Yang Ai Dang was well-known for his swift actions. On Wednesday, Lin Tao saw Zhong Jing at school. She was brought there by Yang Ai Dang.

It was Zhong Jing's first time back at school, so she changed into nicer clothes.

She looked like a completely different person from when Lin Tao saw her a few days ago. She really looked like a teacher. And Zhong Jing was the kind of person who looked very bookish. You could tell she was an educator.

Yang Aidang took the person to the principal's office and explained Zhong Jing's situation to the principal.

Although Zhong Jing's husband was a counter-revolutionary, the situation was not as serious as imagined. In addition, the school was really short of teachers. When Yang Ai Dang asked the organization for this person, the organization agreed.

The organization agreed, so the principal naturally did not hesitate and took Zhong Jing to the teacher's office to introduce Zhong Jing to everyone.

Except for Jin Pingping, everyone is very friendly.

After Teacher Yao left, Zhong Jing came over and naturally sat at the desk where Teacher Yao had sat before. Teacher Yao's desk and Jin Pingping's desk were next to each other, just right to face each other.

When Zhong Jing went to pack up, Jin Pingping deliberately found fault with her, saying that Zhong Jing had put the things at her place, or asking if Zhong Jing could be more gentle as it affected her lesson preparations.

The other teachers couldn't bear to listen any more. Fortunately, Xu Yuting was away because she had gone to class, otherwise she would have started a quarrel with Jin Pingping.

Lin Tao frowned, walked up to Zhong Jing, and smiled at her: "It seems that some people can't get rid of their bad breath. Teacher Zhong, my last name is Lin Tao, and I teach fourth grade Chinese. If you need any help, just tell me."

"Thank you, Teacher Lin." Zhong Jing smiled at Lin Tao.

Jin Pingping could tell that Lin Tao was mocking her, but she didn't argue with her directly. She just picked on the weak spot and said, "What a fool of a principal! Even if our school is in need of teachers and is in a hurry to find one, we can't just hire everyone. What a mess our school has become."

Lin Tao laughed when she heard this and deliberately asked Zhong Jing, "Hey, Teacher Zhong, I remember you seem to have graduated from some university?"

Zhong Jing didn't understand what Lin Tao meant, so she followed her and said, "Provincial Normal University."

This one sentence completely blocked Jin Pingping's next words. She pouted her lips and stopped talking about wanting everyone in the school.

My academic qualifications are not as good as his, and if I continue to say such things, I will only be embarrassed.

Xu Yuting's class happened to be on a different schedule than Zhong Jing's, and Lin Tao kept it a secret, so it wasn't until after school that Xu Yuting found out that the new teacher, Teacher Zhong, was actually the older sister who sold them cotton a few days ago.

"It's really surprising. I never thought it would be you." As the three women walked home, Xu Yuting said, "But this is really a good thing. The other day I heard Chen Shuifen say that you graduated from college, and I felt sorry for you. Now you can come to teach, it's really great."

Zhong Jing smiled after hearing this and glanced at Lin Tao: "To be honest, I am able to teach at the school thanks to Lin Tao."

Xu Yuting blinked, puzzled: "Ah? Does this have anything to do with Ah Tao?"

"Yes." Zhong Jing nodded. "Teacher Lin, when Director Yang came to see me, he told me that it was you who recommended me to Director Yang. I was also lucky that the school was in need of a math teacher. Otherwise, with my status, I would probably still be working in a canning factory."

In fact, she wanted to thank Lin Tao when she was in school, but she just didn't find the right opportunity. Teacher Jin didn't get along with Lin Tao at first sight, and she was afraid that if others knew that she was recommended by Lin Tao, it would have a bad influence on Lin Tao.

"Teacher Zhong, don't say that. I only did a small part in it. It was you who really enabled you to teach in the school. If it weren't for your education and ability, I'm afraid I would have talked my mouth off in front of Director Yang and it would have been useless." Lin Tao said with a smile.

"So, gold will always shine. Teacher Zhong, your gold should not be used to go fishing. That is not your battlefield, school is it."

After listening to this, Zhong Jing was filled with thoughts. Finally, she said to Lin Tao solemnly, "Thank you, Teacher Lin."

"You're welcome, Teacher Zhong." Lin Tao said with a smile.

