Chapter 22 Preparing for the College Entrance Examination 02 Yu Xingzhou, You've Changed
The village gossip couldn't be kept secret. When Luo Mingxia came to borrow Lin Tingyue's bicycle, she also told her a few interesting things, including Xu Xingyi's.
"Xu Xingyi moved back to the educated youth settlement, you didn't expect that, did you!"
Lin Tingyue leaned casually against the car body, her eyes sparkling, before analyzing, "I really didn't expect that, but judging from his personality, it definitely wasn't his own initiative. So he must have been kicked out by the Song family?"
"How did you guess?" Luo Mingxia asked, somewhat shocked. "You've heard about what happened in their family too?"
Lin Tingyue shook her head and said, "I haven't heard about it, but I know that when he went back to Beicheng for the New Year, his family found him a blind date."
"Yes, yes, that's it. Apparently, his blind date sent him a letter, which happened to be received by Song Xue. Song Xue then asked her father to make Xu Xingyi open the letter and show them what it said. After that, they were kicked out..."
Lin Tingyue couldn't help but feel smug, and she was also curious about how long it would take for Song Xue to forgive her. As the male and female protagonists of a book, their love story was bound to be bumpy, with breakups and reconciliations being the norm.
So she was very surprised when Song Xue came to her door.
Can we talk?
Lin Tingyue didn't know what Song Xue wanted to talk about, but she still let her in. Yu Xingzhou wasn't surprised, and he hid in the kitchen without showing himself, so she had to go in by herself.
The woman lay boneless on his back, pressing two fingers together against his lower back. "What's going on? Why did she suddenly come here?"
"I guess she came to ask you for some practice questions." Yu Xingzhou felt guilty, like he had been caught doing something wrong. He turned around and grabbed the mischievous hand. "A few days ago, she asked me to tutor her, but I refused because I have a family. Then she asked for the workbook you gave me before, but I couldn't give it to her. She got angry and even yelled at me."
Seeing the man deliberately feigning a wronged expression, Lin Tingyue couldn't help but pinch the firm muscles on his arm before taking a cup of sugared water to the main room.
Song Xue didn't stand on ceremony. She took a sip and her eyes widened slightly after tasting the sweetness. But not wanting to reveal her surprise too much, she cleared her throat and began to explain her purpose. "I saw Teacher Yu doing exercises at school before. I wanted to borrow them from him, but he said he couldn't make the decision, so I came directly to ask you."
"Didn't you graduate from junior high school? This question is all high school level knowledge."
“I had Xu Xingyi help me with some of the high school textbook content before, so I can study it on my own by referring to the textbook.”
Lin Tingyue nodded, "Then you can ask Xu Xingyi to help you pay for it; he also graduated from high school."
Upon hearing her say that, Song Xue's face immediately fell. "...I have nothing to do with him now, and he doesn't have the patience to teach me. Just give me a straight answer: can I borrow it or not?"
To be honest, although Song Xue is the female lead, the two of them don't really have any relationship, and she doesn't need to ask her for anything. Who knows when the male and female leads will reconcile? She doesn't want to give Xu Xingyi the benefit of her question for nothing.
“We’re not friends, and we’re not even that close. I can’t just lend you the money for nothing.”
Lin Tingyue's words left room for negotiation. After Song Xue finished drinking the water in her cup, she got up and left. Half an hour later, she returned with two catties of pork.
"Shouldn't this be enough?"
Lin Tingyue hadn't expected Song Xue to be so quick; it seemed she really wanted to learn. A thought struck her, and she asked, "Do you still want someone to tutor you?"
"Yes, can you make it for me?"
"Yes, as long as you pay."
"How many?"
"It's one yuan an hour. You can try it out first. If you don't like my teaching style, then forget about it."
Song Xue hesitated. After all, so far, the idea of taking the college entrance exam was just wishful thinking on the part of her and her husband. There was no news about the resumption of the college entrance exam, and getting into a worker-peasant-soldier university still required a recommendation. She knew she had no chance of getting in, so she had to carefully weigh whether or not to pay for tutoring.
