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Over the weekend, Xu Jiangtong contacted the director of the orphanage, wanting to get to know the children first.

Dean Ji Xiangdi, an old man in his 50s, warmly received him.

"I didn't expect you to speak Chinese." He affirmed Xu Jiangtong's Chinese proficiency.

"My mother is Chinese and taught me a little bit."

Although I learned it when I was a child, it was useless for five or six years.

Ji Xiangdi could hear his unfamiliarity, and said with relief: "Many children here have hearing impairments, and this speaking speed is just right."

"Thank you."

Ji Xiangdi said that most of the orphanages adopted children with disabilities, such as Down syndrome, congenital blindness, and children who were permanently disabled due to acquired illnesses that were not cured in time, and whose parents could not bear the responsibility of raising them.

Some children need to stay in the hospital for rehabilitation training, and those who are a little healthier will be sent to foster families to create a stable growth environment for them as much as possible.

Xu Jiangtong expressed his approval of the shelter policy of the orphanage.

Ji Xiangdi went on to say that the Jingzhou Municipal Government intends to increase the subject classification of special education centers, discover the abilities of children in different fields, and provide scientific guidance to them according to the degree of disability.To this end, the Municipal Women's Federation also convened a meeting of many educational leaders to discuss.

"What do you think?" Ji Xiangdi asked him.

Xu Jiangtong dare not speak nonsense.Before he became a university teacher, he had no exposure to modern educational concepts, and was born in a family with no worries about food and clothing. The experience of these children is not similar to that of these children.

"The job market for art workers is very saturated, and many outstanding students of art schools are facing unemployment. I want to know how competitive they are."

Although he has worked hard to organize his words, he still inadvertently revealed the innate arrogance of the rich young master.As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate, and frantically defended: "I don't mean anything else, I'm just thinking about them from a practical point of view."

"Haha, I know." The old man smiled kindly, "Don't burden yourself too much, the children here are sensible."

"Okay..." Xu Jiangtong felt even more embarrassed.

"You can continue to engage in special education and pass it on from generation to generation." Ji Xiangdi explained his educational philosophy to him, "The most important thing is to let them realize that they are not handicapped, and find confidence in the things they love. It’s more meaningful than looking for a job to make ends meet in the future.”

Perhaps this is the meaning of education, Xu Jiang was at a loss for words at the same time.

"You are a teacher of the sculpture department. There is a kid here who really wants to learn printmaking. You can meet him first."

"Let's forget it," he hesitated, "Dean Ji, I don't have any experience in this field."

Ji Xiangdi moved his lips, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a loud greeting from outside: "Old Ji, I'm here to see Yunyun."

The voice couldn't be more familiar.Xu Jiangtong turned around in response, and saw a tall boy walking towards the light.

"Hey, are there any guests today?" the boy asked casually.When he walked in the door, he saw Xu Jiangtong's long brown hair clearly, and he was surprised to close his mouth from ear to ear: "Fuck, why are you here?!"

Afterwards, he hurriedly looked at Dean Ji who was standing aside, winking desperately.

Ji Xiangdi understood, and introduced: "This is Xiaotao, who often comes to our orphanage to help, and is also a student of Yangli. Do you know each other?"

Xu Jiangtong explained in Chinese: "He has taken my elective courses."

"What a coincidence, why don't we go and see Yunyun together." Ji Xiangdi stood in the middle and patted the shoulders of the two of them respectively.

Tao Xihong stood still and refused to leave with a look of inquisitiveness: "You will also participate in the school's public welfare project, right?"

"Correct."

"I thought foreign teachers didn't need to participate in these activities." He walked up to Xu Jiangtong and looked him up and down. "I've been curious about this question for a long time. How long have you learned Chinese and can you speak it so well?"

"I'm half-Italian, my mother taught me."

"Then you still lie to me that you don't understand Chinese, and insist that I communicate with you in English?" Tao Xihong cursed angrily, "Among all subjects, English is my worst!"

Thinking of the indiscriminate taunts in the cafeteria, he wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

No wonder so many people were absent at that time, he only called his own name, as expected, it was premeditated!

Xu Jiangtong was amused by his furious appearance, and apologized without sincerity: "The school requires me to teach in English, and I have to act according to the requirements of the letter of appointment. Besides, my Chinese level can only barely be used for daily communication, not enough for teaching."

He used to speak lazily, but now he speaks a language he is not familiar with, and the interval between each syllable is longer, like a sloth that has not woken up.

Tao Xihong curled his lips in disdain: "Then let me ask you, what do you mean by 'whether a poisonous snake will be poisoned to death by poisonous snake poison'?"

He deliberately spoke quickly, without stress or pause, Xu Jiangtong only heard a series of "beep beep beep" and did not react at all.

"Little bastard, are you still bullying the teacher?" Ji Xiangdi stepped forward to stop his childish behavior, "I'm causing you trouble."

"No." Xu Jiangtong waved his hands kindly, "Xiao Tao is a very good student."

"Yes, I'm still sitting in the first row to interact with him." Tao Xihong proudly showed off to the dean.

"Just be obedient." Ji Xiangdi issued another invitation, "Let's get to know Yunyun first, as Xiaotao happens to be with me, so I won't be afraid of strangers."

Xu Jiangtong glanced at the little boy beside him, and followed them inside.

From the reception room to the nursery, it is necessary to pass through an open-air garden.Tao Xihong asked familiarly again: "Teacher, where is your mother from?"

"Shanghai."

"Then why don't you go to live in your aunt's hometown?"

Xu Jiangtong didn't want to talk about his experience of failing to apply for a certain art academy in Shanghai, so he kept silent.

When there was no reply, Tao Xihong asked again: "Do you have a Chinese name?"

"Xu Jiangtong." He briefly explained the origin of the name.Xu is the mother's surname, and Jiang specifically refers to the Huangpu River, which means "five lakes and four seas, thousands of miles of the same river".

"No wonder that female teacher called you 'Teacher Xiaojiang'." Tao Xihong sneered again when he recalled what happened that day.

Xu Jiangtong was also curious about his affairs, so he changed the topic: "How do you know Dean Ji?"

"I..." Tao Xihong glanced at the old dean next to him, touched his nose, "It's public welfare activities, the school holds such activities every year."

"Later... I got to know Yunyun, she is a very cute girl, I come to see her every week after training."

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After the end of the class, various daily encounters happened by chance~