Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 60 Being a parent is really hard

"Excuse me, is Teacher Gu Jia here?"

Ten minutes into the class, a middle-aged woman knocked gently on the open office door and asked.

"Teacher Gu has gone to class. Auntie, are you looking for Teacher Gu's key?"

Zhou Jing got up and went to Gu Jia's desk to get the key and gave it to her.

She was Gu Jia's mother, Gu Mu.

"Yes, thank you, teacher."

Looking at the young and handsome boy in front of her, a light seemed to flash in Gu's mother's eyes, and she suddenly became a little enthusiastic.

"You're welcome, Auntie. Teacher Gu teaches in the second classroom on the left side of that building."

Zhou Jing said politely, pointing in the direction of Class 1 and 2 of Senior High School.

"Okay, thank you for your help, teacher. I don't think you look familiar. I haven't seen you in this office before."

Mother Gu nodded continuously, and looked at the young man quickly and seriously as she spoke.

Worried about her daughter's major life event, Mother Gu couldn't help but pay attention to the young men around her daughter.

"I'm new here this year. My last name is Zhou. You can just call me Xiao Zhou."

Zhou Jing thought that this aunt was very good at reconnaissance. She should be around fifty-three or fifty-four years old. She looked very wise, and the temperament she exuded was different from that of ordinary people in the workplace. She had short curly hair and looked enthusiastic and noble.

"Teacher Xiao Zhou, I'll be leaving first. Goodbye."

Mother Gu smiled and nodded.

"Goodbye, Auntie."

"She's Teacher Gu Jia's mother."

After Gu's mother walked away, Yang Wenwen looked at Zhou Jing and said.

"Oh."

Zhou Jing probably guessed it.

Yang Wenwen, who is also a woman and a bystander, noticed the way Gu's mother looked at Zhou Jing just now. However, Yang Wenwen could understand Gu's mother's feelings. Gu Jia is almost 28 years old and still has no partner. Any parents would be anxious.

After sitting in the office for a while, Zhou Jing looked at the time and went to the cafeteria to eat something to fill his hungry stomach.

The third math class in the morning was moved to the afternoon. Zhou Jing had no classes in the morning, so he went to the dormitory to write a novel.

The novel "I Really Don't Want to Be an Emperor" has been serialized for more than 800,000 words. With daily updates and word-of-mouth, the novel's performance has improved rapidly, and it has entered the top five on the platform's monthly ticket list. The number of followers has also increased rapidly.

As long as the performance remains stable, the conservative estimate of the royalties in September will not be less than 100,000.

This undoubtedly brought great hope to Zhou Jing. For ordinary people, the time cost was negligible and there was no risk of losing money. Zhou Jing couldn't think of a more reliable entrepreneurial project to make money than this.

Nowadays, online novels are written in a very explicit manner. These two days, Zhou Jing has given readers a lot of benefits.

The kind of welfare that comes without any disguise.

If Zhou Jing continues to write like this, he estimates that the book will be removed from the shelves in the future, and even if it escapes, it will be castrated.

Readers asked Zhou Jing to continue writing like this, but Zhou Jing did not dare to act recklessly. Having his book banned was a small matter, but being invited for tea was not worth the loss, and he could not afford to lose face.

So Zhou Jing stepped on the brakes in time and suppressed his fanatical heart.

The readers had a great time these past two days, but Zhou Jing felt very unhappy.

Readers get excited when reading a book, and it feels better when the author is imagining the pictures in his mind and converting them into words while writing.

In order to provide readers with a better reading experience, the author may need to look at the materials for inspiration before writing.

For this purpose, Zhou Jing specially downloaded several island movies.

Zhou Jing, who doesn't want to fall in love, always wants to go to the Crystal International Hotel in the Economic Development Zone to learn foreign languages. However, he holds back every time because he can't let go of his status. It's ridiculous that the teacher ticket is too ridiculous.

After class, Gu Jia did not go to the office, but went straight back to the dormitory.

