Chapter 72 Rescuing People Again
Lu Lu's homeroom teacher was a young man in his twenties named Jin Yi. He was about 1.76 meters tall, with handsome features, gentle eyes and brows. He smiled before even speaking, and his voice was magnetic. He gave people a refined and gentle feeling, and seemed like an easy person to get along with.
Jin Yi was taken aback when he saw Molly, then his eyes flashed with amazement. "You're Lu Lu's older sister?"
Molly shook her head. "It's Mom."
Jin Yi recalled Lu Lu's situation and a look of understanding appeared on his face. It seemed that this was the lady who had adopted Lu Lu. He couldn't help but show an expression of admiration, "You are very kind."
Molly dared not accept the praise. In her past life, she had killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people. She was far from kind. "I just feel a connection with this child."
If it were someone else, she might not have stayed.
“But it’s true that you did a good deed.” Jin Yi led Molly toward the office. “Let’s go take a look at Lu Lu’s handwriting first. In the whole school, you can’t find three students who write such good characters.”
There were six or seven desks in the office. The other teachers were probably teaching classes, and only two female teachers, a man and a woman, were sitting inside. When they saw Jin Yi bring people in, they all looked up and froze for a second.
"Is this... your boyfriend?" The male teacher was slightly taken aback.
The female teacher's expression was much richer, ranging from amazement and jealousy to resentment... but in the end, it all turned into helplessness. She said sarcastically, "No wonder they look down on us female teachers."
Jin Yi smiled and said, "You've misunderstood. She's Lu Lu's mother."
"She looks less than twenty years old, how could she have given birth to such a big son?" The female teacher didn't believe it.
Jin Yi's expression turned serious. "Lu Lu's parents were martyrs. It was Comrade Molly who adopted Lu Lu. Ms. Molly's husband is also a soldier."
Upon hearing this, both teachers looked embarrassed, and the male teacher apologized first, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
The female teacher also apologized, "Sorry, I had a preconceived notion."
Molly didn't seem to mind. "It's okay."
The school selected five children to participate in a calligraphy competition in the county, and Jin Yi was the one leading the team that day. Originally, there were three teachers to accompany them, but the other two were unavailable, leaving only Jin Yi.
“I was afraid I couldn’t keep an eye on so many children by myself, so I invited their parents. Now, two parents are confirmed to be available.” Jin Yi looked into Molly’s eyes. “Comrade Molly, are you free on Saturday?”
"I'm free. Count me in," Molly said. She was worried about Lu Lu going so far away for the first time.
“That would be wonderful.” Jin Yi stood up and extended his hand to Molly. “I thank Comrade Molly in advance.”
Molly took his hand, and was about to let go after a light squeeze, but Jin Yi grabbed Molly's wrists with both hands, squeezed them tightly for about three seconds, and then let go.
It didn't take long, but Molly felt a strange sensation; it seemed that Jin Yi had just squeezed her palm.
Jin Yi's expression remained unchanged, while Molly lowered her eyes, and no one saw the darkness in them.
“Then let’s meet at the school gate at 7:30 on Saturday.” Jin Yi gestured to Molly to let her go. “I’ll see Lu Lu out first.”
Molly arrived during class and left after class. The teachers' offices were on the second floor, and she had to pass by the classrooms of the fourth and fifth grades.
Molly had never seen a school classroom before, and she couldn't help but look inside out of curiosity. There were twenty or thirty square wooden tables, each seating two people, and long, narrow benches without backrests.
As soon as get out of class ended, most of the children ran outside, with only a very few remaining in their seats.
"elder sister!"
A child suddenly shouted.
Suddenly, all eyes turned to Molly.
"elder sister!"
"It's my sister, my sister came to our school."
"Sister, are you looking for Mo An? I'll go next door and call him for you."
The boy ran and shouted, "Mo An, our sister is at school!"
Molly was surrounded by a group of children, many of whom were unfamiliar faces; only a few were ones she recognized. Jin Yi, watching this scene, was somewhat surprised. "These children seem to really like you."
Molly looked helpless and said to the children, "Go play, don't block the way here."
Molly finished speaking and went downstairs, but more and more students gathered around. When Molly was halfway down the stairs, a shout suddenly came from the second-floor stairwell, "Watch out!"
The children were pushing and shoving each other when one child was pushed off the stair railing and fell. The fall was over three meters high, with hardened concrete slabs and steps below. A fall could be fatal or at least seriously injured. Everyone watched in horror, their hearts in their throats.
In a flash, Molly leaped up, her toes touching the handrail, and lunged forward, catching the falling child firmly before landing safely on the ground.
"Wow--"
The children stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, completely stunned.
Molly put the child down and patted his head. "Remember this lesson. Don't squeeze into crowded places next time."
After saying that, Molly looked up at Jin Yi and said, "Teacher Jin, please stay and evacuate these children. I can go out by myself."
Jin Yi nodded. "Take care, Comrade Molly."
Molly turned her head and strode towards the school gate. Jin Yi's gaze was hidden in the adoring eyes of the children; his eyes were moist and dark, like a rat in a gutter, completely opposite to the warm and welcoming feeling he usually gave.
Molly went to school and became a celebrity there.
Mo An, Lu Lu, and Yu San San ran home after school and surrounded Molly when they saw her.
"Sister, you saved Zhu Lezhi today, didn't you?" Mo An regretfully missed seeing that scene. When he came out of the classroom, he saw his sister's departing figure.
