Chapter 28 Unlocked

Lao Jiao is the head teacher of Class 4. Letting Lin Qiao take over Lao Jiao's class is actually equivalent to handing the job of head teacher to her.

Noticing that Vice Principal Qi looked strange, she put down her pen and followed him out.

As soon as I ran out of the office, Vice Principal Qi arrived at the door of Class 4 on the other side of the corridor, "Qi Huaiwen, get out here!"

Because it was hot, the front and back doors of the classroom were open, and a self-study class was going on in the classroom. Even though Vice Principal Qi spoke softly, he could still hear everything clearly.

Everyone looked at Qi Huaiwen, but Qi Huaiwen looked normal. He walked over from the back row and asked, "What's the matter?"

"You're asking me something?" Vice Principal Qi thrust the test paper in front of him. "Why did you hand it in blank?"

“I don’t want to write.”

The boy didn't even look at him, but turned his head away. His words almost pissed off Vice Principal Qi to death.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Qiao hurried forward and said, "Let's go to your office to talk. We are still in class here."

Whether it is parents or teachers, scolding children in public is a kind of harm to children's self-esteem. How many people were scolded in public by teachers or parents when they were in school, and even when they grew up, the sense of shame still lingered and became a psychological shadow.

Her interruption successfully eased the tense atmosphere between the two.

The boy raised his eyelids and glanced at her. Vice Principal Qi also suppressed his anger and glanced at his son, "Come with me to the office."

He was of thin build, and Qi Huaiwen was also in his growth period, tall and thin. From the back, the father and son looked quite similar.

Lin Qiao did not follow him and turned back to the office.

In the science office, everyone has started marking papers again, but the topic is still around the father and son. "What happened to Lao Qi and his son? They are always at odds with each other."

"It's hard to control children when they grow up. There are several such strong ones in our class."

"I guess he still has some emotional problems. Huaiwen was not like this when he was little. Every time he followed Lao Qi to school, he would do his homework obediently."

These words were said by Team Leader Gao. Lin Qiao wanted to hear more, but he felt a surge of heat.

She quickly took her things and went to the toilet, and saw that her period had really come. Now she could say that she had her period this month without having to make up a story.

When I passed by Vice President Qi's office on my way back, I saw a tall and thin figure standing upright in front of the door from a distance, like a lightning rod abruptly inserted there.

The young man still had his neck stiff, and it was obvious that he was not convinced. When he saw Lin Qiao, he subconsciously avoided her gaze.

For some reason, Lin Qiao sensed some discomfort in that move. He also didn't know if he felt happy that he had handed in a blank paper and successfully angered Vice Principal Qi.

When I returned to the office, Vice Principal Qi was already there with the papers. From his expression, I could not see the anger I had just seen. However, when he went to get the water cup, he failed to pick it up twice and accidentally knocked it over, spilling half of the water on the table.

The people around him hurried to help him pick up the papers and books, and when they looked at him again, his lips had already turned purple.

"Why does this look like a heart attack?" someone said.

Vice Principal Qi was relatively calm. He first put his hands softly in his pockets, but when he found nothing, he stood up and said, "I'll go back and get the medicine."

He didn't look like he was going to go back to get the medicine, so Lin Qiao said, "Where did you put it? I'll go get it."

Vice Principal Qi really had no strength left, and he collapsed back to his seat. "It's in the first drawer on the right side of my desk."

Lin Qiao turned around and left. When he arrived in front of Vice President Qi's office, the boy was still standing there, without even changing his posture.

Sensing someone approaching, he raised his face, which was covered with spikes. Seeing it was Lin Qiao, he lowered his gaze again.

Lin Qiao took out the key that Vice Principal Qi gave her and asked, "Do you know that your father has heart disease?"

The air around me froze.

Lin Qiao said nothing more, went in, opened the drawer, quickly found a bottle of quick-acting heart pills, took it and walked out. When he raised his eyes, he met the boy's gaze.

Noticing her gaze, he quickly looked away, but his subconscious clenched fists revealed his uneasiness at the moment.

Lin Qiao paused at the door, waiting for him to speak. But he kept his lips tightly pursed, not wanting to say a word.

It seems that he really has some emotional problems, and perhaps also the stubbornness of a young man.

Lin Qiao didn't wait any longer, turned around and locked the door. When she was gone, the boy stood straight.

My back seemed to be pressed down by something heavy and suddenly collapsed.

It seemed that Vice Principal Qi really did not take his heart disease seriously. After taking medicine and feeling a little better, he continued to mark papers and refused to listen to anyone's advice.

