Chapter 1: Nightmares
"29, you're 29, if you don't find a husband quickly, you won't be able to get married!"
"You're almost 30, and if you haven't married 30 yet, it's hard to find a husband! Don't be so high-minded! ”
"If you want to marry before the age of 30, it will be worthless after 30, not only will the man dislike it, but your future parents-in-law and mother-in-law will also dislike it!"
"Oh, you don't have to pick and choose anymore, if you pick again, you'll have to be left, it's almost enough, emotional things can be cultivated slowly!"
"Oh, why don't you even have a boyfriend yet, your cousin's niece's children are all full moon!"
"You don't always stay at home, stay at school, go out to parties more so that you can find a boyfriend, if you continue to stay like this, you won't be able to get married, and you will be looked down upon......"
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The voices of colleagues, classmates, parents, and three aunts and six mothers-in-law were like boiling water, gurgling and filling Xia Zhuming's mind, and she felt like she was about to explode. Wherever she ran, the sounds followed her like air. She could only leap into the pool in front of her, trying to block out the noise.
The water was so cold, she shivered from the cold, but the sound was still incessant. Helpless, she could only cover her ears and scream loudly to show her resistance.
It was also like this that I woke myself up. It turned out that it was nothing more than a dream. But how can this dream be so real, real and terrifying. But isn't it, she doesn't know how many times she has heard these words in reality, but in reality, everyone said them very tactfully, so she was not stimulated. And in the dream, they are all there, this one is a knife, that one is a knife, such a group of people, you say a word and I say a word, it is the feeling of a thousand cuts.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhuming couldn't help but touch her body, as if this body, which was actually not old, was really full of holes.
When I touched it in the dark, I found that the quilt had long been missing. touched left and right, but didn't touch, Xia Zhuming had no choice but to sit up, reached out and touched around but didn't find it, so he had to reach out and light up the small lampstand. As soon as the light was on, the quilt suddenly appeared in front of me, and I didn't know when it fell to the ground.
"Alas! No wonder I have such strange dreams! Xia Zhuming thought to herself, and reached out to pick up the quilt from the ground. Then he turned off the light, sighed, and lay down. After a while, as if I remembered something, I turned on the light again and went to the toilet.
When I washed my hands, I accidentally looked at myself in the mirror, and I felt more and more panicked. The self in the mirror is indeed much older, and I don't know if it's a problem of age or work, and the acne that looks like a strawberry, even if she is sleepy now, and the light is dim, she still feels pierced when she looks at it. As soon as she was angry, she turned on the light to the brightest, put her face in front of the mirror with a glimpse of it, counted the pimples, counted them, and couldn't help squeezing them with her hands, until the pain was unbearable and tears flowed down, and she stopped.
Looking at the alarm clock on the table, it was 5:39, and it would take almost an hour for the alarm clock to go off, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.
He turned off the light and went back to bed. I forced myself to close my eyes, but I couldn't sleep. Thinking back to the content of the dream just now, the boredom came back to my heart. Although she knew that they were all for her good, the older she got, the more afraid she was of those words. She also wants to have a good relationship, and she also wants to find someone who loves her to live a dull life. However, the reality is so cruel, when you are studying, you want to get ahead, and you are stuck in the stacks of books, and it doesn't matter what kind of man you love. And after work, I can finally fall in love with confidence, but I haven't been able to find a partner. In fact, although she is not very outstanding, she is also a small jasper. The height of 1.62 meters is not short in the south, and her figure is well-proportioned, although her clothes are simple and simple, she can't hide her proud figure. The grape-like eyes are blazing, especially when laughing, like two clear springs refreshing people's hearts. Although the nose is not high, it is small and exquisite. It's a pity that the acne on that face is too bad. is also because of those acne, she is almost a blind date. Because of her identity as a teacher, many people thought that she was disgusting others, but as everyone knows, even though she thinks she also dislikes others, others have not given her a chance.
Speaking of this acne, it can make her angry, no matter how she stayed up late and ate indiscriminately when she was a student, her face was still smooth and shiny as always. And as soon as she joined the work and came to this school, the whole body system changed over and over again, no matter what she ate and how she lived regularly, it still grew endlessly. Chinese medicine has seen it, Western medicine has seen it, skin has seen it, endocrinology department has also seen it, and even menstrual irregularities have been seen, but they have not found a source, in short, it is still long day and night, and it is more serious than her attitude when she worked. Thinking of this, Xia Zhuming couldn't help but slap herself vigorously, not to blame herself, but not to let herself think about it.
The slap also seemed to have an effect, and when he turned over, he seemed to slowly calm down.
