Hand in hand [Rebirth]

I haven't sweated profusely for a long time, my heart is still beating fiercely, and even my breathing is hot, although I am tired but very happy.Zhou Zhen casually lifted his hem to wipe off the sweat from his brow, his lean and firm waist, and his unrestrained and unrestrained movements caused a bunch of unsuspecting junior girls to scream.

"Here!" Chen Ran handed over a bottle of water, Zhou Zhen twisted, "Gulu Gulu" took a few sips, and let out a long breath.

Chen Ran also wiped off his sweat and sat down on the stone steps. "I didn't expect you to play basketball very well."

"It's okay, I haven't touched the ball for a long time, and I can't run after halftime." Zhou Zhen sat down next to Chen Ran, looked at the boy with a gentle smile on his face, and said straight to the point: "I'm interested in doing a game." A part-time job? Help tutor a student." He mentioned the matter of hiring a tutor to Zhou Ze last night.Zhou Ze is very happy with his progress, but he is not satisfied with the candidate he has chosen as a tutor, worrying that the other party is inexperienced and unable to do the job.At his insistence, Zhou Ze hoped to discuss it after the inspection.

Chen Ran was stunned, and smiled and said, "Why so suddenly? Is it your relative's child? There is no problem with tutoring, but I am only a student, and I can't compare to those experienced tutors outside."

"I think you can." Zhou Zhen looked at him and said seriously: "Without delaying your studies, I hope you can think about it."

Seeing Zhou Zhen speak solemnly, Chen Ran fell silent.He is a single-parent family, and all the sources of income in the family are earned by his mother with a low education level.Although there is only one child in the family, and the usual expenses are not large, most of the money in the family is used to repay the debts owed by his father who is dead and alive. With a large amount of money, the family that was not rich in the first place was even more struggling.Now his mother has to recuperate at home, temporarily unable to go to work, has no income and has to maintain daily expenses, and he will go to college next year... All of these will cost money.

He has always been worried about the financial situation of his family, so he started to help others make up lessons and earn some small money to subsidize the family after he entered high school. But now that he is in the third year of high school, his mother is afraid that it will affect his studies and no longer let him make up for others.

Thinking of her mother getting up early in the morning and busying herself in greenery every day, and having silver hair growing on her head before she was 40, Chen Ran felt a little sour, and said in a low voice, "You can try it."

Unexpectedly, Chen Ran would agree so quickly, Zhou Zhen heaved a sigh of relief: "If you agree, how about taking some time to talk to the other party's elders?"

"Is it convenient tonight?" Tomorrow is Sunday, if we can negotiate, we can start making up lessons tomorrow.

"No problem." Zhou Zhen replied straight away, "After school, you can go to my house. By the way, have a meal at my house, and we can talk about it later in the evening."

Chen Ran didn't doubt that there was him, he just nodded after thinking for a while, then called home and told his mother to go to a classmate's house tonight and not go back for dinner.

Zhou Zhen also made a phone call to communicate with Zhou Ze, asking Zhou Ze to come back early in the evening and have dinner together.

Zhou's driver came to pick up Zhou Zhen on time, and Chen Ran also enjoyed the treatment of being picked up by a special car.

Along the way, Chen Ran asked Zhou Zhen about the student's situation. Zhou Zhen was afraid of revealing his secrets, so he touched his nose and said that he would know when he went.

The Zhou family's old house is located in a wealthy area with beautiful scenery. Although Chen Ran was prepared for it when he got off the car, he was still a little shocked when he saw the luxurious villas hidden among the red flowers and green leaves.

Sure enough, it is a place where rich people live, and everything is expensive.Chen Ran looked around frankly: "Your family is really big enough."

"It's quite big." Zhou Zhen sighed. There are only two people living in the old house, which is too big.

Seeing that Chen Ran's expression was natural and not restrained, Zhou Zhen was even more satisfied, and said to Chen Ran, "Go and sit over there for a while, dinner is not so soon."

This was the first time Zhou Zhen took a classmate home, and Guan Bo was very happy: "Student, what do you want to drink? Juice or soda?"

"Just give me a glass of boiled water, thank you." Chen Ran smiled slightly, watching Uncle Guan's dressing up, already guessing the identity of the other party in his heart, and couldn't help feeling once again that he was indeed a rich man.

After agreeing to have dinner together when Zhou Ze came back, Zhou Zhen took Chen Ran around to pass the time while waiting for Zhou Ze.

"So many books!" Looking at the rows of neat and tall bookshelves in front of him, Chen Ran was very surprised.No matter how he looked at Zhou Zhen, he didn't look like a person who loved reading.Looking at the spines of the books, he found that many of them were rare books that were not available in the market, and there were also many original English books that he had never been able to find.

"You can read whatever you want." Zhou Zhen took out a book and flipped through it, and there was Zhou Ze's note in it.The handwriting is old, and it looks like it should have been written a long time ago.