Another physics teacher in the first year of high school had no choice but to speed up and finish grading as soon as possible to help him share some of the burden. He always left work with the papers in his arms, and it seemed that he was ready to work overtime at home to grade the papers even if there was no evening self-study.

Vice-Principal Qi also wanted to stay, but was persuaded to leave by Team Leader Gao.

Seeing Team Leader Gao's helpless expression, Lin Qiao couldn't help but ask, "What's going on between Principal Qi and Qi Huaiwen?"

After Team Leader Gao scolded her, she told him about the previous trip to get the medicine. "I don't think Qi Huaiwen doesn't care about his father. Why did he make such a fuss?"

At this time, most of the people in the office had left, and the remaining ones were all elderly people who had been in the school for more than ten years and knew the situation of Vice Principal Qi and Qi Huaiwen. Team Leader Gao did not hide it from her, "I don't know the specifics, but it should be related to the death of Huaiwen's mother. He was not like this before."

"How did his mother die?" Lin Qiao asked.

"It should be due to illness." Team leader Gao said, "We were all criticized at that time, and Lao Qi didn't explain it in detail."

But if he was sick, then it shouldn't be Vice Principal Qi's fault. Why was Qi Huaiwen still so hostile to him?

Team Leader Gao was obviously very familiar with Vice Principal Qi, but he didn't know about it, let alone other people. Lin Qiao didn't ask any more questions.

When she returned home, the setting sun had just climbed over the courtyard wall, casting long shadows on the lush jujube trees. Ji Duo should have returned a long time ago, and the courtyard gate was open. Lin Qiao walked in and could still hear the man talking through the open doors and windows of the living room.

"It's such a big box, is that enough for you to choose from? I dare say there is no better selection in the entire military region."

It’s not Ji Duo, it seems there are guests at home.

Sure enough, Ji Duo and another man were sitting on the sofa in the living room. Both of them were wearing military uniforms, and there was an open bookcase at their feet.

Lin Qiao also recognized the person who came. She had seen him at a wedding banquet before. He was only a few years older than Ji Duo, but because he had premature graying hair, everyone called him Lao Zhou.

"What are you doing?" She walked over and greeted the two of them.

"My sister-in-law is back." Old Zhou pointed to the bookcase. "Your Ji Duo said he wanted to find some handwritten books, so I moved all his treasures here." He picked up a book and said, "The Plum Blossom Party, which is about counter-espionage." Another book, "An Embroidered Shoe, which is also about counter-espionage. It's well written."

Old Zhou obviously knew all these books by heart. He could tell the content of each one just by looking at the title. "There is also this one, The Second Handshake, which is about love. I remember the heroine is a physicist who studied abroad."

Ji Duo took it and looked at it. Seeing that the content was normal, he handed it to Lin Qiao.

Old Zhou had preserved it well, and it hadn't smelled moldy after so many years. But when Lin Qiao received it, she was still a little confused.

Ji Duo wants a book, what's the point of giving it to her?

Do you want her to help review it, or do you think she is free and want her to help copy it?

Seeing that Lin Qiao didn't respond, Ji Duo flipped through the other books and handed them to her, "Read them when you get tired of reviewing."

Before, whether he gave Lin Qiao the passbook or took care of her, he did it out of responsibility, and bought her a watch for the wedding. This was the first time he gave Lin Qiao a gift, and he really didn't know what Lin Qiao wanted. He could only think of the "Girl's Heart" that Lin Qiao brought back that time.

It just so happened that their teacher, Lao Zhou, was a bookworm. Half of those books originally came from Lao Zhou's hands. He asked around and found out that the other party really had them.

But it was impossible for him to show Lin Qiao pornographic books. He had to check them to make sure there was no inappropriate content.

However, if Lin Qiao liked reading novels, when she knew that she had the same name as the supporting actress, she would not have read the novel without even reading it and would have passed through it in complete ignorance.

She didn't read the book "Girl's Heart" either, she took it back to school the next day, Ji Duo didn't show that he found it at the time, so she forgot about it. Now seeing the man's serious attitude, she felt that he didn't seem to be giving her a novel, but rather assigning her homework.

Lin Qiao asked sincerely: "Do you want to write a study note?"

As soon as Ji Duo said this, before he could say anything, Old Zhou laughed first, "You are still so serious at home, Ji Duo, are you raising a wife or a daughter?"

Ji Duo glanced at him and threw the notebook in his hand into the bookcase. "Don't use this one. Keep the others."

