Because of the new shoes, He Yan not only got beaten up, but also had a fight with his classmates.

It was morning, Su Ting was drawing comic strips at home, when suddenly a child's voice was heard outside: "He Yan's mom! He Yan got into a fight with someone at school!"

Su Ting heard the sound and walked out, and saw a little girl with pigtails running in from outside.

The little girl is also from the compound. Her name is Xu Dan. She is eight years old this year and is in the same class as He Yan. Because of her good grades, she was appointed as the class monitor by the teacher this semester.

Seeing her, Su Ting's expression changed: "Who did He Yan fight with?"

Xu Dan quickly explained: "With Li Xiaoming from the next class, they had a terrible fight! Li Xiaoming's mother went to the school and the teacher asked me to come find you too."

Li Xiaoming was the person who was chosen by Duan Xiaoying before the Children's Day party and almost replaced He Yan's place in the chorus program.

Later, Duan Xiaoying was dismissed from her position as class teacher, and the chorus program was handed over to a new teacher. In order to serve the public, the new teacher held a singing competition in the class, and Li Xiaoming was eliminated in that competition.

In addition, Li Xiaoming had a bad reputation in the compound because he always bullied others, and because he was tall and stocky, he always won in fights.

Li Xiaoming's mother Xu Fen is also a reckless person. A reasonable parent, when encountering a fight between children, will definitely first clarify the situation, who started the fight first, who hit harder, clearly define the responsibilities, and then apologize if necessary and pay compensation if necessary.

They all lived in the naval compound, their husbands were colleagues, and they were neighbors, so they couldn't cause too much discord.

But Xu Fen didn't care about all that. If her son was the one who was beaten more severely, she would not care who started the fight first or for what reason. She would ask the other party's parents for an explanation even if she was being naughty.

But when her son beats someone and that person asks her for explanation, she would say, it’s just your child’s fault, it has nothing to do with my son!

To put it bluntly, Xu Fen is a well-known unreasonable person in the compound.

Hearing that He Yan had a fight with Li Xiaoming and Xu Fen had already gone to school, Su Ting quickly locked the door and asked as she walked out, "Why did He Yan and Li Xiaoming fight?"

"I don't know either." Xu Dan shook his head. "By the time I knew about it, they had already started fighting fiercely. We had to call the teacher to stop them."

"Is anyone injured?" Su Ting asked.

"Li Xiaoming's face was scratched."

"Is He Yan okay?"

Xu Dan recalled and said, "It seems nothing happened."

Su Ting breathed a sigh of relief and quickened her pace towards school.

It was already time for class. There were not many people outside the classroom and the school was very quiet. One could only vaguely hear the teacher's voice shouting in class.

But when they passed the first two rows of classrooms, the surroundings were no longer so quiet. Before they got close, Su Ting heard Xu Fen shouting from the teacher's office: "Such a long blood mark! Look for yourselves! Such a young child, I don't know how he dared to use such a heavy hand..."

Hearing Xu Fen's yelling, Su Ting almost thought that He Yan had done something to Li Xiaoming, so after walking into the classroom, the first thing she looked at was Li Xiaoming's face who was held in Xu Fen's arms.

There is a scar, but it is not even half a finger long.

There was blood, but it had already scabbed over.

You can tell at a glance that this is a scratch caused by a fingernail accidentally scratching during a scuffle. It is not long or deep, and will heal in a few days even without applying medication. As long as you can control your hands and not pick at it, you may not even have a scar in the end.

Xu Fen, however, acted as if she could not see anything. She pointed at the wound and scolded He Yan. Teacher He could not help but said something, but Xu Fen yelled back, "What's the matter? It's not enough that blood has been seen. You want him to break my son's head, right? Don't tell me he is a child. There are other children like him who are so cruel..."

Su Ting walked in from the aisle between the desks. When she reached Xu Fen's side, she slapped her hand away, protected He Yan behind her and said, "Don't point your finger at my son!"

The outstretched hand was suddenly slapped down. Xu Fen was stunned for a moment. She looked up and saw Su Ting's face clearly before she came to her senses. She yelled, "What are you doing? Is your son right to hit someone?"

"What's wrong with hitting someone? Isn't it normal for children to have conflicts? Your son has never hit someone because he is not good enough. Don't you always tell others this?" Su Ting asked coldly, "Why, when it comes to your son who has never hit someone, your attitude changes?"

