SYLM Chapter 26
by VolareChapter 26 “Happy New Year”
Already annoyed, Tang Ying’s sarcastic tone made it even worse.
Seeing that the car was about to arrive at the tutoring place, and even getting out now wouldn’t save many steps, Fu Yi Wen, unable to contain her anger, puffed out her cheeks and said directly:
“Stop the car!”
“Are you sure?”
“Nonsense! Of course I—”
Before Fu Yi Wen could finish speaking, the black BMW braked suddenly, and the huge inertia almost threw the unprepared Fu Yi Wen into the windshield!
“What are you doing!?” Fu Yi Wen clutched her little heart, which had almost flown out, and said with dissatisfaction.
“Didn’t you tell me to stop the car?”
Tang Ying’s casual voice contained a hint of coldness, her phoenix eyes with slightly upturned corners didn’t even glance at Fu Yi Wen:
“If you want to get off, hurry up, there are people here, they won’t let you stop for too long.”
“?”
Fu Yi Wen’s eyebrows instantly furrowed into a small mountain, her nose almost crooked with anger!
Good heavens, she was waiting for her here?
This annoying person didn’t even say a word of retention, right?
Who was it that insisted on her getting in the car just now?!
The more Fu Yi Wen thought about it, the angrier she became. Now that things had come to this, she had to stand up for herself!
After getting out of the car, Fu Yi Wen slammed the door shut, using this to vent her anger.
The warmth and comfort inside the car were completely different from the freezing cold outside. Snowflakes were falling again in the sky, and the cold wind whipped her face, whistling into her collar. Fu Yi Wen, who had just gotten out of the car, was suddenly frozen and shivered.
After Fu Yi Wen got out of the car, the black BMW restarted without hesitation and turned into a new street.
Catching a glimpse of the round “little potato” in the rearview mirror, frantically pulling the hood of her cotton jacket over her head, Tang Ying rolled her eyes in the driver’s seat and snorted coldly.
Little trickster, I can’t handle you.
——
The taxi stopped in front of a building.
When Gu Wan Jun and Chen Lu went upstairs, Tang Ying and the others had already carried the boxes of test papers from the BMW.
But for some reason, Chen Lu clearly felt that the atmosphere between the two who went upstairs first was strange. Could it be because of the test papers?
Assuming that the two of them were at odds because of Sun Li Xia, Chen Lu seized the opportunity while everyone was organizing the test papers in the room and quietly slipped to Fu Yi Wen’s side, whispering:
“What’s wrong with you and Tang Ying?”
“Don’t mention her to me, I’ve never seen anyone as annoying as her!” Fu Yi Wen grumbled, her tone very dissatisfied.
Thinking of the phone call she had overheard from Sun Li Xia before, Chen Lu lowered her voice and continued to ask:
“Is it because of the test papers?”
“Test papers?”
“Yeah, wasn’t the Class 1 Politics representative absent at first? Are you arguing with Tang Ying because of this?”
“Hey, wait, how do you know the Class 1 representative didn’t come?”
Fu Yi Wen grabbed the key point and asked back. Chen Lu didn’t have anything to hide, so she told Fu Yi Wen about the phone call she had heard.
After listening, Fu Yi Wen, who had a biased filter for Sun Li Xia, immediately misunderstood the key point:
“Unbelievable! This Yu Shu Yi is really outrageous. She even has to have Teacher Sun call her personally. Does she have any self-awareness and responsibility as a representative? You say she—Lu Lu? What are you thinking about?”
“I think something is strange about this.”
“Strange? What’s strange?”
“The matter of having the representatives of each subject come to the school to check the test papers was notified by the homeroom teachers of each class. Even if Yu Shu Yi is bold, she wouldn’t openly go against the homeroom teacher, right?”
“Hmm…you have a point. No, what do you mean?”
“…”
Chen Lu was silent. Just as she was thinking about how to subtly say the next words, Tang Ying, who had walked up to the two of them at some point, directly became her mouthpiece:
“What she means is that it’s very likely that your precious Teacher Sun told that representative Yu not to come in the first place.”
“…”
Tang Ying hit the nail on the head. Chen Lu secretly thought it was bad. She wanted to reverse this situation, but it was too late. As soon as she saw that the person speaking was Tang Ying, Fu Yi Wen’s face immediately changed:
“You’re eavesdropping on our conversation?!”
“There are only 4 people in this room. I can hear your loud voice from outside the door. Who wants to eavesdrop?”
