As soon as the situation at the school was resolved, Principal Feng received a call from the police station.
He and Director Qiao quickly went over: "Officer, how is it? Has she confessed everything?"
The officer who attended to them was one of those who had responded the night before: "Yes, she has confessed everything."
The two entered the reception room, and only then did the officer inform them of the results of the interrogation: "It was purely to take revenge on Han Xinyan."
After listening, Principal Feng and Director Qiao frowned. They had spent their lives teaching and nurturing students, never expecting the school would turn out such a morally corrupt student, someone willing to ruin another person’s life out of jealousy.
The most frustrating part was that Han Xinyan was the most innocent one.
They hadn’t finished their conversation when they heard someone knocking: "Wang, Qiu Qingmei’s mother is here, causing a disturbance outside."
Principal Feng and Director Qiao exchanged glances. They understood the case, but what happened next was beyond their control. After all, Qiu Qingmei had committed a crime, and if she succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable.
By then, the school leaders might also get drawn into the mess, as Han Xinyan was a recognized name in both the province and the city. If something happened, the school would definitely be held accountable. What a troublemaker.
When they came out together with Police Wang, they saw Qiu Qingmei’s mother, Huang Yufeng, making a scene there: "I want to see my daughter. She’s not yet an adult; you can’t treat her like this."
Police Wang was annoyed by such people. They hadn’t raised their child well, she broke the law, and even at this point, they were still trying to defend her, not realizing that such behavior only harmed the child further.
Police Wang was about to step forward to calm her down when He Jinxuan, having been informed, arrived and got ahead of him. He walked up and whispered something in Huang Yufeng’s ear, and she quieted down.
He Jinxuan knew that the school was holding a mobilization meeting tomorrow, and he couldn’t let Qiu Qingmei’s scandal ruin everyone’s mood, leaving Xinyan with regrets.
Huang Yufeng hurriedly met with her daughter for a moment, and after getting confirmation from her, she did not dare to make further noise and returned home despondently.
Qiu Jouxuan got the latest news from Huang Yufeng and pounded the bed with his fist in anger: "She’s really lost her mind. We’ve spoiled her too much without knowing the heights of heaven."
Xinyan had no idea about the events at the police station.
When she got back, someone came knocking: "Xinyan, are you at home?"
Xinyan was holding a sweater she was knitting for He Jinxuan, just a cuff left to finish, intending to give it to him tonight.
She remembered how he became jealous of not receiving a gift in the morning and couldn’t help but laugh.
Upon hearing someone outside looking for her, she quickly got up and walked out: "I’m here."
Seeing the person who came in: "Auntie, what brings you here?"
The aunt walked in with a smile: "Xinyan, I heard you got accepted into a university in the Capital. Congratulations!"
Xinyan smiled and invited her to sit on a wooden stump in the yard: "Thank you."
However, Xinyan knew she had no connections with this aunt, so she figured she wasn’t just here to offer congratulations: "Auntie, is there something you need?"
The aunt didn’t beat around the bush: "Xinyan, tomorrow is my grandson’s full month celebration. I wanted to see if I could exchange some fish from you. Don’t worry, Auntie won’t let you suffer any loss."
In the past, it had been to silence the community and provide a legitimate reason for spending, but now she truly didn’t need to do this anymore. However, since they came to her and it was a happy occasion, it was hard to refuse and hurt their pride.
Thinking that she would be leaving the Mechanical Factory in a few days and wanted to cook something nice for the two little ones, she agreed: "Alright, Auntie, when do you need them, and how much?"
The aunt had feared Xinyan might refuse since she had heard from others that Xinyan’s bonus was considerable, and being a soon-to-be university student, she might not want to take on such work anymore: "Thank you so much."
After exchanging pleasantries and agreeing on the quantity and time for picking up the fish, the aunt left.
Xinyan took her tools and headed for the Yuquan River.