Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 742 Returning to the old place
When taking Gu Jia to Yang Wenwen's house, Zhou Jing's heartbeat quickened for the first time in a long time.

It’s not that I’m worried or nervous, but rather I feel a special kind of excitement. The feeling is hard to describe, it’s very magical.

There will definitely not be a fierce battle between Gu Jia and Yang Wenwen. Although Gu Jia has not really accepted Yang Wenwen, things are slowly moving in the direction that Zhou Jing is controlling.

“This community is in a good location, and the second-hand housing prices should not be low.”

Arriving at the community, Gu Jia looked around as she walked. When she was in Yulin City, she often passed by the textile factory staff compound.

"The price per square meter should be over 5,500 now."

Zhou Jing remembered that when he bought the house for Yang Wenwen in 10, it was just over yuan per square meter. In just over three years, the price increased by more than yuan. For a prefecture-level city like Yulin, it was outrageous that the housing prices increased so fast.

"It is no exaggeration to say that Yushi has undergone tremendous changes over the past 20 years."

Gu Jia grew up in Yulin and witnessed the changes that the city has undergone over the past two decades. When she was a child, Yulin was like a small desert border town, but now it has become the second largest city in the province after the provincial capital.

“Riverside Playground.”

Passing by the buildings outside the community, Zhou Jing pointed to the other side of the river and said.

"The Ferris wheel is so high. A few years ago, this place was a dilapidated residential area. This amusement park can take the entire Yu City's urban appearance to a new level."

Looking at the amusement park across the river, Gu Jia's mind emerged what the area where the amusement park was located looked like a few years ago. The changes were huge.

Zhou Jing smiled and said, "After the construction of the amusement park, the river has been well managed. A riverside tourist park has been built along the river. It is a good place to take a walk when the weather is warm."

"Based on the achievements you have made, the current municipal party secretary of Yu City will definitely be promoted to senior official."

Gu Jia said with a smile.

"Yushi's economy is already good, but it lacks high-quality employment and consumption."

Many people in Yushi City regard Zhou Jing as a guest of honor, and some officials treat Zhou Jing as if he were meeting their superior.

Yang Wenwen's house was on the fourth floor. When they arrived at the door, Zhou Jing put the child down and took out the key to open the door.

"new."

When she entered the door, Gu Jia noticed that there were three pairs of cotton slippers on the shoe cabinet, two pairs for adults and one pair for children, and the plastic packaging had not been opened yet. Gu Jia developed a good impression of Yang Wenwen and thought that Yang Wenwen was thoughtful.

Gu Jia had not originally planned to change shoes, but when she saw the new shoes prepared by Yang Wenwen, she changed them. She felt uncomfortable wearing sneakers after coming back from Tangdu for a whole day.

Zhou Jing hadn't planned to change at first, but when he saw Gu Jia changing, he followed suit. He first unpacked the women's shoes and placed them at Gu Jia's feet, and then changed the child's shoes.

“The apartment is nice.”

After changing into slippers, Gu Jia walked into the living room, looked around and said.

“This place is high and has good lighting.”

Zhou Jing also took a look around. Yang Wenwen had tidied the house. There was no clutter on the sofa and the table. The balcony curtains were ajar, and a homemade watering can was hung above the flower bed.

"They are all new. Yang Wenwen is really thoughtful."

When she came to the bathroom, Gu Jia picked up the towel, shampoo, hand sanitizer, etc. and saw that they were all new. There was also special shampoo and hand sanitizer for infants and young children. The old ones were put away. Gu Jia understood that Yang Wenwen was so thoughtful, she felt guilty about what happened with Zhou Jing. Although things that should and should not have happened had happened, Gu Jia did not hate Yang Wenwen, and Chen Jiaqian. They were not aware of it. If anyone was to blame Gu Jia, it was Zhou Jing.

If something that shouldn't have happened happened between Bai Xiyao and Zhou Jing, Gu Jia would really find it difficult to forgive them. Knowing and not knowing are two different things.

Zhou Jing was playing with the children and didn't talk to Gu Jia. At this time, Zhou Jing should have remained silent.

After a quick look around the living room, Gu Jia took out some paper from her bag and took the child to the bathroom. The bathroom was also spotless, the toilet bowl was clean without any stains and no odor.

Gu Jia couldn't help but recall that she had been to Yang Wenwen's dormitory when she was in Experimental Middle School. At that time, Gu Jia's own dormitory looked like a pigsty compared to Yang Wenwen's dormitory, which made Gu Jia feel inferior.

Zhou Jing turned on the power switch at the door, plugged in the water heater in the bathroom, washed his hands and went to the kitchen to wash vegetables. There was rice and noodles in the cupboard. Zhou Jing took out some rice, washed it and cooked it in the rice cooker.

"Look, I'll cook the porridge. Stay here tonight!"

Gu Jia opened the door of the master bedroom and took a look. The sheets, quilts, and pillows were all new. There were three sets of pajamas on the bed, as well as a few plush toys that girls liked. It went without saying that they were specially prepared by Yang Wenwen. Since Yang Wenwen had considered everything, Gu Jia thought about it and decided to stay here at night. Zhou Jing's house on Baoning Road had a small bed, which was okay for two people, but with a child it would be crowded for three people, and it would be even more troublesome to stay in a hotel with a child.

