tenth year of teaching

Chapter 34 New Years
Compared with the locals who can go home during the holidays, the young teachers from the First Affiliated Middle School who live in other provinces have to go through a lot of twists and turns.

Every graduate from other provinces knows how hard it is to get train tickets before the Spring Festival travel rush, so they were pleasantly surprised when the union chairman announced that he would buy tickets for everyone.It's just that it's already past New Year's Day and there's still no movement. Many people can't sit still and ask if they're worried. The chairman also vowed to give everyone a ticket to go home.

Everyone could only wait patiently. Sure enough, the day before the holiday, the school informed that less than half of the tickets had been purchased.The reply was that there were too many people and there was really no way to grab them all.

The notice was issued after the school meeting. Everyone had packed their luggage and was just waiting to take their tickets and hit the road.The principal was afraid that everyone would be agitated, so he specially explained the situation to all Northeastern teachers in a meeting.The union chairman was sweating profusely and his face was red from holding back the college graduates who had no votes.

From the time of reporting in July to January of the next year, these new graduates have not been home for more than half a year. It is no wonder that they feel extremely disappointed at this time.Duan Haina sat on the edge of Su Xing, complaining in a low voice and crying anxiously.Su Xing patted her and whispered: "If it doesn't work, let's drive back by ourselves. Drive more slowly. Why did we go back in two days?" Years ago, Su Xing's father remitted him a sum of money and asked him to buy a Hyundai. But it hasn’t passed the running-in period yet.

Principal Zhang looked at the excited people in the audience, cleared his throat, and spoke: "Don't worry, everyone. No matter what method I think of, I promise to send everyone home safely." After that, he stood up and made his rounds. He sighed and turned around and walked out the door.

The next day, a bus was parked in the courtyard, plus an IVECO and Santana owned by the school.The cold wind early in the winter was biting, and Principal Zhang stood at the school gate. His hair, which was always meticulous, looked a little messy this morning.He watched as the union chairman checked the addresses of these young people one by one and sent them to different vehicles.

Principal Zhang waited with his hands behind his back until all the vehicles left the school safely.The union chairman trotted over to report the situation, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He listened silently.At the end, he gave a warning: "Watch everyone and call home to inform them. Be sure to deliver them all safely. Let me know when they are counted." After he finished speaking, he pondered for a while, and then added: "Next year, the school will not come forward to buy tickets uniformly. .”

The chairman of the union nodded in agreement, looked at the principal's back, and muttered in a low voice: "It would be great if 80 people could grab half of it, who would TND want to get it?"

On the bus, Su Xing and Duan Haina fell asleep and fell asleep.The first half was okay. When we arrived in Panjin, it had snowed before and some areas on the highway were icy, so the car drove very slowly.The driver always kept in mind the principal's words, safety first. No matter how eager these young people were to return home, they would rather go slowly.

The heating in the car was sufficient, Duan Haina leaned on Su Xing's shoulder, watching the bare land slowly recede outside the window.Su Xing stroked her hair and said, "It's almost time, we should have walked halfway. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"No, I'm not hungry now. Let's go to the service area to make some noodles later. I want to drink some hot soup." Hina hugged her boyfriend's arm and said lazily.

"Okay, let's listen to the song, shall we?"

"Ah."

Guan Min sat on the seat behind the two, listening to the intimate conversation between the two, felt a little sad in his heart.Before leaving, she asked An Lei if she could go home with her.An Lei refused without thinking. Of course, she also understood that An Lei's family only had this one son, so no matter what, it was impossible for him to agree to him visiting her home during the New Year.I just don't know what I'm thinking, so I just want to ask. The month since the relationship between the two was established was the time when their relationship was at its strongest. She really didn't want to separate, especially... She was somewhat worried about leaving.

It was getting dark, and the bus was running quietly on the Beijing-Harbin Expressway, carrying this group of young people back home after working hard for more than half a year.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Chu Xia had eaten and drank enough and leaned on the sofa to watch the gala.The phone kept ringing, and New Year's greetings messages came in one after another. Doctor Zheng looked at her curiously.Chu Xia didn't raise her head, but she stopped her imminent move with one sentence: "My student sent it."

Doctor Zheng curled his lips, rolled his eyelids and said nothing.

Chu Xia replied one by one: "Thank you, and I also wish your whole family a Happy New Year, study hard, and make a better new year!" She guessed that the expression on the other side of the phone was the same as Dr. Zheng's, rolling her eyes and secretly cursing this teacher for sending blessing messages. Inseparable from learning, I grinned happily thinking about it.

As 12 o'clock approached, Zhang Yan picked up his phone and typed in a few lines and deleted them. After repeating it several times, he still couldn't make up his mind, so he simply put down his phone and spread it on the sofa to adjust the channel in boredom.Wang Shaohua is still busy in the kitchen. It has been a habit for many years that everyone eats noodles after 12 o'clock on the night of New Year's Eve, which means longevity.The dinner was very rich, and Zhang Yan was not hungry at all, so he could not play games, so he had to watch the new year with his family and eat noodles.He suddenly felt a little ironic. This was the habit that the man had always maintained when he was at home. Now his mother is still insisting. Who is she insisting on?We are no longer a family, right?

He tilted his head to listen to the movement in the kitchen, then lay down again, feeling irritated for no reason.Scattered gunfire began to sound outside the window, and midnight was approaching.

Zhang Yan finally picked up his phone, typed in a few words, and pressed the send button.

At 12 o'clock, there was singing and laughter on the TV.Large swaths of fireworks shot up outside the window. Chu Xia clung to the bedside watching with excitement. Occasionally, she turned around and shouted to Dr. Zheng who was serving noodles: "It's new this year. Where are the fireworks with footprints? Come and see!"

The Year of the Rat in Wuzi has passed, and the Year of the Ox in Jichou has arrived.Chu Xia picked up her phone and found that several more messages had come in. She opened them one by one and replied to them one by one.

Ding, text message coming in.Zhang Yan picked up the phone and saw that the text message he had just sent was replied. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and finally felt better.

"Sister Chu, I wish you all the best in the new year! Brother: Zhang Yan."

"Thank you brother, study hard and let's work hard together in the new semester!"

The number that sent insistent text messages when he stopped class turned out to be the class teacher. Thinking about what happened this semester, Zhang Yan finally felt a little guilty that he had been causing trouble for her.But the class leader never cared about it, okay!In the new year, let’s work together.

Mom served a bowl of noodles and stared at the green rapeseed.Zhang Yan looked at the steaming noodles and remembered the unsalted bowl on his birthday a year ago, so he lowered his head and ate it.

Chu Xia was holding her stomach and yelling: "No, I really can't eat anymore. Don't eat it. If you eat it again, you will turn into a pig, and you won't be able to find my uncle."

Wang Shaohua looked at his son who was enjoying the delicious meal with a smile, while Doctor Zheng rolled his eyes and scolded his unlucky daughter.

Su Xing, Duan Haina, Guan Min... had already arrived home. At this time, the whole family gathered together to welcome the new year happily.

Outside the window, snowflakes began to drift at some point, and the snowflakes became more and more crystal clear against the soft lights coming from each house.

(End of this chapter)