Chapter 38
The bell rang, and the students who had been loitering outside the classroom ran away. Beixia walked into the infirmary with her head bowed. The teacher noticed that a student was injured and was very careful. She didn't ask how the wound on her face was caused. She took out iodine to disinfect her and covered the larger scars with Band-Aids. After giving Beixia a few instructions, her phone rang. She answered it, glanced at Beixia, and said, "Okay, I understand."
She said to Bei Xia, "Teacher Xu asked you to go to her office."
Bexia pursed her lips and nodded lightly.
She turned and left the infirmary, feeling dazed for a moment.
Bei Xia didn't expect to find extra money on her. Her first reaction was that Cui Lin framed her, but the money fell out of her school uniform pocket, and she had never taken off her school uniform. Even if it was a frame-up, the money should have been placed in her desk. It was impossible for someone to put the money into her pocket while she was awake.
There is only one possibility, that Zhou Li secretly stuffed it into her mouth.
I just didn't expect that the money would become evidence of her stealing.
The money was taken away by Cui Lin. Bei Xia pinched the seam of her school uniform pants, bit her lower lip, and walked slowly towards the office.
I don't know when it started snowing again. The snowflakes were getting heavier and heavier. The snow on the ground from yesterday had not melted yet. Piles of snow were piled up in the corners by the cleaners. A muddy crack was trampled out in the middle of the road. It was so muddy that the feet made a crunching sound when they stepped on the icy road.
Beixia felt a little cold. Her scarf was left in the classroom and she had taken off her coat. She was only wearing a thin school uniform, which could not withstand the howling cold wind. The wind blew up the collar of her school uniform and hit her face, which was a little painful.
Bexia exhaled a breath of hot air, put his hands into the sleeves of his school uniform, and walked with his head down.
After listening to Bei Xia's class teacher's phone call, Zhou Li didn't stay in the office for long. She went downstairs, put her hands into the outer jacket of her leather coat, with the collar of the coat turned up high, looking outside, waiting for Bei Xia to come over, as she had something to tell her.
From a distance, she saw a thin figure walking along the wall of the teaching building. She was shaking a few times when a strong wind blew past her. Zhou Li saw that it was Bei Xia and she felt distressed.
Unbuttoning her coat belt, Zhou Li strode towards Bei Xia and wrapped her tightly in her coat. Bei Xia looked up and saw the pain on Zhou Li's face. Zhou Li's voice was carried away by the strong wind as she yelled, "Where are your clothes? Why are you wearing so little?"
Beixia was surrounded by warmth, which was brought to her by Zhou Li. She said nothing and Zhou Li pressed her head into his arms.
Soon, the snow covered the hair of both of them. Zhou Li hugged Bei Xia and sighed, then took them to the office building. She loosely unbuttoned her coat, revealing a black sweater underneath. The sweater was covered with white snowflakes, and a layer of snow also fell on her hair and eyelashes. However, she didn't care about herself and reached out to pat Bei Xia's hair and shoulders.
"Can't you ask the teacher to borrow an umbrella? Your hair is soaked and you'll easily catch a cold." As Zhou Lizheng was speaking, Beixia sneezed softly. Her sneezes were also very small and did not disturb others.
Zhou Li narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Aren't all sneezes called A-choo? Why are you A-qiu?" She still had the leisure to joke at this time, and Bei Xia's heavy mood, which had been made heavy by her, also relaxed a little.
It feels like I have someone backing me up and I’m no longer fighting alone.
"Do you believe me?" Besha asked.
Zhou Li laughed even more happily, as if Bei Xia had asked a stupid question.
"If I don't believe you, why would I rush over here?" Zhou Li reached out and pinched Bei Xia's nose. "Don't worry, I can handle it, but there are some details you need to tell me."
Zhou Li carefully asked Bei Xia what happened at that time, and Bei Xia looked up and told him seriously.
When Zhou Li heard Bei Xia say that three people bullied her and no classmate stood up to help, she felt even more heartbroken.
Zhou Li couldn't help herself. She took Bei Xia into her arms and promised her, "This kind of thing will never happen again. With me here, no one can bully you."
Bexia closed his eyes tightly and felt a sore nose.
I didn't expect to feel such warmth from a stranger I just met.