Lu Lu and Yu San San didn't see it either. Their classroom was on the first floor, and there were too many people at the stairwell, so they couldn't squeeze in.
"Since you brought this up, I'd like to take this opportunity to warn you: don't go to crowded places in the future. In crowded places, everyone pushes, shoves, and tramples each other. You can't escape or avoid it. You'll be like a pile of minced meat, unable to break free, and your life or death is uncertain." Molly said with a serious expression.
Mo An and the other two also became serious and nodded obediently, "We're not going."
At that moment, a knocking sound rang out on the door.
"I'll go open the door." Mo An ran to open the door, and outside were a couple and a child. "Sister, it's Zhu Lezhi and his parents."
"Quickly, invite him in." Molly got up and walked towards the door. When she saw the man in military uniform, she realized that Zhu Lezhi was also one of the kids from this camp.
"Oh, Comrade Molly, we owe you so much today!" Zhu Lezhi's mother came up and grabbed Molly's hands, overjoyed.
Molly: "You're too kind, sister-in-law."
"I'm not just being polite. I only have one child, Lezhi. If anything happens to him, I don't want to live anymore." Lezhi's mother's eyes were slightly moist.
The man, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "My wife is right, Lezhi is more important than our lives."
Molly didn't know what to say, so she could only invite them inside. There was no tea in the house, so Molly poured three cups of water with sugar for the three of them.
"The corn in your yard is growing so well," Sister-in-law Zhu exclaimed.
Molly smiled faintly, "The children water them every day; it takes a lot of effort."
"That's how farming is; you have to take good care of it. I also planted some vegetables in my garden, and they're only just starting to sprout." When she mentioned her vegetable garden, Sister-in-law Zhu smiled a little sheepishly. "It hasn't been raining lately, so the vegetables aren't growing well. It's really not easy to eat some vegetables that I've grown myself."
Molly, who had enough vegetables to feed herself and even had leftovers to feed the chickens and rabbits, thought: "..."
Unable to resonate.
Sister-in-law Zhu mentioned that Zhu Lezhi was also going to participate in a calligraphy competition. "I'm going with Lezhi that day. Are you coming, sister?"
Molly nodded: "Yes, I'm going."
Sister-in-law Zhu clapped her hands with joy, "That's wonderful! Let's set off together on Saturday."
The three members of the Zhu family did not stay long. After chatting for a few minutes and leaving a thank-you gift, they left.
After seeing them off, Molly checked the gifts in the basket: a net bag of oranges, about two pounds of White Rabbit candy, and two boxes of cookies. Molly let the three children open them and eat, while she went to prepare dinner.
The three children were very sensible. Knowing that Molly liked fruit and candy, they each took only an orange and two candies. However, they opened a box of cookies that Molly wasn't very interested in and shared them.
On Saturday, Molly got up early and cooked breakfast. After the three of them ate breakfast together, Molly took Lu Lu to school.
The group walked for twenty minutes from the school to the town, and then took a car to the county.
By the time they arrived in the county, it was already 11 a.m.
"The competition starts at 2 PM. We'll have lunch at the state-run restaurant first, and then go to the competition venue to wait," Jin Yi said.
No one else had any objections.
Molly held Lu Lu's hand and followed behind Zhu Lezhi and his mother.
"The braised pork at the state-run restaurant is delicious, Lu Lu, let's order it later," Zhu Lezhi said, turning to Lu Lu.
Lu Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked up at his mother, his eyes filled with longing.
Zhao Jian'an has been eating at Molly's house frequently lately. Whenever he receives his allowance, he gives Molly a lot of tickets, so Molly doesn't seem to be short of tickets now.
"Yes, I'd like to eat braised pork." If it weren't for the hot weather, she would have packed some to take back to Mo An.
Upon entering the state-run restaurant, Molly ordered two bowls of rice, a serving of braised pork, a serving of stir-fried bean sprouts, and a serving of chive pancakes.
Everyone was eating at the same table, offering each other the food they had bought. The person being invited would verbally agree, but would still only use their chopsticks to pick up food from their own plate, showing a very strong sense of propriety.
After the meal, Lu Lu's little mouth was glistening with oil, and he didn't forget to make a request to Molly, "Mom, when we get home, let's make braised pork for Uncle and Third Sister too."
Molly agreed without hesitation, "Sure."
"You're really good to this child," Sister-in-law Zhu remarked. The child was confident and generous, asking for whatever he wanted, which showed that Molly had spoiled him quite a bit. Molly had only been raising him for a few months, and the child, who had been skinny, had become plump and round. It was clear that Molly's family must have provided him with excellent meals.
The grandparents took the compensation money and kicked the child out, while Molly, who had no blood relation to the child, raised him as her own. It remains to be seen whether the child's situation will change after Molly has her own child.
However, Sister-in-law Zhu believed in Molly. After all, Molly not only raised Lu Lu, but also her own younger brother, and she had also taken care of the Yu family's third daughter. That little girl named Yu San San now spent most of her time at Molly's house and had even gained weight. One day, she wore a new outfit, and when someone asked her who gave it to her, she said it was made by her Aunt Molly.
Summer shorts and short-sleeved shirts don't require much fabric, but even so, over the years, Yu Jin'an's wife hadn't been willing to make a new outfit for her third daughter. But Molly, on the other hand, made outfits for her brother and son, and also made one for Yu San San.
Sigh, you really can't compare people.
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