Chapter 40: Admission Ticket Torn (17)
The next day we took comprehensive and English exams.
Chen Hesong was taking the exam in the examination room, and Zhu Qingchen was still waiting for him in the cafeteria.
After finishing the comprehensive exam in the morning and sending the students safely to the car, Zhu Qingchen didn't even eat his meal and just waited for Xie Zhiheng to bring him the food.
Today we have iced rice dumplings filled with candied beans and raisins, and a small piece of ice cream cake.
Xie Zhiheng said: "It's the last subject, it's okay to eat something cold."
"That's what I thought too, let's celebrate in advance." Zhu Qingchen scooped out a small piece of ice cream cake with a spoon and put it into his mouth. It was cold.
Seeing that he was enjoying the meal, Xie Zhiheng's eyes curved and he couldn't help but smile.
The villain system flew far away and whispered, "I know, you are his father, it is only natural for you to bring him food."
Xie Zhiheng nodded slightly: "Yes, you are quite sensible today."
Isn't that reasonable?
Yesterday, Xie Zhiheng put it in the bowl and forgot about it. After seeing Zhu Qingchen off, he asked the driver to drive away. Halfway through the journey, he remembered it and asked the driver to turn around and get the bowl.
He didn't want to come back in the first place. It was useless to have the system with him, so he had to come back specially.
Just like yesterday, Zhu Qingchen had lunch and took a short nap. When the time came, he got up and went to wait at the entrance of the examination room.
When the exam started yesterday, he felt that time was passing too slowly.
Now, unknowingly, it is the last subject, and he always feels like it is a dream.
Two hours later, the English test ended successfully.
Parents happily waited for their children at the entrance of the examination hall, hanging banners, buying flowers, and preparing standees of their children's favorite stars.
Xie Chao also came over, holding the little yellow dog, waiting for Chen Hesong at the door. Seeing that others had flowers, he bought a bunch of sunflowers for Chen Hesong as well.
He was not used to standing among so many strangers, but this was Chen Hesong's college entrance examination, and he could try his best to overcome it.
Chen Hesong must also have what others have.
Students came out of the examination room one after another. Xie Chao stood in the crowd, tiptoeing slightly, searching for Chen Hesong.
After a while, Chen Hesong appeared in the crowd with a schoolbag on his back.
A smile appeared on Xie Chao's face and he raised his hand, wanting to wave at him.
But the next second, another person holding a bouquet of flowers rushed to Chen Hesong first.
Xie Chao’s smile froze.
He didn't know this person, but Chen Hesong did.
It was the driver of the charity car who was bribed by Chen's mother with a few words and sent him to other places.
The driver was originally a volunteer who did good deeds. In addition, he was deceived and had not clearly violated any law. Therefore, the police station could only criticize and educate him and detain him for another two days.
Now that the college entrance examination is over, he has been released.
However, although the police station could not do anything to him, the volunteer unit he belonged to made him make a public self-criticism so that everyone could learn from him and also expelled him from the unit.
When he returned to his workplace, word of the incident had spread. Colleagues all pointed fingers at him. Those who had children at home stayed away from him and turned away when they saw him, fearing that he would have another seizure and harm their children.
The college entrance examination is a big deal in itself, and now he is considered socially dead.
After being educated, the driver, who originally acted like a father, became much more obedient. He stood in front of Chen Hesong and handed him the flowers in his hand.
"Student Chen, I was wrong in what happened before. I meant well but ended up doing something bad. I'm really sorry. Can you write me a letter of explanation? Just a little explanation. I didn't do it on purpose."
At this time, Chen Hesong also saw Xie Chao. He didn't want to pay attention to the driver, so he responded coldly, "No", and walked towards Xie Chao.
But the driver refused to give in and kept surrounding him.
"You kid, the police have already said that I meant well but did bad things, and I was deceived by others. It's understandable. Who are you showing off to?"
Chen Hesong stopped and said patiently, "I don't hold you responsible anymore. I just don't want to forgive you, and I don't want your flowers. Is there any problem?"
The driver said, "No, you must accept the flowers, otherwise you will be disrespecting your uncle."
Chen Hesong took a deep breath and said, "You don't realize where you are wrong at all. Why should I give you face? You almost made me late and my admission ticket was torn. You still want me to give you face? Is your face more important than my college entrance examination?"
"The police said I was deceived. I didn't do it on purpose. Neither did you. Why didn't you explain it to me clearly at the time? If you had explained it to me clearly, I might have..."
Chen Hesong was furious when he heard this.
"Since you insist on arguing, let's have a good talk."
Chen Hesong looked at him seriously.
