After breakfast, around eight o'clock, Chen Xihua and the other three left the hotel.
Although it was still early, since they were on their way back and wanted to visit their alma mater, they drove directly to Jiangshi Middle School.
After walking around the school playground a few times, seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, Chen Baohua said cautiously, "Fifth Sister, it's time for us to go to the Academic Affairs Office!"
At this moment, there were five people in the teaching office: two homeroom teachers, the teaching director, and Zhang Jianyu.
There were also four middle-aged men and two middle-aged women, who were the parents of the five people.
One of the men and one of the women standing together, dressed rather formally, were Mayor Zhang and his wife.
The other three boys and one girl standing separately were the parents of the other four students.
They stood a little behind the mayor and his wife, their expressions a mixture of excitement, discontent, and heartache.
It's not bad to be able to get some connection with Mayor Zhang; but seeing his son beaten black and blue, he was furious and had to find the culprit to settle the score.
This time, it was Mayor Zhang's son who took the lead. With Mayor Zhang's family involved, would the school dare not give their son justice?
Besides Mrs. Zhang, another female parent, with dyed yellow and permed hair and a pair of snobbish eyes, said in a pretentious manner: "Director Huang, why hasn't that male student who got into a fight arrived yet?"
The mayor and his family are all here. His utter disregard for discipline, and the way he beat someone so badly, the school should just expel him!
Chen Baohua's homeroom teacher defended him, saying, "He Wei's parents, it's not even 10 o'clock yet, it's five minutes to go."
Mother He scoffed, "Hmph!"
Just then, Chen Xihua and the other three arrived outside the office. She gently knocked on the door.
"Hello teachers, I am Chen Baohua's fifth sister. I heard that my younger brother was robbed by his classmates on his way home yesterday morning!"
Seize the initiative!
Upon hearing this, everyone in the office—teachers, parents, and students alike—was stunned.
A portly, boss-like male parent couldn't help but swear: "Damn it, who's robbing us? My son is the victim! Can't you see how badly he's injured?"
At the same time, they all looked towards the door.
The four people who walked in were all young students, two men and two women, radiating youthful energy and exuding confidence and poise!
Mayor Zhang and his wife carefully sized up the person who had just spoken; she was a very young woman with a cold gaze.
When Mayor Zhang saw the boy following behind, he was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his gentle and kind demeanor.
Secretary Ning's son, I think his name is Ning Wenfeng, also studied at Jiangshi Middle School before.
The head of the teaching department twitched. Four years ago, the top scorers in the college entrance examination for both arts and sciences were the Chen sisters, and Secretary Ning's son was also there.
Chen Baohua's homeroom teacher happily announced, "It's you! Chen Xiuhua, Chen Xihua, and Ning Wenfeng."
Oh, right, that explains why Chen Baohua's family information looked so familiar—it's your Chen family!
"Hello, teachers!" Chen Xiuhua, Ning Wenfeng, and Chen Baohua greeted everyone politely.
Another male parent asked dismissively, "Is the Chen family very famous?"
Director Huang promptly defended and explained: "They all graduated from our Jiangshi Middle School. The Chen sisters were the top scorers in the arts and sciences sections of the college entrance examination four years ago."
And Chen Xiuhua is a young mathematician who recently proved the Sd conjecture in an international S journal!
This is a source of pride for our school, and indeed for the entire city of Jiang, and even the nation! Everyone should be proud of Chen Xiuhua!
The head of the teaching department's words gradually dampened the parents' initial confidence and determination to get justice.
Although they have Mayor Zhang on their side, they have also asked their sons, and it turns out that their side was the one who started the trouble. Now it seems that the other side is not someone to be trifled with either.
Moreover, the boy named Ning Wenfeng should be the son of the former secretary of Jiang City.
The parents present, as local businessmen in Jiang City, are quite influential and have some status, so it's normal for them to know Secretary Ning's family.
At this point, Mayor Zhang had no choice but to speak up. He said with a smile and in a gentle voice, "So you are our top scorer in the college entrance examination, Chen. Your family is from Gaoyang County, right?"
The Fanghua Garment Factory there is doing well, providing employment for many people.
He never intended to use his power to intimidate anyone; he just wanted to see who dared to openly beat his son on the highway.
Because he is currently in the evaluation and promotion period, he cannot leave a bad impression on outsiders.
Moreover, if he wasn't mistaken, the Fanghua Garment Factory in Gaoyang County was owned by the fifth young lady of the Chen family in front of him.
He had previously seen the entire Jiang City, including the counties under its jurisdiction.
Fanghua Garment Factory in Gaoyang County is the largest private enterprise, and he happens to know the factory manager, Zhang Anmin.
His hometown is also Zhangjia Village in Gaoyang County. His father moved to Jiangshi. His father and the old village chief of Zhangjia Village are still within the five degrees of kinship.
Mayor Zhang, namely Zhang Anguo, looked at Zhang Jianyu, who had an incredulous expression, and said:
"Jianyu, the fight between you guys and Chen was just a joke, right? You do have a bit of a temper, you need to change that, Jianyu, don't you think?"
Zhang Anguo's eyes looked kind, but only Zhang Jianyu knew that they contained an unyielding oppression!
"Dad, I... Mom, oh dear, my leg hurts!" He felt a chill run down his spine. If he wanted to get away with it, he could only rely on his doting mother.
Mrs. Zhang was heartbroken: "Son, where does it hurt? Let's go to the hospital. Husband, what do you mean? Our son has been beaten up, and you're not going to help him?"
At this moment, Director Huang said seriously, "Mayor Zhang, if students fight and brawl, and you just say 'we were just playing around,' how will our school manage our students in the future?"
Zhang Jianyu, Chen Baohua, can one of you tell me why you fought?
In fact, Director Huang has basically investigated the cause of the incident. However, since both parties are present, the matter should still be brought up in detail and explained clearly!
He does not allow any ambiguous student disputes.
Zhang Jianyu said defiantly, "I just don't like him, I just want to hit him, so what?"
Mayor Zhang: "Outrageous!"
Startled by his father's words, Zhang Jianyu changed his tone, resignedly saying, "I...it's all because of Su..."
"Director Huang, let me speak. Zhang Jianyu, he probably likes me. He's always causing trouble for me, probably trying to get my attention. Otherwise, I can't think of any other reason."
Chen Baohua was already organizing his thoughts on how to explain things when he realized something was wrong. Zhang Jianyu was about to mention his female classmate, Su Wanying.
He could only rush to speak, feigning ignorance and great annoyance, as if he genuinely believed it.
In fact, he felt that his fight with Zhang Jianyu and the others should not have involved other female classmates, since early dating was prohibited on campus.
If anyone here mentions Su Wanying's name today, regardless of whether they have a direct relationship with her, she will be affected.
Chen Xihua, standing next to him, managed to hold back her laughter. "Not bad, Xiao Liu!"
She looked at Chen Xiaoliu with a relieved expression. He was at least somewhat responsible, not using his female classmate as an excuse, and dared to take responsibility.
This kind of banter has another advantage: it makes it harder for Zhang Jianyu to cause him trouble in the future, otherwise people will say that he has ulterior motives!
But Chen Baohua's explanation left everyone around him stunned and bewildered. What was that all about?
Zhang likes Chen? Are they both guys?
Zhang Jianyu's face turned even redder. "What nonsense are you spouting!..."
He soon realized, belatedly, that he shouldn't have confessed his feelings for the person he liked.
Then, feeling somewhat deflated, he took the initiative to admit his mistake, saying, "There's nothing to say. I was the one who led the fight, so whatever!"
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