1987 My Era

Chapter 187, Words in the Ear (Please subscribe!)
A dish of beef brisket stewed with potatoes, a dish of spicy diced chicken, and a small piece of Chinese cabbage.

The food is already top-notch. Many farmers in the countryside don’t have the means to celebrate the New Year these days.

Li Heng ate while chatting with his music teacher and cousin.

As for the English teacher, wow! His conscience has been ruined. He is busy reading the manuscript and has no time to pay attention to him.

In the middle, the music teacher curiously asked Wang Runwen: "Runwen, what are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?"

Wang Runwen seemed not to hear.

The music teacher leaned over to take a look.

This would be fine if you didn't look at it, but once you look at it you'll find the problem.

The music teacher hesitated and said, "Why does this style look familiar? It's similar to the "Cultural Journey" that my kid often watches?"

Wang Runwen looked up at Li Heng, thought for a moment and said, "It's "Cultural Journey"."

"What? What did you say?"

The music teacher was so shocked that his eyes almost fell to the ground. "Is this the sequel to "Cultural Journey"?"

Wang Runwen lowered his chin slightly and said, "It is this one."

"Where did you get such valuable things?" As he said this, the music teacher subconsciously looked at Li Heng. These manuscripts were not available before, but he had them as soon as he arrived, so he had to doubt it.

Wang Runwen said without any surprise: "Of course it was given by Li Heng."

The music teacher's mouth was dry, and he had vaguely realized something: "How did he give it to you? Where did he get it from?"

Wang Runwen asked, "Have you never heard the rumor that the writer December is from our No. 1 Middle School?"

With a "clang" sound, the spoon fell to the ground.

There was another "clang" sound, and the aluminum lunch box fell to the ground.

The music teacher looked at Li Heng stupidly, and after a long while he managed to utter a sentence: "Runwen, please don't joke with me. Don't tell me that Li Heng, Li Heng is the hidden great writer?"

Wang Runwen looked at the spoon and lunch box on the ground, and was very satisfied with his friend's stupid behavior. "That's him."

Upon hearing this, the ward fell into complete silence, and one could hear a pin drop.

The only sound left was the music teacher's rough breathing, his eyes staring at Li Heng with almost fire in them.

My cousin also began to react at this time.

How can I not react?
Even though my cousin had little exposure to literature and was too far away to be interested in it, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Such a great person appeared in Shao City. Newspapers reported it every day, and the masses spread it by word of mouth. Even the illiterate people in the village had heard of the name of the writer December.

He stared at Li Heng stupidly for a long time, and finally the music teacher blurted out, "Li Heng, how about my Pepe? Promise her to be your wife."

Pepe is her eldest daughter, 17 years old and in her third year of high school.

"Cough cough!" Li Heng almost choked on his food after hearing such fierce words. He coughed for a long time and almost cried.

The English teacher frowned and said to the music teacher sarcastically, "Look at your calculations. Your daughter is your flesh and blood after all, but you sell her off for such a cheap price."

"You don't understand because you don't have a daughter." The music teacher liked Li Heng more and more, and his eyes were shining green.

The English teacher glanced at his friend, then at Li Heng, and put the manuscript under his pillow. "I'm going to rest now. You can go back to the hostel if you have nothing else to do."

"Ah? I haven't finished my meal yet." Li Heng said with food in his mouth.

"I'm a patient!" The English teacher started to chase people away in a boastful manner.

"Okay, okay, you're right."

Li Heng had no choice but to stand up and said, "Teacher, have a good rest. I will come to see you in the afternoon."

The English teacher nodded and said to my cousin, "Sister, please take Li Heng over there."

The music teacher stood up and said, "Let me do it. I will handle the check-in procedures. I am familiar with the boss."

As he spoke, the music teacher helped carry the luggage and took Li Heng out.

After the person left, my cousin asked in confusion: "Runwen, you look very energetic, why do you want to sleep?"

Wang Runwen closed his eyes and said after a while: "I don't know why, I just feel a little tired all of a sudden."

"You just lack a man. If you had a man by your side, you wouldn't be sick. Alas."

The cousin stopped talking halfway, fearing to hurt her cousin's feelings further, and then asked: "The surgery will be tomorrow, you really don't want to inform uncle?"

The uncle she mentioned is her father who is an English teacher. He is now a leader and teacher at Yali Middle School.

Wang Runwen said, "No, if I don't make it tomorrow, you can notify him to collect my body."

"Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bodhisattva and ancestors, please bless her, this child is ignorant and talking nonsense, you must keep her safe and sound." The cousin reached out and pushed her forehead hard three times to drive away the dirty words.

Listening to his cousin's angry and anxious nagging, Wang Runwen slowly opened his eyes, "Sister, among all the relatives in my family, you are the best to me. When I was a child, you kept giving me good food to eat, and when I grew up, you often sent me chicken and meat. I haven't repaid you yet."

