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"It would be great if it could. Geng Hao was flattered and wiped the back of his neck embarrassedly, "It's just that I'm here to teach students, and I didn't expect that I would have to learn how to be a teacher." β
"Haha, what's this. No matter what you do, you have to learn. The teacher also has a set of teachers, and if you haven't been exposed to it, you naturally have to learn. Principal Huang pressed his shoulder to get up, and Geng Hao hurriedly grabbed his arm and helped him get up. Principal Huang stared at Geng Hao optimistically, full of expectation, "Take your time, you will definitely be a good teacher, don't put too much pressure on yourself." Remember to go back early. β
"Well, I'll look at the textbook again, familiarize myself with it, and then arrange tomorrow's class more carefully. β
Geng Hao sent Principal Huang out of the office and followed him to the mouth of the dirt steps on the hillside.
"It's also important to be familiar with the textbook. The textbooks for this grade look very simple, but it takes a lot of energy to prepare. Principal Huang stopped at the mouth of the earth steps, stopped him, and waved his hand, "Okay, you can go back." Again, take your time and don't put too much pressure on yourself. β
Geng Hao nodded, stood in place, and watched Principal Huang leave. Principal Huang's body is quite steady, and when he descends the earth steps, although it is slow but steady, his body bows slightly, and he has a little hunchback that he should have at his age. When he reached the bottom of the slope, he greeted the villagers and walked up the road with a smile.
Principal Huang is like a Buddha and Bodhisattva. Gentle and kind, friendly and easy, and has the ability to educate the world and guide the maze.
Geng Hao's mind came up with such a description. Thinking about it, Principal Huang's earlobes still seem to be quite big.
At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still relatively strong, and the wind blowing was hot. Geng Hao stood under the tree, standing in the mottled light and shadow, looking up at the fluttering five-star red flag, and there was a thought in his heart that was slowly loosening and slowly becoming stronger.
Since you have chosen to teach, you should not always hold the mind that you will leave in half a year, but be more determined. As long as you are here for a day, you must do what you have to do, be responsible for yourself, be responsible for your students, and be responsible for your education.
Although he didn't have a perfunctory attitude when he came, he was always a little slack, with some lofty thoughts, thinking that he could change the education and future of a village by coming here, or he could change a college student. The only lesson for him today is to let go of these nihilistic pursuits, to be down-to-earth, and his goal should be to learn how to be a teacher, how to teach a good class, and how to convey knowledge and the correct three views to students.
Perhaps, half a year later, he has just learned how to take a good class.
"Ding Dong"!
The crisp prompt sound was particularly abrupt in this silent environment, and Geng Hao took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket. The screen prompts, "You have a new text message", from "Yang Ling". Geng Hao twisted his eyebrows, looked at the screen for a while, and then opened the information interface and opened this text message.
"Geng Hao, I heard that you went to the countryside to teach?"
Although this sentence is very short, Geng Hao can imagine Yang Ling's angry expression on the other side of the phone, remembering her decisive parting that day, the word "break up" is still clearly lingering in his ears, Geng Hao's gloomy eyes showed a little pain, and the corners of his mouth curved into an arc, and he still replied to her question very gentlemanly.
There is only a simple "um" word.
Geng Hao stared at the screen for a while, didn't wait for a new text message, pursed his lower lip in some disappointment, closed the phone cover, and put it back in his trouser pocket. After a while, his thighs were numb due to a shock, followed by the quiet and slow sound of the piano, which was the ringing of the phone. Geng Hao quickly took out his mobile phone.
Sure enough, it was Yang Ling who called.
Geng Hao pressed the answer button almost without hesitation, took a deep breath at the moment of connection, and tried to keep his emotions steady and said, "Hey." β
"Geng Hao, where are you now?
Yang Ling's question came from the other side.
Geng Hao didn't answer, and Yang Ling didn't give him a chance to answer.
"Geng Hao, do you know what you're doing? I heard that you went to the countryside because of our breakup, and you went to the countryside in a moment of anger, can you not be so naΓ―ve? You interviewed for the world's top 500 companies, and you just gave up, do you know what you gave up? What you gave up was your whole life, and what you gave up was your hard work for so many years......
Geng Hao's face sank, and he moved the earpiece away, not wanting to listen to Yang Ling's counting. As Yang Ling's sentences fell, his hand unconsciously clenched the phone, his eyes dimmed a little, and the last bit of expectation in his heart was also dissipating.
"Are you calling to say this?" Geng Hao interrupted her count in a deep voice, and the other side was silent, but there was a heavy wheezing sound, which showed that Yang Ling was very angry, "I didn't come to teach because of you, this is something I have planned a long time ago." β
A contemptuous smile came from the other end of the line: "It was planned a long time ago?
