Chapter 26: Admission Ticket Torn (3)
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Repeat a grade?
Chen Hesong didn't expect things to turn out like this. He opened his mouth and tried to explain: "Xiao Yu, that's not what I meant. I meant..."
He Yu restrained the smile on his face, and his expression gradually turned cold: "Brother, you are not going to regret it, are you?"
"No, I can help you organize your notes, or tutor you after school and on weekends, so you can still study. It's too much trouble to repeat a grade, and I'm going to take the college entrance examination soon."
"Because my brother is going to take the college entrance exam soon, he definitely won't have time to tutor me, so he decided to repeat a year and study in the second year of high school with me, so that he would have time to tutor me."
Seeing that something was not right, Chen's mother quickly stepped out to smooth things over: "Okay, Xiaosong, don't make that expression. Xiaoyu was just joking with you. It's okay for Xiaoyu to repeat a grade, but you still have to help Xiaoyu more in your daily life. Don't just focus on your own studies..."
He Yu interrupted her: "Auntie, I'm not kidding."
Chen's mother's expression froze, but seeing his stern face, she didn't dare to say anything else.
"Brother, you are such a good student. What's wrong with you repeating a year to teach me? Before, you didn't teach me seriously. Now that you repeat a year and take classes with me, you will definitely teach me more seriously."
"When the time comes, my brother and I will take the college entrance examination together, and you will be able to take care of us. My brother will also have an extra year to review, which is obviously a good deal."
Mother Chen looked at Father He: "Old He..."
Father He looked at the report in his hand and said casually, "Just discuss it among yourselves."
The so-called discussion actually means that He Yu has the final say.
When Chen's mother heard him say this, she no longer dared to object, but agreed, "Yes, that's good too."
Of course Chen Hesong disagreed, and wanted to fight for himself: "I will tutor Xiaoyu seriously, and I will tutor him seriously even if he doesn't have to repeat the grade. I don't want to..."
He Yu turned to look at him, as if complaining: "Brother just entered the second year of high school, and he hasn't made breakfast for me these past few days. If this continues, how can he tutor me well?"
"I……"
Chen Hesong was stunned for a moment. He was talking complete nonsense. Even when he had exams these days, he did not delay He Yu's breakfast.
He Yu is always like this, self-centered, selfish, and will do whatever he thinks. He will never give up until he achieves his goal.
Chen Hesong tried to soften his tone: "Xiao Yu, I made breakfast, didn't you see it? I promise I will tutor you well. I don't want to repeat a grade, I really don't." Although he tried his best to stay calm, he couldn't help getting excited when he spoke the last part.
He's father frowned and cleared his throat. Chen's mother immediately understood what he meant and said to Chen Hesong, "Xiaosong, talk to your brother properly. Why are you speaking so loudly?"
Chen Hesong lowered his voice and looked at He Yu pleadingly: "Xiao Yu, please help me. I really don't want to repeat the grade."
He Yu didn't say anything, his face was stern, he threw down his chopsticks, turned around and left.
Mother Chen looked at Chen Hesong and said, "Look, it's all your fault. Your brother left without even having a meal."
"Xiao Yu is right. You've only been in your second year of high school for a few days, and you dare to be so stubborn at the dinner table? I'm letting you repeat a year, but I'm not stopping you from taking the exam. You also have an extra year to review. Aren't you making a profit?"
"Who told you not to teach Xiaoyu well before? If you didn't teach well before, you have to make up for it now?"
Chen Hesong tried to explain: "I didn't, Mom, I've already started reviewing, and the policy for repeating a grade is different, I..."
Mother Chen was too lazy to listen to him. She walked to He Yu's seat, picked up some food, put it on the plate, and said to He's father with a smile, "I'll go upstairs to check on Xiao Yu. Don't let the child starve."
He's father lowered his head and responded.
Before leaving, Chen's mother glared at Chen Hesong viciously and said, "This matter is settled. I will go to school and talk to the teacher tomorrow."
Chen Hesong stood where he was.
In the hot summer, he felt his hands and feet were numb, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
Chen Hesong picked up his schoolbag, and went upstairs to his room in a daze, like a walking corpse.
Mother Chen was still carrying food and knocked on He Yu's door: "Xiao Yu, Auntie packed some food for you. They are all your favorites. Come out and have some?"
Chen Hesong returned to the room, locked the door, leaned against the door, grabbed his hair, and squatted on the ground.
Only then did Chen Hesong understand why He Yu suddenly waited for him after school today and why He Yu was so concerned about his test scores recently.
He did it on purpose.
