Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 18 Morning with Yang Wenwen's Hair Fragrance

"Where is the washroom? I washed your clothes. How long have the sheets and quilts been there?"

Wu Suqin picked up Zhou Jing's two pieces of clothes from the storage basket and smelled them.

"No, there's a washing machine in the bathroom and in the rented house. I haven't slept in the dormitory yet."

"The accommodation is not bad, but it's not convenient to cook. But as a class teacher, I don't have time to cook."

Wu Suqin went out to check the bathroom and toilet.

It was almost time for class, so Zhou Jing took his books and thermos to the office to prepare for class. The thermos was a gift from Yang Wenwen.

Yang Wenwen also gave Zhou Jing a fountain pen and red ink, an electric kettle and a bag of tea. As a teacher, the things you never lack are pens and thermos cups, and he receives these gifts every year.

When Zhou Jing came to Yulin City, he also brought a pen and a thermos cup. They belonged to his father. His father had been a teacher for twenty years. The thing Zhou Jing had the most since he was a child was a pen. He practiced calligraphy with a pen since he was a child, which enabled Zhou Jing to develop excellent handwriting.

Wu Suqin couldn't sit still, so after hearing the school bell ringing, she went out for a walk with Zhou Guozhong and went to the teaching building to see her son in class.

Standing outside the back door of the classroom, Wu Suqin watched her son lecturing confidently at the podium. His lecture was clear and logical, and the students were in a good mood and actively responded to his questions. Wu Suqin was very pleased that the little boy had really grown up.

"Jingjing speaks better than me."

After going down from the teaching building, Zhou Guozhong said that he was even more gratified because he was a teacher and his son used to reject teachers, but in the end he inherited his mantle.

In fact, Zhou Guozhong never trained his son to be a teacher.

"Jing was no worse than you in math when he was in the third grade."

Wu Suqin said bluntly.

"the student surpasses the master."

Zhou Guozhong said to himself that he only had a college diploma, and the education level back then was not as good as it is now.

After class, Zhou Jing went back to the dormitory to find his parents and took them to rent an apartment.

There were homework to mark and math tutoring in the evening, so Zhou Jing didn't rest for long. After settling his parents down, he went back to school, leaving them to have dinner on their own.

After returning to school, Zhou Jing went to the office to correct students' homework. He could correct one book in one minute, and it took him an hour to finish reviewing the homework of a class of more than 50 people. After marking the homework of six classes, Zhou Jing took a break, supported his chin with his left hand, and secretly ate food by dragging the mouse with his right hand. At 5:30, he went to the faculty and staff cafeteria to eat.

The food in the faculty and staff cafeteria is pretty good, no worse than the small restaurants outside, and it is clean and hygienic.

"I haven't seen you before. Which teacher's child are you?"

The uncle in the cafeteria looked at Zhou Jingdao.

"A new teacher."

Zhou Jing took out his work badge and showed it to him.

"Oh, Mr. Zhou, no wonder I haven't seen you before. You must have just graduated from college at such a young age. Where did you go to college?"

The uncle nodded after seeing it clearly.

"Tangdu Normal School."

"Top student, if you don't have enough, come over here for more."

"okay."

When Zhou Jing was in high school, he ate in the faculty and staff cafeteria. At that time, they still used meal tickets. Yang Wenwen would give Zhou Jing the unused meal allowance.

The second evening self-study get out of class ended at 8:40. Zhou Jing rode his bike back to his rental house. His father and mother had just returned from shopping.

"Where did you go?"

"Second Street and Pedestrian Street, how about trying pajamas."

Wu Suqin bought a set of clothes and a pair of sandals for herself and Zhou Guozhong, and a set of pajamas for each of the three of them.

"almost."

Zhou Jing tried it on himself and found that it didn’t matter if the pajamas were a little smaller or bigger.

Wu Suqin pinched the bed fabric and said, "The fabric of the bed sheet and quilt cover is quite good. Did you choose it yourself?"

"Well, I didn't know the value of the goods and bought the expensive ones. I spent more than 700 yuan on this bed. I didn't get cheated, did I?"

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"Five hundred is the most. Having a girlfriend can save a lot of money."

Wu Suqin originally suspected that her son had a girlfriend. The house was clean and tidy, and the bedding was well chosen. It didn't look like the environment for a boy to live alone at all. After hearing what her son said, she dispelled her suspicions.

