Chapter 34: The Master's Wife
◎ "She's shy and not ready yet"◎
Recently, the college required that there must be someone in the teacher's office, and a group of graduate students who were preparing to pursue a doctorate began to take turns on duty.
Yue Huan stretched lazily with a painful look on his face, and accidentally glanced at Zhao Yan looking at his mobile phone, with a gentle look between his brows. He paused in stretching and quickly turned his eyes away.
Anyone who has seen Zhao Yan marking papers finds his gentleness creepy.
However, he became more and more curious about what kind of person the master's wife was. He wanted to find an opportunity to join forces with others and let Zhao Yan bring the master's wife out for dinner to satisfy his curiosity.
“Bang, bang!”
There was a knock on the door. Zhao Yan glanced at the time. It was a little over twenty minutes. "Come in."
Jiang Siyue walked in carrying a big bag of food. Yue Huan immediately went up to her, took the food from her hand and put it on the table.
"Wow...I'm touched." Yue Huan hugged Jiang Siyue tightly, "How did you know I was just thinking about eating?"
Jiang Siyue patted her, her eyes meeting Zhao Yan's for a split second before she looked away. She gave the excuse she had prepared long ago, "I heard you were all on duty, and I guessed you hadn't eaten yet. It just so happened that I hadn't eaten either, so I brought it up."
Zhao Yan curled up the corners of his mouth and lowered his head to tidy up the food on the table.
"You're so kind." Yue Huan hugged her again, then turned to Li Rongbo and said proudly, "You're also a blessing from me."
Li Rongbo waved and said, "Thank you."
Jiang Siyue looked at Zhao Yan with a faint smile on her lips, which seemed to have a deeper meaning.
Never mind, don't over-interpret it.
Shaking off the strange thoughts in her mind, Jiang Siyue distributed the boxes to everyone one by one. Zhao Yan couldn't eat spicy food very well, while Yue Huan loved spicy food. To suit everyone's taste, they bought different things.
After the distribution, Jiang Siyue sat down and opened her portion. She was dumbfounded. It seemed that she had made a mistake. The dish in front of her was celery and beef. She couldn't eat celery and vomited as soon as she ate it.
"Give it to me." Zhao Yan suddenly said, startling everyone. Jiang Siyue faced him with a very complicated expression, a little hesitant.
Zhao Yan: "I haven't touched it, let me exchange with you."
"Thank you, Teacher Zhao." Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, Jiang Siyue handed over her share and sat down after changing. Yue Huan immediately came over. Before she could speak, Jiang Siyue quickly explained, "I can't eat celery. I vomit if I eat it."
"Oh." Yue Huan nodded, but still confused. "How did Teacher Zhao know about this? When did you have dinner together?"
Yes, I eat it every day.
Despite his complaints, he still said, "There are four servings, but only his doesn't have celery." Then, worried that Yue Huan wouldn't believe him, he lowered his voice and said, "I was looking at the rice in front of him with longing eyes just now. He probably realized he got the wrong one."
"No wonder." Yue Huan believed it to the point of believing it, then lowered his voice and said, "I've noticed that since Teacher Zhao got married, he's become more humane around school."
"Is there?" Jiang Siyue didn't dare to express any further opinions.
"Yes, before, we were treated as businesspeople. We never attended dinners and communicated with each other on a daily basis through WeChat. Now, it is basically impossible."
"Isn't duty a requirement of the academy? What does marrying him have to do with it?"
"Yes, but...it's different anyway." Yue Huan shook his head, supporting his chin and said, "This makes me even more curious."
Jiang Siyue was puzzled, "What are you curious about?"
Yue Huan raised his eyebrows and smiled mysteriously, leaving everyone completely confused.
"Teacher Zhao." Yue Huan said cheerfully, "Can we invite your wife to our next dinner?"
"Cough cough cough——" Jiang Siyue choked on her food and started coughing violently, quickly pulling out a tissue to cover herself. Zhao Yan glanced at her sideways, a faint smile on his lips.
