Chapter 24 Respect Xiaoran for staying

Despite her noise, Huo Jingchen could see that she was scared and her body was shaking, so he didn't want to force her.

"Thank you for Fu Ming's matter."

"This doesn't seem like the way you would thank someone."

Xia Mi's heart was beating in her throat. She looked at Huo Jingchen timidly with her bright eyes, afraid that he would do something out of line next.

The man let go, his voice hoarse and low as if he was trying hard to restrain himself.

"Don't look at me like that."

Xia Mi was stunned, blinked her eyes, frowned in confusion, what was she looking at? Thinking about it, her hand felt cold, she looked down and found a jade bracelet and a passbook on her hand. At first glance, the bracelet looked like a light blue spring.

"Why give me this, a family heirloom?"

Huo Jingchen smiled and said, "You wish. The heirloom is still in my mother's hands. It was given to me by my grandmother. My eldest brother, second sister and I all have it. It is part of the betrothal gift."

Xia Mi raised her hand to admire it, although she was not familiar with the bracelet.

But in her previous life, she had seen something similar in the hands of the director of the nursing department. That one was not as pure as the one she had, and it was said that it cost over 100,000 yuan each.

This one looks better, but I'm afraid it will be more expensive.

She wore it and admired it for a while, then took it off and put it away carefully.

"Why aren't you wearing it?" Huo Jingchen saw that she treated it with care and was sure that she liked it.

"If others see me, it will really confirm my identity as Miss Capital. I pretend to be poor in front of outsiders. Isn't that what you taught me?"

What Xia Mi said made sense, but he ignored it.

After saying too much in a short time, Huo Jingchen's mind became clearer. Thinking of something he had forgotten to tell Fu Ming, he prepared to go to Fu's house again.

"Wait for me at home, I'm going to take care of something." Huo Jingchen picked up his coat and walked out.

Looking at the man's hurried steps, Xia Mi thought he was going to find Jing Xiaoran.

She closed the door and locked the room, and suddenly remembered that she had not opened the passbook yet. She opened it and saw that it was filled with deposits but very few expenditures.

Xia Mi's eyes fell on the balance, "Tens, hundreds, thousands, two thousand three hundred and seventy-six."

These included Huo Jingchen's salary and bonus for six years. Did he trust her so much? -Military Hospital.

Li Jiajia rubbed her uncomfortable stomach and complained to Jing Xiaoran and Xia Mi.

"People from the city are really more scheming than each other. Xia Mi made me drink two glasses of white wine with just a few words."

"Captain Huo's childhood friend is no pushover either. He couldn't stand still in the cafeteria and seemed ready to fall down at any moment. Once he left the cafeteria, he was so fast that I couldn't catch up with him."

Yan Yiming looked at Li Jiajia with unpleasant feelings and said words of comfort.

"I told you not to go, but you still went. I'll get you some honey from home later."

"I knew you were the best, Yiming." Li Jiajia lay beside his bed with a happy smile on her face.

Li Jiajia suddenly thought of something, her smile disappeared, and she became serious.

"By the way, didn't you say you would take me back to meet your family this summer? Is there anything your parents like? I want to prepare it in advance."

Yan Yiming was stunned and said perfunctorily, "It's still early in the summer vacation. It's too early to prepare now."

"Really? We can talk about it when the time comes." Li Jiajia fell down again.

She was thinking that Yiming hadn't seen his parents for many years and must not understand their preferences.

She wanted to make her future in-laws like her more and was prepared to please them.

Li Jiajia couldn't help but think of Xia Mi's words that she had a very good relationship with Yan's father and mother, and wondered if it would be more useful to find Xia Mi than Yiming?

On the other side, after Jing Xiaoran checked into the guesthouse, she became very restless and paced back and forth anxiously.

She thought Huo Jingchen would come to see her, but after waiting for two hours she didn't see any sign of the man.

Gradually, she accepted the reality that Huo Jingchen was getting married, but she was still unwilling in her heart.

"Aunt Lanhua, can I leave my luggage with you for one night?"

