Tong Ling was holding the bowl of ginger soup that Zhang Wen's mother had made for her. She said with tears in her eyes," Thank you!”Then, he placed the bowl of ginger soup on the edge of the Kang.
Zhang Wen's mother saw that Tong Ling didn't want to drink it, so she took the bowl of ginger soup again." Teacher Tong, you must drink this bowl of ginger soup while it's hot, or you'll catch a cold."”Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling.
Tong Ling looked at Zhang Wen's mother standing in front of her with the bowl of ginger soup and felt a little embarrassed. She reached out to take the bowl of ginger soup from Zhang Wen's mother and drank it in one gulp.
" Lie down," Zhang Wen's mother said as she covered Tong Ling with the blanket.
Tong Ling, who was lying in bed, drank the ginger soup. Her body felt much warmer and she was no longer shivering from the cold. However, her tears were still flowing silently.，
Zhang Wen's mother saw that Tong Ling was still crying, so she brought her a towel and said to Tong Ling," Hurry up and wipe yourself, Ms. Tong. I can tell that you're in trouble, but no matter what it is, you can't always cry like this."”
When Tong Ling heard Zhang Wen's mother say this, she felt that she was a little too much. She was always crying like this, and it would make others 'mood a mess. Thus, Tong Ling began to suppress her emotions with all her might, trying her best to hold back her sad tears. She wiped the tears off her face with a towel.
"Big sister, I've caused you trouble. I'm really sorry!”Tong Ling said to Zhang Wen's mother.
"Aiya, Mrs. Tong, look at what you're saying. Aren't you being unorthodox? You're tutoring Zhang Wen in the middle of the night and coming to visit him in the middle of the night. I wanted to thank you, but I never had the chance.”Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling.
Zhang Wen's mother was a very sensible person. She saw that Tong Ling did not want to say why she was so sad, so she did not ask any more questions. Instead, she casually chatted with Tong Ling about Zhang Wen's studies and performance in school.
Zhang Wen's mother chatted with Tong Ling for a while. Seeing that it was already midnight, Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling," Mrs. Tong, you must be tired. Let's turn off the lights and go to bed. I'll make dumplings with pickled vegetables for you tomorrow morning."”
"Alright, let's turn off the lights and sleep." Tong Ling replied.
Zhang Wen's mother stretched out her hand and pulled the lamp rope under the edge of the Kang. The light was turned off, and the room immediately became pitch-black. Not long after, Zhang Wen's mother started snoring. She had fallen asleep.
Tong Ling lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, she would immediately see Mrs. Gao standing in front of her with a wicked nose and glaring eyes. She pointed her finger at her and said fiercely," Look at you. You're already an old teacher. You can't get any men, but why do you have to fancy your student? Look, the son who you messed up in this family doesn't look like his son or his mother!”
Tong Ling was so scared that she didn't dare to close her eyes anymore. However, she could still hear Mrs. Gao saying," This person lives with a face, but a tree relies on a layer of bark. I'm so embarrassed for you."
Mrs. Gao's words were like a magnet, firmly sticking to Tong Ling's ears. Tong Ling covered her ears with both hands, but she could still hear Mrs. Gao's words. Tong Ling was so angry that she took off the pillow cover from the pillow. She crumpled the two corners of the pillow cover into two balls and stuffed them into her ears. However, she could still hear Mrs. Gao talking. Moreover, her voice was getting louder and louder each time.
Tong Ling's ears seemed to be about to go deaf. There was a buzzing sound, and she felt as if someone was strangling her neck. She was about to suffocate. Tong Ling stretched out her hands to protect her neck with all her might, but she still could not breathe. She had no choice but to sit up from under the blanket. She wanted to put on her clothes and go back to the dormitory, but she didn't dare to walk at night. She wanted to go out for some fresh air, but she was afraid of waking Zhang Wen's mother who was sleeping soundly.
Tong Ling, who was sitting under the blanket, couldn't think of anything else. In the end, she still lay under the blanket.
Tong Ling recalled Mrs. Gao's words. Although those words sounded very harsh at that time, after a calm analysis, those words were not without reason.
He was Ma Xiaohui's teacher, and he was six years older than him. Moreover, he had a very serious lung disease. Ma Xiaohui's mother strongly opposed this matter. She had her own reasons for opposing it. Ma Xiaohui and his mother were already at loggerheads because of this matter. The reason why Mrs. Gao could say these words was that she was too difficult to look at Ma Xiaohui's mother. Mrs. Gao's words did not exclude Ma Xiaohui's mother's meaning. Moreover, Ma Xiaohui had already become the secretary of the Youth League Committee of the mine. If everyone knew that his wife was his teacher in the future, Ma Xiaohui would definitely feel very embarrassed.
Thinking of this, Tong Ling decisively made a decision. In order to make Ma Xiaohui reconcile with his mother, in order to make Ma Xiaohui no longer embarrassed, in order to make Ma Xiaohui's future and happiness, Tong Ling resolutely chose to leave her most beloved Ma Xiaohui. Tong Ling decided to bear the pain and part with what she loved.
That night, Tong Ling had insomnia again.
The next morning, Zhang Wen's mother woke up early. She was afraid of waking Tong Ling up, so she didn't turn on the lights. She sat on the brick bed in the dark and put on her clothes." Sister, why didn't you turn on the lights when you were putting on your clothes?”Tong Ling asked Zhang Wen's mother.
"Oh, Mrs. Tong, you're awake.”Zhang Wen's mother said as she turned on the lights.
