wind in the dark night

Chapter 275 The world trend is overwhelming

at this time.

Binjiang No. 1 Primary School.

Primary School Office.

Bai Xue sorted out a thick stack of lecture notes for lesson preparation and prepared to go home after get off work.

The phone rings.

Bai Xue picked up the phone: "Hello?"

"Is this the primary school department of No. 1 Junior Elementary School? Please help me call the new teacher, Ms. Bai. Oh, I'm her friend. My last name is Ma."

It was Jingshu's voice on the phone.

Bai Xue smiled and said, "I am the new teacher Bai. What can I do for you?"

Jingshu also smiled: "Teacher Bai, how do you feel about your first day at work?"

"a little nervous."

"Take it slow and you'll get used to it."

"Yeah. What do you want from me?"

"The Grand Stage Theater is performing the play Thunderstorm tonight. I just went there and the tickets are sold out. Did you get a ticket?"

"Thunderstorm? How come I don't know about it?"

Jingshu said, "Don't you read the newspaper? I'm with my fiancé all day, so I don't have time to read the newspaper. I thought you could buy the tickets, so I'll give you one."

Bai Xue said in annoyance, "I don't even know who to ask for tickets. I wanted to watch this play the most, but I missed it."

Jingshu said, "We are in the same boat. Forget it. Go on with your work. Goodbye."

It is now 4:30 in the afternoon. The elementary school department finished school early and went off work half an hour ago. Bai Xue stayed here until now to prepare for class.

As soon as the door opened, Fang Yongyan walked in. There was no one else in the office. He looked at Bai Xue and said, "Are you new here? Oh, I'm Fang Yongyan from the middle school department, and I teach Japanese."

Bai Xue stood up: "Hello, Teacher Fang, my name is Bai Xue."

Fang Yongyan said, "Nice to meet you. I heard that there is a new colleague in the primary school department. I didn't expect that he is so young. Oh, have you seen Teacher Ma? He teaches music in your primary school department, the one with the big beard."

"Teacher Ma is gone."

"When did he leave?"

"I left after class."

Snow White is wearing a coat and a hat.

Fang Yongyan shook his head helplessly, took out two tickets to the Grand Stage Theater from his pocket and showed them to Bai Xue: "No wonder everyone calls him careless... You see, we made an appointment early in the morning to go see a play together after work. I asked someone to buy the tickets, but he forgot about it. What do you think, oh."

Bai Xue said: "I heard him call and said he had an appointment with some friends to play cards in the evening."

Fang Yongyan smiled bitterly: "He has completely forgotten this. He is probably sitting at the poker table now. This guy is too unreliable."

Bai Xue said: "It would be a pity to miss such a wonderful play."

Fang Yongyan said: "Who says it's not true? The New Beijing Datong Theater is touring the country, and they only have one show in each place. Tickets are hard to come by. I also asked an acquaintance to help me buy the tickets with great difficulty..."

As they were talking, the two of them left the office.

Bai Xue said, "Teacher Fang, can you give me the extra ticket?"

"Okay, no problem."

Fang Yongyan agreed readily and took out an admission ticket from his pocket and handed it to Bai Xue.

The ticket indicates the start time of the show. It will officially start at 7 o'clock tonight.

"how much is it?"

Shirayuki took out her wallet.

Fang Yongyan said, "I'm just worried about what to do with this ticket. It would be great if someone was willing to watch the movie with me, but how can I charge for it? Besides, it's just a ticket, and we're all colleagues, so there's no need to divide it so clearly." Bai Xue said, "Thank you very much."

Fang Yongyan said, "Actually, I wanted to ask you just now if you wanted to go to the play, but I thought it was presumptuous and not very convenient after all."

Bai Xue said, "Teacher Fang, I know what you want to say. You are a man and I am a woman. If we go out alone, it is easy for people to misunderstand us. But I don't care. I have a clear conscience and I am not afraid of rumors. In my opinion, those dross feudal ethics and the so-called sex ban should have been thrown into the garbage dump of history long ago!"

Fang Yongyan nodded and said approvingly: "I agree with your point of view. The world trend is mighty and powerful. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. If we just stick to the old ways and do not seek progress, we will become the outcasts of the times!"

Bai Xue's eyes flashed: "The world trend is mighty and powerful... If I remember correctly, this is Mr. Sun's famous saying."

Fang Yongyan said: "Chairman Wang has always highly praised the late Premier's philosophy of governing the country, and we ordinary people are naturally deeply influenced by it."

"Teacher Fang is Chinese?"

"Yes. I used to work as a translator for a Japanese trading company in Hankou. After a friend recommended me, I got this opportunity to teach..."

The two chatted and came to the school gate.

There was a car parked opposite the school. When Bai Xue came out, the driver opened the door and got out: "Miss, my wife asked me to pick you up after get off work."

Bai Xue said, "No, I'm going to the big stage to watch a play and will take the tram back in the evening. Also, don't pick me up from school in the future."

"But……"

The driver still wanted to persuade.

Bai Xue walked past quickly with a stern face.

……

Half an hour later.

Tianyi Street.

In front of the Grand Stage Theatre.

Fang Yongyan glanced at his watch and said to Bai Xue, "We can't just sit there and wait... Why don't we find a place to eat first? By the time we're done, it will be almost time."

Bai Xue said, "Sure. But let's make it clear in advance that I'll pay for this meal."

Fang Yongyan smiled and said, "Teacher Bai, you don't want to owe me a favor, haha, well, it's not bad to give and take... I remember there's a noodle restaurant nearby, it seems to be just in front, I ate there once, it tasted very good."

"The guest should follow the host's wishes. I will decide what to eat."

Shirayuki walked towards the Kagetsu Restaurant.

Fang Yongyan followed behind: "Stretched noodles are great, economical and affordable..."

Compared to the noise of Chinese restaurants, Huayue Restaurant was as quiet as ever. The waitress, wearing an embroidered kimono and wooden clogs, came forward with small steps and bowed deeply: "Welcome."

Bai Xue looked around and saw that the window seat where she and Qi Yue sat last time was empty. Thinking that things and people had changed in just a few months, she couldn't help feeling a little sad, so she said in Japanese: "Let's sit there."

"plz follow me."

The waitress led the way.

After sitting down, Bai Xue pushed the menu across the table and said, "Teacher Fang, order whatever you want. Don't be polite."

Fang Yongyan said, "It's agreed that the guest should follow the host's wishes, Mr. Bai, you should come."

"Ok."

"Teacher Bai can speak Japanese?"

“I studied abroad in Japan.”

"Oh, that's how it is……"

At this time, Sergei walked past the window with his hands in his pockets and glanced casually into the store. On the sidewalk across the street, wearing a woolen scarf and covering himself tightly, was Jiang Bin.

Bai Xue got up and went to the bar, picked up the phone and dialed a number, then lowered her voice and said, "Qi Yue, come quickly, I saw the gangster, near the Huayue Restaurant on Tianyi Street... He's the foreigner who wanted to kidnap me... It must be him, there's no doubt about it, I recognize his eyes!"

(End of this chapter)