She was really happy to receive the gift. It was long after she came back to her world, she forgot the names of some big brands in this world. In her eyes, this was an ordinary scarf.
So she accepted it happily, “Thank you.”
Cheng Kangyao had already gnawed the apple. If he had a tail behind him, it would be wagging at the moment.
In addition to giving gifts to each other, students also gave gifts to teachers.
Although most of the International high school students had money, they didn’t choose expensive gifts for teachers. Most of them got flowers and handmade chocolates. At most, like Cheng Kangyao, they gave scarves and gloves. The teachers had these things, so most gave flowers.
On this day, just like Teachers’ Day, it was time to compare which teacher was the most popular.
The class teachers were the one who received the most flowers.
Teacher Chen, who was loved by students, had a desk full of flowers. Among the many flowers and chocolates, the gift from Su Xingchen was extraordinary and eye-catching.
It was a talisman.
When Teacher Chen received this talisman, she was also stunned.
However, she wouldn’t refuse the student’s good intentions. Su Xingchen said solemnly that she deliberately got up early in the holiday and went to the city’s most efficacious Seven Star temple. She burned the first incense and asked for blessing.
“It will bless you with good health,” she said solemnly.
Regardless of whether one believed in Buddha or not, the importance of burning the first incense was very important.
If it was normal, Teacher Chen would have put it in the drawer, she wouldn’t think about wearing it on her body. But because this talisman was specially given by her student, she was particularly happy and tied it to her keychain.
The key was basically what she carried with her.
When other teachers in the office saw Su Xingchen giving a talisman as a gift, they sighed with emotion. They were envious of the students’ love for Teacher Chen. Her care and love for the students paid off.
Some teachers felt that Su Xingchen deliberately sent a talisman to attract people’s attention, because it was very different, and it stood out from the other gifts!
“They are a group of students, they can’t study, so they engage in these things,” Teacher Xing, who was holding a teacup, commented that the 16 Class had poor grades but they always liked to do unexpected things.
“The student gave it, and you just accepted it? Do you know where she got it from? She is a high school student, how could she burn the first incense? Maybe she just bought one and told you that she burned the first incense. Is it easy to burn the first incense? People queue in the midnight and still don’t necessarily get to burn the first incense.”
This was true.
There was a thousand-year-old ancient temple in H city. Moreover it would be Lunar New Year’s Day in a few days. The people who go to burn the first incense, queued for a long time. Even on the first and fifteenth day of the usual months. If one wanted to burn the first incense at midnight, they had to queue up for a long time.
Even at ordinary times, if one wanted to burn the first incense, they had to go before midnight.
The first incense of a big day like Lunar New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, some people buy tickets for it half a month in advance. The ticket of the first incense of this major festival was worth hundreds of thousands yuan. People who sold these tickets took the quilts and queued up half a month or even a month earlier. How could it be her turn?
The teacher wasn’t ignorant in her heart, but she wasn’t happy to hear them say bad things about her student. Since the student said that she got the talisman from burning the first incense, she believed her.
She smiled and retorted, “She went to Seven Star Temple, and not Lingxi Temple. I think you are jealous.”
After other teachers heard it, the topic changed, “Isn’t the Seven Star Temple a Taoist temple? Can one still burn incense there?”
“Can …?” The other teachers were also very uncertain.
“I have only heard of burning the first incense in buddhist temples, but I have never heard of burning incense in Taoist temples.”
“Maybe no one went to the Taoist Temple to burn incense, so she burnt the first incense?”
It made sense and couldn’t be refuted.
She didn’t know if it was a psychological factor, but Teacher Chen, who usually got tired easily, felt very comfortable today. Although she was a bit tired after reaching home, it wasn’t like usual.
She habitually soaked her feet with hot water after taking a bath at night, and then Teacher Ke would help her press her feet and go to bed. Even so, she still couldn’t sleep well.
She was in her forties, and when she reached middle-age, various occupational diseases had emerged.
Lumbar disc herniation, pharyngitis, and sore cervical spine. She would wake up often at night feeling uncomfortable.
Teacher Ke was used to massaging her waist at any time at night. She usually made a little sound uncomfortably. Even if he didn’t wake up, he reached out to her waist and pressed it. Mr. Ke, also had some minor occupational diseases, but he personally liked sports. He was better than Ms. Chen.
He would hug her in the winter and she would be more comfortable.
But she slept quietly the previous night until dawn. Mr.Ke felt much better too, he slept well the previous night, and woke up refreshed in the morning.
Teacher Chen joked with Teacher Ke, “A student in our class, Su Xingchen, said that she went to Seven Star Temple to burn the first incense, and gave me a talisman.”
