Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 382 - 345: Too Many Prisoners in the Prison, How to Solve It?
Su Xiaomeng stood up, straightened the chair, and nodded.
Before leaving, Eric added, "Please pass my regards to Arthur."
After Su Xiaomeng exited through the back door of the classroom, she was shaking as she descended the stairs.
She wasn’t sure what she was shaking for, as if there was a surge of energy inside her body, being used in the right place, bringing an exhilarating feeling.
She knew that her performance was commendable in certain aspects, but... she had already done her best.
If she were to do it again, she might not perform as well.
After calming her emotions a bit, she called Yin Shixiu.
The parking lot was very close to the sports field. When Su Xiaomeng arrived, Yin Shixiu was sitting on a wooden bench by the field, unclear if he was watching a football game or doing something else.
When Xiaomeng saw him sitting there motionless, she didn’t speak, but quietly tiptoed over and covered Yin Shixiu’s eyes from behind.
"Hey handsome uncle, can you guess which beauty is covering your eyes?"
Su Xiaomeng lowered and thickened her voice, imitating the tone of a pervert from Japanese anime as she leaned over Yin Shixiu’s head.
Yin Shixiu propped his hands on the chair, "Beauty? ... If it’s a beauty, then I really can’t guess."
"What if it’s not a beauty?"
"Su Xiaomeng."
"Yin Shixiu!"
Su Xiaomeng released him, hummed a tune, and turned to leave, but fortunately, Yin Shixiu was quick enough to grab her arm and pull her to sit next to him.
"What are you doing?"
She spoke with feigned annoyance.
"Watch the game with your beautiful wife."
"Didn’t you just say I’m not a beauty?"
"That was just nonsense from your husband, a little joke, don’t take it to heart, madam."
Su Xiaomeng glanced at him, "Smooth talker."
Yin Shixiu tucked her cold hands into his embrace to warm them, "How was the interview?"
"Hmm... Let me ask you a question."
"Sure, ask away."
"There are too many prisoners in the jail, how should this problem be solved?"
Yin Shixiu raised an eyebrow, "Interview question?"
Su Xiaomeng nodded, "Yes, the last question."
"How did you answer?"
"Hey, you tell me how you would answer first!"
Yin Shixiu thought for a moment, then said, "Too many prisoners... then execute a few more, or expand the prison."
After saying this, Yin Shixiu seemed quite pleased with himself, but upon seeing Su Xiaomeng’s indifferent expression, he asked, "What’s wrong?"
Su Xiaomeng withdrew her hands from his embrace, "I don’t want to talk to you."
"Did I say something wrong?"
Su Xiaomeng rolled her eyes at him, remaining silent.
Seeing her like this, Yin Shixiu found it amusing, wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her back into his arms, "Too many prisoners in jail reflects a high crime rate in society. The reasons for high crime rates are numerous, such as unstable national politics, economic policy issues, social norms, moral systems, etc..."
"To solve the problem of too many prisoners, you need to address the root cause by reducing the social crime rate. That’s a broad topic, and when answering, you should list a few circumstances and briefly explain them, and that should be sufficient."
Yin Shixiu said, then asked her, "How did you answer?"
Su Xiaomeng was inwardly proud, unable to hide the smile on her face.
This kind of open-ended question doesn’t have a standard answer, as long as the response is reasonable.
But at this moment, she felt as if she had handed in a standard answer and was extremely excited.
"Speak up, why are you grinning foolishly?"
"I’m not telling you."
Su Xiaomeng grinned, then snuggled back into Yin Shixiu’s embrace, keeping her hands warm under his sweater.
Yin Shixiu didn’t ask further, seeing her like this, he guessed she was satisfied with her answer.
"Oh, by the way, one of the interviewers today was a very handsome guy, and I saw on his name badge it said Eric Windsor. Do you know him? When I was leaving, he even asked me to send you his regards."
"Really?"
"Yeah, what’s your relationship with him?"
"We were high school classmates and went to the same university, but we weren’t particularly close."
Su Xiaomeng, hearing his calm tone, became suspicious, "Did you already know he was one of the interviewers?"
"Hmm? No, I didn’t."
Yin Shixiu quickly replied.
Su Xiaomeng gave him a look, her eyes turning, and then quietly asked, "Shixiu... be honest with me, did you pull some strings for me?"
"Hmm... Which occasion are you referring to?"
Su Xiaomeng’s entire face suddenly froze.
Could he mean the previous written test...
"Haha!"
Yin Shixiu pinched her reddened cheeks, no longer teasing, "No, I was planning to pull some strings, but apparently, you didn’t need it."
Su Xiaomeng frowned, unsure if he was telling the truth, "You trust me that much?"
Yin Shixiu looked into her bright eyes, sparkling with pride and intrigue, with a hint of doubt and hesitation,
The spring wind in March still carried a chill.
