Chapter 8 Starting from Primary School

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  Jiang Xu returned to the municipal party committee residential area when the sky had gradually darkened. As soon as he entered the house, Jiang Xu smelled the familiar braised pork fragrance.

  "Xiao Xue, it's almost time for dinner."

  Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jiang Qiming, wearing an apron, walked out of the kitchen and looked at his son who had returned on time. His face clearly showed a few more affectionate and relieved smiles.

  Jiang Xuhuai's heart was a bit sour, before his rebirth, he had rarely seen his father smile like this. His rebellion and ignorance had brought a lot of trouble to his father, and with the difficulties at work, his father's eyebrows were often tightly furrowed, many times wanting to laugh but unable to.

  "Okay, Dad, I'll go put my backpack in my room first." Jiang Xu responded and then headed upstairs.

  At the moment he took his first step, Jiang Xu's memories before his rebirth were deeply imprinted in his heart, and because of these memories, he would cherish everything around him even more.

  Waiting for Jiang Xue to change his clothes and come downstairs, Jiang Qiming had already set the table with a bowl of corn ribs soup, a plate of steamed fish, a plate of green vegetables, and a large bowl of braised pork belly, as well as two bowls of plain white rice.

  "It smells so good, incredibly fragrant."

  Jiang Xu took a deep breath of the fragrance, praised it highly, and then picked up his chopsticks. At this moment, in his eyes, these simple four dishes and one soup were absolutely the most tempting delicious food in the world.

  "You're still growing, so eat more if you like it, good for growth." Looking at Jiang Xu who was already eating with gusto, the smile on Jiang Qiming's face grew even thicker.

  Jiang Qiming had the habit of eating and watching TV, and it was also the time to broadcast local news and CCTV news. He went to turn on the TV first, and then sat down beside Jiang Xu.

  Local news will be broadcast half an hour earlier than CCTV News. As he watched the news, Jiang Qiming's eyebrows furrowed slightly again.

  As the executive vice mayor in charge of economic construction, Jiang Qiming has always been under great pressure. Although Hu'an City is an industrial stronghold in Minzhong Province and one of the cities with the best economic development, behind its booming economy lies a hidden danger that has long been buried and could explode at any time.

  Jiang Qiming was clear in his mind that the so-called economic boom was actually a false phenomenon caused by blind follow-the-wind lending and financing.

  Through loans, many people bought luxury houses and cars, living a luxurious life of the rich, but when they found that they could not repay the loan, they would obtain a second loan from other banks through various means, and then sink deeper.

  Almost every month, many companies go bankrupt and close down, with many people fleeing, jumping off buildings or falling into prison, while the bad debts of major banks have almost reached a staggering level.

  When Jiang Qiming took over this position, this phenomenon was already very serious. Fortunately, the industrial foundation of Huan City is deep enough, with a large number of powerful industries supporting the city's economic development, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable.

  Jiang Qiming had thought of turning around this bad phenomenon, but behind it was an extremely complex web of interests. If he acted rashly, he would probably push himself into a desperate situation from which there was no return.

  Jiang Xu was also watching the news, he remembered that in the next three years, Hu'an City had experienced several major events, but these things were not convenient for him to say now, and he had other plans in his heart.

  Because of his worries, Jiang Qiming didn't eat much and his appetite wasn't good to begin with. He could only finish half a bowl of rice before he couldn't eat anymore.

  Jiang Xu was eating super fragrant food, he not only ate two large bowls of white rice, but also finished a large bowl of braised pork in one go. After cultivating the Emperor's Soul Scripture, Jiang Xu found that his appetite had improved a lot, and after eating so much food, he only felt seven-tenths full.

  After dinner, Jiang Xu also undertook the task of washing dishes.

  Looking at his increasingly sensible son, Jiang Qiming couldn't help but reveal a relieved smile on his face again.

  After washing the dishes, Jiang Xue returned to his room and carefully prepared the Chinese medicine he had bought, putting each portion into a bag. The medicinal tea he made only needed to be brewed with hot water to drink, very simple.

  Then, Jiang Xu carried this bag of medicinal tea to Jiang Qiming's study.

  Jiang Qiming works late every day, in Jiang Xu's impression, his father is a thorough workaholic, never thinking of resting or relaxing, except for work it's just work.

  Jiang Xu arrived when Jiang Qiming was annotating some documents, the cigarette in his hand was one after another, and the entire study was filled with smoke, even the line of sight became slightly blurred.

  "Dad, when you smoke, can you still open the window? Otherwise, the smell of smoke will all run into my room." Jiang Xu said with a knock on the door and a joking tone.

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiming smiled and tapped his own forehead, saying: "Look at my memory, when I work, I forget everything."

  He was actually used to it because Jiang Xu was usually not at home, so he didn't pay attention to these small details.

  Jiang Xu put down the Chinese medicine and walked towards the window, opening it to let in the fresh air from outside.

  Jiang Qiming's gaze fell on the bag, and he asked curiously: "Xiaoxiao, what's inside this bag?"

