Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 442: Persuasion

Li Xuanyu was in such a good mood that if it weren’t for the fact that there were still classmates defending their thesis, she would have hummed a tune.

Even so, the smile on Li Xuanyu’s face couldn’t be hidden.

On the other side, Mo Jingchun was much more carefree than Li Xuanyu, feeling no pressure at all.

Mo Jingchun was all prepared to humbly seek advice from the seniors, but it turned out he was worrying too much. The academic environment in the country surely has its issues, but it’s not as bad as he imagined.

Six people in a group, and among them, there was even an academician, which Mo Jingchun never expected.

Mo Jingchun was lucky, but the other graduates participating in the defense were truly suffering, trembling with fear even before it was their turn.

An academician and a Nobel Prize winner in medicine were there as top-tier bigwigs overseeing things.

By after eleven, Li Xuanyu’s defense had already ended, and the results would be announced in the group in the afternoon. For students who didn’t pass, there was another opportunity for a second defense.

Meanwhile, Mo Jingchun’s group still had four students awaiting their defense.

Mo Jingchun rubbed his already hungry stomach and sighed silently.

So hungry.

His changing facial expression was coincidentally noticed by Academician Chen.

"What’s wrong?"

Not to mention the academician, even the student demonstrating the system on stage got a jolt when they heard Mo Jingchun sigh.

I’m doomed, I’m doomed!

This was the most honest thought in the student’s mind at the moment.

"Hungry."

Mo Jingchun’s voice was not loud, only those sitting together heard it.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then Academician Chen chuckled and said:

"Just hang in there a bit longer."

Mo Jingchun nodded. He knew that with only four students left, it was unrealistic to expect the defenses to be postponed until the afternoon.

While other defense teachers were asking questions, Mo Jingchun sent a message to Feiyan, telling them to eat with Candy without waiting for him.

After the meal, they would take the little guy for a nap.

Mo Jingchun did not want the little one to fall asleep while standing during the graduation photo shoot and be immortalized by the photographer.

With a backpack and humming a little tune, Li Xuanyu walked out of the teaching building, originally intending to wait for Mo Jingchun to report the results.

Remembering what the counselor said in the morning, Li Xuanyu reluctantly had to let it go for now.

"I wonder if Na is still in the office at this time, maybe she’s already having lunch and napping."

"I’ll give her a call and ask."

Finding a cool spot, Li Xuanyu dialed Na’s number.

"Sis, you’re the queen, confident and crazy..."

Astonished, all that was on Li Xuanyu’s face was surprise.

When did Na change her phone ringtone to this style...

Yesterday, her phone ringtone was still beep beep beep～

"Hello?"

"Na, I’m done with my defense. Are you in the office?"

"Is Mo Jingchun out too?"

Li Xuanyu glanced back at the teaching building and said uncertainly, "Probably not yet, I’m not too sure."

"I see, why don’t you go to the cafeteria directly? We’ll meet there, chat over lunch."

"The cafeteria is cooler too."

"Mm-hmm, okay."

Just in this short while, Li Xuanyu was already sweating from her forehead.

Though she was standing in a breezy spot, the midday wind was still like a heat wave.

Taking out her beloved pink parasol, Li Xuanyu briskly walked toward the cafeteria.

"Auntie, I’d like two cups of watermelon juice, please."

"With ice?"

"Yes, please!" My relatives had left long ago, in such hot weather, you have to drink it cold to feel good.

The auntie was really considerate, asking each girl if they wanted ice, and for the boys, she added ice by default.

"Miss, your two cups of iced watermelon juice are ready."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Holding a cup of watermelon juice in each hand, Li Xuanyu scanned the cafeteria, and seeing a vacant corner, her eyes lit up and she walked over.

Sipping it, the chill spread from her mouth, feeling so good.

"Ha~ Awesome."

Summer might be annoying, but sipping iced juice is absolutely delightful.

With a click, Li Xuanyu took a photo and sent it to the counselor.

"Na, I’m in this corner."

"Okay!"

Bored, Li Xuanyu sent a message to Mo Jingchun.

"Doggie, my graduation defense went very smoothly."

Having waited for a while without a reply, Li Xuanyu knew that Mo Jingchun’s side of the defense probably hadn’t ended yet.

Having seen the list, Li Xuanyu wasn’t surprised at all. With an academician and a Nobel Prize winner overseeing it, the defense would definitely be more rigorous.

The same number of defending students would take longer.

"Na, over here!" Li Xuanyu raised her hand and waved it non-stop.

"What do you want to eat? It’s my treat today," Li Na said with a smile as she walked over.

The dishes in the cafeteria weren’t expensive, so Li Xuanyu didn’t refuse and said with a smile:

"How about mushroom and shredded meat noodles? I haven’t had noodles in so long."

"Every morning, back then, my favorite was the mushroom and shredded meat noodles made by the cafeteria auntie."

"Sure."

There weren’t many people eating noodles this noon, so after about a minute of queuing, they got their meal tickets.

Sipping the watermelon juice Li Xuanyu treated her to, Li Na smiled and said:

"You must have guessed what I want to talk about."

Li Xuanyu nodded, sipped the watermelon juice, "I guessed it, it’s about graduate school."

"Since you knew, why don’t you spend another two years going to graduate school?"

"Actually... if you wanted, you could pursue a master’s and even a Ph.D. under Mo Jingchun. He has the slots."

This move was something Li Xuanyu never expected.

It made sense though, with Mo Jingchun being a Nobel laureate, as long as he agreed, the school surely would give him dozens of students.

This is the power of the strong.

But ah, having Mo Jingchun as her thesis advisor already drove her nuts, adding another two years or more, she’d go crazy.

Shaking her head, Li Xuanyu said, "Na, no thanks, I’m different from Mo Jingchun, he’s a scientist and I’m a techie."

"Besides, he didn’t go to graduate school either, did he?"

"You are not the same, huh? Really?"

"Sigh, the two of you are quite different, he could easily skip the master’s degree and get a Ph.D. because he’s a Nobel laureate."

"I know, but I don’t care about a graduate degree."

"Even if Candy Technology goes under one day, with my abilities, I’ll still do well."

"Na, thank you for your concern."

Li Na wanted to say more but finally just sighed. It was clear that Xuanyu was determined to stay and fight at Candy Technology till the end.

Also, as an outsider, Li Na could clearly feel that Li Xuanyu had already started to like Mo Jingchun.

PS: Thanks to Purple a You, Hong Meng Purple Lotus,

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