Chapter 336: Return

"They're back, and they're going to hold a banquet."

Ye Shu Xing and Xie Xin Yi went out to make their way, and returned in glory with their child and the newly developed chain of restaurants.

"Dad not good enough? Uncle also not available?"

Normally, for events that require Su Yu's accompaniment, Su Yi isn't even enough, Su Xi has to go, but it's a banquet where Su Xi is unavailable.

"I want to see Aunt Xie, but I don't want to see Uncle Ye; he would remind me of the fear of being controlled by all kinds of accidents!"

Following Su Xi, Ye Shu Xing arrived at the doorway: …

He was really being blamed for this, it has nothing to do with him, okay? Ye Shu Xing entered, and Ji Yan was a bit embarrassed, "Stop talking nonsense, quickly apologize to your Uncle Ye!"

"Alright, Uncle Ye, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken the truth!"

Okay, Uncle Ye, sorry, I shouldn't have spoken the truth!

Su Xi: …

Ye Shu Xing: …

"Su Yu!"

Su Yu pursed her lips, "I was being honest, Uncle also doesn't want me to encounter any accidents, right?"

【Honestly, are you still blaming me? What if I and Ye Shu Xing appear at the same banquet, something goes wrong, and we ruin the meticulously prepared banquet of their family—what then? Who's responsible for this somewhat metaphysical mishap? Would Ye Shu Xing's parents and relatives blame him? They would definitely blame me!】

Speaking the truth, yet it's still my fault? If I happen to appear at the same banquet as Ye Shu, and something goes wrong, ruining the banquet they painstakingly prepared, what then? Who takes responsibility for this sort of somewhat supernatural matter? Would Ye Shu's parents blame him? Definitely they'd blame me!

Ji Yan thought her daughter said something reasonable.

"Where is Xiao Yu currently studying?"

They returned also for the child. After touring other provinces and cities, they realized how great it is for a child to be born with a Jingdu household registration.

In the few days after returning home, the Ye family's biggest worry was the child's school issue.

Attending a private aristocratic school? The resources are good, but the class stratification is severe. The two quarrelsome ones in their family can't handle it at all! With no one protecting them, they're likely to get beaten.

Public school? They also worry the school's educational resources aren't good enough, which could delay the child.

After much deliberation, the family still hasn't reached a conclusion.

Ye Shu Xing thought of Su Yu and Shi Xu's child. They are already in school, so they surely understand the school situation better.

Ye Shu thought of Su Yu and Shi Xu's family's children. They are already in school, so they surely know more about the school situation.

"??? Jingda has opened an affiliated primary and secondary school?"

"No, I'm a university student now!"

No, I'm a college student now!

Ye Shu Xing looked at Su Xi pleadingly, "Is this really true?"

How old is she? Around ten, right?!

Su Xi nodded.

Ye Shu Xing, dazed, followed Su Xi to the study.

"Reading university material this early isn't good, right? Isn't that forcing growth?"

"She can keep up with the pace."

She has a system assisting her, so learning will be much easier than others. She's willing to do it, and Su Xi supports her.

If one day Su Yu gets tired, Su Xi won't force her to inherit the family business; at most they'll donate most of the assets to the state, letting her live well under the country's protection.

"You really intend to hand the Su Family over to her?"

Ye Shu Xing was a bit surprised. If Su Yu were Su Xi's daughter, he wouldn't ask this.

Ye Shu was somewhat surprised. If Su Yu were Su Xi's daughter, he wouldn't be asking like this.

The Su Family will belong to her from now on. She now has the status of a prodigy and the resources of those prodigy teachers and classmates at school; most senior executives in the company are very supportive of her, while a few old stubborn ones are still secretly urging Su Xi and Su Yi to have a son to inherit the business.

The Su Family will be hers in the future. She now has the status of a genius, backed by the resources of those genius teachers and classmates at school; most of the upper management in the company are optimistic about her, while a few old fogeys are secretly urging Su Xi and Su Yi to have a son to inherit the family business.

