Chapter 69 Moment

The question of what kind of gift to give Lin Yu has been bothering Chen Wan since two weeks ago. He asked his friends around him, and the answers he got were different.

It was her first time falling in love, and the timing was on Lin Yu’s birthday, so she was particularly concerned. She browsed the web for a long time with her chin in her hand, but still had no clue.

His eyes drooped lazily, his attention drawn to the silver watch strap on his wrist.

She remembered how Lin Yu looked when he gave her a gift, gentle, serious, with restrained affection hidden in his eyes.

Chen Wan stroked the smooth dial and recalled the name of this watch, "Moment".

She had read in a book before that it was not that forever did not exist in this world, but that every moment constituted eternity.

When Lin Yu confessed his love, he said, "Whether it's this moment or the eternity I can give you from now on, I will always love you and cherish you."

It turned out that he had already given her his forever.

This watch is a mark and also the Möbius strip he left behind.

The starting point is you, and the end point is also you.

After taking a look at the price, Chen Wan pinched his nose, calculated the daily expenses, and hesitated for a while.

Chen Shan left her a considerable amount of savings, enough for her to have comfortable food and clothing for the next ten years, but when it came to buying a gift for Lin Yu, she would rather rely on her own efforts. After all, this would better demonstrate the value of his thoughts.

Just when I was worried, the call from the training class was like a timely rain.

The administrative teacher informed her that there was a new student in the class who was taking physics classes and wanted to find a tutor.

Experienced teachers are reluctant to tutor because close contact with students is quite exhausting. When training classes encounter this situation, they give priority to assigning young teachers.

Chen Wan is a student, so there is a smaller generation gap between him and the clients, and communication will be smoother, so it is perfect for him to take on this job.

"Okay, I'll be there right away." After choosing a slightly formal outfit, she set a time with the administrative teacher, briefly explained the situation to her roommates, and then went to the training class.

While waiting for the subway, Chen Wan asked the administrative teacher for the student's information and was relieved to find out that it was a girl.

The job of tutoring is not easy. Face-to-face communication requires certain communication skills. Strangers have their own defenses and distances, especially adolescent children are not easy to get along with.

Chen Wan knew that he was not good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, and it was his first time as a teacher, so he was so nervous that he almost missed his stop.

But fortunately, the students and parents I met this time were all very nice and enthusiastic.

Looking at the gentle smiles of the mother and daughter, Chen Wan once suspected that they had recognized the wrong person and mistook him for a long-lost relative.

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"Mom, I don't think I need cram school. Our physics class representative said he can help me with tutoring. He won first place in the last competition!" Zhou Xixi hugged her mother's hand, shook it, and continued to act coquettishly, "I don't want to find a tutor."

Not only do I have to see teachers at school, but I also have to get along with them when I get home. It’s a headache just thinking about it.

Liu Ya lowered her eyes to look at her daughter, snorted, pulled her hand away, and walked away with big strides. "Don't think I don't know your little thoughts. Zhou Xixi, I'm warning you, at such an important time as your senior year, put away those little thoughts. If I find out that you're in a premature relationship, you'll be in trouble."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Zhou Xixi sighed deeply, blew her bangs up a little, snorted heavily, and followed reluctantly.

After the mother and daughter arrived at the training class and learned about the teaching staff, they were both attracted by a photo.

Zhou Xixi pointed at the photo and exclaimed, "Looks familiar!"

Liu Ya also took a closer look and said, "It does look a little familiar."

The pretty girl in the photo made the mother and daughter fall into deep thought.

After a while, Zhou Xixi let out a cry, startling Liu Ya. She turned and glared at her, "Why are you making such a fuss?"

"Mom, this looks like the girl on my uncle's phone wallpaper!" After being reminded, Zhou Xixi smiled awkwardly, picked up Chen Wan's resume and looked at it carefully, recalling Lin Yu's wallpaper, and the two faces gradually overlapped.

But the person in this photo is not smiling, and his eyes are cold and distant.

Liu Ya frowned slightly, and also remembered the dinner party she arranged after Lin Yu returned to Linbei.

After looking at each other for a long time, the mother and daughter narrowed their eyes slightly and smiled meaningfully.

After Chen Wan arrived at the training class, the administrative teacher handed her a stack of information, which was student information and transcripts. After taking it and taking a look, she felt that the three words "Zhou Xixi" seemed a little familiar.

After the administrative teacher prepared tea for the three people, he returned to the front desk. The three people sat in the bright and clean reception room to discuss class scheduling.

Chen Wan suppressed his inner confusion, nodded to the girl sitting opposite him, and said hello: "Hello, Zhou Xixi, my name is Chen Wan, and I will be tutoring you in physics from today on."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xixi nodded repeatedly, her eyes sparkling, "Hello, Teacher Chen!"

After Chen Wan smiled faintly at her, his eyes fell on Liu Ya who was not far away. His first impression was that she was young. She looked to be in her early thirties at most, with full and round almond eyes, and she was particularly amiable when she smiled.

