Immortal Martial: Pushing Through Two Realms From Reality Section 41

"Good, good, good. Then you and Miss Ye should communicate more," Zheng Yanbo said, smiling with narrowed eyes. Jiang Shu, who was practicing Qi and Blood Transportation, was already a solid candidate for a top university. Now, participating in a martial arts promotional film... even without any further improvement, after the college entrance examination, his status as a student from a top university could add some color to the promotional film.

And if he could take another step forward, this martial arts promotional film would surely advance further.

It would cause another wave in Jicheng City!

It was simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

"Hello, classmate Jiang Shu. I'm looking forward to our future collaboration."

Ye Zhenzhen tilted her head and extended her hand. With a few simple words, she could roughly understand that this classmate Jiang Shu must be a Martial Arts Student with exceptional talent. Perhaps he was even distantly related to Director Zheng, though that was debatable.

After all, if they were truly related, why would Director Zheng address Jiang Shu as "classmate"?

It was more likely that Director Zheng thought highly of Jiang Shu.

If that were the case, she would have to pay more attention to this young man.

"Mm, I'll be counting on your guidance then."

They let go of each other's hands as quickly as they had clasped them. Jiang Shu's eyes were calm, like still water.

It was as if the person he had just shaken hands with wasn't the highly popular celebrity Ye Zhenzhen, but an ordinary person.

Inside the Jiang family's private room.

The dishes on the table had gone cold.

Jiang Yongyi frowned several times.

Didn't they say the section chief's private room was on the second floor? Why had his son been gone for so long? Had he not found Hongfei?

He really wanted to call Jiang Shu to ask, but his elder brother and parents were currently praising Hongfei's achievements at work. Now that he had the favor of a leader, perhaps he was being kept for drinks in the private room.

How could he dare to make a call impulsively? If his son Jiang Shu was also at the drinking party, and his phone suddenly rang, how embarrassing would that be?

"Yanyan, what university does Xiao Shu plan to apply to in the future?"

His cousin Jiang Yinglei, who had just gotten off work, arrived the latest. She sat next to Jiang Yanyue and asked gossipingly.

"How would I know? Maybe Shengjing, maybe Donghai. He definitely won't go to Tianshu; he doesn't eat spicy food." Jiang Yanyue said listlessly, mindlessly stuffing fruit into her mouth.

When she was younger, she quite enjoyed these large family gatherings.

Because she could always eat various dishes she couldn't have at home.

But as she grew older and her mind matured, Jiang Yanyue could also see the undercurrents beneath the seemingly harmonious words on the dining table.

Grandpa and Grandma were extremely biased.

Even though Jiang Hongfei had secured a stable job, if Jiang Shu could get into a top university, how was he any less?

Clearly, the focus of today was her older brother Jiang Shu.

But after her uncle's few words, the conversation had all shifted to Jiang Hongfei.

And they still wanted to call Jiang Hongfei?

Seriously. If he wanted to suck up to the leader, let him.

Why did they have to call him over?

Was he still lacking at this dining table?

"I really envy Big Brother. He landed a stable job right after graduation. I'm not like that. I prepared diligently for a year, and nothing came of it. What's the use of graduating from a top university? I'm still working at a foreign company. Although I earn twenty to thirty thousand a month, it's still not as stable as Big Brother's job."

Jiang Yinglei poured herself a glass of red wine and took a sip, speaking as if sighing, but in reality, she was showing off.

Jiang Yanyue had no intention of listening further.

"Dad, should I go call my brother?"

She whispered to her father beside her, unable to resist standing up.

At that moment, the private room door was suddenly pushed open.

Jiang Shu stepped inside.

Following closely behind him was their cousin Jiang Hongfei, whom Uncle Jiang Yongren had been praising for nearly an hour at the table.

The light shone on his face.

He looked stunned, his head hung low, completely devoid of his usual spirit.

"Hongfei, why are you back so late? Were the leaders very busy? If they were really busy, you can go back now. We're fine here. It's just your cousin; he said he could get into a top university, so our family is having a gathering. A pre-celebration."

Jiang Yongren raised his wine glass, a hint of drunkenness already on his face.

His eyes were hazy; he hadn't noticed anything amiss with his son at all.

