Is not being able to do as you please also called rebirth?

Chapter 160 Yan Jin's Home, Kissing in the Kitchen (Part 2)

The gift that Li Zhenzhen gave to Jiang Xun was a traditional handicraft from the Sichuan-Chongqing region—palm weaving.

Palm weaving is a traditional handicraft of the mountain town, using palm leaves and palm fibers as raw materials. The production process involves techniques such as tearing, pulling, threading, and wrapping.

The works cover daily necessities such as sandals, fans, and raincoats, as well as farm tools, but now they are more focused on making small items.

For example, Li Zhenzhen wove a small golden dragon for Jiang Xun.

Nowadays, very few young people know this traditional craft. Only some old craftsmen still retain this skill. Li Zhenzhen knows it because her grandfather did this.

"What, don't you like it?" Li Zhenzhen saw Jiang Xun turning the palm-woven dragon over and over, and thought he didn't like it. Her eyes dimmed a little. This was the most meaningful gift she could give.

"Did you really make this yourself?" Jiang Xun looked at Li Zhenzhen in disbelief, his tone full of surprise.

Seeing that he didn't dislike it, Li Zhenzhen smiled again and nodded, saying:

"Of course I made it myself. I brought some palm leaves from home and made it for fun in my spare time."

"Tsk tsk." Jiang Xun exclaimed in surprise, his gaze falling on Li Zhenzhen's slender little hands, and said:

"How come your hands are so long? They can make such exquisite things. Can I see your hands?"

“Look.” Li Zhenzhen raised both hands generously.

Her hands might not be as fair and delicate because she occasionally does housework, including palm weaving, but the shape of her hands is very beautiful.

Her fingers were slender and long, and her nails were neatly trimmed, suggesting she had never had any manicures or similar treatments; she looked very healthy.

Jiang Xun reached out and squeezed her palm, stroking her fingers a few times, as if studying how her hands could make such complex and delicate handicrafts.

Li Zhenzhen blushed slightly and wanted to pull her hand back, but she was afraid of embarrassing Jiang Xun, so she could only let Jiang Xun touch and pinch her for a long time.

Jiang Xun actually just wanted to tease this girl from Sichuan and Chongqing, to see if she would transform into a Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus Rex and shout out, "I'm from the Shu Road!"

But it turns out that some girls from Sichuan and Chongqing are very gentle. Li Zhenzhen is one such girl. Although she is straightforward and innocent, she is not fiery. She always has a sweet smile, with her crescent-shaped eyes revealing two shallow dimples.

"I...I want to go back." After letting Jiang Xun take advantage of her for a while, Li Zhenzhen blushed and pulled her hand back, saying with a somewhat evasive look in her eyes.

“Okay, let’s go together.” Jiang Xun smiled gently and walked side by side with Li Zhenzhen along the shore of Weiming Lake.

The two chatted idly, mostly about the novel website. Li Zhenzhen cherished this job and took it very seriously.

Jiang Xun also learned from her that her parents both worked in a factory in the county, her grandparents were still alive in her hometown, and she had an older sister and a younger brother. Her older sister had gone to work in the city, and her younger brother was still in elementary school.

Because her parents were busy with work, she lived with her grandparents in the countryside since she was a child, and therefore had the deepest affection for them.

The reason she was so busy finding part-time jobs to earn money as soon as she entered college was partly to ease the burden on her family, and partly because she seemed to want to build a big house for her grandparents in her hometown.

In fact, when Li Zhenzhen was admitted to Peking University, the local government gave her a reward of tens of thousands of yuan, plus the bonus from the school, etc., which added up to quite a lot.

However, Li Zhenzhen obviously cannot control this money herself. She also agrees that her parents should buy a house in the county town first. As for the money to build a house for her grandparents, she will earn it slowly.

Although the little girl comes from a rural area, it's clear she's living a happy life; otherwise, she wouldn't have developed such a genuine personality.

Before parting ways, she asked Jiang Xun with some curiosity, "You're so rich, why do you take such a long train ride from Shancheng to school?"

Jiang Xun hadn't expected her to ask that question. He couldn't very well say it was to reminisce about the feeling of riding a train in his past life, could he? Subconsciously, he blurted out:
"Perhaps, it was all for the sake of meeting you?"

Li Zhenzhen froze for a moment, then her cheeks visibly flushed red. She glared at Jiang Xun, said "Goodbye" in a sweet voice, and then ran away without looking back, tossing her long hair.

Jiang Xun watched the girl's slender figure disappear from his sight and smiled helplessly. When would he be able to get rid of this bad habit of wanting to flirt with pretty girls?

