July 1st, Shen Yingying's college entrance celebration banquet.

The graduation banquet was a big affair, so there were dozens of tables of guests today. As soon as it was light, people came to help out, and the head chef arrived at the house early to get busy.

The head chef was nice and even arranged breakfast. The Shen family washed up and then came to the dining room to eat...

Shen Yingying dressed up specially today, but not excessively. Her delicate face was lightly made up, making her skin look even fairer and more beautiful. She wore a light blue long dress and had her hair half-up, which made her look youthful and energetic, a style that suited her age perfectly.

Shen Wenxu stood downstairs and saw Shen Yingying coming down. He praised her highly, "Wow, Second Sister looks so beautiful today."

Shen Yingying laughed heartily: "How about it? Doesn't it look amazing?"

Shen Wenxu exaggeratedly said, "More than that! She's like a fairy descended from heaven, unforgettable at first sight."

Shen Yingying was very satisfied with this statement: "Come here, let your second sister give you a hug, a fairy's hug, do you want one?"

Shen Wenxu took the initiative to walk over and hug Shen Yingying: "Okay, I've hugged a fairy."

"Hahaha, hahaha..." Shen Yingying couldn't stop laughing.

Tao Yun walked over and saw Shen Yingying. She couldn't help but praise her: "Yingying, when you dress up, you look about 50% like your cousin. You're so beautiful."

Shen Yingying looked down at herself: "Really?"

Tao Yun tidied up the stray hairs that had fallen around Shen Yingying's ears: "You are beautiful but unaware of it."

Shen Yingying said, "I think everyone in my family is good-looking."

Tao Yun wholeheartedly agreed: "That's true."

Shen Yingying walked into the living room and looked around: "Where's my sister?"

Tao Yun pointed outside: "She went to the company, saying she had important matters to handle, and will be back when she's done."

Shen Yingying said with heartache, "Sister, you've worked so hard. Once these things are done, I'll definitely help you out."

"Yingying." Liu Juan walked in from outside. "You're here to greet the guests today. You can accept the gifts, but you don't need to pay." After saying that, she waved to Tao Yun and Shen Wenxu, "Can you two help me out?"

Tao Yun and Shen Wenxu said in unison, and very readily: "Of course it will work."

"Okay, the tables outside are set up. You can go wait outside." Liu Juan couldn't help but add, "Speak politely, okay?"

"Okay, Mom." Shen Wenxu walked out first.

The three of them went outside and sat down behind a table. Since they weren't taking money today, there was no need to keep records; they just needed to provide basic service.

Aunt Liu Yun and Uncle Sun Qiulian and Liu Haoyu walked into the yard together. Uncle carried a large goose, and Liu Haoyu carried a basket of oranges. The four of them had smiles on their faces. Liu Yun came over and handed a red envelope to Shen Yingying: "Yingying, this is a red envelope that your aunt specially prepared for you to congratulate you on getting into university."

Shen Yingying waved her hand: "Auntie, thank you for the red envelope, but I don't accept red envelopes today, I only want gifts."

Liu Yun had already reconciled with Liu Juan, and now she sincerely congratulated Shen Yingying: "Are you looking down on your aunt's red envelope?"

Shen Yingying quickly replied, "Auntie, what are you saying? Mom told me not to charge you today."

Liu Yun tried to put the red envelope into Shen Yingying's hand, but Shen Yingying pushed it away, saying, "That's someone else's money. I still need my aunt's money. Besides, what kind of relationship do I have with your family? If I don't take the red envelope, my aunt will feel uneasy."

Shen Yingying said helplessly, "Auntie, really, it's not necessary."

Liu Yun grabbed Shen Yingying's hand and placed the red envelope in her hand: "Take it. It's not much money, but it's your aunt's heartfelt gift. Take it."

Shen Yingying couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it. She thought to herself that she would tell her mother later and let her mother handle it: "Then, thank you very much, Auntie."

"I'm going to help," Liu Yun said, walking straight into the house.

Uncle smiled and said, "Yingying, congratulations on getting into university. You are the pride of all of us."

Shen Yingying was quite proud: "Thank you for the compliment, Uncle. Please come inside and sit down."

"Okay." Uncle also went into the house.

Sun Qiulian grasped Shen Yingying's hand tightly: "I hope to share in the joy and the scholarly atmosphere, and that my future children will also be this smart."

Shen Yingying looked down at Sun Qiulian's stomach: "Are you pregnant?"

Sun Qiulian smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's only a little over a month, and you'll soon be an aunt."