Xu Yuting understood. It turned out that after making the cotton quilt that day, Lin Tao went to find Yang Aidang and recommended Zhong Jing to her.

But the conversation between the two of them still made me feel a little awkward.

But in his heart, he agreed with Lin Tao's words. Lin Tao was right. Zhong Jing's battlefield was in school. Letting Zhong Jing go out to sea to fish was really a waste of his talent.

As they walked, they came to the first fork in the road. Zhong Jing's family did not go in the direction of the family area, so they had to go the other way.

After Zhong Jing left, Xu Yuting took Lin Tao's arm and said from the bottom of her heart: "A Tao, you are really thoughtful. In fact, I felt sorry for Teacher Zhong that day, but I didn't think of going to Director Yang to recommend her."

In fact, there may be other reasons. Her identity is sensitive. She simply cannot openly recommend a counter-revolutionary wife to Director Yang like Lin Tao did.

Lin Tao smiled and told Xu Yuting not to think too much.

Everyone has a different personality. She and Xu Yuting have their own strengths and there is no comparison.

After Li Chengxi came back, Lin Tao shared this matter with Li Chengxi immediately.

She was in a good mood and even ate half a bowl of rice more today.

What we cooked at home today was seaweed shrimp soup and fried salted fish with chili. The salted fish was pickled last time when I made chopped pepper fish head. Later, I took advantage of the sun and dried it into salted fish. It was just right for cooking today.

There were only a few peppers left at home. Although Lin Tao was reluctant to throw them away, she still picked them all and cooked them. If she left them any longer, they would wither.

This is the end of this year's fresh peppers. Fortunately, Lin Tao had dried a lot of peppers before and made a bottle of chopped peppers. It should be enough to last until next spring when I plant peppers.

Lin Tao fried the salted fish very deliciously and also added some fermented black beans.

It was the first time for Li Chengxi to eat it, but it obviously suited his taste very much. After Lin Tao finished her meal, he scooped all the remaining fermented black bean and chili soup into his own bowl.

After mixing it with white rice for a few times, the bowl of rice becomes delicious.

Lin Tao felt satisfied as she watched Li Chengxi eat.

She also found that Li Chengxi seemed to be a little fatter than six months ago, but the weight was not obvious. Li Chengxi exercised so much every day that even if he ate more, it would be eliminated.

Only Lin Tao, who looked at him every day, could see this subtle change.

Lin Tao liked to watch Li Chengxi eat, but Li Chengxi liked to see Lin Tao's body trembling in his arms as she reached extreme pleasure.

At night, Li Chengxi hugged Lin Tao and kissed her lips which had already turned red from kissing. He reached out and stroked Lin Tao's flat cheeks, muttering softly, "Why haven't you moved yet?"

Lin Tao glanced at Li Chengxi in the darkness.

She said that this guy had been so active recently, almost to the point of partying every night. She thought that he had been frustrated for a while, so he was torturing himself in various ways recently.

I didn't expect that this person is still thinking about the child.

Li Chengxi was indeed worried about this matter, mainly because Xu Yuting's belly was getting bigger day by day. Every time he went to the group, Wang Yuanliang would show off in front of him, which made him feel very dissatisfied.

He just didn't believe that if he tried hard, he wouldn't be able to have a baby sooner.

Lin Tao was helpless. She didn't quite understand the competition between men. They were almost thirty years old, so why did they still look like three-year-old children in this matter?

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Although the fifth-grade students were reluctant to leave Lin Tao, they found the new teacher, Teacher Zhong, very good at teaching and kind, and because of what Lin Tao had said to them before, they easily accepted Teacher Zhong.

With the addition of Zhong Jing, Lin Tao and Xu Yuting's trip became a trip of three. When school was over, the three of them went home together.

The personalities of the three of them are compatible, especially Zhong Jing, who is not competitive and speaks humbly. There is no one who is not likable about such a person.

Of course, it’s just that Jin Pingping has a weird temper and for some reason doesn’t like Zhong Jing.

She didn't like Lin Tao, which Lin Tao could understand because Lin Tao was good at class and the students in Jin Pingping's class liked Lin Tao more, which made Jin Pingping feel unbalanced.

In addition, Jin Pingping and Xu Yuting did not get along well, but Lin Tao and Xu Yuting were good friends and she also spoke to Xu Yuting about Jin Pingping.

