Countdown to Awakening

The village chief returned home. He sighed as he sat down. So much to do every day.

First, Zhang Mei wanted to open a girls' school. This was completely unreasonable. How could she open a girls' school? She was a widow, and many people in the village looked down on her. She also wanted to open a girls' school to disgust others.

The same thing happened with Teacher Qin. With so many people opposing her, it would be the worst if she continued to stay in the village...

——Chen family

Chen Jiade was very depressed when he heard that Teacher Qin was leaving. He looked at his wife and saw that she looked like a country woman, with none of Teacher Qin's temperament. What else could he expect? It was such a pity that he had married Yingdi...

If Teacher Qin left, who would he look at? He was still thinking about divorcing this woman and marrying Teacher Qin. After all, for a man as outstanding as him, it wouldn't matter who he married. He might as well just find another woman.

After much thought, I still felt it was wrong to let Teacher Qin go like this. If she left, what would happen to the children in the village? What would happen to him? Who would he marry in the future?

He didn't want to put up with Yingdi anymore... She always acted like a rural woman, and he didn't know who she was showing it to.

If he could marry a virtuous and intelligent woman like Teacher Qin, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone? When he gets home, he can have a hot meal and won't be so annoyed when he sees Teacher Qin.

After all, Teacher Qin is so considerate, anyone would be willing to marry her. She's virtuous, educated, and can give birth to a son...

Now, whenever Chen Jiade thought of Yingdi, a picture of her as a middle-aged woman automatically appeared in his mind...

"What bad luck!"

If he hadn't been in such a hurry to get married, maybe he could have married Teacher Qin... and Ma Hui wouldn't have gotten there first.

Now everyone is leaving... What a coincidence.

When Chen Jiade thought of this, he suddenly felt that this couldn't happen, so he stood up and rushed out the door...

Yingdi also chased out of the bedroom and shouted, "Chen Jiade, where are you going so late??!"

"Leave me alone! Do I need to report to you where I'm going?!"

Chen Jiade's tone was very unhappy. Yingdi didn't ask any more questions.

She was just afraid that something might happen if Chen Jiade went out so late, and if something happened, Chen Jiade would come back and blame her.

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Qin Zixin was already packing her things, while Jiang Wen stood outside the door watching her.

He felt it was a pity. After all, Teacher Qin was such a good teacher. Now that he was gone, so many students in the village would be left without a teacher. What would happen to these children in the village?

"Teacher Qin, are you really leaving? There are so many children in the village who have no teachers... If you leave... it will be a pity. Why don't you think about it for a while. Maybe the village chief will have found out everything by then... You just need to wait a little longer." Jiang Wen persuaded.

Qin Zixin shook her head and continued to pack her things.

"Are you really not considering it anymore?" Jiang Wen asked again.

"No. Teacher Jiang, don't go to the village chief and tell him. I just want to leave. Anyway, I have already made up my mind, so I might as well leave it like this. So many people in the village want me to leave, I can't just stay here stubbornly, right? It will only cause gossip. You know the character of the villagers..." Qin Zixin suddenly stopped talking.

She remembered what Zhang Mei had said to her.

Using such harsh words to scold her, saying such awful things... Even if she wanted to come and teach, she couldn't do that, right? Couldn't the two of them teach together? Why did she have to teach alone?

Would she be unhappy about having more teachers in the village? In the future, Yingdi will also come, so with Zhang Mei, there will be five teachers. I wonder why she would be unhappy...

"Teacher Jiang, even if Yingdi comes later, there will still be so many teachers. Don't worry too much. The school will get better and better. I believe you can teach well."

To be honest, she was reluctant to leave those students, but the villagers insisted that she leave, so there was nothing she could do. The village had no room for her, so she couldn't just stay here shamelessly, could she?

If you stay any longer, there might be more gossip about her.

She still can't understand what Zhang Mei said.

They were just two people who didn't have much in common, so why would she say that about herself? Thinking of this, her nose suddenly felt sore. It really wasn't as good here as home.

If she were in Youcheng, no one would ever use such words to scold her, nor would anyone speak to her like that.

And now...

She didn't lose anything because of that night, but she just felt it was wrong, and she was being scolded by people who had nothing to do with her...

She clearly wanted to teach those children well and hoped that they would understand the truth, but those people always felt that what she did was wrong.

Qin Zixin actually cried while cleaning up...

She turned her back to Jiang Wen and tried to keep her voice down.

She thought of the children she had taught before. Each of them liked her so much and respected her. If she suddenly left now, what would happen to those children?

Qin Zixin cried as she thought... She tried to lower her voice as much as possible so that Jiang Wen would not notice that she was crying.

"Teacher Qin, you... I think I should go talk to the village chief. Let him investigate thoroughly. I can't let you be wrongly accused. We all know what kind of person you are. How could you possibly seduce another man?"

He could see that Qin Zixin really wanted to continue teaching in the village. But because of this, she might not be able to continue teaching.

Qin Zixin held back her tears and calmed herself down. She replied, "It's useless. Don't waste your energy. I know you and Teacher Li are doing this for my own good, but I also feel I'm not suited to being here. Don't try to persuade me. Everyone wants me to leave. I can't refuse."

She understood that this was Ma Hui's way of showing her power.

As long as she did not agree to marry Ma Hui, Huang Ping, as Ma Hui's matchmaker, would be the first to cause trouble for her.

Huang Ping just wanted to let her know what would happen if she didn't agree to marry Ma Hui.

But what if she just didn't want to marry Ma Hui? What if she just didn't like Ma Hui?

Now that she thought about it, it was right. She should go back to Youcheng. The conditions there were better. No one would say anything about her. Although she was reluctant to leave here and the students here, she had no choice.

So many people want her to leave. If she doesn't leave, who knows what they will say about her.

She might as well just walk away. Out of sight, out of mind. You Cheng's treatment was even better.

Thinking of this, she tried hard to hold back her tears and continued to adjust her emotions.

Jiang Wen and Li Weiming are all that's needed for this school. Yingdi will be teaching there anyway. When Zhang Mei joins later, we'll have one more teacher. As long as she can teach well, that's a good thing.

She didn't care about these things. With these people around, she knew that she couldn't really stay in the village forever.