Chapter Thirty-Three: Family Education

  Xu Wenyan graduated from university and became a teaching assistant at Tian Da University after going through layers of competition. This job was undoubtedly a coveted one among many classmates, but he also knew that it would be much more difficult to rise from being a teaching assistant to becoming a full-time teacher. As a rural boy with no connections or background, he had no way to curry favor and could only work hard and wait for recognition from his superiors.

  So when Director Liang mentioned it, he agreed without hesitation to tutor her relatives. As a joke, his supervisor had once reminded him that Director Liang was the mayor's wife, and her relatives were also the mayor's relatives. This was an opportunity, as long as he didn't show his face in front of the mayor. Director Liang was his superior, and when she spoke up for him during his promotion review, it would carry significant weight.

  As for that high school kid, he must be a spoiled brat who doesn't love learning. Since you're only a few years older than him, first build a good relationship with him, help him cram some questions before the exam, and he'll make some progress, then you can put your mind at ease.

  He matched the address on the note with the villa's doorplate in front of him, and it was indeed this house. It was a rich family, and this was one of the best locations in the luxury district.

  He tidied up his clothes and felt everything was all right before pressing the doorbell.

  She was let in by a woman who was obviously the nanny, and found herself in a spacious living room that was tastefully decorated without being luxurious. The furniture was simple in style but finely crafted.

  "You sit first, I'll go find our family's old master. At this time, Xing Ye should also be with the old master."

  Xu Wenyuan watched as the woman led him into a room, wondering what kind of person the owner of this house was.

  The door of the room opened, "I'm going, Grandpa, you can't take back your chess pieces, we'll continue when we get back." A clear and sweet female voice came, followed by a girl walking out, straight towards me.

  Xu Wenyan looked at the girl walking towards him and couldn't help but think of what his dorm-mates had said about how to appreciate a girl. First, look at her figure - long legs, slender waist, delicate and refined. Just by looking at her figure, you can already give her 80 points. Then, lift your head and look at her face - smooth, tender skin with the rosy glow unique to girls, bright eyes, white teeth, and eyebrows like willow leaves. Xu Wenyan felt that these two sentences were tailor-made to describe the girl in front of him. Even the most beautiful girls on campus couldn't compare to this!

  "Is that Teacher Xú? Hello, I'm Luo Xīngyè. Sorry to trouble you, but could you tutor me?" Xīngyè said politely.

  This is the student he needs to tutor, Xu Wen Yuan felt a wave of excitement. This pretty girl is much better than that naughty kid, at least she's nice to look at!

  "Teacher Xu?" Xing Ye saw he didn't react and called out again.

  "Yes, I'm Xu Wen Yuan, a teaching assistant at Tian Da. Director Liang sent me here." Xu Wen Yuan quickly composed himself and introduced himself.

  "I heard Aunt say that I don't know what time Mr. Xu is free, I have time every day, and the class schedule can be seen in Mr. Xu's course arrangement."

  It turned out that Director Liang was her aunt, so wasn't Mayor Yu her uncle? Just now she called him Grandpa, so wasn't he Mayor Yu's father? This must be Mayor Yu's home. Xu Wen yuan couldn't contain his joy in his heart. If he could get into the eyes of the mayor's father and help himself say a few good words to Director Liang, wouldn't that be more useful than giving gifts or pulling strings?

  Thinking of this, he spoke to Xing Ye with a slightly more polite tone, "I'm basically free every afternoon, how about two hours every day? Or at night if that's okay with you. Do you want to meet my parents and hear their opinions?"

  "Then let's make it two hours every afternoon, except Sundays. If there's a special occasion, I'll call ahead of time to arrange it. My grandparents are the only ones at home and they're old, so they don't like to be disturbed when they're resting. Let's catch up next time!" Xing Ye knew that his grandfather was still in a bad mood from losing at chess, so he wouldn't come out to see him.

  Xīng Yè made arrangements, Xǔ Wén Yuǎn was slightly disappointed, but it didn't matter, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future, and maybe he could even meet Mayor Yú again. For now, he suggested, "Why don't I take a look at your study progress today, and when I get back tonight, I can work on a teaching plan, so we can have a formal class tomorrow?"

  "Alright, then Teacher Xu can come to my room." Xing Ye felt that he also made sense, so he invited him upstairs.

  More than an hour later, Xing Ye sent off Xu Wen Yuan and went to the study room to find his grandfather.

  "Has everyone left? Come on, let's continue." Grandpa put down the book in his hand and invited Xing Ye to continue their unfinished chess game.

  "He wants to see you, I know you don't want to see him, so I pushed him away." Xing Ye said, staring at the chessboard.

  "Hmm, how's he doing?" Grandpa said as he ate a small shrimp from the midnight snack.

  "Looking very clever, with Auntie keeping an eye on his studies, he's definitely not wrong, Grandpa." Xing Ye smiled and ate away Grandpa's only horse, seeing Grandpa frown.

