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Chapter 143: Lotus of Dreams

In the morning, Tong Yao couldn't get up from bed.

Last night, after Dongyang fell asleep, she couldn't resist and was seduced into the little girl's bed. She crawled back in at two or three in the morning, so she naturally didn't get enough sleep.

If you know how to be moderate, you are no longer a young person.

"Auntie..."

"Be good, don't bother her," Ruan Qian pinched Dong Yang's cheek, "What do you want to eat in the morning? I'll go downstairs to buy it."

Empty mountain after the rain.

The drizzle in the early morning was particularly refreshing. There was no need to hold an umbrella. Ruan Qian walked on the street and bought breakfast. When she came back, Tong Yao had already gotten up.

"What did you buy?" Teacher Tong sat on the bed, hugging the quilt, with his chin resting on the quilt.

"Soy milk, fried dough sticks..." Ruan Qian counted them out, "Is there anything you like to eat?"

Tong Yao lay down on her side and said slowly:

"I don't seem hungry... I have no appetite."

"Then what do you want to eat?" Ruan Qian put down the bag and asked in a gentle voice.

“…Tofu pudding.”

Tong Yao blushed slightly. She was not a person who liked to make requests, but she felt that if she didn't bother the little girl, she would be sorry for the trouble she had gone through last night. Moreover, she really hadn't eaten tofu pudding for several years.

As I recall, tofu pudding is delicious and sweet.

"Then I'll go see if there's anything for sale." The little girl worked hard without complaint.

"Add sugar." She reminded.

Ruan Qian said okay and went out again.

The room was quiet, and outside the window, branches dripping with dew were lush and green. In the distance, smoke from the ancient city rose.

The nursery rhyme rolled around and asked dully:

"Dongyang, is my aunt being willful?"

Dong Yang, who was dipping the dough sticks into soy milk, shook his head violently:

"Whatever my aunt says is right."

Tong Yao got up, rubbed the child's head, and said with a smile:

"Baby, personality cult is wrong."

But I'm still very happy that the little girl is on my side.

Dongyang squinted her eyes, enjoying the pat on the head from her aunt. She also liked her aunt calling her "baby". She always got a warm sense of belonging from her aunt.

More than ten minutes later, Ruan Qian came back with a disposable bowl, which she placed gently on the bedside table. There was a small plastic spoon sticking up from the mouth of the bag.

Tong Yao was slightly stunned. Is this really for sale?

"Teacher Tong, eat." The little girl smiled.

"Oh, let me try it."

She picked up the bowl, scooped up a fragile spoonful, and put it into her mouth. It was very sweet, even a little bitter, not as delicious as she remembered, but that was indeed the taste.

Sure enough, memories are all beautified. The imperfections are forgotten, leaving only the unforgettable sweetness.

"Is it delicious?" the little girl asked expectantly.

"Delicious." She licked her lips and took a sip of the sugar on the spoon.

When Ruan Qian saw her lips, her heart started to itch again.

"It's not raining too heavily outside, is it?" Tong Yao looked out the window and could vaguely see thin filaments in the air.

“Well, it won’t affect tourism.”

Tong Yao walked to the window and stretched to relieve the soreness between her legs. Misty rain, misty rain, there is both mist and rain. There is a thin mist on the river, and the clear water reflects the green mountains. She dialed the landline number Duan Chunqing left yesterday. The man with a strong dialect accent answered the phone. After talking for a long time, Duan Chunqing finally answered.

"We'll take a tour later. Will you be our tour guide?"

"Come on, come on!"

After packing up, the three of them went to the old street from yesterday. Duan Chunqing arrived first, waved her hand, and ran towards them.

"I suggest you take a look at Tuojiang River first," said the young tour guide.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." The purpose of the nursery rhyme is to just play.

There are many grocery stores on the roadside, and many handmade wooden products are sold. When Ruan Qian passed by, she bought Dongyang a wooden sword with a sheath. After the college entrance examination, the little girl always brushed the child's favorability. Sima Zhao's intentions were known to everyone.

If there is a strong competitor in the future, Ruan Qian feels that at least Dong Yang is more inclined to her. Teacher Tong cares so much about Dong Yang, she will definitely consider the feelings of the little girl. Putting aside these, her kindness to Dong Yang is not utilitarian, she really likes Dong Yang.

I don’t want to be separated from Teacher Tong, nor do I want to be separated from this family.

Of course, Tong Yao understood Ruan Ruan's little plan and agreed to it.

"This is Tuojiang River." Duan Chunqing stood on the bridge and pointed at the river. "Our villages are all run through and nurtured by it."

"The water is green." Dong Yang exclaimed.

"It's the reflection of the two banks." Duan Chunqing explained with a smile.

The river surface was sparkling, and it seemed as if there were layers of wrinkles, creating ripples. Not far away was a jumping rock, a stone pier of the same size that was exposed above the water, leading directly to the other side, and one had to jump over it like jumping over a grid. Dongyang was eager to try, and Tong Yao hurriedly followed her to prevent the child from falling in.

In fact, it’s okay to fall down. This is where the water is the shallowest and the current is not fast.

"Dongyang, slow down."

