Zhuang Li's heart was aching. He wanted to reach out and give Bai Ming a hug, but he also knew how abrupt and inappropriate it was to do so.
He considered his words and said slowly, "Have you ever thought about applying for a student loan?"
Bai Ming shook his head: "I don't want to owe the bank money, and I can't occupy this position. I'm tall and strong, and it's easy to find jobs. Some students have more difficult family backgrounds than me and can't find jobs. more suitable for them."
Zhuang Li helped his forehead, his expression was very distressed, but he laughed in his heart.
The stupid big man has not changed at all, and this inexplicable sense of responsibility is still so strong.
Zhuang Li thought for a while, and then asked, "How did your parents agree on your parenting obligations when they divorced?"
Bai Ming immediately understood what he meant and said bitterly: "They agreed to jointly pay to raise me until I was eighteen. So after I turned eighteen, they seldom gave me any more money. Teacher, sue them. It's useless, they didn't break the law."
Zhuang Li had long guessed that this was the result, and he was not disappointed.
He tentatively asked, "Then can I lend you money to study?"
"Eh?" Bai Ming was stunned, finally raised his head and looked directly at the opposite side.
"I'll help you pay for your rent and living expenses. You keep every account. After graduating from college and working, you can pay it back to me in installments bit by bit." Zhuang Li slowly described his views: "There is no distinction between high and low jobs, as long as you can support yourself, it is glorious. But you have to admit that when you go to university, your starting point will be higher, your choices will be wider, and there will be more possibilities in the future. . It's always good to read more when you're young."
There was no contempt, sympathy, or pity in his eyes, only sincerity. He was really thinking about himself. Bai Ming looked into these eyes deeply, and the tip of his heart couldn't stop trembling.
"Why are you willing to lend me money? Aren't you afraid that I won't keep my promises and graduate from college without seeing anyone?" Bai Ming asked in a hoarse voice.
Zhuang Li shook his head and said with a chuckle: "I'm really not afraid of you running away. A person who would rather work hard to earn money than take up student loan places will not break his promise. Classmates stand up and fight off-campus gangsters, and they won't run away for a debt."
Zhuang Li clasped his hands, put them on his knees, leaned slightly, stared into Bai Ming's eyes, and said seriously, "I believe you."
A layer of moisture gradually appeared in Bai Ming's eyes.
Zhuang Li said solemnly, "How could I give up on such a good child?"
Bai Ming quickly lowered his head to hide his tears.
Zhuang Li said seriously: "Even if your parents gave up on you, and even if you gave up on yourself, I will try to pull you. In the past few months, let's work hard to fight together, okay?"
Bai Ming didn't dare to look up, because he was afraid that he would cry, it would be too unmanly. He couldn't speak either, because his throat had been blocked by a huge movement.
This is the warmth and care that even the parents have never given.
Zhuang Li stretched out his hand, rubbed his hair lightly, and encouraged: "A few months of hard work may change the fate of your life, why don't you give it a try? I can teach all subjects, and you come to me every day after school at noon. , let's find a quiet place to make up lessons, okay?"
Hearing that he could be alone with Teacher Zhuang at noon every day, listening to him speak softly, Bai Ming's heart had strong throbbing and anticipation. The scalp that had been stroked was so numbly itchy that he almost groaned comfortably.
Besides, he was not at all disgusted with owing Teacher Zhuang money, just because the loan could maintain their relationship for a long time. Even if the substitute period ends, even if he leaves the campus after graduating from high school, he still has an excuse to return to Teacher Zhuang.
Borrowed money to run away? That is absolutely impossible.
Bai Ming blinked quickly, trying to make the tears evaporate, and the word "OK" had already poured into his throat.
At this moment, Zhuang Li held his hand and asked earnestly, "Let's work together for the past few months, okay?"
Bai Ming's fingertips were shaking, and his heart was shaking. He really wanted to shake Teacher Zhuang's soft hand back, but he didn't dare.
However, Zhuang Li suddenly raised Bai Ming's hand, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed gently, and then followed Bai Ming's long arm to the side of the other's neck.
Being blown by Teacher Zhuang's warm breath, Bai Ming's face was red and his neck was thick, and his breathing became heavier. He asked nervously, "Mr. Zhuang, do I smell bad? I take a shower every day after closing the stall."
Having said that, he was annoyed that his bath time was too short. If he had known that he would meet Mr. Zhuang today, he would have changed the five-minute shower to a fifty-minute bath.
Zhuang Li didn't say a word, just stretched out his hand and touched Bai Ming's jacket pocket, then his trousers pocket. Finally, he opened the zipper of his school uniform and took out a pack of cigarettes from his sweater pocket.
Bai Ming, who was at his mercy: "!!!"
"If you smoke at the age of eighteen, you don't want your lungs, right?" Zhuang Li warned seriously, "No more smoking in the future."
Bai Ming, who is not afraid of the sky, nodded obediently: "Okay, I will never smoke again."
"I quit my job at the midnight snack tonight." Zhuang Li ordered as a matter of course.
Bai Ming continued to nod: "Okay."
