Ch 51: Those who wronged me are now begging me for mercy

Suggesting They Never See Each Other Again

What on earth is a “non-blood-related brother”?! This girl, who clearly had a fiery temper, felt like she was about to spit blood after hearing that, nearly dropping her phone in frustration.

Unable to hold back, she snapped at Rong Ziyin, “What kind of emotional expert are you? You’re clearly just another clueless straight guy!”

Rong Ziyin calmly replied, “Don’t say that. I’m a micro-business seller. Emotional advice is just an add-on.”

The girl was left speechless.

So what did she do to deserve this? Did she accidentally step into a den of straight guys in the middle of the day?

But she wasn’t ready to just delete Rong Ziyin and move on. From the way he talked, she could tell that he was an even worse straight guy than her boyfriend.

Maybe she could fight fire with fire?

Determined, the girl decided to continue asking for advice.

However, Rong Ziyin then said, “For more than three questions, you’ll have to listen to an advertisement.”

The girl was baffled: “??? What kind of operation is this???”

But she reluctantly agreed.

And so, she was bombarded with a series of food advertisement videos. Finally, at her wit’s end, she said, “Fine, I’ll buy a box of salted duck eggs—just tell me the answer quickly!”

Half an hour later, after receiving yet another frustrating reply from the ultimate straight guy, the girl gritted her teeth, sent her address to Rong Ziyin, and began plotting how to make her boyfriend suffer alongside her.

Ha! If they were supposed to be brothers, they should share both the good times and the bad! She wasn’t going to be the only one annoyed!

After dealing with this girl, Rong Ziyin had spent less than half an hour, during which he managed to sell a box of salted duck eggs and two salted fish. The only regret was that he hadn’t succeeded in recruiting her into the goose-raising community.

Rong Ziyin thought it over and realized that this approach wasn’t very efficient. Moreover, because of his profile picture, he wasn’t getting many matches.

System: How about finding some subordinates?

Rong Ziyin: “Let’s just keep it this way for now. After all, it’s helping to support the household.”

Rong Ziyin’s casual approach might not seem significant, but it had a considerable impact on the men within a three-kilometer radius who had girlfriends playing on Tantan. They were struggling with the sudden changes: girlfriends who started raising geese, frying salted fish and eating river snail noodles in the middle of the night, and feeding them salted duck eggs for breakfast every morning! But these lifestyle annoyances were nothing compared to the mental torment.

For instance, coming home after work, a guy might want to say something sweet to his wife, only to have her pull out her phone and say, “Bro! Want to play a game with me? I’m in a promotion match!”

Couples who shared a double bed had somehow turned into brothers sleeping in a bunk bed. Maintaining such a pure, platonic relationship was no easy feat.

A so-called straight guy might lack romantic flair but isn’t entirely clueless or dumb. Soon, some of them started noticing changes at home, all tracing back to the appearance of salted duck eggs. Who had sold their girlfriends those eggs?

Tracing it back, they discovered Rong Ziyin.

So it’s this little troublemaker who caused my girlfriend to change so much! He needs a talking-to!

But when they confronted Rong Ziyin, he lectured them instead.

Rong Ziyin: “If you dislike straight guys so much, why do you act like one yourself?”

Other Guy: “…”

Rong Ziyin: “You say your girlfriend has changed for the worse, but how many good qualities do you have that would make her want to stay with you?”

Other Guy: “…”

Rong Ziyin: “Do you have a house, a car, and no loans, so that your girlfriend doesn’t have to worry about finances and can live comfortably every day without rushing around to support the household?”

Other Guy: “…No.”

Rong Ziyin: “Are you an ambitious, high-quality partner who comes home and helps with chores and is gentle and considerate?”

Other Guy: “N-no, not that either.”

Rong Ziyin: “So, if you’re none of those things, where do you get the audacity to expect your girlfriend to stay loyal to you? Even Liang Jingru would slap you!”

Other Guy: “…”

Frustration Level: 1000

Even though something felt off, he couldn’t argue back.

In the end, he had to humbly ask Rong Ziyin, “So what should I do?”

Rong Ziyin: “Put down your games, save up some money to buy her small gifts she’ll like, and be romantic once in a while.”

Other Guy: “But what do girls even like?!”

Normally, if someone asked a real emotional counselor this question, they might get vague, unclear answers. But Rong Ziyin… is a micro-business seller.

So, soon after, Rong Ziyin sold another large batch of goose eggs. And those girls who had initially resisted joining the goose-raising crew found themselves receiving their first surprise gift from their straight-boyfriends after work one day: a round goose egg.

