Chapter 127127 [Two Updates in One]
A moment later, Jiang's father called again. Jiang Ning picked up the phone: "Hello? Hello? What did you say?" and hung up the phone again.
Several times in a row, even the teachers were puzzled. They came over to check the phone line, picked up the receiver, put it to their ears, and listened to the beeping sound inside: "It was fine before, why can't I hear any sound?"
Jiang Ning nodded obediently to the teacher and said, "Maybe the signal over there is not good?"
After waiting for a while and seeing that the phone didn't ring again, Jiang Ning thanked the teacher who had called her and returned to the classroom.
Jiang Ning felt that her expression at this moment must be very similar to that of a vicious female supporting role or villain in a TV drama, but so what? She won't change anyway.
When Jiang's father heard that the signal was bad over there, he was also surprised. However, he had already made several calls and couldn't hear clearly on the other end. When he made the last call, the teacher on the other end of the line picked up the receiver and put it to his ear. He heard the line was busy and didn't call again.
I'd feel bad about spending money if I beat him again.
It costs fifty cents a minute to make a phone call now, but he just made several calls and spent several dollars.
He only makes a few cents from each lunch box. With those few phone calls just now, he would have to sell ten lunch boxes to make back the money.
There was no news, and the brigade secretary was also anxious, so he called Jiang's father again. Jiang's father was helpless when he received the call from the brigade secretary, saying: "I called seven or eight times, but the phone at No. 1 Middle School was either busy or the signal was bad, and they couldn't hear what I was saying."
He even suspected that his accent was also tainted by the Shenzhen dialect, otherwise how could they not hear clearly over there? He sighed: "I'm in Shenzhen now. It takes several days to go back by train. I can't go back. You can look for her at her school. Ningning is very easy to talk to. Just tell her, she will definitely not mind."
In Jiang's father's eyes, although Jiang Ning's act of slitting her own throat without a word was a bit intense, in his heart, she was still that well-behaved and obedient little girl, extremely soft-hearted. As long as the captain said it was he who said it, Jiang Ning would definitely forgive him.
The brigade secretary was speechless. If he could get into No. 1 Middle School and see Jiang Ning, why would he look for him?
After hanging up the phone, he thought of Grandpa Jiang, who had taken care of Jiang Ning since she was a child, and went to look for Grandpa Jiang again.
Before, he had only heard from the villagers that Grandpa Jiang was picking up scraps and begging for food in Wucheng. It was not until Jiang Hehua went back and told them that he learned that Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Bai had actually rented a shop in front of No. 1 Middle School to sell clothes.
Although he didn't know which shop it was, since it was at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, he quickly found Grandpa Jiang.
Grandpa Jiang didn't know about the rumors in the school. When the brigade secretary came to his door, he politely made tea for him.
The brigade secretary bought a lot of fruits and cakes. After putting them down, he politely said that he didn't need them and that he was here to see Jiang Ning. "Ning Ning and He Hua had a misunderstanding. I'm here to apologize to Ning Ning on behalf of He Hua."
Grandpa Jiang put down his tea and sat back on the recliner, smiling: "What misunderstanding? Do you need to apologize? It's just a small matter between children, let them deal with it themselves, why do you need to apologize?"
The brigade secretary roughly explained what happened, saying, "This is really a misunderstanding. Who knew those students would gossip like that? A middle school student heard it and told Ning Ning. They got into a fight, and Ning Ning called the police, and my daughter He Hua was also involved."
When Grandpa Jiang heard that Jiang Ning was beaten by a male classmate, he could no longer sit still. Fearing that something had happened to Jiang Ning, he hurried to No. 1 Middle School to inquire about the situation.
The brigade secretary then met Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning had known for a long time that the brigade secretary would definitely come to see her. Her family's store had been open in front of No. 1 Middle School for so long, and she didn't believe that Jiang Hehua would not be seen for so long. So she had long expected that the brigade secretary would go to find Grandpa Jiang and then find her through Grandpa Jiang. She also deliberately did not meet him before and only met him when Grandpa came to look for her.
