Chapter 218: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 218: You Parents Are Truly Too Insensible!

·

·

·

Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Around six o'clock that afternoon.

The Principal really did call the Homeroom Teacher over by phone.

Then he personally drove a small sedan, carrying the Homeroom Teacher and Wang Xiaohua, and they all went to Wang Xiaohua's hometown.

This was the first time in Wang Xiaohua's life sitting in this kind of luxurious small sedan.

What he had been able to ride in before were either small four-wheelers, minivans, or public buses and motorcycles.

A private small sedan like this, he felt, was a very extravagant means of transport.

But in fact, the Principal's small sedan was merely an old second-hand car worth sixty or seventy thousand yuan, not expensive at all, let alone some famous luxury car.

But even so, it was still an existence Wang Xiaohua could hardly reach at his current stage.

Going home by small sedan took much less time than his usual trip home.

The small sedan took only a little over half an hour to reach the Village Entrance of Shangou Village.

Usually, Wang Xiaohua needed to take a bus for about forty minutes from the County Town to the Town, then from the Town take a small four-wheeler or motorcycle for about twenty minutes.

At this moment, inside the home.

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan were eating dinner.

Because they didn't go to work today, they ate dinner earlier than usual.

Usually they didn't eat dinner until after seven o'clock, but now they ate at a little past six.

"Xiao Hua, how come you're back?"

When Li Xiulan looked up and saw Wang Xiaohua actually appear at the Living Room door, she couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

Wang Zhanggen, on the other hand, was stunned, instantly angry; his first reaction was, this Youngest Brother wouldn't have decided he didn't want to study anymore, would he?

So he immediately opened his mouth and scolded loudly:

"If you don't want to go study, then get out and go work; how did I end up raising a white-eyed wolf like you!"

Wang Xiaohua could only give a dry laugh at this, not refuting anything.

He just said:

"The Principal and Homeroom Teacher came."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhanggen froze.

When he saw a man and a woman standing behind Wang Xiaohua.

For a moment, he felt the sky was falling.

He thought Wang Xiaohua had committed some major mistake at school, which was why the Principal and Homeroom Teacher came for a home visit.

Li Xiulan's heart also shrank violently.

Then she hurriedly stood up to greet the Principal and Homeroom Teacher:

"Two teachers, what's the matter? Xiao Hua is still young; if he made a mistake at school, you teach him a lesson, but absolutely don't expel him; our family finally produced a child with good grades!"

Li Xiulan wore a humble, miserable look, pleading in a polite, gentle tone.

This left the Principal and Homeroom Teacher somewhat at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

Looking more closely, they discovered that this family of three — whether Wang Zhanggen, Li Xiulan, or Wang Xiaohua — all had injuries on their faces.

They could guess the gist of it.

This family had probably just had a quarrel.

"Rest assured, Wang Xiaohua didn't commit any mistake."

The Principal spoke this sentence to steady the old couple's emotions.

"Then what did you come here for?"

Wang Zhanggen hurriedly asked.

The Homeroom Teacher spoke up at this point:

"How did Xiao Hua get the injuries on his face?"

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan both fell silent, too embarrassed to speak.

The Principal then earnestly admonished them:

"You two, husband and wife, really; you finally produce such a child with good grades, can't you get along harmoniously? As Principal, I can't bear to watch your behavior! Even if you have conflicts, you can't fight in front of the child, let alone hit the child! This will have a very large negative impact on the child's physical and mental health; if his grades drop because of this, then you'll be sinners!"

Wang Zhanggen could only give a bitter smile:

"Yes, yes, yes, the Principal is right!"

Facing a big shot like the Principal, Wang Zhanggen didn't dare refute at all; whether the Principal was right or wrong, he could only swallow it.

"You should also know how difficult it is for a rural family to produce a university student; even an ordinary undergraduate is rare, and your son Wang Xiaohua has such good grades that next year's Gaokao he has a chance to aim for the province's two best universities, Sun Yat-sen University and South China University of Technology; even if he underperforms, getting into a key university is a sure thing. Having such a son is simply virtue accumulated in a past life, yet you don't know to cherish it; you parents are truly too insensible!"

The Principal continued lecturing Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan like a barrage of cannon fire.

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan could only stand before the Principal like errant primary school pupils, heads lowered, bitterly smiling, nodding repeatedly to admit fault.

The Principal spoke again:

"Don't quarrel anymore from now on; whatever the matter, wait until the child finishes the Gaokao to discuss it; if you still can't get along then, divorcing won't be late either. In short, within this year, if you quarrel again and I find out, I'll publish your business in school newspapers, put it on the County Town's radio and TV stations, let the whole county know your ugly affairs, make you lose face before all the county's people!"

The Principal was just intimidating Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan; what such authority did he have?

But he knew this move was most effective against rural parents.

He had handled several parents who abused their children; those poor, face-obsessed parents, upon hearing they'd be put on radio and TV and lose face before the whole county, would immediately restrain themselves considerably.

This move was very useful for Wang Changgen and Li Xiulan as well, especially for Wang Changgen.

Wang Changgen hurriedly made a promise:

"Principal, please rest assured, I definitely won't hit Xiao Hua again from now on, I'll let him study with peace of mind! Strive for him to test into a good university next year, we also hope he tests into a good university!"

The Principal nodded slowly, revealing a satisfied expression.

The Homeroom Teacher then said:

"Hope you keep your word, Xiao Hua is clearly malnourished, that's why he's so short and small, don't be stingy with that bit of money, give him a bit more living expenses, let him buy more supplements to supplement his body."

Li Xiulan hurriedly nodded:

"Okay okay, from now on we'll give him a bit more living expenses!"

The atmosphere eased a bit, Wang Changgen hurriedly called out:

"Poor hospitality, I'll brew you a cup of tea, let's sit down and chat slowly."

But the Principal said:

"No need, I have a meeting at eight o'clock, your kid also still needs to go back for evening self-study, let's leave it at this, we're leaving, remember, family harmony makes everything prosper, don't argue again at this critical time when the kid is about to take the college entrance exam, otherwise the kid will resent you for a lifetime!"

After saying these words, the Principal left together with the Homeroom Teacher and Wang Xiaohua.

Before leaving, Li Xiulan still hurriedly went to stuff one hundred yuan of living expenses into Wang Xiaohua.

Li Xiulan and Wang Changgen saw them off to the village entrance, watching the three of them get into a small sedan, the dim taillights gradually receding into the distance.

The two of them still hadn't fully recovered their senses.

It was like a sudden storm, and also like experiencing a nightmare.

Somewhat unreal.

Yet it still left them with palpitations, scared into a cold sweat.

"From now on no matter what happens, we must never make a scene in front of the kid again."

Li Xiulan's expression was somewhat dazed, saying this one sentence.

"Mm."

Wang Changgen responded with a sound, then turned around and went home.