The meeting with the parents went smoothly.
If all goes well, Teacher Zhang will be getting married next month.
At this moment, her heart was filled with happiness, and she was beaming with joy.
However, as soon as she stepped into the dormitory building, she heard a commotion, mixed with the crying of a little girl.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Su Manao crying!
She quickly pushed through the crowd and stepped forward: "Agate, what happened? Who bullied you?... Why are you covered in injuries?! You were fine when I gave you a bath the day before yesterday?"
Su Manao rushed into Zhang's arms as if she had seen a family member: "Teacher Zhang, I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have given your key to Teacher Lin, but she pinched me so hard! Waaah..."
Teacher Zhang looked at Teacher Lin with suspicion.
At this moment, Teacher Lin was so angry that she was about to have a brain hemorrhage.
She pulled Su Manao out of Teacher Zhang's arms:
"Student Su Manao!"
I don't know who caused your injuries!
I know that kids your age sometimes can't recognize people!
But look closely, I am Teacher Lin!
Teacher Lin who gave you the clothes!
Now tell everyone that I didn't pinch you at all!
I didn't take any of your keys!
"Speak quickly!"
Her words, spoken in a moment of desperation, sounded more like a threat made in full view of everyone.
The crowd fell silent.
Su Manao sobbed, but her expression was firm: "I won't lie. Teacher Zhang said that lying makes you a bad child, sob sob sob..."
Teacher Zhang pulled Su Manao back from Teacher Lin's hands, squatted down and looked directly into her eyes: "Manao, tell Teacher in detail what happened?"
“I…” Su Manao looked at Teacher Lin, her eyes clearly filled with fear.
"Don't be afraid, there are so many people here, she won't dare to hit you again! Tell Teacher Zhang."
As Teacher Zhang spoke, she hugged Su Manao tightly.
“After you left yesterday, Teacher Lin saw the key around my neck and said it would be easy to lose if I carried it, so she asked me to keep it for her. But how could I lose it if it was hanging around my neck?” Su Manao said slowly.
"When did I ask for the key around your neck?" Teacher Lin asked, panting heavily with anger.
“Yesterday morning, as soon as you left, Teacher Lin asked for the key around my neck…”
Su Manao buried her face in Teacher Zhang's arms and started crying again, avoiding eye contact with Teacher Lin. "But you told me to keep it safe... and then... I didn't want to give it to you, so Teacher Lin pinched my arm and my leg... Waaah..."
“You child, this is pure nonsense! This child is definitely mentally ill! He should be locked up and thoroughly investigated!” Teacher Lin said to those around her.
No one responded.
The child might be talking nonsense, but how do you explain the injuries on her body?
Su Manao continued, "I'm not mentally ill... You pinched me too hard, so I gave it to you..."
"I didn't! I didn't! She's lying!" Teacher Lin shouted to the surroundings.
Still, no one responded.
Teacher Zhang looked at Su Manao with gentle eyes: "And then?"
"Then I'm sorry... I was in too much pain, so I gave the key to Teacher Lin."
Su Manao continued to sob, "But Teacher Lin still won't let me go. She made me tell you that I accidentally lost my keys... and said she'd give me two sets of clothes to wear... and that if I took her clothes I had to shut up... Waaah... I don't want to lie... You said lying isn't good..."
Upon hearing this, Teacher Zhang's face turned deathly pale.
She stood up and rushed to her drawer.
The drawer was locked.
She lunged at Teacher Lin again: "Where's the key?"
Teacher Lin angrily pushed her away: "I ate it! Okay?"
Su Manao's weak voice came through: "I saw Teacher Lin put the key in her coat pocket."
Search her!
Several elderly teachers rushed forward and frantically searched through Teacher Lin's pockets, finding a set of keys.
"This is my own key!" Teacher Lin cried out weakly.
“It’s not this dress, it’s another one, the blue one,” Su Manao added quietly.
The old teacher who had just found Teacher Lin's key immediately took the key and opened the door to Teacher Lin's dormitory.
The blue clothes were roughly ripped off the hook, one sleeve was torn.
The old teacher reached in and pulled out two keys, one large and one small, strung together with a red string.
"How could this happen? It was you! You put it in my pocket!" Teacher Lin rushed towards Su Manao as if she were going crazy.
Su Manao quickly hid behind an old teacher.
The elderly teacher shoved Teacher Lin to the ground: "You dare to lay a hand on me?"
When Teacher Zhang saw this, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
She initially thought it was a misunderstanding, but now...
She snatched the keys, rushed back to her dorm room, and unlocked the drawer.
He pulled open the drawer.
She took out her boxes of "Myriad Colors" and "Friendship" face cream.
Open them one by one.
It was all empty.
For a moment, Teacher Zhang's mind went blank; she could hardly believe it was real.
"What's wrong, Xiao Zhang?"
"What else could it be? They must have lost something!"
The onlookers whispered among themselves.
Teacher Zhang pursed her lips and walked up to Teacher Lin, who had followed her: "Teacher Lin, I'm giving you one last chance—"
Teacher Lin's face turned ashen: "What opportunity?"
"A few days ago, you came to my room to borrow books, and I told you that I might be getting married soon. My fiancé gave me a lot of meat coupons and a bicycle coupon. Your eyes looked very strange then. Am I right?" Teacher Zhang questioned.
"I...I really didn't take your things. I was thinking about how my daughter got married and had nothing, and it made me feel bad!" Teacher Lin said through gritted teeth.
"Heh. You borrowed the books but didn't leave, just watching me put the meat ration coupons and stuff in this box!" Teacher Zhang's voice became shrill. "Old Lin, Old Lin, I know your family is poor, but you can't do something like this!"
Teacher Lin's face turned ashen: "I didn't!"
“We’ve been colleagues for years, and I don’t want to send you in! Hand over the money and coupons you took from me now, and I’ll pretend nothing happened!” Teacher Zhang gritted his teeth. “It’s a total of 170 yuan, four industrial coupons, 100 jin of grain coupons, 10 jin each of sugar and oil coupons, 30 jin of meat coupons, and a bicycle coupon.”
Everyone gasped – with so many money tickets, no wonder Teacher Lin was so greedy he lost his mind.
"I...I really didn't take it."
Teacher Lin was a little scared.
She now understands—Su Manao isn't crazy; this little devil is deliberately framing her!
Otherwise, how could the key have been found in her pocket?
Before going home, she asked Su Manao to wait in her room, but after she returned, Su Manao went back to Teacher Zhang's room!
So, is Teacher Zhang's money and tickets also in his room?
What should I do to clear my name?
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