A widower's entertainment

Chapter 384 [Deep Brotherly and Sisterly Affection] (Please Subscribe)
Lin Zhaoxi was admitted to medical school, and Lin Youcheng's family was naturally overjoyed. Neighbors in Xinghua Hutong also came to congratulate him. Lin Youcai, the eldest uncle, even closed his small restaurant for a day to take a break so that the whole family could go to Xinghua Hutong to celebrate this joyous occasion for Lin Zhaoxi.

Besides the neighbors and the elder brother's family, Lin Youcheng's friends also heard that Lin Youcheng's daughter had been admitted to medical school.

Although Lin Youcheng didn't plan to hold a banquet, but simply celebrated behind closed doors in his own yard with a few strings of firecrackers set off outside, his friends, who had watched Lin Zhaoxi grow up, naturally all came to offer their congratulations.

Zhang Wei was a familiar face in Xinghua Hutong and was very happy for Lin Zhaoxi's admission to medical school. He smiled and said, "Zhaoxi is really amazing! That's an incredible college entrance exam score. Now your family has a college student!"

"That's not quite right of you!"

Lin Youcheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Zhang Wei's words, and said, "Our family has had college students for a long time, and Shu Hua is more than just a college student!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei immediately realized that Xie Shuhua, Lin Youcheng's wife, was a graduate of the Department of Literature at Yenching University and later obtained a master's degree from the creative writing graduate program at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature. Her academic qualifications were by no means low.

"Yes, yes, you're right!"

Zhang Wei quickly smiled and said, "I misspoke, but Cheng, if you hadn't been specially appointed as a teacher at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature and Yenching Normal University, I'm afraid your educational background would be the lowest in your family."

"I wish mine was the lowest possible!"

Lin Youcheng hadn't even graduated from high school yet, so who knows, his children might all have higher education levels than him in the future.

Of course, this is also what Lin Youcheng hoped for.

On the other side, Cha Hai-sheng said, "I remember Zhao Xi said before that he wanted to go to medical school, and I didn't expect him to actually get in. That's really great!"

As a father, Lin Youcheng was naturally very happy to hear these words, and he was happy for his daughter, Lin Zhaoxi.

Inside the courtyard, Lin Youcheng chatted with his friends. Of course, they didn't just talk about his daughter Lin Zhaoxi being admitted to Peking University Medical School; they also talked about other things. But clearly, the most important thing today was Lin Zhaoxi's admission to university.

In the kitchen, Sister-in-law Fang Mei was helping Song Ma and Xie Shuhua cook. Looking at the lively atmosphere outside, she couldn't help but say, "Youcheng, quite a few friends have come over."

Hearing Fang Mei's words, Xie Shuhua smiled and said, "Youcheng didn't intend to call anyone over, but someone found out and came over specifically."

“My parents in Tianjin also found out about this and called Xi’er to congratulate her on getting into university.”

"Such a happy occasion should be celebrated together. Xi'er is so smart. Now that she's in medical school, she'll definitely become a doctor in the future."

Fang Mei said, "Of all these siblings, Xi'er has been sensible since she was little. Back in Decheng, she even helped—"

Halfway through her sentence, Fang Mei realized that Xi'er had been helping her deceased biological mother take care of her younger siblings back then. However, it wasn't appropriate to bring this up in front of Xie Shuhua, so she changed her words and said, "Youcheng takes care of his younger siblings, and he can do the laundry and cooking. It's really not easy for him."

Xie Shuhua said with a smile, "Xi'er is very sensible, and her life is getting better and better."

"Things are getting better and better. I heard that Youcheng bought quite a few more houses?"

Fang Mei naturally knew that Lin Youcheng's family was getting better and better, otherwise she wouldn't have settled down in Beijing and let them live in Beijing. She had also heard that Lin Youcheng had bought several more houses, something that Lin Youcai had mentioned.

Xie Shuhua nodded and said, "Yes."

Leaving aside Lin Youcheng's previous novel royalties from both domestic and international sources, just considering the movie script for "Infernal Affairs" sold to Warner Bros. in Hollywood for a considerable price, Lin Youcheng then used that royalties to buy some houses in Beijing.

That's right, just some.

Fang Mei couldn't understand why Lin Youcheng wanted to buy so many houses. She was speechless with astonishment, since housing prices in Beijing were really high these days. She wondered why Lin Youcheng, who already owned so many houses, needed to buy more.

