Chapter 149 College Entrance Examination

It was a very pleasant experience to have dinner with Teacher Tian - the old lady introduced by the old man Bai was surnamed Tian, ​​and she joked that it was this surname that made her farm all her life.

She is not a pretty person.

Probably because it was easy to take care of, her hair only reached her earlobes, and her skin was not fair, but rather dark from farm work, mixed with a bit of sickly sallowness.

It can be seen that even when she was young, she was probably not considered a beauty.

But her smile has a different kind of infectiousness.

It was that kind of hearty, heroic, even somewhat indecent smile - her mouth was wide open, her head was slightly raised when she laughed, and sometimes you could even see her upper jaw.

Teacher Tian is very talkative.

Not to mention good friends like Old Man Bai.

She also had things to talk about with Tang Lingwu. The two of them could talk about anything from what kind of milk tea they liked to drink to what style of skirts were popular recently.

Looks very young at heart.

After hearing that Zheng Fa's parents had passed away a long time ago, Teacher Tian's reaction was also different from that of an ordinary person. She did not show the kind of condescending sympathy that ordinary people usually have, but said in a gentle voice: "It will get better and better in the future."

Although it’s just one sentence.

But Zheng Fa could also see that these words themselves contained the simplest blessing.

The old lady had a big appetite. At first, when Zheng Fa and the other two saw that she ordered so many dishes, they thought she was a wasteful person - but they found out that the old lady could eat the whole thing.

He seemed to notice the surprise of Zheng Fa and the other two.

Teacher Tian smiled and said nonchalantly, "I used to work a lot, so my appetite grew bigger and I got used to it... Now, every bite counts."

The smile on the old man's face slowly faded, and there was some worry in his eyes.

"What is this disease?"

"Something grew on my liver. I removed it once, but it grew back later." Teacher Tian explained, shrugged and said, "The doctor didn't dare to treat me anymore. He said he was afraid something might happen to me at my age... I can't make things difficult for him, right?"

The old man glanced at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

He has already thought of several talismans for curing diseases, but as to whether they are useful, he still needs to check further in the Xuanwei Realm.

Teacher Tian glanced at the old man and suddenly said, "I can't decide whether to live or die, but there is one thing I want to ask of you."

"Um?"

“My mother…”

The old man was stunned.

"After I got this disease, the one who suffered the most was not me, but my mother... After I met you, I had to go back to accompany my mother for the last few days." Teacher Tian said slowly: "I am not worried about her retirement money. I have saved some money for her. With pension and other things, it should be enough. There is only one thing - if you have time, go visit her more often."

"……good."

Teacher Tian smiled and said, "I thought I could send my mother away in this lifetime, but I didn't expect that she would have to send me away. I don't think death is a big deal, but my mother lost her husband and daughter, and will be all alone in the future... I have no relatives or friends, so I can only ask a few friends for help."

The old man nodded slightly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's not good for the two children to hear this." Teacher Tian smiled, picked up the drink in the cup and said to Zheng Fa: "I heard that you are going to take the college entrance examination?"

"Um."

"Then I wish you success in the imperial examination!"

Looking at Teacher Tian's smiling eyes, Zheng Fa paused and drank the drink in the cup.

…

Sitting in the car, looking at Teacher Tian standing at the hotel entrance waving goodbye to them, the old man looked at Zheng Fa and asked, "Is there any solution?"

“You can try.”

Zheng Fa thought about it and responded.

They didn't mention treating Teacher Tian today. First, it was their first meeting and he didn't have such an idea.

The second one is actually more important -

Accepting Teacher Tian into a nursing home is actually stricter than that for Aunt Ye.

The secret of cultivating immortals must not be hidden from Teacher Tian, ​​otherwise it would be difficult to bring out his talents.

"I asked you to come here today because I want you to have a chat with her." The old man said what he was thinking: "You mentioned several conditions for the nursing home to recruit people before. I thought about it and there is actually one more thing."

Zheng Fa looked at the old man.

"We have similar personalities."

“……” Zheng Fa nodded.

This was indeed something he had not expected.

"Even if a team is full of good people, it's easy for problems to happen if they don't get along with each other. We're doing fine now." The old man shook his head and said, "If someone else comes in and doesn't get along, that would be bad. That's why I want you to meet her. What do you think?"

Zheng Fa thought about the details of the meal with Teacher Tian and said with a smile, "It's not bad for now."

He finally understood why Old Man Bai asked him and Tang Lingwu to come and meet Teacher Tian first.

The main purpose is to let them see what kind of person Teacher Tian is and whether he is easy to get along with.

"Yes, she is indeed a good person, otherwise I would not have had this idea." The white old man nodded and said, "As for her professional ability, although she is not one of the top ones, she has also led major national projects. I don't know much about her profession, but she should be good."

"Um."

"Finally, character..." The old man was silent for a while, then he slowly said, "I actually think character is the most difficult thing... I have lived for so many years, and I really trust someone's character."

"Only one or two people."

"..." Zheng Fa's expression became more serious when he heard this.

