It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

Chapter 142: Misty Rain

The night market is brightly lit.

"These buildings are called stilted houses," Duan Chunqing pointed to the raised corners of the roofs, "and are a tradition here."

It has the flavor of an ancient palace.

The road is a dark blue stone brick road, and next to the street is the river. Wooden boats are floating slowly, with hats and raincoats hanging on the masts. Many people live directly on the boats. What is the Jiangnan Water Village? You will probably know it when you come here.

"Want to eat that?"

Seeing Dong Yang staring at the pale golden sugar on the stall, Tong Yao decisively went to the stall owner, the old lady, to buy a pound of it, picked up a small piece, and fed it to Dong Yang:

"Is it tasty?"

Dong Yang chewed a few bites, with a complicated expression:

"It's a little spicy...but it's also quite sweet."

"This is ginger candy, a specialty of our area," Duan Chunqing explained, "Not only is it delicious, it can also cure diseases."

"Ruanruan, do you want to eat it?" Tong Yao took another piece, but the little girl didn't take it. She just opened her mouth slightly, indicating that she should be fed.

"Are you a child?" Tong Yao asked embarrassedly.

In desperation, she fed it to him with her own hands. When she pulled it back, the little girl sucked her fingertips and smiled slyly.

Tong Yao was stunned, and suddenly a sexy thought popped up in her mind. In addition to her fingers, other parts of her body had been sucked like this... She quickly turned her head and walked towards another shop with her ears burning.

“Do many of your kids have summer jobs like you?”

She changed the subject and asked the young tour guide.

Duan Chunqing shook his head: "Not much... But some people will go and hand out flyers, and they can make fifty yuan a day. I usually listen to their accents, and if they are from outside the area, I will help them as tour guides."

"Are you saving pocket money for yourself?"

"Usually they do." Duan Chunqing stopped and looked into the distance. "There are a lot of Internet cafes in the city, and many people go there to recharge their gaming accounts."

In areas where the economy is underdeveloped, Internet cafe culture is particularly prosperous.

"What about you?" Tong Yao asked curiously.

"I'm saving money for my tuition," Duan Chunqing said proudly, with a determination that didn't match her age on her young face. "I'm going to Changsha to attend high school."

The words are full of sad yearning.

"Well," Tong Yao lowered her voice, "very good, did you go to Changsha to take the exam?"

"No, it was those high schools that came to our place to organize the entrance examination." Duan Chunqing was happy to share his results. "When I was in the third year of junior high school, they called me and asked me to come over to study in the third year of junior high school and then take the high school entrance examination. But I was afraid that I couldn't adapt, so I refused."

This is in line with the style of those super high schools.

“Delicious!”

She was just daydreaming when she heard Dong Yang's excited voice. The little girl blew on the disposable cup and fed some to Dong Yang, who drank happily.

"What are you drinking?" She stood there, waiting for them to come over.

"Lei Cha." Ruan Qian picked up another cup with a smile. The tea inside was covered with sesame seeds and beans, and there was steam rising from it. "It tastes good. Do you want some?"

"Oh, no, I'm not thirsty."

Tong Yao waved her hand to refuse.

"Are you friends?" Duan Chunqing said with a "let me guess" expression, "Or sisters? I only heard that little sister call you aunt."

"We..." Tong Yao hesitated, "We are teacher and student, right? She graduated this year."

"Teacher and student?!" Duan Chunqing couldn't believe it.

Tong Yao looked up at the sky and realized that her teacher's identity was under suspicion again.

"Then you two have a really good relationship," the tour guide said with a smile, "It's rare to see a teacher traveling with his students."

"Ha, yes..." She laughed dryly twice, glanced away, and saw a farm house. They hadn't had dinner yet, so she suggested eating there. The little girl and Dongyang listened to her, which made her feel a sense of accomplishment as the boss.

"Qingchun, let's eat together," she looked at the young tour guide after ordering the dishes.

The girl quickly shook her head: "No, no, I've eaten. And, well... my name is Chunqing."

"Pfft." The little girl laughed.

Tong Yao rolled her eyes at her, turned around and apologized to the tour guide:

"Chunqing, then you go back first. We'll go shopping again tomorrow. I'll transfer the money to you via WeChat."

But Duan Chunqing scratched his head embarrassedly and whispered:

“I don’t have WeChat…”

Tong Yao reacted quickly and took money from her wallet:

"It's okay, I have cash."

"It's only a short while, you don't have to pay for the whole day..."

"keep it."

She handed over the money, tilted her head slightly, and smiled softly, "How should I contact you tomorrow?"

The girl held the money awkwardly, gave them a landline number, and before leaving, reminded them that it might rain.

"This child is so sensible." she exclaimed.

After she finished speaking, everyone at the table, both the adult and the child, looked at her. Ruan Qian thought that she was quite outstanding and worked hard, while Dong Yang thought that he would be that sensible too.

While they were eating, they heard the sound of rain outside. They sat in the attic and opened the wooden window to see the night scene in the rain.

Love is deep, the rain is hazy, so many buildings are in the mist and rain, cars are like flowing water and horses are like dragons.

Beauty is quite beautiful.

"How do I get back?" Tong Yao said worriedly.

The little girl was calm and said, "Let's wait until the rain stops."

The wooden floor became damp, and the summer wind gradually became colder. The climate in the mountains is different from that outside. I sat there for a long time while eating, and finished the two bottles of watermelon juice I ordered. The rain had not stopped, but was getting heavier. It seemed that I had no choice but to go back in the rain.

