Chapter 217: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 217: The Matter Keeps Getting Bigger

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Xiaohua came to the school dormitory. He took out the bottle of medicinal wine Li Yixue gave him, applied it to his face, and a cool sensation stimulated his skin, making his face hurt less.

He felt immense gratitude toward Li Yixue in his heart. After applying it to his face, he carefully put the medicinal wine away.

He also wrote a record in his notebook to remind himself to return the medicinal wine to Li Yixue at her school next Sunday.

At that moment, Zhang Qiang from the neighboring dorm came to call him to play basketball. Wang Xiaohua declined his invitation, after all, the injury on his face hadn't healed yet. Going to play ball with a red and swollen face would only make him a joke to others.

"Xiao Hua, what happened to your face?"

Seeing Wang Xiaohua's cheek swollen like a pig's head, Zhang Qiang immediately asked with surprise and concern.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally fell."

Wang Xiaohua perfunctorily brushed him off with a poor excuse.

"I see you were beaten up, right?"

Zhang Qiang saw through the truth at a glance and hurriedly asked:

"Which blind bastard actually dared to hit you? Don't be afraid. You're our school's Grade Second Place. I'll go with you to tell the teachers and see if they don't punish that dog thing who dared to bully you to death!"

Zhang Qiang had a strong sense of justice and said this indignantly.

He mistakenly thought Wang Xiaohua had been bullied by school bullying or by the scum of society outside the school.

"I'm fine, don't tell the teachers."

Facing Zhang Qiang's excessive concern, Wang Xiaohua could only smile bitterly.

He didn't want this matter to become known to everyone.

After all, the person who hit him was his biological father.

Besides, his biological father wasn't any better off.

That old man slapped him once, and he rode on his head and didn't know how many punches he threw.

If you count it carefully, actually Wang Xiaohua got the better end of the deal.

"How can that be? This matter must be told to the teachers. Those scum could bully anyone, but they insist on bullying you, our Grade Second Place. Do they think you're easy to bully just because you're short? This is simply too hateful. No, this matter must not only be told to the teachers, but also to the Principal, so the Principal can severely punish them!"

Zhang Qiang was filled with righteous indignation and hated evil like an enemy.

After saying these words, he threw down the basketball, turned around, and ran out of the dormitory.

"Hey, where are you going!"

Wang Xiaohua's heart skipped a beat, and for a moment he had a bad premonition.

"I'm going to the Principal's Office!"

Zhang Qiang's voice came from outside the dormitory.

"Don't go, I really wasn't bullied!"

Facing Zhang Qiang's excessive enthusiasm, Wang Xiaohua was speechless.

He hurriedly chased after him and found Zhang Qiang had already run far away.

This guy was actually running toward the Administrative Building's Principal's Office!

Wang Xiaohua was immediately terrified. He was naturally introverted and thin-skinned, and he was afraid the school would make this matter a big deal, letting everyone know. If that happened, he would be mortified.

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly sped up, hoping to catch up with Zhang Qiang.

Unfortunately, this guy ran too fast. By the time Wang Xiaohua arrived at the Administrative Building, this guy had already vanished without a trace.

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly went upstairs, hoping to intercept him before Zhang Qiang went to tattle to the Principal.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late.

When he came to the door of the Principal's Office, he saw Zhang Qiang was already inside, vividly describing Wang Xiaohua's ordeal to a middle-aged man.

"Principal, Wang Xiaohua was beaten. I saw his whole face swollen!"

"Wang Xiaohua? You mean that Wang Xiaohua who is very short and ranked second in the whole school last time?"

The Principal actually had some impression of Wang Xiaohua.

But this wasn't surprising. Although the Principal was very busy, he still paid attention to the few students with good grades in each grade.

"Yes, that Wang Xiaohua. He was beaten but didn't dare to say anything. I thought he was pitiful, so I came to tell you voluntarily. I hope Principal, you can uphold justice for him!"

