Professor He Qingshi of University A’s College of Liberal Arts had a face that could topple nations. Despite his youth, he was stern, rigid, and unsmiling. He wore suits and ties year-round, his shirt buttons fastened meticulously, and he didn’t even use WeChat.
His students called him ‘the old man’.
One day, the old man suddenly wrote his newly registered WeChat ID on the blackboard.
After adding him, the students were shocked to discover that Professor He’s profile picture was a selfie of him with a young woman. The two were sweetly flashing peace signs at the camera.
The students howled with curiosity, “Teacher He, who is this?”
Professor He gave a slight smile and said, “Your teacher’s wife.”
The students: “…”
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This place was a barren wasteland,
Then you passed through here once,
Miraculously, all things grew,
This place is my heart.
——Zhou Jiang