"Let me give you a ride. Tell me what you need on the way. Why didn't you contact me when something came up?"
Lin Wanwan sat in the passenger seat, rummaging through the desserts in his bag.
"It's not a very serious matter. Asking your senior brother to handle it is overkill."
"Besides saying nice things, what else can you do?"
Lin Wanwan held up the croissant and said, "It's still eating. It would be perfect if there was chocolate in it."
Cheng Jinyan found it amusing to watch her eat. "Didn't you have breakfast?"
"I've already eaten, but I'm getting hungry again now. I want to eat croissants as soon as I see them."
On the way, Lin Wanwan briefly explained what had happened recently, and Cheng Jinyan raised an eyebrow.
"If I remember correctly, the principal of the affiliated high school is a good friend of your father."
How did you know?
“I heard it from Uncle Lin through my teacher.”
“I don’t know anything about it, but my dad said he would handle it. The teacher came by yesterday, but he didn’t say anything. He just said that Bai Ying was angry with the school and he came to find out what happened. My mother-in-law is a gentle person, and I’m afraid she won’t be able to bring herself to curse.”
"Are you going back to curse people?"
"I'm going back to see what that immoral teacher really looks like. I'll probably come back today."
"Okay, I'll go check it out too."
When the two arrived home, the sanctimonious teacher was already sitting in the living room.
However, Song Lanzhi wasn't there, so Lin Wanwan asked her aunt, "Where's my mom?"
"Madam took Tuanzi out, saying she was going to buy the snacks you love. I wonder when she'll be back."
"Oh, I see. Auntie, could you please brew a pot of tea, the kind my senior brother likes? Do you have any left?"
"Yes, I'll go make some right away."
Lin Wanwan sat on the sofa and turned to look at the person in front of her. He was around thirty years old, dressed very fashionably, and looked sanctimonious but did nothing wrong.
"And who is this? Are you here to see my mother?"
Li Wei smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. I am Li Wei, the homeroom teacher of the senior class at the affiliated high school. Bai Ying is my student, but she didn't come to school yesterday. As her homeroom teacher, I came to find out what happened."
Lin Wanwan found a cushion and placed it under her waist.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Jinyan asked, "Does your back hurt?"
"Yeah, my lower back has been aching a lot lately."
Li Wei, sitting across from her, felt a little awkward and was about to speak when the aunt came in again.
"Wanwan, I made you some milk and white fungus soup. Would you like some?"
"Okay, thank you, Auntie," Lin Wanwan said with a smile. "Where's Bai Ying?"
The aunt was shrewd enough to know that Bai Ying had heard a bit about what Song Lanzhi had said. She glanced at Li Wei and said, "She's studying in the room. Her tutor came early this morning. It was a tutor that Dean Xu found. Bai Ying didn't even come out for breakfast; she's been studying the whole time."
"Okay, let her study hard then. I'll cut some fruit for her and the teacher later."
The aunt smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." She glanced at Li Wei as she left.
Li Wei felt extremely uncomfortable, and his heart was filled with bitterness.
His family was from the countryside, and he finally got a recommendation to study at a university in Beijing, where he met a girlfriend from a wealthy and influential family.
They were supposed to get engaged recently. He has a good job, and although his family is neither rich nor powerful, he knows how to charm women and can keep a rich girl happy. The job he got at the affiliated high school was found by the girl's family.
He was always good at reading people's expressions. Jian Sui's family was rich and powerful, so he naturally couldn't afford to offend them. Bai Ying was just a transfer student with no background, so he could only discipline Bai Ying. He never expected to offend someone he shouldn't have.
"Hello, may I see Bai Ying?"
"See Bai Ying? Bai Ying was bullied at your school. What do you want to see Bai Ying for? You should go find the person who bullied Bai Ying. Teacher, you don't think that because our family is powerless, you can easily bully Bai Ying, do you?"
Li Wei quickly waved his hand, "No, I was just worried about Bai Ying's studies, so I came to see her and wanted to persuade her to go back to school."
"Really? But I heard that a teacher at school threatened her. I wonder if Teacher Li knows about this?"
Li Wei broke out in a cold sweat. He closed his eyes briefly. He had no idea who this family was; they had even alerted the principal. If he didn't apologize and bring Bai Ying back to school, this matter would never be over.
"Comrade, may I see Bai Ying? I have something I'd like to say to her."
Lin Wanwan stared at him for a long time before saying, "Then we can only wait for Bai Ying to finish class. He's reviewing, and it's not good for our family to disturb him. Teacher, you're a teacher who educates and nurtures students, so you should understand, right?"
Li Wei nodded and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Yes, I understand, I understand. Studying is the most important thing."
Lin Wanwan wasn't going to let him off so easily. "By the way, teacher, can you tell me who exactly threatened Bai Ying at school? They even said she doesn't study and only knows how to seduce men."
Li Wei was so startled that he almost dropped his teacup, and stammered, "I... this comrade..."
"Teacher Li, my surname is Lin."
"Hello, Ms. Lin."
"As far as I know, Bai Ying has always been at the top of her class in school. We don't know where this teacher got these words from. Our family is really puzzled. What kind of teacher could say such immoral things? Shouldn't teachers be educating and nurturing students? How could they say such thoughtless things?"
Cheng Jinyan sat next to Lin Wanwan, adopting a protective posture. He found Lin Wanwan's words amusing, but he didn't show it on his face, simply drinking his tea quietly.
Cheng Jinyan's imposing presence was no joke; he glanced at Li Wei every now and then.
Li Wei really couldn't sit still any longer, but he had no choice but to stay.
Song Lanzhi didn't return until almost eleven o'clock. As soon as Tuanzi saw her, she rushed into her arms.
"Mommy~~"
"My dear, where did you go with Grandma?" Lin Wanwan asked, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.
The aunt brought in some freshly made plum juice. "Give him some of this."
Tuanzi was overjoyed to see Lin Wanwan and had no desire to drink.
Song Lanzhi laughed and said, "Usually when I see Auntie serving plum juice, I sit down obediently. But today, seeing you, even the plum juice doesn't look appealing anymore."
Lin Wanwan was too pregnant to let him sit on her lap, so she had to put him in Cheng Jinyan's arms.
"Tuanzi, call him Uncle."
Tuanzi looked at Cheng Jinyan, tilted her head and thought for a while, then called out in a childish voice, "Uncle~ Uncle~~"
"Our Tuanzi is so smart, she learns in no time."
Cheng Jinyan's body was a little stiff. He had never taken care of a child before, and he hadn't taken the initiative to hug Tuanzi the previous times he saw her.
Song Lanzhi sat down and drank some tea for a while, then looked at Li Wei and asked, "Teacher Li, what brings you here today?"
Li Wei stammered as he began, "I want to see Bai Ying; I have some things I want to say."
"Bai Ying is studying very hard. Teacher Li, why don't you go back? However, I also hope that the school can give us an explanation. Our child has been treated unfairly at school, and we reserve the right to pursue the matter. If our child develops problems because of your bullying, we will definitely investigate to the end."
Lin Wanwan gave her a thumbs up in her heart, thinking, "Mom is awesome!"
“Madam Song… I…”
Song Lanzhi interrupted him, "Teacher Li, you should go back to school."
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