I'm speechless.
"So you mean I helped you, but made a mistake? Then I won't bother with your issues anymore, okay?"
"Alright, let's talk about future issues later. Deal with the issue at hand first. Otherwise, it's tough for me to explain to my mom."
"Another important reason is that I want to stay in this mountain to teach kids, but my parents are strongly opposed. They think it's unsafe and without a future for a girl to live here, and the most significant issue is that finding a spouse will be difficult, hence marrying becomes a problem."
"But if you help me by pretending to be my boyfriend, then my parents won't have anything to object to, and I can stay here and teach indefinitely."
"Just think of it as helping the kids. It's not easy to find such a responsible teacher as myself, you know."
Xu Jing playfully winked at Zhang Xiaoshan.
