60: Chapter 60 The First Step to Becoming an Internet Celebrity: Social Death 2

An Xiaonuan's single "Hehe" instantly awakened those sealed memories. Chen Sheng covered his face and said, "Can you please not bring this up anymore!"

"You still have the nerve to tell me not to talk about it?" An Xiaonuan used her "soft finger twist" technique, accurately striking Chen Sheng's weak spot. "A couple of days ago, I suggested you try moving toward the internet industry. What did you say then?"

"I, Chen Sheng, would rather starve or die of thirst than ever touch the internet. So why are you suddenly posting videos now?"

Chen Sheng: "..." Did he ever say that? It didn't seem like it! He remembered thinking at the time that since he was a man with a system, who would care about those measly peanuts! However... none of that mattered now.

"I've been trending lately, so I thought I'd give it a try. Who knew that just after I set my persona and wrote the script, I'd post the first video and all my friends and family would find out."

"You have no idea. Some told me to go work in a factory screwing bolts, some wanted me to apply for credit cards, some wanted me to get a POS machine, and there was even someone who asked if I needed capital and could help me get a loan."

He couldn't bring this up; just mentioning it made Chen Sheng's chest feel tight. His social circle, which usually looked clean and simple, had hidden so many monsters and demons.

"You still have the nerve to say your friends and family found out? You didn't even tell me before you posted the video. Now my side knows too, and I don't even know how many messages I've replied to all afternoon."

An Xiaonuan, still not satisfied, pinched Chen Sheng's weak spot again. "Hiss~ Wifey! I was wrong." Chen Sheng clutched the pinched area and quickly begged for mercy.

"You are indeed wrong, and ridiculously so." An Xiaonuan scolded him righteously: "It's not like you don't know how snobbish my cousins, sisters-in-law, and aunts are. Knowing you were unemployed and still driving a ride-hailing car, my mom said quite a few people called her to 'express concern'."

An Xiaonuan emphasized the word "concern" heavily. "Then, what about Mother-in-law..."

"Hmph~" An Xiaonuan pinched Chen Sheng again, still feeling unsatisfied, before saying indignantly: "My mom is such a face-conscious person; she must have been furious. She just called to scold me, calling me a stubborn mule. She said that back then, when so many people were lining up for blind dates, I just had to choose a loser like you."

Chen Sheng was silent. It wasn't that he had any dissatisfaction with his mother-in-law, it was just that he didn't know how to answer. Actually, Mother An was a decent person. Every time he visited An Xiaonuan's home, she treated him to good wine and food, and there were never any situations where she intentionally gave him a cold shoulder.

It was just that her mouth was never forgiving. Every time, she would chatter on endlessly and always loved to use others as examples. So-and-so earned so much money this year, so-and-so just bought a new car this year, and so-and-so bought another house somewhere else...

She was the classic type who did things but still had to talk about them. It was hard to hate her, but equally hard to like her. As for An Xiaonuan's relatives... It was normal for ordinary people to love comparing themselves to others, and it was understandable; after all, who didn't have a desire to show off?

But on An Xiaonuan's side, they had practically engraved comparison into their bones. They were snobbish and sycophantic regardless of the occasion or relationship... No, it should be said that compared to showing off to outsiders, they preferred showing off to their own family. They felt that only by surpassing all the other relatives could they feel comfortable and highlight their own superiority.

Every time he went to An Xiaonuan's home, they would sit down and chat for two sentences before starting to talk about work, income... basically bringing up everything they could brag about. Living in such an environment, Chen Sheng could actually understand why Mother An was the way she was. However, it was also true that it made him feel uncomfortable inside.

But sometimes he wondered, his monthly income of 10K+ and, counting An Xiaonuan, the two of them having at least 15K+ a month—although not a lot, it was definitely not a small amount, even in a new first-tier city like Shu City. So why did they end up at the bottom? Could it really be like what was said online, that everyone was earning hundreds of thousands or millions a month...

Chen Sheng rubbed his nose. "I'm not that bad, okay!" An Xiaonuan glared at Chen Sheng. "Is that the issue right now? I'm saying why didn't you tell me in advance before you posted the video so I could be prepared."

"My bad." Chen Sheng raised his finger and promised, "I was stupid at the time. I'll definitely correct it next time." "You dare to have a next time?" "No, no, no, there will absolutely not be a next time." Chen Sheng quickly changed his words.

"Hmph!" An Xiaonuan pinched Chen Sheng's weak spot again, still feeling unsatisfied, before sitting on the sofa and saying, "If you dare to have a next time, I'll just throw you under the bus. I won't care anymore anyway."

"By the way, there's one more thing. I've sorted out the money. I snuck out to the bank this afternoon while at work and raised the transfer limit to 100,000. I'll transfer the 400,000 to your card in four installments."

"400,000? Are you really going to transfer all the money from selling the necklace to me?" He had thought she was just joking yesterday; he didn't expect An Xiaonuan to be serious. He had imagined that An Xiaonuan wouldn't agree, or that she would agree but wouldn't entrust all the money to him to handle. Now it seemed he had truly been measuring a young wife's heart with a villain's yardstick.

"What are you thinking about! 100,000 was just yesterday's price." An Xiaonuan looked at Chen Sheng with slight suspicion and warned, "Let me tell you first, it's just 100,000. Not a penny more." Chen Sheng: "..." Uh! That was hasty!

"How could I think it's too little? Being able to get 400,000 is already very good." These were his true feelings. At the same time, he couldn't help but start calculating in his head. Being able to get 400,000 from An Xiaonuan, plus his existing secret stash, and with the daily intelligence, he felt he could aim for the 500,000 capital mark before entering the market.

500,000 multiplied by 21.7% equals 108,500 yuan. A profit of 100,000 in three months was enough. Even without 500,000, he could scrape together 450,000 to storm into the crude oil market. Thinking of this, Chen Sheng urged her nonchalantly, "Alright, find some time to transfer it to my China Construction Bank card."

"I'll do it tomorrow... forget it, I'll start transferring it to you from today." After An Xiaonuan fiddled with her phone for a while, Chen Sheng's phone soon emitted a notification sound.

[China Construction Bank: Your UnionPay savings account ending in 8677 received a transfer of 100,000 yuan on July 1st at 19:12. Current balance is 144,948.79 yuan.]

Chen Sheng waved his phone and said, "Received!" "Anyway, the money is transferred to you. I don't care what you plan to do, but be careful. I'm counting on this reliable tip of yours to help me stage a comeback."

"Rest assured! I'll definitely let you stand tall during this year's Chinese New Year." Chen Sheng patted his chest and promised. "I hope so!" An Xiaonuan really wanted to say something encouraging, but thinking about the frustration of today and the past, she felt a lump in her throat, and the encouraging words ultimately couldn't be said. It was truly absurd for someone who had never traded stocks to suddenly say he could make money by trading stocks. However, the fact that she could make a quick decision and take out the vast majority of her savings already surpassed 95% of people.