"...I need to go back and think about it. Just give me the workbook first."
"Okay, come inside and sit down and wait." Lin Tingyue wasn't worried that Song Xue wouldn't agree. Whether she earned the tuition or not didn't matter to her. So she went to the study and brought all the exercise books she had done before to Song Xue.
As soon as the person left, Yu Xingzhou immediately stepped forward and hugged her from behind. "Are you really going to tutor her?"
"I need to study anyway, isn't this something I can do on the side? I'll earn some more money to buy you new clothes." Lin Tingyue had bought him new clothes before, but this man just couldn't bear to wear them.
"I don't need it, I have enough to wear." Yu Xingzhou said this, but he was very happy in his heart, burying his head in the warm neck of the other person and rubbing against it.
It seems that ever since returning from Beicheng, this man has been particularly fond of physical contact with her. He used to pretend to be reserved, but now whenever there are no outsiders, Yu Xingzhou wants to hug and rub against her, like a clingy big cat.
"Yu Xingzhou, you've changed." Lin Tingyue cupped his face in her hands. He used to be so thin, but now he's gained some weight, and she always liked to pinch his cheeks.
“It’s not that I’ve changed, it’s just that I’ve always been this way.” Yu Xingzhou lay down with the person in his arms. Although doing this kind of thing at this time was a bit inappropriate, he didn’t care anymore. “It’s because of you that I have the courage to be myself again.”
What followed was a barrage of kisses, leaving Lin Tingyue momentarily unable to process what she had done wrong.
A week later, on her day off, Song Xue visited again, saying she wanted to attend a trial class for one day.
Lin Tingyue nodded and said, "Okay, let's begin now."
"Don't you need to prepare your lesson first?"
“Of course I prepared for the lesson. Do I look like the kind of person who goes into battle unprepared?” Lin Tingyue tapped the table with her pen, gesturing for her to sit next to her.
Yu Xingzhou also stayed in the study. Seeing that his usual spot was occupied, he moved a small stool and sat on the other side.
Song Xue asked with a smile, "Teacher Yu is here for tutoring too?"
"I'll write the lesson plans, you guys fill in the rest." After saying that, Yu Xingzhou lowered his head to look at the notebook in his hand and began to write quickly.
Lin Tingyue is not a professional teacher, but she had tutored her younger siblings in her previous life, so she was not entirely without experience.
She set each class to one hour, with time in between for Song Xue to do exercises and memorize. During this time, Lin Tingyue would get up to get a drink of water, stand in the courtyard and look up at the sky, and Yu Xingzhou would follow her out to keep her company.
Over time, Song Xue also realized that Yu Xingzhou was like Lin Tingyue's clingy little dog, following wherever its owner went.
As noon approached, Yu Xingzhou went to prepare lunch, leaving only the two of them in the study. Song Xue then said sourly, "Now I know why you didn't want Xu Xingyi; you found someone better."
"I just gave up on someone I couldn't warm up to. As for Yu Xingzhou and me, we gradually got along. We weren't like this at the beginning." If she still only saw Yu Xingzhou as a marriage partner, she probably wouldn't care about these words. But now it's different. She doesn't want to take the blame for the original owner.
After hearing this, Song Xue sighed, "That's right, it's because you two are both very good people."
Lin Tingyue was somewhat surprised, "You actually think I'm good? You don't hold a grudge against me?"
"You didn't succeed either, did you? You apologized to me and were forced to marry Teacher Yu... If that hadn't happened, or if you hadn't chased Xu Xingyi to the countryside, you would definitely be doing better now. I have nothing to hold a grudge about." Moreover, after actually getting to know her, Song Xue felt that she no longer had the same aloofness as before, and there was no difference between them.
Lin Tingyue remarked that the female lead is indeed the female lead, and her perspective is different from that of ordinary people.
"Why don't you stay here for lunch after your tutoring sessions? You can rest in this room, which will save you the trouble of running back and forth."
