Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts
Chapter 44: 45. Thank you for being there.
Zhang Yiyi's home was just over a hundred meters away from Lin Wanning's, and after the three rang the doorbell downstairs, Zhang Chunxue's delicate voice quickly came through the intercom.
"You're here, come on up and sit!"
"Hello, Auntie!"
"Hello, Auntie!"
"Mom, open the door!"
The front door on the first floor was opened, and Zhang Yiyi, beaming with excitement, took both their hands and led them upstairs.
"Your apartment is 303 too, what a coincidence," Xu Qingfan said in surprise as they stopped at the door with the number plate.
Zhang Chunxue was already waiting at the door, early.
Perhaps it was because she was at home, she was wearing only a silk strappy dress that day, and the first thing that came into view was a pair of dazzling long white legs, along with a mature woman's subtle fragrance wafting into Xu Qingfan's nostrils.
"I'll get you some slippers," said Zhang Chunxue before bending over to retrieve two pairs of new slippers from the shoe cabinet, her backside facing the door, with curves so striking that it left Xu Qingfan parched.
Don't stare, don't stare, Xu Qingfan hurriedly averted his gaze, scanning his eyes across the living room.
The layout of the living room was very simple, with nothing on the dining table, and no common balcony plants; the only notable feature was the sofa covered with all sorts of stuffed dolls.
Besides, he noticed another detail: there were only two pairs of women's slippers on the floor.
As curious as he was, Xu Qingfan's EQ was not low enough to ask a question that would seem foolish like: "Auntie, doesn't Yiyi's dad live here?"
"Didn't Xiao Xiao and Ruan Wen come?" Zhang Chunxue had a deep impression of all the kids in the office that day, despite having met them just once.
Moreover, since both were class leaders, with the best grades among the girls in the class, any parent would be very willing for their daughter to make friends with people like them.
"They had an appointment to play table tennis," Xu Qingfan explained.
"Oh, that so? Take a seat first, I'll wash some fruit for you."
The three of them sat down in front of the sofa, with Zhang Chunxue bustling back and forth from the kitchen, bringing them fruit, drinks, and snacks.
An operating laptop was placed on the coffee table, and its contents quickly caught Xu Qingfan's attention.
The big letters "69 Easy City Business Plan" entered his sight, and what surprised Xu Qingfan even more was that he recognized this 69 Easy City—it turned out to be a very famous job-seeking website in the future.
Xu Qingfan remembered the business card that Zhang Chunxue had given his mom, xx Capital, Zhang Chunxue.
Normally, the only two scenarios where one wouldn't list their position on a business card are if the company belongs to them or if the company heeds their words.
[I must hold onto these coattails!]
But this matter had to be set aside for now, as Xu Qingfan had more important things to do at Zhang Yiyi's home.
"Auntie, this is for you," he said, handing over the written confessions from Wu Yifan and Zhai Tielin to Zhang Chunxue.
"What's this, such bad handwriting, haha there's even pinyin, Xiao Fan, you didn't write this, did you?"
However, her laughter quickly faded as, after reading the first page, Zhang Chunxue's hands shook as she turned to the back, and the more she read, the greater her hands trembled.
Tears once again slipped silently, falling onto the two A4 sheets covered in written sins.
Zhang Chunxue knew that her daughter had been bullied at school, but she had no idea what specifically had happened. She had asked Zhang Yiyi, who only shook her head in response.
Zhang Yiyi stepped forward to hug her mother, "It's okay, it's okay."
Because she was gripping so tightly, the papers got deeply indented by her nails, and Zhang Chunxue closed her eyes, not wanting her daughter to see the tears streaming down.
Thinking of how her negligence had led to her daughter suffering so much, Zhang Chunxue felt as if her heart was being shredded.
"It's all Mom's fault." She stealthily wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and squatted down to hug her daughter tightly.
"Mom... don't cry! ╰(*´︶`*)╯," Zhang Yiyi comforted with a smile.
"Auntie, these were written by the same two people who bullied Zhang Yiyi last time. There are also their confession fingerprints on it, and look at this!" Xu Qingfan then opened the article on the laptop.
After reading the bullying experience described from her daughter's first-person perspective, Zhang Chunxue couldn't control her emotions any longer and burst into uncontrollable tears.
At the end of the article: Yiyi is very good, please don't hit me anymore.
The comment section, unbeknownst to her, had been built up into thousands of comment "towers," with many people sharing their own experiences with being bullied, and even more people comforting this little friend named Zhang Yiyi.
[The simpler and more unadorned the words, the more they resonate with people.]
[Cried while reading, my daughter also started kindergarten this year, I can totally empathize.]
[I'm already so well-behaved, why do you still bully me, why do you shun me like I'm a viper, why do you falsely accuse and slander me?]
...
Zhang Chunxue read through the comments page by page, the text like a gentle stream flowing through her parched heart.
After a long while, Zhang Chunxue spoke with a choked voice: "Auntie thanks you on behalf of Yiyi for having friends like you, it's Yiyi's luck."
"Getting to know Yiyi is Ningning's luck too!" Lin Wanning held Zhang Yiyi close and said.
"Auntie, I want to send this article to the local newspaper. Yiyi was bullied entirely because of the school's mismanagement, they must be held accountable!" Xu Qingfan handed her a couple of tissues.
Zhang Chunxue hesitated for a moment but then quickly made up her mind: "All right! Leave this matter to Auntie. My daughter was bullied at their school, and they must give an explanation!"
Just publishing online ultimately has limited impact.
To truly tarnish Sunflower Kindergarten, they needed the power of the local media.
But this was a double-edged sword; tarnishing the other party would also cause trouble in Zhang Yiyi's everyday life.
After all, no one is born wanting to be exposed under the spotlight, unless there is money involved!
If Zhang Chunxue didn't agree, Xu Qingfan wouldn't dare to take action on his own.
"You're right, Auntie, such an unscrupulous school shutters the sooner, the better!"
"Close it down, close it down!" Lin Wanning echoed with her small fists waved cheerfully.
[That's great.]
Watching the two figures in front of the screen, Zhang Yiyi smiled lightly.
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