Ye Shu Xing, considering his relationship with Su Xi to be good, spoke more boldly, "You think like this now; after you marry a wife, you'll still think the same, and your wife won't settle either."

Clearly the property belongs to Su Xi, but when it falls into another's child, can his wife be comfortable? This discomfort will peak after they have a child! Then it becomes a family feud over the assets.

Clearly it is Su Xi's property, yet it ends up in someone else's child—how could his wife feel comfortable? This discomfort will peak after having a child! After that, it will be family infighting over the property.

Ye Shu Xing wondered why he never married. He has his own concerns and wouldn't gamble people's trust with Su Yu's safety.

"Your family has reached school age, why transfer back?"

By the timeline, the child of Ye Shu Xing and Xie Xin Yi has already studied out of town. Coming back now is a transfer.

"Xin Yi's friend at the Education Bureau suggested it; we were at a disadvantage studying out of town."

Ye Shu Xing's household registration hasn't been moved, so returning isn't that hard. Studying abroad all the time means missing out on some local resources. Coincidentally, his parents also want to return to familiar places, their businesses have developed, so the whole family moved back to Jingdu.

"Su Yu's original school was good; the Principal knows how to get along with people."

Ye Shu Xing understood; that person is slick.

"I'll ask Shi Xu."

"His family is also there."

"Then I'll go investigate!"

Ye Shu Xing wouldn't just listen to Shi Xu and Su Xi; he wants to conduct an on‑site inspection himself. The two children in his family are rather mischievous! Once he gathers clear information, he'll be able to report back to his parents and wife.

Ye Shu Xing, excited, took Yang Zhichun, Su Xi, Ji Yan, Su Yi, and the gifts prepared by Su Yu, and headed from the Su Family to the school.

After making inquiries around the school, Ye Shu Xing truly believed it was a good school.

The Su Yu trio, who have kept the students' resentment levels across several grades under control, graduated safely. Shi Tong and Ming Huang, who have raised the teachers' resentment levels across several grades, are still happily studying and have not been targeted by teachers.

If it were the two Tianmo Stars of his family, the teachers should be fine too? …

On the weekend, Su Yu went to the school and saw Liang Yan dressed in a full Aquarius mascot costume, feeling puzzled.

On the weekend, Su Yu went to school, saw Liang Yan dressed in a full‑body Aquarius mascot costume, and was puzzled.

"Huo Huo, why didn't you go to Uncle Ye's banquet?"

Su Yu plans to attend a history class today, wearing a beautiful ancient‑style dress. As she tilts her head, the hairpin and pendant on her head clash, making a "ding‑dang" sound.

"If you don't go, I won't go either."

Since joining the youth class, Liang Yan has become a well‑known prodigy in the circle. More people now envy, are jealous of, or resent her.

Every time she attends a banquet, the only people are those who flatter her and those who dislike her.

She likes neither of the two!

"That banquet should be quite interesting; maybe there'll even be red envelopes!"

Ye Shu's family just got back, so they're definitely generous.

"If you don't go, it wouldn't mean anything for me to go."

"Hmm, if the teacher doesn't come to class, let's go home and play!"

"Back to the villa?"

"No, to my family manor."

Ji Yan and Su Yi go to the banquet, while Su Xi rests at home. Ye Shu also knows Su Xi is under a lot of pressure and doesn't mind. As long as the Su Family sends someone, it's fine; Ji Yan's status is also quite high.

Su Yu and Liang Yan spent the whole morning busy in fields they are interested in, didn't see the teacher arrive, and cheerfully returned to the Su family manor.

"This one's delicious!"

Su Yu holds a plate of fruit and hands it to Liang Yan.

She doesn't know when it started, but she no longer finds vegetables and fruit bitter, except those naturally bitter. Without bitterness, Su Yu isn't especially fond of vegetables or fruit, yet she gets very happy when she tastes a sweet‑tasting fruit! "Mmm, tasty!"

