Chapter 6 Chapter Six

After half a year, she was willing to mention this person. "Where's your apprentice, should he recover?" "He left the city long ago." After a moment of silence, "to where?" "A picturesque town in North America with four distinct seasons." "I thought I would wait for more than ten or twenty years to make a comeback like General MacArthur." "Maybe he will, where life does not meet." At this time, no one in Huaying Girls' School knew Wu Minmin. The new young female teacher walked through the lounge and saw a slender female student approaching the long window, with her hands folded on her chest, staring at the heavy rain outside the window, the melancholy and lonely look on her beautiful face moved the same sex.

She couldn't help asking, "Who is that girl in the white shirt and khaki pants?" Someone replied: "Wu Minmin." She asked again, "Why is she still at school on Saturday afternoon?" Some people think they are smart, "Family doesn't mean anything to her." Minmin prefers to stay in the dormitory to read a novel and then take a nap. The biggest regret is that the holiday canteen only provides one meal, and I have to find food by myself at night. When Mo Yichang was in the same room with her, he took her to eat all over the world. As soon as Yichang left, Minmin placed an order, and everything he ate was tasteless.

I usually buy a loaf of French bread for dinner, which explains why she is thinner than others, and many of her classmates have a round figure. Someone knocked on her door that evening. She brushed her hair, sat up, put down the novel, "Come in." A young lady opened the door and said with a smile, "I am Ye Zhijun, a new geography teacher." Minmin was flattered and looked at the teacher in a daze. The Huaying girls' school was famously opened. It is not uncommon for teachers and students to get along well. Some students even confide in the teacher because they did not receive timely love letters. But Minmin is not used to the teacher directly Come and knock on her door.

"Can I come in and sit for a while? You are my future high-achieving student. It is said that you rank first in geography every year." Min Min smiled. But among the eleven subjects, she took the first place in each subject every year, and she didn't take the second subject. "I brought coconut cake." Teacher Ye said. ……what! Minmin barely buried her whole face in the cake, it was so sweet. The teacher is about twenty-six or seventeen years old, with the same shirt and trousers as the students. His skin is slightly tanned and his facial features are beautiful. He wears a men's stainless steel Oyster watch on his wrist, looking very chic.

She only stayed for ten minutes and said, "I lent you this book. Now I am going to visit another classmate." Minmin stood up to see her off. The book that Teacher Ye lent her was called "How old is the earth". Minmin didn't look right away. In late autumn, when it was raining, I looked down from the window of the dormitory, and happened to see Teacher Ye leaving in a small grassy green jeep. How old is the earth?Newton once thought it was only over 6,000 years old, but in fact it is 4.5 billion years old. Teacher Ye only came to see her alone. Afraid of embarrassing her, he stayed for a while and then left.

On Sunday, Wu Yusheng came to pick up his daughter and go home. Minmin asked: "Where's your wife, I haven't seen her for a long time." "I went back to my mother's house." "She doesn't want to see me." "I don't want to hide it from you, there is a little bit of that." "She shouldn't have linked me to this unpleasant experience." Wu Yusheng was silent. Afternoon tea has been prepared at home, Min Min knew that she only had one hour to spend with her father, so she couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "It's a pity that you don't get along well with your stepmother." Wu Yusheng felt a little regretful.

Minmin suddenly said: "I didn't get along well with my biological mother either, you remember that time." Wu Yusheng did not change the subject in a hurry like in the past, he simply said: "Your mother is sick, she complains about the whole world, it has nothing to do with you alone." Minmin boldly asked: "What kind of disease is that?" "A disease that is not uncommon today, lymph gland cancer." Minmin raised her eyes and asked in surprise, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that I could be released early? It's really that simple and there are no other complicated reasons?"

"It's not easy to have a patient like this in the family." Wu Yusheng said firmly, "She has been ill for two years, and it has almost brought down the whole family. I announced it to you too early, for fear that you won't be able to accept it." "The fire..." "It was an accident." "No, it wasn't an accident, she died on purpose." "Will she leave you in the house?" Minmin sat down on the sofa, "They said she was insane." "I've heard terrible rumors out there, too." The secret still cannot be fully revealed.

