He accidentally bumped into the witch while flying on his sword.

I was half angry and half embarrassed.

What's so great about being a cow?

You're shouting nonsense without knowing anything!

A student from the next class poked his head out of the door of Class 2, Grade 3, and peered inside curiously.

He was drawn over by the thunderous applause.

"Hey bro, is someone in your class having a birthday party?" Ban Liuzi nudged the goalkeeper from Class 2, Grade 3, who was sitting by the door.

"What's a birthday celebration? This is way more fun than a birthday celebration!" The goalkeeper laughed just like Wang Yousheng from the TV series "Bright Sword".

He was clearly smiling, but the corners of his mouth were turning down.

He looks so smug and deserves a beating.

"What's going on? Why are you so happy?" the students asked eagerly.

"It's nothing, it's just that our classmate Shun treated the whole class to a hot spring during the National Day holiday..." The goalkeeper raised his chin high.

In just a few seconds, Ban Liuzi's expression changed from shock, envy, and jealousy to annoyance, regret, and resentment.

He wiped away his tears and rushed into Class 1's classroom.

"Squad leader! Look at Class Two!"

The class monitor of Class 1 couldn't help but shudder. It was Class 2 again. What kind of trouble were they causing this time?

That Shun-ge is really annoying.

"Soaking in a hot spring..." Upon hearing the news, the class monitor plopped down in a chair, his eyes unfocused.

"Is it too late for me to step down as squad leader now...?" he muttered to himself.

"Class monitor, that guy seemed to be a life committee member." Ban Liuzi's words made the class monitor's eyes light up again.

"Where's Lin Liang! Where is Lin Liang?" His voice was deafening, like the King of Hell calling out the name of his class's life committee member.

……

Qiu Qiu walked into the classroom carrying a large water bottle and textbooks. The students who knew nothing but were making a fuss immediately scattered.

"Why does everyone want a holiday?"

Qiu Qiu swirled the water in her glass and took a sip, the goji berries inside swirling in the vortex.

He glanced at the group of little rascals in his class, who were clearly excited but pretending to be well-behaved, and he knew exactly what was going on in their little heads.

Actually, he was really looking forward to it himself.

This was Qiu Qiu's first time soaking in a hot spring.

If I could have some warm wine with me, that would be perfect...

"Ahem, Chen Shun."

"What's wrong, Teacher Qiu!"

"You... never mind, it's alright, let's go to class."

"???"

Qiu Qiu really wanted to ask if Chen Shun had any Go boards or anything like that at home.

I heard that Chen Shun's grandfather lives there. I wonder if he likes drinking and playing chess...

After all, as a middle-aged teacher who was already starting to worry about her hair loss, Qiu Qiu felt that it wouldn't be good to get mixed up with a group of noisy, energetic young people.

But considering that I'm a teacher who's just tagging along on my students' tour, it seems inappropriate to ask this.

Qiu Qiu's thoughts were almost disrupted several times during class by the upcoming National Day holiday.

He frowned and glanced at Chen Shun a few times.

Noticing that his teacher was giving him strange looks from time to time, Chen Shun straightened his back and sat up straight.

It seems like the teacher is looking for another excuse to scold me and show off his authority as the teacher.

But no matter how hard Chen Shun thought about it, he couldn't recall what he had done wrong.

Sure enough, as soon as get out of class ended, Qiu Qiu grabbed his big water bottle and banged it heavily on Chen Shun's desk.

"Chen Shun, come to my office..."

"Oh……"

Chen Shun obediently stood up and followed behind Qiu Qiu.

With his hands around his hips, Chen Shun gave the middle finger to the gloating idiots behind him.

Chen Shun watched Qiu Qiu's retreating figure, hesitant to speak, trying to think of what he might have done wrong these past few days.

The haunted house... it's really well done.

Didn't they all get praised by the principal?

Is there anything else?

As Chen Shun watched the distance between himself and his office shrink, he finally realized...

When he ordered milk tea for his classmates, he forgot to order one for their teacher too!

"No way... he wouldn't be that stingy..." Chen Shun muttered.

Qiu Qiu had been with Chen Shun and the others for three years, so Chen Shun naturally knew that Qiu was a kind-hearted person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

"It's no big deal..." Chen Shun's eyes darted around, deciding how to broach the subject later.

The teacher definitely doesn't like milk tea.

Look at those thick layers of goji berries in his large insulated water bottle...

"How about we send a jar of the wine Grandpa made to our old classmate when we get back to our hometown..."

Chen Shun made a decision immediately.

Anyway, Grandpa doesn't drink the brew he makes.

It's better to give it to someone who is destined to receive it.

Clearly, the old teacher was the one destined for us.

If he says he's destined to be with someone, then he is.

……

Chen Shun stood quietly beside Qiu Qiu with his head down, watching Qiu Qiu sit down, then unscrewed the thermos and took a sip of water.

As the lid of the thermos flask tightened, Chen Shun knew his chance to speak had come.

"Teacher Qiu, when you arrive at Buluo Mountain, I'll give you a jar of wine that my grandfather brewed himself."

"Chen Shun, what are your grandfather's hobbies like?"

===Chapter 59 An Unexpected Hand-Holding

"???"

"???"

The two people who spoke at the same time but were chatting across servers were stunned and exchanged glances.

"Ahem, Chen Shun, have you misunderstood something?" Qiu Qiu coughed lightly.

Chen Shun scratched his head in confusion.

"Teacher Qiu, didn't you call me over because of the milk tea?"

"What milk tea? What milk tea?" Qiu Qiu was also confused.

He felt that it was fine for Chen Shun to invite the students to play, but as the homeroom teacher and an elder, how could he go to see Chen Shun's parents empty-handed?

Qiu Qiu understood the principle of catering to someone's preferences.

At the very least, we should express our gratitude.

So Qiu Qiu specifically asked Chen Shun to come over so she could ask him what his grandfather liked to do on a daily basis.

"I just wanted to ask you if your grandfather has any hobbies? Like calligraphy or something..." Qiu Qiu looked at Chen Shun, raised her arm, and made a gesture of wielding a brush.

"Let me think..." Chen Shun began to recall what his grandfather liked to do most when he was a child.

My favorite activity is definitely meditation and practicing qigong.

My second favorite thing seems to be beating up my dad.

After that, I liked many other things, such as raising pigs, ducks, chickens, geese, fish, turtles, flowers, and grass...

In short, there wasn't a species that Grandpa hadn't raised since the mountains were covered in wild animals.

“My grandfather…he liked to keep pets.”

"A pet?" Qiu Qiu was stunned.

What's with liking to keep pets?

Is it the kind of walking cats and dogs that you understand, or, to put it more artistically, walking birds?

Qiu Qiu fell into deep thought.

This is a bit tricky...

"I understand... Alright, you can go back now."

"Oh? Teacher Qiu, what about the milk tea...?"

"What milk tea? Get out of here!"

"Oh……"

Chen Shun entered the office with great confidence, and finally left with a bewildered expression.

What exactly is this teacher trying to do?

……

Chen Shun returned to the classroom and immediately met the little witch's gaze as soon as he entered.