After leaving Li Yan, Mi Ruo yearns most for living in a small town in the countryside. She can climb to the top of a mountain in the early morning to breathe fresh air. After descending from the mountain, she can go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. When she returns home, she can cook and clean as she pleases.
After lunch, have afternoon tea and read a book leisurely and comfortably.
The first thing she thought of was Anxin Town.
Anxin, homophonic to Anxin, as the name suggests, is a place where people can feel calm and peaceful. Although it is small, people can live comfortably and casually. I once participated in social practice there, which left a deep impression on me.
Mi Ruo rented a small single room in the town. It was very cheap. A one-bedroom house only cost 500 yuan a month. The pace of life in Anxin Town was slow and prices were not high. She went to find a job the next day after settling down.
Her feet are disabled and she will definitely not be able to dance ballet, but there is no problem teaching children to dance simple dances. She likes children and really wants to find a job in a kindergarten.
Only when she actually went there did she realize that things were not as simple as she thought. Without a degree certificate in preschool education, plus injuries to her legs and feet, and without proper recommenders and relevant internship experience, the kindergarten would not accept her at all.
Mi Ruo was very upset and had to wander on the street. After walking for a long time, her feet would hurt. When her left foot fell, the sole of her foot would hurt uncomfortably. She had to stop for a while and accidentally heard a child coming from somewhere.
Childish and cute singing voice.
She turned around and saw an orphanage behind her!
I couldn't help but follow the singing and walked in. When I came to the door of a classroom, I took a closer look and realized that the singing was coming from the tape recorder and the children were learning to dance.
The male teacher who taught dance was very young, with a handsome and tall figure, and his refreshing black hair flew up during the dance. He performed various cute dance steps to the music, making the children laugh.
But Mi Ruo couldn't laugh, because when she saw that his right hand was missing a middle finger, there was a buzz in her head and she was stunned.
The children discovered her, pointed at Mi Ruo and reported to the male teacher: "Teacher Luo, there is a beautiful big sister at the door."
Luo Yuan turned around and was obviously surprised when he saw Mi Ruo. Mi Ruo's heart tightened and he turned around to run away, but Luo Yuan held him back.
"Mi Ruo, why is it you?"
Mi Ruo's soles were still sore and she couldn't run fast at all. When he pulled her, her face was twisted in pain. Seeing her strangeness, Luo Yuan bent down without saying a word, pulled up her pants, and looked at her legs carefully.
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At first, I couldn't find where her injury was. Later, after taking off her shoes and socks, I saw the scar on the sole of her foot. It was an inch long and very deep. It was inserted diagonally from a vein.
When Luo Yuan saw it, his heart dropped a lot, "Mi Ruo, your feet..."
She retracted her feet timidly, put on her shoes and socks quickly, and said to him casually, "Luo Yuan, Li Yan and I are divorced."
Luo Yuan was shocked, but his attention was temporarily focused on her injured foot, "What happened to your foot?"
"Nothing, just a minor injury."
She said it was okay, but how could Luo Yuan not see it? If it wasn't for this injury, how could she be in such pain? What's more, with such length and depth, it must have damaged the meridians.
"Then can you still dance? You dance so well..." Luo Yuan's voice was choked with sobs.
Mi Ruo chuckled lightly, "I can still teach children to dance. I'm looking for a job and hope to be a kindergarten dance teacher."
Her cheerful smile made Luo Yuan feel resentful, and his eyes slowly became stern when he met her: "Mi Ruo, tell me, is your injury caused by Li Yan?!"
She remained silent, as if by default.
Luo Yuan suddenly stood up and slapped her on the top of her head. The force was so fierce that she felt dizzy with pain, but she wanted to cry but did not dare. She had never seen Luo Yuan so angry. The whole classroom could hear it.
His yelling.
She knew that Luo Yuan was like her big brother. He scolded her because he must have hated her so much.
"You big fool!"
"It was just an accident, he didn't mean it..." She tried to explain, but her words were so weak that she felt she had no confidence.
Luo Yuan's eyes almost burst out with fire, "I beg you to completely forget about him! You have already divorced him, and you are still covering for him, and you still say that it is not his fault? I really admire you!"
It was the first time that the children got so angry when they saw the amiable Teacher Luo. Some children were even scared to tears. Only then did Luo Yuan realize that he had lost his temper. He quickly cheered up the children and then took Mi Ruo with him.
Went to the orphanage director's office and strongly recommended her to stay.
There is indeed a shortage of teachers in the orphanage. Mi Ruo is from a prestigious school and has the experience of competing abroad. The orphanage has no reason to dislike her. On the contrary, the director is worried that the funds are limited and the salary that can be paid to Mi Ruo is not generous.
It can even be said to be very meager, and I am worried that she will not be able to hold on for long.