She hummed in a very quiet voice, like the first cry of a newborn chick. Zhou Li let her go, ruffled her hair, and said with a smile, "Let's go."
She held Bexia's hand, which was particularly warm. Bexia followed her and saw that the snowflakes on her shoulders were also melted by the warmth, gradually turning into snow water, and sliding along the texture of the leather coat, leaving a winding trail.
Arriving at the office, Zhou Li was confident. She raised her eyelids and saw the other parent with a look of contempt. The moment her gaze met Zhou Li's, the parent exploded. She slammed the table and glared, "Teacher Xu! How could this person who hit someone be so arrogant? How do you teach your students in your school? I'm going to write a letter to the Education Bureau to complain!"
Zhou Li sneered. She let go of Bei Xia's hand and hid her behind her back. She said in a contemptuous tone, "That's great! I also want to write a letter to the Education Bureau to complain about the school's inaction and allowing bullying to happen on campus!"
"What are you talking about! It was clearly your child who started it!" The parent on the other side almost poked Zhou Li's nose with his index finger. Zhou Li refused to give in: "Did anyone see that my child started it? Didn't your child team up with her friends to bully our child? The majority bullying the minority, is this how you teach?"
"You, you, you..." The other party was furious and jumped up and down, "It's an indisputable fact that she stole the money!"
Zhou Li crossed his arms, chin raised, and looked disdainful: "Then how much did you say she stole? I asked Teacher Xu, their textbook fee is 250 yuan. How much did you give your child?"
The parent on the other side swore confidently: "I gave 400. My child is very honest and won't lie!"
Zhou Li sneered, "Then why did you find only 800 yuan? Didn't you say you gave 400? Your family's statements aren't even correct?"
The other party was speechless for a moment, and after a while, he said with a specious excuse: "Who knows if she has stolen other people's money yet! Everyone in this class doesn't know that she is a..."
Zhou Li interrupted her and turned to ask Teacher Xu: "Has anyone else in your class lost money?"
Teacher Xu hesitated and said, "The class monitor hasn't figured it out yet."
"Then let's do the statistics." Zhou Li said to the other party with a proud look on her face, "It's not that whoever speaks louder is polite. If that doesn't work, we'll call the police. I'm sure the police will give an impartial judgment."
"Report it if you want! My child is the most honest and would never lie!" the parent opposite said angrily.
Zhou Li raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced across at the child standing behind her parents, looking nervous. She scoffed, "Why don't you ask your child first? If she lies, she'll have a criminal record."
Zhou Li deliberately bombed the other party. For such a small matter, the police would at most criticize and educate her. It would not be as serious as she said.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the other person's face looked like he was about to cry.
The little girl was obviously losing her temper and couldn't bear it anymore.
Cui Lin pulled at her mother's clothes, but her mother didn't respond. She was still looking at Zhou Li and glaring at her, thinking that Zhou Li was dressed so fancy and looked indecent!
Cui Lin yelled "Mom!"
Her mother asked impatiently, "What's wrong?"
"I won't let Bexia drop out of school." She tugged at her mother's clothes again and whispered.
"No! Don't even think about letting it go after she hit you!" Cui Lin said worriedly, "Or let it go. She said she'd call the police..."
"Who's afraid of who? Let her scream!" The mother turned around and poked Cui Lin's head: "Look at you, you're useless here! She stole the money, so of course she has no business!"
Cui Lin's eyes were filled with tears. She finally couldn't bear it anymore and cried out in a sobbing voice: "Mom, what if she didn't steal it?"
"What?"
At this time, the class monitor also compiled a list of fees for the class. Except for Beixia and Cui Lin, everyone else's money was collected.
Xu Chuntian felt a little embarrassed holding the list. There were doubts everywhere in this matter, but Cui Lin had always had good grades, was generous with money in class, and was very popular. Bei Xia's grades were up and down, and sometimes he didn't even write the test papers and just handed them in blank. He also had a lonely and eccentric personality. More than one child in the class told Xu Chuntian that they didn't want to sit with Bei Xia. Xu Chuntian followed suit and had a preconceived prejudice against Bei Xia.
This time, I didn't even delve into it and just made a judgment.
Beshay must have stolen the money.
Because her poverty is obvious to the naked eye, she will definitely steal money.
