After finishing her noodles, Lin Xiaoman took her Chinese textbook and sat on the balcony, reading aloud.

Ji Wanqiu finished tidying up the kitchen, and Jiang Xia handed her a glass of water. The two of them stood in the living room and looked at Xiaoman.

"Xiaoman will have her final exams in two days. My mom said that she usually gets good grades and has a solid grasp of the knowledge. She usually gets 100 points on every exam, so the final exams won't be difficult for her."

"That's also thanks to Teacher Xia's excellent teaching." Ji Wanqiu chuckled. "I also hope that Xiaoman will achieve good results in her first final exam during her school years."

"Xiaoman is smart. She learns everything faster than others and is not careless. Aunt Ji, don't worry, she will definitely get first place in the grade," Jiang Xia said.

After all, Xiaoman in her previous life was a top student from childhood to adulthood, a typical "other people's child," and received all kinds of awards.

"Xiaoman is indeed very sensible and rarely causes any worry. The two sisters are only quite far apart in age, but their personalities are practically identical."

Ji Wanqiu turned to look at Jiang Xia, her eyes filled with sincere gratitude: "Yanwan's father and I have been quite busy with work lately, Xia, thank you for picking Xiaoman up from school so often."

"Aunt Ji, I consider Xiaoman to be my own sister." Jiang Xia smiled.

I'm afraid the younger sister is a fake, but the sister-in-law is the real one.

Ji Wanqiu thought to herself.

"Alright, aren't you and Yanwan still discussing how to fill out college applications? Go ahead and do your thing. I'll keep an eye on Xiaoman."

She pursed her lips and continued, "I just hope that you two will think things through carefully before making a decision. Your future is not something to be taken lightly. Good universities offer higher quality teaching, a stronger academic atmosphere, and circles that most people can't access. Being in a relationship doesn't mean you have to be together all the time. Giving each other some space might be better."

Jiang Xia understood this principle perfectly. Couples who spend all their time together can easily get tired of each other. It's best to maintain a balance between tension and relaxation during a relationship in order to make it last.

But he and Lin Yanwan were not lovers, but husband and wife. The so-called adjustment period had already passed in their previous life.

Jiang Xia nodded slowly, revealing a bright smile: "Yes, Aunt Ji, please rest assured, I am not the kind of person who only cares about immediate gains. Life is long, and if you are short-sighted and only look at temporary gains and losses, you will suffer a great loss in the future."

"I'm relieved to hear you say that."

Ji Wanqiu let out a soft breath. This kid's grades improved at a rocket-like speed while he was in love. If he didn't have great wisdom and perseverance, an ordinary person simply couldn't do it.

Many people have excellent grades since childhood, but their lives are failures.

In contrast, Jiang Xia excels in all aspects and has high emotional intelligence. From a certain perspective, he already has the foundation for success, and he could take off once he seizes any opportunity.

Perhaps, being with him at night is the only solution among the vast 1.3 billion people.

Ji Wanqiu walked to the balcony and patted her youngest daughter's head: "Xiaoman, have you memorized all the texts? Let Mom test you, how do you recite 'Goose, Goose, Goose'?"

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The sound of flushing came from the toilet. Lin Yan came out after using the toilet that night, and Ji Wanqiu pointed to Jiang Xia in her room.

She pushed open the door and saw Jiang Xia searching for information on some university websites online, but it didn't seem to meet her requirements, so she just glanced at it a few times and closed the webpage.

Jiang Xia pulled her over to sit on his lap, wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and asked, "Baby, we promised we wouldn't separate, right?"

"What do you think?" Lin Yanwan looked at him with a half-smile. If this guy dared to say a single word out of line, she could sit on his face right now and suffocate him to death.

If Jiang Xia knew what she was thinking at that moment, he would definitely lie to experience what it felt like to be sat on by his wife's butt.

“I just took a look, and there aren’t many universities that meet the high score requirements for both of us. All the pure art universities are out, leaving only comprehensive universities with strong art programs.”

Lin Yanwan frowned slightly. This meant that Jiang Xia was going to accommodate her, but since he made his living in animation, the stronger the art resources, the better.

“For example?” she asked.

Jiang Xia slowly typed the names of the two universities into the internet.

"Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts and Tsinghua University?"

In her previous life, due to various incidents involving squinty eyes and a "high-class" face, Qingmei had a very bad reputation online, but even so, it could not hide the fact that Qingmei was a top art academy.

“Yes, Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts is a secondary college of Tsinghua University, and the two are located on the same campus. Although Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts may have higher requirements for academic scores than the China Academy of Art and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, I was lucky enough to meet the requirements. However, Tsinghua University's admission score for liberal arts seems to be a bit higher than your score, so you can only say that there is hope,” Jiang Xia said.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Yanwan shook her head directly: "There's no hope. I remember very clearly that year I failed the exam. In 2009, Tsinghua University didn't admit many liberal arts students from Chongqing, and I ranked 13th in liberal arts."

Jiang Xia pursed her lips: "And then there's Peking University. With your score, getting into Peking University shouldn't be a problem."

"And what about you?"

He hesitated for two seconds, but still honestly said, "Peking University's art school is definitely much worse than the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the China Academy of Art, and the Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, but you don't need to worry about me. This difference doesn't matter to me."

"I'm not going," Lin Yanwan said without hesitation.

"Really not going? This is Peking University, which is on par with Tsinghua University!"

"I'm not going."

Jiang Xia's face twitched slightly. He knew that Lin Yanwan was thinking of him, but if the two of them were to be so considerate of each other, they probably wouldn't get into any school.

"No need to rush into a decision, let's reserve our differing opinions for now, okay?"

Lin Yanwan hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Okay."

Jiang Xia drew a circle on Peking University and then continued, "The third option is Tongji University in Shanghai. Although the school is not ranked very high in the country, its animation and design programs are world-class. As for the liberal arts admission score, you can just get in."

"What do you think?" Lin Yanwan looked at Jiang Xia; his opinion was very important.

“Actually, there are also Shanghai University, Chongqing University, Nanjing University, etc. But compared to Peking University and Tongji University, they are still somewhat inferior. Moreover, if we consider development potential, I even think Tongji University is the best,” Jiang Xia said.

Since the global financial crisis, Shanghai has benefited from the momentum brought by the national Olympics, experiencing particularly rapid development. Especially after the official entry into the 4G era, countless emerging internet companies have taken root and grown in Shanghai.

If Jiang Xia wanted to make Qitian Animation famous worldwide, he really thought Shanghai was better than Beijing. Beijing was the political center of the country, while Shanghai was the economic center, and all he cared about was making money.

Therefore, there is no place more suitable for starting a company than Shanghai.

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(It took me a while to research this chapter, mostly looking up information about various universities in 2009. Goodnight.)