The scores are out
Jian Jianan knew that college entrance examination scores usually come out at the end of June, so she was not too surprised. However, she did not expect that the scores would come out so soon!
As soon as she opened the door, she saw her homeroom teacher Li Xinwen and her mother Su Qinxuan sitting in the living room chatting. Their faces showed that they had hit it off and were chatting animatedly.
Li Xinwen's face was wide open with a smile. "Boss Su, I knew you were very sensible, which is why you raised such a talented daughter. No wonder Nannan is so impressive. From what I've seen of her daily behavior, she doesn't act like a child at all, but like a little adult. I heard that she went to help with your business the day after she took the college entrance exam. Is that true?"
Su Qinxuan waved her hand modestly. "Oh, no, no, no, Teacher Li, you're exaggerating. You make Nannan sound like an adult, but she's still just a child. She didn't come to help right away. She took a two-day break before getting involved in the business!"
Li Xinwen continued, "Ms. Su, please don't be so modest. If I had a daughter like Nan Nan, who knows how happy I would be!"
In such a happy atmosphere for both the host and the guests, Jian Jianan walked out of the room, rubbed his eyes, and thought he had seen it wrong!
"Hey, Nannan, you're out?" Su Qinxuan, with her sharp eyes, noticed her daughter had woken up and immediately waved her over. "Your teacher is visiting us today. Hurry up and wash up and come out to talk to her."
"Oh, okay." Jian Jianan's mind is not very clear yet, and he is in an extremely safe environment at home. He doesn't need to use his brain at all. He can only mechanically listen to his mother Su Qinxuan's instructions. Whatever she asks him to do, Jian Jianan will do it.
Wait! Something seems wrong!
Something is wrong!
As Jian Jianan was washing her face, an idea suddenly struck her. Why had her homeroom teacher, Li Xinwen, suddenly appeared at her house? Could it be that the school was planning a home visit after the college entrance exam?
Could it be that the college entrance examination results have come out and she came home to inform the family of the good news?
Jian Jianan didn't even bother wringing out the towel. His mind suddenly became clear. He ran to the living room in three steps at a time, staring at the two adults who were chatting.
"Teacher, what are you doing here today? Is it..."
Before Jian Jianan finished speaking, Li Xinwen suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, right, I'm here to tell you the good news. Nannan, your college entrance examination results are out, and I just happened to bring them to you!"
Li Xinwen looked at Jian Jianan with a loving expression. Taking the current college entrance exam process as an example, there are roughly three ways to find out your scores: one is to go to the Education Bureau, one is to go to the school, and the third is to wait at home for your transcript and admission letter to be mailed.
However, the above three methods were not the ways for Jian Jianan to learn about her results. Her college entrance examination results were told to her by her homeroom teacher in person.
"How many points? How many points did I get?"
Jian Jianan was very excited. Although she had a vague feeling that she would do well in the test after the exam, and this feeling reached its peak when she saw her head teacher appear at her home early in the morning and chat happily with her mother, it was still not as real as seeing it with her own eyes.
Li Xinwen slapped her forehead. Oh, how could she have forgotten the most important thing? The main reason she came home was to announce the good news. How could she have forgotten everything while chatting happily with Su Qinxuan!
"Come, Nan Nan, this is your report card, take a look at it quickly!" Li Xinwen didn't keep her in suspense and directly handed Jian Jianan's report card to her.
Jian Jianan snatched it away and saw the words written on it: 520!
The newly released undergraduate admission score is 415, which is more than 100 points higher!
Her eyes lit up and her breathing became more and more rapid. Even though this score was expected, now that the dust had settled, it was a huge surprise to her!
"You passed the exam!" Su Qinxuan had already looked at the transcript before Jian Jianan got up, compared it with the admission score, and confirmed that his daughter could be admitted to the university of her choice. Only then did she put down the biggest stone in her heart for nearly a year and was happy for her daughter.
