At this moment, the on-duty student Miao Xiaoqian, standing behind the crowd, spoke up, "Qiu Qingmei, since when did you become so kind, offering to help our group three with our duties? It’s really like the sun rises from the west."
As soon as she said that, everyone got the gist, because Qiu Qingmei is known for stirring up trouble. They all glanced in the direction of Duan Ruilian, roughly guessing Qiu Qingmei’s motive.
Teacher Chu, with a cold face, asked, "Qiu Qingmei, what do you have to say?"
Qiu Qingmei knew she miscalculated, but she wasn’t going to admit it. Reluctantly, she said, "I was a bit nervous about signing up for the math competition today, and I remembered wrong. I’m sorry."
Nobody was a child anymore, and such a lie would fool no one. Teacher Chu was a bit annoyed too, "Since you know you were wrong, then you must accept the punishment. You have no objections, right?"
Qiu Qingmei initially wanted to argue, but Duan Ruilian didn’t want to let her off easily, "If you’ve made a mistake, you must face the consequences, or the class will be in chaos. Don’t you think so, class president?"
Qi Minghai was already unhappy with Qiu Qingmei’s foolishness. When Duan Ruilian pointed him out, he also wanted Qiu Qingmei to learn her lesson, "That’s right, if you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment, it’s the same for everyone."
Teacher Chu looked at Qiu Qingmei, "Starting tomorrow, come half an hour early every morning to report to Uncle Zhang, and pull weeds and water the garden at the back of the school. No letting others substitute for you."
After speaking, he firmly looked at Qiu Qingmei, "Do you have any objections?"
Afraid of upsetting Qi Minghai, Qiu Qingmei quickly shook her head, "No objections."
Teacher Chu looked at her, "Apologize to Duan Ruilian, and then clean up the floor."
Qiu Qingmei had no choice but to say to Duan Ruilian, "Duan Ruilian, I’m sorry."
She originally wanted Duan Ruilian not to hold a grudge against her, so she added unnecessarily, "I didn’t see you at the back."
Everyone heard the sentence clearly, and Zhao Jianlan taunted, "What a lunatic, just put Qi Minghai in your pocket in the future so you don’t harm others."
As soon as those words came out, Qi Minghai’s face darkened instantly.
Duan Ruilian chimed in, "So I got caught in the crossfire, Qiu Qingmei, was Xinyan, the new student, sitting at this spot, and did she offend you?"
Qiu Qingmei didn’t expect that what was supposed to be over would stir up more trouble, and she quickly explained, "No way, I didn’t know her before. Don’t say such things."
Zhao Jianlan sneered, "You’ve been looking for trouble since the morning, doesn’t your face hurt when you say that?"
Teacher Chu looked at Xinyan. Xinyan didn’t want to cause trouble, thinking she would stay here for only two months. But now that others were standing up for her, she couldn’t just do nothing, "I didn’t know this Qiu Qingmei classmate before, but I really want to know why she’s been targeting me since the morning?"
Qiu Qingmei’s face turned from green to red, gritting her teeth, "You’re talking nonsense."
Xinyan said calmly, "When I first arrived, you told me and Zhao Jianlan not to mess around and ruin the class atmosphere.
You also said that this is a school, a classroom, not society, and not to think of ourselves as street thugs. At the time, the class president tried to smooth things over, and classmates can testify to this."
Qiu Qingmei was furious, like she wanted to hit someone, "I wasn’t even talking about you, so why accuse me?"
Xinyan laughed gently, "Why are you getting so angry? From what you said, if not me, then you were talking about Zhao Jianlan. But on what grounds can you say that about her?"