"No, this is the best book for you to read right now." Before Lao Zhou could say anything else, Ji Duo had already closed the bookcase. "Does my sister-in-law know that you wrote a poem for Nurse Wei?"

Lao Zhou felt as if someone had grabbed his neck and stopped talking instantly.

Seeing Lin Qiao looking over, he hurriedly explained: "Don't listen to his nonsense, that was all before I got married."

That's what I really wrote. I didn't expect that although Lao Zhou looks mature, he was so romantic when he was young.

Lin Qiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhou. I don't know any nurse Wei, nor do I know my sister-in-law."

The latter part is the key point. Old Zhou is relieved. "It seems that you should stay away from your sister-in-law. No, you should stay away from this family."

Lin Qiao found that he was quite easy-going, so she asked, "Have you ever written to your sister-in-law?"

"I have written it, of course I haven't written it?" Lao Zhou said, "What nonsense did your sister-in-law ask me? She told me to get lost."

A romantic person meets an unromantic person. This time, Lin Qiao's smile appears not only in the corners of his eyes but also in his eyebrows.

Old Zhou sighed a few more times, refused Lin Qiao's invitation to stay for dinner, and left with his precious bookcase. After all, everyone knew that Ji Duo didn't cook at home, and they all ate in the cafeteria.

But before he left, he couldn't help but pointed at Ji Duo and said, "You are full of bad intentions."

Ji Duo has always given people the impression of being serious, taciturn and reliable. This is the first time Lin Qiao has heard that he is full of bad intentions.

But his words really hit the nail on the head for Lao Zhou. Lao Zhou would probably regret his bad words when he left their house.

Lin Qiao had a smile on her face. Under the setting sun, her face looked even more charming than when she was quiet. Especially when she lowered her eyes to pack her things, her long eyelashes drooped slightly, making the small mole at the end of her eye look even more red, as if rouge had been accidentally applied on her snow-white skin.

Ji Duo slowed down his movements unconsciously. Seeing Lin Qiao looking at him, he put away the handwritten books scattered on the tea table as usual.

"I'll take it back upstairs." He leaned over and picked up all the books.

Men are always quick and decisive in doing things, so they naturally won't procrastinate and will wait until they are ready to go upstairs at night before taking things upstairs.

But the military uniform was not thick to begin with, and when he leaned over, the shirt was tied at the waist by a belt, showing everything from his broad shoulders to his long legs. I don't know if it was the estrogen during the menstrual period, but Lin Qiao's eyes fell on it and lingered on it for two seconds.

To be honest, if Ji Duo was not the male protagonist of the original book, this kind of figure with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs would really be Lin Qiao's cup of tea. She has never been partial to slim and beautiful boys.

Unfortunately, the man noticed it in just two seconds.

Before the other party raised his eyes to look at him, Lin Qiao retracted his gaze and said, "You go first. I have something else to tell you."

Ji Duo said "hmm", and came down from the building a few moments later, went to the kitchen to wash his hands, "What's the matter?"

"Next time you come to check about family planning, just tell them I'm here." Lin Qiao went straight to the point.

The man paused and turned on the tap. "You mean you came?"

He was able to grasp the main point quickly, and Lin Qiao did not beat around the bush with him, "You said I wasn't here, but the higher-ups thought I was pregnant, so they came to me to verify it today."

Only Lin Qiao can say "I'm pregnant" so openly without any experience.

Ji Duo just didn't expect that what she said was different from what he said, and frowned, "You didn't say you hadn't come yet?"

"Yes, my period has always been irregular, and I didn't have it last month." Lin Qiao felt that this was not the point. "The key point is that if you tell the truth that I didn't have my period, the family planning office will think I was pregnant. It's too troublesome. You should just say that I was pregnant in the future."

"Not quite accurate?" Ji Duo's emphasis was obviously on the first half of the sentence.

After working together for so long, this was the first time that the man failed to immediately understand what she meant. Lin Qiao couldn't help but look back.

At the kitchen door, Ji Duo had already washed his hands and came out, his pair of black eyes just staring at her with an ambiguous depth.

Ji Duo actually thought of a lot of things at that moment, but none of them was as serious as the emotions that Lin Qiao did not completely understand.

He always thought she was still young, but he didn't expect that she had grown up so early. At least she knew how to get pregnant and didn't think that she would have a child just by sleeping with a man for a night.

The two of them had not consummated their marriage, and she did not even have any doubts. Did she think he was such a gentleman that he would not sleep with his wife, who was married to him through formal marriage? Or did she believe what people said?

