Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 9 Director Li

Xue Rui was stunned at first. He didn't understand why the teacher looked at him like that.

Until he remembered that he was a student now, he threw the cigarette butt to the ground and stomped it out with his foot, smiled at the male teacher, nodded and said, "Hello, teacher."

Qiu Mengze also noticed the male teacher at the first moment. His mind went blank in an instant and he subconsciously wanted to hide the cigarette, but how could he hide a lit cigarette?
He quickly put his hands behind his back, but then felt it was inappropriate to put them under the quilt? That didn't work either, so he just threw the cigarette butt under the bed.

He lowered his head nervously, not daring to look the male teacher in the eye, and kept praying in his heart: Go quickly, go quickly...

Xue Rui's soul was quite mature. He didn't think this was a big deal. Wasn't it just that the teacher saw him smoking? What was that?
Qiu Mengze had a typical student mentality. When he was caught by the teacher, he felt like the sky was falling and subconsciously thought about escaping.

The bald male teacher saw Xue Rui calmly stamp out his cigarette butt and smiled and greeted him;

He was a little surprised. He had never seen such a steady student, just like those old-fashioned people in society.

He saw Qiu Mengze, who was also smoking, and was frightened like a panicked rabbit;

He nodded with satisfaction. This was the normal reaction and his authority could not be questioned.

It wasn't until he saw Qiu Mengze throw the cigarette butt under the bed that his expression suddenly became serious.

Xue Rui also frowned when he saw Qiu Mengze hiding the cigarette butt under the bed.

As an old smoker, Xue Rui knows that the most basic bottom line for smokers is safety awareness.

The cigarette butt must be extinguished within sight for the smoking process to be complete, but Qiu Mengze obviously did not follow this process.

Xue Rui picked up the broom, took out the burning cigarette butt from under the bed, and stepped on it gently a few times until it was completely extinguished.

The male teacher glanced at Xue Rui, nodded slightly, and then shouted at Qiu Mengze: "Come out!"

Qiu Mengze lowered his head and stood behind Xue Rui shyly.

He secretly felt lucky that he had lit one for Xue Rui as well, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.

With Xue Rui being punished with him, Qiu Mengze felt much more at ease.

"What are you doing standing behind someone? I'm calling you!" the male teacher repeated.

When Qiu Mengze heard this, he was stunned.

Why? He and Xue Rui both had cigarettes, so why did he call her instead of Xue Rui?

Is it because Xue Rui's aunt is a teacher? Is it because Xue Rui is well-known in school?
In an instant, many speculations flashed through Qiu Mengze's mind. He didn't understand why Xue Rui always received special treatment.

In fact, Qiu Mengze's guesses were all wrong. The reason for this situation was simply because the two people handled cigarette butts differently.

"Who told you to smoke in the dormitory? Does the school allow smoking? What if it causes a fire?..." The male teacher scolded her.

Qiu Mengze lowered his head and remained silent, hunching his shoulders as he was scolded, thinking that everything would be fine after the scolding, and the matter would be over by tomorrow.

There were many students watching in the corridor, some looked surprised, some gloating.

The teacher saw that Qiu Mengze obviously didn't realize his mistake and made him waste so much time and energy. He took out his cell phone and said coldly: "Who is your class teacher? Call him and say my name is Li Jianfeng. By the way, call your parents as well!"

Don’t the teachers in school know that students are smoking?

You are wrong. The school knew about it a long time ago, but they just didn’t want to intervene, or there was no need to intervene.

It is quite common for students to smoke in this era, and it is impossible to prohibit it.

As long as you don't smoke in broad daylight and it doesn't affect the school's image, it's fine as long as you can save face.

So being caught by the teacher is not a serious matter, as long as you are sincere and take the initiative to admit your mistake.

Qiu Mengze not only did not admit his mistake immediately, but also threw the cigarette butt in an uncontrollable place. This action really posed a threat to the school's safety, which was what the male teacher could not tolerate. As for calling the parents? Xue Rui believed that Li Jianfeng did not intend to call them at first, but there were too many onlookers in the corridor, and Qiu Mengze did not even publicly admit his mistake. Li Jianfeng had no way out and could only choose to call the parents.

In fact, this is the difference between teachers and students.

Li Jianfeng felt that Qiu Mengze made him lose face.

But what is the reality? The students watching here did not realize that "someone lost face" at all. Instead, they thought that this teacher was very fierce and they must not offend him in the future.

Li Jianfeng used an adult's mindset to think about his situation, but Qiu Mengze did not understand the "unspoken rules", which led to this scene.

"Teacher Li, I really know I was wrong. Please don't call my parents..." Qiu Mengze finally couldn't bear it anymore. His psychological defenses completely collapsed and his tears flowed uncontrollably.

"It's too late, call!" Li Jianfeng showed no mercy.

At this moment, Xue Rui sighed lightly, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He took out three packs of soft Zhonghua cigarettes from under his pillow and stuffed them into his pocket, then walked behind Qiu Mengze and kicked him hard.

"Director Li, he's usually like this, he can't utter a few words for a long time."

It was obvious at first glance that this middle-aged teacher was not an ordinary substitute teacher. He at least held a special position, and it was not a low one.

These details can be seen from Li Jianfeng's jacket and the way he walked, so Xue Rui changed his address to director.

Anyway, in matters like this, it's never wrong to shout louder than expected.

"director?"

"That teacher is the director?"

The students around were discussing in low voices, unable to stop expressing their surprise, but after staring for a long time, they still couldn't recognize which grade director this was.

"Um...what's your name?" Li Jianfeng looked at the reactions of the students around him and glanced at Xue Rui with appreciation.

He is the director of the logistics department, but the logistics department does not have direct contact with students. Only the teachers with a permanent position in the school understand what his position means and therefore respectfully address him as "Director Li".
The students simply didn't understand how high his position was. Most of the time, they treated him as an ordinary teacher. Sometimes, they even treated him as a plumber or a dormitory manager who was in charge of guarding the door...

It was the first time that Li Jianfeng was called "Director" by a student, and he felt indescribably relieved.

"Class 2, Grade 2, Xue Rui." Xue Rui said with a smile, and pushed Qiu Mengze a few more times: "Hurry up and admit your mistake to Director Li."

"Director Li, I was wrong." Qiu Mengze said honestly.

Li Jianfeng shook his head helplessly. How could the gap between students be so big?

"Director Li, his parents are actually working in other places. They are probably working the night shift at the factory at this time. There are only his grandparents at home. The old man and the old woman are so old, so don't disturb them." Xue Rui just kept talking nonsense.

Qiu Mengze's parents actually sell fish in Hedong City, but he said this for a purpose.

The emphasis on "out-of-town", "night shift" and "elderly" was specifically put on the topic, making Li Jianfeng reluctant to call Qiu Mengze's parents.

Then he smiled and stuffed a few packs of soft Zhonghua into Li Jianfeng's hands, and said seriously: "We know we are wrong, and we will take the initiative to hand over the prohibited items to Director Li for processing."

Xue Rui had long discovered that Li Jianfeng's index finger nail was slightly yellow, which proved that Li Jianfeng also smoked regularly.

"I will confiscate these packets of cigarettes. Xue Rui... is a good boy." Li Jianfeng nodded and ignored Qiu Mengze. Instead, he patted Xue Rui's shoulders lightly a few times.

Before leaving, he added, "I am Li Jianfeng, Director of the Logistics Department."

With the ladder set up and face gained, and a few packs of soft Zhonghua cigarettes, Li Jianfeng felt that it was a good choice to cover for Lao Wang today.

(End of this chapter)