Seeing that she was fine, Grandpa Jiang asked her in confusion: "I just heard from the brigade secretary that you were beaten by a boy. Are you injured anywhere? Let's go find the teacher. How can a boy beat a girl?"
Jiang Ning glanced at the brigade secretary, then smiled and said to Grandpa Jiang coquettishly, "Grandpa, don't worry, there was no fight, just a few arguments, the teacher has already punished them." She rolled up her sleeves, revealing two white arms: "Look, there is no injury at all, right?"
Grandpa Jiang was afraid that Jiang Ning was injured, so he didn't dare to tell him. After Jiang Ning repeatedly assured him that she was really fine, he went back worriedly.
After watching Grandpa Jiang walk away, Jiang Ning looked at the brigade secretary with a cold gaze.
At this moment, Jiang Ning's temperament was not like that of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl at all, but like that of an adult of the same age as him.
The brigade secretary was shocked and thought of Jiang Bai, whom he met in his hometown during the summer vacation. This brother and sister had grown up so well without him noticing. It was obvious that they would have great futures.
His expression changed immediately, and he handed the things in his hand to Jiang Ning, which were still fruit cakes, and said to Jiang Ning with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a while, you have grown so tall. I still remember when you first went to school, you went to school with He Hua, and you were half a head shorter than her. Now you are half a head taller than her."
Jiang Ning ignored his words of trying to establish a relationship with him and said, "You know that your He Hua is making up rumors about me behind my back, right?"
The brigade secretary blushed and apologized to Jiang Ning, saying, "This is actually a misunderstanding. Hehua didn't mean it. She didn't make her words clear, which led to misunderstandings. But this matter was caused by her after all. I apologize to you on behalf of my Hehua, Ningning..."
"Call me Jiang Ning." Jiang Ning's voice was very cold. "According to seniority, I should have called you Second Uncle. Whether He Hua spread such rumors unintentionally or intentionally is not important. What is important is how fatal the damage this incident has brought to me. Do you know what people in school and Wuzhong say about me now? You also know why those boys suddenly made a move on me, right? It's all because of your He Hua who spread dirty rumors about me behind my back. But as the brigade secretary, you know the truth best!"
She said: "If I let it go this time, what will people say about me in the future? Will they say that this rumor is true? Otherwise, why did the police let her go? How will I study in this school in the future? How will my classmates, teachers, and people outside look at me? My reputation will be ruined. I can't even say I can get married in the future, let alone go to college."
She pointed to the top of her head: "Second Uncle, do you see the banner above?"
The brigade secretary didn't know what she was talking about. He took two steps back and looked up at the gate. Only then did he see the banner above: [Congratulations to our school student Jiang Ning for winning the first prize in the provincial mathematics competition]
Jiang Ning, provincial first prize!
He finally understood why his daughter was doing such tricks and spreading such rumors behind his back. Sometimes, looking at the three outstanding children born to the eldest son, even he couldn't help but feel envious, let alone his daughter. The three brothers and sisters of the Jiang family were indeed too outstanding.
It reminded him of his own youth.
When he was young, didn’t he feel jealous of Father Jiang and his fourth brother who is now the mayor?
After seeing that Jiang's father owed a huge debt because of a plague, didn't he gloat over it?
Seeing that Jiang's father, who was born in the village and was tall and handsome and ran a chicken farm, was forced to move away due to huge debts, and did not dare to celebrate the New Year at home, but hid in the mountains to celebrate the New Year. However, he himself had been promoted to the position of brigade secretary, in charge of several villages of all sizes in the Linhe Brigade. Although his position was not high-ranking, it was indeed not a low-ranking one in such a small place.
The life experiences he had experienced over the years had made him realize that temporary glory does not represent one’s whole life, and temporary inferiority to others does not mean one will be inferior to others for the rest of one’s life.