Xie Shuhua seemed to know what Fang Mei was thinking and said with a smile, "I also asked Youcheng. Youcheng said it's for the child's future investment security. In case the child doesn't get a good job, those houses can be rented out and the rent will be good."

Xie Shuhua also felt that these houses would indeed be enough for her children to support themselves by collecting rent.

Fang Mei nodded repeatedly upon hearing Xie Shuhua's words. She knew that renting a house in Beijing was not easy. To be honest, her family was able to stay in Beijing thanks to the house Lin Youcheng had given them. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for them to stay in Beijing. Moreover, she knew very well that the house was truly given to them, and the property certificate was in Lin Youcai's name. If Lin Youcai hadn't refused the restaurant shop, Lin Youcheng would have given it to them directly.

Of course, Fang Mei is not an ungrateful person. She is also grateful to her brother-in-law from the bottom of her heart. If it weren't for Lin Youcheng, Lin Zhaoping and Lin Zhaoan would have had a hard time studying in Beijing.

"Xi'er has been admitted to university and will become a doctor in the future. Her job will definitely be in a big hospital in Beijing, so there's no need to worry at all."

Fang Mei said with a smile, "Zhaoqing and the others are all very sensible. They are learning from their older sister's example, and they will definitely be outstanding in the future. There will be several college students in the future."

Hearing Fang Mei's words, Xie Shuhua naturally smiled and nodded repeatedly. Although she knew that not all children's grades were as good as Lin Zhaoxi's, she naturally wanted to hear such words on such a joyous occasion. She added, "Zhaoping and Zhaoan will also be college students in the future."

Fang Mei's face was also full of smiles. She naturally had the same thought in her heart, hoping that Lin Zhaoping and Lin Zhaoan could learn a lot from their cousin Lin Zhaoxi.

Whether the children will learn from Lin Zhaoxi is unknown, but they all admire her from the bottom of their hearts. They all know that Lin Zhaoxi was able to get into Yanda Affiliated High School and scored 606 points in the college entrance examination. Such achievements really excited the younger children because such an amazing person is their older sister.

Lin Zhaohuan hugged Lin Zhaoxi's arm, her eyes filled with admiration, and said with her head held high, "Big sister, you're amazing! I will definitely study hard and make progress every day."

Hearing Lin Zhaohuan's words, Lin Zhaoxi patted Lin Zhaoxi's head and said, "Big sister believes in you."

Lin Zhaole, on the other side, immediately declared that he would learn from his eldest sister, saying, "Big sister, I will study hard and improve every day." "You should watch less TV in the future!"

Lin Zhaoxi tapped Lin Zhaole's head and said, "I'll tutor you during the summer vacation."

Upon hearing Lin Zhaoxi's words, Lin Zhaole hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "Big sister, could we wait until the start of the next semester to have tutoring?"

"You just said you wanted to study hard and improve every day!"

The others in the room couldn't help but laugh when they heard Lin Zhaole's words. They all knew that Lin Zhaoxi was deliberately saying this to tease Lin Zhaole.

Lin Zhaoxi smiled and said, "Okay."

In fact, Lin Zhaoxi also knew that Lin Zhaole would only be in the third grade next semester and would not need tutoring at all.

Upon hearing Lin Zhaoxi's words, Lin Zhaole jumped up with joy.

Although Lin Zhaoxi did not intend to tutor Lin Zhaole, he said to his other older siblings, "I can tutor you during the summer vacation. You can ask me if you have any questions."

As the eldest sister, Lin Zhaoxi naturally knows how to take care of her younger siblings. Now that the family's financial situation has improved and her younger siblings are older, all she can do is help them with their studies, and naturally she will tutor them more. In fact, it's not just this summer vacation; Lin Zhaoxi has been tutoring her younger siblings in their studies all along.

Lin Zhaomei's grades weren't outstanding, but they weren't bad either; she was above average in her class. However, she would be entering her final year of junior high school next semester, so she naturally knew that she would soon be facing the crucial high school entrance exam. Even though she said she wanted to be a director in the future, she knew that the most important thing for her now was to study hard. She smiled and said, "Big sister, I will definitely ask you if I don't understand something."

"Me too!"

Lin Zhaoman didn't say much, but he looked at his older sister with admiration in his eyes. His grades were neither good nor bad, just average. Of course, he had once ranked in the top ten of his class. He was still studying hard and was determined to follow in his older sister's footsteps and study hard in the future.