Then there was the performance incident. Adding all these things together, Jin Pingping hated her, which Lin Tao thought was normal. Given Jin Pingping's personality, it would be strange for Lin Tao to say that she didn't hate her.

But Zhong Jing was different. When Zhong Jing first arrived, she did nothing, but was targeted by Jin Pingping's words. Lin Tao even thought that Jin Pingping had taken poison.

Later, I learned from Xu Yuting that the person Jin Pingping was dating before had broken up.

It seemed that the other party had a seriously ill mother in his hometown, and he suggested that if they got married, they would have to bring their mother from their hometown to take care of her.

Jin Pingping didn't want to take care of a seriously ill old man right after they got married. They quarreled before they could even discuss the matter and broke up.

The person she was planning to marry broke up with her again. Jin Pingping was upset, so she found fault with him for no reason.

Xu Yuting was speechless about this: "It's none of our business that she broke up with him. If she has the guts, she can take it out on that man. What's the point of sulking in the office every day and making indirect accusations? She has made the office so smoky lately that I can't sit in the office for more than ten minutes."

Although what Xu Yuting said was not very nice, Lin Tao felt that what she said made sense.

She vents her anger wherever she feels angry. The school is not her punching bag. Especially when she is in a bad mood, her attitude towards students will be even worse.

This week, Lin Tao has discovered that Jin Pingping beat and scolded students for the second time. No wonder the students in their class don’t like her.

A week later, Zhong Jing came to Lin Tao's house holding the little rabbit.

When I saw it last week, it was still very small, its fur had not grown well, and you could see the red skin of the little rabbit. Now it has grown a lot, its whole body is snow-white, and it looks very rare.

"Teacher Lin, I'm here to deliver rabbits to you and Teacher Xu." Zhong Jing stood at the door and smiled at Lin Tao.

Lin Tao quickly invited Zhong Jing to come in and sit down, and poured her a glass of water.

When she came back last week, Lin Tao told Li Chengxi about the rabbits. The couple took advantage of their free time after dinner every night to process the semi-finished bricks that Lin Tao had built for raising chickens and built a nest for the rabbits.

Now that she had finally gotten the little rabbit, Lin Tao took it from Zhong Jing's arms, held it in her arms and touched it. The rabbit's fur was soft and furry, and it felt very comfortable to touch.

The little rabbit was a little scared at first, but after being touched by Lin Tao a few times, perhaps because it felt comfortable, it calmed down, squinted its red eyes, and let Lin Tao touch it.

Lin Tao couldn't help laughing when she saw it, and after a while she put the little rabbit into the nest.

Lin Tao has laid a layer of dry grass under the nest, which is relatively soft and can remove odors, so when the little rabbit urinates or defecates, the smell won't be very strong.

"Teacher Zhong, can it eat vegetable leaves now?" Lin Tao asked.

Zhong Jing nodded: "It's OK. I started feeding them vegetable leaves a few days ago and they are eating well."

Then Zhong Jing told Lin Tao some things to pay attention to when raising rabbits. Lin Tao had raised chickens and ducks before, but had never raised rabbits, so she listened carefully.

This time, Zhong Jing not only brought a little rabbit, but also brought a bottle of goat milk for Lin Tao and Xu Yuting. As for Chen Shuifen, when Chen Shuifen met Zhong Jing last year, she offered to send her some milk from the ewe in Zhong Jing's family, but Chen Shuifen said that her children didn't drink goat milk, so she gave up.

"My ewe is producing milk, so I brought some here." Zhong Jing said with a smile, "I have already cooked this goat milk, so you can drink it directly. Teacher Lin, try it and see if you like it."

Lin Tao was a little embarrassed: "Teacher Zhong, you are really too polite."

Teacher Zhong shook her head and said, "It's nothing. We have more goat milk than we can drink at home anyway."

Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Lin Tao took a sip and found it tasted good. She didn't know how Zhong Jing handled it, but she didn't taste any mutton smell when she drank it.

The two sat at home for a while. Zhong Jing had to go to Xu Yuting's house. The other little rabbit she brought with her was already impatiently hitting the lid of the basket that contained it.

Lin Tao then suggested taking Zhong Jing there: "Teacher Xu lives at the foot of the mountain. We have to walk up a bit. I'll take you there."