Xu Chuntian blushed. She took the list and said to Cui Lin's parents, "Maybe Cui Lin lost her money somewhere else? Ask her to look for it again."
The parent just heard Cui Lin crying, how could she not know that it was not Bei Xia's fault? She slapped Cui Lin and cursed, "Where is the money I gave you?!"
Cui Lin finally told the truth after crying.
She got the money yesterday and immediately spent it on treating her classmates to a meal. When she came to pay today, she had no money on her hand. She happened to see the money sticking out of Beixia's pocket, and that's when she started to have evil thoughts.
Cui Lin's mother hit the child with her hands again and chased Cui Lin out of the office, causing her to run away with her head in her hands.
"You bastard! I'll beat you to death!"
Cui Lin's mother was even more embarrassed after losing face in front of the teacher and other parents. She chased the child and beat him. The teacher in the office who was watching the show hurriedly tried to persuade and persuade the child. Compared with this, Zhou Li's attitude when he first came in was obviously much more polite.
Zhou Li raised his lips with an attitude of watching the fun.
Xu Chuntian approached Zhou Li and said hesitantly, "Bei Xia's parents, how about...let this matter go? We've investigated the matter thoroughly, and I will clear Bei Xia's name."
"Why?" Zhou Li sneered.
Xu Chuntian frowned and said, "Bexia also hit Cui Lin. How about asking Cui Lin to apologize to her?"
Zhou Li shook his head. "You can apologize, but Cui Lin must not only apologize to Bei Xia, but also admit in front of the whole class that Bei Xia didn't steal the money. Of course, I have to see it with my own eyes."
"Isn't this... too much?" Xu Chuntian hesitated. "Shouldn't we just end this here? It wouldn't be good for the child. Beixia still has to go to school, and this might cause her classmates to isolate her."
Xu Chuntian was not willing to let her "good student" Cui Lin's studies be affected by this incident when the college entrance examination was approaching.
Zhou Li hesitated. The college entrance exam was next year, and transferring schools or classes wouldn't be a good idea for Beixia. If she were isolated again, wouldn't her situation become even more difficult? She looked at Beixia hesitantly. Beixia stepped out from behind Zhou Li, her eyes firm as she said, "I'm not afraid, and I don't need friends."
Zhou Li smiled, worthy of being the heroine. She said to the head teacher Xu Chuntian, "If the teacher doesn't do what I say, I will write a letter to the Education Bureau and ask them to discuss your school's ethos and teacher management issues."
This is obviously to put more pressure on Xu Chuntian.
It's the most difficult to deal with such stubborn parents. Cui Lin's parents were still poking Cui Lin's head. Xu Chuntian took a look and said in embarrassment: "This matter...my opinion doesn't count..."
It also depends on whether the other party’s parents can accept it.
Zhou Li took Bei Xia's shoulders and pulled her into her arms. She looked at Bei Xia and smiled, "This is your business, Teacher. I'll take Bei Xia away first."
After saying that, Zhou Li winked at Bei Xia and took him out of the school.
The wind and snow were still blowing outside the door, but Beixia no longer felt suffocated. She looked at Zhou Li. Zhou Li did not ask her to go back to the classroom to get clothes. Instead, he directly opened his coat and wrapped Beixia around it. Zhou Li's coat was very spacious, with a casual cut, which could accommodate two people. In addition, Beixia was thin and small, with not much flesh on her body.
Zhou Li asked the guard to open the door and lied without blinking, "Teacher Xu asked me to take her back first."
The guard didn't doubt it and opened the door directly and got in the car. Zhou Li smiled at Bei Xia and said, "You said it very well just now."
After praising Bexia, she took out a candy from her pocket and handed it to Bexia.
"This is a reward for you." Zhou Li blinked. Bei Xia took the candy and felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Zhou Li rolled up his shoulders, took out his phone, and said, "Let me see where we can go to eat. I'm starving. You didn't eat breakfast, did you? Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?"
Bexia shook his head, clenched his palms, put the candy in his pocket, and was reluctant to eat it.
Zhou Li searched online and found a good hot pot restaurant. He decided, "Let's go eat hot pot! Hot pot is perfect for this kind of weather."
The warm air in the car brought warmth, and Bei Xia couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhou Li next to him.