What about those who were rejected by him and spread rumors out of shame, thinking that he was not good enough or simply liked men?

Does it mean that as long as she doesn't marry Ma Rongliang, it doesn't matter to her who she marries?

Ji Duo didn't notice that his eyes were a little dark. When he saw Lin Qiao looking at him, he just lowered his eyes and shook the water off his hands, "The trouble may have already happened."

Lin Qiao was stunned.

He had already picked up the towel hanging on the washbasin rack. "I said you didn't come, my mother should know."

But what she understood was obviously different from what he said.

Lin Qiao really didn't expect this, "How did our mother know?"

"Director Yin who came to ask me is an old acquaintance of my mother. My mother once taught her daughter."

Now Lin Qiao was completely speechless. She said that Xu Li was usually nice to her, but not so attentive. It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

What can I do?

If you tell Xu Li directly, wouldn't Xu Li be happy for nothing?

And if she wanted to explain, she had to make it clear why the two of them had different ways of speaking. She could say anything to Teacher Yang, but she always found it difficult to express herself to Xu Li.

Lin Qiao turned around and leaned into the sofa. She didn't notice that the man behind her was staring at her. She didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, Ji Duo came over and took a look at her troubled expression. "How often do you usually come?"

"About two or three months. This month just started."

Lin Qiao was still thinking about Xu Li, but this man rarely talked nonsense, so since he asked, she answered.

Ji Duo paused for a moment, "Then I'll call our mother and ask her to find a doctor for you."

The man's tone was calm, but Lin Qiao still reacted instantly, "Yes, I just said that I have irregular menstruation and I want to see a doctor."

Xu Li is a smart person, and she can tell from what she heard that she has no plans. Disappointment is a given, but it is better than continuing to expect and then being disappointed.

The problem was solved, and Lin Qiao thought of the previous incident again, "Look, let's get the same message, otherwise where would all these misunderstandings come from?"

Ji Duo didn't answer her, but judging by his attitude, he must have acquiesced. "Let's eat first."

The next day, the man really called Xu Li. Before the morning was over, Xu Li called the security office of Lin Qiao's school.

"I heard from my second brother that your period is not regular. Are you free tomorrow morning? I'll find a doctor for you."

Perhaps because she was already disappointed, Xu Li's tone did not reveal anything, only concern, "It's a good opportunity to take advantage of your period to regulate your body."

Lin Qiao groaned, "I have classes tomorrow morning, is it okay in the afternoon? I'll leave earlier in the afternoon."

"It's OK in the afternoon. You can take a bus directly to the Chinese medicine hospital tomorrow. I'll wait for you there."

In fact, if the papers were not almost finished and she had to teach them tomorrow, it would not be impossible to have a class together. But the students in both classes could not wait any longer and found excuses to come to her office three times a day to ask her questions. In fact, they just wanted to see the progress of the grading. She was afraid that they would go crazy if they knew.

In the afternoon, the chemistry papers of several classes were finally graded. She and Team Leader Gao opened the covers and bindings and began to calculate the scores.

Lin Qiao hadn't counted a few cards when he ran into the soldier. He compared his scores from the last exam and found that the boy had made a lot of progress.

Looking at the others, they all improved to some extent, Qi Huaiwen even scored nearly 80 points.

Out of a full score of 100, nearly 80 points was not considered low, especially since Qi Huaiwen had not attended classes or handed in homework before, and his score was always hovering around the passing line.

With this drive, she was determined to do the experiment even if she failed to achieve her goal this time.

Students also need rewards. There are some who have made efforts and achieved progress, but no one cares about them, so they think it doesn’t matter whether they work hard or not, and eventually give up.

As for Qi Huaiwen's paper, Lin Qiao hesitated for a moment before showing it to Vice Principal Qi.

She didn't want to tell Vice Principal Qi that there was something wrong with his teaching methods and that was why his son handed in a blank paper. Instead, she wanted to let Vice Principal Qi know that Qi Huaiwen could also study hard.

This child didn't rebel to the end, he can still be saved.

Vice Principal Qi didn't know whether she understood or not. He looked at her silently for a long time before saying to her, "Thank you."

When Lin Qiao went to review the papers the next morning, the results of each class had already come out, and the average scores of each subject also appeared in the hands of the teachers.

As soon as Lin Qiao entered Class 4's classroom, he said, "The papers have just been graded, and the average scores haven't come out yet. Let's talk about the papers first in this class."

