudly show off a bit.'"

  Chen Ergou's mouth opened wide with a smile, as if he had successfully sold off a beautiful young woman to a group of rascals.

  "That man is quite good too, willing to accompany her to Wuhan. No wonder she can look up to him. Are you not afraid that I will run away with someone else?" Cao Jing said with a smile.

  "Don't worry, by then I'll have cooked all the unripe rice into mature rice." Chen Ergou muttered.

  "I'll make you pay for your mistakes!" Cao Qiang pinched Chen Ergou's ear.

  "Wife, I don't dare anymore."

  Chen Ergou shouted for mercy, but said the most annoying words, "I just accidentally touched your butt and ****, maybe it's not even as big as Zhang Widow's, you're making me work hard for an hour without saying a word, and you still want to murder your husband, is there any justice or law?"