Chapter 1171: Chapter 1171: Turning Point (12)
The meaning of those words was almost as if saying directly that the Ruan Family doesnât care about this little bit of money, so just donât fuss with this student. After all, for the Ruan Family, a dozen or so yuan might not even be enough for a piece of clothing, but for Xiao Yan, it could be a month or two of living expenses.
The homeroom teacher of Class One hadnât finished speaking when Shu Jiao frowned, but before she could say anything, Ruan Lei, who was on the other side holding a basketball and preparing to go play, lazily yelled, âTeacher Gong, you mean just because my sisterâs family has money, they donât have to pay back, right?â
âThatâs great then. The glass I broke yesterday, do I not have to compensate for that either?â
âWhy not compensate? You broke it.â The homeroom teacher glared at him, having a love-hate relationship with this student. He was the top student in the class but too unruly, having already broken the schoolâs glass just three days after school started.
âHey.â Ruan Lei grinned, baring his teeth, âTeacher Gong, your words are interesting. Why do I have to pay, but Xiao Yan doesnât? What, just because sheâs poor? Oh wow, Iâm poor too. My mom only gives me ten yuan for living expenses a month, a piece of glass costs three yuan, and installation costs another fifty cents. Three yuan and fifty cents, if I pay, I canât even afford to eat. How pitiful, right?â
âHow about you feel sorry for me and tell the school not to make me pay either, you canât be partial, right?â
At the end, Ruan Lei even winked at the homeroom teacher, as if he really couldnât bear to part with the three yuan and fifty cents and hoped she would talk to the school to get him off the hook.
Being able to be the homeroom teacher of a first-year class, Teacher Gong naturally wasnât stupid and immediately understood the meaning behind Ruan Leiâs words, her face turning bright red from being goaded.
Yang Tao initially didnât plan on joining in, but seeing Ruan Leiâs words had reached this point and being disgusted by Xiao Yanâs actions, she immediately asked innocently from the side, âTeacher Gong, so being poor means you donât have to pay? I thought it was only natural to compensate if you broke something or accidentally hurt someone.â
As she spoke, she even scratched her forehead, a look of realization on her face, genuinely appearing innocent, not intentional.
And the students around, who initially sympathized with Xiao Yan, began to ponder after hearing Ruan Lei and Yang Taoâs words, feeling thereâs something off with those words but couldnât pinpoint exactly what.
Yang Taoâs words were equivalent to tearing off Xiao Yanâs last fig leaf, her face turning even redder than the homeroom teacherâs, now truly at a loss. She looked at the homeroom teacher, then all her classmates, finally turning to Shu Jiao: âI⊠I didnât mean it like that⊠I⊠didnât mean not to pay, really! Teacher Shu, you have to believe me.â
Shu Jiao looked at the flushed Xiao Yan, her expression indifferent, as if she hadnât taken in their previous words, she simply asked, âDid you apologize if you didnât pay?â
Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Xiao Yanâs eyes in a panic, unable to answer, because she hadnât thought to apologize, naturally since she didnât plan to pay.
âYou can talk about paying later, but did you apologize? Or do you think just because Ruanâs family is wealthy, they deserve to be smashed?â Shu Jiao asked again.
âNo, no, I really didnât mean that.â This time tears truly fell from Xiao Yanâs eyes, and she covered her face, sobbing.
âThe money issue can be resolved over time, but the apology is about your attitude. What do you think?â