While everybody was guessing in whispers, the old principal told them earnestly," I'm worried about Teacher Tong Ling's marriage. As we all know, Teacher Tong Ling has no relatives here. She has put all her attention on our school. Therefore, she doesn't have much time to interact with society. Of course, she doesn't have many friends. She's already over 30 years old, but she's still living alone in the dormitory." I can't bear it, so I want to trouble everyone. Please help me no matter what. This year, you must attend Teacher Tong Ling's wedding!”Before the old principal could finish his sentence, there was a round of applause in the venue.
The old principal's sudden attack stunned Tong Ling, who was completely unprepared. She was moved by the old principal's words, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The old principal had retired, but no one had forgotten what he had entrusted to them before he left. However, Tong Ling was a little older after all. It was really very difficult to find someone of similar age. The big guy was someone who had to dig out the door and steal the hole. Today, Teacher Zhang introduced one to Tong Ling. Tomorrow, Teacher Li introduced another to Tong Ling. Later on, Teacher Wang introduced another to Tong Ling. However, none of them succeeded. Either the other party disliked Tong Ling's age, or Tong Ling did not like the other party.
In the end, Tong Ling still lived alone in the dormitory.
It was almost the new year, and every family was busy with the new year. Tong Ling was on winter vacation, so she practically took care of all the chores at Ma Xiaohui's house. Unpacking and washing the bedding, cleaning the house, buying paper for the walls, buying New Year's goods, and so on, all of these were done by Tong Ling alone. Every day, she was as punctual as if she was going to work. Once it was past eight in the morning, she guaranteed that she would be at Ma Xiaohui's house. At night, she would have dinner at Ma Xiaohui's house before returning to her single dormitory.
Tong Ling was like this every day. She was in the dormitory alone, and she was busy at Ma Xiaohui's house.
When Ma Xiaohui's mother saw how tired Tong Ling was, her heart ached. However, at the end of the year, Ma Xiaohui was especially busy at work. Not only did he not have a day off, but he had been working overtime for several days. He really did not have any time. With her current body condition, it was hard for her to even breathe, let alone work. Therefore, she kept persuading Tong Ling," It's enough. Don't tire yourself out."”"Hehe, Mom, I'm fine.”Tong Ling said to her mother with a smile as she worked.
Finally, she was done with her work. Tong Ling let out a long sigh. Looking at the bright and clean room and the clean bedding, Tong Ling felt extremely comfortable.
It would be thirty the next day. Tong Ling and Ma Xiaohui's mother had already finished their dinner. Seeing that Ma Xiaohui had not come back from work, Tong Ling put the food into the pot in the kitchen and added some coal into the stove. This way, when Ma Xiaohui came back, he could have hot food.
After doing all this, Tong Ling got up and was about to return to the single dormitory. When Ma Xiaohui's mother saw that her son had not returned from work, she said to Tong Ling," Let's wait for Xiaohui to come back and send you off. I'm worried about you walking alone in the dark."”
"Mom, it's okay. It's not too late yet. Don't worry if I dare to leave alone.”Tong Ling turned around and was about to leave." Don't eat at the canteen tomorrow morning. Come here and eat dumplings," Ma Xiaohui's mother said loudly to Tong Ling.
"Okay, Mom, I got it." Tong Ling replied and left Ma Xiaohui's house.
On the morning of the 30th, Ma Xiaohui was dressed just after four o'clock. He was afraid of waking his mother up, so he did not turn on the lights. He went to the kitchen in the dark and closed the door of the inner room. He turned on the kitchen light and looked down to see that he had put on one of his socks inside out. He took off the sock that he had put on inside out and put it on again.
Tong Ling had already prepared the dumplings the night before. They were stuffed with pork and pickled vegetables. After Ma Xiaohui got up, he went to wash his hands first. Then, he mixed the noodles for the dumplings. After covering the noodles with a curtain, he went to start a fire.
Ma Xiaohui had been honing himself with household chores over the years, so he was very fast at making dumplings. Although he rolled out the dumpling skin and made dumplings by himself, it didn't take long for two curtains of dumplings to be neatly wrapped.
After wrapping the dumplings, Ma Xiaohui looked at his watch and saw that it was five past seven. He leaned against the door of the inner room and listened. There was still no movement. He knew that his mother was still not awake. She thought to herself,'It's still early to go to work anyway, so I'll let Mom sleep a little longer.' He opened the door of the kitchen pit, added a shovel of crushed coal into it, and then went to the courtyard.
Ma Xiaohui stretched his arms and kicked his legs in the courtyard, inhaling the fresh morning air with all his might. It was a cold winter morning. After standing in the courtyard for a while, Ma Xiaohui felt a chill run down his spine. Thus, he turned around and wanted to walk into the house.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Ma Xiaohui listened carefully and realized that someone was knocking on the door of his courtyard. Ma Xiaohui opened the door and saw that it was Tong Ling. "Sis, why are you here so early?”Ma Xiaohui asked Tong Ling. "Isn't it New Year's Eve today? I'm here to make dumplings. I'll let you have a hot meal of dumplings before you go to work.”Tong Ling said as she walked into the house.
" I've already made them. Look," Ma Xiaohui said as he pointed at the two dumplings for Tong Ling to see.
"Heavens, what time did you wake up?”Tong Ling asked Ma Xiaohui in surprise as she looked at the two dumplings.
