My fox demon wife is actually the school beauty of my father’s class

Chapter 88 Reality is not as happy as the story
After the two returned home, around midnight, a heavy downpour suddenly fell.

Gu Dong sat in the bamboo house, frowning and looking out the window at the blown trees, not knowing what he was thinking.

"This rain won't stop for a while, right?"

he murmured.

"If you can't stop, you can't stop~ Just treat it as a break. You've been busy all day, aren't you tired?"

Su Jiuyue sat on a stone chair, holding a glass of wine, took a sip, and looked at the other person like a fool:

"Even if you don't like to be lazy, you should take a break once in a while, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Dong put away the complicated expression on his face, turned around and smiled: "Can I think you are caring about me?"

"Huh? Gu, are you brave? Do you dare to tease my sister and make fun of me?"

Su Jiuyue curled her lips, looked up and down at the shabby-dressed Gu Dong, and snorted: "I just think you are pitifully stupid."

"Silly...maybe."

Gu Dong smiled in agreement and did not refute. He just closed the two windows that were banging loudly in the wind, and then refilled the oil lamp in the house that was about to burn out.

He wiped his hands, sat down on another stone chair in front of the table, and was about to pour wine into the cup in front of him. He was about to chat with Su Jiuyue for a while before going to bed, but he heard something from the courtyard. There seemed to be someone knocking on the door.

The reason why Gu Dong knew that it was someone knocking on the door and not blown by the strong wind was because the knocking on the door was very regular.

"Mr. Gu!"

Soon, an unknown shout came from outside the door.

"I'm looking for you, go and open the door."

Su Jiuyue crossed her legs, lay on the table, looked at the other party and said.

Who would come to visit us in this weather?

Gu Dong stopped pouring wine, stood up curiously, opened the door, put his hands on his head, and ran over despite the heavy rain.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the anxious look of Lao Chen, the father of the little girl who wanted to study.

"What's wrong, Brother Chen?"

Seeing the panic on the other side's face, Gu Dong thought something was wrong with the children in this weather, and felt nervous.

Old Chen first looked at the trees that were almost blown down in the distance, his lips trembled a few times, then turned to him and asked: "Mr. Gu, have you collected the fishing nets our family has set during this period today?"

He was very nervous. In this weather, if he didn't put away the fishing nets and waited until the storm passed, let alone catching fish, he might not even know where to find the fishing nets for fishing. Did Gu Dong help them put away the fishing net in advance?

Generally speaking, for villagers like them who still have to farm, the fishing nets placed on the sea are harvested every two days. This fishing net was only lowered yesterday. Originally, it didn't matter even if Gu Dong didn't collect the nets today, but no matter what No one expected that a storm would come to this small fishing village just today.

Therefore, with the last bit of luck, Lao Chen came over to ask Gu Dong, who had promised to help their family collect the nets, if he had collected the fishing nets today.

"If this storm gets serious, let's not talk about the harvest. The price of fishing nets is not low."

He said with a sad look on his face.

"We have collected most of them, and there is probably one or two hours of work left. When we were collecting the nets today, a storm was coming, so we came back early."

Gu Dong secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he went to close the network today. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the family to persist in the second half of the year, or in the next one or two years. By closing most of the network, he could help the family stop it in time. Damn it.

Outside the door, Lao Chen's expression relaxed at first, but soon, he rolled his eyes and immediately changed to a frowning expression:

"Oh, it's over, it's over"

After saying this, as if it was not enough, his feet suddenly softened and he fell to the ground, as if his heart was filled with despair.

"I have two children at home, and I can barely support myself. But if the fishing net is lost and the fish is gone, how will I live next?"

The sound of rain fell, and the crackling raindrops hit the thatched eaves on top of the courtyard gate.

Gu Dong was silent.

"Hey, that old man over there, do you want some face?"

An inappropriate voice came from behind Gu Dong.

Su Jiuyue leaned against the door frame of the bamboo house, frowning and staring at Lao Chen, her tone very impatient:
"What do you mean by this? Do you want Mr. Gu to collect all the remaining fishing nets from your family in this weather?"

"Hey, you little girl, why are you so rude in your words?"

Lao Chen was silent for a while, then got up from the ground and stared at Su Jiuyue behind Gu Dong from a distance:

"We have an elder and a younger child at home, so we have a lot of expenses! And Mr. Gu promised us to help the family collect the net and use it as tuition for my daughter to go to class!"

"Ha! Tuition, what a tuition!"

Su Jiuyue suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. She held her stomach and laughed for a long time.

Then she slowly suppressed her smile and said indifferently: "Students have to give things like tuition fees to their husbands, right? Did you, an old man, make something wrong? Mr. Gu helps your family out of love, this kind of It’s your duty not to help when the time comes. In this weather, why don’t you close the net yourself?”

Hearing this, Lao Chen hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain why.

Then he blushed, rolled up his sleeves, and looked menacing:

"Hey - you little pussy -"

"Want to fight? Hey, he's just a human. How interesting."

