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

Ruan Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

"I enjoyed the meal. But... Teacher Tong, please don't do this next time."

"what's wrong?"

"It's just... too expensive. They all order random things and don't finish them, and they order expensive wine... I don't want others to waste your money."

"What's the waste? It's a rare class reunion for you, so show off. The most important thing is to be happy."

"Teacher Tong..."

In Teacher Tong's eyes, her implicit resistance was just a soft act of coquettishness.

What she couldn't express was her inferiority complex.

In fact, she understood Teacher Tong's idea. If she had money, she would definitely be willing to buy everything for Teacher Tong. There would be no concept of waste or willingness. But the problem was that she had no money and was not even willing to spend Teacher Tong's money. So, the young Ruan Qian truly understood one thing -

Poverty is a disease.

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Teachers have paid winter and summer vacations, so Tong Yao was bored during the winter vacation. Her colleagues were actively opening cram schools, but she stayed at home and almost got moldy.

Before going to bed at night, she checked her phone and found a WeChat message.

[Ruanruan]: “Does Teacher Tong know about Bitcoin?”

The question was so abrupt that Tong Yao read it several times.

【Nursery Rhyme】: “…I’ve heard of it, do you want to know more?”

Tong Yao stood by the window typing, thinking about Bitcoin in her previous life. She didn't really know much about it, but she often heard that people made money with Bitcoin. But the greater the opportunity, the higher the risk, which is a truth applicable to every industry.

[Ruan Ruan]: “My brother likes to buy these online… He said the price has dropped to the lowest level in several years and wanted me to buy some.”

【Nursery Rhyme】: "Buy some, how much?"

The little girl didn't reply.

Tong Yao had a headache. Bitcoin, the domestic circle is actually very small, and the fluctuations are huge. Many people probably think it is a pyramid scheme. She didn't know what would happen to Bitcoin in her previous life in a few years, whether it would collapse. Even if she knew, it would be impossible to apply it to this life - at least she had never heard of the Tong family's industry in her previous life. The presidents of some countries have changed. The wings of the little butterfly not only stirred up the hurricane, but also accelerated the rotation of the earth.

What she wanted to know more was why the little girl suddenly wanted to go through fire and water to make money.

【Nursery Rhyme】: "Need money urgently?"

[Ruanruan]: "No...but I think this might be an opportunity to make money."

Tong Yao hesitated and did not reply immediately.

She thought it was a good thing that the little girl was willing to learn about these things, but she didn't want her to pin her hopes of making money on such a high-risk thing.

But this is not something she can decide, everyone should have their own choice.

She typed slowly and sent it over:

"I can't give you much advice on this matter. Investing is not a bad thing, but you can't bet everything on one throw. Keep the risk within your tolerance range and analyze it carefully. No matter what the result is, it's an experience."

After reading her own words, she felt that the whole thing was nonsense. Who wouldn't understand this truth? But she felt uneasy if she didn't say it.

She picked up her phone again and typed "Don't put too much pressure on yourself" and "The teacher doesn't care whether you will have money in the future", but then she felt it was too explicit, like she was giving herself away, so she deleted it all.

Tong Yao lay on the bed with a hot face - was she... so hungry and impatient?

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The final exam results are out.

Xu Yin won the first place in the joint examination of nine schools. The math scores of Class 172 and Class remained stable. Tong Yao searched the list and finally found the little girl's name - nd in the grade.

It’s already a very good result.

She breathed a sigh of relief and picked up her phone to report the good news.

But there are students who make progress, and there are students who regress. After the results came out, more students signed up for cram schools. Several parents of students have asked her to give cram lessons in the group chat, because their children always complained at home that the cram school teacher was not as good as Teacher Tong. Tong Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She took the cram school voluntarily, and didn't want to be the villain who exploited the children's winter vacation. She declined several times.

That day, there were guests at home.

Tong Yao stayed in the room and could vaguely hear the laughter of her mother and brother. They were probably having a good chat. Out of courtesy, she had to meet the guests, so she packed up and walked out of the room. She saw two strange women on the sofa downstairs. One was big and one was small. The big one was beautiful and about the same age as Tong Hua, while the small one was flashy and seemed to be just a high school student.

"Yaoyao, come here," Jiang Wu saw her and waved with a smile, "Meet your sister-in-law."

