Lu Lin had never been in a relationship before, and was afraid of doing the wrong thing and saying the wrong thing, so she specially found a time to ask Xiao Huang.
Teacher Huang teaches chemistry in class 1 and class 4, and is correcting homework under the wisteria shelf.
It was a rare sunny day and there was no wind. The smog lasted for more than ten days, and the school did not even have to run in the morning. The students were bored in the classroom where the heating pipes were rumbling, reading and writing homework, and the children had no energy.
Teacher Huang was slowly correcting a stack of exercise books. In the distance, many girls were dancing rubber bands and kicking shuttlecocks. When they saw them, they waved their hands and greeted them.
Lu Lin sat down beside Xiao Huang, looked at the students bouncing in the distance for a while, and suddenly said, "Huang Jun, I want to chase someone."
Teacher Huang almost poked his thigh with a stroke of the red pen.
"Are you serious?" He reached out and wiped the red pen marks on the white pants with his thumb, and turned to look at Lu Lin: "Did I hear you right? You want to fall in love and chase someone?"
Lu Lin nodded: "Seriously."
"Which teacher, I don't have a lot of emotional experience, but I know all the teachers in grades well, so I should be able to help you." Huang Jun felt that he was a little incoherent, covered the red pen and said in a low voice: "The fifth class is Chinese. Teacher? Or the history teacher from Class Seven?"
Lu Lin was still watching a group of boys playing basketball on the playground, and thought for a long time before speaking again.
"Men, Pei Zhuo."
Huang Jun began to be thankful that he had covered the red pen, otherwise his thigh would have suffered several times today.
"Men...men..." He rubbed the back of his head, a little embarrassed: "I'm really not familiar with this, have you checked with Teacher Pei?"
"Not yet." Lu Lin whispered: "I went to Baidu, but the methods are not very reliable."
"Don't trust those online."
The two teachers sat under the flower shelf with their thermos cups in their hands and watched the shuttlecock kicking for a long time, but they didn't speak for a long time.
When it was almost time for class, Huang Jun said: "Mr. Lu, you have to ask him yourself, if you can't come up, just chase him."
"But no matter how you ask, there may be suspicion."
"Dating a relationship is all about trying to conquer the city." Huang Jun stood up and looked at him, his eyes became very serious: "You have to think like this, Brother Lu."
"If Mr. Pei is straight, then let's keep a distance. How should we be colleagues in the future?"
"But if he's like you, if you really fall in love in the future, from holding hands and kissing to going to bed, you have to do everything."
"Now you hesitate at the first step, don't mention how difficult it is after that."
Lu Lin only made up his mind a few days ago, and didn't think so far behind.
When a word came out of Huang Jun's mouth, the corresponding picture appeared in his mind, and he lowered his head and slowly sipped his tea.
"I still have to go upstairs to work, so think about it."
On the other end, Pei Zhuo was still busy with writing out the papers.
The final exam will be in more than half a month. He is not satisfied with reading a few articles, so he browses foreign news websites to find materials.
Sister Zhang pushed the door in with a stack of intention forms, took a picture on the table as if sending money, and walked around to Pei Zhuo in a short while.
"Teacher Pei," she pushed the pen over, "This is the intention form for a trip to the hot springs on New Year's Day. Why don't you fill it out and give it to me now, and I'll take it along with you?"
Pei Zhuo fell ill two days ago, so he didn't pay much attention to the WeChat group chat: "Is there an event at school on New Year's Day?"
"Yes, I heard that we are going to Huairou to soak in the hot springs." Teacher Zhao, who was sitting behind me, interjected, "The school chartered a car and leaves at 8:00 on Saturday morning. Will Teacher Pei go?"
Pei Zhuo took the note and looked at it for a long time, then smiled apologetically at Sister Zhang: "I haven't figured it out yet, I'll make sure to hand it in later."
"You have to hurry up and find another reliable person to live with." Sister Zhang looked at the math teacher with a look of disgust: "Old Zhao heard that he has stinky feet, so let him forget it."
"Hey, I bought the wrong socks last time. Comrade Zhang, you can't destroy my innocence!"
Prioritizing work, it took Pei Zhuo some time to finish the papers, and he listened to the radio and began to read the intention slips.
Soaking in hot springs... and still living in a room alone.
He began to wonder what might happen.
