Chapter 21

Xing Cui was the only one at home. She was picking leeks in the yard and preparing to make dumplings for lunch.

When she heard Tang Huan open the door, she looked over and said with a smile, “Are you feeling uncomfortable? There is sour soup that I made specially in the kitchen. Go and have a bowl to calm yourself down.”

Tang Huan didn’t even need to answer; Xing Cui could tell that she was in pain just by looking at her listless appearance.

“Mom, I’ll drink it later.” Tang Huan squatted down by the vegetable garden with a toothbrush and a toothpick, brushing her teeth. At first, she was not used to squatting to brush her teeth, and after a long time, the small area under her feet was left with marks from her steps.

This is Comrade Tang Huan’s exclusive teeth-brushing position.

Meng Zeyan went out early this morning. Xing Cui didn’t know where he went, but guessed that he was going to deal with Xiao Huan’s moving issue.

Xing Cui picked leeks and asked casually, “Xiao Huan, are we having leek and egg dumplings or leek and shrimp dumplings for lunch?”

Tang Huan felt a little heavy-headed, and was dazed while brushing his teeth.

Chives and eggs or chives and shrimps?

Tang Huan stopped brushing his teeth and looked at his mother-in-law in confusion.

“How about we split it in half?”

“Yeah,” Tang Huan nodded heavily.

Only children make choices, but she is an adult, she eats everything!

“When you finish your meal, let’s go out and buy some shrimp.”

Tang Huan quickened his washing speed and went to the kitchen to scoop a bowl of sour soup from the pot. This thing should be called dumpling soup, and it tasted sour.

He took a sip to refresh himself, and after drinking half a bowl, Tang Huan felt his mind was much clearer.

After she finished eating and washed the dishes, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out to buy shrimps.

As soon as the two walked out of the alley, they met someone.

It was not someone else, but Tang Huan’s homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhang.

Teacher Zhang is not very old, wears glasses and looks gentle, but he cares about each of his students like a father.

He had high hopes for Tang Huan and was confident that he could improve her grades in all subjects in the coming year.

He never expected that the favorite student in the class who he had just snatched away would start asking for leave just two days after school, and he didn’t even ask for leave himself, but asked his deskmate to ask for it on his behalf.

Feng Sisi, that sly girl, asked her how many days Tang Huan would be absent, and she said it depended on the situation.

When asked what illness Tang Huan had, she said she felt unwell and the specific situation depended on the situation.

No matter what you ask her, she will just look at the situation!

Fearing that Tang Huanzhen might encounter some difficulties and also worried that she might go astray, Teacher Zhang asked the principal for her address and rushed over as soon as he had no classes in the morning.

Tang Huan was a little surprised to see Teacher Zhang, and greeted him politely: “Teacher Zhang, why are you here?”

Teacher Zhang nodded to Tang Huan and said, “I came here specially for a home visit.”

He mistook Xing Cui for Tang Huan’s mother and greeted her with a smile: “You are Tang Huan’s mother, right?”

When Xing Cui heard that it was the teacher, she was very enthusiastic. “Yes, yes, I am her mother. You are here for a home visit, right? Let’s go home and tell her in detail.”

After saying that, Xing Cui turned around and took Teacher Zhang home. She didn’t have time to buy shrimps now. She turned around and handed the basin to Tang Huan, “Xiao Huan, go buy vegetables. Mom will talk to the teacher about your situation.”

Tang Huan didn’t have the chance to refuse. He took the basin and watched his mother-in-law and Teacher Zhang chat as they walked into the alley.

Tang Huan was surprised that Teacher Zhang would come for a home visit. Feng Sisi said that Teacher Zhang was responsible, but this was too responsible.

Why is he here today? It would be nice to wait two more days!

Now her head is not heavy, but her steps are heavy.

Tang Huan felt like there was an invisible net covering him. Before, there was only one net, which was Tang Qinghe and Li Feng.

The matter between Tang Qinghe and Li Feng has not been resolved yet, and now there is another network.

Forget it, it is a fact that she is a widow. It is tiring to hide it all the time. Let it be known by others!

Tang Huan walked very slowly, trying not to miss the meeting with Teacher Zhang. She didn’t like seeing pity or disgust in other people’s eyes.

However, Teacher Zhang was forced by Comrade Xing Cui to stay and have lunch.

