"Have you contacted Teacher Li Xin recently? Have you seen her?" Zhang Qiurui thought of the strangeness when she and Li Xin parted when she went to study at Yenching University, and Zhang Qiurui had a vague bad premonition in her heart.
However, after going to Yenching University to study, I had so many things to do that I forgot to ask Mingqi to inquire about Teacher Li Xin's recent situation.
At this moment, when Zhang Qiurui thought of this incident, her heart seemed to be pulled by something, and the vague uneasiness became stronger.
It just so happened that No. 1 Middle School was holding final exams in the past two days, so the four of them discussed it and decided to go back to No. 1 Middle School today to see Li Xin and revisit the old place.
When they arrived at No. 1 Middle School, the gatekeeper looked familiar to Zhang Qiurui and the other three. They said they had studied at No. 1 Middle School before and wanted to go back to visit their former teachers.
The gatekeeper let us in enthusiastically.
"Teacher Tang! Are you the only one here?" Soon, the four of them arrived at the teacher's office, and Zhang Qiurui knocked on the office door.
"Students Zhang Qiurui, Zhang Mingqi, Wang Shi, and Zhou Tan. Why are you here? Come and sit down." Tang Zhi was preparing the test papers for tomorrow's exam. When he saw Zhang Qiurui and the other three coming to school, Tang Zhi was very surprised and quickly invited Zhang Qiurui and the other three to come in and sit down.
In previous years, very few students who graduated from school came back to visit their teachers.
Zhang Qiurui and three others came back to the school to visit him, and Tang Zhi was very happy.
"Classmate Zhang Qiurui, how about you studying at Yenching University? And the three of you are going to take the college entrance examination this year, right? How are your academic performance? Can you be admitted to the university of your choice?" After Tang Zhi asked Zhang Qiurui and the other three to sit down, he poured them some boiled water and asked while sitting opposite them.
"Thank you, Professor Tang, for your concern. I'm doing well in my studies at Yenching University and have adapted to life there.
The three of them had good grades and planned to take the college entrance examination in Yenching University.
"We came here today specifically to visit Teacher Li Xin. Is she not here today? Or what happened?" Zhang Qiurui replied with a smile, and at the same time, the uneasiness in his heart intensified.
When Tang Zhi heard this, the smile on his face froze slightly, and a hint of imperceptible worry flashed in his eyes.
"Oh, did you know that Teacher Li is sick?" Tang Zhi's tone was a little low.
"We also heard about it when we were in school. Could it be that Teacher Li is ill? Or?" Wang Shi's face changed when he heard this, and he asked anxiously.
Zhang Qiurui, Zhang Mingqi and Zhou Tan also became nervous in an instant, staring at Tang Zhi, waiting for his answer.
Tang Zhi sighed softly and said slowly, "Teacher Li is ill, and her condition isn't good. She took leave to go to the hospital some time ago, and has been recuperating at home since then, and hasn't come to school. I've visited her several times, but her condition doesn't seem to be improving."
Hearing this, Zhang Qiurui's heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and the uneasiness turned into real worry and heartache.
"Can we go to Teacher Li's home to visit Teacher Li?" Zhang Qiurui had a bad feeling in his heart, perhaps Li Xin didn't have much time left.
There are not many treatments for cancer in later generations. Once it occurs, the body and mind will suffer great pain. In this era, medical conditions are even more limited, and there are almost no ways to prolong life.
"Come on, the teacher will take you there." Tang Zhi hesitated for a while, nodded, and decided to take the students who cared about the teacher with him.
After leaving school and walking for about ten minutes, Tang Zhi arrived at Teacher Li's house and knocked on the door gently.
After a while, the door slowly opened and an elderly woman walked out. Seeing Tang Zhi and Zhang Qiurui and the other three behind him, she was visibly stunned. "Xiao Tang, you're here. What are they doing..."
"Auntie Li, this is a student that Teacher Li used to teach. I came to school today to visit Teacher Li, but Teacher Li was not there, so I told them about Teacher Li.
After hearing this, they insisted on coming to visit Teacher Li, so I brought them here," Tang Zhi explained.
"Children, you are so thoughtful. Come in." When Li's mother thought of her daughter's illness, her eyes could not help but turn red, but she still held back her tears and welcomed everyone into the house.
As I walked into the house, a faint smell of medicine hit my nose.
The structure of two bedrooms and one living room is very warmly decorated. There are several elegant ink paintings hanging on the wall, adding a bit of artistic atmosphere to this small space.
The bedroom door on one side was half-open, and a neatly made bed could be vaguely seen inside. On the bedside table lay a bowl of steaming Chinese medicine, as if someone needed some rest.
Li Xin was lying on the bed, her face pale, her eyes staring out the window blankly.
"Teacher Li, Teacher Li, Teacher Li."
"Student Zhang Qiurui, you are here." Li Xin seemed to hear someone calling her. She came to her senses and saw Zhang Qiurui and others at the door. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Seeing the students coming in, she tried to sit up.
"Teacher Li, please don't move." Zhang Qiurui hurried forward, gently pressed the teacher's shoulders, and raised the pillow behind her so that Li Xin could lean more comfortably.
"We've only been apart for half a year, how come you became like this?" Seeing that Li Xin was holding her hand tightly and wouldn't let go, Zhang Qiurui simply sat down on the edge of the bed with a look of heartache on her face.
Li Xin is only 22 years old this year. She used to be full of energy and smiling. Standing on the podium, she seemed to be able to illuminate the entire classroom and bring warmth and hope to every student.
But now, the illness seems to have gradually devoured her former radiance, leaving only this fragile body and a pair of eyes that are still full of tenderness but slightly tired.
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