"I don't need to tell you all about my life plan, right? Didn't you never tell me about your plan?" Geng Hao endured his emotions and calmly retorted, "I'm busy now, and international calls are quite expensive, we have all broken up, you don't need to ask about these things again." β
"Geng Hao, I am now a friend and classmate, worried about your future, and I am seriously persuading you. I hope you will seriously think about it, you are already an adult, and stop playing with children's tempers. You hurry up and report to the company, don't nest in a small mountain village anymore. Didn't you always want to pass the test? It's so easy to pass the test, and you have to go back to the nest for the rest of your life, what the hell are you?"
Yang Ling's mood was also much more stable, and his tone of voice was much more stable, and he was bent on teaching Geng Hao successfully. But these words fell on Geng Hao's ears, but they were very exciting. He stared at the fluttering five-star red flag, his gaze more firm than ever.
"Yang Ling, in your eyes, is it not naΓ―ve to pursue great wealth and wealth? I know what I am doing, and I firmly believe that the path I am taking now is the right one. I'm only now seeing that the two of us have never walked the same way, and I don't want to quarrel with you, so don't call again. β
After speaking, Geng Hao hung up the phone directly, stuffed the phone back into his trouser pocket in a daze, and faced Mocun Primary School, the bits and pieces of him and Yang Ling came to mind, the two eyebrows slowly drooped, and his heart seemed to be still aching. He had just come out of a confusion, as if he had fallen back into another confusion.
Work and busyness can often make people forget about unpleasant things. Geng Hao had been in the office until about six o'clock, just in time to go back for dinner.
As soon as he walked to the village committee, Zhong Xiu was locking the door of the hall.
Zhong Xiu turned his head and saw him suddenly, and he was stunned for a moment. Geng Hao held two or three books, standing quietly, his appearance was delicate and white, his figure was also tall and thin, his body was refreshing, full of bookish atmosphere, like a weak scholar who came out of a book. Geng Hao's appearance is very pleasing to the people of Mocun, and in just one day, Zhong Xiu has already heard many sisters' fantasies about him. Thinking of this, Zhong Xiu couldn't help but laugh.
Zhong Xiu looks like a gentle type, and suddenly smiled, his eyes were a little clever, but a little bright. Geng Hao didn't know why, but he was infected, swept away the fatigue of the day, and also showed a smile, which was regarded as a greeting. After a few face-to-face visits and a few conversations, he and Zhong Xiu are more familiar.
"Why did you come back so late, working overtime at school?"
Zhong Xiu put the key in a small embroidered cloth bag.
"Well, stay a little longer. β
Geng Hao was attracted by her small cloth bag and looked at it twice. It was a shoulder bag with a white background, only half the size of A4 paper, embroidered with a cartoon sunflower, and under the sunflower was a green meadow, which was a small bag with lovely sunshine, and the embroidery on it was also very skillful and exquisite.
Zhong Xiu found his gaze, looked down at his small bag, and looked at Geng Hao with a little embarrassment and some pride: "Is it good-looking?"
Geng Hao thought that every time Yang Ling would take some newly bought bags to ask for his opinion, those bags looked similar in Geng Hao's eyes, and he didn't understand why Yang Ling had to change them every time. Yang Ling would tell him what kind of brand those are, they are all precious luxury goods. Yang Ling told Geng Hao this, not to humiliate Geng Hao, but just to let Geng Hao gain some knowledge. But Geng Hao doesn't know, knowing some luxury brands is what kind of knowledge.
Suddenly thinking of these, when Geng Hao faced the small bag in Zhong Xiu's hand again, he sighed again: Those brand-name bags are not as good as this sunflower cloth bag. Yang Ling also told him that many of those brand-name bags don't look very good-looking, and they sell so expensive, selling brands and quality.
"Teacher Geng?"
Hearing Zhong Xiu's call, Geng Hao pulled out of the deep pool of memories. Zhong Xiu stood in front of him, looking at him suspiciously with a pair of clear eyes. Geng Hao reacted at this time, because he was distracted, he ignored Zhong Xiu's question, and immediately apologized.
"Sorry, your bag looks good. β
"Thank you. β
Zhong Xiu pursed her lips and smiled, it was obvious that the strong sense of anticipation she had just felt had been diminished by not receiving feedback for a long time.
"I'll go back first, you remember to rest early after eating, after all, I didn't sleep last night. β
"Well, okay, be careful when you go back. β
Geng Hao replied politely, turned sideways to get out of the way in front of Zhong Xiu, and let her pass.
Zhong Xiu waved his hand at him, went straight around him and left, humming Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain" in his mouth. After this song was sung in this year's Spring Festival Gala, it was very popular with everyone, and Geng Hao liked it very much. In particular, the lyrics of this song are very beautiful, and Geng Hao remembers every sentence.
Zhong Xiu's soft humming was very clean, and in an instant, the tune of "Blue and White Porcelain" was flowing back and forth in Geng Hao's ears. It wasn't until Sister Huang called him to eat that he interrupted his memories of the melody.
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The next day, Principal Huang really took a class and sat at the back of the first-grade classroom to listen to Geng Hao's lecture. Although Geng Hao has also made a lot of speeches and presided over some large-scale events, he is still inevitably restrained and nervous when he sees Principal Huang sitting in the back.
"Class. β
"Hello teacher!"