Chapter 35: Old Times
One day, after the lunch break, Bai Zhi felt thirsty, and the water dispenser downstairs was empty under the encouragement of the summer heat and the female teacher Aimeduo to drink water!
I was so thirsty that I went upstairs to the office to pour water. On the second floor of the teacher's office is the mathematics group, all male teachers, up to 50 years old, down to 30 years old, all kinds of colors, all kinds of personalities, crowded in one place.
What do you like to talk about most in a place with a lot of men? Women, of course!
So it was no surprise that when Bai Zhi was standing at the door, thinking about the wording, she only heard a male teacher say, "Do you know that Teacher Bai downstairs?" ”
One said: "Didn't you just come, what, you still want to make up your mind?" ”
"I don't dare. I heard that I don't have a boyfriend who hasn't dated either. Such a blank paper, tasteless. ”
When Bai Zhi heard this, she never expected that the woman they were talking about at the moment would be herself. The name "Dare to Love Yourself" has another meaning: "blank paper"!
The male teacher continued: "I heard that she is quite rotten, I guess her gender orientation is abnormal, and the two roommates who live with her are also single!" ”
The male teachers seemed to have heard some terrible gossip and scandal, and they surrounded them one after another.
One said: "Where is so mysterious." Don't you just want to say that someone else is a lily? ”
The male teacher seemed to have met a confidant who understood the words, and said vividly: "That's not necessarily, think about how fresh this is!" ”
Bai Zhi, who was standing outside the door, couldn't bear it anymore, she was quite rotten, but her absolute three views were normal, was it a crime not to have a boyfriend? Could it be that there must be some lingering and sympathetic lily feelings for several women living together?
What about these men who are crammed into these ten-square-meter rooms all day long? Is it understandable that it is actually a's nest holding aloft of socialist brotherhood?
Bai Zhi sorted out her emotions, suppressed the fire in her heart, walked in slowly, patted the male teacher gently, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't have to worry about my gender orientation!" ”
The male teacher turned to look at Bai Zhi who was standing behind him, his face turned from red to white, and his expression could be described as pathos when he stepped on a piece of, and he sneered: "Teacher Bai, hehe, you heard it wrong, we are talking about your teaching work is good!" ”
"I don't teach." Bai Zhi looked at the male teacher steadily: "I am psychological counseling. ”
As soon as the male teacher heard that his inexplicable lie was exposed in public like this, he didn't say anything anymore, found an excuse, took the book and went out.
The male teachers who were watching pretended to be indecent and didn't ask or say, and went about their own business.
The following week was spent in the eyes of the teachers who came and went, and finally on the weekend, she decided to go to Longjiang City, to see the university campus, to look back on those years of youth, because memories will teach you to be calm and calm.
From the school, you have to change trains at a fork in the road to get to Longjiang City, and then take an hour's bus ride to get there.
Bai Zhi went out a little late that day, and when she was at the fork in the road, she had already missed a bus, so she looked down and took out her mobile phone to look at the time, and when she looked up, a private car stopped at her feet.
The people in the car rolled down the window, and there was a head with some greasy hair in the depths, and his face was very kind, and the round-faced man said, "Where is Mr. Bai going?" ”
Bai Zhi searched in her mind for a long time before she remembered that the man in front of her was the dean of education in the area.
"Hello Director! I'm going to Longjiang City. Bai Zhi lowered her body and said softly and politely.
The round-faced man nodded: "Get in the car and take you for a ride." ”
"Huh?"
Before Bai Zhi could think of a reason for refusing, the round-faced man had already opened the car door and made up a position. Bai Zhi stiffened his head and got into the car.
The atmosphere in the car was a little quiet for a while, and the round-faced man looked at Bai Zhi, sitting upright, steady, and teased: "Teacher Bai doesn't have to be nervous." ”
"I'm not nervous. Hehe" Bai Zhi only felt that the smile at this moment must be stiffer than the reinforced concrete outside.
The round-faced man looked back and forth with the kind smile that came out of his kind face, and said, "I heard that Mr. Bai's love object is very different from what ordinary people can imagine. ”
Bai Zhi was stunned in place, what does this "not what ordinary people can imagine" mean?
Seeing that she was silent, the round-faced man comforted her: "Actually, there is nothing bad to say." True love knows no gender, and I admire your courage. You're in a class of one! ”
Bai Zhi couldn't help but pluck out her ears, what the hell is this "true love regardless of gender"? What is "unique"? She's been at school and honest, don't cause trouble, don't look for trouble, okay!
The round-faced man saw that Bai Zhi was still silent, and he was a little bored, so he stopped paying attention to her and chatted with the person in the driver's seat in front of him.
Along the way, Bai Zhi was sitting upright, frightened, although she didn't seem to understand what the people around her said just now, but it was always right to say less and make fewer mistakes.
