Chapter 9 Going Home #Looking for Teacher Zhou# When Zhou Hao saw this hot search term, he was a little confused. I didn’t spend any money, so why did it become a trending topic? Pay toilets changed their nature? I clicked on the entry and took a look, and saw a bunch of curious babies. Who is Teacher Zhou? Where is Teacher Zhou? How old is Teacher Zhou? Zhou Hao was about to cry. Which idiot paid for the traffic? Please stop wasting money! If this continues, the system mission will fail! At this point, Zhou Hao couldn't hide in the hotel any longer, he had to go home. After all, my parents at home still know some details about teaching in remote areas. If someone really follows the clues and comes to our house...that would be troublesome! Besides, hiding like this is not a solution all the time, we have to face reality. After packing his luggage and checking out of the hotel, he took a taxi back to his hometown. His hometown, Zhouhai City, is a small coastal city, not even a third-tier city, but when he came back after six years, he felt as if everything had changed completely.
There are obviously more private cars on the road, new buildings can be seen rising from the ground everywhere, and the pedestrian street is obviously much more prosperous and lively. But Zhou Hao's home has not changed, it is still in that old building. Standing downstairs and looking up, he vaguely understood what it meant to be "homesick". Dragging his heavy luggage and walking up the narrow stairs to the fourth floor, he knocked on the familiar yet unfamiliar security door. "Who is it?" Zhou Hao said nothing. "Who is it?" The security door opened a crack, and a safety chain was hung inside. A middle-aged woman with short hair stuck out half of her face. It was the original body's mother, Li Guiqin. "You look for……" She froze in the middle of her words, and her eyes began to tremble violently. Zhou Hao was surprised: No way, I have already had micro plastic surgery, how can I still be recognized like this? After a few seconds of stalemate, Zhou Hao opened his mouth with difficulty, "Mom, I'm back." Li Guiqin's eyes turned red instantly. She quickly opened the security door, picked up a soft slipper from the shoe cabinet, and hit Zhou Hao's arm with it. "You still remember to come back! You still remember to come back!" After two slaps, her eyes turned red, she threw away her slippers and dragged her son into the house. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" "I'm not a child. I can come back by myself." After asking her son about his well-being, Li Guiqin wiped her eyes and asked, "Are you going back?"
"Not going back." Zhou Hao shook his head. "My teaching period has expired." "That's good, that's good." Li Guiqin breathed a sigh of relief, "Take a shower first after coming back from outside, I'll get you something to eat." “I’ve already eaten…” "You won't be hungry after eating, right? Go, go!" Taking a comfortable cold shower and listening to Li Guiqin humming happily outside, Zhou Hao also smiled. It seems... it's not that difficult to fit in. When he came out after changing his clothes, there was already a bowl full of seafood noodles on the table. "Come here quickly and eat it while it's hot." Li Guiqin picked up the towel from her son's shoulders and started to wipe his hair. Now that she had calmed down and taken a closer look, she finally discovered that something was wrong. "Didn't you say the place where I was teaching was very poor? How come he is so tender and beautiful? He is even more handsome than before he went there?" Zhou Hao was startled and quickly said nonsense: "It is a bit poor, but because of the poverty, there is no industrial pollution, so the water and soil are good, which can support people." "Is there any other way to say this?" "Yes, why do you think the girls in the southwestern mountainous areas are so pretty?" "Oh, you still miss your daughter?" Li Guiqin was happy. "It's just right. I should find a daughter and get married this time. Mom is looking forward to holding a big fat grandson." "........." Zhou Hao took a bite of noodles and quickly changed the subject, "Where's Dad?" "Out on the boat." "Isn't it the fishing ban period?" "I'm working as a cook on a transport ship. Any money I can earn is good." Zhou Hao felt his ears getting hot. He had earned tens of millions by plagiarizing, but he had never told his family a word about it. I used to treat myself as an outsider and could be heartless, but now that I'm trying to integrate into this family, this is a bit hard to understand. "Mom, you two don't have to work so hard. I've made a lot of money over the years..." Snapped! He was slapped on the forehead. "What nonsense! You are lucky to be a volunteer teacher and not starve to death. How can you make a lot of money?" Zhou Hao wanted to cry but had no tears. Why didn't he believe it? I’m going to show you my savings one day, so don’t be scared to death! While he was eating noodles, Li Guiqin had already started humming a song while cleaning the room. Zhou Hao also took the opportunity to look around this "new home". The first impression is - small. It is estimated that the floor area of the suite will not exceed 70 square meters. Even in such a small house, three bedrooms and a living room are cut out. You can imagine the size of the single room.
The kitchen and bathroom are so small that it's frustrating. If you wear a thick down jacket to go to the bathroom, you're afraid of bumping into bottles and jars when you turn around. When I had no money, I could make do with living in a house like this, but now... Zhou Hao felt it was time to spend some money to improve the living conditions of his family. But before that, he still had something to say. "Mom, let me tell you something." "Go ahead." Li Guiqin was busy all the time, so her response was a bit perfunctory. "I have submitted a report of name change to the public security organ and need a household registration booklet," Zhou Hao said with a guilty conscience. When Li Guiqin heard this, she stopped working and walked out with a surprised look on her face, "Why did you change your name for no reason?" Zhou Hao already had a plan in mind, and Li Guiqin was superstitious, so she prescribed the right medicine directly. "There was an old blind man who was very accurate in fortune-telling in the place where I was teaching. He said that my name was not good and asked me to change it, which would be good for my future fortune and wealth." Sure enough, Li Guiqin slapped her thigh when she heard it, "When your grandfather gave you this name, I asked someone to calculate it and they said it was not good, but at that time I was a young wife and my words were not counted, so I had to accept it." "It's good that you've changed it now. I hope it's really useful." Li Guiqin thought of something and said with a slightly changed expression, "But it's hard to explain this to your father. You have to be mentally prepared." "I know." Zhou Hao nodded. What's so difficult about explaining this? Just throw the deposit and the property certificate there. Mr. Zhou, just tell me whether you can change it or not? "Mom, there is one more thing." "Um?" “I don’t plan to continue to be a teacher.” "Ah?" Li Guiqin was shocked. "I finally completed six years of teaching, and now you say you don't want to be a teacher anymore. What do you think?" "Being a teacher is too stressful. I want to try a different career." Zhou Hao said nonsense. "Oh, kid, it's not that easy to find a job nowadays. You're not a returned overseas PhD who can just pick any job!" Li Guiqin said anxiously. "Mom, I've already thought of a way out. Don't worry. You won't starve to death." Seeing her son's confident look, Li Guiqin opened her mouth but finally swallowed the words back. After frowning and being silent for a long time, she finally said, "You can quit if you want, but you have to wait for a while." Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment, "Why?" "Let's meet some girls first!" Li Guiqin said anxiously, "Our family is not well off to begin with. If you don't have a decent job, which girl would be interested in you?" Zhou Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mom, I'm only 27, there's no need to be so anxious..." Snapped! Li Guiqin slammed the table and was immediately furious, "Listen to what you are saying, is this human language? Only 27?" "The boy next door is only 25 years old now, and his son can already walk!"
"Your cousin is only one year older than you, and his daughter is almost going to school!" "You're already 27 and you still think it's too early? Are you going to wait until I close my eyes before getting married?" "Mom, I..." "Anyway, if you don't want to go on the blind date, forget about resigning. I don't agree!" Li Guiqin said firmly. Zhou Hao was in tears. "Go, can't I go?" (End of this chapter)