Zhou Qiqi took Zhouzhou to Deng Cuixiang and asked her to look after Zhouzhou. She then took Zhouzhou to sit in the classroom next door for a while.

This Li Hongjuan is outspoken and her words are completely unacceptable to children.

Li Hongjuan was crying and complaining to several teachers at the top of her lungs, spittle flying half a foot away.

"Teacher Fei, Director Li, you have to stand up for my child! Zhou Qiqi has a mouth as sharp as a knife; she can make black seem white and stinky seem sweet!"

She slapped her thigh and swayed back and forth.

"She holds a grudge against me, and it's bad enough that she pushed me into the cesspool, but how could she scheme against the child? I demand an explanation today!"

She completely avoided mentioning that she had spread rumors, only saying that she had been bullied, crying and sobbing, which was extremely inflammatory.

Director Li listened for a while, stroking his teacup, then cleared his throat and spoke.

"Now the situation is clear. Shen Duzhou said she was bullied, but there's no evidence. However, she hit someone, and many people saw it. She should be punished accordingly, and an apology is a must."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hongjuan immediately straightened her back, glanced at Zhou Qiqi, and grinned widely.

Ms. Fei, Zhouzhou's homeroom teacher, rubbed her hands together and moved her lips several times before finally speaking through gritted teeth.

"Director, Shen Duzhou is usually a very well-behaved child; he even ranked first in the grade in the placement test..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Hongjuan jumped up.

"What's wrong with you as a teacher? Openly favoring your students? Believe me or not, I'll report you to the military region right now!"

Teacher Fei's neck, which had been hunched over, suddenly straightened, and his face turned bright red.

"You can sue me, and I'll say the same thing!"

The two started arguing back and forth, and just as they were getting into a heated argument, Zhou Qiqi returned.

She glanced at Li Hongjuan, then subtly stepped in front of Teacher Fei, shielding her behind her.

"Don't make things difficult for the teacher."

After speaking, she glanced at the faces of Liao Xiaolei and Liao Xiaofeng, then turned her gaze to Li Hongjuan, speaking at a measured pace.

“You say the facts are clear, fine, I admit it. Someone did see Zhouzhou and Xiangyang fighting, and your child was injured like this.”

“How about this, don’t make the children apologize. I’m a parent, I’ll apologize on their behalf, and not only in front of the whole school, but also in front of all the military dependents and wives in the district.”

She raised her hand and gestured.

"Don't we have a loudspeaker in our military dependents' area? I'll use the loudspeaker to apologize to you, broadcasting it every evening during dinner time for a week, so everyone can hear it, how about that?"

Li Hongjuan's eyes lit up, and her mouth stretched almost to her ears in a wide grin.

For the past week or so, the story of her falling into the cesspool has spread throughout the military dependents' area, and people have been laughing at her behind her back.

Liao Aimin had argued with her several times, and she was holding back her anger!

If Zhou Qiqi were willing to apologize over the loudspeaker, she could finally hold her head high!

She nodded eagerly.

"Fine, it's great that you're willing to apologize. I didn't want to make things difficult for the child anyway. So, what are you planning to do..."

“Wait,” Zhou Qiqi raised her hand to interrupt her, “I have another condition.”

Li Hongjuan narrowed her eyes warily. "What are the conditions?"

"It's just a small condition, it'll only take a minute or two."

Zhou Qiqi looked at her with a half-smile, "What, you don't dare to answer?"

Provoked by her words, Li Hongjuan's eyes flickered. "What's there to be afraid of! I agree!"

Zhou Qiqi said calmly.

"Okay, then I'll just ask you two kids a few simple questions..."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongjuan's expression immediately changed, and she quickly shook her head, saying, "No."

Zhou Qiqi raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong? Feeling guilty? Director Li and Teacher Fei both heard you agree."

The two looked at Li Hongjuan, and she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say something.

"Who said that? I'm just worried you'll bully the child! Wait a minute!"

After saying that, she pulled the two children to a corner and whispered a few words in a low voice.

Zhou Qiqi stood to the side with her arms crossed, seemingly indifferent as she stared blankly at the poplar trees by the playground.

After she finished explaining, she slowly walked to the two children, squatted down to look them in the eye, and spoke softly.

"Did you bully Chen Duzhou after school this afternoon?"

When Xiao Lei and Xiao Feng heard this question, they first glanced at Li Hongjuan unconsciously, and then the older Xiao Lei started to speak, sobbing.

"No, we didn't bully her. We don't know her. She's in Class 1, and we're in Class 2."

Li Hongjuan nodded in satisfaction, regaining her previous air of confidence.

Zhou Qiqi curled the corners of her lips, her tone unchanged.

What delicious food did you have for lunch at home today?

Xiao Lei pursed his lips and remained silent, while Xiao Feng hesitated for a moment before answering.

Tomato and egg noodles.

Next, Zhou Qiqi asked a few questions about studying. At first, only Xiaofeng answered timidly, until she mentioned that "whoever answers well will get to make cream popcorn," and the two children's eyes lit up instantly.

The two children had wanted to eat it before, but Li Hongjuan had stopped them. Now, upon hearing this, they both swallowed hard and eagerly began to answer.

When asked what flavor of popsicle they liked, the two children were tilting their heads and thinking when Zhou Qiqi suddenly put on a stern face and her voice became stern.

"Did anyone see you two bullying her?"

Her expression instantly changed from gentle to stern, and her tone became unusually serious, giving people a strong sense of pressure.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Feng shuddered and said in unison, "Nobody saw it!"

Zhou Qiqi's heart sank, her fists clenched involuntarily, and she stared at the two children, pressing them for answers.

"How did you bully her?"

"The two of us took her to..."

As the two children were talking, Li Hongjuan kicked them, and they burst into tears, staggering as they hid behind her.

Zhou Qiqi rolled her eyes and turned to the head of the teaching department.

"Director Li, did you hear that? These two children admitted to bullying Zhouzhou!"

Li Hongjuan's face turned pale. "You're trying to scare the child! What does a child know? You're just talking nonsense! What proof do you have?"

"this..."

Director Li was originally on Li Hongjuan's side, but after hearing the two children say "no one saw it," he knew there was probably something going on, and he was in a bit of a dilemma.

Both sides had their own arguments, leading to a stalemate.

Just then, Deng Cuixiang hurried over, holding Zhouzhou's hand.

"When this child saw you facing so many people all by yourself, he seemed afraid that you would be bullied. He kept pulling me to come out and was gesturing, but I couldn't understand what he was saying."

Deng Cuixiang couldn't understand it, but Zhou Qiqi's eyes lit up after just one glance.

"Zhouzhou, are you trying to draw this out?"