It turns out that Hu Yongping was just going with the flow.
"Then do you know why Jiang Mianmian cries so often?"
Hu Yongping shook his head. "I don't know either. Jiang Mianmian only plays with girls after class and rarely talks to me. It's very boring to sit at the same table with her."
Wang Shuning turned his head and looked into the classroom. Su Fangmei was squatting on the ground coaxing Jiang Mianmian. Her parents were going to divorce. Could it be caused by the family environment?
The last class in the afternoon was history class. When the bell rang, students ran out with their backpacks on their backs. Two of the backpack straps were not fastened.
Jiang Mianmian packed her schoolbag slowly and sat on the stool without leaving.
"Student Jiang Mianmian, school is over. Aren't you going home?" Wang Shuning put the chalk into a paper box and wiped the chalk dust off the podium with a rag.
Jiang Mianmian: "My father didn't go out to sea to fish today. I want to go back later."
"But the broadcast said today that it will rain tonight and there will be strong winds before dark. It will be very dangerous if you go back late and catch up. Can the teacher take you home?"
Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened. After wandering around for a while, he stood up holding his school bag and said, "Teacher, please take me home."
Wang Shuning: “Okay.”
Along the way, Jiang Mianmian walked slowly on the right side of Wang Shuning, and the two were half a meter apart. Wang Shuning tried several times to hold her hand and walk together, but failed.
An unpleasant quarrel sounded in her ears. Jiang Mianmian stopped instantly and stood stiffly in place, her thin body trembling slightly.
Wang Shuning noticed her series of behaviors and a hint of deep thought flashed across his eyes. It seemed that the family quarreling in the front left was Jiang Mianmian's family.
She took a step forward and stepped over the threshold. The two people who were arguing inside did not stop arguing because of Wang Shuning's arrival. Instead, they argued louder and louder.
"Hello, I'm the new math teacher in our school. My name is Wang Shuning, and I'm also Jiang Mianmian's math teacher." Wang Shuning shouted at the two of them.
Wang Shuning glanced at Jiang Mianmian hiding in the corner behind the door, not daring to come in. He reached out to her and pulled her in.
The noise of Jiang Mianmian's parents' quarrel gradually became quieter until Jiang Mianmian walked in from behind.
Jiang Mianmian's father yelled, "Did you get into trouble at school again? Why do you keep getting into trouble lately?"
"How could you say that to your daughter? Mianmian has been obedient since she was young. It must be that Hu Yongping who is causing trouble for her again." The saliva from Jiang Mianmian's mother's mouth sprayed directly on her husband's face.
Wang Shuning could feel her fist clenching. "Jiang Mianmian performed very well in school today. I noticed that she was in a very low mood, so I was a little worried and sent her back."
Jiang Mianmian's father asked Wang Shuning to sit down, "Teacher Wang seems to be new here?"
Wang Shuning nodded: "Yes, I just got here not long ago."
One of the couple had bloodstains on his face and bruises on his neck; the other was hit in the right eye, had bleeding at the corner of his mouth, and had messy hair.
It doesn't look like domestic violence but double violence.
Jiang Mianmian's mother thought of something and asked directly: "Teacher Wang, my daughter Mianmian was in a bad mood at school today. Is it because of the White Rabbit candy incident that Hu Yongping and other children isolated her?"
Wang Shuning's face was stiff. For young children, a happy and harmonious growing environment has a great impact on them.
Looking at the situation in Jiang Mianmian's family, once her parents quarrel, it will definitely affect the child's mood.
Jiang Mianmian seems to be a child who is very emotionally dependent, so I'm afraid I can't just turn a blind eye to it.
"I think she was depressed not because of her classmates, but because of you. You quarreled in front of her, and scared Jiang Mianmian so much that she didn't dare to go home. Divorce is a very hurtful word to children, so it's best not to let them hear it."
"Also, if parents are too violent, their children will have a strong learning ability. I don't think you want them to become like you when they grow up."
Wang Shuning spoke mercilessly, without beating around the bush. After he finished speaking, he stared at the two of them with a stern face.
Jiang Mianmian's parents' faces turned dark and blue, and they wanted to curse but didn't dare to.
Wang Shuning is a school teacher. What if they scold someone and then treat their children badly in class in the future?
Jiang Mianmian's father looked at the mirror hanging on the wall. His face was covered with scratches from his nails, and he looked very disheveled, not at all like the head of the family.
Then he looked at his wife. He didn't feel anything just now, but now he sees how embarrassed she is, in front of the child's teacher.
"Teacher Wang, we are not like this normally. We went to Hu Yongping's house yesterday. I felt that she was too reckless and we had conflicting opinions, so we had a few arguments. We won't do that again in the future."
Jiang Mianmian's mother nodded in agreement.
Wang Shuning stood up and pushed Jiang Mianmian between the couple. "The candy incident is over. Children are forgetful. They will forget everything in a few days."
When Jiang Mianmian saw Wang Shuning was about to leave, she quickly held her hand and said, "Teacher Wang, can you please not leave and just live in my house? If you stay in my house, my parents won't quarrel or get divorced."
Jiang Mianmian's father's face was stiff. He bent down and picked up Jiang Mianmian.
Wang Shuning glanced at the couple and said softly, "Teacher has her own home and cannot live here. If your parents quarrel again, you can close the door and don't listen. Children have their own things to do. When you grow up and become independent, you can do whatever you want."
Jiang Mianmian blinked in confusion.
After going out, Wang Shuning stood behind the door and looked back at Jiang Mianmian's house. A brief period of peace cannot last long. An disharmonious marriage affects not only adults but also children.
The next day at school, Jiang Mianmian was obviously in much better condition and started playing with other little girls.
Hu Yongping took Mu Ziheng and other male classmates to play. Wang Shuning didn't see him talking to Jiang Mianmian for several days, and he rarely even looked back.
Wang Shuning had no intention of doing anything about it. A ten-year-old child already has the right to choose his own friends.
"Wang Shuning, there's a letter for you." The postman stood at the door of Wang Shuning's house and looked around. How long had it been since the postman was replaced?
The letter was sent from Song's mother in Beijing and was three pages long.
The letter emphasized that Wang Shuning should find a partner in the army on the island. Song's mother even wrote down all her requirements for Wang Shuning's future partner.
The mere fact that a person is a Beijing native is enough to dissuade 99 percent of unmarried men.
Wang Shuning stuffed the letter into the box. It had been a year since he left Beijing, and the box was almost full.
"Teacher Wang, Teacher Wang." Ding Hui came in with a basket of eggplants. "My family has a bumper harvest of eggplants. I can't finish them at home. I'll send some to you."
"Thank you, Aunt Ding. I have a lot of radishes in my yard. Wait a minute, I'll pick some for you."
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