Zhang Xiaochun was an only child, her family spoiled her, they wouldn’t let her leave home so early.

Seeing Zhang Xiaochun’s face fall, Sheng Weixia hugged her: “It’s okay, our schools are close, we’ll have plenty of time to play together later.”

“That’s true.” She immediately cheered up.

As they walked to the school gate, Sheng Weixia saw A Jiu’s car already parked there.

It was Yu’s car after all, Sheng Weixia instinctively didn’t want to cause trouble, so she walked past the car without stopping.

Someone in the back seat tapped lightly on the driver’s seat, A Jiu opened the door and got out, he called out: “Miss Sheng.”

Sheng Weixia: …

Wasn’t Yu very cold, why was A Jiu, his right-hand man, so enthusiastic?

She stopped in her tracks, Zhang Xiaochun turned her head to look at A Jiu, she poked her with her elbow: “Hey, he’s calling you, right? Is he from the Gu family?”

The Gu family was fine.

Sheng Weixia shook her head: “He’s not from the Gu family, I got a free ride, I came in someone else’s car.”

“Oh, you’re still shy about getting in!” Zhang Xiaochun covered her mouth and giggled: “He’s quite handsome!”

Sheng Weixia glared at her: “Then I’m going, I’ll call you later.”

She sent Zhang Xiaochun off, looking back three times as she walked into the alley, Sheng Weixia turned back to the car, A Jiu had already opened the back door for her.

“Thank you.”

She bent down and looked inside, someone in the back seat, with a very strong presence, swept his gaze over her and nodded slightly.

Sheng Weixia’s heart skipped a beat: So the business he was talking about was to pick up this big shot?

It was too late to say that she knew the way back, she could only get in.

The door slammed shut, A Jiu started the car smoothly.

The back seat, which was supposed to be spacious, suddenly felt cramped and crowded.

The faint scent of herbs was stronger, as if it was enveloping her.

Yu Shi had already seen the envelope with the printed admission letter in her hand, he asked: “What school?”

“Beijing Normal University.” Sheng Weixia simply showed it to him.

Yu Shi slightly turned his head and took a look, his eyebrows furrowed slightly: “Why accounting?”

Sheng Weixia understood, this big shot majored in the top program in Beijing, probably thought everyone else was a failure.

But he didn’t know, for many children from rural backgrounds, being able to get into college was already the best way out.

She smiled slightly: “Of course, I’m thinking about getting a good job.”

“The liberal arts at Beijing Normal University are better.” Yu Shi sat up straight, “If you think it over, you can apply to transfer majors at the beginning of the semester.”

…So he just thought other majors were better.

She had lived twice, and she had already decided not to refuse any opportunity to try new and interesting things.

Accounting was one of her required courses in her previous life, she had already learned enough of it.

Even if he hadn’t reminded her, she would have found a way to transfer majors at the beginning of the semester.

Sheng Weixia felt a little apologetic because of her inner complaints just now.

“I…”

“You…”

They spoke at the same time, Yu Shi raised his hand slightly, motioning for her to speak first.

Sheng Weixia looked at his hand, which was resting on his knees, with its clear bones and slightly protruding veins, her mind drifted for a moment before she said: “I was being petty just now, I thought you looked down on accounting.”

Yu Shi’s wrist stiffened as she finished speaking, A Jiu subtly glanced back from the rearview mirror.

Just when she thought Yu Shi wouldn’t say anything about this topic that had already been turned over, he said: “I don’t look down on accounting, nor do I think it’s a bad major. It’s just that the four years of university are precious, if you have the opportunity, you should broaden your horizons, don’t rush to cater to making a living, get in touch with more things, it might be more meaningful to life.”

Whether from Gu Qingwei or from bits and pieces heard elsewhere, Yu Shi was a man who rarely spoke and rarely explained his actions to others.

This was indeed surprising, but what surprised Sheng Weixia even more was a strange sense of resonance.

In her previous life, she didn’t understand the awe of life and the meaning of living until she died from overwork.

But how could Yu Shi, who was only so young, so easily express his feelings?

As if to supplement or ease the atmosphere, he said: “Don’t worry about income and work. Even if the Gu family is incompetent, they won’t be able to support you.”

Ha… ha…

That’s not necessarily true, the Gu family’s coal mines were of average quality, and their business was single-minded, Gu Desheng was also not like other coal bosses who invested in multiple businesses, in a few years, when the market coal price control came, their lives would be very difficult.

Sheng Weixia chuckled softly: “Don’t you think there’s no business that lasts forever? Just doing coal mining business, coal bosses can become rich overnight and go bankrupt, I have to be able to support myself. Don’t laugh at me, I wanted to apply for the education major at Beijing Normal University before, but the score was too high, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to pass.”

It was a pleasure to talk to smart people.

It was actually… quite satisfying to be able to frankly say that she didn’t trust the Gu family.

To her surprise, Yu Shi nodded again.

If A Jiu was in the back seat, he might be surprised to see him gently twirling the dial of his watch, which meant that he was in a good mood at the moment.

