Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 125 Return to University Campus
"You didn't come to see me just for the sake of it."

Chen Jiaqian lightly punched the boy, took out a mask from her pocket, put it on, lowered her head and went to the store to buy a box of small umbrellas. It was the first time she bought such a thing and she felt extremely strange, as if she had done something bad and was not willing to face others.

"It's so embarrassing to let girls buy this kind of thing."

After coming out of the store, Chen Jiaqian stuffed the things into the boy's pocket in an unpleasant manner.

"If it weren't for seeing you, I would wait until next year to treat my tutor to a meal. Are you working overtime this week?"

Zhou Jing said as he looked at the girl wearing a mask.

"When you add in at home, the work is never done."

Chen Jiaqian took off her mask and sighed, then passed by a roasted chestnut stall and bought some.

"This is work." Zhou Jing said after entering the community: "This community is quite quiet."

"Well, the rent is relatively cheap compared to other places nearby. The rent per person for three bedrooms and one living room is less than 500 yuan a month. However, the conditions are quite simple, there is not much furniture, and the only household appliance is the kitchen range hood."

Chen Jiaqian rubbed the back of her hand on the boy's hand, and seeing that he did not dodge, she took his arm.

"Is there air conditioning? It should be very hot in the summer, right?"

Zhou Jing did not refuse either, as his relationship with Chen Jiaqian had long been unclear.

"The air conditioner was installed by the previous tenant. Every bedroom has one. It is depreciated and passed on to the new tenant. In fact, I rarely turn on the air conditioner in the summer. No matter how hot it is, it can't be hotter than the school dormitory."

Passing by a fruit shop, Chen Jiaqian stopped and asked Zhou Jing what he wanted to eat.

"Persimmon cake."

After taking a quick look at the prices, Zhou Jing saw that all the fruits were quite expensive, so he picked a local one which was relatively cheaper.

Chen Jiaqian took a plastic bag and put ten persimmon cakes in it, and took four oranges. "Want some grapefruit?"

"These are fine, just average for Yuzu."

Zhou Jing knew that the girl was not well off, so he tried to let her spend as little as possible.

"Where's the sugar cane?"

Chen Jiaqian pointed at the sugarcane.

"Tomorrow!"

The house Chen Jiaqian rented was on the sixth floor, with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The large living room was basically empty, and the living environment for three girls was pretty good. Chen Jiaqian's bedroom was on the south side. In addition to a double bed, two wardrobes and a standing bookcase, the bedroom also had a table, a chair and a stool. It was simple and tidy.

When he came to the table, Zhou Jing first noticed a shadow puppet-style photo frame containing a photo of the two of them.

"You bought this photo frame at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda during your freshman year, right?"

Zhou Jing picked up the photo frame, as if it evoked memories that spanned time and space. When they bought this photo frame, they were not yet a couple. After the military training in their freshman year, they went out for the first time, and Zhou Jing gave Chen Jiaqian this photo frame at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

"Yes! Do you remember when this photo was taken?"

Chen Jiaqian went to the bathroom to turn on the water heater for bathing, and took the electric kettle to the kitchen to get a pot of water.

"Can not remember."

Zhou Jing said this on purpose.

"You remember the photo frame but not the photo? Do you want me to help you recall it?"

Chen Jiaqian pouted and put her hands on the boy's waist.

"Why girls?" Zhou Jing said halfway, "They all like to pinch waists" and continued, "How can you help me remember?"

"Unfeeling and ungrateful."

Chen Jiaqian gently pushed the boy and turned to prepare other things.

Zhou Jing smiled and opened the suitcase. He brought two kilograms of large red dates and two kilograms of millet for Chen Jiaqian. Apart from these two specialties, Zhou Jing could not think of anything else.

"The millet porridge you have there is indeed better than the one I buy here."

During the National Day, Zhou Jing brought two kilograms of millet for Chen Jiaqian. The contrast between the millet porridge and the millet bought here was obvious. The millet porridge bought here was light soup and water, while the millet porridge Zhou Jing brought was richer and had a rice flavor.

