Chapter 23 Transfer Procedures

"Actually, I don't particularly like black chicken soup either. I just wanted to tease Li Zihan."

After finishing the soup, Tang Xiaowan picked up a chopstick full of greens for her bowl and asked while eating, "Zihan, what do you busy yourself with when you're not in class?"

Li Zihan: "..."

In Li Zihan's eyes, Tang Xiaowan was anything but ladylike; she ate heartily and addressed people directly by their names.

However, this time she used such an intimate form of address and even asked about his personal hobbies!

Li Zihan was taken aback.

He had intended to look down on her with a snide remark, but in the end, he replied gently, "Running, swimming, and rock climbing."

These were all sports that required a lot of physical exertion. Tang Xiaowan frowned, curious if she would be able to do them.

Especially swimming.

The first time she went to the backyard pool, she felt an urge to jump in.

Her toes had already touched the water's surface, yet due to fear, she ended up just sitting on the steps, paddling a few times, and washing her feet.

That afternoon, she told Li Zishen that she wanted to go fishing but was afraid of falling into the too-deep pond water.

That wasn't difficult to handle!

The man's answer was very simple.

In just two hours, a truck full of small crucian carp was brought into Li Garden.

That had really stunned Tang Xiaowan.

She thought Li Zishen would at most construct some safety features for her, but ended up turning the pool into a fishpond and even added two security personnel nearby.

Finally, the water depth was controlled to 1.3 meters.

For Tang Xiaowan, who was 1.66 meters tall, that was indeed safe.

That day, she was just surprised by Li Zishen's efficiency; now recalling it, she suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth.

"Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan…"

Snapped back to reality by Li Zihan's calls, Tang Xiaowan responded, "Oh, swimming sounds good, I should definitely learn it later. I wonder if it's hard!"

"You mean you're a landlubber?" Li Zihan was about to tease her when he quickly corrected himself, "No problem, no problem, I can teach you. It's actually quite simple."

Landlubber? You're the landlubber, your whole family are landlubbers!

And I just felt sorry for you.

Sure enough, old habits die hard!

Tang Xiaowan gave Li Zihan a look and said indifferently, "You? Teach me?" Then she slightly curved the corners of her mouth and picked up another chopstick full of greens.

"Oh, my mistake, it's my brother who will teach you."

"Your brother?"

Hearing that, Tang Xiaowan scoffed even more and began to slurp her chicken soup heartily, washing down the garlicky taste of the greens.

This was already her third bowl.

While she was zoning out, Nanny Chen quietly refilled her bowl again, still skimming off the fat layer.

"Yeah, my brother would be the most suitable to teach you."

Swimming required wearing a swimsuit.

There could be some inconveniences between men and women, and Li Zihan was halfway through his sentence when he realized the girl's shyness and promptly stopped himself.

In truth, Tang Xiaowan was far from shy.

She simply didn't think much of Li Zishen, the free teacher, preferring to enroll in a class herself.

"Your brother? I think I'll pass!"

Seeing how disdainful Tang Xiaowan was, Li Zihan quickly pushed his utensils towards her and said earnestly, "Xiao Wan, you might not know that my brother has also won big awards, nationwide ones."

That look was priceless!

As if he himself had won the award.

Playing along, Tang Xiaowan replied, "Wow, that's impressive! Really?"

"They're all on display on the fifth floor of the library."

Oh, so that's where they are!

She had indeed wandered up there before.

But trophies?

Maybe she was too preoccupied with looking for secret passageways and didn't notice such obvious things.

"Go take a look when you have the time! Back in the day, my brother was a well-rounded top student, super unrivaled!"

"Really?"

"That goes without saying, let me tell you..."

Two people happily started chatting.

During the meal, their relationship grew much closer, no longer sabotaging each other.

Nanny Chen's lips slightly curled up as she added some rice to Li Zihan's bowl, then added some yams and wood ear mushrooms to his soup.

Li Zihan had never liked drinking soup since he was a child.

...

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Jin City University, the principal's office.

On the black leather sofa in the lounge area, Li Zishen respectfully handed a file folder to Principal Shen.

Principal Shen received it but didn't open it.

Dressed casually, he looked at Li Zishen with eyes full of admiration, "Indeed, like father, like son, very good!"

"Thank you, Uncle Shen, for the trouble."

"No problem, it's a minor matter."

After Li Zishen left, Principal Shen's gaze grew profound as he thoughtfully said to his subordinate, "Put this student in Class A."

"Yes."

"Time really flies, he's grown up so much!"

"Who would have thought that Li Zishen is nothing like his brother? Our staff housing building finally has a prospect, no need to wait for approval from upstairs anymore."

Director Wang couldn't stop smiling broadly.

"It's just that he's too low-key."

"Indeed, not even wanting a donation ceremony."

Both of them looked out the window as if on cue.

They saw Li Zishen just leaving the office building when a slightly dark-skinned man quickly got out of the car and respectfully opened the door.

Li Zishen's tall figure, coupled with the luxury car worth over ten million, inevitably sparked envy.

Director Wang thought this was probably just a drop in the bucket for them, not worth mentioning; hence, no need for any face-saving projects.

He was just about to say a few words of flattery when he saw Principal Shen frown lightly, "Ah, I owe someone another favor, and I'll never be able to repay it in this lifetime."

Principal Shen then went back to his desk.

Director Wang: "..."

To handle the transfer procedures for Tang Xiaowan, Li Zishen went to great lengths.

Qingcheng was not his territory.

To expedite the process, he simply donated five million to Qingcheng University.

On the Jin City side, things were relatively easier, but considering the principal was a close friend of his father, to avoid putting him in a difficult position, Li Zishen generously donated twenty million.

This was no small sum.

In fact, Tang Xiaowan's grades were quite good. Although she wasn't at the top of her class, she was both studious and well-behaved, and she had even won a national-level scholarship once.

This was something even Li Zishen hadn't expected.

He had always thought that the girl, fond of playing and mischievous, frequently confined to Mei Garden by Grandma Tang and not allowed out, was bound to be a complete academic slacker.

Unexpectedly, she gave him such a huge surprise.

The car slowly drove past.

This was the highest-rated public university in Jin City.

The campus was quiet and beautiful during vacations, with lush trees and winding paths everywhere.

Li Zishen thought of his past self.

As the eldest son in the family and the future successor of the Yishen Group, he didn't have a carefree childhood.

His father, Li Zhenshan, was very strict with him.

While others could stay warm at home watching TV in the winter and listening to stories at their parents' knees, he had to run with weights.

"Brother Shen, heading straight back to Li Garden or..."

Chen Xin's voice brought him back to the present.

Right! There was a pile of matters awaiting his attention, no time to dwell on the past.

"Let's go to the group's building."

Li Zishen said and then opened his notebook, immediately immersing himself in his busy work.