During dinner, Lin Wei mentioned to Zong Shao what happened in the morning reading class.
The more Zong Shao listened, the more he frowned. Because the matter was already settled, he did not ask how to deal with Gao Xiulian. He only asked: "Does Zhao Feng know about this?"
"I don't know." Lin Wei shook her head. "I have to go to his house for a home visit later."
Zong Shao looked surprised: "Home visit?"
After Teacher Chen was hospitalized due to a fracture, the head teacher of Class 2 was temporarily replaced by the mathematics teacher, Teacher Li, who is also the head teacher of Class 1. Therefore, Lin Wei's current job is only to teach Chinese to Classes 1 and 2, and home visits are not her responsibility.
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Well, Gao Xiulian went to school to complain about me, so I have to go to their house to complain back."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Zong Shao asked.
Lin Wei thought about it and shook her head and said, "Forget it. This is a matter between us students and parents. You should stay out of it."
Zong Shao said, "Then call me if you have anything."
Lin Wei smiled: "It's right next door, what could happen?"
After dinner, Zong Shao washed the dishes, and the two children went to look for Little Stone again. Lin Wei went back to the house to tidy up her clothes, took her bag, notebook and pen and went to the next door. Although she didn't need the old shígGdujia, it was still stylish.
Gao Xiu Lian was not at home. She had been working the night shift recently and didn't get off work until eight o'clock. The Zhao Xuebing brothers were not at home either. The boys were left unattended and went out to play after dinner.
Zhao Mei was sitting at the door doing her homework. She was more self-disciplined in her studies than her brothers. The first thing she did when she got home every day was to do her homework. She would do other things only after she finished it. Her efforts were not in vain. In the final exam of the first grade, she ranked fifth in the grade.
But a lot of things happened today and she was in no mood to do her homework. She had opened her homework book for half an hour and hadn't even written two lines.
Just as I was in a daze, a voice came from outside: "Xiaomei."
Zhao Mei looked up and saw who it was. She quickly stood up and shouted, "Teacher Lin!"
"Is your father at home?" Lin Wei asked.
"Yes, I told him you were coming to visit." Zhao Mei took a stool from the room and said, "Teacher, please sit down. I'll go call my dad."
Lin Wei thanked her and sat down on the stool she had brought.
Zhao Mei ran through the living room and into the backyard, shouting, "Dad, Teacher Lin is here for a home visit."
The soldier who was standing and chatting with Zhao Feng wondered: "Who is Teacher Lin?"
Zhao Feng said, "As for Zong Shao's wife, isn't she going to be a primary school teacher?"
Of course the other party knew about this. They lived next to each other, and what happened in each family was all the content of the couple's night conversations. The other party was puzzled: "Aren't your two families next to each other? Why are you visiting each other?"
"I can't answer this question. Anyway, she is the child's teacher, so I will do whatever she says." Zhao Feng said, waved his hand, and followed his daughter into the house through the back door.
Although they were neighbors and saw each other every day, Zhao Feng was not very familiar with Lin Wei. When they saw her, he would just call her "Teacher Lin" in a strange way and ask her if she wanted tea.
"I just came here with some water." Lin Wei waved her hand and asked where they were going to talk.
Zhao Feng was easy to talk to: "It depends on where you want to talk. I'm fine with that."
Lin Wei looked around and said, "Let's talk in the yard."
Zhao Feng responded, moved a stool from the house and sat in the yard. Lin Wei also moved the stool outward. Thinking that the next words might not be suitable for children to hear, she tactfully asked Zhao Mei to go into the house to do her homework.
Zhao Mei was a little hesitant. At the age of seven or eight, she was not too old, but not too young either. She already understood a lot of things. She knew that what the teacher wanted to talk to her father about was related to her, so she wanted to listen.
But after hearing what Lin Wei said, Zhao Feng just said yes repeatedly, and then personally moved the stool for Zhao Mei to do her homework into the house.
