Xie Li was silent for a moment, then handed the book in her hand to the head of the teaching department. "This is the question I just discussed with Zhang Siyuan and the others."
The head of student affairs glanced down and said, "Hmm, isn't this a challenge question from the No. 1 Middle School's encyclopedia competition?"
Xie Li said modestly, "Yes, teacher, I am planning to participate in the No.1 High School Encyclopedia King Challenge, but I have not been exposed to the knowledge of the second year of high school, so I want Zhang Siyuan and the others to help me."
The head of the teaching department looked at the neat handwriting. Although he couldn't understand the complex questions, the solution was logical and well-founded, and was clearly correct.
He always had a soft spot for diligent and studious students, so he happily returned the materials to Xie Li and even offered her a few words of encouragement.
Xie Li said, "Wait, since the teacher is here, I think it would be better if I could clear up some misunderstandings myself."
Next, Jiang Yifan listened in disbelief as she eloquently recounted yesterday's events, claiming that she had arranged to have Zhang Siyuan tutor her, but was misunderstood and reported to the teacher.
After saying that, Zhang Siyuan added, "We can't blame Ming Xiaoxiao, after all, we do have a less than ideal image..."
Their conversation, filled with the essence of tea, left Chen Lian speechless.
The dean of students was present yesterday but did not see Zhang Siyuan and her group make a move. He was distracted by the other two people who made the move and did not notice what they were saying.
Thinking about it now, it's possible that those two thugs from Deyu next door were arranging a fight, which affected the students of their No. 1 Middle School.
He said that all the students at Linjiang No. 1 Middle School are good boys, how could they possibly do something like arranging a fight after school!
Moreover, these are several well-behaved, cute girls with excellent academic performance!
The head of student affairs, who had always been extremely biased towards girls, was now completely swayed.
Seeing that things were going badly, Jiang Yifan immediately asked, "What happened this morning when Chen Lian and you had a conflict at the school gate?"
“Oh, this,” Xie Li blinked, “Chen Lian told me to wait for her to bring the book over.”
Jiang Yifan sneered, just about to say that Shen Lian's attitude at the time did not seem like sisterly affection, when he saw Xie Li hook his arm around Shen Lian's shoulder and shrug helplessly.
"Well, actually she was a little angry because I was called away yesterday, and they were inexplicably made to stand as punishment... She blamed me for not waiting for her."
Shen Lian's face turned bright red. The two of them clearly had a grudge, so why were they getting physical?
However, given the current situation, she can only keep it to herself.
"So you mean I was completely wrong to punish you yesterday?" the head of student affairs asked suspiciously. "Why didn't you defend yourselves yesterday?"
“Teacher, we tried to explain! But is explaining useful? I said we didn’t fight, but you said we had that tendency in our thinking, that we were preparing to commit a crime.”
Chen Lian spoke rapidly and relentlessly, her words never holding back.
The head of the teaching department stiffened; in his fury yesterday, he had indeed not given them a chance to explain.
The head of the teaching department felt a faint sense of guilt. He coughed lightly and said kindly, "If there's nothing else, go home early."
The girls obediently responded and prepared to say goodbye and go home.
"Xie Li!" Jiang Yifan was unwilling to accept it no matter what. "How did you get to know Chen Lian and the others? And you..."
Xie Li stopped, tilting his head thoughtfully, "No wonder Chen Lian told me not to get too close to them... saying that some people would think I'm a bad student..."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Jiang Yifan and the others have always looked down on us, saying that we do whatever we want because of our family background. I just don't understand how I do whatever I want."
Zhang Siyuan sighed, looking worried.
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