In addition to Su Ting, Xu Fen and the two children, there were also two class teachers in the office. Both of them did not have a good impression of Xu Fen. Upon hearing the words, they lowered their heads and pursed their lips, afraid of laughing out loud.

Xu Fen knew that she was hypocritical, but she was either arguing with someone or on the way to an argument every day. She knew that she couldn't just go along with Su Ting's words, so she pointed at her and said loudly, "Don't talk nonsense to me. Today, it was your son who beat up my son! Su Ting, I'm telling you, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'm not done with you!"

Su Ting slapped her outstretched hand and said, "Don't point your finger at me! Do you think you are the only one with hands? I tell you, I have hands too! And you still want to beat me up? Just based on what you just said, I want to beat you up too, not to mention your son!"

After being slapped twice in a row, Xu Fen was furious. When she heard Su Ting yelling, she was so angry that she raised her hand and wanted to slap her.

But before she could slap him, Su Ting's belly bulged out.

She has been pregnant for only three months and her belly has not grown yet. Even if she deliberately sticks out her belly, all people can see is her slender waist.

They didn't need to notice anything, Su Ting pointed at her belly and said, "You want to fight? If you can, I'm a pregnant woman now. If you beat me to death, I won't be called Su Ting unless I drag you down with me!"

Xu Fen was frightened by the cruelty in Su Ting's words, and her raised hand froze and she dared not put it down.

The two class teachers also hurriedly took action. One went to pull Xu Fen, while the other held Su Ting and asked, "Comrade Su, are you pregnant? When did it happen? Why didn't anyone tell anyone about it?"

Facing the teacher, Su Ting was much more friendly: "It has been more than three months. We didn't want to make it public, so we didn't tell anyone."

Although Xu Fen was persuaded by the class 2 teacher to put down her hand, she still felt embarrassed and muttered, "Who knows if you are really pregnant or faking it?"

Su Ting raised the corners of her lips and asked coldly, "Why? Comrade Xu, do you still want to fight with me?"

Xu Fen remained silent.

Fighting with a pregnant woman is shameful if you win, and even more embarrassing if you lose.

Moreover, if something happened to Su Ting during the fight and two people were killed, she would have to pay for it with her life.

She has a bad temper, but she's not stupid to this extent.

The head teacher of Class 2 also advised: "Okay, we are all neighbors, so if you have something to say, just talk it out nicely. It's so nice to be in harmony."

Xu Fen curled her lips: "When did I not say it properly? She is the one who is making trouble."

"Do you know what nonsense is?" Su Ting was surprised.

Xu Fen thought Su Ting was mocking her for being uneducated, and her expression changed immediately: "Su Ting, what do you mean?"

Su Ting spread her hands and said, "I just wonder, since you know what it means to be a fuss, why do you always do such things?"

Xu Fen was so angry that she jumped up and down, pointing at Su Ting and yelling, "Don't think I won't hit you just because you're pregnant!"

Su Ting was really not afraid of her. She pointed her finger back and said, "If you dare to touch a hair of mine today, I will sue you for beating a pregnant woman!"

That's what an argument is like, the tides of power change, it all depends on who is more powerful.

Originally, Xu Fen was not afraid of anyone when it came to bullying, but someone made Su Ting act unconventionally. Not only did she argue with the pregnant woman, but she also kept saying "I'm pregnant" all the time, which put a lot of pressure on her and made her feel helpless.

Xu Fen was so angry that she was breathing heavily, but she didn't dare to really touch Su Ting.

Without knowing that Su Ting was pregnant, they had an argument and she pushed someone. Even if Su Ting was having a miscarriage, she still had room to defend herself by saying that she didn't mean it.

But Su Ting has emphasized so many times that she is a pregnant woman. If she pushes someone again, it would be good if the child is fine, but if something is wrong, she would really be committing murder.

Xu Fen felt suffocated!

Su Ting didn't care whether she was holding her breath or not, and said directly to the two head teachers: "Since Comrade Xu has calmed down, can we have a good talk about the children's fight?"

Teacher He reacted, looked up and glanced at Xu Fen, and seeing that she was still breathing but not saying anything, he quickly said, "Yes, yes, we asked your parents to come here because of the fight between the two children."

