After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 345 Mid-Autumn Festival
The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the morning, Xu Lin took a box of mooncakes to Yu Xinyan's house.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, even the busy Yu Jianhua stayed home.

Yu Xinyan went downstairs to meet Xu Lin.

When Xu Lin arrived at her house, he saw the two elders in the living room.

"Uncle, Auntie, it's been a long time!"

"These are mooncakes for you."

Xu Lin placed the mooncakes on the coffee table.

Lin Yajing smiled and said, "Xu Lin is so thoughtful."

Then she added, "Want some sunflower seeds?"

Lin Yajing was just eating sunflower seeds. Judging from the shells on an A4 sheet of paper, she must have been eating them for quite a while.

As for Yu Jianhua, he was reading a magazine.

"Uncle, what are you looking at?"

"Qiushi, I don't know if you've heard of it."

Yu Jianhua showed the magazine cover to Xu Lin.

"I've heard of this magazine before; I learned about it by chance when I was writing a paper."

Xu Lin teased, "Tell me, have you published anything?"

"Hey, how could I possibly publish this? My level of understanding isn't there yet."

Qiushi is the top journal in China, bar none. People outside the system probably don't even know about this magazine. Moreover, for many undergraduate and graduate students, this magazine is very distant, and many have never even heard of it.

This is because this is a magazine where only grassroots cadres in China are qualified to publish formal articles. For example, there is a grassroots column in it. How grassroots?
A high-ranking official like Yu Jianhua, who is unapproachable in the eyes of ordinary people, is considered a grassroots official in Qiushi magazine. After all, this grassroots level is relative to the top big shots, not to those who have just entered the civil service.

Xu Lin can publish in the world's four major journals, but he can't publish in "Qiushi" because he is not a person within the system.

Moreover, even if he has good writing skills, his intellectual level is far below that of Qiushi, so even if he were given the opportunity to publish, he would not be able to.

Even the big shots have to wait in line.

"Uncle, who knows, you might be able to write one and get published in the future. Actually, I've observed those great figures in history. When they reached that position, their level of thinking naturally improved. So I have high hopes for you."

"You little rascal, I don't want to think about things that far ahead."

Yu Jianhua didn't take it to heart. He felt that he had basically reached the limit of his current situation. Although he was still young, he hadn't thought too much about the road ahead. He didn't have a strong desire for power and didn't have the idea of ​​exhausting himself to rush to the top.

At this moment, Yu Xinyan asked Xu Lin, "Xu Lin, shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot, my mom also said that our two families should have dinner together tonight."

Xu Lin had three people on his side, and Yu Xinyan and her group also had three people.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, and it's naturally more lively with more people around.

Besides, there are only six people in total from both families.

Yu Jianhua then asked, "Is your dad back?"

"No, I don't know where it went."

"Let's have dinner together from both families tonight. Let's book a private room at a restaurant; it'll be more lively with more people," Lin Yajing suggested.

Xu Lin: "That's what I think too."

"Then let's find a restaurant," Yu Jianhua nodded.

Xu Lin spent most of the day at their home.

Xu Lin was very relaxed here. He took off his shoes and lay down on the sofa in a relaxed, reclining manner, and Yu Jianhua and the others naturally didn't say anything.

It has nothing to do with Xu Lin's identity.

You should know that Xu Lin is practically Yu Jianhua's son here.

"Let's eat mooncakes!"

Yu Xinyan opened a mooncake with egg yolks and cut it into four pieces, but she picked out the whole egg yolk.

The mooncakes on the market nowadays are all kinds of fancy and varied, with countless varieties.

Xu Lin, on the other hand, was quite simple-minded; he only ate egg yolk mooncakes, especially the egg yolk inside.

Yu Xinyan pinched the egg yolk and fed it to Xu Lin.

"Thanks."

Xu Lin took a bite of the egg yolk and ate it with relish.

Seeing Xu Lin interacting with his daughter, Lin Yajing suddenly thought of something and said, "Yan Yan is preparing to take the postgraduate entrance exam. Xu Lin, do you know that?"

"I know this."

"She wants to study aerospace engineering. Which university do you think she should apply to?"

"The top tier for this major is Kyoto University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Northwestern Polytechnical University. The latter is too far away, so we don't need to consider it. Therefore, going to Beijing is the best option."

“But the capital is so far away.” Yu Xinyan pursed her lips.

Actually, when she said "far away," she meant that she was far away from Xu Lin. Xu Lin's base was in Jiangdu, and the two of them were both in Jiangdu now, so they rarely saw each other, let alone in the capital.

"Otherwise, Jiangdu doesn't have any top universities specializing in this field."

Xu Lin said that going to Kyoto would be fine.