And Meng Zeyan was accompanying him, so why was he at home?

Meng Zeyan and Teacher Zhang were sitting in the yard drinking tea and chatting. Tang Huan came into the yard with shrimps in his hand, smiled at Teacher Zhang, turned around and went into the kitchen.

Teacher Zhang had met Meng Zeyan in the principal’s office last time, and the two of them were chatting casually about Tang Huan’s grades.

“Your teacher praised you for your good grades. You will definitely be able to get into a good university!” Xing Cui said to Tang Huan happily as soon as she entered the kitchen.

Even though she is the mother of two children, Xing Cuishou has never felt the feeling of being praised by the teacher. Meng Zeyan is a bad boy, and it’s a blessing that the teacher doesn’t come to their house to complain.

Meng Zeyu’s personality is not as bad as his brother’s, but he is not good at studying. He always ranks at the bottom of the exams, and Xing Cui has been called over by the teacher several times.

This was the first time that the teacher praised her for her ability to teach children and for the children’s good grades!

Tang Huan smiled and coaxed her: “Mom, which university do you think I should apply to?”

Xing Cui didn’t understand this either. The college entrance exams were different now than they were before. “You can check if there are any local universities you like that are close to home and convenient for you to come back.”

I just told her yesterday that we were moving out, so my mother-in-law probably forgot about it.

Tang Huan didn’t insist on reminding her that she would be sad tomorrow.

Xing Cui was rolling out the dumpling wrappers. A piece of dough turned into round dumpling wrappers in just a few seconds under her hands.

Tang Huan was learning how to roll dough, but he didn’t know how to coordinate his hands, so the dough he rolled out was weird. But Comrade Xing Cui’s hands seemed to have magic. No matter what shape of dumpling skin she used, the dumplings she made were all round and plump little ingot shapes.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy in the kitchen. After Teacher Zhang and Meng Zeyan finished talking about Tang Huan’s grades, they had nothing else to talk about, so they began to introduce themselves.

After learning Meng Zeyan’s name, Teacher Zhang was a little confused, “Student Tang Huan’s last name is Tang, and your last name is Meng?”

Brother Tang Huan doesn’t have the same surname as her?

Aren’t they siblings?

Meng Zeyan smiled and said, “She married into our family.”

Teacher Zhang was quite surprised and looked at Meng Zeyan in shock, but he felt that this was not good, so he quickly looked away and said, “It’s fine.”

So the person he just praised for educating the child well was Tang Huan’s mother-in-law?

The man he thought was his brother was actually Tang Huan’s husband?

Meng Zeyan didn’t want to say more about this issue, so he changed the subject and asked Teacher Zhang: “Is Teacher Zhang married?”

Teacher Zhang began to speak his mind without reservation…

After dinner, Meng Zeyan saw Teacher Zhang out. Before leaving, Teacher Zhang reached out and shook hands with Meng Zeyan, “I hope you will always be happy!”

The teacher seemed to have misunderstood. Meng Zeyan’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down. In the end, he didn’t say anything and just smiled.

This matter is too complicated to explain. Once I start explaining it, I will have to tell outsiders all the situations at home. Meng Zeyan doesn’t want to say too much.

Moving tomorrow, Tang Huan plans to pack his things at home in the afternoon and still not go to school.

She calculated that she would move tomorrow morning, clean the rented house in the afternoon, and be able to go to class the day after tomorrow.

She needed to plan carefully before calling the police to arrest Li Feng. She wanted irrefutable evidence, and the best way was to let the police catch Li Feng harassing her in the act.

Xing Cui sat in the yard all afternoon watching Tang Huan packing things in the room. She wanted to persuade her not to work so hard because it would be in vain.

But Meng Zeyan left again after lunch. Xing Cui didn’t know whether he had resolved the problem or not, so she didn’t dare to stop him.

The original body didn’t have many things, most of which were purchased by Tang Huan himself after he came.

I don’t know if there were suitcases in that era, but Tang Huan had never seen one. Fortunately, there were bed sheets.

A single sheet can hold all the clothes, and any remaining mess can be wrapped up with the sheet.

Three large bundles took up half of the bed, and Tang Huan deliberately left half of the bed for himself to sleep on at night.

Get up tomorrow morning, roll up your bedding, and move to the rented house.