Zhao Mei had no choice but to go into the house to do her homework.
When Zhao Feng returned to the yard, Lin Wei asked, "Did you hear from classmate Zhao Mei about the purpose of my home visit?"
"No," Zhao Feng shook his head and asked, "Did something happen to Xiaomei at school?"
"Something did happen to her, not just at school but at home as well."
Zhao Feng frowned: "I don't quite understand what you're saying."
"This is what happened. This morning, your wife, Comrade Gao Xiulian, found our principal and reported that I used my identity as a teacher to target Zhao Mei and beat her up..."
Zhao Feng was very clear about the grudge between his wife and Lin Wei. It was not quite right to say that it was a grudge between them. To be precise, Gao Xiu Lian was unilaterally targeting Lin Wei, which gave him a headache for a while.
It was not until Gao Xiu Lian entered the state-owned restaurant and was transferred from the counter to the kitchen because of the shortage of food that he began to have new worries. However, after Gao Xiulian was transferred to the kitchen, things became quieter and he was able to live a peaceful life for a few days.
Who would have thought that the state-owned restaurant hadn't been peaceful for a few days, and Lin Wei's side had another fire... When Zhao Feng heard Lin Wei mention Xiu Lian's name, he felt a headache: "Teacher Lin, don't worry, when she comes back, I will definitely talk to her and make her apologize to you."
Lin Wei said: "She apologized to me at school."
Zhao Feng was stunned at first, then his eyebrows frowned even more, and he asked seriously: "Can I ask why she reported you for beating Xiaomei?"
"Because on Saturday night, she found that Xiaomei had a wound on her hand..."
"What? That injury wasn't..." Zhao Feng didn't finish his words before reacting, "She told Principal Feng that the injury was caused by you?"
Lin Wei said: "It seems that Deputy Captain Zhao knows how Xiaomei got the injury on her hand."
Zhao Feng sighed but did not answer. He only asked, "Can I ask what she said in front of Principal Feng?"
Lin Wei nodded and repeated to Zhao Feng what she had said to many people today.
The more Zhao Feng listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. When he heard that Gao Xiulian pushed all the responsibility onto her seven-year-old daughter in order to prevent Feng Ying from reporting the case, his face could only be described as gloomy.
After Lin Wei finished speaking, Zhao Feng did not speak for a long time. He was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions.
After a long silence, Zhao Feng took a deep breath and said, "I've remembered everything you said. When Gao Xiulian comes back, I'll talk to her about this."
"Deputy Captain Zhao, I didn't come to you just to complain." Lin Wei stated her primary purpose bluntly.
After listening to Lin Wei for so long, Zhao Feng of course knew that she came to visit under the guise of a home visit, but in fact to file a complaint. But he was not angry in his heart. Gao Xiulian had gone too far in this matter, and Lin Wei was kind enough not to make a big deal out of it.
So after hearing what she said, Zhao Feng said, "Just say whatever you want to say."
Lin Wei continued, "I came to see you partly for Xiaomei. Comrade Gao was very dissatisfied with her because of what happened this morning. He even refused to give her lunch."
Hearing this, Zhao Feng almost couldn't hold back his anger, but he was still rational. He clenched his fists and held back, but his voice was particularly low: "How do you know she didn't give Xiaomei lunch at noon?"
"When I came back at noon, I ran into Xiaomei crying as she walked home. After I asked her, she told me that I took her to Sister Deng's house for lunch. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiaomei or Comrade Chen Bamei." Lin Wei glanced at Zhao Mei in the room. "Logically, this is your family affair and I shouldn't butt in on it, but firstly, Zhaomei is my student, and secondly, Gao Xiulian treated her like this because she helped me. So I came here to ask you to take care of this child more in the future. She is kind-hearted and shouldn't be treated so harshly."
Zhao Feng was also looking into the house, and he thought of many details of the dinner.
