My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 128 - 123: Trinity

Li Peifeng, though sometimes not fully understanding his father, doesn't let that affect his admiration for him.

This man gained his respect from an early age with just four words: Unity of Knowledge and Action.

In Li Peifeng's eyes, Old Li is the kind of person with a penetrating mind, understanding the rules and secrets of societal operations, comprehending human nature, and seeing through the world around him. He's extremely talented and capable, yet disdainful of going with the flow of mediocrity.

At the same time, Li Qiyuan is an enlightened but unworldly sage who's experienced yet remains pure and genuine.

Despite having many opportunities to rise to higher positions, such as becoming a full professor early on or entering politics with an offer, he simply refuses to compromise with the world and things he disapproves of, contentedly and leisurely living his own humble life.

Moreover, Li Qiyuan deeply loves his wife. Even at nearly fifty, he remains charming and is quite popular among the opposite sex, almost on par with Li Peifeng, yet he has never made the common mistakes that ordinary men might make. Now knowing his son is a bit of a playboy entangled with two girls, he didn't harshly condemn him but rather offered profound guidance.

He spoke of Sakyamuni to Freud, Laozi to Plato, Heraclitus to Buckman, Schopenhauer to Nietzsche, and from Marx to Engels, quoting the wise words and deep thoughts of historical greats to educate Li Peifeng...

But in the end, Li Peifeng, being somewhat clueless, only remembered three sentences.

"I don't want to stand on a moral high ground where you can't see my face, but you must recognize that freedom includes responsibility and morality, and most people fear those latter two and forget that life's inherent chains are forged by them."

"You may not understand now, but at a certain age, you'll realize that all of life's questions can almost be condensed into one: How should one live?"

"This question is too complex, and I don't fully grasp it either, so I can only tell you four words: 'Experience with sincerity'. "

"Hmm, I'll definitely enjoy it!"

Li Peifeng nodded tearfully, moved: "But you won't tell my mom, your wife, about this, right?"

Li Qiyuan sighed, looking at him deeply: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

With that, he turned around, opened the door, and left.

"Honey, let's start cooking."

Yu Huizhi was happily chatting with the two girls. Hearing this, she glanced at the time and blankly replied, "Yes, it's about time. Manning, Yueyue, you both go ahead with your work, and we'll call you when dinner's ready."

The two girls quickly responded, "We don't have anything else to do, we can help."

"Exactly, we can wash vegetables!"

"Go on now!" Yu Huizhi pretended to be angry: "The kitchen's not that big, what help do you plan on giving? Not making a mess is already good enough!"

"Well, then thank you, Uncle and Aunt!"

"Thank you for the hard work, Uncle and Aunt!"

Amidst the girls' gratitude, the couple entered the kitchen, closed the door, with one washing vegetables and the other cutting meat. Suddenly, Li Qiyuan asked.

"Did you go for the company health checkup this year?"

"Yes, I did." Yu Huizhi was washing vegetables and replied casually: "Everything's healthy and qualified, why?"

"Was there any test for eggs?"

"Huh?" Yu Huizhi didn't hear clearly and confusedly asked, "What test?"

Li Qiyuan spoke dreamily: "I mean, can we have another child?"

...

In the kitchen, the couple pondered the feasibility of having a second child while cooking.

Li Peifeng, unaware of being neglected, thought he'd passed a test, believing Old Li would keep his small secret, feeling cheerful as he gathered the two girls in the bedroom to discuss business.

Earlier that morning, he'd visited the dean's office, and besides securing a scholarship, he'd also gained unexpected insights and support for entrepreneurship.

"Are you saying that students at Beihua can avail discounted policies for starting businesses?" Wu Wenyue asked curiously.

Li Peifeng nodded: "We hadn't thought of this before. It only came to me when I casually asked Dean Chen. The specific policies include interest-free loans, free venues, and a school employment and entrepreneurship guidance center offering mentors for training, legal, financing, and policy consultation services. Dean Chen has already informed me that on Monday, we can directly go to the guidance center and find Minister Yan at the service department to handle the paperwork and find a venue."

