Lu Hui's request posed a small problem for Fang Hanmin. In order to avoid the embarrassment during the meeting, Fang Hanmin was unwilling to let Yu Dongmei attend the party. However, Lu Hui not only insisted on inviting him, but also asked him to follow Yu Dongmei in person. Mei called, which made him miserable.
However, Fang Hanmin couldn't refute his good friend Lu Hui's face, so he could only agree.
After ending the call with Lu Hui, Fang Hanmin calmed down, then found the phone number of the Academic Affairs Office of Shuangling No. 3 Middle School and dialed it. The call was quickly connected, "Hello! Please call Teacher Yu Dongmei from the music teaching and research group. "
After a minute or two, I heard someone talking on the other end of the phone, "Hello, who are you?"
"Yu...Dongmei, I'm Fang Hanmin." Fang Hanmin was embarrassed even how to address him. Calling him by his full name seemed unfamiliar. He said he was still a friend after breaking up, but why did he become such a stranger now? The word "Dongmei" was Fang Hanmin's affectionate name for Dongmei when the two fell in love. Is he still qualified to call her that way now?
"You...? Is there something wrong?" Yu Dongmei was surprised when she heard the words Fang Hanmin, and she asked coldly.
"Lu Hui went to the city today to inspect the market. He suggested that the three of us get together tonight. I'll let you know in advance. Can you attend tonight?"
"Today is Friday," Yu Dongmei thought for a moment, "I had something to do tonight, but I haven't seen Lu Hui for more than a year. Since he wants to get together, let's meet him."
After agreeing on the hotel and time to meet, the two said goodbye and ended the call.
After get off work in the evening, Fang Hanmin did not go back to his dormitory. Instead, he went directly to the hotel he had booked. He opened the door and entered the private room. There was no one inside. He sat down and waited.
About five or six minutes later, the private room door was pushed open, and Yu Dongmei appeared at the door. Fang Hanmin stood up and looked at him blankly, "Dong, Dongmei, you are here, please come in."
Yu Dongmei is wearing a purple cashmere coat. Her long shawl hair has been made into big waves. The makeup on her face seems to be a little thicker than before. She looks not only bright and attractive, but also a little more sexy.
"What, is it just you? Where's Lu Hui?" After Yu Dongmei entered the private room, she scanned it carefully.
"Lu Hui is rushing here. He will be there in a moment. Come in and sit down." Fang Hanmin looked respectful like a student who had done something wrong.
Yu Dongmei took off her coat and hung it on the hanger, combing her hair casually. A thin beige sweater perfectly showed off her graceful figure. Fang Hanmin glanced at it and quickly looked away.
The waiter brought a pot of freshly brewed "Tieguanyin", poured tea into three teacups, and then left, closing the door behind him.
Seeing Fang Hanmin standing there, Yu Dongmei glanced at him, "Why don't you sit down? What are you standing for?"
Fang Hanmin seemed a little at a loss as if meeting Yu Dongmei for the first time, "You, sit down, I'll wait for Lu Hui."
"You don't have to stand while waiting for him!"
"Okay." Fang Hanmin had no choice but to sit down at the table opposite Yu Dongmei.
After taking a sip from the tea cup in front of her, Yu Dongmei asked casually, "How are you?"
"Me? Are you okay? How about you?"
"What do you mean? Work, or personal life-long events?"
"Both aspects." Seeing Yu Dongmei's calm expression, Fang Hanmin also relaxed.
"As for work, it's still the same. Music is not the main subject. There are only four classes every week. It's relatively easy, but the bonus is smaller and there is no tuition fee. It's a personal life-long event...," Yu Dongmei hesitated. "By the way, I got a boyfriend."
"Oh----, congratulations!"
Yu Dongmei said disapprovingly: "What's there to congratulate? Isn't it normal for a man to get married and a girl to get married? You, a diamond king, can't have no one pursuing you, right?"
"I... also got a girlfriend." Fang Hanmin took a lot of effort to say this.
"Oh, where is she from?" Like most women, Yu Dongmei is also very interested in this kind of thing, especially when the other person is her ex-boyfriend.
"She is a middle school teacher in our hometown,..."
At this moment, Lu Hui pushed open the door and walked in, "Sorry, I'm late and kept you two waiting!"
"Lu Hui, you are such a busy man, you are busy all day long!" Yu Dongmei stood up and said with a smile.
"Actually, it's not that busy. It's mainly because of the traffic jam. Um, have you ordered?" Lu Hui sat down next to him.
"I'm not waiting for you. How can we order food if you haven't arrived?"
"I'm treating you today. Everyone will order two of their favorite dishes. Ladies first, Yu Dongmei, starting with you." Lu Hui handed over the menu.
"Didn't you agree on the phone that I would treat you to a treat? Each person will have two dishes of their own choice. Dongmei can order." After Lu Hui arrived, Fang Hanmin seemed more natural.
After ordering, the waiter asked what drinks he wanted, and Fang Hanmin ordered two bottles of famous local wine.
"Two bottles of wine? Hanmin, how much can you drink?" Lu Hui didn't know how much alcohol Fang Hanmin had.
"You can drink as much as you want. If you can't drink it, you can leave some leftover, but one bottle will definitely not be enough."