Jian Jianan had already figured it out, and now he was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Even though she always appears to be so rational and calm, and seems to care about nothing and have everything under control, she is still a teenage high school student after all. She cannot hide her emotions like an adult, and her happiness will easily show on her face.
Li Xinwen was also very happy for her student. She had been teaching Jianan's class since the first year of high school. At first, when she heard that a wealthy businessman's child was studying in their class, Li Xinwen felt a little uneasy.
After all, businessmen value profit, and businessmen of this era are generally the first generation of rich people who became rich after the reform and opening up. In other words, they are nouveau riche and their personal qualities are not that good.
In the previous class taught by Li Xinwen, there was a student who fought in class every day. Upon asking, it was found that the student's parents became rich overnight and gave the child the confidence to do so.
The other person argued confidently: "My parents said that we have plenty of money at home. If I get hurt, just pay for the medical expenses. I can't bear it!"
But when Li Xinwen actually came into contact with Jian Jianan, she discovered that her student was not as domineering as she had imagined. On the contrary, she had been well taught by her family and was a very empathetic child.
As the class teacher, Li Xinwen was of course happy for this good student to see her wish come true!
However, she still felt a little regretful. "Your grades are excellent, but none of us anticipated you would score so well before you applied, so we were a bit conservative. If we had known this would happen, we should have been bolder and recommended you to a better university. Who knows, you might even be able to get into one of those two top universities? It's not impossible."
However, Jian Jianan shook her head and did not quite agree with Li Xinwen's statement. She was already very satisfied with this result.
"Teacher, knowing earlier is priceless! I'm already very satisfied with this result! I chose Central University of Finance and Economics because its economics program is one of the best in the country. While other schools may offer better economics programs, they can't compare to specialized finance schools with a strong economics atmosphere. I still want to go to Central University of Finance and Economics."
Jian Jianan thinks that although other universities are good, the Central University of Finance and Economics is a cradle specially built to cultivate talents related to economics, and its students are all of the same talents.
This kind of campus atmosphere is what Jian Jianan likes most!
Li Xinwen nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay, the teacher was just saying that casually, you can make your own decision."
After saying that, he looked at Su Qinxuan and joked, "Mother Nannan, you really gave birth to a good daughter. She has learned to plan for her own future. Then she will definitely be able to take over the burden from you in the future. You don't have to worry about having no successors!"
Su Qinxuan just smiled and said nothing. "Hahaha, thank you for your kind words, Teacher Li! I also hope that our Nan Nan can learn modern economics in college and come back to help me!"
Li Xinwen chatted with Jian Jianan and her daughter for a while. The three of them got along very well and forgot about time while talking.
Li Xinwen was immediately startled when he looked at his watch. "Hey, it's already so late! I still have to go to the next house to announce the good news! It's already late now, who knows how anxiously they are waiting for me at home."
Seeing this, Su Qinxuan did not try to stop him. She put herself in the other person's shoes and thought that if it were her, she would also want to know her child's test results immediately, so it would be better not to keep Teacher Li for too long.
"Okay, let's stop here for today, Teacher Li. Let's make an appointment next time when we are free." Su Qinxuan sent Li Xinwen out the door and brought her some snacks.
"And these cakes, take them with you. It's almost noon now, and you must be hungry! These cakes are easy to carry, so you can take them with you and eat them whenever you want."
Li Xinwen didn't bother to be polite with Su Qinxuan. These pastries don't cost much, so why not push them around here?
"Okay, then I won't be polite with you! If you hadn't said that, my stomach wouldn't have been rumbling!"
"Okay, then don't send me off. That's all. I'm going to the next one first!"
After Su Qinxuan and her mother escorted the head teacher out the door, she curiously asked, "Hey, Mom, do you know which family Teacher Li will visit next to announce the good news?"
Su Qinxuan smiled: "It's upstairs from our house, Shan Jiqing's family!"
Jian Jianan was shocked. Oh, right, she was so busy talking about me that she didn't even ask Shan Jiqing how many points he got in the exam and which university he got into!
