The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 338 - 328: Criticism Notification

Teacher Li said, "These children have indeed taken their roughhousing too far. I already criticized the three students on the spot and mentioned that they would apologize to Yiyi in front of the entire class today. I’ve also had the kids write letters of apology."

"Apology? A slap followed by a sweet date—if bullying were that easy to get away with, social order would have been in chaos long ago."

It was evident to Teacher Li that a mere apology wouldn’t satisfy Jiang Yiyi’s parent; he hesitated and said, "Parent, you should trust the school’s methods. This way, for the child..."

"Teacher Li, don’t talk about what’s good for the child. You mean what’s good for those few children, right? Now they’ve made my sister sick. If they keep being arrogant, who knows what will happen next. My sister has suffered both physically and mentally. The physical part is still manageable, but if psychological harm is inflicted, that could last a lifetime. Right now, my Yiyi is too scared to even come to school.

I demand that those three children apologize to my family’s Yiyi in front of the whole school’s teachers and students and ensure that if they bully my Yiyi or any other student again, they are to be expelled immediately."

Teacher Li’s face darkened, and he said with difficulty, "This... would it be too much of a commotion?"

"What’s too much about it? Plenty of students around the dormitory know what happened. The incident of them bullying my Yiyi has already blown up. Are we not even allowed to seek justice?"

Lu Jingqiu raised her voice, attracting the attention of other teachers in the office. Before long, Teacher Li was called away by another teacher.

Lu Jingqiu knew that the leaders above must have been informed by now.

True enough, after a while, Teacher Li returned with an embarrassed look but managed a few smiles before saying, "Jiang Yiyi’s parent, the leaders have heard about the situation and think you are right. They are planning to use this as a warning example. During the second class period, there will be an apology to student Yiyi in front of the whole school during the break. Additionally, I will talk with the dormitory manager today at noon to arrange for Yiyi to move to a different dorm room."

"No need. We’ve decided to have her commute and will deal with the paperwork today."

"Commuting? Isn’t your place quite far?"

"The old house is a bit far, but the new one is very close, just a few minutes’ walk."

"Okay."

Since the second period was Teacher Li’s class, Lu Jingqiu didn’t say much and let Jiang Yiyi go to class with the teacher.

She then went to the academic affairs office to arrange for her child to commute.

Commuters could still eat at school. Since classes start at 7:30 a.m., resume at 2 p.m. after noon, and end at 8:30 p.m., if one were to eat on campus at noon and in the evening, it would cost five yuan a month.

Lu Jingqiu paid for a month’s meals for Yiyi and received quite a few of the school’s grain coupons and also made a commuter card for her.

Upon leaving the academic affairs office, Lu Jingqiu didn’t rush back. She sat on a bench in the campus, waiting until their physical exercise break.

There weren’t too many students at the moment. A class had just over thirty students, and there were three first-year classes.

There were only two third-year classes; the entire school had less than nine classes in total. Not many students.

After the exercise ended, whether it was the principal or the headmaster, someone spoke a few words from the stage; they addressed the recent bullying incident in the dormitory.

They asked three students from the first-year second class to come up to the stage. Lu Jingqiu watched from a distance—two tall female students with medium-length hair. Aside from their school uniforms, their shoes were patch-free, clearly indicating they were children from rich families. In one girl’s eyes, there was a hint of disdain and defiance.

This look was all too familiar to Lu Jingqiu, much like Big Brother Nanzhou’s two children from her previous life, embodying the sense of superiority that comes with wealth and power, using it to bully the weak in school without any regard.

When she looked after those two kids, the older one was nine, and the younger was six. They frequently got into fights in elementary school, and though things got better in middle school, she often got called into the school because of them.

Such children, if not disciplined properly now, what future could they possibly have?

Lu Jingqiu just watched as several children, their faces flushed with shame, recited the apology letter they had rushed to write during class, and bowed in public to apologize to Yiyi onstage.

They were also publicly admonished by the leaders.

After it was over, Jiang Yiyi, with Xiao Hua, ran over to her side

"Sister-in-law Jingqiu."

"Xiao Hua, are you a day student or a boarding student?"

"I’m a day student. My mom and I don’t live in the store anymore. She rented a house near the school. It’s very close; just a few steps from the school gate."

"That close? Your mom is thoughtful."

"Absolutely, she did it for my schooling. It’s a long commute for her to work, but my cousin got her a little three-wheeler, which is just perfect for transporting goods to my cousin’s place every day."

"I see."

"Sister-in-law Jingqiu, you saw what happened, right?"

"Yes, I did. I hope that being addressed in front of so many classmates will serve as a lesson for them. The girl on the left seemed rather unconvinced. Be careful around them."

Xiao Hua said, "Sister-in-law Jingqiu, I know that girl. I heard her family owns a department store or something."

"A department store? No wonder she acted so high and mighty. I’m aware of it now. If they dare to bully you again, just let me know. Here, this is your day student pass, and these are your school meal coupons. From now on, you can live at my house. You’ll eat lunch and dinner at school, and have breakfast at home."

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I’ll give you back the money when I get home. Also, I can go back to my own home. I shouldn’t always trouble you."

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "You don’t need to pay me back. What’s this trouble you’re talking about? Your home is too far, and commuting is inconvenient. Just stay at my place. Besides, your Big Brother Nanzhou is now studying in Capital City, and I’m pregnant, so I could use some company. Right now, it’s just my brother-in-law and me at home, and we’re both studying. One more person isn’t too much. How about staying with me and keeping me company?"

Jiang Yiyi didn’t know before that Lu Jingqiu was pregnant. Upon hearing that Big Brother Nanzhou had gone to Capital City, leaving Sister-in-law Jingqiu alone, she really seemed to need someone to look after her. After thinking for a moment, she hurriedly nodded, "As long as sister-in-law doesn’t mind, I’m willing to stay at your house. I can be helpful; I know how to do laundry, cook, and clean, and I won’t let you tire yourself out."

Lu Jingqiu touched her head with a smile, "I’m not asking you to stay at my place to help with chores. Alright, go to class. See you tonight."

"Okay."

Xiao Hua said with a smile, "Yiyi, now we can walk home together after school."

With the day student pass in hand, Jiang Yiyi smiled happily. After the two of them left, Lu Jingqiu met with Teacher Li, and this time they could speak calmly and peacefully.

They discussed the recent incident with the children and also inquired about Jiang Yiyi’s academic performance at school.

Unexpectedly, the girl’s studies were quite good, within the top ten of her class, but her English was a bit weak.

At that time, everyone generally struggled with English.