"Teacher Pei."
"Yes." Pei Zhuo looked up and saw Lu Lin standing in front of his desk.
The man still had no emotion when he spoke: "Haven't you filled out the intention strip yet?"
Pei Zhuo avoided his gaze, and continued to read the short instructions on the note: "Wait a minute, I'll write now."
Lu Lin sat at his desk and said calmly, "If I go, do you have any ideas about accommodation?"
Pei Zhuo paused at the tip of his pen and didn't look at him.
"What does Teacher Lu think?"
Both of them were actually a little nervous, and they didn't look at each other when chatting, as if they were talking to the air.
"I asked Mr. Zhuang in class two, you can share a room with him."
The tip of the pen stopped for a long time, and continued to write.
"good."
Teacher Zhuang loves to be clean and considerate in doing things, so he is a good candidate.
Lu Lin felt that he was selfish towards him now, and it was not suitable for the two of them to even live in a standard room.
Pei Zhuo was a little annoyed, although he didn't show it on his face, he got up and left as soon as he pushed the note.
As a result, from Wednesday to Friday, the two of them didn't talk much.
Lu Lin is still studying tactics, he doesn't want to act rashly to cause unpleasantness, and his style of doing things is conservative.
Pei Zhuo was too busy to pass the oral test for the third year students, so he didn't bother to knock on the wood for the time being.
It was not until Friday's New Year's Day party that the two met again.
The second year of senior high school is more leisurely than the third year of high school, and the students still have time to report to the program for the holidays, so they practice hip-hop in empty classrooms two weeks in advance.
Pei Zhuo finally got over a busy stage, and when he went to the party, he still had a small notebook in his hand, and was going to find some free time to start writing some review plans.
The squad leader led him through the auditorium to find a seat, handed him a bottle of water and said, "Mr. Pei, you sit here with Chief Lu. The view here is very good."
Pei Zhuo shifted his gaze, nodded when he saw Lu Lin, sat down and leaned against the empty seat on the other side, not wanting to get too close to him.
The students in the front row and the back row were boldly playing with their mobile phones. Seeing the two teachers sitting together, they couldn't help coming over to chat with them.
Both sides of the stage were still testing the sound system, and it was a noisy mess.
"Handsome Pei, handsome Pei! You must listen to the cross talk that our cultural committee said later, he is so funny!"
"Teacher Pei, do you like to watch magic tricks? I heard that the second class of grass magic won an award in the city!"
Pei Zhuo listened to them chatting for a while, the man next to him was silent, and suddenly his evil intentions came up.
"By the way," he sat up straighter, looking at the students: "Why do you call Mr. Lu Chief Lu?"
The man's eyes moved, and a group of brats beside him laughed together.
"I said, I said, hahahaha no way, you say, hahahahahaha no way, let me say it, let me say it!"
A tall girl covered her mouth and smiled, and the people next to her were also overjoyed.
"During our military training, Mr. Lu was regarded as the leader of the army to inspect, hahahaha!"
Pei Zhuo was a little surprised: "Really?"
"I didn't lie to you. Several instructors thought it was someone who was airborne from above. When they saw him walking over, they straightened their backs. After he left, they asked each other who it was."
Lu Lin's demeanor was like that of a soldier, and he was used to being serious, but when he met the students for the first time, the children were too scared to speak.
"Then there was an instructor who quietly touched him to toast him while eating, but the teacher next to him couldn't help but say that this is also a teacher, it's super embarrassing, isn't it!"
Listening to their teasing, Lu Lin turned to look at Pei Zhuo.
Pei Zhuo was still listening to the students talking about the old stories, smiling with warm eyes and bright eyes.
Lu Lin looked at his profile, and suddenly felt a flower blossoming in his heart.
The atmosphere invisibly slowed down a lot.
Pei Zhuo didn't pay much attention to the second half of the performance, and was drowsily catching up on sleep while holding his notebook.
When all the performances were over, it was dark outside the auditorium.
He carried the homework to the class representatives, motioned for them to send it out and take it home for corrections, and he was ready to go home with his bag.
Just when Lu Lin walked over, the two met each other.
Pei Zhuo is used to nodding to him every day, which is considered one of the special etiquettes for the Lu family in the office.
When he walked in, Pei Zhuo was about to nod, but he saw Lu Lin standing in front of him, and said seriously: "Teacher Pei, see you tomorrow."
