The main thing is to make money, and the rest is just a matter of convenience.

Taiji hung up the phone, rushed to the cafeteria, took out his lunchbox, stood in line, and bought the food that Huayan liked.

When Hua Yan arrived at the cafeteria, Taiji was already waiting for her at the door.

"Jiu'er!"

"Brother Taiji!"

The two embraced tightly, drawing the attention of many onlookers.

They hugged for a while, trying their best to ease the pain of longing, before shyly pulling away from each other's embrace.

"I've already gotten the food. Do you want to eat here, or go to my dorm?"

Taiji was worried that Huayan was starving, so he didn't directly say that he wanted to go to the dormitory.

"Let's eat in the dorm. It'll be quieter there, and it'll be easier for us to talk."

Although she was hungry, Hua Yan didn't want to eat in a noisy environment.

"it is good!"

Taiji turned around and went into the cafeteria, took out the food he had prepared, and walked side by side with Huayan back to the dormitory.

Someone in the distance saw Hua Yan, and their eyes gleamed with an unusual light. The girl had finally reappeared; he no longer needed to yearn for her day and night.

Hua Yan noticed strange looks being directed at her, but when she looked over, she found nothing.

She wondered who it could be. If it were someone she knew, they would definitely call her or come over. But this gaze seemed afraid of being discovered, yet it wasn't hostile.

Without realizing it, Hua Yan frowned slightly. Before she could think further, Taiji's voice came from behind her.

“Yan’er, I’ve already asked for leave for you at school. Your counselor asked me what happened. I told her that something had happened at home and she couldn’t come over for the time being, but I didn’t say what it was or if she could go to school.”

Haha! It's really hard to say, because Taiji doesn't know how to tell this lie.

"Okay! It's alright, the teacher can't ask me anymore. Uncle Liu has asked the principal for leave for me."

"That's good."

Taiji didn't ask Huayan why it was Liu Heming who asked her for leave.

The two soon arrived at the dormitory, and Taiji fetched water for Huayan to wash her hands.

Hua Yan had a cleanliness obsession in her past life, and Taiji had gotten used to it, so these were all subconscious behaviors.

After setting out the food, Taiji handed chopsticks to Huayan. Today he had prepared Huayan's favorite sweet and sour pork, as well as stir-fried eggs with chives.

Speaking of these chives, they were grown by Liu Quan and his team. Now the scale has expanded; besides eating them themselves, they also supply Hua Yan's school so that she can have fresh vegetables.

Haha! Liu Quan dotes on Hua Yan even more than Hua Jingxing.

"Yan'er, I have some good news to tell you today."

"Brother Taiji, I also have some good news to tell you."

"Then you say it first."

"I just learned from Uncle Liu that the principal is going to recommend me for a master's degree. He said my grades already meet the requirements."

Hua Yan is always willing to share good news with Tai Ji, just like in their past life. So, they always tell each other good things. As for bad news, they try their best to keep it from each other, not wanting the other to worry or get upset.

In her past life, Hua Yan was ill, but she didn't tell anyone and made her final arrangements on her own.

Taiji looked at Huayan and a smile appeared on his lips.

"It seems like today is a day of double happiness. Just after class, the professor told you that he wants me to be his graduate student."

"Brother Taiji, it seems we need to re-plan our study schedule."

"Yes! That's what I think too."

"Brother Taiji, I also want to take political science and military science as electives. I might have to study military science at the National Defense University. I need to talk to Brother Hutu about this in advance and ask him to help me inquire."

Hua Yan didn't notice that Taiji's smile looked a little stiff.

"Okay! Then I'll take physics as an elective."

Taiji also shared his plans with Huayan. He originally wanted to focus on computer science, but seeing that Huayan's study plan had changed, he adjusted his as well.

"After you finish your graduate studies, consider going to MIT in Country A to study computer science. Go there before the new year; you'll benefit greatly. If you can study systematically there, you'll definitely gain a lot. The professors there also welcome you to come and study at any time."

Hua Yan wanted Taiji to achieve something in the field of computers, so she paved the way for him as much as possible.

