Chapter 64

The aunt was a typical person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Her current anxiety about her children's future was the most normal state of mind for a mother. Her daughter had already entered junior college, and her son's grades made her feel like the world was going dark; it would be strange if she weren't anxious.

Shen Ci understood her aunt very well. However, the cousin's previous life was actually quite smooth. After graduating from the flight attendant major, she successfully entered an airline and became a flight attendant. Although it was hard work, it was, as her aunt said, quite decent.

Later, she met her future husband on a plane, an ordinary employee of a multinational corporation.

After the two got married, the man's career soared, rising from an ordinary employee to a regional director. The cousin also gave birth to twins in one go, and she lived a very comfortable life in her husband's family.

The aunt and uncle also enjoyed the cousin's good fortune, and their lives became better as well.

As for the cousin, his college entrance exam was, unsurprisingly, a complete failure. No one advised him to repeat a year, because everyone knew he simply wasn't cut out for studying.

Later, he went to a technical school and chose the major of animation production. After graduation, he joined an outsourcing production company. He worked late every day when busy, and the originally tall and handsome young man went bald before he was thirty! He even developed a beer belly!

He dated several girlfriends, but none lasted long because he simply had no extra energy to spare for a partner.

Later, the aunt was so anxious that she started arranging blind dates for him. Finally, he just found a girl and got married. Two years later, they divorced due to emotional incompatibility, leaving him with a son over a year old.

At this moment, looking at her cousin, who was tall and youthful, and her cousin, who was energetic, tall, and handsome, Shen Ci couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

They grew up together and were exceptionally close. On one hand, Shen Ci hoped that her cousin could find a good partner and live a happy life like last time, but on the other hand, she didn't want her cousin to repeat the same mistakes and be crushed by life.

"Aunt, don't worry about these things. Even if He He Suisui and Guangrong don't go to college, they will still make something of themselves in the future." Shen Ci looked at her aunt and comforted her.

Shen Jingjing also nodded: "A-Ci is right. He He Suisui and Guangrong are both good children; they won't be bad in the future."

Hearing her children being praised, Shen Yingying felt somewhat relieved, but she couldn't help but say: "Sister, you and A-Ci don't need to comfort me. I've figured it out now; I don't expect them to have great achievements. As long as they have a stable job after graduating from junior college and can support themselves, that's enough."

He Bin also nodded from the side: "That's right, jobs are hard to find now. Many college graduates can't even find work after graduation."

He He Suisui and He Guangrong kept their heads down and ate without a word. Every time this topic came up, the two of them would listen silently, having long since gotten used to it.

Anyway, they had been the family's "control group" since they were little. Whenever children were discussed, the ones being praised were always others, and the ones being scolded were always them.

Fortunately, Shen Ci was attentive. Every time after such an event, she would take the initiative to comfort her cousins, which prevented any estrangement between them and instead made their relationship even closer.

Shen Ci put down her chopsticks and suddenly looked at her aunt with a serious expression: "Aunt, whether it's He He Suisui or Guangrong, if they encounter difficulties in the future, I will not ignore them."

"They are still young now, and they might not have a plan for the future or feel lost. If one day they have a goal, I, as their older sister, will definitely help."

Originally, she was just nagging and complaining a bit. Shen Yingying didn't expect her niece to suddenly say such things to her, and she was stunned on the spot.

After coming to her senses, she hurriedly said: "A-Ci, that's not what your aunt meant. You are still a college student yourself; how could your aunt let you worry about your younger siblings' affairs..."

Seeing her aunt's flustered reaction, Shen Ci smiled: "I know, Aunt, but I'm serious."

Shen Yingying had her mouth half-open, suddenly at a loss for words, only feeling a sourness in her nose.

She was an emotional person by nature. Regardless of whether A-Ci's words would be fulfilled in the future, hearing them at this moment made her feel moved, and she felt that she hadn't pampered this niece in vain.

Seeing this, Shen Jingjing gently patted her sister's hand and said softly: "The children are close; it's only right for them to help each other."

Shen Yingying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded gently.

After dinner, Shen Ci took out the gifts she had bought for them.

"Uncle, this is for you."

"There's one for me too? Thank you, A-Ci." He Bin reached out to take it and saw it was a new mobile phone!

Shen Ci thought that given her uncle's personality, he would definitely be reluctant to change his phone even after using it for several years, so a new phone was the most practical.

Naturally, there were even more gifts for her younger cousins.

She bought Guangrong sneakers, a tablet computer, a PSP, and other things that boys like.

For He He Suisui, she bought bags, perfume, and a full set of new digital equipment.

"Thank you, Sister. My god, these must cost a lot of money!" He He Suisui said, feeling moved while also feeling bad for her sister's money.

Shen Ci smiled and said: "Don't worry about how much it costs. If you lack anything in the future, just tell your sister."

He He Suisui hugged the first authentic Chanel bag of her life and nodded vigorously.

Guangrong leaned over and whispered: "Sister, then I want to study abroad."

"What?"

He He Suisui exclaimed, and then couldn't help but laugh: "With your grades, even diploma mills abroad won't want you."

"But my English is good!" Guangrong glared, looking proud: "Maybe my English is even better than Sister's."

"Oh, give it a rest." He He Suisui rolled her eyes, then turned to look at Shen Ci: "Sister, don't listen to his nonsense. He's watched too many American TV shows and is hallucinating."

Because her uncle was from the north, her cousins and even her aunt often spoke with a northern accent, which sounded particularly interesting.

"You don't know anything, I'm not talking to you." Guangrong also looked at Shen Ci and grinned: "Sister, aren't there many people who go abroad to 'gild' themselves now? Get a foreign diploma, and when they come back, they can say they are 'overseas students' and 'sea turtles'."

Shen Ci smiled upon hearing this: "Stop watching so much Douyin. With your grades, you still want to study abroad? Where to? Africa might be a slight possibility."

"Pfft..." He He Suisui couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this.

Her own sister's teasing might not have worked, but Shen Ci's teasing made him wilt instantly.

Seeing this, Shen Ci said: "Sister is giving you some serious advice: given your talent for studying, don't consider realizing your self-worth through a diploma. It's useless!"

No matter how rich she was, she couldn't change the fact that her cousin had no talent for studying.

Many foreign universities allow you to buy a degree with money, but what's the point?

An empty shell of a third-rate foreign university diploma is full of rot inside; all it wastes is one's own life and time.

"Find your own direction in life, think clearly about what you want to do, and then come talk to me. When that time comes, your sister will naturally take action."