Chapter 51: Rat Eyes Are Blind, Mistaking Fish Eyes for Pearls
After Xu Heye finished speaking, she returned the microphone to Yu Jianye.
Yu Jianye took the microphone and said, "Thank you, Xu Heye, for your speech. Now, let us invite Principal Liu from the No. 10 Steel Plant Affiliated Middle School to speak to everyone."
Principal Liu walked up to the podium, took the microphone, and said to the teachers and students in the audience, "I'd like to take this opportunity to say a few words."
"In March of this year, the country introduced a new policy allowing the children of educated youth to return to the city. Over the next few months, and even now and in the future, more and more children of educated youth have returned to Hucheng."
"Our school has many students from all over the world. As Xu Heye said, different places have different customs and languages, and when these differences collide, they can lead to conflicts and disagreements.
But I want students to know that these contradictions and disagreements are neither right nor wrong. On the contrary, they provide everyone with an opportunity to understand the world and broaden their horizons.
"The 'northern scenery, thousands of miles of ice and snow' that you can only comprehend from poetry is actually the daily life of students in the three northeastern provinces.
Students from the frontier areas, facing the vast yellow sand, can naturally feel what it means to be "a lone smoke rising in the desert, a round sunset over the long river."
"The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, the wind blows the grass low and you can see cattle and sheep." This is the life of students in Inner Mongolia.
Students from Jiangxi Province, looking at Mount Lu, chanted Li Bai's "The waterfall plunges three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way falls from the sky"; standing on the Tengwang Pavilion, they recited Wang Bo's "The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn water and the sky are the same color."
Students from Sichuan Province naturally understand what "the road to Shu is difficult" means..."
"Our country has 9.6 million square kilometers, 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, two special administrative regions, and 56 ethnic groups... Every inch of land, every province and city, every ethnic group represents something different.
You all say that Hucheng is an open metropolis. I hope that my classmates can embrace their classmates with an open and inclusive attitude and learn about the nature, humanities and culture that you have never seen.
Students, don't let your hearts become narrow. Be open-minded, and your path will become wider and wider. This is my advice and blessing to all of you as the principal."
"Okay, that concludes my speech. This anti-fraud safety lecture has also concluded successfully. Students are free to disperse and return to their respective classes."
Principal Liu returned the microphone to Yu Jianye and watched the students below disperse.
He has seen the restlessness and chaos in the school these days.
He didn't know how many of his classmates could really understand what he said. But no matter what, it would be good even if only one student could understand.
Although Principal Liu has not been teaching on the front line for a long time, his heart as a teacher to teach and educate has never changed.
However, those who could listen to Principal Liu's earnest teachings naturally listened, while those who couldn't still scoffed at it.
Liu Wen was naturally the one who refused to listen.
He and Xu Heye had no conflicts, but they just hated this person equally. The Dong family, especially Wang Sumei's branch, did not have a good reputation in the family compound, and after Xu Heye returned, their reputation became even worse.
In the past, everyone said that the young widow was capable. Mr. Dong didn't even want to give his job to his biological daughter, but when the young widow came, he gave it to his stepson.
Now everyone says that the young widow is vicious. She took over Mr. Dong's job, lived in the house left by his original wife, married her son and had children, but now she can't even accommodate a little girl.
Liu Wen grew up listening to these gossips, feeling both resentment and fear. He resented his grandmother's remarriage with Old Dong, causing them to be criticized since childhood, but he also feared that Old Dong would listen to the gossip and kick them out.
My father Liu Qiang has no special abilities. He took over Old Dong's job and is still a temporary worker. If he is kicked out of the Dong family, they will have difficulty supporting themselves.
Old Dong is selfish and only wants to live a comfortable life, but he cares about face and likes anyone who can give him face.
What if Mr. Dong finds out and wants to take Xu Heye home again?
Liu Wen thought about it and told Wang Sumei about it.
Wang Sumei was not panicked at all. "It's okay. Don't worry about this matter. Grandma knows what's going on."
Liu Wen felt relieved when he heard this. Grandmother was very powerful and could control Old Dong.
The place is small and the wind cannot hide.
The news that Xu Heye received a reward for bravery from the police station soon spread to the family compound.
Old Dong was very happy at first. Although Xu Heye was a person from a different family, she was also his granddaughter. If she won the award, wouldn’t that be an honor for him, Dong Changzhi?
But soon, Mr. Dong was no longer happy.
because--
"Old Dong, I heard that the little girl who moved out of your family received a reward from the police station?"
"Old Dong, do you regret kicking your little granddaughter out? Tell me, if she still lived at home, would the police station send the medal directly to your home? How honorable it would be."
"Hey, Old Dong, who was it that said your niece was making trouble outside a few days ago? I think it's because your young widow can't stand your family getting along well, otherwise how come you didn't know anything about such a big thing?"
From what he said, it can be seen that Old Dong is a blind man who mistakes fish eyes for pearls and cannot hold on to good things even if they have them.
But Old Dong was very angry.
When he got home, he got angry at his step-wife Wang Sumei.
"What's going on with that kid Liu Wen? His cousin clearly did something good, but Liu Wen is saying she committed a crime and was arrested by the police..."
"Old Dong, why are you so angry? Xiaowen isn't Xu Heye's inner worm, so how would he know what she did? He was also kind-hearted, so he came back to tell the family about your granddaughter's situation.
You've watched this child grow up, a very honest child who speaks his mind. Who knew he could hide things so deeply?
Wang Sumei was such a smart person. Not only did she not panic, she even turned the tables and said, "In the final analysis, it's because they didn't care about us, didn't care about you, my grandpa. Otherwise, she would have come to our house in person to chat with you, my grandpa, and explain the situation, right?"
"Even if she didn't come to our house, she should have told you the whole story the last time you went to see her so that you could feel at ease, right? But look, what did she say?" With just a few words, Wang Sumei transferred Old Dong's anger to Xu Heye.
"You're right. That damn girl just doesn't care about me. Just like her mother, she blames me as her father. She wants to beat me dry, grind me into pieces, peel off my skin and eat my flesh. If I don't do what she wants, she will kill me."
"Old Dong, in the final analysis, they have alienated us. But don't worry, Qiangzi is honest. Although he is not your biological son, he loves you just as much as if he were one. The two little ones also respect you as their grandfather. As for us, we should just pretend that girl never came back and live our lives well."
Old Dong thought about it and nodded: "Okay, let's do as you say." That damn girl, if she made a mistake, he would be embarrassed. If she got it right, he would still be embarrassed. If people gossiped about her, she might as well be a stranger.
Xu Heye had no idea about the big drama that was going on in the Dong family's family.
If she knew, she would definitely give a thumbs up to her step-grandmother Wang Sumei.
She didn't care about the old boss's supposed affection and attention. It wouldn't bring any benefits, and it would only cause her a lot of trouble. Secretly, she didn't want to have any contact with anyone in the old boss's family except her uncle and aunt. Wang Sumei's approach was exactly what she wanted.
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