Mark accompanied Ma Li to a guitar class for a week.
A few days after the Chinese New Year, I celebrated the New Year again at home and attended gatherings of some relatives, friends, and colleagues.
After the New Year, I took Ma Li to Yunnan for a few days. The one-month vacation passed in the blink of an eye.
After returning, Mark immediately visited Wang Xiaomi.
"Xiaomi, I brought this back for you."
After going out for a while, Mark brought back a lot of specialties, including coffee, tea, dried bayberry, dendrobium, and some mountain delicacies, basically everything that can be eaten.
"Second uncle, is Yunnan fun?"
"It's quite fun. The local customs and customs are quite special compared to the capital city."
"I'm so envious that you have such a long vacation to play around."
"When I have time later, I will take you there."
This time Mark didn't insist on taking Wang Xiaomi. Wang Xiaomi's vacation was only about ten days, which wasn't very long.
On the other hand, Mark felt that Ma Li and Wang Xiaomi might not be able to get along well for a long time. If the two of them were together for too long, the relationship would be more likely to break up than to grow, so he did not take the risk.
"Second uncle, what is this, jade? It's quite expensive, isn't it?"
Wang Xiaomi flipped through the gifts and found a pair of jade bracelets.
“I bought it there, it’s not very expensive.”
In fact, Xiaobingzhong only costs more than 10,000 yuan. For Mark, he has the ability to identify jade, so it is more suitable to buy these in a border city.
If you don’t understand appraisal, it’s better not to try to take advantage. The possibility of being taken advantage of is still greater.
"Is it beautiful?" Wang Xiaomi gestured to Mark after putting on the bracelet.
Although Wang Xiaomi is not a person who likes to pursue jewelry, there is no woman who doesn't like these.
"Beautiful, it suits you very well."
"You bought me something again, but I didn't even buy you anything."
"You haven't gone out. We are both in the capital. I don't need you to bring me any specialties."
"Second uncle, you went out for a trip and couldn't bring me all the specialties you brought back, right? You'd better take some back and send some to auntie."
Mark indeed brought a lot of things to Wang Xiaomi, considering that Wang Xiaomi also has a mother.
Mom also has a cheap boyfriend.
"Don't worry, I brought back a lot."
When Mark has a small world where he can cheat, he never goes out to play because it is difficult to carry around and he doesn’t bring enough specialties back.
Afterwards, Mark went to the courtyard again, looked at Ling Mingyu, and left some specialties. A new semester began.
"Good morning, Teacher Ma, good morning, classmate Ma Li."
"morning."
"Good morning, Teacher Liu."
After Mark and Ma Li got off the bus, they kept saying hello to the teachers.
Because of the cold weather, Ma Li was not stubborn enough to ride the bicycle.
For a long time starting from the year before, Ma Li followed Mark by car to school.
"I've had enough fun. Study hard in the new semester. It's only been a year and a half since you took the college entrance examination."
Before leaving, Mark told Mary.
Compared with normal students who spend their winter vacation attending cram schools and studying in cram schools, Ma Li's vacation can be considered very happy.
Mark didn't feel like he was going too far when it came to asking for it at the beginning of school.
"I got it, Teacher Ma, why are you acting like a mother-in-law now? You weren't like this before."
Ma Li also had a feeling that Mark was obviously stricter than before.
"Were the previous semesters as critical as they are now? In the past, I just indulged you, but I can't always indulge?"
In fact, in the past, these things were all done in the fields.
Mark doesn't need to discipline his children, so he has always been a good person to Ma Li and doesn't need to be lectured.
"I know, I will definitely take classes well."
"I'll wait for you to go home together after school."
If there is no restraint, Mark knows very well how crazy Ma Li will be at the beginning of the new semester and how long it will take for her to get back to herself.
"Teacher Ma, it's time for the meeting."
"good."
After school started, it was time for a long-awaited meeting again.
At the end of the plenary meeting, there is an age meeting, and at the end of the age meeting there is a group meeting.
No one has taken over Mark's position as sports team leader, so Mark has more things to do.
In the new semester, we must first arrange the teaching work.
Although there is basically nothing new at work, according to the teaching syllabus of previous years, Xiao Gui and Cao can just follow it.
But process matters are still indispensable.
As for the class schedule, Mark thinks it’s okay, there’s not much difference from last semester.
There are still more than a dozen lessons a week, which is still very easy.