Similarly, Chen Ran also noticed it. He glanced at Zhou Zhen and asked curiously, "Who wrote this?" Some thoughts on a certain episode, these thoughts actually coincide with his!

"It was written by Zhou Ze." Zhou Zhen put the book back in its original position.

Chen Ran didn't know much about the situation at Zhou Zhen's family, so when he heard the word Zhou Ze, he subconsciously said, "Your brother?"

Zhou Zhen shook his head. Zhou Ze is indeed his elder brother in terms of age, but in terms of seniority... If Chen Ran agrees to give him tutoring, he will come to the house often in the future, so he roughly explained to him: "It's not my brother, he He is a child adopted by my grandfather, my uncle in name."

There are always some grievances and grievances that cannot be clearly explained by the wealthy family. It is inconvenient for Chen Ran to delve into it, so he nodded slightly to express his understanding, and continued to read the book in his hand.The more I looked at it, the more I felt that the other party's insights were unique and meaningful, and I was looking forward to meeting the other party.

After a while, Guan Bo came up and knocked on the door, telling Zhou Zhen that Zhou Ze had returned and it was time for dinner.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou Ze saw Zhou Zhen coming down the stairs with a handsome young man he didn't know at a glance. Thinking of the phone call Zhou Zhen had given him, he knew that the person Zhou Zhen had told him was the oldest Zhou Zhen. Deskmate.He thought that the other party was the kind of student who wore glasses and looked like a nerd, but he didn't expect the other party to be such an energetic young man.Although somewhat unexpected, Zhou Ze was quite happy.The young man looked decent, and he was happy for Zhou Zhen to associate with such a person.

Chen Ran also noticed Zhou Ze sitting on the sofa at first sight.The young man in a well-fitting black suit has handsome features and outstanding temperament. He sits there with indescribable elegance. He exudes a touch of nobility all over his body. He doesn't look approachable, but he doesn't look superior either.

Chen Ran immediately thought of the well-educated noble son of the aristocratic family.With such an outstanding bearing and appearance, and such a strong background, such a person is the real pride of heaven!When Chen Ran thought that those notes were written by this person, he felt admiration spontaneously.

One day in the future, he will also become an outstanding person like a man!

Chen Ran's gaze burned a little, Zhou Ze stood up and smiled gently to meet his gaze: "You are Xiaozhen's classmate, right? Welcome to our house as a guest."

With such a smile, Zhou Ze took off all the majesty and sternness from his body, his whole body brightened up like a spring flower shining in the water, and both of them were stunned.

Zhou Zhen was a little annoyed, a big man is not a big beauty, why is he in a daze!Zhou Zhen always remembered that Zhou Ze had a crush on him, and usually behaved as straight as he could, but even though he was on guard, he was still dazzled by this sudden smile.

What made Zhou Zhen even more depressed was that Zhou Ze had never smiled so happily... Even if he apologized and promised Zhou Ze, Zhou Zhen only had a forgiving face and eyes full of relief!

Zhou Ze was too young, and Chen Ran couldn't pronounce the word "Uncle", so he had to say, "Mr. Zhou, hello! I'm Chen Ran."

"Hello. This is Zhou Zhen's first time bringing a classmate home, so don't be too polite." Zhou Ze said softly, with soft brows and eyes.

Zhou Zhen was taken aback, so Zhou Ze was so happy because of him?

"It's getting late, you're hungry too, let's eat first." Guan Bo signaled that the meal was ready, and Zhou Ze greeted the two of them with a smile.

Contrary to what Chen Ran imagined, the Zhou family did not eat at a luxurious long table, and there were not many servants standing around to help with the meal and picking vegetables during the meal.Instead, like ordinary people, a round table, five or six special dishes with meat and vegetables plus an old hot soup.

Although there was no ostentation as imagined, Chen Ran had to admit that children from wealthy families were different, and even Zhou Zhen, a notorious ex-dandy, ate very elegantly.

There wasn't much conversation during the meal, but the atmosphere wasn't rigid. Zhou Ze was only in his twenties, and he didn't have any pretensions of an elder. He took good care of the two of them, bringing food to them from time to time, and persuading them to eat more .

After the meal, Zhou Ze went back to the room first, and asked Zhou Zhen to take Chen Ran to play for a while, and then went to the study to find him.

Chen Ran thought they were waiting for the student's parents to come, but he didn't see anyone else when he went to Zhou Ze's study.

"Sit down, do you want some tea?" Zhou Ze took off his suit and changed into home clothes, his awe-inspiring aura lessened.

"Don't bother, thank you." Chen Ran sat opposite Zhou Ze, so close contact, Chen Ran felt a little restrained no matter how good his heart was.

"Xiao Zhen has caused you trouble." Zhou Zeyu was grateful. He knew Zhou Zhen's performance in school these days, so he was very grateful to Chen Ran for taking care of Zhou Zhen.

