Chapter 11
Xia Weining went to find Tan Ya, "I have something serious to tell you."
"Don't talk yet. Let me ask you something. Did Zhou Renting just invite you to dinner?"
"How did you know?" Xia Weining was stunned. "It's only been five minutes, and it's spread like wildfire?"
"Don't doubt anything, don't doubt the speed at which gossip spreads. After all, this is the only hobby we have."
“I’ve gained some insights this time.”
Tan Ya stood up to get a glass of water, walked to Xia Weining's side, and asked curiously, "What do you think?"
"What do you think?"
"I'm saying, do you really not understand or are you pretending to be confused? He's pursuing you."
Xia Weining couldn't catch his breath and kept coughing, "It's impossible, don't talk nonsense."
"Why is that impossible? Otherwise, why would I invite you to dinner?"
"Then go ask him."
Tanya bit the rim of her cup and thought carefully, "To be honest, he's not bad. You can try dating him."
"My team leader." Xia Weining was speechless. "It's nothing."
"I understand. Girls really shouldn't be too proactive. We should wait for him to make a clear statement, not just give vague hints like now."
Xia Weining completely gave up the desire to communicate with her, but the business had not yet been discussed and he couldn't slam the door and leave.
"Team Leader Tan, I have something serious to discuss with you."
"What is it? Tell me."
"I want to set up a caring corner where I can put sanitary napkins and other necessities for everyone to use for free to help children in disadvantaged circumstances."
"This is a good idea. Let's report it to Director Zhang and see how to implement it."
Director Zhang agreed with this idea, but he also had some questions: "How do we find the source of supplies?"
"I can pay for it."
"Teacher Xia, I know you mean well, but we are working in education and we must also ensure safety. For example, if students have adverse reactions after using it, how do we solve it?"
"We prepare regular brand sanitary napkins, and students will receive relevant knowledge training in advance. Any adverse reactions will be reported immediately."
Tan Ya immediately chimed in, "Many schools accept donations from the public, including personal items like sanitary napkins, so there are no safety concerns."
"That's true, but we must prevent all potential risks in advance and not end up with bad results with good intentions."
"We will pay attention to this, mainly to help students understand menstruation correctly and reduce menstrual shame."
"Then go ahead and do it. Remember to report the progress to me in real time."
Xia Weining smiled and handed the water to Director Zhang with both hands, "Thank you for your support, Director Zhang."
"I'm looking forward to your good results."
"Don't worry."
Xia Weining and Tan Ya smiled at each other. Both of them were action-oriented and started to implement the plan as soon as they walked out of the office. She contacted the supermarket for centralized purchasing, while Tan Ya was responsible for communicating the plan and encouraging students to participate actively.
Thanks to the efforts of the two, things went smoothly.
A week later, two vans drove into the school and unloaded a lot of boxes. The students gathered around and discussed the matter in a lively manner.
"What's this?"
"I heard it was a sanitary napkin."
"How do you know?"
"I heard from our homeroom teacher a few days ago that they were distributed to everyone for free."
"real?"
"Really? I heard that Teacher Xia bought it for him."
"Wow, Teacher Xia is really my goddess."
…
Xia Weining didn't have time to listen to this. She was busy arranging people to place supplies. A group of students followed automatically, all wanting to be the first to see the fun.
For the convenience of students, the Love Corner is located next to the pharmacy and close to the toilet. It is unattended and students can go in and take what they need. The corner is restocked every night, which is convenient and takes good care of the students' self-esteem.
After a period of time, the response was good, and it was unanimously praised by students and parents, and no safety issues occurred. The principal felt that this was a good thing that could be maintained for a long time, so he took over the supply of materials for the Love Corner. All sanitary napkins were sponsored or provided by the school, which reduced the pressure on Xia Weining's wallet.
Xia Weining arrived at the office as usual and began to check the lesson plan. Suddenly, a beautifully wrapped letter fell out. She picked it up and read it in surprise. On the envelope was written:
Thank you, Teacher Xia
——Furry Lucky Rabbit
Writing letters is popular nowadays, and folding exquisite stationery into various complicated patterns is a common way for young lovers to confess their love. The short texts are always full of the sincere emotions of boys and girls. However, I didn't expect that she would also receive a letter, and it was in the shape of a heart.
I couldn't help but be curious about what it said, so I opened the letter and read its contents.
Teacher Xia:
Hello!
I am a very ordinary girl with ordinary looks and ordinary grades. I am an insignificant "transparent person" in the class. Many people deliberately gave me the nickname "class flower". I know this is a satire on me, but I dare not refute and can only accept it silently. But I clearly remember the mockery in their eyes when they called me class flower. In every conversation, I played the clown in exchange for everyone's laughter. Sometimes I feel like I don't have any real friends.
I am a person without goals and ideals. Girls in this land who study well have a bright future and can go out and see the world, while those who study poorly will get married and have children after the third year of junior high school. I always thought that this was where my life should be.
