Chapter 359: Campus Academic System (31)

Jiang Yinian went into his room to get his test papers, while Xie Yang, having nothing to do, looked around the living room, which was kept spotlessly clean by the grandmother and grandson.

Not to mention the floor-to-ceiling windows wiped free of dust or the floor so polished it almost reflected one's figure, even the wall of books was arranged neatly by height and thickness.

One small corner had a few more books on astrophysics than the last time she visited.

Xie Yang casually pulled one out and leaned against the bookshelf to flip through it.

Jiang Yinian came out of the room and, seeing her reading the professional book he had picked up from a second-hand book stall just a few days ago, walked over and asked, "Are you interested in astrophysics too?"

Xie Yang said casually, "Not really, just browsing. I see you've even taken detailed notes; are you studying this as a university major?"

"Yeah," Jiang Yinian did not deny it, "I plan to list astrophysics as my major for the College Entrance Examination."

"Why are you suddenly interested in this?" Xie Yang couldn't help but be curious.

Seeing him research Jiang Nainai's illness and some clinical professional knowledge before, she had assumed he would choose to study medicine in university.

Jiang Yinian pondered for a moment and said, "I just suddenly wanted to understand the universe. In dimensions we cannot reach, there might be planets infinitely more advanced than our Earth, and their technological level might be something we can only look up to in despair."

【Host.】

The Main System suddenly spoke up:

【Could he be thinking of dismantling the Sub-system to conduct research?】

Xie Yang was amused upon hearing this: Hey! Finally, a warrior like me has appeared!

Main System: 【……】

How could it have forgotten?

Its own Host had once had this very thought.

If it weren't for the fact that Earth's current level of technology wasn't enough, those recovered Sub-systems might have already been dismantled into pieces by its Host.

Xie Yang stood on her tiptoes slightly and patted Jiang Yinian's shoulder with gratification: "That's a great idea! Keep it up! I believe in you!"

"……"

……

"Hungry? It's time to eat."

Halfway through the tutoring session, Jiang Nainai poked her head out from the kitchen to call the two children.

Jiang Yinian got up to go to the kitchen and help serve the dishes.

Xie Yang washed her hands and helped bring out the bowls and chopsticks.

Besides the claypot rice, Jiang Nainai had also made a dish of sweet and sour Shrimp and boiled a pot of Corn and pork rib soup.

Jiang Yinian ladled a bowl of soup for Xie Yang.

Xie Yang took a sip of the soup, then ate a spoonful of claypot rice with the crispy crust, and gave a thumbs up: "Grandma, with your skills, if you opened a shop, business would definitely be good."

Jiang Nainai beamed from ear to ear: "You kids are really supportive."

That young man named Cheng Zixin was so supportive that he actually went and opened a Southern Fujian snack shop; I heard business is quite good.

"That child insisted on paying me dividends for my technical investment; he wouldn't be happy if I didn't accept."

Mentioning this, Jiang Nainai felt both moved and emotional.

People used to say "raise children to provide for old age," but in her view, that wasn't entirely true.

Look at her youngest son's actions; where is there any sign of him being a son?

Never mind providing for her old age, it would be good enough if he didn't come to scheme for the little bit of money she had for emergencies.

It was thanks to these children that an old woman like her, who had no pension, now had a stable income.

Good children!

They are all good children!

It is truly a blessing of three lifetimes for Niannian to be able to make friends with these good children.

Xie Yang hadn't been to the Southern Fujian snack shop that Cheng Zixin invested in yet; she really hadn't had the time.

However, she had seen the photos and videos they posted in the group chat, and honestly, business was indeed quite good.

Besides the recipe provided by Jiang Nainai, Cheng Zixin himself was indeed very business-minded; he was cut out for business.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Just as they were eating, they received a call from Cheng Zixin.

"Sister Yang, why didn't you tell your brothers when you got home? If my mom hadn't run into your aunt at the beauty salon, I wouldn't have known you were resting at home these past few days."

"Sister Yang, what's the point of staying at home! Come out and play!"

Lin Zhihan snatched the phone and shouted.

Xie Yang laughed: "Alright, I'll come over this afternoon."

"Then I'll pick a place, and we'll have a good get-together."

The voices of several younger brothers discussing could be heard from the other end of the phone:

"Let's not go to the club this time; Sister Yang is a Provincial Team athlete now, we have to watch her image."