Su Qinxuan's face was filled with unconcealable joy. "Xiaoqing also did very well in the exam. He will definitely get into his first choice. I heard that not only that, but his ranking is also among the top in the entire Guangdong Province!"
Jian Jianan was also very happy for his little friend, "That's great! Aunt Xu Jing and Uncle Shan Tao will definitely be very happy!"
Su Qinxuan nodded: "Yes, yes, they must be very happy. Xiaojing and the others, it can be said that they have finally gotten what they deserved after all the hardships they have endured!"
Xu Jing and Shan Tao, when Shan Jiqing was just born, worked hard to alleviate his condition with a worried look on their face, and they never gave up for more than ten years.
Now that he has finally succeeded, Shan Jiqing has not only restored his connection with the outside world, but also achieved such good results in the exam. How can this not make his two parents happy?
Finally, Su Qinxuan and Jian Jianan were the only two people left at home. The mother and daughter looked at each other.
"Come and give me a hug?" Su Qinxuan raised an eyebrow and asked her daughter.
"Okay!" Jian Jianan threw away all his reserve and pounced on his mother and hugged her.
"Hug! Hug a big one!"
Jian Jianan was so happy that he jumped into his mother's arms and started to act coquettishly with Su Qinxuan.
No matter how calm and composed she is like a little adult, Jian Jianan is not an adult after all. After working hard for so many years, her wish has finally come true. How could Ran not be happy?
Jian Jianan clung to her mother for quite a while before letting her go. She raised her head and looked at her brightly, "I got 520 points! Central University of Finance and Economics, here I come! I'll be able to meet my brother in Beijing in September!"
"Yes, yes, yes! You scored 520 points! You will definitely be admitted to the Central University of Finance and Economics! Soon, our family will be able to meet again in Beijing!" Su Qinxuan did not disturb her daughter's good mood and continued speaking according to her words.
Jian Jianan chuckled again and buried his head even lower.
After a while, Jian Jianan expressed her excitement about being admitted to her favorite university, and her mood gradually calmed down.
She returned to being the Jane Jianan who never showed her emotions, as if no major events could disturb her mind.
"Oh, Mom, I haven't told Dad about this yet! I guess Sisters Xiaotao, Xiuli, and Tongtong don't know about it yet! I have to tell them right away!"
Jian Jianan suddenly thought of something. He had not yet told them about his college entrance examination scores. Now that he knew, he had to give the good news to those who had always cared about him!
Jian Jianan was about to touch his BP machine, but his mother Su Qinxuan stopped him, "No, no! No need to tell them!"
"Ah? Why don't you tell them?" Jian Jianan looked at his mother in confusion and asked.
Su Qinxuan smiled triumphantly, with an expression that said, "Everything is under my control," "Because I, your mother, have already told them!"
Su Qinxuan counted on her fingers and explained everything to Jian Jianan one by one: "Early this morning, your homeroom teacher came to our house. Your father and I were still at home at that time. We were the first to hear the news. Then your father had to go out to deal with something, and of course he told everyone about it! At least you don't have to worry about the employees of Shenya not knowing about this! Your father will definitely inform Deng Bitong and Qi Wenxiu!"
"As for me, I took advantage of your homeroom teacher's break to notify a large group of people. Yang Tao and Ma Xiu Li were the first to get the news. I was the first group to notify them. It's been two hours now. I'm sure everyone at Jin Hui Ju and the Nanbei Hotel knows the good news by now!"
From Su Qinxuan's words, it turned out that almost every relative and friend of their two parents had been notified.
Jian Jianan was furious. "So I, the person involved, am the last one to know my college entrance examination score!"
How could this situation be the complete opposite of her brother's? Jian Jiabei was the first to receive the acceptance letter, while she was the last to receive the news.
Su Qinxuan chuckled, "Isn't that why you got up so late? Nannan, you've worked hard. You must have been too tired from being your mother's assistant yesterday!"
Jian Jianan didn't take it seriously. "That's not the reason! Forget it. I, Jian Jianan, the boss, am very generous and won't bother with you."
