Zhou Siyu sniffled, and to prove she wasn’t lying, she told them about Wang Jingjing going to the office.
"My classmate has already gone to the office to report her."
She didn’t want to say this in front of Shen Jianhua, but things had reached this point; if she didn’t speak up now, there would be no way for her to save face.
As long as Shen Mianmian’s cheating was confirmed, even if the Progress Award didn’t end up going to her, everyone would think it was Shen Mianmian’s fault.
Only then could she salvage some dignity.
"Let’s go, we’ll also head there, Auntie will help you get that Progress Award back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lanfang grabbed Zhou Siyu and left, Shen Jianhua couldn’t even stop her with his shouts.
Helpless, he could only call Shen Mianmian to follow, "Mianmian, hurry, come with me to call your mom back."
No matter what, the spot hadn’t gone to someone else’s child, causing a scene at the school wouldn’t be good.
Shen Mianmian, watching his retreating figure, didn’t rush to catch up, but instead turned back to speak to the approaching Lu Siyuan, "In front of my dad, my mom wouldn’t dare to be too excessive, don’t worry about it." The rıghtful source is 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵
If it hadn’t been for her giving Lu Siyuan a warning glance just now, he would have already charged over.
"Does your mom hit you often?" Lu Siyuan looked upset.
Seeing Zhou Lanfang’s practiced motions, it wasn’t hard to guess that she often got beaten.
"More in the past, now I’ve become more clever," Shen Mianmian said lightly, trying to sound casual, "You go back first! I need to stop by the office."
"Are you really up to handling it?" Lu Siyuan was somewhat worried.
"I didn’t cheat; the innocent have nothing to fear."
Leaving behind a statement brimming with confidence, Shen Mianmian jogged toward the office.
"No wonder Shen Mianmian got the Progress Award, it turns out she cheated."
"I knew it, how could she possibly get the Progress Award."
"Thought it was a slacker’s turnaround."
"But it might not be certain! The exam was so strict this time, how could she cheat?"
"Maybe someone’s just jealous of her."
The classroom soon buzzed with discussion on the matter, with various comments flying around, until Lu Siyuan turned and glared at everyone, warning them.
"If I hear anyone else say Shen Mianmian cheated, don’t blame me for being rude."
The moment he finished, the classroom went silent.
He looked at them all disdainfully, "Who among you is better at English than her? Yet you question if she plagiarised."
Even if one could argue she cheated in Chinese, maths, and other subjects, what about English?
Even Lu Siyuan didn’t score as well as Shen Mianmian did.
In the office, just as the principal had finished listening to Wang Jingjing’s accusations of Shen Mianmian’s cheating, and before he’d had the chance to speak, he saw Shen Mianmian’s family rushing in one after the other.
He thought they came to explain after learning about the incident.
He quickly tried to reassure them, "Don’t worry, we will give Shen Mianmian a fair chance to explain."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lanfang actually thought the accusation was confirmed, and with a sense of righteous indignation, said, "Principal, as for Shen Mianmian cheating on the exam, you should do whatever needs to be done. If expulsion is warranted, then expel her without delay. The Progress Award should return to its rightful owner."
Although they could have resolved the issue at home by having Shen Mianmian pay Zhou Siyu, it wouldn’t have the same prestige as an award presented by the school.
Besides, this was a good opportunity to get the school to expel Shen Mianmian.
Did they all hear that wrong?
Or did they misunderstand Zhou Lanfang’s intention?
A mother straight up saying her daughter cheated and urging the school to expel her child, could this indicate some serious issue?
It’s worth noting that, for the rest of the school term, Shen Mianmian’s education was free.
The principal felt that perhaps he misunderstood Zhou Lanfang’s words, "Comrade Zhou, about the issue of Shen Mianmian’s plagiarism, it’s actually just something the students..."