……

In the afternoon, Jiang Xun unexpectedly received a message from Yan Jin, the content of which surprised him even more: Yan Jin invited him to his home for dinner.

Jiang Xun thought for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Is your husband here too?"

Yan Jin's answer remained simple and clear—[Not here].

Jiang Xun was dumbfounded. What was she trying to do, inviting a married woman living alone to her home for dinner alone?

Jiang Xun was too lazy to think about it too much. He would find out when he got there. If Professor Yan insisted on doing something to him, he would just suffer a little injustice. He was always happy to help others.

As Yan Jin's cold and aloof goddess-like face appeared in his mind, Jiang Xun felt a surge of excitement. He was really looking forward to visiting her home for the first time.

He went back to his dorm to take a shower, changed into a more mature and sophisticated long trench coat, picked out two gifts suitable for Yan Jin, and then took a taxi to her house.

Following the door number given by Yan Jin, Jiang Xun knocked on the door. When the door opened, the beautiful face he had imagined, Yan Jin, did not appear. However, the woman in question was also a beautiful woman, and Jiang Xun recognized her so well that they were practically inseparable.

"elder brother."

The girl inside the room looked a little awkward when she saw Jiang Xun. She bit her lower lip and called out shyly.

It is obvious that this girl is Zhao Ruoyu.

Jiang Xun paused for a moment, then asked as he entered the house, "What are you doing here?"

Although he had heard Yan Jin praise Zhao Ruoyu several times, he never expected that they had become so familiar with each other that they had come to his home.

Zhao Ruoyu smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear and replied softly, "Sister Jin recognized me as her god-sister. Since we only became god-sisters this morning at the hospital, I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

Seemingly afraid of upsetting Jiang Xun, she offered a special explanation.

Jiang Xun was even more surprised. He hadn't expected that Yan Jin, with her personality, would recognize Zhao Ruoyu as her god-sister so soon after they met. He had thought that Yan Jin was cold and indifferent to everyone, but it turned out that she was selective about who she treated.

"My sister is cooking in the kitchen, and I'm helping her. Brother, please have a seat." Zhao Ruoyu led Jiang Xun into the house and poured him a glass of water.

Since last night, she seems to be able to call him "brother" quite smoothly now, but whether this brother and sister relationship is proper or not, only they themselves know.

Today, Zhao Ruoyu wore a moon-white floral halter-neck dress, which made her look more elegant and mature. Her long black hair was casually draped over her shoulders, with strands tucked behind her ears, and her delicate face had a cool and aloof beauty.

Jiang Xun roughly understood why Yan Jin liked Zhao Ruoyu so much. After experiencing a change in her life, Zhao Ruoyu, who was no longer arrogant, had a temperament very similar to Yan Jin's.

Perhaps Yan Jin in her youth was like Zhao Ruoyu now. Seemingly noticing Jiang Xun's gaze, Zhao Ruoyu blushed slightly and asked, "Is it pretty? My sister gave it to me."

"It's really beautiful." Jiang Xun replied with a light laugh, his deep gaze fixed on Zhao Ruoyu, making her heart flutter.

"I...I went to help in the kitchen." A hint of shyness and panic flashed in the little girl's eyes. She was afraid that Jiang Xun would suddenly do something daring.

"I'll go," Jiang Xun called to her, taking off his trench coat and heading towards the kitchen.

Zhao Ruoyu knew Jiang Xun's cooking skills, and after thinking about it, she didn't refuse. After all, with her own cooking skills, she couldn't really help much in the kitchen.

When Jiang Xun entered the kitchen, Yan Jin was tasting the soup with a spoon to check the saltiness. Perhaps the soup was too hot, because she was blowing on it with her lips.

The moment the kitchen door opened, Jiang Xun and Yan Jin looked at each other. The latter looked completely different from her usual aloofness, instead appearing strangely cute.

Yan Jin's cheeks visibly flushed red. She quickly put down her soup spoon, pretending to be calm, and said to herself:

"It's a bit too salty."

At this moment, Yan Jin's long hair was tied up in a low bun, and she wore an apron around her waist. She was wearing a loose-fitting home shirt and silk trousers, looking like a virtuous and beautiful young woman.

Because the front buttons of his shirt weren't fastened properly, revealing a glimpse of bright, snowy skin and a faint cleavage, Jiang Xun couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

"Let me help you." Jiang Xun quickly looked away before Yan Jin noticed and went over to help tidy up some messy things on the stove.

"There are aprons over there," Yan Jin said casually, without any hesitation.

