Xu Nianhua and Fei Jiayi were the first to arrive.
Even though Fei Jiayi is from Ningbei, she also brought specialties from Ningbei, mostly food.
Zhou Wanwan, Chang Hui, Ding Guo, and Liao Jinling each came with large bags. The office desks, originally used for work, were now piled high with specialties from various places. Everyone was immersed in the joy of their reunion, sharing stories from their summer vacation.
"I feel like if there was a monthly exam now, I would definitely score well." Fei Jiayi said proudly while contentedly munching on beef jerky. This summer vacation, she counted on her fingers the number of times she went out to play. Every day was spent at home studying, more diligently than even during her college entrance exams.
Zhou Wanwan, Chang Hui, Ding Guo, and Liao Jinling all nodded, explaining how hard they’d worked at home.
Xu Nianhua thought to herself: Am I the only one who let herself go a bit this summer?
In the beginning, I was hosting foreign guests, and when I returned home, I was busy with all sorts of things. I took on a few translation jobs, then decided to study some French. The rest of the time was spent playing with Zhuangzhuang.
"Nianhua, your grades are already so good, you should relax and play during your summer vacation." Fei Jiayi blinked at Xu Nianhua and asked, "You weren’t studying hard at home too, were you?"
"No, I was mostly busy playing with my nephew at home." Xu Nianhua answered honestly. And it was true, especially after she’d given Gu Mingzhu a blood transfusion. Ji Ying limited her reading time and made her rest, cooking her all sorts of nutritious soups.
"Haha, keep it up during the winter holidays too. You have to give us a chance to catch up." Fei Jiayi laughed cheerfully. Content orıginally comes from 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩
Liao Jinling said, "Even if Nianhua doesn’t study over winter, you still won’t catch up."
Why do you have to be so brutally honest? Can’t you keep the truth to yourself?
Ding Guo didn’t want to laugh, but couldn’t help it. She cleared her throat and said, "Jiayi, I believe that if we try hard, even if we can’t surpass her, we can at least narrow the gap."
Zhou Wanwan nodded, "Right." She was hoping to close the distance with Xu Nianhua.
"Exactly." Chang Hui nodded too. She knew well enough that she wouldn’t catch up with Xu Nianhua in this lifetime.
Fei Jiayi suddenly felt even more heartbroken!
Xu Nianhua chuckled and interrupted, "Alright, I’m not superhuman. With how hard you all work, you’ll definitely catch up with me."
"No way." After a year together, at the beginning, Zhou Wanwan was determined to catch up with Xu Nianhua, but now she felt like it wasn’t worth it. Some people were not only clever but also diligent, and she didn’t want to set herself up for disappointment.
Xu Nianhua rubbed her nose, feeling a bit guilty. After all, it took two lifetimes of experience and effort in this life to achieve her current results. She changed the subject and asked, "By the way, my second brother wants to open a specialty store nearby. Have you seen any good locations around here?"
"Really?" Fei Jiayi was instantly excited, "I think your brother should have opened a store here a long time ago, so I wouldn’t have had to go all the way to the Medical University to buy things."
After getting used to shopping at the specialty store, Fei Jiayi felt that what she bought before now seemed a bit tacky.
Even she was curious about how Xu Nianhua’s second brother, a guy, had such good taste. The goods he brought in always looked particularly nice.