Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 174

When Niu Xiaoqiang turned around the foot of the mountain with his snakeskin bag on his shoulders, he saw the lights on in the office on the second floor of the school from a distance.That lamp was like a catalyst for Niu Xiaoqiang, he hurried forward regardless of his tiredness.

Ten minutes later, Niu Xiaoqiang came to the steps on the first floor out of breath.He put the snakeskin bag on the ground, ready to go upstairs to meet Mr. Li after resting.

On the second floor, a song played by the tape recorder was vaguely heard. This song was very familiar to Niu Xiaoqiang, and it was "Childhood".Teacher Li liked to listen to this song very much before, and often played it in the office. Niu Xiaoqiang listened to it countless times.

He wiped off his sweat, arranged his appearance, and prepared to meet Mr. Li with the best image. Then he picked up the snakeskin bag and prepared to go upstairs.

At this moment, the window of the office on the second floor opened suddenly, and Niu Xiaoqiang looked up subconsciously. Before he could see clearly what was going on, a large basin of warm water suddenly fell from the sky, drenching Niu Xiaoqiang thoroughly.

"Ah—this, this is...?"

Niu Xiaoqiang exclaimed, and then a scent of fragrance penetrated into his nostrils, and he immediately understood: this is the bath water poured down by Teacher Li.

Conditions in the mountains are limited, and the so-called shower room is just an imaginary thing. People here generally use bathtubs for bathing.

Because the music was still playing in the office, Teacher Li didn't hear Niu Xiaoqiang's exclamation. She put the bathtub back and closed the window immediately.

Niu Xiaoqiang touched the water stains on his face, and said to himself: Mr. Li should have used soap, otherwise it would not be so fragrant, it smells really good.

He shook his head, put aside the miscellaneous thoughts in his head, continued to carry the snakeskin bag upstairs, and soon came to the door of the office.When he stretched out his hand to knock on the door, he suddenly saw a gap on the door panel, through which bright light shone.

Niu Xiaoqiang sneaked up and went inside to have a look, and then his body froze completely, unable to move an inch.

It took a while for Niu Xiaoqiang to react. Like a criminal who committed a heinous crime, he turned his head and ran away in panic.

"Ouch—plop—"

The corridor was very dark, Niu Xiaoqiang accidentally stepped on the ground and rolled down the stairs.

This time the movement was a little louder, and finally overwhelmed the music in the office.Teacher Li was startled, she hurriedly turned off the tape recorder, and asked loudly through the door: "Who?!"

Niu Xiaoqiang originally wanted to run away, but because he was thrown so hard, he struggled for a while but couldn't get up.Seeing that he couldn't escape, Niu Xiaoqiang could only say anxiously: "It's...it's me...Niu, Niu, Niu Xiaoqiang..."

Teacher Li let out an oh, reached out and opened the door and walked out.

"Niu Xiaoqiang, why did you come here at night?"

Under the illumination of the flashlight, Niu Xiaoqiang's liver-colored face looked a little weird.He smiled unnaturally: "I... I'm here to return the books..."

Teacher Li took a photo with a flashlight, only to find a snakeskin bag by the door of the office.Niu Xiaoqiang was too busy running away just now, and left the snakeskin bag by the door in a panic.

Seeing this scene, Teacher Li looked at Niu Xiaoqiang with some doubts. After such a careful look, she found that Niu Xiaoqiang was wet all over, which made Teacher Li even more puzzled: "Niu Xiaoqiang, what's the matter with the water on your body?"

"That... when I came here, I happened to be splashed by the water splashed by the teacher..."

Teacher Li let out a cry, and quickly reached out to help Niu Xiaoqiang up, apologizing persistently: "I'm really sorry, I didn't know there was someone downstairs, it's a bit cold now, you should go to the office and stay."

With the support of Mr. Li, Niu Xiaoqiang limped into the office.

A bed has been made in a corner of the office, which is how Teacher Li used to rest.The office is both where she works and where she lives.

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't dare to look at the clothes that Mr. Li had changed on the stool, his expression was very unnatural.

Teacher Li didn't have so many thoughts, she took the clothes into the bathtub, sprinkled some washing powder on them, then poured in the boiled water, and rubbed them gently with her hands.

"Student Xiaoqiang, I heard that you dropped out of school, can you tell the teacher why?"

Niu Xiaoqiang lowered his head and stammered: "I, my sister has been admitted to university, and I, I just dropped out of school in order to pay for her to go to university..."

Teacher Li's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked, "Which university did your sister get into?"

"Qing, Tsinghua."

"Ah?! You, what did you say?? You got admitted to Tsinghua University?!"

Teacher Li's shock was beyond words. At this moment, her mouth was so wide that she could stuff a duck egg.

Niu Xiaoqiang glanced at her secretly, then quickly withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and said, "En..."

After staying for a while, Teacher Li came back to her senses. She couldn't help but sighed: "It's really unexpected that your sister is so good. I am far behind her. I only got into the teacher's technical secondary school, and Tsinghua University is still far away. It's a thousand miles away."

"No, the teacher is also very powerful..."

"You don't have to comfort me, it's the truth."

At this point, Teacher Li reached out to pick up a blanket: "Put this on, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Niu Xiaoqiang quickly waved his hand: "No, if I wet the blanket, what are you covering it with at night?"

Teacher Li insisted: "Teacher still has cotton wool to make do with, it doesn't matter."

Niu Xiaoqiang stretched out his hand to cover the blanket, but refused.His strength is stronger than Teacher Li. After arguing for a while, Teacher Li smiled helplessly: "You are an adult, and your strength is stronger than mine."

Niu Xiaoqiang took a peek at Mr. Li's youthful body wrapped in cotton pajamas, then quickly withdrew his gaze, blushing and said: "I often help the family with farm work, and my strength has been tempered."

Teacher Li looked at Niu Xiaoqiang's immature cheeks, and sighed, "When I was your age, I was still a child who didn't understand anything, unlike the children in your mountains who are all so sensible."

Niu Xiaoqiang knew that Mr. Li's family background was relatively good, and generally children born in this kind of family would be more spoiled. He didn't want to entangle Mr. Li on this issue, so he changed the subject: "Ms. Li, why don't you teach here?"

Teacher Li's expression became lonely: "I originally planned to teach and educate people here, at least four or five years, but the plan can't keep up with the changes..."

Ever since we met, Niu Xiaoqiang didn't dare to look at Teacher Li's face, he was afraid of meeting his eyes.At this moment, Niu Xiaoqiang dared to secretly look at the other party while taking advantage of Teacher Li's sigh.

(End of this chapter)