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

"Where's Teacher Tong?"

Yin Jiali saw that she was bored and looked at her slyly.

Ruan Qian pouted her lips and looked back, only to see an endless large army:

"She left with the teacher's team."

"Feeling empty and lonely?"

"No way!"

The little girl was embarrassed.

Autumn outing.

Actually… it would be great to just lie on Teacher Tong’s lap for a day.

"Ruanruan, actually you sing quite well."

"Ah? Really?"

"Of course you did. You didn't see the looks in those boys' eyes."

"...That depends on Teacher Tong."

"No, you have to believe in your own charm!"

Your own charm?

Ruan Qian looked at the palm of her hand, then threw her schoolbag onto her back.

Her charm is nothing compared to Teacher Tong's.

While singing, even she couldn't help but stare at Teacher Tong, let alone other people's eyes.

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The stream flew straight down three thousand feet.

The waterfall poured down in front of the students, forming a lake below. The waves hit the rocks below, and year after year, even the sharpest edges were smoothed.

finally reached.

"Class leaders, please take a look! Don't run around! Don't go into the water!"

The sound of the horn could not stop the students’ excitement, and they gathered together at their own group’s barbecue table.

Compared with students, teachers have much more freedom. There is no division and they can eat wherever they like. Tong Yao followed Lu Bingjie and they found a good place for feng shui. The first step was to make a fire.

"Should we light this piece of candle and throw it in?"

She held the wax block and looked at the ash in the pit. "Will it burn me?"

She is the kind of person who would get burned by the oil when she lays eggs.

"No..." Lu Bingjie was not sure, "...right."

"I think that's what they did."

"Well, it doesn't seem difficult. How about Teacher Xiaotong borrow a lighter?"

Tong Yao pursed her lips and went to the side to borrow a lighter from the male teacher uncomfortably. The wax ball was lit, and she was afraid of getting burned, so she quickly threw it into the pit. It worked, and she was as happy as if she had stepped on a footprint on the moon.

"Has Teacher Tong never eaten barbecue?"

Lu Bingjie was flipping through her dishes.

"Well... I've eaten it, but I've never baked it myself."

"What was your major in college, Teacher Xiaotong?"

"statistics."

"Excuse me," Lu Bingjie showed a look of awe, "Are you people who study statistics particularly rigid? I mean... you don't really enjoy life?"

“It cannot be generalized, but data is indeed given more attention.”

Tong Yao looked at her beef skewers as if she was facing a great enemy, "How do I grill this?"

“…put it on top and roast it over the fire.”

"I know, what else?"

"Add whatever seasoning you like, and turn the noodles over when they're cooked," Lu Bingjie summarized in one breath.

Tong Yao was silent. She actually couldn't tell whether the meat was cooked or not, or to be more precise, she couldn't tell how far away it was from being fully cooked. But... she was too embarrassed to continue asking. She was afraid that Lu Bingjie would regard her as a high-scoring but low-ability giant baby - although she basically was one.

After grilling for a long time, she tried to turn it over, only to find that the meat was stuck to the iron mesh.

"You need to move!" Lu Bingjie was anxious for her. She turned the meat over and the back was all charred. "You... it's burnt. You can't eat it. It will cause cancer."

Tong Yao silently threw away the meat, took out the corn hot dogs, skewered them and grilled them.

The good thing about this food is that you can enjoy it even when it is raw.

"You are so miserable." Lu Bingjie felt sorry for her and suggested, "Go get some food from the students."

During every spring and autumn outing, the teachers would always visit the students' tables. The more discerning students would not just eat for themselves, but would rush to offer food to the teachers, showing their understanding. When the others saw that the table had given food, they felt it would be bad if they didn't give food to their own table, so they had to offer their own tribute.

Tong Yao thought about it and decided to exercise her teacher's privilege.

Class 4's barbecue area was near the lake. As soon as Tong Yao arrived, she was seen by Xu Yin, who then stuffed a grilled eggplant into her mouth. Tong Yao's face was a little stiff. Can this thing be grilled? Such a big one...

She quickly declined: "No, no."

Xu Yin thought she was embarrassed, so she pointed to the iron mesh on the table and said, "We still have a lot. The roasted eggplant is delicious."

"It smells really good..." She sniffed subconsciously, "But... I don't eat eggplant."

"Oh, I see." Xu Yin was a little disappointed.

"What did you guys grill?" Tong Yao changed the subject.

"Tenderloin," someone said.

"Corn hot dogs!" a girl shouted, "Teacher Tong, do you want some?"

Tong Yao was about to say that this was okay, but Xu Yin smiled and put her hands on her hips:

"Do you think Sister Yaoyao is a child? Why are you eating corn dogs at a barbecue?"

After saying this, Xu Yin thought she had given a great compliment and looked at Tong Yao to ask for credit. Tong Yao immediately coughed twice and said seriously:

"Yes, that's right."

Although she didn't have enough hot dogs, she ended up picking up a few skewers of tenderloin.

Throwing the sticks into the bucket, she looked at the scene of laughter in front of her and smiled unconsciously. The study in high school was indeed too stressful, and she needed activities like the autumn outing to relax.

She saw at a table not far away, Chen Mo, who was usually a little dull, wearing quiet glasses, covering her mouth and laughing softly as a boy danced around.

The love between men and women.