"Everyone says math is hard, but in my opinion, reading people's hearts is even harder."

…

Zheng Fa returned home and was still thinking about what the old man Bai had said before.

Among the next four talismans to be condensed, there must be a place for a medical talisman - even if he doesn't meet Teacher Tian, ​​he has to condense this kind of talisman.

This is the foundation for Zheng Fa to maintain the nursing home.

On the way back, Old Man Bai probably didn't want to embarrass Zheng Fa, so he didn't beg him again.

But his words were meant to plead for Teacher Tian.

Without talking about the value of Mr. Tian, ​​just talk about his relationship with Old Man Bai and the help Old Man Bai provided to him - even just look at the Three-Character Law that the old man worked out last month after staying up all night to give himself a gift.

Zheng Fa was also willing to help.

What made Zheng Fa think was Old Man Bai’s discussion on human character.

Old Man Bai has met many people in his life, including many academic masters, but it is really hard to say about a person’s character.

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He recommended Teacher Tian, ​​of course, to give Teacher Tian a chance to treat his illness.

But on the other hand, there is really no one to recommend.

Zheng Fa understood Old Man Bai’s caution—it was a responsibility to their small group.

But on the other hand, he also understood that he couldn't rely entirely on the old man.

Zheng Fa must have some means to test human nature or prevent leaks.

"Illusion Talisman."

This was the first choice that came to his mind - after all, as the only disciple of the master, he was very familiar with magic talismans.

With this thought, two of the remaining four sub-talismans in the talisman foundation-building method have been determined - the healing talisman and the illusion talisman.

…

The college entrance examination began on the third day after returning from the provincial capital.

Zheng Fa’s examination venue was not in Qingshui High School, but in Experimental Middle School.

This is a junior high school, not far from Qingshui High School. It only takes 20 minutes by bus from home to get there.

On the morning of the first day of the college entrance examination, Zheng Fa took a transparent file bag, checked the admission ticket and stationery inside, and took the bus to Experimental Middle School.

On this day, the whole city seemed to be making way for the college entrance examination.

The road in front of Qingshui High School is closed.

Passing vehicles rarely honk their horns.

The bus that Zheng Fa took was also filled with parents sending their children to take the exam and students preparing for the college entrance examination.

The bus driver was quite thoughtful - he played an inspirational song in the bus all the way.

However, Zheng Fa could clearly see that the expressions on the students’ faces on the bus became even more nervous.

When we arrived at the Experimental Middle School, it was not yet time to enter the examination room.

Zheng Fa stood at the gate of Experimental Middle School, waiting to enter with other candidates.

Soon, he realized that he seemed to be quite conspicuous - other candidates were accompanied by their parents, but he was alone, holding a file bag.

Seems a little lonely.

Zheng Fa didn't mind. There was a thin boy standing next to him. He looked at him and asked him, "Brother, are you here alone?"

"Um."

"Where are your parents?"

"It's not convenient for them." Zheng Fa replied indifferently.

"Your parents are so nice..." The boy seemed to envy Zheng Fa's freedom, and also seemed to be showing off a little bit because he was spoiled. He said to Zheng Fa: "Unlike my parents, they get up at five or six in the morning and are more nervous than me... Look, even my grandparents are here."

Zheng Fa looked in the direction his finger was pointing, and there were indeed four adults looking at that place. When they saw him looking over there, they nodded and smiled at him kindly.

"Zheng Fa, why don't you reply to Tang Lingwu's message in the group?"

The two were chatting when a girl from the same class as Zheng Fa passed by. She seemed to be taking an exam in the same school.

As soon as she saw Zheng Fa, she shouted at him.

"News?" Zheng Fa was stunned: "I didn't bring my phone."

He thought it was inconvenient to hand in his belongings after entering the examination room, so he simply didn't bring anything except his examination supplies. He didn't need to contact anyone anyway, so he could just go home directly after leaving the examination room.

"You didn't bring your phone?" Zheng Fa's classmate said, "Then I'll tell her you're here."

After a while, Zheng Fa saw Tang Lingwu jogging towards him.

He had never seen Tang Lingwu like this before. Tang Lingwu was dressed very ordinary at school.

Most of the time it's just an ordinary T-shirt or shirt, and sometimes it's the school uniform that is least popular among boys and girls.

Most of the time, I wear jeans on my lower body and rarely wear skirts.

But today Tang Lingwu was wearing a small cheongsam. I don’t know if it was because of her own talent or because the dress was so finely cut that it showed off her graceful figure.

She attracted a lot of attention when she ran over.

The boy next to Zheng Fa couldn't help but stare at her all the way, until Tang Lingwu approached, he embarrassedly withdrew his gaze.

"I'm here to help you take the test!" Tang Lingwu came closer, smiled at Zheng Fa, and even turned around and said, "Look, we've won the first battle!"

Zheng Fa saw the boy next to him turn his head to look at his rather large group of people sending him to the exam, then looked at Tang Lingwu - as if he wanted to change.

(End of this chapter)