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Chapter 691: This Daughter-in-law is Definitely a Real Daughter-in-law

Chapter 691: Chapter 691: This Daughter-in-law is Definitely a Real Daughter-in-law

The couple of Yu Shuisheng now spends more than half of their time outside of home.

Suizi’s family lives in the old courtyard, which feels somewhat empty.

After tidying up, the young couple rides their bicycles and leaves home.

He rides a bike with her, going through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, as they have done for the past four years.

"After the summer vacation, you won’t be able to take me on the bike anymore," Suizi looks up at the blue sky, her words carrying a hint of melodramatic sadness.

He has graduated, but she hasn’t finished her studies yet.

"Hmm. By then, I’ll be driving you to and from school. I’ve thought about the routes: I’ll pick up the kids first, then wait for Jiaojiao at the school gate, and finally pick you up."

"...Can’t you just let me revel in a bit of sadness?" Suizi’s intentional melodrama was easily unveiled by him, leaving her feeling quite unfulfilled.

She prods his back with her fingers, leaving fingernail marks on his neatly ironed white shirt.

"What are you upset about? Right now, the one thing we don’t need to worry about is you, you sly thing... I have a headache now, I don’t know if I should run or stay there and let mom smack me a few times when she comes."

Suizi chuckled twice, feeling guilty, and buried her head in his shirt.

During graduation season, some campus couples part ways for various reasons. These few days, Chen Lijun has been nagging Suizi, telling her she’s heartless and lacks a sense of crisis.

With the exception of Yu Jingting and Fan Huang, no one else in the family expected Suizi to continue studying.

Chen Lijun had been enthusiastic about planning, intending to bring Suizi to her department after graduation. Working from the grassroots level, with Suizi’s capability, she could rise to the position of director before Chen Lijun retires.

Suizi usually just goes along with her mom, she’s not proactive, not serious, not expressive, and she does not directly oppose Chen Lijun.

Behind the scenes, she carefully prepares. With Yu Jingting as her god-level teammate giving her support, the young couple kept the secret well.

Close to graduation, they quietly announced the news: she plans to continue studying. The school has already approved it, and the tutor has already been selected.

The early post-revolution masters degree programs have a high level of prestige. The professors who can become mentors are all bigwigs. From the start, Suizi had a clear direction, choosing a prestigious tutor, paving a solid foundation for her future career plan.

Her career planning is completely different from Yu Jingting’s direction. Instead of fighting from the front, she prefers to plan and strategize behind the scenes. This requires a thorough understanding of the fundamentals, so she can grasp the country’s economic trends for the next few decades. It’s not enough to rely solely on the information advantage of rebirth, she must continually nurture her talent.

As Suizi’s husband and partner, Yu Jingting naturally supports her choice unconditionally.

However, in the eyes of Chen Lijun, who does not have the perspective of a rebirth god, her daughter’s choice seems like madness. She’s carried on studying to an absurd extent.

She disapproved when Suizi chose to go to university. Now, after finishing her undergraduate studies, Suizi wants to do a masters degree, which is simply a waste of time in Chen Lijun’s opinion. It infuriates her.

Upon returning home, she vented her frustration by biting Fan Huang- Suizi is protected by Yu Jingting, so she couldn’t lash out at her. Thus, she had to bite Fan Huang to let off steam.

Chen Lijun seriously suspected Fan Huang knew about it but did not report it, otherwise how could Suizi’s tutor accept her without letting her know about it?

But she had no proof. Fan Huang had picked up the thick-skinned trait from his son-in-law after spending a lot of time with him, and was determined not to confess.

With Suizi’s career planning falling apart, Chen Lijun turned her sights on her son-in-law.

Suizi is continuing her studies, so Yu Jingting, who will graduate soon, should start working in the government, right?

In Chen Lijun’s eyes, any job outside the system is irregular. Compared to working in the system, corporate jobs are unprofessional. She looks down upon state-owned enterprises, not to mention the first batch of private enterprises that have emerged in the recent years.

In Chen Lijun’s mind, private enterprises are mostly equivalent to beggars on the streets.

"Dad said that mom was sharpening scissors in the courtyard yesterday, and she looked quite irritable. Do you think she will do anything drastic? After we finish taking pictures and come back, would she pick up the scissors, hold me hostage, and say that if I don’t go to work in the system, she will kill me?"

Suizi felt that her mom has been getting more and more willful since her wedding. Before, she used to act like a lady of high social standing, but now she doesn’t have any superstar burden.

In the end, it was all because of her dad’s indulgence.

"She won’t hold you hostage, but I guess she might hold the scissors to her own neck, and would not give up until she achieves her goal."

"... Who else would fall for that besides my dad? Is she going through menopause or something? Why has she been so volatile recently?"

"She’s just a little older, what menopause? Be careful when you talk about her. If you’re not careful, the one who ends up getting hit will be our dad."

Suizi was protected by her father and husband, Chen Lijun could do nothing to her. It wasn’t possible to hit her son-in-law, so she could only vent her rage on Fan Huang.

Her silly pranks didn’t hurt much or cause any real harm. Fan Huang found joy in it, considering it as a form of marital delight, so he went along with her antics.

Chen Lijun wants Yu Jingting to enter the system, and Yu Shuisheng wants his son to join him in making money.

Yu Shuisheng’s business interests have now shifted to the border region.

He stayed at home for two years to look after his grandchildren, but he did not lose his connections or skills. After struggling in the border for so many years, his understanding of the local environment and market relationships had reached an exquisite level. Even the markets that others failed to develop can be efficiently managed by him, and he can secure even the toughest deals.

Fan Huang was right to have nominated Yu Shuisheng despite opposition. It saved the country a significant amount of expenditure and prevented detours.

Yu Shuisheng seized an opportunity two years ago. Under Suizi’s seemingly unintentional hint, which was actually relayed information from her rebirth advantage, at a very low price, he grasped a big opportunity and acquired a small minefield. Since then, his business has taken off.

The territories under Yu Shuisheng were expanding, and it seemed that his business was going to reach the territories of his foster father soon. The impending battle between the two families was inevitable. Yu Shuisheng, slightly overwhelmed, thought about asking his recently graduated son for help.

But whenever he called, Yu Jingting would either complain about a headache or a footache. The day before he even claimed that his signal was bad and hung up directly.

For this reason, Yu Shuisheng was absolutely furious. He openly stated that his son was simply good for nothing. Was he just planning to stay at home under his wife’s skirt for the rest of his life?

Yu Jingting dismissed his father’s words. These words might have some persuasive power coming from others, but coming from his own father, who was known for being under the thumb of his wife, they held no persuasive power at all.

Just to draft him into the workforce, his father was even willing to tell blatant lies.

At first, Wang Cuihua wanted to stay and take care of her grandson, but Yu Shuisheng coaxed and deceived her into going with him. They had spent ten years apart, and he didn’t want to waste another minute.

Wherever Yu Shuisheng went, he would take Wang Cuihua along. As Yu Jingting put it, his father was sticky like glutinous rice cake.

"Now, dad wants you to go and mine with him, while mom wants you to enter the system and secure a golden career. And you’re not choosing either, offending both sides at the same time..."

Suizi had a premonition that her father-in-law would be coming back soon to snatch Yu Jingting away, and before her father-in-law returned, her mother would surely explode once.

"So, my military adviser Chen, do you have any good ideas to spare your husband a few beatings?"

"I do have a solution, guess what’s this?" Suizi took something out from her pocket. She snuggled against his back and lifted it up to his eyes.

"Damn!"