Shen Xizhou said, "Thank you for your concern, Dean. Everything has been arranged."

"Oh, that's good. Your mother has come all this way, besides visiting you, she must also want to tour our S City?"

Here's what we've prepared for you all: tonight at Champs-Élysées, I've prepared a table of local delicacies. I'd like to invite you and your family of three to come and enjoy them together.

Secretary Xu was also there; he's a true local, so recommending some worthwhile attractions to Madam Shen wouldn't be a problem.

Shen Xizhou felt obligated to accept a dinner invitation from his superiors, but he was acutely aware that Han Yuan had only made the offer because his father had called earlier that day. Going would be awkward, but not going wouldn't be good either.

Just as Shen Xizhou was struggling with his decision, Han Yuan seemed to understand what he was hesitating about, and smiled nonchalantly, "Little Shen, don't misunderstand. I'm not setting up any scheme to flatter your mother, but I genuinely want to do my best to be a good host."

There's no one else here tonight, just me and Xiao Xu. Of course, if your family doesn't want to come, we can reschedule for another day.

Since the dean had already put it this way, Shen Xizhou had no choice but to agree.

Thinking it would be a good opportunity to introduce Chu Yuan to people, he couldn't stand it if people still labeled her as a "beautiful but incompetent clerk" now that things were public!

She's beautiful, of course.

It's true that he's a court clerk, but he's incompetent. Things change, and he has complete confidence in his young wife!

"Xiao Yuan, is this the book you're reading?" Chu Yuan changed her clothes and was about to go out when Ms. Lin, who was resting in the guest room, got up and strolled into the study. The first thing she saw was a list of high-frequency vocabulary words for the postgraduate entrance exam spread out on the table.

The book was new, neat and clean, without a single crease, but it was covered with notes in red, green and black, which made even a dull and boring vocabulary book feel warm and cute.

As Ms. Lin spoke, she turned two more pages and was surprised to find that Chu Yuan's English handwriting was exceptionally beautiful, unlike anything someone who didn't love English could write.

The next moment, Chu Yuan said frankly and without any concealment, "Auntie, my education level is only a junior college degree, which is not enough, so I am currently working while preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

Lin Ruixue's eyes lit up, and she laughed, "Don't laugh, don't laugh. You're still young, it's not too late to start now."

What's rare is your lack of inferiority complex, your persistence in knowing what you can do and what you can want.

Lin Ruixue had to admit that her son had excellent taste, but she was still very curious about what had happened in the girl's previous marriage.