Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 53: Courting Birds
"Only you."

The only suitable girl Zhou Jing has a close relationship with right now is Liu Hanyu.

Zhou Jing never responded to those high school and college classmates who were pursuing him or hinting at him. He declined all those who asked him to meet up for dinner on the grounds that he was busy with work. He just asked them to come to the school for a visit. The meaning was clear enough.

Liu Hanyu is quite special, as he is my childhood playmate.

In addition, their grandmothers live in the same village not far from each other, and their parents know each other, so Zhou Jing has to be cautious.

"I do not believe."

Liu Han choked.

"I haven't decided on a job yet. If you're still not married and I'm still not married in five years, then we can be together!"

Zhou Jing is pushing for time and also testing the two of them.

If Zhou Jing cannot achieve anything in the next five years, then he should just stick to his roots.

"I'm not waiting for you."

Liu Hanyu was just talking. She could see that Zhou Jing was not content with the status quo. It was good for a boy to have some pursuit. In fact, her ideal age to get married was between 25 and 26 years old.

Zhou Jing smiled and said nothing, and did not continue talking about this topic.

"I'll show you some pictures of my company. The work clothes are not as ugly as I imagined. What do you think?"

Liu Hanyu opened the photo album on her phone and handed the phone to Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing took the phone and looked through the photos one by one. In the photos, Liu Hanyu was wearing a brand new blue work suit. The clothes fit her well, and the blue color made Liu Hanyu's skin look more delicate.

"Beautiful people look good in anything they wear."

"I love to hear that. Do you know what's so special about this dress?"

Wait for the boy to finish looking at Liu Hanyu and take back his phone.

"Be careful of fire, it shouldn't be easy to start an open flame."

Zhou Jing knew without guessing that chemical plants were bound to have hidden dangers of flammability and explosion, so there must be fire-proof requirements for employees' clothing.

"Correct."

The two walked past the camel stone sculpture roundabout, entered from the southernmost entrance of the pedestrian street, and then walked slowly and aimlessly north along the pedestrian street.

After living in the high-rise buildings of a big city for a long time, there is a unique sense of quietness when you come to the pedestrian streets and ancient streets of a small city.

This pedestrian street is not as prosperous as the commercial street, but it has its own unique charm.

The streets are lined with ancient vermilion buildings, with quaint bell towers and drum towers. There are restaurants, shops, Internet cafes, and hair salons. Tall trees provide shade. Even in the hot summer weather, this ancient street is a rare summer resort in the city. On rainy days, it has the charm of a rainy alley in the south of the Yangtze River, especially on rainy days in autumn.

The Xinhua Bookstore on the street was Zhou Jing’s favorite place in high school. He could read books for free, and it was warm in winter and cool in summer.

"My favorite place in Yushi is the main street. There's a delicious noodle shop in front of it."

Liu Hanyu walked and looked, and went into any store she wanted to visit.

The so-called Main Street is this old pedestrian street, which is called Main Street by locals.

"The one at Yipin Noodles with Soybean Sauce. I like it too. How about I treat you to some noodles with soy sauce this afternoon?"

That way Zhou Jing can save money.

"sure!"

Liu Hanyu said that she wanted Zhou Jing to treat her to a big dinner, but she didn't really intend to let Zhou Jing spend the money.

As they walked, they arrived at the Xinhua Bookstore, and Zhou Jing and Liu Hanyu walked inside at the same time.

This bookstore is quite large, with all kinds of books, but it does not sell teaching supplements. It has a very complete range of literary works. There are many people reading books here on weekends. Those who have occupied seats read on the benches, and those who don’t have seats stand or sit directly on the floor.

“Are you buying books?”

Liu Hanyu glanced at Zhou Jing and said.

"Let's see!"

Zhou Jing will naturally buy whatever he wants when he sees it.

After entering the bookstore, the two of them read their own books. Zhou Jing didn't know how long Liu Hanyu would stay, so he first found a book to buy. He wanted to come here in vain, so after walking around for a while, Zhou Jing picked up "The Silent Majority" and "Fortress Besieged". He had read and bought both books in his previous life, and sometimes he still wanted to read them.

Liu Hanyu wanted to go shopping in the commercial street and did not stay in the bookstore for long. Zhou Jing went to the front desk to pay the bill and left.

"What book did you buy? You like reading books. People in the city want to get out and people outside the city want to get in. My high school teacher recommended Fortress Besieged to me. My classmates said it was good. I forced myself to finish reading it patiently in my sophomore year, but I still didn't understand what the book said about marriage."

Liu Hanyu took the book and took a look at it. She really admired people who could read literary classics. She found those world classics boring like chewing wax.

"It doesn't have any profound connotations. It just describes very real and common love and marriage life. When you fall in love or get married, you will more or less experience the things in the book. This is a true portrayal of life."