When Chen Hesong had already entered the learning state, he abruptly cut off his hope and made him repeat the grade to accompany him in study.
What Teacher Zhu said came true. Even if he kept compromising, He Yu would never let him go.
But he was so used to being submissive that he even thought that as long as he could endure this year, he would be free.
What should he do now? One year, two years, two years, he will never be able to get rid of He Yu.
Suddenly, He Yu's voice came from in front of him: "Brother." Chen Hesong raised his head suddenly, and He Yu was standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his face.
No wonder Chen's mother kept knocking on the door outside, but He Yu didn't respond.
He wasn't even in his room.
He Yu stood in front of him and looked down at him: "Brother, if you kneel down and beg me, I will go out and tell Auntie."
But Chen Hesong would never believe him again.
He Yu is such a self-centered person. He just enjoys the feeling of Chen Hesong being stepped on by him. He just said this jokingly and will not really do it.
Chen Hesong suddenly felt his stomach churning. He retched, covered his mouth, and ran into the bathroom.
I just ate a little dinner, and now I vomited it all out.
Outside the door, Chen's mother was still knocking.
"Auntie has already taught your brother a lesson. We will go and make the decision to repeat the grade tomorrow. Otherwise, Auntie will call the teacher tonight. Your brother won't eat anymore. Why don't you come out to eat?"
He Yu looked back at him and raised his voice slightly: "Brother, if you don't beg me again, I will really go out and agree."
Chen Hesong was bent over, vomiting violently in front of the toilet, his hands tightly gripping the toilet seat, not wanting to pay any attention to him at all.
He Yu felt bored, so he opened the door and walked out.
"Okay, Auntie, let's go and handle the formalities tomorrow."
Chen Hesong vomited everything in his stomach, forced himself to get up from the ground, and washed his face.
Teacher Zhu reminded him, but he didn't listen and ended up in this situation.
Chen Hesong really didn't know what to do.
He wiped the water droplets from his face, forced himself to walk outside, hugged his schoolbag, and hid in the bathroom.
He locked the bathroom door, squatted beside the sink, holding the phone in both hands, looking at Teacher Zhu's phone number on the screen.
On the first day of the second year of high school, Teacher Zhu asked them to save his phone number.
Chen Hesong hesitated for a long time, and the screen went off and then turned on again.
He didn't know whether he should call Teacher Zhu. What if he implicated Teacher Zhu?
If the matter gets out of hand, will He Yu and his mother become even more harsh towards him?
He doesn't know.
After an unknown amount of time, he tremblingly dialed the number and put his ear to the phone.
The call was quickly connected, and Teacher Zhu's voice came from the other end of the line: "Hello, I'm Zhu Qingchen."
The moment he heard Teacher Zhu's voice, Chen Hesong could no longer hold back. He covered his mouth and lowered his voice. Because he hadn't spoken for too long, his voice was hoarse: "Teacher Zhu... Teacher Zhu..."
*
When he received the call, Zhu Qingchen was eating dinner in his small apartment.
Chen Hesong was crying on the other end of the phone and sounded in a very bad state.
Zhu Qingchen quickly put down the chicken leg: "What's wrong? Tell me slowly, what happened?"
Chen Hesong briefly explained the matter to him, and pleaded, "Teacher Zhu, I don't want to repeat the grade. Even if I repeat the grade to accompany my studies, He Yu will not study seriously. He just wants to make trouble for me. I don't know who to find. I really don't want to repeat the grade..."
Zhu Qingchen's face slowly darkened: "This is totally unheard of."
How could such a thing exist in the world?
Zhu Qingchen is an ancient person who has been in modern times for less than a week, but he also knows how important the second year of high school is to the students here.
Other families deliver meals to their students and pick them up from school every day, fearing that something might happen to their children. But this family actually let a son who was in the second year of high school repeat a grade to accompany another son. Are these people crazy?
Chen Hesong said, "They will take me to go through the formalities tomorrow. Teacher Zhu, what should I do?"
He was already frightened, and Zhu Qingchen couldn't lose his composure and cause him to panic.
Zhu Qingchen calmed his tone: "Don't be afraid, calm down, and don't go out and argue with them again."
There is no point in saying more. If you annoy them, you will end up being bullied by them, which would be bad.
Zhu Qingchen opened the Student Handbook and taught him while checking it: "Take a deep breath and don't cry."
Chen Hesong listened to his words and slowly calmed down.
Soon, Zhu Qingchen found the content he had circled in red pen before: "The teacher found out that it will take at least half a month to approve the application for repeating a grade, which means we still have half a month."