Tong Yao looked at the heroic and beautiful woman on the sofa, then at Tong Hua who was scratching his head embarrassedly. She was a little shocked. This guy was actually going to get married and start a family?

"Hello, sister-in-law." She sat down and said, "I am Tong Yao."

"I'm Wu Lu, your brother's girlfriend," the woman smiled, "Yao Yao is so beautiful, Tong Hua always tells me how great you are."

Wu's voice is soothing and seems to convey her sincerity. She is said to be the daughter of a partner in the law firm and met Tong Hua during a legal dispute.

"Thank you for the compliment. My sister-in-law is the best." Tong Yao looked at the younger one, "This one is..."

"It's my sister, Wu You." Wu Lu touched the girl's head. "She's a sophomore in high school this year. She's studying at No. 1 Middle School. You You, say hello to Sister Yao Yao."

The girl who was touched on the head seemed to suppress her impatience. She glanced at her sister and realized that she had to correct her posture in the guest's house. Her hair was dyed light blonde, with slightly curled ends, and she put on some makeup, looking like an uninhibited and fashionable girl. Tong Yao was stunned and thought, are there any students like this in No. 1 Middle School?

"Hello, Teacher Yao...Teacher Tong." Wu You glanced at Tong Yao and quickly lowered his head.

"Do you know me?" Tong Yao was curious. "Which class are you in?"

"...Class 9." It seemed like an answer that was difficult to say.

"Class nine? I've been a substitute teacher in your class before." Tong Yao smiled, although that substitute teaching experience was not a pleasant memory. "Why don't I remember any students with blonde hair?"

"She just dyed it," Wu Lu explained, "Don't worry, Yaoyao, she only makes trouble during holidays. I will take her back when school starts. Youyou, did Yaoyao teach you? Why didn't you tell me before? I thought you didn't know each other."

Wu You hung her head and said nothing. She was one of the people who talked in class and ignored the discipline. At that time, she wondered how this teacher could pretend to be so good at not getting angry or upset, like a white lotus. The more gentle and beautiful she was, the more these bad kids wanted to provoke her. But when she really disappointed and saddened the person on the podium, she felt a little regretful and felt that she was hateful.

She actually had no ill intentions, it was just that most teachers ignored them, and when someone suddenly came who wanted to enforce discipline and was annoyed with them wasting their time, they were as excited as if they had gotten a new toy. One day after class, she saw Teacher Tong having fun with the students in Class 7, and she suddenly felt envious.

In comparison, their Class 9 is a mess like shit.

Wu You originally thought that she and Teacher Tong would never have any contact again in the future. She continued to live in a daze, and Teacher Tong continued to water the little flowers that grew towards the sun. But as fate would have it, who knew that Teacher Tong's brother would become her brother-in-law.

"Yaoyao teaches mathematics, right? Youyou has always been weak in mathematics. In the future at school, can you let Youyou come to you to ask questions?" Wu Lu asked inquiringly.

"Of course," Tong Yao smiled, "and I have plenty of time during the winter vacation. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."

"By the way," Jiang Wu suddenly said, "Wu Lu, you are going to move out with Tong Hua, right? Your father is abroad, so Wu You is the only one at home?"

"Well..." Wu Lu replied hesitantly. Her parents divorced, and after she moved out, Wu You was left alone. "I plan to hire a nanny for her."

"Why don't you just stay at our house?" Jiang Wu suggested. "Yaoyao can give the child extra lessons, right?"

She glanced at Tong Yao, who was stunned and answered subconsciously:

"……Yes."

Wu You almost blurted out "No need", but at this critical moment, it seemed as if an invisible hand grabbed her throat. She secretly glanced at Teacher Tong, whose face was as flawless as in her memory. When she heard her sister and Aunt Jiang's polite words and finally decided to let her stay for a while, she felt mixed emotions.

In Teacher Tong's eyes, am I the same as scum when I look like this?

Chapter 81: Coach, I think

I don’t really feel anything about having one more person at home.

After all, without Tong Hua, it was considered a fair exchange in Tong Yao's eyes. At lunch, she saw Wu You looking uneasy at the table, and silently pushed the dishes over there. The child lowered his head, not because he was shy, but because he was very nervous.