But since my son loves cleanliness so much, he should have a good life after he gets married.

"You have to find the right person." Zhou Guozhong wanted to smoke, so he took a cigarette and a lighter and went to the balcony to smoke.

“No need to go to the balcony.”

Zhou Jing took a paper cup, poured some water into it and used it as an ashtray.

"Go to the balcony." Wu Suqin rolled her eyes at Zhou Guozhong, looked in the trash can and found no cigarette butts, and said, "Jing, don't develop a smoking habit."

"I save the money for cigarettes and let my dad smoke them. My dad's quality can be improved. He can smoke the 25 yuan ones in the future!"

Zhou Jing picked up his father's cigarette and looked at it. It was still a ten-dollar Frosted Monkey.

"Smoking is harmful to your health. Are you worried that your father will live too long?"

"How can it be so exaggerated? People live their lives to be free and easy. This is the only hobby my dad has."

Zhou Jing doesn't support his father smoking but he understands it.

Zhou Guozhong was very pleased. His son understood him. However, he said, "You are right. If you don't have the habit of smoking, you'd better not learn it when you go to work."

"I know."

Zhou Jing would only burn one at most when he met with his classmates.

"Are there any students around Jing who smoke?"

Wu Suqin was speechless about the father and son. The son had grown up and not only did he not persuade his father to quit smoking, he encouraged him to quit smoking.

"Yes, not much."

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Let parents sleep in the master bedroom and Zhou Jing sleep in the second bedroom. After parents rested, Zhou Jing wrote a novel for three hours and went to bed at around two o'clock. The next morning, Zhou Jing still got up at seven o'clock as he had no classes in the first and second periods.

Zhou Guozhong and Wu Suqin woke up at around six o'clock.

After washing up, Zhou Jing took his parents out for breakfast. After breakfast, Zhou Jing went to school because school starts next week and the first-year class teacher has a lot to do these days.

"Jing, are you busy at noon? If you are, your father and I will go back after ten o'clock."

Wu Suqin straightened her son's collar.

"Not busy, I'll take you guys after class, you guys take a look around"

Zhou Jing rode his bike back and said.

As he was almost at school, Zhou Jing saw a familiar figure in front of him. It was Yang Wenwen.

Yang Wenwen wore a white shirt, a black long skirt and a pair of flat sandals, looking intellectual and elegant.

"Morning, Teacher Yang."

Zhou Jing rode his bike slowly to catch up with Yang Wenwen and say hello.

"Good morning. You live not too far away, so you can just ride a bike."

Yang Wenwen turned around and smiled gently.

"It's a five or six minute bike ride. What brand of shampoo does Teacher Yang use? It smells great."

Zhou Jing got off the bicycle and pushed it. The faint fragrance from Yang Wenwen's hair made him feel refreshed.

Yang Wenwen pulled her hair back and smiled, "It's an ordinary brand. Have you used Fenghua before?"

"My mom uses that brand of conditioner."

The ten-day make-up class for the senior year students came to an end unknowingly. August 8th was Zhou Jing’s last day of teaching them. After finishing the required textbook, Zhou Jing completed his task and would not continue.

"You can watch it for the rest of the time."

There were still about ten minutes before the end of the get out of class, and Zhou Jing asked the students to review on their own.

"No need to change teachers, let Teacher Zhou teach us math!"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, please don't leave."

Some students took the lead in trying to keep Zhou Jing, other students also supported Zhou Jing to continue teaching them, and some students were reluctant to let him go.

Zhou Jing had worked as a teaching assistant for ten years in his previous life. He was proficient in high school mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. He taught every subject at the level of an excellent teacher. The mathematics teachers of the experimental class in the Experimental Middle School were not necessarily better than Zhou Jing. In the past ten days, Zhou Jing had completely conquered these senior three students. However, Zhou Jing would definitely not continue to teach them as teaching freshmen was much easier.

"Teaching the textbook and explaining the questions are two different things. To explain some comprehensive questions in the mock exam clearly requires a thorough understanding of a lot of knowledge. I still have some shortcomings. The school's teaching arrangements for senior high school students are very strict. It is impossible for an intern teacher to use senior high school as a practice ground."

"Also, I have a lot of things to do in my senior year. I may need to take irregular leave to defend my graduation thesis, so it is not suitable for me to teach senior high school. I hope everyone understands and I wish everyone success in the college entrance examination next year."

(End of this chapter)