Chapter 15 The Teacher from the City After finding their class, Fang Wei and the other two went up to the teaching building together. The first grade was on the second floor. Because the registration period was relatively relaxed for two or three days, everyone came to register in relatively scattered groups. In addition, it was not class time, so the teaching building was very quiet. The three of them also unconsciously lowered the sound of their footsteps. After walking around the corner of the stairs and reaching the end of the corridor on the second floor, the view suddenly becomes spacious from the narrow corridor. At the door of the second classroom from the side, a young girl who looked like a teacher was sitting. She specially moved a desk out and placed it at the door. She sat on the chair like a student. Her water cup and some paper materials were placed on the table. She also had a Chinese textbook in her hand and was flipping through the book quietly. From time to time, she would pick up a pen and write and draw on the notebook beside her. "That, is that our head teacher Wen Susu?" Xu Cailing asked curiously in a low voice. "Teacher Wen is so beautiful...! And she looks so young...!" Fang Yuansheng immediately captured the key point of the picture. "Ah." Fang Wei also nodded solemnly, indicating that he agreed with Ah Sheng's opinion. In the dim light of a summer afternoon, in the quiet corridor of the teaching building, golden light fell at her feet.
She was wearing a simple and clean long dress, sitting at the door of the classroom. Occasionally, the wind blew, and the hair on the back of her neck fluttered slightly... After two lives apart, the impression of Teacher Wen from the previous life had long been blurred in my memory. Now that we meet again, I immediately feel like meeting an old friend again. She has not gained weight or grown old, nor has she acquired any of the common airs. It is as if she is this summer that will always live in her memory, waiting for students to come back and sign up with her. It is difficult to describe the visual impact that such a young girl, whose temperament is completely different from that of the island countryside, brings to the island students who have never seen the world. It was as if something like 'the future self I dreamed of becoming' suddenly materialized at this moment. "Teacher Wen is so beautiful! This is the first time I've seen someone wearing a skirt on the island, and it's also the first time I've seen someone wear a skirt so beautifully!" Xu Cailing was extremely envious. She had always looked down upon skirts, jeans and other clothes since she was a child, thinking that they were only worn by mediocre girls. However, she was self-important and of course she wanted to be unique. Now after meeting Teacher Wen, she was actually a little eager to try something new. "Teacher Wen is pretty, but it's not because she wears a skirt that she looks pretty, it's because... um... there's a word, how do you say it?" Fang Yuansheng scratched his head, his vocabulary suddenly running out. "Temperament." Fang Wei added. "Yes! Temperament! Teacher Wen's temperament!" Fang Yuansheng suddenly understood the meaning of this word at this moment. "Then, then what is my temperament?" Xu Cailing asked shyly. "..." The two brothers were silent at the same time. It was hard to describe Cai Ling's temperament, but it was the kind of temperament that was not suitable for wearing a skirt... The sound of three people talking quietly at the end of the corridor finally caught the attention of Wen Susu who was concentrating on reading. She raised her head and looked over here. Xu Cailing and Fang Yuansheng immediately became like students caught whispering in class, and they dared not move. Sure enough, as a student, when facing a teacher, that natural blood suppression still exists. "Three students over there, are you here to sign up?" Wen Susu asked.
Xu Cailing and Fang Yuansheng became excited again when they heard her voice, not because of how pleasant her voice was, but because of her standard Mandarin. On this small island, such standard Mandarin can probably only be heard on TV. In the past, the teachers, even the principal, always spoke Mandarin with a strong local accent. Normally, everyone was used to it and didn't think it was a big deal, but when they first heard the standard language with a steady pace and a smooth and even tone, the difference was immediately apparent. Teacher Wen must be from a big city! Do people from big cities speak so nicely? ! Xu Cailing and Fang Yuansheng were too embarrassed to show off their poor Mandarin, so Fang Wei, the leader of the three, nodded and said, "Yes, teacher, we are here to sign up." "Are you a first-year student? Which class are you in?" "Class two." "Eh? That's right here, why are you standing there like an idiot? Come over and sign up." After hearing what she said, Fang Wei and the other two hurriedly walked to the door of Class 2 and stopped in front of her desk. In front of Teacher Wen, the three of them were as well-behaved as little chicks, standing from tallest to shortest. On the far left was Xu Cailing (163), in the middle was Fang Wei (162), and on the right was Fang Yuansheng (161). Fang Wei no longer wanted to compare height with Xu Cailing, he chose to compare height with A Sheng. Whenever Fang Wei saw that Ah Sheng was a little shorter than him, he would feel relieved. After all, based on his experience in his previous life, Ah Sheng would grow to be meters tall. Since he was taller than him now, he didn't have to worry too much about the height problem... Xu Cailing and A Sheng didn't dare to look at Wen Susu, but Wen Susu had no worries. She looked at the three people in front of her curiously and boldly. After all, they would be students in her class for a long time