Chapter 132 Postgraduate Entrance Examination Thoughts

In November in Jiangcheng, the heat of midsummer has faded, and the chill of late autumn is still brewing. This is the most pleasant time of the year.

Su Nian was five months pregnant, and the little life in her belly always made its presence felt in some quiet moments - the subtle but clear movement was comparable to the vibration prompt of a mobile phone in silent mode, and every time it made her heart overflow with joy.

The sweetness of life continues and good news arrives as expected.

The results of the National Innovative Fashion Design Competition that Su Nian participated in during the summer vacation finally came out.

On Wednesday morning, she was concentrating on drawing a design at the company when her cell phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed that it was her university class teacher, Teacher Zhang.

Teacher Zhang on the other end of the phone was so excited that he felt like he had won the lottery: "Su Nian, great news! Your work won first prize! Congratulations!"

"Thank you, teacher!" Su Nian's voice instantly brightened as if a beauty filter had been turned on. Her fingertips were still stained with charcoal ash from the drawing pencil, but she couldn't help but clench her phone tightly. "I really didn't expect to win first prize..."

Teacher Zhang's tone was full of satisfaction: "I have seen your design draft before. The creativity and details are particularly brilliant. You deserve the first prize.

By the way, Su Nian, I have something else to ask you—you mentioned the idea of ​​taking the postgraduate entrance exam before. What are your thoughts on this matter now? "

"Graduate entrance examination..." Su Nian's hand holding the phone loosened slightly, and the strength in his fingertips slowly faded away.

She had once fantasized about this idea while looking at a design drawing late at night - to get admitted to the university of her choice and spend a few more years delving into her major.

But later she got pregnant unexpectedly and got married in a hurry, and those plans were quietly pushed deep into her heart and became a "to-do list".

Being brought up again by Teacher Zhang at this moment was like a small stone thrown into the lake of my heart, causing ripples to spread instantly.

She subconsciously touched her still-small belly, and the baby in her belly seemed to move slightly, as if responding to her.

Teacher Zhang continued, "You have a good foundation in your major, and winning this competition is a good opportunity. If you want to take the exam, the school and teachers can provide some support. Of course, it all depends on your own ideas."

After hanging up the phone, Su Nian sat in the chair without moving, the lines on the design draft still reflected in front of his eyes, but his heart was filled with the words "graduate school entrance examination".

She looked down at her belly, a smile slowly rising from the corners of her mouth - perhaps, she could not only be a good mother, but also continue to pursue her dream of design?

As soon as this idea came to her mind, it took root and made her heart beat faster.

Li Yue, who was working at the next desk, noticed that she hadn't started writing for a while, so she came over and poked her arm. "What first prize? Is that good news for you?"

Su Nian raised her eyes and tried to keep the good news low-key. "Well, I participated in a fashion design competition during the summer vacation and was lucky enough to win a prize."

"What an honor?" Li Yue's eyes lit up and she slammed the table. "This is clearly a testament to her talent! No way, we have to treat everyone to celebrate our Soochow University designer winning the award! I'm going to bankrupt that Japanese restaurant downstairs from the company!"

"Okay, okay, I'll treat you." Su Nian agreed with a smile, and the warmth in her heart grew even stronger.

The next morning, Si Yan was washing up, while Su Nian was still lying in bed, wrestling in his head between the two choices of "sleep for five more minutes" and "time to get up and have breakfast."

Suddenly I felt a slight movement in my abdomen, clear and real.

She immediately called out, "Hurry, Professor Si!"

"What's wrong?" Si Yan heard the voice and hurried to the bedside.

"Your child has started morning exercise!" Su Nian happily grabbed his hand and covered her lower abdomen with it.

Si Yan leaned down immediately, and the next second, that faint yet vivid touch came through his palm—he felt it! He really felt it!

That was the life-filled movement of their children.

He instantly went into shock mode, even his fingertips vibrating: "Oh my god! This, this, this... is this our family's athlete?!"

He immediately leaned over and left a kiss on Su Nian's belly with the scent of mint toothpaste: "Good morning, baby, please reply if you received daddy's good morning kiss~"

Su Nian looked at his cautious yet happy appearance and couldn't help but smile. She reached out and gently rubbed his hair.

The amazing thing is that the baby in my belly seemed to really hear it and moved gently, as if to say: "Got it, good signal, over~"

"Baby, mom and dad feel you." Su Nian also softened her voice and whispered softly.

"Welcome to join us!" Si Yan had completely lost his usual strict professorial demeanor and transformed into a gentle father.

The two of them snuggled together quietly, Si Yan's palm always pressed against the warm skin, his eyes focused, afraid to miss even the slightest movement of the baby.

After a long while, Si Yan smiled and said, "It seems our baby is a good kid who doesn't like to sleep in!"

Su Nian responded with a smile: "Well, that's up to you! From now on, you guys can play together in the morning and don't disturb my sleep!"

"Baoer, did you hear that? Mommy has issued a Do Not Disturb sign. We have to keep our voices down. We must listen to Mommy from now on!" Si Yan said.

The laughter in the bedroom spread gently, accompanied by the morning light and the movement of the baby in the belly, becoming the warmest picture of this late autumn.

Chen Ran and Su Hong had returned from the south, where they had spent two weeks. Chen Ran discussed a treatment plan with the doctor and returned to Jiangcheng only after the old lady's condition had stabilized.

Speaking of which, the reason why the old lady's condition was able to stabilize so quickly this time was not only due to treatment and care, but also because of a special "spiritual motivation".

It was the family reunion the old lady had been looking forward to all her life: her son had already established a happy family, and her granddaughter Su Nian not only lived a sweet life, but was now pregnant with a great-grandson.

This anticipation for grandchildren became the old lady's confidence to persevere, and also gave her face a bit of vitality that was rarely seen in the past.

The next day after returning to Jiangcheng, Su Hong began to busy herself with sorting the things she brought back from the south.

The suitcase was crammed with all sorts of local specialties. As she sorted them into categories, she muttered to Chen Ran, "Call Su Nian and Si Yan later and ask them to come home for dinner tonight. Have them take some of these local specialties back with them, and also give some to my in-laws. A small gift is worth a lot of thought."

As dusk drifted into Chen Ran's living room, when Si Yan and Su Nian walked in, the dishes were already set on the round table in the dining room.

Chen Ran was pouring juice into two wine glasses. Seeing them come in, he smiled and waved, "Si Yan, sit down. Nian Nian, come here quickly. This fish soup has been simmering for three hours. It's really delicious."

As soon as Su Nian sat down, Su Hong served her a bowl of fish soup.