"Yeah." Chen Hesong also calmed down, took out paper and pen from his schoolbag and started taking notes.
"The school will not easily let students repeat a grade unless they are sick, go abroad, or have insufficient learning ability." Zhu Qingchen said, "You do not meet any of these conditions."
Chen Hesong is the top student in his grade, so it is impossible that he lacks academic ability.
Since the He family wanted him to accompany his parents to study, it was naturally impossible for them to let him get sick or go abroad.
"The review of repeating a grade application is also very strict, and it requires signatures from two teachers and the head teacher." Zhu Qingchen said, "Don't worry, I won't sign."
Chen Hesong hesitated and said, "But Uncle He knows a lot of leaders, maybe he can get some connections..."
Zhu Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "This requires us to make a big fuss. It is better to remove the fuel from under the cauldron than to try to stop the boiling water from boiling."
Chen Hesong was puzzled: "Why did it get so serious?"
Zhu Qingchen asked: "Are you afraid of going to the police station?"
This was the first lesson Zhu Qingchen learned from the early education cartoon.
If you have any trouble, call the police.
But in the original book, it's as if there are no police in this world at all.
No matter whether Chen Hesong was bullied at school or he was forced by He Yu, no fair and just department ever stepped forward, as if He Yu had the final say in this world.
For this purpose, Zhu Qingchen specially asked the system to navigate and go to the police station near the school to take a look.
There are clearly staff working inside, and they are clearly seeking justice for others.
But Chen Hesong seemed to be living in a forgotten corner, as if the author had drawn a circle above his head and no public official could find him.
Zhu Qingchen wanted to pull him out of the corner, in front of everyone, and under the sunlight, so that the He family would no longer dare to do whatever they wanted.
Chen Hesong was still hesitating. He lowered his head and pinched the calluses on his right fingers that were caused by writing.
Zhu Qingchen did not rush him, but just quietly held the phone and waited for his answer: "If you are afraid, we can find another way, go to the school or the neighborhood committee..."
Chen Hesong said softly: "I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of going to the police station."
His voice was soft, but firmer than ever before.
"Okay." Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips and asked, "He Yu has been bullying you for so many years. Do you have any evidence?"
Chen Hesong thought for a moment and said, "My diary. I have the habit of writing a diary."
Before Zhu Qingchen could say anything, the system suddenly said, "The diary is an important prop in the later stage of 'Chasing Wife to the Crematorium'."
Zhu Qingchen was puzzled: "What?"
"Chen Hesong's diary recorded every scene of him being bullied by He Yu from the age of eight to twenty-eight. Later, Chen Hesong jumped off the building. He Yu read his diary and realized that he had caused him such great harm. He knelt on the ground and cried."
Zhu Qingchen looked confused: "What is that?"
As a bully, he has no idea what he has done and has to rely on reading the diary of the bullied person to remember. How is that possible?
He didn't realize that he was doing a bad thing when he was beating people, he didn't realize when his fists hit others, and he didn't realize when others cried out in pain.
How can such a person without empathy realize that he is wrong after reading a few diaries?
It's absolutely ridiculous.
Zhu Qingchen asked gently, "Anything else? Think about it again."
Diaries are too easy to forge and can hardly serve as conclusive evidence.
Chen Hesong was trying hard to recall, but Zhu Qingchen didn't urge him and waited for him to think slowly.
After a long while, Chen Hesong whispered, "No more."
Every time he was bullied, he would clean himself up before going home for fear of causing trouble for his mother.
Zhu Qingchen did not blame him: "It's okay, it's okay."
Suddenly, Chen Hesong remembered something: "I got it! Teacher, there were a few times when He Yu's friends took videos and photos of me being beaten... But they didn't post them, they just took them for fun, and I didn't know..."
"Okay." Zhu Qingchen thought for a while, "Teacher, find a way to get evidence, and then we'll go to the police station to report the case. Don't alert them at home, just agree to whatever they say, and the teacher will find a way to delay time. Call me anytime if you have anything."
Zhu Qingchen paused, still a little worried: "How about I go pick you up? Is it okay for you to be alone at home? I'll just say something happened at school and pick you up first, okay?"
"It's okay. I can endure it. I've been patient for more than ten years. A few days won't make a difference. Don't alert the enemy." Chen Hesong said seriously on the other end of the phone, "Thank you, teacher."
Zhu Qingchen smiled and said in a reassuring voice: "I am your teacher, don't be afraid."
"Um."
Afraid of being discovered, Chen Hesong hung up the phone after telling the story.
