I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 18 Well-deserved reputation
"Hello Aunt Zhang."

"Hey, Linzi is here? Going to see Teacher Wang again?"

"Hello, Uncle Li."

"Linzi, you're too thin. Eat more and don't let Teacher Wang worry."

"Brother Linzi."

When Wei Lin came to visit his mother, he would smile and nod whenever he met uncles and aunts he knew on the way.

When they arrived at Wang Suru's small apartment of less than 50 square meters, the aroma of food was already wafting in the air, whetting Wei Lin's appetite even though he hadn't had breakfast.

On the dining table were cold beef and chopped pepper preserved eggs.

In the small kitchen, Teacher Wang was still busy in her apron. When she heard footsteps, she said without turning her head, "The food is not ready yet. Play by yourself for a while."

"Mom, it's just the two of us, so please make fewer dishes." Wei Lin changed into slippers, curled up lazily on the fabric sofa, and read entertainment gossip on his mobile phone.

After the old man passed away, his mother Wang Suru did not want to live in her own home, so she moved into the faculty dormitory allocated by the school at that time.

There are more colleagues here, it’s more lively, and it’s convenient to commute to work.

She is busy with work on weekdays, so Wei Lin usually chooses to visit her on weekends and have a meal with her.

"jingle."

The phone's message ringtone suddenly rang. Wei Lin switched pages and saw a message from Lin Nanxi: "When did you leave?"

"My mother had something to talk to me about, but since you were sleeping so soundly, she didn't wake you up." Wei Lin typed in response.

"Did I drink too much yesterday? Did I not make a fool of myself?"

"I did drink a lot, and I kept calling my husband."

"Bullshit! That's impossible!"

"You said you've been divorced three times and have seven children. Did you mind?"

"Wei Lin! Do you want to die? What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"Hey, although I don't know who you are calling your husband, I don't mind anyway."

Wei Lin, who was bored, tapped the screen of his mobile phone, deliberately teasing Lin Nanxi.

Until the exasperated Lin Nanxi stopped paying attention to him, he laughed and said, "Mom, I'm hungry. Can you give me a bowl of rice and let me eat first?"

"Even if you're hungry, just bear with it!" Wang Suru snorted coldly, bringing up the carrot and bone soup. Finally, she glanced at Wei Lin and said, "Don't embarrass me later!"

Teacher Wang, who is over fifty years old, was also a great beauty when she was young. Now the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and on her cheeks are very obvious, but her dignified and elegant temperament has not faded.

She always disciplined Wei Lin strictly until she couldn't control him anymore.

"Who else did you meet?"

Wei Lin immediately became alert.

"It's been two years. It's been two years since you and Yanagisaki separated."

Wang Suru put down the soup she had cooked and placed her hands on the table as if she was teaching a class. She looked coldly at Wei Lin, who was curled up on the sofa, and said, "In the past two years, you haven't brought a girlfriend to see me. Every time I asked you, you said you didn't have a girlfriend."

Wei Lin put down his phone and quickly sat up straight, looking willing to learn.

Based on his understanding of Teacher Wang, if he doesn't behave properly, he will be bombarded with thunderous attacks.

"When you were with Liu Qi a few years ago, you were indeed busy with work. I saw that, so I didn't say much and didn't force you to have a child with her." Wang Suru's face darkened at first, and then she said loudly, "I talked to Lao An recently, and he said that the company's business is not so busy now."

"So what?" Wei Lin asked at the right time.

"So, it's time to put your marriage back on the agenda." Wang Suru glared at him, then turned and went back to the kitchen, busying herself while saying, "Xiao Mu is a new teacher with a doctorate degree. Not only does she have a clean family background, she's also beautiful. I wonder how many people in the school are eyeing her."

"Hey, I don't think you're worthy of her. After all, you're divorced."

"Behave yourself better later, don't..."

Teacher Wang, who was busy preparing the last dish, kept muttering to himself, looking down on his son a little.

"Finally, this day has come." Wei Lin sighed in his heart and smiled bitterly.

A quarter of an hour later.

A beautiful woman in a grey knitted long-sleeved shirt and a black skirt stood gracefully outside the gate and called out softly, "Auntie Wang?"

The woman was wearing white sneakers, was about 1.67 meters tall, thin, with delicate features and an oval face.

Beautiful, dignified, elegant, and with an intellectual beauty full of knowledge.

——This is exactly the ideal daughter-in-law in Teacher Wang’s mind!
"Xiao Mu is here."

Wang Suru changed her cold and stern demeanor towards Wei Lin. The corners of her crow's feet were filled with smiles. She greeted him warmly, "Come in quickly. The cotton slippers at the door are for you."

"Oh, I'm old too. I forgot it's the weekend. My good-for-nothing son also came over."

"I just wanted you to have something to eat with me, but I didn't expect this brat to show up suddenly, and I couldn't get rid of him."

Wang Suru complained to Wei Lin as she pulled out the tables and chairs, then wiped the table again with a napkin in front of the female teacher.