Minmin stared blankly at his father. "You've grown up enough to realize that a gossip or two isn't worth it." "All the casual gossip that comes out of the mouth is extremely lethal, father, they have no right to do that." "They can't hurt you as long as you ignore what they say." Minmin put down the teacup and said after a while, "Give my regards to my stepmother." After a week, the aunt told her: "You are going to be a big sister soon." Minmin didn't wake up for a while, and it took a while to realize the cleverness, her stepmother was about to give birth.

"It was a doctor friend who heard about it from another doctor, and they were determined to keep it a secret." No wonder the stepmother has been refusing to see her for seven or eight months. How strange, as her daughter, her child's elder sister, seems to be thrown out like the idlers. The method is really cruel, and Minmin is not allowed to know anything, even her love is disdainful. Minmin was silent. The aunt explained softly: "They have their difficulties, maybe after the unpleasant incident last time, they are especially careful this time." Minmin remained silent.

"It's tiring to announce the bad news after the good news. Wouldn't it be happier to wait until the baby is born before showing it to you?" Minmin smiled helplessly upon hearing this. "They don't say it, and you don't need to mention it." Minmin looked out the window for a long time, and said, "The weather this year is really abnormal, it's so cold all of a sudden." But her aunt said: "It doesn't matter, your family will have a private love life in the future, and you don't have to rely on other people's charity." Minmin replied: "I will try to share with others." Her aunt said with a smile: "It is enough to share with me." After class, Teacher Ye Zhijun kept Minmin. It was still raining that day, the windows were covered with white mist, and there was a big gap between indoor and outdoor temperatures. Minmin is already a high school student, and she feels closer to her teacher, and no longer treats her teacher like a god. Teacher Ye held out a large stack of diagrams, "Wu Minmin, I want you to provide some spare time for the poster board of the geography department on the open day." Minmin felt tired when she heard it, "I'm not interested," she bluntly shirked the responsibility, "Maybe other students will be willing to help." Teacher Ye froze there. She suddenly understood that Wu Minmin was not a child, she had already grown up. Minmin spread her hands, "I'm sorry." "So, what are you going to do on the weekend?" asked the teacher. "I have a date." An appointment to take a nap is also a date. "My poster design is different from previous years. Minmin smiled, even if he changed the soup and medicine, he was still a little middle school student’s plaything, Minmin was very tired of the whole middle school studies, since he was sensible and went to school, he spent twelve years in school, wearing blue and white every day The uniform, this year, is really boring. She just wants summer to come quickly so that she can graduate smoothly, and she doesn't want to carry her schoolbag around. Ye Zhijun seemed to see through her mentality. Minmin picked up her schoolbag, "I'm leaving first." She left the teacher in the classroom. Ye Zhijun smiled wryly, braced her waist, and was silent for a while. She had heard that there were three or five female students in the graduation class who were very mature, and today she finally learned the lesson. Minmin went to the cafeteria to drink coffee. Wen Jinlan, who was in the next class, was whispering with someone, saw Minmin, and sat opposite her to talk. A beautiful girl will never have too much affection for another beautiful girl. It is not easy for Wu Minmin and Wen Jinlan to cherish each other. "Wu Minmin, what did Teacher Ye say to you?" "there is nothing." "Did she hold your hand for any reason?" "No." "Did you stroke your hair?" "I don't know what you said, Wen Jinlan." "Of course you know, Wu Minmin, I'm warning you kindly. Yesterday she asked me to stay to discuss the poster exhibition. She took out a cigarette and asked me to smoke. She put one hand on my shoulder for ten minutes and kept the other hand for me. Brushing my hair, I felt my hairs stand on end, I left the class immediately, I hope you didn't get the same treatment." Minmin pretended to be calm, "You are overthinking, Teacher Ye may just want to show friendliness." "Do you know where she comes from?" "I have no idea." "Transferred from Holy Trinity Girls' School, some girls' parents accused her of being too affectionate with students." "That's a very serious allegation." "In order to avoid further rumors, the Academic Affairs Office asked her to resign. My sister teaches at Holy Trinity, and