"Isn't it? Otherwise, how can it be called a specialty? Are these the pajamas and bathrobe you bought for me?"

Zhou Jing picked up the brand new men's coral fleece pajamas and bathrobe on the bed and said.

There were two brand new pairs of boys' slippers next to the door, one pair of sandals and one pair of cotton.

"I'm afraid you didn't bring it with you. How about you try it on for size?"

Chen Jiaqian nodded and took out a quilt from the closet.

It must be said that Chen Jiaqian is a virtuous girl in life. Zhou Jing hugged the girl from behind and bit her ear and said, "One quilt is enough for two people, right?"

"Never."

Chen Jiaqian struggled symbolically for a while and then continued to be held in the boy's arms.

"really?"

Zhou Jing held her in his arms and sat on the bed, looking at her face and smiling.

"You don't miss me."

Chen Jiaqian hummed softly, her pretty face full of melancholy.

"Why would I come to see you if I don't miss you?" After all, a short absence is better than a new marriage. Zhou Jing lowered his head and kissed her neck, saying, "It's rare for us to meet, so don't look sad. Smile more."

But Chen Jiaqian is not the only one who is missed.

"You don't even coax me."

Chen Jiaqian muttered.

She was really distressed. Although she had a very pleasant visit to Yu City with Zhou Jing last time and she had a good feeling about the city, she really couldn't like the climate there. It was dry and windy, and it was difficult for her to accept settling there.

"Isn't this just teasing you?"

Zhou Jing quietly put one hand into Chen Jiaqian's sweater.

"Itchy, my paws are not behaving properly." Chen Jiaqian forced a smile and said, "The hot water is almost ready for washing feet. You have to wait a little longer for the bath."

"Then wait a little longer. Why would you wear this at home? Wearing it for too long every day is not good for your health."

Zhou Jing untied the bra that was in the way with one hand and threw it on the bed.

It is light blue, fresh and cute.

"How do you know so much?"

Chen Jiaqian said shyly with a blushing face.

"After all, I've been talking to you for so long, how could you not understand girls?"

Zhou Jing let go of the girl, stood up and looked at what books were on her desk.

In addition to various legal books, there are also some magazines and novels.

"What happened to the case you mentioned last time where the boss sued a former employee?"

Zhou Jing suddenly remembered the outrageous case that Chen Jiaqian had mentioned.

"It is estimated that nothing will be done. The court has not filed a case. Firstly, the court does not pay attention to such trivial matters of private enterprises. Secondly, there is no substantial evidence that the defendant took kickbacks. If such a case is to be investigated, almost all companies can be investigated."

The water in the electric kettle boiled, Chen Jiaqian poured a cup of water, took out a box of tea from the cupboard and said:
"I wonder what this black tea, a gift from a customer, like. Which kind do you like?"

The tea leaves in the box are packed in small metal boxes. The quality of tea in each box is different, including Dahongpao, Jinjunmei, Tieguanyin and so on.

"It looks good, I don't know anything about tea, whatever."

Zhou Jing is not picky about tea.

"Then let's go for Tieguanyin!"

Chen Jiaqian has heard of Tieguanyin more often.

"You look much better these days."

Zhou Jing scratched the girl's slightly chubby face with his fingers. After not seeing her for more than a month, her skin had improved a lot. Her face was white, rosy, round and smooth.

"I feel so too."

Chen Jiaqian touched her face, wondering if it was because of what she did with Zhou Jing that her irregular menstruation returned to normal and her stomach didn’t hurt as much during her period. She didn’t expect that kind of thing to be so miraculous.

After the hot water was heated, Zhou Jing changed into his bathrobe and prepared to take a bath. He glanced at the girl who was peeking at him and said, "If you want to look, look boldly. I'm not as stingy as you."

