385: Nguyen Thi Thuy grew taller

"Big brother should be back soon."

Nguyen Thi Thuy set the bowls and chopsticks out for Li Qinghe and eagerly ushered him to sit down at the dining table first.

Tran Thi Bao Anh also urged Li Qinghe to eat first and served his rice for him.

Li Qinghe looked at the dishes on the table, and wow, it was practically an eel convention.

When he had come to Hoi An before, he had heard Nguyen Thi Linh mention that Hoi An had many different eel dishes.

He hadn't gotten to try them last time, but unexpectedly, Tran Thi Bao Anh had prepared an entire eel banquet for this visit.

There were seven or eight eel dishes on the table: stir-fried, stewed, pan-fried, deep-fried, and wrapped in spring rolls.

Specifically, one dish was the spicy stir-fried eel that Nguyen Thi Linh had mentioned Li Qinghe particularly liked last time.

It seemed today's meal was the carefully prepared version.

Seeing Li Qinghe look curiously at the dishes on the table, Nguyen Thi Thuy giggled and explained to him: "Brother-in-law, Mom said last time you came home we couldn't find good eels, so this time she absolutely had to make sure you ate happily..."

It turned out that Tran Thi Bao Anh had specially ridden her scooter to the countryside to collect these fresh, all-natural, pollution-free eels.

She had kept them at home for a few days to let them purge the mud from their bellies, and today was the perfect time to cook them all.

Just as they were talking, they heard the roar of a motorcycle.

A moment later, Nguyen Tan Minh's voice rang out from the doorway.

"Brother-in-law is back!" His tone was full of joy.

Li Qinghe turned his head and saw Nguyen Tan Minh striding in, dressed in his school uniform.

Unlike Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Tan Minh’s attire was still quite simple; he was wearing his school uniform from head to toe.

If he wasn't riding his road racing motorcycle, he would look no different from any other high school student in Vietnam.

"Brother-in-law, how many hours did you drive for?"

After Nguyen Tan Minh washed his hands in the kitchen, he sat down right next to Li Qinghe.

Ever since Li Qinghe bought him that motorcycle, he had felt particularly close to Li Qinghe.

He knew very well that his family's ability to turn their fortunes around was entirely thanks to this brother-in-law from China.

"A Minh, are your recent classes demanding?" Seeing Nguyen Tan Minh return, Li Qinghe casually started chatting with him.

"This stage is already quite intense. We are reviewing many knowledge points repeatedly..."

Nguyen Tan Minh told Li Qinghe that the foreign language subject he chose for the college entrance examination was Chinese language.

His goal was to attend university, just like his older sister Nguyen Thi Linh, by enrolling in Hanoi University.

As for why he hadn't considered studying abroad in China, it was because his Chinese language skills weren't good enough yet.

He planned to first complete his studies at a university in Vietnam and then consider applying for postgraduate studies in China.

It must be said that his brother-in-law had a very clear plan for his future.

Because his previous grades were not ideal, Li Qinghe had hired tutors for several of his subjects.

Now, thanks to the tutoring, Nguyen Tan Minh's chances of getting into university had increased significantly.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I want to study abroad in China later!" Nguyen Thi Thuy, after serving a bowl of rice for her brother, bounced up and declared.

"Hurry up and eat, the food will get cold soon." Tran Thi Bao Anh called out, urging everyone to start eating.

After eating a few bites, Li Qinghe remembered what Nguyen Thi Thuy had just said, turned his head, and asked her a question.

"China is very big. Which university in China do you want to study at?"

"Brother-in-law, I want to go to school somewhere that snows."

Nguyen Thi Thuy's large eyes were sparkling; she was clearly very curious about snow, which she had never seen before.

"Then you'll have to go study in Northern China, and the further north you go, the heavier the snow is in winter..." Li Qinghe described the heavy snows of the North to her.

He looked Nguyen Thi Thuy up and down: "A Shui, have you grown taller again?"

Li Qinghe's observation immediately delighted Nguyen Thi Thuy.

"Brother-in-law, I'm already 1.76 meters tall. I'm the tallest girl in the whole school."

"That's amazing! It looks like A Shui can still grow a few more centimeters." Li Qinghe pretended to be amazed.

Nguyen Tan Minh, who was beside them, played along: "If you grow a few more centimeters, A Shui, you'll be as tall as me. We've never seen a tall girl like you in Xiangyang County."

"With A Shui's height, she could be a model," Li Qinghe added with a smile.

"I don't want to be a model! I want to go to school and become an office worker for a multinational company."

Nguyen Thi Thuy sat there looking smug, but immediately turned her face to look at Li Qinghe pleadingly.

"Brother-in-law, can I work for your company in the future?"

Watching the girl's expression change as quickly as flipping a mask, Li Qinghe hadn't even opened his mouth when Tran Thi Bao Anh gently patted her.

"Everything you eat, drink, wear, and use now is paid for by your brother-in-law. You ungrateful child, you want to work at his company? Are you really planning to get paid for free?"

Tran Thi Bao Anh's words made the whole family burst into laughter, making Nguyen Thi Thuy blush with embarrassment.

She buried her face in Tran Thi Bao Anh's arms: "Mom, if you tease me like this, Brother-in-law won't want me anymore."

Li Qinghe acted as the peacemaker: "Don't worry, A Shui. If you learn Chinese language well, I will hire you as a manager in the multinational trading company I open later."

"Qinghe, don't spoil her. If she manages the company, we won't earn any money," Tran Thi Bao Anh declared.