"Why don't you chase me away!" Wei Lin complained secretly.

"Hello, Brother Wei. Aunt Wang often mentions you." Mu Lanyan chuckled, changed into slippers, and sat down opposite Wei Lin. "I've just started working at Linjiang University and have heard others mention your name."

"From what others have said, it's definitely not good news." Wei Lin laughed dryly.

"Not really, there are both good and bad things." Mu Lanyan said implicitly. She was not stupid, and she knew what was going on at first glance.

Wang Suru is an old teacher whom she admires very much. Recently, she has frequently mentioned her son during her free time at work, which has given her some idea.

Therefore, she was not actually surprised by today's "unexpected" meeting.

"Wei Lin, a troublemaker at Linjiang University a few years ago."

Mu Lanyan thought about the various rumors about Wei Lin that she had heard from other sources, and couldn't help but look at the man opposite her curiously.

Short, choppy hair, a neat and tidy front-spiked crew cut, with thick and hard hair.

With an angular face, free and unrestrained eyes, and a height of 1.83 meters, there is nothing wrong with Mu Lanyan's appearance.

"It's just a little too thin."

Just as Mu Lanyan was secretly evaluating herself, Wei Lin, who was standing opposite her, smiled brightly and asked, "Teacher Mu, do you drink?"

Mu Lanyan was stunned for a moment, glanced at Wang Suru who was instantly furious, and smiled and shook her head: "No."

"Then I'll have some beer to sober up." Ignoring Wang Suru's murderous gaze, Wei Lin stood up, opened the small refrigerator, and brought over two bottles of beer with one hand. "I drank too much last night, and I'm still a little dizzy now. Some beer will help me sober up quickly."

"Brother Wei, please feel free to do as you please." Mu Lanyan looked indifferent.

"Mom, do you want some too?" Wei Lin opened the bottle cap and poured himself a glass first, then looked at Wang Suru: "Shall we have some together?"

Wang Suru took a deep breath, and under Mu Lanyan's surprised gaze, she said coldly: "No!"

Forced to smile, Teacher Wang explained to Mu Lanyan, "After his father passed away, I occasionally drank with him, but now I haven't touched alcohol in a long time."

"I can understand." Mu Lanyan said obediently.

Next, Wei Lin kept picking up food and drinking wine, listening to the two teachers, one old and one young, chatting about work, almost without interrupting.

The meal ended in an overly polite atmosphere.

"Wei Lin, please send Teacher Xiao Mu off. I'll clean up the dishes."

Wang Suru deliberately created space for the two of them to be alone together.

"Okay!"

Wei Lin felt as if he had been pardoned and agreed readily.

After leaving the staff dormitory, the two walked side by side towards the school gate, attracting many people's attention along the way.

……

“Isn’t that our English teacher?”

On the basketball court, after a skinny guy's layup was blocked by Lin Bo, he screamed as if he had discovered a new world: "Brother Lin, why is that guy walking with our teacher Mu?"

Lin Bo picked up the out-of-bounds ball, glanced at the men and women strolling in the afternoon sun, and said with a smile, "What's the big deal? In our school, before my master graduated, he had so many girlfriends that I couldn't count them on one hand."

"real or fake?"

Skinny Monkey and several teammates shouted in unison.

Lin Bo's eyes were full of admiration, but he smiled without saying anything.

……

At the gate of Linjiang University.

"Wei Lin."

A delicate woman with long hair and a lunch box was walking into the school. When she saw a familiar figure, she couldn't help but shout happily, "Are you here to see Teacher Wang?"

Mu Lanyan looked suspicious and stopped.

"Well, long time no see." Wei Lin smiled and nodded, saying, "You are about to graduate, right?"

"I'll graduate next summer." The woman with black-framed glasses, also with a scholarly air, said with a hint of regret, "The last time I saw you was half a year ago."

"Haha, study hard and stop daydreaming." Wei Lin squinted his eyes.

"goodbye!"

The woman waved goodbye.

After she left, Mu Lanyan, who had been chatting with Wei Lin all the way, asked curiously, "Did you talk?"

Wei Lin shook his head and said with a smile, "She was just a junior high school girl. She had a crush on me back then, but I just wanted to study hard during college, so I could only reject her with tears in my eyes."

Mu Lanyan was speechless. She looked at him seriously and said, "It really lives up to its reputation."

Wei Lin: “Hmm?”

"The big radish with big heart!"

After saying this, Mu Lanyan walked away as if she was afraid to leave, as if staying with Wei Lin for one more second would lead to rumors.

……

　I have never written about the city, and I write slowly, so please forgive me~~
　　To be honest, when I was writing this chapter about the female teacher’s outfit, I looked up a lot of clothing styles online.

　　I actually have a specific image in my mind of all kinds of women dressing—after all, I have seen some in real life.

　　But, what are their clothes called, and how to describe them in words, I have no idea.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)