Chapter 87
When Shen Jiangfu got home, she turned off the fire first, then went upstairs to her room and changed her clothes.
After breakfast and cleaning up, it was already 8:30. Shen Jiangfu pushed the electric bike out the door, put on her helmet, and locked the door.
I don’t know whether Xie Jing will go to the market today.
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At this time, Xie Jing was already standing next to Sister Liu's pork shop, and an old lady next door was chatting with him.
Regardless of whether Xie Jing was listening or not, Fan Chunlian told Xie Jing about her grandson: "My son, Anian, just graduated this year and went to work in a big city. I heard that his salary is tens of thousands of yuan!"
"He's the only one in our family who's promising! But he still doesn't have a girlfriend. Hey, how can he not find a girlfriend now? Yuanjun's son is already married, and he's two years younger than him. Our Anian doesn't even have a girlfriend, so there's no point in making so much money."
Xie Jing didn't say anything, just stood there listening to Fan Chunlian talk, and sometimes nodded when they looked at each other.
When Fan Chunlian saw him nod, she spoke even more excitedly.
Sister Liu, who was cutting pork nearby, saw Fan Chunlian talking about her Ah Nian again and shook her head. "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Your Ah Nian has such a good job, it's only a matter of time before he gets a girlfriend."
An uncle who was buying pork quickly said, "Young people nowadays tend to marry later in life, so don't worry so much. You're almost seventy, it's time to enjoy your life. Buy pork when you need it, and don't be stingy."
"Hahahahaha! That's right, buy more pork!" Sister Liu weighed the pork, "Fifteen dollars and eighty cents, fifteen dollars off yours."
"Your pork looks fresh. My husband even said he'd buy some at the market today. I said no! I'll buy it from you! Yours is delicious!"
"Our pork is all slaughtered and shipped here at three or four o'clock. It's fresh!" Sister Liu took the money and glanced at Xie Jing. "Xiao Jing, are you going to the market today? Do you want to buy some pork from me and pick it up later?"
Xie Jing had been here for nearly twenty minutes, and the car had not arrived yet. He stood there watching the old men and women coming and going to buy pork.
He shook his head at Sister Liu and said, "No, I don't really feel like eating pork today."
He lied. He went to the market today just to buy spare ribs.
He just didn't like this kind of enthusiasm and flattering words, and subconsciously refused.
Liu Aidong didn't say anything after hearing what he said. He was still as enthusiastic as ever and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. Come buy some from me when you want to eat it. It's definitely fresh!"
"OK."
Xie Jing turned around and saw Shen Jiangfu passing by them on an electric bike.
Seeing her driving an electric car, Xie Jing looked at the watch on his wrist again. He had been waiting here for almost half an hour, but the car to the market still hadn't arrived.
"Hey, is the school on summer vacation?" Liu Aidong suddenly thought of this when he saw Shen Jiangfu driving by.
"Yes, my two have been watching TV every day since they came home from vacation these days."
Uncle Fan pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a drag. "Afu graduated and came back to be a teacher. It would be great to go to a big city. Why did she come back here?"
"It's so great to be a teacher! It's a blessing to be a teacher." Fan Chunlian objected.
Uncle Fan shook off the cigarette ash with his fingers, exhaled, and said, "It's a blessing to be a teacher in a big city. Being a teacher here doesn't make much money."
Listening to the two arguing, Liu Aidong spoke up, "She just loves being a teacher here. There's nothing wrong with being in Kuantang. Besides, if she doesn't stay here, who else will come to our village? Everyone wants to leave, and few want to come back."
"Hey hey hey! The car is here, I won't tell you anymore."
The car stopped in front of Sister Liu's pork shop, and Fan Chunlian grabbed her cloth bag and got in the car.
Seeing this, Xie Jing followed.
This is the third time Xie Jing has made this car.
The car was a seven-seater, and the driver added a seat between the two middle seats, making it an eight-seater.
