Mo Xuan became listless after learning he had to go to school.
Xiao Jun, with a look of empathy, comforted Mo Xuan, "It's okay, big guy. I'm also going into my third year of high school in September."
Mo Xuan looked up at Xiao Jun's small frame. "Thanks, but I'm not feeling comforted at all!"
He had lived for several hundred years, why did he still need to go to school?
"Mo Xuan, don't be too upset. Most people your age are also attending school. If nothing else, you won't find a good job without a diploma!" Luo Yunping also tried to comfort Mo Xuan.
"Won't find a good job?" Mo Xuan was puzzled. As the dignified Demon Lord, what job did he need? Didn't everyone else work for him?
"Yes, many places nowadays require diplomas for recruitment. Without a university degree, you're already at a disadvantage. If you can't find a good job, you can't earn money, and if you can't earn money, you can't buy a house, a car, or get married..."
Listening to Luo Yunping, Mo Xuan fell into deep thought. He didn't need to buy a house, nor a car, and certainly didn't need to get married. So, did that mean he didn't have to go to school anymore?
Mo Xuan raised his eyes to look at Shen Yao. Shen Yao merely glanced at him, and Mo Xuan instantly deflated like a quail.
"Then, are there any jobs that don't require a diploma?"
"Yes! You can go to construction sites and carry bricks!"
...
After being severely beaten by Shen Yao again, Mo Xuan's idea of carrying bricks on a construction site was dispelled, though he still harbored resentment towards studying.
Back at the Shen family's home, Shen Yao's first action was to inform her family of her decision to send Mo Xuan to university, which was met with unanimous agreement from everyone.
The child is still young; he must go to school to turn out alright!
"But Mo Xuan didn't take the Gaokao. Can he still get into university?" Mother Shen was very worried.
Let alone not taking the Gaokao, Mo Xuan had never even attended school in this world.
"There's no need to worry about that. He has experienced twelve years of compulsory education," Shen Yao said.
The reason Mo Xuan so vehemently hated going to school was also thanks to Shen Yao.
When she found Mo Xuan, she had already lived for over two hundred years in that world and was so bored she could have given birth to a pig. Raising Mo Xuan was just a way to liven things up.
Not only did she teach him everything she had learned in modern times – Pinyin, math, physics, chemistry, and the 26 letters of the English alphabet – but she also prepared various exams for him, and even simulated the Gaokao in an illusion.
The Shen family: ...
After hearing Shen Yao's words, everyone cast sympathetic glances at Mo Xuan, especially Father Shen, who patted Mo Xuan's head with heartache.
It was already quite remarkable that this child hadn't developed psychological issues under his daughter's tutelage.
"You've had a tough time," Mother Shen also patted Mo Xuan's hand.
The Shen siblings, including Yao Yao, all had excellent academic records, ranking within the top one hundred at school. But Yao Yao was different; she always ranked first.
She was the 'child from another family' that all the neighborhood children most detested. It wasn't just the neighborhood children who suffered; even their own family members endured torment.
Shen Yao coughed lightly. Alright, she admitted, she was a bit chuunibyou back then and most wanted to be a teacher, so the Shen family proudly became her first batch of students.
For a period, Father Shen and Mother Shen wished they could return home only late at night, so that Shen Yao wouldn't pester them to memorize 'Chu Shi Biao' or 'Pipa Xing'.
Mo Xuan looked at Shen Yao with a look of horror. His mother was truly the most terrifying person in the world! She wouldn't even spare his grandparents!
Knowing that resisting was futile, Mo Xuan now only wanted to find a school with less homework.
"Mom, I only have one request."
Shen Yao magnanimously said, "Speak."
"Can you find me a university where I don't have to attend many classes, that's relatively free, and can also earn a lot of money!" Mo Xuan looked at Shen Yao with hope. (I want that too!!!)
Shen Yao: "Get lost!"
Finally, after the Shen family's patient search, they found a school Mo Xuan was satisfied with: an art academy.
It wasn't that they didn't want to send him to other schools, but Mo Xuan didn't even have Gaokao scores, so they simply wouldn't accept him.
The art school reluctantly agreed after seeing Mo Xuan's photo and hearing that Shen Yao was willing to donate 500,000 yuan to renovate the school.
Upon receiving the reply, Shen Yao immediately rushed to register Mo Xuan's household.
His hukou naturally fell under the Shen family, and Mo Xuan was officially renamed Shen Mo Xuan, taking Shen Yao's surname. His relationship with Father Shen, the head of the household, was registered as grandfather and grandson.
When they were registering the hukou, the young lady at the police station didn't believe them at first, thinking Father Shen and the others were joking.
Only after they produced their IDs and some household registration information did she have to acknowledge that Father Shen's age did indeed make him Mo Xuan's grandfather.
As the young lady at the police station filled in the details for the hukou, her hands turned icy cold. She felt like she didn't recognize this world.
Then, at the suggestion of the young lady at the police station, Father Shen and Mother Shen also had their photos retaken and their IDs replaced.
After Mo Xuan's hukou was processed, the school's admission notice also arrived. Because it was through "backdoor," the notice sent to Mo Xuan was temporarily prepared.
The enrollment date was August 3rd. They could go to register two days in advance, as all new students needed to participate in a month-long military training.
With Mo Xuan's matter settled, the Shen family resumed their busy lives. Father Shen was now diligently supervising workers building dormitories.
With many hands and many machines, a four-story building was erected, containing dozens of rooms. Now, it was completely adequate to house everyone.
A couple of days prior, Xiao Jun had already left the farm stay with Luo Yunping and the others, returning to the capital.
When he left, Xiao Jun was still reluctant to part with Mo Xuan. Under Mo Xuan's look of feigned illness, he obtained Mo Xuan's phone number and WeChat ID before departing.
As for Xiao Jun's later suggestion that Mo Xuan could visit his home when he went to university, Mo Xuan pretended not to hear.
Hmph, who would want to visit his place!
On the last day of July, the day before Mo Xuan was to leave, Ning Min's tailor shop finally finished its renovation and opened for business.
On the opening day, the Shen family invited everyone from the village and all the guests at the farm stay to a banquet. This was because all the chefs from the farm stay were busy preparing a grand feast at Shen Huaimin's private restaurant.
When the villagers heard that the chefs from the farm stay were in charge, each and every one of them promised to attend to support the event, as they had been craving the farm stay's food for a very long time.
Except for a portion of the guests at the farm stay who were out sightseeing, a large majority of the remaining guests also expressed their intention to attend.
Hearing that the tailor shop was opened by the owner of the farm stay, they were even more inclined to patronize it.
Then, the Shen family chartered several buses to transport everyone into the city.