Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 89: Romance is possible even if the connection is severed

"Can you cook?"

Chen Jiaqian visited Zhou Jing's residence and came to the kitchen to see the simple tableware. She couldn't help but think about it.
Could there be other girls around Zhou Jing?

The room was clean and tidy, which made Chen Jiaqian even more worried. She didn't dare to look at it for too long, for fear of finding traces of other girls. She also didn't dare to ask Zhou Jing, for fear of hearing a positive answer and that her worries would come true.

“I can cook some simple home-cooked meals.”

After changing clothes, Zhou Jing hung the clothes wet by the rain on the balcony and took the electric kettle to the kitchen to wash and boil water.

"Can you let me have a taste of your cooking?"

Chen Jiaqian said as she calmed down a little.

At this time, Chen Jiaqian was wearing Zhou Jing's white shirt. She didn't have any suitable pants, so she wore Zhou Jing's cropped pants. Zhou Jing's shirt was loose on her, and the hem reached her thighs. She wore Zhou Jing's cropped pants like long pants.

"What do you want to eat?"

Zhou Jing is fine with anything; it's easy to cook for two people.

"Just do what you are good at."

"My specialty is the northwest wind."

Zhou Jing understood his mother's helplessness. Asking others what they eat and not getting a clear answer is like talking to a cow.

Chen Jiaqian was stunned for a moment before she responded with a chuckle: "Then treat me to a meal!"

"The fabric is nice, did you pick it yourself?"

Coming to the bedroom, Chen Jiaqian sat on the edge of the bed, touched the sheets and quilt and said.

"My mom chose it."

"Does your mother visit you often?"

Chen Jiaqian nodded. Hearing this answer, she felt inexplicably relieved.

"It's inconvenient for us to not have a car at home, so we come here once in a while." Hearing the water boiling in the kitchen, Zhou Jing went to wash two cups and shouted, "Jia Jia Qian, how about I make you some black tea?"

"can."

It was the first time since the breakup that Chen Jiaqian heard Zhou Jing call her "Jia Qian", and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Zhou Jing had originally intended to take the black tea that Gu Jia gave him home to honor his father, but today he took it out to entertain guests.

After the tea was brewed, Zhou Jing brought it to the bedroom and put it on the table, thinking about what to eat for dinner.

"What book are you reading recently?"

Chen Jiaqian stood up and walked to the bookshelf. When she saw the books, she recalled the first time they met.

It was in the school library, during the military training period at the beginning of my freshman year. I went to the library to read books at night. When they passed each other, they looked back at the same time. She was very shy at the time and walked away with a blushing face. The next day they met again in the reading room. I don’t know if the boy noticed her and intentionally sat opposite her, but that’s how they met.

"There are so many magazines to read during this period that the school has confiscated the magazines from students."

Zhou Jing took a sip from the teacup.

"Huh!" Chen Jiaqian couldn't help laughing and said, "You are quite majestic. You are so young, are there any boys who challenge you?"

"No, there are very few students like that in the city's key high schools."

"That's right." Chen Jiaqian suddenly felt that being a teacher was also very interesting. She picked up the two stacks of test papers stapled together on the table and looked at them and said, "The first monthly exam for the first grade of senior high school, Class 13 and Class 14."

"Is this the class you teach?"

Chen Jiaqian asked as she flipped through the test paper.

"No, I teach Class 1 and Class 2, and the teacher of the class does not mark the papers of the class."

Zhou Jing also has to take time out these days to correct test papers.

"Oh, it seems that in our high school, the teacher changed the answer. Should I choose C for this question?"

Chen Jiaqian nodded. High school mathematics was a little unfamiliar to her, but she could still do simple set calculations mentally.

"Correct."

Zhou Jing's eyes flashed. Chen Jiaqian wore his shirt very loosely, and the collar was clearly visible.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still raining outside. It didn't look like it would stop for a while, and it might continue to rain for a few days. Every year when the dates are ripe, there is a lot of rain here, causing the dates to rot in the fields.

The clothes Chen Jiaqian was wearing were inconvenient, so Zhou Jing went out to buy groceries alone.

"There is internet. Go online for a while. If you think of anything you need, send me a message or call me and I'll buy it for you."

Zhou Jing opened his laptop before leaving.

"Ah."

After Zhou Jing left, Chen Jiaqian looked around the room and opened the closet. The clothes inside were hung neatly. They were all boys' clothes. Chen Jiaqian picked up the sleeve of a coat and smelled it. In addition to the faint smell of laundry detergent and mothballs, there seemed to be an invisible familiar smell.

Chen Jiaqian has a blue sports jacket of Zhou Jing in her school dormitory. Zhou Jing lent it to her one rainy and cold day this spring. Although it is very loose on her, it is her favorite piece of clothing. She has not been willing to throw it away for some time and often misses the smell and the feeling of wearing it.

