MNL Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Backing him up, I’m his parent.

Chapter 88: Backing him up, I’m his parent.

Due to the overall decline in English scores at Linhe No.1 High School last year, the principal would arrange an English lecture every now and then, requiring all students to participate. So, on a sunny day, Xu Jing saw Qin Xin’s photo on a poster displayed at the school.

— Linhe City’s Senior English Teacher, Ms. Qin Xin, is invited to give a lecture at our school on December 8th.

The area in front of the poster was packed, the most enthusiastic response to an English lecture ever seen from the students.

The photo on the poster was taken by Xu Huaiyang for Qin Xin last year. Knowing that his wife liked taking photos, the chairman of a listed company, who was constantly away on business, would find time to study photography. After decades of persistence, his skills were now almost on par with professional photographers. He also asked Xu Jing to learn, saying, “When I’m not home, you only need to do three things: take care of your mother, don’t make your mother angry, and take pictures for your mother.”

Xu Jing was forced into it, but gradually mastered many photography skills. Any casual shot he took of Qin Xin looked like a masterpiece.

“She’s really the most beautiful English teacher I’ve ever seen.”

“She looks so young, like she’s only in her early twenties. I didn’t expect her to be a senior teacher. I want to learn from her!”

Xu Jing’s mouth twitched when he heard these comments from behind. He thought to himself that in a few years, this Ms. Qin’s son would be in his early twenties.

On the day of the lecture, Qin Xin wore a white long woolen dress, light makeup, and a slightly casual low bun. She looked like a recent college graduate. Even the principal, who went to greet her, couldn’t help but be stunned. He shook Qin Xin’s hand and said with a smile, “Ms. Qin looks even younger than in the photos.”

Qin Xin shook his hand back, “Thank you.”

The principal asked, “Does Ms. Qin have a son?”

“Yes, he’s already a sophomore, studying at your Linhe No.1 High School, his name is Xu Jing.”

Li Qin: “…Cough, cough, cough.”

The student with the worst English in the class, his mother was actually the city’s senior English teacher. It really opened her eyes, someone who had seen countless things.

The principal was also a little shocked, but he immediately started with the pleasantries, “As expected of Ms. Qin’s good upbringing, Xu Jing is also one of the top students in our school. He will definitely have a great future.”

Qin Xin smiled slightly, “I don’t ask him to have a great future, I just want him to be happy.”

Qin Xin was beautiful and had a gentle voice. At the end of the lecture, the students rushed forward, most of them asking English-related questions, and a small number asking for autographs. Xu Jing secretly took a photo in the corner and sent it to Xu Huaiyang.

Xu Huaiyang replied instantly.

—As expected of my wife, so beautiful!

—But your photography skills need to be improved, you’ve blurred my wife.

Being caught with a cell phone at Linhe No.1 High School would result in immediate punishment. He had already done pretty well to take a photo like this under these circumstances.

Xu Jing replied with a smiling expression.

But soon he received a transfer of 50,000 yuan.

—Thank you, son.

Xu Jing snorted softly.

After most of the people had left, Qin Xin stepped down from the stage and walked towards the teenager waiting in the corner, and smiled, “Would you like Mom to sign an autograph for you too?”

Xu Jing was indifferent, “You should keep it for Dad to sign.”

Qin Xin’s smile disappeared instantly, “Don’t mention your dad, he’s going through menopause, sending messages asking this and that all day long, so annoying.”

Xu Huaiyang, who had just boarded the plane, sneezed several times in a row. The beautiful secretary glanced at him and said indifferently, “President, you should take your medicine.”

Xu Huaiyang clicked his tongue and said, “What do you know? This is proof that my wife is missing me.”

The beautiful secretary smiled sweetly on the surface, but inwardly raged: Moronic boss! It’s all for money!! Endure!!!

Qin Xin looked around and asked, “By the way, where’s Shen Yan? Why can’t I see him?”

Xu Jing said, “I don’t know.”

He disappeared as soon as it was time to take pictures.

“When I first came, I looked at your school’s rankings and honor wall. It’s not easy for you guys, you’re still living so strong even after being constantly beaten by Little Yan.”

Xu Jing: “…Who exactly is your son?”

Qin Xin smiled, “Of course, our Little Jing is also very good. Your English teacher told me that your grades have improved a lot recently.”

“Yeah, just living strong.”

“…” Qin Xin quickly changed the subject, “By the way, your grandfather accidentally broke his leg while fishing this morning and is in the hospital. I’m going to Jiaqing City later.”

“Be careful on the road.”

Qin Xin touched Xu Jing’s head and said, “Be good, take care of yourself. Mom has recently learned a new dish and will make it for you when I get back.”

Xu Jing: “…”

It seems that the base number of blind boxes is going to increase again.