she is well aware of this fact." "Wen Jinlan, you may be overly suspicious." "No wonder she likes you more," Wen Jinlan smiled, "So you're still so naive, you have to be careful, don't say I don't take care of you." "Thank you, I know how to take care of myself." "If I were you, I'd report on her whenever she did anything wrong." Wen Jinlan stood up and walked away. What a terrifying person, no, no, it's not Teacher Ye, but Wen Jinlan. The next day, Minmin walked into the teacher's room and asked the teacher, "Do you still need help with the poster on the open day?" Minmin wanted to support her spiritually. Ye Zhijun looked at Minmin unexpectedly, "No, the students in the blue group have already agreed to finish." Minmin smiled, "That's good, I wish you success!" She really had good intentions, but she didn't expect that the consequences would not be as she imagined. At that time, she left the teacher's room and went back to the dormitory. She does have a date on Saturday, and a boy from the neighboring school asks her to watch a movie. Because it is a group date, Minmin doesn't mind participating. The boy's name is Liang Yongshen, he is very refined and generous, Minmin likes the navy blue woolen coat he often wears, it makes him look several years older, not like a preppy student. Sitting in the dark theater, they passed around a box of chocolates to eat. Minmin is quite fond of sweets, and wanted to find a toffee chocolate. She reached out and groped in the box for a while, when suddenly a light flashed, and Liang Yongshen lit a lighter and asked her to search under the light. Minmin smiled at his thoughtfulness, and put the candy in the box. In the mouth, the fire went out. Liang Yongshen took the box from Minmin's hand, and the two fingers touched and then separated. It seemed that there was about ten seconds in the haze, but it was not that long. Who knows, it might be longer than that. When the box was in someone else's hands, suddenly, Liang Yongshen gently held Minmin's hand. Minmin graciously let him hold it for a while, then let go and concentrated on watching the play. In such a dark environment, many people still saw it. From then on, they called Liang Yongshen "your boyfriend" to Minmin. Wu Minmin knew that the objection was invalid and did not correct it. In the second half of the play, Minmin kept thinking about Wen Jinlan's words: Did she hold your hand for no reason? It was only then that Minmin realized that she hadn't held anyone's hand for a long time, and only her aunt was willing to give her this privilege. When her father saw her, he always stood far away. She and Mo Yichang had parted ways for a while. It's been a long time, and I haven't found a close friend of the opposite sex yet, and my hands are always empty. She couldn't help stretching out her left hand to hold her right hand. At the end of the show, I still don't know what the play is about. Liang Yongshen invited her to drink coffee, braving the drizzle, he took off the woolen scarf to cover her hair. Boys are born to take care of the women they love, no, not mothers, not aunts, not sisters, only girlfriends. Minmin sat opposite him, neither of them spoke, nor did they feel the need to speak, and then they went back. At the door of the dormitory, she remembered to take off the scarf and return it to him. Liang Yongshen was still wrapping the scarf around his neck, and gradually smelled a faint fragrance from his nose. He probably brought it from Minmin, whether it was the soap or shampoo she used, I don't know. He left in the rain, and Minmin saw a small grassy green jeep parked beside the road. Teacher Ye Zhijun was waiting for her in the reception room. " Minmin's heart skipped a beat, the teacher was too friendly, and so were the students. Many unnecessary misunderstandings must have been caused by this. Ye Zhijun was flipping through the newspaper, saw Minmin, and nodded to her. Minmin sat opposite her silently, and slowly took off her gloves. Ye Zhijun said with emotion: "In the future, you will find that the most difficult thing in life is to find friends." Minmin laughed, why wait until the future?Today she is in pain. "Needless to say, you must have heard rumors about me." Minmin nodded frankly. "Do you believe?" Minmin replied politely, "It's none of my business." "But you seem to sympathize with me." Minmin was silent. Perhaps because of his youth, or perhaps because of his loneliness, Ye Zhijun confided to the students, "I offended someone at Holy Trinity Girls' School." Minmin knew that this matter must be very complicated. She didn't want to get involved in the whirlpool, and there was nothing she could do to help her. If the teacher was also troubled by it, what could she do. Minmin said, "It's time for me to run." Ye Zhijun also regained his composure, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your friendship." Minmin smiled at her. She ran ten laps around the dormitory, wearing shorts in more than ten degrees of weather, not afraid of the cold at all, and took a hot shower after the run. The public bathroom is at the end of the corridor. Minmin went in with a towel in her arms, and a black figure rushed out, screaming wildly with its teeth and claws. Minmin just took a step back and stared, but it was Wen Jinlan. Minmin doesn't scold her for being boring. The more this kind of person scolds her, the more boring she will be. She entered the bathroom, but Wen Jinlan did not leave. "Aren't you afraid of someone spying on the bath?" Minmin asked: "Who, you?" "It's not surprising if it's me. If a teacher walks out of the bathroom, that's rare!" Minmin couldn't help asking: "Why don't you like her?" Wen Jinlan blurted out: "She has trouble with my sister!" Minmin washed her hair and asked, "What kind of hatred is there?" "She robbed my sister's boyfriend." Wen Jinlan said angrily. Not asking for it, it can be seen that Wen Jinlan deliberately spread rumors, and a woman who would have to steal other people's boyfriends, of course, could not be the kind of woman Wen Jinlan described. Minmin unscrewed the warm water to rinse her hair, "You have caused her enough trouble." "Why are you protecting her?" "I don't want you both to lose." "I won't get hurt." Minmin wrapped her hair in a towel and came out, "She has already been forced to leave Holy Trinity Girls' School, do you think this punishment is not enough?" Wen Jinlan stared at Wu Minmin. Minmin said: "You are already addicted to this game, it's unreasonable." After she changed her clothes and left the bathroom, Wen Jinlan's voice came from behind: "Not enough, not enough." The walls of the bathtub were covered with ceramic tiles, which caused echoes, and Minmin kept lingering "not enough, not enough, not enough". The next day, Ms. Yan, the director of academic affairs, sent Wu Minmin for an interview. Almost all the academic directors are wives wearing gold-rimmed glasses and dark cheongsams, which are their props and costumes. Minmin was standing all the time, and his wife didn't think it was necessary for the students to sit down. "You're good at your work," said the old lady, "but—" I don't know how many heroes have been deceived by the word "but", and the great benefits are all called out by this word. "But your character has always been a problem. Three years ago, everyone believed that you were involved in the Mo Yichang incident, but you completely denied it. Today, we hope you can answer some questions honestly." Minmin is very vigilant, afraid that the boss will shake out the torture tools at any time. "I heard that you and Teacher Ye Zhijun had a close past." "I've only seen her a couple of times outside of school." "Have you noticed anything unusual?" "No." "Don't be afraid, you can tell me that I am here to listen to complaints, and the school is obliged to protect you." The old lady's voice changed. Threats first, then temptations, she is not unlike the secret police. It can be seen that Wen Jinlan has already created something out of nothing. Minmin replied: "I didn't find anything." "real?" "real." "Wu Minmin, if we find evidence, you will be fired." "I know." "We have fired Mo Yichang." "I know that too." "It's okay, you go, if there is anything unusual, report to us immediately." Minmin bowed to her and withdrew. In the corridor of the playground, she met Teacher Ye, and the two only exchanged a look. Minmin only felt that there were countless shining eyes watching her every move. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she had to be a little reserved. Graduation is a few months away. Besides, it seems that Mr. Ye won't do it for long. Some students were practicing basketball in the playground. The two teams had fierce quarrels and often made fouls. The coach shouted loudly to stop them. The team members fired up and passed the ball randomly. Suddenly, Minmin saw the basketball unleashed and shot towards her like a satellite. She dodged, the ball shot behind her, and someone said "Oops", Minmin turned her head and saw that it was the dean of academic affairs who had been recruited by the party. Even the gold-rimmed glasses of Old Madam Yan were crooked. Everyone quiet down. If you are hit by such a powerful ball, you will probably regret it for ten or eight days. Seeing that she stumbled and stood still, she pointed at the player and asked the perpetrator to stand up. Minmin couldn't help smiling, picked up the notebook on the floor, and left quietly. In the afternoon, she heard that Ms. Yan was going to take a leave of absence for several days because one face was swollen and one eye was bloodshot. Everyone said that luckily it wasn't football.Otherwise, the entire head will be knocked out. It was the first time in Minmin's life that he gloated at other people's misfortune, bent over with laughter, and almost didn't shed tears. It seems that Ms. Yan has no time to do other things for a long time. Minmin flew to the geography room to help the blue team make a poster. The students all took this incident as a joke: "Wu Minmin, everyone saw that the ball was clearly shot at you." Minmin squinted at them. Teacher Ye is here. "Thank you for your support," she saw Minmin, "Student Wu, please come here." Minmin walked with her to a deserted corner. Ye Zhijun said, "You'd better go back to the dormitory." Minmin smiled and said nothing. "I switched schools again, this time to get rid of the rumors that I'm going to teach at an all-boys school." Minmin was taken aback, but when she understood, she couldn't help but smile more and more. Teacher Ye reached out and rubbed the top of her head, "I didn't expect to meet a good friend here." She then hugged Minmin. At this moment, Minmin heard a "click", she quickly raised her eyes, and saw Wen Jinlan holding a camera, smiling and about to turn around and leave. Minmin finally got angry. She chased after her, and Wen Jinlan ran at full speed. The two girls had long arms and long legs, and they ran like two deer, very fast. It was the end of get out of class time, and there were a lot of classmates. Everyone didn't know what the hell they were chasing and chasing, and they looked back curiously. After chasing after the campus, Wen Jinlan yelled: "Wu Minmin, the evidence is solid, let's see how you deny it--" Seeing Minmin's expression, she suddenly shuddered. Furious, Wu Minmin's hair was flying, his face was livid, and he approached step by step, "Hand over the camera." "Wu Minmin, come and grab it!" She stepped back. Minmin knew that Teacher Ye's simple and friendly gesture just now might look very ambiguous in the photo, so it's better to get the negative back if he can get it back. She rushed over, Wen Jinlan turned and ran away. It was too late for Minmin to shout out, Wen Jinlan didn't see a fast bicycle coming head-on, and collided with it, the bicycle driver and she fell to the ground heavily. The camera came out of Wen Jinlan's hand, flew into the air, and just landed in front of Minmin's feet. Minmin picked it up and immediately opened the frame, pulling out the negative for exposure. She breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Wen Jinlan, she was lying on the ground moaning. The cyclist supported the injured and said to Minmin, "Call an ambulance." Wen Jinlan was seriously injured and may have broken bones. Minmin retreated to a corner. She heard someone whisper, "You know exactly how to deal with them." Minmin knew it was Teacher Ye. She replied: "Yes." "Wen Jinlan forgot about this bicycle path." "She's always been careless." Teacher Ye heaved a long sigh, "You have to control your spells properly, and don't kill anyone." Min Min was taken aback. "The Wen family sisters are really willful and reckless, they deserve to be taught this lesson." Minmin turned around in surprise, "It was just an accident." Ye Zhijun also understood immediately, "Indeed." Minmin reached out to shake her hand, "I wish you a bright future." "Heh, maybe there are boys ten meters and twenty who are determined to pursue me." Things also have a small tail. After Teacher Ye left school, Minmin's aunt was called to the principal's office as a parent. The principal was very sensible and kind, and said to Chen Xiaofei, "Wu Minmin seems to be related to many accidents." This is real. "She's a real danger," said the principal. Chen Xiaofei replied: "There is no evidence for such a statement." "We wanted to ask Wu Minmin to drop out of school." "It's so unfair! It's not Wu Minmin who caused the trouble, besides, there are three months to go before the graduation exam, which will have a huge impact." "So we ask you to restrain Wu Minmin, if another accident related to her occurs in our school, we will have to ask her to leave." Instead of being angry, Chen Xiaofei smiled, "Will the falling ceiling of your school's auditorium be related to Wu Minmin?" The principal has a good sense of self-cultivation and a rich sense of humor. At that time, he replied: "The construction engineer should be responsible, and Wu Minmin has nothing to do with it." Chen Xiaofei's anger was quenched by this sentence. The headmaster can also be regarded as a sensible person. Chen Xiaofei let out a sigh of relief, "Okay, let's cooperate as much as possible." Minmin was waiting for her aunt at the door of the principal's office. She didn't care, put her hands in her pockets and asked with a smile: "But are you going to pack up and go home?" The aunt sighed again, put her shoulders on her shoulders and walked towards the parking lot. Minmin knew right away that things were not so bad, and she would go to graduation depending on the situation. "You really can't make trouble anymore these few months." "Auntie, you should also understand that right and wrong will automatically come up and knock on the door if you don't need to be provoked." "Many suspect that accident has nothing to do with coincidence." "What's that?" Minmin asked with a smile, "Is it my supernatural power?" Auntie reached out and stroked Minmin's cheek, "Who knows, maybe it is." "I also wish I had magic." Minmin stretched out his arm to imitate the witch's tricks, "The sky and the earth changed color because of the spell, my father loved me again, and all the good things in the world belong to me." Chen Xiaofei laughed. "Can I go to the theater with Liang Yongshen?" "Stay away from your school." "Thank you for the advice, auntie." Some days later, when the students saw Wu Minmin, they would have been laughing and laughing in groups, but they would immediately disperse. Everyone had a look of surprise on their faces. Only Yu Liang Yongshen came to date her. Minmin asked him: "You must know what they said about me." Liang Yongshen smiled. "It's better to believe something than nothing!" Liang Yongshen still just laughed. When the weather was slightly warmer, Minmin added a younger brother. As soon as she heard the news from her aunt, she was so happy to find Liang Yongshen and asked him to drive her home. Liang Yongshen also felt that this was not a bad idea. After the car was parked, Minmin rushed to the house in a hurry and asked, "Where is my brother, where is my brother?" The maid smiled and pointed to the baby room and said, "Just came back from the hospital and was sleeping." Minmin rushed into the nursery, looked at a light blue cradle, and called Liang Yongshen: "Come and see my brother." Liang Yongshen leaned his head over and saw the little Maotou yawning. He never knew that the baby knew how to do this complicated movement, so he was taken aback and laughed out loud. Minmin reached out and gently picked up the baby. She turned her head and saw her stepmother standing at the door. Minmin laughed and said, "He's so cute." It was Liang Yongshen who saw the aim first, and Mrs. Wu was leaning against the door, panicked for no reason, her face changed, and she was at a loss.Then she called: "Yusheng, Yusheng." Wu Yusheng came over after hearing the sound, and seeing Minmin holding the baby, he was taken aback, like an enemy, he stood in front of his wife and said to Minmin, "Give me the baby." Minmin didn't feel any difference yet, and said with a smile, "He's only a little old." Wu Yusheng said: "Give me back the child!" He was already sweating. Liang Yongshen hurriedly took a step forward, took the baby from Minmin's hands, and handed it carefully to Mr. Wu. At this time, Minmin looked at Liang Yongshen blankly, and she finally understood that they didn't like her hugging him. The baby suddenly cried. Gu Jiahua hugged the child tightly, like a lost and found treasure, hurriedly exited the room, fleeing like avoiding the plague. Minmin was very shocked. She didn't know that her status in the family was not high, but she didn't know that it was already so low. She looked at her father, speechless. Wu Yusheng coughed, "Minmin, why didn't you inform us when you came back?" His tone was so hypocritical that even he was ashamed, and he couldn't continue talking. Minmin said softly: "I still have something to do, I'm leaving first." She calmly motioned Liang Yongshen to leave with her. Liang Yongshen was very sad, and also admired Wu Minmin's self-cultivation, all the way out, only the servant asked: "Go so fast?" Wu Yusheng just pretended not to hear.At the door, Minmin took Liang Yongshen's arm, "It's coming out anyway, what show do you have?" Liang Yongshen was also happy to see her being so magnanimous, "Follow me, you won't be disappointed." Before getting in the car, Minmin turned her head and took a look at her house. The second window on the left was originally her room. Now, the owner of the house has clearly expressed her wish that she is an unwelcome person . She suddenly heard Liang Yongshen say: "Sooner or later we have to leave home and go out into the world." Minmin kept silent, but heard from her aunt that before her grandmother passed away, she kept the room used by her daughter in middle school. The books, bedding, clothes, shoes and socks were kept intact. As soon as she returned to her natal home, she felt warm and happy. Like flowing backwards, enjoy the tenderness. Wu Minmin was not so lucky.