The scores are out and the admission score line has been passed, which means that the admission notice will come soon. All Jian Jianan needs to do now is to wait patiently at home.
Two weeks later, the admission letter was issued, and Jian Jianan received a notice from the school to go to the school for his last class.
The entire school was filled with a joyful atmosphere. Those returning from summer vacation were all seniors, and since they no longer had to study as hard as they had in their first year, they were naturally very happy.
Moreover, Jian Jianan's class was the happiest one among all the other classes. They had the highest college admission rate!
Teachers from other classes kept asking the head teacher Li Xinwen for the secret. Everyone's congratulations fell into Li Xinwen's ears, and the corners of her mouth that had been raised for some time had never lowered.
In the four-member team, except Jian Jianan, the other three also got into satisfactory schools and were admitted as their first choice.
The paragraph is about Beijing Agricultural University. Lin Chuan was admitted to Beijing Normal University, and Shan Jiqing was even more amazing, as he was admitted to China's top university - Tsinghua University.
Everyone has a bright future.
All in all, the four of them have maintained their current friendship since elementary school, and it can continue into college. At least they don’t have to worry about losing contact during college because they are in different places.
"Xiaoqing, you're amazing! Only a handful of people from our high school can get into top universities like Tsinghua University and Peking University, and one of them is in our class. Didn't you see how happy our homeroom teacher is smiling?"
Jian Jianan congratulated Shan Jiqing. Although he had known about this matter for a long time, he still had to tell Shan Jiqing every time he saw him.
Lin Chuan and Duan Duan also expressed their blessings to Shan Jiqing, "Yes, yes, you are amazing! Although everyone can see that you are a top student, your consistent performance in such a major exam as the college entrance examination is still something worth celebrating!"
Shan Jiqing subconsciously wanted to be modest. He searched his mind for the actions his parents would take when others praised him, hoping to imitate them.
"That's nothing, it's just my stable level."
Jian Jianan: "..."
paragraph:"……"
Lin Chuan: “…”
I'm speechless. Is this the humility of a top student?
Shan Jiqing glanced at the expressions on his companions' faces and immediately realized that his words had been inappropriate and that his words had failed to serve the purpose of being humble.
He frowned subconsciously. It seemed that the Chinese language was really profound and extensive. He needed to continue learning in order to better integrate into his friends.
The other three people tacitly skipped Shan Jiqing and tacitly imagined their future college life.
"That's great! We both got into university in Beijing, and we can be together again!"
This is the paragraph. She sincerely hopes that everyone can continue to be together, so it is not surprising that she made such remarks.
"Yes, yes! I told you that the four of us are so destined to be together. I knew it when I first met you in elementary school. We must get along well, otherwise I wouldn't have come over to talk to you right away!" This is Lin Chuan, who is cheerful and proud of his foresight.
Jian Jianan is more pragmatic and she looks at everyone's expertise.
"Luoluo, you applied to the best veterinary program at the Agricultural University. It's very popular right now, so you don't have to worry about not having a good job after you finish your career."
"Okay, okay, I'll tell my parents when I get home." Duanduan's parents always told her that she had to get a stable job, the kind with guaranteed employment. Otherwise, she would be unemployed after graduation, and there would be no point in getting into a good university!
When she gets home, she will tell her parents what Jian Jianan said. It can't be that the heir of such a big company would say that. Maybe her parents have other objections?
"Lin Chuan, the major you apply for at the Normal University doesn't really matter. The most important thing is what you're interested in. Even if you don't become a teacher, as long as you dedicate yourself to research and contribute to social development, it won't make much difference."
"And you, Xiaoqing, didn't you say you wanted to apply for the computer science major? I've asked someone ahead of time. Computer science is a relatively new field in our country, and its future prospects aren't clear. Even for computer science students, there aren't many computers allocated to them for personal practice throughout the year. I think you could ask your parents to prepare one in advance. My dad has connections, so I can help you ask around."