“…”
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling sorry for your precious Teacher Sun now?”
“That’s not it. What you said isn’t right either. How could it be that Teacher Sun didn’t let Yu Shu Yi come?”
“How is it impossible? You, this always-available sucker, are here. Why bother using the official representative?”
“…”
The word “sucker” instantly ignited Fu Yi Wen’s anger. She shouted at Tang Ying, and Chen Lu couldn’t stop her:
“You’re talking nonsense! You’re the sucker! Don’t judge others by your own petty standards! Teacher Sun isn’t that kind of person!”
“Okay, then tell me why your precious Teacher Sun went out with her phone after you said you wouldn’t help, and why that representative Yu came over in a hurry, looking like she’s not the kind of student who would dare to come on her own accord. How do you explain this? Can you explain it?”
“!? ”
The more Fu Yi Wen listened, the more agitated she became, her back molars grinding against each other!
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Chen Lu directly stood in the middle, forcing the two apart. On the other side, Gu Wan Jun, who was busy organizing the test papers and had no idea what had just happened, also came over after hearing the noise.
Before Gu Wan Jun could ask “What’s wrong?”, Tang Ying crossed her arms, wearing a mocking smile, her sarcastic words like fine, dense silver needles, still stabbing Keep going’s heart:
“Forget it, I’ve never seen anyone as der as you. Who wants to care about you? I’m just curious what kind of mind-altering drug your precious Teacher Sun gave you, that you can be sold and still help her count the money. It’s really a waste of talent for someone with such good skills to only be a Politics teacher.”
“You!”
Fu Yi Wen was about to explode with anger, but fortunately, Gu Wan Jun forcibly pulled Tang Ying’s arm and left the room, and this dispute was finally stopped.
…
Inside the room, the war was extinguished, leaving only Chen Lu patiently coaxing.
It wasn’t until she put her hand on Fu Yi Wen’s shoulder that Chen Lu realized that this person was trembling all over, her eyes red, as if she had been angered to tears by Tang Ying:
“Annoying person! Annoying person! Why does she say Teacher Sun like that! Why!”
“Alright, alright, don’t be angry, Tang Ying hasn’t been speaking like this for the first time, aren’t we all used to it?”
“No! That annoying person can’t say Teacher Sun!”
“Okay, okay, no, no, we won’t listen to her.”
“I was even reflecting on whether I was too much for her today, what reflection! I shouldn’t care about annoying people like her!”
“…Fu Yi Wen, actually Tang—”
“Don’t help her speak!”
“…”
Chen Lu braked urgently, almost biting her own tongue.
Although Tang Ying’s words were what she had always wanted to say, but…
It’s really hard to coax people. .
——
Outside the door.
Listening to Fu Yi Wen’s complaints about her in the room, Tang Ying’s face was gloomy, a storm was about to come, but Gu Wan Jun could see that this person was not just angry.
“Why did you pull me out, do you want to say that I have no manners and don’t respect my predecessors, or do you want to say that my words are unpleasant and I’m not worthy of being a teacher, or—”
“I understand you.”
“…”
A moment of confusion flashed in the silver eyeliner-drawn phoenix eyes, and Gu Wan Jun’s words stunned Tang Ying:
“What did you say?”
“I said I understand you, and I think what you said is fine, because that’s what I think too.”
Gu Wan Jun’s expression was serious, completely without joking. Meeting Tang Ying’s suspicious and doubtful eyes, she continued:
“I pulled you out just because I think you can’t beat Fu Yi Wen if you stay inside. Otherwise, what do you think I want to do? Teach you a lesson? Tang Ying, even if you don’t believe me, you should believe your own vision in choosing friends.”
“…”
The arms crossed and hugged in front of the chest gradually relaxed. When their eyes met, after a few seconds, Tang Ying was still holding her face, but her tone was much gentler than before:
“You’re good at talking.”
“Looking at your posture, you must have already thought about how to scold me, right?”
“Of course I’ll scold you if you say something nonsense.”
“Being your friend also means getting scolded, isn’t this treatment a bit too miserable?”
“…”
Looking at each other, more or less smiles appeared in both of their eyes.
This smile smoothed out the previous emotions. A few seconds later, Tang Ying looked at Gu Wan Jun, and for the first time, there was a bit of consultation in her cold tone:
“I was a little impulsive just now.”
“Yeah.” Gu Wan Jun nodded.
