Ever since Tong Ling found out about Ma Xiaohui's family background, she knew that Ma Xiaohui had only started school at the age of eleven because he was taking care of his seriously ill mother. She also knew that Ma Xiaohui's personality had become so eccentric because of the burden of his family. When other children woke up in the morning, their mothers would bring out hot food, but Ma Xiaohui had to eat by himself. If he got up a little late, he would have to go to school hungry. Other children's mothers would have already prepared food after school, but Ma Xiaohui had to rush to the market after school. After returning to his cold home, he had to cook by himself and go to the hospital to accompany his mother every two or three days. After knowing Ma Xiaohui and getting to know him, Tong Ling took extra care of and doted on this poor child from the bottom of her heart.
In order to not let Ma Xiaohui's grades fall behind, Tong Ling would always use her rest time at night to make up for him. She would explain questions one by one, and make him recite idioms and words repeatedly. Sometimes, she would make up for him until late at night.
There was one time when Tong Ling explained a difficult problem to Ma Xiaohui. Ma Xiaohui's brain could not wrap around it, so Tong Ling repeated it again and again. In the end, with Tong Ling's patient help, Ma Xiaohui finally understood. Seeing that Ma Xiaohui was enlightened, Tong Ling struck while the iron was hot and gave him a few more difficult questions. When Ma Xiaohui finished these questions and wanted Tong Ling to check, he realized that Tong Ling had already fallen asleep leaning against the chair. Ma Xiaohui tiptoed and took a piece of clothing from the wall and gently draped it over Tong Ling. Seeing Tong Ling so exhausted because of him, Ma Xiaohui's heart rippled.
Ma Xiaohui had Tong Ling's special treatment for him, and his academic performance had risen sharply. When Tong Ling saw Ma Xiaohui's report card, she felt extremely gratified.
In order to reduce Ma Xiaohui's family burden and let him concentrate on his studies, Tong Ling took the initiative to take care of some of his family matters. It was time to buy autumn vegetables. Tong Ling used her Sunday break to get up at two in the morning to line up. After buying autumn vegetables, she sent them to Ma Xiaohui's house. Then, she used the night time to clean up the autumn vegetables and put them in the tank one by one. Then, she went back to the dormitory against the whistling north wind. Tong Ling had caught a cold because of the sweat from the work and the wind. It was a bad cold. She had to take an IV drip for a week before she recovered. This made Ma Xiaohui and his mother feel very sorry. Ma Xiaohui's mother asked Ma Xiaohui to buy Tong Ling's favorite fruits and send them to the dormitory.
A month later, the pickled vegetables at Ma Xiaohui's house were ready. Ma Xiaohui's mother dragged her sick body and personally wrapped dumplings with pickled vegetables. She invited Tong Ling to her house for dinner. Under the dim light, Ma Xiaohui and his mother accompanied Tong Ling to eat dumplings filled with pickled vegetables. They talked as they ate, and from time to time, their happy laughter could be heard.
From then on, Ma Xiaohui was no longer alone in front of his mother's hospital bed. Ma Xiaohui's home had also completely changed. The house and the house were in good order, and the windows were bright and clean. Ma Xiaohui's clothes were dirty, so he no longer had to worry about no one washing them. Ma Xiaohui was hungry, so he no longer had to worry about not being able to eat hot food.
Ma Xiaohui had also changed. He was no longer frowning and unhappy. He had recovered his original personality and became cheerful.
When the weather turned cold, Tong Ling would buy Ma Xiaohui a thick cotton coat to protect him from the cold. When the seasons changed, Ma Xiaohui would have a pair of sandals that fit his feet very well to keep him cool. Ma Xiaohui often had meat in his lunch box. In that era, pork could only be bought according to the number of people on the receipt. If you wanted to eat meat, you needed a supply ticket to buy it. Every time they looked at Ma Xiaohui's lunch box, the envious students would drool. However, no one noticed what their Teacher Tong Ling was eating.
As the summer passed and the cold came, Tong Ling and Ma Xiaohui's family formed a deep relationship. Tong Ling addressed Ma Xiaohui's mother as her elder sister. Ma Xiaohui's mother liked to discuss everything with Tong Ling. When the family cooked delicious food, she would definitely think of Tong Ling first. Knowing that the luggage in Tong Ling's dormitory was thin, she took apart the two quilts at home and combined them into a thick mattress. She asked Ma Xiaohui to send it to Tong Ling's dormitory. She simply treated Tong Ling as a part of her family. However, Ma Xiaohui had always regarded Tong Ling as a trustworthy elder sister. This was because the love Tong Ling gave Ma Xiaohui was not only the love of a teacher to a student, but also the love of an elder sister to a younger brother. Sometimes, it was even more like the love of a mother to a child. Ma Xiaohui loved, admired, and respected his teacher. Tong Ling's every word and action moved Ma Xiaohui. Tong Ling's every move made Ma Xiaohui admire her. Tong Ling was undoubtedly the goddess in Ma Xiaohui's heart!
In the blink of an eye, Ma Xiaohui was about to graduate from middle school. The students were all busy with their future after graduation. Most of them responded to Leader Mao's call and prepared to go to the mountains and villages. Because Ma Xiaohui's father died in work, the organization decided to let Ma Xiaohui stay in the city. Firstly, he could take care of his weak and sickly mother. Secondly, he could fulfill his father's last wish to build the mine. The students were all happy for Ma Xiaohui to stay in the city, but there was not a trace of a smile on Ma Xiaohui's face. He was about to leave this school that he missed so much. In other words, he would no longer be able to see Teacher Tong Ling every day. At this moment, Ma Xiaohui really wanted to turn back time!
On the day of the graduation ceremony, Tong Ling was both happy and reluctant to part with her classmates. Finally, the teacher and the students took a group photo. Ma Xiaohui was next to Tong Ling. The photographer left a precious photo for this class that used to be a headache.
After sending off Ma Xiaohui's graduating class, the new semester began. Tong Ling took over another freshman class, and she threw herself into her intense work again. However, no matter how busy she was, she still took care of Ma Xiaohui's mother and family as usual.
Ma Xiaohui, who graduated from high school, replaced his father and was assigned to the mine to work as a ventilation officer. On the day of the first month's salary, Ma Xiaohui was extremely happy. After work, he rushed to Tong Ling's dormitory happily. Tong Ling was washing clothes in the dormitory. When she saw Ma Xiaohui, she hurriedly asked him to sit down." How was it? Are you used to this job?" Tong Ling asked, but Ma Xiaohui didn't answer her. Instead, he dragged her out. "What are you doing? Did something happen at home?”Tong Ling asked doubtfully. "Hehe, nothing. Everything at home is fine. Just come with me!”Ma Xiaohui urged Tong Ling to follow him as he spoke.
She really did not know what Ma Xiaohui was up to. Tong Ling could only change her clothes and follow him out.
"Teacher, please sit properly!" Ma Xiaohui instructed Tong Ling to sit on the back seat of his bicycle. Then, he quickly ran into the street. When they arrived at a restaurant, Ma Xiaohui stopped the car. Tong Ling understood what was going on." What are you doing?!"”As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave. Ma Xiaohui hurriedly stopped Tong Ling and said," Teacher. % E
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