He himself sometimes feels jealous of others, let alone Lotus who is only eighteen or nineteen years old?
Jiang Ning said: "I just won the first prize in the province and will soon participate in the national competition to win honors for myself, No. 1 Middle School, and our Wucheng. At this critical moment, such rumors suddenly appeared. I was pointed at and criticized by others. I couldn't even continue my studies."
A look of sadness suddenly appeared on her face. "I might have been selected by a key university and recommended for admission. I put all my energy into the competition and achieved such good results. My school performance was affected. I was about to be recommended for admission, but something like this happened at the critical moment. I have no intention of studying or competing. My life may be ruined by He Hua. You tell me that she didn't mean it and let me forgive her?"
Jiang Ning's tears fell.
The security guard who was watching to see what this person wanted from Jiang Ning, when he heard that the person who spread rumors about Jiang Ning was actually this person's daughter, and that he had the nerve to come to No. 1 Middle School to ask Jiang Ning to forgive that person, his face immediately darkened and he drove the person away: "We don't accept outside guests at No. 1 Middle School. It's class time now, don't come to our school and disturb the students!" He then drove Jiang Ning away: "Why don't you go back to class!"
Jiang Ning covered her mouth and ran away crying in sadness and despair.
The brigade secretary who was kicked out by the security guard was left behind.
The brigade secretary originally thought that he could start with Jiang Ning, buy some things, send some food, say something nice, and apologize, and the problem would be solved.
Apart from anything else, their family still lives in the village. If she really dares to fall out with him, he can do anything to make her family's life in the village difficult. He can even give the job of patrolling the mountains to someone else.
But before that, he was only thinking about the punishment that his daughter Hehua had suffered in this matter, and had not thought about the impact that Jiang Ning had suffered in this matter.
A little girl was slandered with obscene rumors and was teased and insulted by several boys in the school because of it. Not to mention that she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, any woman would not be able to endure such a thing.
This is a complete feud with someone.
He really didn't understand why He Hua was so confused. They were from the same village, the same clan, and even the same family. If Jiang Ning was doing well, wouldn't it be a good thing for her? There is one more promising person in the village. Everyone will help each other in the future. Who can guarantee that they will not have to ask others for help for the rest of their life?
Moreover, it is not a good idea to harm people at any time. They chose to do so when the country is cracking down severely.
The brigade secretary was so angry at his own daughter that he wanted to vomit blood.
When he returned, Mother Lotus asked him if he had seen Jiang Ning. The brigade secretary nodded tiredly, as if all his energy had been drained away: "Yes."
"What does Jiang Ning say? Where is the lotus? Can the lotus be released?"
Jiang Hehua is still in detention. Her mother is heartbroken and exhausted, but she dares not tell anyone in the village. If people knew about this, Hehua's reputation would be ruined and her life would be over.
The brigade secretary sat down wearily, waved his hand, shook his head and said, "It's no use."
"She won't give in? Lotus is going to jail, and she won't give in? We are from the same village and the same clan, how can she be so cruel? She is going to destroy Lotus!" Lotus's mother's usually well-maintained face was now full of tears. She wiped the tears from her face carelessly, grabbed her small bag and walked out: "I'll go and beg her, I'll kneel at the gate of their No. 1 Middle School and beg her, I don't believe she won't give in!"
"It's useless!" The brigade secretary suddenly shouted loudly, "You only think that she called the police and ruined He Hua. Why don't you think that it was your daughter who first spread dirty rumors behind people's backs and ruined her. How could she let He Hua out? This is a deadly feud!"
Lotus's mother cried and said, "How could she be ruined? Wasn't she still studying well in No. 1 Middle School? It is my Lotus who is ruined for life!"
The brigade secretary asked her, "Just think about it. If you were spread rumors like this in the village and bullied by a few boys in school, would you still have the heart to study? Do you know? Jiang Ning just won the first prize in the provincial competition and is about to participate in the national competition. She is going to win glory for our village, for Wucheng and even for our province. At this juncture, He Hua is spreading rumors like this behind her back. How can she still have the heart to study and compete?"
