Electronic Nezha

Chapter 155 Suspension of classes
Zhao Hanyu was still dazed after being kicked by his father. It wasn't because of the beating; I know why. It's understandable that you might accidentally dial or answer your phone while it's in your pocket, but to record a conversation from beginning to end is something that would confuse anyone. He shouldn't have spoken ill of Liu Zhenhua when Liu Zhenhua had the computer…

Zhao Hanyu blushed deeply and whispered to Zhang Jingxuan, "It wasn't me..."

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Jingxuan uttered these words, his tone surprisingly cold despite his young age.

Director Li tapped Zhao Hanyu's phone on the table and said, "Now the matter is mostly clear. Those three smoking guys! Do you have anything else to say?"

Zhang Jingxuan said calmly, "Smoking was wrong of me, but I was under a lot of pressure. I'll be more careful in the future."

Director Li sneered, "You're under a lot of pressure—your family depends on you to make money."

Zhang Jingxuan said, "I have to be number one in the grade every time, what do you think?"

Director Li was stunned and asked Wang Aili, "Is this the top student in your grade?"

Zhang Jingxuan said, "It has always been that way."

Wang Aili didn't know what to say, so she could only nod.

This information clearly caught Director Li off guard. He muttered, "The top student in the grade is smoking?" He immediately corrected himself, "So the top student in the grade has the right to smoke?"

Zhang Jingxuan said, "Didn't I tell you to be more careful in the future?"

Director Li was furious: "What kind of attitude is this?"

Zhang Jingxuan said slowly, "Director Li, I'll write you a self-criticism, but I can't accept a school-wide public reprimand."

Director Li said speechlessly, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Jingxuan said, "I can't afford to lose face like that. If you're going to issue a public reprimand, please let me know in advance so I can transfer schools this afternoon."

Director Li slammed his fist on the table and said, "Do you think you can just transfer all the schools in the city like this?"

Zhang Jingxuan smiled and said, "Ninth Middle School, Thirty-Fifth Middle School, and private middle schools all wanted me. I stayed at Third Middle School simply because it's close to home. Our principal even had a heated argument with the leaders of those schools over this matter. You can ask him yourself."

Director Li's momentum faltered, but thinking about how he would face the world if a child got his hands on him, he said coldly, "Are you threatening me with the principal?"

“It’s not a threat, it’s just the truth. Actually, if I wanted to, there are plenty of high schools that would want to accept me now and take the route of guaranteed admission later. I don’t want to leave a stain on my record during high school—smoking a cigarette shouldn’t be on my record, right? Since it won’t be on my record, what’s the point of you calling me out in front of the whole school?” Zhang Jingxuan paused and said, “If you’re going to argue, the cigarette wasn’t mine. I can also say that I was bullied at school and someone forced me to smoke it.”

Zhao Hanyu said anxiously, "What do you mean? Every time I bring cigarettes, it's for you, isn't it?"

I said to the man in the mink coat, "Quick, give the cigarette to the one under the most pressure."

The man in the mink coat kicked Zhao Hanyu again and said, "Do you usually hang out with people like this?"

Middle school students smoking is a big deal, but also a small one. Some do it out of curiosity, others to look cool. Back in our school days, some students were caught smoking in the restroom. The head of discipline would usually confiscate their cigarettes and kick each student a couple of times. What's strange about this now is that some students are negotiating their punishment with the head of discipline, and their bargaining chip is actually being "first in the grade."

Everyone in the office was waiting for Director Li's decision.

Li Zhuren was well aware of this, but he slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage: "Classes suspended! Everyone is suspended for a day and sent home to reflect."

As soon as he said that, I knew Director Li was backing down. A one-day suspension of classes sounds serious, but it's really just a lenient measure. There will always be someone who's first in the grade, and there will always be two people left in the whole grade, but someone who's always first in the grade is a genius. It's better to avoid trouble. Director Li didn't want to offend the principal, nor did he want to take the blame for expelling the top student.

"Thanks," Zhang Jingxuan said, his voice brimming with smugness.

Liu Zhenhua said, "Wait, the smoking issue has been dealt with, but what about the matter of you framing me?"

Zhang Jingxuan asked, "What do you want?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Apologize, especially to my dad, he's very busy too."

Zhang Jingxuan chuckled and casually nodded at me with his chin: "Sorry, Uncle, I've kept you from selling fruit."

I didn't say anything. If I had a choice, I would rather kick him twice.

Zhao Hanyu and his classmate Jia stammered an apology. Liu Zhenhua gestured for the two to leave first, then said to Zhang Jingxuan, "I don't accept your attitude."

Zhang Jingxuan's expression changed, and he said, "Alright, don't push your luck. If you were first in the grade, your dad wouldn't need to come at all."

Director Li said, "Get out of here, all of you!"

The man in the mink coat was holding two packs of cigarettes, which looked like he was clutching two glowing red charcoal sticks. For some reason, he handed them to Liu Zhenhua, but he wasn't completely stupid after all. He suddenly stuffed one into my hand and said, "Consider this my apology."

I stepped back and said, "I'm the only one in my family who smokes, you can keep it."

The man in the mink coat handed the cigarette to Wang Aili: "Teacher Wang, I'm sorry to have troubled you. This cigarette is for your husband."

Wang Aili stared at him speechlessly, then handed the mink coat back to Director Li, saying, "Director Li, would you mind the trouble?"

Director Li tossed Zhao Hanyu's phone to him and said, "Find out what's going on before you talk. Aren't there enough cases of people cyberbullying themselves these days?"

The man in the mink coat chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I'll be more careful next time." He took his phone away, leaving the cigarette on the table as a last resort.

Director Li said, both amused and exasperated, "Take your cigarettes too."

"I still have some in my car."

"Take it!"

The man in the mink coat rolled up his cigarette and phone and slunk away with his two henchmen. Halfway there, he couldn't help but ask Director Li, "Who lit the cigarette for my son?"

Director Li asked in surprise, "You still want to get revenge on them?"

"No... I just want my son to stay away from people like that in the future."

"So you're just going to ignore your son's smoking problem?"

The man in the mink coat said, "He's just playing around, it doesn't really go overboard—"

Director Li waved his hand and said, "You get out too!"

After the three clowns left, Director Li asked Liu Zhenhua, "Why didn't you leave?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Director Li, the results of my investigation haven't come out yet. I'll also be suspended from teaching for a day. I really need to reflect on my actions!"

Wang Aili interjected, "You don't need to. You write a 500-word self-criticism."

Liu Zhenhua asked with a bitter face, "Would half a day be alright?"

Wang Aili retorted, "Is this something to joke about?"

Liu Zhenhua sighed and said in a voice only I could hear, "I should have lit one too."

Wang Aili looked at me with a complicated expression, and finally said to me, "Liu Zhenhua's father, you should go back first. I need to talk to you alone when I have time. Your parenting methods are also problematic."

Someone else framed me for smoking, and in the end, I was the one with the problem. Of course, from the perspective of an average parent, I do have a problem; the ice cream incident just doesn't make sense.

My son and I walked towards the door together. As we walked, Liu Zhenhua suddenly turned around and said, "Director Li, does getting first place in the grade mean you can do whatever you want?"

The teachers in the office all looked at Director Li, who had been holding back his anger for a long time. Now it all turned into a sarcastic tone. He looked at Liu Zhenhua with a half-smile and said, "That's right, if you get first place in the grade, I'll give you a key to the computer lab. You can play whenever you want, I said it!"

"Really? Then it's a deal!"

Director Li shouted, "Get out!"

(End of this chapter)