"We are all very curious about what kind of person Master's wife is." Yue Huan said, nudging Jiang Siyue beside him, "right, Siyue."
"I—cough cough cough." She wasn't curious, really.
"Li Rongbo." Yue Huan ordered a different person.
"Ah." Li Rongbo looked confused. After seeing the look Yue Huan gave him, he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, I'm curious too, Master's wife. Let's meet her."
Zhao Yan noticed Jiang Siyue's "help" look from the corner of his eye, and the faint smile on his lips deepened. He said calmly, "Okay."
"Cough cough cough..." Jiang Siyue's face turned red from coughing.
"Siyue, are you okay?" Yue Huan patted her back with concern.
Jiang Siyue waved her hand.
If we continue with this topic, something bad will happen soon.
"I have no objection." Zhao Yan leaned back in his chair, his eyes sweeping over everyone, finally landing on Jiang Siyue, who was coughing so hard that tears welled up in her eyes. He said slowly, "But your master's wife probably can't. She's shy and not ready yet."
"Ah." Yue Huan's face was full of disappointment, "Okay."
Jiang Siyue's tense heart returned to normal, she stopped coughing, and drank a sip of warm water to moisten her throat.
The phone showed an incoming message.
Zhao Yan: Didn't you solemnly swear that you weren't afraid?
[Jiang Siyue: I'm not afraid if you don't say anything nonsense.]
Zhao Yan: Are you talking nonsense? Being shy or not prepared, which one is wrong?
Jiang Siyue choked. Her nonsense was not referring to this at all. He was trying to confuse her. She could not win the argument, but she still planned to struggle.
【Jiang Siyue: I'm not shy.】
Zhao Yan: Okay.
Jiang Siyue was dumbfounded. What the hell was that? She didn't reply, but stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth and started chewing it.
*
Meng Zhuqing attached great importance to birthdays. Every year, she would send gifts and have dinner together. It happened that they were both free on Wednesday, so they made an appointment to meet.
After they met, Meng Zhuqing rushed over and gave her a big hug. He held her face and looked at it carefully for a while, "Is this the lipstick I gave you? It's so beautiful."
"Yeah." Jiang Siyue nodded. Meng Zhuqing gave her three lipsticks from D, the colors all complementing her. "You've lost half of your internship salary now."
"Oh, don't mention it." Meng Zhuqing looked dejected. "There's no salary for internships. It's really just paid work, and the employment environment is terrible. Don't mention this. If you do, I'll get angry!"
Jiang Siyue smiled.
"By the way." Meng Zhuqing took her hand, moved closer, and laughed gossipingly, "What did your husband give you?"
Not bothering to correct her address, Jiang Siyue raised her hand, "This."
"Wow!" Meng Zhuqing teased, "It's so big, it looks expensive."
"Yeah." Jiang Siyue glanced at the ring and agreed. "It's a set of jewelry. If I really took all of them, I would have to buy insurance for myself."
"That's more like it. I thought I was giving you a pair of rings, but that's too thoughtless."
Jiang Siyue smiled and searched the mall for a while, finally stopping at a jewelry store. Meng Zhuqing followed her gaze and immediately understood, "I was wondering why you suddenly asked me to meet you at the mall."
Jiang Siyue didn't respond and said seriously, "I call this reciprocity."
There are not many styles of men's rings on the market. Jiang Siyue looked around but still couldn't find one that satisfied her. Finally, she added a store clerk on WeChat and prepared to customize one.
"Does it have to be a ring?" Meng Zhuqing mumbled after taking a sip of milk tea. "Just give her something else. Your husband should be responsible for wedding rings. After all, that's his job. You've worked so hard here, but the one you choose may not be suitable for him."
Jiang Siyue was silent, lowering her eyes to scan her fingertips. There was no men's ring in the entire mall that could match this ring, even if it was custom-made.
"We're just adding each other on WeChat to chat. Whether it works or not is another matter." Jiang Siyue stood up and smiled brightly. "Let's go and look at some clothes..."