“Even if I say that, that silly little chubby girl won’t listen.”
“Obvious.”
Gu Wan Jun shrugged her shoulders, then added:
“I know you’re doing it for her own good, but sometimes being too impatient can backfire.”
“Who’s doing it for her own good, don’t talk nonsense.” Tang Ying frowned: “I just can’t stand those hypocritical and immoral scum.”
Seeing that someone’s mouth was harder than steel, Gu Wan Jun sighed with a smile: “Okay, it’s really hard to be your friend. You don’t even let people tell the truth. I feel a little sorry for myself.”
“…?”
——
Organizing the test papers came to an end.
With Chen Lu and Gu Wan Jun mediating, Fu Yi Wen and Tang Ying no longer had a fuse for arguing.
After coming out of the building, Fu Yi Wen took a taxi to her parents’ barbecue restaurant to help, Tang Ying drove home, and Gu Wan Jun and Chen Lu went to the nearby supermarket on the way.
To thank Chen Lu for coming to help her check the test papers even though she wasn’t the representative, Gu Wan Jun thought of treating Chen Lu to dinner tonight. As soon as she made the suggestion, Chen Lu didn’t refuse. After the two discussed, they decided to buy groceries and go back to eat Oden.
If only every day in the future could be like today.
In the supermarket, looking at Gu Wan Jun who was seriously picking vegetables with her head down, Chen Lu thought so, and as she thought, an arc unconsciously curled up on her lips.
Compared to subtly sending people away last time, this time Chen Lu wanted to teach Gu Wan Jun how to pick vegetables by hand.
“Teacher, you should choose this kind of slender radish with a smooth surface and a good weight. This kind of radish is not hollow, has enough moisture, and is delicious.”
“Ah? Then the ones I used to pick almost all stepped on the wrong ones…” Gu Wan Jun said while silently putting down the big fat radish in her hand.
In the following time, Chen Lu taught Gu Wan Jun the tricks of selecting various vegetables. The little girl spoke very seriously. Looking at those clean and agile eyes, Gu Wan Jun listened carefully on the surface, but actually wandered off several times.
Although she was the older one, Gu Wan Jun could always get a contrast between maturity and cuteness from Chen Lu.
No wonder she would be inexplicably jealous, who wouldn’t like such a child?
——
Time flies, and the entire winter vacation of the first semester of the second year of high school is almost spent in tutoring classes, and the end of the year comes in the blink of an eye.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the entire Ningcheng is shrouded in a festive atmosphere. The goods on the market have become unusually abundant, and every household has begun to purchase New Year’s goods, clean houses, wash various utensils, disassemble and wash bedding, curtains, and a series of New Year activities. People who have left their hometowns have also returned to their hometowns after several twists and turns, enjoying this rare moment of reunion with their families during the year.
At the same time, Ningcheng No. 1 High School also issued a notice about the New Year holiday – from now on, all teachers and students of the second year of high school will have a fifteen-day break.
On the day the holiday notice was issued, Gu Wan Jun received a call from her sister Gu Wan Rong. Her sister asked her when she was going home and whether she needed to drive to pick her up. The whole family was waiting for her to go home for the New Year.
Counting the days, the last time Gu Wan Jun went home was last year for the Chinese New Year. Even if she had disagreements with her parents, she should go home to be with her parents at this time of family reunion.
Ningcheng is a small county with only passenger buses on the highway. To go back to Yunjiang City, you have to take two passenger buses to a nearby city with high-speed rail, and then take the high-speed rail back to Yunjiang City.
However, when she opened the ticket purchase software, Chen Lu’s delicate face suddenly appeared in Gu Wan Jun’s mind.
If she leaves, what will Chen Lu do alone?
If she says she wants to take Chen Lu back to her home for the New Year, will the little girl agree?
With this thought in mind, on the first day of the holiday, Gu Wan Jun hesitated again and again, and finally knocked on the door of 301 across the street.
Before coming to open the door, Chen Lu seemed to be packing things. Looking at the suitcase lying on the ground, the words she had prepared beforehand swirled around Gu Wan Jun’s mouth, but eventually changed direction:
“Seeing you packing things, are you planning to go somewhere?”
“Yeah, Fu Yi Wen is afraid that I’ll be lonely, so she asked me to go to her house for the New Year.”
Chen Lu answered generously. Gu Wan Jun was stunned for a moment. The words she hadn’t said just now completely lost the opportunity to be said. After reacting, Gu Wan Jun replied with a smile:
“That’s good. It’s finally a holiday. You can take this time to relax.”