  "Isn't it obvious at a glance?" He furrowed his brow and pushed the tea forward.

  The starry night moved the car forward, and "General" stared at Grandpa with wide eyes, but was helpless.

  In the following days, Xu Wenyan came to give Xing Ye lessons every afternoon at 3:30.

  It started with the content of the first year of high school, which was what Xīng Yè required. She knew that after all, she hadn't touched a textbook for over a decade, and was afraid that her knowledge would be too lacking. But everything seemed to be going surprisingly well, her memory and comprehension were both unusually strong. Others didn't know and just thought she was naturally talented, but Xīng Yè herself understood that it was because she had also studied very hard when she was in school before, and wouldn't have been as easy as it was now.

  It seems to be after rebirth, Xīng Yè carefully recalled that since her rebirth, her various senses have also improved compared to before. For example, her vocal range; she used to sing often and knew exactly how high she could go, but now when practicing vocalization with her grandmother, she found that the notes she couldn't reach before were now easily within her grasp, and her sense of rhythm had also improved. Was it because of rebirth that everything got better? Xīng Yè herself couldn't understand, but since something as unbelievable as rebirth happened, what else was there to not accept? Moreover, they all improved.

  Unfortunately, Luo Xingye from her past life wasn't a fan of online novels, otherwise she would have thought of the common rebirth benefits, such as being reborn with superpowers and whatnot. Compared to that, her change was nothing.

  In just a few days, the two of them went over all the lessons for first year high school. Xu Wen Yuan said that her knowledge from first year was very solid and she could already start second year classes. Second year would involve class divisions, but Xing Ye still chose liberal arts, casting aside science and math as they were a lighter burden for girls. Xu Wen Yuan also studied liberal arts, so teaching came easily to him.

  Xing Ye was still satisfied with Xu Wen Yuan's teaching, but Xu Wen Yuan often mentioned his aunt or inquired about her family, even delaying time to stay and see his uncle. This made Xing Ye realize that he had an ulterior motive, so whenever he brought up those topics, Xing Ye would steer the conversation away.

  Before I knew it, two months had passed and now it's already May on the solar calendar.

  Xu Wen Yuan looked up from the papers, gazing at Xing Ye's profile in the dim light. Her shallow blue jeans and white shirt outlined her perfect figure, a beauty that could even be described as captivating. This lovely girl was not only diligent but also clever, making her the best student he had taught since his sophomore year when he started tutoring. What's more, unlike other girls who were always restless, she seemed to be forever gentle and soft-spoken, yet articulate and precise in her words, often making people forget her age and treat her as a peer.

  The door of the "Xīng Yè" house was opened by someone, and Xu Wen Yuan withdrew his gaze to look at the person who came in. It was Director Liang's son, whom he had met a few times before, but hadn't had the chance to interact with closely.

  "Jia Kai, brother, are you guys on holiday? You're back so early." Xing Ye asked.

  "Afternoon no class come back early." Yu Jia Kai replied.

  "Tonight, since your brother is back, there's nothing much to talk about today. You finish the questions and I'll come again tomorrow to take a look." Xu Wen yuan saw that they were going to speak and volunteered to leave first.

  Before Xing Ye could speak up, Jia Kai spoke on her behalf: "Teacher Xu, tomorrow is the weekend, take a day off. Tomorrow we plan to go out for a trip."

  "No problem, I'll come back on Monday then." Xǔ Wényuǎn said with a sigh of relief.

  Yu Jia Kai saw Xu Wen Yuan off, his face sank, and he had just seen Xu Wen Yuan's gaze at the stars last night. He thought to himself, "Honestly teaching lessons is fine, but if you dare to have any crooked ideas, I won't be polite with you."

  He turned his head and saw that Starry Night had put on a smiling face again.

  Staring at Yu Jia Kai's smiling face under the starry night sky, "Do you have anything going on tomorrow?"

  "Isn't it bad for you to rest for one day?"

  "You're not that boring, come on, there must be something." Xing Ye knew that although Jia Kai was joking, he was very serious when it came to business.

  "Who would have thought! The ones who gave birth to me are my parents, and the one who understands me is my cousin!" Jia Kai exaggeratedly said.

  "I'm still poor, don't say I've left." He made a move to leave in the middle of the night.

  "Okay, I'll take you out to have some fun tomorrow."

  "Where are we going? Can't we go on Sunday? We can't delay tomorrow's class."

  "I knew you didn't know, tomorrow is grandma's birthday, and she's going to Ling Shan Temple. Don't you want to go together?" Jia Kai said with a few points of pride.

  Xīn yè said with a hint of doubt: "Really? I've never heard my grandma mention it."

  "I'm not cheating you, she goes every year, don't believe me? Go ask her now." Jia Kai said with certainty.

  Going to Ling Shan Temple is nothing special, but for grandma's birthday, I should give her some gift.