"Even if you were deceived at first, at that time, my two classmates and I had repeatedly explained the situation to you. They kept telling you that I was being abused by my stepbrother and that it was the school's decision not to let me contact my family. But what did you do?"
"You didn't listen to our explanation at all and insisted on sending me to my mother. I warned you again and again, but you just wouldn't listen. Even if you were cheated at the beginning, what happened later? You knew that you might have been cheated, but in order to save your face and prove that 'we students are just hypocritical', you still dropped me off halfway."
"You are coming to apologize to me now, but you are also reluctant. You just want to distance yourself from the matter and put the blame on others. You know in your heart that you were also wrong because you listened to one side and believed it. But you still refuse to admit it and are still blaming me."
The driver blushed and just kept repeating: "Why are you so fussy, kid? The police said I was cheated..."
Chen Hesong snatched the flowers from his hand and threw them directly into the trash can.
"Please leave. I told you I won't forgive you."
"you……"
The driver wanted to reach out to grab him, but as soon as his hand was raised, someone pulled it back.
He turned around, his expression changed instantly: "Teacher Zhu..."
Chen Hesong also turned around quickly: "Teacher Zhu."
Zhu Qingchen had just come out of the school gate when he saw this scene.
He was just worried about not being able to find the driver, and he actually had the guts to come to his door and even wanted to beat up his students?
Zhu Qingchen was not very strong, and the driver was about to break free, but the next second, Xie Zhiheng grabbed his other hand.
The two men held the driver down like this.
Zhu Qingchen looked at the driver: "Do you remember what I told you? I asked you to send my student to the examination room safely, what did you do? You dropped him off somewhere unknown?"
"I...I didn't mean it..."
"You didn't do it on purpose? My student has repeatedly explained that he was abused at home. You didn't do it on purpose? You did it on purpose. You almost caused him to miss the exam, and you still dare to come here?"
"I heard that it's okay to be half an hour late for the college entrance examination..."
"You can enter the venue even if you are half an hour late. It's reserved for emergencies, not for intentional harm! You don't think you did anything wrong, so why are you here to apologize? Huh?"
The driver wanted to argue, but at this time, the dispute between them also attracted the attention of others. What Zhu Qingchen said to the owner of the stationery store yesterday was now effective.
The onlookers were pointing and talking, and the stationery store owner even explained the matter to those who didn't know the truth.
"This teacher's student has excellent grades and is studying at Tsinghua University and Peking University. Yesterday, he wanted to take a charity car here. It was said that the driver would take him to the examination room safely. But for some reason, the driver dropped the student off halfway, causing the student to almost miss the exam."
"The college entrance examination is such an important matter, and he has killed other students like this."
"He is totally insane. He still has the nerve to apologize now. It's such a nice day. It's so disgusting."
"If it was his own child, would he dare to take his child to some other place?"
"I think I know him. He's the one from the community in front. His last name seems to be Liu, and he lives in Building 5..."
The driver's face immediately turned red with embarrassment. Zhu Qingchen let go of his hand and said, "Why don't you get out of here? Are you waiting for me to find a lawyer to sue you?"
Chen Hesong clenched his fist and couldn't bear it any longer. He punched him in the face and said, "Get lost!"
Amid the discussions of the crowd, the driver covered his face and tried to escape, but was stopped by reporters who were waiting outside the examination room.
The reporter put the microphone in front of him and quickly called the photographer over to take pictures: "Hello, is what the onlookers said just now true? Please explain your behavior."
The driver wanted to run away, but the reporters chased him and refused to give up. Suddenly, two policemen came in front and stopped him.
The driver was shocked and asked quickly: "Haven't I been detained before?"
The police said, "They told us something else. You didn't confess to us and you even accepted money from them."
"this……"
Because Chen's mother gave the money directly in cash, the police could not find anything in the driver's bank statements and could only say that he meant well but ended up with a bad result. It was not until just now that Chen's mother cried and said that she had given him the money that the police came to arrest him.
Two policemen, one on each side, carried him away.
The onlookers were shocked: "No wonder, it turns out that he took money from others!"
"I was saying, he's not a fool, how could he be so easily deceived, it turns out he took the money!"
"Who is this?"
Instead of getting a letter of explanation, the driver spread the incident widely and even appeared on TV.
In less than ten minutes, this incident became a hot topic in the city.
Zhu Qingchen looked at Chen Hesong and asked, "Do you want to sue him?" Chen Hesong shook his head and said, "The instigator is someone else."
The stationery store owner gave Chen Hesong a bottle of drink and said, "Finally the exam is over. It's okay now. Go back and have a rest."
