The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 167: Peach Blossoms All Over the World, Bitter Melons Grow at Home

After getting the documents and returning to the dormitory, everyone else was there. When they saw Wu Xianyu, the three of them greeted him.

"What's up? You really don't want to study for a master's degree?"

"I don't want to study anymore. I've been studying for more than ten years. If I continue, I'll become a pedantic scholar. Have you found an internship company?"

Sitting in his seat, Wu Xianyu looked at others in a relaxed tone.

"Hey, it would be a joke if a Peking University graduate couldn't even find a company."

Shu Junfei said this while shaking his head.

Although they had just returned to school, everyone was about to separate and go to their respective companies for internships.

There wasn't much feeling of separation. After all, everyone would be back next semester, and I would be Wu Xianyu's best man during the summer vacation.

After returning to Jiangzhou again, Lin Miaomiao moved directly into Wu Xianyu's house. After all, it was so close to the Elite Middle School. Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei also let her do it, and besides, they were both engaged.

Today is Lin Miaomiao’s first day of internship as an English teacher.

Wu Xianyu got up early, prepared breakfast, and after Lin Miaomiao finished eating, he drove her to work personally.

When they arrived at the school gate, they got out of the car. Wu Xianyu held Lin Miaomiao's face with both hands and gently squeezed it.

"Please say hello to Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tang for me. Watch and learn more during your internship. I'll pick you up when you get off work."

"Hehe, you make me feel like I'm going to school. When high school started, my parents didn't care as much as you do."

Lin Miaomiao stood on tiptoe and kissed Wu Xianyu with a smile.

"Okay, go back now. What can happen to you in school? After all, this is your territory. How can you be bullied in your own territory?"

As she spoke, Lin Miaomiao picked up her bag, waved to Wu Xianyu, and walked towards the school gate excitedly.

Wu Xianyu stood beside the car and watched Lin Miaomiao go in. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and drove back home.

Entering the study, which was originally Yuwan and Laotie's room, now has a computer desk and has become Wu Xianyu's workplace.

He had started his internship a long time ago. Because of his teacher's endorsement and Wu Xianyu's real ability, the internship company agreed to let Wu Xianyu work from home and had begun to ask Wu Xianyu whether he wanted to stay after graduation to sign a formal contract.

When it comes to working from home, this is good news in a world without masks.

Sitting in front of the computer, Wu Xianyu spent several hours completing the tasks assigned by the company today. He began to feel bored and picked up his mobile phone to see if Lin Miaomiao had sent him a message.

At this time, Lin Miaomiao was listening to the English teacher of the key class, just like when she was in school, sitting under the podium and listening to the lecture, but at that time she listened to the knowledge points the teacher talked about, and now she listened to the teacher's teaching methods.

Thinking back to the morning when she reported to the principal's office and saw Zhao Rongbao's receding hairline, Lin Miaomiao couldn't help herself.

He touched his cell phone and wanted to tell Wu Xianyu about this, but when he thought that he was in class, he held back.

Ring ring ring--
The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and Lin Miaomiao, like the other students in the audience, breathed a sigh of relief, packed up her lesson plans and notebooks, and followed the teacher out of the classroom.

On the way to the office, Mr. Huang, who teaches English in the key class, looked at Lin Miaomiao with a smile on her face.

"I didn't expect you to be a teacher, Miaomiao."

"Hey, people always change."

Scratching her hair, Lin Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed. After all, they were all acquaintances. How could she not know what she was like in high school? Teacher Huang had taught her for three years.

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I'm just a little sad. I still trust you. After all, you graduated from Peking University. Hey, where are the others? Don't tell me you broke up. I don't believe it."

After class, the teacher would gossip. Lin Miaomiao stretched out her hand and showed the engagement ring.

"Hahaha, we're already engaged. We'll get the marriage certificate before the end of this year, and plan to have the wedding after graduation next year."

"Oh, oh, this is big news. In recent years, not many people can continue to study in high school."

After congratulating Lin Miaomiao, Teacher Huang lowered his voice and asked Lin Miaomiao quietly:
"So when are you going to have a child? Let me tell you, it's best to wait until your job is stable, three or four years later, otherwise Old Zhao will have a headache."

"Uh"

Lin Miaomiao was a little confused about this topic. She had never thought about the child. After returning to the office, Lin Miaomiao took out her mobile phone and sent a message to Wu Xianyu.

Miaomiao loves to eat fish: Baby, when do we plan to have children after we get married?