"Beep beep."
"Okay, let's disband and move around freely."
The courses at the beginning of the new semester are simpler, mainly to familiarize students with the rhythm of the school.
After a brief exercise, Mark dismissed the team.
"Teacher Ma, we are missing one person, do you want to come with us?"
A member of the school team in the class held a basketball and invited Mark.
"Classmate, did you attend the training class during the vacation?"
When students ask Mark to play ball with him, it's still relatively rare.
When students ask Mark to play on the court, they usually want Mark to be the referee. There are really not many people asking Mark to play with them.
After all, it would be a bit of a bully for Mark to participate in a student competition.
"Teacher Ma, let me show you whether I have made any progress."
"OK."
Some students want to try the gap, and Mark doesn’t mind letting them get to know him.
Because of the difference in physical fitness, even a game is no different from shooting training for Mark.
Although Mark no longer has any obsession with whether the basketball team will get results or not.
After all, in an ordinary school like Mark's, it's okay to steal chickens for a year.
If you want to steal chickens every year, even the bug-level schools in Beijing are not joking.
Semi-professional players can all go to the school and become students. This kind of ordinary school is completely incomparable.
Having learned a lesson, bug schools must have this in their admissions context.
Winning the city championship for two consecutive years is only possible if Mark is allowed to play in person.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But if students want to "make progress," Mark will not hesitate to provide guidance.
"Lao Ma, are you bullying students again?"
When Mark was having fun with the class, he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey...Old Sun, why are you back?"
Turning around to look over, Mark was surprised to see that it was Lao Sun who was speaking.
"Shouldn't I come back?" Lao Sun opened his mouth and hands and replied with a bright smile.
"Okay, you can play by yourself. The teacher will play with you another day."
Mark returned the ball and said to several students on the court.
"You're back. Not to mention you're not at school. I'm really not used to it."
It was quite sudden when Lao Sun left, and it was quite sudden when he came back.
Mark didn't hear anything when he left, and when he came back, Mark still didn't hear anything.
In other words, this is a school, replaced by another type of unit.
Mark is so ill-informed that he can say that the workplace environment is dangerous and there is a possibility of being eliminated.
"Don't you always believe that I can come back?" After returning to the office and sitting down, Lao Sun could no longer hide his pride.
As a teacher, it must be very humiliating to be fired because a student questioned your teaching ability.
But because of his teaching ability, if he is hired back, he will not only wash away the humiliation, but also nakedly prove his ability.
"Yes, I believed you could come back, but I didn't expect you to come back so quickly."
Only a few days after the new semester started, Lao Sun returned to school, which was a bit contrary to Mark's expectations.
Mark originally thought that he would have to go through a few more exams before Lao Sun's teaching ability would be revealed.
Teaching ability is no different than others, it all requires a process.
The old foundation that Lao Sun left for his students was enough for foreign teachers to take several tests.
Now, after just one final exam, the gap is clearly reflected.
Mark couldn't tell whether Lao Sun's teaching level was too high or the foreign teacher's level was too low.
"I can come back this time. I have to thank Lu Kuan a lot. If he hadn't organized many students to petition together, I might not have been able to come back so quickly." Lao Sun said with a moved face after sternly speaking.
"Thank you for everything, isn't this what he deserves?"
Mark replied disapprovingly.
However, Mark still approved of Lu Kuan's brain.
This kid is indeed quite smart. He is still a high school student, and he can easily control Lao Sun, letting him go and come back.
As Ma Li's adviser, Lu Kuan is much smarter than Lao Zhangtou as Wang Lanfang's adviser.
If this kind of brain were to be used on Ma Li, Ma Li might not be able to handle it.
If there is really any development between the two of them, Mark must follow and keep a close eye on it.
"There is no need. Although we teach students knowledge, it is also to complete the work. There are really not many students who are so grateful. He even visited me at my home, do you know?"
In other words, Lao Sun is just a high school English teacher.
If he were a university professor, he would definitely take Lu Kuan as his student and pass on his legacy.
Lu Kuan was taken away from the school palace fight and brought back, and he was very moved after going through all the trouble.
The road now is wider, and he may be closer to me than his son.
"How do I know this?"
Mark actually knew that Lu Kuan sent a fruit basket to Lao Sun, and the effect was very significant.
Lao Sun wanted to give Lu Kuan free tuition in exchange for a fruit basket.
