After rebirth, she first killed the book thief, and she was busy writing articles to save people

They agreed to meet after the midterm exam.

Because although lofty ideals and the spirit of helping others are worthy of praise, the current reality - oh no, exams, must also be taken seriously.

It's not just about graduation; good grades are also linked to future job hunting - sometimes the way the world works is such that it's impossible to shake it with the strength of one person alone.

Or to take a step back, grades are also linked to scholarships.

Jiang Baige has always believed that she is not a vulgar person.

Because if a person is not an idealist, how can he die for his ideals?

But in certain moments when she compromised with reality, she knew clearly that she was not a "pure" idealist.

Just like her mentor.

Gui Hongyan, a successful woman in her forties, has been a teacher at Anhui University for nearly twenty years and has been an associate professor for ten years. She is a person who can quickly fill a vacant professor position. However, she has no property in Anjing.

When Gui Hongyan learned about Jiang Baige's literary ideals and her plan to buy a house during a casual conversation, she was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"You have better vision than I do."

Jiang Baige thought she was speaking sarcastically and felt a little embarrassed, because Gui Hongyan had always been against people being trapped by housing prices and mortgages.

"I am against people being stuck in a rut, but what if you don't know how to do it? Or, if you are confident that you don't know how to do it, then what's wrong with having your own house and being able to write in peace?"

Jiang Baige looked at her instructor in surprise, with a very complicated emotion welling up in her heart.

But Gui Hongyan didn't pay attention to these: "Buying a house or not, pursuing ideals or going with the flow, are all labels. These labels are attached to different people and are given personal colors. Otherwise, we will be bound by a universality. But there is no law that applies to everyone in the world, right?"

She didn't wait for Jiang Baige to answer, but flicked the non-existent cigarette between her fingers.

She has been trying to quit smoking recently because of her lung problems, but her fingers still retain the memories of the past.

Gui Hongyan turned her chair, took out a candy with very simple packaging from the small aluminum box on the table, and put it into her mouth.

She calmed herself down and continued to express her point of view.

As for the reason why I don’t buy a house, it is because the school provides low-priced houses for rent to teachers.

As the professional title increases, the housing area gradually increases, and there is also a rent subsidy.

So she doesn't have to worry about being evicted one day.

If that day ever comes, she is now old enough that she doesn't have to worry about it.

But she also expressed her regret frankly.

In the past, I devoted myself to academic research and neglected real life. I missed the low housing prices in Anjing more than ten years ago. Now it is too late.

Buying it now would undoubtedly be a constraint, so she chose not to.

She will express her hatred for mortgages because it was her own choice, but she does not criticize others' choices.

She always says I'm critical enough at work.

The candy gradually melted in her mouth, her speech became clear again, and her speaking speed increased.

The content of their conversation gradually deviated from her initial discussion with Jiang Baige: about idealists and buying a house.

But Jiang Baige didn't say a word and didn't interrupt.

It’s not that she likes silence, nor that she has nothing to say. She just likes to watch Gui Hongyan like this, like an actor performing a one-act play on the stage, with herself as the only audience.

Jiang Baige looked at her, as if he was looking at the person who lived a free life that he wanted to be in a dozen or dozens of years.

"You know, I am not married, I have no daughter, no child, no husband, and I am extremely free."

Jiang Baige told Song Siwen about the conversation and explained why she did not come to see her in time but prioritized the midterm exam.

The two sat in a cafe, drinking sparkling water and chatting.

Because Song Siwen's senior sister is still busy with other things and will come later.

Jiang Baige explained again: "I have been drinking too much coffee recently to prepare for the exam. I feel that I cannot let caffeine control my life, so..."

Song Siwen chuckled after hearing this and said that Jiang Baige was still the same as before, always liking to fight against some invisible things.

She is just the opposite. She focuses on the real existence and difficulties in reality.

Maybe her reporting them won't have an immediate effect, but the first thing she has to do is to make the dark side visible.

When they were chatting enthusiastically, Song Siwen suddenly glanced behind Jiang Baige.

"Senior sister, here!"

Jiang Baige turned around and saw a girl wearing black-framed glasses walking towards them with a smile.

There was a sense of familiarity, but Jiang Baige couldn't put his finger on it.

The other party also saw her and asked before she sat down: "You are Siwen's classmate, right? I heard her say that it was with your encouragement that she was admitted to Anhui University to study for a master's degree."

"She even told me this?" Jiang Baige touched her cheek, "Does that mean she also told me about the things we did together?"

"What are those things?" The senior sister asked knowingly, "For example, the investigation on campus cohabitation was actually a carefully planned murder?"

The coffee came and she stopped in time to say thank you.

"That report did cause some discussion at the time, and I read it. But I didn't know that it wasn't just gossip or a clash of new and old opinions, but... poisoning."

Jiang Baige and Song Siwen looked at each other. She didn't know what else Song Siwen said.

The senior sister understood: "Although the school has just started, she has had long talks with me all night many times."

"So you two have such a good relationship. If you keep talking, I'll get jealous."

"If we don't have a good relationship, how could we talk about investigating abduction and trafficking together?" The senior sister stopped joking and became serious again. "Actually, I have been paying attention to this matter for a while, but my approach is slightly different from Siwen's."

She noticed this because she is a backpacking enthusiast.

This can be seen with the naked eye: she is very tall, with broad shoulders, bulging muscles, and traces of sunlight on her face. Even the intellectual aura brought by the black-framed glasses cannot conceal the wildness that emanates from her body.

She likes to challenge various undiscovered routes and get as close to the most pristine nature as possible outside of work.

Xuyang City, where Fengshui is located, is located at the junction of the north and the south and has the scenery of both places. However, because of this unique geographical environment, it has led to a large gap between the rich and the poor, and some mountainous areas have not yet been lifted out of poverty.

"But these places are beautiful and worth visiting. I went there with my classmates many years ago."

The senior sister seemed to remember something and laughed, but was soon replaced by worry.

"In the past six months, I have found that many girls in the forum who went to Xuyang alone or in groups have never appeared in the forum again after going there."