Wu Xianyu, who was watching TV at home, received the message, thought about it seriously, deleted and typed the message, and sent it out after more than ten minutes.
Miaomiao's Salty Fish: This is what I think. We are not in a rush to have children. After all, we haven't had enough fun yet. Having children too early will not be good for our lives and work. But this is just my immature idea. I don't know what you think.

After sending the message, Wu Xianyu watched TV but his mind had already flown away. He didn't know what Miaomiao was thinking. He glanced at his phone from time to time to see when the message would come.

Lin Miaomiao, who was sitting in the office, received Wu Xianyu's message and thought about it seriously. She typed and deleted the message, and then asked a few teachers she knew about the impact of having a baby on her life and work.

Finally, she felt that she had to listen to her husband. She really hadn't had enough fun, so she typed a message and sent it to Wu Xianyu.

Miaomiao loves to eat fish: Hehe, I haven’t thought about this question before. I just thought of this topic when I was chatting with the teachers. I think I should play for a few more years, otherwise I won’t have time to play after giving birth.
Wu Xianyu was relieved when he received the news, not because Lin Miaomiao listened to him, but because the two of them did not have any disagreements over the matter. He was not afraid of the two of them having different opinions, but it was better to avoid such things if possible.

After solving this problem, the class bell rang again, and Teacher Huang called Lin Miaomiao

"Let's go, Miaomiao. This time we are going to teach a class in Grade 1. It will be time for lunch after this class."

"Oh, okay"

Lin Miaomiao quickly told Wu Xianyu that she was going to class, put away her cell phone, picked up the lesson plan and notebook, and followed Teacher Huang.

Coming to the floor for the first year of high school, it was much more lively compared to the quiet and self-disciplined floor for the third year of high school. The bell for class had rung, but there were still a few students walking slowly towards the classroom.

Lin Miaomiao walked into the classroom, found an empty table at the back and sat down, watching as Teacher Huang intimidated these students who had just entered high school with just one expression.

"Your English teacher has asked for leave, so I'll take over for one class. My last name is Huang, so you can just call me Teacher Huang. I used to teach the key class for senior high school students, so I might speak faster. If anyone doesn't understand, please raise your hand immediately. OK, turn to page."

"report!"

When the classroom became quiet due to Teacher Huang's calmness, a reporting voice came from the door. Teacher Huang frowned and looked over. A girl was standing at the door reporting, and it seemed that she was late.

"What have you been doing?"

"Go to the bathroom"

"Go back, be quick next time"

Without further ado, Teacher Huang asked the student to go back to his seat.

Zhao Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards her seat with her back bent. When she arrived at her seat, she was stunned for a moment and found that there was a strange face sitting next to her, and she was not wearing a school uniform.

But I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I sat down at my seat and took out my English book. But I didn't know which page to turn to, so I asked Lin Miaomiao next to me, "Hey, new here, which page should I turn to?"

Lin Miaomiao was stunned and looked down at her clothes. Did she really not look like a teacher? But she still kindly told the student

"12 pages"

"Ok, thanks, I'll treat you to something to eat later."

Lin Miaomiao was a little amused and confused, and was wondering whether she should change into something more mature tomorrow. But what she was wearing today was also quite mature, with wide-leg jeans and a striped short-sleeved top, which made her look quite energetic.

She looked at the sneakers she was wearing and realized it was still a problem with the shoes. Looking at the low-heeled shoes on Teacher Huang's feet, Lin Miaomiao seemed to have guessed something.

Just as Lin Miaomiao was struggling with her outfit, something suddenly appeared in front of her. She looked down and saw that it was beef jerky padded with toilet paper.

Lin Miaomiao stared at the students around her with eyes wide open. Are the students now so arrogant? Even more so than when she was young.

Seeing Lin Miaomiao's eyes, Zhao Qingqing raised her eyebrows boldly. Seeing that Lin Miaomiao didn't move, she tore off another piece of paper, wrote a few words on it and handed it to Lin Miaomiao.

"Just keep your mouth shut and your head down when you eat, and you won't be discovered."

Lin Miaomiao felt very uncomfortable now. She had never felt that holding back from laughing was such a difficult thing. She reached out to wrap the beef jerky with toilet paper, returned it to the student next to her, and waved her hand to indicate that she would not eat it.

I am already a teacher, how can I still do such a thing? I turned my head to look elsewhere and relaxed my stiff facial muscles.

Zhao Qingqing curled her lips and thought, if you don't want to eat, then forget it, it's not enough for her to eat. She lowered her head and stuffed her mouth full.