Xu Fen finally suppressed her anger and started to complain: "I should have said this a long time ago! Look at how your son beat my son. This is just on his face. I don't know how many wounds he has on his body!"

Su Ting ignored Xu Fen and continued to ask: "Why did they fight? Who started it first?"

"How dare you ask who started it first, except you..."

Before Xu Fen finished speaking, Su Ting covered her stomach and cried out, "Teacher, my stomach hurts!"

"Mom!" He Yan rushed over and grabbed Su Ting's hand.

The two teachers quickly came over to ask her what was wrong and whether she wanted to go to the hospital. Even Xu Fen remained silent.

Su Ting then let go of her hand, sat up straight and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Maybe someone just pissed me off, and I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach."

Xu Fen felt that she had identified herself with him: "Su Ting, what do you mean? I didn't touch you, why do you blame me for your stomachache?"

"Whenever you talk, I get a headache, and when I have a headache, my stomach hurts. What can I do?" Su Ting said, "You don't want to take responsibility? Okay, shut up, or I can't guarantee that my stomach won't continue to hurt."

"You..." You are simply being shameless!

Before Xu Fen finished her words, Su Ting started to cry out "Ouch, ouch" again, with an attitude of "I'm just being a rogue, what can you do to me?"

But the two head teachers said, "Comrade Xu, since Comrade Su has said so, you should say less. If she is really upset by you, you will not be able to get away with it, right?"

Xu Fen: “…”

Facts have proved that the behavior of fighting rogues with rogues is rough but effective.

Just like now, although Xu Fen knew that Su Ting did it on purpose, she didn't dare to gamble and could only choose to keep her mouth shut.

The office finally quieted down, and Su Ting was finally able to repeat the question she had just asked: "Why did they fight? Who started it first?"

Teacher He said, "It's like this..."

Although He Yan and Li Xiaoming were not in the same class, their classes were next to each other. During the break, they all left the classroom and played in the open space at the door.

During the fight, Li Xiaoming was not paying attention and stepped on He Yan's foot. He was about to leave without apologizing.

He Yan had worn the shoes for less than two days and was just cherishing them when he saw Li Xiaoming stepping on his shoes and about to leave without saying a word. He immediately grabbed him and shouted, "You stepped on my shoes!"

Li Xiaoming didn't notice what he stepped on. He was talking to his friend when he was suddenly stopped. He was very unhappy and said, "I stepped on it, so what?"

He Yan said: "You stepped on my shoes, you have to apologize to me!"

Li Xiaoming was used to it. He raised his chin and said, "Why should I apologize? I won't apologize!"

Seeing Li Xiaoming's arrogant attitude, He Yan was so angry that he pushed him. Li Xiaoming was not standing very steadily at the time and was pushed to the ground. When he got up, he rushed up and wrestled with He Yan until a classmate called the teacher to separate them.

At this point, Teacher He pointed at Xu Fen and said, "After Comrade Xu knew about this, he brought his child to the school to seek justice. I thought you were He Yan's parent, so I called you here as well." To put it bluntly, Li Xiaoming didn't win the fight, but went home to complain to his parents.

Su Ting understood the situation and realized that it was not a big deal.

It's normal for children to have friction and quarrels during play. No one is hurt and the problem can be solved by the teacher. It doesn't even need to cause trouble to the point of calling the parents.

And to put it bluntly, both children were wrong. Li Xiaoming was wrong in that he stepped on someone and was arrogant and refused to apologize, while He Yan was wrong in that he started the fight first.

If the parents try to reason with the child, Su Ting will let the two children admit their mistakes to each other and try to make a big deal out of a small matter.

But Xu Fen is a person who has nothing to do with reason. If you talk to her in a nice way and try to solve a problem, she won't think you are being nice, but will think you are scared and want to push your luck.

Moreover, they had just had an argument. Although she won the argument, she was not happy in her heart. She said coldly: "Speak? I speak to her son, who speaks to my son? Just bought this pair of shoes the day before yesterday, and he has only worn them a few times and they have been stepped on like this. I don't know if they can be washed off."

"It's just a step, there's nothing that can't be washed off." Xu Fen curled her lips, thinking Su Ting was being too pretentious.

Su Ting asked back: "If you think it's easy to wash, I'll wash the shoes for you?"

"Why should I wash your son's shoes?"

