The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 157 - 154: Have You Become a Veterinarian?

On Friday, Luo Xinyue’s tug-of-war competition was also in the afternoon, but she had nothing to do in the morning, so she left school early to rush to the publishing house to submit her manuscript.

Tomorrow is the 11th, and I guess the office will be closed, so it has to be submitted today.

Lu Jingqiu’s long jump event, she passed the knockout round but was eliminated in the second round in the afternoon. There was no way around it, as she was busy with her drawings and sat all day; her physical fitness was poor, but she had tried her best.

Luckily, her classmate Yang Hua made it to the finals. Lu Jingqiu cheered her on from the sideline, and she managed to secure second place.

No matter what, their class managed to earn some honor from this event.

After the event, Yang Hua and she went to the restroom together. As they were coming out, they happened to run into Xue Jianian.

"Comrade Xue."

"Comrade Lu."

Yang Hua, seeing that she had a friend, hurriedly said, "Classmate Lu, I’ll go and gather with our classmates first."

"Okay, I’ll be right there."

"Classmate Xue, didn’t you participate in the sports day?"

"I did. I took part in the sprint, which finished yesterday, and I even won a prize. I didn’t have anything to do this afternoon, so I came back early." After saying this, she smiled sheepishly, "Actually, my classmate and I snuck back here, we wanted to see the sports day at your art school."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Actually, it’s just like yours. How’s the environment at Normal University?"

"It’s similar to ours, but our campus is not as big. Many students say that your school has the best environment."

Lu Jingqiu didn’t deny it and nodded. Their accommodation was indeed better than in other schools.

"Oh right, the herbs, my grandfather has mailed them to me, and I’ve already given them to Master Chen."

"That’s great. Did Master Chen say when it could be ready?"

"In a bit over two weeks, I guess."

Lu Jingqiu calculated the days and kept it in mind, "Oh right, I’m getting married at the end of the year, and my bridal house is two alleys west of where you live, among those small western-style houses. Do you know them?"

"I know them. Where’s your bridal house?"

"Well, I’m also renting."

"Ah, renting." Xue Jianian was somewhat puzzled as to why she would have a house but rent it out to her, and now rent another place for herself.

Lu Jingqiu explained with a smile, "When I rented that house to you, I didn’t have a partner. Unexpectedly, my partner wanted to buy a house for our wedding home, but we didn’t find a suitable one until we liked this one, which is only for rent and not for sale. When my house is renovated, it will be convenient to visit each other, and after we’re married, I can buy some stuff from you."

"Sure, remember to send me a wedding invitation when the time comes."

"Definitely. I’ll go first... Oh right, do you like cats? My cat has had kittens, and there are still two little ones left."

"Cats, I like the ones that look pretty."

Thinking of the appearance of the second and third, Lu Jingqiu said, "I think they’re quite pretty. They’re long-haired cats, just turned one month old."

"How about I come to your place on Sunday to have a look?"

"On Sunday, I might be supervising the renovation. I’ll bring those two kittens over to you, and you can choose."

"Sure."

"Sister Xiao Qiu, you have cats at home?"

As Lu Jingqiu was chatting with Xue Jianian, a young man came up from the men’s restroom. She turned her head and called out, "He Tongzhang, what are you doing here?"

"I’m studying here, aren’t I?"

"?... Shouldn’t you be at the medical college?"

"Hmph, why do you sound just like my mom? Just because she’s a doctor, her son has to be a doctor? No way, Sister Xiao Qiu, I’ll tell you, I’m a vet now, it’s killing her."

"Ah, Aunt Wei didn’t hit you, huh."

"..." He Tongzhang fell silent. How could she not hit him? But hitting would be useless. They asked him to become a doctor, and he listened; a vet is also a doctor: "Hey, Sister Xiao Qiu, I just heard that you have a cat. Why not let our class raise it? We have chickens, ducks, geese, cows, sheep, and even a cat is a cat. Once a stray cat grows up, we really need a kitten."

"Are you going to use it for experiments? No way, my cat is precious to me, and I have to find a responsible and good home for them."

