Now that you're a top star, can't you enjoy life a little?

beautiful view.

Nearby, a pagoda-shaped flower is in full bloom. The individual flowers are small, but the "pagoda" as a whole stands tall and proud, exuding vigorous vitality.

Its colorful flowers bloom among the green leaves, making it very beautiful.

Further on, a winding river flows, the setting sun casting its rays upon the water like scattered gold.

Further on, there are mountains shrouded in green trees, and the red sun, which has set the sky ablaze with color, is about to sink into the mountains.

"Teacher Yu! Look at my drawing!"

A child's innocent voice brought Teacher Yu back to her senses from her daze.

Looking at the little girl with pigtails and rosy cheeks in front of him, he suddenly accepted his current identity without knowing why.

Questions like "Who am I?", "Where am I?", and "What am I doing?" vanished from his mind in an instant.

The little girl presented her painting with both hands, her eyes sparkling, waiting for Teacher Yu's praise.

At Shuicheng Township Primary School, the children usually love to pester Ms. Yu, who teaches art.

Teacher Yu always has a gentle smile on her face and a pleasant scent about her.

His white shirt was always spotless, and his pockets seemed to contain an endless supply of candy and chocolate.

Besides these reasons, there was another important reason why the children surrounded him.

From Teacher Yu's words, they could always hear about another world.

A completely different world from their small village, a technologically advanced world that all the children yearn for.

Teacher Yu told them that it was the surrounding mountains that separated them from that world.

If you study hard, you'll be able to go to that world someday.

Teacher Yu looked down at the stick figure full of childlike fun in front of her, and then at the little girl who was proudly holding up her painting. She couldn't help but smile and reach out to pat the little girl's head.

"Xiaoxia, how come your flower painting is bigger than a person? It's almost as big as the sun!"

The girl's face flushed even redder.

Teacher Yu reached out and patted her head again, then took out a piece of candy from her pocket with her other hand. "But I heard from Teacher Zhang that you got first place in the class for Chinese this time. You did a great job, so this is a reward for you."

"Thank you, Teacher Yu!"

The little girl happily and proudly accepted the reward.

"Teacher Yu, please take a look at mine too!"

"And mine too!"

Seeing that Xiaoxia had been rewarded with a piece of candy, the other students also handed their drawings to Teacher Yu.

Teacher Yu was so annoyed by the noise that she had no choice but to tell the children to come one by one.

By the time they had looked at most of the paintings, it was getting dark.

"Alright, that concludes today's field sketching session. Everyone, follow me, let's head back together!"

There are no streetlights in the village, so you have to keep your head down and look at the road at all times.

Fortunately, the children were quite obedient, staying close to Teacher Yu without making a fuss or running around.

As for the reason, it's because Teacher Yu started talking about the outside world again, and no one wanted to go far away, because they wouldn't be able to hear it if they went far away!

When Teacher Yu led the students back to the village entrance, they found a chaotic crowd gathered there.

A beam of white light shone on his face; it was the light from a flashlight. Teacher Yu instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes from the light.

"I'm back!"

"Go quickly and tell Village Chief Li that the children are back!"

The anxious parents swarmed forward, and Teacher Yu glanced at them and saw that they were either all gray-haired or had wrinkled faces.

As for the young people in the village, they are like migratory birds, only "flying" back from all over the country during the Spring Festival.

Someone like Teacher Yu, who voluntarily leaves the big city for the mountains, is no different from a fool.

"I told you not to run around aimlessly all day!"

Xiaoxia trembled and closed her eyes tightly in fear.

However, after waiting for a while, she didn't feel the familiar pain on her face, so she quietly opened her eyes.

The slap aimed at her was firmly grasped by a fair and strong hand, followed by Teacher Yu's gentle voice.

"I took the students to the mountain to sketch, and Xiaoxia painted very well today. She also got first place in the class in Chinese. She is an excellent student. Please don't hit her."

"What's the use of studying well? In the end, it'll all belong to someone else anyway."

The little girl's grandfather muttered a few words, but didn't press the matter further. The villagers still held Mr. Yu, who came from the big city, in high regard.

"Hurry up and go home!" he yelled at Xia again.

Xiaoxia stuck out her tongue, gave a slight nod to her grandfather, and said goodbye to Teacher Yu.

"Teacher Yu, isn't my younger brother, A-Ming, with you?"

An anxious female voice came from the side.

Looking at Cha Mei's anxious face, Teacher Yu asked in confusion, "Hasn't he come back?"

After saying that, he looked around and couldn't find Amin anywhere. He couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Teacher Yu."

Xia, who had already followed her grandfather home, turned back. "I know where Amin is."

"Where is he?!"

Tea Girl hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Xiaoxia along.

"When we left with Teacher Yu, he was still sitting alone on the mountain."

Xiaoxia was in pain from being grabbed, and her expression showed some discomfort.

"Then why didn't you tell Teacher Yu back then!" Tea Girl's tone was not good, and her expression was somewhat ferocious.

"He's too naughty, he's always pulling my braids, I hate him."

"Xiaoxia, are you sure Amin was still there when we left?" Teacher Yu rescued Xiaoxia.

Although his voice remained gentle, his speaking speed was much faster than usual.

Xiaoxia thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "I'm sure."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huai turned around, intending to say something to Cha Mei, but found that she had already started jogging up the mountain.

"Xiaoxia, go home with Grandpa. I'll go check on things."

After Teacher Yu finished speaking, she chased after Tea Girl.

"Don't worry too much. Maybe Amin didn't take the same route as us and has already gone home."

Teacher Yu shone a flashlight on the road ahead and comforted Tea Girl.

Tea Girl only glanced at him quickly before continuing to run up the mountain. "He's not your biological brother, of course you're not in a hurry."

His tone was full of resentment.

It had been a long time since anyone had spoken to Teacher Yu in such a tone, yet Teacher Yu couldn't find a single fault in the other person's words.

After all, it was indeed his responsibility.

"Follow me, and I'll know where the sketching spots are."

Twenty minutes later.

Teacher Yu's flashlight finally shone on a small figure.

"Amin!"

Tea Girl, who was already panting from exhaustion, suddenly burst out with a loud voice and, with a burst of speed, ran over.

"Sis, what brings you here?"

Under the white light of the flashlight, Amin looked like a little kitten with his face covered in various colors.

Those were watercolor paints from Teacher Yu.

Tea Girl didn't speak, nor did she seem disgusted by the dirt on Ah Ming's face. She just hugged him tightly and burst into tears.

A few seconds later, she released her brother and slapped him on the buttocks.

He hit and yelled at me, "I told you not to run around like that! I told you not to come home! I told you not to laugh while I was crying!"

So Amin cried too.

The siblings cried for a while, and then Cha Mei suddenly realized that Teacher Yu, who had come with them, was no longer moving.

Turning around, I saw Teacher Yu standing there, lost in thought, holding a flashlight in one hand and a piece of paper in the other.

"Amin, did you draw this?"

Teacher Yu asked a seemingly pointless question, her voice filled with disbelief.

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