In the office, Shi Hongzhi had first called Qu Ruorui’s family.
He then carefully explained what had happened yesterday to Lan Li.
Lan Li widened her eyes, "So, you mean to say it was Feifei’s fault too?"
Shi Hongzhi, feeling a headache, thought that this parent was even more childish than the students he taught.
"I’m just saying both children were at fault."
"Being at fault warrants biting someone? Who taught her that?"
Lan Li’s voice was loud, causing the teachers remaining in the office to frown and chime in with advice.
"It’s very normal for children to have conflicts, this is also an essential part of their growth."
"Actually, it’s all minor issues."
Lan Li raised an eyebrow, "I don’t care, she bit my Feifei, her parents must give an explanation."
Liu Pingxiu quickly arrived, seeing her daughter on the verge of tears, she was also very angry.
"What exactly happened?"
Lan Li glanced at the plainly dressed Liu Pingxiu and snorted through her nostrils, arms crossed.
"Are you Qu Ruorui’s parent? How do you normally teach your child?"
"I haven’t even started on how you educate your child yet, I just asked the other students in the class, and it’s Feifei who usually likes to bully others."
"Hah, Feifei didn’t hit or scold them, how does that count as bullying? On the contrary, Qu Ruorui turned my daughter’s arm all blue."
Lan Li lifted her daughter’s sleeve, revealing a blue patch indeed.
Liu Pingxiu fell silent.
"So, what do you want to do about it?"
Qu Ruorui bowed her head, Yue Qingqing moved closer to her.
"It’s okay, don’t be afraid."
Qu Ruorui looked up gratefully at her.
Jun Feifei watched this scene, pouting and turned her head away.
Lan Li snorted, "Firstly, I want your child to apologize in front of the whole class, and secondly, you also need to compensate for medical and emotional distress fees, totaling two hundred yuan."
Liu Pingxiu had guessed that she would need to pay some money, but she hadn’t expected the other party to demand so much.
Since she quit her job to take care of her child, her money had gradually diminished.
Her husband’s salary each month mostly went to his mother.
In his words, because they eat and live at her place, they should contribute to the living expenses.
Liu Pingxiu couldn’t say much about it and had to make do with what little money was left each month.
The money she spent on sending her daughter to school was all painstakingly saved by her, even when her mother-in-law was initially unwilling to let her daughter study.
Using that old witch’s words, a girl is bound to get married eventually, what’s the use of learning to read and write?
Liu Pingxiu clutched the worn corner of her clothes, her face showing embarrassment.
The sensitive-minded Qu Ruorui couldn’t help but shed tears.
Lan Li, seeing the mother and daughter’s attire, already knew they couldn’t afford such an amount, immediately mocked, "Why aren’t you speaking? Trying to dodge the bill?"
"In my opinion, with your family’s situation, it would be better if you sent your child to work early on, instead of attending school."
Shi Hongzhi, holding back his anger, said, "You shouldn’t say that, every child has the right to education."
Lan Li tilted her chin up, "Then let them pay me! I’m not extorting anyone, who knows if they’ll catch some disease from the bite, what if vaccination is needed? Yesterday afternoon I took my child to the hospital for a thorough check-up, here’s the receipt."
Lan Li pulled out a stack of bills from her expensive handbag and slapped them on the table.
"Here, see for yourself!"
Liu Pingxiu didn’t even have the courage to pick them up.
"Penniless!" Lan Li snorted from her nose again.
For some reason, seeing her mother , Jun Feifei felt uncomfortably blocked up inside.
With Yue Qingqing’s support, Qu Ruorui slowly approached Jun Feifei.
"I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have bitten you, I should have apologized yesterday, but you had gone home."
The girl’s voice was trembling.
Jun Feifei did not respond, just stared at her shoes.