Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua asked Youcai, "When will Jidong come over?"

Youcai scratched his head, "He seldom comes here. He is busy with his experiments and is not seen all day. I go to see him when I am free."

Zhang Xiuhua asked him if he was free tomorrow, "Let's go out for dinner. It's my treat!"

Youcai's eyes lit up, "Okay. Let's go to that private restaurant."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Come with me to find Jidong tomorrow."

Youcai agreed. Tomorrow is Saturday and he has already finished his homework. There is plenty of time!

At night, Zhang Xiuhua stayed in Youcai's room. This was Jidong's room. Just as Youcai said, Jidong hardly ever came back. The room was covered in dust.

Zhang Xiuhua cleaned the house again and changed the bedding.

After a good night's sleep and eating the breakfast Youcai bought from outside, he excitedly reported the good news to her, "I have shown those cooking utensils to Brother Lin. He gave me 60 for each one."

Brother Lin was the one who was in charge of the canteen, while Jidong was only in charge of giving advice.

Zhang Xiuhua smacked her lips. Sixty? Ten sets would be six hundred. She only spent less than a hundred, but made more than five hundred. No wonder dealers were so popular at that time.

Youcai handed her the money and said, "Brother Lin said this thing is in short supply, he wants it no matter how much there is."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll go to Damao and get more later."

After breakfast, Youcai took Zhang Xiuhua to find Jidong.

This was Zhang Xiuhua's first visit to Tsinghua University. The entrance was simple and elegant, the teaching building was not very tall, and the houses were also simple. After entering, Youcai took a detour to the far gate and took her to visit the buildings here. They were beautiful and charming, with majestic buildings and elegant charm. Whether it was Tsinghua School or the Second School Gate, they were a combination of Chinese and Western styles.

"The buildings here are so beautiful." Zhang Xiuhua exclaimed.

"It's a first-class capital city in the country after all. It's normal that it looks good." Youcai walked around for a while and then took her to Jidong's dormitory.

"Is he not in the dormitory?" Zhang Xiuhua asked worriedly.

"It's okay! If he's not in the dormitory, we'll wait for him downstairs." Youcai took her to the dormitory. She waited at the door while he went inside to look for someone.

Because he often came to see Jidong before, everyone in the dormitory knew him for a long time.

It was only about ten minutes later that Youcai came down and took her to the laboratory building. "Jidong is following that professor. There is a project going on right now and Jidong is also a member of the team."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded.

When they arrived at the laboratory building, Zhang Xiuhua was still worried that she was not from this school and could not go up, but she unexpectedly saw Jidong downstairs.

To be exact, Jidong was surrounded by a group of students.

Zhang Xiuhua was standing outside and heard a student inside pointing at Di Jidong, saying that his stance was impure and that he was a capitalist-roader.

There was a professor standing next to Jidong. Although she had never seen him before, his hairstyle spoke for itself.

He looked a little serious and asked Jidong to explain.

Jidong immediately explained to the professor, "The store is owned by my uncle. I am just helping out. Besides, China is in the process of reform and opening up. Last year, the government issued a document to encourage people to invest. Everything about the store is legal and compliant."

When the professor heard this, his solemn expression relaxed a little. He told the student to relax and "focus on your research."

The student was a little dissatisfied. "I am also afraid that such a talented student like Zhang will go astray. I want to avoid causing the professor's project to be shelved due to the composition issue."

Because during those ten years, the professor had suffered a lot. Although everything was vindicated, they also learned to be cautious.

The professor didn't say anything and asked them to leave quickly.

After the crowd left, Jidong was about to leave, but when he looked up, he saw his aunt and Youcai. He was slightly startled, "Aunt, why are you here?"

Zhang Xiuhua looked at the student's back, and when she heard Jidong calling her, she turned to look at him and smiled, "I am now taking over your uncle's job on the train."

She briefly recounted what had happened recently.

