Zhou Zedong's eyes flickered.
Early the next morning.
Zhou Zehan was woken up by his older brother.
He smelled the strong odor of urine on himself.
He yanked the blanket open, the pungent smell hitting him, and felt a damp warmth underneath.
There was an extra "map" on the sheet.
Had he wet the bed?
He actually wet the bed?
He had just laughed at his little sister for wetting the bed a few days ago, how could he have done it himself?
Seeing his world-shattered expression.
Zhou Zedong coughed.
He comforted him, "It's okay, I won't tell Mom."
Zhou Zehan said gratefully, "Big brother, you're the best, you're my big brother for life."
On this day.
Zhou Zedong's embarrassing secret transformed into Zhou Zehan's embarrassing secret.
As soon as Si Nian arrived at the school, she was called over by the principal.
Seeing Si Nian, the principal immediately smiled kindly.
After all, since Si Nian came to their school to host a speech event last time, the enrollment rate this year had surprisingly increased by twenty percent compared to last year.
"Teacher Si, you're here, please have a seat."
"Principal, did you need to see me?" Si Nian sat down, her demeanor proper and polite, her bearing excellent.
The principal nodded repeatedly.
Such a well-behaved child, how on earth did Li Fenghua manage to bully her?
It was really too much.
"Teacher Si, did Director Li come to apologize to you?"
"Apologize? Not that I know of, I didn't see her, but the deputy director did come by," Si Nian said, feigning confusion.
As soon as the words left her mouth, the principal's expression immediately turned unpleasant.
The day before yesterday, Li Fenghua said she was going to find Si Nian to apologize, but ended up being arrested by the police for some strange reason.
He had thought Li Fenghua had already apologized, which was why Si Nian had come back.
Turns out she hadn't even seen her?
A flash of displeasure crossed the principal's eyes. "This is truly unacceptable. I told her to go apologize to you right after the incident, and she promised she would. Teacher Si, don't worry, I'll have her come apologize to you right now."
With that, he sent someone to call Li Fenghua over.
Li Fenghua had just set foot in the school, her mind already racing with a thousand and eight hundred ways to get revenge, but before she could put any into action, she was summoned again.
"I heard from the deputy director that you plan to take the college entrance exam again? I happen to know a high school principal, I can ask on your behalf when the time comes. However, their school's standards are also high, it's not easy for just anyone to get in."
Taking the college entrance exam a second time wasn't impossible, but it required a lot of procedures.
If someone could help, then it wouldn't be a problem.
Although the principal was an elementary school principal, he had good relationships with many high school principals.
If he really wanted to recommend someone, it would be a simple matter for them.
But not just any school would accept her.
It mainly depended on Si Nian herself.
The principal bringing this up was clearly offering to pull strings for her. He was reminding her that if she wanted to take the exam, she needed to study hard in advance; otherwise, if she scored low, the principal would also lose face.
Worried she might feel pressured, the principal comforted her, "Even if you don't get into university, it's fine. Your position at our school will definitely be kept for you."
Si Nian felt most people at this school were quite nice and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you, Principal. I will live up to your expectations."
The principal chuckled happily. He believed in lifelong learning. Si Nian was already married, yet still wanted to take the college entrance exam and go to university—something many people couldn't manage.
If Si Nian could really get into a good university with his help, it would be a wonderful thing.
Just as they were chatting amiably, Li Fenghua arrived.
The principal instantly performed a live demonstration of what it means for one's face to change faster than turning a page.
His face darkened as he said, "Director Li, didn't we agree the day before yesterday that you would go apologize to Xiao Si? What happened?"
As soon as Li Fenghua saw Si Nian in the office, her expression soured.
She hurriedly walked up to the principal with an ingratiating manner, her eyes shooting a vicious sidelong glare at Si Nian, who pretended not to see it.
Li Fenghua said in a sarcastic, insinuating tone, "Principal, she's lying! I went the day before yesterday! And I went three times! Our Teacher Si has quite the temper, she refused to see anyone!"
Si Nian chimed in from the side, "Director Li, why would you say that? If you really came to apologize to me, why did the deputy director have to make a trip as well?"
Li Fenghua had been off yesterday and had already called her sister to dig up information on Si Nian. Now she looked down on her from the bottom of her heart—a fake young lady kicked out of the military family compound, married off to some rural pig farmer, playing stepmother to three kids.
It was truly pathetic.
She even regretted spending money to have the deputy director go apologize to her.
And now Si Nian was still making a fuss, did she really think she was afraid of her?
If it weren't for the fact that school had just started and the principal was watching closely,
she would never have let that incident go so easily.
"You're really something, putting on an act. I went to your house three times, your son wouldn't let me in, and now you have the nerve to come complain? You're utterly shameless," she accused Si Nian.
Hearing this, the principal's face turned green.
He knew Li Fenghua might not be willing to apologize to Si Nian, but he hadn't expected her to be this outrageous.
He had only called Si Nian over to ask about what happened, but ended up causing her to be insulted by Li Fenghua.
"Li Fenghua! What is this attitude of yours!"
Li Fenghua had intended to shift the blame, but was rooted to the spot by the principal's roar. Only then did she remember the principal was standing right there watching. She instantly cowered, none of her earlier haughtiness in front of Si Nian remaining.
"Oh, so you're the bad witch my son said got taken away by the police?" Si Nian exclaimed in surprise.
"That day, my son came home frightened, saying some bad woman threatened him to open the door. My husband happened to see it. Thinking she was a human trafficker, he had her arrested by the police..."
She covered her mouth, looking shocked.
"So that trafficker was you, Director?"
Each sentence stabbed sharply into Li Fenghua's heart.
That incident was simply the greatest humiliation of her life.
Her face had been utterly lost.
A school director being mistaken for a human trafficker and arrested, then lectured by the police.
She went home that day, fell ill from anger, and moaned in distress all night.
Sure enough, the principal's expression grew even darker.
"I, I, I... it's not like that, Principal, it, it was a misunderstanding," she forced out a dry laugh twice, hurriedly trying to appease him. "That day I was too anxious and accidentally scared the child, but I genuinely wanted to apologize."
Li Fenghua knew the principal had already been angry about this matter, and now this damned little wretch kept bringing it up.
Why had she been so foolish today to antagonize Si Nian right when the principal was furious?
The principal's face remained stern and silent.
Li Fenghua stiffly turned to face Si Nian, her eyes looking as if they wanted to devour her.
Gritting her teeth, she squeezed out in a pinched voice, "Teacher Si, it was all a misunderstanding, it's in the past now. I'll apologize to you, alright?"
She swallowed hard, clenched her fists, and said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Si. I was in the wrong that day. I definitely won't target you again in the future."
The principal, also adhering to the idea of "harmony within the school is paramount" and not wanting to make too big a scene, saw that she had actually apologized and looked at Si Nian. "Teacher Xiao Si, what do you think about this matter?"
Si Nian replied generously, "Since Director Li has apologized, let's consider the matter settled. I'm not one to hold a grudge over such things. I only hope that in the future, Director Li won't act this way again. After all, not everyone is as easy to push around or as accommodating as I am."
Li Fenghua's mouth twitched fiercely.