"Your son stepped on it, who should wash it if you don't? I'm glad I didn't ask you to pay for a new pair of shoes for my son!"

Xu Fen was stunned and cried out, "New shoes? You still want new shoes? Why don't you go to heaven! Also, you said my son stepped on the shoes, so it must be him who stepped on them? The fact that his shoes are so dirty has nothing to do with my son!"

Xu Fen's laziness was so low-brow that the two head teachers were shocked. Teacher Lu couldn't help but remind her, "Teacher Xu, Li Xiaoming admitted that he did step on He Yan's shoes."

"When did he admit it? I didn't hear it, but I don't admit it!" Xu Fen said, pulling her son's arm. "Tell me yourself, did you step on him?"

"I stepped on ..."

Li Xiaoming was interrupted by Xu Fen before he could finish his words: "Think it over and tell me! People are relying on you now!"

Li Xiaoming swallowed his saliva and changed his words: "I didn't, I didn't step on him!"

After getting the answer she wanted, Xu Fen was very proud: "You also heard what my son said. He didn't step on your son at all. Your son's shoes were stepped on once, let alone being torn by someone else. It has nothing to do with us!"

The two class teachers were so surprised that they were speechless for a long time.

Su Ting did not look angry. She just stood up and said, "Teacher He, if Teacher Lu has nothing else to do, I will take He Yan back first."

Before the two teachers He and Lu could speak, Xu Fen stood up and stopped Su Ting: "Go back? Why are you going back? We haven't even explained clearly that your son beat my son!"

"When did my son beat your son?" Su Ting was surprised. "I warn you, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

Xu Fen was also shocked: "If your son didn't beat my son, why did you come here? If it wasn't your son who beat him, how did the wound on my son's face come about? Teacher He and Teacher Lu, you have to testify for my son!"

The two teachers looked at each other and said nothing.

The wind direction changed so quickly that they were completely confused and didn't know what to say.

Su Ting said, "It's useless to look for them. Didn't you just tell them? If you didn't hear it, you won't admit it. Then I'm going to say this now. As long as I didn't see my son beat your son, it doesn't matter who comes to tell me. I won't admit it!"

It's just a debt!

It's such a simple thing, but it seems like everyone can do it.

Su Ting said to the two teachers, "That's it. Li Xiaoming didn't step on my son's new shoes, and my son didn't fight with him. I won't ask Comrade Xu to wash his shoes, and she can't come to me for justice. I'm going back."

After saying that, Su Ting took He Yan's hand, walked around Xu Fen and walked out.

But she hadn't taken two steps when Xu Fen grabbed her arm.

Su Ting turned around suddenly, pushed her away and shouted, "What are you doing? Do you really want to fight me? I'm telling you, I'm pregnant now. If a fight breaks out and one of us gets into trouble, you'll be the one to bear the consequences!"

After threatening Xu Fen, without waiting for her to speak, Su Ting turned around and pulled He Yan to continue walking out.

This time Xu Fen did not chase after him. She just sat in the office and cried, "Oh my God! How can there be such unreasonable people in this world! It was clearly her son who beat someone up, but she refused to admit it..."

Teacher He and Teacher Lu listened to her crying, looked at each other again, and then tacitly chose to remain silent.

…

It was already past eleven o'clock and there was not much time left before school was over, so after leaving the teacher's office, Su Ting did not let He Yan go back to class, but took him out of the school directly.

After returning home, Su Ting first went to the dining table to pour water.

After talking to Xu Fen for a long time, her mouth was dry.

Su Ting drank most of the glass of boiled water with her head tilted back, then turned around and saw He Yan standing not far away with his head lowered.

This was the posture he often adopted when he realized he had made a mistake, with his head hanging and shoulders slumped, as if he was waiting to be lectured.

Su Ting was silent for a moment.

In fact, He Yan was right. If Xu Fen wasn't so annoying and she wasn't so angry, she would have given him a good talk when she came back.

It was normal for him to feel angry when his new shoes were stepped on and the other party refused to apologize. But once he started the fight first, he became unreasonable even if he was right. He was a little impulsive.

But now Su Ting felt that it was only because she was pregnant, otherwise she would also want to fight with Xu Fen.

This family is so annoying!

Therefore, Su Ting did not talk about He Yan, but poured another glass of water and asked: "Are you thirsty?"