After just a few words, Jian Jianan arranged the university journey of the three friends clearly. It must be said that he is really talented.
Shan Jiqing laughed at her long speech. "After all this talk, Nan Nan, you haven't said your part yet!"
Jian Jianan smiled calmly, with an expression that said, "Everything is under control." "As for me, of course I've already made preparations. I'm going to apply for the Business Administration major at the Business School. This school is the best fit for me. And even if I only choose to study Business Administration, it doesn't mean I can't audit courses in other majors."
"Great, great!" Duan Duan was very happy for her friend when she heard it. "I look forward to the day when you become a rich woman!"
In their opinion, Jian Jianan is already doing so well even though she hasn't studied economics specifically yet. Once she actually enters university and studies the relevant knowledge like crazy, she will be even more powerful!
"Yes, yes, we are waiting to benefit from you in the future!"
Jian Jianan smiled proudly, "Why wait until later? You can come and take advantage of it now!"
As Jian Jianan was talking, he took out three invitations from his bag and handed them to his three friends. "Here, these are tickets to my graduation banquet. Take these tickets and come to my graduation banquet in three days! I'll treat you to a free meal!"
ah!
How come this is a pie falling from the sky?
Shan Jiqing was not surprised. After all, when Jian Jianan's brother was admitted to university, their family also held a graduation banquet. Now it was Jian Jianan's turn, so there was nothing strange about it.
Duan Duan and Lin Chuan's families would also hold graduation banquets, but they would just invite a few teachers and close relatives and friends to come over for a meal, and it would not be as grand as Jian Jianan's.
Duan Duan looked at the invitation and clicked his tongue three times. Look at this invitation, red paper and gold lettering, it looks very grand, "You must have spent a lot of money on this!"
Duan Duan teased Jian Jianan: "I'm a famous glutton. If I bankrupt your store and cause it to lose money, I won't be responsible!"
Jian Jianan smiled slightly, "How could I possibly lose money? I've specifically decided to use this graduation banquet to create economic benefits! I'm not afraid of going broke, I'm just afraid you won't come!"
As soon as Jian Jianan's college entrance examination results came out, Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan had already held a small celebration for her that evening.
Jian Jianan had everything under her control when her mother proposed to hold a graduation banquet, but this time, she didn't agree completely. Instead, she made her own request: "Mom, why don't you let me arrange this graduation banquet?"
"Hmm? Leave it to you to arrange?" Su Qinxuan looked at her daughter strangely. This was a graduation banquet prepared for her daughter to celebrate her admission to her dream university. It was also Su Qinxuan's selfish motive. She wanted to publicize the good news that her daughter was admitted to the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, and let everyone see how outstanding and amazing her daughter was in her studies.
Since it is not entirely for the sake of my daughter, it would be best to leave it to me to arrange.
Su Qinxuan didn't understand why Jian Jianan volunteered to take on this important task, but she still asked the reason patiently.
Jian Jianan certainly had his own reasons. "I was thinking of using this graduation banquet to promote our Nanbei Hotel and show everyone the charm of our hotel!"
Jian Jianan appreciated her mother's kindness. She knew that her mother was thinking about her, because as a mother, Su Qinxuan just wanted to hold a graduation banquet for her precious daughter from the bottom of her heart. There was no other complicated thoughts in this banquet, she just wanted to celebrate her daughter's admission to the university of her choice.
However, Jian Jianan had a different idea about this. She felt that taking in without giving out was not a good idea.
"Mom, mom! You spent a ton of money on the graduation banquet you held for my brother last time. Although it did have some publicity, it still didn't make much of a profit, did it?"
When Jian Jianan asked her mother this, Su Qinxuan immediately frowned, wanting to correct her daughter's thoughts. "Nannan, you can't say that. I'm holding this graduation banquet for you and your brother, but I don't have any intention of making a profit. I just want to celebrate!"