Xie Jing went up and there were three seats left, so he sat down in the window seat. The car behind him started and stopped at an intersection. Two people got in, one of them an elderly woman, and sat next to him.
Xie Jing moved his butt and moved closer to the car window.
The rear windows were tightly shut and could not be opened. The air flowing into the car came in through the front windows, and the wind was so strong that it blew the strands of hair off Xie Jing's forehead.
Xie Jing raised his hand and scratched his hair. He thought he should get a haircut.
Hong Shunrou and her grandmother were the last two to get on the bus. She sat in the "extra seat" behind the driver's seat. The seat was smaller and had no backrest.
When she came up and saw Xie Jing, she felt strange for a moment because she hadn't seen Xie Jing for several years.
Hong Shunrou felt that Xie Jing had not changed much compared to before, but his face was at least a little more mature than when he was in high school.
Hong Shunrou glanced back out of the corner of her eye and then realized that her grandmother was behind her, so it was okay to look back. She immediately turned around and asked her grandmother, "Grandma, don't you get carsick sitting in the back?"
Grandma Hong waved her hands and shook her head. "No, no, I won't feel dizzy. I'll keep the window open and let the breeze in."
Hong Shunrou glanced at Grandma Hong and then at Xie Jing.
No wonder Li Xuan had been thinking about him for so long in high school. In their grade, Xie Jing was the most representative of the "cold and handsome" type. This "hard to pursue" temperament made Li Xuan think about him for two whole years.
Not only Li Xuan, but many girls in the class also have a crush on him. Because although Xie Jing is cold to everyone, he does not have the arrogance that comes from being favored by others because of his appearance.
Hong Shunrou would sometimes help answer questions she asked him, or lend him things when some girls asked her to.
It's just that he can't see or understand the feelings some girls have for him.
Unfortunately, he didn't go to college. She didn't know the specific reason, but she heard it was because of his adoptive father.
Although they were from the same village and had been in the same class before, they were not familiar with each other, and Hong Shunrou was too embarrassed to say hello to him.
Maybe he had long forgotten who she was.
Twenty minutes later, the car arrived near the vegetable market. Xie Jing was the last to get off. He scanned the QR code, paid, and went to the barber shop.
When he pushed the door open, he found someone sitting on the sofa, which meant he was waiting for someone else.
"Handsome guy, do you want a haircut? I'll finish this one quickly. I'll be next to you after I'm done. Just sit and wait. I'll be quick."
Xie Jing listened to the voice and went over. The female boss was helping a girl cut her hair. Through the mirror in front of her, he found that it was the woman he met in the morning.
She cut her hair short.
Shen Jiangfu looked in the mirror and naturally noticed Xie Jing. She saw that he had already sat down, leaning against the sofa on the other side.
The boss picked up the hair dryer and blew away the loose hair on Shen Jiangfu's neck.
"alright."
"Beautiful lady, come and sit over here."
Shen Jiangfu picked up her phone and scanned the code while speaking naturally, "Are you here to get a haircut too?"
"Yeah." Xie Jing answered her subconsciously.
The boss helped the customer's hair into layers and clipped it in. He asked in surprise, "Do you two know each other?"
"We are from the same village and neighbors." Shen Jiangfu walked to the door and opened it. "Boss, I've paid you."
"Okay, teacher, come to me next time you want to get your hair cut!"
"no problem."
After everyone left, Xie Jing looked outside and saw Shen Jiangfu riding an electric bike away and stopped at the supermarket opposite.
"That girl just now looked pretty with her short hair, like a schoolgirl. I heard you two talking, is she a teacher? What subject does she teach?"
"Yeah, I think so too. She looks good with both short and long hair. Short hair makes her look more pure. Teacher Shen seems to teach Chinese, and occasionally teaches music and painting."
"Does the village still teach music and painting? We didn't have these things before."