He Yan said softly, "A little bit."

Su Ting handed the cup out: "Drink some water."

He Yan said "oh" and walked to Su Ting. He took the cup and drank all the water in the cup. Then he bit the wall of the cup and glanced up at Su Ting.

One glance, and another glance.

After glancing at her for more than ten times, Su Ting still didn't speak, so he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, aren't you going to blame me?"

"Why should I tell you?"

He Yan hesitated and said, "...I got into a fight."

"So do you think you did the right thing today?"

"He stepped on my shoe first and didn't apologize to me, so I pushed him," He Yan couldn't help but defend himself, but in fact, he knew in his heart that fighting was not good. As he spoke, his voice lowered, "I know fighting is not good. I will try not to fight with others in the future."

Su Ting originally felt that He Yan was not to blame for what happened today, but after hearing what he said, her heart softened unconsciously. She reached out and touched his head and said, "Mom knows you don't want to fight with anyone, it's Li Xiaoming who is too unreasonable, right?"

"Yeah!" He Yan nodded vigorously and said with a wrinkled nose, "He is so fierce. He clearly stepped on my shoes. I asked him to apologize, but he was still fierce to me... Mom, can my shoes really not be washed clean?" As he said this, he squatted down and reached out to wipe the dirt off the shoe surface.

However, it was of no use. After wiping, his hands were dirty and the surface of his shoes was still dirty.

He Yan pouted and tears began to well up in his eyes.

These are new shoes, he has barely worn them many times.

Seeing He Yan's distressed expression, Su Ting coughed and said, "Don't worry, your shoes are fine. Wait for your dad to come back in the evening and let him brush them for you and they will be clean."

"Really? But just now, Mom, you said..."

"Mom was just trying to scare them. If you don't say anything serious, how could they be afraid? Just wash it and it will be fine. If it really can't be healed, Mom will pay for a new pair of shoes for you, right?"

He Yan stopped crying and said shyly, "That's fine. Then I want the same pair as these."

Su Ting: “…” There’s no need to choose a style so quickly.

…

In the evening, when He Dongchuan came back, Su Ting told him about this while he was cooking.

Hearing that Xu Fen wanted to hit Su Ting, He Dongchuan frowned: "Did she hit you? Is the child okay?"

"No, before she even touched me, I shouted that I was pregnant. If she beat me to death, I would drag her to be buried with me. She was frightened by me and didn't dare to do anything."

"Don't talk nonsense." He Dongchuan still had a sullen face.

Su Ting said with a "Pah" sound: "Alright, alright, I said that at the time just to scare her, I didn't mean to curse myself."

He Dongchuan hummed, but his eyebrows did not relax: "Don't confront others head-on in the future."

"I know. I'm watching. If she shows any intention of attacking me, I will definitely stay away from her."

Su Ting felt that no matter how fierce these military wives in the family compound were, few of them would be willing to fight. It was normal to think about it. People with families had a good life. As long as they were not too stupid or impulsive, they would not be able to ignore it when they quarreled.

Xu Fen was the same, so when confronting her, Su Ting would remind her loudly from time to time that she was pregnant and that she should think clearly about the consequences before touching her.

He Dongchuan's expression finally calmed down, and he asked while cooking: "So what should we do about this matter in the end?"

Su Ting shrugged and said, "What can I do? Just drag it out. She doesn't even admit that her son stepped on Xiao Yan's new shoes, so why should I admit that we had a fight? What's more, it's just a small wound, and she's making it sound like her son is going to be disfigured. I don't want to bother with her!"

He Dongchuan nodded and instructed: "If she comes to you again in the future, ignore her and let her man come to me."

Although Su Ting felt that anyone with a sense of shame would not bring this up with her, Xu Fen was shameless to begin with, so she was not sure whether she would come to her for explanation, so she agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll push it all onto you."

Then he remembered something and reminded, "Oh, by the way, remember to clean Xiaoyan's shoes after dinner. He was upset all day after being stepped on and left marks."

He Dongchuan: “…”

He Dongchuan felt that if He Yan didn't stay by his side to serve him tea, water, wash his clothes, cook for him, and do chores for two years when he got old, he would definitely be labeled as an unfilial person.

The thought flashed through his mind, and he let out a long breath and said, "I know."

But before that, he, as a father, would have to serve his son for several years.

well.