Soon, the car arrived in front of the Gu family’s house.

After A Jiu parked the car, he got out and opened the door for Sheng Weixia, this scene was also seen by Gu Desheng, who had come out to see what was happening.

He squinted his eyes, he saw Sheng Weixia get out of the car, and a figure in the back seat slightly turned his body.

A Jiu stepped forward to block the back window: “Mr. Gu, I’ve brought your daughter back.”

“Okay, okay, okay.”

Gu Desheng was about to ask if Yu Shi was in the car, Sheng Weixia pulled his arm and went inside: “Dad, take a look at my admission letter.”

His look of seeing a golden turtle son-in-law was too obvious, it was embarrassing.

“Oh, okay, I’ll take a look.” Gu Desheng reluctantly retracted his gaze and was pulled into the gate by his daughter.

In the car.

A Jiu didn’t ask Yu Shi why he suddenly appeared in a township not far from Heili Township, when he was supposed to go to see a new mine in the neighboring city today.

After getting into the passenger seat, Yu Shi threw his leather bag on the passenger seat, and the pager inside rang.

A Jiu handed the bag to the back seat, Yu Shi glanced at the phone number and frowned.

“Hello.”

The other party’s volume was not small, the sound that leaked from the receiver was clearly audible in the enclosed space of the car.

Yu Shi didn’t lower the volume, he only heard the other party ask frivolously: “Did you arrange for someone to pick up the girl who went to the old mansion today?”

“Yes.” He didn’t unfurrow his brow.

The other party laughed: “I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it, so you like this kind of girl, hahaha, she’s too weak and innocent! But she’s not bad looking.”

Not surprisingly, Yu Shi didn’t respond to him, but he was patient, “You’re not saying anything, that means you agree!”

Yu Shi slowly spoke, his tone indifferent: “Uncle, that’s going too far.”

It turned out that the person on the other end of the phone was his uncle, Yu Mingda, who wasn’t much older than him.

“Don’t be like that, why are you so humorless, I thought you had come to your senses, I wanted to congratulate you…” Yu Mingda laughed unrestrainedly.

Yu Shi’s brow furrowed, he said unhappily: “Don’t bother yourself with my private affairs, Uncle, you should focus on the mine that came back from Chongzi Pan, the phone bill isn’t cheap every month.”

He wondered if he would be able to afford the phone bill in the future.

“You… do you know something?” Yu Mingda’s tone suddenly turned dangerous.

But Yu Shi hung up the phone, he threw the pager back into the bag that contained a stack of thick materials.

The next second, Yu Shi had already regained his impassive expression, he couldn’t tell what he was feeling.

A Jiu then said: “Boss, Yu Mingda must be referring to Gu Qingwei, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, not Miss Sheng.”

Yu Shi paused, then leaned back and closed his eyes: “It’s okay.”

It was better if he had gotten it wrong.

Meanwhile, the Gu family couple, after seeing Sheng Weixia’s admission letter, both looked a little uncomfortable.

It was a kind of awkwardness, they wanted to express closeness and excitement, but they couldn’t find the words to say.

“It’s really, really good.” Gu Desheng patted his daughter’s shoulder.

Sheng Weixia felt sorry for them: “Don’t think I’m too smart, children from rural areas, if they have the opportunity to seize the college entrance exam, they will all try their best.”

But they felt even more awkward after hearing this, Gu Desheng could only pat his thigh: “It’s not easy.”

Gu Qingwei naturally changed the subject, she pounced on Jiang Xiuhou and acted cute: “Mom, didn’t you go to the newly opened department store to buy things today? What good things are there?”

“Yes!” Jiang Xiuhou breathed a sigh of relief, she glanced at Sheng Weixia and said, “The clothes in that newly opened department store are so many, I heard they’re all new styles from Shanghai! They’re very fashionable! I bought some clothes for you and Qingwei, you’re adults now, you have to dress properly.”

Mrs. Jiang Xiuhou had been in the art troupe when she was young, so her taste was good, but Sheng Weixia remembered that in her previous life, in order to make up the lie of “twins”, she and Gu Qingwei bought the same style in different colors, so they wasted those clothes, and they didn’t wear any of them.

“Where are they?” Gu Qingwei was excited, but she hesitated, “Mom, I’m going out next month, can I invite friends and classmates to our house for a gathering?”

Thinking back to the promise she had made to her daughter to have a stylish “party”, and now she was being sensible and just wanted to entertain her friends at home, Jiang Xiuhou’s heart ached, she immediately agreed: “Why not? I’ll ask the chef and pastry chef to come to the house, we’ll prepare everything ourselves, you can just have fun.”

She raised her eyebrows, “Okay, you two go and take a look at the clothes I bought for you, Zhao Shu, you go with them, if they want to wash and wear them, take them to be washed.”

Zhao Shu wiped her hands on her apron: “Okay!”

She smiled and gestured, “This time you bought too much, Miss… Miss Qingwei’s clothes are too many, I can’t go into her room, I had to get a clothes rack from the third floor to hang them up…”