In this way, I finally arrived in Longjiang City with such a mood, and when I got off the car, I politely said thank you, and as soon as I turned around, I heard the voice in the car not too small to come: "This teacher Bai, it's a pity, what a good girl, it's a lily ......."
Bai Zhi almost fell to the ground with a stumble under her feet, what? Did you hear that right, she? Lily? Whoever is lily, she can't be lily!
The power of rumors, all mouths are golden, and the three of them become tigers. Since then, the news that a certain teacher in the primary school is a lily has swept the entire street in an instant.
This news is just a grain of sand in many after-dinner conversations, and when there are scandals about cheating and mistress on the street, her rumor is slowly forgotten.
When Bai Zhi cleaned up her room one day, she remembered what happened on her 24th birthday.
She only came to work here that year, Fang Yuan and Mai Dong hadn't passed the exam yet, and she didn't know the office teacher very well.
I had forgotten about it, but I received an anonymous package on the same day.
She remembered not believing it at the time, and even suspected that the courier was a liar, until the courier personally delivered the package upstairs, and she was still nervous holding the package!
There are so many temptations and scams in modern society that you can fall for them if you don't pay attention. Faced with the word "gift" written in the remarks on the express delivery list, I had relatives, and after pacing for a long time, I still mustered up the courage to take a knife and carefully unpack the package.
The outer packaging is very thick and delicate, which shows the sender's intentions.
The moment it was opened, a card fell out with the words "Happy Birthday" written in artistic font. When the box was opened, it turned out to be a dark green hand-held shoulder bag.
Bai Zhi frowned and thought for a while, her face flushed a little, and her joy jumped on her face.
Then open another package, is a small cake, with a layer of powdery cream on the periphery, and a small cut of fruit embedded on it, the whole is very exquisite, and the words "Happy Birthday" are written in English font on the cake surface.
It turned out to be her birthday, but she forgot it herself, but there were still people who remembered it, and her heart was inexplicably moved.
The arrival of cakes and bags, for Bai Zhi at that time, was undoubtedly a special companionship in this unfamiliar environment, and it was a warmth, silence and joy!
At that time, when I first arrived in the town, my life was very boring, except for the time when I worked, I could contact some people, and many times Bai Zhi was alone, and on weekends, this boredom was even worse.
So one day, on a whim, she bought a lot of succulents online, in fact, raising succulents has also gone through a lot of thought: some varieties of succulents have a very high ornamental value when they grow up, even if they are kept indoors.
For Bai Zhi at that time, in addition to eating and sleeping, there was only something left to do on weekends. Looking forward to it every day and night, under such an eager gaze, the succulent finally grew a green seedling on a sunny day.
When the landlord's sister downstairs came up to collect the water bill, as soon as she opened the door and saw the seedlings growing well by the window, she was interested, and Bai Zhi was also very happy to have someone appreciate it like this, so she immediately pulled her closer to see.
The landlord's sister looked at it, and a look of doubt appeared on her face: "Sister, are you sure you are raising more meat?" Looking at the shape of the seedlings, how does it look like rape? ”
Bai Zhi: "Impossible. The variety I bought is still dripping Guanyin."
Angelica looked at it again in disbelief, and then touched the leaves, which were a little thin and a little long, but wasn't that how they were when they were succulent?
The landlord's sister suddenly laughed: "Oh, I said sister, this is rape seedling." You see how thin the leaves are, and this stem, which grows too tall. Maybe the seller sent the wrong goods. ”
Bai Zhi: "Are the current sellers so lax?" ”
I chatted with the landlord's sister for a while and calculated the water bill. I went back to the room, turned on the computer, and talked to the seller about the succulent variety.
Really!
Therefore, even if it is confirmed many times to ensure that it is correct, the final result will be different at a certain moment because of a certain opportunity.
This is true for plants, and it is also true for people.
The second half of Bai Zhi's arrival here happened to coincide with a snowy day that has rarely been seen in the town for decades.
I still remember that morning, Bai Zhishi was woken up by a burst of snow, turned over and lifted the heavy quilt on her body, climbed to the window and opened the window, the snowflakes were wrapped in a drizzle and the whistling wind, blowing in together, and the heat in the quilt slowly dispersed.
Looking at the snow falling all over the sky, everywhere under it, a piece of silver, a large piece of heavy bending on the branches, and the field was also full of snow.
Everywhere I looked, there was a clear snow. If at this time, the wonderful person who has a heart and belongs but can't stay with each other walks through the snow and lets the snowflakes float on his head, it can also be regarded as the dream of wanting to join hands with her or him at this time.
On that snowy day, Bai Zhi didn't think of Guangbaichuan for the first time.
Lying on the window and quietly watching the snow, her heart was more peaceful than ever, as if the arrival of this snow was to wash her long-sealed heart and soul.
It was on this day that Bai Zhi got the first serious salary in her life.