In her past life, the development of computers and artificial intelligence almost changed human history. Now, Hua Yan wants Taiji to be the helmsman leading the era and to have an unsurpassable position.

"Yes! If my studies go smoothly, I plan to go to Country A the year after next."

As the year draws to a close, I realize where my weaknesses lie and I must address them in order to stand on the same starting line as others.

"Yan'er, I know your goals, so I've been discussing it privately with a few like-minded classmates, and we're planning to set up a studio. You can be our investor and collaborate with us."

Taiji wasn't just studying hard; he was also recruiting talent for Huayan. If they wanted to achieve something in this field, talent was paramount. Huayan had money, but what they lacked was talent.

“Okay! It’s inconvenient for me to come in person. Let Uncle Miao talk to you. He’s more convincing.”

Miao Xianxing is the most suitable candidate to collaborate with top talents from Yenching University.

The two talked for a long time about the specifics, all of which were experiences from their previous lives.

The meal was finally over. Taiji was in charge of washing the dishes, while Huayan was in charge of resting.

"Yan'er, Qiu Jiu has come to the capital. He must have something to discuss with you. He and Uncle Chai came looking for you. They were quite disappointed to find you weren't there."

After washing the dishes, Taiji sat down next to Huayan and peeled melon seeds for her, talking as he did so.

"Huh? Didn't you say what it was about?"

"They didn't say, and I was too embarrassed to ask. They said they couldn't get through to you on the phone, so they came to the school to look for you. They couldn't find you, so they asked Aunt Liang for my phone number and found me."

I told you you had to leave for a while, and your return date was uncertain.

"Didn't they ask me what I was doing?"

"I asked, but I can't explain it clearly."

Taiji held the sunflower seed kernels to Huayan's lips.

"It must be something urgent, otherwise they wouldn't have come to the school. When did this happen?"

About ten days ago.

"I'll call Mr. Chai and ask him."

As she spoke, Hua Yan took out her phone and called Chai Lu.

"Dad Chai, it's me, Jiu'er. You came to the school to see me?"

"Jiu'er, you finally called! I was so worried!"

Chai Lu stood at the site of the demolition and shopping mall construction project on Zhongjie Street, waved to the person next to him, and walked to the side to make a phone call.

"What's wrong, Mr. Chai?"

Hua Yan could hear the urgency in Chai Lu's tone.

“Jiu’er, Qiu Jiu is in trouble. Liang Dong and Hai Yitian are both out of the country, so he came to me and said he couldn’t find you and asked me to take him to your school.”

"What happened?"

Hua Yan was also curious; what could it be?

"Our Xilai Hotel in Shenzhen and Xiamen was chosen by a second-generation official from Kyoto. He asked Qiu Jiu to give it to him, saying that the money was negotiable."

Qiu Jiu said he wouldn't sell, and besides, the hotel wasn't his, so he couldn't make the decision.

"What's the other person's name?"

Upon hearing that he was the son of an official, Hua Yan knew that he was trying to bully people by abusing his power.

"I heard there's one named Shan Yu and another named Qian Hua."

Qiu Jiu told Chai Lu the gist of the matter, so he knew the names of the two sons of officials.

Haha! Upon hearing these two names, Hua Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

They thought the world was theirs; buying and selling wasn't enough, now they've started openly robbing.

Xue Biao has already gathered enough information on these black marketeers. They are not only parasites on the country, but also have ties with foreign forces that have infiltrated China. They are really asking for trouble.

Before Hua Yan could even settle accounts with them, these bastards had already started eyeing her hotel.

If we don't teach them a lesson, these guys might try to rob her car factory, or even the entire development zone.

"Jiu'er, what are you laughing at?"

Chai Lu was completely bewildered, not understanding how Hua Yan could still laugh when Qiu Jiu was so worried.

“Dad Chai, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ll call Uncle Jiu in a bit.”

"By the way, Mr. Chai, if anyone tries to rob your shopping mall in Shengjing, tell me, and I'll take care of them."

Hua Yan reminded Chai Lu of something.

"okay!"

Chai Lu was a beat slow to react; they were talking about Qiu Jiu here, how did we suddenly end up talking about him again?