She got up in the morning to get dressed and picked up the keychain on the head of the bed, “I slept really well last night. I feel that this thing is really effective.”
Teacher Ke also felt comfortable and moved her shoulders, “She gave it to you, so no matter how useful it’s, it didn’t cost a lot of money. So it’s okay.”
Teacher Ke also didn’t believe in such a thing.
The talisman could gather spiritual energy in the air. Since the effect was limited, the gathered spiritual power range was very small. It generally only worked on people who wore it close to the body. But Teacher Chen and Teacher Ke were husband and wife. This allowed Teacher Chen to absorb some of his spiritual power, even if it was minimal.
Even Father Su, had recently felt a lot more comfortable and refreshed. He didn’t know if it was the effect of the talisman his daughter gave him, but the people who did business like him were superstitious about these things. It was only after having this talisman that his health got better and he wore it more carefully every day.
Mother Su was extremely disdainful, “I don’t know where she got this broken symbol. You are even treasureing it.”
“What do you know?” Father Su carefully took out the talisman and put it inside his newly changed clothes’ pocked, on the chest, “I don’t know from where Chen Chen got it. I feel it’s very spiritual.”
Mother Su snorted, “You are telling me that? You say it again, and I will tear your talisman, believe it or not.”
Father Su didn’t speak anymore. He knew that with Mother Su’s temperament, she could really do it.
Even if she did, what could he do. Could he still beat her and divorce her?
Anyway, it was useless to quarrel. After so many years of marriage, Father Su also understood her character and was too lazy to quarrel.
He put the talisman in place, put on his coat and went directly to the store.
Because of the holiday on New Year’s Day, the week’s Saturday and Sunday were normal classes, and then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were off.
Usually his second daughter didn’t come back. He hoped that she would come for New year.
He was still worried about his second daughter’s temperament. She was still angry and could be unwilling to come home. He planned to call and ask her.
Considering that she was currently in class, he waited for the afternoon after school.
That time was the busiest time in the store during the day. He was so busy and forgot it. He only remembered when he went to bed at night. He asked Sure Xingyang to convince her to come home for New Year.
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Miao:
头香
Trad. 頭香
tóu xiāng
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities
In China, dedicated prayers queued up outside of temples from the eve of the Lunar New Year for a chance to be the first person to burn incense at midnight – a tradition that is meant to give people the best luck and blessings.
She was really happy to receive the gift. It was long after she came back to her world, she forgot the names of some big brands in this world. In her eyes, this was an ordinary scarf.
So she accepted it happily, “Thank you.”
Cheng Kangyao had already gnawed the apple. If he had a tail behind him, it would be wagging at the moment.
In addition to giving gifts to each other, students also gave gifts to teachers.
Although most of the International high school students had money, they didn’t choose expensive gifts for teachers. Most of them got flowers and handmade chocolates. At most, like Cheng Kangyao, they gave scarves and gloves. The teachers had these things, so most gave flowers.
On this day, just like Teachers’ Day, it was time to compare which teacher was the most popular.
The class teachers were the one who received the most flowers.
Teacher Chen, who was loved by students, had a desk full of flowers. Among the many flowers and chocolates, the gift from Su Xingchen was extraordinary and eye-catching.
It was a talisman.
When Teacher Chen received this talisman, she was also stunned.
However, she wouldn’t refuse the student’s good intentions. Su Xingchen said solemnly that she deliberately got up early in the holiday and went to the city’s most efficacious Seven Star temple. She burned the first incense and asked for blessing.
“It will bless you with good health,” she said solemnly.
Regardless of whether one believed in Buddha or not, the importance of burning the first incense was very important.
If it was normal, Teacher Chen would have put it in the drawer, she wouldn’t think about wearing it on her body. But because this talisman was specially given by her student, she was particularly happy and tied it to her keychain.
The key was basically what she carried with her.
When other teachers in the office saw Su Xingchen giving a talisman as a gift, they sighed with emotion. They were envious of the students’ love for Teacher Chen. Her care and love for the students paid off.
Some teachers felt that Su Xingchen deliberately sent a talisman to attract people’s attention, because it was very different, and it stood out from the other gifts!
“They are a group of students, they can’t study, so they engage in these things,” Teacher Xing, who was holding a teacup, commented that the 16 Class had poor grades but they always liked to do unexpected things.
“The student gave it, and you just accepted it? Do you know where she got it from? She is a high school student, how could she burn the first incense? Maybe she just bought one and told you that she burned the first incense. Is it easy to burn the first incense? People queue in the midnight and still don’t necessarily get to burn the first incense.”
This was true.