in the future. Wen Susu just graduated from college last year. Like many teachers who have just started working, she also has aspirations and dreams for her future teaching career. Experienced elders advised her that junior high school students were the most difficult to lead, but she resolutely accepted the challenge because she knew that this period of time in junior high school was perhaps the most important period that could change the future lives of many students. Especially in such a remote and backward small island countryside. Ideals and ambitions... shouldn't they be the most basic qualities of a teacher who teaches and educates people? If she just wanted to get by with this stable job, why would she come to this place where she has to take a five-hour boat ride? Wen Susu thought so, so she came, bringing with her her fledgling ideals, ambitions and wishes. "Where did you come from today?" Wen Susu didn't rush to sign up the three people, but just chatted casually. "Pineapple Island!" Xu Cailing said. "Donghua Village!" Fang Yuansheng said. "I graduated from Donghua Primary School." Fang Wei said. "Oh, you three all live on Pineapple Island. Do you need to stay here for a long time?" Wen Susu nodded. She was new here, so she was not very familiar with this place. As part of the Xuanzhu Thousand Islands, there were many large and small islands nearby. She had never been to Pineapple Island, but she had heard of this place as the sister island of Baitan Island, mainly because the name was indeed easy to remember... "If we don't have to live in the dormitory, we can just ride our bikes to school, which usually takes less than half an hour," said Fang Wei. "Well, it's still some distance. You should pay more attention to safety when riding a bike to and from school." Wen Susu said habitually. "Teacher, there are very few cars on the road here," said Xu Cailing. "Still, be careful." "Oh……" "What's your name?"
"Xu Cailing!" "Oh... Cailing, your name is very nice." Wen Susu ran her finger and accurately found the name 'Xu Cailing' among the 42 classmates in the class. She was so familiar with it that she must have looked through this list many times. After being praised by the teacher for her nice name, Xu Cailing immediately liked the teacher and quickly said, "The name Cailing comes from the Book of Songs, Cailing in Tang Dynasty!" Oh no, she still managed to get this done. "So there is such a source. It broadens my horizons, teacher." Wen Susu was indeed surprised when she heard it, and her emotional value was fully expressed. "Hehe..." Xu Cailing then smiled awkwardly. "Cai Ling, your Chinese grades are pretty good. You should keep them up after you enter junior high school. But your math grades..." Behind the list in Wen Susu's hand were the results of each student's entrance examination from primary school to junior high school. English was not taught in primary schools these days, and the examinations mainly tested Chinese and mathematics. Xu Cailing, who had just been praised, felt a pang in her heart. She lowered her head shyly and didn't dare to say a word. Wen Susu didn't criticize her, but just said with a smile: "Of course, many students didn't do well in elementary school, but their grades improved quickly after entering junior high school. Math is mainly about mastering learning skills. Cailing needs to work harder in the future. Remember that." "Remember, remember!" Xu Cailing nodded vigorously. "Hey, please sign your name. And did you bring the registration fee and a copy of your household registration book?" "Bring it!" Xu Cailing took out the prepared registration fee and copy from her pocket and handed them to Wen Susu. Wen Susu passed the roster to her for signature, and then neatly put the copy and registration fee away and clamped it with a clip. These days, you have to pay for tuition in cash. The basic tuition is 150 yuan, and miscellaneous fees such as textbooks and school uniforms are 170 yuan, which adds up to a total of 320 yuan. You have to write your name in pencil on the 100- and 50-yuan bills. "It's signed, teacher." "it is good." Wen Susu took the roster and looked at it. Xu Cailing's handwriting, like her personality, is unrestrained and uninhibited, making Teacher Wen seem to be hesitant to speak. Then, Wen Susu took out another list. "This list is for school uniforms. When the uniforms are distributed in a while, the school will require students to wear uniforms on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is only one set for winter and summer uniforms, so remember to keep them safe." "Cai Ling, please write your height and weight after your name." "Uh-huh." Xu Cailing was about to start writing when Wen Susu kindly reminded her: "When you wrote it, the teacher suggested that you write it bigger. After you enter junior high school, you will grow very fast. I am afraid that the school uniform will soon not fit you." "Uh-huh!" The children in the village basically understand this principle and they usually do this when buying clothes. In order to avoid the new clothes they buy this year being unwearable next year, they usually buy clothes that are slightly larger. Therefore, in the countryside, you rarely see young boys and girls with clothes that fit them. Either they bought clothes a size larger, or they bought hand-me-down clothes that their older brothers and sisters no longer fit into. After Xu Cailing filled in her height and weight, her registration process was completed.
Wen Susu picked up the roster and looked at Fang Wei who was among the three people. Without waiting for her to ask, the boy took the initiative to speak. "Teacher, my name is Fang Wei." (A new week, please vote for me! Today's update is 7,000 words, and the next two days will be 7,000 words! Please vote for me, please keep reading TT) (End of this chapter)
