A foreign city, dear you

This is the first week after National Day, Monday.

In the morning, the sky was overcast.

The wind is a bit strong, and from time to time you will see sand, dust, plastic bags or foam blown up by the wind.

The big tree at the school gate was tilted forward and backward by the wind, unable to withstand it.

The first batch of students taking the school bus have arrived at school, and the students walked into their respective classrooms against the wind. Some of the nearby day students also came to school early.

Ye Lian was preparing lessons in the office when a gust of wind suddenly came in through the window, causing the books and homework on the desk to flutter and rattle.

Ye Lian quickly stood up and walked over to close the window.

"Why is there such a strong wind? I have never seen such a strong wind." Ye Lian said to herself while closing the window tightly.

"I heard there is a typhoon." A teacher said while picking up books scattered around.

"I also want to go out for breakfast." Teacher Xie looked at the whistling wind outside, feeling a little frightened.

Ye Lian smiled.

"Yi Zi, have you had breakfast?" Teacher Xie asked when he saw Ye Lian smiling.

"I'm losing weight." Ye Lian said.

"Are you still losing weight? Be careful of losing weight and getting sick." Teacher Xie warned with a smile.

Ye Lian smiled and said nothing.

She hasn't had breakfast for three days in a row, and she didn't eat it today.

Ye Lian was very distressed when her bag was robbed while shopping during the National Day and she lost [-] yuan.

Although Cao Xueqian borrowed money from his colleagues to make ends meet, Ye Lian still wanted to save the [-] yuan.

Ye Lian felt very remorseful, thinking about how difficult it was for Cao Xueqian to make money. How could she have let someone steal her money so accidentally?

Cao Xueqian only had four days off during the National Day, and he went to work three days earlier than Ye Lian.

When Cao Xueqian went to work, Ye Lian only bought him breakfast. She told Cao Xueqian that she was not hungry and would buy it when she was hungry. In fact, she skipped breakfast.

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The wind outside was howling.

A teacher said: "In the past, classes were usually suspended when there was a typhoon. I wonder if classes will be suspended today?"

Oh?

Are typhoons so scary?

Are there any classes suspended due to the typhoon?

Ye Lian felt fresh.

Just as he was talking, the school radio rang: "Emergency notice! Due to the sudden change of the path of Typhoon Xinghua, which will have a significant impact on our city, the Meteorological Bureau has issued a yellow typhoon and red rainstorm warning. All primary and secondary schools in the city will be closed for one day. All units are requested to pay attention to safety and strengthen preventive measures..."

Sure enough, classes were suspended.

It's just that it's too late to send out this notice now. So many students have already come to the school, and there should be still students on the school bus...

Suddenly, the director of general affairs rushed in and said hurriedly: "Classes are suspended today. For students who have already arrived at school, parents can be notified to pick them up nearby. For those students who do not have parents to pick them up and students who are far away, we are responsible for making proper arrangements. , each class teacher should be responsible for specific work..."

"What to do with the students on the school bus?" Teacher Xie asked.

"We have notified the teachers who are following the car to deal with it, and asked them to contact parents urgently, and ask parents to wait at various pick-up points to pick up their children..."

The director of general affairs said as he walked toward the guard room in a hurry. He wanted to ask the security guards to block back the students who were walking to the school gate one after another.

The head teachers also immediately took action and walked to their own classes.

After passing Class 1 ([-]), Ye Lian was about to enter the classroom when Teacher Xie stopped her: "Ye Zi."

Ye Lian turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

"Skipping breakfast is bad for your health." Teacher Xie said.

Ye Lian didn't expect Teacher Xie to say this, so she said perfunctorily: "Isn't this a typhoon? Let's eat tomorrow."

Teacher Xie said sternly: "When the typhoon comes, you must have breakfast, otherwise you may be swept away by the typhoon."

Ye Lian disagreed: "Is it that scary? You know how to bluff people."

"You don't believe it?" Teacher Xie raised his voice and joked: "You haven't seen a typhoon before, have you? There are often typhoons along the city. You won't be scared to cry, right?"

Ye Lian was dissatisfied: "Looking down on people, did I say I was scared?" Without waiting for Teacher Xie's reply, she quickly turned around and entered the classroom.

Apart from Cao Xueqian, Teacher Xie is the person Ye Lian is most familiar with in Yancheng.

The two were partners when they were on the school bus. In terms of teaching, Teacher Xie was the head teacher of Class 2 (2), and Ye Lian was the English teacher of Class [-] ([-]). The two often discussed and exchanged views on students' learning situations.

Teacher Xie is kind, cheerful, and good at taking care of others, making Ye Lian's relationship stress-free.

The two have worked together many times, so their relationship has become more and more familiar, and joking is common.

There are already more than a dozen students in the classroom.

As soon as these students saw Ye Lian, they talked a lot.

"Teacher Ye, are classes suspended?"

"Teacher Ye, what should we do?"

"Teacher Ye, can I go home now?"

......

Ye Lian patiently calmed their emotions and asked them to stay in school with peace of mind. The school would properly arrange for them to go home when it was safe.

There were two students who lived nearby. Ye Lian successfully contacted their parents and asked them to take them back.

Ye Lian let the other students make their own arrangements, and she stayed in the classroom to prepare lessons so that the students would not be too flustered.

The wind outside the classroom was getting stronger and stronger, sending out bursts of shrill screams, which felt like they could stir up stormy waves.

This typhoon is indeed terrifying. If it were outdoors, it would really be blown away by the wind.

The dark clouds, like countless black dragons, were rolling across the sky.

Suddenly, heavy rain fell.

The wind helps the rain, and the rain adds power to the wind. The posture seems to be working together to wipe out everything in the world.

Looking out through the curtain of rain pouring down outside the window, there are suddenly rolling waves on the road...

Ye Lian was shocked. She had never seen such a strong wind or such heavy rain, but she wanted to remain calm on the surface and pretend as if nothing had happened.

This strong wind and heavy rain shouldn't last long, right?

But Ye Lian was wrong. The wind kept blowing and the rain kept falling.

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It wasn't until around 11 a.m. that the wind slowly weakened and the rain gradually eased.

At this time, the warning was lifted and the school organized teachers to escort the students home.

There is water flowing across the road, especially on both sides of the road, and the water can reach up to the ankles.

The trouble is, there is a long slope in front of the school gate, and the rainwater flows rapidly down the long slope, forming a large pond on a section of the road below the slope.

Fortunately, the school bus didn't stop inside the school, otherwise it wouldn't be able to leave. But students have to wade through the pond before they can go home or get on the school bus parked not far away.

The students in the junior high school walked over on their own carefully one by one. The students in the upper grades of the elementary school were held by their teachers and walked over one by one. In principle, the day students in the lower grades were picked up by their parents. Those whose parents were not available to pick them up or sat down. Those on the school bus need to be carried one by one by the teachers.

Although Ye Lian does not teach lower grades, every teacher in the school has the responsibility to escort students safely out of school, and Ye Lian certainly cannot sit idly by.

The yellow water was flowing gurglingly on the roadside, and Ye Lian's stomach was a little gurgling.

Teachers began to carry students across the "pond" on their backs.

Ye Lian is not far behind.

What's a little troublesome is that Ye Lian is still wearing a skirt today.

Ye Lian wrapped her skirt around her thighs and tied it in a knot. Then she opened her umbrella and came to a little girl with two braids.

She let the little girl hold the umbrella, bent down, let the little girl climb on her back, and walked towards the pond.

Teacher Xie was sending a child back when he saw Ye Lian and said, "Ye Zi, can you do it? Don't become a drowned rat."