Chapter 14 I Won’t Apologize
The teacher had oversimplified the matter of coordinating with the other parent. They agreed to meet, but the time kept changing, until three days later, when the aunt from the family showed up. Long Weihe recognized her; it was the one who had dragged the crying child into kindergarten that morning on her business trip, realizing that the "si si" Qian Duoduo had mentioned was the same little girl. She immediately laid it out, "The child's father had something urgent to do and can't leave, so I'm representing him. Please give me the medical bill and I'll transfer the money right away." "Let's not talk about money first. Children should apologize first." Long Weihe had only one request: Qian Duoduo's apology. "We'll pay the compensation if it's due. It's not easy to explain things between children, and they wouldn't push someone for no reason, right?" the aunt said harshly. "Some things you say come with responsibility. We have surveillance cameras here. Do you want to see where the child pushed the person and why?" "He's just a child, why take it so seriously?" the aunt retorted. "If I were to be fussy, it wouldn't just be a simple apology. It was such a high staircase, pushing someone, luckily nothing serious happened. The child had no safety awareness, and neither did the adults? Shouldn't we guide the child to say sorry?" Long Weihe looked at the teacher and said it to her as well. It wasn't that the teacher didn't guide the child, it was that the child just didn't say anything. If the parents didn't guide, she, as a teacher, couldn't force them. She also had a supervisory responsibility, and fearing that Long Weihe would ask the principal to investigate, she hurriedly advised the aunt, "We checked the surveillance footage, and it's true that the child pushed someone for no reason. An apology is due. I rarely see her parents, so I suggest you call her father and ask him to come over. He promised me to come today." The child had joined the class this semester, and she recalled that she had only met the child's parents once or twice, at the time of enrollment. She even added them to the class group, but they ignored her. For three months, this child was the only one in the class group without parents, only this unidentified aunt. "Well... I just said what the child's father said. He said any amount of compensation is fine, but you can't force the child." She looked embarrassed and pulled out her phone. "Wait, I'll call her father to see if he's done." She was being controlled, and it wasn't her intention to refuse an apology. The child's father had given her the task of protecting the child, and she couldn't make her own decision. Unable to cope, her aunt went out and made a phone call. "Her father will be here in an hour. If he must come, please wait." "I'll wait for him." Long Wei wouldn't leave without giving Qian Duoduo the job. It took too long, and the teacher had a class of children. She took Qian Duoduo back to the class first, and Long...
The teacher thought it was too easy to coordinate with the other parents.
The other party agreed to meet and deal with the matter, but the time was changed again and again, and it was delayed until the third day after the incident, and the person who came was still my aunt.
Long Weihe recognized the person. It was her who pulled the crying child into the kindergarten on the morning of the business trip. She realized that the "Sisi" Qian Duoduo mentioned was the little girl.
When the person arrived, he stated his attitude directly, "The child's father had something urgent to do and couldn't leave, so I'm representing him. Please give me the medical bill and I'll transfer the money immediately."
"Let's not talk about money first. The children should apologize to each other first."
Long Weihe has only one request, that Qian Duoduo say sorry.
"We should pay the compensation. It's hard to say what's between children. We wouldn't push anyone for no reason, right?"
Auntie's words were not nice.
"Some words need to be spoken responsibly. Teacher, there are surveillance cameras here. Do you want to see where the child pushed someone? And why did he push someone?"
"You're just a kid, why bother taking it so seriously?" the aunt retorted.
"If I were to be more serious, it wouldn't just be a simple apology. He pushed someone down such a high staircase, and luckily nothing serious happened. The child had no safety awareness, but the adults didn't either? Shouldn't we guide the child to say sorry?"
Long Weihe looked at the teacher and spoke to her.
It's not that the teacher didn't guide the child, it's that the child just didn't say anything. If the parents don't guide the child, then she, as a teacher, can't force the child.
She was also responsible for supervision and was afraid that Long Weihe would ask the principal to investigate, so she hurriedly advised the aunt, "We checked the surveillance footage and it was indeed the child who pushed without reason. He should apologize. I rarely see her parents, so I suggest you call her father and tell him to come over. He promised me to come today."
Her child joined the class this semester, and she only saw the child's parents once or twice—once during enrollment. She added them to the class group chat, but they ignored her. Three months later, this child was the only one in the group chat without any parents, only this unidentified aunt.