"Ah?" There were sighs of disappointment from the audience, and some people did not believe it, "The papers were clearly graded yesterday."

"That's right, teacher, are you kidding us?"

Lin Qiao finally laughed and handed the test paper to the class representative to distribute. He took the paper with the average score on the top and said, "Let me read it. The best class in our grade in chemistry this time is still Class 2, with an average score of 70.3, which is nearly 3 points higher than the second place."

Don’t think that 70.3 is not high. This was in 1980 when the college entrance examination had just been resumed. In that year, you could get into high school with more than 100 points.

70.3, at least it proves that most of the students in the class study hard.

However, the results of Class 2 were not much different from last time. In fact, Class 1, which ranked second, made a slight improvement to 67.5, which was almost 0.4 points closer to Class 2.

"The third place this time is still Class 3, with 66.8 points, which is 2.1 points closer to the previous place."

2.1, does that mean we can learn new experiments?

The students in Class 4, who were already worried, became even more nervous. After all, Class 3 had improved by 2.1 points, so they had to improve by at least 4.1 points to pass.

Soon Lin Qiao was in Class 4, "Grade 1, Grade 4, 62 points..."

She paused, and the students below held their breath.

It has to be above 4. As long as it is above 4, they win this time!

Lin Qiao looked at the eyes that were fixed on him and suddenly smiled, "62.6, congratulations."

62.6?

The students were stunned, and then cheered.

Someone even shouted as soon as he received the test paper: "Fuck, I passed!" Then he found Lin Qiao looking at him and quickly lowered his head again.

Junzi also wanted to say "Fuck!", but since Lin Qiao started teaching their class, he restrained himself and only went home after school at noon and put the test paper on his face before entering the house.

"What are you doing? Aren't you afraid of falling?" Brigade Commander Liang's wife was frightened by him.

The soldier only lifted a slit in the paper, revealing an eyeball. "Didn't you see it? This is proof that our class can learn new experiments."

Brigade Commander Liang had seen it a long time ago, but he was afraid that he would show off, so he deliberately kept a straight face and said, "It's only 53 points, not even passing."

Junzi was not happy. "Although I only scored 53, which is not the average score of our class, I have made great progress. I am worth four. Our teacher Lin said that students like me still have a lot of room for improvement. Maybe the class will rely on me next time."

"Teacher Lin said, Teacher Lin said, you guys say Teacher Lin every day."

Liang's wife complained, but she still took the paper down and looked at it. "It's really better than the last time."

Seeing that she didn't say anything this time, Brigade Commander Liang instructed her: "Aren't you going to make dumplings tonight? Send some to Xiaolin and the others. The canteen doesn't make them very often."

Making dumplings is too troublesome, and the canteen indeed makes very few. Brigade Commander Liang's wife responded awkwardly, but when she went to deliver them in the evening, Lin Qiao was not at home.

Xu Li contacted an old doctor at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital for her to see. She thought she was fine, after all, she ate everything with relish, fell asleep as soon as she lay down, and had no stomachache during her period. However, the old doctor said that she was weak and it would be best to take some exercise.

However, it was already the third day, so I prescribed her some medicine and told her to come back during her next menstrual period.

When the old doctor was writing the prescription, Xu Li tactfully asked her if it would be difficult to have a child. The old doctor said it would be better not to have a child now, otherwise both the adult and the child would suffer.

Xu Li didn't say anything else, but when Lin Qiao returned home with the bag of medicine, he suddenly felt that he had stepped into a big trap.

What she feared most was taking medicine. When she was a child, she had a bad stomach and would vomit half a bowl of medicine after drinking it. She never thought that she would still have to drink medicine after she was transported to a book.

Lin Qiao has always been assertive and decisive. She has never had difficulty making decisions, but it is rare to see her struggling with something. The only two times she had to deal with it were because of her aunt. One was how to explain to Xu Li that she was not pregnant, and the other was now.

Ji Duo saw this and went to the kitchen to prepare the medicine. "I'll boil it for you."

It would be better not to have to smell the medicine, and this idea was originally his.

Lin Qiao didn't bother to be polite with him. She pinched her nose and drank the three doses of medicine. Her period was gone.

Pure.

She immediately went to the military bathhouse to take a shower, and when she came back she threw all the clothes stained with the smell of medicine into the washing machine.

When Ji Duo saw her, he just asked, "Are you leaving clean?" After turning off the lights at night, a man suddenly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.

Everything was peaceful for more than a month, and Lin Qiao didn't react at all, but a tingling sensation appeared on his lips.