Chapter 885

It must be said that these words Yu Xiangnan said were really quite talented.

On one hand, he attributed the responsibility to the school; on the other hand, he perfectly expressed the school's importance attached to Gu Xiaoshuang's schooling.

By the time he finished speaking, even Wang An had a feeling.

That is, if Wang An were Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather, then Wang An would have to support the child's education; if he didn't support it, then Wang An would be a sinner, and a historical sinner at that.

Fortunately, Wang An was not Gu Xiaoshuang's father, otherwise Wang An would have been ashamed to show his face.

So, it is imaginable what kind of mood Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather must be in at this moment.

It must be admitted that sometimes, a scholar's mouth is truly a match for thousands of troops and horses.

In this era in the Northeast, people are quite respectful toward intellectuals. As a principal, and the principal of DJ County No. 1 Middle School at that, the degree to which Yu Xiangnan was respected can be imagined.

So, one could see Gu Xiaoshuang's mother and stepfather being lectured by Yu Xiangnan just like elementary school students, saying "mm-hmm," "yes, yes," or "the principal is right" from time to time.

Of course, Wu Dong's uniform also played a certain role, because Gu Xiaoshuang's father was stealing glances at Wu Dong from time to time, clearly showing a bit of fear.

Furthermore, in this day and age, who among ordinary people can drive a sidecar? Without bragging, this thing requires both money and power to be able to drive it; it's not something you can just buy if you have money.

Finally, after lecturing for nearly ten minutes, Yu Xiangnan stopped.

In the end, Yu Xiangnan very solemnly handed the admission notice to Gu Xiaoshuang personally and said very seriously:

"Although missing your admission notice was the school's mistake, I, on behalf of the school, have already corrected the error. Therefore, you must study hard in the future to be worthy of this admission notice that was obtained with such difficulty after going through so many twists and turns."

Gu Xiaoshuang pursed her lips, her hands tightly clutching the admission notice, her eyes already brimming with tears, which fell one after another like beads from a broken string.

It could be seen how excited Gu Xiaoshuang was at this moment.

To others, this admission notice was just a piece of hard paper that was useless and even hurt to wipe one's butt with.

But to Gu Xiaoshuang, this hard paper was the key to turning her fate around.

Without this hard paper, Gu Xiaoshuang's life was gray and could be seen to the end at a glance.

With this hard paper, Gu Xiaoshuang's life was colorful, and the future would have infinite possibilities.

For a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child who already understood everything, what this meant was self-evident.

Therefore, after hearing Yu Xiangnan's words, Gu Xiaoshuang nodded very seriously and said with a trembling voice:

"Principal, thank you!"

Yu Xiangnan patted Gu Xiaoshuang's shoulder, changed his tone, and said with a light laugh:

"No need to thank me, because this is my duty as a principal, but you should indeed thank your classmate, hehehehe."

Yu Xiangnan didn't say anything further, because such things were completely meaningless to him.

However, it was indeed as Yu Xiangnan said; if Wang Yi hadn't found Wang An, Wang An hadn't found Wu Dong, and Wu Dong hadn't found Yu Xiangnan, then Gu Xiaoshuang's chance to attend County No. 1 Middle School would have been nine out of ten hopeless.

Mainly because for a school, having one more student or one less student is actually a matter of no consequence. At this time, Wu Dong was heard saying to Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather:

"Since you have already formed a new family, it means you treat Xiaoshuang and Xiaolong as your own children. Then you raise them when they are small, and they must support you when you are old; this is a matter of natural justice."

Wu Dong looked at that "Second Fool" again and said to Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather once more:

"There are many things we are not unable to manage, but rather we don't want to manage. But no matter what, we must have a conscience as human beings. If even the conscience is broken, then we will have to take action. If we take action, then things will get very serious; being locked up inside for ten or eight years would be considered light."

These words of Wu Dong were clearly referring to Gu Xiaoshuang's father wanting to marry Gu Xiaoshuang off to his foolish son.

Only after that talk from Wang An, Wu Dong didn't dare to do anything, and could only use his status to warn, or rather threaten, Gu Xiaoshuang's father.

After all, this was someone else's family business; even if Wu Dong had heaven-defying abilities, he couldn't exert them in this matter.

The key problem was that Wu Dong couldn't take care of Gu Xiaoshuang and her mother and siblings for a lifetime.

Fortunately, Wu Dong was wearing a uniform and had a holster on his waist, so he really looked the part.

So after hearing these words, Gu Xiaoshuang's father promised with a face full of panic:

"Yes, yes, the officer is right. I will definitely raise Xiaoshuang and Xiaolong well. They both call me 'Dad,' so as their father, I will definitely treat them as my own children."

Wu Dong nodded pretentiously:

"Yeah, that's the right way to do it. Human hearts are made of flesh, and they are already this old; if you treat them as your own, they will definitely treat you as their own father."

To be honest, if Wu Dong weren't wearing a uniform, his lecturing Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather would be like a son scolding his father.

Mainly because Wu Dong's age was basically not much different from Gu Xiaoshuang's stepfather's two sons, which is why it would give people this illusion.

Wang An was observing the actions of Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong and listening to their conversation when he suddenly felt a gaze staring intently at him. After scanning left and right, Wang An discovered that the person staring at him was Gu Xiaoshuang's younger brother, Gu Xiaolong.

At first, Wang An was a bit puzzled, but after a second thought, Wang An realized that the one mao he promised to give Gu Xiaolong hadn't been fulfilled yet.

No wonder Gu Xiaolong kept staring at him.

Wang An beckoned to Gu Xiaolong, and Gu Xiaolong ran over happily.

Wang An smiled and took out one mao, just about to hand it over, when Gu Xiaolong returned the one mao Wang An had given him earlier, while saying:

"You are here to help my sister, I cannot take your money."

In this era, a child over ten can be said to understand everything, and children who grew up in the environment of Gu Xiaoshuang and Gu Xiaolong are even more mature early on.

After all, "the children of the poor take charge early"; even if one isn't mature, all kinds of things will force them to grow up quickly.

Wang An couldn't help but be stunned by Gu Xiaolong's action, then said with a smile:

"One thing is one thing; a man's word is his bond, how can I go back on my word?"

Thanks to "Empire Emperor" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

(End of chapter)