"So how does your school plan to handle this?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
"What else can we do? Of course, we should try to make a big deal out of a small deal and a small deal out of a small deal," Tan Wanqiu said. "They told Ren Jing to apologize to Xiao Qian and that would be the end of it. After all, Ren Jing's father is the school's director."
Holy crap! If it's really as Tan Wanqiu said, Liu Xiaoyuan will be the first to object. Damn it, an apology is all it takes, what's the point?
“Come on, take me to see Xiaoqian!” Liu Xiaoyuan said.
Tan Wanqiu led Liu Xiaoyuan to the principal's office, knocked on the door, and a voice inside said, "Come in." Liu Xiaoyuan unlocked the door and went inside, while Tan Wanqiu went back to class.
As soon as they entered the office, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiaoyuan, who was also taking in the situation. The principal, a man in his fifties, was sitting on the sofa, while Ren Jing's father, Ren Haofeng, sat next to him, and Ren Jing sat next to him.
My cousin Liu Xiaoqian was standing there, and in front of her stood a male teacher in his thirties, who was probably trying to persuade Liu Xiaoqian to accept Ren Jing's apology.
"Brother!" Upon seeing Liu Xiaoyuan enter, Liu Xiaoqian immediately rushed towards him, crying, and buried her face in his arms.
As soon as she nestled into Liu Xiaoyuan's arms, Liu Xiaoqian's tears flowed down her face like a broken string of pearls. Liu Xiaoyuan comforted her, "Alright, alright, now that I'm here, I won't let you suffer anymore."
After a while, Liu Xiaoqian finally left Liu Xiaoyuan's embrace. Only then did Liu Xiaoyuan notice a clear finger mark on his cousin's face, which was swollen. Some medicine was applied to the swollen side of her face.
That slap must have been delivered by Ren Jing.
"Xiaoqian, who slapped you?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked, looking at Liu Xiaoqian. Although he believed his guess, he still wanted to be truthful.
Liu Xiaoyuan pointed at Ren Jing and said, "Brother, she's the one who had people pin me against the wall and beat me."
"Mr. Liu, please have a seat. Let's discuss this matter," the principal said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoyuan wanted to see what kind of result they could come up with. After comforting Liu Xiaoqian for a few words, Liu Xiaoyuan pulled his cousin to sit on the sofa.
"Mr. Liu, I am the school principal, my surname is Li," Principal Li said with a smile.
As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. Since Principal Li was all smiles, Liu Xiaoyuan naturally couldn't immediately lose his temper. Instead, he asked calmly, "Principal Li, I don't want to ask any more questions. Just tell me how to handle this matter?"
Principal Li said, "How about we have Ren Jing apologize to Liu Xiaoqian about this?"
Ren Haofeng immediately added, "Yes, yes, Mr. Liu, this is just a matter between children. Why not just apologize and let it go? Don't worry, we will cover Liu Xiaoqian's nutritional expenses."
In the end, just as Tan Wanqiu said, the big problem was turned into a small one, and the small problem was resolved. Liu Xiaoyuan absolutely could not accept this outcome.
Hearing that the principal was on her side, Ren Jing glanced smugly at Liu Xiaoyuan and Liu Xiaoqian, her triumphant look seeming to say, "See? My dad is the director, you can't do anything to me."
Liu Xiaoyuan sneered and looked at Principal Li and Ren Haofeng, saying, "Principal Li, Director Ren, if I slapped each of you and then apologized to you, would you agree?"
The question left the two speechless, staring at each other in embarrassment.
The teacher standing to the side, seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's bold questioning, showing no fear of offending the principal and director, gave Liu Xiaoyuan a thumbs up in his heart.
“Mr. Liu, you can’t say that. Look, this is all between the children. Just make sure they don’t do it again,” Ren Haofeng said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoyuan immediately retorted, "Your daughter already knows how to flirt and chase after boys, is she still a child?"
This remark showed absolutely no respect for Ren Haofeng, which made him so angry that his face turned green.
“Mr. Liu, this is a school, a sacred place, a place for teaching and nurturing people. Please watch your words,” Ren Haofeng said, his face darkening.
Liu Xiaoyuan sneered and said, "Watch your mouth. Your daughter hit my cousin. You think an apology is enough to make it all go away?"
Ren Haofeng said, "Mr. Liu, we don't want to make a big fuss about this. It's not good for your cousin, you know?"
Ren Haofeng was clearly threatening Liu Xiaoyuan, saying that if this matter escalated, Liu Xiaoqian's life at school would become difficult.
"Are you threatening me?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Ren Haofeng.
Ren Haofeng shook his head and said, "I wouldn't dare threaten you, I'm just stating the facts."
If an ordinary parent heard this, they would definitely be frightened. After all, their child needs to study at school, and offending the school leaders would certainly mean a difficult future.
Transferring schools would be very troublesome. You can't transfer without certain connections, and you don't want to transfer to a less prestigious school.
The high school Liu Xiaoqian attended was ranked second in the county, making it a very good high school. Compared to those high schools that ranked lower, it was in a completely different league.
Therefore, Ren Haofeng was certain of this, which is why he dared to threaten Liu Xiaoyuan in this way.
Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Principal Li and asked, "Principal Li, is that what you mean too?"
In fact, even without asking, everyone knew that Principal Li meant this. Otherwise, Ren Haofeng wouldn't have dared to say those words in front of Principal Li. So, it's obvious that the two of them had conspired together for money.
Liu Xiaoyuan asked this question to see what Principal Li's attitude was and how he would respond.
“Mr. Liu, I’ll say it again: this is a matter between children. We adults can talk it over. There’s no need to make things so tense. It’s not good for either the adults or the children,” Principal Li said with a smile.
Principal Li's words clearly indicated that he was on Ren Haofeng's side, and that he wanted Liu Xiaoyuan to accept Ren Haofeng's suggestions.
The two were indeed birds of a feather. Liu Xiaoyuan sneered, stood up from the sofa, and said, "It seems that you two are not planning to resolve this matter properly?"
Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's sudden change in attitude, Ren Haofeng immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Liu, is it that you don't want to resolve this matter properly? Look at your attitude now, is that the attitude you have to resolve this matter properly?"
Liu Xiaoyuan glared at Ren Haofeng, which startled Ren Haofeng so much that he sat down on the ground with a thud.
"Whoever hit my cousin had better stand up properly and let my cousin slap her twice. As for those accomplices, bring them all here, or I'll make sure this isn't over between you," Liu Xiaoyuan said arrogantly.
(End of this chapter)
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