"Please come in quickly." Shen Bei'an, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe and cotton slippers, personally greeted Zhou Zhi as he got into the car.

Outsiders can only park their cars a hundred meters away from Biluo Xiaozhu.

There are two ways to enter Biluo Xiaozhu: one is to walk in, and the other is to take a private car from Biluo Xiaozhu.

Biluo Xiaozhu uses a combination of trams and hovercars.

To be honest, Zhou Zhi was shocked when he received Shen Bei'an's invitation.

He and Shen Bei'an didn't have much of a relationship. They would only meet occasionally when they got together at Biluo Xiaozhu or other places, and they hadn't spoken more than a few times.

But he couldn't resist the persuasion of the person next to him.

These past few days, because of his brother's situation, he hasn't been able to write down any data or conduct any experiments.

He then followed Hua Yueli's advice and accepted Shen Bei'an's invitation.

I was thinking about whether to bring Hua Zejiu along, but Hua Zejiu's homework was all arranged in advance, and it would be difficult to make up for even one missed class, let alone a whole day.

So he went alone.

Zhou Zhi held a small gift box in his hand and handed it to Shen Beian, saying, "I didn't know what Fifth Master liked, so I took this Longquan ink paste that I got some time ago."

Zhou Zhi doesn't talk much to begin with, so saying so much now is quite a show of respect for Shen Bei'an.

Upon hearing the words "Longquan Ink Paste," Shen Bei'an couldn't help but recall the time when he and Gu Nan'an acted foolishly during his amnesia.

And being forced by Gu Nanyan to collect silk to make Longquan ink paste.

Gu Nanyan truly dotes on him, and he also truly controls him!

Otherwise, why would someone like him, who wanted to give up, skip a grade and get first place in his major in college?

Although he did study finance, it's been so many years, he's long forgotten it.

Those were truly the results of staying up all night studying hard and spending every day in Gu Nanyan's office!

When he was little, I often hit his hands because of his studies, but the most infuriating thing was that I even spanked him on the bottom once!

Can you imagine a nearly 30-year-old adult getting spanked by an 11 or 12-year-old?!

Shen Bei'an was so angry that she ignored Gu Nan'an for two whole hours!

Although, later Gu Nanyan made him his favorite raisin ice cream and lotus flower pastry.

And there's the silver tooth that Gu Nanyan painstakingly made, a dish where bean sprouts are hollowed out and then stuffed with meat.

Even Old Madam Shen couldn't stand it anymore and told Shen Bei'an not to take advantage of Gu Nan'an's favor to torment him.

Shen Bei'an was already pampered by his whole family here, so he couldn't stand this grievance.

And Gu Nanyan was really hitting him!

He slept on his stomach all night!

Isn't it just that he deliberately didn't answer the questions? Isn't it just that he deliberately got a zero to avoid going to school?!

In the end, the battle ended with Gu Nanyan apologizing and Shen Beian making a promise.

After that, to prevent her backside from getting bruised again (out of respect for the authority of the eldest son), Shen Bei'an happily (reluctantly) studied hard with Gu Nan'an.

Ultimately, he skipped grades multiple times and, under the temptation (and threat) of various desserts (stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork) made by Gu Nanyan, successfully graduated from Peking University with the highest score in his major.

Accepting Zhou Zhi's gift, he said, "Thank you, Boss Zhou. You don't need to call me 'Fifth Master Chen,' just call me 'Bei'an.'" The two got into the car together.

Zhou Zhi nodded, indicating that he understood.

After a simple disinfection, the two went directly to the nursery.

"Have they always been this well-behaved?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but ask as he saw the two little ones lying obediently on the bed, embracing each other.

Shen Bei'an raised his chin, gesturing for Zhou Zhi to sit down. "No, when they're being silly, they both act up together, which is really a headache. They're usually quite well-behaved, treating each other like toys."

Although I bought a lot of toys for the two little ones, it seems that for them, the best toy is each other.

Perhaps because babies have no memory, the two babies showed an intense interest in each other.

"It's good to have someone by my side." A hint of nostalgia seemed to flash in Zhou Zhi's eyes. He and Zhou Zheng were not twins, but their age difference was not particularly large.

He came from an ordinary family. His parents were both very busy with work, and his older brother mostly took care of him when he was young.

Shen Bei'an knew he was probably thinking of Zhou Zheng. "What about Ninth Brother? How was he when he was an infant?"

Mentioning his son, Zhou Zhi's smile broadened. "Ninth Brother, he's keeping Zili up all night."

“Zili was busy with diplomatic affairs at the time. Although her family arranged for an aunt and an uncle to take care of her, Zili was still worried and took care of her herself most of the time.”

“Every time I stay with her, she sends me back to my room to sleep.”

"Later, when Ninth Brother was old enough to study, we started arranging a bunch of courses." Zhou Zhi pursed his lips as he said this. He was a child raised by ordinary parents, and his intelligence didn't develop so early.

She had many conversations and arguments with Hua Yueli about their son's education.

In fact, he himself knew that as Hua Yueli's eldest son, Hua Zejiu would inevitably have to shoulder the responsibilities of the Hua family and even the empire in the future.

But he also couldn't bear to see his child, who was so young, having to learn so many courses.

"After that, she rarely acted spoiled towards me anymore." Zhou Zhi didn't know how Gu Nanyan would arrange the future of the two children.

Judging from Hua Yueli's situation, it is estimated that the two children will have a lot of classes in the future, especially the eldest daughter.

Shen Bei'an was taken aback. How would Gu Nan'an educate these two children in the future?

"We've gone off on a tangent," Zhou Zhi said, a hint of embarrassment in his eyes. He didn't know why the topic had come up. "Shen has heterochromia, did he inherit it from Grandma Gu?"

The topic shift was abrupt, and Shen Bei'an, unwilling to dwell on it, decisively followed Zhou Zhi's line of thought.

"I think so. My family has been imperial for generations, but Yan Yan's family, apart from her grandmother being a foreigner, has several generations of ancestors who married foreigners. The issue of genetic inheritance is really amazing."

When the topic of genetics comes up, Zhou Zhi speaks eloquently.

Shen Beian: Although I was drowsy, in a way, I guess I completed the task my wife gave me.

Zhou Zhi saw that Chen Bei'an seemed a little sleepy and embarrassed, so he clasped his hands together and said, "I'm...sorry, Bei'an..."

"It's alright, it's alright!" Shen Beian immediately snapped out of it, waving his hands repeatedly. "I'm not very good at science and engineering, but I inexplicably feel like I'm really good at it." He affirmed Zhou Zhi's abilities.

“Look, Ajin and Ashen are both staring straight at you!” Shen Beian saw that the two babies seemed to be listening very attentively to Zhou Zhi’s lecture.

I can't help but marvel at the strength of the Gu family genes.

When the younger generation of the Gu family gathers together, they rarely gossip; they mostly talk about things like financial reports, astronomy, geography, and biological genes.

He couldn't understand a word of it.

It all depended on Gu Nanyan's translation.

Of course, when he's around, it automatically switches to things he's more familiar with, like traditional culture and history.

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but reach out and gently rub the two babies' little faces, his brows relaxing and a hint of happiness appearing on his face.

——

The two of them when they were young~