I'm back in 1990

Chapter 992: Huo Xinyuan's Ideal

It was well past dinner time, but no one knocked on the door to call Huang Xiaochuan and Zeng Hong out for dinner. Qian Jiazhen arranged for the children to eat dinner first, and after they finished, she sent them upstairs. She always did this, not letting the children get involved in adult matters, even though this matter involved her eldest granddaughter, Tang Ruixuan.

Although Huo Xinyuan wasn't good at studying, she was good at gathering information, such as who in a certain class was dating whom, or who had a conflict with whom.

This is just what happened at school; she also knows quite a bit about things outside of school, such as a certain celebrity having an affair with their assistant, or a certain star acting like a diva at a certain event.

So naturally, she was not kept in the dark about what happened today. While her mother was talking to her grandmother, she was listening intently from a short distance away, not missing a single word. After dinner, she went to find Tang Ruixuan.

"Big sister, why do you insist on applying to Jinling University? Isn't Shanghai University of Technology good enough?"

At this moment, Tang Ruixuan was absentmindedly flipping through a magazine. When she heard Liu Jin's words, she looked up at her and replied while continuing to flip through the magazine, "When did I say that Shanghai University was bad? I chose Jinling University because Jinling University is stronger in the major I want to study."

Huo Xinyuan said smugly, "You were hiding this from me? I know everything. Actually, you didn't want to go to university in Shanghai, and your aunt disagreed, so you brought your uncle in as your savior, right?"

Tang Ruixuan put down the magazine in her hand: "You went to eavesdrop on your grandparents' conversation again?"

Huo Xinyuan retorted, "Pshaw, how can this be called eavesdropping? I was standing right next to my grandma and my mom and I heard it."

Tang Ruixuan knew Huo Xinyuan's weakness, so she immediately asked her, "How did you do on your final exams?"

Although Huo Xinyuan doesn't attend classes at school regularly, her student status is still retained, and she still has to go back to school to take the final exams. However, her classmates in the third year of junior high school take the graduation exam, and after that, they all go on to high school, vocational high school, or technical secondary school. She has to wait another year before she can take the high school entrance exam.

"Haha, that's great, that's great!" As expected, Huo Xinyuan was caught off guard and started to laugh it off.

Tang Ruixuan naturally wouldn't let her off so easily: "What do you mean by 'pretty good'? Did you pass math?"

"Hehehe! Just a little bit short!" Huo Xinyuan said with a sheepish grin, holding up one little finger.

Tang Ruixuan imitated Huo Xinyuan, holding up her little finger and asking, "Don't hesitate, how much is this little bit?"

Cornered, Huo Xinyuan had no choice but to tell the truth: "It's only a difference of ten or twenty points!"

Tang Ruixuan was amused and exasperated: "A test paper with a score of 120 is only 72 points to pass, and you only got 40 or 50 points? You think that's all? I..." Tang Ruixuan didn't know what to say to her younger sister.

"Sis, I'm not trying to be mean, but do grades really represent everything? I've already decided that if I really can't get into high school, I'll ask my dad to invest in me to set up a website, hire some reporters to investigate the gossip and scandals of celebrities, and then put it on the website. The click rate will definitely be super high, and then more clients will come to me for financial advice, which means I can make money." Huo Xinyuan said confidently.

Tang Ruixuan, however, poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "Forget it! What kind of website is this? It's just paparazzi! I'm speechless. You're a girl, and you actually want to do this? You should give up this idea as soon as possible. If your uncle finds out, you'll be in big trouble."

However, Huo Xinyuan didn't care. Instead, she offered her reasoning: "You don't understand! Everyone has curiosity. I'm just catering to people's curiosity. It's called going with the flow, and it's also a business. Like this magazine you're looking at, some of the content is about celebrities! Why can they do it, but I can't?"

Just as the two sisters were arguing, Huang Xiaochuan and Zeng Hong, the siblings, walked out of the tea room.

The siblings chatted and laughed, showing no signs of the heated argument they had had in the tea room earlier. Tang Jianhua knew that everything was settled; his brother-in-law had surely convinced his older sister, and he was finally relieved.

"Look at the time, you two. Aren't you hungry?" Zeng Jiahua stood up, pointed to the watch on his wrist, and then walked towards the restaurant.

Qian Jiazhen then said, "Let's eat, let's eat. Xia, come with me to heat up the dishes."

"Mom, let me heat it up!" Zeng Hong volunteered to take over the task of heating the dishes.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Xia was delighted and handed the two plates she was holding to her older sister.

Enraged, Qian Jiazhen raised her hand as if to hit her. Seeing this, Zeng Xia picked up two more plates from the table and quickly followed Zeng Hong into the kitchen.

While his wife was heating up the food in the kitchen, Tang Jianhua asked his brother-in-law, "Did you agree?" At this moment, Zeng Jiahua and Huo Miao were also looking at Huang Xiaochuan, both wanting to know what the final result would be.

"My eldest sister is such a reasonable person, how could she not listen to advice?" Huang Xiaochuan flattered Zeng Hongfa.

Tang Jianhua rolled his eyes inwardly. Reasonable? If they were truly reasonable, how could the two of them have chatted for two or three hours in the tea room?

Of course, he could only keep these thoughts to himself and would never dare to say them aloud.

Zeng Jiahua was very happy. He instructed his second son-in-law, "Go and get two bottles of Wuliangye. I'll have them drink some later. I'm very happy today."

"Hey!" Huo Miao immediately got up and went to the storeroom to get the wine.

Tang Jianhua glanced towards the kitchen and said to his father-in-law, "Dad, I won't drink anymore. I have to drive later."

To everyone's surprise, Zeng Jiahua rejected the idea without hesitation: "Let your wife drive. Come to my room. You have to listen to me."

Well, with his father-in-law backing him up, Tang Jianhua was determined to drink the wine. His words just now were actually a ploy to lure her in; he did it on purpose. If he hadn't said that, his wife would definitely have complained when he got home. Women, especially after forty, tend to be particularly nagging.

Before long, Huo Miao returned with two transparent boxes. Huang Xiaochuan took one from him, opened it casually, and first filled the wine dispenser in front of his uncle Zeng Jiahua.

Qian Jiazhen guessed that the group was going to drink, so she had already prepared cold dishes to go with the drinks, which were now being served on the table.

These are all cold dishes with Suzhou or Shanghai characteristics, such as cold jellyfish head salad, fried fish, and white shrimp from Taihu Lake.

After the two sons-in-law and nephew had filled their respective wine glasses, Zeng Jiahua first raised his glass and said to his nephew, "Come on, this first glass is for you. You've taken care of so many things at home, thank you for your hard work!"

"Uncle, you can't do this. If you do this, I can't drink this wine." Huang Xiaochuan quickly stood up.