She was waiting for the traffic light. The red light on this street was quite long. She held the steering wheel with one hand, tilted her head towards the car window, and leaned on her left hand. The profile of her face was superior, and you could see her thick eyelashes and high nose bridge. Her hair was tied up low, and she looked lazy.
The green light came on, Zhou Li released the handbrake and started the car slowly. He couldn't help yawning. The warm wind made him feel sleepy. The road was slippery due to the snow and it was not easy to drive. Zhou Li had forgotten to install anti-skid chains on the car when he came, so he had to drive slowly. Fortunately, there were not many cars on the street.
Arriving at the hot pot restaurant, Zhou Li raised his left hand to check his watch. The time was just past eleven. He pushed open the door and the hot steam from the hot pot restaurant came out. Zhou Li picked up the thick curtain hanging inside and said, "Come in!"
Besha went in first and she closed the door.
"Where would you two like to sit?" asked the waiter.
"By the window." There were only two customers, Zhou Li and Bei Xia, in the store.
The waiter led everyone to their seats and brought the menu. Zhou Li glanced at it casually. The prices of the dishes and the hot pot base were not high. She asked Bei Xia, "Can you handle spicy food?"
Besha nodded.
Zhou Li looked at her and smiled, then said to the waiter, "I want a shabu-shabu hotpot, and I want it extra spicy."
In this kind of weather, it’s best to eat spicy hot pot and have a drink.
She said to Bexia, "Eat some spicy hot pot to get rid of the bad luck."
What Zhou Li said made Bei Xia laugh, and a small smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
I've heard of people using grapefruit juice and mugwort to get rid of bad luck, but I've never heard of anyone eating hot pot there.
When the hot pot arrived, Zhou Li ordered a bottle of sparkling water. The bottle cap was opened with a screwdriver, making a popping sound. The sparkling water poured into the cup, rustling. Bei Xia stared at the bubbles in the cup. The spicy pot was on first. Zhou Li put a plate of meat in the pot and asked Bei Xia if she wanted dipping sauce. Seeing Bei Xia's dazed look, she smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I can make you my own secret dipping sauce~"
Bexia nodded indifferently.
She just hasn't been so lively around him for a long time.
Whether it is the sound of a drink being opened, the gurgling sound of a hot pot, or even the sound of people walking around in the hot pot restaurant.
Zhou Li got up to prepare the dipping sauce. By noon, more and more customers came to the restaurant. In this kind of weather, many people wanted to eat something hot. This hot pot restaurant was doing good business. Zhou Li walked through the crowd and put a bowl of dipping sauce in front of Beixia. The meat slices in the pot floated up. Before Beixia started to eat, Zhou Li poured her a full bowl of meat.
"Eat." After saying this, Zhou Li started eating without even raising his head.
She is the kind of person who takes food very seriously and is the kind of diner that would make the chef happy to see her.
Beixia ate slowly, and Zhou Li served more dishes.
Beixia prefers vegetables to meat. She eats very slowly. Zhou Li ordered a table full of food. She ate a little and then stopped using her chopsticks.
Zhou Li ate until her nose was sweating. She was very greedy. Even if her stomach was full, her eyes would still be greedy and she wanted to try everything.
Noticing that Besha had stopped eating, she finished her drink in one gulp and asked, "Are you full?"
Besha nodded.
Zhou Li muttered, "Eat so little?"
Thinking of Beixia's thin figure, Zhou Li had the urge to add another plate of meat for her.
"Eat some more?" Zhou Li said.
Bei Xia shook her head, and Zhou Li didn't force her. She asked the waiter to pack up the food and went to the cashier to pay.
Bei Xia glanced at the order Zhou Li had written, which was over two hundred yuan.
She pursed her lips, feeling that she had spent more money.
Zhou Li didn't know the burden in Bei Xia's heart. She stretched and said, "Why don't you not go to school this afternoon and sleep at home?"
She tried to encourage Besha to be a bad student, but Besha neither nodded nor shook his head.
Zhou Li found that Bei Xia was very patient at such a young age, and she was indeed worthy of being the heroine.
She drove home and put the packed things at the door. Besha frowned.
Zhou Li didn't notice it. He changed into slippers and threw himself onto the sofa. He didn't look like the heroic figure who argued with everyone at school that morning. He looked lazy and sluggish.
