Chapter 735: Slap in the face, punished (Three chapters in one)
"Being beaten?!" Mr. Li was furious when he received a call from his son.
"Okay, Xiaochen, don't worry. Daddy will go to school tomorrow... What's your name? Jiang Fuyue, right? Okay!"
After the call ended, Director Li was so angry that he walked around in the office with his hands on his hips, like a fat toad.
"How can this be possible!"
The next day, he rushed to Mingda early in the morning and found Xiaoshan.
After talking for more than ten minutes, he said, "...This is what happened. Anyway, according to school rules, this girl must be expelled!"
Xiao Shan smiled broadly, seemingly unsurprised. "Director Li just said the child was beaten. What was the specific reason? What caused the conflict?"
"No matter what the reason, hitting people is wrong!"
Xiao Shan nodded, looking very easygoing. "Indeed, the one who started it first loses the argument. But expulsion is no small matter. It affects the student's future, so we can't be careless! At least we need to clarify what happened. What do you think, Director Li?"
Li Jiahui's eyes flashed.
How can this be?
If Xiao Shan knew that Li Chen was the instigator of this matter, he probably wouldn't let it go so easily.
"Principal Xiao is making a fuss out of nothing. It's just expelling a student who violated school rules. Is it really necessary to go to such trouble?"
Xiao Shan's smile faded, and he suddenly became serious. "As an educator, student matters are no small matter. Even if they violate school rules, we must thoroughly investigate before deciding on the punishment. We can't just expel someone based on a single word from you or me."
"I don't understand your stuff as educators," Li Jiahui waved his hand impatiently, signaling him to stop. "I only know that as a school director, I have the right to interfere in the school's daily administrative work, including expelling students who have made mistakes!"
"Director Li, since you say so, I'm not afraid to say something harsh. Without my approval, no one can touch Jiang Fuyue! That includes you, Director Liang, Director Cheng, and Director Gu!"
"Xiao Shan! What gives you the right?!"
"Because I'm the president of Ming University, I'm responsible for all the school's affairs!"
"Heh... You're just holding shares on behalf of others. What kind of principal are you? You're not legitimate, your words are not legitimate, and you're taking advantage of a feather and getting ahead of yourself?!"
Li Jiahui is not in the education field.
He started his business from scratch with aquatic products. More than 20 years ago, he saw his friends making a lot of money by investing in schools, so he followed their example. He used his connections and found backdoors and finally became a shareholder of Qiming University. He has indeed made a lot of money over the years.
Before this, he never interfered with the school management. Firstly, when Mr. Lou was there, it was basically a sure-win business, and he just had to wait for dividends; secondly, it was because he didn't understand this aspect, as the saying goes, different trades are like different worlds.
Therefore, he rarely appears in public and is often absent from school board meetings.
If it wasn't for venting Li Chen's anger this time, he wouldn't have come!
But he didn't expect Xiaoshan to not even give him this little face, and kept calling him an "educator", trying to step on him from the moral high ground?
Oh...that's not possible!
Xiao Shan's eyes were calm, his expression unchanged. "Yes, the shares are not mine, but issuing orders, making decisions and deciding on proxy holdings are enough! I'm not Mr. Lou, but I represent him!"
Li Jiahui choked.
"I really don't know why he chose you..."
Although the voice was low, Xiao Shan heard it without showing any anger: "You might want to ask Mr. Lou about this question."
Director Li's mouth twitched.
Where can he find someone who has been missing for more than 20 years?
What the hell are you asking?
…
Li Jiahui came in a rage and left in a rage.
"Hey! Isn't this Mr. Li? What brings you here?" Someone called him in the corridor.
Li Jiahui stopped and turned back, calmly saying, "It turned out to be Director Liang."
"You look so angry, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just chatted with Principal Xiao for a while."
"What a coincidence! I came here today specifically to see the principal."
Director Li raised his eyebrows, "Have you looked for it?"
"I've looked for it." He sighed softly, "Our principal is not easy to talk to."
Li Jiahui's face darkened as he remembered something. "Difficult to talk to? You're being reserved. I see you're clearly stubborn and unyielding!"
"What's so worthy of your getting so worked up about?" Director Liang was slightly surprised.
"I'm just asking for the expulsion of a student who made a mistake. What's with all this talk about education? Being a teacher? Do I need him to teach?"
"What a coincidence? I came here today to ask him to expel a student... Um, are we talking about the same person?"
Li Jiahui asked tentatively, "Jiang Fuyue?"
"Yes, it's really the same person."
"How did she offend Director Liang?"
Director Liang got angry when he mentioned this. "She actually beat up my son?! You know, I usually wouldn't even touch that kid, and she actually let an outsider beat him up? How the hell can I swallow this?! How did she offend you?"
Director Li's mouth twitched: "...My son was beaten by her too."
