tenth year of teaching

Chapter 222
In the blink of an eye, the first semester of senior high school passed.I have been teaching this class of students for almost two years, but they have never been able to find a sense of intimacy.Chu Xia didn't know whether it was because she was old, but she always kept a distance from her students.Students are respectful and afraid of her, but they rarely get into their hearts.

Years ago, Dabei finally rushed back from Niger. Since it was his first year of marriage, he was discussing whether to return to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.Lao Chu and Dr. Zheng were a little unhappy. After all, they only had such an only daughter who had never left home during the Chinese New Year in more than [-] years.I suddenly got married and was going to my mother-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year. It felt like the house was going to be empty.

Dr. Zheng has always been straightforward in his speech. During the meal, he suddenly asked Dabei: "Is it more appropriate to have one side for a year?"

"Huh?" Dabei was confused.

"Tell me, where are you two spending the New Year?"

Da Bei was a little dazed, Chu Xia looked at both sides, and picked up a chicken leg for his mother. "You can eat first, and we will discuss it later."

Doctor Zheng glared at his daughter and his face dropped.Dabei didn't say anything from beginning to end, but his expression was obviously not good.

At night, the young couple stayed in the room and talked quietly.

"What does your mother mean?" Dabei was unhappy.

"She speaks more straightforwardly. Please be considerate. After all, I am the only one in my family. Can we stay together for a year?"

Dabei said nothing.

Chu Xia turned over and pinched his shoulders: "Is that okay?"

Dabei was silent.

Chu Xia was also a little angry, but she thought she should say it well: "Look, your parents are more sensible and can understand my family's situation, so if you talk about it carefully, you shouldn't have any objections."

Dabei turned over and said, "It's not that I don't agree, but you see, your mother didn't discuss it, she just informed her directly. If I don't agree, will she have an attack on the spot?"

"No, okay, okay. You are the most thoughtful and considerate person." Chu Xia gave her a kiss and laughed.

Dabei hugged his wife and sighed.Although it was said to be a discussion, this kind of forceful discussion made me feel really uncomfortable.Before getting married, I knew that my mother-in-law was powerful, but I still cared about her dignity. Now, as a man, I still feel very uncomfortable.

My family lives in a village, and my parents are face-saving people. In rural areas, sons are more favored than daughters, although it is common in cities to live on one side for a year.But in my hometown, it still makes my parents lose face, and it’s really hard to talk about it.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the two of them waited for the annual meeting in Dabei before packing up and going home.It's very convenient to drive back. It's a highway and you can get home in about three hours.

In the two-person house on the second floor, my mother-in-law had already dried the bed and made it. Even though there was a hanging air conditioner and an electric mattress, the room was still unbearably cold.Although I felt unaccustomed to it in early summer, when I saw my mother-in-law busy, she just smiled and said it was quite warm, and then she stayed wrapped in the quilt all night and hardly dared to come out.

When the two of them returned home, my father-in-law was very happy and cooked a large table of dishes, which everyone ate in a lively manner.At night, the whole family ran out. When Chu Xia came down from upstairs, only the younger brother and sister were left on the first floor.

"Zhilin, where are the family members?" Chu Xia asked strangely.

"Sister-in-law, they are all going out to play." Zhilin is a middle-aged man, a little dark, but very pretty.She was playing on the kang with her two-week-old daughter in her arms, and the TV was busy.

Chu Xia accompanied her to tease the child for a while, and casually asked: "Do Mom and Dad always go out to play?"

"No, I rarely go out. During the Chinese New Year and holidays, I just play for a while if I have nothing to do." Zhilin said casually.

"What are you playing for?"

"Mom likes to play poker. Sometimes she plays two cards, but mostly she plays poker. Chaozi and brother like to fry golden flowers and bring some small money." Zhilin teased her daughter with a smile, and the little girl, who was about two weeks old, blinked her eyes. He looked at the aunt in front of him, chewing cucumber sticks in his mouth, and tilted his head to watch his mother talking to the aunt.

Back upstairs, Chu Xia was a little unhappy and called Da Bei.

"Where are you?"

There were random shouts on the other end of the phone, and there seemed to be a lot of people there. "I'm at my junior high school classmate's house. I haven't seen him for a long time. Let's play for a while and I'll go back soon."

"Well, what time?"

"Ninety o'clock." Dabei was dealing with it, only to hear a shout from the other end of the phone: "Dabei, hurry up, it's your turn."

After hanging up the phone, Chu Xia lay on the bed and looked at her phone.Time passed minute by minute, and Chu Xia was really bored. Seeing that it was already past ten o'clock, she became even more angry.

After playing with my phone for a while, I still didn’t make any more calls and just turned off the light and went to sleep.

When Dabei came back smelling like cigarette smoke, Chuxia was sleepy.I just felt a cool air coming in with the smell of tobacco and alcohol, which made me feel uncomfortable.She muttered, kicked Dabei, squeezed into the bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, I was woken up by loud snoring.I sat up in early summer and couldn't sleep well at night. The electric mattress was very hot and my mouth was dry.And because it was so cold, I didn’t dare to drink more water. I also had to go out to use the toilet. It was too troublesome to dress and take off my clothes.Coupled with the torment in the middle of the night, I felt a splitting headache in the morning.Her body felt cold and hot. She touched her forehead and found it was a little warm.

Chu Xia shook Dabei and fell into a deep sleep without any reaction.She could only get up in a daze, get dressed, and go downstairs to find water.After looking around the kitchen, there was no thermos, and Chu Xia’s mouth became even drier.It happened that my mother-in-law had tidied up the house and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

"Chu Xia, what are you looking for?"

"Mom, I want to drink some water."

"Wait, I'll burn it for you. Go sit on the kang for a while."

"Oh, yes, Mom." Chu Xia responded and went to the big room to sit on the edge of the kang, hugging the quilt against the heater, feeling dizzy.She didn't wake up until the water was boiled and dried again, and she felt a little stronger after drinking it.

I went upstairs and rummaged through the box for a long time, took out a packet of medicine that Dr. Zheng had given me, took a cold medicine, and took two bags of small Chinese medicine to go downstairs and drink.

Dabei listened to the rustling in the room, and finally there was some movement.He stretched and asked, "What are you doing? Why don't you get more sleep so early in the morning?"

"Why are you sleeping? You made me so noisy." Chu Xia was angry.

"Why don't you come back for a long time? My buddy told me to get together, so I have to go." Dabei explained in a good temper after going to bed.

"Then we can't run out of time. When will we be back?" Chu Xia turned around and took the medicine to go out. Passing by the bed, Da Bei saw Chu Xia's face flushed.He pulled it over and reached out to touch it.

"What for?" Chu Xia broke away.

"You no longer have a fever?" Dabei looked at the medicine in Chu Xia's hand and sat up.

"You can't control it." Chu Xia puffed up her cheeks and opened the door and went downstairs.

Dabei scratched his head and finally got up and followed him downstairs.The kitchen downstairs was full of water mist, and my mother-in-law was steaming steamed buns. The buns called Baoding were actually steamed buns.In early summer, I like to eat stuffed things. After taking the medicine, I feel better and wait for the steamed buns to be served.When I saw the steamed bun as big as a basin on the roof, I couldn't help but laugh or cry.

Zhilin brought a bowl of porridge and said, "Sister-in-law, have some porridge."

Chu Xia looked at the bowl as big as her face and opened her mouth wide.

(End of this chapter)