After hearing these words, Teacher Liu completely lost hope. He angrily searched through the few curse words he knew, but still gave up halfway: "You are such a person, you really read too much...ah!"
Zhong Yinhua still smiled and said, "Teacher Liu, don't be angry. It's just a casual chat. It's nothing serious. In fact, I don't believe those articles. They are probably just the writing style of the Spring and Autumn Period.
How could it be possible that one type of person could run a hundred kilometers while another could only run fifty, even though they were both on the same continental plate and geographically adjacent? This is a common occurrence in the Spring and Autumn era."
Teacher Liu now understood that Zhong Yinhua had never insisted on or firmly believed in her so-called views from the beginning to the end. The reason she said all this was just to refute her verbally, to anger her, or to kill time.
"My dad went through a lot in his early years, so he went abroad for a while," Zhong Yinhua said. "Ever since I can remember, he believed that the moon is rounder abroad than at home, and he kept instilling similar ideas in me. But guess what, he got hurt and made enemies, but luckily he made some money and came back at a good time.
After he came back, guess what, his words took a 365-degree turn. He said, “Everything in foreign countries is good, but it has nothing to do with people of their skin color.”
Zhong Yinhua said, "You see, faith can easily collapse. Teacher Liu, the same goes for you. Don't trust yourself too much."
"Don't compare me with you." Teacher Liu said angrily.
Zhong Yinhua remained silent about her anger, saying, "But my father wasn't just talking nonsense. At least I'm still fascinated by the kingdom he described, where gold reigns supreme. It's wonderful without all the rules and regulations that govern the rule of law."
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The two parted ways unhappily after the topic reached that point. To be honest, if it were not for raising funds for the children in the school and improving their lives, Teacher Liu would never have tried to get to know these local wealthy people, let alone talk to people like Zhong Yinhua.
To her, Zhong Yinhua and her father were both people without faith. However, even these people were not without the possibility of doing good deeds. Even for fame, they might squeeze out some money, even if it was a drop in the bucket, which was extremely important to the children.
In fact, the Zhong family actually donated a sum of money, which was directly invested in the village school. Not to mention improving the food, it was enough to even make small repairs to the classroom environment.
That's why she had the patience to chat with someone like Zhong Yinhua. She still remembered that when they first met, this woman said to her, "Teacher Liu, what you do is meaningless and no one will remember her."
If it was truly meaningless, and she was only seeking to be remembered, why would she have plunged headfirst into the mountains when she was young? Her time and youth were all connected to this mountain.
What's more, it's not like no one really remembers her. There are several successful students from several schools in different villages. They would choose time every year to come back to see her. She clearly remembers everyone's name and appearance. Two of them impressed her the most. One was studying at a police academy and the other was pursuing a law degree. Both were future pillars of society.
Maybe we have been busy these past two years and have only communicated through letters. I don’t know how the two of them are doing, one is here and the other is away.
After thinking about it for a while, she gathered her emotions and had to teach the students. The conditions in the school were very difficult. There were only two teachers, and the other one was a new young man who complained about being tired every day. No wonder, the two of them were responsible for the teaching materials and learning content for more than 30 students from elementary school to junior high school. They even had to be cooks and nannies. The task was very heavy.
But recently, life has become much easier because a new guy came to the village, a very kind young man who offered to come and do overtime work, such as cleaning and cooking, and offered not to take any salary, and sometimes even paid for it to go to school.
Although it is not much, it is enough to show how excellent his character is.
In addition to today's conversation with Zhong Yinhua, which created a strong contrast with this young man, Teacher Liu decided to give the children a moral education class first. At least she wanted to ensure that when they leave this school in the future, they will not be traitors. Even if they do not love it, they cannot hate it.
She used the newspaper article as a starting point, and used Zhong Yinhua's words as an example for the students, criticized him, and then encouraged the children that no matter whether they could run 100 or 50 times today, they would be the pillars of the future.
The result was a good educational lecture, but it also took up half a day. By the time the class ended, it was already past three in the afternoon. Some students had a long way to go and it was unsafe to leave too late, so school ended early. The new guy prepared the meal early and kept it hot in the pot. After class, he distributed it to the students.
The young man was in good spirits and always smiled. He held a bowl of sweet potato porridge with a fried egg and pickles on it, handed it to Teacher Liu, and said, "You must be exhausted. Take a break and have a meal, Teacher."
Teacher Liu sat on a small wooden stool, casually took out the fried egg from the bowl and put it into the bowl of a nearby child. She blew on the sweet potato porridge and was about to take a sip when she saw that the child's hands were empty. She sighed and said, "Is the school short of money?"
"No, there's still quite a bit left." The young man said with a hearty smile, "Don't worry, I'm not hungry. If I were hungry, I'd eat by myself, and I'd eat better than anyone else."
Teacher Liu nodded, took a sip of porridge, and suddenly said, "You don't have to spend all day in a place like this. You are very smart, very clever, and can read. I can recommend you to adult education. You will definitely have a bright future.
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