Zhang Wen's mother put on her clothes and went to bed. Tong Ling also put on her clothes very quickly. Zhang Wen's mother went to the kitchen to chop the pickled vegetables. Tong Ling folded the blanket on the brick bed and then went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Zhang Wen's mother was chopping the pickled cabbage fillings. Tong Ling helped to make the dumplings quickly.
Zhang Wen's mother and Tong Ling were making dumplings together." Mrs. Tong, I see that you're in a much better mood today."”Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling. "I listened to you. Let everything go with the wind.”Tong Ling answered Zhang Wen's mother as she wrapped the dumplings.
"That's right. Actually, people can encounter anything in their lives. No matter what, as long as they grit their teeth and get through it, it will be over.”Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling as she rolled the dumpling skin.
Zhang Wen's mother and Tong Ling chatted as they wrapped the dumplings. Unknowingly, they had finished wrapping the dumplings in a short while.
Tong Ling finished her dumplings at Zhang Wen's house. She was going back to the dormitory. Zhang Wen's mother, father, and Zhang Wen came out together to send Tong Ling to the gate.
"Mrs. Tong, you're welcome to visit us often.”Zhang Wen's mother said to Tong Ling.
Zhang Wen and his father also waved at Tong Ling. Tong Ling rode her bicycle and rushed to her dormitory.
Tong Ling had just walked to the entrance of the dormitory when she was stopped by the old man at the door." Aiya, Teacher Tong, where did you go? Your boyfriend has been looking for you for the entire night. He's so anxious."”The guard asked Tong Ling.
"Oh, is that so? Sir, I went to the student's house. It was too late last night, so the student's parents didn't let me come back.”Tong Ling explained to the guard.
"Then you should tell your boyfriend. Look at how tormented he is. One moment, he went to your dormitory to knock on the door, and the next moment, he went to the bicycle shed to look for your bicycle. Just now, I saw him hanging around the door.”The guard complained to Tong Ling.
"I'm really sorry, sir. I've caused you trouble.”Tong Ling apologized to the security guard.
When the guard heard Tong Ling's words, he shook his head and muttered to himself," Young people nowadays are really hard to deal with.”With that, he turned around and went back to the guard's room.
Tong Ling sent the bicycle to the shed and then walked towards the dormitory.
School would start in a few days. Tong Ling hurriedly picked up the unfinished woolen trousers. She decided to finish knitting the woolen trousers before school started. However, Tong Ling had just knitted a few stitches when Mrs. Gao's words rang in her ears again." Look at you. You're already an old teacher. You can't get any man, but why do you have to fancy your student? Look, the son who you messed up in this family doesn't look like his son or his mother!”
Tong Ling fiddled with the knitting needle in her hand desperately. She didn't want to hear these words, but the more she didn't want to hear them, the more Mrs. Gao's words clung to her. Tong Ling was so angry that she threw the pair of woolen pants on the ground with a loud " pa " sound. She grabbed a piece of toilet paper and rolled it into two small paper balls, stuffing one into each of her ears.
Tong Ling, who was lying on the bed, covered her ears tightly with both hands, afraid that the two little paper balls would fall out of her ears.
"Mrs. Tong, let's go eat!" Someone was calling Tong Ling from the corridor of the dormitory. But Tong Ling's ears were stuffed with small paper balls, so she didn't hear a thing. It was only when someone knocked on the door that Tong Ling realized that someone was calling her for lunch.
Today, the canteen was also having dumplings for lunch, so they had to eat early. It was only 11 o'clock, and the canteen's lunch counter had already started to serve food. Tong Ling took the lunch box and walked to the canteen. Big Sis Sun suddenly saw that the corner of Tong Ling's mouth was broken and her eyes were swollen like rotten peaches. She pulled her to the side. Big Sis Sun lowered her voice and asked Tong Ling," What's wrong with you?”"Ah, it's nothing. I didn't know I was on fire for no reason, hehe.”Tong Ling smiled as she answered Big Sis Sun.
"It's good that nothing happened. If there's anything, just tell me.”Big Sis Sun said to Tong Ling.
"Hehe, alright." Tong Ling replied with a smile.
Tong Ling finished her meal in the canteen and washed the lunch box in the sink. Then, she took the lunch box back to the dormitory. Tong Ling walked to the door of the dormitory and was about to take the key to open the door when she felt the pocket of her shirt." It's broken." She had absent-mindedly forgotten the key in the room. She had no choice but to go to the guard and ask the guard to open the door for her.
The old man at the door guard took an axe and smashed the secret lock on the dormitory door. The door was opened, but the secret lock on the door was scrapped and could no longer be used.
This time, the door of the dormitory could not be locked, but the door could not be left open either. Tong Ling thanked the guard and could only ride her bicycle to the street to buy a hidden lock.
Noon was the time when students and workers went home for lunch, so there were many pedestrians on the street. Tong Ling rode her bicycle and hurried through the narrow road. Suddenly, she heard something in her ear again." Look at you. You're already an old teacher. You can't get any man, but why do you have to fancy your student? Look, the son that you messed up doesn't look like his son or his mother!”These words.
These words kept repeating in Tong Ling's ears. Unknowingly, her bicycle had run to the middle of the road. At this moment, a large truck was speeding towards Tong Ling. The truck driver kept pressing the horn, but Tong Ling seemed to not hear it at all. She continued to ride her bicycle unsteadily in the middle of the road. As the truck was moving very fast, the driver suddenly braked. There was a "dong" sound. Tong Ling and the car were knocked far away.
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