When Jiang Xun tied on her apron, the two of them standing in the kitchen somehow gave off the feeling of a young married couple.

Yan Jin may have realized this as well, her expression became slightly unnatural, and while she was focused on cooking, she would occasionally glance at Jiang Xun who was helping to prepare the ingredients.

Jiang Xun felt the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he took the initiative to speak:

"We should have treated you to a meal, or I should have cooked for you, since you helped us so much."

"You can cook?" Yan Jin didn't respond to Jiang Xun's question, but instead asked with some doubt.

"What kind of look is that? Is there anything I can't do?" Jiang Xun said with a proud air, which seemed a little childish.

Showing a childlike side appropriately in front of a woman older than yourself can easily evoke her maternal instincts.

Yan Jin's lips curled up slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes. She turned her head away and said indifferently, "I wonder who fell while learning to ski all afternoon."

Jiang Xun chuckled and said, "How can I have a chance to get up close and personal with the goddess if I don't fall down?"

"You...you were faking it?" Yan Jin turned to look at Jiang Xun, a hint of embarrassment and annoyance flashing in her eyes.

"I didn't say that." Jiang Xun quickly raised his hands in surrender, afraid that the woman would get angry and hit him with a kitchen knife.

"Despicable and shameless." Yan Jin turned her head back to continue chopping vegetables, her face flushed, and muttered to herself.

Jiang Xun didn't dare to utter a sound, obediently peeling garlic beside him. Only after Yan Jin finished chopping the vegetables and put down the knife did he cautiously say:
"Professor Yan, could you get me a bowl?"

"Take it yourself," Yan Jin replied irritably.

Jiang Xun suppressed a laugh and prepared to go behind Yan Jin to get the bowl.

Because the kitchen is quite narrow, when one person is standing, another person has to squeeze past them, which is especially difficult for Jiang Xun, who is quite large.

When Jiang Xun squeezed past Yan Jin from behind, their bodies inevitably came into close contact. Since Yan Jin had her back to Jiang Xun and was wearing very silky trousers, she could clearly feel the outline of Jiang Xun's body.

The moment the two made intimate contact, Jiang Xun clearly felt Yan Jin's body stiffen slightly, and the soft, bouncy touch made Jiang Xun feel a little hot.

To Jiang Xun's surprise, when he picked up the bowl and prepared to go over again, Yan Jin turned around to face him. However, she tiptoed and lifted her pert buttocks above the stove, which did make the space a little wider.

However, this face-to-face interaction between the two seems to make the situation even more ambiguous.

Jiang Xun was particularly agitated because he could see the cleavage and snow-white skin of the other man's chest when he looked down.

"Hurry up and go!" Yan Jin glared at Jiang Xun with slightly flushed cheeks. Although her voice was still cold, it carried a hint of charm.

Jiang Xun obediently turned to the side to pass, but just as the two were about to cross paths, he finally couldn't help but make a bold move.

The moment he and Yan Jin were face to face, he looked down at Yan Jin's moist lips and kissed her without hesitation.

When their lips touched, the air instantly fell silent.

Yan Jin's lips were soft yet slightly cool, like the first snow of winter, as if they would melt into a refreshing spring with the slightest touch.

Jiang Xun couldn't help but gently suck on the sweetness, and her hands unconsciously wrapped around Yan Jin's waist.

He could clearly sense that the other person was somewhat taken aback by the sudden kiss, but she didn't push him away immediately, and there was no resistance on her lips.

Of course, she wouldn't respond at all; she would just stand there, stunned, letting Jiang Xun savor her.

However, Jiang Xun didn't dare to go too far, only taking a small taste. He felt Professor Yan's smooth and soft waist with both hands, but dared not move around recklessly.

He simply held her quietly, pressing his face against her slightly cool cheek, inhaling her alluring fragrance.

Jiang Xun didn't know how she would react; he was prepared to be slapped and kicked out at worst.

He wouldn't have dared to do this without the two previous intimate encounters, and he wouldn't have dared to do this if Tang Yufei hadn't told him about Yan Jin yesterday.

The reason he was so bold today was that he wanted to take a gamble, to bet on Yan Jin's attitude towards him, and to bet on whether he was special in Yan Jin's eyes.

As it turns out, he seems to have made the right bet.

For the next ten minutes, Yan Jin did not react at all, simply letting Jiang Xun hold her like that, without even moving her cheek away from Jiang Xun's.

Ten minutes later, she coldly said, "Have you hugged enough? If you have, hurry up and cook!"

(End of this chapter)