Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

Meanwhile, outside Haidilao.

Lin Shuyue stood in front of the bright glass door and took a deep breath.

On the glass, the girl wore a well-tailored suit skirt, with a pure white silk shirt underneath, one button undone, revealing a small section of her collarbone and fair skin.

Beneath the pleated mini-skirt, a pair of straight, shapely, and fair-skinned long legs were displayed without reservation, with simple black leather shoes below the delicate ankles.

With long, flowing hair, she exudes a graceful and poised demeanor.

She wasn't wearing black stockings.

The girl looked at her reflection in the glass door and couldn't help but smile.

"Hmph, that big idiot Lu Qian, he's used to seeing me in my school uniform and dresses, he'll be absolutely shocked when he sees me dressed like this later, won't he?"

My heart leaped with joy.

I straightened my back and checked my posture again.

Flawless.

Alright, it's time for your grand entrance!

She cleared her throat and pushed open the door of Haidilao.

"Hello~ Sorry I'm late!"

Her gaze naturally swept toward the table her family had reserved, ready to meet the expected stares.

However, the first thing she saw made her smile freeze instantly.

Lu Qian was surrounded by three sprightly old men, who were talking animatedly about something.

Her parents and Lu Qian's parents sat on the side, their expressions somewhat bewildered.

"???"

Lin Shuyue's mind was instantly filled with huge question marks.

What's going on?

Why is my childhood sweetheart sitting at the elders' table?

Before she could react, Empress Dowager Lu had already spotted him.

"Oh my, Shuyue's here!"

Xu Qingwei's eyes lit up, her face instantly filled with surprise: "My goodness, come and sit down! You look so beautiful today, like a fairy descended from heaven!"

The exclamation immediately acted as if a switch had been flipped, instantly drawing everyone's attention away from Lu Qian and the old men.

"Yes, my daughter, you look beautiful today!" Lin Chen looked at his daughter, a sense of pride welling up inside him.

Lu Jianguo smiled and nodded in praise: "Shuyue is becoming more and more beautiful, she has such a good temperament."

Even the three old men surrounding Lu Qian looked over, their eyes revealing admiring smiles.

"Here, here."

Xu Qingwei stood up, waved warmly to Lin Shuyue, and patted the empty seat next to her: "Shuyue, come over here and sit over here with Auntie!"

She looked at the graceful young woman before her, her eyes overflowing with satisfaction.

Having watched Lin Shuyue grow up with his son since childhood, he had long regarded Lin Shuyue as his future daughter-in-law.

Both families knew the purpose of today's gathering perfectly. Seeing Lin Shuyue dressed so elegantly and beautifully, Xu Qingwei was overjoyed and subconsciously reserved the seat closest to her for her future daughter-in-law.

"Oh? Okay then!"

Lin Shuyue blushed slightly at the sudden compliment.

She obediently sat down next to Lu's mother and replied politely, "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."

Although Lu Qian wasn't the focus of attention when she entered, she still felt a sweet warmth in her heart to become the real focus and receive genuine praise from the elders.

It makes me happy to be praised by someone I like.

"Oh, we're so close, no need to thank me."

Xu Qingwei immediately grabbed Lin Shuyue's hand and began her usual mother-in-law-like concern: "Have you been studying hard lately? You seem to have lost some weight? You should eat more!"

"By the way, Shuyue, has Xiaoqian made you angry lately? If he dares to bully you, tell Auntie, and Auntie will teach him a lesson!"

"..."

Lin Shuyue blushed and replied, "No, Auntie, Lu Qian is very nice. He treats me to chocolate every day."

She couldn't help but glance at Lu Qian again, her heart skipping a beat.

When the three old men saw Lin Shuyue arrive, and that Lin Chen and his wife clearly wanted to discuss family matters, they wisely stopped "monopolizing" Lu Qian.

Grandpa Wang chuckled and patted Lu Qian on the shoulder: "Alright, young man, your little beauty is here, so we old folks won't disturb your young people's gathering any longer!"

"Old Zhang, let's go find those little rascals of ours!"

As he spoke, he and Grandpa Zhang walked to a table reserved on the other side of the restaurant.

"Goodbye, sir! Let's bump into a tree together another day!"

"All wrapped up!"

"..."

As soon as the elders left, Lu Qian felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and let out a long sigh of relief.

Just as the three elderly people left his side, he suddenly heard a soft "ding" in his mind, as if something had been unlocked.

A vast amount of mathematical formulas, problem-solving strategies, theorems, and corollaries flooded into his mind like a sudden enlightenment!

Transformations of trigonometric functions, auxiliary lines in solid geometry, techniques for summing sequences...

The content that was previously like gibberish in class has now become incredibly clear and easy to understand.

"Huh? The mission is complete? I haven't even started 'pretending to be an elder' yet? This... this is a complete success by sheer coincidence?"

"I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"

"I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

He never expected that the scene of being "chatted" with three veteran cadres just now would perfectly meet the system's requirement of "playing a steady and mature role in front of elders".