"In the future, come to the office to find me at noon every day, and I will help you make up the lessons. If you have any questions you don't understand, you can ask me at any time."
"good."
"Let's eat, the dishes should be cold." Zhuang Li opened the food bag and took out the lunch boxes one by one.
Bai Ming quickly helped him lift the lid and take out chopsticks.
Zhuang Li put the biggest fish into Bai Ming's bowl and warned, "Add more protein, and then you can grow taller later."
Bai Ming's eyes were hot and he wanted to cry. He had never heard such an ordinary sentence of concern. He buried his head in the rice and said with red ears, "I'm 1.88 meters tall."
Height is about the only thing he can be proud of.
Zhuang Li chuckled and said, "Where is this going? You can grow taller in the future."
Bai Ming couldn't contain the joy in his heart, so he worked harder and harder to cook the rice. After a long time of brewing, he mustered up his courage. He gave Teacher Zhuang a piece of braised pork, and said in a sullen voice, "Teacher, you should eat more, you are too thin. already."
"Good." Zhuang Li habitually praised.
Bai Ming's ears suddenly turned red like two soldering irons. He always felt that Teacher Zhuang's tone was soft, like cotton candy. Even though he heard it in his ears, he could even taste the sweetness on the tip of his tongue.
He took a few bites of rice, then turned his face out the window and snickered.
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After eating, Zhuang Li understood Bai Ming's learning progress, and he felt a big headache. This silly boy has returned all the knowledge of three years of high school to the teacher, and he has to start making up lessons from junior high school, otherwise he will not understand at all.
"Forget it, I won't make it up today. I'll go back and make a few mind maps to help you sort out all the knowledge points from easy to difficult. Come back tomorrow at noon." Zhuang Li rubbed his temples.
Bai Ming nodded ashamed, and turned back three times when he left, actually very reluctant to give up.
As a thorn head, he actually had the urge to stay in the office, his brain must be broken.
Bai Ming walked back to the office while questioning himself, took out his mobile phone, and whispered, "Mr. Zhuang, can we add a WeChat account?"
Zhuang Li leaned back in the chair, looked up at him, and the corner of his mouth raised a wicked arc: "Who allowed you to bring your mobile phone to school? It's confiscated!" He took away the broken screen phone.
Bai Ming: "!!!"
He knew that he must have broken his brain!
When he was downcast and turned to leave, a smiling voice came from behind him, "Scan the QR code yourself. Mobile phones are not allowed in class, do you hear me?"
Bai Ming turned around suddenly, his face full of surprises. He quickly picked up his broken mobile phone and scanned the QR code.
Teacher Zhuang's head is a squinting red fox, which looks very similar to himself and looks very cute.
Bai Ming touched the avatar, his heart was itching, and he bowed deeply to Teacher Zhuang, and then ran away with excitement. When he came into the sun, he breathed deeply, and his chest, which was always full of gloomy air, was wider than the blue sky above his head.
He jumped up and shook his fist, a happy smile on his face.
Zhuang Li was leaning against the window, looking at the silly big man jumping around, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
7480 sighed: "As soon as the gods meet you, they will be resurrected with blood."
Zhuang Li chuckled: "Why am I not like this? When I met him, my body was full of power."
After dealing with the top priority, he turned on the computer and activated the virus lurking in Chen Liang's phone.
At the same time, Bai Ming put his hands in his pockets and swaggered into the classroom. He didn't shout when he encountered a classmate who was blocking his way, and just kicked lightly.
The classmate was about to start scolding, but when he turned around, he saw Bai Ming's cold face, strong chest and bulging muscles in his arms, which immediately wilted, and hid in the chair with a smile.
Bai Ming walked to the last row unimpeded, and sat down with his two long legs on both sides of the aisle, occupying a large area.
The classmates who were playing around him hurriedly stayed away from this site, so as not to accidentally step on his feet and be beaten by him.
Zhuang Lizhen should come and see, this is the true face of Bai Ming. The nickname "education school bully" is not for nothing.
"Brother Ming, what did Teacher Zhuang talk to you?" his deskmate asked curiously.
Xu Liangliang, who was sitting two rows in front, looked back at them, her ears pricked up.
"What the **** did he talk to me about?" Bai Ming took out a bunch of textbooks from the drawer and commanded, "Help me see if these textbooks are complete and if they are lost."
At the same table, he took a hard look at it, shook his head and said, "Brother Ming, it's not lost, it's all there, brand new."
Only then did Bai Ming feel relieved. He pulled out a chemistry book, and scolded while flipping: "Fuck, what the **** is this writing about peach talismans? I can't understand a single one."
At the same table: "...Brother Ming, this is the structural formula of the compound. Don't read it if you don't understand it. Why embarrass yourself, you don't have to go to university."
Bai Ming scratched his hair and finally realized what he had promised. It's really hard to get into college!
At this moment, Chen Liang, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly let out a shrill scream, then tore off his earphones and shouted frantically: "There are ghosts, there are ghosts! I hear—"
A name was already in his throat, but he swallowed it hard. He looked at Lu Ze next to him, and at Xu Liangliang in the front row, and shouted in extreme fear, "There are really ghosts! Really!"