Chapter 78 Dismissal (Part 2)
Because it was Gu Yin who called the police, and most of the people were attacked by Wang Weiwei, and these people said they were looking for the two of them, the two of them were called away and taken to the police station to give statements.
Xiangyang didn't live at school. After evening self-study last night, he left school and went to the street to treat those hooligans to a meal. Afterward, he complained to them about being deceived by a female classmate. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, he said that if they helped him teach those two girls a lesson, he would treat them to a karaoke party in the county. Those hooligans who had nothing to do and no money quickly agreed, since it was really convenient to come and go from No. 2 Middle School.
Xiangyang usually only came during breakfast time, but thinking about what happened last night, he rushed to the school before dawn, wanting to see the miserable state of Gu Yin and Wang Weiwei.
As soon as he entered the school, he was taken away by the police officers who were waiting there.
Xiangyang was completely bewildered. How did he get arrested? Back in No. 1 High School, even if someone got into a fight, at most their parents would be called, but the police were never called. Who the hell calls the police for a fight?
When Xiangyang arrived at the police station, he saw his school's teachers sitting in a row. He paused, turned his head away, and stopped looking at them.
Wang Shumei recognized this person; the homeroom teacher of Class 5 often called him to the office for questioning. She knew he was Xiang Yang and that he was the one who caused last night's incident, which made her furious.
"How could you be so wicked? Bringing people from outside the dorm to the girls' dormitory—if even one of the girls gets into trouble, you won't be able to afford the consequences! You're harming others and yourself; you're both stupid and vicious!"
Xiang Yang snorted. It was their bad luck that they got into trouble, what did it have to do with him? But seeing the police around him, he could only mock them in his heart.
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Wang Shumei was furious. She had already asked Gu Yin and Wang Weiwei, and this good-for-nothing not only didn't study hard himself, but also kept bothering the good students in her class! He even resorted to tricks. Is this how a student should behave?
"No wonder No. 1 High School doesn't want you. When the principal comes, we must make him expel you!"
As a result, the principal arrived from the county only after Gu Yin and Wang Weiwei came out.
He immediately pointed at Wang Shumei and the others, saying, "Who called the police? How could you call the police? What if the parents come to the school and cause trouble? What if the enrollment rate is low again next year?! Our school's target is already very low! If the police are called, none of us will have a job next year! Are you going to do anything or not?! Didn't I tell you to wait for me to come and deal with it? Why did you call the police?!" Seeing someone come out, he finally shut up and stopped talking.
After Gu Yin and Wang Weiwei sat down and the policeman who came out with them left, the principal was about to reprimand them again, but was interrupted by Wang Shumei before he could speak.
"By the time you arrived, our students wouldn't be at the police station, they'd be at the hospital! I called you last night, and you're only coming now? Principal, this isn't how we manage a school!"
The principal glared: "As long as the door is locked, how could they possibly get in?! I live so far away, how could I possibly come over in the middle of the night? Look, I arrived as soon as it was light!"
Gu Yin knew the principal was irresponsible, but she didn't know he was this irresponsible. Even if the principal didn't live on campus, he should at least live in the town, just in case something happened and he couldn't get there in time. But he lived in the county. That's not all. He didn't come immediately after learning that a student had an accident. He didn't come until dawn. He had absolutely no sense of responsibility or awareness as a principal!
“Principal, the door has been kicked down. There are seven of them, all adults, and they’re carrying steel pipes. If the teachers don’t come, what do you think the consequences will be?” Gu Yin looked at him quietly.
The principal paused for a moment: "Well, there are a lot of you, so what's there to be afraid of? The older students all went through this. It's just that your year is so pampered! Besides, I heard they came to find you two? I'm telling you, even if Gu Yin is good at studying and good-looking, you shouldn't associate with outsiders! Look at the mess you've made now, I don't even know what to say. Whose fault is this? Isn't it yours?! You've ruined the school's reputation again!" He finished speaking with an impatient expression.
Not to mention Gu Yin and her two students, even the other teachers did not agree with what the principal said.
“Principal, it has nothing to do with Gu Yin and the others. It was the transfer student who sent them over. It's because that transfer student wanted to be friends with them, but they didn't want to, and they kept pestering them until it caused a scene. If you hadn't agreed to let them transfer in the first place, none of this would have happened! In the end, it's still your problem!”
"Exactly! School reputation? What kind of reputation does our school have? Last in grades, last in college entrance rate, last in teaching quality, last in facilities, management is a mess. There's only one thing we're number one in: fighting. Shameful!"
"Principal, you never care. You're always drunk and playing around with the students. You're not like a principal at all!"
The principal turned pale with fright because what they said was true. He knew that the teachers at the school had opinions about him, but what could he do? Nobody wanted to come here. Anyway, he could stay for two more years and wait for Gu Yin to get into a key high school. That would add an achievement to his resume, and he might be able to get a promotion when he left. But now this has happened. He'll be lucky if he doesn't get a promotion or even a major demerit!
Thinking of this, his face darkened, and he stood up sharply, saying, "What's all the noise about? Don't you want to work here anymore? If you don't want to work here, just say so. You can write your resignation letter when you get back! I'll approve it immediately!"
Seeing him like this, the other teachers fell silent, feeling helpless and frustrated. Where could they go if they left? Finding a job isn't easy these days! It's a saturated job market!
Wang Weiwei tugged at Gu Yin's clothes and whispered, "Is this the kind of person our principal is? When I first said I wanted to go to No. 1 Middle School, my dad said it was close by and he could bring me some good food when he passed by on his way to town. I thought that was a good idea, so I came. Do you think our school can still survive?"
Gu Yin tilted her head slightly and whispered, "Yes, I can work for a few more years."