After finishing a plate, Liang Yan looks at Su Yu, who had sent a plate of fruit to Su Xi, eyes brimming with tears.

"What's wrong?"

"I miss Can Can; she loves fruit the most!" Su Yu doesn't wait for Liang Yan's tears to stop, and drags her toward the kitchen.

"Look!"

Liang Yan watches the chef busily processing the fruit they ate, a bewildered expression on her face, "What are they doing?"

"They're making dried fruit, to send to Can Can!"

These fruits are a local specialty, unnamed, and Su Yu doesn't even know what they're called. Locals customarily turn this fruit into dried fruit for storage. If the Su Family weren't wealthy enough to afford ice transport, these fruits would have rotted long ago.

"Will it arrive? Didn't a classmate say the package got lost?"

"It can; I have an employee who went abroad to develop international express business take it over."

Su Yu's neighborhood earned a lot of money. She didn't spend it on drawing cards; following the advice of Wulongcha, she invested in various industries and made a good profit.

She intends to use that earnings to start a multinational courier company.

"International express?"

"Yes, my new company."

Liang Yan is a bit worried, "Will it lose money?"

Dad said doing business abroad is tough; the smaller the scale, the more likely you'll encounter lawless bandits. If the business gets big and you don't change nationality, your assets might even be confiscated.

"No, I've surveyed the market; many people want to purchase foreign‑released records and merchandise through legitimate channels."

Those who can eat foreign grain generally have decent economic conditions. Some even think money isn't an issue, but the grain can't be wasted.

After researching the market, Su Yu wants to build an international express logistics company that integrates proxy purchasing and delivery.

"Alright, if you need investment, find me!"

Liang Yan's pocket money is huge; after she and Su Yu skipped a grade together, her basic monthly allowance is one million. Whether Liang Yan's parents are happy or not, she still receives pocket money. She doesn't have the pressure Su Yu has from drawing cards; the money stays in her card and is barely spent, making her the cash‑flow leader among the three.

"Okay!"

Su Yu and Liang Yan eat and drink, go to the amusement park and the exclusive toy room to play, until Zhu Xueheng comes to pick her up.

Liang Yan goes home, Su Yu returns to her room, freshens up, and waits for Mom to come home. She ends up waiting until nine p. m.

"Mom, why are you only just getting home?"

Su Yu tries to rush into Ji Yan's arms to act cute, but Ji Yan blocks her.

"Good girl, wait while Mom changes clothes."

Ji Yan goes upstairs to change, while Su Yi lies on the sofa pretending to be a lazy fish.

"Dad, are you tired?"

"So tired!"

Su Yi tilts his head toward Su Yu, his voice gentle, "Xiao Yu, could you keep a promise you made to Dad?"

"First, what is it?"

【This voice gave me goosebumps!】

Su Yi returns to his normal voice, "Next time you see us haven't returned yet, call us, okay?"

"If you don't call, you can be a brat if you want, just don't drag me into it!"

"What do you mean I'm a brat? This is a reasonable retreat tactic! If you had gone today, you'd know what a real brat is!"

The two little brats in Ye Shu's family really weren't taught well. Though they're twins, they fight each other like enemies!

"Baby, luckily you didn't go. The kids from Ye Shu's family, today whoever first hugs one of them will cause a fuss; if the gift is different they'll fuss, mentioning the other child's name first also causes a fuss!"

Ji Yan reasonably suspects that if Su Yu had gone, the blame would fall on Su Yu.

Su Yi is also fed up! He spent today trying to mediate and got exhausted. He took a few blows from the kids while protecting Ji Yan, and it hurt a bit.

"But one person can't have two mouths; saying both names at once makes it hard for others to hear!"

【Isn't this making it hard for people? Pure and the other are drama queens!】

Ji Yan thinks the same, "But they keep making a scene; I don't know what provoked them, or who is stirring them up?"