The cousin covered her mouth with her hand and said, "Say good things, say auspicious things. We are sisters and have grown up together. Why should I repay you? Have a good rest and don't let your imagination run wild."

Wang Runwen sighed and really shut up.

After waiting for a while, my cousin asked in a low voice: "Is Li Heng really the great writer in the news report? What about December?"

Wang Runwen nodded: "It's absolutely genuine."

"How amazing! Really remarkable!" After all, my cousin works in the family planning office of a small town. She has been educated and seen the world, and she knows the huge value of this "December."

Wang Runwen said: "It is really amazing."

The cousin further asked, “How is your relationship?”

Wang Runwen said: "Very good."

My cousin asked after a while, "You've been traveling all over the country this summer. Did you go out with him?"

Wang Runwen did not deny it.

Although this matter is secretive, the cousin knows the whereabouts vaguely. After all, every time she goes to a place, she will take photos and buy some special souvenirs.

The cousin thought about it and whispered something in her ear.

Wang Runwen was silent, and then said, "He has a fiancée, don't talk nonsense."

My cousin also felt that what she said just now was too ridiculous. "I was too wild. Hey, if you were eight or nine years younger, you would be almost the same."

Wang Runwen didn't want to talk about these things, so he closed his eyes again: "I'll take a nap, don't leave, stay with me."

"You go to sleep, I won't leave, I'll knit a sweater for a while." If the cousin hadn't been sick, she wouldn't have known that her cousin was also afraid of loneliness.

After Li Heng checked in, he was asked a lot of questions by the music teacher for more than ten minutes before he calmed down.

This feeling, really! It's indescribable.

After a quick wash, Li Heng took the time to read and write.

After 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he suddenly felt mentally exhausted, so he put down his pen, fell on the bed with his back turned, and began to catch up on sleep and conserve his energy. He had been so damn busy last night, trying almost all the different tricks. I guess Zijin must be very sleepy now.

Oh! Thinking of Zijin begging for mercy last night, he felt that a woman could not satisfy him at all. He was just so rich.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Li Heng! Li Heng! Are you still sleeping?"

At around 7: in the evening, the music teacher called him outside the door.

Li Heng opened his eyes: "Teacher, wait a minute."

After getting dressed and getting up, he opened the door, yawned and said, "I fell asleep. Sorry."

The music teacher urged, "Your teacher Yu is here, hurry up and wash up, let's go out to eat." "Go out to eat?" Li Heng asked.

"Yes, Runwen asked, saying that Teacher Yu could eat some chili, so he took her to eat local food." The music teacher replied.

"Hey, I'm going to wash my face."

Li Heng responded, went into the room to wash up thoroughly, and then went out with his bag.

At the hospital entrance, Li Heng saw Yu Shuheng and quickly greeted her: "Teacher, you are here."

Yu Shuheng smiled at him and said, "I heard you were writing in the afternoon?"

“Well, I had a good inspiration, so I wrote for a while.” Li Heng replied.

Including my cousin, the four of them chose a nearby Yongzhou restaurant.

Actually, there aren't many restaurants to choose from these days. Fortunately, it's near the hospital, so there are relatively more food.

Li Heng ordered Yongzhou's famous dish, blood duck, and then watched the three women discuss it.

The music teacher asked, "Teacher Yu, are you here alone?"

Yu Shuheng smiled and shook her head, "A friend gave it to me."

The music teacher looked around and saw that Teacher Yu was unwilling to say more, so he tactfully did not ask any further questions.

The meal was rather dull. Yu Shuheng had such a strong aura that her every word and action demonstrated what ultimate elegance was. Her every move was full of nobility, and it was obvious that she came from an extraordinary family. This made the usually talkative music teacher and cousin feel a little restrained.

Li Heng also didn't know Yu Shuheng very well. In addition, she was his teacher, so he was so hungry that he just focused on eating and seldom participated in the conversation.

After dinner, the four of them went to the ward together.

The English teacher, who had taken a nap in the afternoon, was full of energy. He pulled Yu Shuheng aside to talk about family matters, and it seemed that there were endless topics to talk about.

Yu Shuheng changed her aloof look in the restaurant and sat at the head of the bed in a very friendly manner, chatting with Wang Runwen in a low voice.

After 9 o'clock, the English teacher asked my cousin and the English teacher who had been busy all day to go and have a rest first, and suddenly there were only three people left in the room.

Li Heng, who had been standing there like a wooden man, tried to ask: "Teacher, do you want me to make some space?"

The English teacher had no nice words: "If you want to go away, just go away!"

Yu Shuheng spoke almost at the same time: "You stay."

After the two women finished speaking, they looked at each other with meaningful expressions in their eyes.

After staring at each other for a long time, the English teacher said displeasedly: "If you are here to watch the show, I will send you back tomorrow morning!"

