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Chapter 251 Admission Notice

The two elderly people sat chatting in the courtyard, while Shen Li quietly kept them company.

Looking at the two people's gray hair and contented appearance, Shen Li suddenly drifted off into thought—when she gets old, she will probably be even happier, right?

Surrounded by family members, one on each side in a lively atmosphere... she couldn't help but smile secretly.

The two chatted leisurely, talking about everyday matters and things from the past.

Seeing that they were having a great time chatting, Shen Li went back to her room to get some things and then took Nuan Nuan to the kitchen.

"Sister Chunhua," Shen Li called out.

"Young Madam, what are your orders?" Fan Chunhua quickly replied.

"My grandma is coming over, so I'll cook two extra dishes tonight. They should be light and soft so they're easy for her to chew."

"Okay!"

As she spoke, Shen Li handed over two cookbooks. Fan Chunhua took them and saw that one was a Southern cuisine cookbook and the other was a nutrition cookbook, which detailed the cooking methods and nutritional effects of each dish. She was immediately stunned.

Seeing her in a daze, Shen Li wondered to himself: Could it be that she can't read? He asked aloud, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Fan Chunhua quickly waved her hand, somewhat flattered. "It's just that such a wonderful secret recipe is being handed over to me so directly by the young mistress. Isn't that too precious?"

"It's something I taught you, nothing special," Shen Li said with a smile.

These recipes, which are readily available in modern times, are exceptionally precious in this era. If you can master these dishes, opening a small shop and making money won't be a problem in the future.

Fan Chunhua understood Shen Li's meaning and nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes! I will definitely study hard and never let the young mistress down!" She carefully put away the recipe book, cherishing it dearly.

Nuannuan, seeing Chang'an helping Fan Chunhua pick vegetables, excitedly joined in to help. Chang'an was startled and quickly stopped her: "Nuannuan, you can't do this!" He then turned to Changping beside him and said, "Changping, take Nuannuan out to play for a while."

Fan Chunhua quickly added, "Chang'an, you should come and play too. Your second aunt and I are in the kitchen, we can manage."

Chang'an hesitated for a moment, but Shen Li smiled and said, "Let Nuannuan pick them with us, it's fine. It's good for a child to know some vegetables, she can't grow up not knowing the difference between grains."

Fan Chunhua still felt it was inappropriate: "How can this be? How can we let the young lady do the work?"

"This isn't really work, it's just picking for fun. If she's willing to do it, let her give it a try," Shen Li said earnestly.

When it comes to children's education, Shen Li never believed that having servants at home meant that children should be kept completely sheltered from all worldly cares.

Doing things personally is the only way to gain experience and understand things; you can't let yourself become naive and ignorant of the ways of the world.

If we protect them too much, we may suffer great losses in the future.

And so, Nuannuan stayed in the kitchen and helped Chang'an pick vegetables.

Shen Li did not object—there's nothing wrong with an eight-year-old child doing what he can.

She even thought that if it were her own child, he would be learning to wash his own clothes at this age, but Nuannuan wasn't her child, so she couldn't be too strict with him.

Time flies. Lu Cheng stayed at home for a few days before leaving because he was busy with construction work.

When he left this time, he took his eldest uncle with him—he had acquired land in Pengcheng and needed to develop mobile phones and chips, so he urgently needed trustworthy people from his own side. Only his second uncle remained at home.

Although only two people were missing from the courtyard, it was noticeably quieter, especially Shen Li's courtyard, which was even more deserted at night.

Nuannuan used to sleep next to Xiaonan at night, but after Lu Cheng left, she went to Shen Li's room and slept next to Shen Li.

With a soft little figure beside me, even the air felt warmer.

Looking at the sleeping Nuannuan, Shen Li suddenly had the idea of ​​having a child—an idea that surprised her for a long time.

A few days after Lu Cheng left.

I received my admission letter from Peking University as soon as I arrived at my residence in Kaiyuan City.

In the evening, after everyone finished dinner and sat in the main hall chatting, Lu Cheng, worried that his family would be too busy to answer the phone during the day, deliberately chose to call in the evening.

Lu's mother, being closest to the phone, naturally answered first: "Feeding?"

"Mom, is Lili here?"

"He's right here. Okay, Lili, answer the phone." Mother Lu said, handing over the phone. "It's the second son calling."

Shen Li answered the phone: "Second Brother."

"Yes, Xiaonan and Xiaozhou's acceptance letters have been received."

"The notification letter has arrived?" Shen Li's face lit up with joy.

Lu's mother muttered to herself: "I've raised her for nothing. I'm not even the first to hear about my son's college acceptance letter."

Hmph... but it's fine if Lili listens first.

As soon as everyone heard the words "admission notice", they all looked over immediately.

Grandpa Yu and Grandma Shen both knew that two children from the Lu family were taking the college entrance examination this year. Lu's mother was so excited that she sat up straight: "What scores did they get? Which schools did they get into?"

Lu Cheng's voice came from the other end of the phone: "They've both received their acceptance letters from Peking University!"

Shen Li turned and repeated to everyone, "Xiao Nan and Xiao Zhou have both been admitted to Peking University!"

Xiao Nan excitedly tugged at Shen Li's sleeve: "Sister Li, quickly ask my brother how many points I got!"

Xiao Zhou also came over, her eyes full of anticipation.

Lu Cheng laughed on the phone, "I know you're all curious, so I'll tell you. Lu Nan scored 571 points, and Lu Zhou scored 595 points—following you, our family has produced another provincial top scorer!"

The volume of the phone receiver was quite loud, and Xiao Nan and Xiao Zhou, who were standing nearby, could hear it clearly.

Xiao Nan was the first to react, hugging Shen Li and cheering; Xiao Zhou followed suit, rushing over as well.

Shen Li was held so tightly by the two that she couldn't move, and she sighed inwardly: This is too passionate...

The elders nearby hadn't heard the exact score, so Lu's mother quickly pulled the two children apart and pressed Shen Li, "Tell me quickly, what score did you get!"

Xiao Nan and Xiao Zhou reluctantly let go, their faces still showing lingering excitement.

Shen Li repeated Lu Cheng's words, and after announcing the scores and the news of the provincial champion, the entire main hall instantly erupted in cheers, and the whole family was overjoyed.

Shen Li turned to Chen Haisheng, who was standing to the side, and announced loudly, "Lu Zhou has become the top scholar in the province! This month, everyone in the family will receive a ten-yuan raise!"

Chen Haisheng was both surprised and delighted, and quickly cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, young mistress! Congratulations on passing the imperial examination!"

Grandma Shen watched this scene with a face full of satisfaction and said, "The Lu family's children are truly outstanding; they've all been admitted to Peking University!"

Madam Lu quickly chimed in, her voice full of gratitude: "Madam, we owe it all to Lili! You have no idea, these two children's grades weren't very good before, especially the youngest, who used to be at the bottom of the class..."