The two old fathers looked at each other. They were not very familiar with each other in normal times, and were wary of each other and polite to each other, but now they felt a sense of sympathy.
Director Li: "Xiao Shan disagrees and is very firm in his attitude. I underestimated him before."
Director Liang snorted coldly, "He's just a principal holding shares on behalf of others, like a puppet. I didn't expect him to really think he was a big shot!"
"What should I do now? My son can't take a beating for nothing."
Director Liang was silent for a moment, "...I don't want to just let it go like this."
Just at this moment, Director Gu and Director Cheng came towards them.
The four of them exchanged greetings.
When they heard that they were also looking for Xiaoshan, Director Li and Director Liang were a little surprised.
"Is your son also beaten by Jiang Fuyue?"
Director Gu: "Didn't your son get beaten?"
Director Cheng: "We are here to help you put pressure on Xiaoshan."
Director Li: “…” It’s a bit embarrassing.
Director Liang: “…” He didn’t want to talk.
"Our Principal Xiao is no ordinary person. He doesn't take anyone's advice."
Director Cheng smiled slightly: "That's not up to him."
"What's the meaning?"
…
Ten minutes later, the four directors appeared in the principal's office at the same time.
Xiao Shan was a little surprised: "Did you guys make an appointment today?"
Director Li: "Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point. According to the relevant regulations of the school board, when no less than half of the directors support it, they can directly intervene in school decisions. There are eight seats in total, and now four of us are jointly demanding the expulsion of Jiang Fuyue. Even Principal Xiao can't stop us!"
Xiao Shan frowned and glanced at the four people: "Are you really planning to do this? Don't you want to reconsider it?"
Director Li: "What are you still considering? Jiang Fuyue must be fired!"
Chairman Liang: "I support Chairman Li's approach."
Then, Director Cheng and Director Gu also expressed their opinions.
"Okay," Xiao Shan gave them a deep look, "I'll give you a satisfactory answer by this time tomorrow."
The four of them then left.
…
The next day, Li Jiahui arrived early, followed by Director Liang, Director Cheng, and Director Gu.
Xiaoshan invited them to the conference room.
"Principal Xiao, has the expulsion notice been drafted?"
"Then stop dithering and make an announcement directly to the entire school."
"Everyone, please be patient." Xiao Shan was wearing a white suit today. He looked gentle and elegant, but what he said was not what he meant.
"I'm afraid I can't meet your requests at this time."
Bang--
Director Li slammed the table and stood up: "What do you mean? Didn't I make it very clear yesterday?!"
"Principal Xiao, we will give you enough respect, but please respect yourself."
Director Cheng and Director Gu exchanged a glance and agreed calmly, "Basic trust and respect between people is essential. Principal Xiao is a cultured person and should understand this."
After hearing this, Xiao Shan said calmly, "I did promise a few of you yesterday, but things have changed..."
"What's changed?" Li Jiahui interrupted rudely, "It's already settled now! We all demand the expulsion of Jiang Fuyue. Your consent is no longer necessary. Do you understand, Principal Xiao?!"
"Indeed, when no less than half of the directors reach a decision, the principal has no right to stop it, but you may have forgotten one thing."
"What?"
“The founders have a veto.”
Li Jiahui narrowed his eyes slightly: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Xiao Shan took out a document and handed it over. "This is a letter of authorization signed by Mr. Lou. It authorizes me to investigate this fight and to impose fair punishment based on the results."
"So, no one can touch Jiang Fuyue until the investigation is completed."
"I fully understand the fatherly hearts of Director Liang and Director Li, so I will investigate this as quickly as possible. Once the truth is revealed, no one who deserves punishment will escape punishment."
He said the last sentence with great force.
But when Director Li and Director Liang heard this, they felt inexplicably guilty.
After all, his son is not completely innocent either.
Xiao Shan: "Everyone should have no questions now, right?"
The four of us looked at each other.
"Since there isn't one, then let's just disperse."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
…
In the evening, Li Chen called to ask his father how things were going.
Li Jiahui laughed dryly twice: "Don't worry, is there anything that I, your father, can't handle?"
Li Chen didn't think much about it.
As a school director, how difficult could it be to expel a student who hits others when the reason is already there?
"Thank you, Dad."
"It's a small matter!"
After the call ended, Liang Jingzhou hurriedly asked, "How is it? Is it settled?"
"Don't worry," Li Chen stood in front of the French window, his eyes looking into the distance, "Jiang Fuyue is not as difficult to deal with as you think."
"That's good..." Liang Jingzhou nodded and rubbed his stomach.
Shit! It still hurts!
Gu Huaiyu walked to the French window, his eyes flickering slightly, "Did Uncle Li really say that the school agreed to expel Jiang Fuyue?"
Li Chen nodded: "He said everything went well."
Gu Huaiyu had a strange expression on his face.
