Chapter 75 Eavesdropping
Mr. Tang was very happy when his wife died.
When no one was around, he often hummed little tunes with a smile on his face.
After being controlled and suppressed by the old lady all his life, suddenly he can do whatever he wants. He no longer has to look at the old witch's face or listen to the old witch's muttering. It is so comfortable.
Tang Jinhong asked someone to clean the house inside and out, and now the windows and tables are spotless.
Quilt covers, pillowcases, and clothes should be washed and dried in the sun.
The house smelled like fresh soap.
The funeral was not a grand affair, but all the necessary procedures were followed.
There was no requirement for cremation at that time. Old Mrs. Tang had said before that she wanted to return to her rural hometown and be buried after her death.
But the Tang brothers found it too troublesome, so they cremated the body anyway. They took home a small box of ashes and placed it casually on a cabinet at home.
Old Mr. Tang took a fancy to the small lace box and thought it was very beautiful, so he poured the ashes into the urinal, rinsed the box clean, and put bird food in it.
One day, Tang Jinhong saw his old father taking bird food from the urn. He was stunned and asked, "Where are my mother's ashes?"
"It fell down." Mr. Tang teased the bird and said nonchalantly, "What's the point of keeping that thing? It's creepy to put it in the house."
Tang Jinhong said nothing and went to work.
It's already fallen, what else can he say!
Why……
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During the break before the class meeting on Friday, Tang Limei pouted and said, "Sister, why don't you sit at the same table with me? It would be great if you could sit in the last row with me."
Tang Xueli: "..."
There's no reason, I just don't want to listen to you, you're too noisy.
And sister, it makes me sick just listening to it.
"Liu Zhengju." Tang Xueli called the person in front.
Liu Zhengju turned her head.
Tang Xueli: "Would you like to sit in the first row with me?"
"Huh?" Liu Zhengju was a little surprised.
She has never had a sense of presence in the class, but she never expected that someone would care about her and take the initiative to ask her to sit next to her.
Tang Xueli looked at her: "Don't you want to sit at the same table with me?"
"No..." Liu Zhengju denied it immediately, but did not make a clear statement.
Tang Xueli nodded. "Then pack your things and come with me when we change seats for the next class. It's the seat under the podium."
Tang Limei cried out: "That place is watched by the teacher all day long, eating chalk dust every day, and being spit on by the teacher, what's the good of it!"
Tang Xueli said leisurely: "I don't have to listen to you, I don't have to be stared at by you, I don't have to be spitted at by you, it's very, very good."
"..." Tang Limei's eyes widened, "What? I spit when I talk? Don't slander me!"
Liu Zhengju's deskmate Wang Xu also turned around. He looked at Tang Limei with a smile and said, "I'm your deskmate, right? If you have any questions, I can explain them to you as many times as you want."
Wang Xu's face was covered with acne. Tang Limei glanced at him with disdain and said, "I'll go ask the monitor if he's willing to sit with me."
She went to find Tan Chengshi in a hurry.
After hearing her intention, Tan Chengshi immediately refused, saying, "I am a little nearsighted, and I can't see the blackboard clearly when sitting in the back."
Tang Limei smiled and said, "Then I can come over and sit in the second row with you."
"It's not very convenient." Tan Chengshi said expressionlessly, "I'm used to sitting with my deskmate and I have no intention of changing seats."
Tang Limei softened her tone, "Class Leader, please think about it!"
Tan honestly said: "Don't consider it."
Tang Limei came back angrily.
The squad leader is such a hard-hearted person, he rejected people so bluntly.
"He's just the class monitor, why is he always putting on such a stupid face? It's as if I have to sit next to him. Can't I find a new deskmate? Who wants to sit with a nerdy guy like him?"
After being rejected, Tang Limei began to make personal attacks on others.
Tang Xueli didn't want to listen to her mumbling, so she got up and went to the corridor.
Yan Shouzhen was at the door of the next class, chatting with the head teacher of Class 2.
He had his back to Tang Xueli and didn't see her come out of the classroom.
Yan Shouzhen: "In the last math test, my class had two students with full marks. Your class didn't have any, did it? Tang Xueli from my class got full marks in both English and Chemistry."
The head teacher of Class 2 is named Liang. She is a female teacher in her forties. She teaches mathematics to both Classes 1 and 2.
Teacher Liang wears glasses and has a cheerful personality. He and Yan Shouzhen often joke around together.
"Yes, yes, Tang Xueli is your darling. She ranks first in every subject in the grade." Teacher Liang glanced at Tang Xueli and said deliberately, "Oh, by the way, she didn't get the highest score in physics last time. She only got over 80 points, right? This score is much lower than her other subjects. What's wrong with you as a physics teacher? You didn't teach your students well! Why don't you reflect on yourself?"
Yan Shouzhen immediately said, "This is a special case. She overthought a question and made a mistake. It's not her true level. She is very good at physics now and her grades are very stable."
Teacher Liang laughed, "Are you just waiting for her to get a high score in the college entrance examination? If she works hard to get the top score, there's a good chance, right?"
"It doesn't matter whether she's the top scorer or not." Yan Shouzhen had no idea that the person they were talking to was standing not far behind him. "As long as she can get into the university she wants to go to, that's enough. She has no problem at all now."
Physics was a weak subject before, but now it has become very strong.
Yan Shouzhen looked very proud of his students.
Teacher Liang smiled and said, "You are worthy of being the acting head teacher. It is very difficult to meet such an outstanding student."
"I'm lucky." Yan Shouzhen raised the corners of his mouth and smiled happily.
"Tang Xueli, did you hear that?" Teacher Liang tilted his head and looked toward the window. "Teacher Yan praised you to the sky."
Yan Shouzhen immediately turned his head and looked into Tang Xueli's eyes.
"I heard it." Tang Xueli smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yan."
After saying that, she went back to the classroom.
There weren't many people in the corridor at this time, so Teacher Liang lowered his voice and reminded: "Liu Zhengju from your class doesn't seem to be in a stable state, so you should pay more attention to her."
"I was planning to talk to her parents." Yan Shouzhen said, "But Tang Xueli is going to sit next to her in the first row. I want to observe her for a few days first."
"Is Tang Xueli going to help Liu Zhengju?" This was the first thought that came to Teacher Liang's mind.
"Maybe." Yan Shouzhen couldn't say for sure.
"Don't think that Tang Xueli doesn't talk much, doesn't smile much, and seems to only care about academic performance. But she is actually very thoughtful and a warm-hearted child."
Teacher Liang said, "One morning I left my bag in the basket of my car. Your class was in the first class that day, and when I went to class, I saw the bag on the podium. Later I asked the old man who parked the car, and he said he saw Tang Xueli take my bag."
Yan Shouzhen listened carefully, "Yes, she is indeed cold on the outside but warm on the inside."
"Another time, I had a sore throat and was coughing. She might have heard it, so she gave me a box of pear paste. I don't know where she bought it, but it worked and tasted good."
When talking about pear paste, Teacher Liang suddenly felt a little greedy. "I have always forgotten to ask, can you help me ask where she bought it later? I will buy more later."
Yan Shouzhen teased, "Teacher Liang, are you taking students' things?"
"Are you jealous?" Teacher Liang said, "I wanted to give her money but she refused. Later I gave her a pen."
Yan Shouzhen: "I was just kidding, you look so serious."
Teacher Liang smiled and said, "You really can't take students' things. You can't make mistakes on principle."
Yan Shouzhen nodded: "Indeed, that's right."
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