Chapter 360: Campus Scholar System (32)

Once she left, the couple, Mr. Xie and his wife, looked at each other and sat back down on the sofa, continuing the topic of complaint they had been discussing before their daughter returned:

"What do you mean my daughter can't handle a Scholar from First High School? And saying that if I find a Scholar son-in-law, my Xie Family's property will sooner or later be pocketed by him? What kind of bullshit is that!

According to him, my Xie Wenteng's son-in-law should be some simpleton who only grows in physique but not in brains? Or some spendthrift who chases after female celebrities all day long? Bah! I won't fall for his tricks!"

"You really are something! With nothing even set in stone, you just blabber on without a filter." Deng Youmei rolled her eyes at her husband. "Last time we went back to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors, I could already tell. Xie Chenghai and his wife are good at saying sweet things, but they are jealous of our family in their hearts. They'd love for our daughter to marry some good-for-nothing husband and turn our family into a mess."

"Bah! I won't let him have his way! I, Xie Wenteng, am determined to find a Scholar son-in-law like Jiang in this lifetime! To leave behind Scholar genes for our Xie Family... I think they're just like the fox who couldn't reach the grapes and called them sour."

"But then again, Lao Xie, Jiang's grades are so good, he will definitely go to Beijing for university. Our daughter signed with Nanjing University, so this long-distance relationship..."

Mr. Xie was stunned for a moment, then frustratedly rubbed his forehead; a long-distance relationship was indeed a worrying problem.

While worrying, a flash of inspiration struck, and he slapped his thigh hard: "I only said a Scholar son-in-law, I didn't say it had to be Jiang. Nanjing University is also a good school; I can just have our daughter pick a top-tier Scholar at Nanjing University later!"

"..."

Xie Yang knew nothing about this.

She met up with her followers and offered them some golden ideas for their business.

If they could truly make their Fujian snack shop big and strong, she believed these friends of hers would not choose to study abroad.

Even if they did study abroad, they would have a clearer direction for their studies, rather than developing as they did in the original world—drifting through International High School, then drifting abroad, and ending up with nothing.

After gathering with her followers and taking her school final exams, Xie Yang was summoned back to the Provincial Team by her coach for pre-competition training.

In mid-January, she would participate in a three-and-a-half-month National Women's Volleyball League as a rookie for the Provincial Team.

If she could get a ranking or win an award in this competition, Nanjing University would be secured, which meant her Task in this plane would also be secured.

Therefore, Xie Yang threw herself into the arduous training, starting early and finishing late, without a single complaint.

Other high school students would have their winter break after finishing their final exams and at most a week or two of supplementary classes, but Xie Yang not only had no winter break, she was even more exhausted than usual.

This made Xie Wenteng and his wife ache with pity.

They simply bought a fully furnished large flat near the Provincial Team training base and moved their home there temporarily. Even if they couldn't see their daughter every day, being close meant they could open the sliding door, stand on the terrace, and see the brightly lit gymnasium.

If it weren't for the coach's strict orders—no outside food allowed during the competition period—the couple would have wanted to order a batch of selected delicacies from all over the country to nourish their daughter.

Fortunately, although the items couldn't be sent in, they could still see her.

Whenever there was a match their daughter participated in, the couple would follow and watch every single one without fail.

During the winter break, they even saw Jiang Yinian at a few matches.

The couple was stunned and looked at each other:

"Is that Jiang?"

"It is, right? It's impossible for both of us to be mistaken."

"Good lad!" Xie Wenteng clapped his hands happily. "Xie Chenghai even said Jiang's kindness to our daughter was fake, intended for our Xie Family's property. I think Xie Chenghai is the one who's fake! A scoundrel who can't stand to see our family doing well!"

Deng Youmei twitched her lips: "Lao Xie, look at Jiang's actions first before you speak."

"What actions?"

"Look for yourself!"

Mr. Xie looked in the direction his wife was pointing.

"..."

After a long while, the corner of his eye twitched.