"Is it still the same now? These days, we're promoting all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor." The boss put her hair in front and asked, "Would you like it to be shorter? Cut it here?"
"Yes, shoulder-length is enough. If it's too long, it's troublesome to wash your hair, and you have to tie it up when you work. It's fine as long as it can be tied up. I don't cut it as short as hers. If I cut it that short, I can't tie it up."
"Her hair can be tied up a little, but some of it will leak out."
"I don't want it that short, just to the shoulders. Boss, how long have you been running this shop?"
"More than half a year..."
At first, Xie Jing listened to them talking about Chen Jiangfu and couldn't help but listen carefully. Later, when he saw that they talked about other topics, he stopped listening.
He seemed to never know her name, only that her last name was Shen and she was a teacher.
Now I know that she is a Chinese teacher.
So what's her name?
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After entering the supermarket, Shen Jiangfu went straight to the living area and bought some tissues. She then wandered around the snack area for a while, where she encountered a few students who recognized her and greeted her.
"Let's go swimming in a few days!"
"Where to go? Where to go? How about going to the mountainside? There is a lake over there, a big lake."
"No, no, the teacher said we are not allowed to swim in the river."
"The teacher said so, so why should I be afraid? They don't know anyway."
"Yes, that's right! We are going to swim in the lake, not in the river."
"Bullshit!"
When Shen Jiangfu heard them say they were going to Shanyaoan, she knew they were the little brats from their Kuantang Village.
"Didn't the teacher tell us not to swim in the river? You've ignored her words!"
The three of them didn't expect to run into Shen Jiangfu here. Even though Shen Jiangfu had her hair cut, they still recognized her when they saw her face and heard her voice.
Shen Jiangfu looked at the three silent people. They looked unfamiliar to her and were not students in her class.
She spoke a little louder just now, attracting quite a few people.
Even Xie Jing, who had just entered the supermarket after getting his hair cut, heard it. He saw Shen Jiangfu with short hair from a distance.
"Who is the homeroom teacher?"
The three boys looked at each other, all frightened by the sudden appearance of Shen Jiangfu. They knew that this was going to be reported to their class teacher, so they all hesitated and refused to speak.
Seeing that they were silent, Shen Jiangfu pointed at the one who was more obedient to the teacher and said, "You go ahead."
Shen Jun looked up and said timidly, "Shen Duanfeng."
Because they were in a public place, Shen Jiangfu didn't know what to say after getting the answer, so she could only emphasize again: "Don't go swimming in the river without adults watching. Do you hear me?"
Then, thinking of what they had just said, he ordered, "You can't even go swimming in the lake!"
"We heard it." The three of them answered listlessly.
Shen Jiangfu looked at the crowd, one of whom was a familiar face, and was stunned. She wanted to smile at him like she did this morning, but then she saw the three elementary school students in front of her were observing her attitude. Shen Jiangfu reacted and her face turned serious.
After everyone dispersed, Shen Jiangfu originally planned to look for Xie Jing. But thinking about what had just happened, she turned on her phone and found Shen Duanfeng and told him about it. In addition, she also mentioned this matter in the class teacher group, asking everyone to pay attention.
Shen Jiangfu looked at her shopping cart. She had already bought everything she wanted. She walked to the checkout counter and lined up to pay. She looked behind her and didn't see Xie Jing.
Thinking about the swimming in the lake just now, in addition to paying attention to the reservoir, she had to pay attention to the shore of the lake later.
Xie Jing hadn't expected to see Shen Jiangfu scolding students. It seemed like she was quite strict and responsible as a teacher, and the way she greeted him was a little different.
It seemed like she would smile every time she saw him.
He remembered the look in her eyes when she saw him just now. It seemed like she wanted to smile at him, but because she was scolding someone, she quickly put on a serious face.
Xie Jing looked at Shen Jiangfu who was queuing to pay, and he suddenly remembered that someone called her in the morning:
Afu.
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