Pei Zhuo raised his lips and smiled: "Okay, see you tomorrow."
Talk like tomorrow is a date alone.
After returning home, Pei Zhuo took the dog for a walk, and then drove it to his father's house.
I will spend the night in Huairou tomorrow, so I don't have time to come back and take care of him.
As soon as the door opened, Amao stretched out his tongue and propped himself up to reach Papa Pei's hand. Aunt Huo laughed and cursed from behind, signaling Pei Zhuo to come in and sit down.
"I brought you a box of duck tongue with sauce. Although it is slightly spicy, you should eat less."
Papa Pei carried all the dog food and dog food on his back, hugged Amao and rubbed his head for a long time, almost treating him as his second son.
"Just let Amao stay at home for half a month, and I'll pay you back when I'm too busy."
Pei Zhuo was noncommittal, took a sip of the hot milk tea handed by Aunt Huo, and explained: "Tomorrow is a school event, let's go out and play together."
Papa Pei took a needle comb to comb the dog's fur, and said casually, "You have changed schools for several months, and no one from the lab will bother you anymore, right?"
Pei Zhuo didn't answer, raised his hand to put the cup back, and said in a cold tone when he got up, "I'm leaving first."
"Hey, it's not easy for the child to come back once, which pot you don't mention and which pot to open," Aunt Huo glared at him: "Don't mention this matter after it's over, don't make Xiao Pei uncomfortable."
"I just want him to be more careful in the new school," Papa Pei argued, "It wasn't my son's fault in the first place, I was just worried about him..."
"Understood, Dad, Aunt Huo, take care of your health, I will come back to pick up Amao on Sunday."
Pei Zhuo's face was very calm, but when he was holding the doorknob, his knuckles were still slightly hard: "Don't mention that matter again in the future."
"Okay! Be careful when you go back on the way!"
"Um."
Until the next day when he got on the bus, Pei Zhuo was not in a good mood.
He didn't carry much luggage. He stood in the crowd with eyelashes drooping and didn't speak. It took a while before he boarded.
Lu Lin was sitting in the front seat, and a female teacher squeezed over: "Is there no one next to Teacher Lu, so I'll just sit here?"
Before Lu Lin could speak, Pei Zhuo spoke first: "Sorry, I'm a bit motion sick, can you let me sit here?"
The female teacher looked at him dubiously: "Try some motion sickness medicine?"
"Teacher Fang, I'm sorry, Teacher Pei and I still have to talk about class affairs on the way," Lu Lin got up and said, "If Teacher Fang likes to sit here, Teacher Pei and I will find the teacher in front of us to change seats."
"No, no, no need," Teacher Fang hurriedly said, "Forget it, I'll sit in the back, you sit."
Pei Zhuo was angry at first, but when he saw that Lu Lin was facing him, he seemed to be patted down.
The mint aroma radiated from the man's side. It was light and melancholy, and the smell made people feel at ease.
Not long after he sat down, the bus started, carrying a car of teachers to the suburbs.
Some teachers suggested to sing, and then started idiom solitaire.
Pei Zhuo was distracted for a long time, and unconsciously fell asleep amidst the noise, the car body leaned against Lu Lin's shoulder in a sway, but he didn't notice it.
When Lu Lin was touched by him, his body froze for a long time. After confirming that he was asleep, he slowly looked sideways at him.
The bridge of the nose is straight, the skin is fair, and the shape of the lips is beautiful.
Afraid of being discovered by him, he first glanced quickly, and then looked at his colleagues on the other side.
Everyone quarreled for a while, and at this time they all fell asleep.
Lu Lin withdrew his gaze, adjusted his posture to make him more relaxed, and found that Pei Zhuo was still frowning, as if he was unhappy about something.
The man put his coat over his body, looked at it several times with uneasiness, and finally fell asleep slowly leaning on the chair.
When Pei Zhuo woke up again, the car had already parked and everyone was laughing and walking down the road.
On the road, he always felt warm as if he was covered with a thin quilt, but when he opened his eyes, there was nothing. Maybe the driver had turned up the temperature.
Lu Lin handed him a bottle of water: "Moisturize your throat?"
"Okay, thank you."
After waking up from sleep, Pei Zhuo's spirit improved a lot. After putting away his luggage, he started to wander around with other people.