"Pshaw, that's boring. If we can't make it through next semester, we can just switch to a new school. How exciting would that be? The school closing down! That would be thrilling!"
Gu Yin: "...Who taught you kung fu?"
Wang Weiwei said shyly in a low voice, "My dad, there's a Taoist temple in our area. My dad is an orphan and grew up there. Later, after he got married, he moved to the village. My dad taught me to practice from the time I could walk. Don't look at me as fat, my muscles are really hard!" After saying that, she raised her arm and asked Gu Yin to squeeze it.
Gu Yin reached out and squeezed it; it was indeed very solid.
"Very impressive."
Wang Weiwei said embarrassedly, "My mom is worried that I'm violent and that people will think I'm fierce, so she doesn't let me tell anyone. That little brat is my pen pal. I thought he looked decent enough, and he was flirting with me, so I thought he liked me. But it turns out he was just trying to get information out of me. I'm sorry, Vice Class Teacher."
Although she wasn't very smart, she wasn't so easily fooled; it's all because beauty can lead people astray.
Gu Yin shook her head: "It's nothing. It's all my fault. You were just dragged into this."
Wang Weiwei disagreed: "I did that bowl of noodles in the cafeteria on purpose. He must have come to me last night because of something in the cafeteria. It has nothing to do with you."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the police came out. The thugs were detained, while Xiangyang, being a minor at only thirteen years old, was only given a warning and then left without further incident.
Hearing the police say that, Wang Weiwei was furious: "How can this be considered over? If I beat him up later, will I still be in the clear?!" Wang Weiwei, who was initially angry, became increasingly excited as she thought about it!
Everyone: "..."
Police officer: "Student, hitting someone is wrong! Provoking, insulting, fighting, or ganging up on classmates can range from minor punches and kicks to serious injuries, even death or serious head wounds! You could face criminal charges! Your idea is unacceptable!"
"I'll expel you too!" Hearing Wang Weiwei's words, the principal was furious and pointed directly at Xiang Yang, saying, "Go back and get your parents to the school! Right now!"
Upon hearing about being expelled, Wang Weiwei chuckled awkwardly, "I was just joking!"
Xiang Yang smirked indifferently. Let him call out. He doesn't like studying anyway. So what if he gets expelled? It doesn't matter.
Later, when he saw others going to school in the spring while he was plowing the fields, others going to school in the summer while he was herding cattle and harvesting grain, others going to school in the fall while he was digging sweet potatoes, and others going to school in the winter while he had to get up before dawn to pick vegetables, and others discussing which games were fun and which girls at school were pretty, he realized that he hadn't been to an internet cafe in a long time and hadn't touched a basketball in ages when he played basketball on weekends.
He felt uneasy at the time, but it didn't matter. After the New Year, he could go to work in a factory in G province with the villagers. He heard that it was very profitable there. When he made money and came back, he would definitely buy a cell phone and make them extremely envious!
But when he went there, he found that because he was a minor and had no ID card and only a primary school education, he could only do manual labor in the factory. He was not well-fed and did not get enough sleep. He had endless work from morning to night and only earned a few hundred yuan a year. He didn't even have enough money for the trip back. It was better for him to stay at home.
When he went to find his old friends from school, he discovered that they had all gone to vocational schools and were preparing to study in factories arranged by the schools. Their parents had inquired beforehand and heard that the factories were large, provided meals and accommodation, offered four days off per month, and provided a monthly internship fee of 600 yuan.
If he hadn't set his sights on Gu Yin and the others, and hadn't sent people to teach them a lesson, could he have gone to a vocational school too? He regretted it, but there was no going back.
That's all in the future. Right now, Xiangyang is still the same Xiangyang who's fearless and doesn't care about anything.
This incident caused a huge uproar at the school. When Gu Yin and the others returned, Gu Shu and Gu Hua were already waiting at the school gate.
The two breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Gu Yin return safely.
"I didn't even know those people were there to cause you trouble. If they had found you last night, I would have gone downstairs. I'll also bring my phone to school later so I can contact you directly if anything happens!" Gu Hua said, a little annoyed.
She slept soundly yesterday. She only found out there were people downstairs when they left the school. When she found out Gu Yin was inside, she was so scared she almost cried. Luckily, someone in her dorm had a cell phone and said that many teachers had come, including their homeroom teacher. They said Gu Yin was fine, but some teachers were injured, which put her at ease.
Gu Yin said helplessly, "What are you doing down here? Are you going to get beaten up? I'm fine, let's go inside."
When school let out in the evening, the school rang an emergency assembly bell, which Gu Yin guessed was to explain the situation.
Sure enough, after everyone had assembled, the head of student affairs said sternly, "I believe you all heard what happened at school last night. To pursue someone unsuccessfully and then harass them, and when that failed, call in thugs from outside the school—this behavior is extremely egregious! We will resolutely crack down on and prevent such behavior! Therefore, as the instigator of this incident, Xiangyang from Class 5, Grade 1, will receive a major demerit on his record and will be expelled! I hope all students will take this as a warning and not repeat this mistake!"
The matter came to an end, but Gu Yin and Wang Weiwei became famous at school again. Whenever they appeared, people would stare at them and whisper among themselves. Gu Yin was no longer a child and didn't care, and neither did Wang Weiwei. After all, this was nothing compared to what she had faced in the village before. Because of her father, she was still considered an oddity in the village, since the elders believed that Taoist priests could not marry, let alone have children.
Seeing that they were not affected, Wang Shumei breathed a sigh of relief, but worried that it might affect their school, so she would ask about it from time to time.
After Gu Yinduan finished the exam and still came in first place, Wang Shumei felt even more relieved.
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