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

The little girl whispered, not too close to her, about one meter away.

Tong Yao smiled and said, "I'm here to help Class 4 rehearse. What about you? Did you encounter any problems?"

The little girl hesitated, not because she was hesitating whether there was a problem or not, but because she was hesitating whether she should say it or not, and whether she should be the one to say it.

"It's not that everyone is against rehearsals," she said softly, "but... we haven't had physical education classes for a long time, and everyone just thinks it's unfair."

In the second year of high school, there are only two physical education classes a week. Last week's class was ruined by the weather, and this week will be occupied by rehearsals. Everyone knows that this is bad luck, but no one can avoid being frustrated.

Tong Yao blinked, her beautiful eyes curved: "Thank you for telling me."

The little girl blushed, and was defeated and surrendered completely before Teacher Tong's smile.

"Ji Chen, come here." Tong Yao stood at the edge of the runway and waved to Ji Chen who was drinking water.

Everyone just saw Ji Chen walking past in confusion, and then Teacher Tong said something, and Ji Chen's expression quickly turned into surprise.

"Assemble!"

As Li Hanqiang came back from his walk, Ji Chen whistled and shouted.

Everyone lamented that the assembled team was loose and disorganized.

"Everyone, practice well," Ji Chen said excitedly, not caring about his voice turning into a drake. "Teacher Tong said that we will have free time in the next math class!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the lazy students became excited instantly.

"Fuck, really?"

"Long live Teacher Tong!"

"Teacher Tong, I love you!" A boy took the opportunity to confess his love. It seemed that he was trying to attract attention and was laughed at by his classmates, but he was actually expressing what was in his heart.

Ruan Qian was stunned in the line. She didn't expect that Teacher Tong would give them such a satisfying gift.

Li Hanqiang was a little surprised: "Teacher Tong, this..."

"It's okay," Tong Yao comforted her, "The math classes missed due to the sports meet and National Day are less than those for other classes, so it won't affect our studies."

The two math classes happened to be held on days that were neither during sports meets nor during holidays, and there were only two or three classes like this in the entire grade.

"Ah," Li Hanqiang looked at the cheering students and shook his head, "They are lucky."

He stood with his arms folded, and shouted at the students who were regrouping, "Why don't you practice quickly? Your teacher Tong is watching! If you don't practice well, it will be your teacher Tong who will be sad!"

"Roar!"

Nursery rhyme: "..."

That's true, but it always feels a bit weird.

It seemed that if she didn't rehearse well, this weak woman like her would cry.

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The next day, the time to fulfill the promise soon arrived.

Tong Yao walked into the classroom and the students looked at her eagerly, and everything was said without words.

She lifted her hair, put it behind her ears, and said with a smile:

"Go out and have fun, don't get hurt, and be safe."

"Oh!"

A group of boys who were so bored that they just went out with their basketballs. The girls also gathered in groups to go to the playground. The rest of the people, probably because they didn't like sports, did their homework or read novels.

A boy in the first row took out a thick fantasy novel and started reading.

Isn't this kid afraid that she will confiscate it? Even if it's a physical education class, she doesn't believe he dares to watch it in front of Li Hanqiang.

Tong Yao looked at him a few times, endured it, and didn't go.

There was not much point in staying in the classroom. The important thing was that she had given these children a physical education class, and she was afraid that they would get hurt on the playground or get into a fight with other classes in a fit of anger, so she had to go to the playground to watch in person.

There's really not much difference between being a teacher and being a mother.

She found a stone bench by the playground and sat down. In the distance, she could hear the roars of boys defending a goal. Nearby... several girls saw her and immediately surrounded her, starting to ask about cosmetics, clothes and bags.

Tong Yao was not good at this kind of topic. She suppressed her embarrassment and felt overwhelmed by the question.

“…They were all bought at home. I don’t pay much attention to the brand.”

"…The one who picked me up? That's not my boyfriend, that's my brother."

"Teacher Ding is quite handsome...but we are not familiar with each other."

The topic that girls of this age care about most is always love.

Come to think of it, she herself is also a girl of this age, but her mentality is just like that of a monk.

She looked at the track aimlessly, but unexpectedly saw Ruan Qian standing on the starting line.

The little girl was there, practicing the starting movement over and over again, all alone, her figure lonely.

She really tried hard – Tong Yao thought.

Would it be lonely being alone there?

It was not easy for her to abandon the children around her and go find Ruan Qian.

At this time, two girls came out of the small shop in the distance. She saw them and recognized them as Yin Jiali and He Xueyu. Yin Jiali came to the side of the track and handed the little girl a bottle of rock sugar and snow pear. The little girl waved her hands and refused, but it was still stuffed into her arms. He Xueyu clapped and made a cheering gesture, and then the little girl started practicing again.

Made some good friends.

Tong Yao suddenly realized that her worries were so unnecessary.

