No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 152 A Date with Little Lemon

Saturday, morning.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Sister Gu, what should I do if I get bitten by a five-step snake?]

[Little Pear: Every four steps I take, I get bitten by the snake again]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: You actually knew that?]

[Xiaoli: smile.jpg]

As the saying goes, "If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet."

Guan Ren never expected that his routine of telling Gu Youli lame jokes would backfire.

But no problem.

Guan Ren has spare jokes in his collection.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: When Cao Cao was leading his troops into battle, all the soldiers were too hungry to walk. So, to urge the army to move forward, what did he say to them?]

[Xiaoli: There is a Merlin ahead]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: No, they were thirsty. Now the soldiers are hungry. What did Cao Cao say?]

[Xiaoli: I don’t know]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Cao Cao said, "There's Merlin luncheon meat ahead."]

"Guan Ren!"

"?!"

Just as Guan Ren finished telling the joke and sent it over, a shout came from the podium, echoing in the spacious multimedia classroom and startling him.

"Lift your head up! What are you doing!"

"..."

Fortunately, tutoring classes are just tutoring classes, and they are free tutoring classes, so the teachers who come to tutor are not very enthusiastic to begin with, and their requirements are naturally not too strict.

Just like Guan Ren just now, he kept his head down looking at his phone, and it took him a long time before the teacher on stage scolded him.

Similarly, many of the students in the second-year high school classes who come for tutoring are not as focused as they are during regular classes.

Therefore, the effectiveness of tutoring classes varies from person to person.

The first type of person, those who willingly degenerate, may find that any attempt to improve their situation is ultimately futile.

The second type of person, the more sensible or self-disciplined, will cherish this opportunity and make up for their shortcomings.

Of course, there is a third type of person.

People like Guan Ren don't need tutoring in the first place.

Throughout his time attending tutoring classes, he has either been slacking off or treating them like the kind of after-school study rooms that would become popular many years later, where he can study whatever he wants.

An Ning, who sat next to Guan Ren, was definitely the second type of person.

In Guan Ren's opinion, Little Lemon Goddess is just as diligent in her studies as Gu Youli.

In terms of focus, she even surpasses Gu Youli.

At least no matter what I do next to her, she won't be affected, unlike a certain ex-descendant who couldn't help but pry into my thoughts like a curious cat.

But every loss has its gain.

Guan Ren felt that this level of focus might also be related to Xiao Ningmeng's personality.

"An Ning."

"?"

"here."

When get out of class ended, Guan Ren pointed to An Ning's delicate nose:
There was a small piece of paper.

"!"

……

The piece of paper was very small.

But after An Ning let out a soft "ooh" involuntarily, her delicate oval face still blushed quickly, as expected.

The next move, a flustered gesture of pinching his nose with one hand and trying to cover his face with the other, was just like that of a raccoon that loves to wash its face.

Hmm...so cute...

Guan Ren discovered that he now has three major hobbies.

One is touching the hand of an ex.

Secondly, attending a particular teacher's class.

Thirdly, it's about making the goddess Little Lemon blush.

Like a small lemon tree, it always blushes easily.

Whether it's due to her good looks, her gentle nature, or a combination of both, her blushing appearance is always very endearing.

However, Guan Ren estimated that he himself might be the only one fortunate enough to appreciate this.

After spending quite some time together each week, Guan Ren had discovered that An Ning was a girl who rarely took the initiative to interact with other people.

This is also one of the reasons why Guan Ren believes she is not only serious about her work, but also able to maintain focus.

If it were someone else, Guan Ren would probably categorize them as "reclusive" or "introverted".

But if it were Little Lemon, Guan Ren would only describe her as "quiet".

This is not just because Little Lemon is pretty.

Because of her attitude in interpersonal interactions, she really has nothing to do with being "aloof". When someone talks to Xiao Ningmeng, she will neither shrink into a corner with a sullen face, nor stammer with a wary expression. Instead, she will respond properly, even more so than most people.

However, she still blushes when the other person's voice is louder or more enthusiastic, or when she is facing someone she doesn't know well and has never spoken to before.

