Xia Wenxi put down the flowers in her hand and told the two of them, "I made an appointment with Lin Shen to go to the mountain to see the snow tomorrow, but we haven't decided on the specific place yet."
After Xia Wenxi finished speaking, she remembered what she had told her parents before, that she would go out and play with them after the exam, so she added, "We will go home soon, and we will go out and play with you in a few days."
Hearing her words, Ke Shurong waved her hand understandingly, "Young people should date more often, it's okay to go out and have fun for a few more days. Your dad and I have plenty of time, we can go whenever we want."
As someone who's been through it all, Ke Shurong knows that young people in love are practically inseparable, always glued to each other.
She's seen it all these past few months; her daughter and Xiao Shen sometimes don't see each other even once a week, which must be tough on them.
Just as Xia Wenxi had predicted, Aunt Li had prepared a table full of delicious food today, with the same turtle soup she had eaten the night before last—"Up on the Shore"—in the center.
They truly saw things through to the end!
At the dinner table, the family tacitly avoided asking Xia Wenxi a single question about the exam, instead chatting about other people's affairs.
After Xia Wenxi finished eating and went upstairs to rest, Ke Shurong asked the father and son, "Do you think Xiaobao did well or poorly on the test?"
Xia laughed upon hearing this, "I thought you didn't care at all."
Xia Hengyuan glared at his son on behalf of his wife, "Everyone knows that the worst thing to do after an exam is to ask your child how they did. When you were in school, your mother and I never asked you once."
That's true.
Xia Wensheng recalled that when he was in school, from elementary school to high school graduation, including the college entrance examination, his parents never once asked him, "How did you do on the exam, son?"
At that time, Xia Wensheng overheard his classmates discussing their parents, and he couldn't wait to know his grades after the exam. He also felt that his parents didn't care about him enough.
Thinking of this, Xia Wensheng reassured his parents.
"Don't worry, I think she did quite well on the test. I saw her at the door earlier and she seemed very happy. Besides, if she hadn't done well, she wouldn't have been in the mood to go out and play. And so what if she didn't pass?"
What Xia Wensheng told Xia Wenxi before, that her poor academic performance would be used against her, was only half true. It's true that people might use it against her, but it's very rare. Xia Wenxi doesn't have a position in the company, so unless it's malicious competition, who would deliberately use this to attack someone? Wouldn't it be easier to dig up dirt on her?
Besides, compared to some second-generation rich kids, poor academic performance is nothing to brag about; it's hardly a scandal.
Xia Wensheng said that before because he wanted her to study hard. It's better to keep her busy and have something to do than to stay at home idly thinking nonsense.
As expected, Xia Wensheng felt that Xia Wenxi had become a completely different person since finding her goal, which made him very gratified.
Hearing her son's words, Ke Shurong felt much relieved. However, she was not concerned about whether her daughter would pursue a master's degree or not, but rather worried about her daughter's emotions.
“It’s not a big deal if she doesn’t pass the exam, but you’ve all seen how hard Xiaobao works. I’m not afraid that she won’t pass, I’m afraid that she’ll be sad.”
Xia Wenxi was unaware of all this. As soon as she went upstairs, she went to take a bath, not caring whether it was good to take a bath right after eating. She comfortably lay down in the bathtub.
In the past, to save time, she often took a shower, but today she could finally relax and even hummed a song while soaking in the tub.
But today, even after taking a shower, washing her hair, and doing her skincare routine, it was only a little past eight o'clock, far from her usual bedtime.
The room was nice and warm, and Xia Wenxi lay comfortably on the soft, fleshy bed. Just then, she saw a message from Jin Wenyao in the group chat, saying that she had come to Fan City and asking if she wanted to go out and have fun the next day after finishing her exams.
Let's wait a few days; I'm going on a date tomorrow.
Xia Wenxi sent a blushing, shy emoji.
Jin Wenyao: [They both have to go to class, and you have to go on a date, so I'll just have to play by myself.]
Li Mengting: [We only have classes in the morning tomorrow, you can come out with me in the afternoon @Jin Wenyao]
Jin Wenyao: [Okay, I'll go with you. Isn't Jiayi going?]
Zhang Jiayi must be busy right now, so Li Mengting answered for her: "Jiayi is having dinner with her fellow villagers tomorrow afternoon, so it'll just be the two of us."
Jin Wenyao: [Fellow townsman?! Male or female?]
Li Mengting: [...]
Jin Wenyao was surprisingly perceptive in this regard.
[Male!!]
Xia Wenxi remembered that Zhang Jiayi had mentioned the boy her family had introduced to her, and it was probably him.
Jin Wenyao: [Okay, so you're all dating now, only Mengmeng is with me.]
Li Mengting: [...]
She doesn't want to date at this stage. She has already told her supervisor that she wants to pursue a PhD abroad. Her supervisor is very supportive and even said that he would recommend his own supervisor from when he was studying for his PhD abroad.
Then she can finally get rid of that home that belonged to "Li Mengding" forever.
Perhaps she was too tired from thinking intensely during the day, but Xia Wenxi, who had planned to have a lot of fun tonight, fell asleep after only chatting for a short while, still holding her phone.
The next morning, Xia Wenxi was still woken up by the alarm clock. She had fallen asleep the night before and forgotten to turn it off.
She then realized that she had actually slept in bed all night in her pajamas without a blanket. Luckily, the room was warm enough, otherwise she would definitely have caught a cold after sleeping like that all night.
With nothing to do after getting up, Xia Wenxi simply threw back the covers and lay down again.
I scrolled through several apps and saw a message from my parents in the family group chat, saying that they had gone to a hot spring.
Xia Wenxi felt quite embarrassed yesterday because she couldn't go out with her parents, but it seems she can still have a lot of fun without them.
Okay! Have fun!
Ke Shurong (mother of two): [Why did my little one wake up so early today?]
Xia Wenxi (Happy Version): [I fell asleep very early last night, so I woke up early.]
...
Xia Wenxi lay down until after 10 o'clock before going downstairs for brunch. After lunch, she went back upstairs to pack her things for the trip. Thinking it must be very cold on the mountain, she brought two down jackets with a lot of down filling. In the end, she had to sit on them to close the suitcase.
After packing her things, she finally had time to think. This time, she was going out alone with Lin Shen... and they would be spending the night away from home...
Unlike last time at the farm, where the two of us stayed in separate houses, this time we'll definitely stay in one hotel...
Xia Wenxi covered her face and rolled around on the sofa.
After thinking for a moment, I sat up and opened the box that I had finally managed to close. Maybe... I shouldn't bring the rainbow-colored thermal underwear?
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