Chapter 398: Chapter 397: Wife, Open the Door (2)
 

It turned out that when she said she was willing to endure hardships and aimed to win Best Actress within three years, she wasn’t pretending. It was apparent that some of the questions she asked were quite tricky, likely because she had read related books and had some understanding of historical knowledge. However, her knowledge was still insufficient and not comprehensive enough.

After all, Xia Siyu had grown up abroad when she was young and didn’t understand domestic common sense too well; even her historical knowledge had been crammed.

Of course, he also had to observe her, as some people, after swearing an oath, would initially have plenty of enthusiasm, but after a few days, would slack off and rest, like the saying “three days fishing, two days drying the nets.”

If she could persevere, if she could keep working hard like this, he was certainly willing to assist her, helping her to reach even greater heights.

Bo Yan’s childhood dream was to find a wife whom he adored, have one or two lovely children, and then, hand in hand with his wife and children, be with his parents together.

After meeting Xia Siyu, his dream was to marry her, have one or two lovely children, and every year during Qingming Festival, not to forget to mourn and pay respects to their parents.

That was his vision for a family. But he also had aspirations for his work.

His ideal was to be a director, a screenwriter, and the lead actor in an epic masterpiece.

If he could add one more thing, it would be that he was the male lead and Xia Siyu the female lead, both acting in an epic masterpiece together. If possible, to help her win an award or something would be even better.

Even if Xia Siyu herself didn’t want to strive hard, he still wanted to push her forward.

If she was willing to do it herself and also aspired to go even further, he was all the more willing to join her on that journey.

Although both of them were top stars, even if they really ended up together in the future and she decided not to work, with the savings they had at that moment, they could still provide a happy life for their children.

However, Xia Siyu had ambitions in her career, which just so happened to align perfectly with his own pursuits. She was like the partner sent from heaven, his ally in the workplace, his comrade-in-arms in battle, and his lover!

He didn’t like those traditional wives who had no jobs and stayed at home, with the man working outside and the woman inside. But he also didn’t love someone like Xia Sicai who was too astute and slick, where even her smile at you was difficult to discern whether it was genuine or just out of habit. He liked Xia Siyu, who wore her emotions on her sleeve, laughed when happy, and fussed when not. Yet, she was no fool—she had ideals and aspirations, was talented and intelligent, just too lazy to quarrel with those people ordinarily, which made her appear particularly straightforward.

He sincerely hoped that they could continue on their path. And at the end of that road would be the moment they both received the highest awards and lifted the trophies together.

**

Time spent reading always flies by quickly.

Until the sun sets in the west.

After spending the entire afternoon reading, Xia Siyu gained a better understanding of the background of that period. She stretched lazily. It turned out that reading wasn’t as dry or sleep-inducing as she thought. Whenever she encountered something she didn’t understand, she would ask Bo Yan. True to being a teacher, Bo Yan knew how to explain concepts in a way that didn’t bore his students.

She stood up, closed the book, covered her notebook where she had been taking notes, and put the caps back on her pens. She guessed that by this time, the house had probably been cleaned up, and the bed board reinstalled, right?

However, just as she was about to leave, Bo Yan stopped her again. When she turned around, she was met by Bo Yan’s gaze.

That look was one she recognized, like a wolf who knew it was time for meat at four in the afternoon in the park—exactly that look!