"Okay, thank you."
Xie Chao also stepped forward and handed him the sunflower: "Congratulations."
"Thanks."
"Let's go to my house for dinner."
Xie Zhiheng and Xie Chao took the bus back, while Zhu Qingchen took Chen Hesong on a small electric scooter through the streets and alleys.
Chen Hesong sat in the back seat, with a schoolbag on his back and a drink and a bouquet of flowers in his arms. He looked down at the drink.
Even a stationery store owner, a complete stranger to him, was so nice to him, but his family treated him like this.
Now that the college entrance examination is over, it’s time to put an end to it.
*
We had dinner at Xie’s house in the evening.
After dinner, the group took a walk in the garden and walked the dog.
Zhu Qingchen asked Chen Hesong: "Now that the exam is over, what are you going to do?"
"The police station should call me tomorrow and ask me to go over and deal with He Yu's matter."
"This is a serious case. The school should expel him directly, and the police station will detain him for a longer period of time."
"It's best to hold me until my grades come out." Chen Hesong said, "I heard that as long as my grades are good enough, the admissions team will contact me in advance, and I can also make requests."
"What do you want to ask?"
"Scholarships and grants can at least support me to finish college. Most importantly, I need to transfer my household registration to the university, and I need to do it quickly, preferably during the summer vacation."
As long as he moved his household registration, he could leave the He family forever.
Zhu Qingchen nodded. He had considered it very carefully.
Zhu Qingchen added: "Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony, and you will also be moving out of the dormitory. Do you have a place to live?"
"Well..." Chen Hesong thought for a while, "I can go out and rent a house. I still have some of the medical expenses that those people compensated me for last year. I can also ask the He family for money tomorrow."
Zhu Qingchen asked: "Do you want to live in the teacher's house?"
Chen Hesong shook his head seriously: "No, if I live with the teacher, if others find out, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble to the teacher."
"Then find a house yourself, and be careful not to be cheated."
"I see."
Chen Hesong raised his head and looked at Zhu Qingchen seriously: "Teacher Zhu, thank you so much."
"You're welcome." Zhu Qingchen smiled at him and touched his head.
*
The next day was the graduation ceremony. As the top student in his grade for three consecutive years, Chen Hesong received a scholarship of 3,000 yuan.
Although it’s not much, it’s money.
Zhu Qingchen put on the white shirt and black trousers he had worn when he first came to school for the first time in a long time. He also combed his hair and took graduation photos with the students.
Zhu Qingchen looks cool when he doesn’t smile, but when he smiles, his eyes become crooked and he isn’t cool at all.
Students who originally only dared to bring their cell phones to school secretly now dare to take them out openly and take photos with Zhu Qingchen.
Zhu Qingchen cleared his throat, buttoned the top button of his shirt, and maintained a cool expression.
The students frowned and turned to look at him: "Teacher, this expression doesn't suit you very well."
"Really?" Zhu Qingchen raised his hand to the camera, made a "yeah" gesture, and smiled brightly, "How about this?"
“That’s how it looks normal.”
Zhu Qingchen maintained his posture and stood in the same place, while the students around him changed one after another.
Chen Hesong also held his mobile phone and stood in line at the back, waiting to take a photo with Zhu Qingchen.
Before he could take the photo, Chen Hesong received a call from the police station asking him to come over.
As Chen Hesong expected, he hung up the phone, took photos with the teachers calmly, and then prepared to go to the police station.
Zhu Qingchen went with him as his teacher.
The crime committed by Chen's mother and He Yu this time was quite serious, and the police station had never dealt with similar matters before. Preventing candidates from taking the college entrance examination and tearing up their admission tickets was simply unheard of.
They are still holding a meeting to discuss whether to detain him for one month or two months.
When Chen Hesong and Zhu Qingchen arrived, the two men had already been in the police station for two days.
Having lost face so much, He's father hated them to death and naturally didn't take good care of them. Both of them looked unkempt.
Perhaps by coincidence, they were brought to the same meeting room as last time.
As soon as she saw Chen Hesong coming, Chen's mother stood up immediately.
She was still wearing the red cheongsam with the pattern "旗开胜" (Flag of Victory), but she hadn't changed her clothes for two days and her hair was messy, making her look sloppy and not very decent.
She wanted to rush forward, but was held down the next second.
Chen Hesong glanced at her, then turned his head and looked at He Yu.
This was He Yu’s second visit to the police station, and he seemed very familiar with it.
He sat nearby gloomily, saying nothing.
I probably still can't understand why Chen Hesong could take the exam without an admission ticket.