There was a thousand-year-old ancient temple in H city. Moreover it would be Lunar New Year’s Day in a few days. The people who go to burn the first incense, queued for a long time. Even on the first and fifteenth day of the usual months. If one wanted to burn the first incense at midnight, they had to queue up for a long time.
Even at ordinary times, if one wanted to burn the first incense, they had to go before midnight.
The first incense of a big day like Lunar New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, some people buy tickets for it half a month in advance. The ticket of the first incense of this major festival was worth hundreds of thousands yuan. People who sold these tickets took the quilts and queued up half a month or even a month earlier. How could it be her turn?
The teacher wasn’t ignorant in her heart, but she wasn’t happy to hear them say bad things about her student. Since the student said that she got the talisman from burning the first incense, she believed her.
She smiled and retorted, “She went to Seven Star Temple, and not Lingxi Temple. I think you are jealous.”
After other teachers heard it, the topic changed, “Isn’t the Seven Star Temple a Taoist temple? Can one still burn incense there?”
“Can …?” The other teachers were also very uncertain.
“I have only heard of burning the first incense in buddhist temples, but I have never heard of burning incense in Taoist temples.”
“Maybe no one went to the Taoist Temple to burn incense, so she burnt the first incense?”
It made sense and couldn’t be refuted.
She didn’t know if it was a psychological factor, but Teacher Chen, who usually got tired easily, felt very comfortable today. Although she was a bit tired after reaching home, it wasn’t like usual.
She habitually soaked her feet with hot water after taking a bath at night, and then Teacher Ke would help her press her feet and go to bed. Even so, she still couldn’t sleep well.
She was in her forties, and when she reached middle-age, various occupational diseases had emerged.
Lumbar disc herniation, pharyngitis, and sore cervical spine. She would wake up often at night feeling uncomfortable.
Teacher Ke was used to massaging her waist at any time at night. She usually made a little sound uncomfortably. Even if he didn’t wake up, he reached out to her waist and pressed it. Mr. Ke, also had some minor occupational diseases, but he personally liked sports. He was better than Ms. Chen.
He would hug her in the winter and she would be more comfortable.
But she slept quietly the previous night until dawn. Mr.Ke felt much better too, he slept well the previous night, and woke up refreshed in the morning.
Teacher Chen joked with Teacher Ke, “A student in our class, Su Xingchen, said that she went to Seven Star Temple to burn the first incense, and gave me a talisman.”
She got up in the morning to get dressed and picked up the keychain on the head of the bed, “I slept really well last night. I feel that this thing is really effective.”
Teacher Ke also felt comfortable and moved her shoulders, “She gave it to you, so no matter how useful it’s, it didn’t cost a lot of money. So it’s okay.”
Teacher Ke also didn’t believe in such a thing.
The talisman could gather spiritual energy in the air. Since the effect was limited, the gathered spiritual power range was very small. It generally only worked on people who wore it close to the body. But Teacher Chen and Teacher Ke were husband and wife. This allowed Teacher Chen to absorb some of his spiritual power, even if it was minimal.
Even Father Su, had recently felt a lot more comfortable and refreshed. He didn’t know if it was the effect of the talisman his daughter gave him, but the people who did business like him were superstitious about these things. It was only after having this talisman that his health got better and he wore it more carefully every day.
Mother Su was extremely disdainful, “I don’t know where she got this broken symbol. You are even treasureing it.”
“What do you know?” Father Su carefully took out the talisman and put it inside his newly changed clothes’ pocked, on the chest, “I don’t know from where Chen Chen got it. I feel it’s very spiritual.”
Mother Su snorted, “You are telling me that? You say it again, and I will tear your talisman, believe it or not.”
Father Su didn’t speak anymore. He knew that with Mother Su’s temperament, she could really do it.
Even if she did, what could he do. Could he still beat her and divorce her?
Anyway, it was useless to quarrel. After so many years of marriage, Father Su also understood her character and was too lazy to quarrel.
He put the talisman in place, put on his coat and went directly to the store.
Because of the holiday on New Year’s Day, the week’s Saturday and Sunday were normal classes, and then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were off.
Usually his second daughter didn’t come back. He hoped that she would come for New year.
He was still worried about his second daughter’s temperament. She was still angry and could be unwilling to come home. He planned to call and ask her.
Considering that she was currently in class, he waited for the afternoon after school.
That time was the busiest time in the store during the day. He was so busy and forgot it. He only remembered when he went to bed at night. He asked Sure Xingyang to convince her to come home for New Year.
—-
Miao:
头香
Trad. 頭香
tóu xiāng
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities
In China, dedicated prayers queued up outside of temples from the eve of the Lunar New Year for a chance to be the first person to burn incense at midnight – a tradition that is meant to give people the best luck and blessings.
