Struggle Life in the 1970s

That day was the fourth period in the morning. Chu Ye happened to have no classes, so he was writing lesson plans in the office. After a while, he saw the dean of studies coming with Zhou Wenlong.

This is a large office. The English and math teachers for the third and fourth grades all work here. There is an empty position diagonally opposite Chu Ye, so the director arranged for the person to work here. Then he said to Chu Ye, "Xiao Ye, I don't know if you know this person, but he is also from your school. He was delayed a few days ago and only came here today. The school arranged for him to be the math teacher for the third grade. If he doesn't understand anything about the class, you can teach him."

Although Chu Ye was reluctant, she still had to do her job well. She nodded. The director's eyes flashed with satisfaction. He turned and introduced Zhou Wenlong, "This is your class's English teacher. Although he has only been here for a few days, he is very capable. You can exchange more ideas on teaching."

After that, he reminded the two that if they encountered any difficulties in life, they should tell the school in time and the school would do its best to help them solve them.

After the director left, Chu Ye rolled her eyes. She had a very bad impression of Zhou Wenlong. "You are not on the internship list of this school. How did you get here?"

If a school is assigned several interns, they will select a leader from among them to count the number of people and report their situation to the school. Chu Ye is the leader, and she has not heard that they will have one more person.

Zhou Wenlong had a smile on his face. His desk was right across from Chu Ye. When he heard the question, he leaned forward and got closer to Chu Ye. "Comrade Chu, don't you understand what I mean?"

Chu Ye leaned back uncomfortably. Zhou Wenlong saw this and his eyes flashed with displeasure. However, he was in a good mood today and decided not to care about these details. "I've already told you that I have connections in the school and can arrange for you to go to any school."

Chu Ye understood.

"So you see, do you want to reconsider what I said before? Girls should keep their eyes open and know what choice is good for themselves."

He swept his eyes over Chu Ye's face, which was still as pretty as ever, and even had a little blush on her cheeks due to the hot weather, making her look particularly attractive. He looked down, and saw the collar of her dress forming a small "V" shape on her collarbone, and below that was her slightly rising and falling chest...

"Bang!" Chu Ye slammed the lesson plan on the table and looked back fiercely, scaring Zhou Wenlong so much that he looked away and smiled awkwardly.

Chu Ye could no longer bear to stay with such a person, so she packed her things and turned to the dormitory.

The news that a new trainee teacher had arrived spread quickly around the school, but it did not cause much of a stir. Everyone was doing their job as per plan. Although there were several times when Zhou Wenlong deliberately called out to Chu Ye in the cafeteria and acted awkwardly and hesitated to speak, which attracted people's attention, he was always treated coldly by Chu Ye.

She spent every day researching how to better teach basic English to these children. Although she also had difficulty in English in the beginning, she was devoted to learning at that time, and with Mu Jiajun's good teaching, it was not difficult for her to learn.

Now that I have become a teacher, I realize how difficult it is to teach this subject. What's more, these children do not attach importance to English and the learning results are not satisfactory.

At this time, she especially missed the time when she studied with Mu Jiajun and Sister Deng.

Time passed quickly and it was Friday. The students went home one after another after school, and even the teachers left. Only the trainee teachers were left. Because they were far away from the school and their homes, they had to stay in the school all week.

After all the teachers and students left the school, the whole campus was silent. Chu Ye and three other girls felt bored, so they decided to go for a walk in the town. At Chu Ye's suggestion, they went to eat the delicious cold noodles.

It was amazing that the proprietress still remembered Chu Ye. When she saw her coming over, she smiled brightly and teased her that her cousin didn't accompany her today, which made her blush.

The girls who originally had a good impression of Mu Jiajun gradually realized from Chu Ye's blushing face that this was not a cousin but a boyfriend.

The three of them gossiped about how the two met. After all, Mu Jiajun didn't look like an ordinary person, and Chu Ye's family was from the countryside. It was really curious that two people who shouldn't have had any intersection not only knew each other but also became a couple.

Even though Chu Ye had a calm personality, she was confused by their constant calling her "Good Ye". She could only pick out a few things and briefly recount how they met, which left the three girls stunned.

"You are repaying my life-saving grace with your bodies!"

"Yes! It's just like the encounter between the talented men and beautiful women in ancient times, but it's the opposite for you." The girls chatted with each other, and we spent Friday evening in a happy atmosphere.

Early the next morning, the birds in the trees were still chirping, and Chu Ye was woken up from his sleep by someone.

It turned out that Mu Jiajun came to the school to find her, but the security guard did not let strangers in. A male teacher happened to be out buying food, so Mu Jiajun asked him to come over and call for help.

When Chu Ye had packed up and walked to the school gate, he immediately saw the man holding flowers. He was wearing a simple white shirt and black pants today, and his hair looked carefully groomed, all combed back. Looking closer, he had also used a little bit of hair wax.

A pair of gray-blue eyes looked at her without blinking, and then solemnly handed her flowers.

Chu Ye took it. This time the flowers were indeed fresher than before, and there were still water droplets on the red roses.

"The last one was already very good, why do you want to send another one?" No girl would be unhappy to receive flowers, unless they are allergic to pollen. However, she still didn't understand why Mu Jiajun was so persistent in this matter.

"That's different. Last time it was too hasty. This time the bouquet was prepared carefully, which represents my sincerity." Mu Jiajun said very seriously, especially emphasizing the word "sincerity". He wanted Chu Ye to know how much he valued this relationship.

Chu Ye laughed and felt deeply moved. The hurt he suffered in his marriage in his previous life seemed to be healed by this sincere little dog.

"Okay, then I'll take it." Chu Ye lowered his head and sniffed. The fragrance of flowers filled his nose, bringing a good mood for the morning.

"Then Comrade Chu Ye, may I have the honor to invite you to stroll around the city?" Mu Jiajun bent down and lowered his head to look Chu Ye in the eye. The two were very close to each other. Through the roses, she could even see Mu Jiajun's thick eyelashes. This was a close distance the two had never been before.

Her heart was pounding, her mind was blank, and she uttered uncontrollably, "Okay."

The town was not far from the city. After waiting for the bus at the school gate for a while and sitting for less than an hour, the two appeared in the city.

Compared to Chu Ye's unfamiliarity, Mu Jiajun was obviously very familiar with this place. He took Chu Ye to a restaurant. They had breakfast first, and then Mu Jiajun took her into a photo studio.

The photo studio looked quite old. There were many lovely photos pasted on the glass windows outside. Inside the room were three dressing tables, a large mirror, and a clothes rack filled with all kinds of clothes.

"Hey, are you two golden boys and girls here to take wedding photos?" Because there were not many people in the store in the morning, they attracted the attention of the store owner as soon as they stepped into the room.

With his many years of experience in judging people, he knew that these two people would definitely look good in a photo! When they were posted on the wall, I was sure that men and women would rush to take photos of the same style!

Look at this man with deep eye sockets and tall stature, and the woman, petite and cute as a porcelain doll, they are simply perfect photo models made in heaven!

The shop owner was immersed in his own joy, unaware that his words made the two people blush.

Chu Ye turned her head, "Why did you bring me here?" Her eyes were full of reproach, which made Mu Jiajun feel itchy. He unconsciously reached out and touched Chu Ye's head, then retracted his hand, "I want to take a picture with you and send it back to my parents."

As he spoke, he took out a package from his bag and handed it over, "This is the skirt I bought for you. Can you put it on and let me see it?"

(End of this chapter)