No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 29 Dinner with Qingmei

The last class in the afternoon is English class.

“To do something, doing something, I’ve been talking about this since freshman year of high school, and some people still don’t understand!”

Li Min walked around the classroom with a book in her hand, and Guan Ren became drowsy from listening to her.

I must have had a great lunch and felt sleepy...

Guan Ren drooped his eyelids. If he were a character in a comic book, there would be bubbles popping out of his head.

Look back at your deskmate.

Hey! Feeling refreshed!

The little tender hands trembled as they kept writing with a pen...

Huh?
So...what is this about?

Guan Ren glanced at the blackboard and saw no notes.

There's probably nothing worth remembering from the repetitive things Li Min said.

So Guan Ren leaned over and took a peek, and found that his deskmate was actually writing physics formulas or something in a small notebook.

"Sister Gu."

"!"

Gu Youli was startled and slid her English book over to cover the notebook underneath. She looked up at Li Min in the distance, then turned back to glare at Guan Ren.

Ok…

Is this an illusion caused by familiarity?

I always feel like when my deskmate glares at me these past couple of days, there seems to be a hint of coquettishness in his expression. It's quite funny...

"Sister Gu, don't imitate me."

“Who…who imitated you…”

Gu Youli tilted her head and glanced at Guan Ren twice.

"Studying other subjects during regular class time is something I did because my math foundation was too weak. For ordinary people, especially someone like you who has good grades, it might backfire and not be good."

Guan Ren said this very seriously.

So Gu Youli listened very carefully.

"knew…"

So in the end, Gu Youli blinked her eyes, put down her pen while thinking, listened carefully to the English class, and started studying physics again after class.

Gee tut.

Otherwise, people would say that he has good grades.

Guan Ren was really convinced by this. His deskmate scored 102 points in the monthly physics exam, but he lost 8 points and still worked hard to study.

Sigh, I don't know when I can get 102 points...

Although Guan Ren made progress in all aspects of the monthly exam, the questions in the comprehensive science exam were relatively difficult. His physics score was the worst among all the subjects in the comprehensive science exam because he was not familiar with the formulas and did not know how to adapt them.

When reviewing his physics level these two days, Guan Ren also encountered various obstacles.

Sometimes when I ask my deskmate questions, I don’t quite understand them and feel that the road ahead is long and difficult.

Because many knowledge points are too mixedly distributed in various teaching aids.

Guan Ren, who has no basic knowledge, must constantly refine it in order to "master the core technology", which is quite time-consuming.

Of course, Guan Ren was not in a hurry either.

There is still a long time. Anyway, I have made up for the math now. At worst, I can just spend more time on physics in the future.

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"Brother Chi, Yaozu, let's go!"

After school, someone gave an order, and Guan Ren knew without asking that several people were going to go online.

In fact, for Guan Ren personally, instead of sneaking around and rushing to surf the Internet for about half an hour, it is better to have a good meal and then have a good time online when he has time.

But this is obviously not the case for Zhang Chi and others.

"Brother Chi, didn't you say your alliance wouldn't be addicted?"

"Well, I'll just go and win for the first time."

"? Hand...what?"

"First win, there's a reward for winning the first hand every day, don't you know, Ren?"

"..."

The corners of Ren Ge's mouth twitched, and he didn't know how to answer.

"Brother Ren, are you going too?"

"I can't. Eat on time."

……

[Lao Bing You Cha] was closed in the morning, though it was supposed to open in the afternoon, so Guan Ren headed towards the front door.

There are two directions out of the front door.

There are many shops uphill, and it is also the route many students take home, so it is usually crowded after school.

The situation is different going downhill. There are all hardware and general merchandise wholesalers, and it is connected to the old city, so the flow of people decreases sharply, which is in sharp contrast to the uphill direction.

The [Veteran Oil Tea] is located inconspicuously on the downhill slope.

That would be great for Guan Ren.

Because he is not afraid of competing with others for a seat during meal times, this is his treasured restaurant.

At the same time, the downhill direction is also good for the petite figure behind Guan Ren.

Because even if it's not dark yet, I can still take advantage of the fact that there are few people around and suddenly scare him from behind:
"Bah! Hehe, are you scared?"

"..."

Feeling the sudden warmth on his back, Guan Ren looked down at the small arms around his waist, feeling a little helpless:
"Luo Xiaobei, you were three years old last time, and now you're two. You're really going backwards in time."

"You're pretty much the same then."

Luo Xiaobei snorted, turned to Guan Ren, and looked at him expressionlessly with his lips pursed:
"Last time I was three years old you held me in your arms, but now that I'm two you don't hold me anymore. You're going backwards the longer you grow older."

"Luo Xiaobei, I wonder if I spoiled you too much when you were a child."

"Yes."

Luo Xiaobei admitted bluntly:

"Spoiled."

So when he grows up, he should be responsible for her.

For example, hug her more when you have nothing to do.