But he was still worried.
He doesn't know any of He Yu's friends.
I don’t know if they kept the videos and photos.
I don’t even know how the teacher will get this evidence.
However, after discussing it with the teacher, he felt more confident.
For some reason, the concept of "calling the police" seemed to have never entered his mind until the teacher mentioned it to him, and then he suddenly realized it.
Oh, so he can call the police.
The teacher is right, it is better to remove the firewood from under the pot than to try to stop the boiling water by adding more water.
He always compromised, thinking that he could just endure it for a year, but He Yu had no intention of letting him go.
If there was no evidence, he created it.
Chen Hesong opened his mobile phone, registered a new email account, and sent an email to the principal.
[There seem to be stray animals on the back wall of the school in the new semester. I hope the school will install surveillance cameras to ensure the safety of students]
He Yu and his little followers often bullied him behind the back wall.
*
At the same time, Zhu Qingchen hung up the phone and sat in front of the coffee table, feeling troubled.
How to get evidence?
Zhu Qingchen looked at the system and blinked.
The system immediately felt something was wrong and stepped back: "What? What do you want to do?"
Zhu Qingchen looked at it pitifully and asked, "Do you have a solution? A high-tech system?"
"I..." The system thought for a moment, "Yes, I do, but to hack into other people's phones, you need to apply for permission from the bureau. If your actions are legitimate, it should be approved."
Zhu Qingchen's eyes lit up: "How long will it take?"
"Five days."
"Okay, apply for me right away."
"But it will consume five health points, which is equivalent to your world quest..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Qingchen didn't hesitate, "Apply quickly."
"Okay then." The system looked at Zhu Qingchen helplessly, but finally helped him apply.
We have to wait five more days.
Zhu Qingchen hugged the pillow and sighed.
The issue of evidence has been resolved, but there is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow.
*
The next morning.
Zhu Qingchen did not lie in bed today. He got up early, dressed neatly, came to the classroom and sat in front of the podium.
"Hurry, hurry, lend me your homework. I came early today..."
The next second, a student who rushed in from outside bumped into Zhu Qingchen on the podium. He was startled and stood up quickly: "Hello, teacher."
Zhu Qingchen nodded slightly: "Yeah."
Several students crowded into the classroom and talked in low voices.
"Why did the teacher come so early today?"
"I haven't finished my physics homework yet."
"It's over."
Zhu Qingchen folded his hands and raised his chin towards them: "Read."
"Oh." Several students put down their schoolbags and sat down in their seats obediently.
By 7:30, almost all the students in the class had arrived. Zhu Qingchen's eyes fell on Chen Hesong's seat, but he hadn't arrived yet.
Is he locked up at home?
Zhu Qingchen stood up and was about to go out to take a look when Teacher Gao came over and called him, "Xiao Zhu, come here."
"good."
Zhu Qingchen asked the students in the class to read early in the morning and followed Teacher Gao to the office.
Chen's mother and Chen Hesong were already waiting in the office.
Chen Hesong kept his head down the whole time. When Zhu Qingchen came in, he looked up at him, then quickly lowered his head again.
Several teachers surrounded them and tried to persuade them.
"Mother Hesong, this is not a joke."
"Hesong has such good grades, ranks first in his grade, and is a very well behaved person. Why would you want him to repeat a grade?"
"The policy for repeaters is completely different. He Song has already missed the competition in his second year of high school, and now..."
Mother Chen held various materials in her hands and sat in the middle with a firm attitude: "Our family has already discussed it. This is the result of our discussion. The main reason is that He Song is sick and his mental state is not very good, so we hope to let him repeat a year and prepare for one more year."
It turns out that their family is not completely ignorant.
They also knew that repeating a grade would not be good for Chen Hesong, and they did not dare to ask him to accompany He Yu to study. They only dared to say that he was sick.
In fact, other teachers could tell whether Chen Hesong was sick or not and what caused his illness.
Chen's mother said: "My youngest son Xiaoyu is also in his second year of high school. Hesong and Xiaoyu can study together. Xiaoyu can take care of Hesong's life, and Hesong can also tutor Xiaoyu's studies. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Teacher Gao has a bad temper and can't help himself.
"How can you be a mother? I've told you that your child has good grades and doesn't need to repeat a grade. If it's a health problem, please show him a certificate from a Class II hospital instead of just saying he's sick!"
"He missed the competition in his second year of high school. The policy for repeaters changes every year, and we don't know how many points he will lose. As a parent, not only did you fail to get him extra points, but you also tried every way to hold him back. You are ruining his future and his life!"
