After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 322 A Sympathetic Connection
The meal was very rushed.

Should I date a student I taught?
Jiang Minsi is not open-minded.

Back in school, they had a teacher-student relationship, so they got along quite well. Now, in this situation, having to start over with a new relationship feels very awkward.

Zhou Haoran naturally had no psychological barriers; however, out of respect for Teacher Jiang, he also put away his glibness and behaved in a serious manner.

Sheng Wenwan realized the problem.

After dinner, she asked Zhou Haoran to take her home, and then he would take Minmin for a walk around the neighborhood and find a place to have a cup of coffee or something.

“Teacher Jiang, how about…” Zhou Haoran invited from downstairs, “How about we go for a stroll along Ping’an Road?”

"Row."

Jiang Minsi nodded slightly, her eyes darting away, too embarrassed to look at him.

Sheng Wenwan chuckled and said, "Why don't you go for a walk and have a good chat? You're not teacher and student anymore, so talk openly and honestly, maybe even start dating."

"Well, I see."

Jiang Minsi stamped her foot, feeling embarrassed that her words had gone too far.

"Teacher Jiang, get in the car."

Zhou Haoran opened the passenger door.

Jiang Minsi lowered her head and reluctantly got into the car.

This is Pudong, which is not yet very developed. If you want to take a walk in the evening, you still have to go to the Bund or Ping'an Road across the river.

"Haoran!"

Sheng Wenwan suddenly called out to him.

"what?"

Zhou Haoran turned around.

Sheng Wenwan said with a smile, "It's settled then, we'll go for a walk. After the walk, I'll bring her back, and she'll stay at my place tonight. Don't try to coax her into going to a hotel; she still has her virginity mark, and she can't withstand your mistreatment."

"Okay, I understand! I'll definitely bring it back to you!"

Zhou Haoran waved and got into the car.

Jiang Minsi was flustered and confused.

His face turned red.

He turned his head to look out the window, pretending not to hear.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhou Haoran got into the car, he brought up this topic, asking with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, are you really a virgin?"

"Ah."

Jiang Minsi responded through her nose.

Zhou Haoran exclaimed, "That's rare!"

"Shouldn't that be? I'm not married."

Jiang Minsi spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, knowing perfectly well that this was her greatest pride.

“That’s different, times have changed.” Zhou Haoran sighed with a pained expression. “Good women like you are rare these days. Young girls these days start dating in their teens and twenties and have long lost any concept of chastity.”

"Then you should be more careful when you're dating in the future, so you don't get scammed."

Jiang Minsi regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking.

Why are you acting like a teacher?

Zhou Haoran didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "It's okay, I have experience and can make a judgment using the simplest method."

"is it?"

Jiang Minsi was very curious and finally turned her head to look at him, but unfortunately it was dark and she could only see his outline.

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "If a woman is young, beautiful, and has a good figure, but she lives a very hard life, then she is probably too chaste."

"Ah."

Jiang Minsi immediately found common ground with him, as if they were kindred spirits.

Zhou Haoran sighed, "Teacher Jiang, although I am not a woman, I understand the principles. For a woman, beauty is a curse. If you can control it, you are invincible. If you can't control it, it can easily become a burden in life."

"Haoran, you're really different from when you were in school. You've matured."

Jiang Minsi was almost moved to tears by his two empathetic words.

Beauty is just as important as education.

Many highly educated young people look down on some basic blue-collar jobs, and they won't accept jobs with low salaries.

Beauty is even more important than academic qualifications.

Because there are many job options and a wide variety of opportunities.

A partner is different.

The range of options is extremely limited.

Jiang Minsi is lucky; her close friend from college created this opportunity for her.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Teacher Jiang, your current burdens are just low wages, no house, temporary residence permit, local household registration, and so on. It's okay, I'll help you solve them one by one."

"I haven't decided whether I want to date you yet."

Jiang Minsi turned to look out the window again, and became uneasy once more.

"Why?" Zhou Haoran asked knowingly. "Is my situation not good enough?"

Jiang Minsi whispered, "You're my student, and you're ten years younger than me."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Zhou Haoran felt that this reason was unreasonable. "Aunt Wan is with me, look how well she's doing. You should be able to tell what she was like before and what she's like now."

"Yes, I can feel it. Sister Wenwan is very happy now."

Jiang Minsi envies her best friend's life now, but the hurdle in her heart is not easy to overcome.

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, don't feel pressured. If you're willing to be with me, that would be great. If you really can't get along with me, that's okay too. We can just be good friends."

"I thought you were going to make things difficult for me."

Jiang Minsi felt much better.

"Teacher Jiang, you've taught me for three years. Shouldn't we at least have some teacher-student relationship?" Zhou Haoran said, both amused and exasperated, in a very serious tone, "Even if we're really incompatible in terms of personality or other aspects and don't end up together, I will still help you."

"Thank you."

Jiang Minsi felt a warm and cozy feeling in her heart.

"If you need anything, just let me know!"

Zhou Haoran will help her, but not out of a transactional mindset.

