Reborn in 1977

Chapter 192: Then It's Okay

The teaching ended, and Chen Fan didn't need to clean up; two quick-witted students rushed to do it for him.

One held a wine bowl stained with blood, and the other held a bull-ear pointed knife, displaying the demeanor of a Hidden Dragon and a Young Phoenix.

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly, "This wine is useless, pour it away."

The Hidden Dragon was still a bit reluctant; it was half a bowl of wine, after all. However, since it had been used to wipe the little pig's 'eggs,' he didn't dare drink it and could only regretfully pour it on the ground.

A splash of blood withered in the snow, like the lost youth of the little pig.

Returning to the front yard, he found it bustling with noise and activity.

Yang Ju scurried up to him, excitedly saying, "Teacher Chen, the parents of the veterinary students have come to wish you a Happy New Year."

All of them?

Chen Fan was a little dazed.

It wasn't because the parents had come to wish him a Happy New Year. Although he wasn't a very proper teacher, he was leading a group of young students to study veterinary medicine, which meant he was half a master to them. According to the old customs, he was half a step above the school's teachers. It was only right for the students' parents to wish their master a Happy New Year.

But why did they all come together?

He had prepared to receive one in the morning and one in the afternoon each day.

Otherwise, how would he pass the time during such a long New Year holiday?

Now, it was all over in one go. What would he do with the remaining days?

Would everyone else be celebrating joyously while he was all alone?

Perhaps he wouldn't be completely alone, since three new neighbors had moved in today. It should be lively in the future, but why did they have to move into Jiang Lili's room?

Question marks popped up in his head. Before he even reached the door, a group of people heard the commotion and came out from the "reception room" that had just been set up today.

Which was the room next to his.

Team Leader Yang took the lead, walking towards him with his hands behind his back, his face smiling more brilliantly than a flower, "Little Chen, you're done?"

A group of people followed behind, greeting him one after another.

"Happy New Year, Teacher Chen." "Happy New Year, Teacher Chen." "Teacher Chen…"

Teacher Chen felt dizzy and his ears buzzed. He nodded mindlessly, cupping his hands in response, "Good, good, good. Happy New Year, Happy New Year, everything's good."

The first parent handed him a cigarette, saying with a smile, "Teacher Chen, my child is learning from you. If he's disobedient, just beat him. Or tell me, and I'll do the beating!"

Another parent seemed to be trying to outdo him, pulling out a thin rattan whip and shaking it twice, "Teacher Chen, I heard you don't have a pointer yet, right? This thing was woven by my great-uncle. I guarantee it'll last ten years, and I'll replace it if it breaks. Take it and use it to point at the blackboard, hit hands, or smack butts. It's easy!"

(This kind of whip)

Chen Fan took the whip, which was more than a meter long, and cracked it in the air. There was a sharp "whoosh" sound, which was terrifying to hear.

His face instantly stiffened. If this were to hit someone… forget it, he shouldn't hit people.

He didn't dare let these parents continue talking.

The first one said to just beat him, the second one pulled out a whip, and there were still ten people behind him. Wouldn't the last one want to grind his bones to ashes?!

He quickly said, "No, no, the students are all studying very hard. They even had a small test yesterday, and the results were pretty good…"

In short, he only picked good things to say. First, the grades were good. If the grades were slightly behind, then the performance was good. If the performance wasn't outstanding, then the attitude was good. The attitude… there was no bad attitude.

It wasn't easy to appease these parents. He then changed the topic and chatted about various interesting things in the brigade.

Chen Fan had cigarettes clipped to both ears, cigarettes pinched between the fingers of his left hand, and a cigarette burning in his right hand as he chatted with the parents about their daily lives.

Heaven have mercy, he didn't know any of them except Team Leader Yang, Accountant Liu, and the warehouse keeper Huang.

Those students also didn't bother to introduce their fathers.

Right, where were the students?

He turned his head and saw that, under Huang Ying's arrangement, all twelve students had entered the storage room.

This storage room had also been temporarily transformed into a "banquet hall" specifically for receiving these students. Huang Ying, Liu Dan, and Yang Ju were busy with the reception.

Only Jiang Lili stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

Taking advantage of his back being turned to everyone, Chen Fan winked at her, cleared his throat, "Little Jiang, help me check if the food is ready."