Mother Chen said to Chen Hesong anxiously, "Xiaosong, Mom knows I was wrong. Please forgive me quickly. I don't want to stay here anymore."
Chen Hesong smiled at her: "How can you be wrong? You are not wrong."
He didn't know it was wrong when he made him repeat a grade, and he didn't know it was wrong when he bribed the driver, but now he knows he was wrong.
It's too late.
Not long after, He's father also arrived.
He glared at Chen's mother fiercely and said sternly, "Why don't you shut up? Don't you think you've lost enough face?"
Mother Chen choked, covered her face and started to cry.
But He's father didn't want to pay any attention to him. He just turned to look at Chen Hesong and softened his tone unnaturally: "Xiaosong, we were wrong this time. What do you think we should do? Let's try to keep things to a minimum and not make a big deal out of it, okay?"
This incident has seriously affected the He family's business, so He's father is of course anxious to resolve it.
Chen Hesong didn't say anything, and He's father lowered his voice and said, "How much money do you want? Uncle can give you money."
Chen Hesong said calmly: "If you give too little, it's mental damages. If you give too much, you can sue me for extortion, right?"
He's father paused, looking embarrassed: "Why do you think so?"
Chen Hesong stood up and was about to leave: "Uncle He, you are not sincere. I think there is no need for us to continue talking. This matter has been reported in the news. I think the reporters will find you soon."
"Hey..." He's father hurriedly stopped him, "Sign a gift contract! We can sign a gift contract, no need for settlement, I'm giving it to you voluntarily! Just consider it as compensation for the grievances you've suffered over the years, no conditions required!"
Chen Hesong stopped and turned to look at him.
Seeing that there was a chance, He's father quickly raised the stakes: "Two hundred thousand? Three hundred thousand?"
Chen Hesong paused and said, "One million."
After he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Zhu Qingchen.
Would Teacher Zhu think... that he was greedy?
Zhu Qingchen sat on the sofa and nodded at him.
No problem, let’s talk about it.
Chen Hesong had worked as a nanny in their home for more than ten years and had suffered abuse for more than ten years, so why couldn't she ask for compensation? Zhu Qingchen was watching a TV series and saw that the victim didn't want a penny in the end, so he was so angry that he punched the pillow.
Why don't you want compensation?
The victims suffered so much, but in the end they couldn’t even ask for compensation. If they asked for it, they would be considered materialistic, selfish, and dishonest. Are they using money to measure their own suffering?
What's the reason for this?
Just want money! Just want money!
"What?" This obviously exceeded He's father's budget.
What does he, a newly graduated student, need so much money for?
"You have bullied me for the past ten years, and this time you tore up my admission ticket and prevented me from taking the college entrance examination. I have a flat price of one million. Uncle He, your company must be more important than one million, right?"
He's father was still a little hesitant. It seemed that his company had been making losses recently, and he was hesitant even about one million.
Chen Hesong continued, "Uncle He, do you think the headline 'College entrance exam candidate suffers long-term family bullying' is eye-catching enough?"
He's father gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, sure, one million is one million."
"I also need a household registration booklet to transfer my household registration out."
"Okay." He Fuba had to get involved with him.
"Give me the household registration book first. I will mail it back to you after I have completed the household registration."
"That's fine."
"Please prepare now. I will contact a lawyer to draw up a contract."
He's father was very angry with him, but he could only arrange for people to prepare.
During this period, He Yu tried to stop it, shouting "Dad, why are you afraid of him?" and "Dad, don't let him lead you by the nose", but was slapped back by He's father.
He's father was stopped by the police and only had time to hit him: "Shut up! You are the one who caused all this trouble! I spent a whole million to clean up your mess, and you still have the nerve to yell?!"
He Yu covered his swollen cheek and sat on the sofa with a gloomy look on his face.
Chen Hesong sat down on the sofa and contacted the lawyer he had asked Xie Zhiheng to introduce to him.
An hour later, Chen Hesong's lawyer came to the police station with the drafted contract.
He's father's lawyer also came with a bank card with one million yuan in it and their family's household registration book.
After Chen Hesong confirmed that everything was correct, he handed the signed contract to He's father.
He's father signed the contract without even looking at it: "Is this ok?"
Chen Hesong put the card and household registration booklet into his schoolbag: "It's OK."
He turned to look at Zhu Qingchen who was sitting next to him: "Teacher, let's go."
Zhu Qingchen stood up and prepared to leave with him.
Chen Hesong has indeed grown up.
When he came to the police station last year, he asked Zhu Qingchen to protect him and argue with these people.
