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Chapter 985: Not Imposing Will

"Jianhua, Xuanxuan and I will go first. You should go there soon too."

Zeng Hong was carrying her bag while talking to Tang Jianhua.

Tang Jianhua nodded: "Understood, I'll go over after I've made the arrangements."

After Zeng Hong left the bedroom, she began calling out to her daughter, "Xuanxuan!"

"Here I am!" Tang Ruixuan, having dressed up, came out of her room.

Having just finished the college entrance examination, she looked much more relaxed than usual, after all, the pressure of three years of high school is quite great.

Upon seeing her elderly mother, Tang Ruixuan asked, "Mom, how many days will my brother and his family stay this time?"

As Zeng Hong walked downstairs, she answered her daughter's question: "I don't know either. You can ask them yourself when you see them later."

The mother and daughter arrived at their destination quickly.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle!" Tang Ruixuan greeted everyone as soon as she entered the door.

"Wow! Yawen and Luca have grown so tall! Boys grow so fast." Tang Ruixuan was very happy to see her two younger brothers.

"elder sister!"

"elder sister!"

Then the two brothers saw Zeng Hong, who had just entered, and greeted her again.

"Mother!"

"aunt!"

Zeng Hong responded with a smile, "Yes!"

Before Tang Ruixuan could even speak to her two younger brothers, her uncle called her over.

Huang Xiaochuan looked at his niece and asked, "Why didn't you go out for a walk?"

Tang Ruixuan pointed to the weather outside: "The weather is bad, I don't want to go out. Besides, the results haven't come out yet, and I'm feeling anxious, so I can't have fun."

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and shook his head at the child.

"You have so little self-confidence?"

Tang Ruixuan glanced at her elderly mother, who was holding Yawen and Luca's hands and talking to them. She then quietly said to her uncle, "I'm still confident. Actually, another reason is that your sister is worried that I'll get tanned or get lost. In short, she's always worried about me going out."

Huang Xiaochuan burst out laughing when he heard his niece's complaints.

His older sister was indeed like a mother hen, always keeping the children close by. She couldn't stand being away from her for even a few days, calling at least several times a day. That time, when he took the children to West Lake, his older sister kept calling.

The second sister, Zeng Xia, has a completely different personality from the eldest sister, Zeng Hong. She never interferes when Liu Jin goes out to play, otherwise Liu Jin would not have become addicted to the internet.

Huang Xiaochuan also joined in the rant: "You're right, your mom is just like that. I was also controlled like that when I was a kid. This wasn't allowed, that wasn't allowed. I got annoyed whenever I saw her."

Tang Ruixuan smiled. Her grandmother and mother had told her many stories about her uncle's childhood.

After chatting for a while, Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Do you have any thoughts on volunteering?"

"Will my ideas be of any use? My mom has already drawn a line for me: I can only apply to universities within the Shanghai area; I'm not allowed to apply to any universities outside of Shanghai."

Huang Xiaochuan frowned: "How can that be?"

Just then, Zeng Hong came over: "What's wrong with that? Did the universities in Shanghai drop out? (meaning they're bad) A girl shouldn't live too far from her parents. Besides, living close to home has many advantages. Otherwise, you'll be going out alone..."

How do you manage to study and take care of yourself at the same time?

Tang Ruixuan looked at her uncle helplessly, her eyes saying, "See? I wasn't wrong!"

Huang Xiaochuan could guess what his niece was thinking. Regardless of whether the child was a boy or a girl, they all wanted to leave their parents' side as soon as possible to explore the world. Therefore, some children often chose a school far away from home when filling out their college applications.

The idea was good, but their lack of social experience led them to make rash decisions. Sometimes, parents' advice isn't necessarily wrong.

So Huang Xiaochuan jokingly said to Zeng Hong, "If Xuanxuan's score is high enough for Peking University and Tsinghua University, you're not going to let her go?"

To everyone's surprise, Zeng Hong flatly rejected the idea: "No way. Isn't Shanghai University good? Isn't Shanghai Jiao Tong University good? There are plenty of good universities in Shanghai. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics is pretty good too. Xuanxuan can study accounting and come back to help her father manage the company's finances. Wouldn't that be great?"

"I was planning to send Xuanxuan abroad to study in the future, what you're doing is wrong!" Huang Xiaochuan joked with his sister.

Sure enough, Zeng Hong shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, what's so great about going abroad? There are so many good universities right here in our neighborhood, we can't even choose one."

Well, this is a typical mother from the Yangtze River Delta region, while Zeng Xia is an atypical mother from the Yangtze River Delta region; the two are two extremes.

Although Tang Ruixuan didn't say anything, her expression clearly showed that she disapproved of her mother.

Huang Xiaochuan shook his head. He said to Tang Ruixuan, "Did you hear that? You can't escape."

Zeng Hong didn't take her brother's words seriously. She casually straightened Ya Wen's collar and said, "Isn't Shanghai good enough? It has the best hospitals, the best schools, and the best job opportunities, all right on our doorstep. Why go to another place where you won't be used to the food or the climate?"

She gave an example: "Your uncle Yuangen's son is studying in the north! And what happened? The winters are so dry, his lips are peeling, and the food in the cafeteria is oily and salty. He comes back complaining. Who's to blame? It's his own fault for choosing that particular school."

Your uncle mentioned Tsinghua and Yenching Universities, which are indeed prestigious, but Shanghai Danxin and Shanghai Jiao Tong University don't push stocks up, do they? Shanghai's top universities are those in finance, foreign trade, advanced manufacturing, and internet technology.

Qian Jiazhen, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but say, "Your mother is right. Girls shouldn't go too far away. If you're in another city and get sick, we won't even have time to catch a plane."

Seeing her mother's support, Zeng Hong became even more enthusiastic: "That's right! Besides, local admissions have an advantage. Your Aunt Zhang's daughter had enough points to go to Sun Yat-sen University last year, but she still applied to East China Normal University, and she even got a permanent position. She'll be assigned a job right after graduation. Isn't that great? Plus, she can come home every day and spend weekends with her classmates. She can balance her studies and life perfectly."

At this moment, Yawen, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke up: "Mom! But there are many good universities abroad! Several universities in Singapore are very good. Why doesn't my sister consider going to Singapore? If my sister can go to school in Singapore, then I can see her more often."

Zeng Hong lovingly hugged Ya Wen: "It's nice abroad, but it's not your sister's home! She's a girl, so it's better if she doesn't go too far from home."

Yawen smiled and didn't say anything more. Although he was only thirteen years old, his understanding was already beyond that of an adult. In addition, he had received a series of social educations, so he knew what to say and what not to say.

His mother, Zhang Yun, once told him that everyone's perception is different, so he shouldn't impose his own thoughts and desires on others.