Xu Jing couldn’t find Shen Yan anywhere. When he was about to return to the classroom, he found that there were many people gathered in front of the teaching building. He could vaguely see two figures fighting inside, but because of the disparity in strength, the one being beaten had no power to fight back. The screams were terrible, and seven or eight boys couldn’t pull them apart. Xu Jing was a little curious that there were people in Linhe No.1 High School who fought so fiercely. He was about to leave when he heard a faint “Yan-shen” in the chaotic noise.

The footsteps of the person who was about to leave suddenly stopped.

When the two were separated, the boy’s face was swollen like a fermented bun. His eyes were full of fear, and his hands couldn’t help shaking, while Shen Yan didn’t have a single scratch on his body, and his expression was indifferent, without any of the reactions that he should have after a fight.

The teacher on duty saw it later and called them all to the office.

Teacher on duty: “Who started it?”

Shen Yan: “I did.”

Shen Yan was famous throughout the school and had won first place in the comprehensive competition. When the teacher on duty heard this, he felt his eyes go dark and asked, “Why did you hit him?”

Shen Yan looked at the boy, “That’s what you should ask him what he said.”

The boy began to pretend to be stupid because he felt guilty, grinning for a long time without saying a word.

Xu Jing, standing next to Shen Yan, quietly watched everything in front of him. For some reason, he always felt that this matter was related to him.

The teacher on duty looked at the boy sternly, “Answer.”

“I…”

At this moment, a woman broke into the office, her sharp voice almost piercing the roof.

“Oh my son, how did you get hurt like this? Let Mommy see.” The woman stepped forward and looked at the boy with a distressed expression. Seeing that there was no good spot on his face, she immediately changed her face and scolded angrily, “Who laid a hand on my son? Who?”

The school hadn’t expressed its position yet, and the parents were already called over anxiously. At this moment, the teacher on duty understood in his heart, but in order to do a good job on the surface, he still stepped forward to comfort, “This parent, please calm down, let us understand the situation first.”

“My son has been beaten like this, what is there to understand? It’s not your child who’s been beaten, so you can stand there and talk without back pain?” After saying that, the woman noticed that her son had been secretly glancing at Shen Yan, and immediately rushed up, raising her hand to slap Shen Yan in the face, but Xu Jing stopped her on the spot.

Xu Jing looked at the woman coldly and said, “You want to solve it like this?”

The woman was from the countryside and didn’t know many words. When she encountered something, she only knew how to be unreasonable. At this time, she shouted at the top of her voice, “You were the ones who started it and beat my son like this, and you won’t let me hit back?”

The teacher on duty was so annoyed by the woman that he just wanted to throw the troublemaking parent out of the school. He said in a rough voice, “Violence doesn’t solve the problem! This is a school, let them explain the situation first.”

The woman was good at observing people’s expressions. Seeing the teacher on duty’s reaction at this moment, she restrained herself a bit and walked to the boy’s side, saying, “Son, tell Mommy, what happened just now?”

The boy stammered, “I… I was just about to go back to the classroom with my friend when he suddenly stopped me and started hitting me.”

The woman heard this and immediately shouted again, “Did you all hear that? He rushed up and hit my son for no reason, what else is there to say? Call your parents over, and pay for the medical expenses first.”

Shen Yan glanced at the woman, then turned his gaze to the boy, his tone suppressing a little impatience, “Tell me what you just said, say it again.”

The boy knew that the situation was now in his favor, and raised his chin and asked, “What did I say? I just told my friend that the lecturer was very beautiful, can’t I?”

Xu Jing frowned.

Shen Yan sneered.

The woman continued to fan the flames, “I think you were just deliberately picking on my son. Don’t think this matter will just pass like this. Where are your parents? Why didn’t you call your parents over? Could it be that you were born without a mother, no wonder you’re so vicious at such a young age.”

Xu Jing’s face suddenly darkened when he heard this.

The teacher on duty frowned and stopped her, “This parent, please watch your words.”

“Teacher, to be honest with you, my little Bin has never had a father since he was a child, and he was always bullied at school. I’m a single mother from the countryside, without power or influence. I’ve always been the one who suffers when I encounter this kind of thing.”

As the woman spoke, she began to show her superb acting skills, the tears falling as if she wanted everyone to know that they were the vulnerable group. In addition, the one standing beside her had a face full of injuries. At this moment, anyone who saw this scene would think they were the disadvantaged party.

Gu Qianqian’s sneering voice came from the corner, her tone revealing a strong sarcasm, “You think everything will be fine if there’s no recording?”

There were many people standing in the office just now, and Gu Qianqian was small, so no one noticed her existence for a while.