"Who wants to see it?" Chen Jiaqian said disdainfully. She couldn't help but reach out and touch the boy's belly and said, "I didn't realize you had so many abdominal muscles before." Chen Jiaqian only knew that Zhou Jing had abdominal muscles before, but didn't pay attention to how many they had.

Zhou Jing stopped teasing and hurried to take a shower.

Listening to the sound of water spraying in the bathroom, Chen Jiaqian felt an indescribable anticipation in her heart. Before sex happened, she was worried that the other party would do something inappropriate, but after sex happened, she would desire it again. It was just as Zhou Jing said, once you taste the sweetness, you will become a greedy cat.

After taking a shower, Zhou Jing returned to the bedroom wearing only a bathrobe. He hugged Chen Jiaqian, who had changed into pajamas and was reviewing a contract on her laptop, and smiled in her ear, "When will you be done?"

"There's no rush. It won't be too late to try it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Chen Jiaqian shook her head gently and turned off the computer.

Zhou Jing pulled Chen Jiaqian into his arms and kissed her rosy lips. Chen Jiaqian responded by getting up from the chair and kissing him as she came to the bed.

The next day, when they woke up, it was already dawn.

"Would you like to try the dumpling soup I made?"

Chen Jiaqian said as she moved the hair away from her face.

Thinking back to last night's excitement, she felt so ashamed that she covered her face with the quilt.

"Okay, let me try your cooking."

Zhou Jing's hand on Chen Jiaqian's waist reached down.

Chen Jiaqian stretched, got up and sat on the bed to put on her pajamas.

"Is your knee okay?"

Zhou Jing touched her purple knees and said with a smile.

"It's not you who caused it."

Chen Jiaqian slapped the boy's hand away.

"I see you like it."

“No.”

Chen Jiaqian found it difficult to speak. At first she wanted to bury her head under the pillow, but gradually she had an indescribable feeling.

After getting dressed and getting out of bed, Chen Jiaqian picked up the clothes on the floor, put the small umbrella box on the bedside table into the drawer, sat on the edge of the bed, combed her hair and left the bedroom.

It was okay for Zhou Jing to get up, so he just lay in bed and continued to sleep, enjoying such a rare weekend.

Chen Jiaqian simply washed up and spent less than twenty minutes in the kitchen preparing breakfast, a steaming hot egg drop dumpling soup. She brought it to the bedroom and asked Zhou Jing to get up and eat.

"It's my first time making it for someone else, so don't be disgusted if it doesn't taste good."

"Generally, the prettier the girl, the worse her cooking skills are. I don't have high expectations for your cooking skills."

Zhou Jing stretched and got up.

Chen Jiaqian couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. After the boy said that, she wouldn't feel embarrassed even if the food she cooked was really not to her taste.

"It's just average."

Zhou Jing tasted it and said.

In fact, Chen Jiaqian’s cooking skills are pretty good, and the dumpling soup she makes tastes quite similar to what her mother made when she was a child.

"Then don't eat it."

Chen Jiaqian said this, but the smile on her face became even brighter.

Zhou Jing went to wash his hands and came back to have breakfast. Chen Jiaqian sat next to him and ate with him.

"Are all three of you cooking?"

Zhou Jing glanced at the girl and said.

"I cook more after get off work. My college roommate here occasionally cooks. The teacher on the left may be too busy at work to cook."

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After breakfast, Zhou Jing had nothing to do, so he continued to lie in bed.

Chen Jiaqian washed the dishes and went to bed to rest. She lifted the quilt and saw the stains on the sheets. She was too embarrassed to look at them.

"What are you looking at? Your masterpiece."

Zhou Jing glanced and said.

"It's obviously you." Chen Jiaqian got under the quilt and turned her back to the boy to look at her phone. After a moment, she turned to the boy and said, "How about having lunch outside and watching a movie before going to school?"

"You arrange it!"

Zhou Jing was too lazy to worry about these things.

"That's it for today. You'll catch a train at around 9pm tomorrow night, and you'll be back at around 4 or 5am the day after tomorrow. You'll have to go to work around 6am, so walk around nearby tomorrow afternoon and get some rest!"

