I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 51 Li Shiming's Troubles
"Which one would you like to drink?" Li Shiming asked.

"Lemonade is fine."

Chen Jingle glanced at the price list of items in the milk tea shop and nodded slightly.

He has no preference for milk tea drinks; as long as they quench his thirst, he's fine with them, but he doesn't want anything too sweet.

Li Shiming took out her phone to scan the QR code: "Where's little Lin Yuqing? Can she drink it?"

"I can drink it~~"

Before Chen Jingle could even speak, Lin Yuqing started yelling in her childish voice.

Li Shiming smiled, her eyes crinkling, and hooked her little hand with her finger: "So cute!"

The little girl is so adorable.

If she wants to have children in the future, she wants one like this.

Chen Jingle said with a hint of helplessness, "Could you please get her a glass of lemonade too, with less ice or no ice? Thank you."

"Then I'll have one snow-topped oolong tea and two glasses of lemonade," Li Shiming said, having already decided what she wanted to drink.

Lin Yuqing clapped her hands: "Thank you, big sister!"

"You're welcome."

After ordering and paying by scanning the QR code, Li Shiming pointed to the booth next to her and said with a smile, "Let's sit down and wait for a while."

"Ah."

Chen Jingle pushed the stroller over, while Li Shiming held the little boy in her arms with a smile.

She really loves cats.

……

As soon as she sat down with the cat in her arms, Li Shiming breathed a slight sigh of relief. She looked a little tired and leaned back in her chair, gently stroking the cat's fur with her hand.

Chen Jingle tentatively asked, "You seem a little tired? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"what?"

Li Shiming paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I am a little tired. I've been quite frustrated with some things at work lately."

After saying that, she regretted it a little and quickly said, "Sorry, I let some negative energy spill out."

No wonder people say there are skills to chatting. What did I say? I usually act quite normally, so why can't I even find topics to talk about? Why am I just talking about these unhappy things?
She felt annoyed.

Chen Jingle blinked: "It's okay. If you're willing to talk about it, you can. I'll listen."

Chatting is just something to do, to pass the time, saying whatever comes to mind.

As long as the topic isn't too outrageous, you can speak freely.

Li Shiming hesitated for a moment, then continued on his topic: "I'm teaching seventh grade now, and this morning a student went to an internet cafe and was caught by his family. Then the parent went to the parents' group and made a scene, saying that our school and teachers hadn't educated her child properly. The problem is, the student is a day student, and we don't have classes on weekends. Actually, his behavior at school is usually quite good. He was inexplicably scolded, and they even said they would call the education bureau to report us."

Seeing her pouring out her grievances, Chen Jingle felt a little sympathy.

Getting into this mess is just bad luck.

The school definitely forbids students from going to internet cafes, and the teachers must have said so, but the students still don't comply.

Back when he was in school, he often sneaked off to internet cafes. To avoid being caught by the school teachers, he always chose an internet cafe that was far away from the school.

Looking back now, I feel somewhat ashamed.

However, it's a bit unreasonable for parents to shift this responsibility onto the school and teachers. After all, day students and boarding students are different.

If parents can't control their children, then school teachers are even less likely to be able to.

Chen Jingle had complained about the poor teaching level of the school teachers, but he never complained that the teachers did not manage him well.

Li Shiming pouted slightly and continued, "I feel that the students nowadays are so different from the students we had back then. How should I put it? The excellent ones are even more excellent, they're obviously very talented. And the mischievous ones are even more mischievous, they're like little devils."

Then there are some truly bizarre parents who always shift the blame to the school and teachers, as if teachers should be like nannies, taking care of everything. It's fine for boarding students; we arrange for teachers to check the dorms daily. But what can you do with day students?

Chen Jingle nodded: "These kinds of parents are a bit unreasonable." "Right, right?"

Li Shiming gave me a knowing look and said with a bitter face, "I used to think that I would become a teacher because I would have two long holidays every year and plenty of other holidays. But after becoming a teacher, I realized how hard it is. I was lucky enough to get into No. 2 Middle School. Some of my classmates got into primary and secondary schools in remote towns. They were even worse off. Their dormitories didn't even have a decent bed."

However, if we continue, we'll be touching on the sensitive topic of educational resource allocation.

Chen Jingle chuckled: "Just hang in there a little longer, summer vacation will start in a little over a month."

Li Shiming sighed, "More than a month still feels like a long time. I wish summer vacation would start right now so I could take a break."

It's so painful, I don't want to go to work anymore.

"Is there a Dragon Boat Festival holiday before summer vacation?"

Chen Jingle realized that today was the 27th day of the fourth lunar month, so next Saturday would be the 5th day of the fifth lunar month.

It seems like we'll have a few days off for the Dragon Boat Festival this year.

Chen Jingle didn't pay much attention to the exact number of days, since he didn't have to go to work anyway. He just felt that time was flying by, and it had been almost a month since he came home.

"Yes, we'll have a three-day break, two of which will be regular weekend days off."

Li Shiming pursed her lips, clearly unconcerned, and then asked curiously, "What are your plans for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"For unemployed people like me, it doesn't matter whether we get a holiday or not."

Chen Jingle chuckled, and seeing the other person's serious expression, she thought for a moment and said, "I'll probably stay home and busy with my work as usual."

The daily routine of cultivating immortality cannot stop.

"I really envy your lifestyle."

Li Shiming sighed, her expression complicated.

"What's there to envy? What's so enviable about being unemployed?" Chen Jingle chuckled.

It feels like the other person is too well protected and has no idea about the cruelty of the outside world. I wonder how many people are now unemployed and unable to find work.

Layoffs and pay cuts are happening everywhere.

Although the competition for teaching positions is fierce, it's still better than working in a typical private company.

Hmm, it seems to have turned into the usual "besieged city" scenario again, where the outsiders want to get in, and the insiders want to get out.

Li Shiming rested her chin on her hand and blinked: "With your abilities, finding another job shouldn't be difficult, right? It's just that you don't want to."

She might be able to help if needed.

However, since the other party did not speak, it would be somewhat presumptuous for her to bring up this topic so abruptly.

Chen Jingle smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.

It's impossible for me to work; I'll never work again in my life.

It's so hard to find a good boss these days. Even normal bosses are rare. Most of the time, you see idiots who treat their employees like their own serfs or livestock.

Besides, he's not short of money; his savings are enough for the time being.

Just then, the staff brought over the freshly made milk tea.

The conversation between the two was temporarily interrupted.

After the shop assistant left, they looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Thank you for listening to me rant so much."

Li Shiming blushed slightly, smiled, and subconsciously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

For some reason, it felt like the two of them got much closer after pouring out their grievances, and they weren't as reserved as before.

These days, there aren't many people who can quietly be good listeners.

The moment her eyes met Chen Jingle's, she felt a flutter in her heart.

(End of this chapter)