CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 92: EXPERIMENTAL "XIAO BAI MOUSE

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After Xi Lijuan and her family of three returned home, they settled their luggage. Zhou Qiang sat in the living room watching the newspaper and drinking tea as usual, and Xi Lijuan went into the kitchen and put on an apron.

Zhou Ziang went to take a shower, and a few minutes after everyone settled in their respective places, Xi Lijuan in the kitchen and Zhou Qiang on the sofa both realized something.

Their son said he had a girlfriend, but where is she? During dinner, Xi Lijuan picked a chopstick of fish-fragrant shredded pork for Zhou Ziang and asked with a smile, "Ziang, you just said at the airport that you have a girlfriend. Is she from abroad or domestic? What does she look like? What’s her name and where does she live?" Xi Lijuan guessed that the girlfriend must be domestic, otherwise why would her son rush back to the country so smoothly?

Zhou Ziang wasn’t embarrassed at all. After eating the fish-fragrant shredded pork, he said leisurely, "Mom, that was just an excuse."

Zhou Qiang, as a father, thought further ahead. His son had graduated early, only twenty-one years old; having a girlfriend was okay, but as for other matters, it would be better to defer them for now: "Hmm, you young people act impulsively. Some things, especially life-changing decisions, must be carefully considered. Work should be your priority. What are your specific plans now that you are back in the country?"

"Understood," the communication between Zhou Ziang and Zhou Qiang was always like this, one speaking and the other responding. They appeared to have a harmonious and filial relationship, "My colleagues and I returned to represent Mengshan Company in a public welfare project cooperation with the Beijing Municipal Government. The content of the cooperation project is to study the comprehensive quality of Chinese population in the twenty-first century."

Upon hearing that it was a government project, Zhou Qiang also became interested; after all, he held a high position now. If Zhou Ziang did not find a proper job after returning to the country, it would also be embarrassing to talk about.

"Do you need Dad to help you contact relevant departments? And have the cooperation partners and funding already been arranged?" Listening to the father and son discussing work matters, Xi Lijuan had to drop her intention of continuing to inquire about the "daughter-in-law."

"No need, this is a government project. The funding comes from a research institution under Mengshan and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The research subjects of the cooperation project are divided into old, middle-aged, and young generations, and several institutions and venues in Beijing have been selected as research study locations," listening to his son’s words, Zhou Qiang felt a surge of pride in his heart. His son was well-organized and clear-headed in his approach.

"Which places? What exactly are the contents of the project?" Xi Lijuan served two bowls of soup and came out from the kitchen just in time to hear that the experimental subjects were middle school students, adding a bit of worry, she couldn’t help but ask.

Although it is a Sino-American cooperation project aimed at improving the comprehensive quality of the population, care must still be taken, especially since citizens nowadays are very conscious of personal privacy, and her son’s research involves using people as research subjects could lead to many misunderstandings.

"Starting with teenagers, one of the locations is a high school in the city area, Sacred Heart Middle School," Zhou Ziang, drinking the soup brought by Xi Lijuan, mentioned part of the answer without any expression.

"Sacred Heart Middle School? Miss Aisha, are you saying the one in Chaoyang District? The century-old school with over a hundred years of history, Sacred Heart Middle School?" Huang Tengchong had arranged a five-star hotel for Aisha and respectfully took her there. On the way, under Huang Tengchong’s flattery, Aisha’s anger slowly subsided.

"The school was chosen by Ang, and both of us are responsible," the cooperation project needed at least one year to obtain effective results. More than a year of daily interaction, if that didn’t make Zhou Ziang develop feelings for her, Aisha was pleased to see the chauffeur gaping in amazement as he opened the car door for her, his face full of astonishment.

"If there is anything you need help with, just let me know, Miss Aisha. I am relatively free lately and can accompany Miss Aisha anytime," Huang Tengchong, drooling over the slim figure walking ahead of him, secretly removed his wedding ring from his finger and tucked it into his pocket.

He was envious and jealous of Zhou Ziang, calling him a foolish fool. A beautiful lady like Aisha, not knowing how to cherish her, how could his middle-aged bureau chief compare to the youthful, wealthy heiress of the Roster family.

The longer the cooperation project, the better; that way, he would have the chance to pluck this delicate flower and cherish her properly.