But then I met you, Teacher Xia. I think you are very cool, like a fairy descending from the sky, with great power. Your comfort and encouragement gave me great confidence and made me have the urge to change my destiny for the first time.
Thank you for protecting my self-esteem, thank you for your care for me, thank you for giving me the courage to face embarrassment, and thank you for helping me regain my confidence.
I'm very happy to meet you.
I hope I can be a person like Teacher Xia in the future.
I don't know whether Teacher Xia can see this letter, nor do I know whether you will reply. If you are lucky enough to receive a reply from the teacher, you can put the letter in the innermost drawer of the "Love Corner".
Thank you again, Teacher Xia.
I wish you good luck in your work!
Furry Lucky Rabbit
Xia Weining read the letter carefully, and tears quietly slid down and wet the letter paper. She didn't know how sensitive this girl was and what kind of courage she mustered to write this letter to her.
Through the letter, she seemed to see the pair of expectant eyes.
Nowadays, many people make pen pals by writing letters. This time, she became a pen pal with her own students.
Xia Weining took out a pen and wrote a reply carefully.
Dear Lucky Rabbit,
Hello!
I have received your letter. Thank you for your praise. I am honored to be of help to you. This is my happiest moment and the greatest success of my work.
Congratulations on finding your direction. You are very good, better than you think, so don’t let the outside world affect you. Only by working hard on your own can you become stronger. The teacher believes that you can do it.
The world is big enough to accommodate every child's dream.
Don’t be afraid, run forward bravely. Only when you run out will you know how far you can run.
Don't worry, I will keep your secret. Here we are not only teachers and students, but also friends, friends to whom we can give our true heart.
I wish you happiness!
Xia Weining
After get off work, she put the letter in the loving corner before leaving school.
A few days later, she received another letter from the furry lucky rabbit. The content of the letter was very simple, with "ah" accounting for half of it:
Ahhhhhhhhhh…
I am so excited. I didn't expect that you would write back to me. I have received your encouragement. I will study hard and no longer pay too much attention to those noises.
I have a good news to report to my teacher here. My grades in this monthly exam have improved a lot. My parents praised me and I feel very accomplished now.
I didn’t dare to set goals for myself before, but now I am very clear about my goals. I want to get into a high school and then get into a good university.
Thank you Teacher Xia for your encouragement and I wish you good luck in your work!
Furry Lucky Rabbit
Xia Weining wrote back to her, encouraging her to study hard and believe in herself.
I don't know how the word got around, but one could become a pen pal with Teacher Xia by writing a letter. Everyone treated her like a close older sister, and letter after letter appeared on her desk, making replying to them a chore.
Everyone shared with her the confusion of adolescence, and here she saw too many people longing for attention. Every adolescent child needs to be cared for with care, rather than simply left to their own devices.
She was lucky to be someone these children trusted, so she cherished this opportunity and replied to every letter seriously.
With her encouragement and guidance, she saw more and more enthusiastic, outgoing, confident, generous, clean and innocent children who made people feel love and pity. This was the kind of beautiful children that Xia Weining liked and wanted to become the most. She didn't have the opportunity in the past, but fortunately this time she saw many people become like this.
Everyone says that she is very suitable to be a teacher. In fact, she doesn’t know how to be a teacher. She just wants to follow her heart and do her best.
She couldn't help but think of a teacher she had met before. When she was a child, she went to study in another place because of her parents' work. She was bullied badly at that time. At that time, she even wondered if she looked so annoying and why others bullied her.
She even cried at night and asked God if she could encounter some good things. She also felt strange that how could a person encounter so many things, especially when she was still so young.
To the point that she later joked that although she was in her twenties, her mental age was comparable to that of a middle-aged person.
Having experienced so much, the spiritual energy in his eyes was consumed little by little, and his whole body became heavy.
Her greatest luck was that she met a Chinese teacher who was also her homeroom teacher. Xia Weining still remembers her name. She was a very beautiful and unique teacher, and she taught very well.
Xia Weining was a misfit in the class at that time, and going to school every day was a torture. The only warmth came from this teacher, who was like a ray of light, protecting her fragile inferiority and preventing her from feeling abandoned by the whole world.
She still remembers the rainy day when the teacher asked her if she needed a ride home. It was the first time someone helped her instead of laughing at her, and Xia Weining was so excited for many days. Another time, the teacher asked her to recite ancient poems in her native dialect, and she recited them fluently in Mandarin, but the teacher still praised her. Finally, there was the New Year's Eve party, where everyone won gift packages by playing games, and the teacher kept encouraging her, and she finally won the first prize gift package.
She only studied there for one semester, and her biggest gains were the gift package and excellent transcript.
She can no longer remember what was in the gift package, nor the specific contents of her report card, but this teacher is someone she will never forget, and that is her deepest memory of that semester.
She has always understood the importance of teachers to students, so she is willing to be such a teacher.
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