Zhang Dahai was startled by the sudden broadcast and stared blankly at the entrance of Brothers Supermarket.

The onlookers pointed and whispered, and his wife couldn't stand it, so she quickly grabbed her child and left.

An old man said, "His father was the one who burned the brother. During that time, I didn't dare to buy any alcohol, for fear of buying fake alcohol."

Someone in the crowd chimed in, "You burned down someone's shop, and you're begging them not to pay you compensation? How shameless is that?"

An old woman said, "That's right, I've never seen such a shameless person."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Zhang Dahai's face flushed red. He wanted to stand up and run away, but he had been kneeling for too long and couldn't get up for a moment.

Du Lei chuckled lightly, "I heard he was a high school homeroom teacher. With a character like that, how can he do education?"

Dong Shishi chimed in, "Anyone who lets him teach their child is doomed. What kind of good students can he possibly produce?"

Du Lei shook his head, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. He definitely won't be able to teach any good students."

Hearing these words, Zhang Dahai felt frightened, quickly got up from the ground, lowered his head, and hurriedly left.

Laughter rose from behind him, and he quickened his pace, eventually turning into a run.

I ran one bus stop and hurriedly took the bus home. When I got home, I found that my wife and children had already returned.

He frowned. "Why are you back so quickly?"

His wife said, "I came back by taxi, Dahai, let's hurry up and pay Wang Peng the money. When I came back just now, people in the yard were pointing and whispering about me."

At this point, tears welled up in her eyes. "Let's sell the house and quickly pay him back. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the children."

Zhang Dahai shook his head; that was 50,000 yuan, and he didn't want to lose it.

The next day, when school started, he went to class and felt that many students were pointing and whispering about him.

As soon as he entered the office, he learned that the principal was looking for him, so he hurriedly went to the principal's office to find the principal.

The principal said, "Da Hai, five students have come to me requesting that their children be transferred to other classes. Do you know why?"

"Principal Li," Zhang Dahai said in a low voice, his face grim. "I don't know."

"Hmph." Principal Li sneered, "The whole province knows about your father's affair. Originally, this had nothing to do with you, and the students' parents thought so too."

"However, you have been delaying the compensation payment, and the parents feel that you have no credibility, so some people have asked to change their children's classes."

"Now things are getting worse; more and more people are asking to switch shifts. What do you suggest we do?"

After saying this in one breath, Principal Li shook his head and said, "Starting today, you will no longer be the homeroom teacher of Class 6."

Zhang Dahai's head buzzed. Not being a homeroom teacher meant losing fifty yuan in salary every month.

He was terrified and hurriedly shook his head, "Principal, I, I..."

Principal Li waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Take concrete actions to salvage your reputation. No one can save you; you have to save yourself."

Zhang Dahai's nose tingled, and his heart ached terribly. His so-called self-rescue meant compensating Wang Peng with 50,000 yuan.

The air grew quiet. He was unwilling to pay compensation, but Principal Li shook his head. "You can't beat Wang Peng. You'd better watch yourself."

The next day, three more students requested to be transferred to another class. On the third day, more than twenty parents came to the school to cause trouble, demanding that the school expel Zhang Dahai.

Helpless, Principal Li spoke with Zhang Dahai again, saying in a deep voice, "Old Zhang, you'll be suspended from teaching for three days."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dahai knew this was an ultimatum; if he didn't resolve the issue within three days, he would be expelled from school.

A teacher who is dismissed because of his character is generally not trusted by any school to hire him again, and the only outcome is that he has to give up the teaching profession.

Zhang Dahai was terrified. That evening at eight o'clock, he brought his wife and children and knocked on Wang Peng's door.

"Mr. Wang, I'm sorry." Zhang Dahai bowed and apologized, offering 50,000 yuan with both hands. "I was raising more money the other day, I just wanted to ask you for a few more days' grace."

Wang Peng glanced at his money and chuckled, "How can you believe that?"

Zhang Dahai blushed instantly and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"Honey, let it go." Li Mingzhu looked at the baby in his wife's arms and touched his own belly. "Teacher Zhang, take care of yourself."

Zhang Dahai hurriedly said, "Boss Wang, the school wants to expel me. Can you...can you put in a good word for me?"

"Boss Wang, please let us go." He suddenly knelt down with his wife and children.

"Get up." Wang Peng pulled them up and said in a deep voice, "Teacher Zhang, do you think I put pressure on the school?"

Zhang Dahai was taken aback, a look of confusion in his eyes, thinking, "Isn't that right?"

Wang Peng gently shook his head, "You're wrong. I've never been in contact with your school, and I don't even know which school you work at."

“Teacher Zhang,” Li Mingzhu said, “I swear on my baby that we have never laid a hand on you.”

Zhang Dahai looked at Li Mingzhu, then at Wang Peng, his face full of confusion.

After a long silence, he shook his head. "Boss Wang, do you dare to put your hand on your hand and say that the students' parents causing trouble at the school has nothing to do with you?"

"Hmph!" Wang Peng sneered, "I don't need to explain to you, but I'm willing to make things clear to you."

Wang Peng touched his chest and said in a deep voice, "The students' parents' disturbance has nothing to do with me. If I am lying, may my brother supermarket be burned to the ground again."

Li Mingzhu said, "Teacher Zhang, justice resides in the hearts of the people, do you understand?"

"I understand, I was wrong." Zhang Dahai's face was ashen, and he suddenly bowed deeply to Wang Peng. "Mr. Wang Peng, I apologize to you again, and I apologize to you on behalf of my father."

"No need for an apology," Wang Peng said. "I hope you remember that there are consequences for making mistakes. Please leave."

With the order to leave given, Zhang Dahai gave a bitter smile, bowed to Wang Peng and Li Mingzhu again, and dragged his heavy steps away from Wang Peng's house.

Two days later, the students' parents went to the Education Bureau to report the situation again, and Zhang Dahai was still expelled from the school.

He sold his house, took his wife and children and left the provincial capital, never to be seen again.

The day after he left, Ma Ronghua's son, the owner of Ronghua Supermarket, delivered 100,000 yuan in compensation, bringing the total compensation to 150,000 yuan.

In Wang Cheng's study, Wang Cheng received a phone call from Wang Peng.

He glanced at his watch, smiled, and said, "Brother, is there something you need so late?"

Wang Peng chuckled, "Zhang Dahai will pay me 50,000, and Ronghua Supermarket will pay me 100,000. It seems your plan has failed again, hasn't it?"

"Brother, what does this mean? I don't understand!" Wang Cheng said with a grin, his right fist clenched tightly.

Wang Peng said, "Chen Mengchang has come into my sights. You can't escape this time. You have to pay me at least 150,000."

Wang Cheng's heart sank. "What does this mean? Who is Chen Mengchang?"

"Heh." Wang Peng sneered. "Wang Cheng, do you think you can scheme against me without paying a price?"