At 6:30, the school music sounded, it's been six years, she's been here for six years, and the song still hasn't changed. Then, Xia Zhuming's mobile phone alarm clock also rang, her alarm was not loud, but it could wake up as soon as it rang. Maybe she forgot last night's dream, or maybe she didn't have much disgust with herself in the mirror. After a hurried breakfast, I walked to the teaching building.
The dormitory is very close to the academic building, and the office can be reached in two minutes. She always arrives at the office before 7:05 a.m., arrives in the classroom before morning class, and the other teachers come even earlier. The classroom of the third year of high school is on the second floor, and the four neat teaching buildings form a circle, forming a small garden, there is almost no spring in the south, and a few trees in the garden are very lush regardless of the cold and heat, blocking the sight of many first and second floors. The senior teacher walked out of the office door and walked to the railing, where he could see several staircases. When it comes to class, there will be a few energetic and energetic figures running up each staircase, some carrying breakfast, and some holding labor tools. Xia Zhuming likes to watch this scene, because from them running, she can see her own shadow back then.
Xia Zhuming took the textbook and stood in the corridor, looking at everything in front of him, and lost his mind for a while.
"What are you looking at, so distracted!" Teacher Chen Yun shook the book in front of her and asked.
"Oh!" Xia Zhuming came back to his senses, smiled and said, "No, sober up!" ”
"Are you going to go to the fifth quarter today?" Chen Yun asked, and then said, "Come to my dormitory at noon to eat, I'll make you something to eat!" ”
"Wow!" Xia Zhuming replied briskly. For her, that couldn't be better. Since she was in her third year of high school the year before last, she felt that buying vegetables and cooking had become a luxury. Every day in class until I have a sore throat, where is there any mood to cook. So when she hears that someone is invited to dinner, she will never miss the appointment.
Of course, there are not many people who can ask her to eat, after all, many people have already married families, and it is tiring enough to cook for a large family, and it is really unreasonable to take care of an outsider like herself. Therefore, Chen Yun called her, and she would go.
Speaking of Chen Yun, she is also a famous leftover girl in this school, the difference is that she not only has a good face, but also cooks good dishes and has a good personality. But it's such a person, since Xia Zhuming met her, she hasn't seen a boyfriend. Because she didn't say it, Xia Zhuming didn't dare to ask.
The noon meal was settled, and Xia Zhuming seemed to have a matter on her mind, and suddenly became vibrant. With the book in hand, he walked briskly to the classroom.
Chen Yun always said that our teachers are not bad at acting skills when they become actors. Xia Zhuming didn't agree with this at first, but after working for a few years, she raised her hands and feet in agreement. No matter how tired you are, no matter how sad you are, and no matter how happy you are, you can't show it when you enter the classroom. Students must maintain a positive and optimistic self in front of them.
Just like now, although last night's dream still stimulates her, she still stands on the podium with a smile and starts her day's work.
The work of a teacher is sometimes quite annoying, cookie-cutter and unchanging. People are also prone to becoming old-fashioned. And like Xia Zhuming, who lives in school, life is even more boring, and he can only plant some flowers and plants to pass the time. Then there's running, exercising. There is also a nurse from the hospital next door, Zhang Leti gets together and goes shopping.
Zhang Leti is Xia Zhuming's high school classmate, and the two have been at the same table for three years in high school, and they also laid a deep emotional foundation in those green years. The two have completely different personalities, but they have the same views on many things, and they happen to work close to each other, so the relationship between the two can be described as "like glue".
Don't look at the foreign atmosphere of Letty's name, her original name can be called "Brother Lai", everyone knows what it means. It is said that I had a big quarrel with my family when I was in junior high school!
Here, Xia Zhuming saw a message from her just after class and asked her to do yoga. Although the two are close, they don't get together much, after all, nurses and teachers, especially the teachers who are homeroom teachers, are really busy.
Although she didn't have to study late tonight, Xia Zhuming was still not at ease, so she walked around the classroom before class, and saw that her classmates were working hard, so she was relieved and went to the office again. Although after a class in the afternoon, I had already prepared for class, but after all, I was still inexperienced, and I was afraid that there were any loopholes that I didn't take into account, so I took the book back to the dormitory, thinking that I could take a few glances before going to bed, and my heart was more steady.
hurriedly returned to the dormitory to change clothes, and hurriedly closed the door. happened to meet Lu Ningning, a roommate who had just come back, and chatted a few more words. Lu Ningning got off a Mercedes-Benz! Xia Zhuming couldn't help but look at it twice, not because she was interested in cars, but because she was interested in people. I've been hearing from other teachers that she has found a boyfriend with good conditions, but she hasn't listened to her, so she wants to rely on her own naked eyes to confirm it.
"Is that your boyfriend?" Xia Zhuming pointed to the car in the distance and asked with a smile, seemingly very envious.