Although the brigade secretary had no school to attend when he was young and had to rely on self-study, his son had just been admitted to university and his daughter was also in high school, so he was very clear about things like high school entrance exams.
He said dejectedly: "Jiang Ning could have been recommended for admission through the competition. Now in this situation, she may not even be able to go to university. Do you think she will let He Hua go?"
Lotus's mother sat on the stone threshold at the door, slapping her thigh and crying loudly: "This suicidal girl, why did she spread such rumors? Why did she care about other people's affairs? I have told her many times, every time I come back, I tell her to study hard and get into a good university. Why did she do these things behind my back?"
The brigade secretary also slumped over the table in dejection.
Mother Lotus wiped the tears from her face and said, "I'll go and beg her!"
Lotus's mother is not a fool. Of course she knows how to use public opinion to force Jiang Ning to let Jiang Hehua go.
The brigade secretary had no other choice. He originally wanted to ask Grandpa Jiang to mediate, but he was afraid that after using such means, Jiang Ning would be even more unwilling to give in. Moreover, if Grandpa Jiang knew about this, would he really help to mediate? I'm afraid I won't be able to beat him out.
If this happened to him, and his daughter was slandered like this, and everyone in the two schools knew about it, affecting his daughter's grades, he would probably want to kill the other person, let alone help to reconcile. Not beating you up would be the least of his worries.
But he couldn't just watch his daughter go to jail.
Lotus' mother knelt in front of the gate of No. 1 Middle School for two days and cried for begging, but she didn't see Jiang Ning. Instead, everyone in Wuzhong and No. 1 Middle School knew that the person who spread the dirty rumor about Jiang Ning was her daughter. And because of the dirty rumor, Jiang Ning called the police. Now she has been arrested by the police and may face several years in prison.
That's why her mother came to the gate of No. 1 Middle School and knelt down and begged Jiang Ning to let the girl go.
In a short time, not only were the rumors about Jiang Ning cleared up, but people from the entire No. 1 Middle School, Wu Middle School, and even the No. 2 Middle School and No. 4 Middle School on the next street heard about it.
Now, not only did they not dare to spread rumors or bully anymore, but because of the impact of this incident, such things never happened again in Wuzhong and No. 1 Middle School for many years to come.
The school leaders of No. 1 Middle School and Wu Middle School also invited the police who investigated Jiang Yueqin to come to No. 1 Middle School and Wu Middle School and explained everything they had investigated in detail in front of all the students. Only then did they know that there really was a girl who had kidnapped and trafficked Jiang Ning and some other girls to that place. Jiang Ning was smart and not only exposed the girl's scam in public, but also rescued several girls who were almost deceived like Jiang Ning.
In fact, it was not only Jiang Hehua's family that was in a state of panic. The family of the boy who was expelled was also devastated.
He was a student from a town near Wucheng. The high school in their town was also a good high school like No. 2 Middle School. Like Jiang Ning, he got into No. 1 Middle School with a narrow margin. He had a lot of trouble getting into No. 1 Middle School. In the words of the locals, getting into Wuzhong No. 1 Middle School was like having one foot halfway into college. Yet he was expelled.
They went to No. 1 Middle School to make trouble, but the school directly accused them of spreading rumors about other female students in school and insulting the girls with dirty words in person.
The security guard refused to let these people in and locked the door tightly. He said to them through the big iron gate: "He is a top student in the county and won the first prize in the province. Your son insulted him like this. It ruins the school spirit of our school. If people like him are not expelled, they will follow suit. Our students will not need to study. What kind of school would that be?"
"A fly won't bite an egg without cracks. She wants to be clean and innocent. Will my son say anything about her? I think she is dirty. You actually protect such a person. I don't think you are that clean either!" Parents who raise a son who bullies his classmates are no better. The mistakes are all others' and their own children are innocent.