These girls instantly realized that their boyfriends must have all bought from the same micro-business seller.

Damn that Rong Ziyin, you sly straight guy!

Thus, Rong Ziyin once again harvested a large amount of emotional energy on Tantan, an endless supply.

Inspired by his success on Tantan, Rong Ziyin couldn’t help but consider expanding his reach to Momo.

System: The heavens never imagined that you’d end up getting rich as a micro-business seller.

Rong Ziyin: “Micro-business is a legitimate profession; the heavens should treat all jobs equally.”

System: Fine, fine, whatever you say.

And so, over time, as the system started to catch on, Rong Ziyin had actually made nearly 100,000 yuan by selling salted duck eggs.

Even though this was slower than his initial expectations, the sheer volume of sales made up for it—those 100,000 yuan were almost entirely from bulk sales of salted duck eggs and salted fish!

Thinking about it, it was actually quite inspiring.

However, recently, Rong Ziyin’s sales had slowed down, not because he wasn’t working hard, but because his mentor had just received approval for a research project titled “Heavy Gold for Offspring,” which Rong Ziyin had proposed.

As the person who discovered the project, Rong Ziyin was naturally the first to be included in the research team. The fact that he was still an undergraduate wasn’t a problem—based on his current grades and contributions, securing a place in a graduate program was guaranteed.

Moreover, Rong Ziyin’s future graduate advisor happened to be the leader of his current research project, making the transition even smoother.

But with the good came the complications.

The bottle of “Heavy Gold for Offspring” that heaven had sent was indeed incredibly valuable to humanity.

Without going into details, just consider the few rare animals that could only be seen in conservation areas. If their birth rates could be improved and their species gradually restored, even if they couldn’t return to their former glory, it would still be a priceless boon for humanity.

As soon as the project was submitted, it became a key national research initiative. People and resources were poured into Agricultural University without reservation.

Even some of the most prominent figures in the field joined the Agricultural University research team to lend their support.

A research project like this, which aims to produce a significant result, requires many years and a lot of manpower and resources.

So, when that genetics expert joined, his group of students also moved into Agricultural University.

Agricultural University even cleared out a few dorm rooms specifically for them. Coincidentally, these dorms were right next to the Veterinary Medicine department, adjacent to Rong Ziyin’s dorm.

That Saturday, the genetics experts and their students arrived with their luggage.

Since the first month was to be a closed, intensive session, it was crucial for them to focus on the experiments. There were only so many samples, and not everyone would get the chance to work with them, so each person had to fulfill their specific role.

At the same time, many experiments were needed to validate the results, so they wouldn’t have much time to go home. The decision was made to have them stay at Agricultural University, where they could both monitor the experiments and learn the relevant knowledge.

Those who were brought along by the top experts were naturally the best of the best. Many of them had already produced independent research results, either big or small. But regardless of their personal qualities, they immediately clashed with the more lively students at Agricultural University.

The Veterinary Medicine students were aware that the newcomers were busy with important research, so they kept quiet and refrained from running in the hallways.

Graduation season tends to make people restless. Under normal circumstances, the students would relieve some of that tension by joking around and spending time together.

But now, they didn’t even dare to curse out loud while playing games at night or eat strong-smelling food like river snail noodles, for fear of disturbing the new arrivals. This put a lot of stress on the Veterinary Medicine students.

However, this restraint also made the new arrivals uncomfortable. After all, even though they were a few years older, researchers are still human beings who can’t be expected to work in the lab 24/7.

Now, with no one talking and everyone too scared to make a move, afraid of being disliked by the Agricultural University students, the atmosphere on the floor became very strange.

The professor quickly noticed the issue and approached Rong Ziyin to discuss potential solutions.

Rong Ziyin thought for a moment and suggested, “How about hosting a small welcome party? Maybe sitting down for a meal together would help.”

The professor agreed, and the task was quickly assigned.

Since it was a welcome party, they needed to prepare some entertainment. Given the short notice, the Veterinary Medicine students decided to put together a few songs, dances, and a comedy skit.

There were some talented students in the department who could handle it, so that wasn’t a problem. But the key issue was how to invite the newcomers.

The professor wanted them to bond, so he didn’t arrange the invitations in advance, leaving the students to handle it themselves.

That evening, the class president of Rong Ziyin’s class awkwardly stood at the dorm door, hesitating to knock.