That’s not necessary now. Chen Hesong can handle them alone, and Zhu Qingchen just needs to sit beside them and drink tea.
Just as the two were about to leave, He Yu next to them also stood up.
But the next second, he was held down by the police.
He Yu said sternly: "Didn't you see? He and my dad have signed the contract, we have reconciled! I can go home!"
Chen Hesong turned around and said, "We have not reconciled. The contract we signed is a gift contract, not that I forgive you. Police comrade, please handle this impartially and continue to detain them. If you have any questions, please contact my attorney."
He Yu looked at his father in disbelief.
He had been quiet just now, not only because he was slapped by his father, but also because he thought his father was saving him.
You can go back soon, so it’s okay to be patient.
But now, Chen Hesong told him that what He's father signed with him was not a settlement contract at all!
"dad?!"
He's father yelled back at him: "How dare you yell? Do you know how much loss you have caused to the company? I have become a laughing stock in the whole city. I have to suppress this matter quickly. You just want to walk away. Have I ever told you that if you go to the police station again, I will strangle you to death!"
"You stay here and reflect on yourself. Don't think that just because you are my only son, your position as successor is secure. As long as I want, I can always find someone to replace you!"
Zhu Qingchen seemed to have heard something shocking. He turned around and looked at Chen Hesong.
Someone can be found to replace He Yu at any time. Could it be that... He's father has an illegitimate child outside?
Not only Zhu Qingchen and Chen Hesong were shocked, even Chen's mother stood up.
After all, Chen's mother has spared no effort to please He Yu over the past decade in order to please the future successor of the He family and ensure her own future retirement life.
But what if... there is someone else who inherits the He Group?
Mother Chen started to panic.
She walked forward in a daze, tugged at He's father's sleeve in disbelief, and whispered, "Old He?"
It would have been fine if she didn't speak. As soon as she spoke, He's father remembered that there was another one here!
"And you!" He's father pushed her away, and Chen's mother fell to the ground.
"Old He..."
"And you, have I ever told you not to provoke Chen Hesong or Zhu Qingchen? Did I?"
Mother Chen was about to cry: "But Xiaosong is my son after all, I still can't bear to let him go..."
"Bullshit, you are not usually nice to your son. When your son was my son's nanny, you were quite happy. Now he is going to take the college entrance examination and you go to block him. What the hell are you pretending for?"
He's father turned around and called his lawyer over: "Have you finished the divorce agreement I asked you to prepare? Take it out, and we'll do it together today!"
"Divorce?!" Chen's mother's face turned pale.
how so?
He Yu is his biological son, and He's father can tolerate him for a while.
As for Chen's mother, she is not true love, so she can be replaced if she wants.
After all, what He's father loves most is his wealth.
No matter who it is, as long as they threaten his wealth, he will immediately abandon them.
With a wave of his hand, he sentenced Chen's mother to death: "Divorce!"
Chen's mother wanted to pretend to faint, but the next second, the lawyer stepped forward and said, "Ms. Chen, since you and Mr. He had a notarization of your pre-marital property, you can only get the post-marital property. However, the group has not been doing well recently, so you..."
Mother Chen came to her senses immediately and understood what the lawyer said.
The lawyer meant that she would not get a penny! She might even be burdened with marital debts!
Since He's father was planning to divorce, he must have transferred his remaining property long ago.
Mother Chen was no longer dizzy. She crawled forward, hugged Father He's legs, and begged, "Old He, I know I was wrong. Can you please not divorce me?"
He's father tried to kick her away: "Get lost, your son just took a million from me, go find him!"
"No, I won't look for him. I will never look for my son again. I will never embarrass you again. We will be fine..."
This group of people were fighting each other here, and Zhu Qingchen and Chen Hesong were standing outside the door watching.
It was not until they talked about Chen Hesong's one million that Zhu Qingchen, fearing that they would rush over to grab the money, quickly pulled Chen Hesong away.
"Go, go."
Before leaving, Zhu Qingchen said to the police outside: "It seems like a fight has broken out inside, you should go and take a look."
The police entered the meeting room and calmed down the chaos: "Stop! What are you doing? Let go!"
Walking out of the police station, Chen Hesong let out a long sigh.
He saw the car parked in front of the police station and looked back.
It seemed that the He family was really about to collapse. He's father even changed his car. Or perhaps, he changed the car specifically in order to divorce Chen's mother.
But these things have nothing to do with him anymore. The He family’s nightmare is over.
He turned around and smiled at Teacher Zhu: "I'll treat you to a meal at a Cantonese restaurant. Let's have seafood porridge."
Zhu Qingchen nodded: "Okay."
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