“Yeah.” Chen Lu nodded and looked at Gu Wan Jun’s eyes, asking back: “Does Teacher have something to ask me?”
“Ah, I just wanted to tell you that I might be going home for the New Year tomorrow.”
I also wanted to ask you if you would like to come home with me.
Gu Wan Jun couldn’t say the second half of the sentence.
After all, Chen Lu had already decided to go to Fu Yi Wen’s house for the New Year.
“Is that so?” Chen Lu smiled knowingly and said considerately: “Then Teacher, be careful on the road and Happy New Year.”
“Yeah, Happy New Year.”
Gu Wan Jun nodded in response, but there was an unspeakable sense of loss in her heart. The next second, as if she had thought of something, she asked Chen Lu to wait a moment, and then trotted back home.
More than ten seconds later, Gu Wan Jun stood in front of Chen Lu again, holding a bulging, well-packaged paper bag in her hand.
“For you.”
“For me?”
“Yeah, a New Year’s gift.”
“…Thank you, Teacher.”
Ripples of surprise rippled in Chen Lu’s eyes. She took the paper bag as if she had found a treasure, blinked her eyes and asked:
“Can I open it now?”
“No, don’t open it yet.”
Gu Wan Jun stopped her in time. Meeting Chen Lu’s direct and fiery gaze, she touched her forehead a little embarrassedly:
“There’s one thing in it that I made myself. It’s not very well made, and it’s a New Year’s gift, so wait until after zero o’clock on New Year’s Eve before opening it.”
“You made it yourself?”
Getting the keyword, it was as if a brilliant fireworks display had exploded in the dark and bright pupils. Chen Lu’s heart beat faster and she silently clenched the paper bag in her hand.
“It’s the first time I’ve made it, so it’s not very well made. If you don’t like it—”
“I like it very much.”
“You haven’t seen what it is yet.” Gu Wan Jun said with a smile.
“As long as it’s sent by Teacher, I like it.”
“What if I send you two math problems?”
“I’ll go get paper to write them down.”
“Hey!”
Gu Wan Jun quickly grabbed Chen Lu’s arm, and only then did she grab the person, with a look of doting and helplessness:
“I’m joking, you child, how come you really just do whatever I say.”
Gu Wan Jun complained, but the smile in her eyes and the corners of her mouth that were soaring to the sky couldn’t be suppressed at all.
…
After a simple chat, Gu Wan Jun also had to go home to pack her luggage, and the two said goodbye.
Before leaving, Chen Lu handed Gu Wan Jun a gift box.
“For me?”
“Yeah, a New Year’s gift.”
Gu Wan Jun glanced at the gift box and didn’t take it. “You child, didn’t I tell you not to buy me gifts? Why are you spending money again?”
“If you can give me a gift, can’t I give you one?”
“I give you a gift because I’m an adult, your teacher.”
“After the New Year, I’ll be 18 too, and I’m an adult too. Don’t always treat me like a child.”
Chen Lu intentionally emphasized her age. After speaking, she lowered her head and softened her tone, looking a little cautious:
“It’s just that I bought this with the money I earned from writing, so it can’t be compared to what you made by hand.”
“How could that be!”
Hearing this, Gu Wan Jun became anxious. She quickly reached out and took the gift box from Chen Lu, saying seriously word by word:
“The intentions are the same, I’m very happy to receive your gift.”
“So, you’re willing to accept it?”
“…”
Meeting those big, twinkling eyes, Gu Wan Jun was choked for a moment. She gradually realized that she had misjudged Chen Lu’s image of a cold outside, warm inside, simple and harmless little rabbit. This child was clearly a black-bellied little rabbit that was white on the outside and black on the inside, infinitely black!
…
——
Watching Gu Wan Jun go home, Chen Lu closed the door of 301.
With her back against the door panel and the paper bag in her hand heavy, Chen Lu couldn’t wait to open the bag to see what was inside, but when it came to Gu Wan Jun, she always had a kind of pious obedience and obedience.
Gu Wan Jun said to let her open it after midnight on New Year’s Eve, then she would wait until then, whoever made Gu Wan Jun say that.
The originally spotless table was forced to be wiped by Chen Lu with wet and dry paper towels, and only then did she feel relieved to put down the paper bag that Gu Wan Jun gave.