Good heavens!

What kind of approach is this?

His daughter is working so hard playing in a competition, and Jiang actually chased after her to tutor her?

One can only say that a Scholar is indeed a Scholar; he doesn't even forget to bring homework while dating...

Come to think of it, didn't his daughter hate attending classes and doing homework the most before? Why is she so cooperative now?

"Can't you guess? Love me, love my dog."

Deng Youmei was actually quite satisfied with Jiang Yinian's move:

"Do you expect our daughter to not study well? To only play around after getting a boyfriend? A son-in-law like Jiang is great! Not only is he motivated himself, but he also brings our daughter along to improve together."

Xie Wenteng pondered that his wife's words sounded a bit like she was implying something about him.

Back in the day when he was chasing his wife, he would take her everywhere to play—roller skating rinks, shooting stalls, discos, internet cafes, game arcades... He felt that when dating, you should let your partner have fun along with you.

No wonder his father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't like him much back then; so that was the reason?

"What do you think?" Deng Youmei gave him a reproachful look, letting him figure it out himself.

Mr. Xie: "..."

"Xie Yang, time to warm up." The coach came over to remind Xie Yang.

Only then did Xie Yang put down her pen and say to Jiang Yinian, "I'm going to the competition first. You're not going back to Jiangcheng today, right?"

Jiang Yinian shook his head: "I'm not. I passed the Winter Camp selection for both Peking University and Tsinghua University. I have to report to Fifteenth High School tomorrow and stay here for a week to prepare for the Physics Competition in March next year."

It was precisely because he was coming to Fifteenth High School for the Winter Camp that he brought Xie Yang's winter break homework along.

The winter break homework at First High School was inseparable from the school's self-printed test papers.

Especially in the third year of high school, dozens of sheets were assigned for every subject, enough to make one doubt life while grinding through the questions.

Jiang Yinian had been tutoring Xie Yang for a semester and had a rough understanding of her level, so he circled some questions for her:

"You should know how to do the ones I didn't circle, so there's no need to waste time. Just take some time to grind through the ones I circled. If there's anything you don't know, I'll explain it to you."

He sent a copy of the Winter Camp schedule to Xie Yang: "As long as it's not during class time, just call me."

"Got it."

Xie Yang put away the thick stack of papers and stuffed them into her sports bag.

She thought to herself that high school students these days really have it tough!

They still have so much homework to do even over winter break.

Back in the day...

Forget it, forget it; how long ago was her own high school era? A hero shouldn't dwell on past glories!

Better to focus on the present!

She had to exert herself to earn the honor of securing a spot at Nanjing University, so as not to let this semester's Task go to waste.

The two parted ways there.

One continued to sweat and strive on the court in the National Women's Volleyball League.

The other wrote furiously at the Winter Camp for selecting Physics Competition prospects.

Both of their final competitions took place in March.

Xie Yang was like a great weapon for the Provincial Team, invincible, leading her teammates all the way to the finals and ultimately defeating the defending champions to win the title.

Jiang Yinian achieved a high rank in the Physics Competition and was successfully recommended for admission to the Astronomy Department at Tsinghua University, where he would specialize in Astrophysics in the future.

Two pieces of good news, one academic and one athletic, reached Jiangcheng almost simultaneously; the teachers and students at First High School were ecstatic, and Xie Wenteng and his wife couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear.

He specifically called back to his hometown to show off: "Uncle Guochang, why don't you send a lad to check our ancestral grave and see if blue smoke is rising from it? It isn't? That's impossible! My daughter has been recommended for admission to a 985 University! It's impossible for the ancestral grave not to be emitting blue smoke!"

"..."

Xie Wenteng hadn't finished showing off yet: "Not only was my daughter recommended for a 985 University, but her partner is even more impressive—he was directly recommended to Tsinghua University. You know Tsinghua University, right? It's a world-famous university, and he could even pick his own major. I ask you, isn't that awesome?"

"..."