"Well... I just told you what the child's father said. He said he's willing to pay any amount of compensation, but he can't force the child." She looked embarrassed and took out her phone. "Wait, I'll call her father and see if he's done with his work."
She was being controlled remotely, and it wasn't her intention to refuse an apology. The burden of responsibility, entrusted to her by the child's father, was on her shoulders, and she had no say.
Unable to cope with the situation, the aunt went out to make a phone call and came back, "Her father will be here in an hour. If you really want him to come, please wait."
"I'll wait for him."
Longweihe will not withdraw unless he is paid to get things done.
It took too long and the teacher had a group of children at his desk, so he took Qian Duoduo back to the classroom first. Long Weihe stayed in the reception room, took out her computer from her bag and started working on the spot.
After an hour, no one showed up, so she snapped the computer shut, got angry, and went out to get some fresh air.
She was standing in the corridor on the second floor and caught a glimpse of the man her aunt was meeting downstairs. Her mind was like a lit fuse, with sparks flying everywhere. The man looked like someone she had dealt with more than two months ago.
He looked up to the second floor in the direction of his aunt's finger, and she confirmed that it was Shi Zhenglin, the black evil spirit who had destroyed her life.
Brain fried.
People in a hurry climbed the stairs, taking two steps at a time. She felt like she was in the underworld listening to the muffled sounds.
When the man came up and saw her, he was also surprised and couldn't say a word.
Both of them ignored each other, turned their backs at the same time, and made phone calls at the same time, both calling the teacher.
Long Weihe, hurry up, the teacher answered her call.
After waiting for a few minutes, the two of them walked a few steps away with their backs to each other. Long Weihe lowered his head to look at his mobile phone. He called the driver Xiao He and told him that they would leave in half an hour.
The teacher quickly led two children from the classroom, one in each hand. Qian Duoduo's hands were bound, but he had enough strength to keep up with the teacher's brisk pace. The other child, with a worried look on his face, was being pulled along.
She first arranged the two younger ones to live in another interconnected room, which was a picture book room. She gave each of them a picture book and then gathered the two older ones to sit together, facing each other.
Shi Zhenglin glanced at the younger one. Qian Duoduo was struggling to turn the pages of a picture book with one hand. There was a big bruise on her forehead, but she looked very happy. His own daughter threw the book aside, folded her arms, and sulked with her head down.
The teacher gave an introduction and started the class.
After all, he was in the wrong, so he broke the weird atmosphere first, "Sorry, something urgent happened."
Long Weihe said nothing with a cold face, thinking about who has other things to do. He is not very good at company management, and he is also different as a parent.
"As for medical expenses and losses, just name the amount and I will pay triple the compensation," he continued.
He thought that someone like Long Weihe would take advantage of this opportunity. After all, not long ago, she had been begging him for orders, "Mr. Shi" left and right. This might be the opportunity she had been waiting for.
"What my child needs is your child's apology, not your money." She said with a sarcastic look on her face.
There is no such thing as Mr. Shi or not at this moment. To get orders and survive, she can be servile and have no dignity, but in front of her own child, to defend his legitimate demands, she can give up the whole world, not to mention the orders.
At this time she is a mother.
"I'll say it for her. I'm sorry." His tone was sincere.
"You didn't say it to me, the children said it to each other."
"My child has her own attitude. I respect it and won't force her." He moved his chair, looked at her, and immediately changed his tough attitude.
"You need to distinguish clearly between respect and indulgence. Don't educate your child astray."
"My child, how I educate him is my business. No one else has the right to educate me."
"You're overthinking it. No one is qualified to educate you and your child. Now the consequences have hit others. They are not educating you, but you are responsible."
In business negotiations, there are also two people who are fighting to the death, one giving in and the other giving in, each protecting their own interests.
"Want to take responsibility? Or do you have other motives?"
He thought she was deliberately making things difficult for him because she had lost the order and was taking it out on him.
This sentence touched her bottom line, and she was furious. "Maliciously pushing someone down the stairs is school bullying. I was surprised how such a young child could be so violent. It turns out bullying is hereditary."
