Along the way, Yan Zi sat between Yu Xiao and Ming Yao, happily explaining to Ming Yao the beautiful scenery on both sides of the road. Ming Yao had a gentle smile on her face all the time, and listened carefully to everything Yan Zi told her. Sometimes she would interrupt Yan Zi and ask her to be quiet for a while, otherwise her throat would be tired and it would affect the game later. But Yan Zi couldn't help but want to tell Ming Yao.
Yu Xiao sat quietly beside them, deeply moved by the deep teacher-student relationship. At this moment, she finally understood why Mingyao liked staying in school and being with children so much. The world of children is innocent, and the emotions they bring to you are often the most sincere and can warm a person's heart the most.
The car drove on the road for half an hour and finally arrived at the Experimental Primary School in the county town. Uncle Ming parked the car outside the school and asked Yu Xiao to take Ming Yao and Yan Zi into the Experimental Primary School, while he took this opportunity to do other things. The three of them followed the teacher's instructions at the door and went directly to the lecture hall of the Experimental Primary School.
There were already many teachers and students sitting in the classroom. As soon as Mingyao walked in, she immediately attracted everyone's attention. Many people pointed at her and expressed their surprise that the school had invited such a music teacher.
"Hey, did you see that? That's the blind music teacher..."
"Oh, she looks okay, but there's a scar on her face, tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
"She's a substitute teacher, right? She's definitely not a public school! I've never heard of a blind person being a teacher..."
"… "
Yu Xiao sat next to Ming Yao, listening to their discussions and watching their dodging glances. She was immediately furious and wanted to slap them in the face. At this moment, she deeply understood for the first time the saying: A tongue can kill a person!
Mingyao felt her hands warm, and she patted Yu Xiao with her soft hands and smiled at her.
"I'm fine..." Mingyao said with a smile without waiting for Yu Xiao to speak.
"Sister..." Having also been hurt, Yu Xiao could understand Ming Yao's feelings at the moment better than anyone else. He also understood why she had to hide everything about herself from Shen Yimo. Some hurts were enough for one person to bear alone.
Even if Mingyao hid in the mountains thousands of miles away, she still could not escape the worldly criticism.
My heart aches indescribably.
For Mingyao, for Uncle Ming, and for Shen Yimo...
But facing all this, she was so calm.
"We are powerless to change everything around us, so we have to learn to adapt to this kind of life. Xiaoxiao, you will also encounter this kind of situation in the future, and it may be even more vicious than what you hear now. Just remember what I say: if a dog bites you, you don't have to bite it back, because we are human beings!"
Yu Xiao was amused by Mingyao's words, and whispered in Mingyao's ear: "Sister, you have a very vicious tongue!"
"If I could see it, I guess its hand would be pretty poisonous!" Ming Yao replied with a smile.
"Sister, if you really hit someone, won't they bite you back?" Yu Xiao couldn't help laughing.
"You little bitch, you turn around pretty fast!" Ming Yao counterattacked with a smile.
The two of them joked with each other, and the unhappiness just now disappeared in an instant, and their mood became much better.
The singing competition started soon. The student representatives from each school took turns to perform on stage. The hall was filled with applause. When it was Yan Zi's turn to go on stage, Ming Yao smiled and told her not to be nervous. Yan Zi nodded and went on stage. Because Yan Zi's teacher was blind, she immediately attracted everyone's attention when she went on stage. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Yan Zi.
Yan Zi, who came to the county town from the mountains, did not show any restraint or nervousness. She walked onto the stage steadily, bowed to the teachers below the stage, and then smiled at the host.
The host handed her a microphone and asked her with a smile: "Student Yan Zi, what song are you going to sing?"
Yan Zi blinked, looked at the host and the judges and asked, "Teacher, can I say a few words first?"
The host laughed. The previous children all started singing directly, but this student actually wanted to talk. He became interested and nodded at Yan Zi: "Okay!"
"I want to thank my teacher! Her name is Nie Pan! My teacher is very beautiful, but because of an unexpected car accident, she can't see and her face is injured. I remember the first time she taught us, because she couldn't see, she hit the wire on the door and scratched her face, but she still insisted on finishing the class. Just now I heard someone say that the teacher is blind and ridiculed her for having scars on her face, but I want to tell you that although my teacher can't see, her eyes are the most beautiful in the world. Although she has scars on her face, she is also the most perfect in my heart. Teacher, thank you!" Yan Zi unexpectedly said a long speech, and then bowed deeply to the audience.
The music slowly started, and the childish singing of Yan Zi slowly echoed: "I came from chance, like a speck of dust. Who can see my fragility? Where do I come from? Where do I belong? Who will call me in the next moment? Although the world is wide, this road is difficult to walk. I have seen all the ups and downs in this world. How much love do I have left after all the hard work? How many tears do I have left for the heavens to know? I will not admit defeat..."
