"Last night when I talked to your elder brother, I just found out that you were often bullied when you were in the village. Fortunately, you were smart enough to avoid those things every time. It's all my fault. I was only focused on my work and my students' grades and neglected you. You've suffered a lot for no reason," Yun Motan thought that he was really an unqualified father.
Yun Que'er felt warm in her heart and was very touched.
With such a caring family, Yun Que'er was actually quite content.
"Dad, I've never blamed you," Yun Que'er said.
Yun Motan stroked Yun Que'er's head. "Our little Que'er is the most sensible one."
Then he looked at Ji Chengxuan. "Xiaoxuan, you and little Que'er are classmates and have always had a good relationship. If anything happens, you must tell Uncle Yun."
Ji Chengxuan nodded with a smile. "Sure, I won't stand on ceremony with Uncle Yun. Don't worry. As long as I'm at school, I'll surely keep an eye on those who want to make things difficult for Yun Que'er."
Hearing what Ji Chengxuan said, Yun Motan felt relieved.
Boys were, after all, a bit better than girls. If others wanted to bully them, they had to first weigh whether they could beat them.
With Ji Chengxuan at school, things would be much easier for Yun Que'er.
"Okay, I'll go to my office. You two should also hurry into the classroom."
Yun Motan turned around and left. Watching his back, Yun Que'er frowned.
"Do you think Dad is being a bit too nervous? It's just a matter of getting along with classmates. If we don't get along, we just don't. Why be so jumpy?"
"Uncle Yun has his own reasons for being so nervous," Ji Chengxuan said. "He's been at school for years, so he clearly knows what goes on among students. For some people who are not inherently bad, most of the time it's just a matter of not getting along. But if someone deliberately wants to pick on you, the nature of the matter is different."
Yun Que'er fell into deep thought.
"Do you mean it might develop into school bullying?"
Ji Chengxuan snapped his fingers. "Exactly. Whether it's school bullying or isolating you, it's not a good thing. We're old enough not to care about these things, but in Uncle Yun's eyes, we're still kids. It's natural for him to be nervous."
Yun Que'er nodded thoughtfully.
Ji Chengxuan made sense. Especially Shen Qingqing seemed to have someone backing her up, either her mother or her father. So it was normal for Yun Motan to be worried.
"Got it. Anyway, we should be more careful," Yun Que'er said. "Meet the enemy with force and the flood with earth."
The two looked at each other and smiled, then walked into the classroom together.
Almost the moment they entered the door, they felt Shen Qingqing's gaze.
If yesterday's gaze was a bit desirous but still somewhat restrained, today's was blatant, with no attempt to hide her scrutiny and dissatisfaction.
Yun Que'er looked back, and Shen Qingqing's gaze instantly became gentle.
If Yun Que'er hadn't turned her head suddenly and caught that momentary blank look on Shen Qingqing's face, she would really have thought it was just her imagination.
Yun Que'er pretended not to notice, pulled Ji Chengxuan, and they walked to their seats together.
Shen Qingqing seemed to have something to say and kept staring at them.
Although they were showing their profiles to her, they could still feel Shen Qingqing's gaze.
"Does classmate Shen have something to say?" Yun Que'er suddenly turned her head and asked.
Shen Qingqing gave Yun Que'er a sweet smile. "It's nothing. I just want to ask if there's also someone in your family who is a teacher at school. I saw you come to school together this morning. It should be your relative, right? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
It seemed that Yun Motan's "parading" this morning had worked. The news had reached Shen Qingqing's ears so quickly, though it wasn't very accurate.
Yun Que'er also smiled at Shen Qingqing. "We're not very familiar. Why should I tell you?"
Shen Qingqing was stunned.
The Yun Que'er she saw yesterday didn't seem to be like this. She even seemed a bit timid and afraid of causing trouble.
Such sudden straightforwardness made Shen Qingqing uncomfortable.
What followed was anger because she suddenly realized that Yun Que'er wasn't a timid pushover but simply disdained to be so.
Watching Shen Qingqing's face distort a bit, Yun Que'er then said the second half of the sentence with a smile.
"And that's my dad. Since I'm here to study, I want to rely on myself, not go around parading that my dad is a teacher at school so that everyone will be afraid of me and take special care of me."
After saying that, Yun Que'er turned her head and neatly put away her schoolbag and arranged her stationery.
"Hey, you were so cool just now. Look at Shen Qingqing. Her face has turned green," Ji Chengxuan whispered to Yun Que'er with a suppressed laugh.
Yun Que'er slightly curled her lips. "Keep a low profile. This is just my daily routine."
Ji Chengxuan quietly gave Yun Que'er a thumbs - up.
"But didn't you say you didn't want to cause trouble for your dad? Why are you suddenly so lively?"
"She started it. If I deny it, she'll think I'm pretending. Besides, she's so insincere. She acts like she wants to be friends with you but then behaves like this. She should be given a bit of a blow to know that not only her family members are teachers, and the children of teachers can't act arrogantly at school."
Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er appreciatively. That's right. Otherwise, people would walk all over you.
On the other side, Shen Qingqing's face had turned pale.
No, it couldn't be like this.
Yun Que'er was also a teacher's daughter. Then she wouldn't be the most special one at school anymore, and people wouldn't think highly of her because of that!
Shen Qingqing angrily clenched her fists and glared at Yun Que'er hatefully.
Why?
A country girl like her actually had a father who was a teacher?
She didn't deserve it.
Her deskmate, seeing that Shen Qingqing didn't look well, asked with concern.
"Are you having a stomachache? Otherwise, I'll help you find the head - teacher and go to the school infirmary."
"What good is the school infirmary? A bunch of quacks who can't even prescribe medicine. How can they be called doctors?"
Having nowhere to vent her anger, Shen Qingqing turned around and took it out on her deskmate.
The little girl was startled and couldn't help tearing up.
"I'm just concerned about you. If you're okay, you can just talk nicely. Why are you getting angry with me? Besides, the doctors in the school infirmary have also been to school. How can they be bad? I know you're from the city, but you can't look down on us country people like this."
Shen Qingqing was in a bad mood. She turned around and glared fiercely at her deskmate, as if others owed her money.