Zhou Jing returned after buying groceries. Chen Jiaqian heard the door open and came out of the bedroom.

“Wow, you can cook shrimp?”

Seeing the shrimp still alive in the plastic bag, Chen Jiaqian was a little surprised. "I have only learned how to make spicy shrimp with beer, but I have only tried it a few times. Don't have too high expectations."

Zhou Jing took the things to the kitchen, poured the shrimps into a basin and covered them with some strong white wine.

"What do you need me to do?"

Chen Jiaqian took out other dishes, including cucumbers, cooked beef, chili peppers, coriander, an eggplant, etc. She should be making spiced beef and fried eggplant.

"Then you wash the vegetables!"

"Prepare the cucumber and beef for a cold salad. I'll do this."

When Chen Jiaqian is not busy at work, she cooks for herself and learns some simple home-cooked dishes.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

Zhou Jing didn't bother to be polite with her.

While Chen Jiaqian was washing the vegetables, Zhou Jing peeled the garlic. He only had a kitchen knife. After Chen Jiaqian cut the cucumber, beef, garlic and coriander, Zhou Jing cut the eggplant into thin strips, put them in a bowl, sprinkled salt on them to marinate them.

The two of them had a clear division of labor, and the speed was not much faster, but Zhou Jing felt much more relaxed.

"There's only one apron, use it!"

Zhou Jing took the apron hanging on the kitchen door.

"You are the chef, and I will help you. Just tell me what you need."

Chen Jiaqian helped the boy tie the back of his apron. The boy looked like a chef after tying the apron.

"Make some cold dishes first!"

Cover the eggplant for ten minutes. Zhou Jing squeezed out the water and put it on a plate for later use, then began to clean the shrimp.

Chen Jiaqian sprinkles salt on the chopped cucumbers first, then prepares the sauce, puts minced garlic and chopped chili in a small bowl, heats oil in a pan, pours the hot oil and adds appropriate amounts of sugar, light soy sauce, aged vinegar, etc. After marinating the cucumbers for a while, pour out the water, add the beef, and mix with the sauce and coriander.

"I don't know if it suits your taste, try it first."

Chen Jiaqian tasted it and found it tasted about the same, so she asked Zhou Jing to try it too.

Zhou Jing was having trouble handling the shrimps, so Chen Jiaqian had to feed him. Chen Jiaqian didn't mind. She picked up a piece of beef with the chopsticks in her right hand, placed it under her left hand, and carefully passed it to Zhou Jing's mouth.

Zhou Jing put it in his mouth and said, "Okay, better than what I made."

"Don't praise me, I know my level."

Chen Jiaqian smiled, put down her chopsticks, and began to prepare the side dishes for the fried eggplant.

After Zhou Jing fried the shrimps and covered the wok, Chen Jiaqian had already prepared all the other side dishes.

"Is there anything else I can do?"

Chen Jiaqian washed her hands after cutting peppers and wiped them on Zhou Jing's apron.

"There are cups in that cabinet. Just take two, wash them and put them on the dining table."

"okay."

It turns out that the daily necessities can also be romantic. Although their relationship is now in a state of "broken connection", Chen Jiaqian still has this feeling.

There were three dishes: spicy shrimp, spiced beef, and fried eggplant. Zhou Jing didn't make soup today, but bought a bottle of orange juice.

"I didn't expect your skills to be so good."

After tasting Zhou Jing's cooking, Chen Jiaqian felt that the food in the restaurant was just so-so.

"When you're single for a long time, you'll have more and more meetings."

"It wasn't you who proposed the breakup?"

Chen Jiaqian tried her best to keep her tone calm. Although she had some questions to ask Zhou Jing, she didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward.

In any case, Chen Jiaqian was very happy to hear Zhou Jing say that he was still single.

"Bump one, to celebrate Lawyer Chen's great victory in his first battle today."

Zhou Jing didn't want to continue talking about the past, so he picked up the orange juice to change the subject.

"If you weren't here, I wouldn't have the courage to argue with him."

Chen Jiaqian stopped eating and clinked her glass with his.

The meal time was very harmonious, and both of them deliberately avoided unpleasant topics. After the meal, Chen Jiaqian took the initiative to put on an apron for herself and cleaned up the dishes, allowing Zhou Jing to rest.

Zhou Jing went to the bedroom and posted the novel on the computer. When Chen Jiaqian finished washing the dishes, it was already late. The rain outside still showed no sign of stopping. The weather was cold and rainy, and the clothes that were wet in the afternoon were not dry yet.

"Are you going back to the hotel tonight?"

Zhou Jing went to the balcony and looked outside.

"I'm fine with anything. Is this convenient for you?"

"Nothing inconvenient."

(End of this chapter)