Of course, Lin Zhaoman didn't intend to go to medical school. He wanted to join the army and become a soldier, just like a real People's Liberation Army soldier in movies and television.

This is his own idea, and of course, it's just Lin Zhaoman's current thought.

Lin Zhaoxi wasn't worried about Lin Zhaomei and Lin Zhaoman. She knew that both of them were studying hard, and although their grades weren't the best, they were still quite good.

My cousin, Lin Zhaoping, would often come to Xinghua Hutong on weekends to ask Lin Zhaoxi for help with his studies. This was because Lin Zhaoping had come to Beijing in the first place, worried that he would fall behind in his studies. Now, hearing Lin Zhaoxi's words, he naturally said, "Big sister, I will definitely ask you if I don't understand something. I will also work hard and get into university like you!"

Lin Zhaoping genuinely admired his cousin. He was well aware that his family was able to stay and live in Beijing, and that he and Lin Zhaoan were able to study and live in Beijing, all thanks to his third uncle's family. All he could do was study hard and cherish the opportunity to study in Beijing.

Because he knew very clearly that the capital city was completely different from De City, where he used to live. The more he lived and studied here, the clearer he became that these were two different worlds.

Indeed, Lin Zhaoping, also the eldest child in his family, matured early on and understood how difficult it was to come to Beijing. Naturally, he studied hard and tried his best to get into university like his cousin.

Although Lin Zhaoan's thoughts were not as complicated as Lin Zhaoping's, he still nodded.

Lin Zhaoxi looked at Lin Zhaoqing, and Lin Zhaoqing nodded.

As for Lin Zhaoqing, he is under a lot of pressure right now. With his older sister Lin Zhaoxi ahead of him, even though the family doesn't compare his sister to the rest of them, he knows in his heart that his older sister was admitted to Yenching University Affiliated High School, while he is in Xinghua Middle School. He will be a senior in high school next semester, and will take the college entrance examination in a year. His grades are not very good. He can only look up to Lin Zhaoxi's score of 606, let alone the top scorer of 707, which is really an impossible world.

Lin Zhaoqing is currently focused on sports training, hoping to gain extra points for his special skills. He hasn't really thought about which university he wants to attend. He would be grateful if he could get into any university at all. Of course, Lin Zhaoqing thinks that if he can't get into university, he can go to a junior college.

Of course, if he fails to get into a junior college, he may have to repeat a year of high school.

The moment this thought popped into Lin Zhaoqing's head, he felt annoyed and silently cursed it in his mind...

Lin Zhaoqing looked at Lin Zhaoxi and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'll definitely ask you if I don't understand something."

As Lin Zhaoxi listened to her younger siblings, her gaze fell on the photo frame on her desk. The small black and white photo inside showed a woman with two long braids smiling at her.

Lin Zhaoxi always knew why she applied to Yenching Medical University. She silently told her mother in the photo frame the good news that she had been admitted to Yenching Medical University. She believed that if her mother knew, she would be happy for her too.

Lin Zhaoxi couldn't help but smile, turning to look at Lin Zhaoqing and the others, and said, "Then you can't just play all summer. I'll be checking your homework."

These words immediately put Lin Zhaoqing and the others under pressure.

Although they all want to study hard, they naturally want to have fun during the summer vacation. Now that their older sister is going to check their homework, it will naturally make them feel a bit of pressure. Of course, some of them won't feel pressured. Lin Zhaoman, Lin Zhaoping, and Lin Zhaomei won't feel pressured. They will do their homework seriously anyway and think it's just a small matter.

Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaoan exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of pressure. They knew very well that Lin Zhaoxi wasn't just talking casually, and this summer vacation might not be as easy as they imagined. Even the two little ones, Lin Zhaohuan and Lin Zhaole, although one was in fifth grade and the other in third grade next semester, felt a little pressure.

However, Lin Zhaohuan smiled and said, "Big sister, don't worry, I will study hard and follow your example."

Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaoan both patted their chests and promised to complete the assignment diligently. Obviously, their attitude at this moment was clearly something to show, otherwise they would have become class enemies of the entire scene.

Looking at her younger siblings in the room, Lin Zhaoxi's smile deepened. In her heart, she silently told her mother that she would continue to take good care of her younger siblings.

(End of this chapter)