Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 126 - 97: Both Daughters Are with Shen Qiushan!
"In the end, we will finish the college education you couldn’t complete for you!"
"I never dared even think about it before, but now it’s different. I have a life-altering device that can help change my fate completely, and alter the life paths of Yanran, Xiaoxiao, and myself."
"All I hope now is that after I die, this life-altering device will still exist, so that when we reunite, I can bring it with me and we can live happily together!"
"I’ve owed you too much in this life. If there really is a next life, I’ll make sure to repay you!!"
Having said this, Shen Qiushan bowed deeply.
He then reached out and touched the photograph of his wife on the tombstone, his forefinger slowly tracing over her name engraved there.
Only at life’s end can one achieve truly unique remembrance!
This phrase is vividly embodied in Shen Qiushan.
In fact, the story of him and Lin Chuxue is somewhat similar to Jack and Rose in the "Titanic"!
If Jack hadn’t died, it’s likely that he and Rose wouldn’t have had a happy ending.
A poor boy simply couldn’t give Rose the life she wanted.
All the passion and romance would be worn out in the trivialities of life; this is a predictable event!
Therefore, their story sinking with the Titanic made it an eternal classic!
That’s why Rose, in her old age, still remembers that dazzling young man on the ship.
Similarly, Shen Qiushan and Lin Chuxue are like that. If Lin Chuxue, such a wealthy heiress, had stayed with Shen Qiushan for long, she might have regretted it, and their relationship could have been tested.
But Lin Chuxue died when their relationship was at its best, when their love was strongest.
So she became Shen Qiushan’s "one true love," with no other woman able to take her place in his heart regardless of who he meets.
In fact, this is why classic love stories often end in tragedy.
Take, for instance, the domestic stories of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, or the foreign story of Romeo and Juliet...
At the parking lot.
Lin Jiayu sat in the car and looked through the window at Shen Qiushan standing in the cemetery, muttering softly, "Yanran, what do you think your dad is discussing with my elder sister?"
"How come they can talk for so long?"
"Probably complaining, updating her about Shen Yixiao and me."
"It’s always like this!"
Shen Yanran was long used to her father’s behavior: "But that’s just my guess; maybe he just simply wants to talk to Mom."
Lin Jiayu nodded lightly: "I hadn’t noticed before, but brother-in-law seems quite infatuated."
"Sis, was the eldest sister super beautiful when she was young?"
Lin Jiayu asked Lin Xiamo, who was sitting in the driver’s seat.
"The family has photos, right?"
"You’ve seen them before."
Lin Xiamo replied softly, her gaze also directed toward the cemetery because she was curious about what Shen Qiushan was saying to her sister that took so long.
"The photos are lifeless, and the pixels of old photos weren’t great either."
"Sis, just tell me how she compares to you?" Lin Jiayu continued to ask curiously.
"Of course, she was prettier than me!"
Lin Xiamo replied.
"Aunt, was my mom really prettier than you?"
Shen Yanran asked curiously, somewhat skeptical, since to her, even TV actresses couldn’t match her second aunt’s beauty.
"Mm!"
"Very beautiful!"
Lin Xiamo nodded solemnly.
In her heart, of course, her eldest sister was prettier, but if Lin Chuxue were still alive for outsiders to judge, it might simply come down to personal preference.
All three Lin sisters were very beautiful, each with their own style.
"By the way, Yanran, Xiaoxiao, how did your mock exams go this time?"
"Do you have any targets now?"
Lin Jiayu shifted the topic, smiling as she asked her nephew and niece, who were about her age.
"The scores aren’t out yet, but I think I did okay."
Shen Yanran answered modestly.
But Shen Yixiao was quite showy, shrugging: "Aunt, maybe after September, I’ll be your junior!"
"I’ve decided to apply to Sanjiang University with Dad!"
"Huh?"
"Xiaoxiao, you’re applying to Sanjiang University too?"
Lin Jiayu was surprised because she knew her nephew’s grades, and even getting into a regular undergraduate program was said to be difficult before.
"I’ve looked at it. Last year, the cutoff score for sports students at Sanjiang University was 527!"
"I think it’s a piece of cake for me!" Shen Yixiao said confidently.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiayu didn’t hesitate to playfully punch her nephew on the head with her fist: "527 points is a piece of cake?"
"How much did you score in the last mock exam?"
"Uh, 421 points."
Shen Yixiao scratched his head and added, "But this time, my score will definitely improve significantly!"
Lin Jiayu rolled her eyes at her mysteriously confident nephew. She had experienced the college entrance exam rush herself, and trying to improve by a hundred points with two months remaining was unlikely, to say the least.
"Yanran, which university do you want to apply to?"
Lin Jiayu asked her niece Shen Yanran, who she saw as more reliable and like a best friend.
"I’m also applying for Sanjiang University!"
Shen Yanran replied with determination.
"Uh....."
Lin Jiayu’s mouth twitched. She knew Shen Yanran’s grades, which were likely good enough for an undergraduate program, but still a bit off from Sanjiang University.
Yet now, she was also determined to apply to Sanjiang University.
Lin Jiayu couldn’t help but think of what her brother-in-law Shen Qiushan had told the reporters. It seemed her nephew and niece wanted to follow in their father’s footsteps.
"Well, I wish both of you success!"
As their aunt, Lin Jiayu felt she couldn’t dampen their spirits, even though the chances of them getting into Sanjiang University were slim.
But if they did get in, she would surely be delighted.
Because her college life wouldn’t be boring anymore, with a nephew and niece to keep her company.
Bauhinia Garden.
Lin Moxuan slept straight through until noon.
He couldn’t recall the last time he stayed up all night in ten years.
Though he awoke now, his head still felt fuzzy.
Sigh, as one gets older, staying up late becomes impossible!
All because of that guy Shen Qiushan and his lousy book!!
Lin Moxuan cursed inwardly, and after freshening up, he felt a little better.
Upon leaving the bedroom, his wife Chen Qingzhu was busy in the kitchen, with several draining baskets filled with defrosting shrimp and chicken wings, and half-cut beef nearby, preparing for a grand meal.
"Why isn’t Jiayu back yet?"
"Did Momo go pick her up?"
Lin Moxuan asked while massaging his temples.
"She went to pick her up."
"But they said they’d visit Chuxue with Qiushan and return later."
Chen Qingzhu replied while cutting the meat.
"Visit Chuxue?"
"Together with Shen Qiushan!"
Lin Moxuan immediately furrowed his brow in alarm: "You mean, both of them are with Shen Qiushan now??"
"Yes!"
"Along with Yanran and Xiaoxiao."
"I just called Momo to invite them over for dinner."
"The two kids have been busy with their studies and haven’t been home for a long time!"
After hearing his wife’s words, Lin Moxuan furrowed his brow even more: "So you mean Shen Qiushan is coming too?"
"Since they’re all together, of course, they’ll come together."
"But, whether Qiushan will stay or not, I’m not sure."
With that, Chen Qingzhu glanced at Lin Moxuan sideways: "Every time Qiushan comes, you act all grumpy and unpleasant, and recently he’s been dropping the kids off and leaving straight after."
"Today I really hope he stays for a meal at home!"
Chen Qingzhu added: "When Qiushan arrives in a while, ask him to stay if he wants to leave!"
"Don’t always act so aloof and unfriendly!"
