At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Gu Yu's face bore a smile.

Pu Tongren's expression froze, then he quickly shook his head, "No, although it's nominally mine, I didn't earn it, so I'm not considering it."

Seeing his serious demeanor, Gu Yu had to suppress the smile on his face and then re-answered Boss Pu's question.

"Boss, don't underestimate your capabilities. Even if you don't use the shares, as long as you're willing, I made 5 million easily at the company; it really didn't take that long. We are not even 23 yet, with the current development status of Ideal Paradise, making 5 million by the age of 25 is a breeze."

Gu Yu was saying something very simple, but he knew he was not just painting an unreal picture for Boss Pu, because given Boss Pu's current position, it wouldn't be a problem at all to give him a monthly salary of a couple hundred thousand once the salary authority system opens up later.

The real problem now was why Boss Pu suddenly asked such a question—what did he need that 5 million for? Why did he need to have 5 million before he turned 25?

"Boss, let's not beat around the bush, just tell me straight, what exactly happened when you visited Hu Xiaoya's house this time?"

Gu Yu asked somberly.

Seeing that his boss had gotten to this point, Pu Tongren couldn't continue to hide anything.

"This time when I visited Hu Xiaoya's house, I indeed met her parents, but their demands are currently impossible for me to meet, yet they're very strict and not willing to budge."

"Do you know what requirements are there for me to be with Ya? Firstly, the dowry must be 2 million, and on the engagement day, a full payment for a property in Kunming and a car worth no less than 300,000 must be procured."

"I did a quick calculation, and without 5 million, it's impossible to meet their demands."

Boss Pu's face was full of worry.

He originally thought that going home with Hu Xiaoya was just a simple visit to meet the parents and to get by with them, but then they laid out such a big challenge right off the bat.

In fact, he himself didn't think the conditions were that tough, but the problem was that Hu Xiaoya's parents had also set an age limit, which was to get this done before turning 25.

The reason Hu Xiaoya's parents were so adamant was because they felt that Hu Xiaoya was already quite old by their family's standards, where girls are generally married by the age of 26.

And since Hu Xiaoya was a year older than him, she would just be 26 when he turned 25.

According to their family tradition, marriage had to be put on the agenda by then. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire

The engagement ceremony had to be completed by 26 at the latest.

"Man, Boss, are you sure these are the conditions? That's absolutely outrageous! Is Hu Xiaoya's family really well-off? Are they some kind of wealthy and prominent family to have such high demands?"

Gu Yu felt like he was seeing something unprecedented; even the dowries he used to see on Dou Ying of three to five hundred thousand or even a million were already a lot.

But for Boss Pu, it started at a dowry of 2 million, not to mention a full-price property and a car in the provincial capital…

If that was true, they were completely setting Boss Pu up!

"No, Hu Xiaoya's family is just an average household. Her parents run a grocery business with an annual income of just over a hundred thousand, and she also has a brother, though he's not married yet."

Boss Pu shook his head as he disclosed Hu Xiaoya's family situation.

"..." Gu Yu didn't know what to say.

That family situation was not even better than Boss Pu's own family. Although not very wealthy, his family did own a property in the suburbs of Modu.

And his parents' annual income was also upwards of five hundred thousand.

A definitively well-to-do family.

Hu Xiaoya's family didn't measure up to Boss Pu's at all! To demand so much right off the bat was baffling.

"Ugh, why do I feel like her parents want you to fork out the money as the major victim to help Hu Xiaoya's brother get married?"

"And, do they know you are from Modu?"

Gu Yu thought carefully, he knew that if Brother Supporter could happen, so could Brother Supporter.

Of course, this probably wasn't Hu Xiaoya's idea but her parents', and Hu Xiaoya couldn't defy her parents, so they were just dragging this out.

"Right, they asked me where I was from, and I told them straight I was from Modu... Is there a problem?"

"Help her brother get married? That shouldn't be it, right? Even bring that up?"

Boss Pu nodded vigorously, completely unaware that he was the person involved.

Gu Yu: "..."

How had he never noticed before how naive Boss Pu was?

Could this be the zero IQ of a boy in his first love?

"Boss, I just realized that when it comes to love, your IQ is practically zero... This is something you should have realized if you had thought about it!"

"Hu Xiaoya has an older brother who isn't married. You said their family marries early, that means her brother is an older bachelor!"

"The reason for being an older bachelor must be that he doesn't meet the requirements of the women..."

"Like not enough dowry or something. If Hu Xiaoya's parents want to help her brother get married, then they would definitely ask you for it!"

"This is another scenario of Brother Supporter! Of course, I'm not saying this is what Hu Xiaoya means, but from what you've told me, it's clear her parents are thinking this."

Gu Yu couldn't help but comment.

At the same time, he analyzed the relationships for Boss Pu.

As Boss Pu listened more, his eyes grew wider, and finally he smacked his head: "Right! How did I not think of this!?"

Gu Yu smirked, "Because your mind is muddled by love."

"Sigh—" Though Pu Tongren now understood the issue, he sighed deeply again.

Because even if he knew they were fleecing him, he couldn't abandon Hu Xiaoya; he just couldn't give up his first love over this.

So, even though he knew he was being fleeced, he had no choice but to stubbornly stick his neck out.

"You've understood it now, right? But, I also understand how you feel... If her parents don't budge, you're probably locked into spending those five million!" sighed Gu Yu.

Boss Pu wondered how he had let slip that he was from Modu!

People from other provinces all think that Modu people are all rich, so not being fleeced would be odd.

Even if Boss Pu's family couldn't possibly afford five million, people just assume you have it and demand you pay up!

This is the misunderstanding from the outside, but even in the bustling Beijing, there are cave-dwellers, who every day squeeze onto the buses at Tongtian Garden for their livelihoods.

"So, the problem still is, how do I make enough five million?"

After analyzing the issue, Pu Tongren finally concluded.

That was, he could only acknowledge being fleeced...

Gu Yu, while waiting for the traffic light to change, turned his head to look at him as if seeing a fluffy sheep ready to be shorn.

"Let's put this aside for now; we'll think of something together later. I still think there could be a turning point in this."

"I have a big project here waiting for you to take on."