Zhou Li yawned, turned on the TV, and called Bei Xia to come and watch TV.
He doesn't act like an adult at all.
Every day at home, my aunt either scolds my uncle, takes care of my younger brother, and cooks. Bei Xia finds that Zhou Li does not have those so-called adult qualities.
She lowered her head to change into slippers and tidied her shoes. Her shoes had stepped on the snow outside, leaving another stain on the ground. Beixia couldn't help but frown. She went to the bathroom to wash her hands and put the packed vegetables into the refrigerator. When she saw the bowl that Zhou Li had put in the sink yesterday, her brows frowned even tighter.
Unable to help it, Beixia rolled up his sleeves, went to the bathroom to get a rag to wipe the snow water off the soles of their shoes, mopped the stains at the door, and then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Zhou Lize fell asleep on the sofa in a daze. He was so asleep that he didn't even notice the blanket covering his stomach fell to the ground.
The TV was blaring in the room, and the wind and snow outside were beating against the window. Besha waited for the water to boil, then took a cup from the cupboard and poured herself a glass of water. She watched the steam rising from the cup, and her eyes turned red.
All of this seemed to be something she dared not hope for and was out of reach, but now it seemed to have all come true. She had a family and her own shield.
When Zhou Li woke up, the clock on the wall pointed to three o'clock in the afternoon. She had slept for two hours. Zhou Li sat up and called out, "Bexia?"
There was no response from the house. Zhou Li walked around the house but didn't see anyone. When he returned to the living room, he found a note under the water cup.
I went to school.
Zhou Li scratched his head: "Didn't they say she doesn't have to go to school?"
Zhou Li shrugged her shoulders. Isn't it a good thing to love going to school? She stretched and went to find the computer to see if there was any response to her resume. She needed money to raise a child.
Although the identity created by the system gave her some money, it was not enough for two people to spend like this.
Besides, Zhou Li quit his original job and rented a house in Beixia City. Now it is important to find a job. He originally studied journalism and communication, and the job Zhou Li applied for is also in the direction of new media and TV station.
She did not receive a response from the new media position, but did receive an email from the TV station inviting her to an interview at the TV station the next day.
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and said, "Then go and give it a try."
She looked at the relevant job requirements for the TV station's recruitment, prepared some corresponding information, and was busy in front of the computer for a long time without realizing it. When Zhou Li looked up again, it was dark.
"Why hasn't Beixia come back yet?" Zhou Li frowned and looked at the clock. It was already seven o'clock.
Zhou Li walked around the room twice anxiously and asked the system, "Where is the heroine?"
System: "School."
"School?" Zhou Li asked curiously, "Why are you still at school so late?"
She instantly thought of many stories related to school bullying.
Could it be that because of what happened this morning, Bexia was stuck in school and couldn’t get out?
Zhou Li was anxious and walked towards the door, but was persuaded back by the system.
"The heroine is in evening study."
Zhou Li was embarrassed. She had forgotten that students had evening self-study classes. She complained to the system, "Why didn't you remind me?"
system:"……"
The system prompted: "Host, shouldn't you learn how to be a qualified parent?"
Zhou Li was surprised: "Parents also need to learn?"
Feeling thirsty, Zhou Li went to the kitchen to drink some water. After filling her cup, she turned around and leaned against the counter.
System: "The hostess washed the dishes yesterday. She even mopped the floor while you were asleep."
Zhou Li complained: "I also washed her clothes."
System: "Do you mean throwing clothes into the washing machine and then taking them out?"
Zhou Li was speechless. She drank a glass of water in one gulp and then said proudly, "Tell me! How should I study?"
The system recommended several books to her.
Such as "One Hundred Things Parents Should Do in the Hundred Days of Sprint", "Before the College Entrance Examination, My Daughter Was Admitted to Tsinghua University Because of What I Did", "Tiger Dad and Wolf Mom", etc.
When Zhou Li got the list of books, his eyes became blurry.
Is being a parent really that complicated? Is it okay for this parent to quit?
Zhou Li sighed and obediently placed an order online. She opened the e-books she could find online and read them first, formally learning how to be a qualified parent.
Zhou Li sighed: Being a parent requires learning so much
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