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

Chapter 372 Daily life
On the 9rd.

Xu Lin drove Rong Xiyan to the provincial capital.

Rong Xiyan has been preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination at home recently. The preliminary examination is in December, and she is taking the exam in a different major, so she has to prepare well and try to pass it on the first try. She doesn't want to have to take it a second time.

However, given her learning ability and dedication, it was impossible for her to take the exam again, but Rong Xiyan demanded that she achieve an excellent score.

That evening, the two arrived home.

Ms. Ren was already waiting for them. On her way home from get off work, Ms. Ren stopped by the market and bought a lot of vegetables.

So tonight's dinner is very lavish, with six dishes and a soup.

"Xu Lin, how many days have you been back this time?"

During the meal, Ms. Ren looked at her son across from her.

"Three or four days."

"Oh, that's alright."

Ms. Ren nodded. It's really not easy to see Xu Lin these days; he's very busy with work.

"Where's Hanhan? Has she graduated?"

"She graduated and went home for a while. She will stay at home for a period of time until the start of her graduate studies, when she will return to Jiangdu."

"You've already graduated, why aren't you bringing her home? You've been dating for almost three years, haven't you?"

Ms. Ren did the math. Xu Lin and Ning Yuhan started dating in September 25, and now it's July 28. It will be exactly three years in two months. In a romantic relationship, that's a long time. It's basically time to talk about marriage. Many relationships that last five or seven years start in high school or even junior high. If they don't get a resolution after graduating from university, Ms. Ren thinks they've just wasted each other's time.

Besides, given the Xu family's financial situation, there's absolutely no financial problem with breaking up after graduation.

Ms. Ren said, "To be honest, I haven't seen her in a long time."

"Let's celebrate the New Year, then I'll bring her to visit us."

Xu Lin: "I'd like to go to her place again in a few days and stay for a few days. I'm on vacation right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Rong Xiyan pinched Xu Lin's leg under the table.

It was obvious that Xu Lin was going to bring Ning Yuhan over, and she was jealous.

"Okay, then bring Hanhan to our house."

Ms. Ren nodded, then changed the subject, saying, "Who is that female president of your company? She seems very beautiful."

This is Pei Danqing. Pei Danqing's beauty is definitely that of a beauty carefully crafted by Nuwa. Not to mention men who find her stunning, women also find her stunning.
However, Ms. Ren felt something was off. There was a press conference before, and Xu Lin and Pei Danqing were both on the stage. Pei Danqing looked at Xu Lin with a tender gaze, and Ms. Ren couldn't help but think, "Does this woman like her son?"

Ms. Ren then went a step further and speculated whether Xu Lin and this woman had some kind of relationship in private.
Otherwise, such a heavy responsibility—the responsibility of leading this company with huge potential—would have been given to a woman.

To be precise, she's a beautiful woman, an extremely beautiful woman!

As we all know, Daji is not a woman, but a type of woman, such as a female secretary, an academic Daji, and so on.

“Her name is Pei Danqing. Her family is very powerful and has a large business. My career still needs the protection of her family.”

"They want her family to protect her?"

"Otherwise, once my company grows bigger, some second-, third-, and fourth-generation heirs will say, 'Grandpa, I want this.' You know that?"

Xu Lin took a sip of his drink and continued, "Her family invested in me, so I can leverage their resources, but of course they also need me."

Ms. Ren was still puzzled and asked for more details. Xu Lin gave her a brief explanation, which was that the Pei family was protecting him as he grew up, and later, when his Xu family prospered, the Pei family would be able to continue to thrive for another hundred or two hundred years.

In theory, this is a matter of shared interests, but that's how the world is. As the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts. Even if Xu Lin and Pei Danqing are not bound by shared interests, Xu Lin and the Pei family, a behemoth combining politics and economics, are indeed bound by shared interests.

After hearing this, Ms. Ren suddenly realized what was going on.

Xu Lin won't go into any more details; there's no need.

Although Ms. Ren is a lawyer, she has handled all sorts of complicated cases and is quite knowledgeable.

However, Xu Lin's level was beyond Ms. Ren's reach, so Xu Lin didn't say much to avoid making her worry.

The group continued eating, and later Ms. Ren asked Rong Xiyan, "Yanyan, is Yaoyao still busy with her work in Jiangdu?"

"Yes! And Mom too, she earned two million recently!"

Rong Xiyan told her the details: Xia Xiyao started her own company in May, began to connect with the entertainment industry, and earned her first two million.

Ms. Ren couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! With two million, ten or twenty million will be easy in the future!"

The three of them ate while chatting about various things.

When it was time for bed that night, Rong Xiyan sneaked over.

"Xu Lin, are you going to bring Ning Yuhan to visit us for the New Year?"

"Right, we have to give an explanation."

