I Became the Mother of His Child-Chapter 499: Hearing Quite a Lot

When time leaped to the year 1999, Song Yuanhuan was successfully promoted from Major General to Major General after nearly ten years of effort. His three children had also grown from elementary school students to middle and high school students. Even Song Chengguang, who'd always been mature and steady with his own opinions and thoughts from a young age, was now facing the frightful life stage of the gaokao.

Song Chengguang, who was always deliberate with his grades, didn't worry at all about choosing a school to apply to. However, Xu Xiuxiu was torn and concerned for a long time. After synthesizing Song Chengguang's consistent top ranking achievements and personality, she hesitated over whether God's Capital's Qing University or Beijing University would be better for her eldest son. After all, either of these famous institutions of Hua Country, renowned in their own right, would be a fine choice.

Moreover, she had even made a point of inquiring about the number of female students at these two schools and heard that there were quite a few.

"Chengguang, why don't you apply to Qing University? Mom heard that there are more girls there, and I would fully support you having a grand romance at school," Xu Xiuxiu said, hoping to persuade her son Song Chengguang. The thing was, Chengguang was becoming colder by the day. As for the people around him, aside from her and his sister Song Chenxi, they were all men.

His interests were also very tough, nothing even remotely feminine, and once she even heard him bluntly say that women were troublesome creatures. She wondered if this was due to a psychological shadow caused by that little girl who admired him back in primary school.

Xu Xiuxiu thought she wasn't making it obvious; she just wanted to tell Song Chengguang that she was an extremely open-minded mother. However, Song Chengguang just looked at her speechlessly.

"..." What kind of look was that?

Seeing this, Xu Xiuxiu felt very troubled, realizing that as a mother she didn't seem to play any role in her son's university application process. In fact, it was indeed the case. While she was waffling and fretting over this, on the other side, Song Chengguang and Shi Yu, perhaps due to the strong influence of their fathers' careers, completely ignored Xu Xiuxiu's hopes for them to escape bachelorhood early. Contrarily, they chose Hua Country's top military academy, a school predominantly filled with males and hardly a girl in sight.

Moreover, Song Chengguang was admitted with the prestigious title of top scorer in the gaokao.

Hehehe! Knowing the outcome, Xu Xiuxiu felt that the issues she needed to worry about in the future were no less than those Mrs. Song faced before. The military academy! That was a place where finding a daughter-in-law would be a significant problem. If he continued to become rough and remained so cold, who would want to deal with him? After all, girls nowadays liked warm men, not air conditioners cooling the summer air.

Although the two children had applied to the military academy and Xu Xiuxiu initially felt very disappointed, Hua Country's top military academy was undoubtedly strong in various aspects. Xu Xiuxiu didn't feel the need to worry too much about Song Chengguang and Shi Yu. Now she just had to focus on encouraging the academic achievements of her boy and girl twins. However, after entering the military academy, Song Chengguang and Shi Yu seemed to have become even craftier than before, especially Song Chengguang, who was elusive, quiet, and mostly action-oriented.

Yet, just when Xu Xiuxiu thought she should worry about how such a Song Chengguang would ever find a wife, Song Chenxi, who was about to face the third year of high school and the gaokao, and our Song Chenhao, encountered troubles at this critical juncture.

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Always loving beauty and being doted upon, the delicate Song Chen Xi, who grew up pampered, gloriously came down with mumps after attending class for a month in her senior year of high school. Her swollen glands made her face resemble a pig's head, and she cried incessantly.

"Boo hoo, Mommy, it hurts so much!" Song Chen Xi whined pitifully at Xu Xiuxiu. Whenever she felt unwell, no amount of coaxing from the men in the family did any good. She would always burrow into Xu Xiuxiu's arms, saying there was something about her that brought her peace. Xu Xiuxiu, guessing, figured it must have something to do with the space.

"Okay, there! Be good, don't fuss, Mommy is here! It'll be all right; you'll get better in a few days. I've already asked the school to give you a few days off. You just stay home and rest up. For the classes you're missing, I'll have Chen Hao catch you up after school," Xu Xiuxiu never needed to worry about the academic performance of her three children.

There was no helping it, her three kids had been highly intelligent from a young age, and they weren't the kind to just bury themselves in books. Shi Yu often complained about this, remarking that he and Song Cheng Guang used to go to school and come home together. Even when Song Cheng Guang was nearing his college entrance exams, he became addicted to a game. At the time, he hardly glanced at his textbooks, while Shi Yu toiled night and day for a good half-year. Shi Yu buried himself in his books as Song Cheng Guang struggled with his games, yet when the college entrance exam results were released, Song Cheng Guang firmly secured the top spot, soaring above the second place by more than just a bit. This left Shi Yu both jealous and admiring, and he even complained about his own parents' intelligence, claiming they had held him back.

Helpless, he couldn't find any other reason. All that talk about success equaling 99% perspiration plus 1% inspiration was nonsense. It was more like genius equals 99% intelligence plus that 1% effort! This harsh truth could empty out someone's willpower in minutes.

"Mmm!" Chen Xi nodded her head, looking aggrieved, then turned to look at her dragon-phoenix twin brother, Chen Hao, who was about to leave with his backpack, and said with furrowed brows, "Brother, don't forget that breakfast! I want that sandwich." Chen Xi didn't hold back at all in her request.

"..." The corners of Chen Hao's mouth uncontrollably twitched.

"What breakfast? Didn't you have it just now?" Xu Xiuxiu asked in confusion, frowning.

"Mom, let me tell you, it was…" The moment Chen Xi heard Xu Xiuxiu ask, she perked up immediately and was about to spill the beans.

"Song Chen Xi…" With his backpack on, Chen Hao nonchalantly placed his hands in his school uniform pockets and coolly stood not far away. His eyes, the spitting image of Yuan Huan's profound gaze, coupled with his voice, which was deep due to puberty, seemed to Xu Xiuxiu like a veiled threat.

As expected, her daughter, who was just about to excitedly reveal everything a moment ago, turned her swollen face towards Chen Hao and then closed her mouth with a feeling of immense disappointment, "I guess it's okay not to tell Mommy then!" Little Baby complained sulkily, before once again curling up honestly in Xu Xiuxiu's arms.

"Mm!" Chen Hao seemed quite pleased with Chen Xi's restraint and nodded, giving his backpack a swing: "Then I'm off to class."