The layout of this hot spring villa is very exquisite. The first half is full of autumn orchards and plantations, the middle is the housing hot spring pool, the back mountain is full of bamboos, and a large field of goose yellow wintersweet flowers blooms just right at the foot of the mountain.
The girls in the English group took Pei Zhuo and Huo Lu to the mountains to see the scenery, the Chinese group and the mathematics group went to the picking garden, and followed the fruit growers around in a fruit forest.
A small number of older people couldn’t walk, and one of them wore a fisherman’s hat and fished under the umbrella. Some couldn’t bear the hunger, so they greeted their colleagues to make a fire and barbecue.
Huo Lu's physical fitness is far worse than that of his brother. Halfway up the mountain, he felt that his waist, leg and arm were broken, so he simply sat on the swing and waited for them to come down the same way.
She played with her mobile phone for a while and didn't wait for Brother Zhuo. When she accidentally raised her head, she saw Lu Lin at a glance.
And Lu Lin was holding a straw basket of pomegranates, all of them were so red that they smelled sweet.
"Mr. Lu, please stay!" Huo Lu became more energetic, and turned his phone off to look at it: "Did these all be picked by Mr. Lu?"
Lu Lin nodded, his eyes were looking into the distance.
"Teacher Pei is on the mountain," Huo Lu said with a smile, "Can I order this pomegranate?"
Lu Lin took one from the basket and gave it to her.
Huo Lu said again: "I can't give him all the baskets, let me share some more, and I will take them to eat with Mr. Huang and the others."
Lu Lin gave her another one, and Huo Lu took it silently.
Your eccentricity is really eccentric.
In the evening, everyone gathered together to drink, eat meat and sing songs, and almost went to soak in a small open-air hot spring in a private room. The atmosphere was quite good.
There seemed to be some conflict between the young couple. They had been bickering since eating, but the teacher next to them persuaded them a few words, and reluctantly stopped.
But when it was time to go to bed at night, the quarrels upstairs sounded again, and they could vaguely hear what was going on.
"Aren't I tired if you are tired from taking care of the children? Don't I have to go to work during the day?"
"Yes, yes, I can't help you if you say that."
"What do you mean there is no way? Is this what you said before you got married to be nice to me?"
Pei Zhuo was slow to fall asleep in the new environment and was forced to listen for fifteen minutes.
Teacher Zhuang not far away turned over, scratched his head and sat up.
"It's Mr. Li who is arguing with his family," he wondered, "Mr. Li is my buddy. Before getting married, he was quite cheerful..."
Pei Zhuo listened to his continuation, wrapped himself in the quilt tightly and did not speak.
The noise from upstairs grew louder, and there began to be hysterical screams and slamming glasses.
"Yes, Teacher Chen must have started to lose his temper." Teacher Zhuang put on his slippers and pushed the door out: "I'll go over and stop it, so we don't really fight."
Soon the voice of Teacher Zhuang came from upstairs, the woman began to cry faintly, and the voices of other teachers appeared, also helping to persuade the fight.
Twenty minutes later, Mr. Zhuang stepped on his slippers and came down with an apologetic expression: "Mr. Pei, is it convenient for you to change rooms with Mr. Chen?"
Pei Zhuo didn't sleep, got up and said, "Change rooms with Mr. Chen?"
"Ah, yes," Mr. Zhuang held Mr. Li with red eyes, and smiled embarrassedly: "Mr. Chen and her friend went to the standard room to sleep together. Mr. Li is also feeling uncomfortable at the moment. I have to accompany her Accompany him."
"what happened?"
Teacher Zhuang glanced at Teacher Li and told the truth.
"The two of them had a fight just now, and they made glass and wine all over the floor. We took them to Mr. Lu's room to talk about peace, but they quarreled again during the conversation, and even splashed their sheets and mattresses."
"So... if you don't mind, can you sleep with Mr. Lu for one night?"
Pei Zhuo was stunned for a long time, only to say hello when he came back to his senses.
"The bed sheets and quilt covers have already been changed by the waiter, it's just...that room is a big bed room." Mr. Zhuang pulled his brother and bowed to Pei Zhuo: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, they are just trying to get a divorce and that's why they've made such a fuss. "
"Teacher Pei, I will wrong you today."
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