"hehe!"

Xu Lin reached out and pulled her into his arms, asking, "Are you angry?"

How could I be angry?

Rong Xiyan pouted: "Someone's got three women now, he's secretly delighted!"

Xu Lin smiled but didn't say anything. Actually, there were eight women involved, and he also had four children due. It was expected that he would officially become a father around the end of October or the beginning of November.

Xu Lin was quite troubled by this, but no matter what, he would have to be honest next year.

We have to take this child home, right?

Xu Lin didn't expect his women to get along harmoniously, nor was it necessary. He just needed them to be on the same page on important matters. After all, Xu Lin would have many things to face in the future, and family matters would be insignificant in comparison.

For the next four days, Xu Lin stayed in the provincial capital.

I spent the first two days with Rong Xiyan, and the next two days with Yu Xinyan.

Day .

Xu Lin drove off to Duanzhou.

"Brother-in-law!"

Before nightfall, Xu Lin saw Sui Sui and An An. The two of them rushed over to him in unison, as they hadn't seen him for almost a year.

"You've grown taller!"

Xu Lin patted the two little heads; he couldn't hold them anymore.

Both of them have grown much taller. Two years ago, Xu Lin could carry one of them in each arm, or even sit on his shoulders together. Now, they have grown to Xu Lin's chest height.

Xu Lin is 1.9 meters tall.

When does the holiday start?

Xu Lin asked them.

"We'll have a holiday on the 5th!" Sui Sui replied.

"Brother-in-law, look at An'an's report card!"

Not long after Xu Lin sat down, An An brought out her report card.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Xu Lin took the report card and started looking at it.

"An'an is amazing, she deserves praise!"

Xu Lin glanced at it and saw that An An's scores were quite impressive, all of them being 100 points.

"Where's Suisui?"

"Brother-in-law, An'an and I have the same grades!" Sui Sui said proudly.

"Sui Sui is amazing too!"

Xu Lin praised.

He smiled and said, "Keep up the good work and study hard, okay?"

Getting full marks in subjects in first and second grade isn't really anything special; many children can do it easily. It's the higher grades that require it.

Even in junior high school, many students graduate with excellent grades, all of them getting A+ or other high scores. But once they enter high school, the difficulty of the subjects increases, and they are pulled away by the truly outstanding students. So, getting high scores in the lower grades is nothing special; in high school, good grades are what really matter.

But in any case, children need encouragement and guidance.

Both of them nodded seriously. "But why are there so many courses in elementary school?"

At this moment, Xu Lin couldn't help but say something.

"What's wrong?" Ning Yuhan asked curiously.

Xu Lin counted the subjects on the report card: Chinese, Mathematics, English, Moral Education and Law, Science, Physical Education, Art, and Music.

There are eight subjects in the second grade of elementary school!

Xu Lin felt a bit overwhelmed when he saw so many subjects. Although subjects like physical education, music, and art were taught once a week, there were still five other courses.

He also occasionally sees parents complaining about primary school education online. These days, primary school students face a lot of academic pressure, which puts a lot of pressure on their parents as well. If a child is a little slow to learn, the pressure is even greater.

In this competitive society, every industry and age group is engaged in fierce competition, and the power of an individual is naturally powerless to resist it, unless you want to give up. But if you want to achieve anything, you can only compete with others.

Ning Yuhan looked at it and said, "There are a lot of courses, but it seems like this is the case all over the country."

Xu Lin thought for a moment and said, "Then just study normally. If you really can't learn it, there's no need to force it. Physical and mental health is more important."

For Xu Lin, there's no need to expect his son to become a dragon or his daughter to become a phoenix. A truly excellent parent is one who can provide a safety net for their child. Otherwise, it's unreasonable for someone who doesn't have the ability themselves to force their child to succeed.

"Since we have some time, how about we go on a trip for a few days?"

Xu Lin suggested.

This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; he had thought of it yesterday and decided to take Ning Yuhan on a trip, and also bring along Sui Sui and An An.

"Going on a trip?"

"Yes, bring the two little ones along, let these kids see the world."

Xu Lin asked An'an and the others, "Do you want to go out and have fun with your sister and brother-in-law?"

"miss you!"

The two said in unison.

An'an quickly asked, "Brother-in-law, where are we going to play?"

"Let's go to Beijing, I'll show you the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, do you want to go?"

Wow! I want to!

Both of them were quite excited.

Children's world is small, and they are easily excited and their curiosity is aroused.

Like Sui Sui and her brother, who are now eight years old, they have only been outside the province a few times, and their only experience outside the province is visiting their maternal grandfather's home in Sichuan and Chongqing. In other words, outside of Duanzhou, they have only been to one city.

When Wu Xiulin heard Xu Lin say he was going to take Sui Sui and the others to the capital, she couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Lin, are you going to have to spend money again?"

