Chapter 273: Xu Jiaxin Comes to Teach
Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Xu Jiaxin Comes to Teach
Su Zhaozhao had been living a very full life lately, which made time seem to fly by.
Basically, a week passed in the blink of an eye.
When students from West State University came to volunteer-teach, Su Zhaozhao saw Xu Jiaxin.
Xu Jiaxin rushed up excitedly and threw her arms around Su Zhaozhao. "Zhaozhao! I can’t believe I ran into you here!"
Su Zhaozhao was a little surprised. "How come you’re here? I remember you’re not an education major."
"I’m not, but my English is really good, so I volunteered to come! Actually, I also knew you were here, so I wanted to see you."
At her words, Su Zhaozhao smiled at Xu Jiaxin. "Well, you see me now."
"Yeah, I just didn’t expect you to be an English teacher now. You’re so amazing, Zhaozhao!"
As Xu Jiaxin spoke, she pulled Su Zhaozhao over to introduce her to a few other students.
"This is my friend, Su Zhaozhao."
Xu Jiaxin’s group had six people in total for the volunteer program, all of them young and energetic university students. Their gazes landed on Su Zhaozhao, and they couldn’t look away.
’She’s so beautiful.’ It was the first time they had ever seen a girl as gorgeous as Su Zhaozhao.
They had thought Xu Jiaxin was already quite pretty, but seeing Su Zhaozhao now, they truly understood that beauty existed on a whole other level.
Su Zhaozhao was the truly beautiful one.
The young woman was simply dressed in a white wool sweater and blue jeans.
Her clothes were simple, but her fair face, delicate features, and slender figure made her seem like a woman who had stepped right out of a Jiangnan Water Village painting—as gentle and fluid as water itself.
A few of the male students, in particular, were dying to secretly ask Xu Jiaxin if the woman in front of them was seeing someone.
Of course, Xu Jiaxin noticed the stunned admiration in the others’ eyes as they looked at Su Zhaozhao.
To her, this was completely normal.
Just like when she first met Su Zhaozhao, she too had been stunned by her beauty.
And her worldly brother, who had seen countless women, was no exception.
Even though he knew Zhaozhao was already taken, he was still pursuing her relentlessly.
Back in Shencheng City, there were so many young, beautiful heiresses, but he wouldn’t give any of them the time of day.
It was all because of Su Zhaozhao’s face; no one else could compare.
"Zhaozhao, this is great! You have to show me around over the next few days!"
This was her first time here, too. She had always known there was a military base in the area, but since she had no interest in such things, she had never visited.
"Of course, of course. I’ll take you all around when I have time."
After they exchanged greetings, Xu Jiaxin and her group had to go to the principal’s office for a meeting to receive their instructions and teaching assignments.
This kind of volunteer program usually didn’t involve teaching the regular curriculum. Instead, they would add more fun and engaging classes for the children.
It was also a way to hone their own skills.
For education majors, in particular, this was an excellent opportunity.
After saying goodbye to Xu Jiaxin, Su Zhaozhao went to her classroom to teach her students.
Meanwhile, the other male students couldn’t hold back any longer. They asked Xu Jiaxin, "Jiaxin, your friend... is she seeing anyone?"
Xu Jiaxin scoffed, "Don’t even think about it. Not only is she taken, she’s married, and they’re very happy together."
Hearing Xu Jiaxin’s words, the others were instantly disappointed.
’She’s already taken?’
’She looks so young, but she’s married?’
Xu Jiaxin couldn’t help but think, ’If even my brother couldn’t win her over, what chance do these clueless guys have?’
Although Xu Jiaxin was a bit scared of Xu Jiaming, she was on his side most of the time.
She admitted her brother was very smart and outstanding; it was just that his methods were sometimes a bit ruthless, which was why she was afraid of him.
But that was the only issue. Otherwise, Xu Jiaxin was fine with him.
No one hoped more than she did for Su Zhaozhao to marry her brother.
But it wasn’t happening...
There was nothing to be done about it.
So everyone else could just forget about it.
Their conversation drifted to the ears of a woman standing not far away. She watched as all the newcomers talked about Su Zhaozhao.
She couldn’t help but frown.
It seemed that ever since Su Zhaozhao had arrived at their school, she had been endlessly in the spotlight. Both her colleagues and the students adored her.
Before, *she* was the one they all praised. She even had a few admirers.
But now, their attention was always immediately drawn to Su Zhaozhao.
The woman gritted her teeth. ’What’s so great about Su Zhaozhao, anyway?’
’She just shows off because she knows a little English. My Chinese literature classes are clearly very good, too.’
Soon, the academic dean brought Xu Jiaxin and another male student over to meet Su Zhaozhao.
"Teacher Su, these students are from West State University. This is Xu Jiaxin, and this is Liu Lu. They’re also here to teach the children English. However, they’ll be teaching the lower grades, so there’s no overlap with you, but you can all discuss English together."
"Okay." Su Zhaozhao pretended not to know Xu Jiaxin and greeted her.
Then, she nodded at Liu Lu.
Seeing Su Zhaozhao’s smile, Liu Lu couldn’t help but blush.
Even knowing Su Zhaozhao was married, being looked at by a beauty more stunning than a movie star made Liu Lu unable to control his nervous excitement.
Su Zhaozhao handed them her teaching materials. "Take a look. This is what I’m using to teach now. The students are all complete beginners with English. If you can give the first and second graders even a small impression of the language, it will be much easier for them to learn it systematically later on."
Xu Jiaxin took the materials and looked at Su Zhaozhao’s notes and comments on them. ’So professional!’
She knew Su Zhaozhao had only gone to junior high, which she’d thought was a pity. But seeing this now, even without a university degree, her skill level was practically the same as a college graduate’s.
"Zhaozhao, you’re incredible. I feel like I can use these materials to teach the kids right away."
Liu Lu nodded beside her. "Yes, Teacher Su is amazing!"
At noon, Su Zhaozhao invited Xu Jiaxin to her house for lunch.
"Why don’t you just come to my place for meals for the next few days? The cafeteria food isn’t that great."
Although the standards at the military base’s elementary school were higher than a typical one, food from a mess hall was never as good as a home-cooked meal.
"Can I really?!" Xu Jiaxin was astonished. Her biggest worry before coming was that there would be nothing good to eat.
She could tolerate subpar accommodations, but if she couldn’t eat well, she would get genuinely depressed.
For people from Shencheng City, food was heaven!
"Of course. It’s just a matter of setting one more place at the table."
Su Zhaozhao took Xu Jiaxin grocery shopping and then went home to cook.
When Xu Jiaxin arrived at Su Zhaozhao’s house, she was greeted by a pleasant fragrance in the air the moment she stepped inside. It smelled wonderful, but she couldn’t quite place the scent.
’Is it a mix of several different scents?’