Rebirth begins with studying hard

Chapter 8 I Don't Want to Be Part 1 of Your Play

There is a small vendor selling egg pancakes at the gate of No. 12 Middle School, which is very popular among the students. Every morning, a group of students gather around the stall waiting for the fresh egg pancakes to come out of the oven.

Lu Jie was one of them.

In his past life, even after graduation, he would always buy another one whenever he passed by this place.

He continues this habit now, of course.

The school has morning reading at 7:30 every day. He used to arrive at school around 7:20 and then spend five to ten minutes at the school gate buying egg pancakes.

As long as you enter the school gate before the morning reading bell rings, you are not considered late.

Therefore, this time is basically when most students arrive at school.

Now, to avoid Ding Yiming and Song Qian, he leaves twenty minutes early every day.

By avoiding the morning rush hour, I can usually get to school between 6:50 and 6:55 every day.

Plus, there's no need to queue for egg pancakes at this time, so I can get to class before 7 o'clock.

He was always the second person to arrive at the classroom at that time.

The first one is Sun Bo.

Because Sun Bo's father goes to work at 7:30 in the morning, he passes by No. 12 Middle School on his way to work, and he would take Sun Bo to school on his motorcycle every morning.

This time is usually 6:40.

For this reason, although he and Sun Bo lived very close to each other, they did not go to school together every morning, but only walked together after school.

Sun Bo became the steward in charge of the class keys from then on.

After getting off the bus and walking to the school gate, Lu Jie habitually bought an egg pancake, intending to eat it in the classroom. However, upon arriving at the classroom, he saw Zhong Muqing sitting in his seat waiting for him again.

"Lu Jie, you're here!" Zhong Muqing greeted him warmly as always.

Lu Jie had already forgotten about Zhong Muqing's visit to him yesterday.

It wasn't until he saw her again in the classroom that he remembered that she had said yesterday that she would bring him breakfast every day from now on.

Could it really be true?!

"You..." He had just opened his mouth when he saw Zhong Muqing take out another exquisite small dinner bag, and then take out trells, sandwiches and fruit in turn.

Even through the packaging, you can tell that the sandwich filling has changed somewhat from yesterday's.

And the fruit was no longer the apple as it was yesterday, but a crystal-clear crown pear.

Not only did they prepare breakfast, but they even updated the menu.

"Breakfast today!" Zhong Muqing said enthusiastically.

Lu Jie wanted to refuse directly, but seeing her warm, sincere, and expectant expression, he didn't know how to start.

After hesitating for a moment, he first thanked him, and then said:

"Thank you, but I've already bought breakfast..."

Zhong Muqing gave an "oh," sounding somewhat unhappy: "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I'm in charge of your breakfast?"

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Sun Bo, who was watching them from the side. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and reached out her hand to Lu Tian, ​​saying:

"Can I have an egg pancake?"

Lu Jie was taken aback, not knowing what she meant. Did she want to eat it?

Without thinking much, he handed it over, saying, "You want some?"

Zhong Muqing didn't speak, but instead smiled at Sun Bo:

Have you had breakfast yet?

Sun Bo, who was watching the play, was taken aback. Why was he being mentioned again?

He said, somewhat confused, "Ah... I ate it..."

Zhong Muqing's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of threat flashed in her eyes: "Did you eat or not?"

Sun Bo was somewhat confused: "Did I eat... or didn't I eat...?"

"Haven't eaten? Here, have an egg pancake!" Zhong Muqing said firmly.

Sun Bo: "???"

But I ate it!

He was about to refuse, but seeing Zhong Muqing staring at him expressionlessly, he swallowed hard, took the egg pancake, and silently took a bite.

Zhong Muqing smiled with satisfaction, picked up the sandwich, and handed it to Lu Jie:

"Sun Bo hasn't eaten, give him your egg pancake."

"Eat the breakfast I prepared for you."

Refusing again would be a bit deliberate, and since Sun Bo had already eaten the egg pancake and there was no other breakfast, Lu Jie said thank you and accepted it.

Watching Sun Bo eat the egg pancake bite by bite, his appetite was also aroused, and he started eating sandwiches in big bites.

Zhong Muqing's smile deepened as she handed him the milk again: "The milk has been warmed up a bit, so it's not that hot anymore, but it should be fine."

