Chapter 31 Repaying the Teacher’s Kindness

Teacher Zheng had a stroke and became paralyzed more than two years ago. She could no longer walk and usually had to use a wheelchair. Other aspects were relatively good.

Her mind and thoughts were fine, her spirits looked good, and her eyes were bright.

And what moved Chen Feng very much was that she recognized him as soon as she saw him.

“You are Chen Feng, from class three. Sit down, sit down.”

Teacher Zheng struggled to sit up from the bed. Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly went forward to help her up.

“Sigh, I’m old and useless, and I’m a burden to my husband and daughter.”

Chen Feng quickly comforted her, “Don’t think too much, old teacher. Taking good care of your health is better than anything else.”

“Let’s not talk about my things.” Teacher Zheng shook her head and said with a gratified face, “It’s rare that you have the heart to come and see me. How are you now? I remember you were admitted to Donghai University of Finance and Economics.”

“It’s okay, I’m getting by,” Chen Feng certainly didn’t talk about his unhappy things.

“That’s good. Are you developing in Xiuzhou now?”

“Yes. I’m developing there.”

The teacher and student asked and answered, and then slowly talked about high school. Chen Feng especially mentioned that she had helped him report to the police and lent him three hundred yuan, and once again solemnly expressed his gratitude.

Teacher Zheng was of course very happy to see that Chen Feng still remembered the small favor she had done for him back then.

She pulled him and chatted for a long time, and the more they chatted, the more energetic they became. Chen Feng was of course also very patient and listened, cooperating from time to time to make her mood even better.

It wasn’t until Teacher Zheng’s daughter and son-in-law came to the door with vegetables that Teacher Zheng happily pulled Chen Feng and introduced him to them, and insisted on keeping Chen Feng for dinner.

Teacher Zheng was very stubborn. Chen Feng’s two refusals were useless, and instead made her very unhappy. Chen Feng had no choice but to stay for dinner. This made Chen Feng feel quite awkward.

They were having a family dinner, what was he, an outsider, doing forcing his way in?

Fortunately, Teacher Zheng’s daughter and son-in-law did not give him a cold face, but were very polite to him.

Because he was driving, Chen Feng and her son-in-law did not drink.

After dinner, Chen Feng thought of the electric foot bath he had bought for Teacher Zheng. Fearing that her husband would not know how to use it, he took the initiative to unpack it and experiment with it.

This foot bath is very popular. Washing your feet every day promotes blood circulation throughout the body, which is definitely good for the body. Especially for someone like Teacher Zheng whose feet are paralyzed.

Chen Feng had considered this at the time and bought this for her as a gift.

As for whether her family already had one, that was not for Chen Feng to consider. It was mainly a token of his heart.

As a result, her family actually didn’t have this electric foot bath.

After Chen Feng took it out to demonstrate, her daughter even slapped herself in the face with self-reproach and said, “Why didn’t I think of buying this for Mom? I’m such a pig.”

Her performance made Chen Feng and her husband a little embarrassed.

Chen Feng really hadn’t thought that he would slap Teacher Zheng’s daughter and son-in-law in the face.

Teacher Zheng’s husband snorted coldly without giving any face and said, “A daughter is not as good as a student.”

His daughter was immediately flushed with shame.

“Alright, alright. She’s usually so busy, it’s normal that she didn’t think of it.” Teacher Zheng came to her daughter’s rescue, then changed the subject and said happily to Chen Feng, “This foot bath is really good, with massage, it’s very comfortable.”

Although she was paralyzed and her feet could not walk, her two feet still had feeling.

Seeing Teacher Zheng happy, Chen Feng suddenly felt that the foot bath worth more than a thousand yuan was very worthwhile.

Then Chen Feng taught Teacher Zheng’s husband how to use it and let him practice it. He quickly remembered it.

Seeing this, Chen Feng also took the opportunity to take his leave.

It was already dark, and although Teacher Zheng was reluctant, she finally did not force him to stay. She just told him to come and see her again when he had time. After all, each visit was one less.

What else could Chen Feng say but agree?

Teacher Zheng’s daughter and son-in-law personally saw him out the door.

Coming down from the unit building, he looked at the time. He had actually been here for more than three hours.

Time really flies.

When he got home, because he had already told his mother on WeChat, she didn’t ask much.

For the next few days, Chen Feng drove around his own Linnan County, mainly to the few towns he had never been to before.

As a native of Linnan County, his previous understanding of the county was very limited. He was only familiar with the county town, his own Qingpu Town, and the two neighboring towns. The other towns were all unfamiliar to Chen Feng, and he had never been there in his life.

It was only last time, thanks to Wu Mengting, that he went to another town in the county, climbed a mountain, and saw a waterfall. In fact, his understanding of that town is still limited.

Therefore, Chen Feng wanted to at least learn more about his hometown and Linnan County before he died, and go to see the local customs and practices of the whole county in person.

A few days passed like this. The weather was good and it didn’t rain. Chen Feng finally basically visited all the towns in the county. He ate local specialty dishes in each town, saw the local characteristic scenery and took pictures for souvenirs, and even chatted with the locals.

It finally rained today, and Chen Feng finally did not go out. He stayed at home honestly to help his mother watch the shop, and picked up his two little nieces from school in the afternoon.

The whole family gathered together for dinner again tonight. This kind of reunion dinner was something Chen Feng cherished very much. After all, there was one less day every day.

But today, both Chen Dayong and Chen Rui’s faces were a little ugly.

Zhao Xiaolan also found out and asked directly, “What’s wrong with you two? What happened?”

Chen Rui didn’t hide it and said directly, “The people from the Environmental Protection Bureau came today and said that our shop is polluting the farmland. They told us to move out within a time limit.”

Chen Dayong said angrily, “It must have been reported by the other two.”

Hearing what the two of them said, the whole family’s mood immediately turned bad.

Chen Feng frowned, “Have you contacted our franchise company?”

Chen Rui nodded, “I have. They suggested that we go to the Environmental Protection Bureau to check first, to see if our current land is regulated against opening a car wash.”

Chen Dayong said angrily, “Why can’t we open it? Of course we can. One of the other two is located by the river and uses river water to wash cars, directly polluting the river. It’s still open now. Our shop is much more formal than theirs, far from the river, and the surrounding fields have been abandoned for more than ten years, so they can’t be considered farmland.”

Chen Feng nodded, “Okay. I have an idea. I’ll go to the Environmental Protection Bureau tomorrow to ask.”

Chen Rui quickly asked, “Do you want me to go with you?”

“No. I have a classmate who seems to be in the Environmental Protection Bureau. It shouldn’t be a big deal.”

“That’s good.”

Hearing Chen Feng say this, the whole family’s mood immediately relaxed, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again.

The next day, Chen Feng first drove to see the other two car washes. One of them was indeed located by the river, using river water to wash cars, and the water from the car wash flowed directly into the river. The other was also located on the side of the national highway, and the surrounding area was genuine farmland, all planted with crops.

After taking a few photos and recording a few videos, Chen Feng drove to the county town.

(End of Chapter)