CHAPTER 475: CHAPTER 475: INCREASINGLY SEVERE

Evidence? There actually was a love letter? Isn’t this the very culprit Shi Yu jokingly complained about the other day? She had so much faith in her child’s innocence, but now, faced with hard evidence, she felt slapped by reality, her emotions wildly fluctuating!

Xu Xiuxiu couldn’t help raising an eyebrow, then looked amusingly at the two pieces of paper in her hands. Glancing at the slightly immature handwriting, it was clear that this wasn’t Song Chengguang’s, then she carefully examined the stubborn young boy with tightly pursed lips in the corner. After a quiet chuckle, she finally lowered her head to silently read the so-called ’love letter.’

"Hello Cheng Guang, I am Lai Xiuxiu from Class Two." Lai Xiuxiu? Just reading the first line of the love letter, seeing this little girl’s name, Xu Xiuxiu paused. It must be said, Lai Xiuxiu is quite an interesting name! Apart from the surname being different, the rest is the same, and what’s more, the surname Lai itself is pretty unique!

Thinking this, Xu Xiuxiu looked up again at the nervous young girl who seemed almost ready to cry from anxiety. Clearly frightened by today’s events, the girl stood there, her face pale, occasionally swallowing nervously. Considering this, Xu Xiuxiu turned her attention back to the so-called love letter. It was her first time reading a child’s love letter, and she felt the need to appreciate it, despite the tense atmosphere at that moment.

The content of the young girl’s love letter wasn’t much—mostly an introduction of herself, followed by lavish praises for Song Chengguang: his good looks, academic achievements, and intelligence, with his eyes round like grapes. It was certainly childlike in its description, carrying the innocence typical of children of that era, but also clearly expressing her wish to become friends with Song Chengguang, written quite tactfully.

However, to Xu Xiuxiu, who had seen far more explicit love letters in the past, this so-called ’love letter’ seemed childish, sweetly naive, and it hardly qualified as a love letter at all. It was just the girl naively unclear about her own feelings, hoping to just make friends with Song Chengguang—which was completely innocuous. Becoming friends is not the same as dating, thought Xu Xiuxiu, and she didn’t feel this warranted He Yuan’s accusation of puppy love. Having read it through, she couldn’t sense any romantic tone in it!

Yet, from this ’love letter,’ Xu Xiuxiu could tell that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with her son, the handsome young Song Chengguang. The poor boy was simply caught in an unwarranted disaster. The author of the letter was a little girl, and from the words of this ’love letter,’ she could feel the girl’s vague emotions and aspirations. If today’s incident of puppy love were taken seriously, there was no doubt both children would be affected, with the girl likely suffering the most. Song Chengguang, being a boy, might not care much about these matters, especially as the letter was initiated by the girl. Most people would understand his innocence; however, as an adult, Xu Xiuxiu felt she must defuse the situation.

"Mr. He, I don’t think this can really be considered a love letter. It’s just children writing to make friends. You shouldn’t overreact," Xu Xiuxiu said with a relaxed expression, casually waving the ’love letter’ in her hand.

"This is indeed a love letter, Song Chengguang’s parent, I truly cannot agree with your view. Have you not seen how explicit this letter is? Eyes like grapes? What grapes, whose eyes look like grapes! I’ll tell you the truth, the impact of today’s issue is very bad. I’ve called the parents of both families because I hope you’ll appreciate the seriousness of the matter. You send your children to us, surely hoping they will grow into people who can contribute to the nation and society. We teachers are committed to our duties, educating and nurturing students. But if you parents do not take today’s matter seriously, I’m afraid these children will only become more unruly, potentially influencing their peers negatively. So, as parents, I hope you can cooperate with us, to handle this matter seriously and teach these children a lesson to remember," He Yuan said stubbornly, seeming totally inconsiderate.

He expressed the need to take the matter of young children’s crushes seriously, otherwise, other students might be encouraged to misbehave too.

"Handle it seriously? Mr. He, could you tell me what you mean by handling it seriously?" Xu Xiuxiu asked calmly, a hint of challenge in her eyes. Honestly, it had been years since she had faced such aggressive confrontation—it was almost amusing!

"We plan to publish this letter on the school’s bulletin board, and issue a school-wide reprimand and punishment. It will educate these two children and warn others who might be tempted to act similarly, to remind them that their duty is to study in school, not to spend their parents’ hard-earned money flirting," He Yuan declared righteously, but with every word, Xu Xiuxiu’s brow furrowed deeply.

A public reprimand? Was this meant to ruin the children’s lives? If it were really done, how would they continue attending school? Not only that, but they would also face other children’s pointed fingers. They were just beginning to grow up; this punishment seemed excessively harsh.

And what did he mean by flirting? Was Lai Xiuxiu’s letter to Song Chengguang so corrupting? Why could a teacher from Imperial Capital Primary School use such insulting words to make the situation seem even more severe?

"Teachers work hard to educate and nurture students, and as parents, we send our children to school, trusting in the school’s ability to educate. However, law should not override humanity. Both children are still young, and it is just a letter. If we handle it with the severity Mr. He suggests, it could potentially impact their whole lives. Do you think that’s appropriate?" Xu Xiuxiu was quite annoyed. Having faced many tough situations in her business career, she released her authoritative demeanor, staring firmly at He Yuan, her tone turning increasingly questioning.