"It's nothing, it's just that the classmates help each other." Chen Ran was very embarrassed. He treated Zhou Zhen just like other classmates, and he didn't deserve it.

Zhou Ze shook his head, his voice slightly melancholy: "Since his parents passed away, Zhou Zhen has changed a lot, eating, drinking and having fun, not going home at night, all bad habits have been contaminated..."

Chen Ran was shocked, and only then did he realize that Zhou Zhen's parents were gone.

"Now he is willing to go back to school and make progress. I'm very happy." Zhou Ze said with a gratified look, "He hasn't been to school for a long time, and he has fallen behind a lot in his studies, but he is not stupid. I have made a lot of progress... I know that you are in the third year of high school and time is very tight, but you are his deskmate, it is more convenient to tutor than others, and you can also supervise him. You can use your spare time as a part-time job, that is Helping classmates, and earning some pocket money, this counts..."

Chen Ran suddenly realized that the student Zhou Zhen was talking about was himself!As soon as I turned my head, I understood what was going on.It was probably because Zhou Zhen was too embarrassed to tell him, and was afraid that he would refuse, so he obliquely invited him to the house, and asked the elders in the family to come forward to persuade him.

Seeing Chen Ran's confused expression at first, and then suddenly realized, Zhou Ze only thought about it for a while, and he understood what was going on. Would you like to tutor him?"

Chen Ran didn't speak.He thought it was only the lower grades who agreed. If he knew it was Zhou Zhen, he would never have come.Just when he was about to say no, he thought that Zhou Zhen had lost his parents and was only supporting each other with a family member who was not related by blood. He inexplicably felt a feeling of sympathy for each other. Then he thought about Zhou Zhen's changes these days, and suddenly he couldn't say what he wanted to say no to.

Zhou Zhen like this is really not annoying.Chen Ran thought about it, and finally let go, but...

"I... I'm just a student, and I can't compare to those experienced tutors outside. I can't guarantee what kind of results Zhou Zhen can achieve under my tutoring..." Chen Ran expressed his concerns,

"I know." Chen Ran was so frank that Zhou Ze was a little indifferent: "With our family background, there is no need for Zhou Zhen to really come back from the exam. He is willing to study. As long as he has worked hard, I don't think the result will matter." It's not important." After a pause, Zhou Ze continued: "So don't put any pressure on you. You are a good student, and I hope that Zhou Zhen will have more contacts with people like you." Last night Zhou Zhen proposed to invite his colleagues When Zhuo came to be a tutor, he didn't immediately agree because he wanted to see what kind of person Zhou Zhen's deskmate was.

Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. Zhou Zhen said that if he wants to learn well, then he will supervise him well and stop letting him associate with those ignorant people.

The two talked in the study for half an hour before Chen Ran came out.

Zhou Zhen smiled awkwardly: "Well, do you think it's okay?"

"Zhou Zhen, you..." Chen Ran had a complicated expression, "You don't have to be like this, classmates should help each other, if you don't understand something, just ask me directly, don't bother..."

"I, Zhou Zhen, never take advantage of others." Zhou Zhen raised his eyebrows, and said as a matter of course: "Besides, I am not happy to invite others to tutor me. It is not spending money to make trouble. It costs money anyway, why don't I Spend your money wisely?"

"You..." Suddenly remembering what Zhou Zhen said that day that he needed help and asked him not to be polite, Chen Ran felt a little suspicious. Did Zhou Zhen know the predicament of his family, so he turned the corner to help him?

But this is not right, he and Zhou Zhen have no friendship at all!Although they were at the same table, they only had contact with each other in the past two days... Chen Ran couldn't figure it out for a while, so he could only blame Zhou Zhen's sudden change of temperament and his great kindness.

Zhou Zhen didn't know that Chen Ran had misunderstood his casual question before. The reason why he asked Chen Ran to be his tutor in such a serious manner was because after contacting him in the past few days, he found that Chen Ran was usually gentle to everyone. Be polite and treat everyone equally.Such a person who seems to be able to play with anyone, actually has an unknown indifference in his heart.He keeps a good distance from everyone, carefully prevents others from getting too involved in his life, and at the same time pays attention not to let himself get too involved in other people's lives... He protects himself very well, Never allow anyone a chance to hurt themselves.

If he asks Chen Ran for advice, Chen Ran will certainly teach him out of the usual principle of doing things, but he will not do his best.He and Chen Ran are not related, and Chen Ran has no obligation to teach him everything.But with the shackles of identity, Chen Ran has reason to bother to tutor him.

"If there is no problem, let's start tutoring tomorrow?" Zhou Zhen scratched his head, "My foundation is quite poor, if I don't catch up quickly, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"Alright, I'll go back tonight to tidy up, and I'll come over to teach you tomorrow morning." Now that he had agreed to Zhou Ze, Chen Ran became interested in this matter.

In this way, Zhou Zhen's devil tutoring career began.