No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 201 Lemons and Lemon Trees
On the playground, Guan Ren and An Ning walked side by side on their way to collect supplies for International Women's Day.

"It's not much stuff, we can just find someone to help carry it over, sigh."

Guan Ren vented to his good friend.

An Ning comforted her good friend:
"Some classes have quite a few female teachers, so it's not easy to get a prize if there are fewer people."

"That's true, but more importantly, it's a rare opportunity to spend more time with you while we're at school."

An Ning blushed and hesitated for a while, but considering that Guan Ren had always been quite bold and radical in expressing his friendship, she finally gave a small "hmm".

Guan Ren glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, noticing her classic school uniform top and faded jeans, and how she stood timidly and obediently beside him, and couldn't help but smile.

He felt that the voice of the country girl broadcaster must have been kissed by an angel.

Otherwise, how could Guan Ren find even a simple "hmm" so touching?

Speaking of which, Guan Ren's previous wish [that An Shui Rou and her daughter would call out "Guan Ren is here" at the same time] has already been fulfilled. He has now decided that his next wish is to hear the mother and daughter say "Mmm" at the same time.

However, temperature control is still necessary.

After expressing his desire to stay with Xiao Ningmeng, Guan Ren sighed again:
"Sigh, the main problem is that there are no tutoring classes this semester, and I suddenly don't see you and the other students from the tutoring class every weekend. I'm not used to it."

Little Lemon felt quite regretful about this.

His friendship with Guan Ren began with an umbrella, but it truly deepened during their tutoring sessions.

Fortunately, Guan Ren and she chat occasionally via text message and QQ, which to some extent makes up for the lack of tutoring classes.

……

Which class are you in?

"Class 7, Grade 11"

"Let me see, Li Min, Gu Wancheng..."

There are already few female teachers in Class 7, and they receive fewer Women's Day benefits.

But as An Ning said, in other classes, especially humanities classes, where there are more female teachers, Xiao Feng carried a big bag.

"That's great! They give out benefits on Teacher's Day and again on Women's Day. I want to be a female teacher too."

On the way back to the classroom, Guan Ren muttered to himself intermittently.

An Ning remained obediently by his side.

Guan Ren's steps were still as big as ever, while An Ning's were small.

She also walked slowly, and in order to keep up with Guan Ren, she would jog a little after walking for a while.

"An Ning, from now on, all three members of your family can celebrate Women's Day."

"Yes."

An Ning nodded, looking at her lemon-shaped arm sleeves with a touch of pride:

“I also bought a gift for my mom.”

"Oh? What gift?"

"I…"

When this was mentioned, An Ning became a little shy again:
"...I didn't know how to buy any, and I didn't have any money, so I bought a single carnation..."

"Carnations are so lovely."

On holidays like Valentine's Day and Women's Day, there are many flower vendors on the streets, including elderly women and students. An Ning saw a little girl dressed in tattered clothes selling flowers with her grandmother, and she chose one of her flowers and bought it.

"But everyone else buys a big bunch, nine or ninety-nine flowers..."

Looking back now, An Ning wonders if her flower was a bit shabby.

"Will not."

Guan Ren firmly shook his head, not caring about offending others in order to appease Xiao Ningmeng:
"Sending a single flower is the most romantic gesture, representing uniqueness and cherishing! Sending a large bouquet of flowers represents perfunctoriness and promiscuity."

"It's not that exaggerated."

An Ning pursed her lips, unable to suppress a smile. How could Guan Ren say such a thing? Really.

Moreover, they were clearly talking about gifts for their mothers on International Women's Day, so why would they talk about being devoted or promiscuous with their mothers?

Is it possible for one person to like multiple mothers?
"Oh, right, I also gave you a gift yesterday."

"yesterday?"

Guan Ren gave her gifts again, and An Ning was used to it.

In Guan Ren's words, he is a person who values ​​rituals and is eager to celebrate every holiday.

However, An Ning was still worried that the other party had spent money and concerned that she hadn't reciprocated. So, after the New Year, when An Ning met Guan Ren on Meteor Road, she actually gave him chicken feet and other similar items several times.

Moreover, considering the family business, we can't send too many gifts.

That's all she could do.

……

"But what did you give me yesterday? I don't know."

An Ning was still thinking about how many chicken feet she would have to give him back this time, but Guan Ren just laughed:
"Sometimes gifts don't have to cost money or be physical objects... By the way, don't reciprocate this time. I always give you cheap little trinkets, and you always reciprocate, which makes me feel embarrassed."

"That's it..."

An Ning felt a little embarrassed; it seemed that it really was true.

The meaning of "guanren" is that friends often give each other gifts, which is essentially a form of sharing, a sharing of feelings, without expecting anything in return.

An Ning felt very lucky to have met Guan Ren.

Not only did I become her friend, but I also taught her how to get along with friends. That's really nice.

……

"As for what I gave you, you'll find out when you have time by checking your QQ space. It's a Women's Day gift."

"I...I am not a woman..."

An Ning quietly defended herself with a small face.

"No, you are."

Guan Ren said earnestly:
"Actually, 14 years old is considered a woman."

"what?"

Is that really the case?

"But since I gave it to you yesterday, you can consider it a Women's Day gift too."

……

That year, there was no strange concept of International Women's Day.

However, the students have tacitly designated March 7th as "Girls' Day".

The day before, a girl; the day after, a woman.

This positioning contains a slightly strange adolescent joke.

……

Guan Ren was indifferent to such matters.

It's all just for fun. If An Ning is willing, Guan Ren can consider it a Women's Day gift to her.

I'll give Women's Day gifts later, slowly.

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Finally, when An Ning checked her QQ space, she was pleasantly surprised to find that Guan Ren had given her a lemon tree.

It's not a real tree, but a web decoration called "QQ Flower Vine" in the space.

The era when decorating QQ Spaces was at its peak was probably the "Shamate" (a subculture characterized by flamboyant and often outlandish fashion) period.

An Ning isn't a "Shamate" (a subculture characterized by flamboyant and often outlandish fashion), but she has always liked pretty QQ flower vines and the like.

After all, she didn't have many opportunities to access the internet, and things that others considered outdated online were quite novel to her.

This includes things like QQ Pets, parking space wars, and online farming games.

An Ning enjoys watering and fertilizing her cyber garden, watching the flowers and plants slowly grow.

Even though she often learned about these messages on web pages with blue text on a white background, it was still enough to make her happy.

This time, Guan Ren gave her such a high-end gift as the QQ Flower Vine, which made An Ning even happier.

[Ping An: Guan Ren, I see the flowering vines, the lemon tree is beautiful]

【Guan Ren: silly smile.jpg】

Actually, Guan Ren initially wanted to say, "The tree is so-so, but the lemons on the tree are the most beautiful."

But suddenly, An Shui Rou's image appeared in my mind.

Guan Ren suddenly realized that lemon trees that produce beautiful lemons are actually quite beautiful too.

(End of this chapter)