Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 22 Remote Feeding and Second Psychological Counseling
At noon, in the cafeteria.

Zhai Da was picking at banana stuffed bitter gourd with one hand and holding his cell phone with the other.

"Malnutrition" sent him another message.

"I'm having lunch."

Probably understanding what the girl meant, Zhai Da replied: "What do you want to eat?"

after awhile.

"Malnutrition": Liangpi.

"Handsome Zhai Da": Cold noodles have no nutrition, you can ask the boss lady to add two poached eggs.

This time, "Malnutrition" was a little slow to reply:

"Finished adding."

"Eat it, and finish it."

"Finished."

Don’t say that. Don’t say that.

This feeling of sending tasks remotely is really quite interesting...

Most of the day after that was spent in peace, and the imagined conversation with the teacher did not happen. It turned out that Chu Xiang had made it up out of thin air.

Although he didn't hand in his homework, he was very serious in class, especially in Chinese and English. One of them had a very good foundation and it was easy to learn, while the other had a very poor foundation and any bit he learned was a huge improvement.

He also finally learned to spell the correct word for "beach".

In addition, the "rumor" that Lin Shuyao's confession to Zhai Da was rejected officially reached the ears of the people and was known by the kings of the cricket world, that is, the group of girls, and began to spread rapidly on campus.

From the perspective of reputation alone, it is a good thing for Zhai Da. He began to get rid of his identity as a miserable man, achieved class transition, and became the man pursued by the school belle.

The bootlicker has been transformed into Pan Hong.

But from the perspective of wasting energy, the strange looks from classmates during breaks are really annoying.

Especially since Lin Shuyao has many bootlickers, and while public opinion is reversing, there is probably a lot of hidden hostility.

So whenever he saw Wu Yue, he would kick him in the butt.

During evening self-study, the math teacher came to take over the class, and the class was filled with groans. Of all the subjects, math is the most tiring. After a long class, the human brain can become like a machine.

However, Zhai Da had a golden ticket to immunity from death. He left alone and went to the top floor of the teaching building, and knocked on the door of Teacher Shen Rui's office.

According to the agreement, Zhai Da came to see Teacher Shen Rui for the second time, and also the last time.

Although he was very disgusted with the so-called "psychological counseling" at the beginning, the last chat was quite pleasant, so Zhai Da was a little looking forward to it today.

After all, I can skip evening self-study with a clear conscience.

Teacher Shen Rui was still working at his desk, his pen constantly writing something. It was unclear why, as a free "ideology and politics" teacher, he had so many things to deal with every day.

Seeing Zhai Da coming in, Shen Rui stood up with a smile: "Classmate Zhai, we meet again."

Zhai Da thought the other party wanted to make tea, but after a while, he took out two bottles of Assam milk tea from the cabinet and handed one to Zhai Da.

"The hot water is gone, but you should like this better."

Zhai Da was surprised: "Is it always available in the office?"

Shen Rui made a shushing gesture: "Don't tell other students, it's just a personal hobby."

Zhai Da suddenly thought of a copywriting that was very popular in his previous life. Interesting souls are rare.

Shen Rui still did not immediately ask whether Zhai Da was "emotionally normal". This kind of question is based on observation, not questions. He continued the topic from last time and said:
"I asked my third uncle a few days ago, and Zhai's grandfather did know my mother. In the 1960s, the woolen mill produced precision instruments because of the needs of the army, and they worked together for a period of time."

Zhai Da listened carefully, but still shook his head regretfully: "Sorry, I can't verify it."

Shen Rui comforted him: "It's okay, if you are not interested in this topic, we can talk about something else."

“No, I’m actually interested.”

Shen Rui took a sip of Assam and said, "My uncle was very excited when he heard the name 'Yu Lihua'. He said that he was a skilled worker transferred from the three northeastern provinces. You know, at that time, most industries were in the three northeastern provinces."

"I was a technical model worker and even studied on my own to get into university. My uncle said the factory even held a celebration and I got a big red flower. But it seems I didn't get to go later."

At this point, Zhai Da connected with his own memories and added: "My grandfather took the college entrance examination when he was 30 years old, but soon because of... something, he went to the northwest and didn't come back for several years.

"By the way, what caused your grandfather to die?"

Zhai Da said: "Cancer, several kinds."

Shen Rui seemed to be thinking about something, and tapped the Assam bottle cap with his finger.

Northwest, 1960s.
In fact, Zhai Da was also vague about many things about his grandfather. He felt that he was not an exception. Few people could remember the experiences of their grandparents' generation so well. It was good enough for him to know their general work and life trajectory.

The passion and years of the older generation are just the residue of life for the young.

Yu Xiaoli may have talked about some of these things, but they were all hidden in fragments of words and daily life. For a soul in her thirties, those things were too long ago.

Zhai Da couldn't help but think of the 28-inch truck.

Its crossbeam is as strong as the backbone of its first owner.
Are you referring to the thing that happened when you were admitted to university but were sent to the Northwest for seven or eight years?
Taking Zhai Da’s grandfather as the topic, the second “psychological counseling” began.

In fact, Zhai Da could roughly guess Shen Rui's idea. He wanted to use his grandfather's experience to remind himself:
In the long run, short-term setbacks are not the result but just a process.

I am afraid that people will go to extremes in their thinking and, because of lack of experience, mistake the process for the result.

Shen Rui did not ask Zhai Da why he fainted at that time, nor did he ask during the two conversations. It didn't matter whether it was academic pressure or failed confession, but he raised the topic to a higher level.

Of course, this person's conversation was always about the world and soon went off topic. He even talked a lot about his schooling in Beijing North.

He also said frankly that for an "ordinary child from a county town or rural area", the psychological impact brought by the big city is the first hurdle to overcome, even for top students.

It also reminded Zhai Da that no matter what the result of the college entrance examination was, he should keep calm if he went to a big city.

Before leaving, Shen Rui said, "According to the school's requirements, the two sessions of psychological counseling are over. I maintain my opinion from the first time. In fact, you don't need it at all."

After saying that, he smiled and raised his eyebrows: "But it just so happens that you can skip one evening study session, and I can also change my mind."

Zhai Da asked curiously, "Are you busy at work?"

This statement deserves a beating.

"My work is not busy, it's just a little long-term research."

Do ideological and political education also need to be studied? Shen Rui probably didn’t mean to study teaching plans.
Social sciences?
He only knew that university teachers were responsible for scientific research, and even teaching was not their main job, but he did not expect that high school teachers could also do it.

Shen Rui said: "Then the psychological counseling is officially over, but if you have any questions, Mr. Zhai can still knock on my door."

Zhai Da nodded, he always had a feeling.

I will come again.

　Young seedlings need a lot of comics, so read and collect them as much as you can!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)