Both of them bought student tickets at half price, but Lin Xiaoman got a free ticket because she is under 1.2 meters tall.

But because of this, she couldn't try the more exciting rides; she could only ride the carousel, the tram, and play on the slide with other children.

"Why don't you go play?" Jiang Xia tilted his head and glanced at her.

Lin Yanwan leaned on the railing, watching Lin Xiaoman laugh happily: "I'm not a child anymore."

"You're not very old either."

"Then why don't you go play?"

"I want to play, but I only want to play with you. Besides, we have a child to take care of right now." Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Let's do it next time."

"Do you think Mom and Dad know we're dating?" Lin Yanwan couldn't help but ask, recalling the way Jiang Wende looked at her.

“Even Xiaoman could tell, do you think they knew? This 300 yuan today was actually the dating fund they gave me for our dates.”

Jiang Xia's tone was somewhat helpless. The old couple were both very shrewd; they probably knew everything and were just short of confronting Jiang Xia.

But there was one thing he didn't understand: Xia Shanshan had forbidden him from dating during his school years, so why was she now tacitly allowing it, especially now that the college entrance exam was approaching?

"Is it possible that my grades are so good that they might motivate you to keep improving?"

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up: "Maybe that's the reasoning."

"So, that's really why your grades have improved so much lately?" Lin Yanwan said with a smile in her eyes.

"Whatever the baby says goes."

"Tch, so glib."

Cirrus clouds drifted across the vast blue sky, like ripples on the water, clustered together in groups.

Under the sunlight, Jiang Xia took Lin Yanwan's hand and gently kissed the back of her hand.

"Baby."

"What?" She turned her head to look at Jiang Xia's profile and felt a burning heat, like a brand, on the back of her hand.

"nothing."

"Why are you making that noise if there's nothing wrong with it? Do you want to make it funny?" Lin Yanwan rolled her eyes at him.

“Yeah, it’s just for fun.” Jiang Xia chuckled.

He didn't know why he wanted to laugh; he just felt safe and secure being with her.

After a while, Lin Xiaoman got tired of the carousel, and the three of them went to ride the bumper cars. As a result, Jiang Xia, being a bit silly, almost made his sister-in-law cry.

The most fun game is ring toss. It costs 10 yuan for 10 rings. You throw the rings from two meters away. The prizes are mostly small trinkets worth a few yuan, but to successfully toss one ring, you need to spend at least several tens of yuan.

In one morning, Jiang Xia took his sister-in-law to almost every ride on the amusement park, and the smile on his face never left.

It wasn't until lunchtime that the three of them went to a nearby KFC for hamburgers.

"Xiaoman, did you have fun today?"

"Mmm! My brother-in-law is the best!"

"How about we go home after we finish our burger?"

"good!"

Looking at the two smiling faces, Lin Yanwan couldn't help but smile as well.

In this life, everyone should live a happy life.

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As the cicadas sing in May and the weather gets warmer, with only one month left until the college entrance examination, all senior high school students have entered the final sprint stage.

During the ten-minute break between classes, Jiang Xia remained focused on drawing Tom and Jerry.

He has already completed the production of six episodes. After the college entrance examination ends next month, there will be about eight or nine episodes. He can then consider selling the first-run broadcast rights to the TV station.

Chen Yao was puzzled. Although this guy was attentive in class, she had never seen him do anything related to studying.

With this kind of study attitude, how can he consistently improve in every exam? He's now in the top 20 in the whole school, which has shocked many people.

If drawing could truly improve grades, then Jiang Xia must be a reincarnation of the God of Literature.

"Do you study until very late every night?" Chen Yao couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Xia replied in a serious tone: "Yes, you only saw me drawing normally, but you didn't see that I draw even more enthusiastically when I'm alone."

"..." Chen Yao silently rolled her eyes. This guy never tells the truth.

"By the way, how's your animated film coming along?"

"Not bad. In the near future, I will be the animation king who has ushered in a new era. If you are desperate and can't find a job then, you can come to me."

"Then thank you in advance." Chen Yao replied expressionlessly. It wasn't that she looked down on animators, but this guy really dared to dream of pioneering a new era.

Based on just one cat and one mouse in his paintings?

Jiang Xia smiled without saying a word. He thought that once his Tom and Jerry series aired on television this summer, it wouldn't be long before it truly became a nationwide sensation.

Have you decided which university you want to apply to?

"There's no point in thinking about these things before the college entrance exam results are released."

"That's true."

After a brief, everyday conversation, Chen Yao resumed her intense studying. As for Jiang Xia, with his current academic performance, he was almost certain to get into a good school.

Although she was envious, she couldn't draw, so this kind of envy couldn't be forced.

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At noon, the math teacher wrote the answer to the problem on the blackboard and then announced the end of get out of class.

As usual, Wang Ming took the bowl and walked up to Jiangxia.

"Have a meal?"

"Okay, right away." He took out his drawing paper and skillfully completed the action in the current storyboard.

"Not bad," Wang Ming said casually, glancing at it.

He hasn't touched a paintbrush for several months since the art exams ended, and he's lucky if he can still maintain half of his previous skill level.

"It's all about practice. If you drew dozens or hundreds of original drawings every day like me, you could be just as skilled." Jiang Xia smiled, packed up her drawings, and took her bowl to the cafeteria for lunch with him.

"Dozens of images? Please spare me. By the way, how many episodes are you on with your animation?"

"I'm currently drawing storyboards for episode seven."

"Wow, that was fast?"

Wang Ming was very surprised. This speed far exceeded his expectations. He thought that Jiang Xia was doing animation while studying, and it would be good if he could produce two or three episodes. He didn't expect that he had already completed six episodes.

"It was slow at first, but I got more skilled at it and my efficiency improved," Jiang Xia said.

The main reason is that his wife helps him, so he has no worries about voice acting and can focus wholeheartedly on animation.

When can I see the results?

"Haha, this is a trade secret. I'll show it to you when you come to help me."

Jiang Xia deliberately kept him in suspense, then casually nudged him with her elbow: "Speaking of which, how are things going between you and Shen Ying lately? The college entrance exam is just around the corner, haven't you thought about confessing your feelings to someone or anything?"

"Sigh, do you think I don't want to? What if I can't even be friends with you after confessing?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yanwan walked over arm in arm with her best friend.