Without short videos to watch, Zhou Jing can only read books to pass the time.

Zhou Jing did not deliberately share with Liu Hanyu the content or meaning of the book, nor did he share his own thoughts after reading it.

Everyone has different interests and hobbies, and there is no need to force others to appreciate and accept your interests. There is no conflict between one person liking to read and another person liking to go shopping, and this has nothing to do with world views.

The next alleyway from Xinhua Bookstore is Century Square on Commercial Street 2. Zhou Jing and Liu Hanyu walked out of the alley to the square. There was nothing special about the square in September. The lotus flowers in the lake had already withered and the fountain was no longer turned on this year. It was always a good place to take a walk and watch the kites released into the sky from the square.

"I can go shopping with peace of mind after work. The fish here are so small. Can you sing Moonlight over the Lotus Pond?"

Liu Hanyu stood in the middle of the winding viewing bridge over the lake, looking to see if there were any fish in the water.

"I am like a fish in your lotus pond, just waiting for the bright moonlight with you."

Zhou Jing only knows this sentence.

"After swimming through four seasons, the lotus flowers are still fragrant, waiting for you in the middle of the water."

Liu Hanyu then sang two more lines, she only knew these few lines.

In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, a young couple was pulling each other's feet. The boy was holding up his mobile phone to take a photo of the girl. Then the two of them gathered together to watch. As they watched, the boy hugged the girl. The boy leaned against the pillar of the pavilion, and the girl lay in his arms. Liu Hanyu was quite envious.

Glancing at Zhou Jing, who was lying on the stone pier guardrail and looking at the lake indifferently, Liu Hanyu pursed her lips, a faint light flashing in her eyes. She dressed so beautifully today, couldn't this guy take a few photos?
There is really no romance at all.

"Do you have National Day off?"

Zhou Jing had no idea of ​​Liu Hanyu's inner thoughts.

"Maybe not. The company plans to achieve stable production before November. October is expected to be very busy. All employees' holidays for National Day may be cancelled. We may only have one day off on the weekend next month." Seeing that the boy still had no reaction, Liu Hanyu took out his phone and said, "Stand still and I'll take a picture of you."

"I'll take a picture for you."

Zhou Jing doesn't like taking photos, he said as he opened his cell phone camera.

Liu Hanyu casually took two photos of the boy and pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Don't take photos. I don't look good in photos."

“She wasn’t pretty to begin with.”

"Then why are you still filming? Delete it if you think it doesn't look good."

The girl said she didn't want to be photographed, but she stood still obediently when Zhou Jing was taking the photos. However, after hearing what Zhou Jing said, she immediately stopped cooperating.

"It's ugly to ward off evil spirits, and I happen to have nightmares lately."

"Can you say that again."

Liu Hanyu was completely furious and grabbed Zhou Jing's arm and spoke angrily.

"It's not like I say it doesn't look good, so it doesn't look good."

If they were in the same room, Zhou Jing would definitely sing the ugly song to irritate the other person and then have some physical communication.

Now, as a teacher, you cannot do whatever you want in public places outdoors. If you are seen by students, it will have a bad impact. It is easy to run into acquaintances in small cities.

"I don't want to care about you anymore."

Liu Han felt frustrated because he couldn't vent his anger.

After walking around the square, the two went shopping in the mall. Liu Hanyu was like many girls. Once she started shopping, she seemed to feel infinitely tired. When she arrived at the clothing mall, she kept looking and trying on things. Zhou Jing followed her. When Liu Hanyu was trying on clothes, Zhou Jing found a place to sit and waited for Liu Hanyu to change her clothes before admiring her.

On the road, a girl riding an electric bike dropped her yogurt on the ground and it was crushed by a passing car.

The splashing yogurt splashed onto passers-by, and Zhou Jing quickly pulled Liu Hanyu away.

"That driver has no eyes! Help me see if there's any splash on the back."

Liu Hanyu quickly looked at her skirt.

Zhou Jing lowered his head and glanced around and said, "No."

"I felt it on my legs. Is it true that it didn't splash onto my clothes?"

Liu Hanyu twisted her body to look, but couldn't see behind her.

"No."

Zhou Jing looked again. In public, he didn't stare closely at Liu Hanyu's buttocks and thighs.

"Look carefully. This is the first time I wore this skirt and I encountered such a thing. I'm so angry."

Liu Hanyu stomped her feet in a somewhat coquettish manner.

"Do you know what you're acting like right now?"

Zhou Jing didn't look at the girl's clothes anymore.

"what?"

"Have you seen in the animal world that there is a kind of female bird that shakes its tail or moves its feathers to show the male bird when courting."

“You are the bird.”

　Thanks to Brother Shengwusuolian for the 1500-point reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)