Fortunately, my childhood sweetheart is indeed a responsible man, the kind with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

No matter how he complained, Luo Xiaobei just wanted his childhood sweetheart to look at his face, his watery eyes, and the teardrop mole under his right eye more often. Then, no matter how helpless he was, he would satisfy his childhood sweetheart's small request.

So Guan Ren opened his arms. So Luo Xiaobei smiled happily.

On the quiet slope outside the school gate of the small county town, the two hugged each other quietly for a few seconds, and then quietly separated.

"Guan Ren, why do I feel like you've grown stronger...?"

"I feel like you've gotten stronger, too."

Guan Ren deliberately turned the tables, pinched the girl's waist, and pretended to be serious:
"Growing flesh?"

"You're the one gaining weight!"

Luo Xiaobei was a little angry.

Is there anyone like him? He casually said that she had gained weight outside, not afraid of being heard by outsiders.

As a childhood sweetheart, he didn't think about whose face he was embarrassed by when his childhood sweetheart gained weight and became unattractive.

"So why did you follow me after school?"

"I'm not stalking you. I was eating out again today, and I saw you acting so mysterious after leaving the classroom, so I came to see what delicious food you were secretly eating~"

Guan Ren nodded approvingly:
"Then you've come to the right place!"

"It's tracking."

Luo Xiaobei corrected himself, his face getting a little hot. Who followed him...

Life is so long, this is just the beginning...it doesn't count as following.

"Here."

Guan Ren raised his hand and pointed to a place not far away:

"This oil tea shop is really good. I was thinking about bringing you here to try it last time. Do you want to come?"

"Oil-tea?"

Luo Xiaobei's eyes lit up:
"I want~"

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A moment later, Guan Ren and Luo Xiaobei just sat down at [Veteran Tea].

After ordering two bowls, one large and one small, Guan Ren gave Luo Xiaobei a thumbs up:

"Xiaobei, among all the girls, I like to go out to eat with you."

"Oh."

Luo Xiaobei appeared calm on the surface, but one of his toes made a small circle under the table, and then he asked casually:
"Then... other girls... you don't love them?"

"I really don't love you."

Luo Xiaobei thought for a moment:

"Gu Youli... doesn't love you either?"

Guan Ren was stunned:
"Why are you suddenly dragging her down?"

"Because... because she is your deskmate..."

And she's also a kindhearted and brave deskmate who's willing to break into the office for her childhood sweetheart...

Luo Xiaobei blinked and looked down at the oil tea, the spoon moving back and forth in it:
"Your deskmate is close to you... If she's close to you, she'll be close to me sooner or later... Can't I ask her?"

"Yes, but what I mean is..."

Guan Ren curled his lips and unconsciously began to recite some of his social experiences in his previous life:
"When you're dining with women, they often won't eat this or that... or they'll only eat a little of the dish they chose and insist you eat the rest... or they'll just say 'whatever,' and if you do, they'll be upset..."

"Stop!"

Luo Xiaobei put his hands on the table and stared at Guan Ren in disbelief:

"You... Guan Ren, you're so young, how many girls have you eaten with?!"

"Uh…"

broken.

Say hi.

I'm talking nonsense.

"It has nothing to do with me. Isn't that how it's played out in TV dramas?"

"TV drama?"

Luo Xiaobei propped up his chin, which was as beautiful as Gu Youli's, and looked at the ceiling suspiciously:
"Have it…"

"Yes, Xiaobei, yes."

Guan Ren changed the subject:

"By the way, what dramas have you watched recently? Recommend some."

"Yes, this year's new drama, Game of Thrones, have you seen it?"

"Hmm... I haven't heard of it. Tell me the plot."

……

Guan Ren and Luo Xiaobei ate oil tea while listening to Luo Xiaobei's chatter.

But fortunately, Guan Ren was very grateful.

Fortunately, Luo Xiaobei didn't notice that I was absent-minded.

He was also thankful that his childhood sweetheart was easy to fool, and had been like that since she was little.

"...And then, the queen actually had an affair with her brother..."

At the table opposite, Luo Xiaobei was talking incessantly about a TV series to Guan Ren, and he seemed to be completely engrossed.

But deep down, I was still somewhat suspicious about what Guan Ren said about girls eating.

Could it be that he... really had dinner with many girls behind my back?
Well…

Then...is Gu Youli among them?

Even though they are all random guesses.

But why does he look... a little absent-minded...

What's more, when a girl of this age cares too much about a boy, even if it's just a blind guess, she can't help but feel a little lost and sad.

But fortunately, Luo Xiaobei was very grateful.

Fortunately, Guan Ren didn’t notice my little disappointment.

She was also thankful that her childhood sweetheart was really easy to fool, from childhood to adulthood.

……

"are you full?"

"I'm full~"

"How does it taste? Actually, this thing is like coriander and watercress. Some people are born with a natural aversion to it. What do you think?"

"Hmm~ Delicious~ I love this the most~"

(End of this chapter)