Chen Jiaqian roughly calculated the time. It was not easy for Zhou Jing to come to Tangdu on the weekend. Fortunately, he had no classes yesterday afternoon and came early. If he had left yesterday night and arrived in Tangdu this morning, it would have been too tiring to go through two days.

"it is good."

Zhou Jing is fine with anything. In fact, there is no need to go shopping. It is also fine to stay at home all day tomorrow.

"How were your class's results for the second monthly exam?"

Chen Jiaqian put the boy's arms on the pillow and said.

"Not bad. I did well in math."

"What's your ranking in math?"

Chen Jiaqian couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She was happy that the boy was doing well at work, but from another perspective this was not good news for her. It meant that the boy might continue to be a teacher. What should the two of them do in the future? They couldn't be a long-distance couple.

"Don't ask. You don't want to hear about my work."

Zhou Jing pinched her face and did not answer the question.

"If I could, I would tie you up here and not let you go back."

Chen Jiaqian grabbed the boy's ear helplessly.

"Learn from Daji, who bewitched me just like she bewitched King Zhou."

"I can't learn from goblins."

The two of them lay in bed until twelve o'clock, got up and went out to eat, went to the cinema to watch a movie after dinner, and then went to school.

It’s been a long time since I last visited the university. Zhou Jing never went back to the Normal University after graduating from university in his previous life. The campus is still the same as he remembered, but things and people have changed.

The campus is filled with a relaxed atmosphere on weekends, with people walking in groups of three or two laughing and talking happily, and couples holding hands romantically and sweetly. College love is indeed beautiful.

There is about a month left before the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. There will be people reading and reciting English in the small garden.

"Have you completely given up on level six?"

Chen Jiaqian glanced at the students who were reciting English and said.

"give up."

Even if Zhou Jing passes, he won't take the exam again.

"All right!"

Chen Jiaqian did pass the CET-6, but it was completely useless. When I first entered university, I heard from senior students that there is no useless certificate obtained in university, as the saying goes, "more skills are better than less." In addition to CET-4 and CET-6, there are also certificates such as high school diploma, C language certificate, etc. Looking back now, that is not the case. Some certificates are not only useless but also a waste of time.

After arriving at the student apartment area, the two of them returned to their respective dormitories. Zhou Jing's dormitory was a six-person room, and none of his roommates were there. The bed was rolled up and covered with dust. Zhou Jing opened the storage box on the bookcase to see what was inside. There were stationery, library cards, coins, photos and stickers of himself and Chen Jiaqian, travel tickets, and other miscellaneous things.

Zhou Jing opened the closet, which contained clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter, underwear, and socks. These clothes could basically no longer be worn, so Zhou Jing did not plan to bring them back from far away, and planned to donate them after graduation next year.

The thesis group made an appointment to invite the tutor for dinner at 6 o'clock in the evening. The group consisted of four people from Zhou Jing's class and another four from another math class. There were two girls among the eight people.

The group was not familiar with several students, and they did not have much common topics after meeting again after a long absence. They exchanged a few polite greetings and talked about each other's work. None of them was satisfied with their job, and all of them complained, which perfectly illustrated what it means to be annoyed by what you do. After all eight students arrived, they went to book a hotel first.

Everyone seems to be quite familiar with the tutor, or at least pretends to be very familiar with him, and tries their best to flatter him after meeting him.

Among the five boys who have been immersed in the workplace for some time, three are more capable. When they see their mentor, they will hand him a cigarette first, including Zhou Jing. They may not smoke after entering the society, but they cannot be empty-handed when it is time to hand over a cigarette. One of them brought a Huazi, which made Zhou Jing's Furong King and another student's cigarettes look inferior.

But Zhou Jing was not embarrassed. He calmly put his cigarette back and used a lighter to light his tutor's cigarette.

　I’ll post them one chapter at a time in the future, as long chapters will affect the progress.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)