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Finally, school was dismissed. The bell rang, and Yu Kelan packed her things, head down. Before Lin Ge could say anything, she quickly walked out of the classroom.
"Kelan, wait for me, I have something to tell you."
Wang Cheng's figure hurried past Lin Ge.
As he walked out the classroom door, he didn't forget to turn back and glare at Lin Ge.
Seeing this, Lin Ge didn't bother chasing Yu Kelan.
He smiled and shook his head: "Simps are quite popular right now, and most likely they can win the beauty.
"But thirty years from now, simps will be pitiful."
Lin Ge hadn't forgotten that Su Yalin asked him to come to the office after school.
He stood up, stretched lazily, then casually carried the large bag of snacks, walking out of the classroom with the other students.
The bag in Lin Ge's hand was too big.
It was at least as big as a urea bag.
And the bag was semi-transparent, with the snacks inside faintly visible.
As he walked by, classmates cast envious glances.
At the same time, they couldn't help but swallow.
Seeing this, Lin Ge couldn't help but laugh.
It seemed that at this time, everyone's desire for snacks was still quite strong.
However, at this time, the basic salaries of most parents were only a few hundred yuan, barely enough to support the family, so they rarely gave their children pocket money.
Thus, there was no such thing as "snack freedom."
School was out.
Students who lived nearby went home to eat.
Students who lived further away, or whose parents worked at the factory during lunch, ate the lunchboxes they brought in the classroom.
In this era, the concept of fast food was not yet widespread.
There were no fast food restaurants at the school gate.
What's more, Jiangbei City was just a third-tier city and hadn't developed at all, so there was no environment for fast food to thrive.
Both of Lin Ge's parents worked at a winery, eating at the winery canteen at noon, so during high school, Lin Ge always managed his own lunch.
In his aluminum drawer, he had steamed buns and pickles prepared by his mother in the morning.
But as a senior executive in a state-owned enterprise in his previous life, Lin Ge had eaten at five-star hotels, Western restaurants, and high-end international cuisines.
Now, asking him to eat these unnutritious, tooth-grinding things, he simply couldn't stomach them.
"I seem to remember that Zhou Bowen brought Teacher Su a loving lunch every day. If I hurry, maybe I can snag a meal."
Class Three, Grade One was on the fourth floor.
The teachers' office was on the first floor.
On the way to the office, Lin Ge suddenly thought of something and smiled slightly.
During high school, puppy love was definitely not allowed.
However, it was fine for teachers to date each other; in fact, it was encouraged by the school.
In 1993, the illiteracy rate was still quite high.
Teachers were considered high-level talents.
If they could date and have children at school, it would effectively prevent talent drain.
Furthermore, teachers worked long hours at school, with heavy workloads, making it difficult to meet other people or find time to date.
So, a teacher's partner was highly likely to be another teacher.
In his previous life, Zhou Bowen's pursuit of Su Yalin was initially secretive, but later, it became open and above board.
All the teachers and students in the school knew about it.
Every noon, Zhou Bowen would bring Su Yalin a loving lunch.
Never mind why Zhou Bowen later became an abusive maniac.
But at this stage, in everyone's eyes, he was still a refined, handsome, mature, and stable young talent with excellent cooking skills.
So at that time, everyone would even team up at noon to sneak a peek at Zhou Bowen bringing food to Teacher Su.
And applaud and cheer.
Then, looking at Teacher Su's happy expression, they felt a longing.
A longing for their future love to be just like that.
"Looking back now, I was truly foolish back then."
"How could a man only look at appearances?"
Lin Ge smiled and shook his head.
At that time, he was also one of the students who watched and applauded.
The students went to eat.
The teachers naturally had to eat too.
In the end, only two teachers remained in the office.
Su Yalin and Zhou Bowen.
Su Yalin had to wait for the 'problem student' Lin Ge and talk to him, so she didn't leave.
As for Zhou Bowen, he naturally wanted to bring Su Yalin a loving lunch.
Perhaps it was truly because of Lin Ge's rebirth that some things had changed.
In his previous life, by this time, Zhou Bowen had already been bringing Su Yalin loving lunches for over a month.
The relationship between them was just short of breaking through that final barrier.
But in this life, Zhou Bowen had not once brought Su Yalin food.
Now, he was psyching himself up.
"If you like her, bravely go after her."
"If you don't go now, Teacher Su will be someone else's girlfriend later."
"Now is the best opportunity. Only you and Teacher Su are left in the office. What are you still hesitating for?"
