Seeing that he could not persuade Xu Yatong, Chen Jingyan left.

She didn't feel guilty about it. She had done her part, and if the other person didn't accept it, she didn't need to force it.

Her guiding principle has always been: kindness should be used on the right people.

She also told Qiao Suxin not to worry too much.

Old Xu knew Zhou Zhengqing's character well; he certainly wouldn't want to marry into the Zhou family, regardless of whether it was a granddaughter he liked or disliked.

Qiao Suxin's worries did not lessen, but as a stepmother, it was indeed inappropriate for her to interfere when Xu Yatong and Zhou Zhengqing were not even officially engaged, so she did not bring it up again.

But she told Xu Honglin so that he would have a better understanding.

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For the next period of time, Gu Zhiyun was much busier than before. His coursework was already intensive, and he also had to participate in the graduate students' research group. Under the guidance of Professor Xu, he also started an independent research project. He was so busy that he was practically flying.

Shen Jingyan wasn't idle either. She knew that in a few years, the country would abolish various coupons such as grain coupons and cloth coupons and fully open up the market economy. She still had tens of thousands of coupons in her space, and it would be a waste to leave them unused.

She often took advantage of weekends to go to various supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores and vegetable markets to sell in bulk the various daily necessities she had obtained with coupons.

In less than three months, I earned five or six thousand yuan.

And so, the busy year came to an end.

After the final exams, universities across the country gradually began their summer break.

Huang Yuexi is from the capital and went home early. Duan Meishan and Yang Xuechang wanted to stay for the New Year because Tiantian was still young and it would be too much trouble to go back to their hometown.

Shen Jingyan had already discussed with Gu Zhiyun that the whole family would go back to the Northeast Forest Farm for the Spring Festival this year.

Only Zhao Yanyan has no prospects.

She dared not go home, nor did she want to. Not long ago, her grandmother called and told her to stay at school for the New Year. Otherwise, if she went back, her brother and sister-in-law would definitely not let her off the hook, and said they would even team up with that old bachelor to cause her trouble.

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In the past six months, in addition to studying hard, she has also been working as an accountant for Changlong Department Store. She goes to work at the department store on weekends, and when she is busy with her studies, she takes the ledgers back to school to do the accounting.

Because of her excellent math skills, she was not only quick and accurate in reconciling accounts, but also very hardworking and gentle. The department store manager was happy to continue employing her.

After six months, she had saved up a small amount of money and sent fifty yuan to her grandmother.

Her wish was simple: to study hard, find a good job after graduation, settle down in the capital, and then bring her grandmother over to enjoy a comfortable life.

If Shen Jingyan hadn't been going back to the forest farm this year, she would have been very willing to bring Zhao Yanyan home for the New Year.

Although the school doesn't close during winter and summer vacations, and the dormitories are open as usual with heating and water supply, it's still quite lonely to spend Lunar New Year's Eve alone in the dormitory.

"Yanyan, come to my house for the New Year. Tiantian likes you very much."

Duan Meishan warmly invited, "Xuechang's roommate Ye Junjiao isn't going home this year either, and he readily agreed to come to my house!"

Zhao Yanyan blushed whenever Ye Junjiao was mentioned.

Ye Junjiao is the boy who mistakenly thought Zhao Yanyan was serving him food when Yang Xuechang's family moved.

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With a calm smile, she said, "Shanshan, your family's New Year celebrations must have been incredibly lively!"

Zhao Yanyan hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't resist Duan Meishan's persistent pleading and agreed.

Gu Zhiyun was even happier than usual when he came to pick up Shen Jingyan to go home.

Shen Jingyan always felt that Gu Zhiyun was hiding something from her, but no matter how many times she pressed him for an answer, Gu Zhiyun remained tight-lipped.

To his surprise, when he got home, he found Fang Ru and Gu Huaiqian had prepared a sumptuous meal, and Gu Huaiqian had even brought out his treasured wine.

Surprisingly, the person Gu Huaiqian was having a pleasant conversation with was Old Man Xu.

"Grandpa, you've arrived!" Shen Jingyan exclaimed in surprise.

Old Xu was a rare guest of the Gu family; he had only visited once before.

Gu Zhiyun, however, showed no surprise at Old Man Xu's arrival, as if he had known all along.

During the meal, Old Man Xu mysteriously took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Gu Zhiyun.

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The envelope was thick; I wondered what was inside.

That wasn't all. Old Xu then opened his briefcase and took out a large red notebook.

He handed it to Gu Zhiyun, who said, "Grandpa, let Jingya take a look first. She's been asking me about it for a month."

Shen Jingyan stared curiously at the large red notebook.

So Gu Zhiyun really did have a secret he was hiding from her!

She hurriedly took the large notebook from Old Man Xu's hands, opened it, and took a look.

It turns out that Gu Zhiyun's research paper was published in an international academic journal and received an award from the China Academy of Space Technology!

A freshman in college was able to publish a paper in a prestigious international academic journal!

Although Shen Jingyan didn't know much about aerospace, she knew that this was an extremely high achievement!

Old Xu was even more proud than when he won the award: "Jingya, do you know how old I was when I first published a paper in an international academic journal? Thirty-five! Little Gu achieved this goal thirteen years earlier than me!"

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Surprised, Gu Zhiyun handed the envelope to Shen Jingyan.

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