Chapter 35

There was too much noise the night before.

The next day, Ruiting rushed to school at a critical moment.

There was no other way. The school rules set by Principal Huang were too strict. There would be no deduction for being late without reason, but students had to write a self-criticism and read it aloud in front of all the teachers in the office.

In order to avoid social death, Ruiting rushed to the office in the last minute, gasping for breath and regretting that he had not been too gentle yesterday.

"Did you oversleep?" Gu Fang poured a cup of tea from the kettle and handed it to him: "I washed the cups for you this morning. They are clean."

Ruiting nodded, answering her previous question, and then took the cup: "Thank you."

Gu Fang waved her hands, not really caring: "What's there to thank me for? You've helped me wash a lot, and I've eaten a lot of your food."

Hearing this, Li Ting smiled and took out a wooden box from her bag and handed it over: "Here, today's portion."

Funny enough, the reason why the two became good friends was not because their desks were next to each other, but because of the snacks made by the mother-in-law.

There aren't many delicious snacks these days, and Ms. Hu Xiu is a great cook, so she cooks them in different ways for her daughter-in-law and children.

Zhou Fang was so envious of what she saw, and they quickly established a good friendship by sharing snacks.

Of course, Gu Fang was not one to take advantage, so she took the snack and handed over a bar of chocolate: "Here, take it. My brother Rongxuan brought it back for me yesterday."

As she spoke, she moved the stool under her buttocks and leaned over, lowering her voice and saying, "I just heard that the chief of staff of the first airborne regiment went to your house for dinner yesterday? How is he? Is he single?"

The news spread quickly. Ruting stuffed the rare chocolate into her bag, intending to take it back to share with her family. She said helplessly, "After all, she is Huo Xiao's subordinate, so she should be single. I haven't heard that she has a family."

Gu Fang: "Why didn't you mention the key point? Is he handsome?"

Hearing this, she thought of the man who got jealous last night because she praised someone else's handsomeness. She felt her waist ache again. She coughed lightly and said honestly, "He's quite handsome."

Although he is not my type, he is indeed a sunny and handsome guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Gu Fang's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to gossip a few more words, she saw the principal walk in.

She sat back in her seat with her back straight.

1. The...

Just as she was trying to hold back her laughter, she saw the principal walking towards her.

Principal Huang: "Teacher Xiaolue."

Ruting stood up quickly: "Principal."

Principal Huang raised his hand and said, "Sit down and talk."

It was not reasonable for the leader to stand while he sat down, so he just smiled and asked, "What does the principal want to talk to me about?"

Hearing this, Principal Huang also turned back to the main topic: "It's like this, the students have to perform for the warriors tomorrow night. I saw that teacher Liu Wenyan was not well prepared, and I remembered that you sang well before. How about you go and help watch over it?"

葶...wouldn't that make the whole thing explode?

Not wanting to make things awkward, she politely declined: "I'm not a very good singer, and this chorus performance was a last-minute decision. Time was tight, so it's normal to have some issues."

It was only after she became a teacher in a military junior high school that she gradually realized that there were differences between students in the compound and those in ordinary junior high schools.

For example, every summer vacation, students would be sent to the camp to train with new recruits for two weeks.

For example, they have a weekly class.

For example, this time the soldiers of the Second Battalion of the First Regiment returned to the army after completing a risky mission, and the troops prepared to hold a commendation meeting as usual.

At this time, in addition to the performances by the soldiers of the army propaganda team, elementary and junior high schools will also participate in two programs to increase the children's sense of belonging and honor to the army.

As for the teacher in charge of organizing this event, it is naturally Liu Wenyan, who teaches music.

Ruiting was well aware of the other party's hostility towards her. Although she was not afraid of anything, she did not want to cause trouble.

Principal Huang was unaware of the concerns in Xiao Ting's heart, and was even less aware of the two's disagreement. He just thought that Teacher Xiao Ting was being humble, and smiled to comfort her: "Don't be too humble. I have heard you sing, and I don't want you to do anything, just help Teacher Xiao Liu."