Her blushing didn't detract from her friendly demeanor and pleasant voice.

Guan Ren could only describe this little lemon as "shy and quiet," and couldn't find any other derogatory adjectives to describe her.

"An Ning."

"?"

Hearing Guan Ren call her, An Ning thought there was something strange on her face again and was about to blush again when she saw Guan Ren pointing very seriously at her English "53" workbook exercises:
"This is 'to do,' not 'doing.'"

An Ning was taken aback. She looked down for a moment, then looked up and whispered:

"why?"

"Reading comprehension and cloze tests sometimes require understanding the context. See, Jack mentioned something here..."

Guan Ren's English is not very good because he has lost some vocabulary and has not yet fully recovered.

However, given that they understand some vocabulary, they are capable of pointing out An Ning's mistakes.

"So that's how it is... Do you understand?"

"Yes, thank you, Guan Ren."

"Little things."

Although Guan Ren had said the same thing to Xiao Ningmeng as he had to to Gu Youli, telling her that she didn't need to thank her as her deskmate.

However, unlike Gu Youli, Guan Ren gradually stopped mentioning An Ning and let her be.

Listening to An Ning speak always makes my ears feel soft and comfortable.

Of course, that doesn't mean Gu Youli was uncomfortable.

However, An Ning's comfort is completely different.

Seeing that Guan Ren had pointed out her mistake, An Ning couldn't help but say a few more words:

"Guan Ren, I've been trying the method you mentioned before about improving English by memorizing more vocabulary."

"Oh? It worked, didn't it?"

"Uh-huh."

An Ning was clearly quite happy at this point; her thin, moist lips curled up slightly, and her cheeks first flushed pink, then she hesitated a little before saying:
"Oh, right, I also found some English songs to listen to."

"Oh…"

Guan Ren nodded slowly, saying nothing.

Listening to songs and watching dramas was also a method that Guan Ren suggested for learning languages, but from An Ning's tone, Guan Ren could roughly guess that listening to some English songs probably wouldn't be of much help to her.

After all, English songs are mainly used to help improve one's sense of language. An Ning probably just downloaded a few songs somewhere and tried them out temporarily, so they didn't really have much practical effect.

As for watching dramas, she mentioned last time that her phone can't play videos, so it's not very convenient.

Moreover, many American and European TV series are not suitable for everyone, especially students.

Therefore, Guan Ren stopped mentioning this method.

"The best method is the one that suits you best; other people's experiences are just for reference."

There's plenty of time ahead. With Xiao Ningmeng's attitude towards learning, Guan Ren believes that given time, she will definitely be able to improve her English grades.

In this process, my "English Essentials" book, which is almost ready to be published, will definitely be a great help.

"An Ning, are you home this afternoon?"

"Eh?"

An Ning paused for a moment, then nodded, her little ponytail bouncing slightly.

"Yes, I am. Do you...do you want to buy some food?"

"No."

No... could it be that he's here to see his mother again?
An Ning often hears her younger sister, An Guoguo, say that Guan Ren likes to come and see their mother all the time.

Although An Ning was sometimes studying inside and unaware of what was happening outside, she could occasionally hear some noises, so she always felt that Guan Ren was a very good friend of her mother.

An Ning was actually quite happy for her mother about this.

After all, as the eldest daughter, she understood her mother's hardships and loneliness better than An Guoguo, and it was always good to have another friend.

However, the person Guan Ren is looking for this time is not his mother, but his daughter:

"Can I come find you this afternoon?"

"Me...me?"

"Yes, I need to talk to you about something. Let's meet around two o'clock, okay?"

"..."

Why did he use the word "approximately"?

No boy has ever said he wanted to come to her house, and no one has ever used the word "date" with her.

Because in Xiao Ningmeng's opinion, "date" is already a very heavy word.

Looking at Guan Ren's handsome face and clear eyes, An Ning was momentarily at a loss for words, her little hands repeatedly clenching and unclenching.

Finally, when her face was as red as an apple, she shyly tugged at the sleeve on her arm and nodded gently.

"Can...it's okay..."

(End of this chapter)