"Sister Xiao Qiu, we adopt to observe, not to experiment. With more than forty people in one class taking care of a single cat, it’d surely be pampered to the heavens. You don’t believe me? Just look at the chickens and ducks we raise; aren’t they all well-fed and strutting proudly with chests puffed out, even laying eggs? Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of it. When I graduate, I’ll take it home and continue to raise it. I really like cats, too."

Lu Jingqiu didn’t believe it and turned to look at Xue Jianian, who nodded and said, "At our school, whether it’s plants or animals, they are all very well taken care of."

"Right, right. This student is correct. Which class are you from?"

"I’m from Class One of the Agronomy Department. My name is Xue Jianian."

"Nice to meet you, classmate. I’m from Class Two of the Veterinary Department. My name is He Tongzhang."

Lu Jingqiu saw the two shaking hands, and her heart wavered a little. It wouldn’t be impossible to leave Hua Hua’s kitten at the university.

These past few days, she had seen that the animals each had their own yards and private areas, arranged quite clearly.

Here, they would have a large territory and likely good food as well.

Looking at He Tongzhang’s expectant eyes, Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Alright then."

"Great, Sister Xiao Qiu. I’ll come home with you later and pick up the kitten."

"I won’t be going home for a while. Um, how about this: I’ll be delivering a cat to Classmate Xue tomorrow morning at the third community on Academy Street at Central Road. You can wait for me there."

"Okay, Classmate Xue, which alley does your family live in?"

Xue Jianian said, "Our alley is opposite the Central Road farmer’s market, and my home is the third one on the right."

"Alrighty." He Tongzhang, relieved that he had found his graduation project, turned to Lu Jingqiu, "Sister Xiao Qiu, do you have time? I can show you around our school."

"No, I’ve been wandering around for two days already. Your Agricultural University campus is the largest among the city’s universities. Today we even found more space behind the warehouse."

Xue Jianian and He Tongzhang both laughed, "All those are what we need to learn. We need to know what to plant each season, when to plant it. That’s the most basic knowledge required."

True, the Agricultural University was all about agriculture. Lu Jingqiu glanced at the time and, without further conversation, finalized the time with Xue Jianian and left.

So they didn’t have to go back to pack up their things at the school, she and Luo Xinyue had packed their bags early in the morning and brought them directly to the Agricultural University. They weren’t the only ones; she had seen many students arriving with their bags as well.

Once out the door, she indeed saw Jiang Nanzhou waiting at the entrance: "You must be in a hurry."

Jiang Nanzhou hurriedly took her bag and hung it on the bicycle’s handlebars, "I just arrived too. Is it over yet?"

"Not yet, there’s still the closing ceremony." As she checked the time, she added, "It should be ending soon, let’s go to the house."

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to see the house. They just started painting."

"That fast?"

"It’s not that fast. The old paint on the walls had to be scraped off. We started scraping yesterday and put on the putty today. I got Regimental Commander Liu for the electrical work; Aunt Liu brought me the wires yesterday afternoon."

They arrived in about fifteen minutes. The beams and columns of the firewood storage had been fixed and they would start on the roof the next day. When Lu Jingqiu arrived, two men were reinforcing wooden beams on the top.

A trench had been dug in the yard from the kitchen, revealing the buried water pipe below. One pipe had been extended and routed toward the backyard.

A plumber was currently running pipes.

"What do you think, any changes you want, just tell Brother Zhang. He’s from the power plant, very professional."

The Brother Zhang who was working heard them and grinned, "What’s professional or not? I usually check the lines in the plant. Having seen so much, I learned a bit. If my neighbors need to change a light bulb or a water pipe, I go help them."

Lu Jingqiu smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, you’ve dug the trench so neatly; it does look quite professional. We’ll trouble you with our house’s electrical work. When can you finish with it approximately?"

"I’ll have the water pipes connected shortly, but you’ll need to build your own cistern. Once the walls are plastered and dried in a few days, I’ll come back. The electrical work will take about two days to complete."

He had taken leave to do this work, charging two yuan for an entire house. The sooner it was done, the sooner he could finish.