Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chen Pingsheng drove his own Land Rover Range Rover to attend; it was still a wine-red extended version, and it looked very imposing from the outside.

From the inside, it was also very high-end.

Although Land Rovers are not well-reputed and cost over three million, many rich people still choose them, so how bad could they be?

He took his spoiled brat, Chen An'an, with him since his wife couldn't make it because of other commitments.

Halfway there, Chang Fu called him, saying there was a surprise, but he didn't know what it was.

In their thirties, most of them were already settled down.

Like them, they were financially free; in such a scenario, no fool would go to a reunion just to show off deliberately.

If you said it was purely to keep in touch with classmates, that wasn't it either.

Take Yang Qian, for example, she ran a small company in Hangzhou.

Because she wasn't very close to them during their school days.

Even though she heard about her old classmates' big names every day in Hangzhou, she had no excuse or reason to seek out Chen Pingsheng.

Given their middle school friendship, it simply wasn't enough.

After all, back then, Chen Pingsheng and his friends' grades were among the worst in the class.

She, on the other hand, was always among the top three in the school.

After Chen An'an arrived, hearing that her dad's grades had been similar to hers was the biggest news she heard.

It turns out it wasn't that she was poor at academics; it was all because of the genetic makeup.

That's why they were always at the bottom.

Alright, the longstanding mental block was finally cleared, and now she could aim to be at the bottom three without any worries.

If anyone else says her An'an's grades are bad,

she could say it's her genetic makeup, how about it, you wanna compete with your dad?

A single sentence would put people in their place.

Wahaha, she couldn't be happier.

Yao Anni also took advantage of Yang Qian's opportunity to invite Chen Pingsheng and his group; she really went out of her way.

Twenty years had passed, and it was not easy to gather so many old classmates together.

"Old Chen, you are now a regular in the financial circles, being able to invite you over is an honor for us old classmates."

Yao Anni came forward to offer a toast, and Chen Pingsheng politely drank it, thinking that the fellow Yang Kang would also be there.

But he still didn't see him.

This guy used to follow them around in junior high, and so many years had passed, he probably hadn't mixed well either.

Chen Pingsheng curiously asked, "Isn't Yang Kang in Hangzhou like you? Why didn't you invite him over?"

Yao Anni was surprised, not expecting Chen Pingsheng to still remember that guy. Yang Kang was in for a turn of fortune.

"His family went bankrupt ten years ago because of an accident, and now he mainly relies on his wife working as a broadcaster to make money. He rarely contacts us old classmates anymore," Yao Anni explained.

It turned out to be because of insecurity.

Chen Pingsheng totally understood, when you're not doing well, no one wants to connect.

Only after doing well, you start to think about reaching out to those old good friends.

Perhaps this is just a man's nature.

Turning the glass in his hand, Chen Pingsheng said, "That guy used to be quite nice, he was the one who bought cigarettes when we had none."
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Yao Anni smiled outwardly, nonchalantly, but inside she was full of envy.

If such words were said by an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter much.

But these words coming from Chen Pingsheng made them extraordinary.

Yao Anni secretly pondered that she definitely needed to find Yang Kang when she returned to Hangzhou.

Whatever it took, she needed to establish a good relationship with him.

With wealthy people, even a slight movement of a hair on their body, she needed to figure out where that hair was blowing.

Yao Anni had even intended to pay for this class reunion, but with Chen Pingsheng around, how could it be her turn to spend money?

After having dinner at the Peace Hotel, Chen Pingsheng took them to a top private club in Magic City.

Everything was available; you could do whatever you wanted to do.

Yao Anni kept quiet about her own matters because she felt the timing wasn't right yet.

If she spoke up now, it would only be small fry.

She still had some money; over the years, she had carved out a small business among men.

If it weren't for Yang Qian, she wouldn't have been able to meet someone at Chen Pingsheng's level.

The more involved in the business world, the more she knew how influential her old classmate currently was.

Let me put it this way, if you were a decent multimillionaire today,

suddenly, one day, your old classmate gave you a couple more glances and shared a few cups of tea with you,

it might not be long before you could become a billionaire.

This isn't an exaggeration at all.

Social status, networking, wealth, everything had to stand out.

How poorly had Yang Qian mixed before? She was outright suppressed by her husband's family.

After the divorce, she had nothing to her name.

Could you say she was very capable? Yao Anni had known her for many years and understood very well.

She definitely wasn't much better than her.

Now what's the situation?

President of Antler Coffee.

President of a company valued in the hundreds of billions and listed on the stock market.

In such a position, if Chen Pingsheng didn't show up,

she would absolutely be the most prominent presence in the crowd.

And her husband Chang Fu? Yao Anni knew better, although he used to drive a Mercedes.

He barely had any money in his pocket, completely bluffing it.

After being called to Capital City by Chen Pingsheng, how long had it been? His yearly net income was now in the billions.

When he went out, he rode in a Rolls-Royce with bodyguards with him.

Then there's Gao Hu, who had a hotpot restaurant in Sha City. Although the business was decent, compared to the current president of Fei Yangyang, the difference was like heaven and earth.

This is the power of networking and connections.

Anyone who caught Chen Pingsheng's eye basically got a huge lift.

Yao Anni wasn't sure if she was next, but she had to try hard.