After she finished speaking, she stared at him, her inner flames boiling. "I'm constrained by your patriarchal power in the workplace. You've used your power to exact personal revenge, blocking my path and obscuring my light. This isn't your place. No one wants to play with you! I won't allow you to blackmail me again! I won't allow you to blackmail my child! I never considered going back to Xingtan's ways. Screw your orders!"
He doesn't mind being accused of bullying himself, but he won't let go of children who are bullying him. "An adult is grabbing a four-year-old and making a fuss about school bullying. Who is bullying?"
"I'm not going to talk about this anymore. I have to hold everyone accountable to the end." She stood up and turned to the teacher. "Teacher Yang, I can't communicate with you. You're being unreasonable. I'm calling the police."
The teacher was a sly person, afraid of getting shot in the middle of a verbal battle, so she remained silent. She was also in a difficult position, so she decided to let them work out a solution on their own.
Long Weihe said she wanted to call the police in order to provoke the teacher, and she wanted the teacher to come out and make the decision.
The teacher was indeed nervous. If the police really called in the kindergarten, it would cause too much noise and affect the operation of the kindergarten. After all, it was a private kindergarten and enrollment depended on word of mouth, so she would have a hard time explaining this to the principal.
Logically, she must be on Long Weihe's side.
She advised Shi Zhenglin, "I suggest you communicate with your child again. It's normal for children to apologize to each other. Teaching children to have the courage to say sorry is good for their growth."
The teacher was also teaching him how to educate children, and a sneer appeared on his face.
After looking at the two children again, he stood up and went to their side of the field.
He wasn't compromising to give the teacher face. He believed that a ruthless person like Long Weihe would be serious. Pulling the police in front of the child would have a psychological impact on him. Only by protecting the child's feelings could he be controlled.
Squatting in front of his daughter, he coaxed her softly, "Baby, look, that kid is injured and in pain. Let's go and apologize to him together, okay?"
"No!" the daughter protested.
"We should apologize for what we did wrong."
"I'm not wrong. Why did you go on a business trip without telling me? I was unhappy and that's why I pushed him! Mom doesn't want me, and you don't want me either!"
She cried and spoke loudly so that everyone here could hear her.
His face darkened. "I apologize to you again. I'm sorry. Dad will be more careful next time. It was wrong for you to push someone. Go and say sorry."
"I won't! I won't apologize!"
The adults' deadlock turned into a deadlock between father and daughter.
Shi Zhenglin, who was so tough just now, now squatted in front of the crying child, at a loss, feeling embarrassed and miserable.
Long Weihe hadn't expected such a scene. For her, getting Qian Duoduo to apologize was a piece of cake, but for him, it seemed harder than climbing to the sky.
The child's crying became louder and louder. He couldn't comfort him or get angry at him, and he couldn't handle the situation.
Seeing the child crying pitifully, Long Weihe looked at Qian Duoduo with some hesitation.
Qian Duoduo was startled by the crying. She looked at this and that with her big black eyes. Like Long Weihe, she had a soft heart. She threw away the book in her hand, climbed up with one hand on her butt, and ran over to the father and daughter.
"Stop crying, Sisi. I don't need your apology. I forgive you."
"I've said it a hundred times, my name is Shi Shi! My name is Shi Shi! My name is Shi Shi! Not Sisi!"
The person who cries feels more aggrieved and cries louder.
Qian Duoduo didn't mean to do that; it was his inability to distinguish between flat and retroflex tones that caused the problem. Long Weihe had corrected some words, but not this one.
Shi Zhenglin squatted down and turned to face him, an apologetic look on his face. "Little boy, what's your name?"
"Qian Enming."
"Qian Enming, uncle apologizes to you, I'm sorry! Thank you!" He touched his head. At this moment, the child in front of him was his savior.
A naive word of forgiveness removed everyone's armor.
Teacher Yang breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to hug him, "Ah, Qian Enming, you're awesome! I give you a thumbs up!"
Long Weihe's will shifted to follow Qian Duoduo's. Qian Duoduo no longer had any demands, and neither did she.
"Teacher Yang, let's leave it at that. We'll leave first. The child needs to take a month off to heal his hand."
She took the computer that was still on the teacher's desk, put it in her bag, came over, took Qian Duoduo's hand and left without even looking at Shi Zhenglin.
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