Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 38 Changing Dishes

Looking at the plate of glistening, reddish-brown, fragrant braised pork, Song Siyuan said enviously, "Ah, the teachers' canteen is still the best..."

"Even if I were to eat it, I wouldn't want to spend the money."

After saying that, he quickly waved goodbye to Tang Huaiyi and went back to the classroom.

It looked so tempting, but he wasn't familiar with the class monitor, so how could he possibly ask for a free meal of his braised pork?

Although Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan had been seeing Guan Xiaolin more often these past few days, they were still too embarrassed to eat such a sumptuous meal of high-quality meat.

"We have more food than we can finish ourselves, so we won't help you," Tang Huaiyi said. "If you can't finish it, take it home and eat it."

"That won't do, it's still a bit hot, we don't want it to spoil."

Guan Xiaolin smiled and said, "That's perfect, I was also thinking of having a balanced meal with meat and vegetables, so please don't be shy about eating your food."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of bean sprouts and shredded potatoes from Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan's food with his chopsticks, then picked up his own lunchbox and gave each of them three or four pieces of braised pork, leaving a few pieces for himself.

"That's fine, come on, let's eat."

After all the dishes had been exchanged, Tang Huaiyi had no way to exchange the chopsticks back.

"Thank you for taking care of us, squad leader. Please don't do that again, or we'll have to avoid you when we eat."

"What's the big deal? Why are you arguing about every little thing when you're eating with friends?"

Guan Xiaolin felt relieved after achieving her goal—she had felt sorry for Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan, who were eating cornbread every day, and always wanted to help them.

Although her initial thought was to ask them for help again and get closer to become friends, after the crow incident, she felt that their relationship had become much closer and they had become friends.

Seeing her say that, Tang Huaiyi said, "If you really consider us friends, then we should eat together normally. A dish like braised pork can't be served every day, right?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm afraid of gaining weight even if I eat this every day. It just so happens that the teachers' cafeteria has this dish today."

Guan Xiaolin was immediately in a good mood when she saw that he did not deny it and admitted that they were friends.

He then spoke to Tang Huaiyi about the crow.

"I'm planning to go to the county library this weekend to do some research on crows and see when its wings will probably heal..."

"Our county has a library?" Tang Huaiyi hadn't explored the county much before.

"Yes, it's right next to the Xinhua Bookstore in the county," Guan Xiaolin said with a smile. "If you don't want to buy books, you can go to the library to read, but it's not very convenient for studying. Sometimes you might not be able to borrow books and have to wait for others to return them."

"Studying is more important right now. Once I've learned enough, I can go to the library..." Tang Huaiyi said, taking a bite of a steamed bun with a piece of braised pork.

The aroma, sweetness, and tenderness, combined with the rich flavors of oil and meat, made him unconsciously chew a little faster.

Braised pork and steamed buns—this was the best meal he had had since coming to this era.

A surge of motivation welled up inside me. Take it slow, don't rush, things will get better.

Tang Huaiyi thought to himself, then glanced at Guan Xiaolin again.

Squad Leader Guan has a really good heart; she's beautiful inside and out...

After lunch, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan returned to the classroom and immersed themselves in their studies.

Perhaps it was Tang Huaiyi's introduction of a potential partner that gave Ms. Xu Ruyun some hope. She stopped crying in the afternoon and was finally able to teach her senior class 2 normally.

That evening, Tang Huaiyi once again failed to see the crows.

Back in the dormitory, the atmosphere was alright. Before lights out, Song Siyuan, Ma Laixi, Li Jialiang, and Wang Yonghong were all talking normally and greeting Tang Huaiyi, but no one paid any attention to He Genbao.

He Genbao ignored everyone, blinked, and looked at the book again and again in the dim light.

After the lights were turned off, no one spoke.

Teacher Tian's warning to Ma Laixi today was effective; at least he didn't target He Genbao again. He Genbao clearly realized that the teacher wouldn't unconditionally help him with any of his complaints, and he didn't plan to talk much with his roommates, instead burying himself in his books like an ascetic.

The next day at noon, Guan Xiaolin brought food to eat with Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan again. This time she ate vegetarian dishes, so it didn't matter whether the dishes were changed or not.

According to Guan Xiaolin, Crow is recovering quite well. He has been resting obediently these past two days and doesn't seem to be in such a serious condition.

After lunch, we studied, and after two classes in the afternoon, we started a school-wide cleaning.

More than ten years ago, students studied academic subjects in the morning and had labor classes in the afternoon, which involved weeding and digging. Every day was the same. Now, only Friday afternoons are used for a school-wide clean-up, which can be seen as a continuation of the original labor classes.

During his first and second years of high school, Tang Huaiyi disliked Fridays the most.

Because we were already hungry and had no oil in our stomachs, and then we had to participate in the school-wide cleaning, cleaning the classrooms and playground, we suddenly felt even hungrier than usual; a cornbread on Friday night was not enough, and our stomachs would rumble in the middle of the night.

Now that school has been in session for a week, not only did he have a meal of braised pork with Guan Xiaolin, but the extra meals he and Li Xiujuan have had every day are also quite good, so he doesn't feel tired at all while doing the big cleaning.

"Hey, Tang Huaiyi, look..."

In front of the red-brick classroom, Song Siyuan, carrying a broom, quietly gestured to Tang Huaiyi.

Tang Huaiyi followed his gaze and saw He Genbao holding a broken broom, working hard in a corner, with no one to help him clean.

Song Siyuan was delighted. After telling Tang Huaiyi, he went to talk to Ma Laixi about it. The two of them were all beaming with joy.

They were quickly noticed by Teacher Tian, ​​who was supervising the cleaning with her hands behind her back. She walked over with a cold face and kicked each of them in the butt.

Song Siyuan and Ma Laixi were so frightened that they forgot to wipe the footprints on their buttocks and hurriedly bent down to sweep the floor.

"Tang Huaiyi".

Ms. Xu, the homeroom teacher of Class 2, Grade 12, walked over and called out to her.

"Teacher Xu, did you need something?" Tang Huaiyi asked.

"Tomorrow is Saturday, don't forget to ask when you go back," Teacher Xu reminded her in a slightly awkward low voice.

She shouldn't have said this, but she was worried that high school seniors would be too busy with their studies and forget about it.

"Yes, I know, Teacher Xu."

Seeing that Teacher Xu took it to heart, Tang Huaiyi thought to himself that he had only mentioned it casually and never thought it might actually work out... It was clear that Teacher Xu really needed someone to support her through life.

As they were talking, a strong smell of alcohol wafted over from afar.

Teacher Hou walked over, leaning to one side, and said, "Teacher Xu... are you busy?"

"Yeah, I'm busy." Teacher Xu's voice unconsciously turned cold.

"You're busy, you're busy... I need to speak with a student..."

Teacher Hou turned her bright red, monkey-bottom-like face toward Class Two and said, "Liu Fangfang, come to my office for a moment. I need to talk to you."