Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 34 One Person and One Half

Listening to Guan Xiaolin's complaints, Tang Huaiyi smiled and then gave Crow some instructions.

The main thing is to let it recover properly and not fly or come looking for me for the next few days.

Seeing that the crow listened obediently and didn't struggle at all, even more docile than a domesticated chicken, Guan Xiaolin sighed helplessly, "How can this crow trust you so much? Did you raise it?"

Then he shook his head: "I've never heard of raising crows specifically for this purpose. They'd be so hard to control, wouldn't they?"

Looking at Tang Huaiyi again, he was even more astonished: "Tang Huaiyi, how did you do that?"

"I guess this is fate."

After Tang Huaiyi finished speaking, he gave the crow a few more instructions, as if he were instructing a child who had left home: "Go to her house and recover from your injuries. Once you're healed, you can fly again. If she wants to touch you, just let her touch you."

"Caw!" The crow nestled against his palm and cawed softly.

"Don't you want anyone to touch you?"

Tang Huaiyi sensed that this was the meaning, so he thought for a moment: "It's not right to not let people touch you when you're eating, drinking, and using the toilet."

"Three times a day, is that okay?"

"Caw." The crow cawed softly and then fell silent.

Guan Xiaolin and Li Xiujuan both opened their mouths slightly, while Song Siyuan stared in disbelief.

Is there any room for negotiation in this kind of thing?

"How could you possibly agree to this with a crow?"

"I guess that's roughly what it means," Tang Huaiyi said with a smile, "but I might be wrong..."

As he spoke, he handed the crow to Guan Xiaolin.

Guan Xiaolin couldn't help but smile wryly when she saw that although the crow was quite obedient in her hands, its eyes were still fixed on Tang Huaiyi.

"No... Tang Huaiyi, why do I feel like I've kidnapped your child?"

Tang Huaiyi chuckled and said, "Then I'll trouble Squad Leader Guan to take good care of my child."

"Fine, fine, I like it."

Guan Xiaolin hugged the crow and turned to look at it: "This crow is really intelligent. Once I've tamed it, I won't give it back to you."

"Okay, if you can tame it and it's willing to stay with you, that's a good thing."

Tang Huaiyi said.

After all, Guan Xiaolin's family is obviously well-off, and if Crow were to marry her, he would definitely have no worries about food and drink.

Upon hearing these words, Guan Xiaolin's hope was rekindled.

I refuse to believe it... I've healed the crow's wounds, how could it not be affectionate towards me?

As they were talking, Teacher Tian walked over with her hands behind her back and asked in a cold voice, "What are you doing now?"

Song Siyuan shrank back in fright and dared not utter a sound.

Tang Huaiyi said, "Teacher Tian, ​​I..."

Guan Xiaolin interrupted, "Teacher Tian, ​​we found an injured bird. I'm going to take it home and see if I can save it."

Teacher Tian nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave.

After he left, Guan Xiaolin smiled at Tang Huaiyi and said, "Your word won't work; you'll probably get a scolding."

Tang Huaiyi nodded, but didn't say anything.

Perhaps Teacher Tian didn't want poor students to be distracted from their studies, or perhaps Teacher Tian knew that Guan Xiaolin's family was well-off and treated her differently.

You can interpret this kind of thing however you like; you can't see into someone's heart, so who knows what they're really thinking?

Guan Xiaolin carefully carried the crow away, as if it were a precious treasure. When Tang Huaiyi turned around, the vegetables and steamed buns had already gone cold.

However, he had eaten quite a few meals of coarse grains, so this was nothing to worry about. He picked up his chopsticks again and continued eating.

While eating, Song Siyuan said, "Tang Huaiyi, that crow really listens to you. Our class monitor is so envious."

Tang Huaiyi smiled, but before he could speak, his arm was touched.

Li Xiujuan quietly handed him a steamed bun, giving him a meaningful look.

Eat up.

Tang Huaiyi pushed it back: You eat it.