Song Xue's eyes lit up. "Great! Let's start tomorrow. I need to go back and talk to my dad about whether I need to bring my own food."
"No need. You've already paid your tuition; why would I ask you to contribute food as well?"
"Then I'll bring some greens. They're all grown by myself. I see that you don't grow anything else in your fields except for scallions."
Speaking of this, neither of them has any talent for planting. They have to buy all the vegetables and fruits they grow themselves or exchange them with their neighbors.
The two left the house chatting and laughing. After they were out of sight, Lin Tingyue turned back to the kitchen to help, only to find the man pouting.
She asked knowingly, "What's wrong? Who upset you?"
Yu Xingzhou didn't even look up, his eyes fixed on the vegetables he was stirring in the wok. "There are only two breathing people now, who else could it be?"
"I am dull-witted, please enlighten me, leader."
Lin Tingyue used a trick of wrapping her arms around the man's lean waist, pressing her whole body against his back, and resting her chin on his shoulder while standing on tiptoe.
"You let Song Xue take extra classes at home, and she even eats and rests here at noon, but what about me?"
"She's in the study, and she doesn't sleep in the same room as us."
To everyone's surprise, Yu Xingzhou snorted coldly and uttered a single word, "Fine."
Lin Tingyue didn't understand what the man meant at that time. It wasn't until the next day during her lunch break that she realized what he meant, and by then it was too late to stop.
Looking at the wet sheets, she kicked the man's lower back with her leg. "I don't care, you wash up before you go to work."
"Okay, I'll carry you to wash first."
"Forget it, I'll go by myself." Thinking that there were still people in the other house, Lin Tingyue casually threw on some clothes and got out of bed.
After that, Yu Xingzhou stopped bothering her at noon, but occasionally he would intensify his interest collection at night.
Fortunately, tutoring Song Xue only lasted for a month. After she developed her own study habits, she relied entirely on self-study. Lin Tingyue only needed to give her a few sets of practice questions, and she would only come to Lin Tingyue for help occasionally if she didn't understand something.
Without the third wheel around, Yu Xingzhou became increasingly unrestrained in his behavior. In addition, Lin Tingyue rarely went out to work, so he would always leave bright marks on her body without any restraint.
Once, Song Xue suddenly came over and noticed the scattered red marks on her collarbone, and asked her if she had a rash...
As the land gradually dons its new green attire, the busy farming season arrives once again. However, this time Lin Tingyue rarely appears in the fields, spending her days at home diligently studying English.
As September approached, she received a call from home.
"There was a meeting at the higher level a while ago, and it seems that the college entrance examination will be reinstated, but the specific time is still unclear. If you need any textbooks, let me know and I will send them to you as soon as possible."
"No, I bought everything before I left last time."
Lin Jinwen had a nagging feeling that his younger sister seemed to have long been certain that the college entrance examination would be reinstated, so he asked her again, "Have you decided which university and major you want to apply for?"
"Hmm, I want to apply to Guangzhou University, and I'll most likely major in English."
The voice on the other end of the line immediately turned cold. "Yangcheng? What are you doing going to such a far place?"
"There's plenty of rain, and the air is fresh."
"……to be honest."
Lin Tingyue replied carefully, "The coastal area is definitely developing faster than the inland areas."
"You want to go into business?"
At that time, the reform and opening up had not yet begun, and her ideas were indeed quite bold for most people. But Lin Tingyue is not the same person she was before. If she were still as naive as before, Lin Jinwen would definitely not agree.
"I guess so, but it also depends on fate."
Seeing that he couldn't get any information, Lin Jinwen changed the subject, "Huahua and I are getting engaged next month, and we'll get our marriage certificate and hold the wedding banquet after the New Year."
"Congratulations! I thought you two were going to be in a long-term relationship for several years."
"...He's in a hurry, he keeps saying he's almost thirty." The person on the other end of the phone suddenly changed, their voice sweet and cheerful, "I heard you and your partner haven't had a wedding yet, how about we do it together?"
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