The child in front was running as fast as a rabbit. Tong Yao was wearing low-heeled shoes and could hardly keep up. She stumbled and her body tilted. She was so shocked that she didn't even have time to scream before she was pulled back in the opposite direction.

Ruan Qian hugged Tong Yao's waist and said with a smile:

"I am here."

Nursery rhyme: "..."

She slapped the little girl's slightly sloppy hand away and jumped to the next stone pier with a red face.

In the afternoon, they climbed the city wall, took a boat, visited the ancestral hall, and looked at the old residence. In the evening, they walked along the river, and in front of them was a brightly lit bridge.

Hongqiao, Fengyu Tower.

Tong Yao doesn't really care how long its history is, what matters is that it looks good and spectacular. Dong Yang was tired after playing all day, but he was very quiet and didn't ask to go back. He just sat down and rested by Tong Yao whenever he had the chance.

"Fengyu Tower...during the Qianlong period..."

"Chunqing, what is that?" Tong Yao sat on a stone chair and pointed at the faint light on the riverside.

Duan Chunqing stood on tiptoe and looked over, saying:

"It's tourists releasing lotus lanterns. Many couples like to release them. Let me take you to have a look."

Speaking of lovers, Tong Yao looked at the little girl and found that she was also looking at her. She quickly turned away and patted Dong Yang:

"Let's go take a look there and then go home, okay?"

"Ok!"

By the river, men and women held lotus lanterns and placed them in the water, letting the lanterns float away with the current and their wishes. Tong Yao looked around, and at this moment, the Miao old lady next to her recommended Miao girls' clothing to her. She was stunned, and looked at the gorgeous and shining clothes of the Miao girls around her, like those of ancient concubines, and politely declined - they looked very heavy.

"Auntie, change it!"

Suddenly, Dongyang shouted expectantly.

"Yes, let's change it." Ruan Qian also said.

Merchants like this kind of teammates the most. The Miao old lady smiled brightly and said, "Look, they all want you to wear it", "The girl is so beautiful, it would be a pity not to wear it after you come here with great difficulty." Finally, she paid the money and was persuaded into the locker room, where she changed into a set of Miao clothes and a fancy hat.

“…Does it look good?” After changing, Tong Yao awkwardly lifted up the hem of her skirt. She was covered in silver ornaments, and the phoenix crown on her head was quite heavy.

But the moment she came out, she was already more beautiful than all the other girls. Her noble and pure temperament was fully revealed, as if she embodied the aura of the entire ancient city.

Once taken, it will be the best promotional photo for Miao costumes.

Ruan Qian said blankly:

"nice."

Tong Yao felt like she couldn't stand this kind of gaze, so she quickened her pace and said:

"Then... let's go light the lights."

Each lantern cost 25 yuan, which was quite expensive, so she bought three. They were gently placed on the water, floating farther and farther away, and everyone made a wish in their hearts.

Tong Yao thought that she hoped Ruan Ruan and Dong Yang would be healthy and happy.

Dongyang thought that he should grow up quickly and not cause trouble to his aunt.

Ruan Qian thought that she had to become someone worthy of Teacher Tong.

Hundreds of shining lotus flowers, like the Milky Way, covered the Tuojiang River.

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After playing for the whole day, Dongyang lay down as soon as he came into the door, without even covering himself with a quilt. Tong Yao poked the child's face but couldn't wake him up.

When Ruan Qian came out of the shower, she saw Tong Yao lying on the bed, hugging Dong Yang, and had fallen asleep.

Do you want to sleep together?

After thinking about it, forget it.

She covered them with the quilt, got back into her own bed and turned off the light.

——Good night, Teacher Tong.

Goodbye, Phoenix.

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Traveling is a tiring but happy thing.

After returning to Changsha, I can recall the travel experience for several days, but I am really too tired to go out.

One of the contents of this year's reform is that independent enrollment was changed to the college entrance examination. The independent enrollments that Ruan Qian got were not from top universities, so she simply did not go. She could only listen to those top students flying around the country and taking exams online.

[Jiang Yiming]: My mother used her connections to help me get admitted into the self-recruitment program and I received 20 extra points from Central South University.

The so-called building connections means asking teachers and professors everywhere to write recommendation letters. Students who have no competition results and whose regular grades are not outstanding can only participate in self-recruitment in this way.

【Ruan Qian】: Congratulations.

[Jiang Yiming]: Which university are you going to?

[Ruan Qian]: The scores haven’t come out yet, so I don’t know. But I want to go to University A.

[Jiang Yiming]: Oh... that score is too high, but I think you can achieve it if you perform normally.

In front of the computer, the boy sighed, typed out the words "I like you" and then deleted it. He didn't dare to say it on the day of graduation, and now he is confessing it online... Isn't he too cowardly?

No girl would agree to that.

What’s more, she is a girl with a crush.

He stared at the screen, and finally, retyped the words:

"May your wish come true."

At this point, Jiang Yiming's bitter secret love came to an end.

During the long summer vacation before college, most people don't know what to do. Once their tense nerves relax, they feel like they are broken and can no longer muster the energy.

But there was one exception.

June 25th.

Early in the morning, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

Today is the day when the scores are released, and the scores can be checked at 12 noon.