The security guard called the police immediately.
When the parents who were making trouble heard that the police had been called, they went to the police station because of their son’s matter. But when they heard that the girl who spread the rumors was still in prison and might go to jail, they became scared and dared not make trouble in front of the gate of No. 1 Middle School again.
After this happened, they had to rush to find a way to transfer their son to a high school in town.
But the boy was first beaten to the ground by a girl who was not as tall or strong as him, and then she slapped him hard in front of all the teachers. He was then called to the police station, almost detained, and expelled from the school.
Not only could he not hold his head up in No. 1 Middle School, but after being expelled from the school and returning to his hometown, he also felt ashamed there. Even though his parents used their connections to get him into the high school in their town, most of the students in that high school were his former classmates, all of whom knew him. He felt even more ashamed and had no intention of studying.
People like him were not originally interested in studying, and with the severe crackdown in Wucheng, the hooligans in the city all ran to the towns below. The first to be affected were the towns closest to Wucheng, where all kinds of hooligans gathered. He was originally influenced by the hooligans in the town and had some hooligans' habits, otherwise he would not have bullied girls in school and even wanted to rape Jiang Ning. Although Jiang Ning did not let them succeed in his previous life, he had such an idea, otherwise he would not have asked Jiang Ning to sleep with them.
He had no interest in studying and skipped classes every day to go to Internet cafes, game halls, and dance halls to hang out with these hooligans. After learning how to gamble, he was arrested when the police were investigating an underground casino. Because of the severe crackdown, he was also affected and was imprisoned for several years before being released.
Jiang Hehua was also imprisoned because of Jiang Ning's refusal to give in, and the crackdown happened. She had just turned 18, and she was sentenced to three years in prison for just some little girl's thoughts. This made Hehua's mother and the brigade secretary hate Jiang Ning's family. However, Jiang Ning, Jiang Bai, and Jiang's grandfather's household registration were transferred to Shanghai, and they could not come back once a year. Jiang's father and mother worked in Shenzhen, and only came back during the Chinese New Year. There was no news from Jiang Song in his previous life for several years, and later he settled in a place thousands of miles away. He didn't come back for several years, so it didn't affect him at all.
Since Uncle Jiang's family are bricklayers, they don't take work in the village, nor even in the Linhe Brigade. The brigade secretary has no control over his family. Because there is a sand river between them, even things like demolition are not the responsibility of the Linhe Brigade. The most he can do is to put some pressure on them regarding the homestead.
But this matter, in the final analysis, was caused by Jiang Hehua herself. She was stupid enough to stir up trouble during the crackdown, which led to her being imprisoned for three years by mistake.
After learning the result, Jiang Hehua regretted it deeply and cried bitterly, but it was no use.
No matter what others said, Lotus's mother and the brigade secretary used both soft and hard tactics, no matter how much they begged or how much money they spent, Jiang Ning just wouldn't give in.
No one could forgive for her.
Whenever she thought about how she had been forced to the point of almost dying countless times in her past life, how she had almost become a horrific social crime, and how she had experienced nightmares for many years in her past life, she could not forgive herself.
It's not that no one has said that Jiang Ning was too cruel, and that Jiang Hehua's three-year sentence was too cruel. They felt that it was just a small matter and didn't really have a big impact on Jiang Ning, so it shouldn't be that serious. Even the teachers came to persuade her, saying that Wu Zhong had already expelled the student and her reputation was cleared, and those boys were also expelled, and those who were given serious warnings were given serious warnings, and they all got the punishment they deserved.
Jiang Ning looked at them with a faint smile, and quietly looked into their eyes and listened to them quietly. She kept looking at them until they could no longer speak, and then she asked them with a smile: "So if others secretly tried to harm me but failed, should I forgive them?"
They thought that this incident would at least have an impact on Jiang Ning. As a result, in the monthly exam a few days later, Jiang Ning once again ranked first in the grade.
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