From initial concern to current reprimands, Chi Chan skillfully observed Zhang Qiaoyue's changing expressions.
Then he honestly answered his questions about his grades and ranking.
Zhang Qiaoyue couldn't believe it after hearing this and raised her voice: "How much? More than 1,100? Your grade only has more than 2,000 students, and you're at the bottom?"
Chi Chan retorted, "Where am I at the bottom? I'm at the middle level, okay?"
Zhang Qiaoyue didn't care about being in the middle ranks or not.
All she knew was that Chi Chan was ranked tenth in the county just a month ago, so how come her grades have dropped so much now?
Chi Chan had already anticipated her mother's reaction.
Therefore, she said in a very sad and aggrieved tone: "Mom, I didn't expect there to be so many people with good grades at No. 1 Middle School. I really, really tried my best to study."
I study until midnight every day, but I don't know why my test scores are so bad—"
Chi Chan even started sobbing: "The dormitory conditions are very good, but I don't get along with my roommates. They are all locals and think I'm from a county below. They usually don't talk to me and always look at me with strange eyes."
"When the results came out, I did really badly. I even heard them laughing at me behind my back, calling me a country bumpkin and looking down on me!"
"..."
In the end, Chi Chan burst into tears, feeling wronged.
Chi Chan admitted that she did act out the story and embellished it.
But she wasn't wrong; what Jiang Jingjing and the other two did to her in her past life was far more ruthless than what she was describing now.
"how--?
Are city kids so great?
Is this how you bully people?
"You're such a fool! Why didn't you tell the teacher you wanted to change dorms? Why didn't you want to live with them?"
When Zhang Qiaoyue saw that Chi Chan had actually cried, she felt heartbroken and became even angrier.
“I mentioned it to the teacher a long time ago, but the teacher said it was arranged by the school and they wouldn’t let us change it.”
"Have you told the teacher how they usually treat you?"
How could a student like this get into the top high school in the city?
"Teacher Jiang is Jiang Jingjing's aunt. Even if I speak up, do you think she will listen to me?"
I heard about this from Lin Chunni by chance later.
Therefore, when Xiaochi Chan went to Jiang Jiawen to complain that Jiang Jingjing and the other two had bullied her, Jiang Jiawen refused to believe it and even accused her of having character problems.
"Don't your teachers care about these things?"
Can I ask the school to change my class?
Zhang Qiaoyue was immediately very worried. With this kind of relationship, would Chi Chan's homeroom teacher usually make things difficult for Chi Chan?
No wonder Chi Chan's test scores were so bad this time; her homeroom teacher must have been treating her differently.
This differential treatment has become so severe that it has affected Chi Chan's performance.
Chi Chan had no idea that Zhang Qiaoyue had already imagined the whole thing.
She replied to Zhang Qiaoyue, "I've never heard of changing classes."
"That makes sense. If you could change classes at will, everyone would want to go to a good class!"
Zhang Qiaoyue then filled in the gaps in Chi Chan's words.
Thinking of what Chi Chan had said on the phone about wanting her to come back and accompany her to school, Zhang Qiaoyue hesitated again.
Zhang Qiaoyue and Chi Minghe work together in Guangdong Province. She is a female worker in a toy factory workshop. She started working at the age of fourteen and is already considered a veteran skilled worker. Now she is a group leader in the workshop.
The workshop supervisor is resigning, and Zhang Qiaoyue, being the most senior, will likely be the next supervisor.
A while ago, Zhang Qiaoyue took leave to go back and send Chi Chan to school. Coincidentally, during her leave, a batch of goods in her group had a problem and had to be scrapped.
The problem with the goods occurred while she was on leave, so logically, this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Qiaoyue.
However, the group leaders of other groups also wanted to become supervisors, so they seized on this matter and reported Zhang Qiaoyue to the leadership for making a major mistake during her work.
The leader was also afraid that the boss would blame him for the situation.
So he talked to Zhang Qiaoyue and asked her to take responsibility for the whole thing.
Zhang Qiaoyue was unable to defend herself, and the leaders ultimately used the excuse that she had neglected her work for personal reasons to issue a public reprimand to the entire factory.
Lately, they've been making things difficult for her, and the other group leaders are also openly and subtly ostracizing her.
Just two days ago, Zhang Qiaoyue was discussing with Chi Minghe whether she should quit her job at the factory and go with Chi Minghe to work as a laborer on a construction site.
Chi Minghe felt that working on the construction site was too tiring and didn't want Zhang Qiaoyue to suffer like that.
Just as Zhang Qiaoyue was preparing to resign and go find Chi Minghe, Chi Chan called, saying that she couldn't get used to living at school and hoped that she would come back to accompany her.
She made herself sound incredibly wronged on the phone.
So Zhang Qiaoyue quickly quit her job and rushed back that very day to see how badly her daughter was doing at school. After comforting her daughter, she would then go to see Chi Minghe.
On the way to the No. 1 Middle School, Zhang Qiaoyue felt that Chi Chan was being unreasonable. Could a family like theirs afford to have someone accompany her to school?
Renting a room for free?
Food and drinks are free?
Chi Minghe has earned some money on construction sites in the past two years, but it was all hard-earned money.
With so many expenses at home, we can't afford to spend money on something as extravagant as "accompanying someone to study."
After hearing what her daughter said today, Zhang Qiaoyue's long-held decision began to waver slightly.
But Zhang Qiaoyue insisted on her original idea, and she went to the cafeteria with Chi Chan for lunch first.
The food is so-so and a bit pricey, but you'll definitely get a full meal.
Xiao Chan is too spoiled, especially with her picky eating habits. I'll have to talk to her about it later.
Zhang Qiaoyue followed Chi Chan back to the dormitory, where Lin Chunni and the other person had already returned.
She greeted the two women warmly, but Lin Chunni and Zhang Panli responded coldly, their faces clearly showing that they didn't want to talk to Chi Chan.
With Zhang Qiaoyue's keen eyesight, she could naturally see it.
She secretly worried that her daughter's roommate was really difficult to get along with.
But Zhang Qiaoyue showed no sign of it on her face. She only told Chi Chan to rest early, while she sat down in a chair and rested for a while.
In the afternoon, Zhang Qiaoyue went to Jiang Jiawen's office with Chi Chan.
When Zhang Qiaoyue came out of the office, she had already made up her mind to the extravagant idea of "accompanying her to study".
Chi Chan School is good, but the teachers and classmates are hard to get along with!
No matter how hard it is, I'll accompany my child to school!
This matter should be handled sooner rather than later; even a day's delay would affect Chi Chan's studies.
So she immediately called Chi Minghe to discuss the matter of accompanying him to study.
"I'll find a cheap place nearby, in a quiet environment, suitable for studying."
“Besides cooking three meals a day for Xiao Chan, I don’t have much to do. I can do odd jobs in my spare time.”
"The money earned from temporary work should be enough to cover rent and living expenses."
"Minghe, you've had a tough time with things at home these past few years..."
She said she was going to call Chi Minghe to discuss it, but Zhang Qiaoyue had already finalized her general idea.
This phone call was simply to inform Chi Minghe.
"Okay, whatever you say."
Xiao Chan's studies are important, so I'll be working extra hours during this time.
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