The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 578 - 575 Descendants 6_1

"Although I didn’t attend South Country University, I went to a university in A Country. Back then, university life was different from now..."

Things were, of course, different then. Back then, professors did not commonly engage in inappropriate relationships with female students or waitresses, nor were they so keen on plagiarizing papers or forming factions based on official positions for personal gain.

"In today’s society, moral standards are deteriorating. Many girls like to live off others, always wanting to be a ’freeloader,’ as though it’s something to be proud of. Their looks and insight are average, not to mention their work abilities. But their standards for choosing a partner are astonishingly high. They demand that a man be over 185 cm tall, rich, and loyal. Preferably, he should also come from a prestigious background, be highly educated, and knowledgeable. They even want him to have a six-pack, be cold to other women, but warm and humorous towards them. But have they ever considered the effort he and his entire family put in for him to be so wealthy and talented? Was all that effort made just so he could end up with an ordinary woman like you?"

COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... Someone kept coughing.

Good heavens, Empress Dowager, could you possibly be any less subtle? Have you forgotten that your son begged you not to speak like this?

Yan Xixi was sweating buckets.

What a scolding... Does it have to be so direct?

"Hahaha, Empress Dowager, listen to yourself..." he laughed. "Luckily, our Xixi is nothing like that. Xixi is beautiful, smart, hardworking, and competent..."

Liu Daqing glared at him. "Why are you interrupting?"

"Um..."

"Yan Xixi, if you fail this examination, I’m talking about you."

That was close!

"You should know, for this exam, I’ve even offended Old Zhou. So, you must make me proud, understand?"

The pressure is immense!

Yan Xixi gritted her teeth. "I will try my best."

"You must try your best! Now there’s no turning back. Yes, whether it’s Wan Dongmei or Zhou Ting, they did get everything they have today without much effort. But, your parents aren’t Old Zhou or Liu Daqing, are they? The son of an Emperor is born a Crown Prince or a Prince. The children of commoners, for the most part, are born to move bricks or farm. Think it’s unfair? Well, you can take it up with God. Yan Xixi, you can only rely on yourself. Understand?"

"Gosh... Empress Dowager, aren’t you being a bit too strict? Are you trying to scare Xixi?"

Liu Daqing was unimpressed. "She gets scared by just this? Yan Xixi, you will find that in life, in your social circles, you’ll hear things far more unpleasant than this..."

"Mom, you’re really something. Why do you have to scare people? You make it sound like marrying me is like entering some dangerous den. Is it that terrible?"

However, Yan Xixi began to laugh, a look of relief washing over her. "Empress Dowager, I actually prefer this approach—being frank about the challenges from the start. Don’t worry; I will definitely try my best!"

A hint of a smile appeared on Liu Daqing’s face. "Talk is cheap. Pass the exam, and then I’ll believe you."

Yan Xixi didn’t smile. She said solemnly, "I guarantee that I will pass the exam. You can rest assured."

Wan Donglin gave a wry smile. "We originally came to visit you because you were sick, but it seems the Empress Dowager has enough energy to give us quite a lecture. It looks like you’re really doing fine, Empress Dowager."

Liu Daqing gave him a glare.

The mother and son started chatting about things like the economic situation. Yan Xixi listened quietly on the side, like an elementary school student. When she checked the time, it was already past five in the morning.