Li Xiujuan quietly shook her head and handed the steamed bun over again.

Tang Huaiyi chuckled, leaned closer, and whispered, "Are you trying to stuff me to death? How can you eat so much? You eat it."

The hot air sprayed onto Li Xiujuan's hair and ears, instantly turning her ears into a crystal-clear, jade-like pink.

Li Xiujuan was so embarrassed that she could barely hold the steamed bun, and kept stuffing it into Tang Huaiyi's hand with her head down.

Tang Huaiyi stuffed the steamed bun back into Li Xiujuan's mouth. Li Xiujuan finally raised her head, her eyes filled with shyness as she looked straight at him, determined to give him the bun.

Even disregarding that Song Siyuan was right beside him, he said softly, "Tang Huaiyi, here you go, I'll just eat cornbread."

Tang Huaiyi looked at her determined eyes and shook his head.

I took the steamed bun and broke it in half for her.

They then divided their own cornbread in half, one for each person.

This time, Li Xiujuan stopped insisting. Her face flushed, she held half a steamed bun and half a cornbread, and silently ate her meal.

Song Siyuan, who had been speaking enthusiastically, pouted upon seeing this scene and fell silent.

If these two weren't a couple, I'd gouge their eyeballs out and use them as fish bubbles to stomp on...

After finishing their meal, Tang Huaiyi and the other two returned to the classroom.

Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan wanted to study, but Song Siyuan was getting restless: "Tang Huaiyi, shall we go back to the dormitory and take a look? Li Jialiang and He Genbao are definitely up to something..."

Seeing that he was still thinking about this, Tang Huaiyi earnestly advised, "Song Siyuan, let's not worry about this anymore. Whether they beat or scold us, or even if they make a scene in front of the teacher, it has little to do with us."

"It hasn't been easy for my family to support our studies and persevere until next year's college entrance exam."

"Let's study hard and get into university. That's something that can change your life forever."

After hearing this, Song Siyuan hesitated for a moment: "He Genbao is so infuriating, aren't you angry?"

Tang Huaiyi advised, "The more infuriating he is, the more you should strive to outperform him academically."

"He always talks about how important studying is. If you get better grades than him, it will hurt him more than if you hit or scold him. If you get worse grades than him, even if you hit or scold him and laugh at him, he will laugh at you too, laughing at your poor grades and your inability to get into university."

"Don't you think so?"

"It's true!" Song Siyuan exclaimed in realization. "For the sake of this, I have to shut that bastard up!"

You should think more about yourself and your parents...

Tang Huaiyi didn't say those words aloud.

Young people, driven by youthful impetuosity, often hear these words repeatedly without taking them to heart, instead treating sulking and fighting as major life events.

Having some enthusiasm for learning is a good thing, even if it's just for now.

Before afternoon classes, Guan Xiaolin sidled up to Tang Huaiyi and said, "Do you know how infuriating your bird is?"

"What's wrong? What's infuriating?" Tang Huaiyi asked.

"It can do math!" Guan Xiaolin said indignantly. "Didn't you let me pet it twice? When we got home, I found it a box to stay in and wanted to pet it again."

"It only let me touch it once! The second time it wouldn't let me touch it... I was wondering why it only let me touch it once when it said it would be three times."

"I later realized it included the first two times in its calculations!"

Despite uttering displeased words, her eyebrows danced with delight, and her feet involuntarily bounced. Her polyester clothes trembled slightly, carrying a faint fragrance that lingered around the desk.

Guan Xiaolin clearly really liked this intelligent crow. She was sharing the joy of raising birds with Tang Huaiyi, and her voice even rose a little involuntarily, attracting the attention of several classmates around her.

At this moment, the political teacher, nicknamed "Monkey Butt," walked in from outside, his face flushed and reeking of alcohol. He stared at Guan Xiaolin, who was smiling broadly, for a few moments.

"Guan Xiaolin, class is starting."