Su Jiuyue, who was leaning on the door frame, did not give in at all. She just raised her hand towards the sky and carefully looked at her white and jade-like nails for a while. Her cold eyes were slowly replaced by gold.
"enough."

Thunder exploded, and Gu Dong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up.

A slightly hoarse voice slowly came from his mouth: "If I help your family put away the fishing nets, then the child can come to class after the storm passes, right?"

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Hearing what Gu Dong said, Su Jiuyue suddenly looked at the thin figure from behind.

Is this guy crazy?
It's a storm!Although the storm has not yet arrived, who can accurately know when the strong period of this storm will arrive?Moreover, in this kind of weather, even experienced sailors would not dare to go to sea. He actually wanted to help collect the net? !

After hearing what Gu Dong said, Lao Chen immediately changed his face again. He rubbed his hands and nodded with a smile:
"Of course, Mr. Gu has done such a great favor to our family. It's no problem for my daughter to recognize you as her godfather, Mr. Gu!"

"It's not necessary for the godfather, as long as she can come to class."

Gu Dong sighed and took off his poncho from the hook behind the door.

"Hey! Gu! Are you crazy? What kind of weather is this? Open your own eyes and take a good look! Is this the weather you can go to sea in?"

Seeing that he agreed to the other party's request, Su Jiu Yue was so angry that she slapped the door with a slap with such force that the whole bamboo house shook.

The night sky with heavy rain also flashed with thunder, and the whole courtyard was illuminated as bright as day.

"You little bitch! Mr. Gu already promised me! What are you doing here again!"

Lao Chen's expression was very angry.

Now Gu Dong has agreed. This woman has been chattering in the room. He doesn't know what the relationship between her and Gu Dong is. If Gu Dong just listens to her words so obediently, it will be very difficult. Doesn’t the cooked duck fly away?
Gu Dong stood by the door with rain on his face, expressionless. After a while, he turned to Su Jiuyue and smiled reluctantly:
"The storm hasn't come yet, I just need to finish it quickly."

"Unreasonable, unreasonable!"

Hearing that the other party had decided to leave, Su Jiuyue's body suddenly trembled several times.

She felt like her lungs were going to explode.

"Then you go alone! I won't help you at all!"

In the end, Su Jiuyue said these words, flicked her sleeves, turned around and entered the house, and closed the door with a bang.

Looking at the other person's disappearing back, Gu Dong suddenly shook a few times as if he had lost all his strength and leaned against the door.

He was like a child who had done something wrong, with a look of confusion and a trace of panic on his pale face.

Gu Dong's lips moved, and an imperceptible voice came from his mouth:
"I'm sorry to make you angry. But, that child, I can see that she really wants to study, and I want to give her such a chance."

"Mr. Gu, are you okay? You see it's getting later and later."

Seeing that the other party's condition seemed a bit abnormal, Lao Chen rubbed his hands nervously and came closer, worried that Gu Dong was ill and would not be able to help him. "It's okay, I'll go right away."

Gu Dong put on his poncho and a hat to protect himself from the rain.

There was a sound of closing the door outside the small courtyard, followed by several thunders and the sound of someone running.

On a rainy night, a man braved the heavy rain and stumbled towards the fishing boat tied to the coast.
Su Jiuyue was lying on the bed, her fox ears twitching slightly, listening to the familiar footsteps gradually disappearing, and punched the pillow:
"It's always like this, always like this! So gentle to everyone! But myself! Even a little bit of tenderness is not willing to be shared with me!"

"Such a person! No matter how much you love me! I don't care!"

Cursing like this, Su Jiuyue closed her eyes.

Fool!Fool!
I fell asleep!When he came back and saw that he was sleeping soundly, he was so angry!
The morning after the rain always seemed very refreshing, but Su Jiuyue, who was standing in the courtyard and looking blankly at the empty utility room, could only smell the nauseating smell of mud and dust on the ground.

Where is Gu Dongren?

Su Jiuyue looked at the courtyard door——

The other party's poncho and bamboo hat were originally hanging there, but now they are empty.

Her face suddenly turned pale.

A bad premonition flashed through her mind, and even her body gradually started to tremble because of that thought.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Su Jiuyue strode towards the thatched cottage where classes were held.

From a distance, Su Jiuyue saw at a glance the classroom that had become dilapidated after a night of heavy rain.Even the small kitchen built near the thatched cottage did not escape the fate of collapse.

There is no one around. Originally, at this time, there should be many children here laughing and waiting for classes to start, but now it is dead silent.

Where is Gu Dong?He's not here. Where else can he go?

Su Jiuyue's face was gloomy and terrifying.

She stepped on the thatched roofs blown down by the wind, crossed the small puddles on the ground, and walked towards the depths of the private school's thatched cottage.

Look around.

No, there is no familiar figure.

There is no sound of reading aloud in the past, nor is there the back of the washed old clothes, and even the aroma of rice porridge that should have been permeating the courtyard no longer exists.

