Chapter 68 - Dismantling His Support
Chapter 68 - Dismantling His Support
The next day, at the school meeting on Monday, Director Ma finally announced the investigation report on the "reporting of cheating incident."
Although the entire text was relatively brief and Director Ma himself read it somewhat reluctantly, the facts were stated clearly and the conclusions were drawn decisively. In the end, Director Ma even said a few words to praise Lin Shengjia. Even though they were very stereotypical and not very sincere, Ning Fei decided to let him go.
Ji Xingzhe, Zhu Yueting and others finally received "feedback on the report" on this day. Ji Xingzhe was not surprised and said nothing, but Zhu Yueting pouted beside him: "What do you mean by 'great progress'? Didn't he fail? What's there to praise? Surely 65 is just his luck... Hey, Xiaozhe, I remember you went out that night too? Didn't you take the exam too?"
Ji Xingzhe said "hmm" hesitantly.
"Hey, how much did you get in the exam?" Zhu Yueting couldn't help but be curious, "Why is it that the difference in his failing score is still less than the average difference? Is that exam difficult?"
In fact, Ning Fei had quietly placed the test paper in front of Ji Xingzhe during the morning reading time this morning. But he only realized now that his score difference was actually greater than Lin Shengjia's, and he was even the one that dragged down the average score difference. Now that Zhu Yueting asked, Ji Xingzhe subconsciously couldn't say it out loud, and only answered the latter question: "Well, it is harder than the previous monthly exams, and I didn't get the same results as before..."
"That's much better than him, right?" Zhu Yueting was careless and didn't think about it carefully. She jumped to the topic quickly, "Hey, I asked you to come and play last night but you didn't come. How about this Saturday during the day?"
Ji Xingzhe had just been warned by Ji Zhenwei, so how could he dare to run to her house openly - although Zhu Yueting's behavior was instigated by Ji Xingzhe. But Ji Xingzhe still had that habit, he would not refuse directly, he would just use the tiger skin as a banner: "I need to learn something else recently, so I don't have much time. My father wants me to learn business, I want to study the situation in Shenzhen."
Zhu Yueting was puzzled: "Why study Shenzhen? Are you going to Shenzhen to work?"
Ji Xingzhe finally realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. Ji Zhenwei said that Shencheng is an important future plan for the Ji and Duan families. It is just getting started and cannot be publicized to the outside world. Ji Xingzhe was so obsessed with Zhu Yueting that he chose this excuse without thinking. Now Zhu Yueting was still asking questions, so Ji Xingzhe had to perfunctorily answer, "I don't know. I don't know the details either. They don't allow a minor to listen."
Zhu Yueting said "Oh" without any doubt, and then said: "What was said last week..."
"Shh..." Ji Xingzhe put his index finger in front of his mouth and whispered, "We're still in a meeting, stop talking, and be quiet."
***
The "false accusation of cheating" incident was thus resolved without any major incident.
Because Lin Shengjia was declared innocent by the entire school and received (not very sincere) praise, the rumors about his cheating in the class and grade finally died down, and the bullying that was about to turn into the open also subsided. Even though Lin Shengjia still gets a few extra glances from students wherever he goes, in his words, "a glance won't cost you anything." Moreover, the students didn't like to talk to him, which made him feel more relaxed, so Lin Shengjia felt more at ease at school.
On the other hand, Duan Yunhong also began to go to Shenzhen to "be forced to work hard", and really came back once a week as promised. Nowadays, the money spent on air tickets... I can only say that one flight is equivalent to Ning Fei's monthly salary. If the Ji family knew about this, they would probably seriously investigate what his relationship with Ning Fei was.
Fortunately, when he returned, he did not tell the Ji family at all and only stayed with Ning Fei, so Ning Fei did not have to face the Ji family's questioning. Duan Yunhong didn't just come here to spend the night. He told Ning Fei everything about the DNA report, the threat to Ji Xingzhe, the fact that the Zhu family asked Duan Yunhong what he was going to do in Shenzhen, and the development of Shenzhen.
"Stop, stop, stop!" Ning Fei finally raised his head from preparing for class and turned to look at the man who was talking non-stop on the sofa behind him. "Forget about the DNA and scaring Ji Xingzhe. Why are you reporting to me about what the Zhu family asked and how your business in Shenzhen is going? This has nothing to do with me. Why don't you just deal with it directly?"
"You arranged for me to do all this, and now you want to be a hands-off boss?" Duan Yunhong leaned against the sofa and tilted his head to look at him. "Besides, the Zhu family asked about the Ji family, which means it was Ji Xingzhe who leaked it. The business situation in Shenzhen is what Lin Shengjia cares about the most, nothing else. Now you tell me that it has nothing to do with you? Teacher Ning, is this how you teach and educate people?"
"Ji Xingzhe leaked the Ji family's business, go and complain to Ji Zhenwei. As for what Lin Shengjia cares about, you can tell him directly when he comes to make up lessons tomorrow." Ning Fei replied, "I'm preparing lessons here, and you're buzzing over there. I have to think about things and listen to you, and think about what you say. With this efficiency, when can I finish my work?"
Duan Yunhong said: "Aren't you looking at the school's collective lesson plan? For you, this is a piece of cake. Are you really preparing for the lesson seriously?"