Although Yu Xinyan is currently in her junior year, time is actually flying by. In a year, she will be a senior, and there won't be many classes at school. In other words, Xu Lin and the others will graduate from university in just over a year.

Yu Jianhua put down the magazine and asked curiously, "Xu Lin, what are the future prospects for this major?"

“Prospects are what ordinary families consider, such as whether it is easy or difficult to find a job, whether the salary level is high or not, etc. But for your family, such prospects are not a concern; hobbies and dreams play a larger role.”

Only middle-class families and below, including middle-class families, need to consider this practical issue.

Yu Jianhua, being a high-ranking official, doesn't need to worry about these messy things at all.

That's just how realistic the world is.

Besides, Yu Xinyan's motivation is indeed largely driven by hobbies and dreams.

After Xu Lin said that, Yu Jianhua and his wife thought about it and realized that it made sense.

"Will it be very tough to work in this field in the future?" Lin Yajing couldn't help but ask.

"It will be a bit tough, but students like Yan Yan will have many options in the future, so there's no need to worry."

Xu Lin remained optimistic.

The world is often very realistic. Whether a child has a hard life or not is inseparable from their parents. If the parents are capable, the child will not have a hard life. But if the parents are ordinary people, and the child still has some ambition, then this life is likely to be a life of hard work.

Clearly, Yu Xinyan is not destined for a life of hard work.

Moreover, besides having her parents to rely on, she also has Xu Lin to rely on.

While cracking sunflower seeds, Lin Yajing said, "Actually, I wanted Yan Yan to become a university teacher, but she didn't have that idea."

In Lin Yajing's view, university teachers have more flexible hours and a more respectable job. The school does not have a requirement to teach a lot of classes. For example, high school teachers would definitely feel uncomfortable, especially senior high school teachers. University teachers are above the norm in the teaching profession.

Furthermore, university teachers don't want the backstabbing and intrigue that plagues government institutions or private companies.

In short, Lin Yajing is a university teacher with countless advantages.

That's pretty much the truth.

Yu Xinyan then said, "I don't want to be a university teacher. Besides, I haven't graduated from university yet. It's not too late to talk about what I will do in the future after a few years."

Yu Xinyan's idea is that she will work wherever Xu Lin spends time.

Her ideas have always been very pure, guided by Xu Lin.

"Xu Lin, what about you? What are you going to research in the future?"

Yu Jianhua expressed his curiosity.

"The things I do in the future are all quite far in the future."

Xu Lin is now bound to China, and whatever he does in the future will profoundly influence the direction of this country and even civilization.

It sounds a bit pretentious and empty to say it out loud.

But Xu has gone too far; anything is possible in the future.

For example, if Yu Xinyan wants to study aerospace engineering, the future development of this field will be even more terrifying.

There's something magical about technological development: once it accumulates to a certain level, it can suddenly explode one day in the future.

With breakthroughs in materials science and energy, coupled with Xu Lin's intelligent life, humanity could leap off Earth in an instant.

Lin Yajing asked with concern, "Is it hard for you to do those things?" "Actually, it's alright."

Xu Lin spent most of the day talking to them.

Before I knew it, it was already past five in the afternoon.

Xu Lin booked a restaurant online.

This restaurant is an old brand and established name in the provincial capital, and it looks pretty good.

Xu Lin then sent a message to Ms. Ren, asking her to drive over with Rong Xiyan.

Xu Lin and his group of four also set off.

Around six o'clock, the group met at the entrance of the restaurant on the first floor.

The two families were already quite familiar with each other, so there was no need for formalities.

However, Yu Xinyan and Rong Xiyan are exceptions.

They both knew each other, but they were definitely not close, and they didn't want to be close. Their female instincts told them that this woman was their rival in love.

However, the so-called "battleground" is impossible.

The essence of a chaotic situation is that the men are not strong enough.

But Xu Lin is the best of the best among men, both in terms of career and physical ability.

Therefore, there is no possibility of a chaotic situation developing in his presence, and Xu Lin would not allow their conflict to escalate.

Another very important point is that both women are twenty years old and very sensible. Even if they are unhappy with each other, they would never resort to violence.

Seeing that her daughter wasn't walking with Rong Xiyan, Lin Yajing whispered to Ms. Ren, "Can those two become good friends?"

Ms. Ren looked at the two women, thought for a moment, and said, "It should be fine, they should have something in common to talk about."

As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, and beauties cherish beauties.

Rong Xiyan and Yu Xinyan are both great beauties, so they must have a lot in common.

In novels or movies, a handsome male protagonist is always accompanied by a fat man, and a beautiful woman is always accompanied by an ugly woman.

However, in reality, this possibility is unlikely.