"Wow!" Xu Manning was astonished: "That's so convenient! Impressive!"

Li Peifeng chuckled, "I haven't finished. They heard we want to do new media and lack expertise in planning and operations, so Dean Chen also called Teacher Jiang from the New Media Communication Research Center at Beihua, who agreed to help recruit some talents. It seems a few online celebrities from Beihua are doing well, and they will introduce them to us, give us some lessons. Wenyue, I'll send you Teacher Jiang's WeChat; you can reach out to them."

"Got it!" Wu Wenyue's eyes lit up, and the continuous good news made her smile: "I feel like I've done nothing, yet everything's ready!"

"Don't get too happy too soon. The team still lacks someone for shooting and editing. My thoughts are to recruit from our photography department since they're students and don't need high salaries. It's an opportunity for them to gain experience." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Right!"

Li Peifeng continued, "You both can make inquiries for a photographer and editor. I've also contacted some acquaintances in the photography department who are already looking, and they should get back to me by the weekend. When they do, I'll have them add you on WeChat, Wenyue, and you can discuss with them, hiring whoever you think is best."

"Alright!" Wu Wenyue nodded repeatedly, "Great, awesome!"

"Use these two days to quickly grasp the short video industry dynamics. You're the decision-maker, the director; you need to have a big-picture perspective and get hands-on quickly."

"Understood. I've been following major influencers, analyzing their content. I believe to go viral, you need a unique persona or image. You're right; focusing on basketball and looks is promising, so I'll explore this niche..."

Wu Wenyue and Li Peifeng sat on the bed, chatting enthusiastically, the distance between them shrinking.

Feeling left out, Xu Manning stood silently by the window for a while. When the chat paused, she said faintly, "Have you thought of a name for this media studio of yours?"

Yours?

Of course, Wu Wenyue noticed Xu Manning's subtle feelings, took off her ring, and said with a smile, "I have considered a name. Let's name it after this ring: 'Trinity'. What do you think?"

Xu Manning's gaze softened slightly, but she still huffed, "Alright."

"Trinity?"

Li Peifeng found the name puzzling, as if it hinted at relations between the three, and asked in surprise, "Is this word's meaning?"

"Really, you just realized this?" Xu Manning seemed speechless, slightly annoyed: "You just found out??!"

Wu Wenyue, perplexed, asked, "Didn't you know what this word meant when you bought them for us?"

"Come on, English isn't my strong suit. It's a rare word, and the ring was her pick, not mine."

At this moment, enlightened, Li Peifeng laughed with some embarrassment: "So Manning, you meant that back then?"

Previously, at Cartier, the ring Xu Manning chose was quite peculiar, composed of three different materials, resembling three rings intertwined. Probably due to this structure, its English name was "Trinity," meaning "Three-in-One" in Chinese.

The men's ring was made of platinum, gold, and ceramic.

The women's ring was made of platinum, gold, and rose gold.

Back then, Li Peifeng didn't find any special meaning in the ring, nor did he investigate what "Trinity" meant, but since Manning liked it, he bought it.

Little did he know that Xu Manning chose this ring precisely because the structure and name could reflect the trio's relationship.

"Idiot!" Xu Manning was furious, gritting her teeth: "Where's your ring? I want it back!"

"Oh, so Manning picked it." Wu Wenyue shook her head with a laugh, "Then Xiaofeng, you were indeed dumb, I support reclaiming the ring; you don't deserve to wear it!"

"How do I not deserve it? I'm the perfect match, the top choice!"

Li Peifeng found it increasingly funny. Previously, Miss Xu even denied, claiming only two would be bought, not Yueyue's. In reality, her choice of ring subtly suggested buying three, one for each.

"Stop talking. Where's the ring?" Xu Manning felt her good intentions were wasted, upset while searching.

Having learned his lesson, Li Peifeng had already hidden the ring well.

"Give it up; you won't find it. Our trinity is inseparable now!"

Calmly, Li Peifeng replied while picking up his phone, opening the browser with eager anticipation:

"Is there a nine-in-one ring?"