Teacher Zhang didn't believe that Luo Yan, a toddler of just over three years old, would steal money, but An Xiaotong insisted that Luo Yan had stolen it. She couldn't ignore it, so she had to ask Principal Lin Qingping to make a decision.
Whether a little baby would steal money is uncertain, but since An Xiaotong accused Luo Yan of stealing money, she must have evidence, Lin Qingping asked An Xiaotong.
"An Xiaotong, you said Luo Yan stole the money, did you see it?"
She didn't see it, but her mother had no evidence when she framed Aunt Hua, yet those people still only believed her mother.
“I didn’t see it, but Luo Yan had nothing in her hand before she went into the bathroom, and she had something in her hand when she came out.”
In fact, An Xiaotong didn't see Luo Yan go into the bathroom at all, nor did she see Mo Sanshan give Luo Yan money. It was only after Mo Sanshan went back to stand as punishment that An Xiaotong came out of the classroom and saw Luo Yan, which is why she ran over.
An Xiaotong was certain that Luo Yan, who was not yet good at speaking, could not explain herself clearly, so she fabricated a reasonable lie and believed it to be a flawless accusation against Luo Yan.
Lin Qingping found An Xiaotong's explanation reasonable and asked Teacher Zhang who was in the bathroom at the time.
Teacher Zhang took the children from the small class to the restroom, and there was no one else inside except her and the children.
"Nobody..." Teacher Zhang was certain that she didn't have any money, and the other children were even less likely to have.
Lin Qingping asked Luo Yan softly, "Yan Yan, you said the money is yours, so who gave it to you? Can you tell the teacher?"
Luo Yan blinked her big eyes, looking like she didn't understand.
Lin Qingping sighed. Judging from Luo Yan's expression, she probably didn't even understand when Teacher Zhang asked her if the money was hers; she just nodded haphazardly.
Ten dollars is not a small amount. After a moment's thought, Lin Qingping called Luo Shicheng.
Luo Shicheng had just returned to his unit when he received a call from Lin Qingping, and he was certain that neither he nor Hua Li had given Luo Yan any money.
After hanging up the phone, Luo Shicheng was still worried, but it was inconvenient for him to take leave again right after returning home, so he went to ask Chen Yuanshan for help to run a errand to the kindergarten.
Although they disliked each other, when it came to Luo Yan, their attitudes were absolutely the same.
Chen Yuanshan asked Sun Bailing for leave, and Sun Bailing, upon hearing that Luo Yan had something to do, went with her.
Lin Qingping knew Chen Yuanshan, and Sun Bailing had also met him, so she quickly got up to greet him.
Sun Bailing saw Luo Yan sitting alone in the corner of the sofa, with An Xiaotong standing guard beside her fiercely, and he held back without saying a word.
Chen Yuanshan asked Lin Qingping for information, and after hearing Lin Qingping's general account, he asked Luo Yan the same question: whose money was it?
Luo Yan, do you think I can understand what you're saying?
Chen Yuanshan asked, "Who lives near Luo Yan?"
Teacher Zhang recalled, "Besides me and An Xiaotong, there were also Xiaoxiu and Mo Sanshan who were punished by standing."
Xiao Xiu was unable to speak, so Chen Yuanshan asked to bring Mo Sanshan over.
Mo Sanshan had already regretted it when Luo Yan was taken to the principal's office, and he burst into tears as soon as he entered.
"Now that the case is solved," Chen Yuanshan asked Mo Sanshan.
Why did you give Luo Yan money?
"Mo Sanshan just cried," said the caregiver who brought him.
"Just now, Xiao Xiu kept pointing at Mo Sanshan. I thought the two kids were going to fight again. Could it be that Xiao Xiu knows that the money was given to Luo Yan by Mo Sanshan?"
Mo Sanshan nodded while crying, and sobbed as he recounted how he had stolen money from home to repay Luo Yan.
Now that things have been clarified, Sun Bailing hugged Luo Yan and asked her questions.
"Is Yan Yan scared?"
Luo Yan gave Sun Bailing a big smile, as if she had no idea what had happened.
Chen Yuanshan was both amused and exasperated. "This silly girl is still laughing."