Chen's mother raised her eyebrows and said sternly, "Teacher Gao, your words are too harsh, aren't they? What do you mean I ruined his future? I'm his mother, would I harm him?"
"He was already ill. Even if his score was reduced, he has an extra year to review. Can't his score be improved? I am doing this for the good of the school. If he jumps off a building one day when he is so ill, can you bear the responsibility?"
"Chen Hesong, tell me yourself, are you sick?"
Chen Hesong lowered his head and responded softly, "Yeah."
In his decades of teaching, Teacher Gao had never seen a mother like this. He was so angry that he covered his chest and gasped.
Several teachers quickly helped him to the side to rest.
Mother Chen picked up her phone and made a call: "Hello, Vice Principal Zhou, it's me, Hesong's mother. I'm in the office now. Several teachers refused to sign for our Hesong, especially Teacher Gao."
She turned on the speakerphone of her phone, and the middle-aged man's voice came out: "Lao Gao? I approved your repeating the grade. Don't get excited. Just ask someone to sign it."
Teacher Gao finally took a breath, but now he was annoyed again: "Get lost! Don't think I don't know that the rascal student in the second grade got in through your back door, and now he wants to ruin my class, the top student in the grade. Get lost!"
"Lao Gao, you can't say that..."
In chaos.
Zhu Qingchen walked up to Chen Hesong, shook his hand, and said softly, "The teacher has asked a friend to look for evidence, and they will definitely find it. You go to the second grade for a while, and don't alert the enemy. I will definitely bring you back in five days."
Chen Hesong nodded: "I think so too."
He followed his mother's wishes and stayed in the second year of high school for a few days. There was no point in pestering them now, and it would only alert them.
The two reached a consensus and then quickly parted ways.
Mother Chen slapped the application on the table and said, "I only need two teachers and the head teacher to sign it. Just two teachers can sign it. He Song will pack up and move downstairs."
Zhu Qingchen said, "Hesong's mother, if Hesong is really sick, then I can sign. The application still has fifteen days to go. If Hesong is not sick within these fifteen days, or if there is evidence that he was coerced, this application will be invalid."
"Whatever, sign it quickly." Mother Chen didn't care. Isn't it just a certificate from a Class II hospital? The He family has money, so she can just get one when the time comes.
Zhu Qingchen said sternly: "You keep your word, and all the teachers in the office are witnesses."
"Got it, hurry up."
Zhu Qingchen handed his phone to the teacher in the same office and said, "The audio and video recordings are for evidence. If Chen Hesong was coerced into repeating a grade, the application is invalid. Please repeat it."
Seeing how determined he was, Chen's mother felt a little worried. Could it be that the teacher had figured out something?
Forget it, as long as I get the application form, it’s fine.
Mother Chen sat on the sofa and repeated what Zhu Qingchen had said.
Zhu Qingchen picked up the pen and signed his name on the paper. He paused and deliberately omitted two strokes.
Zhu Qingchen becomes "Zhu Qingju". If things really don't work out in the future, he can also throw a tantrum like Chen's mother.
Chen's mother asked a few teachers to sign, and then happily took Chen Hesong to the classroom to pack up his things.
Chen Hesong stood in front of his seat, opened his schoolbag, and silently stuffed all the books and papers into it.
The students next to him were shocked when they saw him and asked him in a low voice: "Hesong, what's wrong with you?"
"Do you want to take a leave?"
"Want to go home?"
Chen Hesong shook his head: "I'm fine."
Although it is only a temporary solution, but...
When it was time to really move out, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
He didn't know if he could move back. What if... what if he failed?
"Hurry up and pack up. I'll wait for you in Xiaoyu's classroom." Mother Chen said, then turned and left.
Zhu Qingchen stood at the door, looking at him with a somewhat sad look.
Chen Hesong moved the tables and chairs out slowly by himself.
Zhu Qingchen shook his hand and said, "Teacher will definitely take you back."
"Yes." Chen Hesong nodded seriously, "I will try my best, thank you teacher, you have helped me a lot."
This morning, when his mother talked to him, he secretly recorded the conversation with his mobile phone.
The principal replied to him via email.
【Thanks for your feedback. We have made an appointment with workers to install surveillance cameras. 】
He was very grateful to Teacher Zhu who taught him to call the police, and also very grateful to Teacher Gao who spoke up for him. However, just now, the vice-president who was familiar with the He family had already called them, and he could not implicate others anymore.
He has to walk alone from school to the police station.
If there is no evidence, then he will create it himself. !
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