"Okay, just look after the child."

Zhou Jing naturally would not object as long as he could live up to Yang Wenwen's kindness.

Zhou Jing is more familiar with the kitchen here, so cooking is easier for him.

"Then you do it!"

Seeing that Zhou Jing was doing well in the kitchen, Gu Jia did not insist any more. She would feel constrained cooking in an unfamiliar kitchen, and someone had to look after the children. Gu Jia looked around the house while coaxing the children.

Pushing open the door of a second bedroom, it was where the child lived. It was obvious that the room was for a girl. The quilt on the bed was neatly folded. There were seven or eight award certificates hanging on the wall. Gu Jia looked at them one by one. They were awards that Yang Wenwen's daughter Yang Xin had won since kindergarten. She had won one every semester. She had always ranked first in midterms and finals since the first grade.

There were some books and exercise books neatly placed on the desk. Gu Jia sat on the chair and held the child while looking through the books and exercise books.

[I love my father. Although he can’t come home often due to work, he loves me very much. Every time he comes home, he buys me a lot of delicious and fun things, buys me new clothes, and teaches me to draw. My father works very hard. When I grow up and make money, I will definitely not let my father work so hard.]

A short composition describing a child's father in the second-grade Chinese exercise book attracted Gu Jia's attention. After reading the girl's naive but heartfelt description, Gu Jia, as a mother, felt inexplicably sad. If a child grows up without the role of a father or mother, how sad would his young heart be when encountering such a topic.

Knowing that Yang Wenwen had a hard time when they were in Experimental Middle School, Gu Jia also took care of Yang Wenwen and gave Yang Wenwen's children a set of clothes. Gu Jia was helpless that the relationship between herself, Yang Wenwen and Zhou Jing had become so complicated. After flipping through Yang Xin's book for a while, Gu Jia went to the bed in the master bedroom to play with the child.

After putting the child on the bed, Gu Jia curiously opened the bedroom closet. The closet was full of women's clothes. There were no big brands, which meant that Zhou Jing didn't buy them for her. In fact, even if there were, Gu Jia wouldn't care. Zhou Jing and Yang Wenwen have been together since 09, so it was not surprising that he bought things for Yang Wenwen.

In the kitchen, Zhou Jing first made an egg custard for the child and brought it to the bedroom.

"Say dad has worked hard."

Gu Jia got out of bed, took the child's scarf, tied it around the child and said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dad!"

The little girl hugged Zhou Jing's neck and kissed him.

"Dad, you're not working hard. Are you hungry?"

Zhou Jing was working hard but happy. He rubbed the child's belly and fed the child an egg custard this morning. The child only ate milk powder, fruits and snacks at noon and in the afternoon.

"It's to fill my stomach."

Gu Jia took a banana and handed it to Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing ate the banana and went to the kitchen to stew the braised pork. After preparing the other ingredients, he took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to Yang Wenwen.

[I should have cooked the meat and put it in the refrigerator]

Yang Wenwen replied as soon as she received the message.

Zhou Jing: [It’s also very quick to make now, we stayed here tonight]

[The quilt on the bed is not too thick, and there are quilts in the closet if it's cold at night]

Yang Wenwen felt very harmonious in her heart, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with the relationship between the three of them.

After working in the kitchen for less than an hour, Zhou Jing finished preparing the meal, including braised pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried broccoli and carrots, millet porridge, three dishes and a soup.

"It's still convenient to have a place to stay. Have you told Yang Wenwen to stay here tonight?"

Gu Jia said with a smile while sitting on a chair holding the child.

"No, don't tell me!"

Zhou Jing shook his head and said.

"You'd better say something." Yang Wenwen had made so many preparations and considered it so carefully, Gu Jia felt it would be inappropriate not to say anything.

Zhou Jing said, "Let's talk after dinner."

"I haven't tasted your father's cooking for a long time. Let's see if your father's cooking skills have deteriorated."

None of the three dishes were spicy. Gu Jia picked up a little of each for the children and cut the braised pork into small pieces and mixed them with the rice.

"After dinner, I'll go to the snack street, then go to Yushi College. When I come back in the evening, I'll stop by the mall."

Zhou Jing said after taking a sip of millet porridge.

"Okay, let's go to Hongshan at noon tomorrow to have a look."

Gu Jia also wanted to visit Hongshan’s home. She hadn’t been back for more than three years, so she must visit her own house when she came back.

Zhou Jing pinched the child's cheek and said, "Is the food Dad cooked delicious?"

"Good luck!"

The little girl licked the rice at the corner of her mouth and said.

"Then eat more. Your father rarely cooks now." Gu Jia ate a piece of braised pork and said, "Your cooking skills are still as good as before. What do you think?"

“No progress means regression.”

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"The main reason is that you have no room for improvement."

After dinner, Gu Jia cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them. Zhou Jing took the children to the living room to play. The children went to the bedroom to find toys. Zhou Jing followed and gently opened Yang Wenwen's closet to take a look. As expected, Yang Wenwen had hidden Zhou Jing's clothes.

