20 years of teaching

Chapter 34 Grandpa's Past

Lin Feifan sat next to the Eight Immortals table and said apologetically, "Uncle Qing, I was really assigned to Jinghu Junior High School. I have completed all the formalities today, and I have let everyone down."

Liu Shouqing said happily: "Why are you disappointed? This is great! Lily will be studying in Jinghu Junior High School and will not go to other places. Tonight I am going to ask your dad to tell your cousin and put Lily in There is no need to go to Lingnan High School to study now, it is better than anywhere else to study with you!"

Liu Huihui made a face at her father, curled her lips and said, "It's great because it's easier for my sister to study? Dad, you are too narrow-minded. There are many benefits for Fei Fei to go to Jinghu Junior High."

"Huihui is right. Fei Fei came to Jinghu Junior High School to work, and there are so many benefits! I am really happy, and this is more in line with my wish." Lin Youde also looked happy.

Lin Feifei smiled wryly and shook his head, he knew that his father was comforting him.

Wu Xiulan said to her son: "Do you think your dad is lying? He really wants you to work in Jinghu Junior High School, he didn't lie to you!"

"You didn't lie to me?" Lin Feifei couldn't help being a little surprised seeing his mother's seriousness.

……

After a while of silence, Lin Youde let out a long sigh.

Liu Shouqing stood up and said, "It's getting late, it's time for us father and daughter to go back."

Liu Shouqing picked up the teacup and drank several sips until he drank all the tea. When he took his daughter to the door, he did not forget to take away the packing box containing the tea.

"Make another bowl and drink it, this is the first tea." Lin Youde looked at the teacup, feeling sorry.

Liu Shouqing turned around and took the teacup away: "I'll take it back to brew, and I'll return the bowl tomorrow. You two have a good talk, and I won't get involved."

"This is out of the question. How are you and Huihui outsiders? We are a family." Wu Xiulan said with a smile.

"Yes, it's a family." Liu Huihui laughed out loud, still obediently followed her father and walked out of the house, and turned around to say hello, "Brother Fanfan, I'll come back tomorrow and tell you about my work."

Lin Feifei got up and sent Liu Huihui outside the house: "Yeah, come over tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to Jinghu Junior High School early in the morning."

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After the Liu family's father and daughter left, Lin Youde's family of three sat at the table of the Eight Immortals, and Lin Feifei spoke first: "Dad, how did you know about my assignment?"

Lin Youde drank the remaining tea in the cup and said, "I went to Lingnan High School in the morning, your cousin said so."

Lin Feifan took the small iron box on the table and looked at it.

Anxi Tieguanyin, old fragrance type.

"No wonder!" Lin Feifei murmured.

"No wonder what?" Wu Xiulan added boiling water to her wife's cup, and brought a teacup from the table, "Son, this tea is good, I'll make you a cup too."

"Mom, I don't want it. Drinking tea at night will affect my sleep." Lin Feifan said.

Wu Xiulan didn't stop, and continued to take out a pack of tea from the tin box: "What's wrong with drinking a cup of tea? It's not like you haven't had a drink at night."

Lin Feifei took the tea bag from his mother, put it in the tin box, and closed the lid again, saying, "Mom, I really don't want to drink it. I'm not used to this tea, so I'll keep it for Dad."

"Have you ever drank Tieguanyin?" Lin Youde asked.

"...Uh, I drank it. I drank it when I was studying at the teacher's college. It was given to me by my classmates." Lin Feifei said with a smile.

"It's actually very good. It's delicious." Lin Youde knew that his son also liked drinking tea, and he was a little puzzled that his son was not used to drinking such fragrant tea.

"I'm going to sleep." Lin Feifei yawned and stood up.

"Wait, let me tell you a few words." Lin Youde motioned his son to sit down.

Seeing his father's serious expression, Lin Feifei quickly sat down, and his drowsiness dissipated immediately.

Lin Youde took out the dry chimney, struck a match, lit the fire paper, and lit the shredded tobacco in the eye of the pipe with the open flame.

He took two deep breaths, then slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then waved his hand to extinguish the burning paper.

Smoking the shredded tobacco was not satisfying, so he blew off the ash, Lin Youde twisted the soft shredded tobacco into a ball again, stuffed it into the eye of the barrel, and brought the burning paper close to his lips.

"puff."

After a short and quick breath, the fire paper ignited an open flame again.

After taking a second look at the shredded tobacco, Lin Youde finally said, "I'm really happy that you were assigned to Jinghu Junior High School. I'm not lying."

It turned out to be further comfort.

Lin Feifei relaxed physically and mentally, thinking that his father was about to say something important, so he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I don't think there is anything wrong with being assigned to Jinghu Junior High School."

"If your grandpa knew that you were assigned to Jinghu Junior High School, he would definitely like it very much." Lin Youde said without thinking.

Lin Feifei's heart tightened, and he was very shocked. Dad never took the initiative to mention grandpa, and today was the first time.

Lin Youde went on to say: "Your grandfather has a relationship with Jinghu Junior High School. In the past, there was only one middle school in Lingnan Town, and children from the Jinghu Group and the surrounding areas all went to Lingnan Town to study in Lingnan Town. It was your grandfather who first proposed to establish a junior high school in Jinghu. Yes, he was the owner of the Jinghu group at that time, and he was very close to the above aspects. Your grandfather worked for each household and provided construction land for Jinghu Junior High School for free. Moreover, your grandfather took out I donated a lot of money and the wood that my family has accumulated for many years to support the construction of Jinghu Junior High School.”

"Grandpa has such great ability?" Lin Feifan was stunned, and his reverence for grandpa spontaneously arose.

Wu Xiulan added: "Your grandfather is very capable of making money! Your father's grandfather is even a big shot. Before liberation, the Yangtze River Water Transport Company was the largest in the two provinces. The money they made is untold. The two of them are doing business. Only gold and silver are accepted, paper money is not accepted. One day you will know how powerful they are! At that time, every household in the Jinghu Group took advantage of your grandfather, and in the Jinghu Group, everything was decided by your grandfather. It's not like now, it's all decided by people surnamed Wang, those surnamed Wang really have no conscience, they insisted on making your grandfather..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Lin Youde stopped his wife, and took a few more puffs of cigarettes. "At that time, the first principal of Jinghu Junior High School was named Yin, and his name was Yin Maohua. He had a good relationship with your grandfather. Your grandfather respected cultural people the most. You Now that you are a national teacher, you can count on your grandfather's reputation. But the current Jinghu Junior High School... well, you must do a good job, and don't let Jinghu Junior High School disappear."

"...I will work hard." Lin Feifei couldn't help being very excited. He didn't expect that Jinghu Junior High School had a great relationship with his grandfather who had never met, "Dad, what happened to grandpa..."

"It's late, go to bed early." Lin Youde wiped out the burning paper.

"...Uh, good." Lin Feifan understood that his father didn't want to discuss the topic in depth, so he got up and went to his room.

Lin Feifei lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep for a long time, trying to imagine his grandfather's appearance, but he couldn't piece together a complete face.

He could imagine grandpa's eyes showing kindness, full of love and expectation.

In another room, Wu Xiulan was already fast asleep.

But Lin Youde was weeping secretly, the tears flowed down his vicissitudes of face, and dripped on the pillow cover.

More than 20 years have passed, and the great pain of losing three relatives suddenly has not been eliminated. Self-blame and panic have been tormenting the broken heart.

Outside the dark window, there were occasional dog barks, adding a touch of mystery and horror.

Lin Youde leaned against his wife, curled up, he hoped that the day would dawn soon, he was afraid of this unknown dark night.

(End of this chapter)