Three more toasts

Early in the morning, I was still asleep when I was woken up by my cell phone. I saw the unfamiliar number flashing on the screen and hesitated for a moment before answering: "Which friend, is this the wrong number?" I reminded them a little unhappily.

"This is Mr. Zhang's cell phone number, right? Excuse me. I'm Han Yue's parent, I'd like to invite you to the 'DuDeLuo Hotel' today, as a thank you banquet, please do appreciate your face ......"

I heard the heart "thump", and can't help but ask myself: "How is this possible? When the score line came down, Han Yue's class teacher told me personally that she did not get into the university. How did she hold a thank-you party even though she didn't get into college? Did her parents have access to a 'special admission' place for their child? In other words, I am not Han Yue's substitute teacher, but she attended a composition course held by a friend, and I was invited as a lecturer to get to know Han Yue. Why would parents hire me as a 'supernumerary' teacher?" A series of questions went back and forth in my mind, leaving me unable to find an answer that was grounded in explanation.

The phone was silent, and my mind wandered, not knowing how to answer the parent's request.

"Teacher Zhang, no need to worry, this invitation to dozens of teachers to the banquet, is not a separate invitation to you. If you do not come, is not ......" as if the other party read my mind, repeatedly stressed on the phone.

I agreed to the other party's request, hung up the phone, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

But I hurried to the hotel and pushed open the door of the private room, there was only one person inside. I was appalled and subconsciously looked back again at the door number, was it a mistake to rush into a private room booked by someone else? I looked at my watch again, the time for the banquet was not bad, the table was already set up with steaming dishes, could it be that other teachers were not coming, and I was the only one who came?

As I was thinking, I didn't know whether to go in or go out, and I was hesitant. The man in the room spoke up: "Han Yue's teacher, please come in. I'm Han Yue's father!" After saying that, he smiled brightly and shook my hand warmly.

After taking my seat, I was still hesitant. Han Yue's father said, "Han Yue originally came to drink with the teachers today to thank them for their cultivation. It's also a coincidence that her cousin's computer broke down and she went to help repair it. This girl's textbook knowledge is not solid, but the computer knowledge is very professional, is our area computer repair experts ......" Han Yue's father explained, while opening the wine, poured me a full glass.

"Is it still necessary to wait, other teachers have not come yet!" I kindly reminded them.

Han Yue's father smiled and said, "Come on, let's drink to that first!" Said, after the cup bumped my cup, raised his neck, and drank it all in one go.

"They are all very busy and won't come!" Said, picked up the food with chopsticks and eating it by himself.

I was very suspicious, how do dozens of teachers have something to do? Why did they all change their minds midway through the day when they promised to come? And I, the "offbeat" teacher came to support the feast, really a little bit of noise to take away the meaning of the host.

"I was announced after the college entrance examination that year and got into a college. My father was both happy and embarrassed. The happy thing is that I took the exam, the difficult thing is that my tuition fee scraping together there is still a big gap. The tuition fee did not come together, but also had to hold a thank you banquet. My father was ruthless and sold my family's most valuable old cattle. Father took the 300 yuan from the sale of cattle and cried. After crying, my father still forced a smile to invite teachers to the banquet. That day the teachers came a lot, including my language teacher, he just came back from a hospital examination, has not been very good health, gritting his teeth to hold on, and so we go to the hospital only after the end of the college entrance examination. The scene that day was very lively, drank a lot of wine, the dishes are very rich, and we are very happy. After it was over, my father settled the bill with the boss, who said that my language teacher had secretly settled the bill ...... Later, the language teacher sent me a sum of money for tuition, and then later, the sad news came that the language teacher had gone, taken away by cancer at the age of forty-two, when he left, in addition to the house piled with a variety of textbooks and simple furniture, nothing else When he left, in addition to the house full of various textbooks and simple furniture, nothing else left ......" Han Yue's father said here, his eyes red.

The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers.

"The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers. Every year at this time, the luxurious thank-you feast shines, remembering the time, I feel uneasy about the thank-you feast without payment. So, I decided to invite all the teachers from elementary school to high school this year of my child's high school graduation banquet to comfort the uneasiness I left behind that year. Unfortunately, the teachers heard that my child did not get into college and promised to come, but all changed their minds midway ......"

Han Yue's father's face was red and flushed, like a red lantern hanging from a lighthouse in the dark.

My heart involuntarily twitched, there is an invisible current rushing through my heart: not all thank-you feasts are tailored for the golden-ranked students, did not think that the parents of the famous fallen will also feast on teachers. My thoughts were covered by the table full of dishes in front of me and then fell into the glass filled with white wine shaking, and a little dizzy.

I raised my glass and clinked it, and after a "bam", I opened my mouth: "Thank you for this time you broke the feast, your children have grown up, adults, there are millions of life roads, college is not the only road, I am proud of you great parents!" After saying that, a glass of wine went down in my stomach.

He poured me another glass of wine while he filled three glasses of wine himself.

He stood up and said, "Three more glasses of wine to all the teachers in the world. The first cup of wine is to thank the teachers who accompanied my daughter's healthy growth. Recently there have been too many websites reporting on the quality of the teaching force, with negative news about principals or teachers molesting and grooming underage female students. But my daughter did not encounter such embarrassing things, very relieved; the second glass of wine to my dead language teacher, I hope his spirit in heaven can see the present and the future; the third glass of wine to all the teachers who are not present today!"

After Han Yue's father finished his words, my hand that had raised the cup stiffened in the air.