Could it be that he and Cheng Lian were overthinking it? Was Jiang Fuyue actually not a big shot?
"What's with that expression on your face?" Li Chen looked at me with scrutiny. "You think my dad can't handle this?"
"No... I'm just a little worried..."
"Old Gu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're always thinking about all sorts of things and you're not tired of it." Liang Jingzhou grabbed a banana and threw it to him.
"Now that Uncle Li has spoken, I'm too lazy to ask my dad anymore. The old man keeps nagging and it's so annoying... I'm going to catch up on some sleep first. I stayed up all night last night and won't be going to school for the next few days. Don't call me..."
After saying that, he yawned and walked into the house, closing the door with a bang.
Li Chen: "I'm not going either."
After saying that, he turned and left.
For a moment, Gu Huaiyu and Cheng Lian were the only ones left in the huge living room.
"Old Cheng, why don't you say something? Judging from the situation, Jiang Fuyue will definitely be fired. Is this what you call having a card in hand?"
Cheng Lian took a sip of tea and found it was too hot. He frowned and put it down again.
"Why rush? You won't see the cards until the very end."
Gu Huaiyu curled his lips: You are just being mysterious!
"So are we still going to school these days?"
Cheng Lian: "Go."
"Don't tell me you were there for a lecture."
"Yeah, just go to class, what else can I do?"
Gu Huaiyu: “?” Damn it!
For several days in a row, Cheng Lian arrived at class on time for every class just as he said.
Gu Huaiyu really thought he had changed his personality.
But I found out that this guy was sitting down and playing with his mobile phone during class, and he played for the whole class. He is so arrogant.
"No... what do you want? You can just lie down at home and play, then fall asleep when you're tired. Isn't that nice? Why do you have to come to class to seek excitement and sneak around?"
Cheng Lian looked across most of the classroom and his eyes fell on Jiang Fuyue in the front row. The girl's back was straight, like a lotus stem, slender and graceful but not soft and timid.
He curled his lips slightly: "Interesting, very interesting."
Gu Huaiyu: “?”
…
Three days later, the investigation came to a conclusion.
At noon, the four directors were invited to the school by Xiaoshan.
It was still the same conference room, even the seating arrangements hadn’t changed.
Director Li: "Principal Xiao, you invited us here today. Has the matter been thoroughly investigated?"
"That's right," Xiao Shan nodded, his right hand resting on the folder. "The whole story, the whole cause and effect, is all here."
After saying that, he handed it to Li Jiahui who was closest to him: "Everyone, take a look."
Director Liang immediately came over.
Director Gu and Director Cheng looked at each other and said, "We don't need to do that, right?"
Their son didn't get beaten, so he helped Li and Liang simply because he thought it was easy and could be a favor.
There is no need to be so positive.
But Xiao Shan said, "Director Gu and Director Cheng should just wait and see. After all, this also concerns your son."
What?
The two were skeptical, but finally went over.
Five minutes later——
Director Li: "What's wrong with my son bringing bodyguards to school?! Which school rule says he can't bring bodyguards?! Just because of this, he started it first. I'm the first to disagree!"
Compared to the former's exasperation, Director Liang was a bit more rational: "My son went to stop the fight, but ended up getting beaten. He was not at fault, right? Why punish him?!"
Xiao Shan calmly said, "It's clearly written on page five, row seven: Liang Jingzhou refused to apologize and even tried to violently push Jiang Fuyue away, only to be beaten back."
Director Liang's face turned red. "This is all one-sided! Everyone has a different perspective on the specific details, and sees them differently. Who knows where this investigative report came from? Which witnesses were found? What if someone who is prejudiced against my son is spreading nonsense and slandering me?"
Xiao Shan: "Don't worry, Mr. Liang, because we have surveillance footage as evidence. All the footage is on this USB drive and will be sent to your email address later. You can take your time to review it. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us."
Director Liang: “…”
Every reason was blocked.
Nothing to say.
Then came Director Cheng and Director Gu——
"Our son didn't do anything, so why should he be punished? Even though it's just a public reprimand, it's still unacceptable, isn't it?"
Xiao Shan: "The four of them were together at the time. Gu Huaiyu and Cheng Lian knew that Li Chen had brought bodyguards to embarrass the female students, but they stood by and watched coldly without trying to stop them. They are suspected of being accomplices."
The two were speechless.
The worst off one was Li Chen.
Not only did he bring bodyguards with him, he also asked them to deal with Liu Sisi. It was two against one, two men bullying a female student, which was extremely bad.
In addition, he hit Jiang Fuyue with a basketball, deliberately provoking a conflict, and then kicked over the desk in the classroom, disrupting discipline.
All the charges were listed clearly and plainly at the end of the report.
If Liang Jingzhou is considered to have "made a mistake", then Li Chen's crime is "extremely heinous".