With a click, Su Jiuyue suddenly stepped on something. When she lowered her head and looked down, she was stunned on the spot. After a moment, she leaned over and picked up the thing that was pressed down by the stone.

This is an old booklet that has been so eroded by rain and mud that the face and handwriting cannot be distinguished.

She flipped through it gently. Although Su Jiuyue had no education, she could still tell that it was a "Book of Changes" that was very common in ordinary private schools.

Fortunately, the foundation of the thatched cottage was on the high side, and it only rained heavily for one night, so this booklet escaped the fate of being torn apart.

But this book is now intact, so what’s the use?
"Gu, where are you?"

Su Jiuyue thought silently in her heart, tightening and loosening her little hands.

Suddenly there was a faint rustling movement nearby.

"Who!"

Su Jiuyue's eyes suddenly shot away, but she was stunned.

A little girl dressed in plain clothes stood outside the thatched cottage, staring blankly at Su Jiuyue who appeared in the dilapidated classroom. She hesitated for a moment, and then asked uneasily:
"Excuse me, eldest sister, are you an acquaintance of Mr. Gu?"

Su Jiuyue didn't answer, but her eyes fell on the other party's big and lively eyes.

She probably knew who this little girl was.

After a long silence, she asked in a muffled voice: "Where is he?"

This sentence may seem a bit confusing to others, but the little girl understands it.

The little girl's expression was very complicated.

Apologized, overwhelmed, regretful, depressed.
After taking a deep look at Su Jiuyue, the little girl whispered:

"My family said the fishing boat hasn't come back all night."

She didn't need to say the rest.

Su Jiuyue stood blankly in the thatched cottage, holding the book of "Book of Changes" in silence.

She really didn't expect that it had only been one night, but why didn't the guy who was fishing with fishing nets at sea yesterday not come back?
He was still angry last night, why didn't he bring him a delicious breakfast and apologize to him after he woke up?
There must be dissatisfaction in his heart that is not understood, right?Why don't you come back and explain to her?

Is it because you are angry?
Because I didn't want to continue working in the evening, so I used the excuse of an approaching storm to call him back early, so I was angry?

Then I have to come back. How scary.
As she thought about it, Su Jiuyue felt that her eyes were a little moist.

Obviously, it didn’t take long to find him
And because of his willfulness, and because he didn't follow him, he lost track of him.

She suddenly became out of breath, took steps, and prepared to run towards the seaside.

He must be getting into trouble. If I wait a little longer, he will definitely pop out of nowhere and say something to me in a dissatisfied tone, "You didn't even come over to help me close the net last night. I'm so small." I can’t bear it anymore.”

However, suddenly a small force grabbed the hem of Su Jiuyue's clothes.

"I knew you were sure"

A smile appeared on her face, but when she turned around, her expression froze.

The one who grabbed the hem of her clothes was a dark-skinned little boy with a crew cut.

The little boy said nothing, but pointed at the Book of Changes in her hand.

"Do you want this book?"

Su Jiuyue understood what the other party meant.

Unexpectedly, besides the little girl next to me, there are other children in this small village who love reading.

When Gu Dong comes back, he must tell him about his new discovery.

"My, my mother said that Mr. Gu is not here! Let me come over and see if there is anything here that is not used at home. This, this book can be used to glue the windows! Can't waste it!"

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After that, about an hour or two passed.

Su Jiuyue sat on the beach, staring blankly into the distance, where the water and the sky met.

She had never hoped so much that an unsightly figure would appear where the water and the sky met, rowing a fishing boat back slowly.

Beside her, the little girl holding "The Book of Changes" timidly said:

"Sister, sister. Dad said that last night, less than an hour after Mr. Gu went out, a storm came and the waves were so big that several houses behind the beach were submerged."

Su Jiuyue didn't need to think about the meaning of the words, she knew what the child meant.

She smiled helplessly:
"Reality is not as happy as the story, Mr. Gu, what you hope for is still a beautiful dream after all. Do you know? When you are gone, the children still come over and want to use books to paper the windows, and the rice you put in the kitchen They were also robbed by those villagers. It’s all my fault that I stopped insisting on collecting all the nets in the evening. It’s all my fault that I didn’t go to sea with you and help you finish the rest of the work quickly. It’s all my fault.”

Obviously last time, he lost Gu Xia because of his willfulness.

This time, he made the same mistake again and never saw Gu Dong again.

"I understand because I said that if you want to chase me, you will have to wait for me in 1000 years, so you deliberately waited for me in the future, right?"

"I understand everything, I understand everything."

As the sea breeze blew by, Su Jiuyue slowly curled up her body. Apologies and guilt poured out of her heart like a tide. Her shoulders twitched slightly:

"But with you like this, I will be really lonely in the following years."

In the small fishing village, in the familiar little bamboo house, the oil lamp that had been lit all night finally went out slowly.

(End of this chapter)