Wang Hao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Wang Hao (王浩)
Alias(es)	Haozi
Gender	Male
Affiliation	A University Chess Club; Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant
Occupation/Role	University student; Jiang Feng's roommate; operator of a dormitory convenience store; restaurant helper and delivery worker
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Background / History

Wang Hao is Jiang Feng's roommate at A University. After gaining weight during a past relationship and subsequently breaking up, he attempted to lose weight by running; however, his increased appetite turned him from “skinny fat” into a robustly built student instead. He regularly dragged Jiang Feng along to supervise his runs, though he continued eating heavily afterward. 4

During the summer break, Wang Hao remained at the university while the cafeterias and nearby food street offered little worthwhile food. Unable to operate a rice cooker without help, he repeatedly contacted Jiang Feng for instructions and begged for Jiang Feng's cooking. 7

He operates a small convenience store in the male dormitories and has added many dormitory leaders on WeChat, giving him a broad network among students. Jiang Feng recruits him to promote the family's upcoming restaurant, Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant. 7

After Jiang Feng's family relocates to A City, Wang Hao meets them at the train station, assists with their luggage, and introduces Jiang Feng's parents to the city during the journey to the university district. 13

Personality

Wang Hao is enthusiastic, sociable, and intensely food-motivated. He quickly becomes invested in Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant after tasting Jiang Jiankang's cooking, treating its promotion as a personal mission and offering to “rent out” his social-media feed for advertising in exchange for meals. 7 15

He has a dramatic imagination and a habit of embellishing reality. He repeatedly frames Jiang Feng's family circumstances as a story of a hidden wealthy heir or an inspirational urban-novel protagonist, then spreads exaggerated rumors about Jiang Feng's academic exploits. 13 34

Despite his exaggerations and tendency to mooch food, Wang Hao is dependable in practical situations. He helps Jiang Feng's family prepare for opening day, assists at the restaurant, connects Jiang Feng with Zhang Wei for the restaurant's WeChat official account, and later completes difficult delivery work. 16 22 45

Appearance

Wang Hao is described as a heavily built young man whose weight and appetite are recurring subjects of humor.

• Once weighed about 170 jin and displayed surprising agility while running to greet Jiang Feng at the train station. 13
• Gained considerable weight after attempting to lose weight through running without reducing his food intake. 4
• Is compared to the robust Jiang family in build after repeatedly eating at their restaurant. 45

Abilities & Skills

Social Networking and Promotion

Wang Hao's convenience-store business and extensive WeChat contacts make him an effective informal promoter.

• Publishes daily promotional posts for Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant before its opening. 13
• Uses dramatic, emotionally charged advertising copy that draws engagement and reinforces the story that Jiang Feng's family opened the restaurant while burdened by debt. 13
• Films Jiang Feng and Jiang Jiankang's ingredient preparation and posts the video as a final promotional push before opening. 16
• Promotes the restaurant directly to classmates, including by sharing photos of Jiang Jiankang's dishes. 15 20

Restaurant Work and Delivery

Wang Hao assists the Jiang family restaurant as needed, particularly when student help is scarce.

• Helps wash vegetables during opening preparations. 16
• Works at the restaurant and assigns Liu Zixuan tasks during a busy service. 21
• Delivers food with other Chess Club members; one major delivery requires taking the subway for an order over 30 kilometers away. 40 45
• Helps carry a large order to Tianfu Garden and reports the experience afterward. 45

Relationships

• Jiang Feng — Roommate, close friend, and frequent dining companion. Wang Hao promotes Jiang Feng's family restaurant, assists with its operations, and regularly seeks Jiang Feng's cooking advice. 7 13 16
• Jiang Jiankang — Jiang Feng's father. Wang Hao is deeply impressed by his cooking and becomes one of the restaurant's most vocal promoters. 15 20
• Wang Xiulian — Jiang Feng's mother. Wang Hao helps her wash vegetables during the restaurant's opening preparations. 16
• Ji Yue — Fellow restaurant helper and Chess Club associate. Wang Hao helps introduce the restaurant's food to her and later shares delivery complaints with her. 22 45
• Liu Zixuan, Qiu Chen, Zhao Yang — Chess Club members and fellow restaurant helpers; they work together on deliveries and club activities. 19 45
• Zhang Wei — A Computer Science student Wang Hao contacts to help establish the restaurant's WeChat official account. 22

Story Role / Major Arcs

Restaurant Promotion and Opening

Wang Hao first supports Jiang Feng's family by publicizing Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant through WeChat. His promotional posts help generate attention before the restaurant opens near A University. 7 13 16

After experiencing Jiang Jiankang's cooking at a family dinner, he becomes even more committed to advertising the restaurant. His post immediately contributes to the restaurant's quest progress by earning Fame. 15

Restaurant Staff and Delivery Support

As business grows, Wang Hao becomes part of the group of students helping at Healthy Stir-fry Restaurant. He assists in the kitchen, helps manage work during busy periods, and joins the delivery team. 16 21 40

During a large downtown delivery order, he joins Liu Zixuan, Qiu Chen, and Zhao Yang in transporting more than twenty dishes by subway. 45

Chess Club Recruitment

As a Chess Club member, Wang Hao assists during the club's recruitment drive. When the Home Economics Club accuses the Chess Club of poaching a recruit, he explains the situation to Jiang Feng and helps manage the dispute from the recruitment site. 29

Trivia

• Wang Hao's inability to cook plain rice in a rice cooker leads him to urgently seek Jiang Feng's remote assistance. 7
• He has a sweet tooth and particularly responds well to Jiang Feng's Black Rice Congee. 18 19
• He once considered Jiang Feng's extended family gathering a possible meeting of “triad bosses” because of the family's uniformly imposing physiques. 15
• He failed a class taught by Dean Zhang. 19