1987 My Era

Chapter 326, What is love in this world? It makes people stay together for life and death (Please subscribe!)
After dinner, it was already dark.

Li Heng asked Mai Sui: "Are you going back tonight?"

Sun Manning next to him interrupted, "Aren't you going to Changshi tomorrow? Let's go get Mai Sui's luggage and rest here tonight. You can leave directly by car tomorrow morning to save trouble and time."

Li Heng and Mai Sui looked at each other and immediately agreed to this plan.

Then Li Heng turned around and asked the English teacher: "Teacher, let's take a walk together to help digest the food?"

This time, Wang Runwen did not refuse and left No. 1 Middle School.

Also present were Principal Sun and his wife.

The group of six people were chatting and walking leisurely along the path towards the South City Park.

We set out at around 7 o'clock and it was almost 8: when we got back to No. Middle School. As soon as we entered the school gate, Sun Manning suggested:

"Mai Sui, you can stay over at your English teacher's house tonight. I plan to sleep in tomorrow morning, so I won't send you off."

Hearing this, the English teacher looked at Sun Manning meaningfully, then smiled and said to Mai Sui, "Why don't you go to my place? I have many rooms there. You can go together tomorrow morning."

"Okay, thank you teacher." Mai Sui said thank you.

Some words were easy to understand as soon as they were heard. While going up the stairs, Li Heng secretly rolled his eyes at Sun Manning.

Sun Manning was not to be outdone and hit back twice.

It was getting late. After entering the house, Li Heng took a shower as usual, then sat down on the sofa and asked the English teacher next to him:

"Teacher, where is the wheat ear?"

The English teacher stared at the TV, "After you took a shower, she went to the Mannings' house to take a shower."

Journey to the West was playing on TV, and Li Heng watched it for a while. During the commercial breaks, she asked about the new book, "How long do you plan to stay in Bailuyuan?"

Li Heng glanced at her and thought, didn’t I tell you during the day? Why are you still asking?

I feel that the teacher today is a little out of shape and seems absent-minded.

He patiently replied, "About a month."

The English teacher asked: "How many words are in the new book plan?"

Li Heng replied: "Just over 50 words."

The English teacher said, "That will take half a year."

"Well, almost. I plan to write until summer vacation." Li Heng said.

At this point, the two of them suddenly fell silent and the living room fell into silence.

After a long while, she looked blankly and asked, "Do you think I am old?"

Li Heng was stunned, and looked at her from the side. "She is only a little over 20, why is the teacher asking this question?"

The English teacher shook her long hair and said, "I went shopping this morning and met two kids on the way. They both called me auntie."

Li Heng laughed when he heard this. She glared at him, and he quickly put away his smile and said comfortingly:
"Children's words are innocent. Teacher, don't take it seriously. You have taken very good care of your skin. If you go out and say you are 20 years old, no one will doubt it."

"You maintain your skin very well, but you are still old, right?" The English teacher tilted his head and stared at him with a flashing look that seemed very dangerous.

Li Heng: “.”

When a woman cares about her age, whatever she says may be wrong because the other person is too sensitive.

After staring at him for a while, the English teacher stood up and walked towards the door with a swaying step. "It's been a long time since I took a photo. Come with me to take a photo."

"what?"

Li Heng exclaimed, a little confused as to what she was thinking: "It's late at night, shouldn't the photo studio be closed?"

The English teacher ignored him, changed his shoes and went out, moving very quickly and efficiently.

Li Heng had no choice but to follow.

Going down the stairs and across the playground, the English teacher did not go to the school gate, but knocked on the door of the infirmary, "Minmin, open the door."

"Oh, a distinguished guest is here." The female doctor opened the door and said jokingly when she saw Li Heng.

Li Heng was familiar with the doctor, so he followed him into the house without any hesitation.

The doctor poured a cup of tea for the two and asked Li Heng, "Did you really create "The Original Landscape of Hometown"?