"Wow! I'm going to be an aunt!" Shen Yingying exclaimed, and quickly offered her blessings, "Double happiness, double happiness! Cousin, come in and sit down, don't tire yourself out."

Sun Qiulian glanced inside and said, "I don't want to go in. There are too many people inside. I'd like to sit next to you, is that okay?"

Shen Yingying coaxed, "Okay, okay, you're pregnant, you're the boss."

Sun Qiulian sat down next to Shen Yingying as she wished, and then took Shen Yingying's hand: "Top scholar, top scholar, I make a wish, I wish that the children I have in the future will be as smart as you."

Shen Yingying replied repeatedly, "Definitely, definitely."

Shen Yingying gently patted Shen Wenxu's shoulder: "Go and pour your cousin a glass of soy milk."

"Okay." Shen Wenxu left and went into the house.

Shen Wenxu came out quickly and handed Sun Qiulian a cup of hot soy milk: "Cousin, drink this. It's very delicious. It's not too sweet or greasy, but it's very fragrant."

"Thank you, Wenxu." Sun Qiulian took the cup and took a small sip. "This soy milk smells so good."

Shen Yingying said, "Mom specially made this so everyone can drink it as a beverage."

Sun Qiulian said, "Auntie is very thoughtful."

"Yingying." Sister-in-law Shen and her family came over, carrying gift boxes and red envelopes, which were similar to the gifts from Aunt's family.

Shen Yingying immediately stood up: "Uncle, Aunt, Cousin, Baozhu."

Sister-in-law Shen gave Shen Yingying a large red envelope: "Your aunt and uncle congratulate you on getting into university. We hope you will become a useful person in the future. Our whole family is proud of you."

Shen Yingying declined, saying, "Auntie, please don't accept the red envelope. I'll accept the gift; I know how kind you are."

"How can this be?" Sister-in-law Shen pulled Shen Yingying's hand and put the red envelope in her hand. "It's not much money, Yingying, don't be disgusted. You'll need money a lot at school, so please accept it."

Shen Yingying still refused, but her sister-in-law was determined to give her the red envelope. In the end, Shen Yingying could not refuse and accepted the red envelope: "Thank you, Aunt and Uncle."

Shen Baohong handed the gift box to Shen Yingying: "I won't give you money, I just bought you a piece of jewelry, I hope you like it."

Shen Yingying happily accepted it: "Thank you, cousin."

Shen Baozhu also gave Shen Yingying a small gift: "Second cousin, this is what I bought for you with my allowance. Please don't mind it."

"What are you saying?" Shen Yingying quickly replied, "I like everything you give me."

Shen Baozhu nodded happily: "Yes."

Qin Dianwen walked over carrying two gift boxes: "Yingying, this big gift is from Yaoyao, and this small one is from me. Congratulations on getting into university."

Shen Yingying happily accepted it: "Thank you."

More and more guests arrived. Each guest gave her a red envelope and a gift. Shen Yingying declined each one, but eventually had to accept them all. She then asked Tao Yun to write the name on the red envelope to confirm who sent it so she could reciprocate later.

Shen Xuening returned from the company around noon and handed Shen Yingying a bank card: "Take this and spend it however you like."

Shen Yingying did not refuse Shen Xuening's gift: "Thank you, sister."

Shen Wenxu looked at the bank card curiously: "Sister, how much money is in that bank card?"

Shen Xuening deliberately kept everyone in suspense: "Want to know?"

Shen Wenxu opened his big, inquisitive eyes and said, "Yes."

Shen Xuening still didn't tell him, only saying, "You'll know when you get into university."

Shen Wenxu's eyes lit up: "You'll give me the same one?"

Shen Xuening said bluntly, "Of course, my sister wouldn't favor one over the other."

A surge of energy filled Shen Wenxu's body: "Then I will definitely get into university, and I will even become the top scorer in the province."

Shen Xuening patted Shen Wenxu on the shoulder encouragingly: "We'll see."

How much money is in her bank account? 500,000 yuan, enough for Shen Yingying to spend as she pleases during university. She's practically a little rich girl; this is the treatment a younger sister receives.

The graduation banquet was very lively. Aunt and uncle, Grandpa Wei, Grandpa Lin and others came, bringing gifts and red envelopes, and they were very kind to Shen Yingying.

Many people from the village also came, such as Zhang Da and others who had a good relationship with the Shen family.

Before the lunch banquet, there was a performance arranged by Shen Xuening, and Liu Juan specially ordered a graduation banquet cake for Shen Yingying, making it a grand and lively event. Shen Yingying's day was a complete success.