Yu Shuheng smiled, stood up and poured herself a cup of tea. She, who was 172cm tall, stood there, looking down at Wang Runwen lying on the bed. Suddenly, her amiable smile became more and more pronounced.

Seeing this, Li Heng did not say anything. He sat aside and watched the two women meditate with his eyes on their noses and his nose on their hearts.

After a long stalemate, the English teacher patted the head of the bed and said, "Don't stand there. Come and stay with me for a while. If the operation fails tomorrow, it will be our last night together."

Feeling her best friend's sudden depression, Yu Shuheng sat over and said, "Don't think too much. I've consulted a doctor and the risk is not high."

In fact, the doctor said that the tumor was in a sensitive area and the risk was relatively high. But Yu Shuheng felt that the doctor was just using a common tactic and was exaggerating.

“Not big means there is.”

The English teacher said, and then told Li Heng, "If I die tomorrow, you are not allowed to see my remains."

Li Heng was originally in a good mood, but after hearing this, he felt inexplicably sad and waved his hands hurriedly: "No, let's do it smoothly. Next time I write a book, I want to drink the tea made by the teacher."

"Did you hear that? You need to be motivated." Yu Shuheng restrained his expression and said seriously.

Recalling that he had traveled across most of China with him during the summer vacation, the English teacher was silent for a long time. Finally, he turned his head to look at the bouquet of flowers on the bedside and asked, "Why did you buy so many flowers for me today?"

Li Heng stroked his forehead and said, "Uh, I forgot to tell the teacher that I bought this bouquet of carnations for Song Yu. This bouquet of Zijin and this bouquet of wheat ears are all because they are very concerned about your health. Unfortunately, they are not as free as me and cannot come to visit you in person."

The English teacher asked: "No Xiaohan?"

Yu Shuheng looked at him with a faint smile on her face.

Li Heng's face fell: "You are not Xiao Han's teacher, she doesn't know you are sick and hospitalized."

The English teacher sneered: "Once a teacher, always a father. Next time she sees me, she will have to follow you and call me teacher."

"Yes, yes, yes, stop talking like a cockfighting man. I admit defeat." A good man does not fight with a woman. Maybe it was because he had to have surgery tomorrow, but he felt that his English teacher tonight was particularly fond of verbal battles.

Seeing him surrender, the English teacher turned to Yu Shuheng and asked, "Did you bring your ocarina?"

Yu Shuheng shook her head.

The English teacher asked Li Heng: "Where is your flute?"

Li Heng replied: "It's not appropriate in a public place like the hospital. I didn't bring it with me."

The English teacher was disappointed. "That's true."

That night, the English teacher was in high spirits and kept talking to the two of them. If the nurse hadn't come over and urged her to rest, she would have probably talked all night.

Li Heng could vaguely sense that the English teacher was still a little afraid that tomorrow's surgery would fail, so he would occasionally mix in a few words about funeral arrangements during the conversation.

He and Yu Shuheng did not leave, and stayed in the ward. She took a bath in the first half of the night while Li Heng kept watch. At around 4 o'clock in the second half of the night, she woke up and took over.

Yu Shuheng whispered, "You overslept, take a nap."

Li Heng agreed, but sat in the chair without moving.

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Yu Shuheng glanced at Wang Runwen who was sleeping soundly, quietly pointed outside the door with her right hand, and walked out first.

Li Heng tiptoed into the corridor.

Yu Shuheng came to the window and looked at the night sky in the distance. "When do you plan to go back to school? I can buy you a plane ticket."

Li Heng looked at her back and asked, "When will the teacher leave?"

Yu Shuheng said: "I rarely come here, so I will stay for a week."

Without waiting for his reply, she continued, "You are only a freshman, and you have already missed four days of classes in less than ten days. Many teachers are reporting you to the school. You should go back this Sunday."

If I go back on Sunday, I can only stay for three days. Li Heng hesitated, "I want to see how Mr. Wang's surgery goes tomorrow."

Yu Shuheng looked back at him and nodded slightly.

The next morning, in a tense and busy atmosphere, the English teacher was pushed into the operating room.

Before they parted, the English teacher gestured to Li Heng to bend down.

Li Heng bent down and leaned close to her ear.

She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "If something unexpected happens, burn every book you write for me in the future. I will bless you. Teacher wishes you well."

Li Heng almost broke down in tears.

As time was limited, the English teacher turned to Yu Shuheng.

Yu Shuheng took Li Heng's place and bent down.

The English teacher said, "You are my best sister. I am unmarried and childless, so I don't have much to worry about. I am only concerned about you and him. He is still young and could easily be envied by others. Please help me keep an eye on him."

Yu Shuheng reached out and grabbed Wang Runwen's hand, shook it hard, and nodded twice.

The English teacher entered the ward.

When the door closed, Yu Shuheng, who had a blank expression on her face just now, had tears welling up in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall.

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