Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 118: Fierce

"This is fine," Liu Aihong strode ahead.

At last, she had persuaded the person to leave. If Liu Aihong had kept standing at the door waiting for Hao Qinghui to come out, it would not only make the students admire Hao Qinghui, but it would also affect the school’s atmosphere. Indeed, it was not a good sign.

On the way back to the office, Yang PeiMin couldn’t help but ask with some curiosity, "Mr. Liu, when did you get to know Mr. Hao?"

Liu Aihong was clearly an outgoing person, and she was obviously very willing to talk about such topics. She lifted her round chin and said, "I’ve known Mr. Hao for a long time. A couple of years ago in autumn, right after he was sent to the countryside, everyone was busy harvesting corn. Suddenly, a bullock cart arrived in the village with a few educated youths on it. Everyone looked up and said that more educated youths had come down to the countryside because of their love for education."

"I was also just carrying cornstalks back to the grain field. It wasn’t lunchtime yet, and the sun was not too hot, but my stomach had gotten cold during the night, and I had some diarrhea in the morning. Normally, I could run even with a hundred pounds of cornstalks, let alone fifty."

"While going uphill, I missed a step and tumbled down beside the muddy roadside, which was utterly embarrassing for me. Guess what? It was Mr. Hao who came over to help me up, and he even carried my cornstalks back. There were so many people there, but only he reached out to help me. What a warm-hearted person he is!"

Liu Aihong was beaming with a happy smile as she spoke, clearly showing how wonderful her first encounter with him had been to her.

Then she listed a bunch of Hao Qinghui’s virtues to Yang PeiMin, such as his warm heart, respect for women, patience, cultured and talented image, and so on.

Fortunately, they arrived at the office, entering into the sight of the other teachers.

Seeing the two of them come in together, the teachers were also surprised and turned to look, "What’s going on, Mr. Yang?" Sister Huang pulled Yang PeiMin to ask.

Yang PeiMin explained to everyone, "Nothing, I saw Mr. Liu waiting outside Mr. Hao’s classroom, and I thought the wind was strong outside. Moreover, Mr. Hao had to go teach another class, so I suggested Mr. Liu come in first to air out the water jug so that Mr. Hao could drink when he returned."

Upon hearing this, the educated youth Ou Lei frowned and, disagreeing, said to Yang PeiMin with a look of disapproval on her face, "Mr. Yang, this is our teachers’ office. To not disrupt the work ethics, strictly speaking, unrelated individuals shouldn’t be allowed in indiscriminately. Mr. Hao is an adult. Does he need someone else to pour water for him? I imagine Mr. Hao doesn’t even know your plan, and if he did, he’d rather not have you bother doing it for him."

Yang PeiMin smiled, as Mr. Ou hadn’t understood her intention. But the other teachers understood, such as Sister Huang, who was about to explain on behalf of Yang PeiMin.

But Liu Aihong couldn’t listen anymore. She turned her face to Ou Lei and said, "Mr. Ou, what do you mean by that? Don’t you have any collegial sympathy left? You’re saying you won’t drink the water I pour or that I can’t enter this office? Isn’t this all talking about me? Why can’t I? I’m dating Mr. Hao, I’m his future love, so why can’t I come in here?"

Ou Lei scoffed, "Dating? I’ve never heard Mr. Hao mention it. Comrade Liu Aihong, you should ask around outside; how is it said? Besides Mr. Hao, there are the rest of us teachers in this office. By barging in, aren’t you disturbing us?"

As the two were about to argue, everyone else began to come out to mediate, "Each of you say one less thing, please. It won’t look good if the students see this."

"Mr. Yang meant well; let’s not criticize her for that."

"Comrade Liu, you really should think about this. By coming in so casually, indeed, you would affect us all. Look, the office is such a cramped place, it’s difficult to even turn around, let alone squeeze another person in. Family matters and personal matters should be settled at home, not brought to the school."

Hao Qinghui finished his class and returned.

He sighed softly to himself at the atmosphere in the room, which obviously signified that Liu Aihong had once again irritated everyone.

Seeing him, Liu Aihong hurried over as if she had found a lifeline, stopping less than a meter away from him with a slight look of grievance, "Mr. Hao, you’ve finished your class, I’ll get you some water right away, are you also parched? You don’t know, when you’re not here, some people start bullying others."

Hao Qinghui’s eyes conveyed his fatigue as he nodded to Liu Aihong, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, I can manage on my own." Then he apologized to everyone.

Ou Lei was also somewhat indignant, "Mr. Hao, look, next time we shouldn’t let these idle folk in anymore. It’s not just affecting our work but also setting a bad example. I’m afraid if this continues, others will follow suit and turn our office into a marketplace."

Hao Qinghui’s face flushed with embarrassment, and again, he apologized to everyone.

But his rumored girlfriend couldn’t stand to see him like this, "What are you doing, Mr. Hao? We don’t need to apologize to her. Isn’t it common for relatives to come looking for someone? Why can’t I when it’s my turn? What kind of reasoning is that? And it was Mr. Yang who let me in. She didn’t say anything, and the office isn’t just yours. Why can’t you let me in?"

Yang PeiMin, having been called out, had to stand up, "I’m sorry for any trouble I’ve caused you. My thought was that with Mr. Liu standing outside the classroom, the students might think a family member was looking for them, which could somewhat distract them. And since class was almost over, I allowed Mr. Liu to come to our office first, and we could discuss matters afterward."

Liu Aihong, failing to detect Yang PeiMin’s disapproval of her disrupting the students, felt backed up and puffed out her chest as if to gain more confidence.

"Mr. Yang did nothing wrong; we must not disrupt the students for anything. Mr. Hao, I hope you’ll speak with Accountant Liu," said Sister Huang to Hao Qinghui, then turned to Liu Aihong, "Comrade Liu Aihong, if you truly wish for Mr. Hao’s well-being, please also consider his work. Look at you; everyone has an opinion about him now. How can he be content with his work like this?"

Liu Aihong looked around and could finally see how unwelcome she was; she stamped her foot and said, "If I come less often, can you guarantee that Mr. Hao will date me?"

Uh...

What a fierce girl.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They couldn’t guarantee such a thing; instead, they all turned their gaze to Hao Qinghui.

Hao Qinghui was embarrassed; his face turned slightly red, "Mr. Liu, we are not suitable. Please don’t waste your efforts on me."

Liu Aihong, looking at the crowd again, stamped her foot with a pained expression, "You see, he hasn’t even recognized my sincerity!"

The crowd was utterly floored!