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

I can't always cause trouble for Teacher Tong.

“Pfft, it’s rare for girls to snore.” Tong Yao laughed.

Ruan Qian thought silently, I'm sorry, He Xueyu.

"How about you sleep here for a night? There's another bedroom that I cleaned up recently." Tong Yao said, glancing at the room next to the master bedroom.

The little girl's heartbeat almost stopped for a moment.

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Ruan Qian stared blankly at herself in the mirror.

Ruan Qian in the mirror looked as silly as ever, holding a toothbrush in her hand, her movements as stiff as a machine.

There was a light-colored curtain behind the little girl.

Under the light, a slim figure was reflected on the curtain. The person taking a bath... was Teacher Tong.

Her brain was going to explode.

The blush on her face wouldn't go away, and her pounding heart wouldn't stop. She quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face, ran into the bedroom like she was escaping, and finally fell into bed.

Every time I see Teacher Tong, I feel extremely shy and nervous.

She didn't think deeply about the reason, because now, she felt happy enough.

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

Tong Yao didn't feel sleepy anymore after taking a bath. She looked at the closed door, smiled, and asked through the door:

"How's the bed? Are you used to it?"

"……Um."

The sound inside was muffled, but very cute.

"Good night then." Tong Yao turned around and walked towards her bedroom.

Ruan Qian wrapped herself in the quilt, her heart suddenly burning. She murmured to herself, not knowing who could hear her:

"Good night, Teacher Tong..."

Chapter 18: Girls’ feelings are always lonely

Early in the morning, the birds singing outside the window are particularly loud.

Tong Yao sat up from the bed. It was a little chilly in the early morning. Summer was finally gone. According to the weather forecast, the temperature would start to drop in the near future. And autumn - the season where you would think others were stupid no matter how much you wore - finally showed its true colors.

"Ah!"

Faintly, Tong Yao heard a sneeze.

She stretched her arms and finally realized that Ruan Xi was sleeping in her place yesterday?

Don't catch a cold from sleeping here, otherwise she will feel guilty to death.

Tong Yao put on her clothes and went over to knock on the little girl's door:

"Ruanruan, are you awake?"

There was no sound inside.

Still sleeping? It's unlikely that he fainted from a fever.

Tong Yao thought about pushing the door open directly, but after all, the other party was still a little girl, and she was particularly shy. It would be embarrassing if she saw something she shouldn't see.

Although in a few years, I will have been a girl longer than a boy.

She knocked on the door again.

"Ruanruan, you don't have a cold, do you?"

There was a sound coming from inside, probably someone woke up.

"Teacher Tong?" The voice was as soft as cotton candy, with a harmless sweetness, just after waking up. "Ah, it's already past eight o'clock."

"You can sleep a little longer, don't catch a cold."

Teacher Tong's footsteps gradually faded away.

Ruan Qian hugged the soft quilt. The bed here was much bigger than the one in the dormitory, and it was much more comfortable to sleep than in school. She actually had insomnia last night, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. Teacher Tong was sleeping on the other side of the wall, and she couldn't calm down after realizing this.

"Teacher Tong..."

She buried her face in the quilt for a long time before she raised her head and gasped.

"Are you up?" Tong Yao was preparing to cook noodles in the kitchen when she heard some noise in the living room. Sure enough, a well-dressed little girl was standing in the living room, quietly looking at her.

"Would you like noodles for breakfast?"

"No, Teacher Tong, I'm going to study on my own," Ruan Qian bit her lip, "You don't have to cook my portion."

"Oh..." Tong Yao blinked and didn't force him to stay. The student knew the urgency of studying, which was a good thing. "Then I won't send you off. Go study quickly."

"Well, goodbye, Teacher Tong!"

Not long after, the iron gate shook.

She was alone at home again.

The induction cooker ran dully.

This time there was no fox at all.

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At noon, Tong Yao took the bus home. After more than half a month, she returned to this big house again.

She was a little embarrassed to admit it, but she really was... homesick. She had roommates when she was in college, but now as a teacher, it was her first time to experience living alone.

"Mom, Yaoyao is back!" Driver Tong Hua got out of the car, banging on the door and yelling.

The door slowly opened, and the charming woman stood at the door. After glancing at the two children in front of her, she kicked her slippers toward the door:

"You still know about coming back?"

Tong Yao smiled awkwardly and slipped in behind Tong Hua.

The mother of this life, Jiang Wu.

The Tong family is a typical family with a loving father and a strict mother. Jiang Wu has always been worried that the superior family environment will spoil the child, so she has given her full attention to education and is meticulous in her lifestyle. In addition, she also has some complaints about Tong Yao becoming a teacher instead of choosing a job that suits her better.

But even though they were dissatisfied, they did not intervene.

"Dad, you are home too?" Tong Hua led his sister to the living room and greeted him.