"Brother, is the socializing too tiring? You should rest," Jiang Yinglei, sitting in the corner, was the one who noticed her brother's poor condition. She immediately stood up and went to meet him.

Jiang Hongfei was helped by Jiang Yinglei to the nearest seat.

He lowered his head, glanced at Jiang Shu extremely quickly, his eyes filled with an unfathomable complexity.

"Hongfei, did something happen?"

Everyone could see that Jiang Hongfei was acting strangely.

After all, the usual Jiang Hongfei would have been loudly discussing recent political changes and the situation in the Xia Kingdom at the dinner table.

But today, he hadn't said a single word.

Seeing the once lively atmosphere at the table freeze, Grandpa Jiang Xiangrong, seated at the head of the table, spoke up.

"N-nothing..."

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Hongfei closed his mouth and said nothing more.

After Jiang Shu called him "Uncle Zheng," his mind had become a complete mess.

He had no idea what had happened afterward. All he knew was that everything he had done in front of his cousin before now felt like a huge joke!

All that talk about successfully "landing on shore" and being favored by leaders.

Compared to Jiang Shu, who could converse harmoniously with Director Zheng, what were any of those achievements?

"Ah, he's probably just tired from all the social obligations. Hongfei has been very busy lately. Last time, he even told me that the Culture and Tourism Bureau might have new tasks coming down, and he might even have to work overtime. But that's all for the Xia Kingdom, for serving the people."

Seeing his son looking down and saying nothing, Jiang Yongren quickly stood up to smooth things over.

"No matter how busy you are, you need to rest properly. Health is the capital for revolution. Hongfei, you're the eldest grandson in the family. You're the one doing the best among us in the Jiang family. As long as you're healthy, Grandpa will be at ease."

"Alright, now that we're all seated, let's not think about work. Eat, drink, and be merry. Today is a joyous occasion. Yongyi says Xiao Shu can enter the Academy based on his Martial Arts performance. Grandpa is old and doesn't understand these things."

"I just hope that after you enter the Academy, Xiao Shu, you'll study hard and strive to get into civil service after graduation, just like your eldest brother Hongfei. That way, our Jiang family will have two 'iron rice bowls'."

"And I, Grandpa, will have honor!"

Jiang Xiangrong encouraged him, looking from Jiang Hongfei to Jiang Shu.

In his opinion, having good academic results as a student wasn't much. What kind of job one had in the future was the most important thing!

Wasn't his granddaughter Jiang Yinglei a graduate of a key university? But he didn't like her working for a foreign company!

What was the point of earning twenty to thirty thousand a month if it wasn't stable?

His eldest son, Jiang Yongren, made a decent living from his business, earning four to five hundred thousand a year in good times.

But so what? Any section chief could make him host banquets and entertain them.

He might be old, but he wasn't senile.

In the Xia Kingdom, having money was not as important as having power.

His grandson Jiang Hongfei might still be just an ordinary civil servant without much power, but what about in a few years?

It didn't matter if his salary was low.

Once he had influence, what couldn't he have?

"Dad, the child has his own ideas. Whatever he wants to do when the time comes, we as elders just need to support him."

As soon as Jiang Xiangrong finished speaking, Xu Lizhi frowned. She nudged her husband, Jiang Yongyi. Jiang Yongyi also reacted immediately, uncharacteristically talking back to his own father.

After their son had revealed his true feelings a couple of days ago, he had talked with them extensively about his inner thoughts and his predictions for the future.

They knew very well that their son had no intention of entering politics at all.

His heart was solely set on Martial Arts.

"Yongyi, that's not right. For someone with high aspirations like Hongfei, we parents only need to support them. Our perspective might not be as good as his. But Jiang Shu is still young. Practicing martial arts and entering the Academy, it's like those chess prodigies or e-sports geniuses; they can get special admission into good universities."

"This is capitalizing on the trends of the times, but what about the future? Dad is absolutely right. Nowadays, any industry only provides temporary sustenance. Civil service, on the other hand, is the most stable!"

Before Grandpa Jiang Xiangrong could even speak, his eldest son, Jiang Yongren, shook his head and said.

"Big Brother, are you implying that in the Xia Kingdom, only becoming a civil servant is considered having high aspirations?"