The paper towel that wiped the table was thrown into the trash can. At the same time, the phone vibrated twice on the sofa. Chen Lu unlocked it and saw that it was a message from Fu Yi Wen.
——
On the other side, 302.
Looking at the gift box in her hand, Gu Wan Jun shook her head with a smile, and couldn’t help but once again sigh at the black-bellied level of a certain person who seemed to be a little white rabbit but was actually a big tiger.
Although Chen Lu didn’t say when she should open the gift, Gu Wan Jun, who had a strong sense of ritual, decided that she would also open it after midnight on New Year’s Eve.
When packing her luggage, afraid of bumping into it, Gu Wan Jun specially surrounded the gift box with her favorite thick clothes.
——
The next day, before five o’clock in the morning, Gu Wan Jun got up to wash up and prepare to catch the bus.
Before going to the bus station, Gu Wan Jun was still thinking about whether or not to say goodbye to Chen Lu in person, but after glancing at the time, she still changed the face-to-face farewell to a WeChat farewell –
[I’m leaving, contact me on WeChat if you need anything, have a happy holiday. ]
Chen Lu saw this message at eight o’clock in the morning. At this time, Gu Wan Jun was transferring to another bus.
Chen Lu replied to Gu Wan Jun [Send me a message after you get there, be careful on the road], and then added a dynamic emoji of ‘Little Rabbit salute received’.
Ten minutes later, Gu Wan Jun replied to her [Okay], followed by an emoji of “Little Rabbit taking off on a rocket”.
——
Two buses plus one high-speed rail, a day of travel, the sky was already dark when Gu Wan Jun got off the high-speed rail station in Yunjiang City.
Since she had called in advance to say which high-speed rail she was taking back today, Gu Wan Jun pushed her suitcase and swiped her ID card to exit the station. As soon as she went down the stairs, she saw her sister Gu Wan Rong standing at the entrance of the stairs, carefully scanning every passing person.
“Sister! Here!”
While waving at Gu Wan Rong, Gu Wan Jun quickened her pace. After going downstairs, the first thing the two sisters did was hug each other.
“You got off work early today.” Gu Wan Jun put her chin on her sister’s shoulder, unable to hide the smile on her face.
“It’s rare for my sister to come back once, so I have to put everything else aside.”
“Oh, I have so much face.”
“Of course.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Wan Jun clearly felt the forearm around her waist tighten a little. The next second, she heard her own sister sigh softly:
“Why are you so thin again, didn’t I tell you to eat more?”
“You’re telling me, you’re not fat either, the bones in your shoulders are poking people.”
“You girl, every time I talk about you, you turn the topic to me.”
Gu Wan Rong said helplessly, she let go of her sister, who could say better than anyone else, and asked:
“Are you hungry? If you’re hungry, let’s go eat first, I’ve already chosen a restaurant, just send a message.”
“Let’s go, let’s go, I haven’t eaten all day.”
Gu Wan Jun smiled and touched her stomach, then habitually hooked her sister’s arm. At the same time, Gu Wan Rong also naturally took the suitcase from Gu Wan Jun’s hand.
The two were about to leave when, as if thinking of something, Gu Wan Jun, who had only taken two steps, suddenly said “Oh”. She stopped, took out her phone, and muttered, “Almost forgot.”
“What’s wrong, why are you so surprised? Almost forgot what?” Gu Wan Rong was startled and stopped as well.
“It’s nothing, I almost forgot to report that I arrived safely.” Gu Wan Jun said while unlocking her phone and opening the chat box with Chen Lu.
“Report that you arrived safely?” Gu Wan Rong smelled a hint of subtlety: “Who are you reporting to?”
“It’s that female student I told you about last time that I like very much.”
“The one you want to knit a scarf for?”
“Yes, it’s her.” Gu Wan Jun typed with her head down, not noticing the increasingly complicated expression on her sister’s face.
“You have to report to a student that you arrived safely after going home?”
“Well… we’re actually more like friends. When I left this morning, she told me not to forget to tell her when I got there.”
“Is that so…”
Seeing her sister talking to herself while typing quickly with a serious expression, the worries that had been suppressed in her heart because “that student is still a girl” slowly resurfaced.
Of course, Gu Wan Rong hoped that her sister Gu Wan Jun would be liked and loved by her students, but this knitting a scarf by hand, and reporting that she arrived safely, even though the other party was a little girl, she had never seen her sister treat anyone like this…
Is this really okay? Why does she seem to have a bad feeling…