Hearing this familiar voice, Song Chen was stunned for a moment.
Taking advantage of his distraction, the boy he pinned down immediately fought back and punched him directly in the face.
Then two boys not far away also rushed over and beat Song Chen.
The three of them used their numbers to bully the minority, and Song Chen did not take any harsh measures against them because of Jiang Zhining's fate.
"Stop it!" Jiang Zhining rushed forward quickly and pushed away the people who were beating Song Chen.
Seeing the adults who suddenly appeared, the three boys were a little nervous. Their faces were covered with bruises, and it was obvious that they had just been beaten by Song Chen.
"Sister, this is a matter between us and Song Chen, don't meddle in it." The leading boy said unhappily.
Jiang Zhining stood in front of Song Chen and said, "I'm his mother. You three beat up my son and told me to leave him alone. What are you thinking?"
Hearing her words, the boy's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said in a sly tone, "So you are Song Chen's cheap stepmother. I advise you to stay out of other people's business."
Jiang Zhining didn't like the boy's tone and said coldly, "How old are you, you little brat? Have you really turned yourself into a jerk? Dare you touch Song Chen today while I'm here? You weren't even born when I was fighting."
As he spoke, Jiang Zhining put down the bag, looking ready to fight.
Frightened by her appearance, the three boys looked at each other and said harshly, "Song Chen, we'll see."
Jiang Zhining watched them leave, then quickly turned around and helped Song Chen up: "How is it? Where are you hurt?"
Song Chen pushed her hand away: "I'm fine."
Seeing him turn his head away, Jiang Zhining forcefully turned his head back.
"You're fine even though you're bleeding from your nose. Song Chen, you're really capable." Jiang Zhining said, pulling his hand and walking forward.
Song Chen struggled: "Where to go?"
Is she going to complain to Song Yuzhou?
"Of course I'll take you to the clinic to have the wound treated. It would be such a shame if such a tall and straight nose got crooked."
Song Chen was shocked.
Soon, the two came to the clinic and the doctor gave him medicine.
Fortunately, they were all minor injuries and no bones were broken.
After treating the wound and taking the medicine, Jiang Zhining took Song Chen and sat on the chair.
"Tell me, what's going on." Jiang Zhining said seriously.
Song Chen turned his head away: "It's okay."
"I have a bad temper." Jiang Zhining put her hands on her hips, "It's okay? Do you think I'm blind?"
Song Chen remained silent.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhining took a deep breath and said, "Song Chen, if you don't tell me, how can I help you?"
Help him?
Song Chen raised his head, surprise flashing in his eyes.
After a long silence, Song Chen seemed to be struggling mentally.
After what seemed like a century, Song Chen finally spoke: "Those guys are from our school. They laughed at me for being the child of a criminal, called me a beast, and said that we have base blood in our bones..."
It turned out that the boy in the lead was Song Chen's fellow villager. Because Song Chen was an excellent student, the boy's parents often compared him with Song Chen.
Over time, he began to resent Song Chen and often joined forces with others to bully him.
Because of his withdrawn and gloomy personality, Song Chen rarely gets close to his classmates.
In addition, after being adopted by Song Yuzhou, he knew that he was a burden and did not want to cause trouble for him, lest his younger siblings be abandoned along with him.
So every time they bullied him, he did not resist, but just accepted it silently.
This also caused the boy to become even more aggressive and bully him unscrupulously.
Today, I heard from my parents that Song Chen's biological mother was arrested and imprisoned, so I pulled two classmates together to laugh at him.
All the humiliation he had suffered for a long time burst out at once. Song Chen could no longer bear it and started fighting with them.
Jiang Zhining was filled with righteous indignation: "This is school bullying! It's too much! You are also stupid, how can you endure it in silence? School bullying, there are only zero times and countless times."
Looking at her expression, Song Chen stared at her blankly.
"But it's a good thing I happened to pass by today. If the boy was beaten and injured, the responsibility would be on you."
Jiang Zhining said sternly, "This matter must be resolved, but I do not support fighting violence with violence."
Thinking of Song Chen's violent look just now, Jiang Zhining's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be this incident that caused Song Chen to be cruel and go astray in the original text?
Song Chen was silent for a long time, then pleaded, "If Dad blames me, I will take the responsibility alone, and don't let Xiaoye and Xixi be implicated."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhining felt a pang of sadness.
All along, Song Chen had only considered his younger brothers and sisters, and never thought about himself.
Her palm fell on his head, and Jiang Zhining made her voice sound gentle: "No one will blame you, and we won't let those who bullied you go like this."
After thinking about it, Jiang Zhining took Song Chen back home.
After Song Yuzhou learned about this, he took his child directly to the school to seek an explanation.
Song Yuzhou came forward in person, and after the teachers learned about the situation, they immediately called the parents of those children.
Faced with the facts, the boys had no way to argue and had to admit their mistakes.
The boy's father was so angry that he beat the boy in public. The teacher wanted to stop him, but seeing Song Yuzhou standing there expressionlessly, no one dared to step forward.
The boy was kicked in the knee by his father and then fell heavily to the ground.
"Captain Song, I'm sorry for not educating my son well. Please forgive the child." The boy's father apologized sincerely.
"An apology can't make up for the hurt Song Chen has suffered over the past year. A beating won't teach him a lesson." Song Yuzhou said coldly, "If we don't teach him now, he will only harm society in the future."
"But he's just a kid."
"Children are not a reason to be condoned by the law." Jiang Zhining said calmly, "The country has its laws, and the school has its rules. Principal, please handle this matter seriously to prevent more victims in the future."
The principal nodded in agreement. "That's right. We must deal with this seriously and put an end to this kind of behavior. This time, I'll give you a demerit and put you on probation. If you do it again, you'll be expelled."
The boy and his father panicked when they heard this. If he was expelled, his life would be ruined.
Jiang Zhining knew their concerns. It was now 1985 and compulsory education began in 1986.
"Song Chen, I was wrong. I don't want to be expelled." The boy was really scared this time and apologized while crying.
"I'm sorry, Captain Song, and I'm sorry, Principal. I promise to keep an eye on him and not let him make mistakes again." The boy's father said repeatedly.
Song Chen said nothing, just looked at him coldly.
After resolving the matter, the two took Song Chen out of the principal's office.
"Song Chen, if something like this happens next time, you must tell us." Song Yuzhou said seriously, "I am your father, and I will stand up for you."
Song Chen looked at him, his eyes moist.
"No matter how calm you are, you are just a child after all. Don't carry everything on your own. You still have us." Jiang Zhining agreed.
Song Chen bit his lips tightly, and a hot tear rolled down from his eyes.
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