Xin Zhai

The two walked over under the gaze of seven or eight pairs of eyes. Tong Yan only called out "Director Liu", and the others all nodded their heads.Ye Li bit the bullet and called "Director Liu", "Teacher Zhang", and "Teacher Li" one by one, but he didn't recognize some of them.Tong Yan introduced to him: "This is Mr. Guo from the Institute of Optoelectronics, and this is Mr. Zhao from the Institute of Instruments..."

The eyes of the people on the table are somewhat complicated, a mixture of curiosity and incredulity.Tong Yan didn't seem to see it at all.Ye Li finally finished yelling around the teacher, he turned his body sideways, only stared at the stage, actively avoiding those strange eyes.

At this time, the master of ceremonies came to the stage and began to make opening remarks, and the lights in the venue were dimmed.The groom then took the stage.Today's Xiao Meng is not the same as usual, usually Ye Li thinks he is joking and out of character.But at this moment, Xiao Meng has a serious face, his eyes pass through the long runway, staring at the main entrance of the hall.

The scene was completely dark, only the spotlights on both sides of the runway were left on.The music suddenly becomes soft and soulful.Ye Li saw the door slowly open, and a girl in white gauze came slowly, holding hands with her father.The girl was very clever, with short red hair, which looked very bright and flamboyant against the white gauze.

The next step is actually a process-oriented link. The father handed the daughter over to the groom, and the groom knelt down on one knee and presented a bouquet of orange flowers.Ye Li happened to be sitting next to the runway. Amidst the music, he heard Xiao Meng say "marry me" to the red-haired girl without taking the microphone.

The wedding scene was actually a bit chaotic, with the laughter of children mixed in a loud low-frequency noise.People in the middle and back of the hall couldn't see the performance of the bride and groom, or quite a few people didn't care that much.

But Ye Li happened to be at the side, and he saw the red-haired girl with red eye circles, and said to her groom: "Okay."

Ye Li stared at the backs of the two people, the flower girl was spreading flowers for the two people, the bride walked up the stage holding the groom's arm, the background sound was the wedding march.

Ye Li had a thought in his mind.

just perfect.

There are not many beautiful things that people can create in this world.

He watched the master of ceremonies lead the two newcomers through the procedures that had been repeated countless times by countless newcomers.The spotlight was on the two of them, leaving everyone in the dark.Ye Li suddenly felt that this wedding actually only belonged to the two of them.Anyone outside the spotlight is ignored.No matter how moved they are, they can't get in, they can only share some happiness outside.

It may be a good thing to feel the happiness of others.

He stared blankly at the stage, thinking wildly, and heard Tong Yan ask, "What do you want to drink?"

Ye Li turned around, and the waiter had already started serving the food.

He saw wine, juice and Coke on the table, and was about to say "Coke", when a waiter next to him came over and said, "There are a lot of kids over there, take the Coke over there."

"Take it away, we have no one to drink." A teacher echoed.

"Hey, don't take it away, we have children here." Tong Yan shouted, grabbed the bottle of Coke and unscrewed it, and poured Ye Li a glass.

Ye Li squeezed out an embarrassed smile, not sure whether he was laughing at the teacher or the waiter, so he quickly lowered his head and took a big sip of water after laughing.

"What do you drink?" He asked Tong Yan.

"Red wine?" Tong Yan took the bottle and poured the wine for himself, "I have to drink a few glasses with Xiao Meng today."

At this moment, the ceremony was almost completed, the whole hall was lit up, and everyone began to eat.

It was already one o'clock, and Ye Li also wanted to reduce his sense of presence, so he lowered his head and concentrated on eating.Tong Yan himself doesn't eat much. Seeing him eating so seriously, he thinks he is really hungry.

"Do you eat fish?" Tong Yan leaned over and asked.

Ye Li saw that there was a plate of steamed sea bass in the middle of the table. The appearance was not bad, but it was too far away.Up to now, no one has the nerve to stand up and clamp.

"Don't eat."

"Taste it." Tong Yan stood up, stretched out his arms and slapped the intact squid belly, then made a big cut, picked up a large piece, dipped it in the soup, and put it on Ye Li's plate .

Ye Li exchanged a glance with him, then lowered his head and began to eat the piece of fish.There were a few people chatting casually at the table, but the voices were not loud.At this time, an older teacher Zhao across the table asked Ye Li, "Ye Li, are you a graduate student or a doctoral student?"

Ye Li took out a thorn from his mouth, raised his head and said, "I'm a senior next month."

"Ah! Seeing that you are always in the lab, so you are only a junior?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "Yes."

