Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 890: Chapter 32: Grandpa’s Phone Call (Part 2)

The voice of Grandma on the phone was a bit hoarse.

"Grandma, last time Sister-in-law Lian said you went to Guizhou for a health check. Was everything normal?" Having resolved Hu Song’s issues, Xiao Xian felt cheerful.

Listening to her granddaughter’s excited voice, Zhu Shijun chuckled a few times: "It’s good, Grandma is doing well here. How is your study in the United States?"

"I’ve completed about half of my studies. Why does your voice sound so dull? This time, I’ll have a holiday. I’ll return to Guizhou to see you then?" Xiao Xian fiddled with the phone cord, this call was made by Zhu Shijun.

Going to Beijing was apparently unrealistic for Zhu Shijun, and Xiao Xian didn’t want the elderly to feel too sentimental.

The phone signal seemed poor, and there was a brief pause of static.

"The weather has been quite dry lately; you can just eat some pears. We’ll talk when you return... Xiao Xian, living alone, be sure to take care of your health. The passbook Grandma left you is still there, right?" The elderly suddenly mentioned the passbook.

"It’s here, this time the school paid for everything," Xiao Xian had nearly forgotten that passbook. She used it once to buy cables for Ge Village. But with the pharmaceutical business doing well, and getting dividends from the Agricultural Specialty Store, if Grandma needed the money, she could transfer some over.

"There’s some money in there you should save for buying a house when you start working. Also, give some to your aunt and Grandpa and Grandma; they’ve worked hard all these years," Zhu Shijun’s words made Xiao Xian feel uneasy, as if Grandma was giving final instructions...

"Grandma? Are you in the village now?" Xiao Xian hurriedly asked.

"I am, always in the village. It’s quite hot in Guizhou now, the sun is very scorching," this season, the day and night temperature variations in Guizhou have begun to be noticeable, the sun indeed quite ferocious.

"Please take precautions against the heat," Xiao Xian was saying when Yiyi came in, saying Michael instructed all the exchange students to gather immediately. The personal evaluation had been going on for over two months, and the individual assessment results were out.

Xiao Xian explained the situation to Zhu Shijun, and spoke with Grandma further about nutrition and careful health, before hanging up.

After a series of beeps, Zhu Shijun sat in a makeshift office, turning his head to look outside. The tobacco field was thriving; several old tobacco farmers were sweating profusely in the field.

He gazed at the tobacco fields that had brought countless wealth to several generations, the shadow in his eyes growing heavier.

After hanging up, Xiao Xian and Yiyi rushed to the college conference room, where all the exchange students had gathered.

Each person’s individual assessment results had been completely announced.

Lock gave Xiao Xian an exceptionally valuable personal assessment report that exceeded everyone’s expectations.

"A+? What kind of grade is this? Wasn’t the highest score in individual assessments supposed to be A?" Aisha, who happily received the vice dean’s A-grade score, exploded upon seeing Xiao Xian’s personal assessment report.

"Such a brainless beauty, can’t you read? There’s a note at the end, for exchange students who made outstanding contributions, additional points can be awarded at discretion," Yiyi had improved her English significantly through her two-month stint as a lizard breeder, even catching Aisha’s mistakes.

"With her character, not good in literature nor in martial arts, how could she make such remarkable contributions?" Aisha was dissatisfied, flipping open the assessment report personally written by Lock. When foreign research institutes make personal assessments, they must clearly state the reasons for assessments.

"Actively participating in multi-species research, contributing to the development of the latest generation of experimental bee modifications? What, Lock developed over the past two months a super pollinator bee that can increase corn yield by 20%?" Aisha stuttered, tearing the assessment report in her hands into two halves.

"Sorry to disappoint Miss Aisha, but this research, supported without funds, nor with any basic assistants, to the extent that this poor professor completed what the Roster family couldn’t achieve in ten years—developing the super bee. Moreover, because during this period, the Mengshan Headquarters did not provide any direct funding or equipment support, this research result belongs entirely to Professor Rock," Xiao Xian spoke nonchalantly, though these words were insisted by Lock to be delivered by Xiao Xian in front of Aisha upon assessment completion.

"Don’t be too complacent, individual assessments only account for about thirty percent of the grade; you’re destined to lose the remaining team assessment," Aisha warned Xiao Xian, her face losing its former beauty in anger.

After nearly two and a half months assisting in the research lab, all the trainees successfully completed the assessment.

Each person’s assessment grades were listed as follows: Zhu Xiaoxian A+, Zhang Yiyi A, Aisha A... Ye Heng A+, Anna B+...

If Xiao Xian’s grade was due to Hu Song’s issues, then what was Ye Heng’s reason?

After all the individual assessment scores were out, the exchange students including Xiao Xian received

the new notification: "Thank you for your hard work, dear trainees. I would like to congratulate all exchange students for successfully completing their individual assessments. In the next three months, you will enter the final team assessment. As for the team assessment content, it has been sent to each country’s leader. If you have any questions, you can convey them directly through the leader. I hope everyone can successfully pass the upcoming team assessment." (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)