When she went out, she gave Zhong Jing a handful of dried beans and pickled sword beans. Zhong Jing refused to take them at first, but Lin Tao insisted that she take them, so Zhong Jing had no choice but to accept them.

When the two arrived at Xu Yuting's house, Xu Yuting hadn't gotten up yet.

I heard a knock on the door and came to work, still half asleep, and was laughed at by Lin Tao.

Xu Yuting quickly invited them in to sit down, poured them some water and brought them some snacks, and then she went to comb her hair. She had just gotten out of bed, so her hair was a little messy from sleeping.

In fact, she had already woken up once in the morning. Wang Yuanliang forced her up and coaxed her to eat breakfast. But she still felt sleepy, so she went back to bed.

Zhong Jing said: "This is normal. When I was pregnant, I was also very sleepy. I had to sleep for at least ten hours a day, otherwise I would feel sleepy even when walking."

After hearing what Zhong Jing said, Xu Yuting's face didn't turn as red anymore.

Since everyone is like this when they are pregnant, it can't be said that she is lazy. And when she wants to sleep, she really can't control it. Her eyelids are fighting. She has to sleep. If she doesn't sleep, she will be listless.

It happened to be a day off today, so she could catch up on some sleep.

Lin Tao stopped teasing Xu Yuting and said, "Then we'll leave later, you can go back to sleep for a while, but sleep is sleep, you still have to eat, but your Captain Wang should have prepared everything for you, right?"

Xu Yuting recalled that she was still asleep this morning when Wang Yuanliang lifted up the quilt, helped her put on her clothes, and then carried her out of bed. He also squeezed toothpaste on the toothbrush and handed it to her.

Her face turned red, but she didn't elaborate on these things in front of Zhong Jing. She just nodded and said, "Yes, he made breakfast for me this morning."

After a few people talked for a while, Zhong Jing remembered that she came to give a rabbit to Xu Yuting. She quickly opened the lid of the basket, revealing a pair of snow-white rabbit ears. Then the little rabbit jumped on it, revealing a little rabbit head.

Xu Yuting was delighted and quickly reached out to hold the little rabbit: "Wow, it has grown so much in just one week. It's so cute and feels so soft."

Zhong Jing specially picked out two snow-white little rabbits for Lin Tao and Xu Yuting, which looked very cute.

Xu Yuting played for a while, and Zhong Jing said she had brought her some goat milk.

Lin Tao knew that Xu Yuting couldn't stand the smell of mutton, but when she drank goat's milk, she didn't smell any mutton smell, so she said Xu Yuting could give it a try.

However, Xu Yuting was not lucky enough to enjoy the goat's milk, because as soon as she took a sip, her face turned pale and she quickly spit it out, followed by several gulping sounds.

Lin Tao was frightened and quickly patted her on the back and brought her a glass of water for her to rinse her mouth.

Zhong Jing felt quite embarrassed. She had good intentions, but she didn't expect to make Xu Yuting vomit.

Fortunately, after Xu Yuting spit out the goat milk in her mouth, she just vomited a few times and nothing else happened. In addition, after Xu Yuting vomited, she was smiling and even joked with Zhong Jing, so she put the matter behind her.

Zhong Jing also felt better.

Lin Tao went to the kitchen and found two tomatoes, and made a candied tomato for Xu Yuting. The candied tomato was sour and sweet, and tasted very good. After Xu Yuting ate it, she became full of energy again.

Several people sat at Xu Yuting's house for a while, chatted, and then went home.

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It is worth mentioning that not long after Zhong Jing went to school, Lin Hui regretted her decision.

Although Shen Guobin earned 70 or 80 yuan a month, after receiving his salary, he would only give Lin Hui 40 yuan as living expenses for the family, not a penny more.

In theory, forty yuan is enough for their family of five to live on. Although the food is not very good, seafood is cheap.

But from the very beginning, in order to curry favor with brother and sister Shen Jiahao and Shen Jiayi, Lin Hui would buy them snacks such as White Rabbit milk candy, peach cakes, and red shrimp cakes from time to time, and would even buy them a pound of meat from time to time.

The two children have become badly accustomed and have become picky eaters. If they don't eat meat for a few days, they will start clamoring for meat.