Mi Ruo smiled and asked: "Dean, I like children and I also like dancing. As long as you let me stay and teach the children to dance, I am willing to do it no matter how difficult the conditions are."
The dean was very pleased and finally agreed to keep Mi Ruo as a dance teacher.
Mi Ruo remembered something and asked again: "By the way, Director, does the orphanage have teachers' dormitories?"
The principal blinked, "Yes, there are, but the conditions are very poor. Many teachers don't want to live here. Only Teacher Luo doesn't dislike it and has lived here for more than half a year. Some teachers moved out because they got married and had families.
If you don't mind it, just stay here."
Mi Ruo was so happy that she decided to move her luggage to the orphanage immediately. In this way, she could save a lot of accommodation fees and no longer have to worry about the travel expenses incurred in commuting back and forth from work.
Having made up her mind, she immediately returned to the house she had rented before and called the landlord to discuss the termination of the contract. Fortunately, the landlord was an honest man who was easy to talk to and let her move out without even charging any penalty.
Already.
Luo Yuan came to pick her up on his bicycle. When he saw that she only had a small suitcase, his expression became extremely ugly again, "Mi Ruo, is this all he left for you?"
She smiled and said, "I don't want it. It doesn't belong to me in the first place. It doesn't matter if I don't want it."
Luo Yuan had a lump in his throat. He just wanted to scold her and wake her up, but when he saw her face that could not be smaller, his heart felt like being pricked by a needle, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
On the way back to the orphanage, an old woman on the street saw Luo Yuan and greeted him, "Teacher Luo, are you picking up your girlfriend?"
Luo Yuan's face turned red instantly, "Grandma Liu, you are joking, she is my new colleague."
Grandma Liu smiled again and said: "Get it quickly, it's time for you to get married. You are the only fighter left in the orphanage."
"Uh..." Luo Yuan was not good at speaking and was unable to resist Grandma Liu's teasing words.
Grandma Liu smiled at Mi Ruo, looked her up and down, and said, "Girl, Xiaoluo is a nice guy. If you think he's suitable, marry him as your wife quickly."
Luo Yuan was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly rode away. Mi Ruo sat behind him and smiled happily. Chatting with the neighbors, saying the most ordinary gossip and doing the most ordinary things. This was the life she longed for, simple.
, simple, peaceful, small life is great happiness.
She smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth and asked, "Luo Yuan, can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"A year ago, why did you suddenly leave school? Where is your master's degree? Did you just give up? And your hands..." Mi Ruo felt guilty every time she thought about Luo Yuan. At that time, she had
I have contacted the school administration and people who know Luo Yuan well several times, but have not been able to find out any information.
She said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I hurt you. You are a very talented person, but I ruined your future."
"You are not to blame for this matter, so why should it be blamed on you? You are also a victim, so if you want to blame it, it's Li Yan!" Luo Yuan did not blame Mi Ruo from the bottom of his heart.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly mentioned the name of 'Li Yan'. Mi Ruo froze. Seeing her expression change drastically, Luo Yuan realized that he had made a mistake and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention him..."
"It's okay, I just..." She was silent for a moment, then raised her face and smiled at him, "Forget it, as long as you have a good life. By the way, how is life here? Do you like this job?"
When Luo Yuan talked about his work in the orphanage, his face was full of excitement.
When he left school, it was because one of his fingers was missing and he was considered disabled. Although he could still dance, with such a body and offending Li Yan, it was impossible to stay in school.
The second reason is because everyone knows that if he gets such a result, all eyes of condemnation will definitely be cast on Mi Ruo. If he leaves the school, this matter will be forgotten over time, and Mi Ruo will not be reviled by others.
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To put it bluntly, he did this to protect Mi Ruo...
However, he didn't expect that he would like this job more and more. Being with the energetic children every day, he could feel that he had a sense of innocence and vitality. The initial unsatisfactory life was gradually replaced by what he had achieved at work.
replaced by a sense of accomplishment.
He became increasingly inseparable from the children and felt more and more that they were a part of his life. He wanted to stay with the children every day. This was the real reason why he was willing to live in the orphanage.
Mi Ruo didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing his thoughtful look, Mi Ruo said apologetically: "Luo Yuan, do you know? You left so quietly at that time, which made me feel very guilty. At that time, I
I'm thinking, if I have the chance to meet you, I will definitely make it up to you."
Hearing this, Luo Yuan looked at Mi Ruo's face.
She is still the same, innocent and lovely, and treats everything seriously and stubbornly. She is still very kind, just like she is now, it is obviously not her fault, but she insists on taking the blame on herself and saying that she will
Make it up to him.
"Then how are you going to make it up to me?" He smiled slightly, looking half joking and half serious, "Or, as Grandma Liu suggested, marry me as your wife?"