" Hahaha, making these dumplings is nothing to me," Ma Xiaohui said with a smile.
Suddenly, the lights in the room lit up. Although Ma Xiaohui and Tong Ling's voices were not loud, they still woke up Ma Xiaohui's mother, who was sleeping in the inner room. "Why don't you come into the room? It's so early in the morning and the kitchen is so cold.”Ma Xiaohui's mother called out to Tong Ling.
"Sis, hurry up and go into the house to warm up. I'll go cook dumplings. We'll have dinner in a while.”Ma Xiaohui said to Tong Ling. Tong Ling pulled open the curtain and entered the room. Ma Xiaohui walked to the stove and squatted down to close the door. He was ready to cook the dumplings.
After Ma Xiaohui's mother put on her clothes, Tong Ling took off her shoes and went up to the kang. She folded the bedding neatly and placed it on the top of the kang. Then, she went to set the table and placed the bowls and chopsticks on the table. Then, she went to the kitchen to help Ma Xiaohui bring the dumplings that had been cooked.
After a while, the dumplings were all placed on the dining table. Ma Xiaohui's mother suddenly remembered something, so she said to Ma Xiaohui," Xiaohui, quickly set off the firecrackers."”"Hahaha, that's right. How could I have forgotten about this?”Ma Xiaohui said with a smile. The firecrackers were bought by Tong Ling. Ma Xiaohui asked Tong Ling," Sister, where did you put the firecrackers?”"I'll go get it." As Tong Ling spoke, she took out a whip and five two-kicks from the box. She turned around and handed them to Ma Xiaohui, saying," Be careful when you put the two-kicks. Don't hurt your hands."”"It's fine. Don't worry." Ma Xiaohui said as he picked up the firecrackers and walked out.
After a while, the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the courtyard.
" Hurry up and go back to the house to eat dumplings. Don't miss work later," Ma Xiaohui's mother sat on the brick bed and shouted at Ma Xiaohui through the glass window.
"Let's go and eat dumplings!" Ma Xiaohui shouted as he ran into the house.
Ma Xiaohui's mother and Tong Ling were amused by his actions.
"How old are you? Why are you still acting like a child?”Ma Xiaohui's mother said after laughing.
Tong Ling first placed minced garlic in Ma Xiaohui's bowl, then placed the soy sauce and vinegar in front of him. Then, she said to him," Hurry up and eat. Don't be late for work."”"Yes, sir." Ma Xiaohui replied with a smile.
" You should sit down and eat too. The dumplings will get cold soon," Ma Xiaohui's mother urged Tong Ling. Tong Ling was about to take the garlic paste, but when she turned around, Ma Xiaohui's mother had already placed it in the rice bowl for her. Therefore, she sat down next to Ma Xiaohui's mother and began to eat dumplings.
After Ma Xiaohui finished eating the dumplings, he looked at the clock hanging on the wall and said," You two can eat slowly. I have to go to work."”With that, he picked up his bag and left.
Tong Ling and Ma Xiaohui's mother chatted as they ate dumplings." Look at Xiaohui. He'll be 27 years old this year, but he doesn't even have a partner yet. There are many people who have introduced him, but he doesn't like any of them. I don't know what kind of person he's looking for. It's really worrying.”Ma Xiaohui's mother said to Tong Ling with a bitter face.
"I tried to persuade him, but he just wouldn't listen. I asked him what standard he wanted to find. Guess what he said. This is a military secret.”
" Don't just talk about him. You should hurry up and find a husband. You're getting older every year. Which family's young man doesn't get married at this age? In a few years, you'll be an old woman. I'll see who will want you then. Hai, the two of you, neither of you can make me worry," Ma Xiaohui's mother nagged at Tong Ling.
"Hehe, it's good that no one wants me. That way, I can accompany Mom for the rest of my life.”Tong Ling said with a smile.
Although Ma Xiaohui's mother and Tong Ling were chatting happily at home, Ma Xiaohui had been depressed for the entire day in the well.
A few days ago, his classmates had a gathering. When they were drinking at the wine table, one of his classmates, Li Bin, said to him," Hey, Ma Xiaohui, do you know? Someone introduced someone to my uncle. Guess who that woman is. It's our Teacher Tong, hehehe."”When Ma Xiaohui heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked. He was about to ask Li Bin when this happened, but before he could ask, Li Bin continued," When I heard that the woman was Mrs. Tong, I was so happy. Who knew that Mrs. Tong didn't like my uncle? Tell me, I was happy for nothing."”After hearing what Li Bin said, Ma Xiaohui's tensed nerves finally relaxed.
From that day on, Ma Xiaohui felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer and had to be sped up. Therefore, he had been thinking about what kind of occasion he should find to tell his mother about his love. If his mother objected to this, what should he do? If he managed to convince his mother, he would have to talk to Tong Ling, but how could he open his mouth? If Tong Ling rejected him, what should he do?
After thinking about it, Ma Xiaohui finally made a decision. He had it, killing two birds with one stone. He decided to take advantage of his mother's happiness and Tong Ling's presence during the New Year's Eve dinner to tell his mother about the love he had hidden in his heart for so many years. With the help of alcohol, he would tell Tong Ling about his true love that he had been unable to express for a long time.
Today was the eve of the Lunar New Year. Ma Xiaohui thought about what to say tonight for the whole day.
Seeing that it was almost time to get off work, Ma Xiaohui finally thought of a plan.
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