Chapter 443 A Passerby in a Time-Travel Novel (23)
After dinner, Jiang Yue and her mother went for a walk. After resting for a while, they climbed the treadmill for a bit before stopping for the live broadcast.
The next morning, Jiang Yue routinely browsed the news. Among the news items were some true stories, such as this one: government departments will add AI verification to their work in the future to reduce the waiting time for citizens to handle business.
Besides these, there are also reports of officials being brought down. I clicked in and looked at everyone's comments. The general public is saying that there have been quite a few officials who have been brought down recently, and their official positions are getting higher and higher.
There are also some rumors about technological breakthroughs, but the general public is skeptical of such news. After all, there have been too many true and false rumors over the years, and many people simply change the name of their research and development to claim it as a new technology to cheat the government out of subsidies.
Jiang Yue shook her head and didn't say anything. She opened her alma mater's official website and saw that the number of graduate students admitted this year was significantly higher. Some people on Douyin also said that the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination was much lower this year. A blogger surnamed Zhang also said that the admission rate this year broke the record, rising from 26.2% last year to 35.7%. Students who did not apply this year are at a disadvantage.
After scrolling through her phone for a while, Jiang Yue started studying. None of these things were as important as her studies. As long as things didn't escalate to the point of war, that would be fine. However, the gift package also included contingency plans for war. Jiang Yue believed that the national think tank was not just for show, and it wasn't her place to worry about it.
Just as Jiang Yue was about to take a nap after lunch, Jiang Xin called her via video. Seeing her carrying luggage, Jiang Yue was puzzled: "What happened? Did you get fired from your job?"
"What? The project is finished and we've been given a month's vacation. I'm about to board a plane, and I estimate I'll land around 4 PM. Come pick me up."
"Wow, that must have been tough. Did you tell your parents?"
"No, you can tell them that this is a temporary leave, and I'm boarding the plane soon."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the usual place."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yue told her mother that her flight still had a few hours to go, and the family had gone out to buy a lot of things, planning to have a big meal today.
"Should we bring Mom and the others over?"
"Stop making a fuss. We're on a month-long vacation this time, so let's rest at home for a few days and then go back to our hometown together for a few days."
After shopping, Jiang Yue left for the airport when it was almost time. She bought a cup of coffee at the airport because she was a little sleepy from not sleeping all day and needed to perk herself up.
"Sis, over here!"
Jiang Yue went over and hugged Jiang Xin: "You're finally back. If you hadn't come home soon, you would have been a missing person."
"Haha, what can I do? Your sister is just too capable!"
"Pah, self-praise."
"Let's go home first. Send a message to Mom in the group chat; they're still waiting at home to cook."
"Mhm."
On the way home, Jiang Yue chatted with Jiang Xin while driving. The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they talked endlessly. However, Jiang Yue noticed that Jiang Xin kept checking her phone and seemed to be radiating the sweet smell of being in love. It seemed that something was really going on this time, but Jiang Yue didn't ask her now and decided to wait until they got home.
After arriving home, Jiang's parents showered her with concern and care. During dinner, Jiang Xin shared what she could say, and the family didn't ask too many questions about things that involved confidentiality. When they chatted after dinner, Jiang's mother also noticed that something was wrong, mainly because her behavior was too obvious.
"Tell me, what happened?"
“A colleague in our project team, who is the same age as me, is handsome, is a local, and his family owns a small company. We’ve been seeing each other for about a year, and he’ll be visiting us in a few days.”
"Don't worry about the person, the government has helped with the investigation."
Jiang Xin didn't hide it, after all, they had been dating for a year, but she kept it a secret quite tightly. She hadn't mentioned it when they talked on the phone before, and Jiang Yue hadn't specifically checked on Jiang Xin's side. She had only been concerned about Jiang Xin's safety, and knew nothing about her daily life.
"Do you even have time to date? Aren't you all busy with work? The government only investigates for illegal or criminal activities, they don't care about anything else. Has he ever had a girlfriend before? Being capable doesn't necessarily mean he's a good person. How can we feel at ease? You should tell us more carefully."
While Jiang Xin was explaining things to her mother, Jiang Yue asked Bai Ze to do some research as well. By the time Jiang Xin finished explaining, Jiang Yue had done most of the research and found that the person was pretty much what Jiang Xin had said.
However, this is all information that can be found online. We'll see when the others arrive. Jiang Yue is still quite confident in her judgment of people, after all, she's lived for dozens of lifetimes.
Jiang Xin and Jiang Yue slept together that night. Jiang Yue initially disagreed, saying they were both adults and the weather was hot, but in the end she couldn't resist Jiang Xin's coaxing, and Jiang Yue even got goosebumps on her arms.
Because Jiang Xin dropped a bombshell, their original plan to return to their hometown was put on hold. After learning that Jiang Xin had found a boyfriend, the four of them couldn't sit still at home and kept calling Jiang's father to urge him to pick them up.
There was nothing Jiang's father could do, so he went back to the village to pick up the person. He didn't know if Jiang Xin's boyfriend would be scared when he arrived. After the person arrived, Jiang Xin went through another round of questioning.
On the third day, the family went out to buy groceries in preparation for hosting their guests the next day. Regardless of the outcome, they had to maintain proper etiquette and not let their guests find fault with them.
After Jiang Yue's live stream ended that evening, Jiang Xin pulled Jiang Yue to look at their chat history. Jiang Yue pushed her face away, saying she didn't want to see it, and besides, didn't she think about the fact that she wasn't going to the man's house? Wouldn't she still be just as nervous then?
On the morning of the third day, the family got up early to make preparations. Around 10 a.m., Jiang Xin received a call from her boyfriend: "You've arrived? Wait for me for a while, I'll come down to pick you up."
"Mom, the person is here. I'll go downstairs to meet them. You all wait at home for a while."
"Go quickly, don't keep them waiting."
After everyone left, the family went back inside. Although they valued the meeting, they weren't so concerned that they had to come out to greet them. Once inside, Jiang's mother looked at Jiang's father and frowned, saying, "Can't you look a little better? People might think you have a problem with them."
"Even if I have objections, I'm not afraid of him seeing it."
"Look at you, do you think that child will never get married?"
"Waiting a few more years is fine, but don't you think it's too early now? They're still young, what do they know about love and romance? Look at Yue'er, she hasn't even found a boyfriend yet!"
"That eldest girl even said she doesn't want to get married. Can you agree to that?"
"Fine, I won't get married! I can't afford to raise my daughter."
Jiang's mother rolled her eyes and said nothing. Jiang's father hadn't had a good look on his face since he heard the news yesterday. No one would be happy about that guy. Jiang Yue chuckled to herself but didn't say anything. With the elders around, she, as a junior, didn't say much.
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