CHAPTER 181: CHAPTER 180 THE FIRST CI YUE IN HISTORY

A few days later.

Fangyi City.

Yunmu High School.

Su Huanqing has been very busy lately.

Advancing in her career is not an easy thing, and in the past, she would never have been willing to tire herself out like this.

But somehow, although she had seen one student after another leave and embark on different futures,

this time, it felt a bit different.

Everyone was moving forward, but she was standing still...

As a bishop instructor at a high school, starting now, working until she’s old and gray, and still being a bishop by then...

The most she could hope for was to be promoted to head teacher.

She suddenly felt terrified of this job where she could see her future into her eighties at just twenty-something.

So, when the principal learned about her family situation and her parents’ circumstances, he suggested that she consider further study.

And Su Huanqing agreed without hesitation.

The principal thought she was eager to escape her pathetic family of origin...

But only she knew that she simply couldn’t stand being the only one who wasn’t progressing. Whatever she did, at the very least, she couldn’t stay put in this small place any longer.

But she needed to juggle both work and starting to learn new things.

The level of busyness reminded her of those days preparing for the Dragon Gate Examination...

But being busy was good; being busy meant being fulfilled and making progress. At worst, she could just sleep two or three hours less every day.

But on this day...

As soon as she stepped out of her room.

She saw a luxurious stretch limousine parked at the school gate.

Su Huanqing was very familiar with that car; back then, Xu Lingjun used it to commute to and from school every day. Now, it should be...

Looking at the suited, robust man resembling a Violent Bear,

she exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle Wang?"

"Hahaha, Xiaoqing, how have you been lately? I heard from Xiaoya that you’ve been quite busy. I asked her for your number, but I couldn’t get through, so I had to come find you myself."

Wang Tiancheng, waiting by the car, gave Su Huanqing a once-over glance.

He silently admired, Xiaojun has quite the eye for people...

This girl, though her chest is a bit flat, there’s nothing to be done. Xiaoya said she grew up quite poor, probably due to malnutrition.

But if Xiaojun really takes an interest in her, he could just give her more nutritional supplements in the future. The only problem might be that she’s Xiaoya’s best friend, so it won’t be easy to keep things under wraps.

That boy, always fond of high difficulty...

Oh well, that’s Xiaojun’s problem. As his father, my job is to handle the logistics for him.

He smiled and said, "Xiaojun sent back some things, saying it’s from the Demon Beasts he hunted down in the Martial Mansion. You should know, if you buy this Demon Beast meat through official channels, it’s quite expensive, sometimes even unavailable for money... Xiaojun made it clear in his letter, he asked me to bring some for you..."

Su Huanqing instinctively replied, "No need..."

"Come on, take it; don’t starve the child," Wang Tiancheng said with a sigh.

Su Huanqing paused, thinking to herself that she wasn’t starving...

Moreover, Uncle Wang’s words seemed to carry some other implications.

She wasn’t very familiar with Wang Tiancheng; even though she and Wang Qingya were close friends, both maintained an implicit agreement not to introduce their families to each other, suggesting perhaps there were issues in both of their families.

.

But seeing him specially bring her something,

he didn’t seem like a bad person.

"This is a token of Xiaojun’s regard for you, so just accept it, okay?"

Wang Tiancheng forcibly handed her a delicate automatic ice warmer box, saying, "Xiaoya mentioned that you’ve been especially busy lately. Eating this stuff is quite nourishing."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang," Su Huanqing replied.

"No problem at all," Wang Tiancheng chuckled. "Alright, my task is done. How about it, do you need a ride home?"

"No, it’s not far from home. Walking back is faster, and the instructor has already given me some tasks."

Su Huanqing said with a smile, patting the book in her hand, "I’m mainly researching prehistoric historical civilization exploration, and this subject requires me to look up a lot of data every day, so I have to hurry home."

"Prehistoric civilization?"

Wang Tiancheng scratched his head, saying, "Strange, I seem to have heard about it somewhere before... Oh, yes."

He clapped his hands and said, "Our company has a lot of female employees who are particularly interested in a certain prehistoric civilization lately. They talk all day about kings and round tables and such. I don’t quite understand it all. If your research happens to involve this area of history, how about I help you ask around tomorrow?"

"Thank you, Uncle Wang."

Su Huanqing smiled, "My instructor mentioned that history cannot be pursued, and time cannot be reversed. Our task is to explore the true history through the many bits of historical and unofficial records. It’s quite a heavy workload."

"Alright then, leave it to your Uncle Wang. I’ll get back to you about it tomorrow." Wang Tiancheng laughed, "Go home and rest early. Also, remember to eat all that meat yourself, understood? While it sounds like a lot, the density is high, and there’s really only a little bit when you actually eat it, so don’t let Xiaojun’s effort go to waste."

"Got it, I understand."

Wang Tiancheng got into the car and signaled to Old Li to drive away.

Driver Old Li remarked, "Boss, you treat this young lady very well. Isn’t she about the same age as the young miss? I thought you liked mature women?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, she’s my daughter-in-law!"

Wang Tiancheng scolded seriously, "Some jokes can’t be made."

"Daugh... daughter-in-law?"

Old Li paused, almost asking when the young miss developed this preference before realizing it was a son-in-law.

He couldn’t help but reflect, Ci Yue is like this.

Wang Tiancheng waved his hand, "Alright, help me check what books the young girls in the company have been reading lately. Something about prehistoric civilization, Ameluo or Camelot or something... If these books do exist, make sure to send a copy to the young lady... we ought to support the younger generation’s work, right?"

"Yes, I understand."

"By the way, the New Year is coming. Arrange for my schedule to clear up a month later. I plan to spend the New Year with my son."

Old Li asked, "Not planning to visit the young miss?"

"She’s a grown adult now; she should learn to spend the New Year on her own. Besides, it’s an academy, a bunch of bookish people — what danger could there be? I didn’t have her apply to the Martial Mansion back then because I was afraid something would happen to her. Now that my son is in the Martial Mansion, it’s clearly more unsafe, what if he gets hurt?"

Wang Tiancheng pondered, "I plan to go for an on-site visit. If possible, I’ll open a few stores over there... cater to my child’s taste, otherwise how can he withstand not having hometown dishes? What if he goes hungry and gets thin?"

Old Li smirked slightly.

Thinking to himself, this isn’t a benevolent father-in-law; this is an indulgent one.

After rambling a bit about Xu Lingjun’s daily life, Wang Tiancheng said, "Anyway, we still have time. You assist me in planning this. Let’s surprise my son when the time comes."

"Yes, I see. I’ll accompany you then."

"Of course."

Wang Tiancheng thought for a moment, then suddenly changed his mind and said, "Never mind, I should consider my daughter’s matters as well. So, given the circumstances, we can’t focus entirely on both. How about we go see Xiaoya in these few days, and then go to find Xiaojun over the New Year... By that time her mentor should still be there, right?"

He nodded, saying, "I also plan to express my thanks to Instructor Zhong, take her out for dozens of meals, and prepare a generous gift for her. Plus, I should also invite her to a café or the cinema to understand Xiaoya’s study situation lately. As parents, we must pay close attention to our children’s education, right? Sigh, since she’s my own daughter, I naturally have to be more concerned."

Old Li opened his mouth, truly tempted to ask whether the young miss was his biological daughter.

But reflecting how these kinds of questions pertain to a man’s dignity...

Forget it, for the sake of work, it’s better to keep his curiosity to himself.

But why, despite being from such a wealthy family, is the young miss so resilient? He vaguely felt he understood a bit of the truth.

The wealthy young lady truly doesn’t have it easy.

Having such a father makes it even harder.