The English teacher frowned, "It's officially certified by CCTV, and you still doubt it?"

"Tsk tsk, look at how protective you are. It's not that you doubt him, but the shock to us is too great! Too great, you know? Half a year ago, he was still a student of our school, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the Spring Festival Gala. People in our hometown have been talking about this throughout the entire Spring Festival." The doctor was quite excited and talked non-stop for as much as three minutes.

After that, the doctor took out the camera from the bedroom and handed it to the English teacher: "Runwen, take a picture of me and the celebrity."

The doctor asked Li Heng: "Li Heng, you don't mind, right?"

"I'd be happy to do that." Li Heng took the initiative to stand over.

The doctor stood next to him.

Wang Runwen held up the camera and said, "Are you guys too close? Minmin, you can't take advantage of me like this."

"Ha, just take a photo. He is not your husband and he has no objection. Why do you have such a big objection? Take it quickly! Take it quickly! At most I can take an intimate photo of you later." Minmin rested her head on Li Heng's arm and smiled brightly, just like a girl chasing stars in later generations.

After one photo was taken, it was Li Heng and the English teacher's turn. Without any greeting, the two stood together very naturally and took three consecutive photos in front of the camera.

"Wow! You two have such a good understanding. If I didn't know you were teacher and student, I would have thought you were a couple." The doctor joked.

"If you can't speak, shut up." The English teacher squinted and asked, "When will the photos be available?"

The doctor said, "It's not certain. If you're in a hurry, I'll go to my friend's place tomorrow to help you wash it out."

Hearing this, the English teacher said to Li Heng: "When the photos come out, I will send you a copy."

"Okay." Li Heng nodded.

They sat in the infirmary for a while, and then the doctor's husband went home. The two of them didn't stay any longer and walked out.

Looking at the starry night sky, Li Heng said, "I haven't walked around the campus for a long time. Teacher, would you like to walk with me?"

The English teacher looked up at the third floor and said, "Mai Sui should be almost done with his bath."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

As soon as the English teacher finished speaking, Mai Sui and Sun Manning appeared in the corridor.

Li Heng shouted: "Mai Sui, Manning, come down!"

The two girls stopped and looked down at the same time, then quickly walked down the stairs and came up to the two men.

The four of them lined up in a row, wandering around the campus like Yakult. When they came to the rockery, Sun Manning suddenly asked:
"Teacher, do you plan to teach at No. 1 Middle School for the rest of your life?"

In the view of Li Heng and Mai Sui, this problem is not a problem, as many teachers in the school stay in No. 1 Middle School for their entire lives.

Wang Runwen shook his head. "It's hard to say. I don't have the intention to leave now. Let's talk about it later."

If it were in the past, she would firmly say yes.

But now, she is always bewitched by her best friend Yu Shuheng to leave Shao City and go to Shanghai City. When it is late at night, she occasionally thinks about this problem.

Sun Manning wanted to ask another question: "Teacher, you are so old, why haven't you gotten married yet?"

But when the words came to her lips, Sun Manning felt that it was too much, so she changed her words: "Actually, No. 1 Middle School is pretty good. We can come back to see you during the winter and summer vacations."

Before today, Wang Runwen would not have thought that there was anything wrong with these words, but after Shuheng reminded her, she always felt that there was something else behind Sun Manning's words.

This made her begin to doubt the relationship between Mai Sui and Li Heng.
After strolling around the campus for several times, it was past 10 o'clock in the evening and the four of them returned to the house and ate some melon seeds before going to bed.

Silent all night.

Li Heng fell asleep as soon as he got to the bed. If he hadn't woken up in the middle of the night because he had to pee, he would have slept until dawn.

When he opened the bedroom door, he was startled and saw a black shadow on the sofa in a daze.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again. The shadow was still there. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and was so scared that he quickly turned on the light.

"I!"

Li Heng wanted to curse, but when he saw the shadow clearly, he let out a breath and walked over to ask, "Teacher, why aren't you sleeping?"

