To his surprise, more than a dozen people applied within minutes.

It seemed the fans he’d attracted were quite loyal.

They weren’t the inactive "zombie" followers he’d imagined.

Just as Lin Shen was about to start managing the fan group, send out some pre-opening perks, and complete Shuaiyang’s task as soon as possible, he suddenly received a WeChat message.

It was from Shen Yun, who he hadn’t heard from in days.

[Shen Yun: Shen, Aunt Shen has some good news for you. 😉]

[Shen Yun: [Image]]

Good news?

After Lin Shen clicked on the photo Shen Yun sent, his expression froze.

The photo showed three certificates lying on a table.

They were the food business and production permits, as well as a feed production permit.

Shen Yun had actually gathered all three permits necessary to produce pet food!

This left Lin Shen utterly astonished.

He knew that getting these three permits should take a few months at the very least. How had she managed it in just a week?

Lin Shen quickly asked, worried that some unnecessary complications might have arisen.

[Lin Shen: Aunt Shen, how did you get these permits so quickly?]

[Shen Yun: You really think your aunt’s connections are just for show? Since you trusted me so completely with the pet food formula, I had to do my best to help you. So, I spent a little money, treated some people to dinner, gave a few gifts, and naturally, people became very attentive.]

[Shen Yun: Of course, a lot of the credit goes to you, too. For some reason, your pet food formula was registered with the authorities incredibly fast—it was approved in a single day. The speed even shocked me. Looks like your connections are pretty solid as well!]

Registered that quickly?

Lin Shen thought to himself.

’If it’s about connections, I definitely don’t have any.’

’Then there can only be one reason. The entrepreneurial starter kit from GoGo Maps must have ’cheated’ the system.’

’It forcibly shortened a process that should have taken months down to a single week.’

’Although it all seemed to defy common sense, I did manage to hack an app. Arguing about what’s ’reasonable’ feels a little pointless now.’

’After all, this is basically a ’cheat plug-in’!’

’You can’t judge it by normal standards.’

So, Lin Shen decisively took the "credit."

[Lin Shen: I did pull some strings, but I didn’t expect it to go through this fast. It’s all thanks to you, Aunt Shen, for being so dedicated to this. Thank you!]

Lin Shen smiled calmly, a trace of warmth spreading through his heart. His favorable impression of Shen Yun doubled.

With no guarantees, she had been willing to risk a loss to modify a production line and enter the pet food market, an industry known for its extremely low profit margins.

She even personally spent money to grease the wheels with the authorities, using her own network, all to help Lin Shen produce samples as soon as possible to test the market’s reaction.

Honestly, Lin Shen was quite moved by her actions.

After all, they had known each other for only about two weeks, all told, yet Shen Yun was already cooperating with such sincerity.

Lin Shen hadn’t even given her any benefits or fees; all his promises were just verbal agreements, nothing more than drawing a big pie in the sky.

Given Shen Yun’s life experience of building a business from scratch, a shrewd woman like her must have seen through Lin Shen’s little schemes.

But she did it anyway, without hesitation, and with great dedication!

’Could it be that my Charm is too high?’

After thinking it over, Lin Shen felt the reason might really lie with him.

After all, Shen Yun had hinted more than once that she was interested in him and wanted to deepen their relationship.

But Lin Shen had always put the matter on the back burner. He was surrounded by too many women and simply couldn’t handle them all.

Although Shen Yun, this beautiful, mature woman, was like an overripe honey peach.

Juicy, succulent, and incredibly tempting.

But for now, Lin Shen didn’t want to be the "young grass eaten by an old cow."

However, since she had shown her hand so clearly, he felt he should give her some benefits, a little taste of reward.

He couldn’t just keep her hanging, could he?

Lin Shen despised people who did that, so he wouldn’t do it himself.

Otherwise, he’d become a case of "the dragon slayer eventually becomes the dragon."

Therefore, Lin Shen decisively sent Shen Yun a suggestive invitation.

[Lin Shen: Aunt Shen, let’s find some time to meet. I’d like to thank you in person.]

[Shen Yun: Shen, you really don’t have to be so polite. I did all of this willingly. But since you want to thank me, do you remember what you promised me before?]

What I promised?

Lin Shen froze for a moment, then it dawned on him.

[Lin Shen: To go with you to see your daughter and ex-husband?]

[Aunt Shen: Yes. We’ve already set a time and place to meet them tomorrow. I was wondering if you’re free, Shen?]

[Lin Shen: I am.]

[Shen Yun: That’s wonderful! Thank you for coming with me. I’ll see you tomorrow, then. I’ll send you the time and place in a bit.]

[Lin Shen: Okay.]

Lin Shen stretched, got up from the sofa, and grabbed a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge.

FSSST—!

—GLUG!

A cold gulp went down, and Lin Shen felt a refreshing sensation spread through his entire body.

He then walked into the study, logged onto the E-government website on his computer, and checked if the company registration he’d applied for had been approved.

The result gave him a huge surprise!

Approved?

So fast?

Lin Shen’s expression was no longer one of surprise, but of shock. He sat in his chair, stunned, and didn’t recover for a long moment.

’Isn’t my entrepreneurial journey a little too smooth?’

’I’ve barely encountered any major trouble at all!’

Lin Shen marveled silently. He felt as if an invisible hand was pushing him forward from behind.

Every decision he made seemed to go exceptionally smoothly!