Chapter 99: Come over and apologize to me

"Qingyue, what time did you get back last night? I came by several times and didn't see anyone."

Xiang Jianming brought his two grandsons to Su Qingyue's house early in the morning, and Widow Liu also brought her three children.

"A Ye and I got back very late, so we didn't go find you. We went to the health center for a check-up yesterday. Fang Rong actually just had a nosebleed; there's nothing really wrong."

"Then can our children continue to go to school?" Widow Liu hadn't slept well all night, and there were dark circles under her eyes.

"Sister Liu, yes! Let's go, let's go to the school together to find the principal."

The bull cart couldn't hold so many people, and the tractor had to haul tofu and vegetables. They discussed going by bus, and Su Qingyue took the opportunity to use her monthly pass to teach each child how to take the bus by themselves in the future.

Liu Shu watched every step carefully, thinking about taking his younger brother and sister on the bus in the future.

Yucai Primary School Principal's Office.

Fang Youcai paced back and forth, his steps restless. "Teacher Gao, why hasn't Principal Chen come yet?! This matter must be handled seriously! Look at my son; even after you sent him back yesterday, he had a nosebleed all night, and the bridge of his nose is bruised!"

"Su Qingxi, who hit him, must get out of school! She absolutely cannot study at Yucai!"

"President Fang, please calm down. We will severely punish Su Qingxi for hitting him. Today, we'll just wait for classmate Zhang Haoyang to come and provide verification, and then we can kick Su Qingyue's sister out of school."

Gao Ying promised Fang Youcai in a low voice.

Yesterday, Gao Ying took Fang Rong to the hospital for a check-up, and there was no serious injury, only a nosebleed and a bruise on the bridge of his nose. The doctor prescribed some ointment for the abrasions, which cost less than fifty cents.

Gao Ying asked Su Qingyue for the money, but Su Qingyue snorted coldly and lifted Jiang Rong's sleeves and palms to show the more serious abrasions and red, swollen wounds. "Then you have Fang Rong pay the medical expenses first!"

Gao Ying choked. "Jiang Rong fell down by himself!"

Su Qingyue retorted, "Then Fang Rong also bumped into it by accident! Anyway, no one saw it!"

Gao Ying was so angry she turned and left. "See you in the principal's office tomorrow morning! When the witness comes, let's see how you'll quibble!"

Last night, she had her sister-in-law, Jiang Meng, take gifts to visit Zhang Dongfeng. Jiang Meng didn't want to go after hearing the ins and outs of the matter, but once she heard the name Su Qingxi, she realized she was Su Qingyue's sister!

So, she took the cigarettes and alcohol prepared by her sister-in-law and went to President Zhang's house. She concealed the identity of the person who hit him and only said, "You and President Fang have always been at odds; why not take this opportunity to give each other a chance to shake hands and make peace? Besides, it's better to avoid trouble when children are studying at school. Tomorrow, just have Yangyang say he didn't see anything and doesn't know anything, and there won't be any retaliation in the future."

The Shengli Supply and Marketing Cooperative and the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative had been competing for many years. The two presidents were polite on the surface, but their actual relationship was tense. Zhang Dongfeng pushed the items back into Jiang Meng's hands.

"Fine, then take your things back. As for children fighting, Haoyang has never been one to meddle in other people's business."

Before leaving, Jiang Meng said, "You don't need to go to school tomorrow; just go directly to the supply and marketing cooperative. Our cooperative is busy these two days and can't do without you. It'll be fine if the child just answers a question from the teacher at school."

Zhang Dongfeng didn't take it to heart at all. He just told his son, "Don't meddle in other people's business," and went to rest.

Zhang Haoyang blinked. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business anyway, but now that the matter had blown up, he quite wanted to see Fang Rong being criticized.

The next morning, Zhang Dongfeng went to the supply and marketing cooperative early and saw Su Qingyue standing at the door with a group of children.

"President Zhang, I have a matter I'd like to ask for your help with..." Su Qingyue explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Zhang Dongfeng gave a start and looked at Su Qingxi beside her. "Then let's go quickly, let's go to the school together!"

Seeing Su Qingyue bring seven or eight children, Gao Ying frowned in disgust.

"Why are you only here now? How long has President Fang been waiting for you! Classmate Zhang Haoyang, tell us what happened yesterday? Did you see Su Qingxi hit someone? And did Jiang Rong fall down by himself?"

Zhang Dongfeng winked at Zhang Haoyang from the doorway. Zhang Haoyang shook his head. "No, no."

Gao Ying raised her eyebrows. "Classmate Zhang Haoyang, speak clearly. What do you mean 'no'?"

"Jiang Rong didn't fall down by himself; he was pushed to the ground by Fang Rong. Su Qingxi didn't hit him; it was self-defense because Fang Rong spat on her face."

"You're lying! You're all in cahoots! You're all here to bully me!" Fang Rong shouted, his face turning bright red.

"Speak! Are you deliberately targeting my son!" Fang Youcai walked up to Zhang Haoyang and questioned him with a glare.

Su Qingyue wanted to stop him, but Zhang Dongfeng squeezed in and blocked him. "President Fang! No wonder your child fights at school; is this how you teach by example in your daily life? Is it your cultivation to shout at a child?"

Seeing Zhang Dongfeng, Fang Youcai's face darkened. "Zhang Dongfeng, did you deliberately teach your son to lie?!"

"Do you think I'm as shameless as you?!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Principal Chen finally arrived late!

He brought the second-grade children behind him. "One by one, tell me, what exactly did you see yesterday?"

"It was... it was Fang Rong who pushed Jiang Rong down first and stepped on his hand."

"Then Su Qingxi stepped forward to stop him and was spat on by Fang Rong, so she hit him once."

The principal looked at the parents. "The sequence of events is like this. Su Qingxi hitting someone is indeed wrong, but she is helpful and warm-hearted; she is a good child. Zhang Haoyang and the classmates who testified are also honest and brave; they are good children too."

Fang Youcai's face turned red and then white. "Then Su Qingxi also hit my son; she must apologize! Can the school even accept such a student who hits people?"

Su Qingyue retorted, "Hmph! Then Fang Rong bullied Jiang Rong first; is he also unworthy of attending Yucai Primary School? Have your son apologize to classmate Jiang first and pay the medical expenses, and then our Qingxi will apologize to your son!"

Fang Youcai bit his back teeth until they almost broke. In business, he couldn't compete with Zhang Dongfeng, and now his son had embarrassed him in public!

Fang Rong's head was empty. He looked around and whispered, "Jiang Rong isn't even here, what am I apologizing for?"

"Who says he isn't here!" Jiang Chao held his son, and an old man behind him said with great vigor, "I'd like to see who hurt my grandson!"

Gao Ying didn't recognize Jiang Chao and his father, thinking they were just ordinary parents.

But Principal Chen bent over to receive them. "Elder Jiang, you've come. Please sit here."

"I won't sit! Who is Fang Rong? Come over here and apologize to me!"

Fang Youcai kicked his son right in front of Jiang Guomin; he had heard earlier that his son had bullied a child named Jiang Rong, but he never once associated it with the Jiang family.

He only knew that Jiang Guomin's younger brother was the County Magistrate of Xichuan, and that he relied on connections to own several storefronts in the State-run Department Store; he only had one daughter and absolutely no sons.

How could he have imagined that Jiang Rong was actually Jiang Guomin's grandson?

But none of this mattered anymore. Right now, whether his son could go to school was a small matter; whether his own supply and marketing cooperative could continue to operate well was the problem. ===== CHAPTER 100 =====