"What are you doing?" the teacher shouted, glaring at Yuan Mengge from the doorway.

Yuan Mengge did not let go, but looked up at the teacher and calmly said, "They are slandering me."

"Waaaaah—the teacher hit me!" Wu Ping, who was standing next to her, immediately shouted at the teacher at the door to complain.

"What's going on? Can't you talk things out? Why are you fighting between classmates? Yuan Pingping, let go of me!" The teacher said as she walked in, putting down what she was holding on the podium.

"They dare to slander me, so they should bear the consequences," Yuan Mengge said coldly before grabbing Shen Jiayi and shoving her aside.

"Ouch!" Shen Jiayi cried out as she was pushed, almost falling to the ground.

The teacher said, "Sit down, everyone."

Then, looking at Yuan Mengge, he asked, "What did they slander you about?"

Yuan Mengge said, "They said I stole money from home, insulted my character, and damaged my reputation. Teacher, what should I do?"

"But you can't hit people! Did you really hit someone?" the teacher asked, looking at Yuan Mengge.

Yuan Mengge nodded generously: "Yes, I hit them. Can't I fight back when someone slanders and attacks me?"

The teacher glanced at the other three: "What's wrong with you? Why are you talking nonsense about others? Yuan Pingping is right. Do you know that it's illegal to slander others?"

Upon hearing the teacher's words, Sun Jinhua and her two friends immediately protested loudly, "We're not making this up! She has a lot of money in her wallet, probably over a thousand yuan. Her family is so poor, how could they possibly give her so much pocket money? She must have stolen it from home!"

Yuan Mengge remained silent, watching her loudly argue her point.

Everyone else looked at Yuan Mengge with strange eyes; it was unknown how many people believed Sun Jinhua's words.

“That’s right! Jin Hua isn’t wrong! If she didn’t steal it, where would she get so much money?” Shen Jiayi chimed in, agreeing with Sun Jin Hua.

The teacher looked at them, then at Yuan Mengge, and said, "You four, come with me to the office."

Hearing this, Yuan Mengge sat down on the stool and said, "Teacher, let's settle this here. With so many people watching, if we don't get a result here today, everyone will say I'm the thief. Even court trials have an audience, don't you think?"

When the teacher heard her words, she thought for a moment, then glanced at everyone and looked at Yuan Mengge's expression, as if she was saying that she wouldn't give up until she got a result here today.

“Say it here! Tell me, where did the money come from? Tell me!” Shen Jiayi yelled at Yuan Mengge, then turned to the teacher and said, “Teacher, you can call her home and ask if she stole anything.”

The teacher looked at her thoughtfully, then turned to look at Yuan Mengge and asked, "Then tell me, where did you get your money?"

Yuan Mengge countered, "Teacher, if I prove my innocence, what will they do? They can't just let it go, can they? They attacked me personally and made me a thief for no reason. They should compensate me."

The teacher looked at her and replied, "If you are innocent, the punishment for them will be decided by the school, not by me alone."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mengge turned to look at the three people and said, "If I prove my innocence, then please expel them. Otherwise, I'll have to transfer schools. Anyway, I can't stay in a school that protects criminals for even a day longer."

Hearing this, the teacher frowned and said, "I told you, this is not something I can decide."

If what she said is true, then their school's reputation might be ruined.

"Hmph, you'd better prove where you got this money first! I think you'd better transfer schools yourself to avoid being expelled. This kind of student with bad behavior will only ruin our school's reputation!" Shen Jiayi said, sitting next to her and glancing at her sideways.

The teacher said, "Alright, stop arguing. Yuan Pingping, tell me where you got the money. Do you really have that much money?"

Yuan Mengge said, "A sister I know had this given to me by her family. If you don't believe me, you can call her right now and ask her to come over. You can also ask my family if I stole their money. But let me remind you, I've cut ties with my family. Not only did I not steal their money, I even gave them money."

"Hehe~ A sister you know? Even your own sister wouldn't give you this much money, how could anyone else give you so much money?" Sun Jinhua was certain that Yuan Mengge had stolen the money, and stared at her intently as she spoke.

Yuan Mengge sneered and looked at the teacher, saying, "In this world, it's not only blood-related sisters who give each other money. Some relationships without blood ties are stronger than those with blood ties. It's more common for sisters to fight tooth and nail over money."

The teacher thought that what she said didn't sound like something a teenage girl would say.

However, since Yuan Mengge had already said that, he asked, "Then tell me, who is your sister? Where is she from? What's her phone number?"

“My sister’s name is Hu Yuanyuan, from Longgun Village of the Shuangshe Team.” Yuan Mengge said, taking out a piece of paper and writing down a phone number for Hu Yuanyuan’s village. Then she got up, walked to the front of the classroom, and handed it to the teacher.

After receiving the document, the teacher looked at it and suddenly turned to Wei Jingting, who was watching the drama unfold, and said, "Class monitor, go to the office and call them to come to the school. Also, call Yuan Pingping's village and ask about Yuan Pingping's parents."

"Oh~" Wei Jingting stood up and walked towards the teacher.

The teacher then looked at another boy and said, "Ah Xing, you go with the class monitor."

The boy immediately stood up and walked outside.

Wei Jingting walked up to Yuan Mengge and asked, "What's the phone number in your village?"

Yuan Mengge then wrote down the phone number for Zhulan Village for her.

Wei Jingting went out with that boy.

After the classroom quieted down, the teacher said, "Alright, let's wait until the class monitor comes back before we talk about this. Now, hand in all your winter break homework."

Suddenly being asked to submit an assignment, everyone who was happily gossiping about the drama instantly had their expressions fall.

"Oh no... I didn't finish writing!"

"Oh no... I didn't write much..."

"Oh well, it's always like this, so it doesn't matter..."

Although the teacher asked them to hand in their homework, it was the group leader who collected it.

The leader of Yuan Mengge's group was a boy. When he walked over, he looked at Yuan Mengge with curiosity for a few moments.

After collecting the homework, the teacher sat down on the podium and said, "Everyone, please preview the new lesson."