Then he looked at Gu Fang who was standing beside him and said, "I remember that Xiao Gu was in the cultural troupe before. You should go over and take a look too."

Gu Fang screamed in her heart...she was a clerical worker in the art troupe!!!

But... now that the principal has said this, it's not easy to directly say that there is a conflict between them.

Finally, the two looked at each other and responded miserably.

After the leaders left with satisfaction, it was no surprise that Rui Ting and Gu Fang met the sympathetic looks of the other teachers.

Liu Wenyan is such a terrifying person!!!

Chinese people attach great importance to education.

Children are the future of the motherland.

Even though many schools have been forced to relax in recent years, the army is still keeping a tight grip on it.

Therefore, the financial support provided by the division headquarters for education has always been sufficient.

Ruiting and Gufang walked through the long red brick corridor and came to a classroom at the front.

This place is usually empty, but whenever there is a group activity, students will gather here to rehearse.

Although it doesn't have curtains or benches and can't be considered a formal auditorium, it's still considered elegant in this era.

When the two of them came over, they thought they would see a group of people gathered together to practice singing in chorus.

The reality is quite the opposite.

The classroom can be described as a mess.

In the center of the stage, several girls gathered together, seemingly comforting and encouraging someone.

The other students were either sitting around randomly or angrily confronting Liu Wenyan who was in a fighting state.

1. The...

Li Ting frowned and was about to step forward when she heard Gu Fang beside her ask, "What's going on? Why aren't you rehearsing?"

Having said that, she strode into the house.

Seeing this, fearing that she would suffer a loss, Ruting quickly followed.

Liu Wenyan was not a person with a good temper to begin with, and she felt humiliated by the students.

Now when he saw the two people he hated the most, his face became even uglier: "What are you doing here? It's my class now!"

If Gu Fang hadn't been concerned about maintaining her teacher's composure in front of the students, she would have really wanted to roll her eyes.

However, although he didn't roll his eyes, his tone wasn't very condescending either: "The principal feels that your progress is not good enough, so he asked me and Teacher Rui to come over and take a look."

Ruting ignored Liu Wenyan and walked towards the crying girl, asking gently, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Upon hearing this, one of the short-haired girls immediately straightened her back, her heroic face full of anger: "Teacher Ru, Teacher Liu said Fang Cuihua's clothes were too ugly and she was ugly, and that she was not suitable to stand in the front row and lead the singing, and that she was embarrassing."

Liu Wenyan quickly shouted: "When did I ever say she was embarrassing?"

Another male classmate angrily replied: "You didn't say the word 'shameful', but who can't understand that disgusted expression as if you were looking at something dirty?"

Liu Wenyan still didn't think she was wrong. Fang Cuihua was so ugly and her clothes were not decent. How could she stand in the front row and lead the singing? So, she said in a very firm tone: "I am a teacher. If I think she is not suitable, I have the right to arrange her to stand in the back row! Wang Haitao, please be careful with your words!"

If an adult heard this, they might swallow their anger for the sake of Political Commissar Liu.

But young people are the most passionate, especially those who have been exposed to the ideas of unity and friendship since childhood.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Wenyan's threatening words came out, the anger of a group of young people was ignited.

Suddenly, everyone started arguing.

Seeing the chaos in the classroom, while her head was buzzing, she was able to connect the causes and consequences of the quarrel.

It turns out that Fang Cuihua, also known as Fang Daya, the eldest daughter of Ding Feiyan and Fang Shuigen, just entered the first grade of junior high school this year. According to her grade, it was not her turn to be the lead singer.

But she really had a great voice. As soon as she started singing, all the students were impressed. They all nominated her to be the lead singer, thinking about bringing honor to the junior high school department at the commendation meeting.

Unexpectedly, not only was she humiliated by her teacher Liu Wenyan, but she was also directly and harshly denied her excellence.

So, these young boys, who still believed in fairness and cared for the weak, directly confronted the teacher.

After understanding the whole story, Ruting looked at Fang Cuihua's pants made of urea bags, which were washed pale, and her skinny and withered appearance. She was speechless about Liu Wenyan's behavior but was not surprised.