She was really soft, and she was different from the lonely girl at the beginning. Although she was not the center of the class, there was a saying that as long as you have friends, you are not a failure.

Do you have any friends?

Jiang Wu’s question suddenly popped up in my mind.

There should be...right?

Although Lu Bingjie didn't interact much with her, she could be considered her friend.

……perhaps?

She didn't know what mood she was in, she smiled and looked at Ruan Qian who was running with soft eyes.

No wonder he didn't come to see her anymore.

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Ten p.m.

At this time, students who didn't want to attend the evening class had already returned to their dormitories, while some stayed in the classroom to continue studying. The security guards cleared the playground to prevent students from taking the opportunity to play football, but they could not clear out the teacher Tong Yao.

Tong Yao stood at the starting line, estimated the distance of 50 meters, and then sighed deeply.

She is really not good at running.

But she absolutely didn't want others to see her miserable appearance, and she didn't want to cause the high school group to lose because of her.

In her previous life, she had the experience of dropping the baton when running a relay race. She still could not forget the feeling of dropping the baton. It was like all her hopes had fallen from her hands. Her classmates were disappointed but could not bear to blame her, and she was upset but it was useless.

Since the relay was between men and women, the male teacher on the other side might not be careful enough, and she would drop the baton if she was not steady, which would be embarrassing. Dropping the baton was a common thing, but she would never accept it happening to her.

--preparation.

run.

After running a few times, she felt a little pain in her lungs. Like many people, she didn't pay attention to warm-up exercises, and she worked out too hard and ended up feeling uncomfortable all over.

She was gasping for breath when she suddenly heard someone calling her.

"Teacher Tong."

The voice was cautious.

She raised her head, put on a teacher's attitude, and forced a smile:

"Ruanruan, why... are you here too?"

Ruan Qian looked at her face with concern:

"I'm here to practice running... Teacher Tong, are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to stretch?"

Tong Yao waved her hand: "No, just run for a few more days and you'll be fine."

"Does Teacher Tong have any projects?"

"Yeah." Tong Yao was somewhat helpless when talking about this, "50-meter relay."

It is forced to operate.

"Oh..." The little girl took two steps, walked to her side, and whispered, "Teacher Tong, I signed up for the 100 meters, the 4x100 meters relay, and the 50 meters relay for the group event."

Why do I feel like I'm being suppressed by a little girl?

Tong Yao was depressed, but still encouraged:

“That’s amazing.”

But that's not what the little girl wanted to express. Ruan Qian bit her lip and gently tugged at the corner of Tong Yao's clothes:

"Teacher Tong...will you come to watch my game?"

Such a cute gesture touched her, and Tong Yao quickly replied: "Of course."

When Ruan Qian heard her words, her eyes sparkled brightly.

She wanted to win honor for her class.

She wants to be recognized by more people.

The most important thing is the recognition from Teacher Tong.

As long as she has the support of Teacher Tong, she is fearless.

"Teacher Tong," the little girl asked, "Do you want me to practice relay with you? I brought this."

As she spoke, Ruan Qian took out a paper stick that was made of an unknown number of test papers.

"...It's quite good," Tong Yao was surprised. "Okay, let's practice together. It won't bother you, right?"

Ruan Qian shook her head and ran to the other side in small steps.

"Teacher Tong, you can run now!"

Tong Yao ran out and handed the baton to the little girl, feeling relieved.

"Teacher Tong," Ruan Qian suggested, "you can actually hold your hand a little lower, and raise it a little earlier when you pass the baton."

Tong Yao accepted it humbly.

Running back and forth, Tong Yao gradually became exhausted and staggered when passing the baton. Fortunately, she managed to stabilize her center of gravity in time. Unexpectedly, the little girl's hands were faster than her heart and she quickly hugged her. Hugging her was not a big deal, the key was that her little arms pressed on her chest, giving her a benefit that only the male protagonist of a harem anime can enjoy.

Tong Yao had a dark face. Fortunately, she didn't live in a world with a male protagonist, and the person who helped her was not a male student, otherwise she would have been unable to escape.

I've cried in the little girl's arms before, so it's okay to be like this now.

"Teacher Tong, I..." The little girl let go in fear, her face flushed.

"Okay," Tong Yao didn't really care. Ruanruan helped out out of kindness, and they were of the same sex, so she wasn't that stingy. "Are you tired? Go home and rest early. Don't stay up late."

Ruan Qian was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "Oh..."

She still stays up late though.

"Good night, Teacher Tong."

She looked at her hands, and the burning shame came over her again, causing her to lower her head quietly.

Chapter 26: Run forward with pure pride

"Yaoyao, your school is going to hold a sports meet, right?"

Tong Yao had just finished taking a shower when she received a call from her mother Jiang Wu.

She was blowing her hair, holding the phone on her shoulder, and answered vaguely: