He paused for a moment before continuing, "We're all Teacher Jin's students, we share the same sentiments."
"Yeah." Wang Yong nodded and asked with a smile, "I heard you made a fortune? Your brother alone is amazing. He has a hotel, a taxi, and I heard he even started a driving school? "
"It's nothing much," Li He said calmly, "Go do what you need to do. I'll find you later to discuss something with you."
"Okay." Wang Yong turned around and led the two of them up the stairs. Li He was afraid that the wooden stairs would collapse.
According to Teacher Jin's wishes, her funeral was simple. There was no wake, no farewell ceremony, only a simple obituary posted at the school's entrance. The main content was that so-and-so had passed away due to illness on a certain month and year. It also stated the time of the funeral.
On the morning of the funeral, there were more than ten of Teacher Jin's colleagues from school, as well as more than twenty students including Li He.
However, there was not a single relative.
Standing by the Huai River, Li He scattered the ashes and squatted by the river, speechless for a long time.
Wang Yong squatted in front of him and smiled, "Want to have a drink tonight?"
"I have something to tell you." Li He stood up and rubbed the mud on his feet on the grass beside him.
Wang Yong looked up and asked, "What is it? Just tell me. I don't dare to say anything else, but if you have a relative's child who wants to go to our school, I can guarantee it if you pay a small fee."
He only had a bit of power in the school. He could not think of anything else that could help Li He other than the school.
Li He shook his head, "It's not about the child's school. It's about Teacher Jin. I'll let you know if I know."
He did not know when it started. Going to No.1 Middle School, which was extremely difficult for ordinary people, became a trivial matter for him.
"Isn't it over? What else could it be? "Wang Yong did not understand.
Li He said, "Didn't Teacher Jin leave fifty thousand yuan for the student's scholarship?
To be honest, this money is too little. I'll add another nine hundred and fifty thousand yuan to make it a million yuan. I'll use Teacher Jin's name as a special scholarship. "
It was the only thing he could do.
Wang Yong was stunned. He had just reached out his hand to touch Li He's forehead when Li He slapped it away. He smiled sheepishly and said, "It's such a hot day. You didn't faint from the sun, did you?"
"F * ck off, I'm not joking with you," Li He said snappily. "Just tell me if you agree or not."
Wang Yong said, "I strongly support any policy that makes use of the school. I strongly support any project that makes use of students to develop! Hold nothing back! "
Bian Mei sneered, "Fatty Wang, don't be so glib-tongued. Which eye of yours thinks that Li Lao Er looks like he needs money?
Not to mention him, even I don't lack 1 million!
Ten million or a hundred million is nothing to him. "
"Look at my pig brain." Wang Yong patted his head awkwardly. Second Brother Li's younger brother was a multi-millionaire, and this was the result of Second Brother Li's support. Second Brother Li was at least a multi-millionaire!
In the end, everyone returned to Teacher Jin's house. Li He found an English dictionary from her belongings and put it under his arm as a souvenir.
Strolling alone in the empty campus, he seemed to hear the sound of reading and the footsteps of running to the cafeteria. His youth ended here, leaving behind only memories.
"Hey, Second Brother Li He, sing a song." Yeats appeared behind Li He, along with Wang Yong and Bian Mei.
"I don't know how to sing." Li He didn't have the mood.
In just a few days, he had to send away two old people. He didn't feel as good as he looked.
"Tomorrow, will you remember the diary you wrote yesterday? Tomorrow, will you remember the you who loved to cry the most …"
What was unexpected was that the one who started the song was the burly, grease-faced Wang Yong. Furthermore, he had chosen such a refreshing song!
His voice was loud and clear, and he kept glancing at Yeats as he sang.
"The teachers can't remember you, the one who can't guess the problem. I only remembered you when I flipped through the photos …" Yeats continued to sing, but when she faced Wang Yong, her face stiffened.
However, when she faced Li He, her face was filled with a sweet smile.
"Whoever married the sentimental you, who's the unlucky one, who tied up your hair, who's the one who dropped your scalp all over the floor …" Li He couldn't help but sing along.
When he was halfway through the song, he realized that no one was following. He turned around and saw the two women staring at him in shock, and Wang Yong was glaring at him.
