It was already half past ten o'clock in the evening after getting off work, and Mu Yang didn't take Ai Jinming's words to heart. She walked out of the supermarket door and walked briskly towards the bus stop.

Qin Lu's rented house is two intersections from Mu Yang's supermarket, Ai Jinming estimated the time to say goodbye to Qin Lu, walking in the night breeze, he suddenly didn't understand why he had to wait for Mu Yang in the afternoon, maybe it was out of worry about a female student's insecurity late at night, or it may be because of her appreciation for her character in the face of difficulties and strength.

He ordered two hot drinks from the 24-hour fast-food restaurant next to the supermarket, and through the glass window he saw the girl shuffling past him, and he hurried out the door and chased after him. At this time, there were very few people at the station, and Mu Yang sat on the bench at the station and rubbed his legs. Ai Jinming stood in the distance and watched everything, he felt that his hesitation just now was ridiculous, a girl was running around alone in the middle of the night in order to live, and all he could do was let her return to the dormitory safely.

Mu Yang slowly moved up along the hot drink cup in front of her, and when she saw the owner of her hand, she couldn't help but stand up: "Teacher! ”

"Drink some hot drinks." Ai Jinming stretched forward: "What kind of car do you want to take?" ”

Mu Yang took a cup and said, "Teacher, you don't have to be like this, I can do it alone." ”

Ai Jinming raised his legs and sat on the bench: "My friend lives near here, take you back by the way, and you have to call me in case you faint again." ”

"Not in the future," Mu Yang whispered with his head down.

There were not too many people on the bus, and Mu Yang deliberately avoided Ai Jinming to stand in the back row. Ai Jinming followed, grabbed the handrail and asked, "It's tiring to stand all day, right?" ”

"It's okay," Mu Yang grabbed the handrail and said, "Teacher, do you do this to every female student?" ”

"How?" Ai Jinming raised his eyebrows and asked.

Mu Yang suddenly felt that he was thinking too much, they were teachers and students who would not change for the rest of their lives. Maybe the young teacher in front of him is really just a dropper.

*

Before the first snowfall, Teacher Chu informed Mu Yang that her national scholarship had arrived. She checked her balance at the ATM and was startled by the number on the screen, which clearly read: 1,8000.00, and she repeatedly stretched out her hand and counted it several times. With apprehension, he handed over the tuition fee to Teacher Chu.

The poplar trees that used to be lush only have dry yellow leaves hanging on their branches, and the lawn is no longer emerald green, and a layer of dead leaves has fallen and made a few crunching sounds under the feet. Mu Yang lowered his head and pondered, the national scholarship is only 8,000 yuan, and the extra 10,000 yuan may be called by his father, no wonder every time he calls his father will ask if the tuition has been paid, whether the money is enough to spend, it turns out that the last time he said that the factory was sold to pay for himself is true, but why did his father call the money but not tell him, Mu Yang was puzzled.

……

When Ai Jinming returned to the dormitory, he saw Mr. Chu leaning on the door frame with his shoulders and looking at him, he changed his shoes and walked to the sofa and asked, "What's wrong, looking at me like this?" ”

Teacher Chu took out an envelope from his back trouser pocket, patted his other hand rhythmically, stepped forward and handed it to Ai Jinming.

Ai Jinming looked at Teacher Chu puzzled, and Teacher Chu motioned for him to open it. Ai Jinming saw the cash in the envelope and asked, "For me?" ”

Teacher Chu sat on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed and said, "The national scholarship is down, and the little girl pays the tuition." ”

It was another Saturday night, Ai Jinming and Mu Yang stood side by side on the bus platform, looking at the flashing neon lights in front of them Ai Jinming said: "The national scholarship has come down, why do you still insist on working in the canteen and supermarket?" ”

A gust of wind blew and a little snowflakes fell in the sky, Mu Yang put his hands in the pockets of his coat and shrunk his shoulders and looked at the person in front of him who was much taller than himself: "The scholarship has come down, I am only lucky to have such a sum of money when I am most difficult." However, I can't be carried away by this kind of luck, the scholarship may not be available at any time, and my parents may not have much income in the next few years, and I want to rely on myself in the next few years. ”

"Hmm!" Ai Jinming nodded and said, "You have no hope for the national scholarship in the future, everyone can only apply once." He thought for a moment and said, "You can apply for a state grant!" ”

Mu Yang raised his hand to comb the broken hair in front of his forehead, looked up at the distance and said: "If you apply for all kinds of scholarships and grants, you will stop struggling, I think this is also contrary to the original intention of these bonuses." ”

Mu Yang's words once again refreshed Ai Jinming's cognition of the girl in front of him, it seemed that in an instant, snowflakes were flying all over the sky, stopping on the heads and shoulders of pedestrians, Ai Jinming couldn't help but think that in the cold winter, other girls were laughing unscrupulously in the warm dormitory, but the girl in front of him was not afraid of the cold and worked hard for herself, her strength, her efforts and perseverance not to be tempted by money, all moved him.

At this time, when he saw Mu Yang resting against the window, he couldn't help but think of the scene when they first met, and the mood was also very different on the bus, at this time he couldn't help but gently let Mu Yang lean on his shoulder; There were too many people on the bus and there were no seats, so he would be careful and untraceable, so he had to protect the thin girl beside him by his side, and he thought that all he could do was to keep her safe.

Time always flies, every Saturday Ai Jinming will sit in the same position in the fast food restaurant while reading a book while waiting for someone, Mu Yang is used to knocking on the window after work to signal the person reading the book that she is off work. At this time, Ai Jinming would order a hot drink for Mu Yang, Mu Yang did not have the initial inhibitions, she would ask him about the confusion in the teaching profession or confide in the troubles in life, she felt that the person in front of her at this time was more like her mentor and friend. Ai Jinming will answer or enlighten carefully every time.