The Principal immediately said sternly:

"Rest assured! I will definitely uphold justice for him! I will handle this matter seriously! It's bad enough to bully anyone, but to bully an excellent student on top of that is simply too arrogant! Take me to see Wang Xiaohua now!"

The Principal was not joking. He would definitely handle this matter seriously!

Whether the school could achieve good results in next year's college entrance exam depended entirely on the dozens of students in the Special Elite Class like Wang Xiaohua. How could anyone dare to bully a student from the Special Elite Class? That simply wouldn't do!

Speaking of this kind of thing, since he became Principal, it had never happened before!

In the past, school bullying always targeted students with poor grades and weak personalities. Students with good grades had never been seen bullied.

"Okay, Principal, I'll take you to see Wang Xiaohua right now!"

Zhang Qiang took the Principal and was just about to leave the Principal's Office when he saw Wang Xiaohua.

"Principal, he is Wang Xiaohua!"

Zhang Qiang hurriedly pointed at Wang Xiaohua.

Wang Xiaohua was so embarrassed his toes gripped the ground, wishing he could find a crack in the earth to crawl into.

"Wang Xiaohua, I heard from your classmate that someone bullied you. What exactly happened? Tell me in detail, and I will uphold justice for you!"

Seeing Wang Xiaohua's swollen face on one side, the Principal immediately asked with concern.

At the same time, he grew even more certain in his heart that this good student of his school had truly been bullied.

With his face swollen like this, and five faint fingerprints still visible, which damned scoundrel dared hit his good student like this? If his brains got knocked loose, what would they do?

"Thank you for the Principal's concern, but I actually wasn't bullied..."

Wang Xiaohua could only hem and haw.

He truly didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter.

But things having come to this, if he didn't give the Principal an explanation, the Principal probably wouldn't let him leave easily.

"Xiao Hua, don't be afraid. With the Principal covering for you, just say who bullied you! The Principal will help you punish that person!"

Seeing Wang Xiaohua's hesitant, cowardly look, Zhang Qiang immediately said in annoyance.

The Principal also said:

"Wang Xiaohua, rest assured. Our school has zero tolerance for school bullying. I will definitely help you. You truly don't need to fear retaliation!"

The Principal thought Wang Xiaohua was afraid of retaliation, which was why he dared not name the culprit.

Wang Xiaohua could only smile bitterly at this.

He knew he could no longer hide this matter, and in the end could only tell the truth:

"Actually, the injuries on my face were inflicted by my dad..."

As soon as these words came out, both Zhang Qiang and the Principal showed surprise, their faces full of shock.

Zhang Qiang had guessed many scenarios, but had never expected that the culprit who beat Wang Xiaohua was actually Wang Xiaohua's own biological father!

Actually, not just him — even the Principal hadn't expected it!

In his many years of educational work, the Principal had discovered that the family backgrounds of students with excellent grades might vary, some poor, some rich, but they all shared one common trait: a harmonious family.

A case like Wang Xiaohua's — scoring second in the whole grade not long ago, yet still getting beaten by his own father — was the first he had ever seen.

"How could your dad do this! This won't do. This will affect your studies! How about this: I'll have your Homeroom Teacher go back to your home with you tonight and do some ideological work on your dad!"

The Principal said this.

This kind of matter must be handled as soon as possible.

If this matter caused a student who consistently ranked in the top five to go astray, that would absolutely be a major loss for this middle school.

"Principal, thank you for your kindness, but my home is quite far from the school. Let's not trouble the Homeroom Teacher..."

Wang Xiaohua didn't want the teacher going to his home, didn't want his family's terrible situation made public.

The Principal was quite forceful, he even said:

"How about this then: I'll go along too. Rest assured, I'll do proper ideological work on your dad, so he never hits you again!"

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohua's scalp went numb.

Toward the Principal's excessive concern, he felt both gratitude and helplessness.