Chapter 210: Isn't This Being Way Too Double-Standard!

Principal Zhou dialed the phone number of Wang Xingjian, the Suiyuan County Party Secretary, his tone carrying a measure of gravity.

"Secretary Wang, there is a matter I must report to you. Your nephew got into a conflict with a classmate, and the impact is quite severe. The other party's guardian has a firm attitude and is demanding serious handling."

Wang Xingjian was bewildered, "Principal Zhou, for this kind of conflict between students, the school should just handle it according to the rules; there is no need to specifically tell me."

Principal Zhou paused, then continued: "It is like this: the student your nephew clashed with is a female classmate, surnamed Jiang. The guardian who has come to handle this matter is surnamed Tang, and is the Section Chief of Secretariat Section Two at the Municipal Government."

Tang Ye?

He had met with him just this morning!

A chill instantly crept up Wang Xingjian's back.

"Principal Zhou, I understand what you mean. I will have her take the child home right now to properly discipline him."

Principal Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He had promised Tang Ye that he would keep Jiang Rou's family secret.

However, as long as he pointed out Tang Ye's identity, combined with Jiang Rou's surname, Wang Xingjian would immediately guess the other party's background, provided he wasn't a fool.

Although the County Party Secretary held considerable power, the current situation was special.

News from various sources indicated that Jiang Jing was planning to introduce the Nongken Group project to Hanzhou, and every county and district was fighting tooth and nail for it.

His nephew had to go and cause trouble at this critical juncture.

Wasn't this just adding to his own troubles!

"Let me speak a few words to her," Wang Xingjian said, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Principal Zhou handed the mobile phone to the middle-aged woman.

Wang Xingjian frowned, his tone serious: "You have Liangliang apologize to the other party in a moment."

The middle-aged woman felt as if she had been struck by lightning, "Liangliang was the one beaten, why does he still have to apologize!"

Wang Xingjian let out a long sigh and said earnestly: "Liangliang had a prior record of bullying classmates in middle school. I have told you many times to find a psychologist and have him take his medication as needed. After an incident like this, he is no longer suitable to continue studying at Hanzhou Middle School. I will have someone arrange a transfer for him; Suiyuan County Middle School is also quite good, so he can avoid causing even bigger trouble."

The middle-aged woman was stunned and stammered: "Have Liangliang transfer schools? This is too big a blow for him."

Wang Xingjian gave a cold snort and said in a deep voice: "Giving him a lesson early is better than him causing a catastrophe later."

Listening to the busy signal coming from the phone, the middle-aged woman stood frozen on the spot, feeling as if the whole world had become strange.

All along, she had felt immensely proud because her husband had an older brother who was a County Party Secretary.

Now, her perception had been completely overturned.

Although full of reluctance, the middle-aged woman still led her son to apologize to Jiang Rou.

Of course, Jiang Rou did not accept it.

After Jiang Rou and Tang Ye left.

Principal Zhou called Teacher Zhu into the office.

"Teacher Zhu, finish your work handover, go home and rest for a while, and then come back to work later."

Teacher Zhu was full of confusion: "Principal Zhou, I... what exactly did I do wrong?"

Principal Zhou walked slowly to Teacher Zhu's side, patted his shoulder lightly, and said earnestly:

"I have always recognized your ability. But in handling this student conflict, you were too hasty and acted too recklessly.

As a teacher, while focusing on students' grades is important, one must never use grades as the sole yardstick for measuring a student's comprehensive quality."

Teacher Zhu started cursing in his heart.

Before, he had always emphasized that the Rocket Class must put academic performance first.

Now he was saying one must look at comprehensive quality.

This is way too double-standard!

Of course, Teacher Zhu then suddenly realized the truth.

He had once eaten dinner alone with Wang Liang's parents and knew that Wang Liang's uncle was the Suiyuan County Party Secretary.

To be able to make this connection completely useless, the only explanation was that they had encountered an even more powerful connection.

"It was my consideration that was lacking; I was not mature or steady enough."

No matter how unconvinced Teacher Zhu was, he could only sincerely admit his mistake.

Principal Zhou continued: "Wang Liang will go through transfer procedures, and the duties of the Class Teacher will be temporarily handed over to Teacher Chen."

……

Tang Ye led Jiang Rou to a shopping mall near the school and ordered two KFC combo meals.

Jiang Rou was clearly starving.

As soon as she sat at the table, she began to wolf down the food.

In the blink of an eye, the burger and chicken wings were wiped clean.

"Thanks to you for helping me out of a tight spot today, thanks," Jiang Rou raised her head, rarely showing gratitude.

Tang Ye waved his hand and joked with a smile: "Don't be so formal with me. I like that fearless spirit you had when you called me 'hey' earlier; it has so much personality."

Jiang Rou was amused and let out a "pfft" of laughter, though the smile vanished in an instant.

She put away her expression and asked with a serious face: "Why were you so firm in speaking up for me back then? Just because I am his daughter?"

Tang Ye shook his head and said with a determined look: "Based on my understanding of you, you aren't the type to get into conflicts with male classmates for no reason. It must have been that kid who provoked you first."

Jiang Rou sighed softly and said: "That Wang Liang has always bullied people at school. I heard that in middle school, he bullied a girl and forced her to jump off a building. Although she was saved in the end, the girl was left disabled, and his family just paid some money to settle it. Everyone is afraid of him. The girl who sat next to him before had her legs injured by him even worse than mine; later she developed depression and is still out of school at home now. He wanted to force me to date him—with his character, he doesn't deserve it!"

Tang Ye hadn't expected there to be such episodes, and he nodded slightly, "I didn't expect that a boy who looks quite quiet could be so evil to the bone. Principal Zhou just sent me a message; he is already processing his transfer procedures. Also, your Class Teacher has been transferred to a different post."

Jiang Rou lowered her head slightly and said again: "Thank you."

Tang Ye trusted Jiang Rou very much.

He believed in the kindness deep within her heart.

This was the thing Jiang Rou cherished most.

Tang Ye looked at her with a serious expression and said, "The person you should thank the most is your father; he has always been very concerned about you. And to be honest, if it weren't for your father's sake, the school wouldn't have handled this matter so decisively. So, you must work hard to improve yourself; this world has always been one where the weak are prey to the strong."

Jiang Rou pursed her lips, rolled her eyes with a look of disdain, and said, "You've started buttering up Mayor Jiang again."

Tang Ye smiled and said helplessly, "Fine, wait until you realize it yourself!"

While they were speaking, a tall figure appeared at the doorway.

Tang Ye waved at her, "Over here!"

Du Xi sat down opposite Jiang Rou and said with a beaming smile, "I've found a tutoring class for you. Starting today, I'll be responsible for taking you to class after school."

"Okay, I will do my best to keep up with the study progress."

Du Xi's appearance in Jiang Rou's life stirred up quite a wave.

Although Du Xi wore no makeup, she exuded an air of dashing heroism.

She suddenly realized that her previous life of skipping classes, hanging out in bars, and clubbing was very dull.

A life like Du Xi's—full of confidence, sunny, cheerful, and positive—that is what you call truly "cool."

Jiang Rou secretly observed the two people in front of her.

Putting Du Xi and Tang Ye in the same frame, they really are a perfect match!