Chapter 218

“The baby grows fast, they say they change every day, growing with the wind. Now, the baby from the Lu family is over three months old, becoming even fairer and more delicate.

On this day, Lu Weiguo happened to be off duty, so he took out the Seagull DF camera he bought some time ago, preparing to take some photos of the child to send back.

He still remembered the promise he made to his mother-in-law.

A camera cost them 150 Western dollars.

This money was still affordable for them.

In order for the whole family to take photos together, they even specifically asked Han Wei to come over and help.

Han Wei held the camera, couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

He knew this camera, it was sold for a lot outside, and he was afraid that if he broke it he might not be able to afford it.

Shi Tingyu taught him how to use it, and Han Wei listened very seriously.

Only when the last roll of film was used up did it end.

Han Wei secretly sighed, he had never seen anyone take photos like this before.

Carefully handed the camera back to Teacher Shi, only then did Han Wei leave.

Lu Weiguo put away the film, planning to send it to the photo studio to develop in the afternoon.

There was no darkroom or chemicals and photo paper at home, so it was more appropriate to deliver it to the photo studio to ask the master to help with the development.

When he returned from delivering the film to the photo studio, he found the entrance of the family compound blocked.

In addition to military personnel entering and leaving the family compound, there were also three men talking to the guards.

The guard was the first to notice Lu Weiguo.

He saluted Lu Weiguo and said, ‘Captain Lu, these three men say they’re from the Jinling Academy of Arts and are looking for your wife.’

Lu Weiguo raised an eyebrow and looked at them. The three men were roughly in their twenties, all dressed in Zhongshan suits, with pens in their pockets and watches on their wrists.

Originally, when the three men heard the guard call him Captain, they thought he was a leader of the military district. They didn’t expect him to be the husband of Teacher Shi they were looking for.

Ignoring their intimidating appearance, Lu Weiguo quickly said, ‘Captain Lu, right? We’re teachers from the Jinling Academy of Arts enrollment team, also from the provincial admissions office. Sorry for the intrusion, but it’s urgent. Could we have a chat with your wife?’

After checking their credentials, Lu Weiguo had the guard register them and took them inside.

Today was originally a day off, and there were many people coming and going at the entrance of the family compound. When they saw Lu Weiguo taking three people with him, the guard was surrounded.

‘Xiao Li, were those teachers who just left with Captain Lu from the university?’ a sister-in-law couldn’t help asking.

Xiao Li instinctively moved back a bit and stuttered, ‘Didn’t you just hear them?’

In everyone’s hearts, thoughts raced; they all felt this was a big deal.

Now that it was already October, some well-informed people had also vaguely heard about the resumption of the college entrance examination.

Now that university teachers had come to Captain Lu’s house, their thoughts became lively.

They were very appreciative of Teacher Shi’s painting profession. At this time, university teachers coming to find her must mean something important. Just now, the three men had introduced themselves as being from the provincial admissions office.

‘Do you know why these people came to find Teacher Shi?’ another sister-in-law couldn’t help asking.

Although Shi Tingyu had resigned from the Organ Elementary School, people were still accustomed to calling her that.

This sister-in-law had a child who was a high school student. If the college entrance examination was resumed, their child would definitely participate in the exam, so she was more concerned than ordinary people.

Xiao Li quickly shook his head, ‘I really don’t know about this. Sisters, you should go back. They just asked if Teacher Shi was home, and then Captain Lu came. I don’t know anything else.’

Xiao Li was a little afraid of these people who kept asking questions. In fact, he really didn’t know why those three teachers had come to find Teacher Shi.

Seeing that they couldn’t find out anything, everyone dispersed.

Those who were shrewd hurried back to discuss with their families and planned to go to Captain Lu’s house later.

Meanwhile, the three teachers from the provincial admissions office followed Lu Weiguo into the house.”

“At this time, the child was still asleep, and Shi Tingyu was painting.

Lijian heard the door open and stood up with a growl.

Shi Tingyu glanced at it strangely.

Now that there was a child at home, Lijian rarely barked. It was afraid of scaring the little one and disturbing their sleep. Normally, when it heard someone opening the door at home, Lijian could tell who it was by the sound alone, so it usually remained calm. Why was it getting up this time?

It wasn’t until Lu Weiguo walked in, followed by three men, that Shi Tingyu noticed.

She stood up and looked at the several people who came in with her husband, looking at Lu Weiguo in puzzlement.

Lu Weiguo first reached out to pat Lijian’s head. In their own home, Lijian wasn’t tied up. He was afraid that guests would be afraid of the dog, so he kept Lijian close to him.

Then he said to Shi Tingyu, ‘Wife, these three are teachers from the Jinling Academy of Arts and also comrades from the provincial admissions office. They’ve come to find you.’

Lu Weiguo was actually a bit curious. He was thinking, could these three be here to persuade his wife to take the college entrance exam? He knew his wife’s official statement was that she graduated from high school. Moreover, her painting skills had become quite well-known in the past two years. Her mural had made the news, not to mention how the police used her portrait to catch the killer later. Even Han Wei participating in the clay sculpture competition had his wife’s name signed as the guiding teacher.

He felt that talented people deserved special treatment.

When Shi Tingyu heard Lu Weiguo introduce the three as teachers from the Jinling Academy of Arts and provincial admissions office officials, she had the same idea. She thought they were here to encourage her to take the college entrance exam, or dare to think a little further, maybe they were inviting her to become a teacher.

Shi Tingyu also didn’t know what the first college entrance exam after its resumption would be like, so she was assuming a bit.

‘Comrades, please come in and have a seat,’ she said, then took hold of Lijian and gestured for Lu Weiguo to fetch the leash.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Wang, the leader among the three, stopped her. ‘Teacher Shi, no need to trouble yourself. We know the name of this military dog of yours. We’re not afraid of dogs.’

Now it was Shi Tingyu’s turn to be surprised.

Mr. Wang smiled and explained, ‘We’ve all seen your painting “Loyal Dog”. We really like the Zhuifeng in it.’

Although she was somewhat surprised that these teachers knew about Zhuifeng, since they had said so, she didn’t ask Lu Weiguo to continue looking for the leash.

She patted Lijian’s head. “Lijian, go lie down in your nest for a while.”

Obediently, Lijian turned around and went back to its nest.

Shi Tingyu had intended to invite the three inside for a conversation, but they were already engrossed in looking at the paintings on her easel.

They were very serious and their expressions were filled with pleasant surprise. From brush strokes and techniques to handling light and color adjustments, their discussion was enthusiastic.

Shi Tingyu interpreted this as them appreciating her professional abilities.

Seeing that their discussion seemed endless, she asked Lu Weiguo to bring chairs over for them to sit comfortably in the hallway.

At this point, the three men also realized they had been a bit too excited and had been rude.

Once seated, Lu Weiguo brewed tea for them.

The three teachers glanced at each other and realized that Captain Lu wasn’t as intimidating as he seemed on the surface. Seeing how considerate he was in handling people, they were impressed.”