A woman wearing a headscarf walked in, carrying two large bags of luggage. She had a smile on her dark skin and her eyes were sparkling.

Aunt Lanhua came out to greet her and asked, "Teacher Liu, are you going back to the city?"

"Well, my sister-in-law is giving birth and needs someone to go back and take care of her during the confinement period. This is a good opportunity for me to go back to the city and find a job."

The woman had mixed feelings.

Aunt Lanhua, on the other hand, looked regretful. "What a pity! We are going to lose another teacher. There are only five teachers in the elementary school now, right?"

Teacher Liu lowered his head in embarrassment and looked apologetic.

"Yes, but the principal said that after two months, he will apply to have the teacher transferred here."

Aunt Lanhua put away her luggage and spoke in a way that seemed both comforting and self-deceiving. "The conditions here are tough. People who come here want to leave after staying here for more than a week. You know how many teachers have left over the years."

Teacher Liu forced a smile and nodded in agreement.

Yes, those who come here are those who are forced into desperation. If there were somewhere else to go, who would come to this island?

Aunt Lanhua realized that she had said the wrong thing, and seeing Jing Xiaoran standing at the door in a daze, she took the initiative to talk to her.

"Comrade, why don't your relatives come over?"

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Jing Xiaoran came back to her senses and pointed at herself, "Are you talking to me?"

"Yeah, I saw you wandering around here for quite a while, coming out of the house from time to time to look outside. You must be waiting for someone."

"I'm waiting for someone very important."

Important people? Aunt Lanhua and Teacher Liu looked at each other with subtle expressions, misunderstanding that Jing Xiaoran was here to accompany the army or visit relatives.

"You can't just wait. Now that you're here, you have to take the initiative. We are not residents of the island and can only stay for a week. If you exceed the time limit and have no legitimate reason to stay on the island, you will be deported."

Jing Xiaoran was surprised, "Is there such a rule?"

How could she possibly convince Huo Jingchen in just a week? Just writing a letter to the imperial capital seeking help would probably take a week or so.

Jing Xiaoran frowned, looking embarrassed.

Soon, she came up with a solution.

She fixed her eyes on Teacher Liu and took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, Teacher Liu, my name is Jing Xiaoran, I am from the Imperial Capital, and I graduated from the Chinese Department of Imperial Capital University."

"Hello, hello." Jing Xiaoran was suddenly enthusiastic, and Teacher Liu seemed a little at a loss.

"I just heard you talk about the education problem on the island, and I think I can help a little.

However, I still have my job, so I can only stay on the island for about half a month. If you don’t mind, I am willing to share the knowledge I learned in college and the new educational direction outside with the teachers and students here.”

Jing Xiaoran is going to be an assistant teacher, which is definitely good news for Zhuifeng Island.

Teacher Liu was still immersed in guilt towards Zhuifeng Island one second, and the next second he was so happy that he wanted to take people to see the principal.

Aunt Lanhua was also surprised. She didn't expect that the person in front of her would be a college student.

You know, she had only seen college students in newspapers, never in real life. "That's great, you're willing to help our school. Let me express my gratitude to you on behalf of all the teachers and students!"

Teacher Liu took a half step back and bowed to Jing Xiaoran.

Jing Xiaoran stepped forward to help him, "I don't know if I can do it well. You are putting a lot of pressure on me."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through."

Teacher Liu quickly stood up, said a few words to Aunt Lanhua, and then took Jing Xiaoran out of the guesthouse.

When it was getting dark, Huo Jingchen came out of Fu Ming's house and suddenly remembered that there was still Jing Xiaoran that he hadn't dealt with.

When Aunt Lanhua saw that he was looking for Jing Xiaoran, she was surprised at first, and then told him where she had been.

Just as I finished explaining, Jing Xiaoran came back.

"Brother Jingchen, you finally came to explain to me."

Aunt Lanhua's face changed slightly. She pretended to wipe something with a rag to reduce her presence, and observed the two of them secretly with her eyes.

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