There are many extraordinary people in this world, and Teacher Wu is one of them. Although he was labeled as the "stinking ninth" and could no longer continue to educate people, he was able to enjoy the food supply for labor reform for free and did not have to participate in labor.
Qin Huai was naturally close to Zhang Keyi's teacher and even poached three eggs for her. Teacher Wu had a huge appetite and ate all the noodles and three eggs. After finishing his meal, he burped and said, "This meal will keep me going for two days. This trip was not in vain."
Qin Huai poured him a glass of water, asked him to sit down, and said, "Teacher Wu, thank you so much for making a special trip just for a letter."
Teacher Wu said: "It's worth it to walk a little distance to have a full meal."
Qin Huai was not familiar with him and felt that his words were half true and half false. He was not good at responding and could only say a few humble words.
Teacher Wu then said, "Your family is well off. Can I stay at your house for two days?"
His request came so suddenly that Qin Zhonglin muttered to himself, "Teacher, how shameless! You're here and you don't want to leave."
Qin Huai didn't know why he came, but how could he refuse a man of such age who was also Zhang Keyi's teacher?
"Teacher Wu, my family is not well off. As long as you don't mind, you can stay as long as you want."
"No problem, no problem. You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll just watch from the sidelines and come to your house when you're free."
Qin Huai was astonished. Teacher Wu was such a casual person. No wonder he could escape the farm work and come out to hang out. Ordinary people couldn't handle such a casual attitude.
Old Man Qin whispered to Qin Huai, "We don't know him, so why not let him stay at our house?"
Before Qin Huai could answer, he heard Teacher Wu ask Qin Xiaomi, "Little girl, why aren't you in school?"
"Grandpa, the school is closed."
Teacher Wu sighed and said, "What a sin! How can such young children not study? Show me your homework books..."
After hearing this, Qin Huai didn't ask any more questions and started to get busy in the afternoon. When he was done, he saw Qin Xiaoyun and her sister sitting upright, listening to Teacher Wu's lecture.
Qin Zhonglin said, "Qin Huai, you don't know him, so just let him go."
Qin Huai listened to Teacher Wu's lecture for a while and found that he taught in a proper manner. He shook his head at Qin Zhonglin.
Teacher Wu stayed at home for ten days and showed no intention of leaving. Sisters Qin Xiaoyun and Qin Xiaomi became closer and closer to him, and he didn't say he was leaving. Seeing that Qin Xiaoyun and Qin Xiaomi admired him more and more, Qin Huai didn't ask him to go back.
In fact, he wrote a letter to Maggie Cheung on the day Mr. Wu came, asking why Mr. Wu came to see him. Calculating the time, he should have received a reply soon.
Teacher Wu stayed at home all the time. Qin Huai didn't care, but Old Man Qin couldn't stand it. He complained to his grandson countless times, openly or secretly. Qin Huai smiled and comforted him, saying, "Grandpa, Teacher Wu is also teaching Xiaomi and the others about culture."
Old Man Qin said disdainfully, "School is closed, what's the point of studying? I think he's just trying to make sure our family has enough to eat."
Qin Huai said, "Grandpa, Teacher Wu has food to eat, so we don't need this. Xiao Xiaoyun's studies are also important. I think it's good for Teacher Wu to be in our family."
The old man fell silent after hearing what his grandson said. He was a kind-hearted person and never showed any dissatisfaction in front of Teacher Wu.
On the tenth day, Qin Huai received a letter from Maggie Cheung, the content of which was surprising.
"Qin Huai, I received your letter. You said Teacher Wu was at your house? Teacher Wu was my high school teacher, and I never asked him to deliver any letters for me. Maybe I mentioned you to him in a letter before, so the letter he took was not written by me..."
Seeing this, Qin Huai didn't know what to say.
At the end of the letter, Maggie Cheung made another request: "Qin Huai, although I didn't write to you, I still want to ask you for help. My teacher must have encountered some difficulties, so he came to northern Anhui to find you."
Qin Huai put away the letter and said with a wry smile: "What is this?"
The fact that he had received the letter was not mentioned, but Teacher Wu came over and said, "Qin Huai, according to the date, Maggie Cheung should have replied to your letter, right?"
"Ah? What letter?"
"You are a kind young man, but now you should know that the letter I gave you was fake, right? Yes, I wrote that letter imitating my student's handwriting. I lied to you..." Teacher Wu said easily, standing in front of him calmly, without any apology on his face.
"Teacher Wu, there's no such thing as a lie. You're Maggie Cheung's teacher, so you're my teacher. If you encounter any problems, just tell me. As long as I can help, I'll definitely help you."
"I don't have any problems. I just want to find a place where I can get a few full meals. Qin Huai, you've seen these days that I'm not eating your food for free. From now on, your two little girls' homework will be left to us. Is that okay?"
"It's their luck that Teacher Wu is willing to teach them. What's wrong with that?" Since he is really Maggie Cheung's teacher, and a high school teacher at that, it is a great fortune for Qin Xiaoyun and her sister, two elementary school students, to receive his teaching.
"Okay, I'll call my wife over later. She is good at art, Russian and English." Teacher Wu made the decision for him without hesitation.
"Oh, all right."
People like Teacher Wu are free and easy in their dealings with others. Of course, this impression is given by Qin Huai. If it were someone else, they would only think that Teacher Wu is thick-skinned or even shameless.
Qin Xiaomi was very happy when she heard that Teacher Wu would stay at home to teach them in the future.
Instead, Qin Xiaoyun said worriedly, "Brother, let Teacher Wu go. No one will be in school anyway."
Qin Huai patted her head and said with a smile, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you don't need to worry about family matters in the future. Learning knowledge is the most important thing at all times."
Qin Xiaoyun said shyly: "Brother, you are so good to us."
"I'm your brother. If I don't love you, who will?"
Teacher Wu's wife, Feng Ru, was much more shameless. She came to the Qin family's yard and said to Qin Huai, "Qin Huai, we old couple are sorry to cause you trouble."
Qin Huai hurriedly said, "Master's wife, you are too polite. Your coming here has solved a big problem for me."
Teacher Wu said bluntly, "He's the boyfriend of my student Maggie Cheung. He's one of us. There's no need to be polite to him."
Sister Qin Xiaoyun stood in the courtyard and politely called out "Teacher" and "Teacher's Wife." Teacher Feng said, "Good child."
The two officially moved into the courtyard and began to make a study plan for the two sisters. Qin Huai took a look and felt like he had found a treasure.
These two old teachers are simply all-rounders. They are good at art, vocal music, and foreign languages. Both of them are proficient in the languages of at least three countries. Teachers of this level cannot be hired no matter how much money is spent.
And now, it’s just a matter of cooking one more bowl of rice every day.
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