It was okay for her and Ruanruan to get caught in the rain, but she was worried that Dongyang would catch a cold and have a fever.

A few people stood stupidly under the eaves, still hoping the rain would stop.

"There are many eaves here, so we shouldn't get caught in much rain." Tong Yao sighed and said.

"That won't work either." The little girl bit her lip, not letting her go out, "Your clothes...are not convenient."

Tong Yao was stunned for a moment, then she remembered how flimsy her dress was in the rain. Once it got wet, her curves were exposed, which must be very sexy.

She didn't want that.

"There seems to be a souvenir shop up ahead." Ruan Qian turned off her phone. "I heard you can buy straw raincoats and oil-paper umbrellas there."

"Are you going to buy it?" The wind blew and the rain came, and Tong Yao quickly protected Dongyang behind her.

"I have a hat." The little girl smiled, put on the hat on the back of her sweater, and stepped out of the eaves, "I'll be back soon."

The sound of rain and shouting. Tong Yao almost wanted to catch up with her, but then she remembered that she couldn't leave Dong Yang here, so she could only stand there stupidly until she could no longer see the little girl's back.

Fifteen minutes later, the little girl still hadn't come back.

Tong Yao panicked and sent a WeChat message:

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

[Ruan Qian]: This store doesn’t sell it, but there’s another one nearby and the owner said they have it. I’ll go check it out.

【Children's rhyme】: Come back to me quickly!

【Children's Rhyme】: Did you hear me? Don’t buy it!

She was anxious, afraid that Ruanruan would fall on the road. This old street was inaccessible to cars and too long to walk without an umbrella, which was indeed difficult, but... she would rather wait a few more hours until the rain subsided than let her beloved get wet.

"Aunt, why hasn't Ruan Xi come back yet?"

Children are the most sensitive and are more likely to have wild thoughts. They almost thought that Ruan Qian was kidnapped by a monster.

"It's okay, I'll be back soon." Tong Yao coaxed, but her frown didn't relax.

The visibility is low on rainy nights, it’s pitch black and it’s easy for people to get lost.

Then, Tong Yao heard a burst of hurried footsteps.

She immediately looked in that direction.

Ruan Qian, stepping on the water, wearing a bamboo hat and with large patches of wet skin, came through the darkness and came to her. Behind her was the night, but her eyes were bright and she said to her breathlessly:

"bought."

Two oil-paper umbrellas and a straw raincoat.

Tong Yao didn't say anything, but reached out and touched the little girl's clothes. Her back was soaked. She let go of her hand with a sour look on her face, opened the umbrella, and whispered:

"Let's go back."

"Yeah." Ruan Qian said with a smile.

Before they set off, another figure came up to them.

——Duan Chunqing.

The young tour guide holding an umbrella looked at them in surprise, with two umbrellas tucked under his arms:

“You bought it…”

Then, she saw Ruan Qian, who was soaked to the skin, pursed her lips and said, "I'm late."

"It's okay, thank you." The light was not good, but Tong Yao noticed that Duan Chunqing's trouser legs were already wet. "Go home quickly and don't let your parents worry. Thank you for your kindness."

Duan Chunqing shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Finally, both sides said goodbye. The oil-paper umbrella was very small, one for the nursery rhyme and one for the winter sun. The little girl wore a straw hat and a raincoat, giving off a feeling of "letting the rain and mist take you through life".

Tong Yao turned around and found Duan Chunqing had disappeared into the night.

"Teacher Tong?"

"It's nothing, go back."

The street was slanted, and the rain flowed down like a rushing stream. My socks were inevitably soaked, and there was a splashing sound when I walked, as if I was stepping on a little yellow duck.

"I'm reminded of Dai Wangshu's "Rainy Alley." said the little girl.

"Hmm?" Tong Yao turned her umbrella. "Then Teacher Li must be very touched."

"I think Teacher Tong is especially like the girl in the poem." Ruan Qian said with a smile.

"Nonsense." Tong Yao retorted, "How could I be sad or melancholy?"

Their voices blended into the sound of rain and gradually faded away.

When they arrived at the hotel, Dong Yang and Tong Yao washed their feet and went to watch TV. Ruan Qian finished her bath first. Tong Yao and the little girl discussed who would take the bath next. Dong Yang couldn't put down the anime, and Tong Yao spoiled her:

"Then you should wash up quickly after I finish washing."

"Ok!"

Half an hour later, Tong Yao came out after washing, and Dong Yang went in quickly, as if he was taking over a shift.

She shook her hair and sat down next to the little girl:

"Painting?"

Ruan Qian moved her arm away, revealing the screen, and said "hmm".

The hotel room has floor-to-ceiling windows, through which you can clearly see the misty world.

She quietly looked at the little girl's profile and thought, this child's performance today really made her...heart moved.

When she met the big dog, she was actually very scared. In her previous life, she might have just walked away cursing. It was normal for a normal person to be afraid of such a ferocious dog. Now, she could confront the man for Dongyang, but when she saw the man let go of the dog, she was still panicked.

But Ruanruan seemed to always stand in front and never retreat.

She was lost in thought, and then she heard the sound of a pen being put down.

"Teacher Tong, Dongyang is not here," a warm breath sprayed in his ear, "Should we do something?"

Her face flushed, but she also felt that today...she could reward the little girl.