"You should drink while you're at it."

Lu Jie took it, opened it, and took a sip; it was still warm.

"Thank you," he said sincerely.

Zhong Muqing smiled but didn't say anything, just rested her chin on her hands and looked at him.

Lu Jie felt a little embarrassed by the stares.

Only after finishing the entire sandwich and drinking the milk did Zhong Muqing speak:

"Is it delicious?"

To be honest, Lu Jie thought the egg pancake tasted better.

While sandwiches with milk offer more variety and better nutrition, the taste can be a bit bland.

If it were his past life, he would most likely tell the truth.

Having lived two lives, he certainly wouldn't say something so harmful and self-defeating, so he said:

"It's quite delicious."

Zhong Muqing nodded happily, as if she had received a satisfactory answer.

"Egg pancakes are too oily! They're unhealthy, and eating too many is bad for your health!"

"From now on, don't eat egg pancakes anymore, just eat the breakfast I brought you!"

Sun Bo silently swallowed the last bite of the egg pancake, his eye twitching slightly.

Is it because it's unhealthy that you're feeding it to me?

Moreover, I've already had one egg pancake, this is the second one!

He really wanted to complain, but intimidated by Zhong Muqing's past reputation, he only dared to complain silently in his heart.

After seeing Lu Jie finish the breakfast she had brought, Zhong Muqing left satisfied. Before leaving, she gave him one last instruction:

"I'll bring you breakfast again tomorrow, but please don't buy egg pancakes again."

Lu Jie stood up and stopped her: "Really, it's not necessary!"

"I feel really bad that you spend so much money on my breakfast every day."

"I'm very grateful for the first or second time, and I'll repay you for other things later, but if it's too many, I won't be able to repay them all."

Zhong Muqing was a little unhappy: "What?! I gave it to you! What do you mean you don't need to return it?"

"Besides, how much does breakfast cost?"

"Hmm... as long as you don't mind."

"Starting next week, I'll need your help to teach me physics, chemistry, and biology again. Consider this part of the tuition fee."

"I'll bring you even better food next time!"

"Alright, alright, see you tomorrow morning!"

Lu Jie wanted to continue speaking, but seeing that two or three classmates were about to enter the classroom, he swallowed his words.

After watching Zhong Muqing leave, he sat back down and looked at Sun Bo curiously:

Why didn't you eat breakfast this morning?

Sun Bo almost cried: "I ate it!"

"They're eating egg pancakes too!"

Lu Jie was stunned: "Not full?"

Sun Bo exclaimed indignantly, "I'm full!"

"This second egg pancake almost made me throw up!"

Lu Jie was a little confused: "Why are you eating if you're already full?"

"I thought you hadn't eaten."

"Now I don't have any egg pancakes to eat."

Sun Bo: "Ծ‸Ծ"

"Your sister Qing is staring at me like she'll never let me off the hook if I don't eat, so I don't dare not eat..."

Lu Jie: "..."

"You're exaggerating. I didn't see anything wrong with her."

"And how did it become my sister Qing?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Sun Bo gave Lu Jie a resentful look, then turned away, looking like he didn't want to talk.

The next day.

Although Zhong Muqing said she would bring him breakfast, Lu Jie couldn't just take it for granted.

Although he couldn't think of a good way to refuse in a reasonable way, he still had to keep buying the breakfast he needed to buy.

When he arrived at the classroom, he saw that Zhong Muqing was already sitting next to him, waiting for him.

Then, after repeating what he had said yesterday, his egg pancakes were back in Sun Bo's hands.

He confirmed with Sun Bo several times that he hadn't eaten breakfast.

He didn't say anything more and started eating the milk, sandwich, and fruit that Zhong Muqing had prepared for him.

Only after Zhong Muqing left, satisfied, did Sun Bo look at Lu Jie with grief and indignation:

"Brother! You're my brother!!"

"Please don't buy breakfast tomorrow, okay?"

"I really don't want to be part of your play. If I keep eating two breakfasts every day like this, I'm going to throw up!"

"If all else fails, could you save the money you spent on the egg pancakes and treat me to internet access next time?"

"No! I'll treat you to internet access!"

"Stop messing with me..."

"elder brother!!!"

Lu Jie: "..."