The principal’s face was gloomy, and his tone became harsh, "Comrade Zhou, the award for progress is to be given to the rightful person, we will not just hand it over because you concede it to someone."
"Why can’t it be given to Siyu?" Zhou Lanfang’s eyes were wide open as she pointed at Shen Mianmian and said, "She cheated and stole Siyu’s spot."
"Comrade Zhou, even if the progress award is not Shen Mianmian’s, it still wouldn’t be Zhou Siyu’s turn. There are many other students in the class who have made greater progress than her."
With just one sentence, Chen Jie dashed Zhou Lanfang’s hopes.
No wonder Shen Mianmian’s academic performance used to be poor. With a mother like that, how could any child do well?
He had heard before that Zhou Lanfang favored her niece over her daughter, and he was somewhat skeptical, but now, isn’t it more than just mere neglect?
"How is this possible?" Zhou Lanfang’s arrogance was completely extinguished by Chen Jie’s words.
Zhou Siyu was also stunned at that moment. She had hoped Zhou Lanfang would make one last attempt, but instead, it only made her feel more ashamed.
She opened her mouth only to meet Chen Jie’s somewhat disgusted gaze, and tears of humiliation fell as they hit the ground. She could no longer bear to stay, covering her face as she turned and ran out.
Zhou Lanfang, panicked, quickly chased after her. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
At this point, Zhou Lanfang had sobered up a bit. She wasn’t foolish and probably understood what was going on. Staying any longer would only bring more shame.
But before leaving, she didn’t forget to glare at Shen Mianmian, "We’ll deal with you when we get back home."
With his wife and niece gone, Shen Jianhua was left alone facing the many teachers and the principal, his face flushed with embarrassment.
The principal looked at Shen Jianhua with dissatisfaction. As the head of the family without a trace of assertiveness, his wife had been causing a scene for so long, and he didn’t utter a word or try to stop her.
Such behavior was simply unworthy of a father.
Out of anger, the principal couldn’t help but lecture Shen Jianhua, "Comrade Shen, regarding the matter just now, I believe that as parents, your behavior has serious issues. How can you set an example for your children this way?"
His face was so full of shame it seemed as if it could bleed, nodding repeatedly, "Indeed, this issue is our fault as parents. We failed to understand the true situation and have troubled you."
Upon hearing his response, the principal became even angrier. After all this time, Shen Jianhua still hadn’t realized what his problem was?
He didn’t want to talk with Shen Jianhua any longer and handed the matter over to Chen Jie.
"I have other matters to attend to. Teacher Chen is Shen Mianmian’s math teacher. You should have a talk!"
"Sure, sure..." Shen Jianhua nodded again and again.
Li Qiumei’s expression turned sour. She was the Chinese teacher and was also present at the scene. The task of discussing matters with a student’s parent was being handed over to Chen Jie? Why?
It was she who had called Shen Mianmian’s parents.
She was angry but also understood that now was not the time to stir up more trouble.
Seeing the principal walk away, Chen Jie said, "This progress award is rightly Shen Mianmian’s. She did not engage in any cheating. Based on this incident, I believe you have a great misunderstanding of her and probably haven’t been paying close attention to her studies, right?"
Otherwise, how could the parents not know if their daughter had made such great strides?
"That was indeed negligent of me," Shen Jianhua admitted awkwardly.
Chen Jie sighed, knowing that talking to a parent like Shen Jianhua was of no use.
But he couldn’t help but say, "Shen Mianmian is making rapid progress in her studies now. If she continues to work hard, with her current pace of learning, there would be no problem for her to get into college later on."
When Shen Mianmian’s exam results came out, he was also surprised. He didn’t expect that she would perform so well.