Bian Mei said angrily, "Second Brother Li, can't you just sing properly?"
"I'm not wrong." Li He didn't repent, he sang quite smoothly anyway!
"I'm not wrong!" Yeats suddenly pounced at Li He with her claws and fangs. Li He was so scared that he ran away immediately.
One chased after the other, and the other ran in front. It was a beautiful scene on campus.
That night, Bian Mei treated everyone to a food stall, and they all drank until they were dizzy.
However, when it was time to pay, Wang Yong insisted on paying, and wouldn't let him!
They were a little confused, why was this guy so generous all of a sudden!
Wang Yong held his wallet in his arms, folded his hands in front of his chest, and smiled at Yeats. "Our families are going the same way, let's go together. It's not safe for you to be alone."
Ye Zhi didn't agree or disagree. She just pointed at Bian Mei and Li He and said, "We can't be so selfish. Let's wait for them to make arrangements first. They've drunk too much."
Bian Mei hugged Yeats and said, "We're good sisters, you can't leave me alone."
"Okay, I'll go with you." Yeats was very happy.
Bian Mei said to Li He, "You drive us, where's your driver?"
Li He pursed his lips and said, "He's over there."
The two women got into the car. After Li He finished talking to Zhang Bing, he pulled Wang Yong to sit down, ordered two bottles of beer, and continued drinking.
"Li Erhe, are you married?" Wang Yong asked suddenly.
Li He nodded, "Yes, my eldest son is already nine years old."
Wang Yong said seriously, "We're not children anymore, everyone needs to be responsible for their own marriage."
Li He raised his glass, "Here's to you for this."
Sure enough, you can't judge a book by its cover, he didn't expect Wang Yong to say such words.
"Yeats is a good girl, she can't be hurt anymore, and she can't afford to be hurt anymore." Wang Yong slammed the empty glass on the table, as if he was angry.
"Yes, she's very good." Li He was confused by these words.
After finishing two bottles of beer, he simply asked the owner for another box, opened six bottles in front of each of them, and said with a smile, "When we were in school, although we didn't have a good relationship, you're older than me. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Don't do whatever you want just because you're rich!" After saying this, Wang Yong stood up with a red face and walked away without looking back. No matter how much Li He called him, he didn't stop walking. He crossed the busy road, turned into an alley, and disappeared into the darkness.
"Something's wrong." Li He was left alone, not knowing what was going on!
He continued to drink alone, and when he finished the third bottle, a figure stood in front of him.
"Why are you back?" Seeing Bian Mei return, Li He was very surprised.
"I sent Yeats back." Bian Mei looked at the empty bottle on the side and smiled. "You drank so much again?"
He took an unopened bottle of wine and poured himself a glass.
Li He said, "After you left, Wang Yong and I continued to drink, but halfway through, I don't know what went wrong with him, but he actually competed with me and ran away. Don't you think I'm wronged?"
"Not at all," Bian Mei answered with certainty.
Li He poured her another glass and said with a smile, "What do you mean?"
"It's normal for him to be jealous." Bian Mei drank again.
"Why would he be jealous? Even if he was jealous, he shouldn't be jealous of me, right?" Li He was still in the dark and didn't know anything.
Bian Mei said, "Of course it's Yeats' jealousy. He likes Yeats."
"If he likes Yeats, then so be it. He can chase her. What does it have to do with me?" Li He saw Zhang Bing sitting on the curb, and waved at him, saying, "We're not going back tonight. Find a hotel nearby to sleep. You can eat and drink by yourself."
Zhang Bing agreed and sat down at a corner of the food stall.
Bian Mei said, "Didn't you notice that Yeats was talking to you the whole time? She was talking very happily and didn't pay much attention to Wang Yong. You didn't see how depressed Wang Yong was."
"This is an undeserved calamity. You really have sharp eyes. There's no one else who would be jealous of me," Li He asked curiously. "Wang Yong is so old. It's impossible that he's not married yet, right?"
Bian Mei took a toothpick and picked her teeth as she said, "He was married a long time ago, but he divorced after that."
"That's a pity." In fact, he liked Wang Yong.