When Rong Ziyin passed by and saw him, he simply knocked on the door for him.

“Whoa, whoa! I wasn’t ready yet! Rong Ziyin, you’re too much!” the class president protested in frustration.

Inside the dorm, there was a flurry of activity, and it took a few seconds before someone opened the door. As soon as the door was opened, a familiar smell wafted out.

The class president sniffed the air and recognized it as the scent of hot and sour noodles.

To top it off, the cluttered table inside still had a familiar item on it—a leftover salted duck egg shell.

Seeing how familiar Rong Ziyin was with the newcomers, the class president suddenly realized something important.

In just one week, Rong Ziyin had already managed to sell salted duck eggs to these top experts?

The shock left him speechless, but what happened next was even more surprising.

After only a few awkward exchanges, Rong Ziyin took him to knock on the doors of the other experts’ dorms.

Five minutes later, the hallway was filled with the mixed aromas of hot and sour noodles and river snail noodles.

The Veterinary Medicine students and the experts sat together, squatting in the hallway, slurping their noodles. The familiar smells wafting through the air helped everyone relax.

Watching the harmonious scene before him, the class president suddenly felt that their previous tension had made them look like fools.

But Rong Ziyin simply nodded and said, “Exactly. Slurping river snail noodles with such a strong smell in the dorm really is foolish.”

The group of guys who were unintentionally criticized: Damn, today is another day when we really want to punch Rong Ziyin.

Male friendships are simple and straightforward—sharing a meal and slurping noodles in a corner is all it takes to become brothers!

In just a few days, the dorms of the Veterinary Medicine department returned to their usual lively state. In fact, the students even formed partnerships with the experts, helping each other out.

The Veterinary Medicine students helped the experts who didn’t have time to eat dinner by buying food for them, while the experts guided them through their messy thesis papers during their free time.

In the class chat, everyone praised Rong Ziyin, saying he was the good luck charm of the Veterinary Medicine department. His discovery of the reagent had made graduation defenses much easier for the entire department.

Someone remarked, “You know, most of these top experts actually have pretty good tempers. Surprisingly, we get along well with them.”

Everyone agreed.

Just then, someone anonymously replied, “It’s all just for show. Real experts usually keep their distance.”

This comment seemed intended to sow discord, and many people found it distasteful.

But after thinking about it, they quickly figured out that the person who made the comment was most likely one of the four slackers in Rong Ziyin’s dorm or the rich kid.

After all, no one else in the class needed to be anonymous—only those five.

So, when everyone started to argue, they did so without holding back.

Soon, the anonymous user revealed themselves, and as expected, it was the rich kid.

He didn’t mince words either, saying, “At least I’m learning from a top expert. I’m with them every day, so don’t you think I know better than you?”

His blunt remark left many people speechless.

It was true that most of them only had a nodding acquaintance with the top experts staying in the dorms. While the experts were helpful, they didn’t have many shared topics for conversation.

As for wanting to be friends… well, they were all about to graduate, and who knows where they’d end up working. But the top experts were different. They all knew that if this current project succeeded, every one of them would go down in scientific history as a hero.

Naturally, the future would be bright for them.

Fourth-year students were already sensitive about their future prospects, and this situation brought all their previously suppressed fears back to the surface.

For a while, everyone felt pretty down.

And the rich young master was secretly pleased.

The incident of Rong Ziyin leading the thesis writing had somehow reached his family, and his grandfather had called him back home for a stern lecture.

Later, the university’s advisor discovered that the person who had ghostwritten his paper was a fraud. If it weren’t for his family’s influence, this academic misconduct could have completely ruined his future in the research field.

Even so, it still had a significant negative impact on him. Now, working under his advisor, not only were his senior peers cold toward him, but even the advisor himself wasn’t fond of him.

Meanwhile, seeing Rong Ziyin thriving only made him more resentful.

Since he couldn’t do anything to Rong Ziyin, taking out his frustration on his classmates was at least some consolation.

However, the rich young master forgot one crucial thing—Rong Ziyin was also in the class group chat, and the rich young master was a prime target in Rong Ziyin’s eyes.

So, after everyone had fallen silent, Rong Ziyin quickly replied under the rich young master’s message: “Dear, it seems you also have a hard time getting along with everyone here. For the sake of harmony, it’s suggested that we all part ways and never meet again!”

He attached a meme—a bald cartoon character wearing an empress’s headdress, waving a small handkerchief, with the caption, “Your Majesty, please go in peace; I’ll raise someone else’s child.”

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