"Jia Jia, the Xiao Zhou who brought me the key from the office just now looks pretty good. He is fair-skinned, sunny, handsome, and polite. But he looks a little young. How old is he this year?"

As soon as her daughter came in, Gu's mother, who was cleaning the room, started asking.

"I haven't graduated from college yet. I'm only a senior this year. I'm 21 years old."

Gu Jia also thought boys were good, and she would not hesitate if the age difference was two years. "What if it was six years!" What a pity, Gu's mother sighed, and she remembered what her daughter said on Friday night, "You said two days ago that he was five or six years younger than you, so you were referring to him, right?"

"Keep your voice down. How come you even know his last name? Did you not ask around in the office?"

Gu Jiacai finally realized how his mother addressed Zhou Jing.

"I am a veteran cadre after all, how can I be so inappropriate? There is nothing shameful about this. If it is suitable, then talk about it. If it is not suitable, then don't talk about it. What era is it now to be afraid of being embarrassed when talking about love?"

"Do you think it's appropriate?"

Gu Jia sounded a little impatient, but she wanted to hear her mother's opinion.

Gu Jia did not tell her mother that Zhou Jing was her former student. She didn't know how her mother would react when she found out.

"What I said doesn't count. When two people are together, the older the man is, the better. The older the woman is, the better. It depends on whether the other person thinks you are too old. Do you usually interact with each other a lot?"

If the other party does not mind her daughter's age, then Gu's mother will definitely not object.

Nowadays, it is not unacceptable for a girl to be six years older than her husband.

"not much."

The more Gu Jia talked, the more upset she became, but unfortunately, fate was not on her side. She finally met someone she liked, but he was so much older than her.

Mother Gu suddenly asked, "You brought so many pomegranates yesterday, how come there are only three left? Did you give the others away?"

“The office was divided.”

Gu Jia went to the toilet and lay on the bed.

Gu's mother sat next to her and patted her butt and said, "Don't lie down or lie on your stomach after work. Did you talk to the guy from Yushi College that I told you about yesterday?"

"No."

After seeing the photos, Gu Jia lost interest in chatting.

"We can talk. He's a university teacher after all, and 28 is just the right age."

"I'm free to chat."

Gu Jia said perfunctorily.

"Don't delay. You're the only one delaying. It's different here than in big cities. There aren't many people who are still unmarried at the age of 27 or 28."

Seeing her daughter's desperate look, Mother Gu became even more worried.

"I know, I know, stop talking."

Gu Jia was upset and buried her head under the pillow.

Mother Gu hesitated to speak, as her daughter was even more annoyed with her, so she couldn't help but say:

"It's already the second half of this year. If you find the right person now and everything goes well, you can get married in the first half of next year. You don't even have a clue now. Even if you find someone earlier next year, both parties will have at least until the second half of the year to get to know each other. If something unexpected happens, you may not be able to get married next year. It's getting harder and harder to find the right person every year."

Gu Jia understood these principles very well, but she couldn't just compromise just because she was old.

She is not young anymore, but she still has a long way to go in life, and the bottom line of being better off being alone than being in the wrong relationship cannot be broken.

"What's the point of covering your head? Just find a turtle shell to crawl into."

The daughter lay there motionless, and mother Gu was helpless.

"Puchi!" Gu Jia was amused by her mother. She turned over and said, "Home is my turtle shell."

Mother Gu rolled her eyes and didn't know how to persuade her. If she pushed her too hard, her daughter would not come home. What's the point of her not coming home if she hasn't gotten married yet?

Gu's mother was physically and mentally exhausted. When her child was young, she was worried that he would not grow up. Now that he has grown up, she finds herself even more worried.

Being a parent is so hard.

"Why worry? It's not like no one wants you. At worst, I can quit my job and go to Tangdu to develop my career. It's very normal to get married in big cities around 30 years old. It's easy to find a partner."

It was obvious that his mother was really worried about his life, so Gu Jia got back to the topic.

"Okay."

Gu's mother thought about it and it made sense. Her daughter had good conditions and high standards, and being a teacher in a small place really had too small a circle of friends.

(End of this chapter)