The waiters served the dishes one after another and poured wine into the glasses in front of the three guests. When they arrived in front of Yu Dongmei, she hesitated and said, "I won't drink."
"Yu Dongmei, I've only met you once in more than a year, how can I not drink? Waiter, fill it up for her!" Lu Hui insisted.
Although with the addition of Lu Hui, the atmosphere at the table seemed more harmonious than at the beginning, after all, this was the first time Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei got together after they broke up. The two of them knew each other tacitly, felt awkward, and rarely communicated with each other. , Lu Hui naturally became the protagonist at the table.
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Hui looked at his two classmates and said, "As far as I know, among the classmates of our generation, you two may be the only ones who are still single. I know that Hanmin has a girlfriend, Yu Dongmei, the old man Classmate, how are you? Has the famous lady found an owner? When will you treat us to a wedding banquet? "
Before Dongmei could say anything, Fang Hanmin answered first, "Yu Dongmei already has a boyfriend, so just wait for the wedding bar."
"Lv Hui, how did you know that Fang Hanmin had a girlfriend? Didn't he keep it a secret from you?" Only Fang Hanmin could understand what Yu Dongmei meant.
It seemed that both of them were talking to Lu Hui, but in fact, both Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei were expressing their complicated feelings towards each other.
"Lv Hui, let's raise a toast to congratulate Fang Hanmin on finding his ideal partner!"
"Lv Hui, let's raise a toast and congratulate Yu Dongmei on finding a like-minded lover!"
The two of them were going back and forth like gods fighting, which made Lu Hui next to him confused, "What do you mean?"
Yu Dongmei smiled stiffly, "It's nothing. I haven't seen you for more than a year, and I haven't contacted Fang Hanmin for a long time. When we got together today, I heard that he has a girlfriend. I am happy for him."
Lu Hui was an outsider, so of course he couldn't understand the feelings of the two parties involved. He raised his glass and said, "You two have found your significant other. I'm happy for you! Congratulations to you! Cheers!"
Putting down the cup, Lu Hui seemed to remember something, "Hanmin, your girlfriend is from your hometown. Are you going to live separately in the future?"
In order not to irritate Yu Dongmei, Fang Hanmin was unwilling to talk about himself and his girlfriend on this occasion. Who knew that Lu Hui couldn't understand his feelings, and he couldn't deliberately avoid the question, so he could only bite the bullet and said: " Living in two places is not good for work and life, so I want to transfer her to the city."
"Oh, that's pretty much it! Have you been transferred here?"
"How can it be so easy to transfer from rural to urban areas? The leaders of our unit came forward to find the leaders of the Municipal Education Bureau and presented my situation. Although the Education Bureau agreed to accept me, the urban middle schools did not have a staff within two years. , now if you want to be transferred, you can only teach in a suburban middle school."
"It's so inconvenient to commute to a suburban middle school! I don't think it's interesting."
"After we thought about it, we also felt that it was of little significance to transfer to a suburban middle school. This matter has now reached the point where it is overturned." Fang Hanmin looked worried.
Lu Hui said anxiously: "Oh, what can we do? It's not easy to live apart in two places!"
Yu Dongmei looked absent-minded, like an outsider treating something that had nothing to do with her. She didn't pay attention to what Fang Hanmin and Lu Hui said at all. Unexpectedly, Lu Hui suddenly asked: "Yu Dongmei, don't you work in an urban middle school? Do you think the establishment of urban middle schools is so tight that there is no room at all?"
Fang Hanmin's matter had nothing to do with Yu Dongmei, but Lu Hui, a guy who was ignorant of current affairs, insisted on involving her. Yu Dongmei felt that if she had known about this matter, she might as well not have come to this party.
Being named by Lu Hui, Yu Dongmei had to express her opinion. Otherwise, it would be unfair for Lu Hui to think that she was indifferent to the affairs of her former classmates and friends, because Yu Dongmei was not such a person in the first place.
"In fact, no matter whether it is a suburban middle school or an urban middle school, every school has one or two backup staff. Because there are dozens or hundreds of teachers in the school, who can guarantee that no one will take leave throughout the year? Weddings, funerals, family affairs, short-term delays Maybe other teachers can take over the class, but if a female teacher gets pregnant and gives birth and takes half a year off, a new teacher must be arranged to take over.”
"But why do the leaders of the Education Bureau say that urban middle schools currently don't have a single establishment?" Lu Hui was worried for Fang Hanmin.
"The backup establishment of each school is in the hands of the principal of each school. It is under the name of the Education Bureau. There may indeed be no establishment at this stage. When the leaders of the two units met, official business was conducted. The leaders of the Education Bureau told the truth. "
Lu Hui traveled around the society all day long and saw too many different people and things. He very much agreed with Yu Dongmei's analysis, "The old classmate is right. The fact that there is no establishment under the name of the Education Bureau does not mean that The principals of each school do not have staff, but under the circumstances of official business, it is impossible for the leaders of the Education Bureau to take the initiative to think of other solutions for each other."
"As the leader of the Education Bureau, it is better to do less than to do more. Who wants to meddle in other people's business!"
Lu Hui nodded in agreement, "Yu Dongmei, your analysis is very thorough. In your opinion, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
"Lu Hui, you have given me a difficult problem!"
