Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 328: The Person in Charge is Settled

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: The Person in Charge is Settled

The last sentence was spoken by Madam Xia to Mrs. Xia.

Xia Mingzhu nodded, "Grandma is right. There’s still much for me to learn, so I just need to keep working hard."

In this round, the second Mrs. Xia had the upper hand and was in a pleasant mood.

Seeing Jiang Xiruo personally cooking porridge and about to feed it to the old lady.

The second Mrs. Xia said, "Mingli is currently looking for someone to buy tremella, and it should arrive in a few days. Once the tremella is here, I’ll cook it for mom myself. It’s extremely good for nourishing the body."

"I heard it’s not easy to buy?" Mrs. Xia also took interest, as she had been inquiring recently.

Neither Jiang Xiruo nor Jiang Zhe said a word.

"Of course, it’s not easy to buy, priceless in the market. You need to pull many strings to get it. But with Mingli on the case, there surely won’t be any problems."

The second Mrs. Xia had that much confidence.

Her husband and son were both astute, unlike the dull nature of the eldest of the family.

Jiang Xiruo softly told the old lady, "Mom, eat some more."

While they were talking, Xia Xingzhi came back.

While still reserved, his face was visibly beaming with pride, adding an extra touch of charisma to his already delicate features.

"Xingzhi is back?" the second Mrs. Xia smiled, "We were just talking about you. When are you going abroad? I want to prepare some gifts for you, to see you off."

"I’m not going abroad for now," Xia Xingzhi nodded politely.

"Not going anymore? No longer pursuing research?" the second Mrs. Xia was surprised.

"I’ll do research here in China."

Mrs. Xia looked worriedly at her son, "You’re staying?"

"Yes, staying," Xia Xingzhi nodded.

Jiang Zhe glanced at him, knowing that Fu Qifang had already sought him out.

His research topic was obscure, sophisticated, and nearly buried in obscurity.

But since Mr. Fu had noticed it, it wouldn’t continue to be buried.

Mrs. Xia didn’t know her son’s current situation, but seeing his joy, she couldn’t help feeling happy as well.

After all, as long as her son was happy and could stay, that was the best outcome.

Xia Xingzhi caught Jiang Zhe’s glance and quickly turned his head to look at her.

When his gaze fell on Jiang Zhe, she was already looking down at her phone, as if she had never overly turned to look at him.

It made him think the gaze he just felt was an illusion.

Hearing them talk about staying in the country for research, the second Mrs. Xia quietly asked Xia Mingzhu, "Who will be his supervisor?"

Xia Mingzhu didn’t really care about Xia Xingzhi’s affairs and wasn’t clear about his movements.

But as far as she knew, there weren’t any supervisors taking on new students or projects recently.

Given Xia Xingzhi’s abilities, he might be working on some peripheral research.

"I don’t know, it doesn’t matter to me," Xia Mingzhu expressed her lack of interest.

Hearing this, the second Mrs. Xia also felt there was nothing more to ask.

That evening, Xia Xingzhi still made a call to the assistant who had accompanied him to handle the travel documents that day.

"Who recommended me for the opportunity to work with Mr. Fu?"

He didn’t ask if there was a recommendation; instead, he directly inquired who it was.

Clearly, his own supervisor didn’t have the influence to be involved with Mr. Fu, and there was no way he could have been seen by Mr. Fu so easily.

There must have been a powerful recommender in-between.

Smiling at his question, the assistant replied, "She is also Mr. Fu’s student. You’ll know once you meet her."

This response piqued Xia Xingzhi’s curiosity, reminding him of the gaze he felt during the day.

Somehow, he kept feeling that it was related to Jiang Zhe.

But was it really related?

...

In the evening, Jiang Zhe packed his luggage.

"So, you’re really leaving now?" Mrs. Xia said reluctantly.

"There’s still work to be done at school," Jiang Zhe replied succinctly.

"Time flies so fast," Mrs. Xia said as she took out several packages of gifts, "Take these back with you."

Jiang Zhe didn’t even have a suitcase, just a backpack.

Seeing this, she immediately ordered the servants to bring her own luggage over and stuffed it full for him.

Xia Enci joked from the side, "Great Aunt is playing favorites."

"When you go back to school, I’ll get you another suitcase, okay?"

Jiang Zhe couldn’t resist her insistence and agreed to keep the suitcase.

Mrs. Xia said, "The gifts your granduncle and cousin have prepared for you are also in there. They’re not much for conversation, so don’t mind if they seem neglectful. It’s the thought that counts."

"Thank you," Jiang Zhe nodded.

He finished packing the suitcase and was ready to leave right away.

"Can’t even wait until tomorrow morning?" Mrs. Xia asked.

"I have something to take care of tomorrow morning," Jiang Zhe’s phone had already received Qin Feng’s health report.

He really couldn’t wait.

Fortunately, he had also obtained Jiang Xiruo’s mushrooms and extracts, so his busy days hadn’t been wasted.

Upon reaching the living room, Mrs. Xia’s sister-in-law saw him with his luggage and said, "Oh, you’re leaving now?"

"Jiang Zhe has things to take care of, so he’s heading back first," Mrs. Xia answered for him.

Mrs. Xia’s sister-in-law laughed and said, "Look at you, leaving in such a rush, I didn’t even have time to prepare any gifts for you. It’s a little discourteous of me."

Jiang Zhe didn’t care for other people’s insincere pleasantries, and after saying goodbye to the Xia matriarch, Jiang Xiruo and others, he walked out the door.

Mrs. Xia’s sister-in-law said to Mrs. Xia, "Elder sister, you really should have told me earlier. I didn’t get to prepare any gifts for the kid; it’s not like our Xia Family’s tradition."

"Don’t worry about it, you’re so busy, I’ve prepared everything for Jiang Zhe on your behalf," Mrs. Xia was not fond of her sister-in-law’s pretenses.

Upon exiting the door, Jiang Zhe saw Qin Jingchen’s car and quickly walked over to it.

Qin He came down to help him with the luggage: "Miss Jiang, you’ve got quite a lot of luggage there."

She got into the car, and Qin Jingchen took her hand, feeling a trace of coldness.

He raised the temperature inside the vehicle and held her hand in the palm of his own.

A faint smile curled up on the corner of Jiang Zhe’s lips.

After arriving in Jincheng, Jiang Zhe asked, "Shall we go straight to the Tang Family’s place to stay?"

Qin Jingchen nodded: "To the Tang Family."

Once they reached the Tang Family’s home, they didn’t disturb Qin Feng and Qin Jingchen as they went straight in with Jiang Zhe to stay.

Qin Feng had already reserved a room specifically for Qin Jingchen and Jiang Zhe, making it convenient for them to stay at any time, so it was quite easy for the two of them to settle in late at night.

...

Xia Mingzhu was about to become the head of a project, which was always a happy occasion for the Xia Family.

The Xia matriarch decided to have everyone get together for a meal to celebrate.

The following day, Xia Mingzhu went to school.

"Mingzhu, come with me to the research institute later," Teacher Fang said to her.

Xia Mingzhu nodded, unable to contain her excitement.

This visit to the research institute would mean she could become one of the heads there.

Though she was still some distance away from the position held by Elder Fu, getting closer step by step was a good thing.

Someday, she would reach out and touch the top ranks within the country.

"You’ve prepared the content well, good luck," Teacher Fang was quite proud herself.

Seeing her student excel was a feather in the cap for her as a mentor.