Chapter 65.2

In mid-July, Li Xin’s admission letter arrived, and when the teacher called their home, her voice was particularly excited.

Due to the SARS outbreak this year, schools have been closed for several months. During this time, students had been studying at home, and many students who had previously performed well did not fare as well in the exams. Instead, some students with average performances became dark horses.

Li Xin was the biggest dark horse among them.

The teacher had previously encouraged her, saying that if she continued to maintain her performance, she could get into Top Universities. However, this was more of an encouragement and a grand vision. Although Li Xin’s results were good, there was still a gap to get into Peking University.

Her teacher never expected that Li Xin would actually be admitted to Peking University, achieving an impressive 17th place in the province and 4th place in the city.

When the family learned the news, they were extremely excited. In their eyes, this result was as good as having the top score in the college entrance examination.

Li Xiao immediately said, “We must have a big celebration. I’ll contact the hotel right now.”

Li Xin felt a bit embarrassed and said, “There’s no need. My sister didn’t have a celebration when she was admitted either.”

Jiang Rou stopped her and said, “This must be celebrated. Having a student from our family admitted to Peking University is something to be proud of.”

Fearing that Li Xin might feel burdened, she couldn’t help but explain, “In the past, the family didn’t have money. If we had money back then, I would have definitely held a celebration.”

Not only was Li Xiao happy, but Zhou Jian’s family was also delighted. The two families had a good relationship and considered Li Xin like a younger sister. How could they not have a big celebration when their younger sister was admitted to Peking University?

Zhou Jian even joked, “A boss’s son who was admitted to a third-tier university had a very lively celebration. How can we not celebrate when our Xin Xin is admitted to Peking University?”

Li Xin had no say in this matter anymore. In the eyes of the family, this was not just a celebration but a matter of pride.

In fact, Li Xin was also happy. Only she knew how hard she had worked to get into university.

When choosing her preferred university, she had been hesitant and prepared to place G University as her first choice. It was Jiang Rou who, after learning about it, persuaded her over the phone to choose the best university, putting G University in second place.

Peking University, which had once been an unattainable dream for Li Xin, has now become a reality.

—o—o—o—

A week after receiving the admission letter, Li Xiao held a grand celebration at a five-star hotel, inviting many business friends. Originally, Li Xin was supposed to be the main guest, but in the end, it was Li Xiao who became the center of attention.

Li Xiao was not a talkative person, but that day he made sure to mention to everyone that his sister-in-law was admitted to Peking University and his wife was still a student at G University.

Jiang Rou, who was originally by his side, felt quite embarrassed after hearing it so many times and quickly took An An to sit at the table to eat.

Nearby, Li Xin was holding her phone, looking down and chatting with someone, with a slight smile on her lips.

When Jiang Rou sat down with An An, she couldn’t help but glance at Li Xin’s phone, where the contact name was noted as “Golden Smelly Dog.”

“……”

She knew right away who it was without needing to guess.

Although the banquet cost a lot of money, they had recouped quite a bit. That night, the family of three sat on the bed counting the money, which amounted to several thick stacks, and then put it all into a box.

“Alright, Xin Xin’s tuition and living expenses for four years are taken care of.”

Jiang Rou laughed and said, “I’ll deposit it tomorrow.”

Li Xiao then told An An, “Study hard in the future, and I’ll give you an even bigger celebration.”

An An was not foolish and directly replied, “Daddy can also go to university.”

Jiang Rou added, “Exactly. Relying on An An will take too long; it’s better to depend on you.”

Li Xiao immediately changed the subject. “Let’s see. By the way, did Chang Yong come today?”

Jiang Rou shook her head, indicating that she hadn’t seen him.

Li Xiao said, “Alright, I’ll call him tomorrow to check.”

—o—o—o—

After Li Xin’s teacher appreciation banquet, it wasn’t long before Dong Mingming’s wedding took place. Dong Mingming had always planned to get married after graduation, and she was someone who followed through on her plans.

On the wedding day, Jiang Rou, along with An An and Li Xin, attended the ceremony. Dong Mingming had few true friends, just Jiang Rou and Lin Shujun. However, both of them were already married with children and couldn’t be bridesmaids, so Li Xin was put into the role.

Li Xin stood on either side of Dong Mingming, with several male colleagues from the groom’s side present.

The wedding wasn’t very grand, at least not by the standards of wealthy families, but Dong Mingming was very satisfied. The wedding dress and venue were all arranged by her mother and in-laws, with most of the money coming from the groom’s side. They knew Dong Mingming’s family had money but didn’t want to take advantage. This was the best wedding they could provide.

The guests included some of Dong Mingming’s business associates and some of the groom’s colleagues.

After Dong Mingming’s father passed away, she took over the entire company. Initially, she was bullied by the company’s veterans and shareholders, but she was not someone to be easily intimidated. She dared to stand up to them directly and fought fiercely, not yielding to any kind of pressure.

Now, she had gradually gained control over the company and finally had the time to organize her wedding.

The groom was her police boyfriend, and it must be said that he was quite outstanding in appearance, dressed in a suit and looking impressive.