"Hmm..." Jiang Minsi was meeting him for the first time under her new identity, and feeling embarrassed to speak, she casually said, "Haoran, aren't you very rich? Why do you drive a Xiali?" "Oh, I used to have a Mercedes-Benz W14, which I bought for over a million yuan. I gave it to one of my assistants to drive."

Zhou Haoran gave a simple explanation.

"what?"

Jiang Minsi opened her beautiful eyes wide, very surprised.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I have many identities now. I work as a salesperson at a TV station and I also study at university... Driving a luxury car is too conspicuous. It's fine to have a beat-up Xiali for getting around."

"Yes, Wen Wan told me before that you work at Hongxing TV."

Jiang Min thought of it.

Zhou Haoran said, "Yes, I work as a salesperson there, and also as a part-time editor for the 'Family Matters' column."

"Family Matters?" Jiang Minsi's beautiful eyes lit up, her tone full of surprise. "I love this show! I watch it whenever I have free time. You made this show?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I've only just started learning post-production editing. It will probably take several months before I can produce an episode and have it broadcast."

"That's still quite an achievement!"

Jiang Minsi's communication with him became much smoother.

Seeing her interest in the TV station, Zhou Haoran suggested, "The TV show 'Family Matters' is probably still being filmed. How about I take you there so you can see it on set?"

"Okay!"

Jiang Minsi became happy.

As they spent more time together and the conversation flowed, her initial reservations gradually faded away.

Zhou Haoran then stepped on the gas and drove to work.

Then I ran into trouble.

It's night.

The management is very strict!
It's fine during the day; there are many customers. With so many people around, it's hard to lose anything. But at night, it's a different story. If a stranger comes and something is stolen, no one can explain themselves!

Grandpa Wang, who was on duty in the first-floor office, refused to let Teacher Jiang in no matter what she said.

Unless you have a 24-hour pass approved by your supervisor!

It's so late at night; the leaders have all gone home long ago.

Where can I get the proof?

Zhou Haoran has a lot of influence on the lifestyle channel, but he can only suffer in silence with Grandpa Wang in the duty room on the first floor.

This Mr. Wang is a genuine first-tier civil servant!

Even the station director couldn't do anything about him!
"Does the duty room have that much power?"

Jiang Minsi was ultimately not allowed to visit the station; she could only take a walk around the compound.

Zhou Haoran said angrily, "His power needs to be reduced. It's simply unreasonable. What kind of outsider would come to the TV station to steal things? If anyone is going to steal, it's an insider! I'll figure out a way to teach him a lesson later!"

"You're that capable?"

Jiang Minsi covered her mouth and chuckled, glancing at him.

“I’m very capable!” Zhou Haoran smiled. “Teacher Jiang, this is the first time we’ve met today… Whether it’s a blind date or getting to know each other again, it’s all quite a coincidence. Let me give you a gift.”

"what?"

Jiang Minsi didn't stand on ceremony; when she was a teacher at the school, she often received small gifts from her students.

"Let me buy you a cell phone so we can stay in touch."

Zhou Haoran is not short of money.

"Ah? No! No!"

Jiang Minsi was terrified.

After several refusals, Zhou Haoran took her to buy a pager.

“Teacher Jiang, we’re family. Not to mention our relationship, you and Aunt Wan are good friends, so you don’t need to be so polite with me.”

Zhou Haoran handed over the pager.

"Well, thank you."

Jiang Minsi, her face flushed, took the bag.

It feels weird!

Need to pee.

……

The next day, Zhou Haoran went to work.

As an intern assistant supervisor, his job had been adjusted by team leader Hu Xiaochen. He was no longer working as a switchboard operator, but instead began learning how to use the coding machine from his senior colleagues.

There is no digital editor yet.

An editing machine is a machine for editing playback tapes. It's a bit like a tape recorder. You put the tape in on the left, do post-production editing on the machine (adding music, subtitles, etc.), and then record the finished content onto the tape on the right.

This thing isn't complicated to operate.

For Zhou Haoran, who is proficient in computers, many of the usage methods are easy to understand at a glance.

Hu Xiaochen, with a cold face, came over and admonished, "Zhou Haoran, you better study hard! Normally, a director should graduate in three months. If you can't make a program after three months, then go somewhere else and don't affect others!"

"Team Leader Hu, I will study hard!"

Zhou Haoran secretly gave her a look.

This almost made Hu Xiaochen lose her composure.

I left quickly.

A short while later, Zhan Yushan called and asked him to come over.

Zhou Haoran went to the office of Deputy Director Zhan Yushan amidst the envious glances of his colleagues.

"The booth, you were looking for me?"

Zhou Haoran knocked on the door and stood in the doorway.

"Oh, Haoran!" Zhan Yushan was talking to someone, and when he saw him, he said casually, "Have a seat for a while and get ready. I'll take you to the station director's office in a bit. Oh right, this is the director of the general channel, Comrade Gong Haodong. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask him."

Zhou Haoran quickly extended both hands, "Director Gong, hello, I am Zhou Haoran."

"So you're Zhou Haoran! Great! A hero emerges from among the young!"

Gong Haodong praised it highly.

It was mainly out of respect for Zhan Yushan; their casual attitude towards each other showed that they had a close relationship.

(End of this chapter)