Chapter 90: Teacher

Watching Jiang Ran's figure disappear with the police, Li Huijuan finally couldn't hold back, leaning into her husband's arms and sobbing softly.

Jiang Jianguo held his wife tightly, his face solemn as he stared toward the end of the corridor, his brows knit into a furrow.

Su Ruan stood still, her gaze shifting from the ICU doorway to her in‑laws, then to the direction where Jiang Ran vanished, her eyes deep.

She knew this matter would not be settled easily.

Since the Su family reported to the police, they were determined to make a big fuss.

Next, there would likely be another Hard Battle to fight.

She walked to Li Huijuan's side and gently soothed, "Mom, don't worry too much. Ranran is just cooperating with the investigation, clarifying the facts. Right now, the most important thing is Grandma."

Li Huijuan clasped Su Ruan's hand as if grasping the family's backbone, choking out, "RuanRuan… what on earth is this…"

Su Ruan said nothing further, silently gripping her mother‑in‑law's hand, offering wordless support.

Her inner heart was far less calm than she appeared.

The Su family's malice, Jiang Ran's impulsiveness, Grandma's illness, the looming turmoil…

All intertwined together.

But she knew clearly that she could not act recklessly now.

This family needed someone to stay calm.

Shortly after Jiang Ran was taken away, Jiang Jiaojiao, having received the news, rushed to the hospital in a hurry; learning that her brother had been taken by the police made her both angry and anxious, and she nearly charged straight to the Su family to argue, but Jiang Jianguo sternly stopped her.

The police station's investigation proceeded fairly smoothly.

Although the Su family insisted that Jiang Ran had attacked without cause, there were many neighbors present, and the police, after a brief canvass, restored the truth of the incident.

It was indeed Da Zhuang and Wang Juhua who maliciously spread rumors and verbally abused first, and Jiang Ran, youthful and hot‑tempered, acted in a moment of anger afterward.

Given that Da Zhuang's injury was assessed as only minor, and the incident had cause, Jiang Ran showed a good attitude in admitting fault and was willing to actively compensate,

After Jiang Jianguo intervened to mediate, the police ultimately gave Jiang Ran a stern reprimand and ordered him to reimburse Da Zhuang for all medical expenses, lost wages, and other losses; the matter was then considered settled.

Jiang Ran paid the money, signed the documents, and when he left the police station, his complexion was not pleasant.

It wasn't the payment that bothered him, but the feeling of being wronged.

Clearly they had spoken slanderously first, yet he had to pay the price.

But thinking of Grandma still in the hospital, he forced his inner displeasure down.

Back at the hospital, seeing his family's worried looks, especially Su Ruan's calm yet inquisitive gaze, Jiang Ran shook his head, "It's fine, I paid a bit, it's resolved."

Li Huijuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, repeatedly patting her chest, "As long as it's resolved, as long as it's resolved… you really scared Mom to death."

Jiang Jianguo also nodded, said little, and simply patted his son's shoulder.

In his view, any problem solvable with money wasn't a big issue; as long as people are safe, that's fine.

However, for one person, the matter was far from resolved.

That person was Jiang Jiaojiao.

Jiang Jiaojiao had a fiery temper, clear loves and hates, and especially protected her own.

Her brother was sent to pay and apologize, Grandma still lay in the ICU, and the instigators, the Su family—especially the fire‑starter Su Yanhua—had only lost a trivial amount of medical fees?

She could never swallow that bitterness!

She dared not confront the Su parents again, fearing more trouble for her family, but she directed all her fury toward Su Yanhua and her husband Wen Bin.

If Su Yanhua hadn't goaded them, the two old fools of the Su family might never have reported to the police!

And those malicious rumors were probably also fanned by Su Yanhua behind the scenes!

"Su Yanhua, if you dare use underhanded tricks behind our backs to harm my brother and disturb our family's peace, I will make you and your husband suffer as well!"

Jiang Jiaojiao clenched her teeth, her eyes flashing with angry fire.

She acted immediately.

She didn't choose to storm Su Yanhua's home or cause a ruckus at Wen Bin's school—that would be too lowly and would easily entangle herself.

She intended to use a more civilized yet harsher method.

First, she inquired thoroughly about the principal's full name and the location of Wen Bin's school's office.

Then, she chose a weekend afternoon and directly reached the principal's office.

The principal was a middle‑aged man wearing glasses, looking rather scholarly.

Seeing the stormy Jiang Jiaojiao, he was somewhat startled: "Miss, do you have business with me?"

"Principal, hello, I am the daughter of Factory Director Jiang Jianguo of the machinery plant, Jiang Jiaojiao."

Jiang Jiaojiao first introduced her family background, put on a tiger‑skin coat, then unceremoniously sat on the chair opposite the principal and got straight to the point.

"I am here today to report to you the deplorable conduct of teacher Liu Wenbin's family!"

When the principal heard it involved a teacher of his school, his expression grew serious: "Liu Laoshi? What's wrong with his spouse?"

Jiang Jiaojiao took a deep breath and vividly recounted how Su Yanhua had goaded her parents into maliciously spreading rumors that slandered her seriously ill grandmother and sister‑in‑law, and how, after her brother's angry argument, Su Yanhua instead urged her parents to report to the police, trying to get her brother into legal trouble.

She emphasized that Su Yanhua, as a teacher's family member, behaved improperly, stirred up trouble, maliciously framed others, severely damaging the reputation and image of the teaching staff.

"…Principal, you think, with such family members dragging the rear, can Teacher Liu Wenbin teach peacefully?"

"Can such a family atmosphere educate students well?"

"Our family members are now debating wildly, all feeling disgusted by Teacher Liu's family's actions! This is literally smearing our school's face!"

Jiang Jiaojiao spoke with righteous indignation, her eyes reddened—half acted, half genuine grievance.

The principal's complexion grew increasingly displeased.

The conduct of teachers' family members indeed, to some extent, represents the school's face.

If what Jiang Jiaojiao said is true, Su Yanhua's behavior was indeed excessive and had extremely harmful impact.

"Comrade Jiang Jiaojiao, I will verify the situation you described," the principal said in a deep voice.

"Verify? So many neighbors saw it then; the police station has all the records, you can ask them anytime!"

Jiang Jiaojiao stood up, her tone firm: "I hope the school can handle this matter seriously, giving our family and society an answer!"

"Otherwise, we will never stop!"

Dropping that sentence, Jiang Jiaojiao lifted her head and left the Principal's office.

She knew that merely voicing complaints might still lack force.

Thus, on the morning of the next working day, at the school gate of the middle school where Wen Bin was, a striking scene appeared.

Jiang Jiaojiao somehow obtained a long white Banner, on which bold black characters read: "Teacher's relative Su Yanhua, spreading rumors and causing trouble, with ill intent, unfit to be a teacher!"

The inscription was signed "Victim family".