CHAPTER XXXIV

When I was working hard to climb the lattice, I suddenly received a WeChat message from Jiangnan.

Before I opened his chat box to see the specific content, I had a bad premonition: this student came to me to ask for something.

Because when he added WeChat, he said and I also promised him that if there is a place where I can help, you can contact me at any time, and look at it.

The reason why I say it is a bad premonition is because I really don't want to go out on such a cold day, I just want to stay at home with my children.

Is it okay for me to pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time?

No, I'm his teacher!

I used to be a homeroom teacher in Gangnam, and when I first came to work in the elementary school, I was entrusted with the important task of being the homeroom teacher of the graduating class.

Now that my students are asking for me, how can I, as a teacher, shirk and avoid it without a sense of responsibility?

So I clicked on Jiangnan's chat box.

I don't like his screen name because it reminds me of my name and my father. So I made a note for him: Student Jiangnan.

Jiang Nan sent a voice, he said, Mr. Su, I just came here to work, I need to buy some necessities, can you accompany me there? This city is not 19 years ago, I am not familiar with anywhere.

I hesitated, he needed me to accompany him to go shopping, but now is the time to fight the epidemic, I don't want to go out, I don't want to leave the children.

I didn't reply, and he sent another voice: Mr. Su, I also have limited time, you just need to accompany me for a while. An Xu can't accompany me if he has something, I can only beg you.

He said that it would be too impersonal if I still refused, and I couldn't think of any excuse to refuse him.

So I told the kids that I had something to do and would be out for a while and would be back soon.

Erbao asked me: Mom, did your leader let you go out for something?

I was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether to deceive the children or say that I was going out to buy something with an uncle.

When I was at a loss, Dabao answered for me. She said to Erbao:

Erbao, my mother will come back in a while, and her leader has something to do with her.

Belch...... Well, so be it, I won't explain it anymore.

I promised the children to come back soon, and the children happily told me that mom should be safe and come back early.

The children are so well-behaved and sensible, which makes me feel ashamed, and I feel that I am not as open as two six-year-olds.

I came downstairs and saw Jiang Nan, who was already waiting downstairs, and when he saw me come out, he immediately nodded respectfully and opened his car door for me.

I looked around in a panic and flew into the car.

I was afraid that the neighbors would see it and cause gossip, so I got into the car in such an embarrassment, but I still found Jiangnan's snickering with my spare eyes.

When he also got into the car and started the car, I couldn't help but reproach him in the back seat:

You child, how can you wait for me downstairs, what if you are seen by an acquaintance?

I saw in the rearview mirror that he was still snickering, so I was very angry and said: You used to be honest and sensible when you were in school, but now you have learned to laugh at the teacher!

He looked at me in the rearview mirror with a deep look: You remember what happened when I was in school, do you remember anything?

I was asked by him, and there were too few things I could remember to catch up with him and reminisce about the past.

He looked at me again: Have you eaten?

I looked out of the car window and said absentmindedly, "I think I've eaten it......

He said he was going to buy bedding, so I showed him the way to a mall far away from my house. I think that if you stay away from home, you will have fewer acquaintances.

I said, "Go in and buy it yourself, I'll go back."

After saying that, I turned around and left, but he grabbed my hand.

He hurriedly asked me: It's too far home from here, there is not even a taxi, how can you go back?

His large hands were unusually warm and familiar, yes, familiar. The familiar feel made me feel uncomfortable, and I hurriedly broke free of his big hand.

I said, "I can go back."

He asked again: If you go back, will I drive you back as soon as possible?

I had no choice but to go up with him. When I arrived at the bedding area, he was very careful about the selection, and asked me from time to time how about the style and color?

I said, "If you like it."

He smiled and said: I'm a big man, and I don't understand this!

What he said was impeccable and reasonable, so I had to choose along with it. I just gave him advice politely, but he didn't hesitate to listen to me.

That's fine, hurry up and buy it and leave home quickly.

I deliberately stood away from him when I was settling the payment, but I was still misunderstood. Maybe it's because Jiangnan is generous, so that the shopping guide and cashier are in a good mood.

The flattering conversation with the shopping guide who came to assist in the checkout said: You two seem to have been here with us before.

Jiang Nan smiled and didn't say anything.

The shopping guide said to the cashier: Since it is a repeat customer, give a 20% discount!

This sentence made me, who wanted to come forward to clarify the misunderstanding, had to stop my steps. Spend money, you can save a little is a little, and if you misunderstand, you will misunderstand!

In order to help Jiangnan save some money, I endured the discomfort in my heart. After settling the payment, I walked away with a sense of relief.

It wasn't hard for Jiangnan's long legs to keep up with me, but he was struggling with all the bags he had just bought.

Then I heard him shout unceremoniously from behind me: Hey, stop me!

I knew he was calling me, but I just wanted to get out as quickly as possible, so I pretended I didn't hear and kept going.

The consequence of this was that someone who had always called me a teacher quickly got the opportunity to change his name to me.

He shouted to me angrily: Su Li, you stop me!

I had to stop and look back at him. Finally realized that he was unkind, and hurriedly ran over to help him carry the shopping bag.

Seeing me pick up the big bag, he suddenly smiled: just take the small bag, how strong can you still pick the heavy one?

Without saying a word, I took the little bag he said and walked out.

He followed behind and said to himself in a voice I could hear: No wonder our students are selfish bunch!

I don't care, just take it as the price for not taking the initiative to help carry things just now. If you want to say that I am wrong, I would have left my job a long time ago.

It's been a long time since I stopped teaching and educating people, and it doesn't matter if I was nagged by my former students. I'm right and wrong, and I'm not interested in arguing.

But for some reason, I could feel him smiling at me all the time, and the back of my head was uncomfortable.

After getting in the car, he said: Su Li, let's go home!