"I know, I know." Jian Jianan quickly waved his hands, indicating that he fully understood his mother's good intentions. "That's not what I meant. I just feel that I can't sit still. So, Mom, why don't you let me host the graduation banquet? I can receive your blessings while generating income for the family. Isn't this a good way to kill two birds with one stone?"
Su Qinxuan looked at her daughter for a long time, and only after confirming that she really thought so did she nod and agree.
"Okay, since that's what you think, Nan Nan, then Mom will agree to your request. It just so happens that your sister Xiao Tao doesn't have anything else to do during this period of time, so you can ask her for help if you have anything."
This meant that the carambolas would be distributed to Jian Jianan to assist him, so Jian Jianan naturally had no choice but to smile and nod in agreement.
So, the next day, Jian Jianan, who was sitting in the conference room of the Nanbei Hotel busy calculating various vegetable price reports, was greeted by Yang Tao, who had a lively smile in his eyes and eyebrows.
"How's it going, Nannan? I heard from Sister Qin that you're planning to host a graduation party for yourself. Have you figured out what to do?"
Yang Tao became extremely excited when she heard the news. She knew that Jian Jianan must be unable to hold back and wanted to show off his skills!
Jian Jianan found it funny. She couldn't understand why Sister Xiaotao was so excited. She called her over and handed her some papers. "Sister Xiaotao, I already have a few ideas, but I've only just started learning about these things, so my thoughts are immature. I still hope you can help me take a look."
Yang Tao naturally had no reason to refuse. She took it and looked at it, saying, "Okay, okay, your sister Xiao Tao will show you a good look."
Originally, Yang Tao didn't take it seriously. She used to read many activity plans in a month, but the ones submitted by Jian Jianan were really different. Yang Tao's eyes became brighter and brighter.
After watching for a long time, she turned her head and looked at Jian Jianan with enthusiasm, "Can this really work?"
Jian Jianan: "Why don't you try it and see if it works?"
"Think about it. Everyone knows my mother is the boss behind the Nanbei Group. She only has two children: my brother and me. My brother was admitted to the Public Security University and will work in the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems. He has a bright future. As for me, my college entrance exam results just came out this year, and my name and profile picture are already on the honor roll of Shenzhen's best Experimental Middle School. Even though I didn't get first place, who would dare to say I didn't do well?"
"Okay, let's do it!"
Jian Jianan and Yang Tao worked overtime for several days to prepare for this matter.
Their efforts were very effective.
Three days later, the Nanbei Hotel announced that it would be closed on August 15th because the boss was going to book out the entire restaurant to celebrate her daughter's admission to the Central University of Finance and Economics!
On the day of the graduation banquet, the North-South Hotel was extremely lively, with people drinking and socializing non-stop.
Among them, the protagonist Jian Jianan is the most eye-catching.
She was wearing a red dress produced by Shen Ya. When Deng Bitong received the request from Jian Yangping to design an outfit for her daughter's graduation banquet, she used all kinds of clever ideas. She did not blindly rely on the dress to make her look slim, but wanted to highlight her vitality.
The red skirt is loose but not baggy, and the lower part is an umbrella skirt design, which does not hinder Jian Jianan, who is used to walking with big steps.
Therefore, although Jian Jianan has just reached adulthood, she is full of strength. She follows Su Qinxuan closely and lets her mother take her to appear at the banquet. She is like a little wolf who follows the mother wolf closely and listens to her mother teaching her hunting skills.
Seeing this scene, people who knew or didn't know were talking about it.
"Hey, do you think Su Qinxuan is clearly planning to make Jian Jianan his heir?"
"That seems to be the case. She only has two children. Her son is a policeman, so the remaining daughter will definitely be the heir."
"That's true. But I'm not optimistic. What's the point of having a daughter? If it were a son, he could still develop when Su Qinxuan gets old and retires. But a daughter is just waiting to get married, right? I think the Nanbei Group will be handed over to someone else in the future!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down! You're risking your life by talking so loudly!"
"What's the big deal? It's so noisy around here, who can hear me? Besides, look around, there are a lot of people who have the same idea as me!"