In the afternoon, Shen Yingying helped tidy up the tables and chairs, and then went back to her room.

The red envelopes and gifts she received today were all put in her room. Liu Juan told her to write them down so she could return the favors when her relatives' and friends' children were admitted to schools.

Shen Wenxu, Tao Yun, Shen Baozhu, and Shen Zhenzhu were called to the room by Shen Yingying to help, some unpacking gifts and others making notes.

Shen Baozhu asked in surprise, "Cousin, you remember who gave you what gifts?"

Shen Yingying nodded: "I remember, I have a very good memory."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Shen Baozhu said. "My memory is pretty good too, but it's probably not as good as yours. You're so amazing, no wonder you did so well on the exam."

“A good memory is indeed a great help in learning,” Shen Yingying agreed.

"What foods do you eat to improve your memory?" Shen Baozhu asked curiously.

"No, I just eat regular food." Shen Yingying recalled that she hadn't eaten anything special, but sometimes her sister would give her some expensive mineral water. That shouldn't have helped improve her memory, right?

“That’s your talent.” Shen Baozhu couldn’t understand it, and finally attributed it to a matter of talent.

Shen Yingying nodded: "It should be."

Shen Zhenzhu interrupted the two of them: "You two should get down to business. There are so many gifts. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to finish them by this afternoon."

"Alright, alright," Shen Baozhu replied, then began to work seriously.

……

The next two days passed peacefully.

Shen Yingying returned from an interview at the school looking extremely tired.

While Shen Xuening was handling poverty relief issues in her office, she noticed how tired Shen Yingying looked and couldn't help but ask, "Yingying, why do you look so tired?"

Shen Yingying said with disgust, "Sister, you don't know, interviews are really annoying. They give me a script and make me say things according to the script, which is all fake."

Shen Xuening comforted her, "Interviews are always half true and half false, so don't take them too seriously."

"I will never participate in interviews again; they are all fake." Shen Yingying was very disgusted, and it was evident in her expression.

“If you don’t want to go, then you don’t have to go. It’s just a formality anyway.” Shen Xuening then added, “If it’s beneficial to yourself and doesn’t harm others, then you can still go. It depends on the actual situation.”

After hearing this, Shen Yingying calmed down and said, "Sister, I understand."

Shen Xuening pointed to the side: "There's bottled water over there. Go drink a bottle and calm down."

"Thank you, sister." Shen Yingying picked up the bottled water that Shen Xuening had put aside and gulped down the whole bottle. "Sister, expensive mineral water is really different, it tastes so good."

“Of course, you get what you pay for,” Shen Xuening said.

Shen Yingying leaned closer: "Sister, what are you busy with?"

"I'm busy with poverty relief applications." Shen Xuening's computer screen displayed the application page. "In just one day, 30,000 people have already applied."

Shen Yingying then asked, "How many people can apply in total?"

Shen Xuening replied, "One hundred thousand."

Shen Yingying then asked, "How many people will be sponsored?"

“One thousand people,” Shen Xuening explained. “I am just a company, not a dedicated charity, and my capabilities are limited, so I will not sponsor too many people.”

"But with so many people, how do we screen them?" Shen Yingying was concerned about this issue.

"After the applications are submitted, they will be automatically sorted according to their poverty level, with the poorest at the bottom. I only need to start reviewing from the bottom," Shen Xuening said.

“But some of the information is fake, how can we tell?” Shen Yingying frowned.

“Anyone who goes online and has internet access will have memories. My sister has hacking skills, so she can find out easily,” Shen Xuening said.

“That’s right, with your abilities, those people can’t cheat us.” Shen Yingying trusted Shen Xuening as always.

Shen Xuening refreshed the page and clicked on the last applicant. The applicant was a girl named Wang Nan, fifteen years old, who had graduated from junior high school and was preparing to go to high school, but was facing dropping out because she couldn't afford to study. She hoped to apply for tuition and living expenses...

Shen Yingying pulled up a chair to look together: "Sister, is this real?"

Shen Xuening clicked on Wang Nan's photo and immediately concluded: "It's true."

Shen Yingying asked curiously, "Why?"

Shen Xuening pointed to Wang Nan's eyes: "Look at her eyes, look at her eyes, she is insecure and sensitive, she almost dares not look directly at the camera, this is because she is not confident. Then look at her hair, clothes, pants, shoes, this is completely different from children who grow up in rich families."

Shen Yingying observed carefully: "Sister, it's just like you said, there's almost no light in her eyes. She must have been tormented by life."

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