Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

Late at night, after Shen Minglang had purchased every single product from Keep Coming, he even scolded Cheng Zhu. “Cousin, what do you mean by not telling me earlier you were selling such good things?”

Cheng Zhu replied, “I was worried about your health.”

“Nonsense! I’m only a few years older than you, and this is the prime age for a man’s vigor,” Shen Minglang protested.

“Okay, I get it. Why else would you buy everything?” Cheng Zhu didn’t mind saying a few more words against his will to a customer.

I’m very happy you bought it all. Good kidneys, good kidneys.

They exchanged a few more words before going back to their own business.

Shen Minglang even promised Cheng Zhu that he would keep the store a secret.

If he were running a business like this, he would stay low-key in the early stages too.

Of course, once the big money started rolling in, it didn’t matter anymore. Nowadays, as long as your business was legal and you were making significant profits, you were awesome!

After finishing his work, Cheng Zhu lay down on his bed.

He figured it was time to hire more people and eventually rent a place to set up a proper studio.

The momentum is strong now. By leading the trend, I’ll definitely be able to launch a hit product in August.

By September, the store might really explode with orders.

I need to prepare in advance.

Wang Anquan was now an experienced customer service agent in the adult product industry, so training new recruits shouldn’t be a problem for him.

As for whether to hire male or female employees… of course, it had to be men!

This kind of work was best handled by men!

Only men understood men the best!

Some young, shy female customer service agents would struggle to chat freely with male customers.

Unlike the male agents, who could call the other side an idiot and still chat happily.

Cheng Zhu decided to rent a place and set up a few cheap computers in the next few days.

* * *

Time flew by, and soon, it was the day for Shen Minglang to receive his delivery.

He initially thought the shipment would be from within the city, but to his surprise, it came from Guanyun County.

After discovering this detail, he specially asked Cheng Zhu about it.

Cheng Zhu explained that he had partnered with a factory that provided drop shipping services, saving him from needing to rent a warehouse and hire additional staff.

This impressed Shen Minglang, who knew next to nothing about e-commerce, even more.

Don’t forget. One of his friends, Wang Wei, came from a family that sold sports pants.

Shen Minglang had heard him complain a lot that although selling clothes online was profitable, the inventory pressure was immense.

Cheng Zhu’s strategy significantly reduced this pressure during the startup phase.

So he gave Cheng Zhu the ultimate male compliment. “Awesome!”

At noon, Shen Minglang and Shen Qingning sat at the dining table, finishing the sumptuous lunch prepared by their housekeeper auntie.

After the meal, Shen Qingning went to open her package, as the parasol she had bought online had arrived.

At the villa entrance, she brought in all the packages stacked there.

Then she called out to Shen Minglang, who was lounging on the sofa, “You have a package too. Want me to open it for you?”

The delivery box was a bit dirty, and their household rule was always to open packages at the door, never bringing the boxes inside.

Shen Minglang, slouching lazily on the sofa, said casually, “Sure, thank you, Eldest Young Lady, for doing the humble task of opening my package!”

Shen Qingning crouched down at the doorway. With her slender figure and curvaceous hips, even her crouching figure carried a certain allure, her silk pajama stretched taut and full.

But the next moment, Shen Minglang suddenly sprang up from the couch.

Even he was surprised by his reflexes.

He had just realized he hadn’t ordered anything online in the past few days. The only place he had visited was Cheng Zhu’s store, Keep Coming.

It was obvious what was inside the package.

He didn’t even put on his slippers as he rushed straight out the door, calling out, “Ningning, I’ll open it. The sun is strong at noon, with lots of UV rays. Go inside and let your considerate brother handle it.”

Shen Qingning, still crouching at the door, opening packages, looked back at him in puzzlement but only said, “Help me put the parasol in the cabinet later.”

“Will do. Now go inside. Auntie should have already set out the fruit platter.” Shen Minglang nudged her in.

Two minutes later, while Shen Qingning was eating kiwi, she saw her brother sneak upstairs with a package in his arms.

She glanced up, graceful like a noble swan.

With her cold and aloof nature, she wasn’t one to meddle in other people’s business.

If it were Lin Lu, with her lively and inquisitive personality, she’d have transformed into a little detective by now.

Back in his room, Shen Minglang heaved a long sigh of relief.

He almost suffered social death in front of his sister!

He opened the pack and took out a random piece. Cousin, let me inspect the goods for you.

He held up the product and examined it closely. He even gave it a gentle tug. A satisfied smile appeared on the veteran’s face. The texture looks good, it feels nice to the touch, and it definitely isn’t tear-resistant.

Its lack of tear resistance was a big plus!

Boss Shen gave a high evaluation. Good stuff!

He took a few photos on his phone and sent them to the influencer Sun Yue.

She replied, “No!” accompanied by a shy emoji.

Got it. She really wants to wear it.

After Shen Minglang did this, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

He had never done e-commerce himself, so he had no concept of what the performance of a new store should look like.

But Wang Wei knows!

He’s burned quite a bit of money, basically paying a lot of tuition to Taobao. Recently, his dad even signed up for courses. He’s already so old, but he still has to go to class. Hilarious.

Now, he was purely curious about how far a high school graduate could take his business during one summer vacation.

Cheng Zhu told me he made some money betting on the World Cup finals, so he decided to start a small business for fun.

I want to see how far he’s taken this fun.

He picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and sent Wang Wei a message with the usual line: “I have a friend…”

After listening to Shen Minglang’s rambling description, Wang Wei replied, “Brother Lang, is this friend of yours you? If you’re really selling those, remember to send me a few.”

“It’s really not me. I’ll send you a screenshot of my order. Look, I bought every one,” Shen Minglang said.

“I’m envious of your god-like life.” Wang Wei was quite the flatterer when it came to Shen Minglang. He was a realistic person who showed off below and licked up.

The Shen family and his family weren’t in the same league.

A true close friend wouldn’t speak like this. If they knew you bought these things, they’d probably tease you with something like, “Spending so much for just a few seconds of pleasure? You really know how to enjoy yourself!”

Shen Minglang typed, “Enough with the nonsense. The store is called Keep Coming. Help me check it out.”

“Okay, I’ll take a look.”

Nowadays, in the era of big data, it was pretty easy for e-commerce people to look up each other’s data. Everything was pretty much public. If they wanted to check, they could find it.

Analytics software like Taobao’s Business Advisor offered these kinds of features.

Although Wang Wei said he’d just take a look, he ended up staring at it for over ten minutes.

Shen Minglang was reminded of his own past. Damn it. He’s not busy placing orders, is he? How many is he buying?

After a while, Shen Minglang finally received his message.

Wang Wei had really been studying the store’s data. The more he looked at it, the more careful and serious he became, and the more incredible he found it.

—Expert!

Scalp tingling, Wang Wei couldn’t help but send a message. “Brother Lang, could I treat you and your friend to a meal?”