Send it over! The journey is quite long, and it's not decades from now with convenient courier services.
Even with express delivery, it will take five to ten days, and the postage will be extra. I'm worried it might get damaged in transit.
Send your work during the insurance period!
But can large crabs be dried and eaten?
Anyway, he didn't know there was such a way to eat it!
Just as Wu Dali was boasting, Yu Yuehui brought out the dishes!
Xie Yan quickly stopped Wu Dali from bragging, "Let's eat, let's eat, everyone stop for a moment!"
This was mainly said to Wu Dali, because they were afraid that he would get too excited and spit on his food. Just now, a drop of saliva landed on the back of his hand, which startled him. He thought it was raining, but when he looked up, there was not a cloud in the sky and the sun was shining brightly. There was no sign of rain at all.
Just now, Xie Yan was listening to a story when a drop of saliva landed precisely on the back of his hand. Xie Yan shuddered, thinking it was raining. He reflexively looked up and saw a clear blue sky with the blazing sun high in the sky, showing no sign of rain whatsoever. Only then did he realize it was Wu Dali's "masterpiece," and he couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Many others shared Xie Yan's sentiments. Gu Bin frowned slightly, then spoke first, his tone perfectly gentle and tactful: "Dali, let's eat first. You'll have the energy to continue telling us, right?" As he spoke, he stepped forward, gently pulling Wu Dali's arm, and urged with a smile, "Sit down and eat quickly. Don't just keep talking; the food's getting cold."
Yuehua chimed in, her eyes filled with anticipation for the clean meal.
Wu Dali's speech was interrupted like that, and then he was persuaded several times by the others. His originally high enthusiasm for speaking was like being doused with cold water, and it gradually dissipated. He pursed his lips, reluctantly shut up, and began to eat.
During the meal, Xie Yan's gaze kept falling on his wife, Yu Yuehui. He could tell that Yu Yuehui was in an exceptionally good mood today; the smile on her lips was like a flower blooming in spring, never fading for a moment.
Seeing his wife so happy, Xie Yan was also unconsciously infected, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he smiled involuntarily.
There were many meat dishes at lunch today. Wu Dali's eyes lit up as he looked at them, like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey. His gaze was fixed on the meat dishes in front of him. As soon as the dishes were placed on the table, he grabbed his chopsticks and eagerly picked up a piece of fatty meat. The meat seemed to be under a spell and disappeared into his mouth in an instant. Then he devoured the food in a whirlwind, as if he hadn't eaten meat in eight lifetimes.
Their eating manners were no different from those of Yu Yuehua and his brother! There was no sign of them putting on airs in front of Cherry.
Xie Yan had barely finished eating and hadn't even caught her breath when the elders pulled her aside for another chat.
They exchanged three cigarettes with each sentence, their bodies enveloped in a cloud of smoke. Xie Yan was choked and coughed repeatedly. He was truly devastated and even considered calling the police!
This is terrifying! I just can't suppress the urge to escape for even a moment.
But reality is often cruel. Despite his inner turmoil, Xie Yan maintained a forced smile and sat obediently inside. Several elders around him puffed on their cigarettes, the secondhand smoke enveloping him like an invisible net. Amidst the swirling smoke, Xie Yan felt, for a moment, as if he had ascended to immortality.
Forced to inhale a large amount of secondhand smoke, Xie Yan's throat began to itch, followed by bouts of uncontrollable coughing. This violent coughing instantly drew countless concerned glances.
Xie Yan quickly picked up his water glass, took a big gulp, and suppressed the cough that was about to rise again. Then, he forced a smile and indicated that he was fine.
Actually, Xie Yan had mentioned before that his cough was caused by the smoke. But the others thought it was the biggest joke ever.
Not only did she ignore him, she retorted, "Why are we all fine, but you're the only one like this? I think it's because you didn't smoke. A few bottles would have solved the problem!"
Xie Yan was so frightened that she quickly waved her hand and refused!
Is smoking a good thing?
From then on, Xie Yan would always bring a glass of water when dealing with the elders. She was exhausted, but she had to put on a calm face, wear a smile, and patiently deal with the questions that the elders would throw at her from time to time.
In Xie Yan's eyes, Yu Hai is a typical example of someone with a strong "fatherly" personality.
Once he sits there, he's like a tap that's been turned on, wanting to pour his "philosophy of life" onto anyone he can find, as if there's nothing in the world he doesn't understand.
Look, he's switched into "preaching mode" again. Xie Yan, the person he finally managed to catch, is the subject of his lecture. He starts to talk at length about his educational philosophy: "As the old saying goes, 'It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.' You teachers bear the heavy responsibility of educating and nurturing people. That is a great deed that accumulates virtue and does good deeds!"
The way he said that made it sound like he had been a teacher his whole life in his previous life and accumulated great virtue, which is why he was able to be reborn as the younger brother of the brigade leader in this life.
As he spoke, he looked at Xie Yan with a serious expression, as if he was thinking of Xie Yan's best interests. "As long as you teach your students well, you will be respected and loved wherever you go in the future, right?" After saying that, he deliberately fixed his gaze on Xie Yan, as if waiting for Xie Yan to give an affirmative answer.
Xie Yan's eyes were almost squinting from the secondhand smoke. Through the layers of smoke, he could only nod heavily, hoping that Yu Hai would finish his long speech and let him escape this sea of suffering.
Seeing this, Yu Hai pursed his lips in satisfaction, coughed, took a deep drag on his cigarette, exhaled a large puff of murky smoke, and then slowly said, "Look at Teacher Wang from our village. Every time he goes out, everyone in the village, young and old, respectfully calls him 'Teacher.' Even your dad, who is now the village head, still enthusiastically offers Teacher Wang a bottle of cigarettes when he sees him!"
"What a prestigious thing!"
Xie Yan was already feeling dizzy from the smoke, and his mind had already wandered far away.
Suddenly, he realized the voices around him had stopped. When he came to his senses, he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him. He pretended to think for a long time, nodded thoughtfully, and then focused his gaze on Yu Hai, nodding and praising him hurriedly: "That's right! Second Uncle is absolutely right. You are so insightful."
These words struck a chord with Yu Hai. He was often praised as the smartest person in Xiliu Village, and gradually he began to believe it himself.
He took a leisurely puff of his pipe, exhaled a hazy smoke ring, and continued his rambling: "Just focus on teaching well. Let me tell you, in our area, being a teacher is much more desirable than being a factory worker in the city! Although factory workers seem to earn higher wages, food, drink, and everything else cost money, so in the end, you don't actually make much. Young people, you have to be down-to-earth and not aim too high."
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