  "Dad, this bag contains some medicinal tea, which was prepared by an old Chinese doctor to help me. Just use hot water and it's ready to drink. Not only can it regulate the body, but also refresh your mind, much better than just drinking tea." Jiang Xu simply made up a random excuse.

  "Is it really that amazing?" Jiang Qiming became even more curious, taking out a pack of Chinese medicine and brewing it directly.

  After all, it is a medicinal tea made from Chinese medicine, the medicinal flavor is still quite strong, and the mouthfeel is also a bit astringent. However, after smoking people drink this medicine, they can feel a hint of refreshing fragrance, and their head will have a cool and refreshing feeling.

  After Jiang Qiming drank it, he felt extremely good. Moreover, this medicinal tea was given to him by his own son, which made the taste even more beautiful. He smiled and said: "Xiao Xu, this medicine seems to be pretty good, so I'll just drink this from now on."

  "Uh-huh."

  Jiang Xu smiled and nodded, as long as his father was willing to drink it, that was all that mattered.

  In at most two months, he believed his father's lung cancer would be completely cured and his body would be much better than before.

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  In the evening, Jiang Xu studied until very late. After finishing his studies, Jiang Xu didn't go to sleep, but instead began to cultivate the Emperor's Soul Scripture.

  As for the wonderful use of soul control, Jiang Xu had already personally experienced it, and could be said to be against the heavens.

  He had just started cultivating the Emperor's Soul Scripture, and his ability to control his soul was still very weak. The soul energy in his body was also extremely small, and he needed to persist in cultivation for a long time.

  Furthermore, Jiang Xu is extremely looking forward to the second realm of the Emperor's Soul Scripture, stealing soul memories, which is undoubtedly a truly heaven-defying ability.

  No need to say anything else, if Jiang Xiu can steal people's soul memories now, then he doesn't need to spend time learning anything at all, just stealing Zou Rong's soul memory is enough.

  As for the third heavy boundary of Emperor Soul Heart Sutra, Jiang Xu had not dared to expect it temporarily, because the cultivation of Emperor Soul Heart Sutra was extremely difficult and required a great deal of time and effort. Even whether he could break through to the second heavy boundary of Emperor Soul Heart Sutra, Jiang Xu did not have much confidence in his heart.

  Jiang Xu spent the entire night in cultivation.

  The soul power energy that was originally as thin as a hair in his body had clearly thickened several times, and his body was also much stronger than yesterday. Even if he hadn't slept all night, his vitality was still incredibly full, and his spirit was exceptionally good.

  Today is Saturday. Jiang Xu had agreed with Zou Rong yesterday, and after having breakfast at home, Jiang Xu drove to Huyang High School.

  From afar, Jiang Xu saw Zou Rong standing at the school gate.

  Zou Rong was wearing a white school uniform today, and the white calves under her skirt were even more captivating. However, compared to yesterday, Zou Rong's delicate eyebrows were furrowed even tighter, with dense worry lines etched between them.

  He stopped the car and Jiang Xu walked quickly to Zou Rong's side, then pointed at the library not far away and said: "Zou Rong, shall we go to the library now?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Zou Rong nodded slightly and then walked with Jiang Xu towards the library.

  Zou Rong didn't walk side by side with Jiang Xu, but instead fell back a bit. After all, her impression of Jiang Xu was still too bad. Yesterday she mainly agreed to be Jiang Xu's home tutor because she had misunderstood him.

  In her heart, Zou Rong also didn't want to be friends with Jiang Xu.

  After all, she was just a child from a poor family, while Jiang Xu was the son of the vice mayor, and the gap between their identities was a natural huge obstacle.

  On Saturday morning, the library was relatively deserted, with hardly anyone inside. This was undoubtedly a good thing for Jiang Xiu and Zou Rong.

  Jiang Xiu chose a secluded corner and took out the English book he had prepared.

  "Jiang Xu, is this your middle school English textbook?" Zou Rong asked with a puzzled expression after glancing at the English book in Jiang Xu's hand.

  "Yes, this is the English textbook for first year of high school. My English is quite poor, apart from ABCD I can hardly recognize a few words, so I plan to start learning from scratch." Jiang Xu was also frank, in this aspect he didn't need to pretend to be something he's not, because that's just the fact.

  Zou Rong was speechless, and Jiang Xu's next sentence made her almost faint.

  "There's also math, I plan to start learning from junior high school. Oh, I brought my elementary school math and English books too, but with you here, they shouldn't be needed..." Jiang Xu said truthfully, he indeed brought a few elementary school English and math books, no choice, nowadays' elementary school textbooks are also very profound.

  Zou Rong was already struck, and hurriedly said: "No need, Jiang Xu, let's start first, if you have any place that doesn't understand, I can teach you directly."

  Fortunately, Zou Rong had not thought of really helping Jiang Xu get into college, and she was also convinced that it was an impossible task, otherwise, she would probably have retreated directly at this moment.

  Of course, she won't take Kang Xu's money for nothing. As long as Kang Xu is serious about learning, she will teach him everything she knows.