8. The Old Man and the Sea

For one night, Yuan Mu was like a person who had nothing to do, at least on the surface, Sheng Fengshi felt that she was completely recovered, and he didn't know whether to say that she was young and energetic, or whether she was mature and strong.

"Do you still go to the lecture for three or four periods, do you bring a notebook?"

"Brought it."

"Okay, do your thing." Sheng Feng buried himself in work, but he didn't realize that the tone of this sentence was beyond the scope of business.

Yuan Mu found out and was quietly happy in his heart.

Today, Yuan Mu wrote two more classes of the Heart Sutra. Although she will be silent twice when she has nothing to do, a twenty-year-old girl writes all day long, "no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, no color, sound, fragrance, touch"...... On the way back to the office, Sheng Fengshi couldn't help but say, "You can bring a book to read." ”

"Okay."

"In the afternoon, the college teacher has a meeting, one to two hours is possible, are you waiting in the office or ......"

"Wait."

Sheng Fengshi nodded.

Yuan Mu looked left and right to hide his occasional gaze at Sheng Fengshi.

“…… You know I know you're actually looking at me, right? ”

"I know." Yuan Mu pretended to look ahead.

"Next week, I'll arrange for you and Zou Qi to talk alone."

"Okay."

"You're really not in a hurry." Sheng Feng glanced back at her.

"It's lucky to find her and meet her. For Zou Qi's family, it was me who disturbed their lives, and if I was in a hurry, even if Zou Qi's parents were willing to put up with it, Zou Qi's impression of me would be affected. ”

Sheng Fengshi said: "You are always calm and moderate in the face of this problem, which will make me feel that your feelings for Zou Qi are not deep." ”

Yuan Mu did not answer positively: "I was four years old when Zou Qi and her mother left, and after so many years, I only remember that her nose was very upturned like a puppy, and my father would protect her hands under her when I hugged her, and I still remember grinning little teeth when she called me sister." ”

Listening to Yuan Mu's description, Sheng Fengshi felt a softness in his heart, and couldn't help but smile: "You should have liked her very much when you were a child." ”

Yuan Mu nodded and said, "She is my sister." ”

"See you in the afternoon, come early."

Yuan Mu put the canvas bag on his back and waved his hand: "Teacher Sheng, see you in the afternoon." ”

Sheng Fengshi worked in the office for another half hour, avoiding the rush hour of the cafeteria, and changed into sneakers to go to lunch.

In the lobby on the first floor, there is a queue of teachers buying food, and the large basin containing the food is insulated with hot water, and the food is steaming, which promotes the spread of fragrance. Sheng Fengshi walked around the back of the line without squinting, no one greeted her, and the teachers in this building knew that Sheng Fengshi did not want to have contact with people outside of work. Even if he greeted Sheng Feng and responded politely, the person who took the initiative to say hello would feel a strange embarrassment, and over time, no one would be disliked.

Teachers from the neighboring buildings come here to buy food if they are too busy to go to the cafeteria, or if they are just too lazy to go. I bought it a few times, but she didn't like the taste of the food in the office, so she used to eat in the cafeteria. Walking out of the building, a thought suddenly flashed in Sheng Fengshi's mind, and he continued to walk a few steps, and Sheng Fengshi pressed the thought down.

The school played Lin Yilian's "Don't Care Who I Am", and when she was in the air, she felt that the world was working against her. I really don't know which girl ordered this song, is the young girl so sad in her heart?

When I came back from eating, the canteen master on the first floor was packing up the dining car, and one of the masters slowed down when he saw Sheng Feng and said, "Do you want it?" I can also make up a copy. ”

Sheng Feng waved his hand and thanked him, and went upstairs.

In the afternoon, Yuan Muzhen brought a book, and when he was about to close the door, he saw through the crack in the door that it was a book of "The Old Man and the Sea", brand new.

Sheng Feng left with mixed feelings.

Yuan Mu didn't pretend to bring the book, after Sheng Feng left, Yuan Mu read it wholeheartedly. Yuan Mu is fast at reading, she easily sinks in, it is rare to think of drinking water, hearing a knock on the door, Yuan Mu opened the book and buckled it on the coffee table, only then did he feel thirsty, his throat was also a little dry, thinking about drinking saliva first and then talking, he was holding the cup door and was opened.

Zou Qi exclaimed: "Teacher Yuan Mu, you are here." I thought no one was ...... Check it out. Excuse me. ”

Yuan Mu took two sips of water, put down the cup and said, "It's okay, please come in, is there something wrong?" ”

"Oh, I'm going to hand in the application form, and I happened to pass by to come up and see if Mr. Sheng had finished the meeting." Zou Qi walked in, stood in front of the coffee table and asked, "Then I put it on Teacher Sheng's desk?" ”

"Okay, I'll sue her when she comes back." Yuan Mu watched Zou Qi walk over with interest, quite a sense of relief that "my family has a girl who has just grown up".

Zou Qi put down a stack of forms, turned around and walked to the door, raised his eyes to look at Yuan Mu on the sofa, and felt that Yuan Mu was friendly and amiable, so he stopped to say a few words to her to get acquainted. "Teacher Yuan Mu, will you share an office with Teacher Sheng in the future?"

"Yes."

Zou Qi didn't dislike Yuan Mu's lack of words, and said: "The Propaganda Department of the Academy, this floor is on the left hand side of the head, there are extra desks and chairs in it, you can let them move over and use them." ”

Yuan Mu smiled and said, "Thank you for telling me, I'll ask for instructions when Teacher Sheng comes back." ”

Zou Qi nodded: "Then I'll go, goodbye to Teacher Yuan Mu!" ”

"Goodbye." Yuan Mumu sent Zou Qi out of the door until the crack in the door closed, and then picked up the book. She turned her head to look at the blank wall opposite the couch, thinking about where to place a desk where it would be most convenient to look up at Sheng Fengshi.

Well? Why do you like Mr. Sheng so much? Yuan Mu, who was so unscrupulous that he was warned by the party concerned that he quietly aimed at people and still thought that he was above board and had good reasons, suddenly had doubts about this question.

Yuan Mu was puzzled, so he gave up and lowered his head to read.

As soon as Sheng Fengshi entered the door, Yuan Mu immediately turned his head to look over, Sheng Fengshi looked down at Yuan Mu, thinking that it was really good to be young, and he didn't get dizzy when he turned his head so quickly.

"Zou Qi has been here."

"Bursary payment form?"

"It's on the table."

Sheng Feng picked up the water in front of the water dispenser and asked, "Have you talked to her?" ”

Yuan Mu: "I said a few words. ”

"How many words are there?"

Yuan Mu roughly estimated and replied, "Thirty to forty words." ”

Sheng Fengshi sneered: "I'll just ask casually." ”

Yuan Mu's eyes widened: "Are you in a good mood?" ”

"Hmm." Sheng Fengshi replied lightly, obviously with no intention of going on. She liked the eyes that Yuan Mu looked at when she entered the door, and it was like being lit up in an instant. She hadn't seen such a look in a long time, and she had never felt filled with heart just because of a look.

It's dangerous. There was a sudden sense of tension when it was in full swing.