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Chapter 204 You're probably a fool.
"Stay at your house tonight?"
Han Zhou paused, turned around and looked at Ouyang Lianyu, as if he doubted his ears, and asked in surprise, "Teacher, are you serious?"
"Ah."
Although she was a little hesitant, Ouyang Lianyu still nodded slightly.
For her, actively inviting the opposite sex to spend the night at her home is actually a very embarrassing thing, but she had just made a promise before, and although it was more of a joke, since Han Zhou is really homeless, she can't just use a joke to get away with it.
She had repeatedly said that she was not a liar like the other party, so there was no reason for her to go back on her word now.
Besides, it can be said that Han Zhou was delayed so late entirely because of her. He had never repaid her for saving her before, and now he had nowhere to go, so it was reasonable for her to provide some help.
Thinking of this, she added: "It's too late now, and the teacher is worried about you leaving alone."
"No need. There are plenty of places to live. I won't trouble you, teacher. Of course, I will definitely not live under a bridge." Han Zhou waved his hand and smiled.
Of course he could see that Ouyang Lianyu was actually very embarrassed. Asking him to stay overnight was probably already the limit, and he couldn't agree without knowing the situation.
"stop."
Seeing him turn around and leave, Ouyang Lianyu immediately frowned and called him, her tone becoming more serious, "Did you find it troublesome to send the teacher back?"
Han Zhou was stunned and said, "No."
"Then why do you think it would be troublesome for me to stay at my house for a night?"
"Uh, that's not what I meant, it's just that there are differences between men and women after all..."
"I'm your elder, I don't mind, why should you mind?"
Han Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "Even if you don't mind, you can't live in the same room..."
"Who told you that my house only has one room?"
Ouyang Lianyu rolled her eyes at him unhappily, turned on the light and pushed the wheelchair into the house, "Come in, if you are free tomorrow morning, you can accompany me to the police station. I have never been to a police station in my life."
It's as if I've been there...
"Then I'm sorry to bother you, teacher."
Han Zhou smiled bitterly in his heart. Since things had come to this, he naturally couldn't refuse. So he put away his phone and followed Ouyang Lianyu into the house, closing the door.
The moment he heard the door close, Ouyang Lianyu, who was walking in front, felt a sudden shock in his heart, and only then did he realize what he had just done.
No matter what the reason was, she actually mustered up the courage to invite a man to stay at her home, and this man was not a child, but a young man full of vigor and vitality.
How daring...
Her cheeks felt slightly hot. She wasn't worried about what Han Zhou would do, but she couldn't help feeling some strange emotions in her heart. She was even a little worried that this student might think she was indecent.
She actually agreed with what Han Zhou said before that they had a good relationship. If it were any other student, she would never invite him to stay overnight at her home.
"Teacher Ouyang."
While Ouyang Lianyu was daydreaming, a voice suddenly rang out from behind her. She was startled and quickly put away her thoughts. She asked in a calm tone, "What's wrong?"
“These should be men’s slippers, right?”
Han Zhou looked down at several pairs of slippers placed at the entrance. One pair was much larger than the others and was obviously for men. He suddenly felt frightened and guilty - if Teacher Ouyang had a boyfriend, wouldn't his current situation be quite bad?
Thinking of this, his hand quietly reached for the door handle behind him.
Ouyang Lianyu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Han Zhou's nervous expression and sneaky movements. She couldn't help but laugh and cry: "What are you doing?"
Han Zhou forced a smile: "Nothing, I just suddenly felt like going to the Internet cafe..."
"If you want to play games, the teacher has a computer here too."
How could Ouyang Lianyu not see his concerns? She held her forehead and said, "Don't think too much. I bought this pair of slippers specifically to protect myself. Sometimes I put them outside the door to scare away people with bad intentions."
Han Zhou suddenly realized. He knew that in today's society, the most vulnerable groups are women living alone. After all, women are relatively weak and more likely to be regarded as targets of crimes. In order to protect themselves, many women living alone will put a pair of men's slippers outside the door, implying that there is a man in the house, thereby deterring criminals.
"I see."
He then felt relieved, removed his hand from the door handle, lowered his head and re-examined the pair of large slippers, and joked, "Such a big foot must be very intimidating, right?"
Ouyang Lianyu was a little embarrassed. She had indeed picked out an extra-large shoe size. She said helplessly, "Although it's a bit big, at least you can wear it."
"I wear?"
"I only have this pair of men's slippers at home, so you can only wear these." She chuckled, "Of course, you can walk barefoot if you want, but you also know that I can't clean the room during this period, so be prepared to get your feet dirty."
"Okay...thank you, teacher."
Han Zhou had no choice but to compromise and decided to wear the pair of slippers suitable for Bigfoot.
He followed Ouyang Lianyu into the living room, put his bag on the sofa, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked, "By the way, Teacher Ouyang, I have a question that I'm very concerned about."
Ouyang Lianyu's heart tightened, and she subconsciously thought that the other party wanted to ask questions like whether there had been men in her family, but she soon realized that she was overthinking.
Han Zhou stroked his chin, looking thoughtful: "If I leave my slippers outside at night, is there a chance that they will be stolen?"
Ouyang Lianyu: "..."