He reached out and tucked the fine hair from her forehead behind her ear, smiling, "The admission standards for the University of Bath are high, but nothing is too high for those who are determined."
"Accompanying you every night for practice, probably no one knows your level better than I do."
Su Xiaomeng looked at him, "I finally believe in what others often say."
"What?"
"A woman’s choice of whom to marry determines the kind of life she will lead."
Xiao Meng leaned on his shoulder, looking up at the sky. The sky in Beijing is often hazy, but today it’s exceptionally clear and blue.
"I thought you were tricked into being with me, rather than choosing freely with your own will..."
"Pfft, do you think your tricks are that brilliant? You can trick me, but I have to be willing to fall for it..."
Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu have been together for a long time, and her words flow effortlessly, her mind is very agile.
She won’t admit she accidentally found this treasure, Yin Shixiu...
It would make her seem clueless.
Most of the time, Yin Shixiu indulges her. Seeing her smug, he lets her be smug.
The tension that had been tight for so long finally eased today after the interview.
The two sat by the playground for quite a while before heading home together.
In the evening, after Su Xiaomeng cleaned up the dishes, she unexpectedly received a call from Professor Qi.
He informed her that the Beijing Foreign Studies University Translation Institute was organizing a one-month advanced training seminar, with three days of classes each week, asking her if she was interested in attending.
The course is taught by Qi Jun, with full guidance and follow-up by him.
Su Xiaomeng almost immediately agreed, thanking him repeatedly.
Whether or not she would get the offer from the University of Bath was still in question, and it was just right since she had that time free.
Originally, she planned to spend quality time at home with Shuangshuang and Huanghuang.
But Professor Qi calling personally to reserve her a spot, she couldn’t refuse.
Fortunately, it’s not long, and discussing it with Yin Shixiu shouldn’t be a problem.
Later, after Ah Su finished housework and left, Shuangshuang and Huanghuang played with toys in the living room after dinner.
Xiao Meng snuck into the study, just as Yin Shixiu was on the phone with his assistant, "Yeah, book Wednesday, things after Wednesday, postpone what can be postponed, delegate what can be delegated to the deputy general manager. Yeah... alright, that’s it."
He hung up the phone, leaned against the window, watching Su Xiaomeng sitting in his leather chair. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"Madam, what’s up?"
"Hmm, after Wednesday, are you going on a business trip?"
Yin Shixiu thought for a moment, and nodded, "Hmm."
"Where to?"
"Japan, I suppose."
"Japan?"
Su Xiaomeng paused, "Business?"
Yin Shixiu shook his head, "Personal."
"Personal? What personal business?"
"Hmm... a date."
"...What date? With whom?"
"Third wedding anniversary date. Who do you want me to go with?"
Yin Shixiu watched her expression change with his words, found it amusing, and reached out to pull her up, letting her sit on his lap, "You forgot? We agreed earlier, after the Bath interview, we’d travel."
Su Xiaomeng’s back stiffened, feeling awkward again.
"What? Don’t want to go to Japan? Japan’s scenery is great, and it’s cherry blossom season. Don’t you want to see it?"
"Well..."
"Hmm?"
"Can we go next month, please?"
"Why next month?"
Su Xiaomeng turned around, straddled his lap, quickly telling him about Professor Qi’s lectures, then, with an apologetic face, she looked at him, "Professor Qi personally called me; do you know how much face I have for him to call me personally?"
Yin Shixiu slightly raised his eyebrow, "Why do I feel... you’re even busier than me?"
Su Xiaomeng shyly looked at him, "Just one month, only three days a week."
"During the interview today, the interviewer also said that I have many shortcomings; regardless of whether I can get the offer, I have to seize the time and work hard to improve."
"If they randomly show an entire English news broadcast in front of me, I look at it dumbfounded; wouldn’t that be embarrassing?"
Su Xiaomeng touched Yin Shixiu’s face, murmuring, "That would be a blow to your reputation, especially when that handsome guy knows you, is a classmate. Can’t let him look down on you anymore."
Yin Shixiu sighed lightly, "I didn’t say you couldn’t go, why are you so tense?"
Su Xiaomeng blinked, swallowed, "Your expression just now looked like ’I’ve been neglecting you’."
"Oh, so Madam saw that."
Su Xiaomeng’s expression fell again.
Yin Shixiu hugged her now rounder waist, "You remember you’re pregnant, don’t you?"
"...I remember."
"If you push yourself too hard, what if you get tired and hurt somewhere?"
"I know my limits; being pregnant doesn’t affect me attending classes, right?"
"You!"
Yin Shixiu pinched her nose, couldn’t help but sigh again.
"Xiao Meng, no need to rush; you’re already excellent. How many people your age are as capable as you?"
"Your two kids are being raised so well, so charming, and your studies are not hindered at all."
Su Xiaomeng touched her head, "Am I... really impressive?"
Yin Shixiu laughed, "Super impressive."