"There are always a few visitors sitting behind my class now, no matter if it's English or not, or if they are in the same grade, from teachers to the principal. If I'm too casual, they will take turns to chat with me after class, which is so annoying." Ning Fei replied, "It's better to prepare seriously so that I can deal with those troublemakers. Besides, I'm concentrating on finishing it now, so I don't have to look at it again later, so I don't have to think about this trivial matter when I accompany Mr. Duan on the weekend."
"'Accompany' me? When you talk like that, I feel like you have troubles for me to solve again." Duan Yunhong paused, and guessed, "Are you trying to use me to warn the school not to visit you for no reason?"
Ning Fei spread his hands: "I didn't say that, I just told the truth about my experience."
Duan Yunhong was a little curious: "Why do so many people always come to watch your class? Because you teach well, and they want to visit and learn?"
"You're overthinking it." Ning Fei replied, "The ones who came most often were Director Ma and his yes-men. They must be trying to find fault with me."
"It's him again? I've already met him face to face, how dare he embarrass you like this?" Duan Yunhong was amused by the courage of this little guy, "Besides, Ji Xingzhe should not dare to stand out in school now, so what's the point of Director Ma treating you like this?"
"It's meaningless, he just doesn't like me." Ning Fei replied, "He didn't do anything to me openly, he just disgusted me secretly. The heart of studying politics is dirty."
"You mentioned someone else's 'heart'..." Duan Yunhong sneered, "Do you want me to call the school? If you do, just say it clearly, and don't play the 'retreat to advance' trick."
"Yes." Ning Fei was straightforward this time, and winked at him, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Duan."
"Don't talk nonsense." Duan Yunhong said coldly to the handsome young man, "If you have any other instructions, just say it directly, don't make me guess."
Ning Fei thought for a moment and said, "Then you can go and complain to Ji Zhenwei about the stupid things Ji Xingzhe did. Ji Xingzhe always walks around the school with his group of 'fans', appearing modest but actually showing off. I've seen enough of his stupid and boring appearance. Get rid of his group of chattering followers. He will be quieter now that no one is using him as a gun."
"In the final analysis, all the stupid things Zhu Yueting did were caused by Ji Xingzhe himself. Whether it was intentional or not, it was his own mistake." Duan Yunhong replied, "Are you done?"
Ning Fei tapped his chin with the tip of his pen: "Also tell Lin Shengjia about the progress of Shencheng. Don't go into too much detail, just give a general idea. He doesn't want to hear about business, he just wants to know if he is really going to get rich."
"He really made it sound like he was reporting to an 'industry consultant'. That's just something written on the contract to make it look good. He wouldn't take it seriously, would he?" Duan Yunhong sneered. "He just knows some plots in the book. Does he really think he can get rich with that? If he were to go by himself, even if he knew which piece of land would be valuable and which industry would be popular in the future, he wouldn't have the capital to start with and wouldn't know how to get started."
"So I didn't ask you to run the business seriously. With Mr. Duan's skills, he can easily make a name for himself. As long as he gives Lin Shengjia a share after he goes to college, he can be considered rich and achieve his goal." Ning Fei said casually, "As for whether he can continue to run the business in the future, or whether he will mess up a good hand, that has nothing to do with us."
"So it seems that you so-called 'officials' are also taking advantage of the original owner's wishes?" Duan Yunhong said, "If Lin Shengjia's business fails in the future and he becomes poor, does that still allow his adoptive parents to live a good life?"
"It's fine as long as I can live a good life before I leave." Ning Fei shrugged. "Of course there are missions that require decades of execution, but I usually don't take them. It's a waste of time and the cost-effectiveness is very low, unless I plan to stay in that world for a long time."
"Impatient?"
"Yes, I get bored easily." Ning Fei tapped the lesson plan on the table with the tip of his pen again. "For example, now I am a little impatient with being a teacher. I kind of regret being a teacher in school."
"'Easy to get bored'..." Duan Yunhong listened to his expression and inexplicably felt that he seemed to be talking about the relationship between them.
But Ning Fei didn't say it explicitly, and Duan Yunhong wouldn't be so cheap as to bring up this topic on his own initiative. He collected his thoughts and continued with what he had said before: "So you quit your job at the school and tutor Lin Shengjia alone?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. It's easier to gather guessing trends from all sides in school. If I work alone, it will be much more troublesome to collect information. And one of the important goals of staying in school is to protect Lin Shengjia's learning environment. If I leave, he may not be able to get away with this little trick of 'falsely accusing me of cheating'." Ning Fei laughed when he heard it, "And Mr. Duan, if I resign, where will I get the money to pay for rent and food? Don't you want to support me again?"
"Don't I spend enough money on your family? Why are you pretending to be independent and self-reliant now?" Duan Yunhong replied, "Is there anything else you want me to do? If so, please tell me."
"No more... Oh, there is one more thing." Ning Fei pointed the tip of his pen at Duan Yunhong, "Please keep quiet now, Mr. Duan, so that I can finish preparing for the class. Then, give me a good night."
"These are two things." Duan Yunhong replied, "For the latter one, you have to exchange it for one thing."
Ning Fei raised his eyebrows slightly: "It sounds like you are prepared, Mr. Duan, what do you want me to do?"
Duan Yunhong handed him the briefcase that had been thrown on the sofa. He took it and opened it. His fingertips slightly hooked a corner of the things inside and he was immediately happy.
"Duan Yunhong, you stuffed this kind of clothes into your briefcase and took them on the plane? You are such a prudish bastard!"
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