Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 198: Envious of You Guys

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Envious of You Guys

Teacher Jiang only mentioned writing a self-criticism, which also means there won’t be any other punishment, and it will not be recorded in the academic records. Although Zhen Yu was very unwilling, she had no choice but to silently watch Han Mingyue writing the self-criticism at her desk.

In her past life, Han Mingyue had never experienced such a situation! She had only ever received praises.

It was Fu Yu, that troublemaker, and Han Jiayang, that naughty boy, who had once made self-criticisms at the whole school assembly!

The sight of Han Mingyue writing a self-criticism was truly... unimaginable.

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After busying herself for two days at Shoe City, Mrs. Zhen took some gifts and visited the Han Family on Thursday night.

One reason was to thank the Han Family for their care, and the other was to inform them that Han Mingyue should go to school on Friday, as she planned to stay home that day to take care of her daughter.

In fact, Zhen Yu had mostly recovered, but Mrs. Zhen absolutely wouldn’t agree to let her go to school on Friday.

Zhen Yu thought that missing one day wouldn’t matter, as the weekend was coming right after, so she complied with Mrs. Zhen’s wishes and decided to go on Monday instead.

The mother and daughter spent a warm and comfortable day at home, eating and drinking, and they even speculated about Zhen Yan’s life in high school and planned the renovation trip to Qi City for the National Day holiday.

On Saturday morning, as if by unspoken agreement, the group of friends from the summer holidays gathered at the Zhen Family’s house.

The three academic slackers did homework and asked Han Mingyue questions, while Han Mingyue also helped Zhen Yu catch up on the lessons they had missed.

Unexpectedly, at around ten o’clock, a large group of people suddenly poured into the courtyard.

Fu Yu, with sharp eyes, saw right away that the leader was Qiao Xian.

He stood up and said to Zhen Yu, "Our class president has brought people to visit you."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu also stood up and indeed saw Qiao Xian and Qian Duoduo leading the group into the house.

"Zhen Yu! Our classmates heard that you were injured and all wanted to come and see you. We’re not disturbing you, are we?" Qiao Xian asked from the doorway.

Zhen Yu’s house was too small; if everyone came in, there would be no room to move, so he didn’t walk further inside.

Zhen Yu understood this and smiled, "Not at all! The hawthorns in my house are ripe, anyone who likes them can pick them! Let’s go to the courtyard to eat and chat."

"Sure!" Qiao Xian smiled back at Zhen Yu, then turned to the others and said, "Guys, Zhen Yu is inviting us to pick hawthorns! Help yourselves, but don’t damage the trees!"

"Haha..." Both the boys and girls laughed good-naturedly and dispersed in the yard.

No one in the living room studied anymore; they followed Zhen Yu to the courtyard.

"Qiao Xian, you’ve got some influence! With just one call, you assembled such a large crowd!" Fu Yu teased Qiao Xian since they became familiar with each other after sitting at the same table.

"It wasn’t me who called them! The moment they heard we were visiting Zhen Yu, they all rushed to come!" Qiao Xian replied, looking at Zhen Yu, "This shows Zhen Yu is well-liked!"

"Thanks for the compliment, but I can’t accept it unmodestly," Zhen Yu bowed gentlemanly and made a polite gesture.

"Ha! Qian Duoduo, did you notice? Zhen Yu has changed!" Liu Ting said, her hand casually resting on Qian Duoduo’s shoulder, "Do you remember how at the beginning of school, she was cold and indifferent to everyone, as if three beatings couldn’t get a fart out of her? Now take another look..."

The remark made everyone, including Zhen Yu, pause, and then all eyes suddenly focused on Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu was inwardly panicked, like she was caught in a spotlight, but on the surface, she just looked slightly flustered and then pretended to be profound, "Girls change a lot when they turn eighteen!"

"Pfft! Hahaha..." Bai Xue was the first to burst into laughter.

Immediately after, all our little friends burst into laughter. Zhen Yu like this is really great, hopefully she’ll never revert back to her previous indifferent self.

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Classmates took turns coming up to Zhen Yu to say a few caring words, and then Fu Yu and Han Jiayang led the boys to pick hawthorns and horse around, with Qiao Xian following them.

Bai Xue and Liu Ting somehow ended up chatting together, and the two ’gossip experts’ quickly sneaked off to a corner to whisper secrets.

In the end, only Qian Duoduo remained, looking at Han Mingyue and Zhen Yu standing side by side with an inexplicable expression in her eyes.

Maybe Dad was wrong, and what Mom said is right. "I know why you fought this time, Zhen Yu."

"Oh." Zhen Yu didn’t react much. Whether she knew or not didn’t really matter; it was just kids’ bickering escalating.

"They weren’t very nice to you, were they?" Qian Duoduo suggested kindly: "Do you want to transfer to Class 2 of the ninth grade? I can ask my dad—"

"No need!" Han Mingyue suddenly interrupted Qian Duoduo, "I will figure it out."

"!" Both girls turned to look at him, Zhen Yu’s gaze flickering without a word. Qian Duoduo took a deep breath and sighed softly, "Sometimes I really envy you..."

"?" Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue looked at her together, both thinking the same thing, "It’s really not easy being a child of a teacher’s family, the pressure is so huge!"

Zhen Yu still criticized in her heart, "Are you envious of me for being verbally abused by bratty kids, or envious of me for having my head split open? Or are you envious of Han Mingyue having to make an apology at the school assembly? Little girl, you must not have seen Old Cao’s stern face! It could scare you to tears if you’re faint-hearted!"

What Qian Duoduo envied, only she knew.

She envied the tacit understanding between those two people, the companionship of like-minded individuals.

Maybe puppy love isn’t as terrifying as Mom says, it’s not a flood or beast after all...

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The classmates didn’t stay too long, they left after a while.

The school assembly on Monday was not only for reflection, but also a mobilization meeting.

Because Teacher’s Day was on Tuesday, and this year was no different, all teachers and students would still go to the teachers’ reserved land to harvest wheat.

At night, everyone gathered at Zhen Yu’s house to do homework.

As soon as everyone entered the courtyard, Zhen Yu rushed straight to the storage room and pulled out a sickle.

"Xiao Yu! Didn’t Teacher Jiang tell you to rest at home?" Bai Xue was shocked! She didn’t expect Zhen Yu to have to go too.

She had been recuperating for a week after being injured! And now, after just one day of classes, she has to participate in community labor? Can her body withstand it?

Thinking of this, Bai Xue voiced her concerns, "Your dizziness has just gotten better! Harvesting wheat requires bending over, what if you fall down into the field?!"

"You don’t need to bring the sickle!" Han Mingyue was even more resolute in taking the sickle away from Zhen Yu, "You just need to bring a cushion to sit on at the end of the field, under a tree. The plot assigned to you, I will harvest it!"

Zhen Yu, worried about the blade hurting Han Mingyue, didn’t dare to struggle with him. Upon hearing him tell her to stay put, she looked up at him.

Han Mingyue’s gaze was firm as he looked back at her, it was clear that this decision was not open to her debate.

Before Zhen Yu could speak, Han Jiayang and Fu Yu took over the conversation, "Right! I’m here for you too! Brother will help you out!"

"Exactly, exactly! Me too!"