No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 321 Yeah

On the street, handsome young men and cute young women were all wrapped in down jackets.

They walked side by side, one in blue-gray and the other in light pink.

"Holy crap, Rong Xiang is dead?"

The boy suddenly exclaimed, causing the girl to wrinkle her nose.

"No swearing!"

Luo Xiaobei took the lollipop out of her mouth and instinctively wanted to stuff it into her childhood friend's mouth, where he was swearing.

But he quickly realized that he had a girlfriend, so he hesitated and ate the food back into his mouth.

"Is this considered swearing?"

"Hmph, why don't you call out..."

He's already... he's already "dumped," isn't he dirty yet?
However, Luo Xiaobei thought about it again and realized that if that kind of thing was dirty, then... she herself seemed to be quite "unclean" as well.

Well…

In an ancient Chinese parlance, it was something like "self-defilement"...

Let's not even go back to the "famous" pillow drooling incident.

Just yesterday, after "talking about men" with her master in the game, Luo Xiaobei lay down on the bed and couldn't help herself... and... tucked the blanket between her legs for a while...

"Hmm? Why is your face so red?"

"I...I'm cold, is that not allowed?"

"For chilblains, use crocodile oil to treat them. I used it when I was a child, and it worked quite well."

"I know, we have some at home, we don't need to buy any more."

When they were little, Luo Xiaobei often helped Guan Ren apply that frostbite cream.

"By the way, who did you say died?"

"Rong Xiang, an actor, recently passed away."

"do not know."

"He's the boss with the broken finger from 'Crazy Racer'."

Luo Xiaobei thought for a moment, then suddenly realized:
"Is it the one where 'the local gangs are so rude'?"

"Yeah."

"You're right, my foot!"

Luo Xiaobei confiscated his phone, then lifted her pink and white little shoes and gently kicked his shin.
"You've been looking down at your phone the whole way. With so many cars on the road at the end of the year, can't you have a little bit of safety awareness?"

"Uh... okay."

Actually, Guan Ren had been looking at his phone the whole way because he had inexplicably sent a text message to Xiao Lihua asking if Gu Wancheng had returned, and then he was browsing various news articles while waiting for a reply.

The reason the two of them came out today was because Luo Xiaobei's parents had another argument.

Annoyed by the noise, Luo Xiaobei ran out to hide.

He had only casually mentioned it to Guan Ren, but Guan Ren immediately offered to come out and keep him company.

……

"This...isn't this a bad idea...?"

"why?"

"You're a married man, and you're out here just to keep other girls company and cheer them up..."

"..."

To be honest, Guan Ren wanted to laugh a little when he heard this, and he really wanted to complain about how teasy Qingmei's words sounded.
He shook his head helplessly, then said seriously:
"Luo Xiaobei, listen carefully. Although I am a married man, I am also a married man who likes you. If I can't even spend time with the girl I like, what right do I have to spend time with my girlfriend?"

……

The fallacies of childhood sweethearts seem to be mostly outrageous.

Ke Luo Xiao Bei knew in her heart that Guan Ren was also fulfilling his previous promise: to take all the blame on himself.

Hmm... wrong...

The current self and him...

Is it a mistake...?

"!"

Oh no, I've accidentally started thinking about things I shouldn't be thinking about again.

Luo Xiaobei patted her face. She had come out to relax, so she should cherish this time.

After all, nowadays, he spends more and more time with his girlfriend, while he spends less and less time with his childhood sweetheart.

"Hey, since you're coming to keep me company, why don't we go get something to eat first?"

"What to eat?"

"Oil tea, I haven't had it in so long!"

"Hey!"

Guan Ren's eyes lit up, and he miraculously gave a thumbs up:

"You know what, I was just thinking of getting a bowl of that too! I really crave it in winter."

Luo Xiaobei's identity may change.

For example, from green plum to a favorite green plum.

But her compatibility with herself always remains magically constant.

……

Unfortunately, when they arrived at the Veteran's Tea House near the No. 2 Middle School, they found that it was closed for business that day.

"What should I do now?"

"Let's eat something else, I'm hungry, and I don't want to eat at home anyway..."

"No."

Guan Ren frowned as he watched Qingmei listlessly sucking on a lollipop.
What's wrong with your parents this time?

"Same as last time, it's still about choosing a university."

"Ah this..."

Guan Ren was both amused and exasperated.

It's normal to consider this matter early on.

But the college entrance exam is still half a year away, and they're already arguing about choosing a university, and even arguing twice. I can only say that Luo Jianming and Su Ping are quite energetic.

"Alright, I promised to help you cheer up, so don't be down."

Seeing that Qingmei's face looked a little tired, Guan Ren smiled and took her soft little hand in his.