Mr. Zhao was very surprised: "Then you are... the ox? Or the tiger?"

"I am a tiger."

"Yo... so it's the same age as my son. You're so silent, my son is bluffing all day long, like a child." Teacher Zhao tried to bring a bit of motherhood into her eyes, and then she looked at Seeing Tong Yan who was sitting next to him, his eyes immediately turned evil.

"Children at the age of 21 are the critical period for the formation of the outlook on life and love. We must not go astray. Our teachers teach students knowledge on the one hand, and guide them on the aspect of ideas. Is it Mr. Tong? "

Tong Yan nodded vigorously: "You're right. How many things you know, how many points you get on the test, and what awards you win are all secondary. Be a person first and then do things."

Teacher Zhao continued to talk to Tong Yan: "Young people have a lot of emotional changes, are easily impulsive, and are not sensible. As teachers, we must be a model for others, and we must be more measured in doing things."

Hearing this, Ye Li understood what she meant.He was a little uncomfortable with Tong Yan being scolded in such a public place, and wanted to explain it to him.

Ye Li put down the chopsticks in his hand, leaned back on the chair, rubbed his hands on his legs, thinking about how to say it euphemistically and understandably.

"Yes, a teacher is a sacred profession," Tong Yan said, taking Ye Li's hand and flattening it to meet his palm. "A teacher should not only be an academic tutor, but also be an academic mentor." Mentor."

Tong Yan spoke very sincerely, without changing his expression or beating his heart, as if he understood righteousness but did not know how to repent.

Ye Li and his fingers intersected and held each other tightly.Only then did he realize that Tong Yan was with him, and he had to bear much more than himself.

"Come here, thank you leaders and colleagues for coming, and Xiaojuan and I will toast you."

At this moment, the bride and groom walked to the table to toast.Everyone cheered and stood up, raising their glasses.Xiao Meng took the bride, starting with the director, toasted one by one, and finally came to Tong Yan and Ye Li.

Tong Yan patted him on the shoulder and took Xiao Meng's wine glass: "Is it okay to drink? Let me see if it's water or wine."

"You must drink! You are not allowed to leave today unless you are drunk!"

Tong Yan smiled: "No problem."

Xiao Meng looked at Ye Li again: "Little guy, you are so brave, come here!"

Just as Ye Li was about to speak, Tong Yan hugged one shoulder.

"Why don't you just sit here?" Tong Yan said.

Ye Li smiled in his arms, and saw the red-haired bride named Xiaojuan approaching, holding a glass of wine and saying, "It's Teacher Tong who is amazing! Teacher Tong, I respect you first!"

The two of them and Tong Yan drank the wine in one gulp.The two poured another glass of wine and looked at Ye Li.

Just as Ye Li was about to speak, Juanzi clinked glasses with Ye Li while holding the wine, and said first, "Ye Li, bless you, bless you all."

"I...why... I should say this." Ye Li suddenly became incoherent.

Tong Yan squeezed his shoulder with his hand, and smiled at Xiaojuan: "Thank you, I can talk better than your husband. Your husband will only taunt me."

"Shouldn't you say it? You have to listen to whatever you say, I'm one year older than you!"

"Yes, you can say whatever you want, I am not afraid of anything now!" Tong Yan raised his glass, "Drink!"

As soon as the bride and groom left, the teachers at this table began to toast each other again.Later, the teachers at the table left one after another, and Xiao Meng's students sitting at the last table knew Tong Yan well, so they came to toast him again.

After the last two students had left, the guests had almost left, and the hall became quiet.Tong Yan was lying on the table in a daze.

"Really many?" Xiao Meng came over and asked after finishing his work.

Ye Li said: "Well, I drank a lot, he is happy that you are getting married today."

Xiao Meng then took a taxi.Tong Yan was very drunk, he didn't speak, his face didn't turn red, but he walked unsteadily.Ye Li helped him into the taxi, and the driver asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go home?" Ye Li asked him, but he didn't speak after a while.So he reported Tong Yanjia's address.

Tong Yan leaned his head on the backrest without saying a word, his breath was full of alcohol.

"Is this going to a wedding?" the driver asked.

"Yes."

Seeing his head bobbing back and forth, Ye Li simply moved over and let him rest on his shoulder.

The car drove out of a noisy and bustling market and onto the Binhai Avenue, and the number of cars gradually decreased.The late summer sea breeze blows into the car window, and the sea cannot be seen through a row of luxuriant boxwood trees on the side of the road.The sound of the waves is looming.

Ye Li felt Tong Yan's lips kiss his neck, and then heard him say, "Do you want to marry me?"