[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of":3,"chapter-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Dreaming Back to 1997: I Became the Forefather of Web Novels",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2348266,4589,"Chapter 32: How about I help you play matchmaker again?","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>At noon today, when Wang Jing was waiting for Cao Sheng in his dormitory, Guan Zhi was not there, so he had not met her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the afternoon, he heard from his roommates that an editorial editor from a website had come to find Cao Sheng to discuss some publishing agency rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, at this moment, seeing Wang Jing beside Cao Sheng, he guessed her identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, when he saw Cao Sheng and Wang Jing coming out of the first floor of the Old Street laughing and talking, Guan Zhi guessed from their smiles that the publishing agency rights they were discussing had likely been settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling, who was holding his hand, was very confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Guan Zhi had not told her that someone had come to find Cao Sheng to discuss publishing agency rights today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi could not possibly tell her about such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone has their own selfish motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cao Sheng’s roommate, Guan Zhi did not want Xu Ling to think Cao Sheng was better than him from the bottom of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he did not want Xu Ling to think any man was better than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the look in Xu Ling’s eyes as she watched Cao Sheng and Wang Jing was quite puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Sheng! Is this... your girlfriend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling asked hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While asking, Xu Ling felt that there might be something wrong with Cao Sheng’s head; otherwise, why would he reject He Xinglan from her dormitory and be with this older woman in front of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that He Xinglan was not as pretty as this older woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wang Jing’s image was not bad, the traces of time could not be concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in her thirties, no matter how well she maintained herself, could not be like a young girl around twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng laughed, \"No! You misunderstood, this is my friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Cao Sheng asked back, \"Are you two out shopping? This is so sweet, it really makes people envious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jing curiously sized up Guan Zhi and Xu Ling, and asked with a smile, \"Are they your classmates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi: \"Yes! I am Cao Sheng’s roommate, and she is my girlfriend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling was still carefully sizing up Wang Jing; although Cao Sheng had just denied that Wang Jing was his girlfriend, Xu Ling was still suspicious in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she did not believe there was such a thing as pure friendship between men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Wang Jing looked quite a bit older than Cao Sheng, the phenomenon of \"old cows eating tender grass\" or \"young bulls living off women\" was already quite common these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that when Cao Sheng and Wang Jing came out of the first floor of the Old Street just now, they were laughing and talking, which made people suspicious just looking at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng: \"Right! Let me introduce everyone. This is my roommate Guan Zhi, and this is his girlfriend Xu Ling. This friend of mine beside me is surnamed Wang, Wang Jing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them stood by the side of the road, and after some pleasantries, Cao Sheng took the initiative to say goodbye. He had to host Wang Jing today and did not have time to chat more with Guan Zhi and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi and Xu Ling stood by the road, watching Cao Sheng and Wang Jing leave. Xu Ling frowned and asked, \"Hey, do you think they are really just friends? Is it because this woman is too old that Cao Sheng is embarrassed to admit she is his girlfriend? What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the truth, Guan Zhi felt a bit conflicted at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he help explain for Cao Sheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or should he simply go along with Xu Ling’s guess and pin this black pot directly on Cao Sheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He somewhat wanted to ruin Cao Sheng’s image in Xu Ling’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, he, Guan Zhi, would still be the most outstanding one in their dormitory in Xu Ling’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the words reached his lips, he found he could not say such a dishonest thing. He sighed softly and said with a complex expression, \"Don’t talk nonsense! This woman, I heard, is a copyright editor for some novel website. She flew here specifically today to find Cao Sheng to discuss publishing agency rights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? Really? Are you joking with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling looked at Guan Zhi in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Publishing agency rights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Sheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Cao Sheng be connected to publishing agency rights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi gave a bitter smile, \"It’s true. I really underestimated this guy Cao Sheng before. I used to think that apart from being a bit handsome, he had nothing special. I didn’t expect it! He quietly wrote some novel, and it even became the most popular one on that novel website. I really didn’t see that he had such talent before, sigh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling, with her small mouth slightly agape, stared blankly at Guan Zhi as he finished saying this. She opened her mouth and asked in surprise, \"Really? He is that talented? Are you kidding me! He is in a junior college just like us! If he is really that talented, why couldn’t he even get into an undergraduate program during the college entrance exam? Is the college entrance exam harder than writing novels?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhi looked at her with a strange expression, \"You act as if you haven’t taken the college entrance exam. Haven’t you seen people with lopsided academic strengths? Under the current college entrance exam system, most people with lopsided strengths get weeded out. Looking at it now, Cao Sheng must have had very severe lopsided strengths before. His writing ability must be very strong, but because he was lopsided, even if he wrote a perfect score on the college entrance exam essay, he still had to come to a junior college.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end, there was a smile in Guan Zhi’s eyes and on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt quite happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought: No matter how awesome you are, aren’t you still in a junior college just like me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling nodded slightly, and with a complex expression, turned her face to look at Cao Sheng’s back as he walked further and further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed softly, \"It seems that’s really the case. If you put it that way, it’s quite a pity for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, when Xu Ling returned to her dormitory and saw He Xinglan sitting at the desk with her head down reading, she thought of Cao Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought about how He Xinglan had been willing to try dating Cao Sheng before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And tonight she unexpectedly learned that Cao Sheng was not only handsome but also quite talented. He was only a freshman, and someone had already come to him to discuss publishing agency rights; he might have a very promising future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman, her way of thinking was different from a man’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not jealous of Cao Sheng’s talent, nor was she jealous of his looks and physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, she quite appreciated Cao Sheng now, but she was already with Guan Zhi, and Guan Zhi and Cao Sheng were in the same dormitory, so there should be no possibility for her and Cao Sheng to be together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now she wanted to do a favor for Cao Sheng, as well as for He Xinglan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that Cao Sheng would have a future, and He Xinglan was the prettiest in their dormitory and should also be able to do well in the future. If she, Xu Ling, could play matchmaker for them, they would both be grateful to her, and they would both become her connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, she walked over to He Xinglan, leaned her hip against the desk next to her, and said to the confused He Xinglan, \"Xinglan, do you still remember that Cao Sheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, He Xinglan’s face turned slightly red, out of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had initially taken the initiative to express her willingness to try getting to know Cao Sheng, but she was rejected by him, which made her a laughingstock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did everyone in their dormitory know, but most people in their class had also heard about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, she always felt that the looks her classmates gave her were filled with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed they were all laughing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only make her expression colder to keep those people from mentioning this matter to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not expect that Xu Ling, who was in the same dormitory, would actually come to her tonight to mention that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t remember!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Xinglan replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted Xu Ling to shut up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ling smiled, \"It’s that Cao Sheng we met during our last dormitory social! The one from my boyfriend’s dormitory. I saw him again tonight, you know? He actually wrote a novel, and today an editor from a website came specifically to find him to discuss copyright agency. I think if you really like him, you should be a bit more proactive. He is really quite good. If you just miss out on him like this, I really think it’s a pity. How about I help you play matchmaker again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1565,"2026-06-21T01:55:54.452Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e3815d1d1f6ec31caaeddaafa18030c2b50330d70bea58076c9ffb6d2cb4c30c","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-33","dreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-chapter-31",338,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdreaming-back-to-1997-i-became-the-forefather-of-cover.jpg"]