CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 80: THE CHILDREN WERE BULLIED

The walls were covered with pure white tiles, right up to the top, looking unbelievably beautiful.

Even Zhang Yongquan was amazed by the final effect.

Chen Wenjun was so happy that he said immediately, "Master Zhang, I’ll repay the three hundred I owe you next month."

Zhang Yongquan waved his hand dismissively, "The house is right here, am I worried you’ll run off? Originally, I was concerned about spending too much money, but after seeing the results, I think you’re smart, this money was well spent!"

Lin Yi carefully cleaned the stairs, forbidding the two kids from running up and down, lest they dirty the stairs.

After seeing Zhang Yongquan off, Nanyu welcomed another unexpected guest.

Gao Lei, sitting in a wheelchair pushed by Wu Agui, moved along the dirt road in Nanyu, looking around with surprise in his eyes, "Brother Chen, is this whole area yours?"

Chen Wenjun felt awkward being called "Brother" and forced himself to ignore it, nodding and explaining, "Strictly speaking, I just bought the wasteland and slope land, the surrounding mountains aren’t mine, but the mountains have hidden caves with no development value, so no one wants them, haha..."

Gao Lei immediately gave a thumbs-up, "I thought when you mentioned buying land to build a house it was just an ordinary piece of land, but it turned out to be this huge area! My mom kept praising you when she got back, saying you’re really impressive."

Praise him? Chen Wenjun felt a bit dazed, having lived two lifetimes, it was the first time someone praised him behind his back, and this feeling was really... subtle!

As they talked, the three of them reached the staircase, and Chen Wenjun and Wu Agui lifted Gao Lei up together.

Lin Yi, knowing guests had arrived, immediately went to prepare a meal.

Seeing the house wasn’t yet renovated, Gao Lei had Wu Agui take out a big bag.

"This money is to thank you for saving my life."

Gao Lei’s attitude was unusually earnest and serious, after more than a month, his hair had grown, and his skin had become fairer after a long recovery. If not aware of his background, it would be hard to associate him with a gang leader.

Chen Wenjun’s face changed drastically, shaking his head vigorously, "Your family already thanked me before, I can’t possibly accept this money."

Gao Lei shook his head, "It’s different, my mom, my sister, and my brother-in-law couldn’t be high-profile due to work reasons, the things they gave were just symbolic, today is my real visit to thank you for saving my life."

"What’s the difference! I didn’t do much, just lent a hand." Chen Wenjun insisted.

Wu Agui, who had been silent, suddenly knelt down to Chen Wenjun, scaring him into dashing out of the yard, "What are you doing, what’s this about?"

Wu Agui wailed, "The doctors said if you hadn’t sent Brother Lei to the hospital in time, he would either be dead or crippled. We underlings wouldn’t have had a good outcome either, the most important thing is, Brother Lei has a big debt of gratitude to me, saving his life is saving mine.

From now on, Brother Chen is a brother to me, Wu Agui, just say the word, I’m always around, always at your service."

Chen Wenjun was a bit bewildered by this, nodding along with Wu Agui’s words, "That’s acceptable, but I really can’t take the money."

Seeing Chen Wenjun’s persistence, Gao Lei didn’t press further and shifted the topic to the house.

Talking about the house, Chen Wenjun immediately excitedly showed them around, "The second floor is already renovated, this staircase is the most beautiful, even the workers praised our choice of materials. Now we just need to finish the second-floor kitchen and bathroom, I’ve discussed it with my wife, once we save enough money, we’ll renovate them. If we can’t finish the rest in time, it’s okay, it’ll be completely done by next year."

Gao Lei looked carefully and noticed that there was hardly any decent furniture inside the house, even the bed in the room was cobbled together with bricks and wooden boards.

After seeing it all, he had a clearer picture.

Once Lin Yi finished cooking, the two stayed at Nanyu to eat before leaving.

The next day, after Chen Wenjun and his wife finished their work, they returned to find a pile of tiles, cement, and sand placed by their fishing boat, and were stunned.

The hatch door was open, Lin Qin quickly boarded, "Dad, what’s with those tiles?"

Lin Yi turned around with bloodshot eyes, looking ready to fight someone, "Yaya and Ping’an were beaten at school."

It was then that Lin Qin noticed the injuries on the two kids.

Ping’an had a big lump on his forehead, his face had abrasions, his knees were scratched and bleeding, and there were marks from being hit all over his body.

"Who did it?" Lin Qin rushed into the cabin, carefully checking the kids.

Chen Wenjun, ignoring the tiles, also boarded the boat to join them.

After checking the children, the couple’s faces turned so grim, it seemed like they could drip water.

At midday, the two, ignoring lunch, first took the kids to the health center to tend to their wounds. After returning to Nanxi, they immediately took them to the school.

At that time, the village school didn’t have security guards.

Once school time arrived, the gates opened, and anyone could enter the school.

The couple personally brought the two children into the classroom.

The classmates saw Chen Ruiyu and Chen Xinyue and appeared indifferent, some even looked amused, if Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun weren’t there, those kids would probably have started making fun.

The couple went to their children’s seats and saw the desks vandalized with scribbles.

Lin Qin took a deep breath, seriously looking at the two kids, "Did you draw this?"

The two kids shook their heads.

"Was it like this from the start?"

The two kids shook their heads again.

Lin Qin immediately understood.

Five minutes before class, the homeroom teacher An Meihua came into the classroom holding a stack of books, noticing Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun at once, remembering what happened in the morning, her brows furrowed unconsciously as she approached the couple, "You must be the parents of Chen Ruiyu and Chen Xinyue, about this morning’s incident, I need to tell you something.

Your two kids don’t get along with the classmates and often make little disturbances in class, they’re sensitive and unwilling to speak, when I ask them questions they can’t answer, I’m not even sure what they’re learning here.

They also affect others in the class, in such cases, it’s better for them to drop out and work than to attend school."

Lin Qin, enraged, clenched her fist, pulling Chen Wenjun behind her, yelling, "My children were beaten like this at school, as a homeroom teacher, you didn’t identify the problem and inform us in time, nor did you handle it after the fact. Now we’re here for an explanation, and you’re beating around the bush?

Let me tell you, these injuries on my kids can be reported to the police, let’s see if your school will take responsibility!"

An Meihua looked shocked, since when could the Dang people speak to her so loudly?

Humiliated and furious, An Meihua immediately quarreled with Lin Qin, "I’ve already said, it’s your kids’ fault, look at all the other kids in class, why are they fine, but your kids got bullied? You need to look at your own problems and stop making a fuss! I’m not afraid even if you report to the police.

Our school never intended to accept your kind of students, but we made an exception, and instead of being grateful, you blame the school when things go wrong. I distinctly remember emphasizing at the start of the term to discipline your kids properly and not to cause trouble!"