At first, Lin Hui still had about a hundred yuan in her hand that her mother Zhang Hongying had secretly given her when she got married, so her life was quite easy.

But recently I counted my savings and found that I had very little money left.

Lin Hui then remembered what Yang Aidang had said to her. In fact, being a teacher was not a bad idea. So that night she went to find Yang Aidang and told him that she had thought it through and wanted to be a primary school teacher.

Yang Ai Dang found it funny. She really didn't know how to describe Lin Hui.

To put it bluntly, this person is shameless. When I went to find her at the beginning, she refused to go no matter what I said. Now, she comes to find me again.

Unfortunately, it's too late. The school no longer lacks teachers.

Lin Hui was choked. At first, she thought that Yang Ai Dang was deliberately making fun of Qiao because she refused to go to school. But when she went to the school and asked around, she found out that the school had actually found a math teacher.

The other party graduated from a provincial demonstration university. I am just a high school student and I am really not up to par in front of him.

After Lin Hui returned, she felt regretful again, but it was too late to say anything.

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Another week has passed, and the weather is really changing every day. After just a few days, the temperature has dropped sharply, and it is already showing signs of winter.

Lin Tao covered herself with the new pair of thick quilts at night, and she couldn't help but thank Chen Shuifen in her heart. If she hadn't known the old cotton-spinning master and asked him to make them for her earlier, she would still be suffering from the cold right now. .

However, at night, when he felt Li Chengxi's body, which was as warm as a stove, he thought that it would not be too cold to sleep with this warm stove in his arms in the winter.

Seeing that Li Chengxi didn't have any thick clothes, Lin Tao went to the supply and marketing cooperative with Xu Yuting, Chen Shuifen and others to buy a few pounds of wool, intending to knit a sweater for Li Chengxi.

Xu Yuting also bought some wool and said she wanted to knit a sweater for Wang Yuanliang.

It’s just that she had never knitted a sweater before. After buying the wool, she just watched Lin Tao knit and knitted the same way Lin Tao did.

Lin Tao knows several different knitting techniques, and the patterns she weaves are unique and beautiful. Even Chen Shuifen, who has been knitting sweaters for her children for several years, cannot compare with Lin Tao.

Xu Yuting had just started the plan and was so happy when Wang Yuanliang saw it that she told Li Chengxi about it the next day with a hint of boasting in her tone.

Li Chengxi said, "Who doesn't have a wife who knits sweaters for him?" His wife not only knitted sweaters for him, but also made several pieces of clothing for him.

Wang Yuanliang's eyes were filled with anger, so he had to bring up the matter of the child again.

Li Chengxi said nothing. After returning, he went to have sex with Lin Tao again. After turning off the lights, they did it several times.

Lin Tao curled up in Li Chengqi's arms, laughing, saying that he didn't know where he got so much energy. The intensity of the training was so high during the day that it was tiring enough, but he was still so tireless at night.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the man's dark eyes darkened and he turned over and hugged him again.

After this time, Lin Tao didn't dare touch him or say anything again, for fear that this tireless man would get interested again.

After she lay on the bed and let Li Chengxi clean her, she quickly hid under her thick quilt. If she continued to torture Li Chengxi like this, she really wouldn't have to go to class tomorrow.

Once the weather gets cold, it gets cold very quickly. All over the island, some people were wearing light clothing last week, but this week some people started wearing cotton jackets.

Lin Tao is one of them. She is particularly afraid of cold in winter. Especially when the seasons change, if she doesn't keep warm, she will easily catch a cold.

Every year when the seasons change, she always pays special attention.

I didn't expect that the winter on the island is so cold, especially when the sea breeze blows, it makes a whistling sound. Compared with the damp and cold weather in Xiangcheng, Lin Tao is more afraid of the wind on the island. After walking outside, her ears will be frozen red.

Fortunately, when she went to the supply and marketing cooperative last time, Lin Tao bought a piece of cashmere cloth, which was very warm to the touch. She thought about it and made a hat for herself and Xu Yuting with this cashmere cloth.

After putting on the cashmere hat, you can resist the cold wind, and you won't feel so cold when you go out.

Lin Tao's skin was naturally fair, and the cashmere made it look even whiter and more tender. She had a small face, and when she walked with her head down, only her pointed chin could be seen.