Even in later generations, there are still a few teachers who judge people by their appearance.

It’s not that Liu Wenyan did anything wrong. After all, in an entertainment performance program, everyone would choose good-looking children.

But what she said was too harsh for a 14-year-old girl, and she did not behave like a role model at all.

Thinking of this, Ruiting comforted the little girl whose eyes were swollen from crying, while winking at Gu Fang.

Gu Fang was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she turned around and rushed outside.

Her speed was too fast. By the time Liu Wenyan realized what was happening, she had already run far away.

Then, when she was anxious, angry and scared and hadn't figured out what to do, Principal Huang with a sullen face strode over.

After hearing the whole story, Principal Huang was in such a state that he could be described as burning with rage.

However, he took the students into consideration and suppressed his anger. He first calmed the children and let Li Ting and Gu Fang take over the show before he led the unhappy-looking Liu Wenyan away.

Seeing this, Lu Ting and Zhou Fang were still able to suppress their inner joy, but the young people had no scruples and cheered directly. They were so energetic that if you didn't know better, you would think they had won a battle.

It's also really laughable.

However, Ruiting only let them be happy for a while, then clapped his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Then, when everyone had looked over, he asked the young men to rearrange the formation according to their own ideas.

This time, although Fang Cuihua was pushed to the middle, she opened her mouth several times but could not make a sound. Tears of anxiety welled up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Ruting knew that the little girl was in trouble and quickly stopped her.

Then he walked up to her, hugged her and took her to a corner to comfort her. When the little girl calmed down, he said softly, "The teacher can dye pants with flowers and plants from the mountain. I remember that the red bougainvillea on the back mountain is blooming. We can dye your white pants into other colors. Do you want to try?"

Fang Cuihua rarely gets so close to anyone, and she feels embarrassed and inferior, her voice is like a mosquito humming: "The color of flowers and plants...will fall off."

But Li Ting smiled and said, "That's okay. We can dye it a few more times later to consolidate the effect. Even if the color fades again, don't worry. At most, the teacher will accompany you to dye it a few more times."

Of course, this was just a lie to the little girl, because at the latest tonight, given Principal Huang's responsible nature, he would definitely visit Deputy Chief of Staff Fang to discuss raising funds for the child.

She just didn't believe that Fang Shuigen and Ding Feiyan would have the nerve to not buy clothes for Fang Cuihua at that time.

Even if the couple is really shameless, since I know about it, as a teacher, I can't help in any other way. I can still prepare two sets of clothes for them and bring some food occasionally.

Thinking of this, and remembering Ding Feiyan's chubby little son, Ruting couldn't help but touch the little girl's head with pity to comfort her.

Fang Cuihua didn't know what the teacher was thinking. She just felt that the English teacher was so gentle that she couldn't help but want to believe him. So she sniffed and whispered, "...Okay, I'll listen to the teacher."

"Then you practice singing with the choir first, and the teacher takes the students who are not participating to the back mountain to pick flowers and dye them?"

"...good."

"Why go to all that trouble? Why not just give her two new pairs of trousers? I happen to have some ready-made." Seeing Fang Cuihua walking towards her classmates, Gu Fang asked in a low voice.

She really didn't understand the point of her friend doing this. Wasn't she just asking for trouble?

But Ting Ting didn't think so. Her eyes followed Fang Cuihua, who was obviously in a better mood. She explained to her friend in detail that the pants had become a thorn in Fang Cuihua's heart. If she didn't take the opportunity to remove them, it might become a mental problem in the future: "...Besides, it's a good opportunity to teach the students a physics lesson. When dyeing fabrics with flowers and plants, adding alum will turn the juice into another color. Isn't it fun?"

Hearing this, Gu Fang smiled and said, "You are such a worrier that you even take care of the physics class." But in her heart, she thought that her new friend was a good person and at least he had good intentions.

Li Ting also smiled and said, "Being a teacher..." Before she could finish her words, a ethereal voice like the sound of nature suddenly came over.

The two people who heard the call for the first time were both stunned on the spot, truly amazed by the little girl's good voice.

Li Ting thought that this was probably a gift from God, or... probably what people call a voice kissed by an angel.