Standing next to the beautiful and domineering Dong Mingming—they really looked compatible.

Lin Shujun also attended, with Fu Fei holding their daughter.

Their daughter was already five months old and was very beautiful, chubby, fair-skinned, and with big, bright eyes.

An An was reluctant to leave after seeing the baby and stayed beside her sister—playing with her tiny hand.

The baby also liked An An a lot and kept her eyes fixed on her.

Jiang Rou no longer felt as frightened of Lin Shujun as she had in her previous life. The main difference this time was that this lifetime’s Instructor Lin was quite different from her past life. Even when she wasn’t speaking, there was a smile in her eyes.

Fu Fei was holding the baby while Lin Shujun was eating and serving him food.

Jiang Rou couldn’t help but compliment the child, “She’s growing up really well.”

Lin Shujun spoke bluntly, “How could she not? Fu Fei had someone buy baby formula from Hong Kong, claiming it’s foreign and extremely expensive.”

She seemed a bit unhappy as she continued, “It’s just baby formula. What’s the difference? One can buy several cans of domestic formula for the price of one can of this.”

Jiang Rou didn’t agree with her this time, “There’s definitely a reason for the high price.”

She remembered that some domestic formulas had later been found to have many problems.

Lin Shujun shook her head, “Anyway, it’s his money, so he can spend it however he wants.”

She then voiced her grievances, “Raising a child is really expensive. My mom says she could raise a whole bunch of kids with that money.”

But she also knew her mother was just speaking offhandedly. In reality, her mother was very satisfied with Fu Fei and had expressed her gratitude to her two friends for finding her a good husband.

Lin Shujun herself was straightforward, which could be seen as either a virtue or a flaw. She didn’t know how much trouble she might face if she encountered someone who couldn’t handle her daughter’s temper.

Actually, Dong Mingming had already apologized to her last year. She explained that the reason she wanted to introduce her to a match was partly because she was worried that Lin Shujun might fall for her Team Leader Shen and partly because she wanted to find a friend she could talk to. Team Leader Shen was too busy, and Dong Mingming didn’t know if he was genuinely busy or just pretending.

Lin Shujun didn’t mind; perhaps it was just a case of a chance opportunity turning into something beneficial. In any case, she was completely satisfied with Fu Fei, who treated her exceptionally well.

Previously, Boss Ge from the department was going to introduce someone to her, but since she already had Fu Fei, he introduced that man to another single female colleague in the department.

The two had started dating, and Lin Shujun had met him. He was decent but seemed rather reserved and not very enthusiastic, which was quite different from the warm and joyful demeanor Fu Fei had shown.

In fact, one could tell a lot about a man’s feelings based on his attitude.

—o—o—o—

After the wedding, it was already nine o’clock in the evening. Li Xiao had called Jiang Rou several times. Although Jiang Rou wasn’t annoyed, An An picked up the phone angrily, “Why do you keep calling? How old are you?”

Then she said sharply, “Go to bed by yourself.”

This made Jiang Rou laugh uncontrollably and she gave An An’s little face a kiss.

Li Xiao on the other end of the line also smiled but asked, “When are you coming back? Should I come pick you up?”

“I don’t know, we should be leaving soon. We’re at the new house now, and the groom’s side wants to have some fun. We’re just joining in the festivities.”

Li Xiao heard the lively noise on the phone and said, “Alright, I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

“Already here? Why don’t you come up and join us?”

“No, it’s too noisy.”

The celebration went on until after nine. Dong Mingming had originally wanted to continue the party, but her husband couldn’t stand it anymore. He ended up kicking out the overly enthusiastic colleagues. Fortunately, Mingmimng’s mother was on his side, and together, they managed to get everyone out.

Li Xin also came out, her face flushed from playing. Some of the games were ideas Jiang Rou had, inspired by a variety of shows from the future. One of the games involved writing a few words for someone to act out with their body, passing it along, and the last person had to guess as many words as possible to win. Dong Mingming was generous, offering money as prizes for those who won.

Everyone played enthusiastically, and the room was filled with laughter. The atmosphere was lively but not vulgar.

Li Xin, being quick-witted, was assigned to guess last. Besides earning a significant amount from the game, she also won a lot of money.

After leaving, Jiang Rou noticed that both of Li Xin’s hands were full of money.

An An also had a great time, running around the new house with a few newly met playmates— her hair all disheveled.

The three of them went downstairs and found Li Xiao’s car. Seeing their happy faces, Li Xiao knew they had a good time and smiled lightly, “Had a good time, huh?”

Jiang Rou, sitting in the front passenger seat, took a piece of wedding candy from her pocket and fed it to him. “Here, have some good luck.”

Li Xiao looked at her and opened his mouth to eat the candy.

After putting it in his mouth, he noticed something odd and asked expressionlessly, “Why does this candy have teeth marks on it?”

Caught red-handed, Jiang Rou couldn’t help but laugh.

Earlier in the afternoon, An An had taken a bite of the candy and found it unappetizing. She had then spat it back onto the wrapper. Since there was no trash can at the time, Jiang Rou had put it back in her pocket.

—o—o—o—

Lucia: They had such a cute family~