"How about... how about this? How about they shake hands and make up? It's normal for kids to fight!" Academician Liu said this without much confidence, and his voice was so soft at the end that it was almost like a mosquito's buzz.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "It seems Academician Liu still doesn't want to resolve this matter! Yaojie, let's go! To the county government!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yaojie picked up Jiang Suihe and strode towards the door. Not only was Jiang Ling angry about Academician Liu's words, but Jiang Yaojie was also furious. As he passed by Academician Liu, Jiang Yaojie deliberately glared at him.
When Academician Liu saw that Jiang Ling was serious, he quickly ran in front of her and stretched out his arms to block her from leaving.
Jiang Ling coldly looked at Academician Liu in front of her and said, "Don't blame me for being a crude country bumpkin. There's a saying that a good dog doesn't block the road! Academician Liu is a scholar, so you should know better than me what that means!"
Academician Liu was speechless after being choked by Jiang Ling's words, and stood there with a flushed face, somewhat at a loss.
"Godmother, what are you doing here?" Just as the atmosphere was getting awkward, a slightly surprised voice reached everyone's ears.
Everyone looked toward the sound, and Zhao Qianyu was standing behind Academician Liu, looking at everything in front of him with a strange expression.
He had originally planned to sneak out to play today, but unexpectedly heard a commotion coming from Linghui Academy. Out of curiosity, he looked inside and saw Jiang Ling holding Luo Miaoran and arguing with someone.
"Suihe, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Qianyu's heart pounded when he saw Jiang Suihe being held by Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Suihe hadn't yet recovered from what had just happened. Two lines of tears still clung to her eyes, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her face was flushed, making her look pitiful. This broke Zhao Qianyu's heart.
"Brother Qianyu, save me! Save me! I'm being pulled so hard by this mud... this damn woman!" Luo Miaoran, who was standing to the side, immediately put on a pitiful look when she saw that the person who came was Zhao Qianyu.
Zhao Qianyu frowned as he looked at Luo Miaoran, whom Jiang Ling was holding onto, and said, "What did you do to offend my godmother?"
"Godmother?" These two words struck Luo Miaoran like two thunderbolts.
Luo Miaoran thought she was about to be rescued. She thought that Zhao Qianyu, the son of the county magistrate, would speak up for her. However, Zhao Qianyu's first words made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
She bit her lip, unwilling to give up, and said, "Brother Qianyu, don't be foolish! How could you accept this country bumpkin as your godfather..."
The crisp sound of a slap echoed in all directions, and everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Qianyu and Luo Miaoran.
The sound of that slap was from Zhao Qianyu hitting Luo Miaoran's face.
It has to be said that Zhao Qianyu's grip was incredibly strong; Luo Miaoran's cheek immediately swelled up, with five clear finger marks imprinted on it.
Luo Miaoran was somewhat dazed from the beating. After a long while, she covered her face and looked at Zhao Qianyu with tears in her eyes.
"Don't try that on me. Your pitiful act might work at your place, but it won't work on me!" Zhao Qianyu's tone was cold.
Luo Miaoran shuddered and burst into tears, pointing at Zhao Qianyu and yelling, "You! How dare you hit me! Who do you think you are! Even my dad wouldn't dare hit me at home!"
"Ha, what am I? Luo Miaoran, let me tell you, I am the son of the magistrate of Guangping County. Why should I hit you? You insulted my godmother. If I don't hit you, who should I hit?" Zhao Qianyu retorted with a furrowed brow and glaring eyes.
Zhao Qianyu's few words left Luo Miaoran somewhat at a loss. She looked at Academician Liu as if she had grasped at the last straw.
Academician Liu was almost driven mad. He thought Jiang Ling's status as an eighth-rank lady was frightening enough, but he never expected that Zhao Qianyu, the nephew of a county magistrate, would call Jiang Ling his godmother.
Faced with such a powerful background, Academician Liu ultimately chose Jiang Ling's side.
She sighed helplessly and said to Jiang Ling, "Madam, it is indeed our oversight in her education, but please think about it, Luo Miaoran is still just a child. If we really report her to the authorities, her life will be ruined!"
Ultimately, Academician Liu did not want to escalate the matter. If it could be resolved privately, that would be the best outcome. Compared to money, Academician Liu cared more about the reputation of his academy.
But he didn't expect that these words would touch Jiang Ling's sore spot.
Jiang Ling sneered and mocked, "Children? Are children divided into different classes? Is my child destined to be bullied by her? Just because we are peasants from the countryside? Just because we have no money, no power, and no influence, are we destined to be bullied? What if I didn't have this status as a woman?"
"Will my daughter Suihe be bullied to death? Will she be psychologically affected? And Academician Liu, if I remember correctly, doesn't your Linghui Academy have a rule that those who seriously fight or cause trouble will be expelled?"
The quick-witted Jiang Ling refuted Academician Liu's words, and she stood there hesitating for a long time before finally nodding.
Jiang Ling smiled coldly and pointed at Luo Miaoran, whose arm she was still gripping tightly, saying, "Fine, I'm not being unreasonable. To avoid rumors that I'm using my status as a lady to pressure you, I'll give you two choices today. First, fire Luo Miaoran, or I'll report you to the authorities right now. If it seems unfair to make you answer now, then I'll take Suihe with me for now and come back first thing tomorrow morning. You can give me an answer then!"
After saying that, Jiang Ling forcefully shook off Luo Miaoran's arm and threatened, "Little girl, there are always people more powerful than you, don't think you can control everything!"
Luo Miaoran stood there, stunned, unwilling to meet Jiang Ling's gaze. That look in Jiang Ling's eyes just now might become her most terrifying nightmare.
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