For example, even an unattractive woman standing next to a beautiful woman might not be able to stand it. People tend to make comparisons. Even if you don't compare yourself, outsiders will see that if you're unattractive standing next to a stunning beauty, you'll look even uglier.

Therefore, it's more likely that a beautiful woman will be surrounded by other beautiful women.

So, having said that, Rong Xiyan and Rong Xiyan are both great beauties, so theoretically they should have common topics to discuss.

Ms. Ren also wanted Rong Xiyan and Yu Xinyan to be friends.

But neither she nor Lin Yajing knew that they both had ambiguous relationships with Xu Lin in private.

Lin Yajing then said, "I still hope that Yan Yan can become friends with your daughter, and that she can have more friends."

However, this excludes random friends.

There were six of us having dinner tonight, and we ordered eight dishes and two soups.

Yu Jianhua, a veteran cadre, felt that ordering so much was too extravagant and wasteful.

In fact, Yu Jianhua has a strong sense of thrift.

Moreover, although it's not expensive, with so many dishes and drinks, and it's a large restaurant, the total price is less than a thousand, but the portions are quite large.

Although there are six of them, four of them are women. How much can four of them eat?

In the end, only two grown men had to step in.
Yu Xinyan said, "Dad, Xu Lin ate a lot!"

Xu Lin said, "Don't worry, with me here, there won't be any waste of food!"

"We won't talk about these things during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Lin Yajing raised her glass, "Let's all toast to a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!"

There are no alcoholic beverages, only Coca-Cola, Sprite, and orange juice.

Ms. Ren: "Cheers, everyone!"

So everyone toasted.

As a middle-aged man, Yu Jianhua has embraced a health-conscious lifestyle and now drinks tea instead of alcohol.

After finishing his drink, he said, "Xu Lin, your dad isn't here. The last time I saw him was last year."

Xu Lin smiled and said, "There will always be a chance to meet."

"I don't know where he's run off to again."

Ms. Ren said, "I asked him to come back for a meal during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he said he couldn't make time."

"Then you must be very busy," Lin Yajing said.

Yu Jianhua: "Everyone, let's eat. Xu Lin and you three young people, eat more. This is the time when you're growing."

Everyone is having a great time at the dinner table.

The meal lasted for more than an hour.

Of the eight dishes and one soup, Xu Lin finished most of them.

He has a huge appetite.

Eat and drink enough.

You'll inevitably need to go to the toilet.

There is a toilet inside this grand restaurant.

Xu Lin stood up and said, "I need to use the restroom first!"

"I need to go to the restroom too!" Yu Xinyan also got up and followed Xu Lin.

Rong Xiyan remained silent and followed.

"Why are you following me?" After walking a distance, Yu Xinyan turned around.

Rong Xiyan said calmly, "What can I do if I go to the toilet?"

"Don't fight, let's keep the peace."

Xu Lin turned to the two women and said.

Rong Xiyan and the other person fell silent.

But once inside the women's restroom, Yu Xinyan immediately asked Rong Xiyan, "Do you have some kind of relationship with Xu Lin?"

"I'd like to ask you that too, are you secretly seeing Xu Lin?"

"Correct!"

Yu Xinyan simply admitted it.

Rong Xiyan was caught off guard when Yu Xinyan admitted it so readily, without even trying to deny it.

She frowned. "How long has it been?"

"A very long time ago, and this has nothing to do with you. He and I are childhood sweethearts, we've known each other since the first year of junior high!"

Yu Xinyan was not intimidated at all.

Rong Xiyan: "Hmph, I can't be bothered with you. Anyway, I'm at Xu Lin's house now. No matter what you do in private, you're still an outsider to our family."

Yu Xinyan: "Heh!"

Then, Yu Xinyan went into a toilet stall.

Rong Xiyan snorted coldly and went into the next cubicle.

She's already twenty years old. If she were eighteen, she might have been even more excited, but clearly not now. She's grown up and her thinking has matured a lot.

She knew Xu Lin was a womanizer; wasn't she aware of that? And wasn't there another woman, Ning Yuhan, outside of their relationship? Strictly speaking, she came later.

Moreover, Ning Yuhan will most likely marry into the family in the future.

Actually, when it comes to Ning Yuhan and Yu Xinyan, her feelings for Ning Yuhan are quite positive, while she dislikes Yu Xinyan completely.

The former is the kind of girl who doesn't compete or fight for anything. Ning Yuhan also has very good interpersonal relationships and is very popular at school. She has a very good character. In the past two years, Rong Xiyan has run into Ning Yuhan many times at school. On several occasions, because she couldn't contact Xu Lin, Rong Xiyan would go and ask her.

Therefore, Rong Xiyan does not dislike Ning Yuhan now.

But Yu Xinyan is different.

In short, Rong Xiyan was not very happy with this woman.

(End of this chapter)