This is indeed the case. No matter how heartfelt their blessings were when facing Jian Jianan, as soon as the mother and daughter turned around, everyone else would immediately change their faces and return to their previous expressionless state. They would also make faces at their friends, and their words and deeds showed their pessimism towards the mother and daughter.
Among them, Chen Anguo's reaction was the biggest. He even stepped forward before Jian Jianan and her daughter even reached him, and asked provocatively, "What's the matter, Nannan has finally grown up? I thought you were going to keep your daughter hidden away in a golden house, and not let her out until she was twenty!"
What did you say? Several people around immediately frowned.
What does it mean to have a beautiful girl in a golden house? As soon as you hear it, you know it is not a good thing.
Jian Jianan responded appropriately: "No, it's just that my mother feels sorry for me because I'm studying so hard. She doesn't want me to be overworked, so she doesn't let me meet with outsiders too often!"
Su Qinxuan also smiled: "Yes, yes, it's very hard for children in their third year of high school to prepare for the college entrance examination!" But fortunately, the hardship has finally paid off.
The person next to him complimented him at the right moment: "Yes, yes, everything has finally come to fruition. Mr. Su, you can finally be liberated!"
Su Qinxuan immediately burst into laughter, and Jian Jianan waved his hand modestly, "It's not great, it's just a major and university that I like."
"Yes, yes, what you like is the most important."
The air around is filled with joy, but there are some people who are blind and insist on making noise to disrupt it.
Chen Anguo persisted, "Nannan, now that you've grown up and your mother has brought you to the public, I, as your uncle, will have to educate you. Do you mind?"
He narrowed his eyes, and his already small eyes looked even more like he was smiling, almost like a slit.
Jian Jianan inexplicably thought of the three words "green bean eyes". If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Jian Jianan would have had to think about the saddest things in his life before he could barely suppress the corners of his mouth that were trying hard to turn up.
"I don't mind." Jian Jianan said cheerfully.
"Okay, Uncle Chen, I'll be frank. Don't blame me if you feel uncomfortable. I tend to be straightforward."
"Your brother graduated last year, and President Su hosted a graduation banquet for him. You also had one this year. While this is undoubtedly a sign of a parent's deep love for their child, renting out the entire restaurant for a whole day means losing a day's worth of money. Manpower and resources are all worth money. Have you ever calculated how much our Nanbei Hotel lost just from these two graduation banquets?"
Chen Anguo was heartbroken, as if this was an unbearable loss.
"Nannan, I heard you're the organizer of this graduation banquet. Such extravagance is unacceptable! Uncle must be very excited to know you got into a good university, but as the future heir of the Nanbei Group, how can you act like this? Since your mother has chosen you as the heir, you must be frugal for the future of our group!"
It sounded as if the Nanbei Hotel was going to go bankrupt after Jian Jianan held this graduation banquet.
Jian Jianan didn't directly answer Chen Anguo's question. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Uncle Chen is really well-informed. I wonder where he got the news that I was hosting this graduation banquet."
"If that's the case, then you must also know that our Nanbei Hotel is about to launch the Champion Banquet, right?"
Number One Scholar Banquet? What Number One Scholar Banquet?
He doesn't know about this!
Su Qinxuan looked around and felt that this was a perfect occasion to announce the good news, so she immediately applauded to attract everyone's attention.
"Everyone! I have good news to announce!"
When they heard Su Qinxuan say this, the people around her immediately gathered around, wanting to hear what news she was going to announce.
"Everyone, first of all, I'd like to thank you all for your strong support of the Nanbei Group. Secondly, I have good news to announce. My daughter, Jian Jianan, was admitted to her dream university. Her father and I are very happy for her, so our Nanbei Restaurant will be offering a top-ranking student banquet for the next three months."