Thinking this, Zhou Bowen stood up and walked towards Su Yalin, who was correcting homework.
"Teacher Su."
Zhou Bowen put on what he considered his most charming smile and called out to Su Yalin.
Hearing this, Su Yalin turned her head in confusion, looking at the smiling Zhou Bowen: "Teacher Zhou, you haven't left yet? Do you need something?"
"Teacher Su hasn't eaten yet, has she?"
Zhou Bowen asked with a smile.
Su Yalin chuckled softly, "I'm not in a hurry. I have a student to talk to later. I'll go to the cafeteria after we finish talking."
Zhou Bowen quickly said, "Teacher Su, by the time you finish talking, there won't be much food left in the cafeteria, and what's there will be cold. It's not good for your health to eat cold food."
Zhou Bowen's words were a bit overly concerned, exceeding the bounds of a colleague's relationship.
Su Yalin also noticed this: "Teacher Zhou, you..."
With the conversation reaching this point, Zhou Bowen gritted his teeth, pulled out the loving lunch he had prepared from behind his back, and courageously said, "Teacher Su, this is a lunch I prepared. But it seems I made too much, and I can't eat it all by myself. Since you have to wait for a student, why don't you have this portion?"
Zhou Bowen's excuse was flimsy.
After so many years, how could a person not know their own appetite? And making too much clearly meant it was prepared in advance.
Su Yalin's face flushed slightly.
They were all intelligent people.
Zhou Bowen's intention was clearly not just about the food; he was obviously trying to win her over.
However, Su Yalin wasn't resistant to Zhou Bowen's overtures.
Zhou Bowen was handsome and one of the school's ten outstanding teachers.
Many female teachers at the school were interested in him.
Although Su Yalin wasn't among them, a person secretly admired by her female colleagues was now bringing her a loving lunch.
Women have vanity.
Moreover, Su Yalin had only been working for a year or two.
She was still essentially a young girl who hadn't fully matured, and she too harbored a bit of vanity.
She was a little swayed.
If no special circumstances arose,
The plot would likely develop as in his previous life.
The two would eventually get together.
And become husband and wife.
"Teacher Zhou, this seems a bit improper. I haven't done anything to help you, so I shouldn't just take your food for free."
Su Yalin said, feeling a little embarrassed.
There's a chance!
Seeing Su Yalin's reaction, Zhou Bowen rejoiced.
Not refusing meant Su Yalin wasn't averse to him.
Thinking this, Zhou Bowen opened the lunchbox.
Fearing the food would get cold,
The lunchbox had been kept in an insulated basket.
The food inside was still steaming hot.
Wensi Tofu.
Stir-fried pork belly with erjingtiao peppers.
Steamed eggs.
Stir-fried shredded lettuce.
They were all common home-cooked dishes, but full of color and aroma, very appetizing.
"Who says Teacher Su hasn't helped?"
"Everyone is so busy with work usually, and the office atmosphere is quite depressing."
"Teacher Su is so beautiful, as delightful as a flower. Just looking at her makes all worries vanish."
"Isn't that help enough?"
"With Teacher Su, everyone's work morale is refreshed. She is the great hero of our office."
"So, Teacher Su, please eat without worry. You deserve this."
Zhou Bowen praised Su Yalin with flattering words.
Su Yalin's little face was flushed, clearly a bit overwhelmed.
No wonder Su Yalin had fallen so quickly in his previous life.
Handsome, sweet-talking, and a good cook.
Even in later generations, he would be the ideal husband for most girls.
"I'm not as good as you say..."
Su Yalin was a little embarrassed.
"Don't say anything more, just eat quickly."
Zhou Bowen smiled and handed her disposable chopsticks.
Su Yalin was indeed hungry. She nodded, blushing, and took the chopsticks.
Then, she picked up a few shreds of lettuce, gently opened her small mouth, and slowly bit down with her pearly white teeth.
At this time, there were no cosmetics.
Beauties were all natural.
Su Yalin's lips weren't coated with lipstick, yet they were moist and rosy.
Her neat and white teeth were very beautiful.
Thus, the way she ate was very pleasing to men.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Bowen's heart raced.
He secretly thought that his choice was indeed correct.
If he married her, then their future life...
Thinking this, Zhou Bowen couldn't help but want to confess.
"Teacher Su, I..."
"Clang~"
At the most critical moment, the office door was pushed open.
Zhou Bowen's words were stuck in his throat.
"What the f*ck!"
At this moment, Zhou Bowen wanted to curse!