Three days ago, the elementary school held its final exams. The grades of students in Lin Tao's class were pretty good. Even the worst student scored over 80 points.

Today is the day to announce the results and send out admission letters. After the students learned their results, they couldn't help but feel happy. They did so well in the exam, so they can have a good year.

The semester was over, and Lin Tao cleaned up her desk, including Xu Yuting's desk.

Xu Yuting had some cramps in her legs recently and said she was suffering from calcium deficiency. Wang Yuanliang made her some bone soup to supplement her calcium and asked someone to buy some calcium tablets outside the island. But even with both methods, it was impossible to cure the disease immediately. It would take at least a few days to see any effect.

Besides, Xu Yuting is not the class teacher, so she doesn't need to distribute the notices. She might as well not come to school today and have a good rest at home.

Lin Tao also took a few books from Xu Yuting's drawer and took them home, planning to give them to Xu Yuting later.

When walking on the road, Lin Tao accidentally dropped the book in her arms. She was about to pick it up, but unexpectedly someone came over and helped her pick up the book.

Lin Tao just lowered his head and only saw the man's hand picking up the book, but didn't see the person. He raised his head and was about to thank him, but after seeing who was in front of him, his expression changed.

Lin Tao's face looked unhappy because the person who helped her pick up the books was Shen Guobin.

To be honest, since she came to the island, except for the one time she was invited to drink a few months ago, she had never seen Shen Guobin again, let alone had any contact with him. But her feelings towards Shen Guobin were very strange. She clearly felt that she had an inexplicable fear of Shen Guobin in her heart, and also a deep disgust.

She didn't want to see Shen Guobin at all.

Seeing this, she even felt a nauseous feeling in her chest, which made her very uncomfortable.

After taking the book from Shen Guobin, Lin Tao was too lazy to say "thank you" and just walked away with a blank expression.

Shen Guobin was left standing there alone, watching Lin Tao's departing back, deep in thought.

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After Lin Tao returned home, she poured herself a glass of warm water and calmed down after taking a few sips.

She didn't care why she had such an inexplicable fear of Shen Guobin, but as long as Li Chengxi was there, she was not afraid at all.

She understood that Li Chengxi would protect her.

Thinking of Li Chengxi, Lin Tao's originally not-so-good mood improved a lot, and all the bad emotions went away.

In the afternoon, Lin Tao delivered the book to Xu Yuting. When she came back, she saw a can of goat milk at the door of her house.

Lin Tao guessed that it was sent to her by Zhong Jing, but she happened to go to Xu Yuting's house at that time and left the goat milk at the door.

This is a military area after all, and although there are no doors locked at night and no one picking up things on the road, there are still very few petty thieves. Even if you leave goat milk at the door, no one will take it away.

Lin Tao took the goat milk, opened the door with the key, and continued to knit a sweater for Li Chengxi.

The sweater only needs the final finishing touches. If Lin Tao hadn't been busy grading test papers recently, it should have been finished two days ago.

However, the grades were issued today, which means the winter vacation has officially begun, so Lin Tao finally has time to do these things.

Lin Tao had everything planned out. After she finished knitting the sweater today, she would let Li Chengxi try it on. If it looked good on him, she would knit him another one in another color.

Last time, she took advantage of the supply and marketing cooperative's sale of wool and bought a lot of it. There were several colors, and she also bought light apricot-colored wool so that she could knit one for herself.

She didn't bring many winter clothes with her, and she hasn't knitted a sweater for herself in recent years.

It was almost four o'clock when she was knitting. Fortunately, Lin Tao looked at the time, put down the work in her hands, yawned, tidied up and prepared to make dinner.

She stretched and muttered. After the beginning of winter, people felt lazy and she was a little sleepy.

When she went to see Xu Yuting this afternoon, she joked that she was infected by Xu Yuting and felt sleepy from time to time.

Xu Yuting even joked about this, saying that maybe Lin Tao was pregnant herself and was blaming her for it, which was really unfair to her.

However, people hibernate in winter, feel sleepy in spring, feel tired in autumn and take naps in summer. There are always times when people feel sleepy throughout the year.

Lin Tao touched her still flat belly. Her period came as scheduled last month. It should be impossible for her to be pregnant. She must be simply being lazy.