"I just happened to be going home too. I'll take you there."
Li Qinghe agreed and took Ran Qiuye into the yard.
Ran Qiuye asked: "Comrade, I don't know your name yet."
Li Qinghe introduced himself: "My name is Li Qinghe, Muzi Li, the Qinghe in the clear river."
The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the courtyard. Li Qinghe led her into the courtyard. As soon as they entered, they saw Yan Bugui standing at the door.
In fact, he was waiting for Li Qinghe. Just as he was about to say hello, he saw Ran Qiuye smiling beside him and asked in surprise: "Teacher Ran, you... Qinghe... why are you two together?"
Before, He Yuzhu asked him to introduce Ran Qiuye, but he thought that a cook was not worthy of an intellectual, so he took the local specialties for granted. Why is she hanging out with Li Qinghe now, and Li Qinghe has a girlfriend.
Could it be that Ran Qiuye is his girlfriend? No, isn't his girlfriend going to college? I haven't heard Teacher Ran say that.
Ran Qiuye explained with a smile, "Teacher Yan, I came to visit Jia Geng's family. I met Comrade Li Qinghe on the way. We happened to be in the same courtyard, so I asked him to help me find the way."
Yan Bugui suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's it. Okay, then you guys go ahead and do your work. Qinghe, how about coming to Third Uncle's house tonight for a couple of drinks?"
Li Qinghe waved his hand and said, "Come on, uncle. There's no need to rush. I'll treat you to a drink the day after tomorrow. Let's have a good drink and don't leave until we're drunk."
It's not that Li Qinghe didn't give him face, it's just that there wasn't anything good in his house, and the food was rationed, with strict rules on how much each person could eat. Even the pickles were clearly divided into different portions. So when he went there, he could only fill his stomach, and he couldn't get full.
I guess the best thing is the leftovers that he packed up and brought back last night. What does Li Qinghe need from him?
Yan Bugui was a little disappointed. "Okay, I'll go tell Yu Li to go to your place to wash the clothes after dinner."
"Okay, thank you, uncle."
After the greetings, Li Qinghe took Ran Qiuye to the central courtyard.
Ran Qiuye, who was following behind, had a puzzled look in her eyes. She knew Yu Li, who was Teacher Yan's eldest daughter-in-law. She had gone to the school to look for Teacher Yan before, and she had met her before.
But why would she help Li Qinghe wash clothes? Besides, Teacher Yan was well-known in the school for her calculating personality, so why would she invite Li Qinghe to her home for dinner?
However, seeing that Li Qinghe had no intention of explaining, she was curious but too embarrassed to ask.
Soon, they arrived at He Yushui's room and Li Qinghe knocked on the door.
"Sister Qin, are you home?"
“Here I come.”
Qin Huairu heard the voice and quickly opened the door. Just as she was about to say change, she saw Ran Qiuye standing beside her and said with a smile, "It's Teacher Ran. Come in quickly. Qinghe, have you eaten? How about we eat together? I just prepared the meal."
"I won't bother you anymore. I met Teacher Ran on the way and brought her here. She's here for a home visit. You guys can chat. I'm going back now."
"Okay." Qin Huairu did not force it.
"Hello, Teacher Ran~" Xiao Dang called out obediently after Ran Qiuye came in.
"Hey, you too." Ran Qiuye responded with a smile, and then looked at the Sophora japonica beside him, "Oh, this is Sophora japonica, it has grown taller again."
"By the way, Jia Geng's mother, you didn't live in this room before, right?"
The smile on Qin Huairu's face disappeared, but she forced a smile again, "Nothing, it's just that there are too many people at home, and it just so happens that there is an empty house in the neighbor's house, so I'll borrow it for a while."
Ran Qiuye felt that there was something wrong, but she was just a teacher and it was not appropriate for her to interfere in other people's private affairs, so she did not ask any more questions.
What really concerned her was the slap mark on Qin Huairu's face.
Even after a day, the red mark was still clear. Although Jia Zhang was a weakling in Li Qinghe's eyes, her fat body made her look very powerful compared to ordinary people.
As if she sensed Ran Qiuye's gaze, Qin Huairu turned away and poured a glass of water in front of Ran Qiuye, hiding her embarrassment, "Teacher Ran, have some water."
"Okay, thank you."
Ran Qiuye came with a mission, and did not dwell on this matter. She looked around the house and asked, "Mother Jia Geng, why can't I see Jia Geng?"
Qin Huairu laughed dryly, "He is at his grandmother's place, Teacher Ran, your visit this time..."
Ran Qiuye said, "It's like this. Today the school asked all of our teachers to come to visit our home, and then the school held a meeting. Jia Geng should have told you about it, right?"
Qin Huairu reacted and said quickly, "Ah, I said it, I said it, I'm really sorry that I haven't paid the tuition for so long. So, I'll make up for it right away. I'm really sorry to bother you to come here in person."
As she spoke, she took out money from her pocket, counted out two dollars and fifty cents and handed it over.
Nowadays, teachers are highly respected. Of course, this is also because teachers are truly responsible and put teaching and educating first.
In this era, not many people are literate, so when a family sends their children to school, they absolutely trust the teachers. No matter how much they are spoiled at home, as long as they make a mistake, the teacher will beat them, and the parents will never say a word.
If the student goes home and cries, and it turns out that he really made a mistake, he will be beaten up and finally taken to school to apologize to the teacher and have the teacher discipline him strictly.
"What are you talking about? I'm just running an extra errand." Ran Qiuye said politely.
She didn't expect things to go so smoothly. The other party paid the money as soon as she asked. In the past, they always dragged their feet and would delay as long as possible.
He wrote a note and handed it to Qin Huairu, saying, "This is the tuition receipt, please keep it. Actually, there are some free places in the school, but you also know that there are too many families in financial difficulties these days.
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