What surprised him even more was that the two old men, Wang and Zhang, who played chess by bumping into trees in the park every day, were actually old colleagues of Mr. Lin from back then, and were genuine retired cadres from government agencies.

"Wow, if I really want to take the civil service exam and get into the system, won't my options be much wider now?"

Lu Qian was in a great mood, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Once he relaxed, Lu Qian began to savor his own family's green plums.

His gaze fell on Lin Shuyue's suit skirt, especially her long, white legs beneath the hem.

"I never really noticed this girl when she's wearing her school uniform, but dressed up like this today, she actually looks quite stylish..."

He couldn't help but take a second look.

As the atmosphere gradually warmed up, Lu Qian, in a good mood, relaxed and occasionally brought up some interesting topics, making everyone laugh.

"You mean Trump? Don't say anything more, he's one of our Secret Service agents."

"Uncle, do you know what I heard the other day? The father contracted AIDS from prostitution and then infected the mother. The mother later donated a kidney to her son, and then the son was also infected."

"In today's society, oh right, didn't a matchmaker appear just a few months ago?"

"...Uncle, it's not appropriate for you to look at me like that..."

"???"

In fact, there is no such thing as a generation gap between men. When you meet a man of any age, as long as you talk to him about history, military affairs, politics, and current events, most men will have a lot to say.

As it turns out, if guys really want to have a conversation, girls have no say at all.

Lin Shuyue also behaved generously and appropriately when she was with Xu Qingwei, occasionally chiming in with a word or two, which drew frequent nods of approval from the elders.

After a few rounds of drinks, Lin Chen felt the time was right, so he suddenly put down his chopsticks and said, "Xiao Lu, I heard from my daughter that she's been tutoring you lately, and your grades have improved quite a bit."

"Our two families have watched you two grow up together since you were little. Now that you're about to go to university, what are your plans for the future with my daughter?"

These words caused a moment of silence at the dinner table.

Lu Qian's parents exchanged a glance, while Lin Shuyue pretended to lower her head to adjust her skirt, but her ears were perked up.

Lu Qian naturally understood the implication in those words and instantly realized the nature of today's meal.

I see, no wonder the system sent me tasks.

After all, since being reborn, his relationship with Shuyue has become increasingly close. They had grown up together, and their families had probably already tacitly accepted certain things, so they were just one step away from making their relationship public.

Since the atmosphere has been built up to this point, why not...

Thinking of this, Lu Qian met Lin Chen's gaze and said as if jokingly, "What other plans could I have? Shu Yue has been so good to me, I have no way to repay her."

"Uncle Lin, why don't you marry your daughter to me? I'll repay you with my own body, how about that?"

"Pfft—!" Mr. Lu, who was drinking water, spat out a mouthful of water.

Empress Dowager Lu was so shocked that she covered her mouth.

"..."

Lin Chen's smile froze; he clearly hadn't expected Lu Qian to be so direct.

The entire table fell silent.

No one expected Lu Qian to be so "bold," directly puncturing the unspoken understanding between them.

It's good to be young; a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

"Cough cough cough..."

In the end, it was the most experienced old man, Mr. Lin, who was the first to react.

He cleared his throat, breaking the awkward silence: "Hahaha, good lad, you've got guts! Those words are inspiring!"

"However, you two are still students, and your primary task is to take the college entrance examination. It's not that you can't offer yourselves in marriage, but you have to wait until you get into university and have an open and aboveboard relationship. Right now, you're not allowed to do anything outrageous, understand?"

"..."

"Huh? Oh, right! Yes, right!"

"The old man is right!"

"It's good that Xiaoqian has the intention, but the college entrance exam is the most important thing!"

The other adults then seemed to realize what was happening and tried to smooth things over by following the old man's words, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Lu Qian's direct attack caught them completely off guard, at least he had plans for the future and wanted to take responsibility for his childhood sweetheart, which showed he was responsible.

Lin Shuyue blushed at Lu Qian's joke.

"That annoying guy Lu Qian, how could he say something like that in front of so many people!"

Girls are easily embarrassed; how can they stand so many people joking with them?

Embarrassed and annoyed, she raised her foot, clad in a small leather shoe, and kicked Lu Qian's shin lightly.

Hmph, here's a little foot for you!

"?!"

Lu Qian was startled when he was suddenly kicked in the calf.

He subconsciously glanced down, then looked up at Lin Shuyue, who was looking down opposite him, and immediately understood.

Hey, this little girl has quite a temper, doesn't she?

He pulled his foot back, not wanting to argue with her. After all, he was the one who joked first, and it wasn't unreasonable to let his childhood sweetheart vent her frustrations.

result--

Another kick.

It was a little harder than before, hitting his ankle.

"Hey? It's not over yet, is it?"

Lu Qian's perverse sense of humor also kicked in.

"Sure, since you want to play, I'll play with you!"

While the adults were still talking to each other, he quickly spread his legs and clamped Lin Shuyue's ankle, which she hadn't had time to retract.

Through the thin pantyhose, you could clearly feel the slenderness of the girl's ankles and the warmth of her skin.

I reached out and pinched it.

comfortable.