Tang Shu nodded in thanks and quickly followed the guidance and exited the alleyway, while the middle-aged man behind him continued on his own path.

But gradually, his pace slowed down from fast, and his brows slowly wrinkled. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned around hurriedly, only to find that the young man who had asked for directions had already turned at the fork in front of him.

Bend, no trace.

"Why is this boy Tang Shu here? Am I being blinded?"

Xia Changping stood there and thought for a while, feeling that maybe he was just a stranger who looked somewhat similar to Tang Shu. Then he shook his head, turned around and walked towards the family home of the 28th Research Institute.

When he arrived at his door, Xia Changping was about to take out the key, but the door had already been opened. Xia Changping looked up and smiled: "Hey, this is our daughter back, didn't she just arrive home tomorrow?

Why didn't I inform my family to pick you up at the station?"

Xia Yan took the black bag from Xia Changping's hand, took his arm and said coquettishly to her father: "What's more, even though there's nothing wrong, you still called me to tell me to come back. I'm not in a hurry."

Qiu Aihua, who was cleaning Xia Yan's room, explained to the father and daughter through the window: "You can't blame me. It's not that your sister-in-law insists on letting you come back. This matter has alarmed your grandfather. Can I not make this call?"

"

Xia Yan curled her lips: "My sister-in-law is just a troublemaker. She will definitely do nothing good if she asks me to come back."

"Look at what you are saying, girl. My sister-in-law is your elder after all." Although Xia Changping also felt very uncomfortable with the things his sister Xia Shuping had done in the past, she was a real relative of his family after all. What they did was

Brother, you can sigh a few words when there is no one around, but when Xia Yan said these words, it felt a little wrong, not to mention that the eldest nephew Xia Junshan was still sitting at home.

"Don't say such disappointing things." Xia Yan seemed to realize that she had crossed a certain line. She immediately began to change the subject, "I brought back some specialties from Yangcheng."

Immediately, she took out several bottles of pickles and two boxes of brown candies from her luggage bag.

"I bought these at the mall counter, and you definitely can't buy them elsewhere. Cousin, this box is for you." Then, she took out another bag of steamed buns and showed off proudly, "These are my

I made it myself, you have to try it at dinner."

"Hey, my daughter went out for an internship and came back with a skill. Did you prepare the stuffing here?"

"Of course not, I don't have that kind of skill." Xia Yan said excitedly, completely off guard, "The stuffing is made by the second aunt... uh, made by a relative of a friend. It tastes very good."

"Second aunt?" Qiu Aihua looked at Xia Yan, who was showing her flaws, and raised the corners of her mouth with a smirk, "Whose second aunt? Does it belong to your partner?"

As soon as these words came out, the Xia family's living room exploded on the spot. Xia Changping's eyes widened. He looked at his daughter and then his wife with infinite astonishment. It took him a long time to ask: "What object? Whose?"

Object? Where did the object come from?”

Xia Junshan also sat in silence for a long time, and suddenly clapped his hands: "I asked you why you just saw a young man walking so close to you, so that's what happened."

At this time, it was Qiu Aihua's turn to be shocked: "Did you bring him back?"

"Wait a minute!" Xia Changping suddenly stretched out his hand and completely stopped everyone talking to themselves, "Let's explain things clearly first. What is going on? When did Xia Yan have sex? What should I do?

I don’t know either.”

"You know how to stay in your laboratory every day. When did you really care about your daughter?"

Qiu Aihua rolled her eyes at her husband, and then briefly recounted the content of Gu Manzhi's letter, "I originally disagreed with their getting along, but even Manzhi's girl kept praising this young man, which shows that he is really a bit extraordinary.

Since my daughter likes it, we parents can’t object, and I feel relieved to have Manzhi watching over me, so I agreed that they should get along with each other for a while first.”

Xia Changping glared at Xia Yan fiercely, wanting to criticize a few words, but didn't know how to speak.