"Hiss... With these qualifications, someone without any formal training is actually better than the mainstay of my former cultural troupe. What a great talent."

Gu Fang's emotional voice fell into Lu Ting's ears. She came back to her senses, and her thoughts couldn't help but float.

Maybe... maybe I can persuade Fang Cuihua to participate in the art troupe selection.

If nothing else, at least I can escape from the suffocating original family.

Having discovered a good talent, Rui Ting and Gu Fang no longer complained about taking over the rehearsal matters temporarily, and were even full of fighting spirit.

As the kids said, who doesn't have a sense of collective honor? Who doesn't want to surprise everyone?

With the belief of making a stunning appearance, Li Ting and Gu Fang divided the work and cooperated with each other.

As the trousers were dyed a deep rose red with alum, the rhythm and pitch of the chorus became more and more punctual, and the bell for the end of school at noon rang.

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. The students had no time to stay.

After being busy for half a day, the somewhat tired Ting Ting announced the disbandment of the group and asked everyone to continue in the afternoon.

So the students cheered and rushed out.

Only Fang Cuihua walked cautiously.

Because she was wearing the new pants that Gu Fang gave her.

There was not much difference in height between the two people, so Fang Cuihua just rolled up the legs of her pants once and the length basically fit her.

As for the pants made from the urea bags earlier, they have now been dyed with brilliant colors and are hung on a rope to dry.

Seeing how much she cherished it, Tingting, who had never lived through hard times, felt uncomfortable, but also became more determined in his previous thoughts.

"I'll get her some more clothes later. Some of them I don't wear anymore, so they're just a burden anyway." Gu Fangxin sighed softly on the way back to the office.

Although the Fang family might not be poor, Lu Ting did not stop his friend's kindness.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, then went into the office.

Maybe because we arrived late, there was no one in the office now.

Seeing this, the two of them quickened their pace. When they put their things away and got up to go home for lunch, they ran into the principal head-on.

For some reason, my scalp tightened and I had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Principal Huang looked around the office, and when he didn't see the person he was looking for, his already bad expression became even worse.

He turned around and asked, "Is teacher Liu Wenyan gone?"

Although she didn't understand, she nodded: "I didn't see anyone, so he must have gone back."

Upon hearing this, although Principal Huang was very dissatisfied with Liu Wenyan's behavior, he did not have the habit of losing his temper at others.

After thinking for a few seconds and deciding that he didn't have enough time to go there in person, he handed over the paper in his hand and said, "This is Liu Wenyan's apology letter. Her writing is not up to standard. If you go back to the family hospital, please bring the apology letter to her for me and ask her to rewrite it according to my requirements."

The bad premonition came true. At this moment, Li Ting was furious and wanted to tell her boss directly that even though she and Gu Fang were of similar age with Liu Wenyan, they had conflicts and were really incompatible! Don't blame them for everything! !

However, before she could even blurt out the words, Gu Fang next to her readily took over.

Seeing this, Ruting didn't know what to say.

But after everyone left, she was speechless and asked, "Why didn't you refuse?"

Are you no longer satisfied with just Liu Wenyan rolling her eyes and snorting at you?

Gu Fang said proudly: "What am I afraid of? What a great opportunity! I will go to Liu Wenyan's house and laugh at her to death, and call her a bad-hearted woman." As she said that, she couldn't wait to open the letter of apology and read it.

1. The...

After working hard for half a day to dye her pants to eliminate the students' inferiority complex, Ting Ting said she didn't want to talk anymore.

She was exhausted both physically and mentally and needed to rest. It would be best if Huo Xiao could give her a massage.

As for Liu Wenyan, she can do whatever she wants.

Just as she was thinking this, she felt Gu Fang hit her arm, and then she heard her say, "Hey, your Huo Tuan is here to pick you up. That's great. He's here to pick you up at noon."

Hearing this, the somewhat sleepy Ruting immediately raised his head and looked towards the gate.

Sure enough, I saw a familiar figure.

Then instinctively, she lifted her feet and ran towards the person.

I don’t know why...I suddenly want a hug.