Lin Chen and his three companions entered the private room and started playing mahjong. In fact, none of the four of them were very good at the game, but it didn't matter; they just wanted to pass the time.
"Fatty, after the New Year, go and contact the previous owner of this mahjong parlor. He said he wants to advertise on Huasuan.com."
"Okay, Brother Chen."
"Lin Chen, you really bought the mahjong parlor?"
"Yeah, it's only 1 million. I'll give it to my mom. She can come over and play mahjong whenever she wants and make some money. It's not a bad deal."
“Speaking of 1 million, Brother Chen, isn’t it too high for you to give us a 1 million year-end bonus for the New Year?”
Su Xiaowan laughed and said, "I told him before I sent it out, and he said that if he didn't send out more money after making money, he would become an unscrupulous boss."
“Indeed, I overheard Xia Xue and the young lady chatting. Few of their classmates who went for internships received year-end bonuses; some only received a few thousand yuan.”
Lin Chen smiled without saying a word. Xingchen Technology had already made several hundred million yuan, and the company only had a few people. Giving each person 1 million yuan was really not much. If he didn't need to save some money to work with Lei Jun on mobile phones after the New Year, he might have given them even more.
The four of them played mahjong until after 1 a.m. It was hard to get a taxi on New Year's Eve, but luckily Shen Yue drove them.
"Oh my, young lady, you actually dare to hit the road?"
"Hehe, I didn't dare to drive in Sheshan last time, but the roads are very empty these days because of the Spring Festival, so my dad let me drive the old car at home to practice."
On the way, Shen Yue asked, "Lin Chen, what do your parents like? You gave me such a big year-end bonus, and my parents asked me to come over in a few days to pay them a New Year's visit."
"Yes, Brother Chen, that's what my mom said too."
"Okay, Lin Chen, I'll join too."
"Come empty-handed. We're already so familiar with each other, it's too formal to bring anything."
"That won't do. You can't offer New Year's greetings empty-handed."
"Then you can take whatever you want. We're the Shanghai quartet, what kind of friendship do we have?"
When Lin Chen got home, his parents were already asleep. After washing up, he prepared to go back to his room.
He was startled when he opened the door; An Rou was actually in his room.
"Oh my god, you scared me! What are you doing in my room, senior?"
"I just woke up and had nothing to do, so I was going to come over and chat with you, but you weren't here. I saw your computer was on, so I checked the data for the Taobao New Year's Shopping Festival."
"How's the data?"
"This year's Spring Festival shopping festival lasted for a week. By midnight on New Year's Eve, Taobao's total transaction volume reached 190 million yuan, of which our Huasuan.com accounted for 70% of the traffic."
"Hmm, not bad. Let's post a Weibo to celebrate and also announce that we're having a New Year's shopping haul sharing event. Starting today and ending on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the top ten people with the most likes on their posts will receive a 1,000 Taobao Mall shopping card."
"Okay, I'll send it right away."
Soon after, Huasuan.com's Weibo account posted the results of Taobao's New Year Shopping Festival, along with the "2010 Huasuan.com New Year Shopping Showcase Activity".
The announcement immediately sparked heated discussions.
"I just bought some New Year's goods on Taobao, and I can post a review to get a refund? Huasuan.com is so kind to me."
"Haha, I've already posted the order, guys go and give me a thumbs up."
"Hey buddy upstairs, why are all the pictures you're posting of beautiful women?"
"Ahem, I bought clothes, and the one wearing them is your sister-in-law."
"Damn, bro, I'm planning to come over to your house tomorrow night to wish you a Happy New Year. Is that convenient for you?"
"..."
Lin Chen was scrolling through the comments section of Huasuan.com's Weibo post, watching the thread gradually go off-topic with great interest, when suddenly he saw a very familiar ID—Wang Sicong!
Wang Sicong left a comment in the comments section of Huasuan.com: "Will anyone like my post showing off my newly bought 300,000 yuan computer?"
Lin Chen smiled. At this moment, Young Master Wang's flaunting of wealth was still relatively simple and unpretentious; he hadn't yet reached the point of being arrogant and defiant.
Lin Chen liked his comment using his own Weibo account.
Soon after, netizens started making fun of Wang Sicong's comment again.
"President Lin, how could you bow down to capital?"
"Did they just give away one of the ten spots for sharing your purchase like that?"
"The eldest son of Wanda Group is participating in a 1,000 yuan event? Isn't your 500 million yuan worth it anymore?"
Wang Sicong noticed that the number of comments in his comment section was gradually increasing, and he found it quite amusing. So he added Lin Chen as a friend on Weibo and sent him a private message.
"Bro, can you reserve a spot for me to post a review?"
Lin Chen replied, "Young Master Wang is joking. It's not appropriate for you to need to pre-select participants for this kind of event. Just send me your Huasuan.com ID, and I'll get you a featured post on the entire internet."
"Not bad, brother, you're a true friend. Let's be friends, and have a drink together sometime."
Wang Sicong sent over his Huasuan.com ID, along with his personal mobile phone number.
After saving Wang Sicong's phone number, Lin Chen yawned and said, "Senior, aren't you sleepy yet? It's almost three o'clock."
"I'll browse Weibo a bit more, you go to sleep first."
"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight and Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the custom in Lin Chen's family is to worship their ancestors. After Lin's mother got up, she opened Lin Chen's bedroom door, intending to wake her son, but found two people lying in bed! An Rou and Lin Chen were sleeping together!
Lin's mother rubbed her eyes, and after confirming that she hadn't seen wrong, she quietly closed the door and left.
Lin's father was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when he saw Lin's mother sneaking over. He mumbled, "Has Lin Chen not gotten up yet?"
Shh! Guess what I just saw?
"Um... I saw Lin Chen sleeping on the floor?"
"I saw An Rou and Lin Chen sleeping together."
"Huh?!" Lin's father exclaimed in surprise, swallowing the toothpaste foam. "This...this...could it be that they..."
"We shouldn't interfere too much in the affairs of young people. They're too shy. They'll tell us when the time is right. Oh, just imagine how wonderful it would be if Anrou were my daughter-in-law. Goddaughters eventually get married, but if she becomes my daughter-in-law, we won't be separated."
Lin's father wiped his mouth and asked, "What about Chen Yue and Xiao Wan?"
"Ah, this..." Lin's mother suddenly couldn't speak. Everyone could see that Shen Yue and Xiao Wan were interested in Lin Chen, but Lin Chen had never confirmed a relationship with either of them, which gave them a headache. Every time they asked Lin Chen, this bastard would say that even a dog in love wouldn't date.
"Oh well, let's see how it goes. Let nature take its course. Maybe one day I'll be able to hold my grandson in my arms."
About half an hour later, Lin Chen woke up and saw An Rou lying next to him. To be honest, he had guessed this before going to bed last night, but since it wasn't the first time An Rou had slept in his bed, he was used to it.
"Senior, senior, wake up! Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and we're going to pay respects to our ancestors."
"Let me sleep a little longer."
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