Ji Yan sees that the previous banquet didn't only include the Ye and Xie families' relatives; some people said sour remarks, perhaps said things they shouldn't have, which the kids overheard.

Su Yu felt heartache for her somewhat tired mother. "Next time I'll call you and throw a tantrum to get you to come home, okay?"

Ji Yan held Su Yu and nuzzled against her. "Okay!"

Su Yi:... Never mind, as long as the goal was achieved!

"Mama?"

Su Yu, who was sleeping soundly, was picked up by Ji Yan to change clothes, looking completely bewildered.

【What happened?】

"Auntie Xie and Uncle Ye are bringing their children over. Baby, go hide at school for a bit first."

Those two children were too rambunctious. When they got rowdy, they didn't know their own strength. Ji Yan believed Su Yu could win in a fight, but she didn't want Su Yu to get hurt, even the slightest bit of pain.

"Oh, then I have to tell Huo Huo!"

"Already told her. Don't worry, their family went out to play."

Ji Tianlin was waiting for Su Yu in the car.

Ji Yan stuffed Su Yu into Ji Tianlin's car. Ji Tianlin had tidied up the back seat and laid out a pillow and blanket.

"If you're sleepy, keep sleeping. If you don't want to go to school, you can also come along with Grandpa to the company."

Ji Tianlin really wanted to take his granddaughter to the company for a tour and show her off! His precious granddaughter—one of her was worth ten from anyone else's family!

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa!"

Su Yu did not let down Ji Tianlin's kindness and continued to sleep soundly.

When she woke again, she was already in a villa room outside the school.

"Good morning, Grandpa!"

"Morning. Eat your breakfast quickly."

"Okay!"

After Su Yu finished breakfast, she was a little worried about her mother. "Grandpa, is Mama entertaining Auntie Xie and the little brother and sister?"

"Mm, they took them to the amusement park to play. Don't worry."

Su Yu was not reassured.

"I want to call Mama and Papa."

Ji Tianlin, scrolling through news on his tablet, shook his head. "Better not. Your grandmother said the Xu family has always been united. This precedent can't start with you all."

Su Yu was now the darling of the Xu family, the only child who sat beside the two elders of the Xu family during every New Year and festival.

If she expressed clear dislike for the children of Ye Shu's family without even meeting them, how would the rest of the Xu family see it? The relationship between the Ye family, the Su Family, and the Ji Family would collapse!

Su Yu had good grades and was generous. The Xu family children all liked her very much. The reference books, workbooks, and notes she gave them were all quite useful, so most of the children looked to her as their leader. If she didn't like the children of Ye Shu's family, the other children would follow Su Yu's attitude.

The children of Ye Shu's family were also sensitive. They might make a bigger and bigger fuss, until it finally became impossible to clean up.

"Alright then, I'll go to class!"

Su Yu wasn't in the mood to go to Ji Tianlin Company anymore. She went to class.

"Oho, how come it's just you alone? That's rare!"

The girl wearing ancient-style clothes, flicking her sleeves with snap-crack sounds, came over again. She remembered that this little one was inseparable from another child about her age. Only one today—did they have a falling out? That was wonderful!

It just so happened she had nowhere to test the psychology she was studying. Perhaps today she could have her first experimental subject? Thinking of this, the ancient-clothes girl smiled very happily.

Su Yu said bluntly, "Go find someone else. I need to study!"

She couldn't be given a good face, or she'd push her luck! Thanks, darlings, for the votes~ Yang Zhichun is preparing a gift, Su Xi is preparing a gift, Ji Yan and Su Yi are preparing a gift, and Su Yu is preparing a gift for Ye Shu's family. (This one gift could contain two or three gifts inside; this is just to emphasize that Ji Yan and Su Yi are giving a gift together, not a typo.) Four thousand words~ Good night, darlings~