In order not to interfere with his grandma's "twilight love", and so that his grandma would not have to burden and worry about him, Li Zheng packed his luggage and left his hometown before dawn the next morning.
But what he didn't know was that when he carefully packed his things and quietly walked downstairs to leave the teaching staff building, his grandma Xu Xiuqin was quietly looking at him from behind the potted plant on the small balcony on the third floor, quietly wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"My child, forgive me. You have your own way to go after all. Don't blame grandma for being cruel..."
Of course Li Zheng didn't know all this.
In order not to be a burden to his grandmother, he hurriedly bought a high-speed rail ticket and rushed back to school.
Go back to school, study hard, live a good life, and then take your grandma to the East China Sea after you graduate...
Everything seems to be back on track.
On the high-speed rail, Li Zheng felt happy.
The high-speed rail is very fast, and it only takes more than seven hours from my hometown to school.
Two and a half years have passed, and the changes in Donghai have not been particularly drastic. Some roads that were under construction before walking have been repaired, and some of the original sanitary dead spots on the street have been cleared and turned into small parks in the middle of the street.
Li Zheng is studying in law school.
Tunghai University, where he works, is a well-known political and legal institution with a long history. It is divided into three campuses, among which the law school where Li Zheng studied is in the East District.
After getting off the high-speed train and exiting the station, I bought a ticket and took the bus, then transferred to a bus and bought another ticket. I quickly arrived at the entrance of the law school.
This generation is located on the edge of the city and is not a lively area at first. However, because there are three university branches nearby, students and faculty have brought popularity, and over time a unique business circle has been formed, with the school economy as the mainstay.
While still on the bus, Li Zheng received a call from Teacher Luo asking where he was.
Li Zheng looked at the sign on the bus and said there were still a few stops left and he would be there around 12 noon.
He also teased Teacher Luo and said, Teacher, are you going to treat me to a meal and help me catch the wind and wash away the dust?
Teacher Luo chuckled on the other end of the phone and said, "Okay, why bother treating you to dinner? I guarantee that you will be satisfied with the meal."
After saying that, he laughed again.
Hearing the teacher laugh, Li Zheng felt that it would be rude not to smile, so he could only laugh along.
When we got to the station, we got off the bus and walked a few hundred meters to the school gate. Normally, students would be eating in the canteen at this time, so the gate was generally quiet.
Unexpectedly, when I looked up when I reached the door, I was shocked.
I saw a big red banner hanging on the door of the law school, with a slogan that made Li Zheng's heart tremble -
"Warmly welcome Li Zheng, a student of the Criminal Investigation Department of our college and a first-class meritorious student, to return to campus!"
"I go!"
Look around again, I love that girl!
Several girls from the college were wearing cheongsam, hanging with ceremonial ribbons and holding flowers. They were standing on both sides. Several college leaders were standing by the door. Some were looking at their watches and others were talking. Looking to the side, Teacher Luo was standing on the doorpost.
Beside him, he looked like he was watching a show with a smile on his face.
Li Zheng immediately took two steps back, suddenly having the idea of turning around and running away.
But it was too late, Teacher Luo was already waving to him.
"Li Zheng is here!"
He shouted like this, and in Li Zheng's heart tens of thousands of grass and mud horses ran wildly.
There was an explosion in front of the door.
Several school leaders, attendants, and etiquette ladies swarmed up.
Li Zheng couldn't escape even if he wanted to. He couldn't knock down the school leader and run away. This was not a battlefield, and he couldn't show off his skills.
The etiquette lady had a fragrant aroma. When she came up, she hung the red sash with "First Class Meritorious Service" on Li Zheng. Then several boys around him fired the spray microphones in their hands, and colorful fragments suddenly flew into the sky and fell.
Li Zheng's head and face...
Several greasy school leaders stepped forward quickly. The first one was the dean. He squeezed Li Zheng's hand with both hands as if he had grasped some treasure and refused to let go. He shook it like a generator...
Li Zheng could even feel the greasy, sweaty feeling in the leader's hands, just like the snakes he caught while surviving in the wild, cold and slippery...
A gust of wind blew by, and a few strands of the school leader's already stretched hair suddenly fluttered together with his ribbon, and was tossed to the other side in an awkward manner, revealing his visibly bald head. The scene was like an unsightly car accident scene.
Li Zheng wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh. He almost suffered internal injuries from holding it in.
"Classmate Li Zheng!" The leader is very kind, with a pleasant smile, blooming as brightly as a flower: "You have brought glory to our college! On behalf of the school leadership, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you.
I can continue to work hard and make new achievements in my college career!"
Then, Li Zheng was sandwiched between a group of administrative staff. Everyone stretched out their hands to shake hands with him. Everyone said one or two words of encouragement that were neither painful nor itchy, nor salty nor bland. They also fed him a bowl of chicken soup or something.
Then, out of nowhere, photographers from the school's publicity department, who were even more elusive than agents, came over with imported cameras worth tens of thousands of dollars and started snapping at Li Zheng.
In fact, when he emerged from the side and attacked Li Zheng with the cannon barrel, the latter almost kicked him away with a side kick.
It was an almost instinctive reaction. After all, the long lens of the camera looks too much like a weapon...
"Leaders, all come together, take a picture, take a picture..."
The person taking the photo wore gold-rimmed glasses, had a thin, white face and a long face, and looked almost like a mutated white loofah.
"Heroes stand in the middle. Leaders, you stand here, here..."
He grabbed the camera with one hand and came over with the other hand to direct the ranking of the hospital leaders.
Surrounded by a group of people who could be his fathers and shouting "heroes" one after another, Li Zheng was so embarrassed that he almost dug out a three-bedroom and two-living room on the ground with his toes.
After finally adjusting the rankings, the white-loofah face of the publicity department finally showed a satisfied smile. He took a few steps back, held the camera in his hand, made a lunge, and clicked the gun several times in a very professional manner.
The bustle at the school gate attracted the attention of several students who were out shopping. They stopped and pointed here, talking about something.
Maybe there was no ill intention in talking about it, but Li Zheng felt like a monkey in the zoo, his cheeks getting hot as if he was being watched.
He suddenly realized that Teacher Luo was not here.
Just as he was about to turn around to look for Teacher Luo, the photographer from the Publicity Department shouted: "Student Li Zheng, please look at the camera and don't look around. That's right... smile... the photo will be taken soon..."
Out of politeness, Li Zheng could only look forward and put on a little joyful expression on his face. The feeling was more uncomfortable than lying on the shooting target with a sniper rifle for four hours.
After the photos were taken, the middle-aged leaders gathered around Li Zheng and walked toward the cafeteria.
"Classmate Li Zheng, didn't you have lunch? We specially prepared a table of meals for you today, which is a blessing for you!"
The leader is the leader, and his tone is always unquestionable. Let's leave as soon as we say, so he took Li Zheng's hand and strode toward the canteen.
There is a special single room in the dining hall, which is used for school receptions.
After studying at Tunghai University Law School for more than three years, Li Zheng has never been here once.
When I return from the army, I can now directly enjoy the treatment of the school leaders.
A group of people surrounded Li Zheng, walking toward the dining hall like stars holding the moon, but Li Zheng found that among everyone, only his teacher was missing...