Luo Chaoxin was unable to provide any evidence, not even the witness Chen Xirong expected.
He just heard Lin Xiaoyu say that someone in the class suspected Luo Qi of cheating, and then made up a story based on his "rich experience" in order to make his father and Chen Xirong believe it and come forward to deal with Luo Qi.
He thought that as long as his father stepped in, firing Luo Qi would be easy.
As for Lin Xiaoyu's claim on the phone that Lu Zhengming had personally proven that Luo Qi did not cheat, he selectively ignored it. He believed that Luo Qi must have cheated, otherwise, with Luo Qi's poor grades, it would be impossible for her to get 702 points.
But at this time he was in a dilemma, because Lin Xiaoyu would never testify for him. All he could do was hope that he believed that Luo Qi had cheated.
So he gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble. He looked up and said, "He told me this out of kindness. I can't hurt him and offend him. But if we just look at the exam surveillance video, there will be evidence."
Luo Xionghua saw the clue in his son's eyes and realized that what he said at home might have been processed. He was a little annoyed, but now was not the time to teach his son a lesson.
After hesitating for a moment, he said to Liu Dejiang, "Principal Liu, we've already taken up a lot of your time here. I'm sure you've had a lot of work delayed by us. My company has an important meeting in an hour."
He saw Liu Dejiang's expression change slightly and knew that the other party had heard the hidden meaning in his words.
"Luo Qi is the child we've raised for over a decade, and we can't bear to see him expelled. Why don't we just hold off on this matter for now and give him a chance? As long as he accepts this warning, behaves well, and doesn't make such mistakes again, what do you think?"
Seeing Liu Dejiang frown again, Luo Xionghua wondered if Liu Dejiang was going to hold onto this and refuse to give him face. So he quickly added, "Today, my Luo family has caused trouble for your school. Therefore, my Luo family is willing to donate 3 million yuan to your school as a small contribution to your educational cause."
He decided to handle the awkward situation in his own best way. If word got out that he, the dignified head of the Luo family, couldn't even handle a high school student, he would be utterly humiliated.
"It is really admirable that Mr. Luo has the kindness to donate money to support education," Liu Dejiang responded with a smile.
Seeing Liu Dejiang's attitude, Luo Xionghua thought his offer had been accepted, and he felt relieved and smiled: "It's just a small contribution, I don't deserve it."
Luo Chaoxin was greatly relieved to see his father resolve the trouble caused by his lie. Although he felt sorry that he couldn't fire Luo Qi today, he felt that he shouldn't be blamed too much today.
Chen Xirong touched Luo Chaoxin's head lovingly. As a well-educated wife of a wealthy family, she naturally saw what had just happened. Although she was a little angry that her son almost embarrassed the family, she also saw his panic, and her heartache for him overshadowed her complaints about him.
Lu Zhengming was expecting to see the three members of the Luo family make a fool of themselves, but he discovered that the situation had suddenly changed. Luo Xionghua used 3 million yuan to solve the problem. He immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Principal, Luo Qi was framed today. If we don't give him a proper explanation, it will be very unfair to him and will also undermine the fairness of the school."
Just when things were about to be resolved, Lu Zhengming jumped out to disrupt the situation. Chen Xirong immediately expressed her dissatisfaction with him: "Teacher Lu, school matters are decided by the principal. As a teacher, you should just manage your class. What good will you gain by overstepping your authority and interfering?"
She was warning Lu Zhengming not to meddle in other people's business.
As an experienced Chinese teacher, Lu Zhengming was over fifty years old and had a lot of social experience. Naturally, he could hear the implication of Chen Xirong's words, but he ignored her threat and looked at Liu Dejiang with a firm gaze.
Liu Dejiang hesitated. As a teacher himself, he naturally understood Lu Zhengming's insistence as the head teacher.
But Shanzhong High School is a private school, and the board of directors is focused on profit. He is not only a teacher, but also the principal appointed by the board, and must consider the interests of shareholders.
If he could just let a student who was insignificant to the school suffer a little while still bringing 3 million yuan in profit to the shareholders, it would be a very lucrative deal for him.
Lu Zhengming saw that the principal was still leaning towards accepting the donation, and he knew he had to increase Luo Qi's leverage. Without hesitation, he asked Liu Dejiang, "Principal, in your opinion, which is more important: a student who scored 702 on the first mock exam, just two points behind the top scorer, or 3 million yuan?"
"What? You said Luo Qi scored 702 points?" Liu Dejiang and Zheng Xiangjun looked at each other in shock, and then looked at Luo Xionghua's family of three together, their eyes full of hidden contempt.
They are all people who have been working in the field of education for many years. If you tell them that someone can get 702 points by copying other people's answers, and only fall two points behind the first place, they will never believe it.
Liu Dejiang rejected Luo Xionghua's donation request without hesitation: "Mr. Luo, our school spends over 50 million yuan on the Huamei class alone each year. We have no shortage of funds, so I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the school."
He secretly wiped his sweat, thankful he hadn't rushed to agree to Luo Xionghua's request earlier, otherwise changing his mind now would have been awkward. "Mr. Luo, if you have urgent matters, go ahead and do them! Teacher Lu is right. Since Luo Qi is a student at our school, if he didn't cheat, the school can't let him suffer the grievance of being misunderstood. We must find evidence to clear his name. Mrs. Chen and Luo Chaoxin can just stay here as witnesses."
"This..." Luo Xionghua hesitated. Liu Dejiang's words were correct, but it was obvious that he was going to have a quarrel with him.
"Principal Liu, Luo Qi was raised by us. It's okay for him to suffer a little for the Luo family. If your school rejects the Luo family's donation today, then other families and companies in Jianlin City may think that your school does not need help in the future. Do you think this is possible?" Luo Xionghua squinted at Liu Dejiang, waiting for his choice.
He tied himself to all the wealthy families in Jianlin City. Liu Dejiang looked down on the Luo family's donations, but he couldn't reject all donations from the wealthy families, right?
Liu Dejiang smiled faintly. He found Luo Xionghua's threat ridiculous. Not to mention that the Luo family couldn't represent all the wealthy and prominent families in Jianlin City, even the identities and strength of Shanzhong High School's shareholders didn't consider accepting donations as an income for the school.
What's more, as long as the school can produce a top student in Jianlin City, why worry about not having donations?
For Shanzhong High School, top students always come first. If Luo Qi was just an ordinary student, Liu Dejiang would have made a deal with Luo Xionghua without hesitation, but he happened to be a top student.
As long as Luo Qi has the potential to bring honor to Shanzhong High School in this college entrance examination, he is a student that the school must protect.
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