But there was a hint of imperceptible consideration and speculation in that gentle smile.

Chen Wan didn't care too much about this. In this measured interaction, he was less restrained and just regarded it as one of the parents' verification procedures for the teacher's ability.

"Hello, Teacher Chen, I'm Xixi's mother, Liu Ya." She extended her hand to Chen Wan and said with a smile, "I'll be troubling you with this child's physics from now on."

Chen Wan and Zhou Xixi looked at each other and smiled slightly. "Okay."

After the class time was set, the front desk printed out the schedule and gave it to Liu Ya and Chen Wan.

Before leaving, Zhou Xixi took out a few Wangzai milk candies and handed them to Chen Wan, saying with a smile, "Teacher Chen, see you tomorrow!"

The depression she had just felt about not wanting to make up for the missed lessons had long since vanished, and she was now eager for class to start so she could enjoy the melon up close.

After Chen Wan accepted the candy, she looked at the cheerful Wangzai with a big head, and the sense of sight became stronger and stronger. She did not look away until Zhou Xixi and her daughter walked away, and she looked into Wangzai's eyes.

"Why does the name Zhou Xixi sound so familiar?"

At the same time, Liu Ya and Zhou Xixi, mother and daughter, were also discussing Chen Wan's identity.

Compared to Zhou Xixi's excitement, Liu Ya was more worried. She had just seen Chen Wan's age, 19 years old, still a college student, eight years younger than Lin Yu.

As adults, our criteria for choosing a partner are full of realistic pros and cons, and we carefully choose the one that suits us best.

Age is also one of the screening factors. With Lin Yu's current social status and experience, he can clearly choose someone who is more mature and more suitable.

Adults pursue stability, focus on planning, and live within a framework, but Chen Wan is too young, has many possibilities and choices, and is full of variables. This is not suitable for a man in his thirties.

Liu Ya watched her cousin grow up and knew that he was a man with strong moral values, so for a moment she didn't quite understand why he chose this somewhat immature girl.

"Mom, why are you so sad?" Zhou Xixi leaned closer to her, eyes wide open, and asked curiously, "Are you thinking about Teacher Chen?"

Liu Ya glanced at her daughter. Her innocent look reminded her of Chen Wan. They were obviously about the same age, but the latter was quite calm.

His dark blue eyes were deep and calm, hiding his emotions, and his words and actions revealed a maturity that was inconsistent with his age.

"Yes, why did your uncle choose her?" Liu Ya tried her best to suppress the urge to ask Lin Yu for clarification, and asked doubtfully, "I think the girl I introduced to him last time was much more suitable than this girl."

Zhou Xixi curled her lips and muttered, "Mom, you're here again. Dating isn't marriage. Why do you have to consider whether it's suitable? Since my uncle chose Teacher Chen, it means that in his heart, this is the most suitable person for him. And he said he was determined last time, so don't worry about it!"

"Besides, what's the big deal about the age difference? True love knows no age or gender. As long as the two of them are happy, that's all that matters."

Listening to her clear and logical reasoning, Liu Ya noticed something subtle and looked at her with a frown, "Zhou Xixi, you seem to understand quite well."

"Hehe, I learned it from watching TV." Zhou Xixi scratched the tip of his nose and said with a wry smile, "Also, you adults should stop treating us like children, okay? My uncle is already 27 years old and doesn't need you to plan his future. Don't keep emphasizing the so-called "matching" in front of him, saying that only the right one can have a stable life. It's really unenlightened."

After she finished speaking in one breath, she glanced at her mother's face and ran away.

Liu Ya looked at her daughter's back, thinking about what she had said, and after a while, she smiled.

We always look at problems from the perspective of a specific stage, trying to give guidance to the younger generation with the attitude of a person with experience, and speaking from experience that is for your own good, but this is nothing more than another kind of prejudice and moral constraint.

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Considering that Lin Yu had not yet taken the initiative to reveal the situation to his family, Liu Ya and Zhou Xixi did not make it public. The mother and daughter planned to get to know Chen Wan better by spending time with her.

The next afternoon, Chen Wan brought teaching materials to Zhou's house and was warmly welcomed as soon as he entered the door.

"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Chen. Have some water first." Liu Ya asked her to sit down and brought her a cup of hot tea with a kind smile. "Xixi, your wisdom teeth have been inflamed recently, so I didn't buy any drinks. Are you used to it?"

Out of politeness, Chen Wan met her eager gaze and gulped down half a cup of tea. Her tongue felt hot, and she forced a smile. "It's okay, thank you very much."

Liu Ya waved her hand disapprovingly, "Don't be so polite. We might be a family in the future."

Zhou Xixi, who was sitting not far away, was stunned when she heard this. After a few seconds, she coughed twice and winked at Liu Ya.

Chen Wan blinked, his thoughts froze. He didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he simply stopped chatting and got straight to the point. "Then can I go give Xixi extra lessons now?"