An Xiaotong, who was convinced that Luo Yan had stolen money, was dumbfounded. She wanted to continue framing Luo Yan but was afraid of Chen Yuanshan and Sun Bailing. Suddenly, she cried out and fell down.
The caregiver stepped forward to help An Xiaotong up, and An Xiaotong leaned against the caregiver's arms, whimpering.
Her mother would pretend to faint when she couldn't win an argument, and she would do the same.
Lin Qingping quickly asked the caregiver to take An Xiaotong to see a doctor.
Just as the caregiver was carrying An Xiaotong past Sun Bailing, Sun Bailing inadvertently caught a glimpse of the jade pendant that An Xiaotong was peeking out from her collar.
“Wait a minute…” Sun Bailing picked up the dragon-carved jade pendant that An Xiaotong was wearing and examined it.
Where did this come from?
Sun Bailing naturally exuded official authority, and when he put on a stern face, not only children but even adults would feel weak in the knees.
An Xiaotong, who was pretending to be unconscious, could no longer keep up the act and huddled trembling in the caregiver's arms.
Sun Bailing was only focused on the jade pendant and didn't notice An Xiaotong's reaction at all.
"Is there something wrong with this jade pendant?" Chen Yuanshan asked Sun Bailing.
Sun Bailing's expression was serious. "This jade pendant was originally mine. It was a keepsake I left for my ex-wife. How did it end up on this child?"
Sun Bailing had been married before, and his current wife is his second wife. Few people know this, but Chen Yuanshan is the child of Sun Bailing's comrade-in-arms, so he knows a little about it.
Chen Yuanshan helped Sun Bailing back to the sofa and told him to calm down first, while he took An Xiaotong aside to ask her questions.
Chen Yuanshan was handsome and spoke softly, so An Xiaotong was less afraid and quickly explained that the jade pendant was a gift from her maternal grandfather, Chu Tonghai.
No, he had to go find Chu Tonghai right away and get to the bottom of things. Sun Bailing hurriedly walked out, and Chen Yuanshan quickly followed.
"Come on, Yan Yan, let me take you home."
Teacher Zhang took Luo Yan's hand, and Luo Yan obediently followed. As soon as they stepped out the door, Xiao Xiu, who was waiting outside, hugged them.
Luo Yan realized that it was Xiao Xiu who was hugging her, so she hugged Xiao Xiu back and only let go when Xiao Xiu let go on her own.
Teacher Zhang took one child by the hand, first sending Xiaoxiu back to the middle class, and then taking Luo Yan back to the small class.
Back in the small classroom, Luo Yan sat down and recalled the scene when Sun Bailing saw the dragon-carved jade pendant...
She remembered that in the original text, the jade pendant carved with a phoenix was a token of recognition of kinship, but it did not mention that there was also a jade pendant carved with a dragon, and this jade pendant carved with a dragon was actually related to Sun Bailing.
Could there be more to Mom's background than meets the eye? No, she has to find out.
When school was over, Luo Yan led the group to the gate and saw the man who had been following her mother again.
However, this time the man was accompanied by an old woman with gray hair and a thin frame. She stared at him for several moments.
"Yan Yan..." Hua Li waved her hand and called to Luo Yan. She noticed that Luo Yan was looking to her right. She turned around and looked, but saw nothing.
"Mom!" Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu ran hand in hand towards Hua Li.
Huh, where's Dad?
Luo Yan looked around for Luo Shicheng and saw him standing alone on the street corner in the distance.
She wouldn't mind if her dad never showed up, even if the danger hadn't passed.
Hua Li tried to hug Luo Yan, but Luo Yan refused and walked away on her own.
Actually, after drinking the spiritual spring water, she wasn't tired at all when walking, and her two short legs could swing as fast as an adult's.
Luo Shicheng followed behind, and seeing that his daughter was sensible enough to walk on her own and not let Hua Li carry her, he forced himself not to rush up and pick up Luo Yan.
Back in the compound, Hua Li confirmed that the apology letter was still there, and then took her two children home.
“Thief…” Qian Erpang called to Luo Yan from his doorway.
Hua Li frowned. "Who are you calling?"
Qian Erpang pointed at Luo Yan, "She was caught by the principal for stealing money; she's a thief."
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