If other parents know that there is such a benefit, the fruit basket can fill up the grandson's house.
"Now you know, this kid Lu Kuan is really good, your Ma Li..."
The relationship between Ma Li and Lu Kuan can actually be seen by anyone who is not blind.
Although the two of them didn't do anything excessive, their relationship was obviously better than that of ordinary classmates.
Therefore, most of Ma Li and Lu Kuan's teachers have reported to Mark about two people, including Lao Sun, in order to prevent two people from falling in love prematurely.
Now Lao Sun has completely changed his attitude. He wants to put in a good word for Lu Kuan even when it comes to things like this. He is really his own student.
"Stop, Lu Kuan means Lu Kuan. Don't take my Ma Li with you. My Ma Li has nothing to do with Lu Kuan. They are just classmates."
"Okay, I'm a classmate." Lao Sun also felt that he had made a mistake and said nothing more that he shouldn't have said: "Lao Ma, I have prepared a party, you can come to it too."
"What party?"
"Just a few alumni we are familiar with."
The relationship between Mark and Lao Sun is better, and graduating from the same alma mater is also a key point.
"Oh, okay."
Mark thought for a moment and accepted Lao Sun's invitation.
It was not difficult for Mark to guess what Lao Sun was thinking.
Lao Sun was kicked out of the school before and must have lost face in the social circle.
Now that "The Dragon King is back", colleagues at the school will definitely know about it immediately.
But for some friends who are not in frequent contact, it is impossible to get news immediately.
Good things often don’t spread as fast as bad things. Everyone knows this.
In order to feel proud and to avoid being misunderstood, Lao Sun took the initiative to organize a party and inform his friends, which was a normal operation.
"Don't forget to call your little girlfriend."
"She doesn't want to attend our middle-aged party, so she won't go this time."
Mark directly helped Wang Xiaomi reject the invitation.
Compared to the beginning, both Mark and Wang Xiaomi wanted each other to integrate into their social circles.
Both of them are now more open-minded about this.
A tacit understanding has been formed, and those who don't get along are better than those who don't get along.
Alumni of these schools already have a more distant relationship than colleagues from the same school.
After the relationship becomes distant, people will be more supportive and disdainful.
Middle-aged alumni like Mark have an advantage over Wang Xiaomi in their careers.
It is difficult for others to think highly of Wang Xiaomi, who has no career. The age gap is too large, and it is also difficult for Wang Xiaomi to participate in the discussions of these people.
It was the same experience as when Mark and Wang Xiaomi attended Wang Xiaomi's friend and class reunion.
It's just pretending, but it's not fun at all.
When Lao Sun comes back, Mark will still have a little more fun at school.
Even if he is not in the school, Lao Sun knows more about the school's various situations than Mark.
Accidentally, the two of them ended up arguing all afternoon.
There was a party scheduled, so Mark didn't go drinking with Lao Sun after get off work.
Just like the previous few days, I took Ma Li home after get off work.
It was normal until dinner, but after dinner, Mark noticed something strange about Ma Li.
"Ma Li, why did you start putting on makeup?"
"Everyone has a love for beauty, so there's nothing strange about putting on makeup."
"Don't you know that nature is beautiful? You are still a high school student. What should you learn from those people in society? Who are you scaring when you act like this at night?"
The little girl suddenly put on makeup. Regardless of her level of makeup, it looked abnormal.
It is impossible for Mark, an old father, not to worry about Ma Li.
"I'm so good at making up, why am I trying to scare people?"
Ma Li's makeup is indeed pretty good, and it's light makeup. It's really not too overdone. This aspect may be a natural skill of a little girl.
"You are dressed like this and put on makeup, what are you going to do?"
Ma Li changed into a hip-hop style outfit. Although it was not revealing, she looked a bit like a student pretending to be mature.
Why can't it be said that it is in line with the temperament of students?
"I'm going to play with my friends. I'm wearing this, making up like this. Is there anything inappropriate about it?"
She needs to be two years older and become a college student, which Ma Li said is pretty much the same.
"What kind of friends are you playing with? You have to make yourself like this. You are still a student. Don't you think this is too much? It's late at night. If you go to play with friends like this, won't you go to school tomorrow?"
In fact, Mark didn't think it was too much, but looking at Ma Li's preparation, it was obvious that she wanted to find some bands.