Jidong also felt sorry for his uncle, "But as long as he is happy, that's fine."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, put her arm around his shoulders, and wanted to take them out for dinner.

Jidong nodded, and the three of them walked out side by side.

When we arrived at the private restaurant we visited last time, business was even more booming than before.

But there are also many competitors here. Jidong said to Youcai, "This store is still in the alley. If it doesn't move to a prominent location, not many people will come here in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua thought Jidong was giving Youcai some advice, but she didn't expect Youcai to stand up and walk inside after hearing it.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at his back and turned to look at Jidong.

Jidong whispered, "Youcai likes that girl."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, then understood instantly. No wonder Youcai wanted to eat here. After all, this place is far from Tsinghua University. It turns out that the real purpose is not to eat here.

She didn't take it seriously, but asked Jidong, "Who was the student who targeted you just now? Your classmate? Or were you in his way?"

Jidong shook his head. "He's not a classmate. He's already a senior and will graduate soon. I don't know why he's asking about me."

"Could it be that the coach noticed you and he is jealous of you?" Zhang Xiuhua asked tentatively.

"It shouldn't be. He was studying a project with his coach before and his grades were pretty good. There is no competition between us." Jidong was also confused. He thought it was a classmate who was jealous of him. He didn't expect it to be an outsider.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she just told Jidong to be careful from now on, "Don't drink from the cup you drink from as long as it's out of your sight."

Jidong thought about it and understood that his aunt was afraid that he would be poisoned. Although the probability of such a thing was very low, if it really happened, his life would be gone. He nodded, "Yes."

As they were talking, Youcai came back with a slightly red face. Jidong teased him, "Are you shy? Why is your face so red?"

"It's not what you think. I went to the kitchen and saw the light from the fire." Youcai said happily, "I'll find a store for Zhenzhen later."

Jidong found it funny, "What's going on between you two now? Are you dating?"

Youcai's face flushed, and he quickly glanced at Zhang Xiuhua, fearing that she would disagree, and said shyly, "Not yet, I have already become your disciple. We are now senior and junior brothers and sisters."

Jidong nodded seriously, "The one who is close to the water gets the moon first, you still have to work harder!"

Youcai was just about to nod when Zhenzhen came over with the dishes. Youcai immediately stood up and helped serve the dishes, fearing that he would tire Zhenzhen out.

But Zhenzhen obviously didn't like this kind of care, "Just sit still. This is my job."

She warmly invited everyone to eat and said, "Just call me if you need anything."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Youcai and found that the girl didn't seem to like him very much. Anyway, when a girl meets the family of her beloved, she will feel a little different, but she didn't feel anything strange. It can only be said that Youcai still has a long way to go to pursue the girl.

She didn't say anything, just asked the two if anything happened in the capital recently.

"Nothing. Business is good. Look, there are many shops on both sides of the street."

After talking about business, Zhang Xiuhua asked Jidong, "Didn't you meet a girl you liked in school?"

Jidong nearly choked, and Youcai looked like he was enjoying a good show.

Jidong coughed for a long time, his ears turned red, and he said awkwardly, "I'm still young, there's no rush. I'm still planning to study abroad."

Before Zhang Xiuhua could speak, Youcai's eyes widened, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I haven't made it yet." Jidong sighed, "The application for public funding is very strict. I'm worried that I won't be selected."

At that time, wages were low and few families could afford to send their children abroad to study. So students at that time were scrambling for places to study abroad at public expense.

Zhang Xiuhua was not surprised that Jidong wanted to study abroad. This child has always been eager for knowledge. In his previous life, he had no academic qualifications and he was self-taught. In this life, he has entered the country's top university, so he must want to keep improving.

"It's okay if you can't apply for a public scholarship. Auntie will support you!" Zhang Xiuhua knew that it was difficult to study abroad at a public expense at this time. Although Jidong was very smart, she was afraid that Jidong had been plotted against by a villain. Something like what happened just now might not be the first time, nor would it be the last time.