The three of them strolled back to the residential area and saw Jiang Wende's taxi parked downstairs, so the elderly couple must have just returned home.

As soon as they got upstairs and reached the door, Mom called.

Where are we?

"I'm home now, bye." Jiang Xia took out her keys, opened the door, and her soft laughter echoed throughout the house.

Seeing the two adults and one child standing outside the door, Xia Shanshan was taken aback, but a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Oh, everyone's back? Come in, come in, no need to take your shoes off."

"Hello Aunt Xia, hello Uncle Jiang."

"Hello, Teacher Xia. Hello, Uncle Jiang."

The two sisters greeted each other politely.

Jiang Wende immediately got up to pour water and took out the chilled fruit from the refrigerator and put it on the table.

"Good evening, Xiaoman. How did you do on your exam today?" Xia Shanshan asked.

"Teacher Xia once said that one should not be too proud, for pride leads to falling behind. So, of course, I only did so-so on the test," Lin Xiaoman said with a proud look.

"That's not what you just said." Jiang Xia playfully ruffled her hair, his face a mixture of proud humility and something else.

The sister-in-law cutely stuck out her tongue: "Brother Jiang Xia is so silly. Students should be more humble in front of their teachers."

Upon hearing this, the whole family burst into laughter.

"I'll go make some food. You guys play by yourselves for a while."

"Mom, this is for you." Jiang Xia handed over the bag in his hand. It contained some cold dishes that he had cut on his way home, and he had also bought a large bottle of nutritional drink.

"Auntie, let me help you." Lin Yanwan followed her mother-in-law into the kitchen.

"No need, no need. The kitchen is dirty, and you're wearing white clothes. Be careful not to get oil all over yourself. You guys can play by yourselves."

Xia Shanshan pushed her out without saying a word. How could she let her daughter-in-law, who wasn't even married into the family yet, do the work?

Helpless, Lin Yanwan had no choice but to return to the living room and watch TV with Jiang Xia and her father. However, after watching for a while, he was dragged away to play by Xiaoman again.

"Yanwan, where are your parents? Why didn't they come?" Jiang Wende suddenly asked.

“My dad is still away on a business trip, and my mom is at work. They’re both quite busy lately, so they won’t be coming over for lunch,” Lin Yanwan replied.

"It's good to be busy. Only when you're busy can you have business and make money. These days, business is tough for everyone. By the way, I heard from Jiang Xia that your family is in the toy business, right?"

"Yes, it's over in the industrial park."

Jiang Wende nodded: "There's a big wholesale market nearby, with many factories clustered together, and the foot traffic is quite high. I drive that road more than a dozen times a day. Maybe I've even given your parents a ride there."

Lin Yanwan smiled wryly. High foot traffic doesn't necessarily mean good business, and a large number of similar companies also means fierce competition. In times of economic downturn, whether a company can survive depends on its own resources, how much savings it has, and whether it has enough money to burn.

What's your dad's name?

"Uncle Jiang, my dad's name is Lin Gaoyuan. He used to be a carpenter, and later he started making toys."

Jiang Wende chuckled: "Those toys in the old days were all made of wood, which is my old profession. I can drive, but I can't do anything else."

"Hey, hey, hey! Stop! Stop!"

Xia Shanshan came out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand, looking at Jiang Wende with some displeasure: "Old Jiang, are you at it again? Yanwan finally came to visit, and you're already asking her all sorts of questions as soon as she sits down. What do you mean by this? Are you checking her household registration?"

He was taken aback and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sigh, it's just my occupational habit. After driving for a long time, I just like to chat with passengers. Don't forget it tonight."

"It's alright, Uncle. It's nothing that can't be said."

Lin Yanwan shook her head slightly. In her memory, her father-in-law was an honest and simple taxi driver. After the incidents involving both families, he often helped take care of the family.

"Yanwan, don't listen to your Uncle Jiang's nonsense. You two young people go play by yourselves. Want to go online? The computer is in the study."

"Aunt Xia, it's alright." She shook her head. "I... I'll still help you cook, okay? I'll wear an apron!"

"Hmm...okay, let's go, let's cook together, and let these two grown men gossip outside."

Hearing her mother-in-law refer to them as "mother and daughter," Lin Yanwan blushed slightly.

Jiang Wende awkwardly took a tactical sip of water, but Mo Ming felt that the name Lin Gaoyuan sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

After all, having driven a taxi for so many years, he's met quite a few well-known local business owners, and perhaps he has even met them in person.

Because she got home late, Xia Shanshan didn't have much time to cook a fancy meal, so she simply took out the induction cooker and made a hot pot.

All the side dishes were chopped, and a drink was poured for everyone. The whole process took only half an hour.

"Come on, let's celebrate Lin Xiaoman's successful completion of her final exams!" Xia Shanshan raised her glass and smiled.

"Xiaoman, you really have a lot of influence. Even when your sister and I got into Tsinghua University, my mom never celebrated with us like this." Jiang Xia clinked glasses with her sister-in-law.

Xia Shanshan laughed and scolded, "You brat, what's the rush? Let's wait until your acceptance letter comes in. You think the celebration party will just disappear?"

"Teacher Xia, I want to ask, you said in the class meeting before that as long as we do well on the final exam, there will be no summer homework. Does that still stand?" Xiaoman asked timidly.

"Of course it counts, but you have to do well on the test first!"

"Hmph, heh heh, Xiaoman will definitely be fine! Summer homework, get out of here! Summer homework, get out of here!"

"Xiaoman, what happened to your modesty?" Jiang Xia teased.

“Brother Jiang Xia is so silly. Teacher Xia said that this is called confidence~” Xiao Man said seriously.

Lin Yanwan chuckled and tapped her younger sister's head: "You've told me everything, the good and the bad, haven't you? You little imp, hurry up and eat."

"Haha, Xiaoman is right, the dumbest one is your brother Jiang Xia. If it weren't for your sister urging him every day, he'd probably only ever get into a second-tier university. How could he have scored so high? So..."

Xia Shanshan cleared her throat: "I suggest we all raise a toast to our greatest contributor!"

"Respect to the meritorious officials!"

"Thank you, Yanwan!"

Lin Yanwan took a small sip of milk, her face flushed. She really enjoyed the family atmosphere.

"Boss Lin, when did my getting into Tsinghua University become your achievement?" Jiang Xia nudged her with his leg and whispered.

That's exactly right~

She gave a soft hum. Although she had never urged Jiang Xia to study, could he really say that he wasn't working so hard for her sake?

Love is the greatest motivation, and rounding up, the biggest credit goes to her, of course.

...

(I'm not feeling well today, there will be another chapter in a bit)