The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 305 Guan Lin Calls the Roll_1

Xu Keqing’s sudden revelation of her feelings caused Li Qing to be momentarily stupefied.

She was finally ready to lay her cards on the table with him.

But if it concerned her career prospects, Li Qing could understand.

His fingers lingered on his phone for a long time before he slowly typed out a message, "I like your honesty today."

"There’s no choice but to be honest, you must have noticed already. It’s better for me to come clean than for you to hold a grudge because of it. Besides, speaking out about this can be troublesome," Xu Keqing replied quickly.

Li Qing: ...

She was indeed unusually honest today.

"Don’t worry, I won’t tell a third person," Li Qing said, "Did Madam Lu agree?"

"She loosened up today and promised to fight for me. If she succeeds, you’ll be able to be in charge in the future. Aren’t you excited?" Xu Keqing asked.

"I like being Dr. Li," Li Qing said with a suppressed laugh.

This woman, her intentions aren’t actually bad, just a bit selfish.

But that’s human nature, and it’s understandable.

"She actually brought you up herself just now," Xu Keqing suddenly said.

"What did she say?" Li Qing asked anxiously.

"She said she finds your ’stuff’ more comfortable to use. I just suggested drugging you, and she refused!" Xu Keqing said, "She mentioned the last time, saying it left a not so small shadow on her."

"I’ll try to negotiate more; wait for my news," Xu Keqing added.

"Okay!" Li Qing responded with a single word and put away his phone.

Not only Xu Keqing, but even he was getting a bit confused by how things were turning out.

All three of them could be said to have their own agendas, but they were hard to align.

Xu Keqing, with the goals of promotion, salary raise, and physical pleasure, was waffling between two people, wracking her brain.

As for Madam Lu, she wanted to have fun with him but also maintain her dignity and a sense of mystery.

Now, this psychological inclination of hers seemed to be getting stronger.

Compared to them, Li Qing’s thoughts were the simplest.

He just wanted to be openly involved with Madam Lu and have Secretary Zhou wear the cuckold’s hat squarely.

If the three of them could openly get together, basically everyone’s goals would be achieved.

"Qingzi, time to eat!"

Han Mei’s voice came from the kitchen.

Li Qing pushed his thoughts aside and left the main room.

The hotpot meal was sumptuous, and the three of them ate for a full two hours before finishing.

Li Qing didn’t receive any message from Xu Keqing even late into the night when he returned home.

It looked like there was no immediate resolution for this matter.

However, Li Qing was not in a hurry.

Last time Madam Lu took the initiative, and now her attitude was obviously much more relaxed.

Agreeing to the shameless proposition of all three being together seemed only a matter of time.

The next morning, just after Li Qing had finished his work, he suddenly received a call from Guan Lin.

"Has the school notified you about the team building event?"

"No, I haven’t heard anything about that," Li Qing said.

"Is that so? Wait a moment then, I’ll inquire for you."

With that, Guan Lin hung up.

After a short while, she called back, "The school left you out. You only signed a contract, and the other procedures haven’t been processed yet. The Academic Affairs office doesn’t even have your information; I’ve mentioned it to them."

"Teacher Guan, what team building are we talking about? That should be for teachers, it shouldn’t concern me, right?" Li Qing asked.

"How can it not concern you? You’re also part of the school," Guan Lin laughed, "Every year, the school picks a time before school starts or after the holidays to arrange a trip for all the school’s faculty and staff for team building."

"You’ve just arrived at school, so if you have time, try to go as much as you can; it’s also a good opportunity to get to know the other teachers."

"Okay, then are you going, Teacher Guan?" Li Qing asked.

"I’ve still got to take care of my child, so I definitely can’t make it. I heard that the destination this time might be the Forest Park or Jiuling Mountain. I’ve wanted to visit those places for a long time. Take a look for me." Guan Lin said with a smile, "By the way, are you... free tonight?"

"If Teacher Guan comes over, even if the sky falls, I will have time." Li Qing’s heart warmed, and he immediately responded.

When Guan Lin asked that question, nine times out of ten, she was looking for a chance to have a big battle of wits with him tonight.

"Silly, I’m using that as an excuse to talk to you, come over later." Guan Lin said with a light laugh.

"Okay." Li Qing’s heart leaped with joy.

Night fell.

Finally, Guan Lin’s call came through.

"I’m at Yue’er’s place, come on up later."

"I thought you would come straight to my place." Li Qing said.

He had just changed the bed sheets.

He had hoped to discuss the structure of the body with Teacher Guan in bed tonight; now it seemed he would be propping up trees instead.

"It’s not convenient to go to your place. If a rumor gets out, it will be nothing but trouble." Guan Lin said.

"Okay, then I’ll go up now," Li Qing said.

After hanging up, Li Qing called Han Mei to tell her about Teacher Guan’s visit and that he wouldn’t be coming over for dinner.

This caused Han Mei to grumble incessantly—she had already put the rice on.

Li Qing soothed her with kind words and then locked his door and headed to Tian Yue’e’s place.

In the yard, a girl who looked very much like Tian Yue’e was picking vegetables.

When she saw Li Qing enter, she looked up and said with a smile, "Brother Qingzi, you’ve got quite the nose. How did you know we’re having hen tonight?"

Li Qing paused, "Oh, we’re stewing hen tonight? Looks like I’m in for a treat."

The girl in front of him was Tian Yue’e’s younger sister, Tian Yueqin.

She was as crazy as her sister.

When it came to studying, she was the type who wished she could do so without having to eat or drink.

"I thought you actually didn’t know, I was under the impression you were really here to eat." Tian Yueqin laughed.

Although only seventeen, she already had a graceful and refined stature.

Not only did her face closely resemble Tian Yue’e’s, but even her body seemed to be maturing in the same direction as her sister’s.

"I’m not really dog-born; if no one tells me, how could I possibly know." Li Qing said with a laugh, "Where’s your sister?"

"She just went out with Teacher Guan. They’re probably off to fetch some firewood," Tian Yueqin said.

"Ah, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives—they’re here!"

Li Qing looked up just in time to see Tian Yue’e and Guan Lin each carrying a bundle of firewood as they walked in.

Guan Lin’s gaze collided with Li Qing’s, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

"Qingzi, take a seat for a while. I’ll give you a treat today with the stewed hen!" Tian Yue’e shouted unreservedly.

Li Qing smiled sheepishly and casually agreed.

This woman has been a bit too high-spirited lately!

She dared say that in front of her little sister, yet Li Qing did not dare to respond recklessly.

"Brother Qingzi, I heard you visited our school’s warehouse?" Tian Yueqin asked curiously.

Li Qing nodded, then corrected her, "What do you mean ’visited the warehouse’? I went to the logistics department!"

"The logistics department is in charge of the warehouse!" Tian Yueqin said, "We always call the teachers in the logistics department ’warehouse managers.’"

Li Qing: ...

Suddenly he didn’t want to go to work at the school anymore.

"You lot have no respect for teachers and their teachings!" he said through clenched teeth.