Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 322: Unattainable

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Unattainable

They would seek but never get such an opportunity.

Mrs. Xia glanced at Jiang Zhe subconsciously, always feeling that Mrs. He’s look at Jiang Zhe today was very unusual.

But when she had asked Jiang Zhe indirectly, he said there was nothing going on between him and Mrs. He.

Mrs. Xia didn’t believe the opportunity came about so effortlessly.

Even if Jiang Zhe had not helped, she still believed that this opportunity was tinged with good fortune brought by him.

...

When back in his own yard, no matter what, Xia Zhen just couldn’t fathom it.

"Did you offend Mrs. He today, or not?"

He asked his wife.

Xia Mingli also looked up at his mother.

Mrs. Xia the Second swore to the heavens, "How could that be possible? We were chatting so pleasantly! If I had offended her, would she have talked with me for nearly over half an hour?"

"Alright, Dad, Mom has had a hard enough time already," Xia Mingzhu couldn’t watch anymore and spoke up.

Xia Zhen also felt his suspicions were overly redundant.

Still, the family couldn’t understand why Xia Tang, who originally had no opportunity, suddenly got such a great one, and yet all they had prepared amounted to nothing? Why?

Unable to find answers, they had no choice but to chalk it up to bad luck.

...

Jiang Zhe wasn’t involved in Xia Tang’s affair, and Mrs. He hadn’t mentioned the opportunity to him when she offered it.

However, it must be said that Xia Tang had the capability to seize this opportunity on his own.

The next morning Jiang Zhe woke up to find that the second branch of the family had not come for breakfast, obviously in a bad mood.

Neither Li Ran nor Li Qian showed up.

Mrs. Xia was talking with Xia Xingzhi.

"If it really doesn’t work out this time, try going abroad," Mrs. Xia suggested.

"Okay."

"As for the household matters, you don’t need to worry about them. Grandma has the care of your third aunt, and I can lend a hand too. Your dad is busy, and we usually can’t help with his work," said Mrs. Xia.

Xia Enci asked, "Where is cousin going?"

"Your cousin has always been working on aerospace research, but he hasn’t been able to enter the research institute and lacks good opportunities. I think he should try going abroad."

"Can’t Sister Mingzhu help with that? Isn’t she working in the same field?" Xia Enci inquired.

After asking, she immediately remembered the pride of the people from the second branch, never really willing to lend a hand sincerely.

Aware she had misspoken, she stuck out her tongue and hesitated to look at Xia Xingzhi’s expression, feeling embarrassed.

Xia Xingzhi, however, was quite straightforward and didn’t see it as an inappropriate question, "Perhaps there is a problem with the direction of my research, or perhaps I haven’t developed good research habits. In any case, wherever there’s a mistake, that’s where I’ll start making corrections. Identifying the problem is the first step in solving it."

"Cousin, with your effort, you will surely succeed," Xia Enci said, moved by his serious demeanor and began to cheer him on.

"I also believe in my abilities," Xia Xingzhi replied, never one to give up on himself, confident that he would one day be recognized.

Overhearing this, Jiang Zhe asked, "Which area is your research focused on?"

Jiang Zhe’s question came abruptly, carrying an air of authority.

However, Xia Xingzhi didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary and answered right away.

"The data module direction for thrusters," after saying this, he realized that he might have been too technical and was about to rephrase.

Jiang Zhe spoke calmly, "This direction is quite cutting-edge at the moment, with limited application. For now, it seems only Fu Qifang’s team could make use of it, right?"

Xia Xingzhi didn’t expect her to understand and, seeing her speak so eloquently, he couldn’t help but become very interested, "Yes, but the people who can get to Master Fu are, after all, few. So I also want to take a roundabout way to salvation, trying abroad first. Once I achieve results and gain recognition, then it will be time to talk about coming back."

In front of Jiang Zhe, he had nothing to hide and laid out his plans clearly.

"Who is your current advisor?"

"Wang Pushi," said Xia Xingzhi, seeing she understood, he too had nothing to hide and told her everything.

Jiang Zhe nodded, "Are you still striving for opportunities?"

"Yes, the main problem is that I don’t even know where my own problem is, so I feel a bit lost."

Xia Xingzhi candidly admitted his predicament, but there was always a light in his eyes, very confident that the difficulty was only temporary.

He was reserved by nature, but when he talked about his own matters, the bright shimmer in his eyes was very moving.

Madame Xia was surprised to hear Jiang Zhe and Xia Xingzhi talking back and forth as if Jiang Zhe seemed to understand everything.

This child, she knows even this?

Jiang Xiruo and Xia Enci were no longer surprised.

Xia Enci shook Jiang Zhe’s hand, "Xiaozhe, please help our cousin."

To others, this request for the ignorant Jiang Zhe to help might come off as infuriating.

But Xia Xingzhi just smiled, for he too wanted to know where his problem lay, and it would be nice if someone could help him out of his predicament.

Besides, based on the few sentences Jiang Zhe had just said, she knew something, and he genuinely hoped that Jiang Zhe could help him.

However, he also felt that he might be hoping for too much, a dilemma that not even his advisor could help with, why would he think to pin his hopes on Jiang Zhe?

Madame Xia was not angry either, "It would be quite good if you could help each other."

Jiang Zhe pondered for a moment, but did not respond.

Xia Xingzhi didn’t take the matter seriously and said, "Since you guys are free today, and I just happen to have some time, why don’t I accompany you around Beijing?"

"Sure, I can!" Xia Enci immediately raised her hand.

"I have something to do, you guys go ahead," Jiang Zhe said slowly.

Xia Xingzhi reached out and tousled Xia Enci’s hair, "Alright then, Xiaozhe, I’ll take Enci with me."

"Okay then, we’ll go on our own," Xia Enci reluctantly agreed.

As they were leaving, Xia Xingzhi asked, "What does Xiaozhe like?"

"Do you want to buy her a gift?" Xia Enci asked.

Xia Xingzhi was worried she’d feel bad if she did poorly on a test, but now he started to doubt she would have done badly at all.

Still, he wanted to buy her something as a gift.

Xia Enci shook her head, "No need, Xiaozhe doesn’t like jewelry, flowers, or any of that stuff. If you really think she can be a friend, just treat her sincerely as one. That’s enough."

Xia Xingzhi thought about Jiang Zhe’s temperament, smiled faintly and nodded.

...

Today, Fu Qifang happened to be looking for Jiang Zhe, so she went to the Aerospace Institute.

At the intersection, she saw Xia Mingzhu, but Xia Mingzhu did not see her.

Xia Mingzhu was talking with her own advisor and senior.

"Mingzhu, I heard that your cousin, Xia Xingzhi, is also researching in this area, do you know how it’s going on his end?"

"I’m not too sure either," said Xia Mingzhu.

"If he had the capability, it would be great to refer him to help us. We are indeed short-handed."

Xia Mingzhu smiled, "It’s not that I don’t want to refer him, but he can’t even pass his advisor’s requirements, coming to us would be of no use. You need help, not someone to drag you down, right?"