A new round of shopping began. After changing clothes, the two of them stood in front of the mirror together.
"You hide your strawberry so well." Meng Zhuqing pointed at her shoulder and winked at her.
Jiang Siyue's face flushed, and she hurriedly pulled up the sleeves of her one-shoulder dress to cover herself. After saying "Don't think too much", she hurried back to the fitting room.
In the dining area on the eighth floor, Xu Wangxing and a few friends had just come out of the billiard room and immediately saw Jiang Siyue taking the escalator upstairs.
"Old Xu? What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up! The movie is about to start." Sun Xin turned around and urged.
Xu Wangxing stared at the beautiful figure, a playful smile on his face, and said to Sun Xin, "Do me a favor?"
Sun Xin came over, confused, "What?"
"Hit me."
"ah?"
While hesitating, Jiang Siyue was about to walk into the Korean restaurant. Xu Wangxing's eyes showed impatience, and he clenched his fists and swung them out.
"Holy shit!" Sun Xin was stunned and shouted, "Xu Wangxing! Are you fucking sick?"
Xu Wangxing was punched twice in the face. When he noticed Jiang Siyue not far away, he raised his lips and grabbed Sun Xin's collar, whispering in his ear, "Get the car ready. I'm sure to win."
Xu Wangxing let go of him, staggered two steps and fell to the ground.
Jiang Siyue, who was not far away, saw this scene and was frightened. She told Meng Zhuqing and hurried to call the security guard. After the security guard appeared, the boy who beat the boy ran away quickly. Jiang Siyue looked at Xu Wangxing lying on the ground and hurriedly took out a tissue and handed it to him.
"Are you okay?"
Xu Wangxing supported himself on the ground with his hands, his face pale, and forced a smile through the corners of his broken mouth, shaking his head gently.
"I'd better call an ambulance for you."
Xu Wangxing: “…No need.”
He climbed up nimbly with his hands. Jiang Siyue glanced at the wound at the corner of his mouth and was shocked. "Why did you two fight for no reason? I'll call your mother."
"Don't!" Xu Wangxing's eyes flashed with panic, and he grabbed her hand, "Today is Wednesday."
On Wednesday, he should be at school, not here. After a few make-up classes, Jiang Siyue could feel that Xu's mother was still very strict with him, and skipping classes should not be allowed.
She never expected to encounter such a thing and had no experience in dealing with such things. Jiang Siyue was in a stalemate. Her cell phone vibrated and she walked to the side to answer Zhao Yan's call.
"I looked over the work you submitted on your last business trip. The point about risk appetite is quite innovative. Are you interested in writing a report for Anping?"
"Are we going to school now?" Jiang Siyue glanced at Xu Wangxing beside her. There was blood on the corner of his mouth and his head was drooping. After noticing her gaze, he raised his head and smiled brightly.
Zhao Yan heard the hesitation in her words and said, "It's not that urgent. Where are you now?"
Jiang Siyue breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm shopping with my good friend, Meng Zhuqing."
"Yeah." Zhao Yan replied calmly, "Buy whatever you like."
"Okay." Actually, there was nothing to buy. The clothes in the closet were automatically updated. It wasn't summer yet, but the closet was already full of summer clothes with the tags still on.
"Hang up, bye."
"Wait." Jiang Siyue thought that she could ask Zhao Yan, the real teacher, about Xu Wangxing's matter. She didn't mention that she was currently tutoring, but only said that he was a student she had tutored before. After briefly summarizing the incident, she asked, "Should I send him home or to school?"
Zhao Yan felt that the name "Xu Wangxing" sounded familiar. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let him choose for himself. A high school senior should be an adult and have the right to make his own decision. Let him do it."
"good."
There was a knock on the door from Zhao Yan's side. Jiang Siyue stopped disturbing him and instead relayed the three options to Xu Wangxing.
"Sister, can't you take me in for one night?"
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