The man on the sofa has the same facial features as Tong Hua, and is his father, Tong Sicheng. The Tong family is in the home appliance business, and Tong Sicheng is the chairman of the company, and he is also a celebrity who would appear in magazines.

"Dad," Tong Yao stood up straight, "I'm back."

A beautiful person’s casual smile represents a peaceful life, let alone a lovely daughter.

"You're back?" Tong Sicheng put down the magazine and said with a smile, "Come, give me a back massage."

"...I won't hold back when I hit you, let me beat you." Tong Yao rolled her eyes and nudged the tool Tong Hua with her elbow. Tong Hua immediately ran over to give his old father a back massage, but was met with a scolding.

The whole family is enjoying themselves.

"It's rare for you to go home for dinner, eat more."

The sumptuous dishes on the dining table were simply extravagant.

"Have you found someone you like?" Jiang Wu asked without hesitation and picked up a braised eggplant for her.

Tong Yao's face turned bitter: "Mom, I don't eat eggplant."

"Eggplant is good and nutritious. How old are you and still picky about food?" Jiang Wu sneered. Her favorite thing was to tease this daughter who had always amazed her since she was a child. "Are there any boys you like?"

"Could you please stop talking about your partner every other sentence?" She peeled the eggplant aside silently.

Little girls are better. They won’t let me eat eggplants, and they won’t urge me to find a partner.

She supported her cheek and added, "You stared at me every day when I was in school, and as soon as I graduated, you urged me to have a relationship. Is that interesting?"

"That's right," Tong Sicheng agreed, "Yaoyao is still young, there's no rush for this."

"No hurry? Have you ever seen her make a friend since she was a child?" Jiang Wu sneered, "If it wasn't for the fact that there was nothing wrong with her performance, I would have wanted to take your daughter to see a psychiatrist."

"That's unnecessary." Tong Yao buried her head in her food and whispered back, "It's making a fuss out of nothing."

"Hey, my sister is so outstanding," Tong Hua said that he is his sister's licker, "If she was like me, you would scold her for hanging out with bad friends."

However, after Jiang Wu glared at her, Tong Hua became quiet and gave her sister a look that told her to take care of herself.

"It takes at least two or three years to date. I'm not asking you to get married. If you're not suitable, change. Don't tell me you want to wait until you're 30 to go on a blind date. I won't agree." Jiang Wu stared at her daughter. She was the absolute authority at this table. "Who are the people who go on blind dates? They are all people who missed their chances in their prime years."

Tong Yao wondered if she would be beaten to death on the spot if she told her mother that she would never get married.

She lowered her head and tried to delay:

"...Just wait a little longer."

"Wait? How long exactly?"

Tong Yao stopped talking again.

"Yaoyao," Tong Sicheng sighed, "Dad is not talking about you."

It’s over, I’m going to be scolded - she felt annoyed and ate faster.

"You should make some friends. You refused to bring friends to your house before, and you said no to class reunions. Now you don't want to fall in love," Tong Sicheng hesitated for a while and brought out a half-baked new word he had learned from who knows where, "Do you have some kind of phobia?"

"……I don't."

"Humans are social animals after all. When we go out, we still rely on friends. Dad has a few old comrades-in-arms. They are close friends. Without them, he wouldn't have his current career..."

"You've never fought in a war, so how can you say we're friends for life?"

"You can't say that. Although I've never been to the battlefield, the comradeship I have is something you students can't compare to. Let me tell you, when we were fighting floods and providing disaster relief..."

Tong Yao finished her meal, put down her bowl, and wiped her mouth:

"I'm stuffed."

As expected, going home is asking for trouble and listening to the nagging of the older generation.

She went into the bedroom. The room was clean and tidy, as she hadn't seen in a long time. It was needless to say who cleaned it every day.

Even though she was nagged like this, she still missed the feeling of home.

Most of the food was still left on the table, and it was obvious that Tong Yao left without eating much.

Tong Hua added a piece of pork ribs and couldn't help but say:

"Mom, stop urging my sister. I'm 25 and I don't have a girlfriend. You don't worry about me. Why are you urging her?"

"How can you and your sister be different? Do you think I don't know that you have been in love since junior high school?" Jiang Wu has the same rolling eyes as Tong Yao, and the function is the same, to intimidate Tong Hua.

Jiang Wu knew exactly what her daughter's shortcomings were.

"I shouldn't have agreed to Yaoyao skipping a grade in the first place."

She put down her chopsticks and her voice suddenly became much softer.

There was silence at the table for a moment.

"This...everything has its pros and cons," Tong Sicheng said to ease the atmosphere, "Yaoyao is smart and pretty, others can't envy her."

"Yes, yes, my sister is very happy in school and all the students like her." Tong Hua also started to smooth things over.

Jiang Wu sighed and said nothing more.

In her eyes, there is no essential difference whether her daughter is a teacher leading students or a student being led by her peers.

——It’s just an unequal relationship.

Chapter 19: Because she is her unique light

No matter what happens outside, being at home is the most relaxing time.