Chapter 836 As expected, they have to be alumni.

At first glance, she thought she had misread it, but after counting the zeros one by one, Shen Jingjing looked up in shock: "Eight, eight thousand!"

Shen Yingying and her husband were stunned when they heard the number.

Even Shen Ci couldn't hide his shock: "So many?"

Jiang Yuanliang, on the other hand, reacted calmly, appearing completely composed. But he was definitely happy inside, as it showed that the old man valued Jingjing and regarded her as just like his sister-in-law.

"The old man gave my sister-in-law the same amount of money back then."

He never asked because he already knew the answer.

The light piece of paper felt like a burning hot towel to Shen Jingjing. It was normal for elders to give red envelopes when visiting someone's home for the first time, and she accepted it without thinking much about it at the time.

She even considered that given the Jiang family's power and status, the red envelope would certainly not be small.

But eight thousand is too much!

She worked hard to build her business, but she never achieved this level of output. Then, she got married and received so much money from her elders' red envelopes.

“You should accept what the old man gave you. It indirectly shows that he accepts you. You should be happy,” Jiang Yuanliang said softly as he stepped forward.

Shen Jingjing was very moved, or more accurately, excited.

Although she was indeed startled, she did not consider refusing to accept the package.

Firstly, it was given to me by the old man.

Secondly, she couldn't belittle herself and feel unworthy.

Since her daughter-in-law receives this treatment, she should accept it.

She laughed and said, "Next time I visit the old man, I'll have to prepare something different for him."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuanliang said, "No need to go to that trouble. You can easily fool him with a few simple moves."

Although the old man is getting on in years, he never skimps on his food. When he's home alone, he makes sure to have a variety of dishes every day, enjoying delicacies from land and sea.

He's a seasoned foodie!

Soon, Shen Xing and Shen Min also came home from school. Today was to celebrate the two getting their marriage certificate, and the family enjoyed a happy dinner together.

On the other side, the Li family.

Li Xiao kept sending messages on his phone even while eating.

Mrs. Li looked at her son, then at the lobster on his plate, and couldn't help but say with concern, "Eat your food first, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Because of his son's recent behavior, Li Wanchang has become more lenient with him. Seeing this, he smiled and said, "That's how young people are when they're dating. Let them talk."

As a result, Li Xiao looked up at his father and explained, "Dad, it's not Keying, I'm chatting with Lucas."

As he spoke, he turned the phone to his father to look at. Li Wanchang took a closer look and saw that it was indeed all written in English.

“It seems your relationship has grown closer. It’s true that the alumni connection is more effective.” Li Wanchang said to his son, “Tomorrow I will emphasize the difficulty of this project again at the meeting. If you succeed in the future, it will be even more valuable.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Dad."

What did you all talk about?

"At first, I was worried that we wouldn't have anything in common, so I started by talking about school. Gradually, we started chatting more and more. We even made plans to take him to explore different parts of Longcheng tomorrow. He likes horseback riding, so I plan to take him to the horse farm to experience traditional horseback riding and archery. He is very interested in our Chinese culture."

"Very good. Be careful and make sure Lucas doesn't get hurt," Li Wanchang instructed his son.

Mrs. Li then gave her son another suggestion: "Take Keying with you. You came back for her in the first place, and you can't neglect her now that you're leaving soon."

“Mom, I don’t have the energy to take care of two people at the same time. Lucas is very important to the company. If I take Keying with me, I will have to take care of her as well.”

Qiu Keying is a little princess who needs to be taken care of at all times, and Li Xiao understands her very well.

Li Wanchang also said, "Xiaozai is right. He's going to work, which is a serious matter. Romance and such have to take a backseat."

However, Qiu Keying cannot be completely ignored. He looked at his son and instructed, "Explain to Keying that although she is a delicate child, she is still very sensible and reasonable. She will understand."

"I will, Dad, don't worry."

A few days later, it was the last practice test before the final round of the math Olympiad.

At this point, the USTC team had undergone tremendous changes due to Shen Ci's intervention. The teachers were now only playing a supervisory role, and all the practice problems and assessments within the team were implicitly handed over to Shen Ci.

"Everyone did a good job this time. If we maintain this level, we will definitely get points for the school in the finals, and there is also a possibility of improving our individual rankings."

Shen Ci distributed the test papers to everyone one by one. Wang Yikun couldn't wait to take his test paper. This was his third mock exam since he officially started practicing with Shen Ci. Before this, Wang Li would secretly give him feedback on the problem-solving strategies that Shen Ci taught him. He benefited a lot from this. He went from rushing and stumbling to advance in the preliminary round to being calm and at ease in the semi-final round.

After Shen Ci tacitly approved his formal joining, his performance improved by leaps and bounds. He already had a better foundation than the other team members, and his progress was even faster.

In the final assessment, he really wanted to catch up with the lagging team and even hoped to surpass others.

Shen Ci could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression. Although Wang Yikun was annoying, his ambition was written all over his face.

"Your grades are good; you're already on par with Xiaoxia," Shen Ci said, looking at him.

When Wang Yikun saw his score, he was exactly the same as Hu Xiaoxia, and had already surpassed Wang Li and Lin Yue.

He visibly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile spreading across his eyes.

"We've all worked hard for months, and this is the climax we're all here for. Let's all keep going!"

As she spoke, Shen Ci glanced at the time and stood up: "I have an appointment with someone and I have to leave early. You guys can discuss the difficult points on this test paper yourselves."

Hu Xiaoxia and the others nodded and said goodbye to Shen Ci.

As soon as Shen Ci walked out, Wang Yikun suddenly got up and chased after her.

The others exchanged glances as they watched Wang Yikun chase after them, then blinked inexplicably.

"Chen Ci!"

Wang Yikun chased after Shen Ci until he reached the top of the stairs before calling her back.

Shen Ci stopped and turned around, raising an eyebrow in surprise when she saw the other person: "Is something the matter?"

When Wang Yikun approached, his expression was very awkward. He wanted to thank Shen Ci or even apologize, but he found it difficult to say it.

A man's unfounded sense of self-esteem.

Finally, he spoke up: "I want to thank you for not holding a grudge and for letting me..."

Shen Ci raised her hand to interrupt him: "That's not necessary. I only helped you with practice problems because I promised the teacher. It's just fulfilling a promise to me. You don't need to thank me."

(End of this chapter)