Qiu Aihua was right. He had always focused on work and basically had no control over it before. Now he naturally has no right to point fingers at Xia Yan. Now that his daughter is older and advocates freedom of love, Xia Changping has even less say.

He just wasn't mentally prepared to upgrade to become a father-in-law.

"Junshan, what's wrong with you? Have you seen what that person looks like?"

"I didn't see the appearance clearly. He was tall and thin, and he was in good spirits. I wanted to go up and say hello. Who would have thought that after saying a few words to Xia Yan, that boy dropped his luggage and ran faster than a dog? I thought

I can’t even chase him away.”

"How did you say that?" Xia Junshan's description of Tang Shu was so disrespectful. Xia Yan immediately turned on the husband-protecting mode and grabbed the bag of brown candies she had just given away, "Bring it back to me."

But as soon as she said these words, everyone understood that Xia Yan's partner had really come back with her.

"Oh, he was just worried that I would be unsafe on the way back, so he dropped me off at the door of my house and left. I really have no intention of bringing him back now. How about letting my brother run away when I saw him just now?"

Speaking of which, Xia Yan couldn't pretend anymore, so she simply chose to show off and do as she pleased.

"Don't talk!" At this time, Xia Changping's mind finally became clearer. He thought in silence for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Xia Yan, "The person you are with in Jiangcheng is not named Tang Shu, right?

?”

"How do you know?"

Xia Yan turned to look at her mother, Qiu Aihua, and confirmed that Gu Manzhi did not name Tang Shu in the letter, but how did her father know?

Looking at Xia Yan's incomprehensible little face, Xia Changping snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that he was really this brat. I just met him outside the compound, bumping around like a headless fly. It turns out that

I was scared by Junshan."

Afterwards, he briefly told the process of getting acquainted with Tang Shu. Xia Yan really didn't know anything about this past incident, and Tang Shu never mentioned it to her.

"Both Lao Lu and I are full of praise for this guy's character. He is about the same age as Xiaoyan, so the two of them are a good match when they stand together, but..."

Hearing her father's recognition of Tang Shu, Xia Yan felt secretly happy, but this sudden turn of events quickly made her feel a little nervous.

"I definitely don't mean to look down on him, but after all, Tang Shu is only a junior high school graduate. You two may be in love now, but after getting along for a long time, you will inevitably have communication problems. To put it bluntly, this kid lacks the spirit of professional research.

I was going to recommend him to come to Ningcheng, but he refused without even thinking about it. Doesn't this count as not seeking to improve?"

From the perspective of a father, Xia Changping expressed his worries. He recognized that Tang Shu was able to come up with the formula for alloy steel regardless of personal gains and losses, but if he really became his son-in-law, Xia Changping felt that

Tang Shu is not qualified yet.

Her husband has been engaged in scientific research for half his life, and what he pays attention to is precision. Qiu Aihua completely believes in his judgment about Tang Shu. If Tang Shu is such a person who does not seek to make progress, he may not be able to get in if he is just a good character.

The door of the Xia family.

"Oh dad." Xia Yan began to defend Tang Shu, "He is unwilling to accept your kindness. That's because he is not interested in your research at all. Did you know that he simply produced several hundred kilograms of

Off-season vegetables, these vegetables are sold like crazy in Jiangcheng. Also, he will take the college entrance examination next year, and his first choice is to apply for my mother's agricultural resources department."

"Off-season vegetables?" Xia Yan's argument immediately aroused Qiu Aihua's interest. After all, this is his major. "Our school is also doing this kind of experiment, but because it doesn't have much research significance, there is not much progress. You said

He actually got good results? No, I have to go and see if I have a chance. Also, he plans to apply for Ningnong University? How sure are you? Ningnong’s scores are not low."

"That's not true." Xia Yan raised her chin very proudly, "Let me tell you, Tang Shu's science subjects are really good. If he can improve his Chinese scores, the two universities in Beijing will be better."
Chapter completed!