It can be said that all disputes started with him.
Liang Jingzhou, Gu Huaiyu and Cheng Lian were all implicated by him.
Now he is even with his own father, relying on his position as a school director, and is the first to complain, trying to drive Jiang Fuyue away?
Xiao Shan sneered at Li Jiahui and said, "Is this the victim that Mr. Li mentioned? I'd like to ask, what harm did he suffer?"
Li Jiahui's face was filled with anger and his eyes were filled with shame and indignation.
He knew that Li Chen was not innocent, but he never thought that his son would be the culprit.
At the moment, Director Liang no longer joined in.
To be honest, it was Li Chen who cheated his son, so he deserved to be fired!
That’s right, the final punishment recommendation for Li Chen in this report is expulsion!
Li Jiahui still wanted to get rid of the female student, but now, there is a big reversal and his son is about to be kicked out.
Director Cheng and Director Gu were also quiet and didn't say anything.
Compared with Li Chen and Liang Jingzhou, Gu Huaiyu and Cheng Lian were merely criticized, and their names were not kept in their files, let alone expelled from school. At most, they would lose face, which was much better than the previous two.
If it doesn't concern you, of course you can just ignore it.
But now that it concerns their own son, they no longer have the indifference and detachment they had before.
As a result, Li Jiahui was isolated and helpless. He immediately changed his arrogant attitude and smiled: "Principal Xiao, you see... this was originally a small matter. It shouldn't have become such a big deal, right?"
Xiaoshan did not make any statement.
"It's actually very common for children to fight and quarrel. Even if they go a little too far, it's just due to their youthful impulsiveness. Why should they be punished so harshly?"
Xiao Shan glanced at him calmly. "Why didn't you say this when you insisted on firing Jiang Fuyue? Now that it's your turn, you're trying to make excuses. Mr. Li, don't be so hypocritical."
"Yes, yes, I admit that I was hypocritical and narrow-minded, but now I fully realize this mistake!"
Xiao Shan's mouth twitched.
"I accept the demerit and the punishment, but can you give the child a chance? Look at this... expulsion is no small matter! As an outstanding educator, you wouldn't have the heart to see a promising young person uprooted and left to wither on the edge of a field because of a momentary misstep, right?"
The more unreasonable you were before, the louder the slap in the face will be now.
Mr. Liang’s father sighed.
Director Cheng and Director Gu looked at each other. Fortunately, they were not particularly tough, so it didn’t seem to hurt that much after being slapped in the face.
Well...at least compared to Li Jiahui, they are still lucky.
Xiao Shan was slightly moved, but his expression was still awkward.
Li Jiahui continued to try his best and said all kinds of nice things. He swore that he would give the brat a good beating when he got home!
What an unlucky kid, he only knows how to cheat his father!
finally--
Xiao Shan sighed softly, "For Director Li's sake, let's give him another chance. He'll be given a serious warning and have to reflect deeply in front of the entire school next Monday. From now on, he's not allowed to miss classes or get into fights. If he fails even one of the final exams, he'll voluntarily drop out. How do you do that?"
"Okay!" Li Jiahui agreed immediately.
After the four people left, Xiaoshan took out a new teacup and replaced the tea leaves.
"Come out."
Jiang Fuyue pushed the door open from the inner compartment and sat opposite him.
Xiao Shan pushed the cup over: "Have some tea. Freshly brewed."
"Thank you." She took a sip, and when she put it down, she suddenly raised her eyes and met Xiao Shan's gaze.
The next second, they both laughed, as if they were enjoying a good show.
…
The next day, Li Chen and his three companions came to school.
As soon as they entered the school gate, they found that the people around them looked at them very strangely.
Once we entered the classroom, this feeling became even more obvious.
Liang Jingzhou: "Why do I feel like it's so quiet today? Did something happen?"
Gu Huaiyu: "Just ask anyone and you'll know..."
As he said this, he called a boy.
"Tell me, what's going on? Why does everyone look...off?"
The boy's eyes flickered, and he hesitated to speak: "...On the campus official website bulletin board, you can check it out for yourselves!"
After saying that, he ran away.
"What's wrong with the official website?" Liang Jingzhou took out his phone, opened it, and logged in. The next second, his eyes suddenly widened, "Fuck—"
"Um?"
"I, I was punished?!"
Cheng Lian raised his eyes, shifted his gaze away from the phone screen, and said calmly: "It's not you, it's us."
Gu Huaiyu: "Why am I still here?!"
Then the three of them looked at Li Chen together, their eyes full of complicated expressions.
"What are you doing? It's just a punishment, and it's not the first time..." As he said that, he snatched the phone from Liang Jingzhou. His originally nonchalant expression suddenly turned cold after he scanned the densely packed lines of words on it.
Three updates combined into one, 6,000 words.
(End of this chapter)
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