The housekeeper had prepared a large table of dishes for them when they returned. Xia Wensheng didn't rush to leave but sat down to eat with them.
As soon as Xia Hengyuan and his son Xia Wensheng sat down, they started talking about company matters, which made Ke Shurong roll her eyes for a while.
"Why do we have to talk about work at the dinner table? Our family hasn't seen each other for a long time, and you don't even show concern for the two children, all you do is talk about the company."
Hearing this, Xia Hengyuan smiled and said to her son, "Alright, alright, listen to your mother, let's not talk about work anymore."
After a period of grueling training, Xia Wenxi was able to understand some of what her father and father had said, but she had no interest in it and was still engrossed in eating until she heard Xia Hengyuan call her. Only then did Xia Wenxi raise her head.
"Xiao Bao is graduating soon, right? What are your plans after graduation? You and your brother are studying the same major. How about Dad gives you a branch office and lets you give it a try?"
My plans after graduation...
To be honest, after being a corporate slave for a while, Xia Wenxi's life ideal was to be a rich second generation, where she could do nothing and just lie at home and have money to spend.
But now that he's a rich kid, why does he still have to work?
Seeing the conflicted look on Xia Wenxi's face, Xia Hengyuan assumed she had something on her mind but was too embarrassed to say it, so he encouraged her, "It's okay, you can tell your parents whatever you're thinking, we will definitely support you."
"I don't want to go to work yet..." Xia Wenxi said hesitantly, then looked at the expressions of Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong.
Unexpectedly, Xia Hengyuan immediately replied after hearing this, "If you don't want to go to work, then we won't go to work. Dad understands. You young people call this a gap year, right? Actually, Dad doesn't like going to work either."
Xia Wenxi was amused and asked in surprise, "You even know about Gap?"
"That's right, Dad goes online every day too. Your mom and I are taking a gap year right now."
Xia Wensheng's voice drifted over from the side, "You and Mom call that retirement! Neither of you want to work, so you're leaving me to do it all, right?"
Xia Wensheng then said to Xia Wenxi, "Even if you don't go to work, you should find something to do. Your family doesn't need you to earn money to support them, but staying at home all day doing nothing is not good for you either."
Ke Shurong agreed with this, saying, "Da Bao makes a good point. He's acting like a big brother right now." Then she turned to Xia Wenxi and said, "If Xiao Bao doesn't like going to work, he can do whatever he wants."
For no apparent reason, Xia Wenxi suddenly thought of the time in the school auditorium—
"Mom and Dad, I'm thinking about taking the postgraduate entrance exam... but I don't want to continue studying my current major."
"Taking the postgraduate entrance exam in a different major? Xia Wenxi, you..." Before Xia Wensheng could finish speaking, his father kicked him, signaling him to shut up.
"Does Xiaobao have a favorite major?"
Xia Wenxi nodded. Her original major was Chinese Language and Literature, and when she first entered university, she couldn't say whether she liked it or not.
However, she gradually developed a love for literature because of a teacher who made the course very interesting. At that time, getting an undergraduate degree was an opportunity she had worked hard to obtain, and taking the postgraduate entrance exam was something she dared not even think about.
However, since she now has free time and no financial pressure, Xia Wenxi decided to give it a try.
"I want to study ancient literature."
"I don't remember you liking literature. Do you read books at home?"
"It's good that you have things you enjoy doing! If you want to take the exam, go for it, Mom and Dad will support you!"
After finishing her sentence, Ke Shurong glared at her son and said, "Why do you talk so much? When you graduated and wanted to start your own business, you were talking about millions of dollars, and your dad didn't say he wouldn't give it to you. Your sister just wants to take the postgraduate entrance exam, so why do you talk so much?!"
Xia Wensheng quickly raised his hands and begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I support you."
Xia Wenxi hadn't expected that Xia Wensheng's support wasn't just lip service...
The next morning, when Assistant Feng came to give Xia Wenxi her lesson, he brought her Xia Wensheng's "support"—
A yearly pass to the study room!
Xia Wenxi opened her phone and saw a WeChat message from Xia Wensheng: "[I bought you a yearly pass for a deluxe single room in the study room. Study hard and don't slack off.]"
[Xia Wensheng! Were you the head of student affairs in your past life???]
[A good job, I could be one.]
Xia Wenxi was speechless; she had never seen anyone so eager to encourage students to study!
Seeing Xia Wenxi's speechlessness, Assistant Feng took the initiative to explain Xia Wensheng's motives for doing so.
"Miss, please take a look at this."
Feng Yue handed the phone to Xia Wenxi.
"A brilliant sibling couple, a breath of fresh air in a wealthy family—the sister has a Stanford master's degree, and the brother has a Yale PhD... The sister went into business to inherit the family business, while the brother focuses on research. It's like a family configuration from a novel!"
Xia Wenxi quickly finished reading the article, but she was still completely confused. What did this have to do with her?
Feng Yue explained at the right moment, "This is Hengyuan's rival! They've been doing a lot of marketing lately, and they've even put down our CEO Xia's educational background. CEO Xia is very angry."
Xia Wenxi searched for keywords on Weibo and found that although it was not explicitly stated in the article, people online were deliberately stirring up trouble, mentioning Xia Wensheng in the comments section and saying that he only had a bachelor's degree.
"Marketing yourself is one thing, but why drag us down with you? Is this what business warfare is all about? So Xia Wensheng means that once I get into graduate school, I'll market myself back to him?"
Feng Yue nodded, "The main reason is that there will be a selection of 'Three Good Entrepreneurs' next year, and the online reputation will also be within the scope of the selection, so President Xia is quite anxious."
Xia Wenxi was completely dumbfounded. "A model entrepreneur? There's such a thing?"
"This wasn't originally; it was only introduced from elsewhere last year. This year's leaders were just transferred from Jinjiang, and they brought this selection process with them."
Xia Wenxi unconsciously bit her lip. She originally wanted to develop her hobby without the pressure of life, but she didn't expect it to put her under so much pressure now.
What if I fail the exam?
Feng Yue didn't speak, but glanced at her with a troubled expression.
"Do we really have to do this?" Xia Wenxi held up her phone. "How about I go undercover at their company and secretly pour boiling water on their money tree?"
"Miss, please take a look at this."
Feng Yue found another post on his phone. "According to Hengyuan's public relations department's investigation, this post was also written by the Bosch Group."
"Xia family's adopted daughter's final exam report card has been leaked, with many subjects barely passing..."
Just glancing at the content that followed was enough to make Xia Wenxi angry, and she slammed her fist on the table.
"It's one thing to belittle Xia Wensheng, but why drag me into it?! Damn it! Once I finish my thesis, I'll go to the study room every day!"
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