Luo Xiaobei instinctively leaned against him. "!"

But as soon as she leaned in, her body suddenly stiffened, and she immediately straightened up.

She blinked evasively around, then gently pulled her hand away from his grasp, turned, and walked away.
"Hurry up and think of what to eat with me, think about it as we walk."

"..."

Qingmei's ability to manage her expressions is not as good as Gu Youli's.

Guan Ren noticed her unease, grabbed her, and pulled her straight back into his arms, embracing her tightly.

"Oh dear!..."

Luo Xiaobei panicked, suppressed the urge to blush, spat out the plastic stick from the lollipop she had just finished, and glared at him irritably:

"With so many people around... tsk! Aren't you afraid of... being with your girlfriend..."

She spoke softer and softer.

Especially the last three words, "girlfriend".

If Guan Ren hadn't been able to see her soft, murmuring lips, he could hardly have heard her.

In Guan Ren's mind, Qingmei's carefree smile when she was by his side gradually overlapped with the dim timidity in her eyes now.

So, right there on the bustling street, in front of the Second Middle School, Guan Ren still resolutely kissed her.

"Are you... are you an idiot?! There are so many people here, what if..."

"If anything goes wrong, it's my responsibility to take responsibility."

Guan Ren pulled up the hood of her down jacket and patted her head through the hood:

"Let's go, I've thought of something to eat."

"Is it far?"

"It's not far. By the way, why does that lollipop you were eating smell like honey?"

"Because it's the new blueberry honey flavor, you idiot...~"

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Finally, Guan Ren and Luo Xiaobei ate braised pork intestines with rice.

The [干] here is not in the fourth tone, but in the first tone.

It's basically just a set meal of a bowl of braised pork intestines and a bowl of rice.

However, it is also quite unique, except that it did not originate in Jiangzhou County, but came from the neighboring county of Nanjiang.

It's different from the cooking methods used in Jiangyou-style braised pork intestines and other local dishes.

The pork intestines in Nanjiang Fatty Intestine Rice are prepared by stewing, and are "pork intestines that you can drink the soup from".

This might sound terrifying to people who don't eat pork intestines.

But once you actually taste it, you'll know that it requires a very high level of skill in handling the ingredients.

Needless to say, the intestines are thoroughly cleaned, and the fat is scraped off more completely than when stir-frying or braising, resulting in a thinner texture.

Because it is processed extremely cleanly, the soup made by simmering it with white radish and kelp strips over low heat until fragrant is also very clear.

Its soul lies in the fragrant aroma of Sichuan peppercorns in the broth.

The final dish of braised pork intestines had only a very thin layer of red oil floating on top, making it fragrant but not pungent.

The soup looks light, but it is full of rich aroma.

Just by looking at the large intestine, one might think it would be greasy, but it's actually tender and refreshing.

Paired with a bowl of perfectly separated sauerkraut rice, which is rice mixed with sauerkraut bits, it's a truly satisfying and filling meal in the dead of winter.

"Sigh, I should have ordered a large bowl."

Guan Ren was still quite eager for more.

"You really are a pig... Didn't I put so much food on your plate? Aren't you still full?"

"It was alright, I'll come again next time..."

Drop drop-

On his way back home, Guan Ren finally received a reply from Gu Youli, whom he had been longing to hear.

[Xiao Li: My sister said she's back, she'll arrive tonight, earlier than expected.]

……

"Sneeze...~"

At the same time, a Chinese language teacher on a long-distance bus suddenly sneezed.

It's probably Yuri who's thinking about her...

Gu Wancheng sat in the last row, resting her forehead against the window, using the vibrations of the window to avoid motion sickness.

Ding-dong-

"?"

Suddenly, a text message notification sounded.

Gu Wancheng took out her phone and glanced at it, her expression momentarily faltering.

Teacher Gu, I heard you're going back to Jiangzhou tonight? It's very cold at night, please be careful.

"..."

Generally speaking, aside from the polite greetings during holidays, would students proactively send such caring text messages to their teachers privately?
Snapped…

Gu Wancheng turned off her phone and looked straight out the window with her almond-shaped eyes.

This student is indeed quite irresponsible and disrespectful to teachers, showing no regard for others.

……

In fact, Guan Ren, who had just sent the text message in a moment of impulse, also felt that his inexplicable concern for his teacher seemed a bit strange.

Especially when Gu Wancheng didn't reply for a full half hour, Guan Ren felt even more awkward.

Damn it...

It feels like I'm being a bit presumptuous...

However, just as he was about to put his phone away after rubbing his hands together, a text message notification suddenly went off.

He glanced at it and couldn't help but smile.

It was sent by Gu Wancheng.

There is only one word:

【Um】

(End of this chapter)