Jiang Lili saw his expression and quickly reacted, "Oh, oh."

She turned and went into the kitchen.

If Chen Fan hadn't called her, she would still be standing there dumbly.

However, Yang Ju, who was at the door of the storage room, immediately said when she heard Chen Fan's words, "Teacher Chen, the food is ready. You guys sit down, we'll bring the dishes."

Now Chen Fan was starting to suspect that Team Leader Yang had foreseen that many people would come here in advance, which was why he had sent Yang Ju and the others to help?

But with so many people, would there be enough food?

…

The twelve students were seated at a table in the storage room.

All the bamboo beds in the room had been moved against the wall, leaving a large empty space in the middle. Two square tables were placed side by side, just enough to seat twelve people.

The other reception room was treated the same way, but the two square tables were not placed together, but separated into two tables.

Twelve parents, Team Leader Yang and the other two, plus Chen Fan, made exactly sixteen people.

The original chairs in the educated youth spot were not enough, so Yang Ju and the others borrowed a few benches from the village.

Seeing that the students were settled, Chen Fan, surrounded by the parents, returned to the "reception room" that had been temporarily converted into a dining room.

Then there was another round of polite refusals.

Chen Fan pulled Team Leader Yang, "Team Leader, please take the seat of honor."

Team Leader Yang pulled his arm and walked him inside, "You're the host today, come, sit in this position."

Then the two sat side by side, and the banquet officially began.

Several girls were busy serving dishes. The first dish was a mixed fish casserole in a large clay pot, followed by preserved pork stewed with radish, stir-fried pork skin with cabbage, steamed preserved fish, stir-fried lotus root slices with scallions, spicy lotus root cubes, grass carp stewed with radish, preserved pork and cabbage casserole, steamed meatballs, and fried lotus root sandwiches. Finally, a pot of egg and tofu soup was served, filling the table to the brim, even stacked in "two layers," that is, bowls on top of bowls.

The twelve-dish spread made everyone nod secretly, praising Teacher Chen for being generous!

Team Leader Yang didn't know where he got two bottles of Yunhu Daqu liquor and poured wine for the guests with Chen Fan. Accountant Liu and the warehouse keeper Huang also sat at the head of the other table, busying themselves as hosts.

They looked as harmonious as real brothers.

After a round of toasts, everyone praised Chen Fan to no end.

From making soft-shelled turtles to being a broadcaster, to starting a veterinary class, they made him sound like an omnipotent superman, making Chen Fan blush.

Fortunately, everyone was tipsy and flushed, and no one was doing any better than the others.

It wasn't until after several rounds of drinks and dishes that everyone realized that Chen Fan still had work and classes to attend in the afternoon, so they left with satisfaction.

After seeing Team Leader Yang and the others off, Chen Fan breathed a long sigh and grabbed a handful of snow from the woodpile, slapping it on his face.

He was awake!

Then he walked back and looked at the four girls who were cleaning up the mess, asking curiously, "Where did the lotus root cubes and tofu come from?"

Yang Ju smiled happily, "I brought them from home."

Chen Fan pursed his lips and asked, "Did your dad bring the cigarettes and alcohol too?"

Yang Ju shook her head, "No, they brought them as New Year's gifts for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Ying immediately said, "They brought a total of eight bottles of wine, eight cartons of Donghai cigarettes, two baskets of eggs (the eggs haven't been counted yet), a bottle of oil, a chicken, and two bags of candy."

Chen Fan opened his mouth wide, "So much?"

The cigarettes and alcohol were obviously a pair. A bottle of Yunhu Daqu cost 1.5 yuan, and a carton of Donghai cigarettes cost 1.66 yuan, which was 3.16 yuan. The gifts from the others were probably worth about the same.

Where would he find so many things to return the gifts?

Should he just give away the earthenware he made himself?

It didn't seem impossible.

Just as Chen Fan was silently calculating, Jiang Lili, who understood his thoughts best, whispered, "These are New Year's gifts from the students to the teacher, so you don't have to return the gifts."

As soon as Chen Fan heard this, the corners of his mouth widened.

Ah, then it's okay.

Too busy last night, no update, admitting mistake and apologizing! o(╥﹏╥)o, will definitely make it up in a few days.