"Slippers are not valuables. Who would steal them?" After a moment of silence, she said helplessly, "What on earth do you think about all day, kid?"
"Not always."
Han Zhou shook his head. Stockings and underwear are not valuable items. Don’t people like to steal them?
Of course, relatively speaking, the probability of Bigfoot's slippers being stolen is indeed much lower than the probability of underwear being stolen.
He looked at the things in the living room and asked, "Teacher Ouyang, you live alone, right?"
"Yes." Ouyang Lianyu's mood became nervous again, "Is there any problem?"
"Is it necessary to rent such a big house if you live alone?" Han Zhou looked confused.
Ouyang Lianyu breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "I was only planning to live here temporarily for a while, so I found two girls to share the rent with me on a short-term basis. These two girls are from the same company, but they moved out together some time ago because of work needs, so I'm the only one left."
"That's really great. One person can occupy such a big house." Han Zhou nodded enviously, took out a water cup from his bag and took a sip of water.
"The water dispenser is over there, and the paper cups are in the cabinet below."
Ouyang Lianyu first pointed to the water dispenser against the wall, then chuckled and said, "I still prefer a more lively environment, but after all, the rent has been paid, and I don't live here all the time, so I'll stay here for now and leave when the lease is over."
As if she suddenly remembered something, she continued, "If you want to move, I can't help you here, but if you want to find a place to live near the school, the teacher can help you."
"Okay, thank you teacher." Han Zhou said with a smile.
"The other room contains the unfinished belongings of the two girls who moved out, so you will stay in this room tonight."
Ouyang Lianyu pushed the wheelchair to the door of a room, opened the door and turned on the light. The room was extremely clean. Apart from a floor-to-ceiling mirror, there was only an empty bed frame and mattress.
"There are extra beddings in my room, but the teacher is not able to move around easily now, so I'll have to trouble you to make the bed yourself," she continued.
"it is good."
"The toilet is over here. You can use everything on the sink, but there are no extra towels or toothbrushes..."
"It's okay, I have these things with me."
Han Zhou pointed to the backpack on the sofa.
"That would be great."
Ouyang Lianyu smiled and roughly introduced all the things in the room that Han Zhou might need, and then said, "That's about it. If you have any questions, just come to me, but remember to knock on the door."
Having said this, her expression became a little more serious, as if she was afraid that this student who had no respect for her at all would forget even this.
Han Zhou was very hurt, and said with a smile: "Of course I know about this kind of thing."
"It's good to know."
Ouyang Lianyu returned to the room and found the bedding from the cupboard. This should be the bedding she used for replacement. It had been washed very carefully and had the fragrance of detergent. Han Zhou spread it in the room, feeling a little subtle. Apart from Guzheng, this was his second time staying at the home of the opposite sex.
Ouyang Lianyu quietly watched him make the bed at the door, and suddenly asked: "By the way, what would you like to eat tomorrow morning?"
Han Zhou was a little surprised and looked flattered: "Teacher, are you going to make breakfast for me?"
"Of course, you are a guest now." Ouyang Lianyu was amused by his expression, "But I don't have many ingredients here, so I may not be able to make a decent breakfast."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it's edible." Han Zhou didn't care.
Ouyang Lianyu pinched her eyebrows, feeling offended, because she read from the other person's tone that "you must not be very good at cooking."
Her feeling was not wrong. At this moment, Han Zhou's mind subconsciously emerged the terrible scene of Ouyang Lianyu frantically cooking and putting sugar into the pot instead of salt.
Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment and volunteered, "But Mr. Ouyang, it's inconvenient for you to move around now, so why don't I prepare breakfast for you? I'll take it as tonight's rent."
He assured that this was out of concern for the injured and he had absolutely no intention of doubting the other party's cooking skills.
"Can you?"
After he finished speaking, Ouyang Lianyu subconsciously began to doubt Han Zhou's cooking skills.
Han Zhou felt that he was provoked.
His cooking skills have been certified by the status bar, and he has even formed a skill called "good at cooking". Now someone is asking him if he can do it?
"I'll show you my skills tomorrow morning, teacher." He put his hands behind his back, looking mysterious, "Just wait and see."
As long as he has the ingredients, he can make a breakfast that is delicious and tasty.
Ouyang Lianyu couldn't help laughing, but she didn't refuse: "Then I'll trouble you."
……
Silent all night.
Nothing happened that night. There was no scene where Ouyang Lianyu accidentally fell and needed Han Zhou to support her, nor was there the awkwardness of the two of them meeting by chance in the bathroom in the middle of the night, nor was there the clichéd scene of seeing underwear hanging somewhere in a daze.
Everything is peaceful.
Ouyang Lianyu has been sitting in a wheelchair for so long, so she naturally has enough experience in taking care of herself, so there won't be frequent accidents with one more person at home.
At 7:30 in the morning, Han Zhou got up on time, first went to the bathroom to wash up, and then went to the refrigerator to get ready.
He moved very gently so as not to disturb Ouyang Lianyu who might still be sleeping in the room.
This teacher is a very busy man. He was still drinking coffee and working on his computer in the middle of last night. He probably hasn't woken up yet.
The moment he opened the refrigerator, Han Zhou was stunned.