Gu Jia cleaned up the kitchen at around four o'clock. Zhou Jing put on the child's down jacket and the three of them went out and drove towards Commercial Street 2. When they passed the amusement park, Zhou Jing parked the car and took Gu Jia and the child in to have a look. The facilities in the amusement park were closed but people could go in. The shooting gallery, roller skating rink and other places were open as usual. The carousel, haunted house and other projects were also open. There were quite a few people there, but it was time to get off work and no longer sell tickets.

"Dad, I want Pleasant Goat!"

The little girl pointed at the balloon seller and said.

"Is this balloon filled with hydrogen?"

Zhou Jing walked up to the stall and spoke to the boss.

"No."

After confirming that it was not a hydrogen balloon, Zhou Jing picked out a Pleasant Goat, and Gu Jia took money out of her bag to pay the bill.

"Pleasant Goat, Lazy Goat, Beautiful Goat, Warm Goat"

The child took the balloon and sang happily.

"This car is so beautiful, is it a Bentley?"

"Bentley Bentayga, more than three million, my favorite SUV."

"My favorite is Land Rover. Which one is more expensive, Land Rover or this one?"

"The Range Rover is about the same level as this one."

Zhou Jing and the other two took a walk around the amusement park and walked out. Several young men on the roadside were commenting on Zhou Jing. The red Bentley Bentayga was very eye-catching on the streets of Yulin City.

Zhou Jing ignored the guys, got in the car and continued moving forward.

Zhou Jing parked the car at the snack street. As the winter vacation was approaching the Spring Festival, there were more people in the snack street and the road was almost crowded with people. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia had just finished their meal and couldn't eat anything else, so they bought two cups of yogurt and left.

"You can't drink this. It will hurt your stomach."

The child stared at the yogurt in the adult's hand with his watery eyes. Gu Jia tasted it and found it a little icy.

"I'll just drink a little!"

The little girl said with a greedy look on her face.

"Not at all. Touch it with your hand. Is it very cold?"

Gu Jia let the child touch the yogurt cup and said.

"Why can dad and mom drink!"

"Because Daddy and Mommy are adults, your tummy won't hurt. If you're obedient, I'll give you jelly and marshmallows when I get home tonight. If you're not obedient, I won't give you any."

Gu Jia rummaged through her bag and found a bag of biscuits to give to the child to satisfy his craving.

With biscuits to eat, the little girl no longer missed the yogurt. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia wanted to go to the pedestrian street, but the Second Street was full of cars and there was no place to park, so they had to give up.

"The traffic jam on Second Street is giving me a headache, especially the section leading to Hongshan. When I go to work at Experimental Middle School, I always take a detour through the South Gate to avoid that section of the road."

When we reached Second Street, the car stopped and started, not much faster than walking, Gu Jia said as he looked at the endless stream of pedestrians and vehicles on the street.

"The Hongshan section of road is also a headache for me. To completely solve the problem, we have to demolish some of the houses on both sides."

Zhou Jing remembered that in his previous life in 18 years, a rainstorm washed away that section of road and they had to demolish houses to expand the road.

Gu Jia said: "It's not easy to demolish that place, otherwise we wouldn't have waited until now."

Passing Renmin Road, Zhou Jing slowed down, glanced at the street of the 09 Gujia rental community and said, "Want to go down for a walk?"

"Then stop the car."

The familiar streets brought back many memories for Gu Jia. Thinking about it now, the time between Gu Jia and Zhou Jing was quite romantic and exciting. They worked together, lived close to each other, ran together in the evenings, and watched movies together on weekends. It was plain but fulfilling.

Zhou Jing pulled over and got out to pick up the child.

Gu Jia took Zhou Jing's arm and said, "When you sent me home after running at the academy that night, did you ever think of staying overnight?"

"I thought about it."

Zhou Jing not only thought about it, but he just didn't dare to do it. If he and Yang Wenwen hadn't reached that point first, Zhou Jing would definitely dare to do it.

"If I listened to my bestie and confronted you earlier, would you be scared away?"

Gu Jia smiled and sighed.

Zhou Jing said: "No, actually I am not a wavering person by nature."

"really."

Gu Jia also felt that the boy was not a wavering person. He was very persistent and responsible about the things and people he had identified. Even after his affair with Yang Wenwen was exposed, he still did not give up taking care of Yang Wenwen and her daughter and Chen Jiaqian. This at least showed that the boy was not a cold-hearted person.

Being affectionate and loyal is always better than being cold and heartless. If this is the case with other people, then the boy will have a stronger sense of responsibility towards Gu Jia and the children. This is why Gu Jia still feels safe.

After leaving the community and getting in the car, Gu Jia said to the Innovation Internet Cafe outside Yushi College: "Is Yang Wenwen still watching this Internet cafe?"

“It’s been transferred out.”

During the winter vacation, it was deserted outside the college. Zhou Jing parked his car at the gate of the West Staff Quarters, turned off the engine and got out.

"This is where mom and your dad date most often. Follow mom and shout, 121"

The college playground was empty, and Gu Jia took off her mask and took her children for a run.

(End of this chapter)