Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Why are you blocking us?
“What are you stopping us for?” Tong Mo and Lu Zichen were just rubbing their hands ready to act, when unexpectedly, they were pulled back, leaving them quite stifled.
They wanted to stand up for Mengmeng, but unexpectedly, Mengmeng was the one stopping them.
“They have already been punished by the school. If you go now and beat them up to get revenge, it’s not only that you would be punished too; more importantly, what difference does it make between you and them?” Gu Zhihan’s voice was placid, yet extraordinarily forceful.
Fighting at the slightest disagreement, that’s not human behavior; that’s bestial.
Because savagery is the instinct of a beast.
If humans are also savage, then what difference does it make from a beast?
Mengmeng immediately agreed with a nod.
As long as it’s what hubby says, it’s correct!
“Damn, they got off too easy, the school only issued them a demerit!” Tong Mo and Lu Zichen could only give up, but they couldn’t help gritting their teeth in frustration.
In their eyes, a demerit didn’t actually harm them in any significant way; it was at most a subject of background mockery which would be forgotten after a while.
“You think a demerit is letting them off easy?” Gu Zhihan could clearly see what they were thinking and said bluntly, “A demerit affects their advancement in education and can never be erased for life.”
Whether in future education or in work, the label of “involved in school violence” would always stick to them.
Of course, there are those who have the capability to bury their dark past.
But in that impoverished small town at the time, there were only a few people capable of doing this, so, for the sake of their children’s future, they had no choice but to carry gifts themselves to Mengmeng’s home to apologize.
“Well, Mengmeng’s mom, you see, we’re all from the same school, all still young, and the kids were just playing around, please calm down and implore the school to show some leniency on our behalf.”
“Yes, Mengmeng’s mom, please ask the school to erase the serious demerit recorded, otherwise, my child won’t be able to attend a good high school this year!”
“We can’t just let this little incident ruin their futures, can we?”
The parents of these bullying children were all weeping and wailing, as if their own children were the ones being bullied.
Ironically enough, it was utterly ridiculous.
When Gu Zhihan and Mengmeng got home, this was the scene they saw.
“Hubby, were we wrong?” Mengmeng couldn’t help but doubt.
Otherwise, why would everyone look at them with blaming eyes, as if they had made a mountain out of a molehill?
“You’re not wrong. It’s their kids who bullied someone, yet their parents still expect others to easily forgive them, even pretending as if nothing happened.” Gu Zhihan, mature beyond his peers in calmness and wisdom, effortlessly saw through the small-mindedness hidden beneath the guise of these adults.
“Please, leave!” Mengmeng’s mom, hearing the parents’ pleas, was so enraged she felt her heart condition could flare up. Now, she didn’t even want to say another word to them.
What do you mean by ‘still young’?
What do you mean by ‘just playing around’?
School violence is such a vile matter. How could they think that just because her child wasn’t hurt too badly, this matter could be treated so lightly?
If it wasn’t for Mengmeng, who had been resilient from a young age, not retaining any psychological scars, any other young girl might have been traumatized for life.
But now, in their eyes, it was merely something their children did carelessly.