"You slept too much during the day and can't fall asleep. Sit quietly by yourself for a while." The English teacher saw everything he did just now and said with a smile.

Li Heng said: "Then you can turn on the light. It's scary at night." "I'm used to it. I don't like lights." The English teacher said this without any smile on his face.

Looking down at her, wondering what was going on? Inexplicably, Li Heng felt a sense of desolation and loneliness from her.

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Just like a withered yellow leaf, swaying in the wind, you can feel the subtle passage of time.

Li Heng sat next to me and said, "Teacher, maybe you should find a partner."

The English teacher rolled his eyes at him, then quickly uttered one word: "Get lost!"

"Get out!" Li Heng uttered this word almost at the same time.

She was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, and said strangely, "How about I quit my job and go to Bailuyuan with you?"

Receiving her gaze, Li Heng remained silent for a while, and finally nodded: "You don't have to resign, you can go if you ask for leave."

He said this because he knew she would not resign.

Otherwise, I would have resigned a long time ago, during the summer vacation, and would not have dragged it on until now.

But he could clearly feel that the English teacher was just wasting his time here alone, leaving only the shell, while his soul had long been worn away.

This is the disadvantage of a small place. Life is stagnant, without spark or passion, which makes it easy for people to enter old age early.

Unexpectedly, this time she didn't yell at him to get out, but fell silent.

She didn't say anything, and Li Heng couldn't find any words to say for a moment. Finally, he couldn't hold his urine any more, so he went to the bathroom.

Wang Runwen glanced at his back, thought for a while, stood up and went back to the master bedroom.

She knew that if she didn't sleep, he would stay with her to comfort her, and that would delay her flight tomorrow.

At 5: in the morning, Wang Runwen got up on time to make breakfast. Her cooking skills were average, so she tried to choose the simplest dishes.

An hour later, Li Heng and Mai Sui were woken up by their English teacher and asked to sit at the dining table. "You are tired of eating big fish and meat during the Spring Festival, so the teacher prepared some light food. Eat quickly, and we will go to the station to catch the train later."

Li Heng is a foodie. He is not picky about food as long as he can stutter.

Mai Sui is even less picky because her cooking skills are not as good as her English teacher's.

Although the dishes were simple, the three of them enjoyed the meal quite well, mainly because they were quite refreshing.

More importantly, the English teacher cleverly took out a bowl of jar vegetables, which contained pickled peppers, pickled lettuce and pickled radish, which was especially delicious with rice.

At around 7 o'clock, the three arrived at the school gate.

Seeing the bus coming, Li Heng said to the English teacher: "Teacher, we are leaving now. Please take care of yourself in school."

Mai Sui took the initiative to hug the English teacher and said, "Teacher, I will come back to visit you during the summer vacation."

The English teacher smiled and said, "Okay, be careful on the road and have a safe trip."

Li Heng and Mai Sui left.

As I watched the bus go away, the smile on my English teacher's face gradually disappeared. I suddenly envied my carefree student days when I could do whatever I wanted.

It’s just a pity that I’m old after all and can never go back.

Li Heng and Mai Sui first took a bus to the bus station, and then transferred to another bus to Changshi. It was already past noon when they arrived.

After getting off the car, seeing him standing still, Mai Sui stretched out her hand in front of him and asked with concern: "Li Heng, what's wrong?"

Li Heng blinked his eyelids following his hand and said, "I was just thinking that we should buy a house in Chang City to make it convenient for us to transfer and travel in the future."

When he heard the word "we", Mai Sui's face turned red. She smiled tenderly and asked, "You don't really have this idea, do you?"

"Of course, how could this be false? It's really a bit tiring to rush around like this every time." The more Li Heng thought about it, the more he felt that he had to get a suite.

It’s a pity that I don’t have any acquaintances in Chang City, and I don’t have the time in the short term.

He thought of his aunt Song Yu, who seemed to work in Yuhua District, so it should be convenient.