In general families, either the father is strict and the mother is kind, or the father is kind and the mother is strict. But their family is a little different. Gao Xiulian favors boys over girls, so she will dote on her son but be strict with her daughter.
As for Zhao Feng, it is said that he does not favor sons over daughters at all. His awareness is not that high, but he is not partial to his sons like Gao Xiulian. On the contrary, because he has two sons and only one daughter, he is softer towards his daughter.
Don’t think that children are all naive. In fact, in some aspects, they are very smart and usually get closer to people who treat them better.
Just like the Zhao family, Zhao Mei prefers Zhao Feng, while the two boys prefer Gao Xiu Lian.
Therefore, whenever Zhao Feng returned home, Zhao Mei would greet him happily. Chattering a lot. But when my daughter saw him today, not only did she not come to greet him immediately, but there was a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.
When he took the lunch box and called the three children to eat, she hesitated until he urged her to follow.
Although he felt that his daughter was strange at the time, he did not think much about it. It was not until he heard Lin Wei mention it that he realized how much she had suffered today.
Zhao Feng suppressed his turbulent emotions and said, "Teacher Lin, I understand everything you said. Don't worry, I'm here and will not let my daughter suffer any injustice."
Lin Wei stood up and said, "Since you said so, I feel relieved. This is what I came here for today..."
"I'll take you there." Zhao Feng stood up.
"No need, it's just next door, there's no need to be so particular, just sit down." Lin Wei said as she walked outside, and returned to her own yard in a few steps.
Zhao Feng stood in the yard for a while, then he patted his face, adjusted his mood, and then turned and went into the house.
Because of Gao Xiulian's attitude at noon, Zhao Mei was actually a little scared when she saw her father at home in the evening. She didn't know what her father's attitude would be.
Later, when she saw that her father treated her the same as usual, not only did he not scold her but he also bought her food, she felt relieved and had the courage to talk to him about the home visit.
But she still didn't dare to mention what happened in the morning and at noon. She was afraid that her father was so nice to her because he didn't know about those things. If Dad knew, he would become like Mom.
Therefore, she was very nervous before Lin Wei came. No, she was still nervous when Lin Wei and Zhao Feng were chatting outside. So during this period of time, let alone two lines, she couldn't even write a complete word.
When her father called her, she trembled a little, then sat up straight, lowered her head, and did not dare to look at her father's expression.
Seeing his daughter's cautious look, Zhao Feng's eyes felt a little sore. He turned his head slightly, raised his hand and pressed his brows, suppressed the soreness, and then sat down next to his daughter and asked, "Are you doing your homework?"
"I'm writing." Zhao Mei answered, and covered her homework book with her hand. "I only wrote a little bit."
Zhao Feng reached out and touched his daughter's hair and said, "You are very well behaved then."
Zhao Mei put her hands on the stool, turned her head and looked at Zhao Feng: "Dad, do you think I'm a good boy?"
"Of course, your teacher just praised you, saying that you are obedient, sensible, friendly to classmates, and a good child." Seeing his daughter's eyes gradually reddening, Zhao Feng's eyes became sore again. He stroked his daughter's hair more gently, "Especially today, you bravely told the truth, great."
Hearing this, Zhao Mei couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself into Zhao Feng's arms and burst into tears: "Mom said... Mom asked me to lie. She also said, she also said that if I don't listen, she won't let me go to school in the future... But, but Teacher Lin is a good teacher. If I do what mom said and lie, Teacher Lin won't be able to be my old teacher in the future..."
Zhao Feng hugged his daughter, patted her on the back and said, "You are right. You made the right choice."
"But mom said I was disobedient... and that I was a bad kid, so, so she punished me and didn't let me eat..." The little girl cried out of breath, raised her head from Zhao Feng's arms, and asked with tears in her eyes, "Dad, am I really right? If... If I am right, why would mom be like that?"
Zhao Feng wiped away the tears on her face with his hands and said firmly: "You are right. Dad is proud of you."
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