"What's a pity? I think it's better to get divorced as soon as possible before he has children. He just graduated from a teacher's college and was assigned to teach here. How can he afford to raise such a delicate young lady with his monthly salary?
So, the old saying is right. You have to be well-matched in social status. You can't climb up the social ladder or marry down the social ladder. Otherwise, no matter if you're a man or a woman, you won't have a good life. "
"I didn't see that he was interested in Yeats." As soon as Li He stood up, Zhang Bing, who was drinking next to him, also stood up and paid the bill.
He helped Bian Mei stop a taxi. When the car was far away, he asked Zhang Bing for a room in a nearby hotel.
The hotel was located on the side of the road. The whole night was filled with the sound of big trucks passing by, one after another. Even the houses on the side of the road trembled.
Therefore, he didn't sleep well.
When he woke up, the sky had just brightened. He was awakened by the heat. The hotel's air conditioning was broken.
He didn't wake Zhang Bing. He went downstairs alone to eat some soybean milk and fried dough sticks.
After eating and drinking, he had nothing to do at the moment. He didn't want to go to Li Long's place, nor did he want to go back to the countryside.
For some strange reason, he got on a taxi and told the driver where he wanted to go.
The taxi stopped at the entrance of the alley. The driver patted the meter, "The car can't go in."
"Thank you." Li He put down five yuan and got out of the car.
He went around the alley in a big circle before he found the right place.
However, when he arrived at the place, he was worried. It was the child's summer vacation. Would the mother and daughter go back to the countryside?
However, he thought about it again. He didn't see the mother and daughter when he was in the countryside for a few days.
The door was closed, but it was not locked from the inside. He pushed it gently, and with a squeak, the door opened.
A child in the yard heard the noise and suddenly looked up. He pointed at Li He with a bamboo pole in his hand, "Who are you!"
How he wanted to shout at him, "I'm your father!"
He believed that at this moment, he would be able to shout with dignity and momentum!
Looking into the house, he was a little disappointed. He didn't see her figure.
Seeing that Li He didn't speak, the little fellow shouted into the house, "Mom, the child thief is here!"
"If you talk nonsense again, I'll hit you." His voice arrived before the person arrived.
"I'm busy." Seeing Zhao Di, Li He was very excited.
"Why are you here?" Zhao Di obviously didn't expect this situation and was a little flustered.
"One of my teachers passed away, so I came to help settle it. I didn't go back last night and slept the whole night. I just wanted to come and see you and the child." Li He just stood there, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.
He couldn't feel Zhao Di's enthusiasm at all.
"Bring a chair for Uncle," Zhao Di said to He Zhou.
He Zhou obediently went to the living room and brought out a big chair that was taller than him. He placed it in front of Li He and then asked politely, "Uncle, do you want some tea?"
"Thank you, Uncle is not thirsty."
"Mom, Uncle said he's not thirsty, so I don't need to pour him tea." He Zhou reported to Zhao Di seriously.
"Then go and play." Zhao Di waved her hand and the little fellow ran out of the door like the wind. She didn't forget to shout, "Don't go too far."
"You're alone?" Li He didn't see anyone else.
"It's very busy in the fields at this stage. My father's health isn't good, and he's not willing to work the fields. He just cares about the harvest. I can't do anything but think of a way to lighten his burden, so I asked Brother Lai and the others to go back and help." Zhao Di talked to Li He as she hung the clothes, but her back was turned the whole time.
"I'll help you." Li He went over to help her pull up one end of the sheet. The two of them turned in opposite directions and squeezed the water out of the sheet.
"Thank you." Zhao Di's voice was very soft.
"Are you very angry with me?" Li He finally couldn't help but ask.
"Why should I be angry with you?" Zhao Di asked.
"But you didn't treat me like this in the past." Li He felt suffocated, as if he had the strength but no energy to use it.
Zhao Di turned around and said seriously, "The past is the past, and the present is the present."
"What's the difference?" Li He felt that she was a little cold.
Zhao Di said, "We didn't have a child in the past, but now we have a child."
"What's the difference?" Li He asked.
"You were the sky in the past, and now you're the earth." Zhao Di turned around and looked at Li He in a daze. "Now that we have a child, he's my life. I'm living for him."
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