She really couldn’t stand this disgusting scene. She walked to the woman and said, word by word, “I’ll tell you what your son just said. He said that the female teacher who gave the lecture had a really good figure, a thin waist and long legs, it was quite the contrast. It’s just that her breasts are a little small, but being so beautiful, she must have been played by rich people, maybe she’s had several abortions. When I have money in the future, I’ll take care of one and play with her too.”

Gu Qianqian said this unbearable words word for word in an extremely calm tone. The entire office was like a dull thunder exploded, and it was instantly silent.

The boy’s lips trembled, his eyes darted around, and he stammered, “What nonsense are you talking about… What evidence do you have?”

But this was indeed the truth. When he said those words just now, he just wanted to show off in front of his friends and didn’t take it to heart at all. As a result, he was stopped in front of the teaching building and beaten the next second.

Xu Jing stepped forward, his sharp eyes fixed on the boy’s face, his knuckles cracking.

“What other evidence do you want?”

The boy was so frightened that his legs couldn’t help but go weak. The woman saw this and quickly stood in front of him, her eyes wide, pointing at Shen Yan’s face and saying, “Even so, you were the one who hit someone first, and you have to pay for the medical expenses first. Hurry up and call your parents over!”

As if this matter wasn’t messy enough, the teacher on duty was so angry that he just wanted to throw this troublemaking parent out of the school. He was about to speak when a steady and powerful voice came from the back door.

“I’m his parent, what do you want to talk to me about?”

Everyone present was stunned, no one expected Qin Xin to appear at this time, especially the boy, his face turned pale instantly.

Seeing Qin Xin’s dress and temperament, the woman knew that the other party must not be an ordinary family, and she was more determined to extort a sum of money, completely unaware that her son was tugging at her clothes behind her.

“Your son injured my son, of course you have to pay.”

“Then how much money do you need?”

The woman bit her lip and said, “Look at the injuries my son suffered, it has to be at least five thousand.”

Qin Xin didn’t hesitate at all, “Okay.”

So straightforward, as expected of a rich person.

The woman began to regret that she had reported too little just now.

“I can give you the medical expenses now, but your son infringed on my right to reputation by means of insult and slander, which should be punished by imprisonment of not more than three years according to law. Do you choose to file a lawsuit with me, or send him in directly?”

As soon as she said this, the woman’s head buzzed and she was dumbfounded.

“You’re talking nonsense, you…”

Qin Xin interrupted her and looked at the boy, “What do you think?”

The boy was about to cry at this moment. He didn’t know that the words he said casually would cause such a big trouble. Ignoring his face, he directly stepped forward and bowed to Qin Xin to apologize, his voice trembling, “It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have talked nonsense, I’m sorry.”

Qin Xin’s scrutinizing gaze lightly fell on the boy, her tone calm, “Everyone must be responsible for what they say. Today, I’m not reminding you as a teacher, but purely from the perspective of an adult, your thoughts are very dangerous. If the school can’t teach you, someone will naturally teach you after you enter the society. Your troubles are still behind you.”

The teacher on duty also came over at this time, looked at the boy sternly and said, “How can a good student like you have such dirty thoughts, it’s really unexpected to me.”

The boy was ashamed and buried his head even lower.

Qin Xin turned her head to look at the woman, her tone stiff, “I don’t know about other things, but a large part of the reason why your son has become like this is because of you. It’s far better to be born without a mother than to have a mother who’s just a country woman who knows how to be unreasonable and make trouble when she encounters something.”

The woman heard that this was mocking her, but she couldn’t say anything reasonable, she could only twist her eyebrows, a rough face flushed red, looking a bit ridiculous.

“I can give you the medical expenses, but you must apologize to my son.”

The woman retorted, “What should I apologize for!”

Qin Xin was too lazy to talk nonsense, and said directly, “Then let’s go through legal procedures.”

Obviously, they couldn’t afford to file a lawsuit at all, and they didn’t have any chance of winning. The woman was full of grievances, and finally let go. Shen Yan still had no expression after hearing the apology, and didn’t even give her a look.

After the two left, the office finally became quiet. The teacher on duty sighed and said with a look of shame, “I’m sorry, Ms. Qin, today’s incident is a problem with our school’s education. I made you laugh. Regarding the student’s remarks, I solemnly apologize to you on behalf of our Linhe No.1 High School.”

Qin Xin replied, “Education itself varies from person to person, and it has nothing to do with the school. But how do you plan to deal with today’s matter?”

It was particularly troublesome to solve this kind of thing where both sides were reasonable on different levels. The teacher on duty looked very embarrassed.

Qin Xin said calmly, “You don’t need to have any other concerns, just do what you should. I will compensate for his son’s medical expenses, but I don’t want the final result to wrong my son.”

As soon as she said this, Shen Yan’s spine straightened, and his eyes looking out the window flickered slightly.

The teacher on duty nodded, “Ms. Qin, don’t worry, our school will definitely handle this matter properly.”