"It's alright, it won't cost much."

Xu Lin smiled and said, "As the saying goes, it's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. It's good for the children to broaden their horizons. At least they will be more confident when they grow up."

Wu Xiulin is somewhat educated and can understand what Xu Lin is saying.

In fact, if you have the means, taking your children on a trip to see the world and broaden their horizons is a hundred times better than keeping them locked up at home doing summer homework. Children don't need too much pressure; they may face immense pressure when they grow up.

"Aunties, just listen to me, we'll be back in about a week."

"Xiao Lin, thank you for troubling me again."

"fine."

With the travel plans in place, the family packed three sets of clothes for each of the two siblings that evening.

The next morning, Xu Lin drove to Guangfu Airport, and at noon, everyone boarded a plane to Beijing.

I was flying first class; the ticket wasn't cheap, but the environment was naturally very nice.

An'an and the others lay there, looking out through the glass, their faces filled with curiosity and excitement.

"Brother-in-law, look! The airplane is taking off!"

"Brother-in-law, it's so high! Brother-in-law, can you see it?"

"The tall buildings below look so small!"

The two were so excited that they kept talking.

In today's developed aviation industry, China has a population of 1.4 billion, but only 470 million people travel by air. That means there are still more than 900 million people who have never flown. Adults who fly for the first time may be a little excited, let alone the two little children, Sui Sui and her brother. The world that children see is completely different from the world that adults see. For children, even just taking a flight is enough to excite them for a long time.

"My brother-in-law is watching!"

Xu Lin looked at them, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Ning Yuhan couldn't help but say, "It's only because there are only four of us here. Otherwise, if there were other people, we wouldn't be able to make such a racket. Also, you need to sit down properly after watching for a while, okay? You guys are too naughty."

"Okay, sister!"

"It's not a big problem, let them keep watching, it's nothing."

Xu Lin didn't care. Children are naturally curious about all sorts of new things, which is a good thing. As long as it's not something they shouldn't be curious about, parents don't need to suppress it.

Throughout the journey, Sui Sui and An An were very active, chattering incessantly. Luckily, there were only four of them in first class, otherwise, they would have been complained about by other passengers for talking so much.

Xu Lin had told them that places like this, where only family members are present, are private spaces where they can be noisy as much as they want. However, if there are many strangers around, it becomes a public place, and they should be careful not to be too noisy, unless it's a street, airport, or shopping mall.

Xu Lin treated Sui Sui and the others as his own children, educating them while also laying the groundwork for his future role as a father.

More than three hours passed quickly.

Xu Lin and his group landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.

After getting off the plane, Xu Lin was responsible for dragging a large suitcase, while Ning Yuhan held a child in each hand and followed closely behind Xu Lin.

As they emerged from the airport, Sui Sui and An An looked around with great curiosity.

The airport was huge, and besides Chinese people, there were all sorts of foreigners. They were all very curious, so they kept asking who this person was and why he looked so strange. Ning Yuhan was responsible for answering their questions.

Children are naturally curious.

Ning Yuhan, on the other side, was also visiting the capital for the first time. She was quite curious, but her curiosity was different from that of the children.

"Honey, how many times have you been to Beijing?"

"About ten or so times, I haven't counted exactly."

"oh oh."

"Brother-in-law, where is the Great Wall?"

"And the Forbidden City!"

The two children each said one sentence.

"Don't rush. Let's find a place to stay today, then we'll visit the Forbidden City tomorrow, and then the Great Wall tomorrow night."

It was very hot in July, so of course we went to the Great Wall at night.

After leaving the airport, Xu Lin had called a car and booked a hotel in advance, so they got in the car immediately and headed to a large hotel.

Xu Lin booked a luxury suite, a three-bedroom, one-living room suite. Xu Lin and Ning Yuhan shared a room, while Sui Sui and the others each had their own room.

Shortly after checking into the hotel, the car Xu Lin had requested arrived.

Xu Lin asked Lao Du to borrow the car. Lao Du is from Beijing and has a car here, so Xu Lin just borrowed it for a few days.

As for Pei Danqing's car, she drove it to Jiangdu.

Having a car will be much more convenient since I'll be traveling around Beijing this time.

"What are you writing?"

After going downstairs to get the car keys, when Xu Lin came up, he saw An An and the others writing in their diaries at the coffee table in the living room.

“Brother-in-law, this is an assignment from the teacher. They said we need to record what we did during the summer vacation. We went to Beijing this time, so we have to record it.”

"so."

Xu Lin suddenly realized that he had similar homework when he was in elementary school.

But unlike An'an and the others, Xu Lin was just messing around back then. He didn't like writing those messy record assignments at all, while An'an and the other two seemed to be having a lot of fun writing them.

(End of this chapter)