"This top scholar banquet features many dishes. The honey-glazed chicken wings symbolize the spreading wings of a roc, and the squirrel-crusted mandarin fish symbolizes a fish leaping over the dragon's gate. My daughter meticulously arranged all of them. With each dish, I hope the parents here with children will fulfill their wishes and achieve good results in the college entrance examinations next year and beyond. I mainly want to share my joy with everyone and send everyone my best wishes for admission to their dream university."
"Number One Scholar Banquet?" Chen Anguo had already figured it out before anyone else could react. He asked, "What do you mean by number one scholar banquet? If that's the case, then your daughter isn't the number one scholar either. Does that mean everyone who comes to eat here will be the number one scholar after eating?"
Jian Jianan knew this was directed at her. She stepped forward and said to Chen Anguo, "I'm indeed not the top scorer. After all, I'm only in the top 100 in the province. But the student next to me, Shan Jiqing, is number one in the city. Do you think he can be called the top scorer?"
Besides, can’t we name the banquet “Number One Scholar” if he is not the number one scholar? Chen Anguo is just nitpicking!
Su Qinxuan decided the matter. She did not discuss it with Chen Anguo before doing it, but announced it in front of everyone on her own. Even if Chen Anguo had any opinions, he could not stop her.
He just looked at Su Qinxuan's back with hatred, thinking in his heart, Great, great, a No. 1 Scholar Banquet, right? He wanted to see how many people would come to book this No. 1 Scholar Banquet. If it didn't work at all, the next time the two of them quarreled, they would have something to talk about.
But what was unexpected was that this top scholar banquet became very popular as soon as it was launched.
After all, the gimmick that Su Jianjianan came up with is here, "Eat the top scholar banquet and pass the exam to become the top scholar!"
These eight words immediately struck the hearts of all parents with children at home. Even if their children are still young and next year is not the time for the college entrance examination, they will still come and have a meal for the sake of this beautiful meaning.
"I don't know how the proprietress of the Nanbei Restaurant raised her children. You said one of her children got into the Public Security University, and the other got into the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. Both are excellent universities! If a college student came out of my family, I would bring him back to my hometown overnight and have him written into the family tree. Wouldn't my ancestors be so proud of him?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'd love to know how they educate their children! My little brat hasn't listened to me since he started elementary school, and he's gotten more and more disobedient the older he gets. I think it's a stretch for him to get into college. So, I'd better bring him here for the top scholar banquet and share in the good luck. Maybe he'll become smarter once he gets into high school!"
It has to be said that Jian Jianan's gimmick really quickly touched the hearts of every parent. Which parent doesn't want their children to study better? If they can get into university, that would be perfect.
As a result, once the No. 1 Scholar Banquet was launched, the business of the North and South Hotel began to soar, especially during the summer vacation. Many people who came to eat specifically asked for the No. 1 Scholar Banquet, and other dishes were naturally not so popular.
Jian Jianan's first stunning appearance was very successful.
But the young boss Jian Jianan, who should have been enjoying her celebration banquet, was now sitting at home feeling unhappy. She asked in disbelief, "What did you say? We're going back home!"
"Didn't you say you weren't going back? I received a call from my hometown a while ago, and didn't you say you didn't need to go back, Mom and Dad?"
Jian Yangping sighed, "It's a different time now. I didn't want to go back before, but now I have a reason to go back. Your uncle called and said that our ancestral tomb is old and dilapidated, so we have to go back this year to worship our ancestors and repair the things!"
"Especially your great-grandmother. This year is a special year, and we all have to go home and pay our respects to her."
When Jian Jianan wanted to say something else, he was stopped by his brother. Jian Jiabei whispered to his sister, "Nannan, I know you don't want to go back. But listen to me first. Although you haven't met your great-grandmother, she is a very good old lady. When she was still alive, she was looking forward to your arrival."
His brother's words gave Jian Jianan the image of an old man who treated younger generations very well. Jian Jianan rarely felt the warmth of an old man or elder. At this moment, he couldn't help but forget everything else and just wanted his brother to say more.
"Okay, let's just think of it as our great-grandmother's sake. We're going back to pay our respects to her properly."
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