"Then how about the pool hall my brother invested in?"

"That pool hall of your brother's, the smell of smoke is too stifling; never mind Sister Yang, I don't even want to go there."

"…… Then where should we go? How about the roller skating rink?"

Xie Yang interrupted them: "No need to pick another place, let's just go to the Southern Fujian snack shop; I haven't been there to see it in person yet!"

"Then I'll close the shop, otherwise it'll be too noisy."

Cheng Zixin decisively notified the staff to close the shop after two in the afternoon. Business could wait; welcoming Sister Yang was the real priority.

Xie Yang: "……"

Only this group of younger brothers had money to burn, otherwise they would be scolded to death by their parents.

Fortunately, she had brought enough money; she would buy the unsold Southern Fujian delicacies from the shop later to take home and treat her parents.

Seeing that she was about to leave after eating, Jiang Nainai didn't even finish her own meal before packing up a bag of homemade sausages and cured meat for her to take home for her family to taste.

Although she was old, she knew that the property prices in this area were not cheap.

Using the rent from the eldest son's old house to cover this apartment was clearly not enough.

Letting the two of them, grandmother and granddaughter, help with the cleaning and letting Niannian tutor these children were all just excuses to show them consideration.

Therefore, whenever Jiang Nainai had free time, she would make some of her specialty foods; as long as Xie Yang liked them, she wished she could pack everything up for her to take home.

Xie Yang did not stand on ceremony with Jiang Nainai, mainly because she couldn't refuse the old lady's kindness, so she carried a bag of sausages and cured meat back home.

The Xie Family.

The couple was indeed both at home.

Xie Wenteng was in the middle of a video call with a cousin from his hometown, and it was unclear what they were discussing, but both sides were arguing until their faces were red.

"Xie Chenghai, what do you mean by that? Are you laughing at me for having no vision? Or is it that my daughter has no vision?"

"Brother Wen, I'm just kindly reminding you! They say the more educated a person is, the more devious they are. You wouldn't want your family fortune to be swindled away by an outsider in the future, would you? Are there really so few examples of that?"

If you ask me, finding an outsider is not as good as finding someone whose background you know well. If you want to pick a son-in-law, come to me; I have plenty of suitable young men around me. Not to mention anyone far away, just take my wife's nephew—I've watched him grow up since he was a child, he looks prosperous and is honest, he would absolutely be loyal as your son-in-law..."

Xie Wenteng was so angry he leaned back: "Your wife's nephew? The big fat guy who came with you to pay respects to the ancestors last time and was snatching food from a group of little brats? Forget it! Even if my daughter stays an old maid her whole life, I don't want a son-in-law like that!"

"..."

Xie Wenteng hung up the phone angrily, just about to complain to his wife about how unreliable Xie Chenghai was, when he was poked in the ribs by his wife's elbow.

Deng Youmei looked puzzled at Xie Yang, who had just entered the foyer and was changing her shoes: "Daughter, why are you back so early? Didn't you go out to have fun?"

Only then did Xie Wenteng realize his daughter had returned, so he quickly rubbed his face and squeezed out a smile:

"That's right, daughter, training at the Provincial Team is so hard, you should relax well at home. Hey, what are you carrying in your hand? Why is there a smell of cured meat?"

Xie Yang smiled, walked over, and handed the bag to her father: "Dad, your nose is really sharp. It is cured meat, made by Jiang Nainai herself. Besides the cured meat, there are also a few strings of sausages she stuffed herself, and she asked me to bring them for you all to taste."

"Whoa! This cured meat smells fragrant just by the scent! The grandmother of the in-laws has good craftsmanship!"

"..."

Deng Youmei gave her husband a jab with her elbow and asked her daughter with a smile: "Are you going out to play again?"

Xie Yang nodded: "I have an appointment to get together with Axin and the others."

"Speaking of Axin, I ran into his mother this morning," Deng Youmei said. "I heard that the restaurant those boys opened together is doing quite well. These children finally have something proper to do, unlike before..."

Xie Wenteng was unhappy when he heard this: "Our daughter is much better than them! Who wouldn't know how to do business if they had the capital? But it's not everyone who can get into the Provincial Team."

"That's true!" Deng Youmei said with a proud face, "Madam Cheng is so envious of me!"

Seeing this situation, Xie Yang knew that her parents were about to start taking turns bragging, so she twitched the corner of her mouth and slipped away.