He replied with delight, "Thank you, Uncle Shen!"
If it weren't for the fact that her mother hadn't agreed yet, Fang Jingyao would have wanted to change his address and call Shen "Dad" right now!
Shen Jingshao patted Fang Jingyao's head before saying, "Uncle Shen also has something he wants Yaoyao to help with."
Fang Jingyao, who was engrossed in the airplane model, looked up and said boldly, "Uncle Chen, please speak freely!"
Shen Jingshao: "If you see any strange men getting close to your mother, could you tell your uncle?"
Fang Jingyao was stunned for a moment. After realizing what it meant, he wanted to laugh, but he held it in, after all, Shen Jingshao had just given him so many good things.
Fang Jingyao: "No problem!"
Shen Jingshao: "Don't tell your mother, and don't let your mother find out about us."
Fang Jingyao: "Okay!"
After thinking for a moment, Fang Jingyao added, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
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Spring passed and autumn came, and in December Wen Yixing finally got the opportunity to be promoted to doctoral degree.
The day the school email arrived, Wen Yixing was video chatting with Shen Jingshao. She initially thought it was just a regular email, but when she opened it, she froze.
Shen Jingshao, who was on the other end of the video call, noticed that Wen Yixing was acting strangely and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Wen Yixing pointed her phone's camera directly at her computer screen and exclaimed with delight, "My PhD application has been successful!"
Shen Jingshao knew that she had really made a lot of efforts to get this opportunity.
She was already thin, but suddenly lost a lot of weight, which made Shen Jingshao feel sorry for her.
Knowing that her application was successful, Shen Jingshao finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least she wouldn't have to work as hard as before.
Seeing her happy and surprised expression, Shen Jingshao couldn't help but feel happy too. He smiled and said, "I knew you could do it."
After chatting for a while, Wen Yixing hung up the video call to contact the school and handle the follow-up matters.
After all the forms were filled out, Wen Yixing told her parents and Sheng Xia about it.
When Wen Jianguo and Li Hongmei heard that she had been admitted to a doctoral program, they both froze in unison.
Wen Jianguo was the first to react: "A PhD? Our Xing has passed the PhD exam! This is such a great honor for our family! We've never had a PhD from here before!"
Wen Jianguo stood up excitedly and paced back and forth: "No, I have to go and talk to your uncles about this. Our Yixing will be a PhD in the future!"
Li Hongmei was calmer than Wen Jianguo. She smiled and said, "Yixing, are you not eating well abroad? You look even thinner than before. I got a lot of local specialties this year. Your father and I are talking about sending some to you. Food from abroad is definitely not as good as homemade food."
Wen Yixing smiled and said, "No need, I'll go back to see you all this Chinese New Year."
It has been a year and a half since Wen Yixing went abroad. During that time, Wen Yixing was extremely busy and had no time to return to China.
Now that her doctoral studies are settled, Wen Yixing plans to take advantage of this holiday to go back to China to see her parents.
Wen Jianguo was also very happy to know that Wen Yixing was coming back. He smiled and said, "It's good that you're back! I made a lot of the beef sauce that you liked when you were little! You can eat your fill now that you're back!"
Wen Yixing smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, Dad."
After video chatting with her parents, Wen Yixing told Sheng Xia about it.
Shengxia was probably busy in a meeting at the company and didn't answer.
The company has been doing very well over the past year, but Shengxia has to run around to negotiate cooperation with other companies, making her much busier than before.
About two hours later, Sheng Xia called her back: "You really passed? Doctor? You're a doctor now!"
Wen Yixing smiled: "Not yet, we'll have to wait until next year."
Sheng Xia was even more excited than her: "You were always a good student. If you had continued studying, you would have been a PhD by now. It's just a pity that you fell for Fang Shiyan back then..."
After studying abroad for a year and a half, Wen Yixing rarely heard the name Fang Shiyan anymore.
The name and the person began to fade from her life.
When she thought of Fang Shiyan, Wen Yixing no longer felt the same disgust as before; instead, she became unusually calm, like a stranger.
"Never mind him. I heard there's a fashion week in France next month. A fashion director I know invited us to go and see the exhibition. Do you have time to go check it out?"
Shengxia has unknowingly begun to develop into a strong, independent woman, and after a few words, the conversation turned to work.
“Sure, I’m free next month, so we can go together. After the fashion show, we can go back to China together,” Wen Yixing said. “Let me know when you come, and I’ll pick you up at the airport.”
Sheng Xia smiled and replied, "Great! I haven't been to your place yet. Yao Yao told me that Shen Jingshao's estate is huge, with a golf course and a horse farm? I'm so envious!"
Wen Yixing smiled: "When you come, I'll show you all the fun!"
Summer: "It's a deal!"
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With the doctoral appointment settled, Wen Yixing still had many things to do.
During the year and a half of studying, Wen Yixing got to know many big names in the industry.
She is diligent and eager to learn, and has a strong ability to understand, so the teachers at school are very willing to mentor her.
Because she had made several short films at school that won several international awards, Wen Yixing gradually began to make a name for herself in the directing circle.
During this holiday, a director in France wanted to invite her to film a short film together. This was a great learning opportunity and wouldn't take long, so Wen Yixing agreed to the director's offer.
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