Lin Miaomiao let out a long sigh, thinking herself to be really amazing for being able to hold back her laughter. She turned back and saw that the student had his mouth stuffed like a hamster, his head huddled, and looking around with a rolling look in his eyes.

Lin Miaomiao suddenly covered her mouth and leaned her head on the table, her body shaking. Teacher Huang on the podium saw Lin Miaomiao's movement and the corner of her mouth twitched. He thought she had really matured, but she turned out to be like a child.

Ring ring ring--
The bell for the end of get out of class finally rang. Lin Miaomiao felt that she had done nothing in this class, so she just observed the student next to her.

When Mr. Huang on the podium announced the end of get out of class, Lin Miaomiao just stood up and prepared to go to dinner with Mr. Huang, but was stopped by the students next to her.
"Hey, new guy, wait for me."

Zhao Qingqing felt that this newcomer was quite appealing to her, and she guessed that there was no one for the newcomer to eat with, so she decided to bring him along.

But Lin Miaomiao just looked back at her a few more times, then walked towards the office with Teacher Huang who was waiting for her.

Zhao Qingqing was a little dumbfounded. At this time, the student in front of her spoke

"Qingqing, you are really awesome. You have become so familiar with the teacher already."

"what??"

Lin Miaomiao, who walked out of the classroom, couldn't help herself and told Teacher Huang what had just happened in class. The two of them laughed out loud in the corridor.

Teacher Huang was carrying a bag and her face was a little red with smile.

"Oh, this kid looks a bit like you back then. I remember you were eating in Lao Zhao's class."

"Oh, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore, let's go eat."

The two returned to the office, put down their things, and walked towards the cafeteria together. When they arrived at the cafeteria, Lin Miaomiao was still talking about that student.

Then Zhao Rongbao saw it. Now as the principal, Zhao Rongbao not only has a receding hairline, but also has more authority. Seeing that Lin Miaomiao was still so unstable as a teacher, he couldn't help but want to say a few words.

So he took his plate and sat at the table with Lin Miaomiao and Teacher Huang.

"Ahem, Teacher Lin Miaomiao"

"Uh, Lao Zhao, why don't you just call me Miaomiao?"

Lin Miaomiao shrank her neck, feeling a strange yet familiar feeling, but Lao Zhao didn't give her face at all and spoke earnestly.

"You are a teacher now, you should act like a teacher. What was that like for you just now? You were laughing so hard. What happened? Tell me."

"You really need to listen"

Lin Miaomiao looked at Lao Zhao, a little unsure whether he really wanted to listen or just wanted to scold her.

"Tell me what's going on."

"Oh, that's right."

Lin Miaomiao recounted what happened in class, but as she spoke, she noticed that Zhao Rongbao's expression seemed to be getting more and more wrong, so she gradually shut her mouth.

Zhao Rongbao thought for a while and looked at Teacher Huang.
"Were you in the class of Grade 12 just now?"

"Well, Lao Zhao, how did you know?"

"It's okay, you guys eat."

Old Zhao had a stern face and left with his plate, looking like he was not in a good mood.

Lin Miaomiao and Teacher Huang were a little confused. What happened?
At this time, a voice with a smile came

"You may not know, but Lao Zhao's daughter is entering high school this year."

Lin Miaomiao turned her head and looked over, her eyes slightly widened
"Xiao Er, Teacher Tang, no, it should be Director Tang now"

"Hahaha, call me whatever you want. You can also call me Teacher Tang. It sounds good to me. You are here to report today."

Tang Yuanming sat down. He had finished his meal and saw Lin Miaomiao coming over to chat.

"Yes, I'm here for internship. Teacher Tang, what did you just say about Lao Zhao's daughter?"

Lin Miaomiao was very concerned about what Tang Yuanming had just said, and Teacher Huang also shifted his attention.

"Hahaha, Lao Zhao's daughter is biased in her studies. She is very good in science subjects, but terrible in liberal arts. She is also a troublesome person. Lao Zhao is so worried about her."

"There are peaches and plums all over the world, and bitter melons grow in your own home, right? It's too common."

Teacher Huang is an old teacher, and this kind of thing is commonplace, but her eyes are full of interest.

"I remember that girl's name was Zhao Qingqing"

"That's right, it's the daughter of Old Zhao's family, hahahaha"

Tang Yuanming smiled happily. Actually, he and Zhao Rongbao had no grudge against each other. It was just that they had conflicts over snatching students before, so he did not feel any psychological pressure to gloat over other people's misfortune at this time.

(End of this chapter)