Hot tears flowed down Mingyao's cheeks. She wiped her tears and kept repeating to Yu Xiao: "This is not the song I taught her... This child... This is not the song I taught her..."
Yu Xiao listened to Ming Yao's words and was moved by the pure-hearted child on the stage. She was only in the fourth grade, but she was telling her teacher in another way to be braver and stronger...
Let the heaven know that I will not admit defeat...
When Yan Zi finished singing, the whole hall burst into warm applause, which lasted for a long time. Unable to see the envious eyes cast on her, Ming Yao felt it all with her ears and body and mind. Tears flowed down her cheeks again and again...
Yan Zi's voice was beautiful and she sang with full emotions. The judges were deeply moved by this ten-year-old girl and awarded her a special prize. After leaving the experimental primary school, Uncle Ming drove the three of them to a big meal. Ming Yao held Yan Zi's hand tightly, her eyes were red, but her face was full of a happy smile. Yu Xiao stayed by Ming Yao's side, watching her smile so happily, with mixed feelings in her heart, and an urge to cry.
After lunch, Uncle Ming took the three of them to the largest shopping mall in the county and asked Yu Xiao to help buy some clothes and daily necessities for his daughter Mingyao. Mingyao was very happy today and asked Yu Xiao to buy a beautiful dress for Yan Zi. After buying everything, Uncle Ming drove the three of them back to the village. After sending Mingyao and Yan Zi to school and settling Mingyao down, Uncle Ming took Yu Xiao home. When the car was about to reach the gate, Yu Xiao saw from a distance that Kang Shaonan's SUV was parked at the door of Uncle Ming's house. Kang Shaonan was wearing casual clothes and holding a cigarette in his hand. He was walking back and forth anxiously at the gate. When he saw Uncle Ming's car, he immediately perked up, stomped out the cigarette, and stared at the car stopping in front of him.
"Uncle Ming!" As soon as the car stopped, Kang Shaonan walked over to greet Uncle Ming, and then glanced at his wife in the passenger seat.
"Shaonan is here?" Uncle Ming smiled, opened the car door and got out. He didn't treat him as an outsider and directly instructed him: "Xiaoxiao and I went to the county town and bought some things and put them in the back. You can take them down!"
"Okay!" Kang Shaonan immediately opened the back door of the car and took down several handbags at once.
Uncle Ming took out the key from his pocket and handed it to Yu Xiao who got out of the car: "Xiaoxiao, go open the door! I'm going to the mountain to see how the weeding is going today." After that, he went to the tea garden along the mountain road without looking back.
Kang Shaonan looked at Uncle Ming's back with gratitude, then walked to Yu Xiao with a grin: "Wife..."
During the past half month, he had been thinking every day about what to say to his wife when he saw her. He had been planning for half a month, but now when he saw her, he was speechless.
Yu Xiao looked at him coldly: "What are you doing here?"
"I miss you so much that I can't sleep! So I came to see you!" This is not an exaggeration. In the past half month, Mingming missed her so much, but he didn't dare to come to see her. He had to call Uncle Ming every night to ask about her daily situation, whether she ate well, slept well, how she felt, and whether she was upset. Last night, when he heard Uncle Ming say that he could come to see his little wife, he was so excited that he didn't sleep well that night.
Yu Xiao didn't say anything, opened the door and walked in. Kang Shaonan didn't mind her reaction and followed her into the yard and then into the living room.
Watching Kang Shaonan put his things away, Yu Xiao looked at him indifferently: "Now that you have seen it, you can leave!"
Kang Shaonan grinned at her: "Wife, I've been driving for five or six hours and haven't eaten a single bite yet. Now I'm thirsty and hungry. Can you give me some water first?"
He didn't mind her attitude towards him at all. Anyway, he was ready for a protracted war. When she saw him just now, she didn't lose control of her mind or get angry. This was a great comfort to him.
Yu Xiao looked at him speechlessly, turned around and poured him a glass of water. When he handed it to him, his eyes fell on his injured arm. He wanted to ask about his injury, but he moved his lips and swallowed back what he wanted to say.
Kang Shaonan kept his eyes on her, and he could guess what she wanted to do just from a small look.
"Wife, my arm is fine now, you don't have to worry about me!" Kang Shaonan replied with a smile.
Hearing him still calling her wife, Yu Xiao frowned and looked at him: "Kang Shaonan, I think I need to correct you. From now on, don't call me wife anymore. I don't like this title now."
"Okay! Then it's okay for me to call you by your name, right?" Kang Shaonan answered straightforwardly.
"I said, no matter what you do, it's impossible for us! Go back after breakfast tomorrow! Don't waste any more time!" In the past half month spent in the tea garden, her mood has improved by a large margin, and with Ming Yao's company, her mood has gradually calmed down. She originally thought that she could be very calm when she saw him again, but looking at Kang Shaonan in front of her, her heart was still churning with discomfort. (To be continued)