I won 90 million, all I want to do is lie down and relax!

Lu Zhaoyang watched the old lady pedaling the tricycle with all her might.

He suddenly thought of his grandmother, who had passed away many years ago.

If this were his own grandmother, facing such hardship outside, he couldn't imagine how heartbroken he would be.

"Is Teacher Xia rich?"

Lu Zhaoyang suddenly turned his head and asked.

"what……"

Xia Ran turned her head, looked down at the bag in her hand, and said, "I have about a few hundred yuan here."

She opened her bag and took out several banknotes, about four or five in total.

"Lend it to me..."

Xia Ran had already guessed what he was thinking, and before he could finish speaking, she had already handed it to him, saying, "Take it."

Lu Zhaoyang ran out, caught up with the old lady riding the tricycle, stuffed a few banknotes into her hand, and ran back.

Xia Ran looked at Lu Zhaoyang with great interest, as if she were just meeting him for the first time.

"Teacher Xia, is there any flower on my face?"

Being stared at by such a beautiful woman, Lu Zhaoyang couldn't help but feel a little shy.

"I didn't expect... you to be such a good person!"

Xia Ran suddenly sighed.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Zhaoyang's eyes widened. "Before this, I wasn't considered a good person by Teacher Xia?"

"No... I didn't mean you're not a good person, it's just..."

Xia Ran realized her words were somewhat ambiguous, smiled and shook her head, then thought for a moment and said, "You know, it seems like a lot of people these days have bad tempers. When they encounter something unpleasant, they rush to release their anger..."

Lu Zhaoyang understood: "Teacher Xia is saying that many people are too aggressive these days, right?"

Xia Ran nodded.

Lu Zhaoyang felt that Xia Ran was clearly speaking from the heart, so he wasn't in a hurry and waited for her to continue.

Sure enough, Xia Ran paused for a moment before continuing, "I have a colleague who is very gentle and patient with students. After an exam, she accidentally raised her voice a little to a student. That student was probably under a lot of pressure and unexpectedly lost control of his emotions. After that, my colleague was complained about by the student's parents..."

"and then?"

Lu Zhaoyang pressed for an answer.

He noticed that Xia Ran was in a low mood and felt that the matter was more than just a complaint.

Xia Ran continued, "Then, this parent not only complained to the school, but also to several departments of the Education Bureau."

"Later, I learned from other students that this parent had put too much pressure on their child, and the student had not only suffered from depression but had even had suicidal tendencies."

"The school knows about this, and the education department is aware of it, but..."

"But what?"

The clouds in the west were reflected as colorful clouds.

The two got into the car, shutting out the noise outside the window.

"But it didn't work. This parent made a scene everywhere and filed complaints everywhere, as if everyone was afraid of him."

"In the end, this colleague was suspended, and her students had to be temporarily taught by other colleagues. However, the parent was still not satisfied. She insisted that my colleague should not lose her job."

Xia Ran stared out the car window, seemingly looking at something, her tone puzzled as she asked, "Why do so many people harbor such resentment towards their surroundings these days?"

This is too big a question for Lu Zhaoyang to answer.

From his perspective, everyone in this society is living a very tiring life.

They are all desperately trying to survive.

Some people's hostility may not be something they want to be, or it may be that life has shaped them into that way.

This is not a problem for any one person.

……

The car arrived at the staff quarters behind Yunzhao No.1 Middle School.

This residential compound is only a little over ten years old, which is relatively young compared to other residential compounds belonging to other organizations in the county.

Lu Zhaoyang told the gatekeeper that he was a student visiting his teacher, and the security guard let him through without asking any questions.

Park the car and go upstairs.

Xia Ran knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened from the inside.

"Hello, Teacher Liu, I'm Lu Zhaoyang. Do you remember me?"

Lu Zhaoyang saw the little old lady sitting in a wheelchair with a smile on her face.

The slight unease that had been there before vanished instantly.

Previously, Liu Guiying only used crutches, but never a wheelchair. Now, seeing this, Lu Zhaoyang couldn't help but feel a pang of tenderness in his heart.

The latter stared at him for a while, then smiled energetically, "Lu Zhaoyang, you haven't changed much in the past few years! When Xiao Ran told me about you, I thought it wasn't the same person at all. I never dreamed that you would come to see me one day. Well, although quite a few classmates have come to my house, I never thought you would!"

"What the teacher said is true. Before today, I never dared to dream that I would have the nerve to come and see you."

Previously, this sound was mostly accompanied by the relentless banging of a blackboard.

Now, Lu Zhaoyang felt a sense of familiarity when he heard it.

They went inside and put down the gifts and vegetables they were carrying.

"Why did you bring a gift when you came to my house? Don't bring one next time, or the teacher won't let you in," Liu Guiying said.

"Don't worry about it, Teacher Liu. The students are all working now, so we should show our appreciation. It's a small gift but a big sentiment. It's not expensive," Lu Zhaoyang said.

"It has to be valuable, I'll be happy as long as the person comes."

Liu Guiying pushed the wheelchair back to the living room and invited Lu Zhaoyang to sit down.

Xia Ran was very familiar with the place, so she went straight to wash the fruit before coming to the living room.

"Teacher, you seem to be in good health?"

Lu Zhaoyang asked after sitting down.

"It's alright. I used to use crutches, but I'm not to the point where I can't live without a wheelchair. However, I'm used to sitting in one, so a wheelchair is more convenient at home."

Liu Guiying laughed and said, "Xiao Ran told me how you two met. I didn't expect you to have a younger brother who is so much younger than you. He's actually Xiao Ran's student."

"Yes, there's a big age gap between my brother and me."

Lu Zhaoyang scratched his head and laughed, "But Teacher Xia is quite lucky to have met my younger brother, unlike Teacher Liu, who met me. My brother's math scores are much better than mine."

"Hahaha!"

Liu Guiying laughed heartily.

Perhaps it's because he's getting older and has gained some weight, but overall he looks much kinder than before.

Lu Zhaoyang's mood also truly relaxed a lot.

"Xiao Ran, you would never guess that Zhao Yang used to have excellent grades, but his math scores were terrible. He was the Waterloo of my teaching career. In the end, I couldn't improve his math scores. Otherwise, he could have gone to a much better school. I remember he ended up going to an ordinary first-tier university. It's such a pity."

"Yes, you remember this."

Lu Zhaoyang looked at Xia Ran in surprise. He thought Xia Ran was joking. He didn't expect Liu Guiying to be so familiar with him.

"Ms. Xia is very good at math, right?"

Lu Zhaoyang shifted the topic to Xia Ran, who was being unusually quiet.

"Xiao Ran, that's beyond words. She's the most talented student I've ever seen in all my years of teaching," Liu Guiying said with a proud look on her face.

Lu Zhaoyang was somewhat surprised.

He knew that Xia Ran could never be like him, but the fact that Liu Guiying described her as having talent still left him feeling somewhat bewildered and impressed.

No wonder he immediately gave the answer when it came to 2.6 times 2.6.

If it were him, he would definitely have to take out his phone and open the calculator to figure it out.