She had no impression of Wu You, and knowing that she was from Class 9 and paid to enter No. 1 Middle School did not make her impression worse. First, she did not bear grudges, and making noise in class was not a serious crime; second, the child was good-looking, and her light golden hair must have been dyed with expensive dye, which made her look naturally beautiful.

Wu You picked up the dishes carefully. In this solemn and majestic house, she seemed a little vulgar with her rouge-colored face. She pulled her hair subconsciously, took a few bites quickly, and when she picked up the dishes, she suddenly remembered that she forgot to use the serving chopsticks, and almost put the dishes back.

"I'm full," she finished the rice in her bowl and stood up, "Thank you, Auntie."

"Don't you have an appetite after eating so little?" Jiang Wu asked with concern.

"No, no," Wu You said quickly, "I don't have a big appetite."

"Is that so? It's better to eat more." Jiang Wu said, "By the way, when does Youyou study every day? Yaoyao can also tutor you according to the time."

Wu You froze. Could she say that she didn't study during the winter vacation and copied homework in the last few days? Of course she could. She didn't care what others thought of her. But when her eyes swept over the nursery rhyme, she suddenly remembered the disappointed look on the woman's face when she saw the students who had been given up by all the schools. She didn't know what was wrong with her brain, so she made up a lie:

"Usually... I follow the school schedule."

"You work so hard?" Jiang Wu didn't even know what class nine was. "Yaoyao used to be so hardworking."

The topic inexplicably turned to herself, Tong Yao blinked, did not expose the girl's true identity, and said:

"Mom, that's enough, let me go study."

Jiang Wu smiled, Wu You breathed a sigh of relief and ran into his room.

It's winter and it's rare to have sunny days outside.

The girl fell on the bed. Her friends on WeChat asked her to go out and play, but she was upset and could only say "I don't have time". She began to feel annoyed. Why did she have to pretend to be a good child? Would Teacher Tong like her even if she pretended to be good? Would she be able to forget those bad impressions?

She was miserable living under someone else's roof.

Her father sent a message asking her if she had caused any trouble to others. She sneered and pretended not to see it.

There was a knock on the door.

"Wu You?"

She sat up with a somersault, shouting "I'm coming" with her heart pounding, and opened the door. The person at the door was as beautiful as always, wearing slippers, about the same height as her, and a furry home coat with a belt around her waist.

“Are you studying?”

The nursery rhyme asked.

Wu You turned his face away and whispered: "...I'm just about to learn."

"My sister-in-law wants me to tutor you in math. Is it free for you now?" Tong Yao smiled.

The girl felt dazzled and whispered to herself:

"convenient."

Saying that, get out of the way.

Wu You's winter vacation homework is very neat.

Even though a week had passed since the winter vacation, the homework book was still brand new, without even her name written on it. The girl was a little embarrassed, mumbling something like "I was writing something else a few days ago", but when she saw Teacher Tong looking at her quietly, she gradually fell silent.

"The final exam results are out. How did you do?" Tong Yao sat at the table. She and Wu You were of the same generation. Wu You's sister-in-law was also her own sister, so she was very concerned. "Can you tell me?"

Wu You was silent for a moment, his head drooping, his golden hair shaking:

"I didn't look at it. Anyway... there are more than 500 people."

There are only about 600 students in the science class of the second year of high school in No. 1 Middle School.

Tong Yao finally realized how bad her sister's grades were.

She opened her math winter vacation homework and asked:

"Write it now? If you don't know how to do it, you can ask me."

Wu You nodded slightly, picked up a pen, and began to write.

Tong Yao did not disturb her, moved her chair a little further away and sat down, taking a teacher's edition homework to look at the questions. After forty minutes, she coughed lightly and asked:

“Is this section finished?”

Wu You pursed his lips and pushed the homework forward. Tong Yao leaned over and checked the questions one by one. He found that he had made many mistakes.

Her face became serious and she frowned:

"You can't do any of these?"

It's much more tragic than Ruanruan.

Wu You lowered his head and silently played with his crystal-clear pink jelly-like nails.

Tong Yao held her homework book and suddenly asked:

"Do you want to learn?"

Wu You was stunned, probably not expecting to face this problem.

Teachers and parents always asked her “Why don’t you study hard?” When she faced this question for the first time, she was a little overwhelmed.

"…I don't know," she said.