He also thought of Teacher Yu, but he gave up the idea the next moment. Teacher Yu's family was too prominent, and he couldn't always bother her for trivial matters.

Li Heng had the idea of ​​buying a house in Changshi, and Huang Zhaoyi, who was far away in Shanghai, also had the same idea.

After taking the photos sent by Editor-in-Chief Liao, she looked at them with great concentration.

After a long while, Huang Zhaoyi finally came to her senses: "Is this really his hometown?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao sipped his coffee and said: "Apart from being a little remote, the scenery is very nice, with mountains and rivers, birds singing and flowers blooming. It feels like a paradise. It is a particularly good choice to live there for health and retirement."

Huang Zhaoyi stared at Li Heng in the photo for a long time, then looked at the old Li's house for a while, and then asked nervously: "Does he know that I asked you to take these photos?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said: "I didn't hide it. Because for a smart person like him, it's impossible to hide it. So it's more realistic to be generous."

Huang Zhaoyi nodded: "What's his reaction?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao said: "There was not much reaction. They agreed very calmly."

Huang Zhaoyi pondered for a while, then said, "Uncle Liao, what do you think will happen if I go to Changshi to buy a house?"

"Buy a house there?" Editor-in-Chief Liao was surprised.

Huang Zhaoyi said: "I will go there and live for a while when I have time. I am more interested in the local conditions and customs of southern Hunan now."

Hearing this, Editor-in-Chief Liao secretly sighed. This was not because he was interested in the local conditions and customs of southern Hunan, but because he loved the place and everything in it. "It's good. The food there has a unique flavor, and the pace of life is slower, which makes it suitable for living."

At the same time, he was wondering if Zhaoyi had planned to meet him by chance in Changshi?
But then he thought this idea was too frivolous. The city was so big, how difficult would it be to meet someone by chance in such a huge crowd?

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Unless she creates an encounter by chance.

After admiring the photos again, Huang Zhaoyi put them in her bag and asked, "My father wants to see him?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao was not surprised: "Xiao Liuyue told you."

Huang Zhaoyi nodded.

Editor-in-Chief Liao apologized, "Zhaoyi, I can't refuse his request."

"I don't blame you." Huang Zhaoyi said.

Editor-in-Chief Liao asked, "So what are your plans?"

Huang Zhaoyi thought for a moment and said, "Don't rush to make arrangements. I will find a chance to go back home."

Editor-in-Chief Liao asked: "A showdown with your father?"

Huang Zhaoyi hesitated and said, "This is the only way. Dad is too conspicuous. He often reads newspapers and news. He might recognize him."

Editor-in-Chief Liao agreed with this statement and asked, "What can I do to help you?"

Huang Zhaoyi asked: "When will he return to Shanghai?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao replied: "Tonight."

Huang Zhaoyi hesitated for several seconds, but finally said in a low voice: "If possible, I want to meet him alone."

Then she added: "Don't do it in public. I get inexplicably nervous when I see him in crowded places."

Aren’t you nervous?
Last time on the plane, Li Heng wrote her a note for the first time. She was too nervous to reply, and missed the opportunity to get in touch with him.

Editor Liao was puzzled: "Aren't you more nervous in private?"

Huang Zhaoyi was prepared for this: "I want to give it a try."

Editor-in-Chief Liao groaned and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it."

Hearing the other party's agreement, Huang Zhaoyi, who was unable to speak, breathed a sigh of relief, "Aren't you going to ask me why I want to see him so badly?"

"Is it related to the new book?" Editor-in-Chief Liao guessed.

"Well, I've completely fallen into his hands. I read those 5 chapters over and over again the whole night last night and still can't get enough of them. They're really well written." After saying this bitterly, she took off her big sunglasses.

Looking at her somewhat tired eyes, Editor-in-Chief Liao sighed again.

At this moment, Editor-in-Chief Liao finally deeply understood a saying: What is love in this world? It makes people promise to be together for life and death.

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