Tong Yao sighed. It is normal for adolescents to have secret feelings for each other. It is also common among experimental classes and students with good grades. The school spirit of No. 1 Middle School is positive. Teachers do not exaggerate and regard early love as a tiger. Instead, they are more inclined to guide. Even Laogai in Class 7 said frankly, "I know that some of you boys and girls are very close. It's not that I don't know, but I won't say it."

"You are together to make progress together and encourage each other, so that you can be admitted to the same university. Don't let me see your grades decline."

Whenever this topic comes up, the students will laugh evilly and look at those couples who are known to everyone. The teacher is not stupid, he will call on one person to answer the question, and then say that when he calls on another person, the whole class will probably call on the name of the two people.

However, it is very rare in No. 1 Middle School for a student's academic performance to plummet due to a love relationship.

Tong Yao sincerely hopes that Chen Mo's child can be happier. With a father like that and in a single-parent family, it wouldn't be a bad thing if he could get some proper care from other places.

"Teacher Tong."

She was sitting on a chair and heard someone calling her. She looked up and found a little girl standing next to her with a bunch of skewers in her hand.

"Teacher Tong, do you want to eat?"

Ruan Xi handed her a hot dog, which was glossy with cumin and chili powder.

“This…” Tong Yao swallowed her saliva. She was too lazy to do it. She hadn’t eaten breakfast and was very hungry now. “How can I be so embarrassed…”

"Eat." Ruan Qian sat down next to her and handed the skewers to her, "There are still a lot."

Tong Yao was a little dazed. She felt a little uncomfortable when the little girl sat next to her so naturally.

"……Thanks."

She opened her mouth and started eating in small sips.

The little girl's craftsmanship is amazing.

She felt a little ashamed that she had invited others to have lunch with her before, but her hands-on ability was far inferior to theirs.

"Teacher Tong, do you want more?"

After she finished one skewer, the little girl handed her another skewer of fish tofu. She hesitated for a while, but couldn't bear to let her stomach suffer, so she took it shamelessly.

In my ears is the distant sound of a waterfall.

"Teacher Tong, look, there's a boat."

Ruan Qian pointed at the lake and said, looking like a southern child who saw snow for the first time.

"I see." Tong Yao said incoherently, "120 yuan for half an hour, do you want to take a ride?"

The small broken boat at the tourist attraction is pedal-driven and can accommodate six people. It feels cheap and has little space for rowing, but the fee is not low.

120 yuan is indeed a bit expensive for most high school students who do not have the funds to spend freely and are reluctant to buy comics. It is not that they cannot afford it, but many students have calculated and finally decided that it is okay not to take the ride.

Ruan Qian looked at the small boat floating on the lake and shook her head gently.

Tong Yao paused while eating the skewers and looked at the little girl's expression. She felt upset. She suddenly felt that she could do something. It wasn't that she should be ungrateful, but since it was a rare opportunity to come here, she could at least... let this child have some unforgettable and precious memories.

"Come." She stood up, threw the stick on the table, and took Ruan Xi's hand without hesitation, "Teacher will take you on a boat ride."

"Eh?!" The little girl widened her eyes, "Teacher Tong?"

As they walked down the stairs, Tong Yao passed Class 4 and Class 7 and called out, "Those taking the boat, follow me," and immediately brought a group of people in with great fanfare.

The old man at the dock, who originally had little business, was grinning so hard that his mouth split open.

"My treat."

Seeing a student trying to pay, Tong Yao interrupted him with a smile. She didn't have much other things, but she had a lot of money, so she could easily buy these pedal boats, not to mention renting them.

The little girl behind her was at a loss as to what to do, but the students were all happily shouting "Long live Teacher Tong".

"You have to take a boat with me, right?" Tong Yao picked up the boat key, waved it in front of her eyes, and sat on the boat first, "Come here."

Ruan Qian in the dock looked at her absentmindedly. When everyone followed behind and waited to get on the boat, she woke up and chose the seat next to Teacher Tong. She stepped on the boat with her left foot. The boat shook slightly and she was a little panicked. Is this what it feels like to ride a boat? It's very uneasy and scary.

"Don't be afraid, sit still." Tong Yao smiled and stretched out her hand, "Hold on."

She did not hesitate, and immediately held it, stepping on it with both feet, standing unsteadily, and did not even realize that she was holding Teacher Tong's hand for the first time. When she reacted, the hand had loosened, but the feeling had long been forgotten.

The little girl bit her lip, feeling very unwilling.

"You and I have to keep pace," the nursery rhyme had no idea what the little girl was thinking, "We're stepping on the same pedal, and, as the saying goes..."

She smiled and said, "We are in the same boat."

Chapter 42: Growing towards the Sun

It was actually quite embarrassing to be on the boat, being watched by people on the shore, some of whom even took pictures.

There is nowhere to escape.

But the little girl had a lot of fun.

Tong Yao turned her head and looked around. Ruan Qian was holding the middle steering wheel, pedaling very hard and seemed to be engrossed in the game.

I was tired and my legs were too lazy to move, so I just worked slowly.

"Teacher Tong, look, a rainbow!"

the little girl suddenly shouted.

She looked over and saw a mini rainbow bridge looming under the transparent water curtain and between the dark blue stones.

“There are often rainbows under waterfalls.” Tong Yao smiled, “Take a picture if you like it.”

A group of students who had never seen a rainbow so close took out their mobile phones.